06 Unit2 阅读理解8篇 - 2023-2024学年英语九年级全一册单元冲刺满分题型训练

· Unit2 I think that mooncakes are delicious! · 单元话题阅读理解 8篇 Passage 1 （2023·全国·九年级专题练习） Celebrate beauty of Lantern Festival 庆祝元宵节 Many traditional Chinese festivals remind us of the aromas of special foods. As zongzi are to Dragon Boat Festival and mooncakes are to Mid-Autumn Festival, yuanxiao—sweet dumplings made of sticky rice flour—are special to Lantern Festival. Lantern Festival falls on the 15th of the first lunar month, marking the end of the Spring Festival celebrations. This year, it falls on March 2. Apart from the round-shaped yuanxiao, another beloved part of the celebration is the lanterns, which come in almost every possible size and shape. In old times, riddles were pasted onto them so that people could try to solve them while looking at the beauty of the lanterns. However, both tradition and handicraft have become less popular among young people. Lantern Festival was at its height in the Tang and Song dynasties. It was a day of great fun back then. In the evening, people went into the streets with all kinds of lanterns, watching lion or dragon dances, eating yuanxiao and setting off firecrackers. The festival also provided a chance for unmarried young girls to go out freely in search of their true love, since they weren’t normally allowed to do so. The famous Song Dynasty poet Ouyang Xiu recorded this romantic tradition with the well-known line: “Atop the willow tree hangs the moon; my date comes in the evening soon.” 1．Besides eating yuanxiao, what other tradition is popular during Lantern Festival? A．Setting off fireworks. B．Solving riddles on lanterns. C．Watching movies. D．Eating mooncakes. 2．During which dynasties was the Lantern Festival most popular? A．Tang and Song. B．Ming and Qing. C．Qin and Han. D．Sui and Tang. 3．What did lanterns with riddles on them provide people with during the lantern festival? A．Fun and beauty. B．Romance and poetry. C．Explanation and education. D．Food and drink. 4．Why did unmarried young girls go out during th