《2025年名校课堂九年级英语上册沪教版》

Ⅲ. 任务型阅读：阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，完成下列各题。
Different Chinese festivals have their own special food. Let’s have a look!
Zongzi is the typical food of the Dragon Boat Festival. On that day, people often make zongzi by hand. They put pork, red dates and beans into sticky rice. Some people put zongzi in Miluo River to commemorate the ancient poet—Qu Yuan.
Mooncakes are in the shape of full moon. On the Mid - Autumn Festival, the moon rises in the sky. At the same time, mooncakes and fruits are laid out in the garden. All the family sit around a table to enjoy them. How delicious!
Dumplings are China’s traditional food and local snacks. They look like gold or silver ingots. They can be boiled, steamed(蒸) and pan - fried. It’s a traditional custom that family members make and eat dumplings on the Spring Festival. People always hide a coin in one of the dumplings. The person who eats the dumpling with the coin in it is a lucky one.
Sweet dumplings are a must - have on the Lantern Festival. We always make sweet dumplings good - looking, just like small balls which give us a big smile. People usually eat sweet dumplings on this festival. They can remind people of many soft and sweet memories, so most of them like the food.
No matter how far away they are from home, the food is like a bridge between family members. The taste of food means the taste of home. Chinese get a strong feeling, there is “no place like home”.
14. Which English word in the second paragraph means “纪念”?
It’s “commemorate”.
15. What does the underlined word “them” refer to?
It refers to mooncakes and fruits.
16. What do people always hide in one of the dumplings according to the passage?
They always hide a coin in it.
17. Why do people like sweet dumplings?
Because the food can remind people of many soft and sweet memories.
18. How many kinds of special food are mentioned(被提到) in the passage?
There are four/4 kinds of special food.

答案： 14. commemorate 15. mooncakes and fruits 16. a coin 17. soft and sweet memories 18. four/4