专题03 传统节日 元宵节 -2023-2024学年高中英语阅读写作素材之中国传统文化

高中英语阅读写作素材之中国传统文化 传统节日 元宵节（素材+语法填空+书面表达） 第一部分 话题素材积累 In the Chinese language,“yuan/元”means the first and“xiao/宵”is night.So the full-moon night of the first lunar month（usually on the fifteenth day) is called the Yuanxiao Festival. 在汉语中，“元”是指“第一”，“宵”指“夜晚”。因此，正月的满月之夜（通常在第十五天）被称为元宵节。Yuanxiao is the special food for the Lantern Festival. It is a kind of sweet dumplings, which are made of glutinous rice flour filled with sweet stuffing. It is very easy to cook-simply tip them into a pot of boiling water and wait for a few minutes. 元宵是元宵节的特色食品。它是一种带馅儿的甜食，是由糯米粉加上甜的馅料制成。元宵的烹制方法非常简单，将元宵倒入水已烧开的锅中煮几分钟就可以吃了。 In the daytime of the Lantern Festival, performances such as dragon lantern dances, lion dances, land boat performances and the yangge are staged. At night, except for magnificent lantern shows,fireworks form a beautiful scene. When the first full moon of the NewYear appears, people become really intoxicated by the imposing fireworks and bright moon in the sky. 元宵节在白天有舞龙灯、舞狮、划旱船和扭秧歌。而在晚上，除了大型灯会，烟火也构成了一幅美丽的画卷。当新年的第一轮圆月出现时，人们都会陶醉于壮观的烟火和夜空的明月之中。 Solving riddles has been a special activity on the Lantern Festival since ancient times.The riddles are written on paper sheets put up on the colorful lanterns for people to solve. And the quiz-play brings people much fun. 自古以来猜谜就是元宵节的一项特殊活动。彩灯上张贴着一条条写好的谜语供人们来猜。这种智力游戏带给人们很多乐趣。 The Lantern Festival marks the end of the New Year celebrations. And after the Lantern Festival, everything returns to normal. 元宵节标志着新年庆祝活动的结束。元宵节过后，一切者恢复正常。 Words and Expressions ① glutinous adj.黏的；胶质的 ② glutinous rice 糯米 ③ stuffing n.填料 ④ intoxicated adj.陶醉的；极度兴奋的 ⑤ imposing adj.壮观的；使人印象深刻的 ⑥ 元宵节 the Lantern Festiva1; the Yuanxiao Festival ⑦ 舞狮 lion dances ⑧ 灯会 lantern shows/displays ⑨ 赏月 appreciate/enjoy/admire the full moon ⑩ 猜灯谜 solve lantern riddles ⑪ 赏花灯 enjoy beautiful lanterns ⑫ 元宵庙会the Lantern Festival's temple fair 第二部分 话题语法填空 一、阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Paper lanterns, 1 (emerge) from Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220), were m