完形填空Engagement,wedding,andbirthofababyarethethreestepsofanewfamily.T

完形填空 Engagement, wedding, and birth of a baby are the three steps of a new family. The Danes’ special ways of doing these things inform their native culture.
People in other places of the world usually give their lovers a finger ring or a bundle of flowers as a gift of engagement.1in some areas of Denmark, it is still considered2
for a young man to3his fiancée with the wooden clappers once used to4clothes
5in a stream. These clappers were engraved with love-poems, and6tradition, they ensured good fortune and happiness.
And their country weddings also show a tint of local convention(传统). Until recently, a Danish country wedding was an event which7al1 who lived in the surrounding8. Everyone was tacitly(不言而喻地) invited to celebrate with the young couple. Preparations for the wedding lasted for many days but were made9, because to show happiness openly10
arouse the anger and jealousy of evil spirits.
11the wedding morning the couple met in the courtyard of the bride’s house. The relatives and friend presented themselves to the couple, bowed and placed gifts at their feet. Every gift was12by good wishes recited in prose(散文) or in verse;13modest the gift the more elaborate(精致的) the wishes had to be.14who had neither the means to give15
the imagination to make a speech were, as a sign of their goodwill, placed16guard over the presents and, in the evening, over the couple’s bed.
17the conclusion of the ceremony a large jar of beer was taken to the courtyard. The hands of the betrothed(已订婚的) were joined over the jar and it was18into fragments(碎片). These pieces were picked19by the girls of marriageable age who were present, the girl with the largest20being destined to marry first.1.A.HoweverB.ButC.ThereforeD.So2.A.a luckB.luckC.luckyD.lucks3.A.sendB.presentC.bringD.give4.A.strikeB.beatC.hitD.blow5.A.to washB.washedC.to be washedD.washing6.A.according toB.with a view toC.so far asD.in addition to7.A.statedB.relatedC.concernedD.considered8.A.areaB.districtC.zoneD.region9.A.publiclyB.silentlyC.unknowinglyD.secretly10.A.wouldB.shouldC.mustD.may11.A.AtB.InC.OnD.To12.A.completedB.accompaniedC.accomplishedD.matched13.A.much moreB.the moreC.any moreD.more14.A.TheseB.ThoseC.PeopleD.They15.A.orB.andC.norD.then16.A.inB.onC.atD.against17.A.AtB.InC.ToD.For18.A.smashed(弄碎)B.ruinedC.crashedD.cracked19.A.outB.upC.onD.at20.A.partB.fragmentC.sectionD.block

BCBBB ACBDA CBBBC BAABB解析1，上文讲到其他地方的做法，和丹麦的形成对比，这里需要一个表示转折的词，however需要有逗号与主句隔开，而but不必要，所以选择but。
2，it is considered lucky for a young man to …，其真实结构应该是the young man is lucky to …，这里需要一个形容词。
3，从搭配上讲，只有present可以与with搭配，表示“把…献给某人”的意思。丹麦人把棒槌献给自己的未婚妻。
4，很显然，棒槌是用来锤衣服的。除了blow用来表示“殴打、打击”不合适外，strike表示“打击、攻击”，hit表示“打击、碰撞”，而beat可以表示“敲打”的意思，我们农村用棒槌就是来敲打、捶打衣服的，所以用beat。
5，棒槌是用来捶打被洗的衣物的，这里需要一个过去分词表示被动。
6，从上下文来看，棒槌，根据传统，意味着好运和幸福。“根据”，应该用according to。
7，上文说，丹麦农村的婚礼是一个与相邻村庄村民有关的事件，所以用concerned，表示“与…相关”。
8，同上文，相邻的地区，the surrounding district。
9，从but以及后面的“公开表示幸福会激起邪恶神灵的愤怒和妒忌”来看，婚礼筹备了很长时间，理应公开，但是没有公开，所以用secretly。
10，同上文，这是一个虚拟的情况，所以用would，表示可能会带来的后果。
11，在具体的某一天的早上中午晚上要用介词on。
12，“每件礼物伴随着美好祝愿”，accompany表示“伴随着”。
13，从后面的the more可看出

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