题文
Getting married can be one of the happiest moments in a person’s life. Throughout the world, weddings are very important events. Let’s look at some interesting wedding customs from different countries.For African Americans, it is tradition for the married couple to jump over a broom covered with flowers. This represents the beginning of family life. It is interesting to note that African slaves who were brought to the USA started this tradition. African American couples were not allowed to have a legal marriage, so instead they had a ceremony where the bride and groom jumped over a broom “into marriage”.
Making jokes about the bride and groom is a wedding tradition in both France and Germany. In France, this includes making loud noises with pots; in Germany, wedding guests break dishes. Weddings in Germany often last for three days. On Thursday, there is a simple ceremony at a government office noting the official marriage of the couple. Then the couple will have a dinner with family and close friends. On Friday, there is a party. This is when guests break dishes to represent the start of a new life. Then on Sunday, there is a ceremony in a church.
In Greece and Italy, people eat special kinds of sweets at the wedding. Both Greece and Italy also have their own special wedding dances, which all of the guests enjoy.
In Russia, couples tie a doll to their wedding car if they want to have a daughter, or a toy bear if they want to have a son.
In England, it is tradition for the little girls to throw flowers on the ground on the way to the wedding ceremony. The bride and groom walk on these flowers. This represents the hope that the couples will follow the path that leads to a happy life.
Topic
·Getting married can be 1. __________ than any other moment in a person’s life.
·Interesting wedding customs differ 2. _________ country to country.
Countries/ People
Wedding Customs
African Americans
·Married couple jump over a broom covered with flowers, which 3. _________ the beginning of family life.
·In the past, African American couples were 4. __________ to get married legally.
France and Germany
·Make jokes about the bride and groom.
·In Germany, wedding guests get dishes 5. __________.
·A German wedding often 6. _________ three days.
The Greek and the 7. __________
·Either Greece 8. _________ Italy has its own special wedding dances, which all of the guests enjoy.
Russia
·If couples want to have a daughter, they will have a doll 9. _________ to their wedding car.
The English
·The bride and groom walk on the flowers thrown by little girls. It represents the hope of 10. __________ the path leading to a happy life.
题型：未知 难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:happier
小题2:from
小题3:represents
小题4:forbidden
小题5:broken
小题6:lasts
小题7:Italian
小题8:or
小题9:tied
小题10:following
解析
本文介绍了不同国家的婚礼习俗。
小题1:有文章第一句“Getting married can be one of the happiest moments in a person’s life.”可知结婚是人一生中最幸福的时刻之一了，这里用了happy最高级，而题目用到的是比较级,故填happier。
小题2:文章第一段第三句“. Let’s look at some interesting wedding customs from different countries.
”让我们看看不同国家的一些有趣的婚礼习俗，而题目也说从一个国家到另一个国家婚礼不同之处，“从……到什么”，应用from。
小题3:根据第二段第二句“This represents the beginning of family life”这代表着家庭生活的开始。这里“this”就是题目“Married couple jump over a broom covered with flowers”结婚夫妇跳过覆盖鲜花的扫帚，故用.represents。
小题4: 根据文中“African American couples were not allowed to have a legal marriage”过去美裔黑人夫妇不允许有合法婚姻。而题目中地句意是：在过去美裔黑人夫妇合法结婚是禁止的，故用forbidden。
小题5:根据第三段中“in Germany, wedding guests break dishes”在德国，婚礼宾客摔盘子。在题目中是盘子碎裂，用形容词形式broken。
小题6: 根据第三段“ Weddings in Germany often last for three days.”在德国婚礼持续三天可知此处用last,由于主语是单数，故用lasts。
小题7: 第四段介绍的是希腊和意大利的婚礼习俗，前面是希腊人，故后面应填Italian 。
小题8: 根据第四段“ Both Greece and Italy also have their own special wedding dances”句意是：希腊和意大利也有他们自己特殊的婚礼舞蹈。“both...and”表示两者都，动词用复数形式，“either...or”也表示两者都，动词用单数形式，故用or。
小题9: 根据第五段“In Russia, couples tie a doll to their wedding car if they want to have a daughter”在俄罗斯，如果夫妇想要一个女孩就在婚车上系一个娃娃。这里要用tie的被动语态，故填tied。
小题10:根据最后一句“This represents the hope that the couples will follow the path that leads to a happy life.”
这代表了希望夫妻将沿着这条通往幸福的道路前进。这里需要用到动名词，故填following。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“Getting married can .....”主要考查你对 [政治经济类阅读 ]考点的理解。政治经济类阅读
政治经济类文章的概念：
要做好这类阅读，平时就要注意了解国内外发生的政治经济大事，掌握一定背景知识，对这类文章的叙述特点及内容安排有一定了解，还要扩展这方面的词汇。阅读这类文章，要抓住文章的核心，即文章整体和各段主要在说什么，也要注意段落之间的逻辑关系。
如何备考政治经济类阅读理解题：
【题型说明】政治经济类阅读文章是高考常选材料之一。该类文章时代气息浓郁，语言鲜活，但熟字新义词、超纲词及专业词语多，长句、难句多。政治类文章大多数是同学们感性趣的内容，读起来倒有似曾相识的感觉，经济类文章读起来就像是雾里看花，文章看完，一头雾水。再加之这类文章的命题侧重于词义猜测、推理判断和文章主旨，同学们对这类题材是望而生畏。
【备考策略】建立心理优势。针对不同体裁的文章，我们要采取相应的阅读方法和技巧。政治类文章多采用记叙文形式，我们可采取“顺读法”，以便抓关键语句，领会文章主旨；而经济类文章则多采用说明文形式，我们则可以采取“逆读法”，先读试题，再从文章中查找有用信息。若遇到的确难读的材料。千万不用着急，因为你觉得难，其他人也一定是同感。在高考前，我们就要有这种心理准备，高考试卷肯定有一、两篇难以阅读的材料。不过，我们平时可以有意识地从报刊杂志上找一些较难的阅读材料来阅读，以培养自己迎难而上的心理素质。
【答题方法】
1、寻找主干：
根据英语中五种基本句型结构，把句子中的主语、谓语、宾语、表语等主要成分找出来，其他成分如定语、状语、补语等则易于理解。找到了句子主干，句子的意思至少明白了一半。
2、剔除从句：
在一个长句中可能会出现若干个从句，在理解时，如果把各个从句剔除出来单独理解，然后把大意拼凑起来，整个长句的意思就会明白六、七分。
3、辨别分句：
一个长句如果是由几个并列、转折、递进、对比关系的分句组成，句中往往有表示这些分句关系的连接词，只要能弄清楚分句和分句之间的逻辑关系，再把各层分句的意思加以连贯，整个长句的句意基本上能跃然脑中。
4、寻找关键词：
如果一个句子看完，一点句意的感觉也没有，下下策就是抓住句中的关键词，通过关键词大体弄懂这个长句的意思。
