《2025年全效学习同步学练测九年级英语全一册人教版》

四、阅读还原
The Lantern Festival falls on the 15th of the first month of the lunar calendar. This day is always the first full moon in the new year. 1. A Celebrations and traditions on this day began from the Han Dynasty and became popular in the Tang Dynasty.
2. B We can see lanterns of different shapes and sizes on trees, or along river banks on show. It is said that Zhuge Kongming was the first to use sky lanterns. He used them to ask for help. Today, when the lanterns slowly rise into the air, people make wishes.
Another tradition is guessing lantern riddles. 3. C The answer to a riddle can be a Chinese character (汉字), a famous person's name, or a place name.
The most important thing is to eat sweet dumplings with different tastes. In northern China, they are called yuanxiao, while in southern part they're named tangyuan.
In old times, the Lantern Festival was also romantic. 4. D A line from Xin Qiji, a poet during the Song Dynasty, shows this:
Hundreds and thousands of times I searched for her in the crowd. Suddenly I turned, and there she stood, in the dim (昏暗的) light.
A. Ancient people also called it the Shangyuan Festival.
B. Watching the red lanterns is one of the main traditions.
C. The riddles are usually short, wise, and sometimes humorous.
D. Watching lanterns gave young people a chance to meet each other.
E. If you are interested in Chinese traditional culture, you may enjoy it.

答案： 1. A 2. B 3. C 4. D