《2025年暑假大串联七年级英语外研版》

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What would people like to eat on their birthdays? 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(一口气), 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 one's birthday. But many people still eat very long noodles for their birthdays. They never cut up(切断) the noodles because the long noodles are a symbol of long life. In some places, Chinese people also eat eggs on their birthdays. The eggs are a symbol of good luck.
All of these birthday foods may be different, but the ideas are the same. They bring good luck to the birthday person.
()1. How can a person make his or her birthday wish come true?
A. By having his or her birthday cake.
B. By putting a candy in a birthday cake.
C. By counting the number of the candles.
D. By blowing out all the candles in one go.
()2. Why do people never cut up birthday noodles in China?
A. Because the noodles are very delicious.
B. Because noodles can bring a happy life.
C. Because the long noodles mean long life.
D. Because the long noodles mean good luck.
()3. What do we probably know according to the text?
A. People should eat eggs on their birthdays.
B. All the birthday foods in China are different.
C. The ideas of all the birthday foods are the same.
D. The birthday foods bring good luck to all people.
()4. What can be the best title for the text?
A. Good Luck
B. Birthday Cakes
C. A Birthday Person's Wish
D. Birthday Foods Around the World
()5. What would be the best structure of the passage?

答案： 1. D 2. C 3. D 4. D 5. D