《2025年暑假衔接起跑线八升九年级英语人教版》

三、任务型阅读
阅读下面的短文,从方框中所给的A—E五个选项中选择正确的选项(其中有一项是多余选项),将其序号填入第1—4小题,并完成第5小题。
The Huazhao Festival is a traditional flower festival in China. The Huazhao Festival has a history of over 2,000 years. People first held it to celebrate the birth of flowers. People usually hold celebrations on the 2nd, 12th, 15th, or 25th day of the second lunar month.
The Huazhao Festival was as important as the Lantern Festival in ancient times. Nowadays, an increasing number of people in China have begun to celebrate this festival again. 1______
Spring outings(郊游) during the Huazhao Festival were popular in ancient China. Since the festival was in early spring, it was a time to enjoy all kinds of flowers. 2______ People thought that flowers and vegetables planted on that day would grow easily and quickly. What was more, people thought wild vegetables in early spring were good, so many people enjoyed picking them at that time.
At the festival, crowded fairs often appeared early that day. 3______ There were a lot of activities at the fair, such as dancing and playing music.
People also cut colorful cloth into pieces and tied them to the stems(茎) of flowers. 4______ If the stems of some flowers were too thin, people would put a thin bamboo stick in the flower pot and tie a piece of red cloth to the stick.
A. The flower fair was the most popular.
B. Doing so was to protect the flowers.
C. Here are some customs of the festival in the past.
D. And people in some places planted flowers and vegetables.
E. Only the people of northeast China celebrate this festival.
5. How can we encourage more people to celebrate the Huazhao Festival today? (No more than 25 words)
1. C
2. D
3. A
4. B
5. We can organize public events like flower shows and cultural performances. We can also share beautiful photos and stories about the festival online.

答案： 1. C 2. D 3. A 4. B 5. We can organize public events like flower shows and cultural performances. We can also share beautiful photos and stories about the festival online. (言之有理即可)