专题16-节日的由来-备战2023年中考英语之阅读理解专项练（常考+热门话题）（通用版）（解析版）.pdf

专题16-节日的由来

备战2023年中考英语之阅读理解专项练（常考+热门话题）

一、阅读单选。

（2022·河南·镇平县基础教育教学研究室模拟预测）Therearemanytraditional

Chinesefestivals.Amongthem,theSpringFestival,theTomb-SweepingDay,theDragon

BoatfestivalandtheMid-AutumnFestivalarethemainones.Thefifteenthdayoftheeighth

lunar(农历的)montheveryyear,peoplecelebratetheMid-AutumnFestival.

InancientChina,festivaltimewasmostlyrelatedtothemoon’smovement.Themoon

symbolizes(象征)softnessandbrightness,andbringsjoytopeople.

ThemoonisthemostbeautifuloftheyearonMid-AutumnFestival.Autumnisaharvest

season.TherearegoodharvestsacrossChina.Thecrops(庄稼)thatthefarmersgetmakes

themveryhappy.

OntheMid-Autumnnight,familieswillgettogether,admirethemoon,tastethe

mooncakesandenjoythehappyfamilyreunion(团聚).TheMid-AutumnFestivalhaslasted

foroverthousandsofyearsandformedatraditionoflife._________Itgoesmorethana

festivalandisgivenrichculturalconnotations(内涵).Reunionisthethemeofthe

Mid-AutumnFestivalandgivesendlessinspirationtotheancientandmodernpoets.There

arealotofpopularpoemsleftandreadthroughtheages.

“Asthebrightmoonrisesabovethesea,everyonefarawayenjoythesamemoment.”

“Whenwillthemoonbeclearandbright?Holdingacupofwine,andIaskthebluesky.”The

twopoemsexpresspeople’sexpectationsofperfection(对完美的期望).

“Lookingup,Ifindthemoonbright.Bowing,inhomesickness,I’mdrowned.”Thefull

moonontheMid-Autumnnightmakespeoplemisstheirfamilyandlovedones.

1．Howdidthewriterbeginthetext?

A．Bygivingexamples.B．Byaskingaquestion.

C．Bytellingastory.D．Byshowingsomepoems.

2．Whatdoestheword“harvest”meaninthethirdparagraph?

A．Thewayofbringingthecropstogether.B．Thetimetoplantsomethinginthefield.

C．Thetimeofyearwhenthecropsarebroughttogether.D．Thetimetocatchanumberof

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animalsorfish.

3．Whichofthefollowingsentencescanbeputin____▲____?

A．Whatawonderfultime!