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The tradition of birthday parties started in Europe a long time ago.It was feared that evil spirits were particularly attracted to people on their birthdays. 71 Giving gifts brought even more good cheer to keep away from the evil spirits.This is how birthday parties began.
The following are some countries' birthday traditions:
Canada ——Greasing the nose with butter.In Atlantic Canada, the birthday child's nose is greased for good luck.
China —— 72 The birthday child pays respect to his/her parents and receives a gift of money.Friends and relatives are invited to lunch and noodles are served to wish the birthday child a long life.
England —Fortune telling cakes.Certain symbolic objects are mixed into the birthday cake as it is being prepared._ 73
Italy ——Pulling ears.The child's ears are pulled as many times as how old they are turning.
Japan ——New clothes.The birthday child wears entirely new clothes to mark the occasion.
New Zealand—— 74 After the birthday cake is lit, the happy birthday song is sung loudly and often out of tune and then the birthday person receives a clap for each year they have been alive and then one for good luck.
The United States ——Cake, candles and song._ 75
A.A cake is made, and candles are put on top based on how old the person is.
B.In China, on a child's second birthday, family members put many things on the floor around the child.
C.If your piece of cake has a coin in it, then you will be rich.
D.To protect them from harm, friends and family would come to stay with the birthday person and bring good thoughts and wishes.
E.Noodles for lunch.
F.The tradition of birthday parties started a long time ago.
G.Birthday claps.
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第二节(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)
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In 1990 a report was published about what the earth might be like 20 years from then on. 71 According to the report,the picture of the earth in the year 2010 is not a pleasant one. 72 The population could be as large as 6300 million,almost 2150 million more than in 1985.More people would move into cities ,especially cities in developing countries.Cities like Cairo and Jakarta probably would each have 15 million by then.
73 Farmers will grow 90% more food than they did in 1985,but most of the increase would be in countries that already produce enough food for their people. 74 Poor farming ways are destroying large areas of crop land,changing farms into deserts.More farmland is lost as cities become larger and more houses are built.Air pollution will get worse as industrial countries burn more coal and oil.Many of the world's forests could disappear as more and more trees are cut down.Energy will continue to be a serious problem. 75 They only workde out the situation that exists today.By changing the situation,by settling the problems,the picture can be changed.There is still time for the nations of the world to work out a plan of action.But they warned that waiting too long to make de cisions would greatly reduce the chances of success.
A.Food production will increase,but not enough to feed all the people. |
B.The report was a result of a three - year study. |
C.Later on,more reports came out one by one. |
D.The world will be more crowded because the population will continue to grow. |
E.Experts believe enough food will be produced in developing countries very soon.
F.The experts say their picture of the earth for the year 2010 may be wrong.
G.Little increase is expected in South Asia,Africa and the Middle East.