1. 阅读理解

    My great-grandmother, Ethel, came from England to the United States in 1921. She brought almost nothing with her-just a few clothes and trinkets(小饰物). But she did bring some customs from "the old country" that she had learned as she grew up.

    One custom was that if you dropped a glass or a cup and it broke, you would throw a little salt over your left shoulder. It was funny that she did that-she wasn't superstitious(迷信的) in other ways. I think that she grew up doing that, so she continued to do it as a connection to her childhood.

    Ethel also taught us a New Year's Day custom that our family continues to follow today. To celebrate the new year, we would travel to a friend's house for a quick visit. My great-grandmother always took a pound of butter with her on our visits. We would enter the friend's house through the back door. The butter we brought was to give our friend a "gift of gold" to symbolize hope for prosperity in the new year.

    After my great-grandmother died, we still visited people on the first day of January, but eventually we stopped bringing the butter. We never did throw salt over our shoulders after breaking a glass or a cup. Some customs are continued when they cross from one country to another, but some customs fade away.

1. （1） This passage is most similar in theme to a passage about.

   A . a boy who follows his parents' Japanese traditions B . a girl who celebrates New Year's Day for the first time C . a family who returns to their native country on vacation D . a mother who teaches her children to respect their elders
3. （2） Why did the great-grandmother bring butter to a friend's house on New Year's Day?

   A . To help prepare the holiday dinner. B . It is a symbol of hope and prosperity. C . To return the butter she borrowed. D . To say sorry to the family.
5. （3） Which of these is most likely TRUE of the great-grandmother?

   A . She regretted leaving her native country. B . She did not have many American friends. C . She was proud of her English background. D . She preferred to follow American customs.
7. （4） The underlined phrase "fade away" means "            ".

   A . 延续 B . 强调 C . 重复 D . 逐渐消失
9. （5） What will the narrator(叙述者)most likely do next New Year's Day?

   A . Throw salt over her/his shoulder. B . Host a party at her/his house. C . Buy a pound of butter. D . Visit friends.