外国友人体验中国传统节日——元宵节
外国友人体验中国传统节日——元宵节

 During the Lantern Festival, all places in China are decorated with lanterns(灯笼). People will go to the streets to enjoy the beautiful lantern show.
On Feb. 28, three foreigners arrived at No 1. Middle School of Dongying District in Shandong Province to get a taste of Chinese traditional folk customs(风俗).
The Lantern Festival is a Chinese festival celebrated on the fifteenth day of the first month in the lunar Chinese calendar. It marks(标志) the final day of the traditional Chinese New Year celebrations.
As early as the Western Han Dynasty, it had become a festival with great significance(意义). During the Lantern Festival, children go out at night to temples(寺庙) carrying paper lanterns and solve riddles(谜) on the lanterns.
Sun Mingbo, a teacher of the middle school, introduced the cultural background of Lantern Festival first to the foreigners, and then the main customs of the festival.

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1.People may not __________ during the Lantern Festival.

A decorate their home with lanterns

B enjoy the lantern show in the streets

C eat moon cakes at home with family

D go to temples to solve riddles at the lanterns

解析：选C。C 细节理解题。题干意为：在元宵节期间，人们可能不会______。根据第一段可知A、B 两项会做；根据第四段最后一句可知D项会做；根据常识可知不会做C项。故选C。

2.When is the Lantern Festival?

A It’s on February 28th.

B It’s on January 15th.

C It’s on the 15th day of the first lunar month.

D It’s on the last day of New Year.

解析：选C。C 细节理解题。根据第三段第一句The Lantern Festival is a Chinese festival celebrated on the fifteenth day of the first month…可知元宵节在中国阴历一月的第十五天，故选C。

3.People end the celebrations of Chinese New Year by __________.

A going to the streets

B celebrating Lantern Festival

C tasting folk customs

D going out at night

解析：选B。B 细节理解题。根据第三段第二句可知，元宵节标志着春节庆祝活动最后一天，即人们通过元宵节来结束春节庆祝活动，故选B。

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A On Feb. 28, two foreigners came to Shandong Province.

B There was no Lantern Festival in ancient China.

C Lantern Festival is a festival with little significance.

D Sun Mingbo is a teacher of No. 1 Middle School.

解析：选D。D 细节理解题。根据第二段可知A 项错误；根据第四段第一句可知西汉时已经有了元宵节并且意义重大，可知B、C两项错误；根据文章最后一句可知D项正确。故选D。

5.What is the best title of the passage?

A People Enjoy the Lantern Festival.

B Foreigners Like the Lantern Festival.

C Foreigners Taste the Lantern Show.

D The Lantern Festival in Western Han Dynasty.

解析：选C。C 主旨大意题。根据第二段可知这篇短文主要讲的是三位外国人是来体验中国的传统节日——元宵节，故选C。