五、(2023·镇江市润州区期末改编)任务型阅读。
In many countries, people have birthday cakes with candles on their birthdays. The number of the candles is the person's age. The person makes a wish and blows out the candles. It is believed that 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 who gets the candy is lucky. In China, many people eat long noodles on their birthdays. They never cut up the noodles because the long noodles are a symbol of long life. Some Chinese people also eat eggs on their birthdays. They are a symbol of good luck.
The birthday food may be different, but the ideas are the same. It brings good luck to people.
(一) 根据短文内容，完成下面的表格。
(二) 根据短文内容，回答下列问题。
1. What do people sometimes put in a birthday cake in the UK? ________
2. Why do some Chinese eat eggs on their birthdays? ________
3. 新趋势 开放性设问 What do you do on your birthday? Try to write about your activities. ________
In many countries, people have birthday cakes with candles on their birthdays. The number of the candles is the person's age. The person makes a wish and blows out the candles. It is believed that 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 who gets the candy is lucky. In China, many people eat long noodles on their birthdays. They never cut up the noodles because the long noodles are a symbol of long life. Some Chinese people also eat eggs on their birthdays. They are a symbol of good luck.
The birthday food may be different, but the ideas are the same. It brings good luck to people.
(一) 根据短文内容，完成下面的表格。
(二) 根据短文内容，回答下列问题。
1. What do people sometimes put in a birthday cake in the UK? ________
2. Why do some Chinese eat eggs on their birthdays? ________
3. 新趋势 开放性设问 What do you do on your birthday? Try to write about your activities. ________
答案
(一) 1. Birthday 2. Make 3. cake 4. China 5. noodles 6. eggs
(二) 1. A candy. 2. Because the eggs are a symbol of good luck. 3. I usually have a big dinner with my family. Sometimes my parents have a birthday party for me at home or in the restaurant. Then I can invite all my friends to my birthday party. (答案不唯一，言之有理即可)
(二) 1. A candy. 2. Because the eggs are a symbol of good luck. 3. I usually have a big dinner with my family. Sometimes my parents have a birthday party for me at home or in the restaurant. Then I can invite all my friends to my birthday party. (答案不唯一，言之有理即可)
