B．immediately after the child wakes up

　　C．as soon as the child gets up

　　D．during the birthday party

　　解析：选B　细节理解题。由文章The Presents部分中的"Presents are opened as soon as the children are awake."可知，孩子们一醒来就把礼物打开，故B 项正确。

5．If Alice is celebrating her 7th birthday, how many bumps will she be given?

　　A．Six. B．Seven.

　　C．Eight. D．Nine.

　　解析：选C　细节理解题。由文章The Bumps部分中的"The number of bumps given is the age of the child plus one for extra good luck."可知，孩子的生日"举放仪式"的次数是孩子的年龄加一，表示更多的好运。故C项正确。

6．Which of the following facts about birthdays in England is NOT true?

　　A．All the children will receive birthday cards on their birthdays.

　　B．Clapping is often done for the birthday child.

　　C．Objects are usually placed inside the birthday cake.

　　D．Nowadays children may share sweets with their classmates on their birthdays.

　　解析：选C　细节理解题。由文章The Cake部分中的"We don't put objects inside the cake as stated on many websites."可知C项错误；而其他三项均符合文章内容，故排除。

7．What would be the best title for this passage?

　　A．How birthdays are celebrated in the world?

　　B．Where to hold an English birthday party?

　　C．What to send when invited to a child's birthday party?

　　D．How English children celebrate their birthdays?

　　解析：选D　标题归纳题。文章第一句指出：在英格兰，一年当中我们有364天都在盼望过生日。接下来分六个部分介绍了英格兰孩子庆祝生日的风俗，故选D。

　　C

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