人教版 (2019)Unit 4 Journey Across a Vast Land练习

课外拓展阅读——中国优秀传统文化专题练

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

To celebrate the birthday is important in one's life in China. When one is young, usually he will eat noodles before his birthday,   1   the long noodles indicate the longevity (长寿) in China. After middle age, his birthday will be   2   (grand) than before. On the wedding day, it is also a custom to serve various   3   (nut) as good wishes to the couple.

To most Chinese people, returning home after long   4   (absent) or departure from home is   5   (equal) important and there are dining customs   6   (associate) with this. Noodles and dumplings will be offered respectively (分别地). This is especially popular in Northeast China. In Central China, when a baby   7   (bear), the happy father will send red boiled eggs to announce   8   news. Eggs with a black pointed end and dots in a number such as six or eight, indicate a boy's birth; those without a black pointed end and dots in a number like five or seven say the baby is a girl.

In addition   9   these, fish has always been used   10   (suggest) the accumulation of prosperity (繁荣) and wealth with meals on New Year's Eve.

1．        　2.        　3.        　4.       

5．        　6.        　7.        　8.       

9．        　10.       

答案：1.because/as/for　2.grander　3.nuts　4.absence

5．equally　6.associated　7.is born　8.the　9.to　10.to suggest

As an old Chinese saying goes, “Food is the first necessity of people.”

正如一句中国古话说的那样，民以食为天。