阅读理解。
In Japan, there are many holidays and other great days. We can tell only a few here.
The fifth birthday of a boy is a great day in the family. The boy puts on a shirt like the one his father
wears. It is an important moment in his life and means that he must now be a manly little boy like his
father. He must smile when he has pain (疼痛) or trouble. He must carry on.
The day a girl becomes seven years old is a big day in the family. She may now wear a sash ( 腰带)
like the one her mother wears. Her friends and her mother's friends come and drink tea and eat cakes.
It means that the girl must now be a womanly little girl and help in the home.
One of the great holidays in Japan is the Emperor's (天皇) birthday. Instead of school, there are
picnics, sports and speeches (演讲), as we have on our fourth of July in America.
注：
1. an important monent 重要的时刻
2. means 意味着
3. a manly little boy 男子汉气概的小男孩
4. must carry on 必须坚持
1. How many holidays and great days can you find in the story?
A. Four.
B. Three.
C. Two.
2. When a boy begins to wear a shirt like the one his father wears, _________.
A. he needn't go to school
B. he isn't boy
C. he must be a boy of strong character (品格)
3. Which birthday of a girl is a big day in her family?
A. The fifth.
B. The sixth.
C. The seventh.
4. Japanese children don't go to school on _________.
A. their fifth birthdays
B. their Emperor's birthday
C. their fifth and seventh birthdays
5. From the story, we can know the writer is from _________.
A. China
B. America
C. Japan
