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藏在节庆里的中国吉祥密码
①In Chinese celebrations, whether for a birthday or a festival, lucky symbols are often used to invite good fortune.
②Among these symbols, Fu, Lu, and Shou are particularly popular, often known as the Three Stars.
③During the Chinese New Year, we put up red squares with the character fu. Some people hang them upside down because saying that fu is upside down sounds phonetically similar to saying “good luck has arrived”.
④Lu is often associated with career and wealth, which means a good salary and high social rank. The word for gourd, hulu, is a homophone of the phrase meaning “protecting lu”. Therefore, gourds are used to protect against bad spirits and illnesses, hoping for success.
⑤Shou stands for longevity. Today, we still call those celebrating significant birthdays “Shouxing”, the God of Longevity. Peaches are often present at elderly people's birthday parties. According to the legend, the Queen Mother of the West grew peaches in her garden, and those who ate them would live forever.
⑥Besides the three, lucky symbols can be easily found in the food we eat. For Chinese New Year dinner, many families include fish because the word for fish sounds like “surplus”. In southern China, niangao, a kind of rice cake, is lucky food because its pronunciation sounds like “rising higher year after year”. For the Lantern Festival, tangyuan, a glutinous rice dumpling, is popular because its round shape and name symbolize family togetherness.
()1. 主旨大意 The writer mainly tells us about .
A. Chinese festivals B. Chinese lucky symbols C. the key to success D. traditional food
()2. Which of the following symbols means good luck has arrived?
A. B. C. D.
()3. When a Chinese person wants to get a better job, he or she may .
A. wear a gourd with him or her B. grow peaches in his or her garden
C. call the god, shouxing, for help D. have tangyuan with family often
()4. The structure of the passage is .
A. B. C. D.
词汇积累
fortune /ˈfɔːtʃən/ n. 运气；财富
hang /hæŋ/ v. 挂；悬挂 wealth /welθ/ n. 财富
pronunciation /prəˌnʌnsiˈeɪʃn/ n. 发音
语法充电
put up 张贴 upside down 颠倒，倒转
be associated with 与……有关 stand for 代表
be present 出席，在场 year after year 年复一年

1. B 主旨大意题。根据第一段引出话题及全文内容可知，本文主要介绍了中国文化中幸运吉祥的象征。故选 B。
2. D 细节理解题。根据“Some people hang them upside down because saying that fu is upside down sounds phonetically similar to saying ‘good luck has arrived’.”可知，把“福”字倒着张贴，这样“福倒”听上去像“福到”，表示好运来了。故选 D。
3. A 推理判断题。根据“Lu is often associated with career and wealth”和“The word for gourd, hulu, is a homophone of the phrase meaning ‘protecting lu’. Therefore, gourds are used to protect against bad spirits and illnesses, hoping for success.”可知，“禄”和事业关联，葫芦，听起来像“护禄”，意思是保护禄。所以人们用葫芦来寄托保持财富和成功的愿望。那么想要更好的工作时，佩戴葫芦是相符的做法。故选 A。
4. B 篇章结构题。第一段介绍在中国的节庆中，人们常常会使用一些吉祥的象征符号。第二段说明福、禄、寿是尤其受欢迎的三个吉祥象征。第三、四、五段分别介绍了福、禄、寿的含义及应用；最后一段是介绍除了福、禄、寿之外的一些含有吉祥寓意的食物。故选 B。