20 腊八、祭灶（二）任务型阅读 备战 2022 年英语中考中华传统节日专题 一、阅读填表 A 根据短文内容，完成下面表格，每空一词。 Eight Treasures of Laba Laba Porridge (腊八粥) is known to every Chinese. It marks a special day. Laba Festival, which falls on the 8th day of the 12th lunar (农历的) month. People eat Laba Porridge on that day. The porridge is also called "Eight Treasures Porridge", because it usually has at least eight things. Rice, beans, dried fruits and peanuts are very popular in the porridge. On the night before the festival, mothers are busy preparing their porridge. They cook it over a slow fire from midnight until the next morning. When kids wake up in the morning, they smell the aroma (香味) and rush to the kitchen to have a feast. Another custom on Laba Festival is to prepare Laba vinegar (醋) for dumplings on Spring Festival Eve. People peel garlic (蒜) and put it into a jar filled with vinegar. As the days go by, the garlic turns green and gains a special flavor. Some people also like to pickle (腌) meat on Laba Festival. Laba Festival was a time for the ancient Chinese to pray for the harvest and good luck in the coming year After Taba Festival many people start to prepare for the Chinese New Year. Lab Festival Time The 1． day of the 2． lunar month． A time for the ancient Chinese to pray for 3． and 4． in the Meaning coming year． Traditional food 5． 【答案解析】 1．根据 Laba Porridge (腊八粥) is known to every Chinese. It marks a special day. Laba Festival, which falls on the 8th day of the 12th lunar (农历的) month.可知填：eighth／8th 2．根据 Laba Porridge (腊八粥) is known to every Chinese. It marks a special day. Laba Festival, which falls on the 8th day of the 12th lunar (农历的) month.可知填：12th 3．根据 Laba Festival was a time for the ancient Chinese to pray for the harvest and good luck in the coming year 可知填：the harvest 4．根据 Laba Festival was a time for the ancient Chinese to pray for the harvest and good luck in the coming year 可知填：Good luck 5．根据 Laba Porridge (腊八粥) is known to every Chinese. It marks a special day. 可知答：Laba Porridge The 12th lunar (阴历的) month in China is called la yue. The character “la” in Chinese language means to respect gods and give best wishes to them. B In Chinese tradition, such activities were held at the end of a year in the Chinese lunar calendar. There are two important dates in la yue. The first is the Laba Festival on the 8th day of the lunar month. The Laba Festival was a time for the ancient Chinese to hope for the harvest and good luck in the coming year. Laba porridge is the main dish on this day. The other important date is the Kitchen God Worshipping (拜灶神) on the 23rd or 24th day of the month. People offer food to the Kitchen God, who takes charge of things for the whole family. It is said that the god returns to heaven that day to report to the Jade Emperor (the ruler of heaven in Chinese stories) about the family activities over the past year. So people usually offer him delicious dishes so that he will give a good report and the family will have good luck throughout the next year. After this day, people start to sweep up the house and decorate the house with couplets (对联) and papercuttings. Once these things are finished, people will wait for the Spring Festival. 阅读下面短文，完成表格。 La yue Activities On the 8th day Eat 6． 7． Offer food to the Kitchen God After that day Sweep up the house 8． ﹨ Wait for 9． 【答案】 6．Laba porridge 7．On the 23rd or 24th day 8．decorate the house with couplets and paper-cuttings 9．the Spring Festival 【解析】 试题分析： 6．根据 Laba porridge is the main dish on this day.可知，在腊八，人们吃腊八粥，故填 Laba porridge。 7．The other important date is the Kitchen God Worshipping (拜灶神) on the 23rd or 24th day of the month 可知， 人们敬灶神是在 23 或 24，故填 On the 23rd or 24th day 。 8．通过 After this day, people start to sweep up the house and decorate the house with couplets (对联) and papercuttings. 可知，本题应该填 decorate the house with couplets and paper-cuttings。 9．根据 people will wait for the Spring Festival.可知，本空应该填 the Spring Festival。 考点：本题考查说明文。 点评：本题是根据文章内容，来填所给表格。本题中的空格，都可以在文中找到答案，所以并不难。在填 空时，是可以填同义短语或同义词的。 二、阅读回答问题 A In China, the 12th month of the lunar calendar(阴历) is called Layue. The month is full of interesting festivals and customs. Laba Festival, which is on the 8th day of Layue, is the first festival in this month. From this day on, people begin to get ready for the Chinese New Year. On Laba Festival, people eat hot Laba porridge. There are usually eight things in the porridge: rice, red beans, peas, dried lotus seeds, dates, and three diff