Traditional Chinese festivals are now getting their own logos(标识).Here’re logos for China’s seven important traditional festivals.

	Chunjie, Spring Festival, China’s lunar new year, is the most important of the traditional Chinese holidays. People usually get together, 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.
	Yuanxiao, Lantern Festival is on the 15th day of the first month in the Chinese calendar. People watch lanterns and eat sweet dumplings.		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).
	Qingming, Tomb-Sweeping Festival is around April 5.People from home and abroad go to the graves(墓)of the dead in memory of(纪念)them.		Zhongqiu, Mid-Autumn Festival, is on the 15th day of the eighth month in the Chinese calendar. Families enjoy moon cakes and tell the story of  Chang’e.
	Duanwu, 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, Double Ninth Festival is on the ninth day of the ninth month in the Chinese calendar. It’s the date to pay respect(尊敬)to the old.

 

1.Mid-Autumn Festival is ________ in the Chinese calendar.

  A. on 15th of August                    B. on 7th of July

  C. on 15th of January                   D. on 5th of May

2.What do Chinese people eat at Dragon Boat Festival?

  A. Dumplings.                         B. Moon cakes.

  C. Rice dumplings.                     D. Sweet dumplings.

3.Chinese version of Valentine’s Day is ________.

  A. Lantern Festival                     B. the Night of Sevens

  C. Spring Festival                      D. Tomb-Sweeping Festival

4.At Tomb-Sweeping Festival, people go to the graves in memory of ________.

  A. Qu Yuan          B. the elderly      C. Chang’e          D. the dead

5.At Double Ninth Festival, what do people usually do?

  A. They watch lanterns.                 B. They pay respect to old people.

  C. They visit their relatives.              D. They get together to tell stories.

 

Traditional Chinese festivals are now getting their own logos(标识).Here’re logos for China’s seven important traditional festivals.

	Chunjie, Spring Festival, China’s lunar new year, is the most important of the traditional Chinese holidays. People usually get together, 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.
	Yuanxiao, Lantern Festival is on the 15th day of the first month in the Chinese calendar. People watch lanterns and eat sweet dumplings.		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).
	Qingming, Tomb-Sweeping Festival is around April 5.People from home and abroad go to the graves(墓)of the dead in memory of(纪念)them.		Zhongqiu, Mid-Autumn Festival, is on the 15th day of the eighth month in the Chinese calendar. Families enjoy moon cakes and tell the story of  Chang’e.
	Duanwu, 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, Double Ninth Festival is on the ninth day of the ninth month in the Chinese calendar. It’s the date to pay respect(尊敬)to the old.

 
【小题1】Mid-Autumn Festival is ________ in the Chinese calendar.

A．on 15th of August	B．on 7th of July
C．on 15th of January	D．on 5th of May

【小题2】What do Chinese people eat at Dragon Boat Festival?

A．Dumplings.	B．Moon cakes.
C．Rice dumplings.	D．Sweet dumplings.

【小题3】Chinese version of Valentine’s Day is ________.

A．Lantern Festival	B．the Night of Sevens
C．Spring Festival	D．Tomb-Sweeping Festival

【小题4】At Tomb-Sweeping Festival, people go to the graves in memory of ________.

A．Qu Yuan

B．the elderly

C．Chang’e

D．the dead

【小题5】At Double Ninth Festival, what do people usually do?

A．They watch lanterns.	B．They pay respect to old people.
C．They visit their relatives.	D．They get together to tell stories.

We call the Chinese New Year the Spring Festival（春节）. There is a name for each Chinese year. We may call it the year of the sheep , the year of the monkey or the year of the dog. And this year is the year of the horse.
Before New Year’s Day, people are busy shopping and cleaning their houses. On New Year’s Eve, there is a big family dinner. After dinner, all the family stay up late to welcome the New Year. On the first day of the New Year, people put on their new clothes and go to visit their friends and relatives（亲戚）. They say “good luck” and some other greetings to each other. People usually have a very good time during the festival.
【小题1】How many Chinese festivals are talked about (谈论）in this passage ?

A．One.

B．Two.

C．Three.

D．Four.

【小题2】We can find every Chinese year is given ___________ name.

A．an animal

B．a plant

C．a family

D．a full

【小题3】How do Chinese people usually spend New Year’s Eve ?

A．They put on new clothes and go to the park .

B．They visit their friends and relatives

C．They are busy shopping and cleaning their houses

D．They have a big dinner and stay up late to welcome the New Year.

【小题4】On New Year’s Day, people say “___________” to each other when they meet

A．Merry Christmas	B．Good luck
C．Happy New Year	D．Both B and C

【小题5】The best title for this passage (本文的最佳题目)is ____________

A．Good Time	B．The Spring Festival
C．Big Dinner	D．The Year of the Horse

任务型阅读 (10)
Every year people celebrate the Spring Festival in China. It is usually in January or February. It’s the most important festival in China. So before it comes, everyone buys many things. And they often make a special kind of food called dumplings. It means(意思是) ‘come together’. Parents always buy new clothes for their children and children also buy presents for their parents.
On the Spring Festival Eve (除夕), all the family members come back home to have a big dinner. When they enjoy the meal, they give the best wishes to each other for the coming year. After dinner, all the family stay up until midnight to welcome the New Year. They sing, dance and play cards.
On the first day of the new year, people put on new clothes and visit their friends. They say ‘Happy New Year!’ to each other. They all have a good time during the festival.
1. When is the Spring Festival in China every year?
                                              
2. What do people do before the Spring Festival comes?
                                              
3. What do ‘dumplings’ mean?
                                              
4. What do children get from their parents ?
                                              
5. Do people have fun at the Spring Festival?
                                             

We call the Chinese New Year the Spring Festival. There is a name for each Chinese year. We may call it the year of the sheep, the year of the monkey or the year of the dog. And this year is the year of the tiger.
Before New Year’s Day, people are busy shopping and cleaning their houses. On New Year’s Eve, there is a big family dinner. After dinner, the family don’t go to sleep to welcome the New Year. On the first day of the New Year, people put on their new clothes and go to visit their friends and relatives. They say “Happy New Year” and some other greetings (问候) to each other. People usually have a very good time during the festival.
【小题1】How many Chinese festivals are mentioned(谈到) in this passage(段)?

A．One

B．Two

C．Three

D．Four

【小题2】We can find every Chinese year has ________ name.

A．an animal

B．a pet

C．a family

D．a full

【小题3】How do Chinese people usually spend New Year’s Eve?

A．They put on new clothes.

B．They visit their friends and relatives.

C．They are busy shopping and cleaning their houses.

D．They have a big dinner and wait to welcome the New Year.

【小题4】On New Year’s Day, people say “_______” to each other when they meet

A．Merry Christmas	B．Glad to meet you
C．Happy birthday to you	D．Happy New Year

【小题5】The best title (题目) for this passage (文章) is ______.

A．Good time	B．The Spring Festival
C．Big Dinner	D．The Year of the tiger