Hanukkah(光明节), the Festival of Lights, is cel...

Hanukkah (光明节), the annual　 (每年的) Festival of Lights, is celebrated with zeal (热情) by the Jewish people around the world. They celebrate the holiday with the lighting of the menorah (多连灯烛台) , traditional foods, games and gifts. Hanukkah is a Jewish festival.It falls on the 25th day of the Jewish month of Kiskv (犹太教历), which is usually sometime in December. The festival celebrates the time, over 2,000 years ago，when the Jewish people fought against an emperor who would not let them follow their own traditions and religion (宗教) . When the Jewish people won back their temple in Jerusalem(耶路撒冷), they found there was only enough holy(神圣的) oil to keep the sacred light (神圣之灯) burning for one day. However, to their surprise, this small amount of oil kept the light burning for eight days and nights, until the people had time to make more oil.

At the center of the Hanukkah celebrations is a candle stick (called a Menorah) that holds nine candles. On the first night of Hanukkah the first candle is lit, and each day this candle is used to light another candle, until on the eighth day, the last day, all the candles are lit. During Hanukkah, people go to the synagogue (犹太教堂) to pray and to remember the miracle (奇迹) of the holy oil. Hanukkah is a time for family and friends to come together. People exchange gifts and greeting cards, and children go to parties. Parents often give their children money at Hanukkah. Potato cakes, called latkes, are a traditional Hanukkah food. Hanukkah is a relatively minor holiday in the Jewish year, however, the Hanukkah story tells of Jewish culture surviving in a non-Jewish world.

1.For how many days does Hanukkah last?

A. 7　　 B. 8　　 C. 9　　 D. 10

2.Jewish people fought against the emperor because______.

A. the emperor didn't let them eat traditional food or wear traditional clothes

B. the emperor didn't allow them to follow their own tradition and religions

C. the emperor didn't let them celebrate their own festivals

D. the emperor didn't allow them to keep the sacred 1ight burning

3.What do the candles on the Menorah remind Jewish people of?

A. The war that they fought 2,000 years ago.

B. The God that they honored best.

C. The miracle of the holy oil that happened 2,000 years ago.

D. The church they built 2,000 years ago.

4.During Hanukkah, families and friends usually ______.

A. send each other postcards　　 B. go to parties together

C. get together　　 D. light candles together

5.The passage mainly tells us about______.

A. the history of Hanukkah and how it is celebrated

B. why Jewish people celebrate Hanukkah

C. why Jewish people protect their traditions

D. the miracle of the holy oil in the Jewish temple

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Hanukkah(光明节), the Festival of Lights, is celebrated by the Jewish(犹太人的) people around the world. They celebrate the holiday with the lighting of the menorah(连灯烛台), traditional foods, games and gifts. Hanukkah is a Jewish festival. It is on the 25th day of the Jewish month, which is usually sometime in December. The festival celebrates the time, over 2000 years ago, when the Jewish people fought against a king who would not let them follow their own traditions and religion(宗教). When the Jewish people won back their temple in the city, they found there was only enough holy(神圣的) oil to keep the sacred light(神圣之灯) burning for one day. However, to their surprise, the little oil kept the light burning for eight days and nights, until the people had time to make some oil.

At the center of the festival celebrations is a candlestick (called a Menorah) that holds nine candles. On the first night of the festival, the first candle is lit, and each day this candle is used to light another candle, until on the eighth day, the last day, all the candles are lit. During the festival, people go to the temple to pray(祈祷) and to remember the miracle(奇迹) of the holy oil. The festival is a time for family and friends to come together. People exchange gifts and greeting cards, and children go to parties. Parents often give their children money at Hanukkah. Potato cakes, called latkes, are a traditional Hanukkah food. Hanukkah is a small and not very important holiday in the Jewish year. However, the Hanukkah story tells us a Jewish culture living through in a non-Jewish world.

1.For how many days does Hanukkah last? __________.

A. 7　　 B. 8　　 C. 9　　 D. 10

2.Jewish people fought against the king because ______.

A. the king didn’t let them eat traditional food or wear traditional clothes.

B. the king didn’t allow them to practice their own traditional and religions.

C. the king didn’t let them celebrate their own festivals.

D. the king didn’t allow them to keep the sacred light burning.

3.What do the candles on the Menorah make Jewish people think of?

A. The war that they fought 2000 years ago.

B. The God that they honored best.

C. The miracle of the holy oil that happened 2000 years ago.

D. The church they built 2000 years ago.

4.During Hanukkah, families and friends usually _________.

A. get together　　 B. go to parties together

C. light candles together　　 D. send each other postcards

5.The passage mainly tells us about ________.

A. why Jewish people protect their traditions.

B. why Jewish people celebrate Hanukkah

C. the history of Hanukkah and how it is celebrated

D. the miracle of the holy oil in the Jewish temple.

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The Chongyang Festival is a traditional Chinese festival. It is celebrated on the ninth day of the ninth lunar(阴历) month. It's also called the Double Ninth Festival.

The festival started as early as the Warring States Period (475-221BC). It has a history of more than 1, 700 years. Among the numbers from zero to nine, nine is the highest odd number(奇数). People believe that two "ninths" meeting together stand for a long life. So it is a special　 holiday for Chinese people to show love and respect for their elders. They hold many kinds of　 activities in honor of old people to wish them good health and a long life.

The festival comes during the golden time of fall. On the day, people traditionally drink Chrysanthemum(菊花)wine, eat Double-Ninth Cakes and climb mountains. They also carry a kind of plant, its name is dogwood, People in ancient times believed that the plant could drive away evil(邪恶的) spirits and prevent them from catching an illness in winter.

Answer the questions according to the passage.

1.When is the Double Ninth Festival?

2.Does the Double Ninth Festival have a history of 1, 700 years?

3.What do two "ninths" meeting together stand for?

4.Who do people celebrate the Double Ninth Festival for?

5.What do people traditionally drink and eat on the festival?

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The Chongyang Festival is a traditional Chinese festival. It is celebrated on the ninth day of the ninth lunar(阴历) month. It's also called the Double Ninth Festival.

The festival started as early as the Warring States Period (475-221BC). It has a history of more than 1, 700 years. Among the numbers from zero to nine, nine is the highest odd number(奇数). People believe that two "ninths" meeting together stand for a long life. So it is a special　 holiday for Chinese people to show love and respect for their elders. They hold many kinds of　 activities in honor of old people to wish them good health and a long life.

The festival comes during the golden time of fall. On the day, people traditionally drink Chrysanthemum(菊花)wine, eat Double-Ninth Cakes and climb mountains. They also carry a kind of plant, its name is dogwood, People in ancient times believed that the plant could drive away evil(邪恶的) spirits and prevent them from catching an illness in winter.

Answer the questions according to the passage.

1.When is the Double ninth Festival?

2.Does the Double Ninth Festival have a history of 1, 700 years?

3.What do two "ninths" meeting together stand for?

4.Who do people celebrate the Double Ninth Festival for?

5.What do people traditionally drink and eat on the festival?

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Many shopping malls _______ LED Lights at the entrances to celebrate the festival.

A.put on B.put up C.put out D.put in

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The Dragon Boat Festival, also called Double Fifth Festival, is celebrated on the 5th day of the fifth month of the lunar c1.. It is one of the most i2.Chinese festivals, with the other two the Autumn Moon Festival and Chinese New Year. Now all Chinese students have a day o3.on that day. It has been celebrated, in all kinds of ways, in other parts of East Asia as well. In the west, it is well k4. as the Dragon Boat Festival.

The festival is in memory of Qu Yuan. He was an honest minister who was always worried about people in his country. However, the emperor and the government didn't b5.his words. At last, he jumped into Miluo River and killed himself. People didn't want fish to eat him so they t6.some food into the river to get the fish away. The Dragon Boat Festival formed.

The festival is famous for its dragon-boat race, e7.in the southern places where there are many rivers and lakes. The traditional food is n8. rice dumplings. They are usually made of glutinous rice, meat and so on. Nowadays, you can eat d9.kinds of rice dumplings. They are very delicious. To c10.it, people always eat rice dumplings and watch dragon-boat race on that day.

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Double Ninth Festival in China is celebrated on the ninth day of the ninth month of the Chinese lunar calendar（农历）every year. And it is also known as Chongyang Festival.

Traditionally, it's a time when the family get together to climb hills, drink chrysanthemum wines（菊花酒）, eat Chongyang cakes, and wear cornels（茱萸）. However, those activities are only one part of the story. The day is also seen as a chance to care for the elderly.

Once upon a time, on a river bank lived a farmer called Aniu with his blind mother. Aniu wanted to cure（治愈）his mother's eyes. One night, he dreamed of a beautiful girl, who told him to find white chrysanthemum in the west. She said the flower would come out on the ninth day of the ninth month and could cure his mother's eyes. He followed his dream, found the flower and planted it in his yard. On the ninth day of the ninth month, the flowers came out. His mother could see things again.

The story is very beautiful and now the festival is still popular among Chinese. The old traditions are meaningful to people's health. Mountain climbing encourages people to exercise, while chrysanthemum wines are good for the eyes, liver（肝脏）and brain. Cornel, with its special smell, can stop people from catching a cold. The day also reminds all people to take care of the elderly.

Nowadays, the festival has also developed some new meanings. It's the time for young adults to have a family outing with their elder parents on this day.

1.From the passage, people usually ________ on Chongyang Festival.

A.eat birthday cake B.drink chrysanthemum tea

C.wear cornels D.plant trees

2.According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A.Chongyang Festival is celebrated on the same day every year.

B.It's a tradition to take care of the elderly on Chongyang Festival.

C.Aniu asked the girl in his dream to cure his mother's eyes.

D.Chongyang Festival is no longer popular with Chinese people.

3.You may read the passage in ________.

A.an ad B.a menu C.a magazine D.a notice

4.What's the passage mainly about?

A.The traditional food of Chongyang Festival. B.The story behind Chongyang Festival.

C.The development of Chongyang Festival. D.The advantages of Chongyang Festival.

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In China, the National Holiday is a big festival and it is to celebrate the founding of the People's Republic of China by Mao Zedong in 1949.Besides from the Spring Festival, the National Holiday is the only other week-long public break from school and work.

As one of the only opportunities  for workers to go home, visit their families or to travel around the country, all hotels, tourist attractions, trains, buses and airplanes around the country are completely packed with holidaying Chinese people.

Are you sorry for not traveling during the National Day ? If you stay at home at that time, I think you are very lucky. Why? Because there are too many people everywhere. In many places of interest in China, it’s too crowded to do anything.

Look at the picture. It was too crowded on the Great Wall on October 1st, 2012. You even couldn’t take photos for you or your friends. All that we could see were people. It was reported that there were about twenty people per meter on the Great Wall. My friends told me they could see nothing but many people on the Great Wall. “We couldn’t walk if the people in front of us didn’t walk,” he said. He showed us a photo on the Great Wall. In the photo, we hardly found him out, there were too many people.

So some people give the advice that we should not have the gold week any more. But other people say no about this advice. What’s your idea of it? Are you sorry now for not traveling during the gold week? I love staying at home more than traveling next National Day.

1. How did the writer feel about staying at home on National Day?

A. He believed it was interesting to stay at home on National Day.

B. He believed it was boring to stay at home on National Day.

C. He felt lucky to stay at home on National Day.

D. He felt sorry to stay at home on National Day.

2.How many days can people have a break on the Spring Festival.

A. 5 days        B.7 days          C.10 days      D 15 days

3.Which of the following is TRUE about the Great Wall on National Day?

A. You could find yourself easily on the photos you took that day

B. You could walk as you like on the Great Wall

C. There were about 30 people per meter.

D. All that could you see on the Great Wall were people.

4.Where do you think is the article from?

A. www.chinabus.com            B. www.movies123.com

C. www.chinatourist.com              D. www.storyhouse.com

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The Spring Festival is celebrated not only in China but also in other parts of the world. The traditional holiday is the most important to Chinese both home and abroad.

1.Celebrations for the Spring Festival in the UK started in 　　　　　 .

A. 1890　　 B. 1980　　 C. 2000

2.At the Spring Festival, Chinese in America join in a large evening party to 　　　 .

A. say hello to the new year　　 B. refuse a good chance

C. tell others they are alone

3.Chinese in Australia enjoy the following activities except 　　　　 .

A. fireworks　　 B. lion dances　　 C. bridges

4.In Singapore, Chinese families don’t hold the new year dinner in a restaurant but at home because 　　　　 .

A. they were born in Singapore and moved there from other places

B. the restaurant is far away

C. they want to keep Chinese tradition

5.After reading the passage above, we might say 　　　　　 .

A. all parts of the world celebrate the Spring Festival

B. the Chinese New Year is celebrated only in China

C. Chinese across the world have a strong feeling towards the Spring Festival

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Passage 1

The Spring Festival is celebrated not only in China but also in other parts of the world. The traditional holiday is the most important to Chinese both at home and abroad.

1.Celebrations for the Spring Festival in the UK started in_________.

A.1980 B.1988 C.2002 D.2012

2.At the Spring Festival, Chinese in the US attend an evening party to

A.know more about Americans

B.share different cultures and values

C.say hello to the traditional new year

D.discuss their future living and working

3.Which activity is NOT mentioned for Chinese in Australia at the Spring Festival?

A.Firework B.Beijing Opera C.Lion dances D.Dragon boat races

4.From the passage, we can know that_________

A.all parts of the world celebrate the Spring Festival.

B.celebrations for the Spring Festival last a few days in foreign countries.

C.Chinese abroad welcome the Spring Festival in Chinatown with families.

D.Chinese across the world have a strong feeling to keep their own tradition.

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