49過中國農(nóng)歷新年了解中華傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日 2023中考英語時事熱點(diǎn)話題專練 一、短文選詞填空 閱讀下面短文，用方框內(nèi)所給詞匯的適當(dāng)形式填空，使短文語義完整。 stay celebrate si（ of lucky because important show together relatives Chinese New Year's Eve is a time fbr families to be together. Wherever they are, people are expected to go back home L_ the festival with their families. The New Year's Eve dinner is called "reunion dinner”, and is believed to be the most 2. meal of the year because it has many meaningful dishes. Big families of several generations （代）3. around tables and enjoy the food and time together. Dishes with 4. meanings must be included in the dinner such as fish, dumplings, and spring rolls （春卷）.Food for the New Year has the symbol 5. lucky meanings. Fish is a must fbr the New Year's reunion dinner 6^ it means “surplus”（盈余）. Chinese people have the custom of 72_ up late on our New Year's Eve to welcome the new year's arrival. After reunion dinner, families usually sit 8. to watch the Spring Festival Gala （春節(jié)聯(lián)歡晚會）.It's one of the most popular TV 9. in China. At the same time, most people send WcChat hongbao or short messages to friends and 10. by phone. Chinese New Year. Laba porridge is not the only tasty food in layue. Laba garlic（臘八蒜）is popular in the month. People begin to make it from that day on, and eat jt with dumplings during the Chinese New Year. While in the south, people like making sausages（香月勿）. Another big celebration before the Spring Festival is xiaonian. It is usually on the 23rd or 24th day of the last lunar month. People usually make ilower-shaped buns. They not only look beautiful but also taste good. The candy with sesame（芝麻）is another kind of popular food for this day. It means a sweet life in the new year. People will also clean the house. This is another important thing to do to prepare for the Spring Festival. It means sweeping away the dust（灰塵）of the old year and welcoming a fresh start. After these busy and happy days, the Chinese New Year is coming. 28. Which day do people begin to get ready for the Chinese New Year? A. On the 1st day of layue. B. On the 5th day of layue. C. On the 8th day of layue. D. On the 23rd day of layue. 29. What docs the underlined word "it" refer to? A. Laba garlic. B. Laba porridge. C. Sausage. D. Festival. 30. What docs the text mainly tell us? A. Important Chinese festivals. B. Festivals and customs in layue. C. Traditional food for the Spring Festival. D. Celebrations of （he Spring Festival. 【答案】28-30.CAD 本文是一篇說明文，介紹了臘月的節(jié)日及其節(jié)日習(xí)俗。 28. 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)原文“Laba Festival, which is on the 8th day of layue, is the first festival in this month”可知， 臘八節(jié)在臘月初八，是這個月的第一個節(jié)日。應(yīng)選C。 29. 詞句猜想題。根據(jù)原文“Laba garlic（臘八蒜）is popular in the month. People begin to make it from that day on, and eat it with dumplings during the Chinese New Year”可知，此處“it”指代的是上文提到的臘八蒜。應(yīng)選A。 30. 主旨大意題。通讀全文可知，本文是一篇說明文，介紹了臘月的節(jié)日及其節(jié)日習(xí)俗。應(yīng)選B。 三、閱讀判斷 China is a country with many colorful days and festivals. The Dragon Head Raising Day （龍?zhí)ь^）is one of them. This special day is on the second day of the second month in the Chinese lunar calendar （農(nóng)歷）.It is the start of spring and farming. This year, the day fell on March 8th. The dragon is important in Chinese culture. We Chinese people call ourselves the kkdescend-ants （傳人）of the dragon”. Therefbr, people celebrate the Dragon Head Raising Day with many customs about dragons. On the day in ancient times, people put ashes （灰）in the kitchen. This was “to lead the dragon into the house”. People believed that with the help of the dragon, they could have a good harvest （收獲）in autumn. Also, people eat special foods on that day. The foods are usually named after dragons. For example, people eat “dragon whisker （細(xì)須）“noodles and dumplings Today many customs have been dead. But one that has remained is the cutting of hair. It was said that a haircut during the first lunar month may bring bad luck to the mother's brothers. 根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，判斷以下各句正（T）誤（F）。 31. The Dragon Head Raising Day is one of the Chinese festivals. 32. February 2nd was the Dragon Head Raising Day this year. 33. On the day in ancient times, people put ashes （灰）in the kitchen. 34. One custom that has remained is to eat moon-cakes. 35. You'd better not cut your hair before the Dragon Head Raising Day if you have uncle（s）. 【答案】31-35. TFTFT 【分析】本文主要介紹中國的傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日——龍?zhí)ь^。包括龍?zhí)ь^的時間和習(xí)俗等。 31 .細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)"China is a country with many colorful days and festivals. The Dragon Head Raising Day （龍?zhí)ь^）is one of them”可知，龍?zhí)ь^是中國的節(jié)日之一，故填T。 32 .細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“This year, the day fell on March 8th”可知,今年的龍?zhí)ь^日期是3月8號,故填F。 33 .細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“On ihe day in ancient times, people pul ashes （灰）in the kitchen”可知，古代在這一天， 人們將灰放到廚房，故填T。 34 .細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)"For example, people cat “dragon whisker （細(xì)須）” noodles and dumplings”可知,人們吃 龍須面和餃子，而月餅是中秋節(jié)的食物，故填F。 35 .細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)"It was said that a haircut during the first lunar month may bring bad luck to the mother's brothers”可知，在正月里理發(fā)會給舅舅帶來厄運(yùn)，所以最好不要在龍?zhí)ь^之前理發(fā)，故填T。 四、完型填空閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，從各小題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項(xiàng)中選出最正確選項(xiàng)。 The Double （兩倍的）Seven Festival, also known as the Qixi Festival, is a traditional Chinese festival. Here is a beautiful story 36 it. Long, long ago, there was a young man named Niulang. One day, he 37 a beautiful girl — Zhinu, the Goddess's seventh daughter. She had just run away from the boring 力eave〃（天國）to look for fun on Earth. Zhinu soon 38 Niulang, and they got married without telling the Goddess. They lived a happy life on Earth and gave birth to two children. Unluckily, the Goddess soon found out the fact and 39 Zhinu to return to heaven. With the help of his magic cow, Niulang flew to heaven with his children to look for his wife. The Goddess discovered this and was very 4（）. Taking out her hairpin （發(fā)簪），the Goddess created a wide river in the skyto separate （分開）the two 41. From then on, Niulang and Zhinu had to live 42 on the two sides of the river. However, their true love touched all the magpies （喜鵲）in the world, 43 once a year tens of thousands of magpies would fly up to heaven to make a bridge “the bridge of magpies“ for the couple to meet each other. At last, the Goddess allowed 44 to meet each year on the 7th day of the 7th limar （農(nóng)歷）month. That's 45 the Double Seventh Festival started. Today, it is a great day for Chinese young people to express their love. 36. A. through B. withC. behindD. after37. A. met 37. A. met B. told C. thanked D. missed 38. A. turned down B. looked forward to C. parted with D. fell in love with 39. A. promised B. waited C. ordered D. helped 40. A. angry B. sorry c. interested D. satisfied 41. A. friends B. lovers c. parents D. children 42. A. back B. for c. halfway D. apart 43. A. so B. hut c. though D. because 44. A. him B. her c. us D. them 45. A. when B. how c. what D. where 【答案】36-40. CADCA 41-45. BDADB【分析】 本文介紹了七夕節(jié)背后牛郎與織女的故事。 36 .句意：這背后有一個美麗的故事。 through 通過;with 和一起；behind 在的后面;after 在之后。根據(jù)“Here is a beautiful story ... it.”可知七夕節(jié)的背后有一個故事，behind符合語境。應(yīng)選C。 37 .句意：一天，他遇見了一位美麗的女孩——織女。 met遇見；told告訴；thanked感謝；missed想念。根據(jù)"One day, he... a beautiful girl”可知,這一天牛郎遇見 了織女，應(yīng)選A。 38 .句意：織女很快就愛上了牛郎，他們在沒有告訴王母娘娘的情況下結(jié)婚了。 turned down 拒絕；looked forward to 期盼：parted with 與分開；fell in love with 愛上。根據(jù)"they got marriedwithout telling the Goddess”可知織女愛上了牛郎。應(yīng)選D。 39 .句意：不幸的是，王母娘娘很快發(fā)現(xiàn)了真相，命令織女返回天庭。 promised承諾；waited等待；ordered命令；helped幫助。根據(jù)“to return to heaven”可知是命令織女返回天庭。 應(yīng)選C。 40 .句意：王母娘娘發(fā)現(xiàn)了這一點(diǎn)，非常生氣。 angry 生氣的：sorry 對不起的；interesled 感興趣的：satisfied 滿足的。根據(jù)“Taking out her hairpin, the Goddess created a wide river in the sky to separate the two…”可知王母發(fā)現(xiàn)牛郎追到天庭感到很生氣。應(yīng)選A。 41 .句意：王母娘娘在天上造了一條寬闊的河來分隔這對戀人。 friends朋友；lovers愛人；parents父母；children孩子們。根據(jù)“to separate the two…”可知是分開牛郎織女這 對相愛的戀人，應(yīng)選B。 42 .句意：從那以后，牛郎和織女不得不分開生活在河的兩邊。 back向后地;for為了 ； halfway在中間；apart分開。根據(jù)“on the two sides of the river”可知分別生活在河的 兩邊。應(yīng)選D。 43 .句意：于是，每年都有成千上萬只喜鵲飛到天國搭一座橋。 so 所以；but 但是；though 盡管；because 因?yàn)?。utheir true love touched all the magpies in the world''與"once a year tens of thousands of magpies would fly up to heaven to make a bridge 'the bridge of magpics, fbr the couple to meet each other”是因果關(guān)系，后是果,應(yīng)選A。 44 .句意：最后，王母娘娘允許他們在每年農(nóng)歷七月初七見面。 him他;her她；us我們；ihem他們。根據(jù)“to meet each year”可知,王母娘娘最后允許讓這對夫婦見面,用 them指代牛郎織女。應(yīng)選D。 45 .句意：這就是七夕節(jié)的由來。 where哪里；how怎么樣；what什么；where在哪里。前文解釋了七夕節(jié)的由來，所以這句應(yīng)用how引導(dǎo)表 語從句，七夕節(jié)就是這樣起源的，應(yīng)選B。 五、閱讀回答以下問題A 閱讀下面的短文，然后根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答以下問題，并將答案填寫在答題卡上對應(yīng)題號的橫線上。 In April, there is a special day when people remember their ancestors （祖先）.Il is Qingming Festival. This year, the day is on April 4th. Qingming Festival is a traditional Chinese festival. On this day, families bring flowers, food and wine （酒）lo the tombs （墳?zāi)梗﹐f their ancestors. They first sweep dust off the tombs. After that, they put cakes and fruits in front of the tombs and remember their dead （去世的）family members. Why do Chinese people do this? Because people want to show respect （尊重）to their dead family members. Qing Ming Festival is also a good time to start gardening and doing outdoor activities in China. Families often get together for outings or to fly kites at this time. 46 . Is Qing Ming Festival a traditional American festival? 47 . When is Qing Ming Festival this year? 48 . What do families bring to the tombs of their ancestors on this day? 49 . Why do Chinese people have Qingming Festival? 50 . Who often get together for outings on this day? 【答案】No, it isn't. 46. It's on April 4th./On April 4th. 47. They bring flowers, food and wine. 48. Because they want show respect to their dead family members. 49. Families. 【分析】本文是一篇說明文。文章講述的是人們在清明節(jié)的一些習(xí)俗與清明節(jié)的意義。 46 .根據(jù)文中第二段“Qingming Festival is a traditional Chinese festival.”可知清明節(jié)是?個中國傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日。故 填 No, it isn't. 47 .根據(jù)文章第一段“This year, the day is on April 4th.”可知今年的清明節(jié)在4月4號。故填I(lǐng)t's on April 4th./On April 4,h. 48 .根據(jù)文章第二段“On this day, families bring flowers, food and wine to the tombs of their ancestors.” 可知他們 會帶花，食物和酒去祖先的墳前。故填They bring flowers, food and wine. 49 .根據(jù)文中“Why do Chinese people do this? Because people want to show respect to their dead family members?' 可知他們做這些事是為了向死去的親人表示尊敬。故填Because they want show respect to their dead family members. 50 .根據(jù)文中“Families often get together fbr outings or to fly kites at this lime.''可知家人之間在清明節(jié)時經(jīng)常聚 在一起外出或游樂。故填Families. B 閱讀短文，根據(jù)短文回答文后的問題。 Xi'an celebrated the first China Hanfii Day on April 18, There were shows which were held by people wearing traditional Chinese clothing— Hanfu. Hanfu fans from all over China came there to take photos and put them online for a Hanfu photo competition, which lasted until May 18. China Hanfu Day is in the third month of the Chinese lunar calendar（農(nóng)歷），which is said to be the birthday of the Yellow Emperor（黃帝）.In ancient China, this day was also called Shangsi Festival（上已節(jié)）.Its purpose（目的） is to encourage young Chinese to take pride in （radilional clothing. Hanfu is the traditional clothing of the Han people who lived in China before the Qing Dynasty. It has a history of about 3.000 years. And it has changed greatly so far. However, some of its main characteristics（特點(diǎn)） remain. For example, there are two parts that overlap（交疊）on the front, which is called 'jiao ling”. Another main characteristic is that it usually uses ribbons（系帶）instead of bullon（紐扣）. China is becoming a leading country in the world, so the Chinese people leel more confident（有信心的）about Chinese traditional culture than ever before. 50. Where was the first China Hanfu Day celebrated? 51. What's the purpose of China Hanfu Day? 52. When did Hanfu appear? 53. Does Hanfu usually use ribbons or buttons? 54. Why do （he Chinese people feel more confident about Chinese traditional culture than ever before? 【答案】In Xi,an. 51. Its purpose is to encourage young Chinese to take pride in traditional clothing. 52. About 3000 years ago. /It appeared about 3000 years ago. 53. Ribbons. 54. Because China is becoming a leading country in the world. 【分析】 本文是一篇說明文。主要介紹了西安舉辦了第一屆中國漢服節(jié)。文中介紹了漢服節(jié)的時間以及漢服的特點(diǎn)， 慶祝此活動的目的是宣揚(yáng)傳統(tǒng)文化，增強(qiáng)民族的自信心。 51 .根據(jù)第一段開頭"Xi'an celebrated the first China Hanfu Day on April 18.”可知，第一屆漢服節(jié)是在西安舉 行。故填I(lǐng)n Xi,an. 52 .根據(jù)第二段中“Its purposc（ R 的）is to encourage young Chinese to take pride in traditional clothing.”可知,舉 辦漢服節(jié)的目的是鼓勵中國年輕人以傳統(tǒng)服裝為榮。故填I(lǐng)ts purpose is to encourage young Chinese to take pride in traditional clothing. 53 .根據(jù)第三段中“It has a history of about 3,000 years.”可知漢服是在3000年前就出現(xiàn)了。故填A(yù)bout 3000 years ago. /It appeared about 3000 years ago. 54 .根據(jù)第三段中“Another main characteristic is that it usually uses ribbons（系帶）instead of bullon（紐扣）.”可知, 漢服用的是系帶。故填Ribbons. 55 .根據(jù)最后,段中“China is becoming a leading country in the world ... than ever befbre.“可知中國人之所以更 加自信是因?yàn)橹袊诔蔀槭澜珙I(lǐng)先的國家。故填Because China is becoming a leading country in the world. 六、多任務(wù)混合閱讀 Chinese people have been celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival and enjoying mooncakes for centuries. Mooncakes are in the shape of a full moon on the Mid-Autumn night. They carry people's wishes to the families they love and miss. ①There are many traditional folk stories about this festival. However, most people think that the story of【答案】 1. to celebrate 2. important 3. sit 4, lucky 5. ofbecause 7. staying 8. together 9. shows 10. relatives 【分析】 文章介紹了中國除夕夜的一些傳統(tǒng)。 1 .句意:無論他們在哪里,人們都要回家和家人一起慶祝這個節(jié)日。根據(jù)"to go back home ... the festival with their families”可知回家的目的是與家人一起慶祝節(jié)日，celebrate慶祝，此處用動詞不定式表目的。故填to celebrate o.句意：除夕的晚餐被稱為“團(tuán)圓飯”，被認(rèn)為是一年中最重要的一頓飯，因?yàn)樗泻芏嘤幸饬x的菜看。根 據(jù)“because it has many meaningful dishes”nr知是一年中最重要的一餐，importanl重要的，形容詞作定語。故 填 importanto 2 .句意：幾代人的大家庭圍坐在桌旁，一起享受美食和時光。根據(jù)“enjoy the food and time together”可知是 在桌旁作者，sit坐，根據(jù)“enjoy”可知用動詞原形。故填sit。 3 .句意：晚餐中一定要包括有吉祥意義的菜肴，如魚、餃子和春卷。根據(jù)"Food for the New Year has the symbol... lucky meanings.”可知是要有吉祥意義，lucky吉祥的，形容詞作定語。故填lucky。 4 .句意：新年食物有吉祥的寓意。the symbol of.的象征，固定搭配。故填of。 5 .句意：魚是年夜飯的必備品，因?yàn)樗馕吨坝圄~意味著“盈余”是魚必備的原因，前果后因，用because 引導(dǎo)原因狀語從句。故填because。 6 .句意：中國人有在除夕夜熬夜的習(xí)俗來迎接新年的到來。根據(jù)“the custom of... up late on our New Year's Eve” 及常識可知除夕夜要熬夜，stay up late熬夜，介詞of后接stay的動名詞形式。故填staying。 7 .句意：在團(tuán)圓飯之后，家人通常坐在一起看春節(jié)聯(lián)歡晚會。根據(jù)“to watch the Spring Festival Gala”及常識 可知全家人要坐在一起看春晚，together一起，符合語境。故填together。 8 .句意:它是中國最受歡迎的電視節(jié)目之一。根據(jù)“the Spring Festival Gala”可知此處指最受歡迎的電視節(jié) 目，show節(jié)目，再由“one oF'可知此處用復(fù)數(shù)。故填shows。 9 .句意：與此同時，大多數(shù)人通過 給朋友和親戚發(fā)送微信紅包或短信。根據(jù)“send WeChat hongbao or short messages to friends and ... by phone”結(jié)合常識可知要給親戚朋友發(fā)紅包或短信,relative親戚，與friends 一樣用復(fù)數(shù)。故填relatives。 Chang'e is the most touching Chang'e was Hou Yi's beautifiil wife. After Hou Yi shot down the nine suns, a goddess gave him magic medicine to thank him. Whoever took this could live forever, and Hou Yi planned to take it with Chang'e. However, a bad man, Pang Meng, tried to steal the medicine when Hou Yi was not home. Chang'e refused to give it to him and took it all. She became very light and flew up to the moon.后羿是如此的難過，以至 于他每晚都對著月亮大聲呼喊她的名字One night, he found that the moon was so bright and round that he could see his wife there. He quickly laid 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 admiring the moon and sharing mooncakes with their families. 56. How do people celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival? 57 . What meaning do mooncakes carry? 58 .把短文中劃線句子①翻譯成漢語。 59 .把短文中劃線句子②翻譯成英語。 60 .給短文擬一個恰當(dāng)?shù)臉?biāo)題。 【答案】They celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival by enjoying mooncakes. 56. They carry people's wishes to the families they love and miss. 57. 關(guān)于這個節(jié)日有很多傳統(tǒng)的民間故事。 58. Hou Yi was so sad that he shouted her name to the moon every night. 59. Full Moon, Full Feelings. 【分析】文章講述了人們賞月和與家人提供月餅的傳統(tǒng)的來歷。 56. 根據(jù)“Chinese people have been celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival and enjoying mooncakes for centuries.^^ 可知，人們吃月餅來慶祝中秋節(jié)，故填 They celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival by enjoying mooncakes. 57. 根據(jù)"Mooncakes are in the shape of a full moon on the Mid-Autumn night. They carry people's wishes to the Emilies they love and miss.''可知，中秋之夜，月餅呈滿月的形狀，它們承載著對家人的愛和思念，故填They caiTy people's wishes to the families they love and miss. 58. There are 有：many traditional folk stories 很多傳統(tǒng)民間故事：about this festival 關(guān)于這個節(jié) H :故填： 關(guān)于這個節(jié)日有很多傳統(tǒng)的民間故事。 59. 后羿HouYi,作主語；是be,描述過去的事情?，動詞用過去式，主語是單數(shù)名詞，動詞用was；如此 的難過以至于so sad that...,引導(dǎo)結(jié)果狀語從句;他he,從句主語;都對著月亮大聲呼喊她的名字shout her name to the moon,動詞用過去式；每晚 every night；故填 Hou Yi was so sad that he shouted her name to the moon every night. 60. 根據(jù)整個文章的理解可知，主要是介紹中秋節(jié)的的習(xí)俗以及人們慶祝的方式，圓圓的月亮代表著滿滿 的思念之情，故填 Full Moon, Full Feelings. B 根據(jù)語境，從方框中選擇恰當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~，并使用其正確形式填空，使句子意思完整、通順。 usual one call shop relative We call the Chinese New Year the Spring Festival. There is a special name for each Chinese year. We may 11. it the year of the sheep, the year of the monkey or the year of (he dog. And this year is the year of the pig. Before New Year's Day, people arc busy 12. and cleaning their houses. On New Year's Eve, there is a big family dinner. After dinner, all the family stay up late to welcome the New Year. On the 13. day of the New Year, people put on their new clothes and go to visit their friends and 14. . They say “good luck'' and some other greetings to each other. People 15. have a very good time during the festival. 【答案】call 12. shopping 13. first 14. relatives 15. usually 【分析】這篇短文主要講述了中國的春節(jié)，每個中國年都有一個特別的名字，詳細(xì)地介紹了人們?yōu)檫^年做的準(zhǔn)備和 一些習(xí)俗等。 11. 句意：我們可以稱之為羊年，猴年或狗年。the year of the sheep, the year of the monkey or the year of the dog.”可知，此處是稱它為羊年，猴年或狗年。may是情態(tài)動詞，后加動詞原形，call it…."稱它”， 故填call. 12. 句意:人們忙著購物和清掃房子。短語be busy doing sth.“忙于做某事"，shop是動詞,購物,此處用動 名詞,故填shopping。 13. 句意：在新年的第一天，人們穿上他們的新衣服去拜訪他們的朋友和親戚。根據(jù)"people put on iheir new clothes and go to visit their friends and relatives**nf»此處是在新年的第一天，表示第幾天用序數(shù)詞，the加 序數(shù)詞,first是序數(shù)詞，第一,故填first。 14. 句意：在新年的第一天，人們穿上他們的新衣服去拜訪他們的朋友和親戚。根據(jù)"go to visit their friends” 可知，and連接并列成分,此處應(yīng)該是親戚，relative是名詞,親戚,此處用復(fù)數(shù)形式，故填relatives。 15. 句意：人們通常在節(jié)口里玩得很開心。根據(jù)“have a very good time during the能stival”可.知，此處是人們 通常在在節(jié)口里玩得很開心，usually是副詞，通常，表示頻度，故填usually。 二、閱讀單項(xiàng)選擇A 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 river banks 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. Another tradition is guessing lantern riddles （謎語）.The riddles are usually short, wise （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, 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）. 16. When did celebrations and traditions of （he Lantern Festival start from? A. The Han Dynasty. B. The Tang Dynasty. C. The Song Dynasty. D. The Yuan Dynasty. 17. What were sky lanterns first used for by Zhugc Kongming in ancient times? A. Making wishes.B. Celebrating birthdays. C. Encouraging the soldiers.D. Asking for help. 18. 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. At Lantern Festival people eat sweet dumplings. 19. The line from Xin Qiji in （he passage shows the Lantern Festival was in old times. 1 . boringB. humorousC. romanticD. exciting【答案】 16-19. ADBC【分析】 本文主要介紹了中國元宵節(jié)的由來，習(xí)俗和傳統(tǒng)。 16 .細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)"Celebrations and traditions on this day began from the Han Dynasty