話題閱讀18節(jié)日與文化（原卷版）-2022年中考英語閱讀理解

備戰(zhàn)2022年中考英語話題閱讀專項(xiàng)訓(xùn)練專題18節(jié)日與文化(原卷版)¤話題01¤話題01 世界各地的教師節(jié)¤話題02 世界讀書日¤話題03 父親節(jié)的由來及習(xí)俗¤話題04 元宵節(jié)的由來，習(xí)俗和傳統(tǒng)¤話題05 中秋節(jié)¤話題06 重陽節(jié)的歷史和傳統(tǒng)¤話題07 清明節(jié)¤話題08 美國人對于圣誕節(jié)的看法¤話題09 母親節(jié)¤話題10 婦女節(jié)

Passage1（2021·廣西貴港·中考真題）InChina,Teachers’DaywasfirstcelebratedonSeptember10,1985.NowpeoplecelebrateitonSeptember10everyyear.Onthisspecialday,studentsusuallygivetheirteachersthankyoucards,flowers,fruitsandothersmallgiftstoshowtheirrespect（尊重）andappreciation（感激）.IntheUnitedStates,Teachers’Dayisknownas“NationalTeacherDay”.It’sonTuesdayduringthefirstfullweekofMay.Thedayiscelebratedbystudentstoshowtheirappreciationfortheirteacherswithflowers,thankyoucardsandothergifts.InIndia,Teachers’DayiscelebratedonSeptember5inhonorof（紀(jì)念）thesecondpresidentofIndia.September5ishisbirthday.Traditionalsongsaresung,poemsarerecited（背誦）anddramasareperformedbybothjuniorandseniorstudents.InRussia,Teachers’DaywascelebratedonthefirstSundayofOctoberbetween1965and1994.Since1994,thedayhasbeencelebratedonthe5thofOctober,thesamedayasWorldTeachers’Day.Studentsusuallyshowtheirrespectandappreciationwithgames,petitions,dramas,danceorlittlepresents.Besidestheactivities,someschoolsreward（獎勵）theirteachersfortheirefforts.Teachers’DayiscelebratedinVietnam（越南）onNovember20th.Itwasfirstcelebratedin1958.Since1982,thedayhasbeennamed“VietnameseEducators’Day”.StudentsholdtheTeachers’Daypartiesattheirschoolstocelebrateit.1．WhendidChinesepeoplecelebrateTeachers’Dayforthefirsttime?A．In1958. B．In1965. C．In1985. D．In1994.2．InIndia,studentscelebrateTeachers’DaybydoingthefollowingthingsEXCEPT________.A．singingsongs B．recitingpoemsC．performingdramas D．playinggames3．In________,peoplecelebrateTeachers’DayinSeptember.A．ChinaandIndia B．IndiaandRussiaC．IndiaandtheUnitedStates D．ChinaandVietnam4．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A．Fivecountriesarementionedinthispassage.B．Teachers’Dayisknownas“NationalTeacherDay”inAmerica.C．Teachers’DayiscelebratedonthefirstSundayofOctoberinRussianow.D．ChineseandAmericanstudentsgivetheirteachersthankyoucardsonTeachers’Day.5．Thepassagemaybefrom________.A．a(chǎn)novel B．a(chǎn)magazine C．a(chǎn)guidebook D．a(chǎn)noticePassage2（2021·北京昌平·九年級期中）Doyoulikereading?Ifso,thenWorldBookDaymightbejustforyou.WorldBookDaywasfirstorganizedbytheUnitedNationsEducational,ScientificandCulturalOrganization(UNESCO)in1995toencouragereading.ItisnowcelebratedbybookloverseveryyearonApril23rd,whichfallsonthebirthdayofBritishauthorWilliamShakespeare.Readingisawonderfulhobbytogetinto.Notonlycanithelpyouexplorenewworldswithyourveryownimagination,butitcanalsohelpyoumakenewfriendsintherealworld.Althoughreadingisoftenseenasanunsociablehobby,thereareactuallymanydifferentkindsofclubsandeventstounitebookloverseverywhere.Forexample,thereisthepracticeofBookCrossing,whichtriesto“makethewholeworldalibrary”.Toparticipate,youleaveabookinapublicarea.Thatbookwillthenbepickedupandenjoyedbysomeoneelse,whowillinturnleavethebookforsomeoneelsetofind.Byjoiningbookclubsandevents,bookloverscanmaketheirownmunities,connectwithothers,andsharetheirknowledgewithpeopleallaroundtheworld.Buthowcanbooksstaypopularinanincreasinglydigitalworld?It’safactthattherearedozensofdifferentthingsturningourattentionaway.Thankfully,peoplestillseemtobeveryinterestedinreadingbooks.Today,teenagershaveevenstartedusingthepopularvideosharingappTikToktomaketheirownbookclubs.Usingthehashtag“BookTok”,teensaresharingthingsliketheirfavoritetitles,bookreviews,andreadingtipswithotherusers.Theseteenage“BookTokers”havehelpedtogetpeopleoutofreadingslumps(衰退)andintonewnovels.panieshavealsostartedtofindnewandinterestingwaystokeepreadersinvolved.Forexample,therearemanymobileappsandonlineservicesthatencouragereadingbyprovidingshortpassagesthatarefitformodernlifestylesandbusytimetables.So,whetheryoupreferdownloadingyourbooksorgoingtoabookstoretoenjoythat“newbook”smell,besuretocelebrateWorldBookDaybyopeningoneofyourfavorites.6．Theword“unite”inparagraph3probablymeans________.A．join B．please C．train D．call7．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．TheWorldBookDaywastocelebratethebirthofWilliamShakespeare.B．Readingisunsociablesothemoreyouread,thelessfriendsyou’llhave.C．Bookloversprefergoingtobookstorestodownloadingthebooksonline.D．Booksarestilldrawinggreatattentionofthepublicinthedigitalworld.8．Whatisthewriter’smainpurposeinwritingthispassage?A．TointroducethecelebrationofWorldBookDay.B．Todiscusstheproblemsofthereadingslumps.C．Tostresstheimportanceofthereadingclubs.D．Toencouragetheloveofreadingandbooks.Passage3（2021·山東·菏澤市牡丹區(qū)第二十一初級中學(xué)九年級月考）Father’sDayhasaveryshorthistory.ItwasstartedbecausetherewasaMother’sDay,andjustbecausesomeAmericansthoughtthatifwehadaMother’sDay,weshouldalsohaveaFather’sDay.Father’sDayhasbeeimportantinNorthAmerica.Andshopkeepers（店主）founditwasagoodwaytogetpeopletobuypresentsfortheirfathers,presentsfromtheirshops.Bytheway,veryfewcountrieshaveaFather’sDay,thoughsomehaveChildren’sDay,oraspecialdayforboysandanotherforgirls.MoreandmorecountriesarehavingMother’sDay,somaybeFather’sDaywillalsobeepopularbeforetoolong.Now,whatdopeopleinNorthAmericadoonFather’sDay?Thenewspapers,radiosandTVtellchildrenwhattheyshoulddo—buyaFather’sDaypresentforyourfather.TheyeventellawifetobuyaFather’sDaypresent—notforherfatherbutforherhusband,evenifheisnotyetafather.AndtheytellgrandchildrentobuyaFather’sDaypresentfortheirgrandfathers.TheimportantthingtorememberaboutFather’sDayisthatAmericanchildrencanshowtheirlovetotheirfathersinamoreopenway.9．Father’sDaywasstartedjustbecause________.A．therewasaMother’sDay B．therewasaChildren’sDay C．peoplelikedtheirfathersverymuch10．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A．VeryfewcountrieshaveaFather’sDay.B．AmericansnevercareaboutFather’sDay.C．Father’sDayhasbeeimportantinNorthAmerica11．InAmerica,peoplehaveaFather’sDayto________.A．goshoppingwiththeirfathers B．helptheirfathersdosomething C．showtheirlovetotheirfathers12．OnFather’sDay,shopkeepersalwayswant________.A．peopletobuyasmanypresentsaspossibleB．childrentobuypresentsonlyfortheirfathersC．womentobuypresentsonlyfortheirhusbands13．Itcanbelearnedfromthearticlethat________.A．thewriterisagainstFather’sDayB．manycountrieshaveaFather’sDayC．shopkeeperscangetmoremoneyonFather’sDaythanusualPassage4（2021·江西·臨川一中九年級月考）TheLanternFestivalfallsonthe15thofthefirstmonthofthelunarcalendar（陰歷）.Thisdayisalwaysthefirstfullmooninthenewyear.AncientpeoplealsocalleditShangyuanFestival.CelebrationsandtraditionsonthisdaybeganfromtheHanDynasty（朝代）andbecamepopularintheTangDynasty.Watchingtheredlanternsisoneofthemaintraditions.Lanternsofdifferentshapesandsizesareusuallyputontrees,oralongriverbanksonshow.ItissaidthatskylanternswerefirstusedbyZhugeKongmingtoaskforhelpwhenhewasintrouble.Today,whenthelanternsslowlyriseintotheair.Anothertraditionisguessinglanternriddles（謎語）.Theriddlesareusuallyshort,wise（漢字）,afamousperson’sname,oraplacename.Themostimportantthingistoeatsweetdumplingswithdifferenttastes.InnorthernChina,theyarecalledyuanxiaowhileinsouthernpartthey’renamedtangyuan.Becausemakingsweetdumplingsislikeagameoranactivity,theyareusuallydonehappilybyagroupoffriendsorfamilymembers.Inoldtimes,theLanternFestivalwasalsoromantic（浪漫的）.Watchinglanternsgaveyoungpeopleachancetomeeteachother.AlinefromXinQiji,showsthis:HundredsandthousandsoftimesIsearchedforherinthecrowd.SuddenlyIturned,andthereshestood,inthedim（昏暗的）.14．WhendidcelebrationsandtraditionsoftheLanternFestivalstartfrom?A．TheHanDynasty. B．TheTangDynasty. C．TheSongDynasty. D．TheYuanDynasty.15．WhatwereskylanternsfirstusedforbyZhugeKongminginancienttimes?A．Makingwishes. B．Celebratingbirthdays.C．Encouragingthesoldiers. D．Askingforhelp.16．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutsweetdumplings?A．Theyhavedifferenttastes.B．Theyarenamed“yuanxiao”alloverthecountry.C．Peopleenjoytheprocessofmakingthem.D．AtLanternFestivalpeopleeatsweetdumplings.17．ThelinefromXinQijiinthepassageshowstheLanternFestivalwas________inoldtimes.A．boring B．humorous C．romantic D．excitingPassage5（2021·安徽·樅陽縣錢鋪初中九年級期中）TheMidAutumnFestivalhasahistoryof2,000years.Duringthese2,000yearslotsofMidAutumntraditionshavebeenthoughtupbyChinesepeople.Allthecelebrationsshowthehappinessandexcitementofpeople.ThemaincelebrationsduringtheMidAutumnFestivalareappreciatingthemoon,eatingmooncakestogetherandmakingChineseMidAutumnFestivallanterns.Thesethreecelebrationshavebeenpassedfromgenerationtogeneration.ChinesepeoplemaythinktheMidAutumnFestivalisnotingiftheydon’tdothesethreethings.InsomeplacesinChinapeoplecelebratethefestivalindifferentways.InChaozhou,GuangdongProvince,peopleeattaro(芋頭)tocelebratethefestival,becausethetaroharvestoccursatthesametimeasthefestival.Theyeattaroandhopetheharvestisgoodinthenextyear.InNanjing,peoplecookduckwithsweetscentedosmanthus(桂花),becauseNanjingpeoplethinksweetscentedosmanthusisasymbolofpeace.Insomeplacespeoplemakefiresinsidetowerstocelebratethefestival,becausetheythinkthefireisasymbolofgoodbusiness.IntheliteraryhistoryofChina,manypoetspennedpraisetothepuremoonofmidautumnnightandgavewordstotheirdelicatefeelings.Thefollowingisoneofthebestofthosepoems.ThoughtsintheSilentNightLiBaiThemoonlightisshinningthroughthewindow.Anditmakesmewonderifitisthefrostontheground,Lookinguptoseethemoon,LookingdownImisssomuchaboutmyhometown.LiBaiusedhislinestoexpresshishomesicknessattheMoonFestival.18．AllthecelebrationsoftheMidAutumnFestivalshow________.A．thehappinessofpeople B．thedifferencesofpeopleC．theimportanceofthefestival D．thehappinessandexcitementofpeople19．Howmanymainkindsofcelebrationsarementioned?A．One. B．Two. C．Three. D．Four.20．Whydopeoplemakefiresinsidetowerstocelebratethefestivalinsomeplaces?A．Becausetheythinkthefireisasymbolofpeace.B．Becausetheythinkthefireisasymbolofgoodbusiness.C．Becausetheyhopetheharvestisgoodinthenextyear.D．Becausetheyhopetheywillbehealthierinthenextyear.21．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“frost”meaninChinese?A．霜 B．霧 C．影 D．光22．WhatdidLiBaidotoexpresshishomesicknessattheMoonFestival?A．AstoryofMoon. B．ApoemnamedThoughtsintheSilentNight.C．AsongcalledThoughtsintheSilentNight. D．Ajoke.Passage6（2020·山西實(shí)驗(yàn)中學(xué)九年級月考）請閱讀下面短文，從每小題所給的A、B、C三個選項(xiàng)中，選出一個最佳選項(xiàng)。ThereisafestivalinChinathathasthreenames.It’sknownastheChongyangFestival.Also,itiscalledtheDoubleNinthFestivalbecauseitfallsontheninthdayoftheninthmonthoftheChineselunarcalendar(陰歷).FinallyithasbeenSenior’sDay(老人節(jié))since1989.Thisyear,itwillfallonOct25.Therearemanytraditionsforthisfestival.Inthepast,peopleclimbedmountains,drankchrysanthemum(菊花)wine,andworeaplantcalledzhuyutocelebrateit.Climbingmountainsinautumnbringspeopleclosetonatureandit’sgoodforhealth.Bothchrysanthemumandzhuyuarealsocleanplantsandtheycancleanhousesandmakepeoplehealthy.InChina,ninehasthesimilarpronunciationwiththeword“forever”,meaninglonglife.SotheChinesegovernmentsetthedayastheSenior’sDayin1989—adaytorespecttheold.Manypaniesandmunitiesorganizeautumntripsforoldpeople.Youngpeoplebringelderstothecountrysidetoenjoynature.Theyalsogivethemgifts.InChina,itisatraditiontorespectoldpeople.Inthepast,ifyoungpeopledidn’ttakegoodcareoftheirparents,theywouldbeseriouslypunished.Nowwehavethe24FilialExemplars(《新二十四孝》).Itincludes24thingsweshoulddoforelders,suchascallingthemupeveryweekandgoingtoseethemmoreoften.Onthisthreenamedfestival,remembertoshowyourlovetoyourelders.23．WhichisNOTanameforthefestivalbefore1989?A．ChongyangFestival B．theDoubleNinthFestival C．Senior’sDay24．Whatisthemonthingofthreetraditionsforthisfestival?A．Theyaregoodforhealth.B．Theymakepeopleclosetonature.C．Theymakethehousesclean.25．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“respect”inParagraph3meaninChinese?A．思念 B．尊重 C．保護(hù)26．Whatdoes“them”inthelastparagraphreferto(指的是)?A．Elders B．Parents C．Grandparents27．Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A．HistoryofChongyangFestival.B．TraditionsofChongyangFestival.C．IntroductionofChongyangFestival.Passage7（2021·山東肥城·二模）TheQingmingFestival,whichusuallyfallsbetweenApril4and6eachyear,onthe108thdayaftertheWinterSolstice,isoneofthe24seasonaldivisionpointsinthetraditionalChinesecalendar.Qingming,strictlymeaning“pureandbright”,showsrisingtemperaturesandincreasedrainfallatthestartofspring.ItalwaysrainsaroundQingming,providingatypicalsceneforthefestival.Some1,200yearsago,aChinesepoemwrittenbythegreatTangDynastypoetDuMuillustratedasceneofQingming:AdrizzlingrainfallsliketearsontheMourningDay;Themourner’sheartisgoingtobreakonhisway.Wherecanawineshopbefoundtodrownhissadhours?Acowherdpointstoacot’smidapricotflowers.TheQingmingFestivalinspringistheoccasionforvisitingancestralgraves.QingMingispopularlyassociatedwithJieZitui,wholivedinShanxiprovincein600B．C．TomarkJie,thelordChongErorderedallfiresineveryhometobeputoutontheanniversaryofJie’sdeath.Thusbeganthe“coldfoodfeast”,adaywhennofoodcouldbecookedsincenofirecouldbelit.The“coldfood”festivalfallsontheeveofQingMingandisoftenconsideredaspartoftheQingMingfestival.Astimepassed,theQingMingfestivalreplacedthe“coldfood”festival.Whateverpracticeisobserved,thebasicobservationofQingMingistorememberone’seldersbymakingaspecialefforttovisittheirgraves,ashesorancestraltablets.Oneofthemostimportantactivitiesonthisdayistotendgravestohonorancestors,deadrelativesandfriends.OnTombSweepingDay,thousandsofChinesefamilieswillheadtocemeteriestocleanandsweepthetombsofdeadfamilymembers.Peopleindifferentplacesenjoydifferentfood.Forexample,Qingtuan,orgreenriceballs,arewidelypopularinChina’sJiangnanareatheregionsouthoftheYangtzeRiveronTombSweepingDay.Theseasonaldelicaciesareusuallymadefromglutinousricemixedwithpoundedmugwortanediblewildherbthoughttopreventtoxicinsectbites.28．Thepoem“AdrizzlingrainfallsliketearsontheMourningDay,Themourner’sheartisgoingtobreakonhisway.”refersto________.A．望君煙水闊，揮手淚沾巾。 B．清明時節(jié)雨紛紛，路上行人欲斷魂。C．無為在歧路，兒女共沾巾。 D．落花時節(jié)近清明，東風(fēng)料峭雨難晴。29．QingMingispopularlyassociatedwith________.A．JieZitui B．DuMu C．ChongEr D．QuYuan30．InChina’sJiangnanarea,Qingtuanisusuallymadefromglutinousricemixedwithpoundedmugwort________.A．justforfun B．topreventtoxicinsectbitesC．withgoodwishes D．torememberone’selders31．Accordingtothepassage________.A．QingMingisanimportanttimetoharvestB．peopleinthenorthofChinaenjoyQingtuanonTombSweepingDayC．oneofthemostimportantactivitiesonQingmingistotendgravesD．JieZituiwroteapoemtoillustrateasceneofQingming1,200yearsagoPassage8（2021·江西鉛山·二模）AnewreportsaysChristmasintheUSAisbeinglessreligious(宗教的).NineoutoftenAmericanscelebrateChristmas,butonlyabouthalfthinkitisreligiousholiday.ThereportisfromthePewResearchCenter.Itasked2,001adultsabouttheiropinionsonChristmas.JustabouthalfofthosequestionedpeoplethoughtChristmaswasareligiouscelebration,while32percentsaiditwasmoreofaculturalholiday,GregSmithfromPewResearchsaid,“YoungeradultsarelesslikelythanolderadultstoseeChristmasasareligiousratherthanaculturalholiday.They’relesslikelytosaytheywillattendchurchatChristmas…andtheyarelesslikelytobelieveinthevirginbirth.”PeoplearealsochangingwhattheysaytoeachotheratChristmasandwhattheywriteincards.Moreandmorepeoplearechoosingtosay“HappyHolidays”insteadof“MerryChristmas”.ThisisbecausetherearealsononChristianholidayshappeningaroundthesametimeasChristmas.Manypeoplewanttoincludeallholidaysintheirholidaywishes.Theresearchalsofoundthat79percentofAmericanswillwatchaChristmasmovie,butonly59percentwillgotochurch.Just36percentwillreadtheChristmasstoryintheBible.Theaverageamount(平均數(shù)量)ofmoneypeoplespendonChristmasis$914.TenpercentofAmericansspendover$2,000.Peoplemostlookforwardtospendingtimewiththeirfamily.32．HowmanypeoplethoughtChristmaswasareligiouscelebrationfromthereport?A．2,001. B．1,001. C．640. D．1,800.33．WhosawChristmasasareligiousholidayfromwhatGregSmithsaid?A．AllpeopleintheUSA． B．Youngeradults.C．Olderadults. D．NineoutoftenAmericans.34．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．TheaverageamountofmoneypeoplespendonChristmasis$2,000.B．Itseemsthatyoungeradultsdon’tbelieveinthevirginbirth.C．TenpercentofAmericansspendover$2,0000onChristmas.D．SeventyninepercentofAmericanswillgotochurchonChristmas.35．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“this”referto?A．Choosingtosay“HappyHolidays”. B．Choosingtosay“MerryChristmas”.C．WatchingaChristmasmovie. D．Goingtochurch.Passage9（2021·河南·洛陽市洛龍區(qū)教育局教學(xué)研究室九年級期中）ManyChinesepeoplewillwonderwhatpresentstogetfortheirmomsonMother’sDay,butnotmanyknowMother’sDayisactuallyafestivalfromoverseas.Mother’sDayoriginatedinAmericaduringtheearly20thcentury.ThefestivalspreadtoChinaasearlyasthe1980sandwaswidelyaccepted.WhydidaforeignfestivalbeepopularinChina?Infact,Chinesetraditionalculturehasalwaysencouragedfilialdevotiontoparents.TherearemanystorieswhichshowfilialrespectinancientChina.Forexample,thestoryof“TasteLiquidMedicineforMother”tellsusthefilialvirtueofEmperorWenoftheWesternHandynasty.Hismotherhadbeensickforthreeyears.Heoftenstayedupbyherbedsideandcaredforherdayandnight.Hetastedtheliquidmedicinefirstbeforeshedrankit.Also,motherloveisarepeatedsubjectinChineseancientpoemslike“SongofthePartingSon”byMengJiao,apoetoftheTangdynasty.Nowthispoemisstillamustintheschooltextbooks.ChildreninChinaarebroughtupwiththeeducationoffilialdevotion.Onspecialdays,peopleoftenuserosesorforgetmenotstoexpresslove.Carnationsareconsideredastheperfectflowersformothersaroundtheworld,butfewknowthatChinahasitsownformothers—thetigerlily.Loveformotherscanhavedifferentwaysofexpression.Whatmattersmostislove,notthefestivalitself.Whatmotherstrulywantisperhapsjustasimpleexpressionoflovefromtheirchildren.WordBankfilial孝順的virtue美德tigerlily虎百合山丹丹花36．WhendidMotherJsDayspreadtoChina?A．Inthe1920s. B．Inthe1980s. C．IntheWesternHandynasty. D．IntheTangdynasty.37．Whatisthepoemof“SongofthePartingSon”mainlyabout?A．ThefilialvirtueofEmperorWen. B．Caringfortheold.C．TraditionalChinesemedicine. D．Amother’sloveforherson.38．Mother’sDayispopularinChinamainlybecauseof________.A．itswidespreadinmanycountriesB．ourancientstoriesofrespectingparentsC．ourtraditionalculturalvaluesD．itssimplewayofexp