19-Friday 半生日 174词

题材： 半生日　 词数： 174　 建议阅读时间： 3.5分钟

根据短文内容，选择恰当的单词或短语填空，每个选项限用一次。

or　　　celebrated　　common　　　especially　　　though

real　party　think about　for example　all over

Do you need an excuse for a celebration，because Christmas and your birthday are still a few months away？If it is true in your life，why don't you 　1　 celebrating your half-birthday—the day falls exactly six months either before or after your 　2　 date of birth．If you were born on the 27th of January，　3　 ，you could have an excuse for a 　4　 on Wednesday the 27th of July （if you count the months）　5　 on Friday the 29th of July （if you count the days）．

Half-birthday is often celebrated when the real birthday may be overshadowed by some important festivals，　6　 Christmas．So half-birthday celebrations are more 　7　 in June or July．In the US，half-birthdays are often 　8　 for children，whose real birthdays don't fall in the school year，so giving them the chance to celebrate at school with their friends and teacher．

In fact，half-birthday has become popular 　9　 the world only with the popularity of Harry Potter ，　10　 it has been known for many years．Harry's friends try to cheer him up by celebrating his half-birthday on January 29th．

1．________　　2．________　　3．________　　4．________　　5．________

6．________　　7．________　　8．________　　9．________　　10．________

生词

exactly　adv． 正好，恰好：That's exactly what I expected．那正是我所期待的。

overshadow　v． 使相形见绌，使失色：His intelligence overshadows that of his colleagues．他的聪明才智使同事们显得黯然失色。

popularity　n． 大众化，普及，流行：Her popularity helped her win the election．她很受公众喜爱，这帮她赢得了选举。

参考译文

你需要理由为自己庆祝一下吗？因为圣诞节和生日还有好几个月才会到来呢。假如情况确实如此，为什么不考虑一下庆祝自己的半生日——也就是正好位于你真正生日前6个月或后6个月的那天。比如你出生在1月27日，你就有理由在7月27日周三（假如是按月计算），或是7月29日周五（假如是按天计算），搞一次聚会。

人们经常庆祝半生日是因为他们真正的生日被一些重要的节日冲了，特别是圣诞节。因此，在6月或7月庆祝半生日的情况比较多。在美国，孩子们经常庆祝半生日，因为他们真正的生日没有落在学年里，而半生日给了他们在学校和朋友、老师一起庆祝的机会。

实际上，半生日在全世界的流行仅仅是因为《哈利·波特》的流行，尽管它已经出名很多年了。哈里的朋友想让他高兴一下，就在1月29日给他庆祝半生日。

参考答案

Friday 1．think about　2．real　3．for example　4．party　5．or　6．especially　7．common　8．celebrated　9．all over　10．though