《2025年实验班提优训练九年级英语上册外研版》

Ⅴ. 跨学科 节日习俗 (2025·重庆第二外国语学校期中)阅读理解
节日是社会的重要组成部分，全世界都在庆祝节日。尽管节日的时间和名称有所不同，但很多节日传承的精神是一致的，比如：分享快乐、感恩、爱或者和平等。
Festivals are celebrated all around the world. Every festival has different customs and its special beaut

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. However, no matter how different they may seem, the spirit of sharing joy, thanks, love, or peace is common in all festivals.
Of all the traditional festivals, the harvest (丰收) festival can be found in almost every culture. This important agricultural (农业的) festival takes place after all the crops have been gathered in. People celebrate to show their thanks for the year's supply (提供) of food.
In ancient Egypt, the harvest festival was celebrated during the springtime. People had a great meal with music, dancing and sports. During the Mid-Autumn Festival, Chinese families get together to admire the shining moon and enjoy delicious mooncakes.
Customs play an important role in festivals, but sometimes they can change over time. With the development of modern society and the spread of new ideas, some traditions may disappear and others may be started.
One example is the typical Chinese Spring Festival custom of lighting firecrackers to drive away the evil spirits and celebrate the new year. Nowadays, many big cities give this up in order to avoid air pollution.
Festivals are becoming more and more commercial (商业化). Online shopping websites and social media apps have made it easier for the public to spend more on gifts for their loved ones. Although some believe festivals should not be commercialized, others believe the increase in spending is good for the economy (经济) and public happiness.
Festivals are an important part of societ

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. They show people's wishes, beliefs, faiths, and attitudes (态度) towards life. They allow us to relax and enjoy life, and forget about our work for a little while.
And if you study festivals carefully, you may be surprised to find that different cultures actually have a lot in common.
1. When was the ancient Egyptian harvest festival?
A. In spring.
B. In autumn.
C. In summer.
D. In winter.
2. 中考新考法 推断代词指代 What does the underlined word "this" refer to in Paragraph 5?
A. The festival celebrated in spring.
B. The modern societ

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C. The tradition of celebrating new year.
D. The custom of lighting firecrackers.
3. 中考新考法 推断作者观点态度 What's the writer's attitude towards the commercialization of festivals?
A. He doesn't mind it at all.
B. He supports it.
C. He really likes it.
D. He can't stand it.
4. 中考新考法 推断文章结构 What is the structure of the passage?

答案： 1~4 ADBC