五、完形填空。〔人与社会——历史、社会与文化〕
Why do children play with rabbit lanterns during the Lantern Festival?
Chinese people celebrate the Lantern Festival on the 1 day of the first lunar month. The festival is to celebrate the first 2 moon of the year. It also 3 the end of the Spring Festival. This year, the Lantern Festival was 4 February 12.
This day's important 5 is watching lanterns. The lanterns come in many sizes, colours and shapes. Making and 6 lanterns are popular things to do during the festival. There 7 usually riddles on lanterns. "Guessing lantern riddles" is 8 important activity of the festival.
Children go out with paper lanterns when the 9 comes during the Lantern Festival. Rabbit lanterns with wheels(轮子) are fun for 10. Children can pull them along from place to place. Children will hold lanterns to 11 through the streets excitedly.
Some people say rabbits are 12 animals. The rabbit lanterns can bring children good luck. Others say that in an old Chinese 13 about a jade rabbit(玉兔) living on the moon, people celebrate the Lantern Festival on the first full moon night of the year, so rabbits are a big part of the festival 14. People celebrate the Lantern Festival each 15 in our country. Children always have a good time on that day!
1. A. first
B. fifteenth
C. last
D. second
2. A. big
B. small
C. full
D. bright
3. A. means
B. needs
C. includes
D. meets
4. A. in
B. at
C. of
D. on
5. A. interest
B. activity
C. time
D. place
6. A. watching
B. hearing
C. borrowing
D. lending
7. A. is
B. was
C. are
D. were
8. A. any
B. another
C. other
D. some
9. A. morning
B. noon
C. afternoon
D. night
10. A. children
B. parents
C. boys
D. girls
11. A. leave
B. come
C. go
D. drive
12. A. boring
B. brave
C. happy
D. lucky
13. A. film
B. song
C. story
D. thing
14. A. as well
B. as usual
C. in need
D. in all
15. A. day
B. month
C. season
D. year

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