江苏省无锡市普通高中2019年秋学期高三期中调研考试英语试题(含(7)

and let them fly up into the sky

3. Burning pagodas (佛塔)

When night falls, people gather together in an empty place, and pick up broken bricks and tiles to pile up several pagodas. The pagodas are hollow and are filled with firewood. Then the firewood in the pagodas is lit, and the red flames rise and sparks explode, through which people express the joy of harvest in autumn.

4. Stealing vegetables

Among the Dong ethnic group in Central China's Hunan province, it is the custom for young ladies to steal vegetables on Mid-Autumn Festival night. Whoever eats vegetables with sweet dew on this night will be healthy and happy. Also, women and girls express their adoration to their favorite young men by this way.

5. Drinking osmanthus-flavored wine

Osmanthus-flavored wine is a gift during this season. Drinking Osmanthus fragrance wine at Mid-Autumn Festival implies sweetness, wealth and luck, and prosperity of the family.

People gather together to appreciate the moon, on which Wu Gang, who chases Chang'e, is cutting a sweet-scented osmanthus tree outside the Moon Palace, according to a legend. They drink the sweet osmanthus-flavored wine to echo the festival atmosphere.

56. What do people usually do during Mid-Autumn Festival?

A. People in Hunan province steal vegetables on Mid-Autumn Festival night.

B. People drink Osmanthus fragrance wine to appreciate the moon and honor Chang'e.

C. People make Kongming lanterns to express good wishes and the joy of harvest in autumn.

D. People watch the tide on the Qiantang River, which dates back to the Han Dynasty.

57. Which column of a magazine does this article probably belong to?

A. Science.

B. Culture.

C. Advertisement.

D. History.

B

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