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专题三 中国文化之传统节日
听独白,回答下列各小题。
1.When did the Lantern Festival begin?
A.1,000 years ago. B.2,000 years ago. C.3,000 years ago.
2.People have many activities on the Lantern Festival including ______.
A.enjoying the full moon B.eating dumplings C.flying kites
3.In Ancient China, women did the following things on the Lantern Festival EXCEPT ______.
A.walking outside freely B.playing games C.reading books
The Chinese New Year — Spring Festival is one of the most important festivals in China. In the seven 4 of the Lunar New Year holiday, Chinese are expected to 5 more than $100 billion on eating and shopping — almost twice as much as Americans spend on Thanksgiving. 6 , Chinese book railway tickets online at a rate of more than 1,000 per second.
But it’s a time for millions of Chinese people to go home for the Spring Festival during “chunyun”. All these 7 take place at this time.
More travelers choose to make trips by 8 during this year’s “chunyun” period. Taking the train for the transportation is 9 China’s high-speed railway network which has increased to more than 20,000 kilometers — the world’s longest. China’s total rail network 10 more than 121,000 kilometers, the second largest in the world after the United States.
The “chunyun” isn’t just a wonder of logistics(组织工作); it also shows how modern China is changing.
Trains are packed with thousands of snoozing(打盹) 11 , reflecting education reforms that have greatly spread out the number of university places over the past decade.
Many people will choose to drive 12 cars and there is always traffic jam during the holiday period.
Many 13 , however, will choose to take a vacation abroad — increasingly a choice for the new generation in China.
4.A.days B.weeks C.months D.years
5.A.cost B.spend C.take D.pay
6.A.Moreover B.Therefore C.Otherwise D.However
7.A.surveys B.events C.organizations D.wonders
8.A.air B.sea C.rail D.road
9.A.differently B.mainly C.clearly D.frequently
10.A.reaches B.controls C.aims D.shoots
11.A.leaders B.workers C.students D.colleagues
12.A.expensive B.pretty C.private D.cheap
13.A.other B.the other C.another D.others
Little New Year (Chinese: Xiaonian), usually a week before the lunar New Year. It is also known as the Festival of the Kitchen God. Here are six things you should know about the Little New Year, another sign of the start of spring.
Offer sacrifices to Kitchen GodOne of the traditions of the Little New Year is the burning of a paper image (画像) of the Kitchen God, dispatching (派遣) the god's spirit to Heaven to report on the family's conduct (行为) over the past year. The Kitchen God is then welcomed back to the home by putting up a new paper image of him beside the stove. And people think the Kitchen God will protect the whole family for another year. The sacrifices to the Kitchen God include pig's head, fish, fruit, boiled dumplings, barley sugar, and Guandong candy.
House cleaningBetween Laba Festival, on the eighth day of the last lunar month, and Little New Year, on the twenty-third day, families throughout China undertake a thorough house cleaning, sweeping out the old in preparation for the New Year.
Eat Guandong candyGuandong candy is a traditional snack that Chinese people eat on the Festival of the Kitchen God.
Paste (粘贴) paper-cuts to windowsIn the Little New Year, old couplets (对联) and paper-cuts from the previous Spring Festival are taken down, and new window decorations, New Year's posters, and decorations are pasted up.
Bath and hair-cutAs the old Chinese saying goes, whether they're rich or poor, people often have a haircut before the Spring Festival. The activity of taking a bath and haircut is often taken on the Little New Year.
Preparations for Spring FestivalPeople start to stock up (贮备) necessary preparations for the Spring Festival since the Little New Year. Everything needed to make offerings to the ancestors (祖先), entertain(招待) guests, and feed the family over the long holiday must be prepared in advance.
14.When is the Little New Year?
A.A week before the New Year B.On the eighth day of the last lunar month
C.A week after the New Year D.On the twenty-third day of the last lunar month
15.What is the Chinese meaning of the underlined word “sacrifices”?
A.食物 B.祭品 C.礼物 D.贡献
16.Why do Chinese people burn the old paper image of the Kitchen God?
A.Because they want to get good luck in the coming year.
B.Because they want to sweep out the old in preparation for the New Year.
C.Because they want Heaven to know the family's behaviors over the past year.
D.Because they want to put up a new paper image of the Kitchen God.
17.Which is not the tradition in the Little New Year?
A.Offer sacrifices to ancestors. B.Do house cleaning.
C.Put up paper-cuts to windows. D.Eat Guandong candy.
18.Which sentence is FALSE according to the passage?
A.The Little New Year is also known as the Festival of the Kitchen God.
B.Chinese people put up the paper image of the Kitchen God on the stove.
C.In the Little New Year, New Year's posters and decorations are pasted up.
D.People start to stock up necessary food for the Spring Festival since the Little New Year.
The Lantern Festival is a traditional Chinese festival, which is on the 15th of the first lunar month. Here are some things you should know about the Lantern Festival.
The origins of Chinese lanterns
The origins of Chinese lanterns reach back to the Stone Age. The coming of the Bronze Age saw the development of different kinds of worked metal lanterns, of which palace lanterns were the most ornate. Later, decorative lanterns came to be used in festivals. All kinds of lantern festivals became quite popular during the Sui Dynasty. During the Southern Song Dynasty, a festival in Qinhuaihe in Nanjing featured over 10,000 lanterns. During the Qing Dynasty, magnificent exhibitions of lanterns were held in the capital city. Lantern contests were also held, with the dragon lantern being the most famous competitor.
A sea of lanterns
The biggest attraction of the Lantern Festival is the sea of lanterns in every size and shape. Chinese started to celebrate the Lantern Festival during the Han Dynasty, and then it became popular during the Tang and Song dynasties. This is a festival for people to have fun.
At night, people go into the streets with a variety of lanterns under the full moon, try to solve Chinese riddles and play games, enjoy traditional food called Yuan Xiao and set off fireworks. There is really a lot of fun for the young and the old. They also watched the lion or dragon dance. Chinese dragons are a symbol of China, and they are believed to bring good luck to people, therefore the longer the dragon is in the dance, the more luck it will bring to the community.
7-day holiday in the Song Dynasty
While modern people complain that they have to work on this day, they would be surprised to know that people living in the Song Dynasty could take seven days off. According to the Wen Chang Za Lu, an ancient documentary book, people who enjoy several seven-day holidays: the Spring Festival, the day before the Pure Bright Festival, the Winter Solstice, the birthday of the emperor and the Lantern Festival.
19.When did all kinds of lantern festival become popular?
A.During the Bronze Age B.During the Stone Age
C.During the Sui Dynasty D.During the Han Dynasty
20.Why do people perform dragon dance during the Chinese New Year?
A.Because dragons are very important for the old.
B.Because dragons are believed to bring good luck.
C.Because the dragon is a symbol of the emperor.
D.Because the dragon dancers can get some money.
21.Which activity about the Lantern Festival is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A. B. C. D.
22.People in Song Dynasty could have at least days off throughout the whole year.
A.seven B.fourteen C.twenty-eight D.thirty-five
23.What’s the best title of the passage?
A.Holidays during traditional Chinese festivals.
B.Something about Lantern Festival.
C.How people celebrate the Lantern Festival
D.The Lantern Festival in ancient China.
The Spring Festival is celebrated not only in China but also in other parts of the world. The traditional holiday is the most important to Chinese both home and abroad.
United Kingdom
Celebrations for Spring Festival in the UK started in 1980, with the first evening party held in 2002. Every New Year, people get together and have a lot of activities.They sing songs, dance to music, share photos with friends or enjoy films in a cinema.
United States
Spring Festival has become a key time for Chinese living or working in the US. They join in a large evening party to welcome the traditional New Year. It is a good chance for people to build a circle of friends and feel that they are not alone because they share the same culture and values.
Australia
The Chinese New Year will be welcomed with three weeks of celebrations across Australia. Many people come to Sydney’s Chinatown or Little Bourke in Melbourne. They enjoy fireworks, lion dances, dragon boat races and many other traditional activities.The celebrations are also a bridge towards better understanding between Chinese and non-Chinese.
Singapore
The family dinner on New Year’s Eve is an important tradition for Chinese whether they were born in Singapore or moved there from China. They place traditional food on a table as an act of remembering their past. Then the whole family enjoy their dinner together. They usually hold it at home because having it in a restaurant takes away the meaning of the tradition.
24.At Spring Festival, American Chinese join in a large evening party to ________.
A.say hello to the new year B.refuse a good chance
C.tell others they are alone D.share different cultures
25.In Singapore, Chinese families don’t hold the new year dinner in a restaurant but at home because ________.
A.they moved there from other places B.they want to keep Chinese tradition
C.the restaurant is far away D.they were born in Singapore
26.After reading the passage above, we might say ________.
A.all parts of the world celebrate Spring Festival
B.the Chinese New Year is celebrated only in China
C.celebrations for Spring Festival are just held in four foreign countries
D.Chinese across the world have a strong feeling towards Spring Festival
27.你的笔友Jerry 想了解更多关于中国的传统节日的一些情况,请你以“My Favorite Chinese Festival”为题写一篇短文,词数80-100词之间,内容包括:
1. What is your favorite Chinese Festival? When is it?
2. How do people celebrate the festival (food, activities…)?
3. Why do you like the festival?
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春节的由来:
1、来源于年兽:在很久以前,有一个名叫“夕”的怪兽,常在岁终年末时出来害人,就连保护百姓的神灵也没有办法治服他,于是这位神灵请来了一位名叫“年”的帮手,这位帮手的法力非常高,他穿着红色的衣服,手里拿着一把鞭子,静静地等待着怪兽的到来。
2、来源于祭祀:春节来源于上古时期的祭祀。在岁终年末时,百姓们会举行庆祝丰收的祭祀活动,祈求来年风调雨顺,事事顺利,因为谷禾是一年熟一次,所以有了“年”,那时过年叫“立春”,直到辛亥革命后,才改为“春节”。
【素材积累】
中文
英文
春节
the Spring Festival
除夕
the New Year’s Eve
中秋节
the Mid- Autumn Festival
元宵节
the Lantern Festival
端午节
the Dragon Boat Festival
清明节
the Qingming Festival/ the Tomb-Sweeping Day
重阳节
the Double Ninth Festival
元旦
New Year’s Day
中国结
Chinese knot
庆祝春节
celebrate the Spring Festival
拜年
pay a New Year visit/ give New Year’s greetings
看春节晚会
watch the CCTV New Year’s Gala
贴春联
put up/paste Spring Festival couplets
串亲戚
pay a New Year visit to relatives and friends
逛庙会
go to the temple fair
看花灯
watch flower lanterns
放鞭炮
set off firecrackers/ let off firecrackers
放烟花
set off fireworks
压岁钱
gift money/ money given to children as a lunar new year gift
舞龙
dragon dance(to expect good weather and good harvests)
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《专题三 中国文化之传统节日》参考答案:
1.B 2.A 3.C
【原文】The Spring Festival is the most important one in China. However, it ends to the best part of the Lantern Festival.
Since it began 2,000 years ago, the Lantern Festival has developed many meanings. It celebrates family reunions and society with ancient traditions. Some people call the Lantern Festival the “true” Chinese Valentine’s Day.
On January 15th of Chinese lunar calendar, everyone goes out onto the streets to celebrate the Lantern Festival. People have many activities including enjoying the full moon, guessing riddles and eating rice balls.
In Ancient China, women usually weren’t allowed to go outside of the house. But on this day, they could walk outside freely, lighting lanterns and playing games. Today the Lantern Festival has become increasingly popular around the world.
4.A 5.B 6.A 7.D 8.C 9.B 10.A 11.C 12.C 13.D
【分析】本文是一篇说明文,主要介绍中国春节中的春运现象以及中国铁路运输的发展。
4.句意:在农历新年假期的七天里,中国人预计将在饮食和购物上花费1000多亿美元。
days天;weeks周;months月;years年。本题考查文化背景知识,我国春节一般放7天假。故选A。
5.句意:在农历新年假期的七天里,中国人预计将在饮食和购物上花费1000多亿美元
cost花费(物作主语);spend花费时间和金钱(人作主语,通常用spend...on...);take花费时间(物作主语);pay花费金钱(人作主语,通常用pay for)。结合“Chinese are expected to...$100 on...”可知,此处应用spend。故选B。
6.句意:此外,在春节期间,中国人以每秒1000多张的速度订票。
moreover此外;therefore因此;otherwise要不然,否则;however然而。根据“Chinese book railway tickets online at a rate of more than 1,000 per second.”可知,此处在承接上文“spend $100 billion on eating and shopping”,所以应该用表示顺承关系的副词moreover。故选A。
7.句意:所有的奇事就发生在这个时候。
survey调查;event事项;organization组织;wonder奇事。根据“But it’s a time for millions of Chinese people to go home for the Spring Festival during ‘chunyun’.”可知,由于春运人数过多,会发生很多奇事。故选D。
8.句意:在春运期间,很多游客会坐火车去旅行。
air空气;sea大海;rail轨道;road马路。根据“Taking the train for the transportation is...”可知,此处乘坐的是火车,所以用by rail来表达。故选C。
9.句意:在中国,高铁是铁路运输的主要方式。
differently不同地;mainly主要地;clearly清楚地;frequently频繁地;“根据“high-speed railway network...increase to...20,000 kilometers”可知,高铁是中国主要的铁路运输方式。故选B。
10.句意:中国地铁路总网超过121,000公里。
reach达到;control控制;aim目的是;shoot射击。根据“more than 121,000 kilometers”可知,此处应为达到121,000公里。故选A。
11.句意:火车上载着成千上万打盹地学生。
leader领导;worker工人;student学生;colleague同事。根据“reflecting education reforms...”可知,此处载的应当是学生。故选C。
12.句意:很多人选择开私家车。
expensive昂贵的;pretty美丽的;private私人的;cheap便宜的。根据“there is always traffic jam...”可知,正是由于私家车过多,所以导致交通堵塞。故选C。
13.句意:然而,很多其他的人会选择出国度假。
other其他的,后接复数名词;the other两者中的另一个;another不确定数目的另一个;others其余的,指剩余的部分;根据“Many people will choose to drive...”可知,很多人会自驾游。再结合“choose to take a vacation abroad”可知,其他人会选择出国游,others可以指代其他人。故选D。
14.D 15.B 16.C 17.A 18.B
【分析】本篇介绍中国的小年习俗。拜灶君、大扫除、吃关东糖、贴窗花、洗澡理头、准备过春节时祭祖、招待客人和家人吃的一切东西。
14.推理判断题。根据文中“Little New Year (Chinese: Xiaonian), usually a week before the lunar New Year”可知农历腊月二十三是小年,故选D。
15.词义猜测题。文中“The sacrifices to the Kitchen God include pig's head, fish, fruit, boiled dumplings, barley sugar, and Guandong candy”根据中国的习俗可知猪头、鱼、水果、水饺、大麦糖、关东糖等是祭拜炉君的贡品,故选B。
16.细节理解题。根据文中“the burning of a paper image of the Kitchen God, dispatching the god's spirit to Heaven to report on the family's conduct over the past year”可知烧旧的灶君像为了让他向上天汇报一家人前年的所作所为,故选C。
17.推理判断题。根据文中“ Everything needed to make offerings to the ancestors, entertain guests, and feed the family over the long holiday must be prepared in advance”可知祭祖是春节的习俗,故选A。
18.推理判断题。根据文中“It is also known as the Festival of the Kitchen God”可知小新年也被称为灶君节,所以A表述正确;根据文中“The Kitchen God is then welcomed back to the home by putting up a new paper image of him beside the stove”可知中国人在火炉旁贴上了灶神的纸像,不是贴在炉上,所以B表述错误;根据文中“new window decorations, New Year's posters, and decorations are pasted up”可知在小年里,新年的海报和装饰品都被贴上了,所以C表述正确;根据文中“People start to stock up necessary preparations for the Spring Festival since the Little New Year”可知自从小年以来,人们开始为春节储备必需的食物,所以D表述正确;故选B。
【点睛】本篇是阅读单选,考查细节理解、推理判断能力。解答前要先快速阅读全文,理解大意;再阅读题干,正确理解题干的要求;然后回归原文,寻找有用信息作答;题3是细节理解题,解答时要在原文中找出题干包含的信息部分作答;题1都要根据文本信息a week before the lunar New Year做时间推算;题5要根据文本的表层信息排除表述正确的选项。
19.C 20.B 21.C 22.D 23.B
【分析】本文主要讲述了元宵节,包括元宵节的起源,元宵节的活动,元宵节期间的假期等。
19.细节理解题。根据原文All kinds of lantern festivals became quite popular during the Sui Dynasty.可知在隋朝各种元宵节都很流行。故选C。
20.细节理解题。根据Chinese dragons are a symbol of China, and they are believed to bring good luck to people,可知人们相信龙能给人们带来好运,故选B。
21.细节理解题。原文提到的元宵节的活动有solve Chinese riddles, play games, enjoy traditional food called Yuan Xiao,set off fireworks. 所以只有C选项没有提到,故选C。
22.细节理解题。根据文中people living in the Song Dynasty could take seven days off.可知,宋代的人们可以每个几日有7天的假期,共提到了the Spring Festival, the day before the Pure Bright Festival, the Winter Solstice, the birthday of the emperor and the Lantern Festival.共5个节日,所以一年一共是35天假期。故选D。
23.通读文章可知,本文主要讲述了关于元宵节的起源,元宵节的活动,元宵节期间的假期,所以都是和元宵节有关的,故选B。
24.A 25.B 26.D
【分析】本文主要讲述了国内外不同地方对春节的庆祝方式是不同的,并对其进行了介绍和说明。
24.细节理解题。根据表格二“Spring Festival has become a key time for Chinese living or working in the US. They join in a large evening party to welcome the traditional New Year.”可知,美国华人参加晚会是为了迎接新年的到来。故选A。
25.细节理解题。根据表格四“The family dinner on New Year’s Eve is an important tradition for Chinese whether they were born in Singapore or moved there from China. They usually hold it at home because having it in a restaurant takes away the meaning of the tradition.”可知,在新加坡,中国人认为在餐馆聚餐缺少传统春节的意义,他们想保持春节的传统,所以在家里吃新年晚餐。故选B。
26.推理判断题。根据文章第一段“The Spring Festival is celebrated not only in China but also in other parts of the world.The traditional holiday is the most important to Chinese both home and abroad.”可知,春节不仅在中国,而且在世界其他地方也在庆祝。这个传统节日是中国人在国内外最重要的节日;再结合文章中各国华人对春节的庆祝方式,从而判断世界各地的中国人对春节有着深厚的感情。故选D。
27.例文:
My Favorite Chinese Festival
As we all know, there are many traditional festivals in China. Among them, I like the Spring Festival best.
It comes in January or February. It is time for family members to get together. On the eve of the Spring Festival, all family members enjoy different kinds of food, such as dumplings and fish. We also watch the Spring Festival Gala and stay up late, hoping to have a new start in the following year. During the Spring Festival, people often visit their relatives and close friends.
The Spring Festival is my favorite festival because it can not only make us feel love and happiness, but also the importance of home and family.
【详解】1.题干解读:本文是一篇材料作文。要求以“My Favorite Chinese Festival”为题,根据所给的提示内容写一篇短文介绍自己最喜欢的中国的传统节日,以及人们是如何庆祝的,并说明自己喜欢这个节日的原因。注意要点齐全,可适当发挥。
2.写作指导:本文主要采用第三人称和一般现在时来展开介绍。文章要紧扣题目的要点,第一段点题表明自己最喜欢的中国节日,第二段介绍该节日的庆祝方式;第三段写喜欢这个节日的原因。写作中要准确使用一定的语法词汇、短语和句型等;语言的表述要符合语法的结构,造句应该符合英语的表达习惯;层次要分明、条理要清晰。
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