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1、ReadingPassage1BirthdaytraditionsindifferentcountriesBirthdaysarecelebratedallovertheworld.Sometraditionsarefairlysimilarfromcountrytocountry:candles,cakesandbirthdaywishes,birthdaygamesandpinchesforgoodluck.Othercustomsarequitedifferent.Hereareafew.Argentina–InArg

2、entina,asinmanyLatinAmericancountries,oneofthemostimportantbirthdaypartiesisagirl’sfifteenth.Whengirlsturn15,theyhaveahugepartyanddancethewaltzfirstwiththeirfather,andthentheboysattheparty.China–Thebirthdaychildpaysrespecttotheparentsandreceivesagiftofmoney.Friends

3、andrelativesareinvitedtolunch,andnoodlesareservedtowishthebirthdaychildalonglife.Denmark–Aflagisflownoutsideawindowtoshowthatsomeonewholivesinthathouseishavingabirthday.Presentsareplacedaroundthechild’sbedwhiletheyaresleepingsotheywillseethemimmediatelywhentheywake

4、up.TheNetherlands–Specialyearbirthdayssuchas5,10,15,20,21arecalled“crown”yearsandthebirthdaychildreceivesanespeciallylargegift.Thefamilyalsodecoratesthebirthdaychild’schairwithflowersorpaperstreamers,paperflowersandballoons.India–UsuallyIndianchildrenwearwhitetosch

5、ool.However,ontheirbirthdaychildrenwearcolouredclothestoschoolandgiveoutchocolatestoeveryoneintheclass.Theirbestfriendhelpsthemtodothis.Japan–Thebirthdaychildwearsnewclothestomarktheoccasion.Certainbirthdaysaremoreimportantthanothersandthesearecelebratedwithavisitt

6、othelocalshrine.Thesearethethirdandseventhbirthdaysforgirlsandthefifthforboys.Questions1-5Matchthecountriesintheboxwiththeirdescriptions.1Acountrywherelongevityiscelebratedbyaspecialdish________62Acountrywherecandiesaredistributedamongpeers________3Acountrywherethe

7、birthdayismadeknowntothecommunity________4Acountrywherethehouseholdisfullofbirthdayornaments________5Acountrywherereligiousworshipissometimesinvolved________ReadingPassage2TheAmericanRevolutionwasnotarevolutioninthesenseofaradicalortotalchange.Itwasnotasuddenandvio

8、lentoverturningofthepoliticalandsocialframework,suchaslateroccurredinFranceandRussia,whenbothwerealreadyindependentnations.Significantchangeswere