The Spring Festival Gala hosted by China Cent...

The Spring Festival Gala hosted by China Central Television each year has become an important part of the Chinese Lunar New Year celebration since 1983. As an important part of traditional Chinese culture, the celebration of Spring Festival is spreading around the world.

The Spring Festival Gala is combined with songs, dances, comic sketches, opera and folk arts. Harmony（和谐）and reunion（团聚）are the two themes of the gala. With a cheerful atmosphere, the gala is filled with laughter and applause from the beginning to the end. The gala usually starts at 8 on New Year’s Eve and lasts for about four hours. The program’s TV ratings have ranked first among China’s different shows over the past twenty years.

But it’s difficult to fit all audiences’ tastes. Each year the gala hopes to absorb(吸收) new ideas and surprise people. So it has become a big challenge for CCTV and its creative staff. In recent years, some people have thought the Spring Festival Gala should be canceled. But lots of people still support it. Some people local TV stations even have begun to host their own shows, which have met the growing cultural needs of audiences. One successful example is Hunan TV’s gala, which now ranks second. Another new type of show is the Shanzhai (copycat) Spring Festival Gala Show. Whether people watch CCTV’s gala or other similar shows, Chinese people will surely enjoy themselves on the Lunar New Year’s Eve.

1.Why does the celebration of the Spring Festival spread around the world?

It spreads around the world because it is __________________________.

2.What are the themes of CCTV’s Spring Festival Gala?

The themes of the gala are ______________________.

3.How long does CCTV’s Spring Festival Gala usually last?

It uaually lasts for ____________.

4.Why does the Spring Festival Gala become a big challenge for CCTV and its staff?

It becomes a big challenge because it is difficult _____________.

5.What is the best title of this passage?　　 ____________.

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CCTV New Year’s Gala (春晚) is a Chinese New Year special produced by China Central Television. The program begins at 8:00 PM and 1.　　 until about 1:00 AM on the first day of the New Year.

The program has received extremely 2.　 audiences (观众) , which have grown greatly 3. the years. As the Chinese New Year’s Eve is a time when the 4.　　 members get together, the Gala adds a pleasant mood to the house 5.　　 people sit in front of their TV set laughing, discussing and enjoying the 　　 6.　　 . It has become a 7.　　 in China to watch the New Year’s Gala. Around 1:00 in the early morning, the program 8.　　 with the song Can’t Forget Tonight.

To bring audiences even to 9.　 the yearly show, the Gala organizers have tried many ways to make the program more attractive. It is 10.　　 that there will be no advertisements this year so that audiences can be satisfied with a natural and smooth Gala.

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Li Yundi is one of _____ pianists in China now and he showed up at the 2012 Spring festival Gala.

A.more popular B.the worst C.better D.the best

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Did you watch the magic shows played by Liu Qian from Taiwan in the 2009 CCTV Spring Festival Gala（春节联欢会）? They attracted great attention and wide interests of the audience(观众) . During the gala, Liu mangaged to drop a coin into a glass which was placed upside down (倒置) and transferred a finger ring into an egg. The two magic shows were so successful that everyone is now mad about him and all want to know how to play magic tricks. “I saw the surprise on everyone’s face. It was cool, ”Liu said.

However, you may not believe that Liu didn’t go to any magic school. He just learned by himself. When Liu was seven, he saw a coin trick in a big store. At that moment Liu decided to learn magic. He worked hard at it. He practiced hard to improve his skills. Then one day he was able to put on a show for his class.

After years of hard work, now Liu is a great magician. But he isn’t satisfied with what he has got and keeps on trying every day. He may spend three years working out a new show.

1. Liu Qian becomes famous______.

2.According to the passage, we can use the following words to describe Liu Qian  EXCEPT______.

3. What does the underlined word “transferred”mean?

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Did you watch the magic shows played by Liu Qian from Taiwan in the 2009 CCTV Spring Festival Gala(春晚)? They attracted great attention and wide interests of the audience. During the gala, Liu managed to drop a coin into a glass which was placed upside down and transferred a finger ring into an egg. The two magic shows were so successful that everyone is now mad about him and all want to know how to play magic tricks. “I saw the surprise on everyone’s face. It was

cool,” Liu said.

However, you may not believe that Liu didn’t go to any magic school. He just learned by himself. When Liu was seven, he saw a coin trick in a big store. At that moment Liu decided to learn magic. He worked hard at it. He practiced hard to improve his skills. Then one day he was able to put on a show for his class.

After years of hard work, now Liu is a great magician. But he isn’t satisfied with what he has got and keep on trying every day. He may spend three years

working out a new show.

1.Liu Qian becomes famous ______________.

A. because he is from Taiwan B. for his magic shows

C. only in Taiwan D. when he was seven

2.According to the passage, we can use the following words to describe Liu Qian EXCEPT ___.

A. creative B. hardworking C. satisfied D. wise

3.What does the underlined word “transferred” mean?

A. 制作 B. 进入 C. 输入 D.转移

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________ New Year’s Eve we watched the Spring Festival Gala directed by Feng Xiaogang.

A.In　　　　　　          B.On　　　　　　

C.At　　　　　　　　     D./

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Before the 2013 Spring Festival Gala(春晚),several young people were interviewed.Here are some of their opinions.

1.Why didn’t Student A like watching the CCTV gala in the past?

A.It had too many programs.

B.It had too many pop stars.

C.It had too many advertisements.

D.It had too many familiar performers.

2.Who does Student B watch the CCTV gala with?

A.Her family.        B.Her friends.        C.The fans.        D.Her classmates.

3.What’s Student B’s wish for the CCTV gala?

A.Having more pop stars.

B.Offering more fun for people to relax.

C.Providing more high-quality performances.

D.Reflecting the improvement in Chinese people’s lives.

4.What does Student C think of the CCTV gala?

A.Necessary.        B.Exciting.        C.Outdated.        D.Boring.

5.What do the three people have in common?

A.They are all fans of the gala.

B.They all used to like the gala.

C.They are all studying at university.

D.They all like to watch the gala on their iPads.

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For many Chinese, winter holiday season doesn’t seem complete without the CCTV Spring Festival Gala. But it’s impossible to satisfy all 1.3 billion Chinese.

Even if you, especially young audience（观众）complain about the Spring Festival Gala, watching it while having Lunar New Year’s Eve dinner has become a common way for families to get together. It’s much more than just a TV program, it’s also a way to bring family members together and get them talking during the holiday. Think about how you’ll watch the gala and discover its fun.

1. Share your opinions（观点）about the programs and artists with your family members. Introduce artists who young people enjoy to the elderly memebers of your family, such as “fellow brother” William Chan, or former（以前的）singing group EXO members Kris Wu and Lu Han.

2. Post your compliments and complaints on micro blogs and WeChat moments to share with friends. Then they will know what you’re satisfied with and what you complain about. In recent years, the gala is trying to attract young people by using Internet slang（俚语）. Guessing when and what Internet chat lingo（术语）will be mentioned in the show is surely going to be hot on social media. Will there be “drunk and tired”（也是醉了）? Have a bet with friends.

3. Online video websites such as IQiyi and Youku have introduced a real-time online discussion system. All comments（评论）are displayed on the screen. You can try watching the show in this interactive（互动的）way instead of the traditional TV sets so that you may know others’ opinions about the programs in the Spring Festival Gala.

1.What does the underlined word “compliments” mean?

A. praise　　　　　　　　　　 B. advice

C. messages　　　　　　　　 D. instructions

2.Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A. Using Internet slang to attract young audience.

B. Introducing types of programs in the Spring Festival Gala.

C. Watching the Spring Festival Gala on the online video websites.

D. Posting compliments and complaints on micro blogs and WeChat moments.

3.The writer mainly wants to tell us 　　　　 .

A. not all 1.3 billion Chinese are satisfied with the Spring Festival Gala

B. winter holiday season is the time when family members get together

C. several ways for audience to discover the fun of the Spring Festival Gala

D. the Spring Festival Gala is the best way to bring family members together

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My family always get together to watch the Spring Festival Gala 　　 the evening of Chinese New Year.

A. on B. at. C. in D. by

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The magician(魔术师)Liu Qian from Taiwan ________ performed his tricks at the 2009 Spring Festival Gala(联欢会).

A. succeeded    B. successful     C. success      D. successfully

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