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Ⅳ. 根据短文内容完成以下任务。
Birthday Food Around the World
What would people like to eat on their birthday? The answer would be different in different countries.
In many countries, people have birthday cakes with candles. The number of candles is the person's age. The birthday person must make a wish and blow out the candles. If he or she blows out all the candles in one go, the wish will come true. In the UK, people sometimes put a candy in a birthday cake. The child with the candy is lucky.
In China, it is getting popular to have cake on your birthday. But many people still eat very long noodles for their birthday. They never cut up the noodles because the long noodles are a symbol of long life. In some places, Chinese people also eat eggs on their birthday. They are a symbol of life and good luck.
All of these birthday foods may be different, but the ideas are the same. They bring good luck to the birthday person.
任务一:填入适当的词语,完成以下表格。
任务二:回答以下问题。
5. How can a person make his or her birthday wish come true?
6. What do people in the UK sometimes put in a birthday cake?
7. Why do people never cut up birthday noodles in China?
8. Why do people eat special foods on their birthday?
Birthday Food Around the World
What would people like to eat on their birthday? The answer would be different in different countries.
In many countries, people have birthday cakes with candles. The number of candles is the person's age. The birthday person must make a wish and blow out the candles. If he or she blows out all the candles in one go, the wish will come true. In the UK, people sometimes put a candy in a birthday cake. The child with the candy is lucky.
In China, it is getting popular to have cake on your birthday. But many people still eat very long noodles for their birthday. They never cut up the noodles because the long noodles are a symbol of long life. In some places, Chinese people also eat eggs on their birthday. They are a symbol of life and good luck.
All of these birthday foods may be different, but the ideas are the same. They bring good luck to the birthday person.
任务一:填入适当的词语,完成以下表格。
任务二:回答以下问题。
5. How can a person make his or her birthday wish come true?
Blow out all the candles in one go.
6. What do people in the UK sometimes put in a birthday cake?
A candy.
7. Why do people never cut up birthday noodles in China?
Because the long noodles are a symbol of long life.
8. Why do people eat special foods on their birthday?
Because they bring good luck to the birthday person.
答案
任务一：
1. birthday cake with a candy 2. bring good luck / lucky
3. long noodles, eggs 4. long life, life and good luck
任务二：
5. Blow out all the candles in one go. 6. A candy.
7. Because the long noodles are a symbol of long life.
8. Because they bring good luck to the birthday person.
1. birthday cake with a candy 2. bring good luck / lucky
3. long noodles, eggs 4. long life, life and good luck
任务二：
5. Blow out all the candles in one go. 6. A candy.
7. Because the long noodles are a symbol of long life.
8. Because they bring good luck to the birthday person.
解析
【分析】
本题为英语阅读理解细节题，解题思路是先通读短文，明确不同国家生日食物的种类及对应的特殊含义；再针对表格和问题，定位原文对应句子，提取关键信息完成作答。步骤为：1. 定位英国（UK）相关内容，确定其生日食物与特殊意义；2. 定位中国（China）相关内容，确定其生日食物与特殊意义；3. 针对问题，找到原文对应句，提取答案。
【解析】
任务一：
1. 根据短文第二段“In the UK, people sometimes put a candy in a birthday cake.”，可知英国的生日食物是带糖果的生日蛋糕，即birthday cake with a candy；
2. 英国的特殊意义是孩子会变得幸运，即lucky（或bring good luck）；
3. 根据短文第三段，中国人生日会吃长寿面和鸡蛋，即long noodles, eggs；
4. 中国的特殊意义：长寿面象征长寿，鸡蛋象征生命和好运，即long life, life and good luck。
任务二：
5. 根据短文第二段“If he or she blows out all the candles in one go, the wish will come true.”，可知要一次吹灭所有蜡烛，愿望就能实现；
6. 根据短文第二段“In the UK, people sometimes put a candy in a birthday cake.”，可知英国有时会在生日蛋糕里放一颗糖果；
7. 根据短文第三段“They never cut up the noodles because the long noodles are a symbol of long life.”，可知不切面条是因为长面条是长寿的象征；
8. 根据短文最后一段“They bring good luck to the birthday person.”，可知吃特殊食物是因为它们给过生日的人带来好运。
【答案】
任务一：1. birthday cake with a candy 2. lucky / bring good luck 3. long noodles, eggs 4. long life, life and good luck
任务二：5. Blow out all the candles in one go. 6. A candy. 7. Because the long noodles are a symbol of long life. 8. Because they bring good luck to the birthday person.
【知识点】
阅读理解细节理解；中西方文化习俗
【点评】
本题考查短文细节信息提取能力，围绕中西方生日习俗展开，贴近生活，学生只需定位原文对应内容即可作答，难度较低。
【难度系数】
0.8
本题为英语阅读理解细节题，解题思路是先通读短文，明确不同国家生日食物的种类及对应的特殊含义；再针对表格和问题，定位原文对应句子，提取关键信息完成作答。步骤为：1. 定位英国（UK）相关内容，确定其生日食物与特殊意义；2. 定位中国（China）相关内容，确定其生日食物与特殊意义；3. 针对问题，找到原文对应句，提取答案。
【解析】
任务一：
1. 根据短文第二段“In the UK, people sometimes put a candy in a birthday cake.”，可知英国的生日食物是带糖果的生日蛋糕，即birthday cake with a candy；
2. 英国的特殊意义是孩子会变得幸运，即lucky（或bring good luck）；
3. 根据短文第三段，中国人生日会吃长寿面和鸡蛋，即long noodles, eggs；
4. 中国的特殊意义：长寿面象征长寿，鸡蛋象征生命和好运，即long life, life and good luck。
任务二：
5. 根据短文第二段“If he or she blows out all the candles in one go, the wish will come true.”，可知要一次吹灭所有蜡烛，愿望就能实现；
6. 根据短文第二段“In the UK, people sometimes put a candy in a birthday cake.”，可知英国有时会在生日蛋糕里放一颗糖果；
7. 根据短文第三段“They never cut up the noodles because the long noodles are a symbol of long life.”，可知不切面条是因为长面条是长寿的象征；
8. 根据短文最后一段“They bring good luck to the birthday person.”，可知吃特殊食物是因为它们给过生日的人带来好运。
【答案】
任务一：1. birthday cake with a candy 2. lucky / bring good luck 3. long noodles, eggs 4. long life, life and good luck
任务二：5. Blow out all the candles in one go. 6. A candy. 7. Because the long noodles are a symbol of long life. 8. Because they bring good luck to the birthday person.
【知识点】
阅读理解细节理解；中西方文化习俗
【点评】
本题考查短文细节信息提取能力，围绕中西方生日习俗展开，贴近生活，学生只需定位原文对应内容即可作答，难度较低。
【难度系数】
0.8
