2023年雅思基础阅读.pdfVIP

ReadingPassage1

Birthdaytraditionsindifferentcountries

Birthdaysarecelebratedallovertheworld.Sometraditionsarefairlysimilarfromcountryto

country:candles,cakesandbirthdaywishes,birthdaygamesandpinchesfbrgoodluck.Other

customsarequitedifferent.Hereareafew.

Argentina-Inrgentina,asinmanyLatinmericancountries,oneofthemostimportant

birthdaypartiesisagiiTsfifteenth.Whengirlstum15,theyhaveahugepartyanddancethewaltz

firstwiththeirfather,andthentheboysattheparty.

China-Thebirthdaychildpaysrespecttotheparentsandreceivesagiftofmoney.Friendsand

relativesareinvitedtolunch,andnoodlesaresenedtowishthebirthdaychildalonglife.

Denmark-flagisflownoutsideawindowtoshowthatsomeonewholivesinthathouseis

havingabirthday.Presentsareplacedaroundthechildsbedwhiletheyaresleepingsotheywill

seethemimmediatelywhentheywakeup.

TheNetherlands-Specialyearbirthdayssuchas5,10,15,20,21arecalledcrown”yearsand

thebirthdaychildreceivesanespeciallylargegift.Thefamilyalsodecoratesthebirthdaychilds

chairwithflowersorpaperstreamers,paperflowersandballoons.

India-UsuallyIndianchildrenwearwhitetoschool.However,ontheirbirthdaychildrenwear

colouredclothestoschoolandgiveoutchocolatestoeveryoneintheclass.Theirbestfriendhelps

themtodothis.

Japan-Thebirthdaychildwearsnewclothestomarktheoccasion.Certainbirthdaysarcmore

importantthanothersandthesearecelebratedwithavisittothelocalshrine.Thesearethethird

andseventhbirthdaysforgirlsandthefifthforboys.