中国传统节日 一、阅读理解 1 Traditional Chinese festivals are now getting more and more important and popular. Here’re China’s six important traditional festivals. Chunjie, the Spring Festival, China’s lunar new year, watch fireworks and the lion dance, eat dumplings and put on new clothes. They pay New Year calls to their relatives and friends. Children usually get red packets. Qixi, the Night of Sevens is on the seventh day of the seventh month in the Chinese calendar. It’s Chinese version ( 版 本 ) of Valentine’s Day (情人节). Yuanxiao, the Lantern Zhongqiu, the Mid-Autumn Festival, is on the 15th day of the eighth month in the Chinese calendar. Families enjoy mooncakes and tell the story of Chang’e. Festival is on the 15th day of the first month in the Chinese calendar. People watch lanterns and eat sweet dumplings. Duanwu, the Dragon Boat Festival is on the fifth day of the fifth month in the Chinese calendar. People eat rice dumplings and remember the poet Qu Yuan. Chongyang, the Double Ninth Festival is on the ninth day of the ninth month in the Chinese calendar. It’s the date to pay respect to the old. 1. The Mid-Autumn Festival is in the Chinese calendar. A. on the 15th of January B. on the 15th of July C. on the 15th of August 2. What do Chinese people eat at the Dragon Boat Festival A. Sweet dumplings. B. Mooncakes. C. Rice dumplings. 3. Chinese version of Valentine’s Day is . A. the Lantern Festival B. the Night of Sevens C. the Spring Festival 4. When do people usually eat sweet dumplings A. On Spring Festival. B. On Lantern Festival. C. On Mid-Autumn Festival. 5. At the Double Ninth Festival, what do people usually do A. They pay respect to old people. B. They watch lanterns. C. They visit their relatives. 2 “We all have suffered from the air pollution. If we don’t call for an end to the firecrackers (鞭炮), the environment will get worse and worse in the future.” said Zhang Wei. He put up a notice in his neighborhood. In the notice, he called on more people to set off (引 爆) fewer firecrackers during this year’s Spring Festival. Lots of parents agreed with Zhang Wei. They said that they hated the noise of firecrackers. It often woke up their babies easily. And the babies really needed a quiet place to have enough sleep. More Chinese are looking forward to celebrating the holiday in greener ways. Many people decide not to set off firecrackers. They decided not to waste food. They think that the new ways are fashionable (时尚的). “My family didn’t buy firecrackers this year. Instead, we gave the money away to a charity. It’s good for the environment and the charity.” the Internet user “Fighter” wrote on the Blog. In my opinion, it’s very important for us to celebrate our traditional festival—the Spring Festival. But it’s more important to reduce air pollution and protect our environment. We had better express our cheerful feeling and best wishes in greener ways. We need more people like Zhang Wei or “Fighter” ... ...
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