(B)
China has many traditional festivals in a year, and the Lantern Festival is one of them. Chinese New Year comes to an end with the celebration of it.
People in the Han Dynasty(汉朝) began to celebrate the Lantern Festival, so it is an old Chinese festival. It is a festival for people to have fun. On this night, people always carry many colorful lanterns under a full moon. Guessing Chinese riddles on the lanterns and watching lion or dragon shows are the main activities. The young and the old all can have a fun time.
People on this night eat a special food called yuanxiao or tangyuan. It is a kind of sweet and round-shaped(圆形的) food, so it shows the wish of the Chinese for a family's happiness(幸福) and unity. It is a time for
family members to get together and have fun.
()31. People began to celebrate the Lantern Festival from .
A. the Song Dynasty
B. the Yuan Dynasty
C. the Tang Dynasty
D. the Han Dynasty
()32. What will you NOT do on the night of the festival?
A. Eating tangyuan with parents.
B. Guessing Chinese riddles with grandparents.
C. Eating yuanxiao with other families.
D. Watching dragon or lion shows.
()33. What do people carry under a full moon on the night of the festival?
A. Colorful lanterns.
B. Paper dragons.
C. Paper lions.
D. Yuanxiao.
()34. What does the underlined word “unity” mean(意思是) in Chinese?
A. 统一。
B. 幸福。
C. 团圆。
D. 高兴。
()35. Which of the following about the Lantern Festival is TRUE?
A. It marks(标志着) the beginning of Chinese New Year.
B. It is a festival for the young people only.
C. It is a festival with a history of 100 years.
D. It is a happy time for all Chinese

31. D 由第二段第一句可知，人们是从汉朝开始庆祝元宵节的。故选 D。
32. C 由第三段可知，没有提到要和其他家庭一起吃元宵。故选 C。
33. A 由第二段第三句可知，人们在圆月下提着许多彩色的灯笼。故选 A。
34. C 由第三段可知，元宵寓意着家庭的幸福和团圆。unity 意为“团圆”。故选 C。
35. D 由全文内容可知，元宵节是一个令所有中国人高兴的节日。故选 D。

【分析】
本题为关于元宵节的英语阅读理解题，共5道选择题，均为细节理解类题目。解题思路：先通读原文把握大意，再针对每个小题的问题关键词，回到原文定位对应语句，对比选项与原文内容，选出匹配的正确答案。
【解析】
31题：根据第二段第一句“People in the Han Dynasty(汉朝) began to celebrate the Lantern Festival”，可知人们从汉朝开始庆祝元宵节，故选D。
32题：第三段提到元宵节吃元宵（yuanxiao/tangyuan），第二段提到猜灯谜、观看狮龙表演，未提及“和其他家庭一起吃元宵”，故选C。
33题：根据第二段第三句“people always carry many colorful lanterns under a full moon”，可知人们在圆月下提彩色灯笼，故选A。
34题：第三段提到元宵寓意家庭的幸福和unity，结合元宵节象征团圆的常识，可推断unity意为“团圆”，故选C。
35题：A项“标志新年开始”与原文“Chinese New Year comes to an end with the celebration of it”不符；B项“仅年轻人”与原文“The young and the old all can have a fun time”不符；C项“历史100年”与原文“汉朝就开始庆祝”不符；D项“对所有中国人是快乐时光”符合原文，故选D。
【答案】
31.D 32.C 33.A 34.C 35.D
【知识点】
英语阅读理解（细节理解、词义猜测）
【点评】
本题围绕元宵节展开，考查学生快速定位原文信息、推断词义的能力，属于基础细节类阅读题，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.8