Everycultureintheworldhasmarriageandweddingceremonies.Usuallymarriagesarebetweenonewoman（thebride）andoneman（thegroom）.However，inotherpartsoftheworldamanmayhaveseveralwives，or，asinsomeareasofIndia，awifemayhavemorethanonehusband..

Therearealsomanydifferentkindsofweddingceremoniespracticedaroundtheworld.Theseceremoniescanbeveryshortandsimple，orverylongandcomplicated.

OneofthelargestandmostexpensiveweddingceremoniesinrecenttimeswasheldinDubaiin1981.ThecoupletyingtheknotatthisweddingwerethesonofSheik（amaleArabruler）RashidBinSaeedAlMaktoumandPrincessSalama.Theweddingceremonytooksevendaysandcost$44million.Itwasheldinalargebuildingwhichwasspeciallybuiltfortheceremonyandlookedlikeastadium.Thebrideandgroomneededalargeplacefortheirweddingbecausemorethan20，000guestswereinvited.

Thereasonswhyamanandwomangetmarriedalsovary.Sometimestheymarrybecausetheyareinlove，sometimestheymarrybecausesomeonetheymeetthroughamatchmaker，andsometimestheymarrybecausetheirparentstellthemthattheymustmarry.

OneunusualexampleofanarrangedmarrigetookplaceinBangladeshin1986.Thegroomwasaneleven-month-oldboyandthebridewasathree-month-oldgirl.Theyweretheyoungestmarriedcoupleever.

Theparentsofthebrideandgroomarrangedthemarriageasawayofendingafightbetweenthetwofamilieswhohadbeenarguingoverafarmfortwentyyears.Bothfamiliesthoughttheyownedthefarm，butnooneknewexactly.Thefightendedforgoodwhentheyoungboymarriedtheyounggirl.Byarrangingthismarriage，neitherfamlilywasforcedtoloseface.Thetwofamiliesagreedtogivethefarmtotheyoungpeople.

小题1:Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?

A．AnUnusualWeddingTradition  B．AShortHistoryofMarriage

C．CommonWesternWeddingTrations.  D．InterestingWeddingAroundtheWorld

小题2:WhogotmarriedinthelargeWeddingCeremonydescribedinthepassage?

A.afarmerandaneighbor   B.thesonofasheikandaprincess

B.akingandaqueen   D.twobabies.

小题3:WhywastheweddingceremonyinDubaiheldinabuildinglikeastadium?

A.Theceremonywasverylong

B.Thegroomlovedtoplaysports.

C，Manypeoplecametothewedding.

D.PeopleinDubaiusuallygetmarriedinstadium.

小题4:WhydidthefamiliesinBangladeshmaketheirchildrengetmarried?

A．Thechildrenwereinlove

B．Thefamilieswantedtoendthefight

C．Thefamilieswantedtobuyafarm.

D．Thebride&rsquosfamilywantedtoselltheirfarm.

小题5:WhatwasstrangeabouttheweddinginBangladesh?

A．Thebrideandgroomwereyoung.

B．Theweddingwasonafarm

C．Itwasanarrangedmarriage.

D．Morethan20，000guestscametothewedding
答案
小题1:D

小题1:B

小题1:C

小题1:B

小题1:A