The Chinese life is colorful with many interesting folk ways. The Lantern Festival is on the 15th day of the first lunar month, it has a Chinese name Yuanxiao Festival. Yuanxiao comes from the f___1___ that people call the first lunar month the Yuan Month and night Xiao. The night of the 15th day of the first lunar month m___2___ the beginning of the first full moon. On the Lantern Festival, the Chinese people have the custom of e___3___ lanterns and eating glutinous rice dumplings. There is a common saying that “Playing on the Lantern Festival.”

The custom started during the Han Dynasty, and has a h___4___ of more than 2000 years. On that night, every place is decorated with lanterns and streamers(饰带) and there is a bustling atmosphere. As night f___5___, people go in crowds to the sea of colorful lanterns: palace lanterns, wall lamps, figure lanterns, flower lanterns, revolving horse lanterns, animal lanterns, and toy lanterns, of all types and c____6____. Some lanterns have riddles(谜语) on them, which encourage people to try to be the f___7___ to find the answer.

It is a___8___ a traditional custom to eat glutinous rice dumplings at this time. As early as the Song Dynasty, there was such a kind of food, a round ball m___9___ of glutinous rice flour with a filling of sugar and kernels(果仁). Since it is eaten on the Lantern Festival, people call it yuanxiao. The Chinese people hope that e____10____ is satisfactory (yuanman in Chinese), and to eat glutinous rice dumplings on the first night with a full moon in a year is to wish that family members will remain united, harmonious, happy and satisfied.

After the Lantern Festival, the next one on the Chinese lunar calendar (农历) is the Huazhao Festival. It has been held in celebration of the flower goddess’ birthday since the times of ancient China. Since the weather is different in different places, people celebrate on the 2nd, 12th, or 15th day of February on the Chinese lunar calendar. Here is a list of customs (风俗) for you to spend the festival.

Praying (祈祷) to the flower goddess

Offering flowers, drinks or fruits to the flower goddess for good luck is a famous activity in many places in the hope of winning protection from the flower goddess.

Having a spring outing

Since the festival is in early spring, it is just the time to have an outing to enjoy all the wonderful nature.

Planting flowers and vegetables

People grow flowers and vegetables to celebrate the festival. It was believed that flowers and vegetables planted on that day would be more likely to survive (存活).

Picking wild vegetables

Wild vegetables in early spring were believed to have the function (功能) of improving health and stopping illness. So people nowadays still do that.

11．What can we learn about the Huazhao Festival in the first paragraph?

A．It doesn’t have a long history. B．It’s before the Lantern Festival.

C．It’s celebrated on the same day. D．It’s a Chinese traditional festival.

12．What do people do to celebrate the Huazhao Festival?

①Grow flowers ②Go on a picnic ③Plant wild vegetables

④Offer fruits to the flower goddess ⑤Go hiking

A．①②③ B．①④⑤ C．②③⑤ D．②④⑤

13．Why are flowers and vegetables planted during the Huazhao Festival?

A．Because they can be sold at a better price later.

B．Because they can bring people good luck in the new year.

C．Because they can grow better in a difficult natural environment.

D．Because they can help improve people’s health and drive away illness.

14．Which column (栏目) of a magazine can we read the passage?

A．Travel. B．Festival. C．Habit. D．Country.

The Spring Festival is celebrated not only in China but also in other parts of the world. The traditional holiday is the most important to Chinese both at home and abroad.

The United Kingdom

Celebrations for the Spring Festival in the UK started in 1980, with the first evening party held in 2002. Every New Year, people get together and have a lot of activities. They sing songs, dance to music, share photos with friends or enjoy films in a cinema.

The United States

The Spring Festival has become a key time for Chinese living or working in the US. They join in a large evening party to welcome the traditional New Year. It is a good chance for people to build a circle of friends and feel that they are not alone because they share the same culture and values.

Australia

The Chinese New Year will be welcomed with three weeks of celebrations across Australia. Many people come to Sydney’s Chinatown or Little Bourke in Melbourne. They enjoy fireworks, lion dances, dragon boat races and many other traditional activities. The celebrations are also a bridge towards better understanding between Chinese and non-Chinese.

Singapore

The family dinner on New Year’s Eve is an important tradition for Chinese whether they were born in Singapore or moved there from China. They place traditional food on a table as an act of remembering their past. Then the whole family enjoy their dinner together. They usually hold it at home because having it in a restaurant takes away the meaning of the tradition.

15．The people in ________ began to celebrate the Spring Festival in 1980.

A．the UK B．the US C．Australia D．Singapore

16．Why do Chinese in America join in a large evening party at the Spring Festival?

A．Because they want to say hello to the new year.

B．Because they want to tell others they are alone.

C．Because they want to tell non-Chinese Chinese stories.

D．Because they want to have a birthday party for someone.

17．In Singapore, Chinese families don’t hold the new year dinner in a restaurant but at home because________.

A．they are very shy B．the restaurant is far away

C．they want to keep Chinese tradition D．the food in restaurants is too expensive

18．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．People only celebrate the Spring Festival in China.

B．The people in Australia like going to the cinema during the Spring Festival.

C．The Chinese in America can’t share the same culture during the Spring Festival.

D．The Chinese in Singapore put traditional food on a table at the Spring Festival to remember their past.

19．In which part of the newspaper may you find the passage?

A．Traditional Food. B．Life in China. C．Traditional Culture. D．People’s Hobby.

It’s said that Qingming Festival was to remember a man named Jie Zitui. He was famous for cutting a piece of meat from his own leg in order to save his hungry king’s life. When Jie died in a mountain, the king named Jie’s death date Cold Food Festival.

The second year, when the king visited this mountain on the date of Jie’s death, he found trees came back to life. As a result, he made sure the day after Cold Food Festival was Qingming Festival.

Qingming Festival includes many activities. Tomb sweeping(扫墓) is considered as the most important activity. It shows the respect(尊重) to the dead. During the festival, the trees turn green, flowers come out and the sun shines brightly. It is a fine time to go out to enjoy the beautiful nature. Flying kites is a popular activity during Qingming Festival. Kites are not only flown during the day but also in the evening. When flying in the sky, people would cut its string (线). It’s said that it will bring good luck.

20．When is Qingming Festival?

A．On the date of Jie’s death. B．On the date of the king’s death.

C．On the day after Jie’s death date. D．On the day after the king’s death date.

21．Which is the most important activity during Qingming Festival?

A．Climbing mountains. B．Traveling.

C．Flying kites. D．Sweeping tombs.

22．Why do people go out for a trip during Qingming Festival?

A．To enjoy the beautiful nature. B．To get used to the temperature.

C．To listen to the meaningful story. D．To experience the activities.

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个恰当的单词，或用括号内所给单词的正确形式填空，使短文内容完整。

Qingming, meaning clear and bright, is an important festival in spring. It’s also ____23____ (call) Tomb Sweeping Festival. It comes ____24____ early April. On that day, people visit the tombs to honor the dead. They always spend some time ____25____ (clean) the tomb areas. They usually plant some trees near the tombs ____26____ decorate them with some fresh flowers.

But it is not just a day for honoring the dead. It is ____27____ a good time to celebrate the coming of the spring. With the coming of spring, the nature ____28____ (wake) up, dressing the world in green. All around the world is new, clean and fresh. Birds begin to fly back from the south ____29____ (happy) to build their nests for their babies. In the forests and fields, many animals come out of their holes and have babies at this time of a year. Days begin to get ____30____ and the weather gets warmer.

Qingming is a happy time for people to enjoy outdoor ____31____ (activity), such as flying kites and hiking. This is why this festival has _____32_____ very popular for thousands of years

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参考答案

1．(f)acts 2．(m)arks 3．(e)njoying 4．(h)istory 5．(f)alls

【分析】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了中国传统节日——元宵节。

1．句意：元宵来源于人们称农历正月为元月和夜晓的事实。根据下文“people call the first lunar month the Yuan Month and night Xiao”可知，这里是讲述事实，应用fact表示，结合后句and并列的两部分，应用复数形式，故填(f)acts。

2．句意：正月十五的晚上意味着第一个满月的开始。根据下文“the beginning of the first full moon”可知，标志着第一个满月的开始。根据首字母m提示，可得单词mark，主语The night of the 15th day of the first lunar month为第三人称单数，动词用三单形式，故填(m)arks。

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