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重庆市南开中学2023-2024学年高三上学期开学英语试题

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一、阅读理解

UniqueBirthdayTraditions

Theeditorsofourinternationaleditionssharetraditionsreservedforcountingyourself

oneyearolder.

Lithuania

“Inmynativecountry,itiscustomaryforthebirthdaypersontositinadecoratedchair

andtobeliftedupbythepartyguests,”sayseditorEvaMackevic.“Howmanytimesthe

chairisraisedwillcorrespondwithhisorherage.”

Japan

InJapan,whenachildturnsone,aceremonycallederabitoriisheld,wherethebirthday

childchoosesfromaselectionofitemsspreadoutaroundthatrepresentthepotentialfuture.

Whenapersonturns20,acoming-of-agecelebrationwillbeheldonthesecondMonday

anuary.

TheNetherlands

Whensomeoneturns50,alargedollwillbeplacedinthebirthdayperson’sgardenorby

heirfrontdoor;menhavean“Abraham”doll,womena“Sarah”,basedonaBiblepassage.

Australia

Achild’sfirstbirthdayisoftencelebratedwithballoonsandspeciallymade“fairy

bread”.SomefamiliesinAustraliaalsomarktheageof21withasouvenir“keytothedoor”,

representingtheyoungadult’sprivilegetocomeandgofromthefamilyhomeastheyplease.

Germany

“InGermany,whenunmarriedmenturnthirty,theyaresupposedtosweepthestairsof

thelocalchurchortownhall,”editorMichaelKallingersays,“whilewomenhavetodeal

withthedoorhandle.”Thispublicactismeanttoembarrassthepersonandmotivatethemto

marry.

1Whichispartofaone-year-oldboy’sbirthdaycelebrationinJapan?

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A．Predictingtheboy’sfuture.B．Decidingtheboy’scareer.

C．Seekingitemsatthebirthdayparty.D．Holdingacoming-of-agece