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2023-2024学年高一年级下学期3月份测试

英语试卷

考试范围：Book3Unit1-Unit3；考试时间：120分钟命题人：审题人：

第二部分、阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2.5分，满分50分）

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TheLanternFestivalfallsonthe15thofthefirstmonthofthelunarcalendar.Thisdayisalwaysthefirstfullmooninthenewyear.AncientpeoplealsocalleditShangyuanFestival.CelebrationsandtraditionsonthisdaybeganfromtheHanDynastyandbecamepopularintheTangDynasty.

Watchingtheredlanternsisoneofthemaintraditions.Lanternsofdifferentshapesandsizesareusuallyputontrees,oralongriverbanksonshow.ItissaidthatskylanternswerefirstusedbyZhugeKongmingtoaskforhelpwhenhewasintrouble.Today,whenthelanternsslowlyriseintotheair,peoplemakewishes.Anothertraditionisguessinglanternriddles.Theriddlesareusuallyshort,wise,andsometimeshumorous(幽默的).TheanswertoariddlecanbeaChinesecharacter,afamousperson’sname,oraplacename.

Themostimportantthingistoeatsweetdumplingswithdifferenttastes.InnorthernChina,theyarecalledyuanxiaowhileinsouthernpartthey’renamedtangyuan.Becausemakingsweetdumplingsislikeagameoranactivity,theyareusuallydonehappilybyagroupoffriendsorfamilymembers.

Inoldtimes,theLanternFestivalwasalsoagoodtimeforyoungpeopletofindlove.Watchinglanternsgaveyoungpeopleachancetomeeteachother.Andthereweremanyromanticstoriesaboutthisfestival.AlinefromXinQiji,apoetduringtheSongDynasty,showsthis,“HundredsandthousandsoftimesIsearchedforherinthecrowd.SuddenlyIturned,andthereshestoodinthedimlight.”

Inaword,theLanternFestivalhasbroughtusChinesesomuchfunandjoyovertheyears.WehopetheyoungpeoplecancarryonthesetraditionsandtakeprideinChineseculture.

21.Inancienttimes,skylanternswerefirstusedfor______byZhugeKongming.

A.askforhelp B.guessinglanternriddles

C.makingwishes D.celebratingpeop