The Mid-Autumn Festival is an important festival in China. This ___1___ is on the fifteenth day of the eighth month according to the Chinese lunar calendar (农历). Many people like it, ___2___ it’s a time for families to get together.

It is ___3___ to spend the night with families and loved ones looking up at the moon. People also give and eat ___4___ around the time of the festival. This is the third time I have been in Asia for the festival. The first year I celebrated the festival ___5___ Guangzhou. Millions of people travelled through Guangzhou during the festival.

Last year I spent the festival in Sanya. I found many people ___6___ the festival on the beach. There was ___7___ music, great dancing, delicious picnics, and a lot of fireworks.

This year I spent the holiday in Hong Kong. Here, they celebrated the festival by having dragon dances and other activities. There were also lanterns, lights, mooncakes, ___8___ and bonfire parties.

For me, the Mid-Autumn Festival has always been a time to ___9___ Chinese culture and get to know the people around me. I also enjoy ____10___ the moon and thinking of my families and friends in Britain and around the world.

1．A．knowledge B．expression C．lantern D．festival

2．A．so B．because C．that D．whether

3．A．patient B．active C．traditional D．secret

4．A．mooncakes B．noodles C．dumplings D．apples

5．A．on B．at C．in D．for

6．A．reviewing B．creating C．noting D．celebrating

7．A．folk B．wise C．lifelong D．tall

8．A．abilities B．desserts C．physics D．desert

9．A．repeat B．tie C．lay D．experience

10．A．stealing B．getting C．admiring D．lying

There are many traditional Chinese festivals. Among them, the Spring Festival, the Tomb-Sweeping Day, the Dragon Boat festival and the Mid-Autumn Festival are the main ones. The fifteenth day of the eighth lunar (农历的) month every year, people celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival.

In ancient China, festival time was mostly related to the moon’s movement. The moon symbolizes (象征) softness and brightness, and brings joy to people.

The moon is the most beautiful of the year on Mid-Autumn Festival. Autumn is a harvest season. There are good harvests across China. The crops (庄稼) that the farmers get makes them very happy.

On the Mid-Autumn night, families will get together, admire the moon, taste the mooncakes and enjoy the happy family reunion (团聚). The Mid-Autumn Festival has lasted for over thousands of years and formed a tradition of life. _________It goes more than a festival and is given rich cultural connotations (内涵). Reunion is the theme of the Mid-Autumn Festival and gives endless inspiration to the ancient and modern poets. There are a lot of popular poems left and read through the ages.

“As the bright moon rises above the sea, everyone far away enjoy the same moment.” “When will the moon be clear and bright? Holding a cup of wine, and I ask the blue sky.” The two poems express people’s expectations of perfection (对完美的期望).

“Looking up, I find the moon bright. Bowing, in homesickness, I’m drowned.” The full moon on the Mid-Autumn night makes people miss their family and loved ones.

11．How did the writer begin the text ?

A．By giving examples. B．By asking a question.

C．By telling a story. D．By showing some poems.

12．What does the word “harvest” mean in the third paragraph?

A．The way of bringing the crops together. B．The time to plant something in the field.

C．The time of year when the crops are brought together. D．The time to catch a number of animals or fish.

13．Which of the following sentences can be put in ____▲___?

A．What a wonderful time! B．It’s not just a sign of time.

C．You can have a great time. D．Enjoy yourself with your family.

14．How many poems about people’s expectations of perfection are mentioned in the text?

A．One B．Two. C．Three. D．Four.

15．What’s the best title for the text ?

A．How to Celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival.

B．Enjoy Your Day on the Mid-Autumn Festival.

C．Popular Poems about the Mid-Autumn Festival

D．A Traditional Chinese Festival—the Mid-Autumn Festival.

从方框中选择适当的单词，并用其适当的形式完成短文，每词只能用一次，每空一词。

people, lay, fly, whoever, touch, shoot, century, admire, that, tradition

Full Moon, Full FeelingChinese people have been celebrating Mid-Autumn Festival and enjoying mooncakes for ____16___. Mooncakes are in the shape of a full moon on Mid-Autumn night. They carry ____17___ wishes to the families they love and miss.

There are many ____18___ folk stories about this festival. However, most people think that the story of Chang’e is the most ____19___. Chang’e was Hon Yi’s beautiful wife. After Hou Yi ____20___ down the nine suns, a goddess gave him magic medicine to thank him. ____21___drank this could live forever, and Hou Yi planned to drink it with Chang’e.

However, a bad man, Feng Meng, tried to steal the medicine when Hou Yi was not home. Chang’e refused to give it to him and drank it all. She became very light and ____22___ up to the moon. Hou Yi was so sad ____23___ he called out her name to the moon every night. One night, he found that the moon was so bright and round that he could see his wife there. He quickly ____24___ out her favorite fruits and desserts in the garden. How he wished that Chang’e could come back!

After this, people started the tradition of _____25___ the moon and sharing moon cakes with their families.

阅读短文，用方框中所给词或短语的正确形式填空，使文章通顺、连贯、合理。（每空只能填一个单词或一个短语，每个单词或短语限用一次）

much, have to, I, be, sudden, appear, safety, forget

I had a(n) ____26___ Mid-Autumn Festival in 2021. At that time, my grandfather got sick and ____27___ stay in hospital. So I traveled back to my hometown to see him. Before I went there, I was thinking: “How should I spend the Mid-Autumn Festival with my grandpa in the hospital?”____28___ I had an idea. I was going to make some mooncakes ____29____ and bring them to my grandpa. It would be a big surprise for him! I started right away and asked some adults to help me. The first few mooncakes____30___ not that good but after more practice I made better ones.

When I took the mooncakes to my grandpa’s room with my whole family, Grandpa was very happy. As he took the mooncake, a big smile ____31___on his face. We had a wonderful family reunion（团聚）on this special festival. In 2022, I just hope that all my family will be ____32___ and we can see each other ____33___ often.

阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入文中空白处的最佳选项。（每个选项只用一次，选项中有一项为多余选项）

A great festival for the Chinese takes place on Chinese lunar August 15th. ___34___

In 2020, the Mid-Autumn Festival falls on October 1st. As a time for families together, the Mid-Autumn Festival has its typical food—the mooncake which is round and delicious. ___35___

Long ago there was a king in China who was very cruel to the people and the country couldn’t go well. ___36___ So they wrote notes telling about the meeting place and time and put them into cakes. On August 15th, every person was told to buy cakes. When they ate cakes, they found notes. So they got together to make a sudden attack (进攻) on the king. From then on, the Chinese people celebrated on August 15th. ___37___

When the Mid-Autumn Festival is near, shop owners decorate their shop windows beautifully with pictures of ancient Chinese ladies. People go to buy many kinds of mooncakes. ___38___

On the evening of the day, people and their family have a big meal. After it, they eat mooncakes and watch the fullest and brightest moon.

A．There is a popular folk story about it.

B．It is called the Mid-Autumn Festival.

C．They ate cakes in memory of (纪念) that important event.

D．That is why people like to spend their time with their parents.

E．The people were so angry that some brave ones suggested killing the king.

F．And they send presents such as wine, fruits and mooncakes to their friends and relatives.

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参考答案

1．D 2．B 3．C 4．A 5．C

【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲作者在中国度过的三个中秋节及中秋节对作者的意义。

1．句意：这个节日是在8月15日，按照中国农历来算。