中秋节

湖南省长沙市 黄飞飞供稿

Maybe the sweet smell of mooncakes has already reached your nose.

The festival is celebrated on the 15thof the eighthlunar(阴历的)month every year when the moon is at its fullest.I think you really enjoy the round,moonshaped food with differentfillings(馅),such as red beans or nuts.

Family members get together to enjoy the bright moonlight.But,do you know,Koreans also have a day known as the Mid-Autumn Festival?It’s called “Chusok”,and falls on the 15thday of the eighth lunar month of their calendar.As one of the most important holidays in Korea,they have three days off work!Chusok is a time to give thanks to family for their love and care.This is very similar to America’s Thanksgiving Day!

On Chusok,people also eat the delicious food served at the family get-together.

They eat rice cakes named“Songphyun(蒸糕)”instead of mooncakes!

Early in the morning,they pay their respects toancestors(祖宗)withrituals(仪式).

Do they enjoy the moon together like us in China?The answer is yes.In the evening,girls put on their favorite traditional clothes and dance in the moonlight in a large circle.When they dance,they normally wearmasks(面具).It’s also time for games and songs.Everyone has fun!

Choose the best answer according to the passage.

（）1.This passage mainly talks about______.

A.the Mid-Autumn Festival in China B.the Mid-Autumn Festival in Korea

C.the history of Thanksgiving Day in America D.how to make Korean rice cakes

（）2.Korean Mid-Autumn Festival and Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival are the same in______.

⑴mooncakes ⑵Chusok ⑶giving thanks ⑷wearing masks

⑸rice cakes ⑹traditional clothes ⑺enjoying the moon ⑻family get-together

⑼the 15thof the eighth lunar month ⑽paying their respects to ancestors

⑾three days off work

A.⑺⑻⑼ B.⑶⑹⑽ C.⑸⑺⑻⑾ D.⑴⑶⑼⑽

（）3.The passage was written to______.

A.introduce mooncakes B.compare(比较)Korean and Chinese food

C.introduce a Korean festival

D.give information about Koreantourism(旅游业)

（）4.From the passage we can know that______.

A.Chinese and Korean cultures are closely related

B.Chinese like Mid-Autumn Festival more than Koreans

C.traditions will never be forgotten

D.the Mid-Autumn Festival doesn’t interest Koreans

（ ）5.The best title for this passage is“______”.

A.Enjoying the moon B.Dancing with the moon

C.Korea’s Mid-Autumn Festival D.Korea’s Thanksgiving Day