2023年中考英语时事热点阅读 热点04 端午节习俗及庆祝活动(学生版+解析版)

2023年中考英语时事热点阅读专练

热点04端午节习俗及庆祝活动

一、阅读理解

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TheChineseDragonBoatFestivalisalsoknownasDuanwuFestival.Itisoneofthethreemostimportant

lunar（阴历的）festivalsinChina,alongwithSpringFestivalandMid-AutumnFestival.Thedateofthefestivalis

saidtobethedatewhenQuYuandied——thefifthdayofthefifthlunarmonth,sothedatevariesfromyeartoyear,

suchasitisJune20in2015,June9in2016,May30in2017,June18in2018June7in2019,June25in2020and

June14in2021.

Althoughthedateisdifferent,thecustomisthesame.Withahistoryofover2000years,peoplecelebrateit

withallkindsofactivitiesontheday.Theyholddragonboatracing,eatzongzi,drinkrealgarwine（雄黄，酉），wear

sachets（香囊）andsoon.ButdragonboatracingisthemostpopularactivityduringtheDragonBoatFestival.

1.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthemostimportantlunarfestivalinChina?

A.MayDayB.DragonBoatFestival

C.SpringFestivalD.Mid-AutumnFestival

2.WhydowecelebrateDragonBoatFestivalonthisday?

A.BecauseQuYuanwasbomonthisday.B.BecauseQuYuanlikedthisday.

C.BecauseQuYuandiedonthisday.D.BecauseQuYuanhatedthisday.

3.DragonBoatFestivalisonin2020.

A.June20B.May30C.June25D.June7

4.isthemostpopularwithpeopleintheDragonBoatFestival.

A.EatingzongziB.Wearingsachets

C.DrinkingrealgarwineD.Dragonboatracing

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ThereisaninterestingfestivalinChina.Onthatspecialday,peopleinHunanProvincealwayshaveadragon

boatmatch.Thedragonboatisquitelong,likeadragon.Therearepicturesofdragonsoneachside.Thefrontof

theboatisliketheheadofadragon.Duringthematch,abouttwentymenintheboatmakeitmovequickly.There

isalwaysamanstandinginthemiddleoftheboat.Hebeatsadrumtomaketheotherboatinthesamerhythm.It's

aninterestingmatchwhentheyarereaching（至U达）theend.Theaudience（观众）alongthelakeshoutfortheir

favouriteteam.Fromthismatch,wehavethenameofthefestival-theDragonBoatFestival.

Thisspecialdayhasanothername-DuanwuFestival.Aboutitwehaveastory.Longlongago,therewasa

famouspoet（诗人）calledQuYuan.Hewasfamousnotonlyforhispoems,butalsoforthinkingalotforthepeople.

Afterhedied,peopleeatricedumplingsinmemoryofhimonthisspecialday.

5.What'sthenameofthisspecialfestival?It'scalled.

A.ChineseNewYearB.Mid-AutumnFestival

C.theDragonBoatFestivalD.Halloween

6.It'salsocalledDuanwuFestivalinmemoryof.

A.apoetcalledQuYuanB.apoetcalledLiBai

C.apoetcalledDuFuD.apoetcalledBaiJuyi

7.Inthematch,thereisalwaysamanstandinginthemiddleto.

A.shoutforthemB.helpthemshout

C.caiTyadragonforthemD.beatadrumforthem

8.Onthatday,peopleeat.

A.pumpkinsB.mooncakesC.ricedumplingsD.Candies

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DateLunarJanuary15thApril5thLunarMay5thLunarAugust15th

PeopleeatsweetPeoplesweepthePeopleholdandFamilymembersget

Howtodumplingsfbrgoodtombstorememberthewatchdragonboattogethertoeat

celebrateluck,watchalanterndead.Alsotheyflyracesinmanyplacesmooncakesandenjoy

showandguesskitesonthisday.andeatzongzitothebrightfullmoon.

riddles.rememberQuYuan.

[riddle字谜tomb墓lunar农历]

9.Fromaboveweknowallthesefestivalsaretraditionalfestivals.

A.ChineseB.AmericanC.British

10.TheMid-AutumnFestivalcomesthanLanternFestival.

A.eightmonthsearlierB.eightmonthslaterC.sevenmonthslater

11.PeopleusuallyeatandwatchatDragonBoatFestival.

A.zongzi,dragonboatraces

B.mooncakes,themoon

C.sweetdumplings,alanternshow

12.FromtheformweknowpeoplecelebratetheDragonBoatFestivaltoremember.

A.Chang'eB.QuYuanC.oldpeople

13.WhichofthefollowingisnotTRUEaccordingtotheinformationabove?

A.PeoplesweeptombsonTomb-sweepingDaytorememberthedead.

B.FamilymembersoftengettogethertoguessriddlesonLanternFestival.

C.Wecan'tseethebrightfullmoonbothonLanternFestivalandMid-AutumnDay.

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ForChinese,it'satimefordragonboatracingandZongzi（粽子）.ButacrosstheYellowSea,SouthKorea,

wrestling（摔跤）andswingplayarethehighlights.However,botheventsgobythesamename-theDragonBoat

Festival-whichfallsonMay5ofthelunarcalendar.Onefestival,twocultures:doesonenationhavetherightto

callitsown?IthasbeenreportedthatSouthKoreawillapplytotheUNESCO（联合国教科文组织）tomakethe

celebrationitsculturalheritage（文化遗产）.Ifsuccessful,peoplefromothercountriesmayseetheDragonFestival

asaKoreancreation.Asthebirthplaceoftheyearlyeventmorethan2,000yearsago,Chinaisnothappywiththe

situation."ItwouldbeashameifanothercountrysuccessfullymadeatraditionalChinesefestivalpartofitsown

culturalheritageaheadofChina/1saidZhouHeping,deputycultureminister.TheMinistryofCultureiseven

thinkingofmakingitsownapplicationtoUNESCO,coveringalltraditionalChinesefestivals,includingthe

DragonBoatevent.Overtheyears,theDragonBoatFestivalhasspreadthroughouttheworld.InJapanandViet

Nam,aswellasSouthKorea,thefestivalhasmixedwithandbecomepartoflocalculture.Withthisinmind,some

expertssaythatitismeaninglesstoargueaboutwhichcountrythefestivalbelongsto.MNoonecandenythatit

camefromChina,"saidLongHaiqing,anexpertfromHunanProvince."Butifallthecountriesinvolvedcan

protectcultureheritagetogether,theywillallbenefit.H

14.Theunderlinedword"highlights"canbeprobablyreplacedby"A.mostexcitingevents

B.highestlightsonthebuilding

C.brightestlightsatnight

D.mostfamousfestivals

15.ItcanbeinferredthatSouthKorea.

A.hasproclaimed（宣布）theDragonBoatFestivalasapartofitsculturalheritage

B.hastheexactlysameDragonBoatFestivalasChina

C.hasnoideathatChinahassuchafestival

D.ispayingmoreattentiontoitsculturalheritagethanChina

16.Chinaisnothappywiththesituationbecause.

A.itcreatedthefestival

B.itisalsomakinganapplication

C.SouthKoreahasnorighttocallthefestivalitsown

D.UNESCOmayapprove（批准）SouthKorea'sapplication

17.IfSouthKorea'sapplicationtoUNESCOissuccessful,.

A.ChinawillalsomakeitsownapplicationtoUNESCO

B.itwillbemeaninglesstocelebratetheDragonBoatFestival

C.peoplefromotherpartsoftheworldwillthinkSouthKoreacreatedthefestival

D.theDragonBoatFestivalwillbecomepartoflocalculture

18.Theauthorwouldprobablysupport（支持）.

A.amovebySouthKoreatocancelitsapplication

B.ChinagettingUNESCO'sapprovalofthefestivalfirst

C.theopinionofZhouHeping

D.Chinapayingmoreattentiontoitsculturalheritage

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Dragonsarenotrealanimals,butlooklikeacombination（结合体）ofmanyanimalssuchassnakes,fishand

deer.Theyhavetwohorns（角）andalongmoustache（胡子）.Withfantasticpowers,theyflyintheskyorswimin

thesea.Theycanmakerain,too.TheChinesedragonisasymbolofstrengthandgoodluck.Theemperorsof

ancientChinaloveddragons.Theirclotheswerecoveredwithpicturesofdragons.

Weareproudtocallourselvesthe“descendants（传人）ofthedragon,,.InChinese,ttexceIlent^^peopleareoften

called“dragons”.AnumberofChinesesayingstalkaboutdragons,forexample,“Hopingone'schildwillbecomea

dragon”,whichmeanshopingheorshewillbesuccessful.

Itissaidthatpeoplebornintheyearofthedragonhavecertaincharacteristics（特征）.Theyarecreative,

confident,braveandquick-tempered（性急的）.Theyaresomefamous“dragons"whohavedoneexcellentthings,

fbrexample,thegreatmanDengXiaoping,thefamousbusinessmanLiJiachengandthemoviestarZhaoWei.

Theyareallverysuccessful.

TherearealsosometraditionalfestivalsaboutdragonsinChina,suchasDragonHead-RaisingDayand

DragonBoatFestival.Wehavedifferentkindsofactivitiestocelebratethem.Thesetwofestivalscomeeveryyear,

buttheYearoftheDragoncomeseverytwelveyears.

ThedragonisveryimportantinChineseculture.Asthe"descendantsofthedragon”,itisnecessaryfbrusto

knowtheopinionsondragonsinourculture.Itcanhelpusunderstandwhyourparentsalwayswantustobe

“dragons”.

19.TheChinesedragonisasymbolof.

A.acombinationofmanyanimalsB.Chinesesayings

C.traditionalfestivalsD.strengthandgoodluck

20.Theunderlinedsentence"Hopingone'schildwillbecomeadragon."meansinChinese.

A.龙马精神B.龙飞凤舞C.望子成龙D.龙腾虎跃

21.WhatcharacteristicsmaythepeoplebomintheYearoftheDragonhave?

A.Creative,confident,braveandpowerful

B.Creative,confident,braveandquick-tempered

C.Lovely,confident,braveandquicktempered

D.Lucky,confident,creativeandsuccessful

22.SometraditionalfestivalsaboutdragonsarecelebratedinChina.

A.everyyearB.everytwelveyearsC.insomespecialyearD.everymonth

23.WhichofthestatementsisTrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Dragonsarerealanimals.

B.TherearemanyChinesesayingsaboutdragons.

C.PeopleborninYearoftheDragonmustbesuccessful.

D.The"descendantsofthedragon^^areoftencalled"dragons”.

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SuShunlivesinAmericaandhehasarestaurantinNewYork.Heplanstoturnhisrestaurantintoaspecial

placeforcelebratingthecomingDragonBoatFestivalthisweek.Peoplecaneatricedumplings,drinkrealgar

wine（雄黄i酉）andwatchdragonboatraces."Imissmyfamilymoreoneveryfestivalday,"saidSu.Hetoldusin

thiswayhewouldliketolettheworldknowmoreaboutChineseculture.

ThisweekhehopestoshowChineseacrobatics（杂技）inhisrestaurant.Chineseacrobaticshasahistoryof

morethanthreethousandyears.Youcanwatchtraditional（传统）acrobaticshowssuchasturningafishintoa

dragonandswallowingknives（吞刀）.MusicisimportantinChineseacrobatics.Rightmusiccanmaketheactors

relaxed.Andmostoftheclothesinacrobaticsaretraditionalandcomfortable.Peoplemuststarttrainingwhenthey

areonly6or7yearsold.

SuShunfindslotsofAmericansareinterestedinChineseculture,andhehopestousehiswaytoshow

Chineseculturetotheworld.

24.WhatcannotpeopledointherestaurantaccordingtoParagraph1?

A.Watchdragonboatraces.B.Writetotheirparents.C.Eatricedumplings.

25.SuplanstocelebratetheDragonBoatFestivalinhisrestaurantto.

A.spread（传播）Chineseculture

B.letmoreAmericansenjoyChinesefood

C.rememberhisfamily

26.WhatcanweknowaboutChineseacrobatics?

A.Youmayseesomeoneswallowafishintheshow.

B.Ithasalonghistoryoftwothousandyears.

C.Peopleshouldlearnitataveryyoungage.

27.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat.

A.SuisanactortoshowChineseacrobatics

B.lotsofforeignerslikeChineseculture

C.acrobaticsneednomusic

28.Inwhichpartofanewspapercanweseethepassage?

A.TraditionalCulture.B.Healthylife.C.FamousSingers.

二、完型填空

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DoyouknowwhenandwhypeoplecelebrateDragonBoatFestivalinChina?Youmayalwaysfindeithera

beautifulorasadstorybehindafestival,theDragonBoatFestivaliscelebrated29thefifthdayofthefifth

lunarmonthby30zongziandholdingdragonboatraces.

ThefestivalbeganduringtheWarringStates（战国时期）witha31ofmorethan2,000years.Thedate

ofthefestivalisthedate32QuYuandied.Hewasawiseandupright（正直的）man,andwaslovedby

people.HewantedtheemperorofChu33againsttheStateofQinbutwasrefusedandsenttosomewhere

farawayfromhishomeland.Duringhisstayinotherstates,hewrote34poemstoexpresshisstrong

feelingsforChu.OnthedaywhenChuwasdefeatedbyQin,QuYuanjumpedintoMiluoRiverforhismotherland

bykillinghimself.

Afterthe35ofQuYuan,peopleofChuwenttoMiluoRivertocryoverthegreat36they

lovedsomuch.Somethreweggsandricewrappedinleavesintotherivertofeedthefish37keepthem

awayfromQuYuan.

NowtheDragonBoatFestivalhasbecomea38festivalfortheChinesepeople.

29.A.atB.onC.inD.by

30.A.eatingB.toeatC.ateD.waseating

31.A.vacationB.historyC.dateD.day

32.A.whenB.whereC.whyD.what

33.A.fighterB.fightingC.fightD.tofight

34.A.muchB.alotC.manyD.lots

35.A.dieB.dyingC.deadD.death

36.A.emperorB.doctorC.poetD.teacher

37.A.inordertoB.sothatC.inorderthatD.asaresult

38.A.modernB.traditionalC.internationalD.new

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Everyyear,ontheDragonBoatFestival,Chinesepeopleoftenhangakindofplantonthedoor.Itiscalled

wormwood(艾草).Peoplebelieve39wormwoodcandriveoutevil(邪恶的)spiritsandbadluck.Its

special40canalsokeepannoyinginsects(昆虫)awayfromrooms.

Infact,wormwoodtastesbitterbutsmellsvery41.Itcanbeusedasamedicaltreatment.Peoplecan

42wormwoodintheCompendiumofMateriaMedica(《本草纲目》).Thisbookis43believedasthe

classicofTraditionalChineseMedicine(TCM).ThebookwaswrittenbyLiShizhen,averyfamousTCMexpert

duringtheMingDynasty.

Wormwoodiswell-known44itsabilitytohelppreventmanykindsofdiseases.Hundredsofyears

later,inQichunCounty,centralHubeiProvince,peopletherebelievesthatitstill45theirlocalculture.

Recently,Qichunhasbeenbusy46fortheWorldWormwoodIndustryShow.Itwillbeheldduringthe

DragonBoatFestival47willbehelpfulforthedevelopmentofTCMandthetraditionalChineseculture.

Ithasbecomeamainindustryinthecountyandhelpslocalpeopletomakemoney.Tourism-themedhealth

treatmentsandTCMaregainingeven48popularitybecauseoftheplant.

39.A.whichB.thatC.whoD.whose

40.A.smellB.tasteC.colorD.shape

41.A.pleaseB.pleasedC.pleasureD.pleasant

42.A.lookB.watchC.seeD.read

43.A.clearlyB.reallyC.certainlyD.widely

44.A.onB.asC.forD.to

45.A.asksforB.standsforC.takesafterD.looksafter

46.A.prepareB.toprepareC.preparingD.prepares

47.A.andB.butC.orD.so

48.A.littleB.lessC.greatD.greater

三、语法填空

IhadagreatfunonMondayyesterday.Itwas49.traditionalChinesefestivalcalledDragonBoatFestival.

ThisfestivalisinmemoryofQuYuan,oneof50.(great)Chinesepoets.Hekilledhimselfby51.(jump)into

theMiluoRiveronMayfifthofthelunarcalendar,278BC.Peoplerowedtheirboatstosavehim.52.itwastoo

late.Theywereverysadandthen53.(throw)riceintorivertofeedthefishessothattheywouldnoteathisbody.

Fromthenon,everyyear54.thatday,peopleenjoyeatingzongziwhichismadeofrice,meat,eggsandsoon.In

thepast,weusedtoeatitonceayear,butnowweregardzongziasourdailyfood.Wecaneatthemwheneverwe

like.

Haveyouever55.(watch)thedragonboatracesonTV?Itisanotherimportantpartofthisfestival.Several56.

(team)rowtheirdragonboatsasfastastheycan.Thefirstteamtoreachthefinishline57.(win).

Iwonder58.youareinterestedinthedragonboatfestivalornot.Ifyoulikeit,whynotcometoenjoyit

withusnextyear?

2023年中考英语时事热点阅读专练

热点04端午节习俗及庆祝活动

一、阅读理解

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TheChineseDragonBoatFestivalisalsoknownasDuanwuFestival.Itisoneofthethreemostimportant

lunar（阴历的）festivalsinChina,alongwithSpringFestivalandMid-AutumnFestival.Thedateofthefestivalis

saidtobethedatewhenQuYuandied——thefifthdayofthefifthlunarmonth,sothedatevariesfromyeartoyear,

suchasitisJune20in2015,June9in2016,May30in2017,June18in2018,June7in2019,June25in2020and

June14in2021.

Althoughthedateisdifferent,thecustomisthesame.Withahistoryofover2000years,peoplecelebrateit

withallkindsofactivitiesontheday.Theyholddragonboatracing,eatzongzi,drinkrealgarwine（雄黄，酉），wear

sachets（香囊）andsoon.ButdragonboatracingisthemostpopularactivityduringtheDragonBoatFestival.

1.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthemostimportantlunarfestivalinChina?

A.MayDayB.DragonBoatFestival

C.SpringFestivalD.Mid-AutumnFestival

2.WhydowecelebrateDragonBoatFestivalonthisday?

A.BecauseQuYuanwasbomonthisday.B.BecauseQuYuanlikedthisday.

C.BecauseQuYuandiedonthisday.D.BecauseQuYuanhatedthisday.

3.DragonBoatFestivalisonin2020.

A.June20B.May30C.June25D.June7

4.isthemostpopularwithpeopleintheDragonBoatFestival.

A.EatingzongziB.Wearingsachets

C.DrinkingrealgarwineD.Dragonboatracing

【答案】LA2.C3.C4.D

【解析】本文是文化类阅读，介绍了中国传统节日端午节的日期和习俗。

1.细节理解题。根据“ChineseDragonBoatFestivalisalsoknownasDuanwuFestival.Itisoneofthethreemost

importantlunar（阴历的）festivalsinChina,alongwithSpringFestivalandMid-AutumnFestival.”可知中国最重

要的农历节日有端午节、春节和中秋节，不包括劳动节。故选A。

2.细节王里解题。根据“ThedateofthefestivalissaidtobethedatewhenQuYuandied一thefifthdayofthefifth

lunarmonth”可知这一天庆祝端午节是因为屈原死于这一天。故选C«

3.细节理解题。根据“…sothedatevariesfromyeartoyear,suchasitisJune20in2015,June9in2016,May30

in2017,June18in2018,June7in2019,June25in2020andJune14in2021.”可知端午节的日期每年不一样，

2020年端午节在6月25日。故选C。

4.细节理解题。根据"ButdragonboatracingisthemostpopularactivityduringtheDragonBoatFestival.”可知端

午节最受欢迎的活动是赛龙舟。故选D。

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ThereisaninterestingfestivalinChina.Onthatspecialday,peopleinHunanProvincealwayshaveadragon

boatmatch.Thedragonboatisquitelong,likeadragon.Therearepicturesofdragonsoneachside.Thefrontof

theboatisliketheheadofadragon.Duringthematch,abouttwentymenintheboatmakeitmovequickly.There

isalwaysamanstandinginthemiddleoftheboat.Hebeatsadrumtomaketheotherboatinthesamerhythm.It5s

aninterestingmatchwhentheyarereaching倒达）theend.Theaudience（观众）alongthelakeshoutfortheir

favouriteteam.Fromthismatch,wehavethenameofthefestival-theDragonBoatFestival.

Thisspecialdayhasanothername-DuanwuFestival.Aboutitwehaveastory.Longlongago,therewasa

famouspoet（诗人）calledQuYuan.Hewasfamousnotonlyforhispoems,butalsoforthinkingalotforthepeople.

Afterhedied,peopleeatricedumplingsinmemoryofhimonthisspecialday.

5.What'sthenameofthisspecialfestival?It'scalled.

A.ChineseNewYearB.Mid-AutumnFestival

C.theDragonBoatFestivalD.Halloween

6.IfsalsocalledDuanwuFestivalinmemoryof.

A.apoetcalledQuYuanB.apoetcalledLiBai

C.apoetcalledDuFuD.apoetcalledBaiJuyi

7.Inthematch,thereisalwaysamanstandinginthemiddleto.

A.shoutforthemB.helpthemshout

C.carryadragonforthemD.beatadrumforthem

8.Onthatday,peopleeat.

A.pumpkinsB.mooncakesC.ricedumplingsD.Candies

【答案】5.C6.A7.D8.C

【解析】试题分析：本文叙述了中国的传统节日端午节，文中介绍了这个节日的来历，是为了纪念伟大的

诗人屈原，人们在这一天往往进行龙舟比赛，并在这一天人们都吃粽子。

5.细节理解题。根据Fromthismatch,wehavethenameofthefestival-theDragonBoatFestival.这个节日叫

龙舟节，故选C。

6.细节理解题。根据therewasafamouspoet（诗人）calledQuYuan.Hewasfamousnotonlyforhispoems,but

alsoforthinkingalotforthepeople.Afterhedied,peopleeatricedumplingsinmemoryofhimonthisspecialday.

端午节是为了纪念伟大的诗人屈原，故选A。

7.细节理解题。根据Thereisalwaysamanstandinginthemiddleoftheboat.Hebeatsadrumtomaketheother

boatinthesamerhythm.站在船中间的人为比赛击鼓，故选D。

8.细节理解题。根据peopleeatricedumplingsinmemoryofhimonthisspecialday.人们在这一天吃粽子，故

选C。

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DateLunarJanuary15thApril5thLunarMay5thLunarAugust15th

PeopleeatsweetPeopleholdand

PeoplesweeptheFamilymembersget

dumplingsforgoodwatchdragonboat

Howtotombstorememberthetogethertoeat

luck,watchalanternracesinmanyplaces

celebratedead.Alsotheyflymooncakesandenjoy

showandguessandeatzongzito

kitesonthisday.thebrightfullmoon.

riddles.rememberQuYuan.

[riddle字谜tomb墓lunar农历]

9.Fromaboveweknowallthesefestivalsaretraditionalfestivals.

A.ChineseB.AmericanC.British

10.TheMid-AutumnFestivalcomesthanLanternFestival.

A.eightmonthsearlierB.eightmonthslaterC.sevenmonthslater

11.PeopleusuallyeatandwatchatDragonBoatFestival.

A.zongzi,dragonboatraces

B.mooncakes,themoon

C.sweetdumplings,alanternshow

12.FromtheformweknowpeoplecelebratetheDragonBoatFestivaltoremember.

A.Chang'eB.QuYuanC.oldpeople

13.WhichofthefollowingisnotTRUEaccordingtotheinformationabove?

A.PeoplesweeptombsonTomb-sweepingDaytorememberthedead.

B.FamilymembersoftengettogethertoguessriddlesonLanternFestival.

C.Wecan'tseethebrightfullmoonbothonLanternFestivalandMid-AutumnDay.

【答案】9.A10.C11.A12.B13.A

【解析】本篇文章难度适中，主要讲述中国四个传统节日。

9.细节理解题。根据TRADITIONALCHINESEFESTIVELS可知，表示中国的传统节日，故选A。

10.细节理解题。根据LanternFestivalLunarJanuary15th以及Mid-AutumnFestivalLunarAugust15th可知,

中秋节比元宵节晚了7个月，故选C。

11.细节理解题。根据PeopleholdandwatchdragonboatracesinmanyplacesandeatzongzitorememberQu

Yuan.可知，人们吃粽子看龙舟比赛，故选A。

12.细节理解题。根据PeopleholdandwatchdragonboatracesinmanyplacesandeatzongzitorememberQu

Yuan.可知，他们为了记住屈原，故选B。

13.细节理解题。根据Peopleeatsweetdumplingsforgoodluck,watchalanternshowandguessriddles可知，

没有表明是“家庭成员猜字谜”,排除B；根据Familymembersgettogethertoeatmooncakesandenjoythebright

fullmoon可知，在中秋节可以看到圆月亮，排除C；根据Peoplesweepthetombstorememberthedead可知，

人们扫墓是为了记住死者，故选A。

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ForChinese,it'satimefordragonboatracingandZongzi（粽子）.ButacrosstheYellowSea,SouthKorea,

wrestling（摔跤）andswingplayarethehighlights.However,botheventsgobythesamename-