2024届高考英语传统文化系列之语法填空高分汇编（含答案）

2024届高考英语传统文化专题系列之语法填空高分专练汇编

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InChina,the24solarterms1(create)thousandsofyearsagotoguideagricultural

production.Butsolartermcultureisstillusefultodaytohelpwithpeople'slivesthroughcultural

2(ceremony),specialfoodsandevenhealthylivingtips3correspondwitheach

term.

StartofAutumn,(LiQiuinChinese),the13thsolartermoftheyear,4(reflect)the

endofsummerandthebeginningofautumn,meaningthe5(fruit)seasonisapproaching.

StartofAutumnisalsoabigsolartermforfanners.It'stime6(gather)crops.There'sa

saying:"Ifitrainsonthisday,agoodharvestisexpected.11

Onthisday,usuallypeoplewillweighthemselvesandcomparetheirweight7whatit

wasattheStartofSummer.Ifonehaslostweightduringthesummer,thenatthebeginningof

autumn,heorsheneedstogainweightby8(eat)manydifferentkindsofdeliciousfood,

especiallymeat.

9StartofAutumnindicatesthebeginningofautumn,hotweatherwillnotcometoan

end.TheperiodofhotdaysafterStartofAutumn,usuallylastingfor30days,iscalled“Autumn

Tiger"or"IndianSummer”.Becauseofdecreasingrainfall,itiseven10(hot)duringthis

periodthanduringMajorHeat.

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TheDoubleNinthFestivalhasahistoryofover2,000years.Accordingtotradition,weshould

celebratethefestivalbygoingmountainclimbing,11howmanypeopletodaystillobserve

thistradition?Inmodemsociety,manytraditionalChinesefestivalsarebecominglesspopular.

However,theyareanimportantpartofChinesecultureandmust12(maintain).

Traditionalfestivalsteachusalot,13ournation'shistory.TheDragonBoatFestival,

forexample,iscelebratedinhonourofQuYuan,14isagreatpoetlivingintheWarring

StatesperiodofancientChina.

Besides,traditionalfestivalsarecarriersofculture,15(enable)ustolearnmoreabout

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fineChinesevalues.Manyfestivals,suchastheMid-autumnFestival,havea16(care),

family-centredmessageattheirheart.

Finally,traditionalfestivalsareasourceofnational17(proud)andhelpshapeour

nationalidentity.Forexample,wecelebratetheHanshiFestivalandtheLabaFestivalwithunique

18(custom),andthesesharedexperiencesbringustogetherasapeople.

Traditionalfestivalshavebeen19(gradual)passeddowntousfromprevious

generations.Itisthedutyofeveryoneofus20(protect)themforgenerationstocome.

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Mid-AutumnFestivalhasahistoryofover3,000yearsandis21secondmost

importanttraditionalfestivalinChinaaftertheChineseNewYear.Itfalls22the15thday

ofthe8thmonthintheChineselunarcalendar.

TheMid-AutumnFestivalisabigdayforChinesepeople,whowillgobackhomeandhave

dinnerwiththeirfamilies.Afterthedinner,peoplewillgooutdoors23(admire)thefull

moononthenightoftheMid-AutumnFestival.ForChinese,thefullmoon,24reminds

peopleoftheirhometownsandlovedones,isthesymbolofafamilyreunion.Ofcourse,themoon

cakeisamust-eatfoodattheMid-AutumnFestival.Thecakeis25(typical)round,

symbolizingthefullmoon,26(present)asgiftstorelativesandfriends.

TherearequiteafewstoriesassociatedwiththeMid-AutumnFestival,andthemostpopular

27(be)thelegendoftheChang'e,JadeRabbitandWuGang.Inancienttimes,Chinese

emperorsusedtooffersacrificestothefullmoonfortheharvests.Poetswouldadmirethemoonat

theMid-AutumnFestival,expressingtheir28(thought)andfeelings.

TheMid-AutumnFestivalisthebesttimetovisitChina.Theweatherisidealtospendtime

outdoorsandenjoythesightofthegoldenautumn.ThecustomsoftheMid-AutumnFestival

29(different)acrossChina.WhynotstartyourtourinChinaby30(explore)

themysteryoftheMid-AutumnFestival?

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TheseconddayofthesecondlunarmontheveryyearistheconventionalChinesefestival,

___31___(mark)thestartofspringploughing(春耕).Peopleholdthe___32___(believe)thaton

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thisdaythedragonliftshisheadandthatafterthisdayrainfallincreasewiththerainbringing

DragonKingawokenfromhiswintersleep.Sothereis__33___well-knownphrasegoingEryue

erflongtaitou.

Thefestivalcelebratesancientagrarian(耕地的)Chineseculture.___34___someoftraditional

waystocelebrateitarenolongerpracticed,othersgoon.Themostfamoustraditionisgettinga

haircut.___35___isbelievedthatgoingtothebarter'sonthisdaycangetrid___36___badluck.

The___37___(tradition)foodsofthisfestivalvaryfromareatoarea.Onthisday,peoplein

FujianProvincemaketofuandvegetableballs__38___(pray)forfamilyandbusiness.Eatingfried

beansisthetraditioninpartsofShandongProvince.PeopleinSuzhoutendtoeatchengyaocake

_39_(make)withstickyriceinhonorofthesaying,"IfyoucatchengyaocakeonLongtaitou,

yourwaistwon'thurtallyear."Meanwhile,otherfoods,likedumplings,springrollsandpopcorn.

40(name)dragonbodypartsontheday.

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Thesolartermculturewascreatedthousandsofyearsago.Itisstillusefultoday41

(guide)people'slivesthroughspecialfoods,gardeningandevenhealthylivingtipsthatcorrespond

witheachsolarterm.GrainBuds(小满)，the42(eight)solartermofayear,begins

43May21stthisyearandlasts2weeks.Itmarksthetime44summergradually

becomesthedominantseason,andthegrainsareabouttoripen.

DuringtheGrainBudsperiod,becauseofthegreatincreaseinrainfall,riversarefullofwater,

45(give)risetogreattastingfishandshrimps.GrainBudsisalsoaseasonfbreatingthe

herbofthecommonsowthistle.Ittastesalittlebitterandhasthefunctionofpurifyingthebody.It

can46(make)intodifferenttypesofdishes.

Itisagoodperiodofthequick47(grow)offlowersbutalsoaseasonwhenplant

diseasesandpestsareseverer,whichmakescaringforyourgardeneven48(critical).

HightemperaturesandhumidityarecommonduringtheGrainBudsperiod.49

increaseintemperatureoverthisseasonmaygiverisetosomeskindiseases,soitisalsoimportant

topayattentiontothehealthtips50(offer)bydoctors.

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EndofHeat(处暑)impliesthatmostpartsinChina51(get)ridofthehotsummer

andenteringautumn.Butinsomeareas,52(especial)inSouthChina,autumnislatein

comingandpeoplearestillbotheredbyhotweather.EndofHeatisalsothebusyharvestseasonfor

53(farmer).

InChina,regionsbeyondtheGreatWallwillenterautumninearlySeptember.Peoplecan

enjoythesceneryasitchangesgradually54summertoautumn.WhentheEndofHeat

comes,summerheatis55(go).Cloudsintheskyscatter(散开)around,56(form)

differentshapes.Thereisasaying57goes,"EnjoyingthecloudsofvariousformsinJuly

andAugust.”

Itisatradition58(eat)duckduringtheEndofHeatperiod.Duckhasasweetflavor

andaccordingtoChinesetraditionalmedicineithasa"cool"nature.Therearemanyrecipesfor

cookingducksuchasroastedduck,cookedduckwithlemon,59(smoke)duckwithwalnut

dressingandsauteedduckwithgingershoots.Thetraditionofeatingduckduring60

EndofHeatperiodisstillpopularinChina.

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Thereisadayconsideredspecialbypeople61observesolar(太阳的)movementof

thesuninmanycountriesoftheworld.Onitseve,inEngland,peoplegotoStonehenge

62(welcome)theriseofthesun.InLatvia,peopletravelfromthecitiestothecountryside

togather,eatandsing.Chinesepeopleattachequalimportancetothisday,63(know)as

theSummerSolstice(夏至)，orxiazhiinChinese.

Itisthe64(long)dayofayearintermsofdaylight.AftertheSummerSolstice,the

subsolarpointbeginsitsmovingsouth,anddaytime65(gradual)shortens.Thoughpeople

believeitisattheheightofsummer,xiazhiisnotthehottesttimeofayear.Afterxiazhi,the

temperaturewillcontinuetoincrease.

WhileinmodernChina,xiazhiissimplyknownasoneofthesolar66(term),in

ancienttimesitwasamajorfestival.IntheSongDynasty,thefestival67(offer)officialsa

holidayofthreedays.AgrandsacrificialceremonywasalsoheldontheSummerSolsticeduring

theMingandQingdynasties.

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AccordingtoGuoWenbin,ascholaroftraditionalculture,manycustomsfromtheancient

SummerSolsticefestival68(be)nowcelebratedaspartofevents.“Weoftenbelieveboat

racewascreated69memoryofQuYuan.ButitissaidthatbeforethedeathofQu,

ChinesepeoplehadalreadyhadboatraceasaneventofSummerSolsticefestival,saysGuo.Since

theSummerSolsticeisoftenatimewhenpeopleharvestwheat,70isatraditiontoeat

noodlesinmanyplaces.

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TheLabaFestival,alsosimplycalled"Laba”,fallsontheeighthdayofthe71

(twelve)monthoftheChineselunaryear,whichmonthispronouncedas“la”inChinese.

Sinceitisinthelastlunarmonth,thefestival72(imply)sayinggoodbyetotheold

andwelcomingthenew,andoftenregardedas73warm-upcelebrationfbrtheupcoming

SpringFestival.

ThisfestivalmaydatebacktotheancientChinesecustomof74(sacrifice)offerings

totheancestors.Asforitsorigin,onestoryhasit75theMingemperorZhuYuanzhang

herded(放牧)thelandowner'scattlewhenhewasachild.Hewaslockedinasmallroom

76oneofthecattlebrokeitslegandthelandownerdidn'tgivehimanyfoodforthree

days.Zhuwasstarvedtodeathandsearchedeverycomeroftheroom.Hefoundamouseholeand

77(dig)outsomebeans,grainandsomeotherfood,soheputthemtogether78

(make)someporridge(粥)andfounditdelicious.

Later,ZhuYuanzhangmadehimselfanemperor.Whenhethoughtofthedeliciousporridgehe

ateinthe79(child),heorderedhisservantstocooksweetporridgeandsharedwiththe

topofficials.Afterwards,theofficialslearnedtocooktheporridgethemselvesandintroduceditto

thecivilsociety.80(gradual)eatingporridgebecameatraditionalcustom.

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ThetraditionalChineselunarcalendar81(divide)theyearinto24solarterms.Grain

Rain,asthelastterminspring,startsonApril20andendsonMay4.GrainRainoriginatesfrom

theoldsaying,uRainbringsupthe82(grow)ofhundredsofgrains,“whichshowsthis

periodofrainfallis83(extreme)importantfbrcrops.Itsignalstheendofcoldweather

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andarapidriseintemperature.Italsobringsmuchrainfallandgrainsgrowfasterand84

(strong).

ThereisanoldcustominsouthernChina85peopledrinkteaonthedayofGrain

Rain.Springteaduringthistimeisrichinvitaminsandaminoacids,86(help)toremove

heatfromthebody.Peoplein87(north)Chinahavethetraditiontoeattoonasinensis,

88vegetable,whichcanstrengthentheimmunesystem.Itisgoodforthestomachand

skintoo.Infishing89(village)inthenorth,GrainRainmeansthestartofthefishermen's

firstvoyageoftheyear.Thecustomdatesbackmorethan2,000yearsago,90people

believedtheyowedagoodharvesttothegods,whoprotectedthemfromthestormyseas.

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Withhiswrinkledfingers,WangQimingputtraditionalmakeuponthefacesofyoung

performersbeforedawn,makingfinalpreparationsfortheshehuoparade.

Theshehuoparade,atime-honoredperformanceenjoyingwidespread91(popular)in

ruralareasacrossChina,92(date)backtoabout2,000yearswhensacrificialactivities

wereperformedtoprayforagoodharvest.Lateron,asdancingandsingingbecamepartofthe

parade,itdevelopedintoafolkcustom93(stage)duringtheSpringFestivalandLantern

Festival94(remove)badluckandbringafreshstartinthenewyear.

WangmazuiisinLongxiancounty,previouslyknown95LongZhou,whichisfamous

forshehuoparades96(feature)authenticandinclusiveperformancesandsimpleyet

delicatefacialmakeup.Thecounty97(name)thehometownofshehuoperformancesby

theChineseFolkLiteratureandArtAssociationin2013.

Morethan100shehuofestivitiesareheldinLongxianeveryyear,eachof98involves

dozensorhundredsofvillagers.Participantsusuallyperformonhorses99pickuptrucks,

showingdifferentperformancesincludingstilt(高跷)dancesandlandboats.

Wang,65,hasclear100(memory)oftheannualperformanceswhenhewasachild.

“Myfamilyhasbeenengagedinshehuoperformancesfbrgenerations/9hesaid."Istartedtowatch

theshowinmychildhood,andnowIjointhembymakingface-painting.

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Twenty-foursolarterms(节气),asanancientandscientific"timesystem“inChina,notonly

serveasacompassfor___101___(agriculture)production,butalsoasanessentialpartoffolklife

forthousandsofyears.

TheBeginningofSummeristhefirstsolarterminsummer,theseventhofthe24solarterms.

There___102___(be)manytraditionalcustomsofBeginningofSummer,someof___103___have

beenpreserveduptonow.PeopleinsomeareasofsouthernChinauseredbeans,soybeans,black

beans,greensoybeans,mungbeans___104___(mix)ricetocook"five-coloredrice”,___105_

(common)knownas"BeginningofSummerrice”.InSouthernFujian,___106___(eat)shrimp

noodlesispopular.Peoplebuyseashrimpsandmixthemintonoodlestocook,theseashrimpsturn

redwhenthey___107___(cook),whichisafortunatecolorinChinesetradition.Thewordsshrimp

andsummersharesimilar___108___(pronounce)inChinese,soshrimpnoodlesindicatesthe

beginningofsummer.

Apartfromcooking,peoplealsoplaygames.Familiesareaddicted___109___"FightingEggs

Play"inwhichtheycookeggs,puttheminasilknetbagandhangtheeggsonchildren'sneck,and

somepaintpatternsontheeggs.Thenchildreningroupsofthreeorfiveplaywitheachotherand

110gameiscalledFightingEggs.

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DespiteChina'srapiddevelopmentinthepastfewdecades,customsandtraditionscontinueto

play___111___essentialroleinpeople'slives.TheLanternFestivalissuchanevent.___112_

(celebrate)onthe15thdayofthefirstmonthoftheChineselunarcalendar,whenafullmoon

appearsinthenightsky,itsymbolizesunityandperfection.

AspartoftheSpringFestival,itmarkstheofficialendtothemajorholiday.Thedishoftheday

focusesonasmalldelicacycalledyuanxiao,namedafterthefestival___113___(it).InSouthChina,

thedelicacyisknownastangyuan.FamiliesacrossChinapreparethe___114___(tradition)treatto

resembleaminiaturefullmoon.Theglutinousriceballshavedifferent___115___(characteristic)

innorthernandsouthernChina.

TheLanternFestivalhasbeenaroundsincetheHanDynasty.InancientChina,women

___116___(rare)hadthechancetogooutside.Butthatdaywasan___117___(except).Onthe

specialday,youngwomen__118___(allow)togooutdoorsatnighttoseethelanterndisplays,

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whichofferedthemanopportunitytomeetyoungmen.Thelanternswerenotonlydecorative,

___119___hadriddleswrittenonthesides.

Celebrationsvaryfromplacetoplace,buteatingglutinousriceballsiscommonacrossthe

countrywiththetraditionfirmlypassed___120___throughgenerations.

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TheChineseNewYearisnow121(wide)knownastheSpringFestivalbecauseit

startsfromthebeginningofSpring.122(it)origin(起源)istoooldtobeknown.Several

explanationsarehangingaround.ButallagreethatthewordNian,which123modern

Chinesemeans"year”,wasoriginallythenameofamonsterbeast124startedtoeat

peoplethenightbeforethebeginningofanewyear.

OnelegendgoesthatthebeastNianhadaverybigmouththatwouldswallowagreatmany

peoplewithonebite.Peoplewerevery125(frighten).Oneday,126oldman

cametohelpthem,offeringtosubdue(制伏)Nian.Hetoldpeople127(put)upredpaper

decorationsontheirwindowsanddoorsateachyear'sendtoscareawayNianincaseitcameback

again,becauseredwasthecolorthebeastfearedthemost.

Today,thecustomofputtingupredpaperandsettingofffire-crackers128(be)still

around.129,peoplehavelongforgottenwhytheyaredoingallthis,exceptthattheyfeel

thecolorandthesoundaddtothe130(excite)ofthecelebration.

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TheseventhdayoftheseventhlunarmonthisQixi,widely131(regard)asChina's

Valentine'sDay.Butdoyouknowtheoriginofthefestival?

Legendhasit132theWeaverGirlmetandfellinlovewithacowherd.TheJade

Emperorstronglyobjected133thecouple'sunionandforciblyseparatedthembythe

MilkyWay,leavingthem134(tear)apartbythegalaxyandonlyallowingthemtomeet

onceayear.135that,thedistancecouldnotstoptheirloveforoneanotherandtheylook

forwardtomeetingonceayearontheseventhdayoftheseventhlunarmonth.

However,withthedevelopmentofhighspeedrailways,thetragedyoftheCowherdandthe

WeaverGirlcouldnothappeninmodernChina.

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AridebetweenBeijingandShanghaionthehigh-speedrailonlytakesfourhours.The

convenienceand136(efficient)ofmodemtravelhaveshortenedthe"galacticdistance^^

betweencouples.

OnQixi,moreandmoreyoungpeople137(go)ondatesandexchanginggiftsto

expresstheiraffection.LongqueuesarealsooftenformedatthegateoftheCivilAffairsBureau

138couplesrushtoregisterformarriagewhenloveisintheair.ThisisbecauseQixi

carries139asymbolicmeaning:chooseyourownloveandremain140(faith)

forlife.

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ColdDew,the17thsolartermoftheyear,beginsthisyearonOct8andendsonOct22.Atthis

time,therearesomeinteresting141(phenomenon)youneedtoknow.

Notonly142temperaturesdropsignificantly,butalsorainfallisreduced.Whenthe

coldairencountersautumnrain,itturnsintomistyrainorfbg.Whenthehumidityishigh,

143(fbg)regionsforminmanyareasofChina.

Peoplealwayssaythatfishinginshallowwaterinautumnmakessense.That's144____

temperaturesdecreasequicklyandsunshinedoesn'treachdeepwaterthoroughly.Fishswimto

shallowwaterareas145thewatertemperatureis146(relative)high.

Pomegranates(石榴)areripeduringColdDew,releasingasweetscent.Withtheirexquisite

beauty,flavorandcolor,pomegranatesneverfailtoattractpeopleand147(cherish)for

centuriesalsofortheirhealthbenefitsandanti-agingbenefits.

Chrysanthemum(菊花)istheiconicflowerofColdDew.148(prevent)autumn

dryness,manyregionsinChinahavethecustomofdrinkingchrysanthemumwine,whichisthought

toboosthearthealthbystrengtheningbloodvesselsand149(stimulate)bloodflow.

DuringColdDew,NorthChinatakesonalookoflateautumnwithwhiteclouds,redleaves

andearlyfrost.Peopleoftenclimbhillswithcornels(茱萸)150thedayoftheDouble

NinthFestival,aimingtodispelevils.

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Sanfutie,orSanfumedicinalpatch,isabandagemadeoftraditionalChineseherbalmedicine.

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PractitionersoftraditionalChinesemedicine(TCM)believethat___151___(receive)Sanfutie

duringthehottestsummerdaysisaneffectiveway___152___(prevent)andtreatwinterillssuchas

coughs,asthmaandarthritisinChina.

ThetreatmentisbasedontheTCMprincipleofyinandyang,___153___believesthebalance

ofbothelementsinthebody154(be)vitalfbrgoodhealth.Sanfutiecontainsapasteof

herbal155(ingredient)thatare"hot"innature,andwhen156(apply)tospecific

acupuncturepoints(穴位)，usuallyontheback,shoulderandneck,theyreplenish(补充)theyang

elements.

Thesepatches___157___(use)inTCMsincetheearliestrecordedtimes,accordingtoHuangdi

Neijing(TheInnerCanonoftheYellowEmperor),___158___must-learntextbookforTCM

practitioners,compiledatleast2,000yearsago.Sanfupatchtreatmentbecame___159___(extreme)

popularintheQingDynasty(1644-1911)andhasenjoyedarevivalinrecentyearsasmorepatients

turn160TCMtreatment.

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Theapproachingofanewyearisalwaysexciting.TheLittleNewYear,161isalso

calledtheMinorNewYear'sDay,usuallyfallsroughlyaweekbefore162LunarNew

Year.In2023,itwillfallonJan.14thand15th.TheChineseLittleNewYearisnot

a163(fix)festivalasitvarieswithlocal164(custom).

WorshipingKitchenGodisthemostimportantactivityin165(celebrate)ofthe

ChineseLittleNewYear.Accordingtothefolklore,theKitchenGodwouldreport166the

JadeEmperoronthegoodandevildeedsofeveryfamilyonthe23rdofthe12thlunarmonthfor

theEmperortorewardorpunish.While167(offer)sacrificetotheKitchenGod,people

placecandy,water,beansandhayonthetableinfrontoftheKitchenGodimage.

Otheractivitiesduringthefestival168(main)includesweepingdustandmaking

Chinesepapercutsforwindowdecoration.ChineseLittleNewYearalsomeansthatChinesepeople

begintopreparespecialpurchasesfbrtheSpringFestivalandareready169(spend)a

cleanSpringFestival.Aboveall,itsuggestsanewyearwithanewimageand

170(express)thegoodwishesofChinesepeopletoringouttheOldYearandringinthe

NewYear.

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Comingofageisatermusedtodescribethetransitionbetweenchildhoodandadulthood.Itis

animportantmilestone.Itmarksthedeadlineby___171___ayoungpersonisexpectedtobea

___172___(full)responsibleadult.Andassuch,isregardedtheassociated___173___(right)and

responsibilitiesofadulthood.InancientChina,thecomingofageceremonywas__174___

essentialritual(仪式)forachildthathadgrownup.It___175___(date)backtotheZhouDynasty

andhasahistoryspanningover2,000years.AccordingtotherecordsinLiji(《礼记》),theBookof

Rites,boysshouldtakepartinacappingceremonyat20,___176___girlsshouldtakea

hair-pinningceremonyattheageof15.Afterthecomingofageceremony,theybecameadultsand

___177___(allow)togetmarried.AccordingtotheBookofRites,humanbeingsarehuman

becauseofalltherituals,mannerismandetiquette(规矩).Butwheredoesthemannerismand

etiquettestart?Well,itstarts___178___beingproperlydressed.Soduringtheseceremonies,boys

andgirlswouldputontailoredhatsandhairaccessories(装饰)___179___(show)thattheyare

formallydressedfortheadulthood.Onthebigday,thehostwouldprepareallthecapsand

matchingcostumesfortheboy.Andofcourse,theboywouldhavetobathe180(he).Like

anyotherformalevents,thehostwouldcomeouttogiveaspeech,thentheboywouldcomeoutto

greetalltheguests.

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Fromtheearliesttimewhencalligraphy(书法)firstappearedduringtheHandynasty(206BCE

-220BCE),calligrapherswereheldinthe___181___(high)regard.

Calligraphyisfarmorethanwriting.Itsstatusas___182___artformcomesfromthe

exceptionalskillrequiredtomaintaincontrolofthebrushandink.Addedcomplexitycomeswitha

varietyofscripts,__183___(include)seal(Zhuanshu),official(Lishu),running(Xingshu),cursive

(Caoshu)andregular(Kaishu).The'poetry'ofcalligraphyisalsofoundinthenamesgiventothe

toolsused,___184___(name)theFourTreasuresoftheStudy,whichreferstothebrushpen(bi),

inkstick(mo),paper(zhi),andinkstone(yan).

Beyondsimplewriting,calligraphy___185___(require)skillstoenablethebrushtoform

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differenttypesofstrokesonsubtleangles.Fluidity,precision,theuseofspace,andaesthetics(美学)

arecentralprinciplesupon__186___calligraphyiscreated.Differentscriptsrequiredifferent

pen___187___(method).Whenwritingsealscripts,thebrushmovementshouldbesoftandsolemn;

whenwritingcursivescripts,thebrushmovementshouldbesmoothandpowerful.The___188___

(popular)ofcalligraphygrewsuchthatitbecameafeatureofpaintingstoo,whereitwas

used___189___(describe)thepictureinthepainting.Anothertrendsawartworkownersaddtheir

ownsealinredink190paintings,somethingwhichcontinuestotoday.

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The___191___(tradition)Chineselunarcalendardividestheyearinto24solarterms.More

than2,000yearsago,ancientChinesepeoplecreatedthisoverallframeworktomarktheannual

passageoftime___192___(base)onobservationsofthesun'smovement.___193___16thsolar

termoftheyear,AutumnEquinox(秋分)，fallsonSept.23thisyearandendsonOct.7.Itliesat

themidpointofautumn,___194___(divide)autumnintotwoequalparts.Afterit,thelocationof

directsunlightmovestothesouth,makingdaysshorterandnights___195___(long)inthenorthern

hemisphere(半球).InancientChina,peoplethrewarrowsintopotstowelcomeAutumnEquinox.

Hostswouldinviteguests__196___(throw)arrowsintoapotatadistancewiththeirhands.

Players___197___arrowsfailedtomakethepothadtodrinkwineasa___198___(punish).Today,

Chinesepeoplewouldcelebrateitinmanyways,such___199___holdingharvestfestivals,eating

Qiucai(anautumnvegetable)andcrab(螃蟹)，enjoyingbeautifulflowers,andsacrificingtothe

moon.Thatday,therearethousandsofpeopleintheworldtryingtomakeeggsstandontheirends.

ThisChinesecustom200(become)agameoftheworldalready.Eggsthatare4or5days

oldarebestforthisgame.

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ShangsiFestivalisanancientChinesefestival___201___(celebrate)onthethirddayofthe

thirdlunarmonth.Itisafestival__202___(main)observedbyChineseethnicgroupstodrive

awayevilspiritsandnaturaldisasters.

Therearemany___203___(legend)aboutthefestivalstrueorigins.Somesayitstemsfroma

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dinnerpartyheldonthebanksoftheQushuiRiverduringtheZhouDynasty.Otherssay

it___204___(originate)fromthecustom