One of the biggest festivals for Chinese people is Mid-Autumn Festival. It is a good chance for Chin

One of the biggest festivals for Chinese people is Mid-Autumn Festival. It is a good chance for Chinese families to get together and enjoy delicious foods. On this special day, everyone will eat mooncakes. They play an important role during the festival. Mooncakes are round in shape. They signify family reunions (团圆) and best wishes. That’s why people in China buy and send mooncakes during Mid-Autumn Festival. There are different kinds of mooncakes. Let’s see some new kinds of mooncakes.

Ice-cream mooncake

The ice-cream mooncake is made of ice-cream. Although the festival is in mid-autumn, the weather often stays a little warm, so many people enjoy eating ice-cream mooncakes—especially(特别是) kids.

Health food mooncake

The health food mooncake is good for people’s health. It is made of many healthy ingredients.

Naliang mooncake

This is the newest kind of mooncakes. The Naliang mooncake is made of lily, green beans or tea. All of them have a cooling effect (清凉效果) on the body.

【1】The underlined word “signify” means “_________” in Chinese.

A. 象征 B. 庆祝 C. 宣告 D. 传递

【2】According to the passage, what’s the weather often like in mid-autumn?

A. It’s a little warm. B. It’s kind of hot.

C. It’s a little cold. D. It’s kind of cool.

【3】The passage mainly talks about _________.

A. some new kinds of mooncakes B. how to make mooncakes

C. the history of mooncakes D. where to buy mooncakes

【答案】

【1】A

【2】A

【3】A

【解析】

本文主要介绍了几种新型月饼：冰淇淋月饼，健康食物月饼和纳凉月饼。

【1】A

词义猜测题。根据Mooncakes are round in shape. They signify family reunions (团圆) and best wishes.可知月饼是圆形的，因此象征着团圆，故选A。

【2】A

细节理解题。根据Although the festival is in mid-autumn, the weather often stays a little warm,可知在中秋节时，天气有点温暖，故选A。

【3】A

概括归纳题。根据There are different kinds of mooncakes. Let’s see some new kinds of mooncakes.可知本文主要介绍了几种新型月饼。故选A。

认真阅读题干，了解题干要求，根据题干内容在文中寻找答案所在的语句或段落，进行分析理解，词义猜测，推理判断和概括归纳，选出正确的选项。例如小题2，根据Although the festival is in mid-autumn, the weather often stays a little warm,可知在中秋节时，天气有点温暖，故选A。