In the United States, sixteen, eighteen, and twenty-one are important ages in a person’s life. There are no special celebrations for these birthdays, but each is a time when a person can do new things to mark their transition(轉(zhuǎn)變) into adulthood.

After turning sixteen a person can work, get a driver’s license and leave home. Many high school students learn to drive and get part-time jobs soon after celebrating their sixteenth birthday.

At the age of eighteen a person in the United States can vote and smoke, but they are prohibited from going into nightclubs, buying wine or gambling(賭博) until they are twenty-one.

In many Latin(拉丁的) cultures, a young woman’s fifteenth birthday is important. At this age, she is regarded as an adult. To mark this special day, families with teenage daughters have a celebration called a Quinceanera. The day begins with the young woman and her family going to church. Later, there is a party and many guests are invited.

In Japan, young people became adults at twenty. At this age, they can legally(合法地) vote, drink wine and smoke. The second Monday in January is a national holiday called “Coming of Age Day”. On this day, twenty-year-old celebrates by first going to church to pray with their families. Later, they listen to speeches given by city and school leaders. Afterward, they may celebrate with family or friends late into the night.

In some countries, birthday celebrations continue through adulthood. Some people celebrate their fortieth and fiftieth birthdays, or their retirement(退休) year, with a huge party.

 

1. In the United States, age sixteen marks the time when you can ___________.

  A. vote and drive    B. drive and get a job   C. drink wine and smoke  D. go into nightclubs

2.Which of the following is not the turning point in a person life in the USA?

    A. The 15th birthday.    B. The 16th birthday.  C. The 18th birthday.  D. The 21st birthday.

3.What is the meaning of the word “prohibit”?

    A. 允許             B. 禁止             C.  終止          D.  停止

 

【答案】

 

1.B

2.A

3.B

【解析】略

 

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　　Stephen Hawking was bom in 1942．He's a world farnous acientist and exper on space and tine．Stephen in trying to find the snswers to some very big questions．such as ：How did the uni-verse begin? How will it end?

　　Stephen was a strdent at Oniversity．He studied math and science．Then, at the age of twenty．he became very ill．He was so young, but the doctors said to his family,”He has only two more years to live,” The doctors were wrong –he didn't die “He can't walk now but he usea a wbeclchair(輪椅)．He talks with the help of a computer．After Oxrord, Stephen went to Canadridge Univeraity．Three years later, in 1965, he became a doctor(博士)of philosophy(哲學)．

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1．What did Stephen Hawking study at Oxlord University?

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2．What did he decome very ill?

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3．What did the doctors dhink of his disease?

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4．What kind of person do you think Stephen Hawking is?

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     Stephen Hawking was bom in 1942. He's a world farnous acientist and exper on space and tine.Stephen in
trying to find the snswers to some very big questions.such as:How did the uni-verse begin?How will it end?
     Stephen was a strdent at Oniversity. He studied math and science.Then, at the age of twenty. he became
very ill. He was so young, but the doctors said to his family,"He has only two more years to live,"The doctors
were wrong-he didn't die "He can't walk now but he usea a wbeclchair (輪椅). He talks with the help of a
computer.After Oxrord,Stephen went to Canadridge Univeraity.Three years later, in 1965, he became a doctor (博士) of philosophy (哲學).
     Because of his health problems, it was difficuk for him to draw diagrams or to write.So he star-ted to think
in pictures.With this new way of thinking,he became one of the most famous scientists in the world, In1981,
he met the Pope (教室) in Rome.They talked about his ideas. Then in 1988, he wrote his first important book,
A Brief Histary of Time.It aold more than 5.5million cop-ies (冊) in 333 difcrent Langusgees.

1.What did Stephen Hawking study at Oxlord University?
_______________________________________________________________________________
2.What did he decome very ill?
______________________________________________________________________________
3. What did the doctors dhink of his disease?
______________________________________________________________________________

4. What kind of person do you think Stephen Hawking is?
______________________________________________________________________________

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