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The followings are wedding customs across the world. Early African American: Jumping the Broom In the times of slavery

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问题      The followings are wedding customs across the world.
     Early African American: Jumping the Broom
     In the times of slavery in this country, African American couples were not allowed to formally marry and bye together. To make a public declaration of their love and commitment, a man and woman jumped over a broom into matrimony, to the beat of drams. The broom has long held significant meaning for the various Africans, symbolizing, the start of home-making for the newlywed couple. In Southern Africa, the day after the wedding ,the bride assisted the other women in the family in sweeping the courtyard, indicating her dutiful willingness to help her in-laws with housework till the newlyweds could move to their new home. Some African-American couples today are choosing to include this symbolic rite in their wedding ceremony.
     Belgium: The bride may still embroider her name on her handkerchief, carry it on the wedding day, then frame it and keep it until the next family bride marries.
     Bermuda: Islanders top their tiered wedding cakes with a tiny sapling. The newlyweds plant the tree at their home, where they can watch it grow, as their marriage grows.
     Bohemia(波斯米亚) :The groom gives the bride a rosary, a prayer book, a girdle with three keys to guard her virtue), a fur cap, and a silver wedding ring. The bride gives the groom a shirt sewn with gold thread blended with colored silks and a wedding ring. Before the ceremony, the groomsman wraps the groom in the bride’s cloak to keep evil spirits from creeping in and dividing their two hearts.   
     Caribbean: A rich black cake baked with dried fruits and rum is especially popular on the islands of Barbados, Grenada and St. Lucia. The recipe, handed down from mother to daughter, is embellished by each. It is considered a"pound" cake—with the recipe calling for a pound each of flour, dark brown sugar, butter, glace cherries, raisins, prunes, currants, plus a dozen eggs and flavorings. The dried fruits are soaked in rum and kept in a crock anywhere from two weeks to six months.
     Croatia(克罗地亚):Married female relatives remove the bride’s veil and replace it with a kerchief and apron, symbols of her new married status. She is then serenaded by all the married women. Following the wedding ceremony, those assembled walk three times around the well symbolizing the Holy Trinity, and throw apples into it symbolizing fertility.
     The Czech Republic: Friends would sneak into the bride’s yard to plant a tree, then decorate it with ribbons and painted eggshells. Legend said she would live as long as the tree. Brides in the countryside carry on the very old custom of wearing a wreath of rosemary, which symbolizes remembrance.  The wreath is woven for each bride on her wedding eve by her friends as a wish for wisdom, love, and loyalty.
     Egypt: Families, rather than grooms, propose to the bride. In Egypt, many marriages are arranged. The zaffa, or wedding march, is a musical procession of drums, bagpipes, horns, belly dancers, and men carrying flaming swords; it announces that the marriage is about-to begin.
    England :Traditionally, the village bride and her wedding party always walk together to the church. Leading the procession: a small girl strewing blossoms along the road, so the bride’s path through life will always be happy and laden with flowers.
Why are some African-American couples today still choosing jumping the broom as part of their wedding ceremony?
选项 A、The broom has long held significant meaning only for African Americans.
B、Jumping the broom has significant meaning for them, also symbolizing the start of home-making for the newlywed couple.
C、African American couples were not allowed to formally marry and live together.
D、In Africa, the day after the wedding, the bride assisted the other women in the family in sweeping the courtyard.
答案B
解析 A “扫帚舞只对非裔美国人具有长远的意义”显然不对。B “跳扫帚舞对他们具有重要意义，同时也象征着新婚夫妇婚姻生活的开始”可以在文中的“The broom has…for the newlywed couple”得到印证。C “非裔美国夫妇不允许正式结婚并在一起生活”不符合文意。D “在非洲，婚礼的第二天，新郎要帮助打扫家里的庭院”虽然也在文章中提到了，但这并不是其将跳扫帚舞作为婚礼的一部分的原因。
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