Question

【題目】 It’s common for a child to lose his or her baby tooth during the growth. What do children do when they lose baby teeth? People around the world do it differently.

A custom in the US, England, Canada, Australia and some other English-speaking countries is that children put their baby tooth under their pillow (枕頭) before going to bed. They believe the tooth fairy(牙仙子) comes during the night and leave a coin in exchange for their tooth. Of course, we know that the money is not from the tooth fairy. Their parents do it instead.

In some European countries it is a common practice to bury the baby tooth in the earth. The tooth might be buried in the garden or in the surrounding field. However, since most of the people now find themselves living in towns or cities, they begin placing the teeth in small flowerpots. It’s done so that the permanent(永久的) tooth will grow in its place.

Putting a tooth under a pillow sounds sweet, and putting a tooth under the ground or in a flowerpot sounds safe, but what about throwing those teeth around? In some Asian countries, that’s just what people do. Children throw a lower tooth up onto the roof and an upper one is thrown down on the ground, or hidden under the bed. It is done so that the new upper tooth grows downwards, while the new lower tooth upwards.

Some countries even have more interesting traditions. In Nigeria, if you’re a boy, you hold your tooth and eight stones in your fist(拳頭). Girls hold six stones and their tooth in their fist. The children then close their eyes and state their names. They then say, “Oh, I want my tooth back!” Next, they throw everything in their fist up in the air and run away as fast as they can. In Mongolia, the baby tooth is given to a young dog. There, the dog is respected and considered to be able to protect people. If the dog likes the baby tooth and eats it, it’s said that a strong tooth will grow again

【1】How many different traditions about the baby tooth are mentioned in the passage?

A. Four.B. Five.C. Six.D. Seven.

【2】Why do people in Asia throw their baby teeth around in different ways?

A. Because it means nothing but it is only a tradition.

B. Because they think that the teeth are useless to them.

C. Because they have no other places to store these teeth.

D. Because they expect their new teeth to grow in a correct way

【3】Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. A kid in UK hides his baby tooth under a pillow to get some money.

B. People in Europe usually bury their baby teeth in different places.

C. In Nigeria, boys and girls like games with their baby teeth

D. In Mongolia, people think dogs can help them to have strong teeth to grow.

【4】What does the passage mainly want to tell us?

A. There are different traditions to do with the baby tooth in the world

B. The baby tooth means something different to people in different countries.

C. When children lose baby teeth, they like to do some different things with them.

D. Most children in the world hope to have stronger teeth when they lose baby teeth.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】C

【4】A

【解析】

短文大意：本文介紹了世界各地對待乳牙的不同傳統(tǒng)。

【1】題意：文章中提到了多少種關(guān)于乳牙的不同傳統(tǒng)?考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，有的把乳牙放在枕頭下；有的把乳牙埋在土里；有的把下牙扔到屋頂上，把上牙扔到地上，或者藏在床底下；再加上最后一段尼日利亞和蒙古的不同傳統(tǒng)，可知介紹了五種，故選B。

【2】題意：為什么亞洲人會用不同的方式扔他們的乳牙?考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)It is done so that the new upper tooth grows downwards, while the new lower tooth upwards. 這樣做是為了讓新的上齒向下生長，而新的下齒向上生長，可知他們希望新牙齒以正確的方式生長，故選D。

【3】題意：根據(jù)短文，下列哪個選項是不正確的?考查細節(jié)判斷。A. A kid in UK hides his baby tooth under a pillow to get some money. 英國小孩把他的乳牙藏在枕頭底下，想要錢。B. People in Europe usually bury their baby teeth in different places. 歐洲人通常把乳牙埋在不同的地方。C. In Nigeria, boys and girls like games with their baby teeth在尼日利亞，男孩和女孩喜歡用乳牙玩游戲。D. In Mongolia, people think dogs can help them to have strong teeth to grow.在蒙古，人們認為狗可以幫助他們長出強壯的牙齒。根據(jù)，可知選C。

【4】題意：這篇文章主要想告訴我們什么?考查文意理解。根據(jù)It’s common for a child to lose his or her baby tooth during the growth. What do children do when they lose baby teeth? People around the world do it differently.，結(jié)合文中的五個例子，可知介紹的是世界各地關(guān)于乳牙的不同傳統(tǒng)，故選A。