2019年中考英语阅读理解专项训练及答案：The Chongyang Festival

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　　The Chongyang Festival is a traditional Chinese festival. It is celebrated on the ninth day of the ninth lunar(阴历) month. It's also called the Double Ninth Festival.
       
        　　The festival started as early as the Warring States Period (475-221BC). It has a history of more than 1, 700 years. Among the numbers from zero to nine, nine is the highest odd number(奇数). People believe that two "ninths" meeting together stand for a long life. So it is a special  holiday for Chinese people to show love and respect for their elders. They hold many kinds of  activities in honor of old people to wish them good health and a long life.
       
        　　The festival comes during the golden time of fall. On the day, people traditionally drink Chrysanthemum(菊花)wine, eat Double-Ninth Cakes and climb mountains. They also carry a kind of plant, its name is dogwood, People in ancient times believed that the plant could drive away evil(邪恶的) spirits and prevent them from catching an illness in winter.

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        　　Answer the questions according to the passage.
       
        　　76. When is the Double ninth Festival?
       
        　　77. Does the Double Ninth Festival have a history of 1, 700 years?
       
        　　78. What do two "ninths" meeting together stand for?
       
        　　79. Who do people celebrate the Double Ninth Festival for?
       
        　　80. What do people traditionally drink and eat on the festival?
       
        　　【答案】
               76. It's on the ninth day of the lunar month. On the ninth day of the lunar month   
        　　77. No, it doesn’t.   
       
        　　78. Two "ninths" meeting together stand for a long life. /A long life. /They stand for a long life.   
       
        　　79. They celebrate the festival( to show love and respect) for their elders / For)their elders.   
       
        　　80. They traditionally drink chrysanthemum wine and eat Double-Ninth Cakes/Chrysanthemum wine and Double-Ninth Cakes.

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        　　【解析】
       
        　　本文介绍的是中国的传统节日——重阳节。文中介绍了重阳节的时间、历史起源、为什么叫重阳节以及人们怎样庆祝重阳节。
       
        　　【76题详解】
       
        　　根据文章第二句：It is celebrated on the ninth day of the ninth lunar(阴历) month.知答案是It's on the ninth day of the lunar month. On the ninth day of the lunar month。
       
        　　【77题详解】
       
        　　根据文中It has a history of more than 1, 700 years可知重阳节有着1700多年的历史，并不是1700年，故答案为No, it doesn’t.。
       
        　　【79题详解】
       
        　　根据文中句子：So it is a special  holiday for Chinese people to show love and respect for their elders.对于中国人来说它是一个对他们的长者表达爱和尊重的特殊的节日。故答案是They celebrate the festival( to show love and respect) for their elders / （For)their elders.
       
        　　【80题详解】
       
        　　根据第三段第二句：On the day, people traditionally drink Chrysanthemum(菊花)wine, eat Double-Ninth Cakes and climb mountains.知答案是：They traditionally drink chrysanthemum wine and eat Double-Ninth Cakes/Chrysanthemum wine and Double-Ninth Cakes.