B
The Mid-Autumn Festival, celebrated on the 15th day of the eighth month on the traditional Chinese calendar, is a treasured tradition across Asia. While it comes from the traditional Chinese calendar, the festival has been celebrated specially in different countries, showing different cultural spirits and practices.
In China, the Mid-Autumn Festival is connected with mooncakes, family reunions(团圆) and moon watching. Mooncakes, often filled with different kinds of food, such as red beans, meat and so on, stand for getting together with each other. Lantern displays and dragon dances create a special environment during the festival, while families stay together to enjoy the full moon, a symbol of family love and prosperity(繁荣).
Vietnam celebrates the festival as Tet Trung Thu, or the Children's Festival. Here, they mainly pay attention to children, who wear colourful masks and take part in lively parades. Lion dances and lantern shows light up the streets, and families enjoy mooncakes and fruit to remember their ancestors(祖先). The festival is also a time to express happiness for the harvest.
In Korea, the festival is known as Chuseok, a major harvest celebration. Families remember their ancestors by visiting graves(墓地) and having rituals(典礼). Traditional foods like songpyeon, crescent-shaped(月牙形的) cakes filled with vegetables, are shared among loved ones. Folk games, dances, and storytelling add a common spirit to the celebrations.
In Japan's Tsukimi or "moon-viewing", people provide rice dumplings, pampas grass, and seasonal food to respect the moon and express joy for the harvest. Mooncakes are not just for eating; they are also used to thank nature and the moonlit night.
The Mid-Autumn Festival is a symbol of Asia's rich culture. Though the celebrations are different in forms and focuses(焦点), the meanings of family, thankfulness, and peace stay the same, calling people in different places to enjoy the same glow(光亮) of the full moon.
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A. Getting together with families.
B. Eating mooncakes.
C. Remembering ancestors.
D. Expressing joy for the harvest.
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A. China—Lantern displays and lion dances.
B. Vietnam—visiting graves and having rituals.
C. Korea—family reunions and moon watching.
D. Japan—eating rice dumplings and seasonal food.
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A. The Mid-Autumn Festival in different Asian countries have exactly the same meanings.
B. China has the longest history of celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival.
C. Every Asian country celebrates the Mid-Autumn Festival because they learnt from China.
D. Mooncakes in different Asian countries have the same shape as the full moon.
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A. A Traditional Chinese Festival
B. The Mid-Autumn Festival Around the World
C. Asia Under the Same Full Moon
D. Different Celebrations of the Mid-Autumn Festival in Asia
The Mid-Autumn Festival, celebrated on the 15th day of the eighth month on the traditional Chinese calendar, is a treasured tradition across Asia. While it comes from the traditional Chinese calendar, the festival has been celebrated specially in different countries, showing different cultural spirits and practices.
In China, the Mid-Autumn Festival is connected with mooncakes, family reunions(团圆) and moon watching. Mooncakes, often filled with different kinds of food, such as red beans, meat and so on, stand for getting together with each other. Lantern displays and dragon dances create a special environment during the festival, while families stay together to enjoy the full moon, a symbol of family love and prosperity(繁荣).
Vietnam celebrates the festival as Tet Trung Thu, or the Children's Festival. Here, they mainly pay attention to children, who wear colourful masks and take part in lively parades. Lion dances and lantern shows light up the streets, and families enjoy mooncakes and fruit to remember their ancestors(祖先). The festival is also a time to express happiness for the harvest.
In Korea, the festival is known as Chuseok, a major harvest celebration. Families remember their ancestors by visiting graves(墓地) and having rituals(典礼). Traditional foods like songpyeon, crescent-shaped(月牙形的) cakes filled with vegetables, are shared among loved ones. Folk games, dances, and storytelling add a common spirit to the celebrations.
In Japan's Tsukimi or "moon-viewing", people provide rice dumplings, pampas grass, and seasonal food to respect the moon and express joy for the harvest. Mooncakes are not just for eating; they are also used to thank nature and the moonlit night.
The Mid-Autumn Festival is a symbol of Asia's rich culture. Though the celebrations are different in forms and focuses(焦点), the meanings of family, thankfulness, and peace stay the same, calling people in different places to enjoy the same glow(光亮) of the full moon.
(
A
)19. What is the same feature of the Mid-Autumn Festivals in the four countries?A. Getting together with families.
B. Eating mooncakes.
C. Remembering ancestors.
D. Expressing joy for the harvest.
(
D
)20. Which is the correct match of the country and its celebration?A. China—Lantern displays and lion dances.
B. Vietnam—visiting graves and having rituals.
C. Korea—family reunions and moon watching.
D. Japan—eating rice dumplings and seasonal food.
(
B
)21. Which of the following is TRUE according to the article?A. The Mid-Autumn Festival in different Asian countries have exactly the same meanings.
B. China has the longest history of celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival.
C. Every Asian country celebrates the Mid-Autumn Festival because they learnt from China.
D. Mooncakes in different Asian countries have the same shape as the full moon.
(
D
)22. Which of the following is the best title of this article?A. A Traditional Chinese Festival
B. The Mid-Autumn Festival Around the World
C. Asia Under the Same Full Moon
D. Different Celebrations of the Mid-Autumn Festival in Asia
答案
19.A 20.D 21.B 22.D
解析
【分析】
19题:需定位四个国家中秋的共同特征,逐一排除不符合的选项。B选项吃月饼,韩国的传统食物是songpyeon而非月饼,排除;C选项记住祖先,中国、日本未提及,排除;D选项表达收获喜悦,中国未提及,排除;A选项家庭团聚,符合最后一段提到的共同意义,故选A。
20题:需匹配国家与对应庆祝活动。A选项中国的庆祝活动是灯笼展和舞龙,非舞狮,错误;B选项越南的活动是关注儿童,扫墓是韩国的,错误;C选项家庭团圆是中国的,韩国是纪念祖先和收获,错误;D选项日本确实提供粽子和应季食物,正确。
21题:逐一判断选项正误。A选项“完全相同的意义”与原文“意义保持相同”不符,错误;B选项原文提到中秋来自中国农历,可推断中国历史最长,正确;C选项“每个亚洲国家都学中国”无依据,错误;D选项“月饼和满月同形状”原文未提及,错误。
22题:需概括文章主旨,文章主要讲亚洲不同国家的中秋庆祝,A仅涉及中国,B范围过大(非全世界),C太泛,D准确概括,故选D。
【解析】
19题:根据原文最后一段“the meanings of family, thankfulness, and peace stay the same”,结合四个国家的庆祝内容,A(家庭团聚)是共同特征;B(吃月饼)韩国无此习俗,C(记住祖先)中、日未提及,D(收获喜悦)中国未提及,故答案为A。
20题:A项中国的庆祝活动是灯笼展和舞龙,非舞狮,错误;B项越南的活动是关注儿童,扫墓是韩国的,错误;C项家庭团圆是中国的,韩国是纪念祖先和收获,错误;D项日本确实提供粽子和应季食物,正确,故答案为D。
21题:A项“完全相同的意义”与原文不符,错误;B项原文提到中秋源自中国农历,可推断中国历史最长,正确;C项“每个亚洲国家都学中国”无依据,错误;D项“月饼和满月同形状”原文未提及,错误,故答案为B。
22题:文章主要介绍亚洲不同国家的中秋节庆祝方式,A仅涉及中国,B范围过大,C太泛,D准确概括主旨,故答案为D。
【答案】
19.A 20.D 21.B 22.D
【知识点】
英语阅读理解,细节理解,主旨大意
【点评】
本题为英语阅读理解题,围绕亚洲多国中秋节的庆祝展开,考查学生对文章细节的定位、对比及主旨归纳能力,需仔细核对原文信息,避免选项干扰。
【难度系数】
0.6
19题:需定位四个国家中秋的共同特征,逐一排除不符合的选项。B选项吃月饼,韩国的传统食物是songpyeon而非月饼,排除;C选项记住祖先,中国、日本未提及,排除;D选项表达收获喜悦,中国未提及,排除;A选项家庭团聚,符合最后一段提到的共同意义,故选A。
20题:需匹配国家与对应庆祝活动。A选项中国的庆祝活动是灯笼展和舞龙,非舞狮,错误;B选项越南的活动是关注儿童,扫墓是韩国的,错误;C选项家庭团圆是中国的,韩国是纪念祖先和收获,错误;D选项日本确实提供粽子和应季食物,正确。
21题:逐一判断选项正误。A选项“完全相同的意义”与原文“意义保持相同”不符,错误;B选项原文提到中秋来自中国农历,可推断中国历史最长,正确;C选项“每个亚洲国家都学中国”无依据,错误;D选项“月饼和满月同形状”原文未提及,错误。
22题:需概括文章主旨,文章主要讲亚洲不同国家的中秋庆祝,A仅涉及中国,B范围过大(非全世界),C太泛,D准确概括,故选D。
【解析】
19题:根据原文最后一段“the meanings of family, thankfulness, and peace stay the same”,结合四个国家的庆祝内容,A(家庭团聚)是共同特征;B(吃月饼)韩国无此习俗,C(记住祖先)中、日未提及,D(收获喜悦)中国未提及,故答案为A。
20题:A项中国的庆祝活动是灯笼展和舞龙,非舞狮,错误;B项越南的活动是关注儿童,扫墓是韩国的,错误;C项家庭团圆是中国的,韩国是纪念祖先和收获,错误;D项日本确实提供粽子和应季食物,正确,故答案为D。
21题:A项“完全相同的意义”与原文不符,错误;B项原文提到中秋源自中国农历,可推断中国历史最长,正确;C项“每个亚洲国家都学中国”无依据,错误;D项“月饼和满月同形状”原文未提及,错误,故答案为B。
22题:文章主要介绍亚洲不同国家的中秋节庆祝方式,A仅涉及中国,B范围过大,C太泛,D准确概括主旨,故答案为D。
【答案】
19.A 20.D 21.B 22.D
【知识点】
英语阅读理解,细节理解,主旨大意
【点评】
本题为英语阅读理解题,围绕亚洲多国中秋节的庆祝展开,考查学生对文章细节的定位、对比及主旨归纳能力,需仔细核对原文信息,避免选项干扰。
【难度系数】
0.6
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