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总分120分 考试时间120分钟（一至三听力部分略）四、阅读理解Americans plan parties for many reasons. As in other cultures, many

总分120分考试时间120分钟 （一至三听力部分略） 四、阅读理解 Americansplanpartiesformanyreasons.Asinothercultures,many Americansattendpartiesforweddingsandreligiousornationalholidays. ButsomepartiesareespeciallyAmerican.Forexample,agroupofneighbors maygatherontheirstreettoeatfood,playmusicandvisitwithone another.Thisiscalledablockparty.Awomanmightinviteagroupof womentoapartycalledababyshowerforafriendwhoisabouttogive birth.Guestsbringpresentsforthenewbaby. Americansalsoattendtailgateparties.Atailgateisthebackendofa truckorothervehiclethatopensdown.Thetailgatepartiesareabigpart ofsportscultureintheUnitedStates.Friendsbringfoodanddrinktoa sportsevent.Theyeattogetherintheparkingareaofthesportsstadium. Birthdaypartiesarealsoverypopular.Manyparentsorganizeapartyfor theirchildaroundatheme.Birthdaypartiesusuallyincludegiftsanda birthdaycakewithcandles.InmanypartsoftheUnitedStates,cupcakes havebecomeapopularreplacementforcakes. Birthdaypartiescanbelowcostorverycostly.Someparentstaketheir children’sbirthdaypartiesveryseriously,evenwhenthechildistoo youngtofullyunderstandthecelebration. OnegroupofparentsstartedawebsitecalledBirthdaysWithoutPressure. Theydecidedthatsomeparentswereundertoomuchsocialpressuretoplan costlypartiesfortheirchildren.Thegroupseesthismovementasan exampleofAmerica’scultureof“toomuchstuff”.Thegroup’swebsite givessuggestionsonhowtokeepbirthdaycelebrationssimple,meaningful andfunwithoutspendingalotofmoney.Theiradvicemaybeveryhelpful duringthisperiodofeconomicrecession(萧条)． 12