题文
Americans plan parties for many reasons. As in other cultures, many Americans attend parties for weddings and religious or national holidays. But some parties are especially American. For example, a group of neighbors may gather on their street to eat food, play music and visit with one another. This is called a block party. A woman might invite a group of women to a party called a baby shower for a friend who is about to give birth. Guests bring presents for the new baby.Americans also attend tailgate parties. A tailgate is the back end of a truck or other vehicle that opens down. The tailgate parties are a big part of sports culture in the United States. Friends bring food and drink to a sports event. They eat together in the parking area of the sports stadium.
Birthday parties are also very popular. Many parents organize a party for their child around a theme. Birthday parties usually include gifts and a birthday cake with candles. In many parts of the United States, cupcakes have become a popular replacement for cakes.
Birthday parties can be low cost or very costly. Some parents take their children’s birthday parties very seriously, even when the child is too young to fully understand the celebration.
One group of parents started a website called Birthdays Without Pressure. They decided that some parents were under too much social pressure to plan costly parties for their children. The group sees this movement as an example of America’s culture of “too much stuff”. The group’s website gives suggestions on how to keep birthday celebrations simple, meaningful and fun without spending a lot of money. Their advice may be very helpful during this period of economic recession（萧条）.
小题1:What can be the best title for the passage?A．Reasons for partiesB．Birthdays without pressureC．American partiesD．Different parties in the world小题2:How many kinds of parties does the passage mention?A．5.B．6.C．7.D．8.小题3:Eating together in the parking area of the sports stadium belongs to _________parties.A．blockB．baby showerC．sportsD．tailgate小题4:The purpose of Birthdays Without Pressure is to advise people to _________.A．relieve people’s pressureB．have meaningful birthday parties with low costC．make birthday parties meaningful and costlyD．spread America’s culture小题5:Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A．Block party is especially American.B．Some parties in America are the same as in other countries.C．There’s a party for the mother before her new baby is born.D．Birthday parties are the most popular in America. 题型：未知难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:C
小题2:D
小题3:D
小题4:B
小题5:D
解析
文章大意：本文介绍了美国各种不同的派对。
小题1:C主旨大意题。本文主要介绍了美国各种不同的派对。故用标题American parties比较恰当。故C正确。
小题2:D细节理解题。认真仔细阅读全文可知，全文作者一共提及到了7种不同类型的派对。故D正确。
小题3:D细节理解题。根据文章第三段The tailgate parties are a big part of sports culture in the United States. Friends bring food and drink to a sports event. They eat together in the parking area of the sports stadium.可以得出答案。故D正确。
小题4:B细节理解题。根据文章最后一段The group’s website gives suggestions on how to keep birthday celebrations simple, meaningful and fun without spending a lot of money.可以得出答案。故B正确。
小题5:D推理判断题。根据文章最后一段及Their advice may be very helpful during this period of economic recession（萧条）可知D项错误。故D正确。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“Americans plan parti.....”主要考查你对 [日常生活类阅读 ]考点的理解。日常生活类阅读
日常生活类阅读的概念：
日常生活这一话题主要涉及人们衣食住行等方面的活动。这一话题的选材主要针对人们日常的工作，生活以及学习情况。做这一类题时，最主要的是要把握好人物的活动内容，时间和地点。
日常生活类阅读题答题技巧：
【题型说明】
该类文章内容涉及到人们的言谈举止、生活习惯、饮食起居、服饰仪表、恋爱婚姻、消遣娱乐、节日起源、家庭生活等。文章篇幅短小，追根溯源，探索各项风俗的历史渊源，内容有趣。命题也以送分题为主，如事实细节题、语义转换题、词义猜测题和简单推理判断题等。虽然这类文章读起来感觉轻松，试题做起来比较顺手，但绝不能掉以轻心。因为稍不留神，就会丢分。
【备考提醒】
为了保证较高准确率，建议同学们做好以下几点：
1、保持正常的考试心态。笔者在教学中发现，越是容易的试题，同学们越是容易失分。为什么呢？因为在这种情况下，同学们极易产生麻痹思想，认为题目好做，就不引起高度重视，于是思维不发散、不周密。而命题人就是利用同学们的这一弱点，设计陷阱题。所以，无论试题难易与否，我们都要保持正常的考试心态。试题容易，不欣喜；试题难，不悲观。
2、根据前面讲到的方法，认认真真、细细心心做好事实细节题。
3、做好语义转换题。这类题是根据英语中一词多义和某些词语在文中能表达一定的修辞意义的原则而设计的。要求同学们解释某生词的含义，确定多义词或短语在文中的意思，确认文中的某个代词所指代的对象，或者对英语中特有的表达、格言、谚语进行解释。这种题要求同学们一定要根据上下文猜测词义或理解句子，切不可望文生义。
4、做好简单推理判断题。简单推理判断题要以表面文字为前提，以具体事实为依据进行推理，做出判断。这种推理方式比较直接，只要弄清事实，即可结合常识推断出合理的结论。
