1、高一年级必修三高一年级必修三 Unit 1 Festivals and Celebrations 专题同步练习专题同步练习一、中国传统节日语法填空（一）春节The Chinese New Year was a family event for me as a child. When I waslittle, there were no street performancesand there were_(certain) no major public celebrations. Neighbors would get together to set off firecrackers_were
2、 tied to a tree. I was often terrified by the explosion.Shops would close for business for at least two days; streets were deserted.As the_(young)child in the family, mymain duty was not_ (say)stupid things that might have upset visiting relatives. I kept quiet most of the time as there_(be)toomanyt
3、aboos( 禁 忌 )roundtheNewYear._example,Ishouldneveruttertheword“shu” (输) during the New Year, as_sounds like the Chinese character for “losing money”. Adults wouldblame you if they lose money during card games as you have mentioned the unspeakable word- “ shu ” ， _( bring) them bad luck.My mother woul
4、d kill a few chickens two days before the New Year and I was her able _( assist). We raisedcorn-fed chicken for_( month) for the celebration of the Chinese New Year.（二）春节The most difficult thing about celebrating the Spring Festival in _ big city is finding a restaurant that is open.Almost all the s
5、hops close for a week or two, as workers and proprietors (业主) return to their hometowns _(celebrate) with their families. Cities like Shanghai, Beijing, and Shenzhen , _ half or more of the populationmoves in from elsewhere, are ghost towns. _ (lucky), I like Lanzhou beef noodles; those shops mostly
6、 stay open.In the countryside, it is completely opposite. Two years ago, a friend ,Robin_( invite )me to celebrate the SpringFestival at his familys home in Baichi village _the north of central Chinas Henan province.The village residents werefriendly and some what_ _(surprise)to see a foreigner. Muc
7、h food_ (eat) and beer was drunk at neighborshomes at supper. Without doubt, the drinking experience was unique. Almost everyone who came to Robins home brought abottle of baju or rice wine with them. Long _(table)were put in two rooms of the house, and each wascovered with food._ your glass was emp
8、ty,it would be filled quickly; if it was full, youd better empty it!(三)元宵节The Lantern Festival falls on the 15th day of the 1st lunar month, usually in February or early March in the solarcalendar._ (date) back to the Western Han Dynasty (202 BC-8 AD), it_(become) a grand festivalwith great signific
9、ance. Till today. the festival is still held each year around the country.In the daytime of the festival, _(performance)such as dragon dances, lion dances, land boat dancesand beating drums while dancing _ (stage). At night, lanterns of different colors and shapes are it up in the streets ,attractin
10、g crowds of people. Children will hold self-made or bought lanterns to walk on the streets, _(extreme)excited. People also like solving lantern riddles that day.Lantern owners write riddles on a piece of paper and post them onthe lanterns. If visitors have solutions_the riddles, they can pull the pa
11、per out and go to the owners to check theiranswers. If theyre right, they will get_small gift as a reward. Besides .the festival is a day_ (appreciate)the full moon and eat yuanxiao.Some aspects of the festival are fading nowadays._ people still see the Lantern Festival as a chance to spendwith fami
12、ly and wish for_( happy).(四)清明节The Qingming was the most important festival of the year_ancient times and a spring outing was the mostimportant part of the Qingming custom.Therefore,it was the major theme for poetry and paintings.Of all the ancient_(poem) about the Qingming, the one by the Tang poet
13、 Du Mu is well-known and hascome down to the present day. It goes_(rough) like this: The Qingmings day is a rainy day, and people with a_(break) heart are back and forth on the way. May I ask where I can find a wine shop? The shepherd kid, pointing afar, _(say) there you can find the best. This is_v
14、ivid description of the mood you feel on the Qingming Festival.The Song_(art) Zhang Zeduans painting Qingming Scroll( 清明上河图 ) is a masterpiece of art, _describes what happens on both banks of the Bian River on the Qingming Festival. There are a crowd of people from all walksof life, some_(take) carr
15、iages, others sitting in sedans(轿子), on_ (they) way to the suburbs (郊区) for springoutings. When you look at the picture you feel like part of it.(五)端午节Many traditional Chinese foods are intended to honour either the gods _ extraordinary persons in history. Zongziis no exception. It is designed_(hono
16、ur) Qu Yuan, the pioneer poet of ancient China.Qu Yuan was a famous poet who was also concerned about the fortune of his state. Unfortunately he wasdistrusted by the king, _forced him to go to a remote area.The poet felt_(hope) about the stateand its policies. When the states capital_ (seize) by its
17、 enemies, he drowned himself in the Miluo River (on May 5thaccording to the Chinese lunar calendar). People felt this loss deeply, as he was_respected poet. Local peoplesearched_him in the river. Meanwhile, they dropped dumplings of glutinous (黏的)rice wrapped in bamboo _(leaf) into the river in orde
18、r to keep the fishes from attacking Qu Yuans body.Since that time, it_(be) a custom to enjoy zongzi as a memorial to Qu Yuan. In addition, there is also a festival_(call) the Duanwu Festival or the Dragon Boat Festival, when there is a nationwide practice of enjoying zongzi.(六)七夕节lt was said that th
19、e Emperor of Heaven had seven daughters , among whom the_ (young)one the Weaving Maid, orZhin in Chinese, fell in love with_young man on the Earth named Niulang.Zhin got married to him_(secret) and had two children. They lived happily together for several years until one dayeverything became_ (know)
20、 to the Empress of Heaven. She was very angry with_the Weaving Maid had done:marrying a human without her _(permit). So she came down to the Earth and took Zhin back to Heaven. ThenNiulang _(fly)up to Heaven and when the Empress of Heaven saw him , she drew a line in the sky ,_ ( keep)Niulang and hi
21、s wife Zhin separated.From that day on, they could only see each other once a year on the 7th day of the 7thlunar month.Since then, the Double Seventh Festival. _is similar to Valentines Day in the West, has long been celebrated inChina in honor_the love story of Niulang and Zhin.(七)中秋节own as the Zh
22、ongqiu Jie (the Mid-Autumn Festival) in China, the Chinese Moon Festival dates back to over 3,000 years.As with all practices so old, a lot of legends_ (develop) over the years; it becomes difficult to understand the originaltraditions. Most stories_(base)on the idea _ the goddess Change lives on th
23、e moon ; however, tales of how shegot there differ _ ( wide).One story suggests that the moon goddess_(be)the wife of a legendary archer ( 射 手 )who was orderedto shoot down all but one of the suns in the sky. Thats why we only have one sun. After accomplishing the task, hewas given an immortality (永
24、生) pill as_reward. His wife found and took the pill instead, then later flew to the moon_she lives now.Another Chinese Moon Festival legend states that paper messages inside of mooncakes were used as a way_(organize) the exact date of a revolution against the ruling Mongols (蒙 古 人 ) during the Yuan
25、Dynasty. The Mongolswere overthrown_ the night of the Moon Festival. Although this legend seems a little _(reasonable) than agoddess living on the moon ,little historical evidence suggests that this is how the Mongols were defeated.(八)重阳节There are a variety of activities in celebration of the Double
26、 Ninth Festival: climbing,wearing cornel(山茱萸)leaves,appreciating chrysanthemums(菊花), drinking chrysanthemum wine(雄黄酒) and eating Chongyang cakes.Autumn is the_(good)season for climbing high places. When you look down from the height you find _(you) free from cares and becoming part of nature. The cl
27、imbing custom _(start) from the Han Dynasty(202BC-220AD). To begin with, they climbed high terraces (梯田) on the outskirts of _ capital Changan and later thehills and mountains around.And then it became a custom_the custom spread about.When people climbed they wore cornel because they believed that c
28、omel could keep away evils. Cornel is an evergreen shrub (灌木)_a strong fragrance(香味). Its roots, stems and leaves can_(process) as a medical herb(草药)that can relieve some symptoms( 症 状 ) of a bad disease and keep away mosquitoes( 蚊 子 ). The poem ReminiscingMy Brother in Shandong on the Double Ninth
29、Festival_ ( write) by Wang Wei describes climbing with cornel: Beinga_( strange) in a foreign place, I miss my flesh and blood all the more. I know you are climbing with cornel,but your brother is not with you. Even today when people miss their relatives and friends on festivals, this is the poem th
30、eyare likely _( sing).改错(一)春节Dear David,Im very pleasing to invite you to my home to experience the customs and traditions during the coming Spring Festival.Now let me share something about the festival to you.The Spring Festival, which falls the first day of the first lunar month, is the most impor
31、tantly festival for all of us Chinese.I have an unforgettable Spring Festival last year. At New Years Eve, all my family member got together to have a familyreunion dinner, after that we enjoyed the CCTV Spring Festival Gala until the clock struck twelve. Then, singing and laughing,we set off firewo
32、rks with my cousins to welcome the New Years coming. Are you eager to enjoy such a great happiness withus in China?Im looking forward to your coming.Yours,Li Hua(二)春节Dear John,In your letter, you asked me about traditionally Chinese festivals. Now I would like to tell you something about the mostimp
33、ortant festival in China- the Spring Festival.Few days before the festival, houses are cleaned and red couplets are stick. We put on our fancy clothes and setted offfirecrackersduringthefestival.Beside,presentsandbigdinnersarepreparedfortocelebratethehappyreunion of family and relative. They have du
34、mplings and enjoy the Spring Festival Gala on Lunar New Years Eve.Customs may vary place to place, and the same happy atmosphere is to be found anywhere in the county.Now, I hope you have some idea of our Spring Festival.Yours,Li Hua(三)七夕节Dear Mike ,Ive learned of your letter that you want to know a
35、bout the Double Seventh Festival. Now Im writing to tell you about it.The Double Seventh Festival , also know as the Qiqiao Festival,is the most romantic traditional Chinese festival. It fallsannual on the 7th day of the 7th lunar month. The festival came from a ancient Chinese romantic fairy tale a
36、bout the Cowherdand the Weaver Girl, who has deeply moved generation of Chinese people. Many men and women in the love usuallyprayforahappymarriageonthatnight,hopingforahappy ending tohistruelove.Today,manyyoungcouples in China celebrate the Double Seventh Festival in Chinese Valentines Day.I hope m
37、y explanation can make you understood our traditional festivals and cultures better.Yours,Li Hua(四)中秋节The Mid-Autumn FestivalTheMid-AutumnFestivalfallsinthe15thofthe8thmonthofourChineselunarcalendar.Asoneof the traditional Chinese festival, it has been enjoying great popularity in our country.Usual
38、, no matter what far away or howbusy we are, we will try to go to home for the celebration. The moon that night looked the brightest in the whole lunar month.That we love most is the time we appreciate the full moon together. With the beautiful moon up in the sky,we sit together and eat mooncakes an
39、d fruit, share our stories. In addition to these traditional activities, we have wide rangeof choices such as travel and visiting our relatives or friends.(五)重阳节Dear Lucy,Id like to invite you to join us for visit to the nearby nursing home next Saturday for the Double Ninth Festival. It wasthe day
40、for the elderly in Chinese culture. First, well meet at the school gate at 9 in the morning ,and then took BusNo. 18 together. After arrive there, well make dumpling and cakes with the elderly people. Well also spend some funtime together singing, dancing and playing games, that we hope will make th
41、em happily. We plan to come back to around 4in the afternoon. If they are able to go with us, please let us know.Looking forward to your reply.Yours ,Li Hua改错题答案(一)Dear David,Im very pleased to invite you to my home to experience the customs and traditions during the coming Spring Festival. Now letm
42、e share something about the festival with you.The Spring Festival, which falls on the first day of the first lunar month, is the most important festival for all ofus Chinese. I had an unforgettable Spring Festival last year. On New Years Eve, all my family members got together to have afamily reunio
43、n dinner, after which we enjoyed the CCTV Spring Festival Gala until the clock struck twelve. Then, singing andlaughing, I set off fireworks with my cousins to welcome the New Years coming. Are you eager to enjoy such great happinesswith us in China?Im looking forward to your coming.Yours,Li Hua(二)D
44、ear John,In your letter, you asked me about traditional Chinese festivals. Now I would like to tell you something about the mostimportant festival in China- the Spring Festival.A few days before the festival, houses are cleaned and red couplets are stuck. We put on our fancy clothes and set offfirec
45、rackersduringthefestival.Besides,presentsandbigdinnersarepreparedfortocelebratethehappyreunion of family and relatives.We have dumplings and enjoy the Spring Festival Gala on Lunar New Years Eve.Customs may vary from place to place, but the same happy atmosphere is to be found everywhere in the coun
46、ty.Now, I hope you have some idea of our Spring Festival.Yours,Li Hua(三)Dear Mike ,Ive learned from your letter that you want to know about the Double Seventh Festival. Now Im writing to tell yousomething about it.The Double Seventh Festival , also known as the Qiqiao Festival,is the most romantic t
47、raditional Chinese festival. It fallsannually on the 7th day of the 7th lunar month. The festival came from an ancient Chinese romantic fairy tale aboutthe Cowherd and the Weaver Girl, which has deeply moved generations of Chinese people. Many men and women in the loveusually pray for a happy marria
48、ge on that night, hoping for a happy ending to their true love. Today, many youngcouples in China celebrate the Double Seventh Festival as Chinese Valentines Day.I hope my explanation can make you understand our traditional festivals and cultures better.Yours,Li Hua(四)The Mid-Autumn FestivalTheMid-A
49、utumnFestivalfallsonthe15thofthe8thmonthofourChineselunarcalendar.Asoneof the traditional Chinese festivals, it has been enjoying great popularity in our country.Usually , no matter howfar away or how busy we are, we will try to go home for the celebration. The moon that night looks the brightest in
50、 thewhole lunar month. What we love most is the time we appreciate the full moon together. With the beautiful moon up in the sky,we sit together and eat mooncakes and fruit, sharing our stories. In addition to these traditional activities, we have a wide rangeof choices such as travelling and visiti
