摘要: The Han Dynasty was founded with Chang’an as its capital city.

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  The Chongyang Festival falls on the ninth day of the ninth month of the Chinese lunar calendar, so it is also known as the Double Ninth Festival.

  The festival is held in the golden season of autumn, at harvest-time.The bright clear weather and the joy of bringing in the harvest make for a festival happy atmosphere.The Chongyang Festival is usually perfect for outdoor activities.Climbing a mountain, carrying a spray of dogwood(茱萸)and drinking chrysanthemum(菊花)wine have become the traditional activities of the festival.

  The dogwood is a plant with a strong fragrance(香气),and is often used as a Chinese herbal medicine.People in ancient times believed it could drive away evil spirits and prevent one from getting a chill(寒意)in late autumn.So its history as a medicine goes back many centuries.But the custom of carrying a spray of dogwood during the Double Ninth Festival is slowly dying out and many people in the cities, do not even know what a dogwood spray looks like.

  Early in Han Dynasty, about 2000 years ago, people used to climb a high platform outside the capital city of Chang’an on the occasion of the Chongyang Festival.For many, it was the last outing of the year before the onset of winter.The custom evolved(发展成)into present form, when people go climbing to get some exercises as well as enjoy the autumn scenery.

  But what about those people who live in plains far from any mountain?The problem is solved by going for a picnic and eating cakes.The Chinese word for“cake”is“Gao”, a homony of the Chinese word for“high”.Mountains are high, so eating cakes can, by a stretch of the imagination, take the place of going for a climb.

(1)

Why do people carry a spray of dogwood on Chongyang Festival?

[  ]

A.

Because the dogwood is a plant with a strong fragrance.

B.

Because the dogwood can be used as a Chinese herbal medicine.

C.

Because the dogwood has a long history as a medicine.

D.

Because people believed the dogwood could drive away evil spirits and prevent one from chill.

(2)

In one of ________ poets, we can know the traditions of climbing mountains and carrying dogwood on the Chongyang Festival.

[  ]

A.

Wang Wei’s

B.

Li Bai’s

C.

Du Fu’s

D.

Bai Juyi’s

(3)

People now climb mountains on the Chongyang Festival ________.

[  ]

A.

to have a last outing of the year before the onset of winter

B.

to get some exercises

C.

to enjoy beautiful autumn scenery

D.

both B and C

(4)

People living in plains far from mountains eat cakes because ________.

[  ]

A.

the Chinese word for“cake”is“Gao”

B.

the Chinese“Gao”for cake sounds like the Chinese“Gao”for high

C.

they often take cakes to go for a picnic on the festival

D.

they like eating cakes

(5)

Which of the following is true?

[  ]

A.

The Double Ninth Festival is on September 9th.

B.

People climbed mountains to celebrate the Chongyang Festival in Han Dynasty.

C.

People often celebrate the Chongyang Festival in the open air.

D.

Eating cakes is just like climbing mountains.

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Nine 1700?year?old brick tombs have been discovered in northwest China's Xinjiang.Experts say that they can provide valuable clues for the research of exchanges between the central Chinese government at that time and faraway Western Regions.

It is the first time ancient tombs with typical characteristics of China's main Han nationality have been found in the Uygur ethnic region(自治区).

Archaeologists from Beijing,Shanxi and Xinjiang concluded that the tombs were built between the middle and late third century and fourth century.

The tombs were unearthed during the construction of a road earlier this year in Kuqa county,740 km from Xinjiang's capital Urumqi and part of the ancient Qiuci State.Qiuci State,which existed between the second century BC and 860 AD,was one of the 36 states in the Western Regions.

The tombs would help archaeologists with research into the political,economic and cultural exchanges between the Central Plains government and states in the west,and on the cultural influence of the Central Plains on the Western Regions.

Archaeologists from the Xinjiang institute have dug nine tombs since August 22,finding bodies of more than 30 people,some ancient coins and more than 60 pottery(陶器)jars.It is thought there are another three tombs to be dug.

The people buried in the tombs were probably either people from the western regions deeply influenced by the Han culture or the Han residents(居民)in the region.

1How many 1700?year?old tombs have been dug or are to be dug in Xinjiang?

A.3. B.6.  C.9. D 12

2According to the passage,the tombs were found ______.

A.by chance B.by mistake  C.on purpose D.with plans

3What would the tombs help archaeologists to make a study of?

A.The cultural exchanges between the Central Plains government and Western Regions.

B.The cultural influence of the Central Plains on Western Regions.

C.The whole history of Han Dynasty.

D.A and B.

4What is the best title of this passage?

A.1700?year?old tombs were found in Xinjiang

B.Archaeologists are working in Xinjiang

C.There are many ancient tombs in Xinjiang

D.An introduction of Western Regions

 

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