Ⅳ.(2026·如皋九华初级中学阶段检测改编)阅读理解
①In Chinese celebrations, whether it is an important birthday or a traditional festival, one of the most typical(典型的) elements(元素) is the lucky and auspicious(吉祥的) symbols.
②To most Chinese, when it comes to lucky symbols, the top three are surely fu, lu and shou.
③During the Chinese New Year, we would put up red squares with the character fu on them. Some people would put their fu character upside down.
④Lu often has something to do with one's job and wealth. Lu means good pay and ranks(等级) in ancient China. A hulu, or a gourd(葫芦), sounds like hulu (护禄). So, people use gourds to scare away bad spirits and illnesses and keep rich and successful.
⑤ Shou means long-lived life. When someone is having his birthday celebration, we would call this person shouxing. At birthday parties for elder people, we often see peaches. According to the legend, the Queen Mother of the West grows peaches in her own garden, and whoever eats these peaches will live forever.
⑥ Besides the three, lucky and auspicious symbols can also be easily found in food. For the Chinese New Year dinner, most families would have fish because it sounds like "surplus(有余)" in Chinese. In southern China, niangao, a kind of rice cake, is a lucky food because niangao sounds like getting higher every year in Chinese.
1. 新考法 主旨归纳 The writer mainly tells us about
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A. typical traditional Chinese festivals
B. the secrets of richness and success
C. traditional Chinese eating culture
D. Chinese lucky and auspicious symbols
2. When a Chinese person wants to get a better job, he or she may
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A. call shouxing for help
B. carry a gourd with him or her
C. grow peaches in his or her garden
D. have tangyuan with family often
3. 新考法 推断篇章结构 The structure(结构) of the passage may be
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4. 新考法 推断文章出处 Where would you find the passage?
A. In a magazine.
B. In a guidebook.
C. In a music book.
D. In a sports book.