Marriage of Some Japanese Couples
Some Japanese still get married by parents’ arrangement.Yoshio and Hiromis Tanaka，a young Japanese couple living in the United States，told the story of their (1)marriage. “We didn’t marry，for love in the western sense. we married in the (2) Japanese way. Our parents arranged our marriage through a matchmaker.
In Japan，we believe that marriage is (3)affecting the whole family rather than a matter concerning only the young couple (4), we think it is very important to match people according to their social background，education and so on. When our parents thought it was time for us to get married，they went to a local (5)and asked her for some suggestions.They discussed the details and looked at the photos she sent, and then our parents asked her to arrange a(an) (6)for us.
A Japanese marriage interview is held in a(n) (7)place，such as a hotel or a restaurant，and is (8)by the boy and the girl，their parents and the matchmaker.Information about the couple and their families is (9)over a cup of tea or a meal.Then the boy and the girl are (10)for a short time to know each other. When they return home, they have to tell the family whether they want to meet again or not.
Yoshi (11)，“When our parents realized we were (12)about each other，they started to make arrangements for our wedding.My family paid money to (13).This is the money to help pay for the wedding ceremony and for setting up the house (14).We also gave her family a beautiful ornament(裝飾物) to put in the (15)room of their house，so everyone knew that Hiromis was going to marry.”
1.A.arranged B.planned C.prepared D.performed
正確答案:A
解析:此處是這對(duì)夫婦講述他們的婚姻情況，實(shí)際上是介紹日本人的婚姻。從全篇來(lái)看，他們的婚姻是由父母安排的而不是年輕人自己決定的。arrange marriage意為“包辦婚姻”
2.A.cultural B.traditional C.new D.old
正確答案:B
解析:Yoshio和Hiromis Tanaka的婚姻完全是按照日本傳統(tǒng)的(traditional)方式來(lái)進(jìn)行的。本文主要介紹了傳統(tǒng)的婚姻方式，所以“非文化的(cultural)”.“新穎的(new)”.“古老的(old)”這些意思都和語(yǔ)境不符
3.A.anything B.nothing C.everything D.something
正確答案:D
解析:我們認(rèn)為婚姻是影響整個(gè)家庭的事情，而不僅僅是兩個(gè)人之間的事情，故選D
4.A.So B.Though C.Then D.But
正確答案:A
解析:因?yàn)樗麄儗?duì)婚姻抱有傳統(tǒng)態(tài)度，所以(so)也就順其自然地產(chǎn)生了下面的想法，因此應(yīng)選表示承接的連詞
5.A.minister B.dealer C.matchmaker D.inhabitant
正確答案:C
解析:根據(jù)第一段最后一句中的“through a matchmaker”可知，當(dāng)孩子到了結(jié)婚的年齡，他們的父母要通過(guò)媒人(matchmaker)了解一些信息
6.A.examination B.bargain C.interview D.debate
正確答案:C
解析:根據(jù)第三段第一句中的“A Japanese marriage interview is held”可以推出C項(xiàng)為正確答案，即指安排男方和女方的一次見(jiàn)面
7.A.public B.secret C.dangerous D.expensive
正確答案:A
解析:根據(jù)“such as a hotel or a restaurant”可知A項(xiàng)正確。其余三項(xiàng)均與語(yǔ)境不符
8.A.hosted B.attended C.held D.arranged
正確答案:B
解析:見(jiàn)面會(huì)應(yīng)該由男女雙方，還有他們的父母和媒人“參加”，故用attend。這里強(qiáng)調(diào)的是雙方見(jiàn)面的形式;不存在“主持”.“舉行”或“安排”之意
9.A.destroyed B.recorded C.imitated D.exchanged
正確答案:D
解析:日本的婚姻風(fēng)俗是強(qiáng)調(diào)門當(dāng)戶對(duì)，所以在見(jiàn)面時(shí)，雙方會(huì)了解各個(gè)方面的信息，即應(yīng)該是在一杯茶或一頓飯的時(shí)間內(nèi)把一些關(guān)于兩個(gè)年輕人和他們父母的信息互相交換一下，故選D
10.A.left alone B.shut up C.driven away D.put together
正確答案:A
解析:交換信息之后，隨后的交流應(yīng)該留給男女當(dāng)事人，讓他們互相了解。leave alone是一個(gè)短語(yǔ)，意思是“不管，不打擾”。shut up(關(guān)閉);drive away(驅(qū)趕)和put together(裝配在一起)的意思都和語(yǔ)境不符
11.A.refused B.explained C.continued D.stopped
正確答案:C
解析:Yoshio的話還沒(méi)有說(shuō)完，此處指他接著說(shuō)。這里沒(méi)有“拒絕”.“停止”和“解釋”的語(yǔ)境
12.A.anxious B.serious C.furious D.worried
正確答案:B
解析:父母安排婚禮之前要征詢孩子的意見(jiàn)。當(dāng)男女雙方產(chǎn)生好感時(shí)，對(duì)方很認(rèn)真時(shí)，他們的父母再安排婚禮。serious的意思是“嚴(yán)肅的，認(rèn)真的”，用在此符合語(yǔ)境
13.A.Yoshio B.Yoshio’s C.Hiromis D.Hiromis’s
正確答案:D
解析:此處是Yoshio的講述，故Yoshio家人把禮錢給Hiromis的家人，而不是直接給Hiromis
14.A.backwards B.forwards C.afterwards D.inwards
正確答案:C
解析:禮錢是為了支付婚禮的花銷和日后(afterwards)建房的需要
15.A.best B.cleanest C.warmest D.quietest
正確答案:A
解析:按常理，應(yīng)該把裝飾品置于女方家中的(best)房間里
Some Japanese still get married by parents’ arrangement.Yoshio and Hiromis Tanaka，a young Japanese couple living in the United States，told the story of their (1)marriage. “We didn’t marry，for love in the western sense. we married in the (2) Japanese way. Our parents arranged our marriage through a matchmaker.
In Japan，we believe that marriage is (3)affecting the whole family rather than a matter concerning only the young couple (4), we think it is very important to match people according to their social background，education and so on. When our parents thought it was time for us to get married，they went to a local (5)and asked her for some suggestions.They discussed the details and looked at the photos she sent, and then our parents asked her to arrange a(an) (6)for us.
A Japanese marriage interview is held in a(n) (7)place，such as a hotel or a restaurant，and is (8)by the boy and the girl，their parents and the matchmaker.Information about the couple and their families is (9)over a cup of tea or a meal.Then the boy and the girl are (10)for a short time to know each other. When they return home, they have to tell the family whether they want to meet again or not.
Yoshi (11)，“When our parents realized we were (12)about each other，they started to make arrangements for our wedding.My family paid money to (13).This is the money to help pay for the wedding ceremony and for setting up the house (14).We also gave her family a beautiful ornament(裝飾物) to put in the (15)room of their house，so everyone knew that Hiromis was going to marry.”
1.A.arranged B.planned C.prepared D.performed
正確答案:A
解析:此處是這對(duì)夫婦講述他們的婚姻情況，實(shí)際上是介紹日本人的婚姻。從全篇來(lái)看，他們的婚姻是由父母安排的而不是年輕人自己決定的。arrange marriage意為“包辦婚姻”
2.A.cultural B.traditional C.new D.old
正確答案:B
解析:Yoshio和Hiromis Tanaka的婚姻完全是按照日本傳統(tǒng)的(traditional)方式來(lái)進(jìn)行的。本文主要介紹了傳統(tǒng)的婚姻方式，所以“非文化的(cultural)”.“新穎的(new)”.“古老的(old)”這些意思都和語(yǔ)境不符
3.A.anything B.nothing C.everything D.something
正確答案:D
解析:我們認(rèn)為婚姻是影響整個(gè)家庭的事情，而不僅僅是兩個(gè)人之間的事情，故選D
4.A.So B.Though C.Then D.But
正確答案:A
解析:因?yàn)樗麄儗?duì)婚姻抱有傳統(tǒng)態(tài)度，所以(so)也就順其自然地產(chǎn)生了下面的想法，因此應(yīng)選表示承接的連詞
5.A.minister B.dealer C.matchmaker D.inhabitant
正確答案:C
解析:根據(jù)第一段最后一句中的“through a matchmaker”可知，當(dāng)孩子到了結(jié)婚的年齡，他們的父母要通過(guò)媒人(matchmaker)了解一些信息
6.A.examination B.bargain C.interview D.debate
正確答案:C
解析:根據(jù)第三段第一句中的“A Japanese marriage interview is held”可以推出C項(xiàng)為正確答案，即指安排男方和女方的一次見(jiàn)面
7.A.public B.secret C.dangerous D.expensive
正確答案:A
解析:根據(jù)“such as a hotel or a restaurant”可知A項(xiàng)正確。其余三項(xiàng)均與語(yǔ)境不符
8.A.hosted B.attended C.held D.arranged
正確答案:B
解析:見(jiàn)面會(huì)應(yīng)該由男女雙方，還有他們的父母和媒人“參加”，故用attend。這里強(qiáng)調(diào)的是雙方見(jiàn)面的形式;不存在“主持”.“舉行”或“安排”之意
9.A.destroyed B.recorded C.imitated D.exchanged
正確答案:D
解析:日本的婚姻風(fēng)俗是強(qiáng)調(diào)門當(dāng)戶對(duì)，所以在見(jiàn)面時(shí)，雙方會(huì)了解各個(gè)方面的信息，即應(yīng)該是在一杯茶或一頓飯的時(shí)間內(nèi)把一些關(guān)于兩個(gè)年輕人和他們父母的信息互相交換一下，故選D
10.A.left alone B.shut up C.driven away D.put together
正確答案:A
解析:交換信息之后，隨后的交流應(yīng)該留給男女當(dāng)事人，讓他們互相了解。leave alone是一個(gè)短語(yǔ)，意思是“不管，不打擾”。shut up(關(guān)閉);drive away(驅(qū)趕)和put together(裝配在一起)的意思都和語(yǔ)境不符
11.A.refused B.explained C.continued D.stopped
正確答案:C
解析:Yoshio的話還沒(méi)有說(shuō)完，此處指他接著說(shuō)。這里沒(méi)有“拒絕”.“停止”和“解釋”的語(yǔ)境
12.A.anxious B.serious C.furious D.worried
正確答案:B
解析:父母安排婚禮之前要征詢孩子的意見(jiàn)。當(dāng)男女雙方產(chǎn)生好感時(shí)，對(duì)方很認(rèn)真時(shí)，他們的父母再安排婚禮。serious的意思是“嚴(yán)肅的，認(rèn)真的”，用在此符合語(yǔ)境
13.A.Yoshio B.Yoshio’s C.Hiromis D.Hiromis’s
正確答案:D
解析:此處是Yoshio的講述，故Yoshio家人把禮錢給Hiromis的家人，而不是直接給Hiromis
14.A.backwards B.forwards C.afterwards D.inwards
正確答案:C
解析:禮錢是為了支付婚禮的花銷和日后(afterwards)建房的需要
15.A.best B.cleanest C.warmest D.quietest
正確答案:A
解析:按常理，應(yīng)該把裝飾品置于女方家中的(best)房間里