全国卷 高二 英语（下册）Festivals and celebrations 节日专项练习

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 Every autumn, the small riverside town of Qinghe holds its Lantern Harvest Festival, a three-day celebration that dates back more than two centuries. Families gather at dusk along the stone bridge, where elders tell stories of the first harvest and children float paper lanterns on the water. The ceremony is simple but moving: each family lights one lantern to honour those who could not return home that year. What makes the festival unusual is the way it has changed. Twenty years ago, almost every household made its own lanterns from bamboo and rice paper. Today, cheaper plastic lanterns from online shops have taken over, and many young people no longer know how to bend bamboo into a frame. Local teachers, however, have begun to hold free lantern-making classes in the week before the festival. "We are not against change," says Ms. Lin, who has taught the craft for fifteen years. "We simply want the tradition to survive in some form, so that the festival remains more than a shopping event." This year, for the first time, the town also set up a small market where visitors could buy handmade lanterns at a fixed price. The result was encouraging: sales of handmade lanterns rose by 40 percent compared with last year, and several families said they would come back next year to make lanterns together again. 1. The word "craft" in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to ________.

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 Every autumn, the town of Millbrook holds its three-day Harvest Moon Festival, which brings together farmers, students and visitors from nearby cities. On the first evening, families gather in the town square to watch the lantern ceremony, a tradition that dates back more than eighty years. Local farmers display their best rice and vegetables, and the money from the market is used to support the town library, which serves about 1,200 readers every month. This year, however, the organizers faced a problem. A report showed that the festival had produced nearly two tons of waste last year, most of which came from single-use plastic plates and cups. To cut this figure by half, the committee introduced a "green ticket" system: visitors who bring their own reusable cup pay 5 yuan less for drinks, and every booth that avoids plastic receives a small subsidy from the town government. Within the first two days, more than 60 percent of the drink sales had been made with reusable cups. The committee also planted 300 young trees along the river, which is expected to reduce soil loss during the rainy season. "The festival is not only about celebration," said Ms. Chen, the organizer. "It is also a chance to teach the next generation that joy and responsibility can go hand in hand." What is the main purpose of introducing the "green ticket" system?

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入括号内所给词的适当形式或填入一个适当的词，使短文内容完整、语法正确。 The Lantern Festival, which falls on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, marks the end of the Spring Festival celebrations. In our town, the celebration ___41___ (hold) every year in the old central square, where families gather to enjoy the lantern show. This year, however, something special happened. Since the new solar-powered lanterns ___42___ (install) last month, the square has looked far brighter at night than before. My grandmother, ___43___ has been making paper lanterns for over forty years, said that the old craft, ___44___ (pass down) from her mother, should not be forgotten. She also told me that more than one young designer ___45___ (invite) to work with the local workshop so far, so the traditional patterns are now mixed with modern ones. By the time the ceremony started at seven, hundreds of visitors ___46___ (already, arrive). Standing in the warm light, I felt a sense of ___47___ (relieve) and joy, because the festival, ___48___ tradition means family reunion, had finally brought my busy parents back home. What ___49___ (touch) me most was the moment when everyone raised their lanterns together, ___50___ (light) up the whole square.

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内所给词的正确形式。 The Mid-Autumn Festival, which 1. ________ (fall) on the fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month, is one of the most important traditional festivals in China. On this day, family members gather together, admire the full moon and share mooncakes, 2. ________ represent family reunion. This year, my cousin Lily, 3. ________ works in Shanghai, came back to our hometown to celebrate the festival with us. We prepared a big dinner, and by the time our grandparents 4. ________ (arrive), we had already set the table with fruit and mooncakes. After dinner, my father told us that the local temple 5. ________ (hold) a moon-worshipping ceremony the next evening, 6. ________ made the children very excited. 7. ________ (compare) with last year, the price of mooncakes has risen by about 15%, but my mother says that it is worth every penny, 8. ________ the festival is not only about food but also about the time we spend together, 9. ________ (fill) the house with joy and laughter. She believes that such traditions, 10. ________ have been passed down for thousands of years, should be protected and celebrated with joy.

根据短文内容，用括号内所给词的适当形式填空，并按要求完成句子。 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入括号内所给词的适当形式。 The Lantern Harvest Festival, which (1) ________ (last) three days, is the most important event of the year in Qinghe. This year, a debate is going on in the town over (2) ________ the handmade lanterns should be sold at a higher price online. Ms. Lin, (3) ________ has taught lantern-making for fifteen years, believes that the answer lies in education rather than profit. 4. 改写句子，将定语从句简化为分词短语，使其意思不变： The lanterns which were made by the students were hung along the bridge. → ____________________________________________________________________ 5. 用非限制性定语从句翻译下列句子（注意用逗号与主句隔开）： 春节在冬天，是一个让家人团聚的重要节日。 ____________________________________________________________________

假定你是李华，你校英语社团将举办主题为 "Festivals and Family Reunion" 的英文演讲比赛，你打算参赛。请给外教 Mr. Johnson 写一封邮件，内容包括： 1. 说明选择该主题的原因； 2. 介绍你准备讲述的一个传统节日及其庆祝方式； 3. 请他帮你修改演讲稿。 注意：1. 词数 100 左右；2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3. 邮件开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。 Dear Mr. Johnson, I'm Li Hua from Class 3. Our school English club is going to hold an English speech contest themed "Festivals and Family Reunion", and I'm writing to... Yours sincerely, Li Hua

Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow. The Lantern Festival, which falls on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, marks the end of the Chinese New Year celebrations. On this night, families gather together to enjoy bowls of sweet rice balls, called yuanxiao, which symbolize reunion and happiness. In the town of Pingyao, a lantern ceremony is held every year, and thousands of visitors come to watch the glowing lanterns float across the ancient streets. This year, the local government launched a "Smart Lantern" project, which allows tourists to pay for lanterns and snacks with a single mobile code. By the time the festival begins, the new payment system will have been tested three times, and the organizers believe that the crowds will have grown by 30% compared with last year. "We want the tradition to stay alive, but we also want it to be convenient," said Ms. Zhao, who has organized the ceremony for over ten years. However, some young people complain that the festival has become too commercial. "I remember when we made our own lanterns at home," said Wang Lei, 19, whose grandfather was a lantern craftsman. "Now everything is bought from a factory, and the price has risen so fast that many families can no longer afford a whole set." 1. Why is the Lantern Festival important to Chinese families? 2. What change has the "Smart Lantern" project brought to the festival? 3. Why does Wang Lei feel disappointed about the festival today? 4. Translate the following sentence into Chinese: "The Lantern Festival, which falls on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, marks the end of the Chinese New Year celebrations." 5. Rewrite the following sentence using a non-restrictive relative clause: The town of Pingyao holds a lantern ceremony every year. Thousands of visitors come to watch it.

假定你是李华，你校英语社团正在为一年一度的校园「中华传统节日周」（Chinese Traditional Festival Week）征集活动方案。请你根据以下已知信息，写一份英文活动方案。 已知信息： · 活动时间：下月第二周，共5天； · 参与对象：全校约800名学生及外教； · 你设计的活动：至少2项（如节日故事分享、包饺子体验、写春联等）； · 活动目的：让同学们了解节日文化，学会感恩与团聚。 写作要求： 1. 方案须包含活动时间、对象、具体活动安排及目的； 2. 文中至少使用一个非限制性定语从句（用逗号与主句隔开，如 The festival, which lasts three days, is fun.）； 3. 词数100左右； 4. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。