2.The Mid-Autumn Festival has a history of 2,000years.During these 2,000years lots of Mid-Autumn traditions have been thought up by Chinese people.All the celebrations show the happiness and excitement of people.
The main celebrations during the Mid-Autumn Festival are appreciating the moon,eating moon-cakes together and making Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival lanterns.These three celebrations have been passed from generation to generation.Chinese people may think the Mid-Autumn Festival is not coming if they don't do these three things.
In some places in China people celebrate the festival in different ways.In Chaozhou,Guangdong Province,people eat taro(芋头) to celebrate the festival,because the taro harvest occurs at the same time as the festival.They eat taro and hope the harvest is good in the next year.In Nanjing,people cook duck with sweet-scented osmanthus (桂花),because Nanjing people think sweet-scented osmanthus is a symbol of peace.In some places people make fires inside towers to celebrate the festival,because they think the fire is a symbol of good business.
In the literary history of China,many poets penned praise to the pure moon of mid-autumn night and gave words to their delicate feelings.The following is one of the best of those poems.
Thoughts in the Silent Night
-Li Bai
The moonlight is shinning through the window.
And it makes me wonder if it is the frost on the ground,Looking up to see the moon,
Looking down I miss so much about my hometown.
Li Bai used his lines to express his homesickness at the Moon Festival.
61.All the celebrations of the Mid-Autumn Festival showD.
A.the happiness of people
B.the differences of people
C.the importance of the festival
D.the happiness and excitement of people
62.How many main kinds of celebrations are mentioned?C
A.One.
B.Two.
C.Three.
D.Four.
63.Why do people make fires inside towers to celebrate the festival in some places?B
A.Because they think the fire is a symbol of peace.
B.Because they think the fire is a symbol of good business.
C.Because they hope the harvest is good in the next year.
D.Because they hope they will be healthier in the next year.
64.What does the underlined word"frost"mean in Chinese?A
A.霜
B.雾
C.影
D.光
65.What did Li Bai do to express his home sickness at the Moon Festival?B
A.A story of Moon.
B.A poem named Thoughts in the Silent Night.
C.A song called Thoughts in the Silent Night.
D.A joke.
分析 本文主要讲述了中国传统节日--中秋节的一些事情.不同地区的中国人庆祝中秋的方式有所不同.在中国文学史上也有很多诗人用诗来表达自己的思乡之情.
解答 61.D细节理解题.根据文中第一段的原句All the celebrations show the happiness and excitement of people.可以得知所有的庆祝活动展示出人们的幸福和兴奋.故选D.
62.C细节理解题.根据文中第二段的原句The main celebrations during the Mid-Autumn Festival are appreciating the moon,eating moon-cakes together and making Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival lanterns.可以得知,中秋节主要的庆祝活动是赏月、吃月饼和制作灯笼.故选C.
63.B细节理解题.根据文中第三段的原句because they think the fire is a symbol of good business.可以得知,他们在塔中点火是因为他们认为火是生意兴隆的象征.故选B.
64.A词汇理解题.这几句话是李白的《静夜思》中的英文翻译,根据诗中第二句"疑是地上霜"可以得知,这个不认识的词是霜的意思.故选A.
65.B细节理解题.题目问到,诗人李白是怎么样寄托思乡之苦的,结合文章最后的表述,当然是以一首《静夜思》来表达思乡之情了.故选B.
点评 阅读理解题,需要先读题,理解清楚题目意思,接着带着问题去文章中寻找、推断答案.把握好细节,注意推敲才能保证正确率.