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【題目】The Lantern Festival falls on the 15th of the first month of the lunar calendar(陰歷). This day is always the first full moon in the new year. Ancient people also called it Shangyuan Festival. Celebrations and traditions on this day began from the Han Dynasty(朝代) and became popular in the Tang Dynasty.

Watching the red lanterns is one of the main traditions. Lanterns of different shapes and sizes are usually put on trees, or along riverbanks on show. It is said that sky lanterns were first used by Zhuge Kongming to ask for help when he was in trouble. Today, when the lanterns slowly rise into the air, people make wishes.

Another tradition is guessing lantern riddles(謎). The riddles are usually short, wise, and sometimes humorous. The answer to a riddle can be a Chinese character(漢字), a famous person's name, or a place name.

The most important thing is to eat sweet dumplings with different tastes. In northern China, they are called yuanxiao while in southern part they're named tangyuan. Because making sweet dumplings is like a game or an activity, they are usually done happily by a group of friends or family members.

In old times, the Lantern Festival was also romantic(浪漫的). Watching lanterns gave young people a chance to meet each other. A line from Xin Qiji, a poet during the Song Dynasty, shows this：

Hundreds and thousands of times I searched for her in the crowd. Suddenly I turned, and there she stood, in the dim (昏暗的) light.

【1】The traditional festival talked about in this passage is called “________” in Chinese.

A. 春節(jié) B. 元宵節(jié)

C. 端午節(jié) D. 重陽節(jié)

【2】When did celebrations and traditions of the Lantern Festival start from?

A. The Han Dynasty.

B. The Tang Dynasty.

C. The Song Dynasty.

D. The Qin Dynasty.

【3】What were sky lanterns first used for by Zhuge Kongming in ancient times?

A. Making wishes.

B. Celebrating birthdays.

C. Asking for help.

D. For fun.

【4】Which of the following is NOT true about sweet dumplings?

A. They have different tastes.

B. They are named yuanxiao all over the country.

C. People enjoy the process of making them.

D. In southern part they're named tangyuan.

【5】The line from Xin Qiji in the passage shows the Lantern Festival was ________ in old times.

A. boring B. humorous

C. romantic D. interesting

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】C

【4】B

【5】C

【解析】

本文主要介紹了中國的傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日元宵節(jié)，以及人們慶祝節(jié)日的活動。

【1】詞義猜測題。根據(jù)“The Lantern Festival falls on the 15th of the first month of the lunar calendar(陰歷).”根據(jù)我們對中國節(jié)日的常識了解，陰歷的正月15是中國的元宵節(jié)，故選B。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中“Celebrations and traditions on this day began from the Han Dynasty(朝代) and became popular in the Tang Dynasty.可知它開始于漢朝，故選A.”

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“It is said that sky lanterns were first used by Zhuge Kongming to ask for help when he was in trouble.”可知天燈被他用于困難時尋求幫助。故選C。

【4】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“The most important thing is to eat sweet dumplings with different tastes.”可知這種食物有不同的口味，A 正確。根據(jù)“Because making sweet dumplings is like a game or an activity”可知它的制作過程像游戲一樣，人們喜歡制作過程，故C正確。根據(jù)“in southern part they're named tangyuan”可知在南方它們被叫做湯圓，故D正確，所以C不正確在北方叫元宵，但在南方叫湯圓，故選C。

【5】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段第一句“In old times, the Lantern Festival was also romantic(浪漫的).”可知后文辛棄疾的例子是為了說明這是個很浪漫的節(jié)日，故選C。

詞義猜測題需要讀懂原文，抓住關(guān)鍵詞，短語或句子，徹底理解文章內(nèi)容，并結(jié)合閱讀材料外的有關(guān)生活，社會常識等仔細(xì)斟酌做出準(zhǔn)確的判斷。例如第1小題，根據(jù)“The Lantern Festival falls on the 15th of the first month of the lunar calendar(陰歷).”結(jié)合我們對中國節(jié)日的常識了解，陰歷的正月15是中國的元宵節(jié)，故選B