2021年江苏南通中考英语真题

南通市2021年初中毕业、升学考试试卷

英语

第I卷（选择题共60分）

第I卷共45小题，请将答案按要求填涂在答题卡上。

一、单项选择（本题共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

1.Myfamilyhavebreakfasttogethereveryday.Thishelpsusstartadaywell.

A.不填B.aC.anD.the

2.——IhearyourbrotherwillenterTsinghuaUniversitythissummer.

一Exactly,hewasabomgenius.Hewasabletoreadandwritetheageof4.

A.inB.onC.atD.of

3.Ourmonitoris.Henevershowsoffbeforeothers.

A.organizedB.modestC.generousD.energetic

4.Five-starhotelscanfirst-rateservice,makingpassengersfeelathome.

A.provideB.preventC.protectD.prepare

5.Lifeislikeaone-wayrace,treasureeverymomentastimecannotbewonagain.

A.soB.andC.orD.but

6.—MustIreturnthisbookbeforeFriday,Sir?

—No,you,dear.Youcankeepitfortwoweeks.

A.can'tB.shouldn'tC.mustn'tD.needn't

7.—doesMaylooklike?

——Sheisaprettygirlwithbigbrighteyesandlongstraighthair.

A.HowB.WhatC.WhichD.Who

8.——HaveyoudecidedwhattowriteaboutGulliverinLilliputinthereport?

一Emnotsure.MaybeIneedtoreadsomeaboutitbeforewriting.

A.reasonsB.rewardsC.resultsD.reviews

9.—Honey,couldyouhelpmethepictureofcolorfulballoonsfromthepaper?

—Ok,Mum.Emcoming!

A.cutoutB.carryoutC.turnoutD.workout

10.一Simon,wecansaveenergybyridingsharedbicycles.

一That'strue.,usingairconditionerslessisalsoagoodway.

A.HoweverB.OtherwiseC.AnywayD.Moreover

11.——MissZhangseemsquitefamiliarwithYunnanProvince.

—Don'tyouknow?Sheatownschoolthereasavolunteerteacherforover2years.

A.isinB.hasgonetoC.hasbeeninD.hasbeento

12.ThecommunityworkerispatientenoughtotheoldhowtouseHealthCode（码）。

A.explainB.explainsC.toexplainD.explaining

13.-Goodnews!TheUndergroundLine1inNantongtocomeintoservicesoon.

-That'sgreat!Transportwillbecomemucheasierforus.

A.willbeexpectedB.isexpected

C.expectsD.isexpecting

14.—Acelebrationforthe100lhanniversaryofthefoundingoftheCPC（中国共产党）willbe

held,andI'mwondering.

—Let'shaveadiscussionaboutitthisafternoon.

A.howwillwegetthereB.whichclubswilltakepart

C.whatwecoulddoforitD.whethercanwedosomethingforit

15.—Itisimportantforustowearseatbeltswhiledrivingcars.

A.That'sagoodideaB.That'sallright

C.Ican'tagreemoreD.Takeiteasy

二、完形填空（本题共15小题：每小题1分，满分15分）

请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，

并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

“SPELLCHAMPION,"Scotttoldhisoldersister.

“C—h—a—m—p—i—o—n.”

Unsureaboutit,Scottstillcheered,"You'll16thespellingbee!”

Lucythanked,happybut17,wonderingifherdog,Senator,whoshegotforher11th

birthdayandneverawayfromherforaweek,wouldbelookedafterwell.

"Wellkeephimperfectly,“saidScott,dreamingofgettinghisownpetifhecould18

himself.

Theloudspeakerintherailwaystationannouncedtheupcomingdeparture（出发）.Dadwished

Lucygoodluck,“Ifyoumakethe19,wellcometoseeyou.”

“Seeyouinaw—e—a—k.,?

t4W—e—e—k,^Lucy20Scottandsaid,"Bye!”

EachmorningScottwokeupearlytofeedSenator,leavinganoteto21Dad,afterthat

Scottcontinuedtosleep.ScottevengaveSenatoratimelybath,duringwhichhehopedDadcould

noticehowresponsible（负责任的）hewaswithunwillingSenator.

HalfwayLucy22backtotellherfailureinthesecondround（轮次）andasked,"How's

Senatordoing?”

"Excellent!”Scottbragged.

ButwhenLucyreturned,shefoundit23"Heonlystartedfeelingsickthismoming/'Scott

felt24butconfused（困惑的），forhe'dbeenastrictdirection—follower.

Theycametotheveterinarian's（动物诊所）.Aftertheexamination,Lucywasangry,“Aterrible

25!HowcouldSenatorhavesucharapidtwopoundsinweight?”

Dadsaid,“Ionlyfedhimtwoscoopsofdogfoodeverymorning.”

Scott26,“Dad!Youfedhimagain?Didn'tyoureadmynote?ItsaysI'vefedhim!”

IttookLucyamomenttounderstandbeforeaskingScotthowtospellfed.

“F-e—e—d?Scott!Fedisspelledf-e-d.Butyournotesaysf—e—e—d,tellingDadto

feedthedog!”

“SoSenatorwasfedtwice?"Dadasked,"Butwhydidhe27seemhungry?”

“All'sfishthatcomestohisnet!”LucylookeddownatSenatorwhowaswagginghistail.

“Let'sseehowyoulikeeatingDoggieDietforamonth!”

Senator'staildrooped.

Scottsaidsorry,“IjustwantedtoberesponsiblesoIcouldgetadogformynext28.”

"It'sOK.Ellteachyouhowtospellto29myselffornextyear'sspellingbee."Lucy

handedScotttheredleashtowalkSenator.

“Youhaveafewmonthstopractisebeforeyougetoneforyourbirthday.^^Dadadded.

ScottburstintolaughterandreacheddowntopetSenator30.

“Havingalittlebrotherisn'tsobad,“LucytoldSenator,uifyoushowhimwho'sb-o-s-

s!”

16.A.attendB.finishC.winD.cancel

17.A.relaxedB.worriedC.surprisedD.bored

18.A.proveB.teachC.serveD.devote

19.A.finalsB.plansC.changesD.tasks

20.A.punishedB.warnedC.improvedD.corrected

21.A.wakeB.respectC.praiseD.remind

22.A.flewB.movedC.calledD.went

23.A.wrongB.oppositeC.commonD.same

24.A.luckyB.crazyC.guiltyD.silly

25.A.stomachacheB.headacheC.toothacheD.backache

26.A.noddedB.smiledC.cheeredD.screamed

27.A.neverB.alwaysC.sometimesD.seldom

28.A.interviewB.termC.competitionD.birthday

29.A.trainB.enjoyC.explainD.recommend

30.A.bravelyB.excitedlyC.politelyD.patiently

三、阅读理解（本题共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项,

并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Goforfun：

♦Morethan22,000pubs（酒馆）haveaweeklyquiz（智力测试）night.Somepeoplesaythatthe

successofmodern-daypubquizzesiscausedbyaboardgamefromthe1980s,calledTrivial

Pursuit.Inthegameplayershadtoanswerquestionsaboutunimportantdetails.Butwhateverthe

reason,pubownersnowsaytheyholdquiznightsbecausequizzersdrinklikefish,soitisgood

businessforthem.

♦inthequiz,thequizmasterreadsquestionsoutloudandpeopleanswerquestionsinteams.Alot

ofthetime,peoplechoosefunnynamesfortheirteams.Therearenormallyseveralrounds,anda

quizcangoonfor2to3hours!Eachroundcanbeaboutadifferenttopic,orquestionscanbe

mixed.Topicscanbeaboutnature,culture,life,health,food,science,sports,musicandmore.

♦Manypubshaveoldnamesreferringtomonarchs（君主），suchasTheKing'sHeadorTheQueen

Victoria,butofcoursethisdoesn'tmeantheyareonlyforkingsorqueens.Pubshavealways

welcomedpeoplefromallclassesandpartsofsociety.Insomepubsyoucangetdrinksonthe

house,meaningtheyarefree.Ifyou'vepaidtobeinthequiz,thereisusuallyasurprisingprize.

♦MorethanhalfofthepeopleinarecentsurveyontheInternetansweredthesequestions

incorrectly:HowmanycountriesmakeupGreatBritain?Whatistheworld'slargestdesert?

Study!Makesureyouknowthenamesofthewinnersofsportingevents,OscarsandTVshows.

Alsothereisneedtohavealookattheworldmap.Besidesstudying,it'sveryimportanttochoose

yourteamwisely.Trytohaveamixofmenandwomen,andnomorethanfivepeople.Don't

choosesomeonewhoisalwayscompletelysurethatthey'reright,infactsometimesthey'rewrong!

Onceyou'vegotyourteamtogether,alwaystrustyourfirstanswer,anddon'tthinkaboutittoo

much.Makesurethatnoteveryoneinyourteamdrinkstoomuch,otherwisethelastroundisgoing

togetreallydifficult1

31.Pubownersarewillingtoholdthequiznightbecause.

A.itisheldfreelyonceaweektomeetcustomers

B.theycanaskquizzerssomedifficultquestions

C.itcanprovideagoodchancefortheirbusiness

D.theybelieveTrivialPursuitisstillpopularnow

32.WhichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtoParts2&3?

A.Quizzersusuallygrouptheirteamswithfunnynames.

B.Normallyeachroundwillgoonfortwotothreehours.

C.Pubswithnamesofmonarchsareforkingsandqueens.

D.Everyquizzerwillreceiveasurprisingprizeintheend.

33.Inordertowinthequiz,quizzershadbetter.

①haveacompleteunderstandingofdifferenttopics

②beinamixedteamnomorethanfivemembers

③trusttheirfirstanswerstothequestions

©drinkasmuchastheycantillthelastround

A.①②B.②③C.①④D.

B

EnjoyCookingTime

I—u

Wearewhatweeat.Fromhigh—caloriemealstolow—fatlunches,muchofourhealth

dependsonwhatweeat.Weknowaboutthebenefits（益处）ofeatingfittinglyforourphysical

health,butfood,andcookingit,isprovingtobegoodforourmental（心理的）healthaswell.

Somepeoplearenowsupportingthetherapeuticvalueofcookingfood.It'snotjustaboutthe

endresultbutalsotheexperiencesomeonegoesthrough.DrMarkSalter,aconsultantpsychiatrist,

toldtheBBC:"Bakingandcookingaregoodtherapies.Theyhelppatientsdevelopplanningskills,

short-termmemoriesandsocialskills—lack（缺乏）ofwhichmayleadtomentalillness.^^

TVchef（大厨）andauthorNadiyaHussainagreesthatcookingisgreatforhelpingourmind.

ShelovestobakeandbecamethechampionoftheTVshow,TheGreatBritishBakeOff.Shesays

that“Baking'salwaysbeenabouttherapy...It*sneverreallybeenaboutthecake.^^Andshethinks

thatbakingisanimportanttoolforoursocializationandmentalhealth.

Certainly,creatingsomedeliciousfoodtakesourmindoffthingsandgivesussomethingtodo,

helpingusgetthroughtherecentlockdown.Peoplehavesaidthatmixingdough（生面团）tomake

bread,forexample,hasgiventhemasenseofcalmandcontrol.Researchhasshownthatdoing

creativetasks,likecooking,makesusfeelhappier.NicoleFarmer,whostudieshowfoodinfluences

ourbiology,behaviorandmentalhealth,toldBBConlinethat"Cookingrepresentsthehuman

experienceoffood,andgrowingpeoplethroughfood,sothereisnodoubtitcanbringustimely

positivefeelings.^^

Ofcourse,cookingcanbeaverysociableactivityandsharingtheendresult,arewarding

experience.Hopefully,aswestarttomixwithfriendsandfamilyagain,wecanenjoythebenefits

oncemoreandputusallintherightstateofmind.

34.WhatisbakinginNadiyaHussain'seyes?

A.It'shelpfulforourmind.B.It*sakindofTVprogramme.

C.It'salwaysaboutthecake.D.Ifsatoolforphysicalhealth.

35.Creativetaskscanhelppeoplegetthroughthelockdownbecausethey.

A.givepeoplealastingsenseofcalmandpeace

B.markthestartoftheexperienceofcookingfood

C.makepeoplefeelmoreconfidentandstronger

D.helppeopletaketheirmindoffunhappythings

36.Whichofthefollowingisrightaccordingtothepassage?

A.DrMarkSalterisaconsultantpsychiatristoftheBBC.

B.Hussainoncegotthefirstprizeforherbooksonbaking.

C.TheGreatBritishBakeOffisaTVshowaboutcooking.

D.NicoleFarmerisaBritishscientistwhostudiesbiology.

37.Whatisthearticletryingtoconvince（使确信）Ihereaderof?

A.Eatingfittinglyforphysicalhealth.

B.Enjoyingthecourseofcooking.

C.Sharingdeliciousfoodwithothers.

D.Developingourplanningskills.

C

InDecember2020,“theSuperApple”appearedatsupermarketsacrossChina,sweeterand

juicierthanusualones,withoutpesticideresidue（农药残留）.Beforereachingthemarket,the

productshadbeentestedover500times.Blockchain（区块链）technologyinrecordingfarmers,

actionsiswidelyusedtoavoidnonstandardpesticideuse.Digitaltechnologyattheapplestorage

helpstogroupapples,whichcankeepthestability（稳定性）inthequality."Thefutureof

agricultureliesinthemodemtechnoIogy.^^HuangJikun,ProfessoroftheChinaCentrefor

AgriculturalPolicyatPekingUniversity,toldBeijingReview.

AtChina*sCentralRuralWorkConferencein2020,PresidentXistressedthateffortsmustbe

madetoincreasethequalityofagriculture.Xialsopointedouttheimportanceofspeedingup

technologies.

Chinarsagriculturehasenteredastageofhigh-qualitydevelopment,asthecountryis

meetingpeople'sincreasingneedforhighstandardproducts.Soagricultureshouldturnto

technology.

Threeyearsago,YuanLongpingledaprogramofplantingriceinsaline—alkali（盐碱）soilin

areas,includingXinjiangandHeilongjiang.Throughhybridtechnology,Yuan'steamhavebeen

abletoraiseimprovedriceforsalineandalkalinesoils.IfChinacouldput6.67millionhectaresof

saline-alkalisoilintoriceproduction,itwouldbeverylikelytoincreasebyaround30million

tons,ahugecontributiontothecountry.

InLushui,YunnanProvince,onecanrarelyseefarmersworkingonthefarm.AHcommon

tasksarecompletedautomatically（自动化地）.Data（数据）isgatheredbythesystemtoimprove

futureproduction.

“Moreinformationandtechnologycentreswillbebuiltsothatbasicdataandbigdatacanbe

improved,andtechnologieslike5GandtheBeiDouSatelliteNavigationSystemcanbeusedinthe

field.^saidHanFujun,DeputyChiefEngineeroftheInformationCenterofMARA.

Since2010,theChinesegovernmenthasbeenorganizingtechnologyexchanges,training,field

tripsandotheractivitiesfortheagriculturaltechnologytalentstobetterunderstandthesituationsof

eacharea.

BecauseoftheCOVID_19,companiesbegintorethinkbetteragriculturalmodels,asmore

peoplewanttoeathealthierfoods.Scienceandtechnologywillplayamoreimportantroleinthe

future.

38.Whichofthefollowingmakes“theSuperApple,,sweeterandjuicier?

A.Theapplestorage.B.Themoderntechnology.

C.Theproducttest.D.Therecordoffarmers^ctions.

39.Fromthepassageweknowthat.

A.traditionalChineseagricultureisoutofdatenow

B.farmerswillpaylessattentiontotechnologies

C.China'sagricultureplaysaleadroleintheworld

D.peoplenowneedmorequalityagriculturalproducts

40.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Yuan'sprogramisahugecontributiontoChina.

B.FarmersarebusycollectingthedatainLushui.

C.5GandBeiDousystemarerarelyusedinthecentres.

D.Talentsorganizeactivitiestounderstandeacharea.

41.Thepassagemainlywantstotellus.

A.YuanLongpingisagreatChinesescientistinfarming

B.China'sagriculturedevelopsfasttomeetpeople'sneed

C.scienceandtechnologyimprovesChina'sagriculture

D.moreagriculturalmodelswillappearafterCOVID_19

D

“Haveyoufinishedyourlesson,George?”saidMr.Prenticetohisson,whohadlaidaside

hisbookandwasbusymakingalargepaperkite.

“No,father,“repliedGeorge,hangingdownhishead.

t4Whynot,myson?”

"Becauseitissodifficult,father.Iamsurethat1shallneverlearnit.Besides,Icouldnot

rememberitafterIhadlearnedit,mymemoryissobad.”

“IfIweretopromiseyouaholidayonthethirtiethofthemonthafternext,doyouthinkyou

wouldforgetthedate?”

"No,IamprettysurethatIshouldnot.^^

“Youarefirst-rateatskating,andflyingakite,andplayingatballandmarbles,areyou

not?”

“Yes,father.,,

“Andyetyoucannotlearnyourlesson!Mydearboy,youaredeceiving（欺骗）yourself.You

canlearnaswellasanyone,ifyouwillonlytry.”

“ButhaveInottried,father?”againurgedGeorge.

“Well,tryagain.Come,forthisafternoonlayasidethatkiteyouaremaking,andgiveanother

efforttogetyourlessonready.Beinearnest,andyouwillsoonlearnit.Toshowyouthatitonly

requiresperseverance,Iwilltellyouastory：一

“Oneofthedullestboysatavillageschool,morethanthirtyyearsago,wentuptorepeathis

lessononemorning;and,asusual,didnotknowit.4Gotoyourseat1'saidtheteacherangrily.

4Ifyoudon'tpaymoreattentiontoyourlessons,youwillneverbefitforanything/

“Thepoorboystoleofftohisseat,andbenthiseyesagainuponhislesson.

“'Itisofnouse;Icannotlearm/hesaidinawhispertoacompanionwhosatnearhim.

“'Youmusttryhard,'repliedthekind-heartedboy.

“'Ihavetried,butitisofnouse;Imayjustaswellgiveupatonce.'

“'Tryagain,Henry!'Whisperedhiscompanion,inanearnestandencouragingtone.

“Thesetwolittlewordsgavehimafreshimpulse,andhebenthismindagaintohistask.

Graduallyhebegantofindthesentenceslingeringinhismemory;andsoon,tohissurprise

andpleasure,thewholelessonwasmastered!

“Fromthatday,“continuedMr.Prentice,"therewasnoboyintheschoolwholearnedmore

rapidlythanHenry.Fromthatdaytillthepresenthourhehasbeenastudent;andhenowurgeshis

sonGeorgeto"tryagain'ashetried.

“Andwasitindeedyou,father?”askedhisson,eagerlylookingupintothefaceofhiskind

parent.

“Yes,mychild.Thatdullboywasyourownfatherinhisearlyyears.^^

“ThenIwilltryagain."saidGeorge,inadecidedtone;and,flingingasidehishalf-madekite,

heturnedandre-enteredthehouse,andwassoonbendinginearnestattentionoverhislesson.

“Well,whatsuccess,George?”askedMr.Prentice,asthefamilygatheredaroundthetea-

table.

learnedthelesson,father!”repliedtheboy,“Icansayeverywordofit.”

“Didyoufindithardwork?”

“Notsoveryhard,afterIhadoncemadeupmymindthatIwouldlearnit.IndeedInever

stoppedtothink,asIusuallydo,butwentrightonuntilIhadmasteredeverysentence.”

“Mayyouneverforgetthislesson,myson!”saidMr.Prentice,uYounowgetthesecretof

success.Itliesinneverstoppingtothinkaboutataskbeingdifficultortiresome,butingoing

steadilyon,withafixeddeterminationtosucceed.^^

42.Themeaningoftheunderlinedword"perseverance^is.

A.thequalityofcontinuingtrying

B.thequalityofbeingbraveenough

C.thinkingaboutwhatwillhappennext

D.thinkingaboutwhafsthebestthingtodo

43.Whichisthecorrectorderofthethingsbelow?

a.Mr.PrenticetoldGeorgehisownstory.

b.Georgelearnedthelessonsuccessfully.

c.Georgewasbusymakingalargepaperkite.

d.Georgegaveuphislessonhalfway.

e.Thefamilygatheredaroundthetea-table.

A.c-d_a-e_bB.c-d-a-b-e

C.d-c—a-b—eD.d-c—a-e-b

44.Accordingtothepassage,wecanseeMr.Prentice.

A.wasencouragedbyhisteacherB.wasatopstudentatfirst

C.isalwaysimpatientwithhissonD.isakindandwisefather

45.Whichcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.AdullboyB.Tryagain

C.AstrictfatherD.Finishyourlesson

第II卷（非选择题共60分）

四、词汇（本题共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

A.请根据括号中的中文提示、英文释义或句意，写出句中所缺单词，使句子通顺。

46.Keepinga（日I己）isagoodwaytoimproveourwritingskills.

47.AChinesesayingiswrittenatthe（底部）ofeachpageinthisbook.

48.Thenursetookthethermometer（体温计），（movequicklyfromsidetoside,up

anddown,etc.）itandputitundermyarmpit.

49.Parentsshouldteachtheirchildrentobehave（inacorrectway）inpublic.

50.OntheNinthFestivalthisyear,we'llvisittheoldpeople'shomenearourschool.

B.请根据句意从方框中选择合适的单词，并用其适当形式填空，使句子通顺。

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51.AstheofthepopularfilmHi,mom,JiaLingiswelcomedbymorepeople.

52.WendyoncespentayearinLosAngelesforfurtherstudyinher.

53.Mypetcatlikesplayingwithtailwhilemypetdoglovesrunningafterballs.

54.MarieCurie'ssuccessinthediscoveryofradiumisconnectedwithherhard

work.

55.MillieasksAndytofixherbrokenbicycle,however,heisaboutit.

C.请根据句意从方框中选择合适的动词，并用其适当时态填空，使句子通顺。

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56.—Excuseme,whereisMr.Wu?

—Hefortheforeignstudentsattheschoolgate.

57.一Imyselfyesterday,andI'mmuchlighterthanbefore.

—Really?Areyouonadiet?

58.Thecentralcomputerthetrafficlights,nowletthestudentsgofirst.

59.—Icalledyouyesterdayevening,butyoudidn'tanswerme.

—Sorry,ItomypenfriendfarinMoscow.

60.LiuHaoalwaysworkstohighstandards,andheneverhimselfbehindothers.

五、句型转换（本题共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）

请根据要求改写下列句子，每空一词。

61.Hehastowalktoschoolwhenthere'snobusservice.（改为一般疑问句）

hetowalktoschoolwhenthere'snobusservice?

62.ThefarmerputanendtopovertybysellingproductsonTiktok.（对划线部分提问）

thefarmerputanendtopoverty?

63.Itisreallyapleasanttimetohaveapicniconawarmsunnyday.（改为感叹句）

pleasanttimeitistohaveapicniconawarmsunnyday!

64.Amyoftendonatesmoneytocharities.SheishelpfuL（保持句意基本不变）

ItisAmytodonatemoneytocharities.

65.Youcan'tborrowbooksfromthelibrarywithoutamembershipcard.（改为复合句）

Youcan'tborrowbooksfromthelibraryyouhaveamembershipcard.

六、短文填空（本题共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

请认真阅读下面短文，并根据各题所给首字母的提示，写出一个合适的英语单词完整的、

正确的形式，使短文通顺。

TheChineselifeiscolorfulwithmanyinterestingfolkways.TheLanternFestivalisonthe

15thdayofthefirstlunarmonth,ithasaChinesenameYuanxiaoFestival.Yuanxiaocomesfrom

thef66thatpeoplecallthefirstlunarmonththeYuanMonthandnightXiao.Thenightofthe

15thdayofthefirstlunarmonthm67thebeginningofthefirstfullmoon.OntheLantern

Festival,theChinesepeoplehavethecustomofe68lanternsandeatingglutinousrice

dumplings.ThereisacommonsayingthaCTlayingontheLanternFestival.^^

ThecustomstartedduringtheHanDynasty,andhasah69ofmorethan2000years.On

thatnight,everyplaceisdecoratedwithlanternsandstreamers（饰带）andthereisabustling

atmosphere.Asnightf70,peoplegoincrowdstotheseaofcolorfullanterns:palace

lanterns,walllamps,figurelanterns,flowerlanterns,revolvinghorselanterns,animallanterns,and

toylanterns,ofalltypesandc71.Somelanternshaveriddles（谜语）onthem,which

encouragepeopletotrytobethef72tofindtheanswer.

Itisa73atraditionalcustomtoeatglutinousricedumplingsatthistime.Asearlyasthe

SongDynasty,therewassuchakindoffood,aroundballm74ofglutinousriceflourwitha

fillingofsugarandkernels（果仁）.SinceitiseatenontheLanternFestival,peoplecallit

yuanxiao.TheChinesepeoplehopethate75issatisfactory（yuanmaninChinese）,andtoeat

glutinousricedumplingsonthefirstnightwithafullmooninayeari