【一篇英语阅读（初中）BirthdayTraditionsinDifferentCountriesSomebirthdaytraditionsarequitesimilarinmanypartsoftheworld.Forexample,birthdaycakesandbirthdaycandles,birthdaygamestoseehowmuchmoreachildcandoafterone】
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