Module 8 Choosing presents拓展阅读训练（含解析）

Module 8 单元拓展阅读训练 2023—2024学年外研版英语七年级上册 一、阅读理解 When people talk about birthdays, they usually think of cakes, presents, and a happy song called Happy Birthday to You. In fact, there are many kinds of ways to celebrate (庆祝) birthdays. In China, some birthday children start the day by saying “Hello” to their parents. Some parents give their children toys as presents. And the birthday children usually eat noodles. It means (意味着) the birthday child has a long life (生命)． In Canada, children put butter (奶油) on their noses on their birthdays. The butter keeps children away from bad luck (运气). In some parts of Britain, people lift (举起) birthday children upside down and make them touch the floor for every year of their age. In the US, the family makes a big birthday cake. There are candles on the cake. One candle is for one year. The birthday child makes a wish and blows out all the candles. In Spain, people pull (拉) the birthday child’s ear to wish (希望) him a happy birthday. If he is thirty, his friends and his families pull his ear thirty times, once for each year. It’s very interesting. Different countries have different ways to celebrate their birthdays. But you can celebrate your birthday in your own way. In some other countries, the birthday child sits on a special chair. All the adults lift the chair up and down. If the birthday child is eight years old, they will lift the chair eight times. 1．_____ countries are mentioned (提及) in the passage. A．Five B．Six C．Seven D．Eight 2．Children put butter on their noses on their birthdays in Canada _____. A．because it is very interesting B．because it means birthday child has a long life C．because they make the birthday children touch the floor every year D．because the butter keeps children away from bad luck 3．In the US, if a child is eleven years old, he should blow out _____ candles. A．eleven B．twelve C．twenty D．thirteen 4．In _____, people pull the birthday child’s ear to wish him a happy birthday. A．China B．Britain C．Spain D．Canada 5．The passage mainly talks about _____. A．birthday songs of different countries B．birthday presents of different countries C．different ways to celebrate birthdays D．birthday children of different countries Mary is having a birthday party. There is a cake with candles. Some people bring birthday presents. Let’s look at birthdays in some different countries around the world. Argentina: Ear pulling. If it is your birthday, they will pull your ear. They will pull your ear one time for each year of your age. If you are 13, they will pull your ear thirteen times. Denmark: Flag (旗). If it is your birthday in Denmark, a flag will fly outside a window of your home. Philippines: Coloured lights. Some people put coloured lights outside their home if someone is having a birthday party. Russia: Birthday pies. Many Russian children get a birthday pie, not a birthday cake. 6．In Argentina, what will children get if it ... ...