Question

【题目】 What would people like to _______ 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 _______ go, the wish will come true. In the UK, people sometimes put a candy in a birthday cake. The child with the candy is _______.

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 ______ 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 _______ person.

【1】A.drinkB.eatC.cookD.make

【2】A.oneB.twoC.threeD.four

【3】A.luckyB.unluckyC.sadD.bad

【4】A.give upB.put upC.cut upD.make up

【5】A.goodB.youngC.oldD.birthday

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】A

【4】C

【5】D

【解析】

本文主要介绍了过生日时吃的食物，虽然在不同的国家，吃的食物不一样，但都寓意着好运。

【1】句意：在过生日的时候人们想吃什么？

drink喝；eat吃；cook烹饪；make制作。根据下文“In many countries, people have birthday cakes with candles.”可知，在许多国家，人们在生日的时候吃生日蛋糕，所以此处是“生日的时候吃什么”，eat是动词，表示“吃”。故选B。

【2】句意：如果他或她一口气吹灭所有的蜡烛，愿望就会实现。

one一；two二；three三；four四。根据“the wish will come true”以及结合生活实际可知，此处是“只要过生日的人一口气吹灭所有的蜡烛，他或者她的愿望就会实现”，in one go表示“一口气”。故选A。

【3】句意：拿到糖果的这个孩子是幸运的。

lucky幸运的；unlucky不幸的；sad悲伤的；bad不好的。根据上文“If he or she blows out all the candles in one go, the wish will come true.”可知，一口气吹灭蜡烛的人，梦想就会实现，说明他（或她）很幸运，所以此处是“拿到糖果的孩子是幸运的”；lucky是形容词，表示“幸运的”。故选A。

【4】句意：他们从来不切断面条，因为长面条是长寿的象征。

give up放弃；put up张贴；cut up切断；make up编造。根据“because the long noodles are a symbol of long life”可知，长面条是长寿的象征，所以此处是“他们从来不切断面条”；cut up表示“切断”。故选C。

【5】句意：它们给过生日的人带来好运。

good好的；young年轻的；old老的；birthday生日。根据“In many countries, people have birthday cakes with candles.”和“All of these birthday foods may be different, but the ideas are the same.”可知，在许多国家，过生日的人会吃生日蛋糕，虽然吃的食物不同，但是寓意相同，所以此处是“给过生日的人带来好运”；birthday preson表示“过生日的人”。故选D。