Module 5 Ethnic Culture

　　“阅读＋七选五＋完形”组合练——练题型

　　(限时：35分钟)

　　Ⅰ.阅读理解

　　♦Yuanxiao, Chinese Lantern Festival

　　The Lantern Festival is celebrated on the 15th of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar. The festival ends the New Year's celebration. It is a fun festival. People carry lanterns and go into the streets at night to watch lion or dragon dances, play games and light firecrackers. Yuanxiao, a sweet dumpling made of rice flour, is the traditional food eaten during the festival. In Chinese, the festival is named after this food, which is said to represent family unity and happiness because it is sticky, round and sweet.

　　♦The Dai Water­Splashing Festival

　　The Dai minority in Yunnan celebrate the Water­Splashing Festival in the middle of April. The festival celebrates the Dai Lunar New Year and lasts for three days. There are dragon races and fireworks displays on the first day and a fair on the second day. At the fair, young lovers throw love pouches to each other. The third day is the actual water­splashing day, people splash water on each other to wash away illnesses and bad luck and bring good luck for the coming year.

　　♦Losar

　　Losar is a Tibetan word for New Year.“Lo” means “year” and “sar” means “new”. As the most popular festival among Tibetans, it is celebrated from the first day in the first month to the fifteenth day based on the traditional Tibetan calendar.

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