一篇英语阅读（初中）

BirthdayTraditionsinDifferentCountries

Somebirthdaytraditionsarequitesimilarinmanypartsoftheworld.Forexample,birthdaycakesandbirthdaycandles,birthdaygamestoseehowmuchmoreachildcandoafteroneyear,andbirthdaypinchesortapswhichgivegoodluckforthecomingyear.Sometraditionsareonlyseeninonecountry.

Argentina—Dancethewaltzat15.whengirlsturn15,theyhaveahugepartyanddancethewaltzwiththeirfathersandotherboys.

China—Noodlesforlunch.Thebirthdaychildpaysrespecttohisorherparentsandreceivesmoneyasapresent.Friendsandrelativesareinvitedtolunchandnoodlesareservedtowishthebirthdaychildalonglife.

Germany—Candlesburnforthewholeday.Amemberofthefamilywakesupatsunriseandlightssomecandlesonthebirthdaycake.Thereareasmanycandlesastheageofthebirthdaypersonplusoneforgoodluck.Thecandlesareleftburningalldaylong.Afterdinnerthatnight,everyonesingsthebirthdaysongandthebirthdaypersonblowsoutthecandles.Ifallofthecandlesareblownoutinthefirsttry,thenthewishofthebirthdaypersonwillcometrue.Presentsarethenopenedandthepartystars.

India—Coloreddressesandchocolates.Atschool,thebirthdaychildwearsacoloreddressandgiveschocolatestothewholeclasswiththehelpofagoodfriend.

Italy—Pullingears.Thechild’searsarepulledasmanytimesastheirage.

Russia—Birthdaypies.Insteadofabirthdaycake,manyRussianchildrenreceiveabirthdaypie.Abirthdaygreetingiscarvedintothecrust.

44.WhydoChinesepeopleeatnoodleswhentheycelebratetheirbirthdays?

A.Becausetheylikethetasteofnoodles.

B.Becausetheywantthebirthdaypersontolivealonglife.

C.Becausetheywanttoloseweight.

D.Becausetheywanttobehappy.

45.Ifapersonblowsoutallofthecandlesinonetry,he/shewill_______-.

A.bethefirstpersontoeatthebirthdaycakeB.feelveryhappy

C.haveanewstartD.havehis/herwishcometure

46.IfanItalianchildis14yearsoldthisyear,howmanytimeswillhisearbepulled?

A.14timesB.15timesC.13timesD.10times