四、阅读短文，选择正确的答案。
The Lantern Festival is a traditional Chinese festival. It is celebrated on the fifteenth of the first lunar month(正月). This festival marks(标志) the end of the Chinese New Year celebrations. It became an important festival from the Western Han Dynasty. At the Lantern Festival，people eat tangyuan. On that day，children go out at night. They carry paper lanterns and guess riddles(谜语) on the lanterns. In ancient times，lanterns were not very simple and only the emperor(皇帝) and noblemen(贵族) could have them. But now，lanterns are in different shapes. The lanterns are mostly red. It means good fortune.
()1. The Lantern Festival marks the of the Chinese New Year celebrations.
A. beginning
B. middle
C. end
()2. People eat at the Lantern Festival.
A. jiaozi
B. tangyuan
C. rice
()3. could have lanterns in ancient times.
A. Everyone
B. The children
C. The emperor and noblemen
()4. The lanterns are mainly red. It means .
A. good fortune
B. good health
C. long life
()5. On the night of the Lantern Festival，children don't .
A. guess riddles
B. carry paper lanterns
C. fly kites

1. C
2. B
3. C
4. A
5. C

1. 根据短文第3句“This festival marks the end of the Chinese New Year celebrations.”，可知答案为C。
2. 根据短文第5句“At the Lantern Festival，people eat tangyuan.”，可知答案为B。
3. 根据短文第8句“In ancient times，lanterns were not very simple and only the emperor and noblemen could have them.”，可知答案为C。
4. 根据短文最后两句“The lanterns are mostly red. It means good fortune.”，可知答案为A。
5. 根据短文第6、7句“On that day，children go out at night. They carry paper lanterns and guess riddles on the lanterns.”，可知孩子们不会放风筝，答案为C。