Topic 11 礼仪民族-2025年初中英语中考传统文化阅读与写作专练（话题解读+文化拓展+文化拓展）

2025年初中英语中考传统文化阅读与写作专练 Topic 11 礼仪民俗 话题解读 文化 早知道 礼仪和民俗是在长期的历史发展过程中传承下来的，它们承载着民族的历史记忆和文化传统，共同维系着社会秩序和人际关系的和谐。不同地区的礼仪和民俗会因地理环境、历史文化、民族特色等因素而有所差异。比如，南北方的冬至习俗就有所不同，北方一般会吃水饺，南方则会吃汤圆。 考情 早知道 中考对于礼仪和民俗的考查方向主要集中在一些约定俗成的习俗以及一些基本的礼仪等方面。 该类文章一般会直接介绍某种礼仪或民俗的具体活动、历史或意义等。例如，2024年四川凉山州中考的任务型阅读介绍了中国拱手礼的历史以及如何行拱手礼等。 Passage 1 完形填空 (折柳送别) In ancient China, willow branches(柳枝)were often used as a parting gift (临别礼物)between friends and family members. They are considered as a 1 of saying goodbye. Do you know 2 ? One reason is that willow trees are strong. They can live 3 in any place, wet or dry, north or south. Because of this, giving a willow branch to say goodbye to loved ones is a way to tell them you hope they will 4 their new living environment. As for another reason, the pronunciation for the willow tree“ liu(柳)”is 5 to the character “liu(留)”in Chinese, which means inviting someone to stay. So 6 a willow branch is like asking the person who will go to another place to stay for a longer time. It's said that this custom became 7 during the Han Dynasty. At that time, Ba Bridge, a bridge in Chang'an, today's Xi'an, was a common place to say goodbye. People often 8 there and handed willow branches to people who were leaving. Willow branches are often mentioned in 9 .In The Book of Poetry, there is the line “When I left there, willows shed tears(昔我往矣，杨柳依依)”。At the time of the Tang and Song dynasties, such poems were 10 as traveling happened often and poets felt sad for separation. For example, Wang Wei wrote “The willows by the hotel look so fresh and green" in his famous poem A Farewell Song. 1 A. symbol B. plan C. goal D. dream 2 A. how B. why C. where D. when 3 A. bravely B. easily C. badly D. luckily 4 A. make use of B. pay attention to C. get used to D. stay away from 5 A. friendly B. important C. new D. similar 6 A. asking B. offering C. receiving D. bringing 7 A. serious B. different C. popular D. interesting 8 A. stopped B. missed C. forgot D. left 9 A. stories B. festivals C. poems D. gifts 10 A. useful B. difficult C. boring D. common 文化拓展 折柳送别寄相思 古人在春季送别即将远行的亲友之际，往往会折一枝柳条赠给远行之人。“折柳”是古代社会生活中最有格调的风俗之一，这种风俗是怎么产生的？有人从“柳”谐音“留”上分析，认为“折柳”是挽留的意思。除此之外，“折柳送别”风俗的形成，与柳树本身大有关系。 柳树生命力极强，插土即活，是古代行道树的主力树种之一，路边河畔都可见到。古人送别亲友，从路边生机盎然的柳树上折一枝柳条相送，就是希望远行之人能像柳树一样随遇而安。 因为“折柳送别”盛行，在当年送别最集中的灞桥，附近的柳树枝条都被随手折光。因为无法折到长柳枝，唐代诗人孟郊在《横吹曲辞·折杨柳》中只好解释道：“莫言短枝条，中有长相思。”白居易甚至在《杨柳枝 词八首》(其 ... ...