Unit 2 I think that mooncakes are delicious! 阅读理解和短文综合填空强化练（含答案解析） 2025-2026学年上期初中英语人教版九年级全册

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Unit 2 I think that mooncakes are delicious! 阅读理解和短文综合填空 强化练 2025-2026学年上期初中英语人教版九年级全册
一、短文填空
Mid- Autumn Festival is a Chinese traditional festival which is on August 15th of the lunar calendar. On that day people always 1 mooncakes that can carry people’s wishes to the families they love and miss.
There is a beautiful love story about it. It’s said that Chang’e was Hou Yi’s wife. After Hou Yi 2 down the nine suns, a goddess gave him magic 3 to thank him. Whoever drank it could 4 forever. Hou Yi planned to drink it 5 his wife. However, the bad man tried to 6 the medicine when Hou Yi was out. Chang’e 7 to give it to him and drank it all. Then she became very light and flew up to the 8 . When Hou Yi saw the moon, he called out her name. One night, he found that the moon was so 9 and round that he could see his wife there. He quickly laid out 10 favourite fruits and desserts in the garden. How he wished that his wife could come back!
A Christmas Carol is a famous novel written by Charles Dickens. It is about an old man 11 Scrooge. He only thinks about himself and doesn’t treat others 12 . He just cares about 13 he can make more money.
One Christmas Eve, he has a dream. Three ghosts visit Scrooge in the 14 . First, the Ghost of Christmas Past takes him back to his childhood and 15 Scrooge of his happier days as a child. Then the 16 spirit, the Ghost of Christmas Present, takes him to see how others are 17 Christmas. Everyone is happy, even poor people. The last one, the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come, takes him to the future. Scrooge sees that he is 18 but nobody cares. He is so 19 that he wakes up in his bed.
He decides to 20 his life and promises to be a better person. He now treats everyone with kindness and warmth, spreading love and joy everywhere he goes. And that is the true spirit of Christmas!
二、阅读理解
Mooncakes are an essential (重要的) part of the Mid-Autumn Festival. Each year, bakers create millions of these desserts so people can share them with friends and family. But where did this tradition come from
About 650 years ago, the Mongols ruled (统治) over China. The Han people wanted to get back control. However, they did not want the Mongols to catch them. So, they began passing secret messages inside of mooncakes, saying that they were going to fight the Mongols on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival. When the evening arrived, the Han people fought hard and were successful.
Each year after that, people celebrated the victory by eating mooncakes. It is a good way to remember the history. The practice spread quickly throughout China. Gradually, eating mooncakes became a cultural tradition. It is also a good chance for Chinese families to get together for family reunion (团聚).
Today, people can buy all different types of mooncakes. They come with different fillings and in different prices. People enjoy filling up with these tasty treats, but many of them don’t know the history of the simple mooncakes.
21．Who ruled China about 650 years ago
A．The Hans. B．The Mongols. C．The Americans. D．The Japanese.
22．How did the Han people pass the secret messages
A．By hiding them in a dove. B．By carrying them by a postman.
C．By putting them inside mooncakes. D．By wrapping them in clothes.
23．What does the underlined word “victory” in Paragraph 3 probably mean
A．Failure. B．Mistakes. C．Solution. D．Winning.
24．Which of the following sentence is not TRUE according to the passage
A．The Han people beat Mongols finally.
B．Only Chinese eat mooncakes in the world.
C．The Mid-Autumn Festival is a good chance for family reunion.
D．We can buy different types of mooncakes with different fillings.
25．What is the passage mainly about
A．How to make mooncakes. B．How to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival.
C．The history of eating mooncakes. D．The importance of the Mid-Autumn Festival.
The Chongyang Festival falls on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month. So it is also called the Double Ninth Festival. To celebrate the day, people usually climb mountains and enjoy chrysanthemum (菊花), so the festival is also known as the Height Ascending (登高) Festival or the Chrysanthemum Festival. Nine has the similar pronunciation (jiu) with “forever” in Chinese. So the Chinese government set the day as the Seniors’ Day in 1989.
During the Warring States Period, there was the Chongyang Festival. But it was only celebrated in the imperial palace (皇宫). From the Han Dynasty, it began to be popular among the common people. During the Jin Dynasty, there were customs of enjoying chrysanthemum and drinking wines on the day. It was not officially set as a festival until the Tang Dynasty. In the Ming and Qing dynasties, people in the imperial palace all ate flower cakes and climbed the mountain to celebrate. Climbing the mountain has been a kind of custom since the Western Han Dynasty.
Chrysanthemum means long life, so enjoying chrysanthemum and drinking chrysanthemum tea are also popular. Inserting Zhuyu and sticking chrysanthemum are also traditions to avoid the bad as they have special smells which can repel (驱逐) insects and keep out the cold.
Eating Chongyang cakes is another tradition on the festival. There is no fixed way of the cake. But the one with nine layers (层) with two sheep on it is the best. Two sheep mean Chongyang. Nine layers show people could do well in everything.
26．How many other names does the Chongyang Festival have
A．One. B．Two. C．Three. D．Four.
27．What’s the meaning of the underlined word “officially”
A．民间 B．官方 C．工厂 D．办公室
28．How did the people in the imperial palace celebrate the Chongyang Festival in the Ming and Qing dynasties
A．Eating flower cakes. B．Climbing the mountain.
C．Enjoying chrysanthemum and drinking. D．Both A and B．
29．What do two sheep on the Chongyang cakes mean
A．Health. B．Wealth. C．Chongyang. D．Happiness.
30．What’s the best title for the passage
A．The Chongyang Festival B．Some other names of the Chongyang Festival
C．The reason of celebrating the Chongyang Festival D．The meaning of chrysanthemum
The Spring Festival is one of the most important festivals in China. During the festival, Chinese people have many activities. They paste Spring Festival Couplets(春联), greeting the New Year and saying goodbye to the old year. On the first day of the Spring Festival, people hang out, wearing new clothes. Nowadays, children get red pockets from their parents and their relatives. It is a good time for people to visit relatives and friends. More importantly, the Spring Festival is celebrated not only in China but also in other parts of the world.
The Spring Festival was celebrated in the UK from 1980. Every New Year, people also get together and have lots of activities. They sing songs and share with friends or watch movies in the cinema. Besides, the Spring Festival has become a key time for Chinese living in the US. They join in a large evening party to welcome the traditional New Year. The Chinese New Year will be welcomed with three weeks of celebration across Australia. Thousands of people come to Sydney's Chinatown. They enjoy fireworks and lion dances. The family dinner on New Year's Eve is an important tradition for Chinese whether they were born in Singapore or moved there from China. They usually hold it at home because having it in a restaurant takes away the meaning of the tradition.
31．According to Paragraph One, children can get red pockets from their ________ on the first day of the Spring Festival.
A．friends B．parents and relatives C．teachers D．classmates
32．Which activity is NOT mentioned(提到) in Paragraph One
A．Hold a New Year party. B．Hang out, wearing new clothes.
C．Visit relatives and friends. D．Paste Spring Festival Couplets.
33．The underlined word "fireworks" in the second paragraph means "_________" in Chinese.
A．火炉工 B．消防员 C．烟花表演 D．畅销书
34．Which of the following is TRUE in the passage
A．The Spring Festival is the most important festival in China.
B．The Spring Festival is celebrated only in China.
C．The Spring Festival was celebrated in the US from 1980.
D．Chinese living in Singapore usually hold the family dinner on New Year's Eve at home.
35．How many countries are mentioned except China in the passage
A．Two. B．Three. C．Four. D．Five.
三、任务型阅读
阅读下面材料，根据材料内容，完成下列各题。
Would you like to splash water (泼水) on your friends on a hot summer day Water
Festival is celebrated in some Asian countries. Let’s take a look at how they celebrate the holiday.
In China, Water Festival is a big holiday for some minority groups (少数民族). During the festival, they have a few days off from work. People wear traditional costurnes (传统服饰) and take part in different activities, such as singing, dancing, splashing water and setting off firecrackers (鞭炮).
Thailand’s Water Festival marks the beginning of its New Year. It is one of the largest water celebrations in the world. During this festival there are more than one million visitors every year. People play happily with elephants in the water.
In India, the tradition of celebrating water came from the following story. A god asked a clever boy when the glory of men would appear. The boy answered that it appeared on the face in the morning, on the chest at noon and on the feet at night. So, Indian people wash these body parts during their Water Festival to wash away their bad luck.
36．Where is Water Festival celebrated according to the passage
It is celebrated in .
37．What do people do during the Water Festival in China
They and take part in different activities.
38．What does Water Festival mark in Thailand
It marks .
39．Which word means “荣耀” in the passage
It is .
40．Where did the tradition of celebrating water come from in India
It came from a .
参考答案
题号 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
答案 B C D B C D B D C A
题号 31 32 33 34 35
答案 B A C D C
1．enjoy 2．shot 3．medicine 4．live 5．with 6．steal 7．refused 8．moon 9．bright 10．her
【导语】本文讲述了中秋节的由来及嫦娥奔月的故事。
1．句意：在那天人们总是吃月饼，月饼可以传递人们对所爱和思念的家人的祝福。根据“Chinese people have been celebrating Mid-Autumn Festival and enjoying mooncakes for centuries. ...They carry people's wishes to the families they love and miss.”可知，中秋节人们会享用月饼，enjoy“享用”，主语是复数名词，时态是一般现在时，所以动词用原形。故填enjoy。
2．句意：后羿射下了九个太阳后，一位女神给了他神奇的药物以感谢他。根据“After Hou Yi...down the nine suns”可知，应是射下九个太阳，shoot down“射下”，时态是一般过去时，所以动词用过去式。故填shot。
3．句意：后羿射下了九个太阳后，一位女神给了他神奇的药物以感谢他。根据下文“However, the bad man tried to ... the medicine”可知，给他的应是神奇的药物，medicine“药”，故填medicine。
4．句意：谁喝了它就能长生不老。根据教材原文“Whoever drank this could live forever, and Hou Yi planned to drink it with Chang’e.”可知，谁喝了这个就能长生不老，live forever“长生不老”，could后跟动词原形，故填live。
5．句意：后羿计划和他的妻子一起喝它。根据教材原文“Whoever drank this could live forever, and Hou Yi planned to drink it with Chang’e.”可知，后羿打算和嫦娥一起喝，with“和……一起”，故填with。
6．句意：然而，当后羿不在时，坏人试图偷药。根据“the bad man tried to ... the medicine when Hou Yi was out”可知，应是坏人趁后羿不在家试图偷药，steal“偷”，to后跟动词原形，故填steal。
7．句意：嫦娥拒绝给他，并把它全喝了。根据“Chang’e...to give it to him and drank it all.”可知，应是嫦娥拒绝把药给坏人，refuse“拒绝”，时态是一般过去时，动词用过去式。故填refused。
8．句意：然后她变得很轻，飞上了月亮。根据“became very light and flew up to the ... When Hou Yi saw the moon, he called out her name.”可知，应是飞到月亮上了，moon“月亮”，故填moon。
9．句意：有一天晚上，他发现月亮又亮又圆，他能看到他的妻子在那里。根据“that he could see his wife there.”可知，他能清晰看到自己的妻子，说明月亮又亮又圆，bright“明亮的”符合语境，故填bright。
10．句意：他迅速在花园里摆上了她最喜欢的水果和甜点。根据“he could see his wife there. He quickly laid out ...favourite fruits and desserts”可知，后羿看到了自己的妻子，所以应是准备了妻子喜欢的水果和甜点，用her“她的”指代“妻子的”，故填her。
11．called/named 12．nicely/kindly 13．whether 14．dream 15．reminds 16．second 17．spending 18．dead 19．scared/afraid/frightened 20．change
【导语】本文讲的是《圣诞颂歌》这部小说的故事梗概。
11．句意：这是关于一个叫做斯克鲁奇的老人的故事。根据“an old man…Scrooge”可知，斯克鲁奇是老人的名词，动词call或name“称为”与名词an old man存在被动关系，因此应用其过去分词作后置定语。故填called/named。
12．句意：他只关心自己，不善待他人。根据“He only thinks about himself”可知，他只关心自己，对他人不好，用副词nicely“好地”或kindly“善良地”修饰动词treat。故填nicely/kindly。
13．句意：他只关心自己是否可以挣更多的钱。根据“he can make more money”可知，他只关心他能不能挣更多的钱，在介词about后应用whether“是否”引导宾语从句。故填whether。
14．句意：三个神灵在梦中拜访了斯克鲁奇。根据上文“One Christmas Eve, he has a dream.”可知，应用介词短语in the dream表示“在梦中”。故填dream。
15．句意：首先，圣诞过去之灵把他带回到他的童年，让他想起了儿时的快乐日子。根据“Scrooge of his happier days as a child”可知此处应用动词短语remind sb of sth表示“使某人想起某事”，根据“takes”和“and”可知此处应用动词的三单形式。故填reminds。
16．句意：然后，第二个神灵，圣诞现在之灵，带他去看别人是如何度过圣诞的。根据上文“First, the Ghost of Christmas Past takes him back to his childhood”可知，此处是第二个神灵，用序数词second表示“第二”。故填second。
17．句意：然后，第二个神灵，圣诞现在之灵，带他去看别人是如何度过圣诞的。根据下文“Everyone is happy, even poor people.”可知，此处指看别人庆祝圣诞，spend“度过”，后接时间做宾语。根据“are”可知此处应用现在分词构成现在进行时。故填spending。
18．句意：斯克鲁奇看见他死了，但没有人关心。根据“but nobody cares”及小说内容可知，此处指他死后没有人关心，根据“is”可知，后接形容词dead“死的”作表语。故填dead。
19．句意：他很害怕，在床上醒来了。根据上文“Scrooge sees that he is…but nobody cares.”可知，他看到没有人关心他的死活，应是很害怕的，根据“is so”可知后接形容词作表语，形容词scared，afraid和frightened都可以表示“害怕的”。故填scared/afraid/frightened。
20．句意：他决定改变他的人生，承诺做一个更好的人。根据下文“He now treats everyone with kindness and warmth, spreading love and joy everywhere he goes.”可知，他做出了改变，change“改变”，decide to do sth“决定做某事”。故填change。
21．B 22．C 23．D 24．B 25．C
【导语】本文主要讲述了中秋节吃月饼这一习俗的由来和历史。
21．细节理解题。根据“About 650 years ago, the Mongols ruled (统治) over China.”可知，蒙古人统治着中国。故选B。
22．细节理解题。根据“So, they began passing secret messages inside of mooncakes”可知，他们通过把秘密放进月饼里来传递信息。故选C。
23．词义猜测题。根据“Each year after that, people celebrated the victory by eating mooncakes. It is a good way to remember the history.”可知，人们都吃月饼来庆祝胜利。因此划线单词的意思是“胜利”。故选D。
24．推理判断题。根据“The practice spread quickly throughout China.”可知，世界上不仅仅只有中国人吃月饼，因此B选项表达有误。故选B。
25．主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文主要讲述了中秋节吃月饼这一习俗的由来和历史。故选C。
26．D 27．B 28．D 29．C 30．A
【导语】本文主要介绍了重阳节的历史和风俗。
26．推理判断题。根据文章第一段可知，重阳节的其他几个名字，包括：the Double Ninth Festival、the Height Ascending Festival、the Chrysanthemum Festival和the Seniors’ Day，故选D。
27．词句猜测题。根据“But it was only celebrated in the imperial palace (皇宫). From the Han Dynasty, it began to be popular among the common people. ”可知，在战国时期，重阳节仅在皇宫庆祝，汉朝后重阳节开始在普通百姓中受欢迎。因此根据“It was not officially set as a festival until the Tang Dynasty.”可知，直到唐朝重阳节才被确定为“官方”节日，officially意为“官方”。故选B。
28．细节理解题。根据“In the Ming and Qing dynasties, people in the imperial palace all ate flower cakes and climbed the mountain to celebrate. ”可知，在明朝和清朝，皇宫里的人们吃鲜花蛋糕和爬山庆祝重阳节，故选D。
29．细节理解题。根据“Two sheep mean Chongyang.”可知，重阳节蛋糕上的两只羊意味着“重阳”，故选C。
30．最佳标题题。由短文内容可知整篇短文以“重阳节”为主线，介绍了重阳节的历史和风俗。选项A“The Chongyang Festival”适合为标题，故选A。
31．B 32．A 33．C 34．D 35．C
【分析】本文主要介绍了中国的传统节日——春节，以及中国和其他国家的人是怎么庆祝春节的。
31． 细节理解题。根据第一段中"Nowadays, children get red pockets from their parents and their relatives"可知孩子从父母或亲戚那儿得到红包。故选B。
32．推理判断题。根据第一段中“They paste Spring Festival Couplets(春联), greeting the New Year and saying goodbye to the old year... people hang out, wearing new clothes...get red pockets from their parents and their relatives... to visit relatives and friends.”可知文中提及的春节期间的活动有：贴春联、逛街和穿新衣、拜访亲戚和朋友，而没有提及举办新年聚会。故选A。
33．词义猜测题。根据画线单词所在句后面是"lion dances狮子舞"，前面是"enjoy欣赏"，再根据常识"春节期间人们赏烟花和狮子舞"可知画线单词的意思是"烟花表演"。故选C。
34．推理判断题。根据短文的最后两句话“The family dinner on New Year's Eve is an important tradition for Chinese whether they were born in Singapore or moved there from China. They usually hold it at home because having it in a restaurant takes away the meaning of the tradition.”可知，新年除夕夜的家庭聚餐对中国人是一项传统，无论他们生在新加坡还是搬家到那儿，他们通常在家吃年夜饭，所以选项D正确。故选D。
35．推理判断题。根据文章第二段内容可知除了中国外，文中还提到了英国、美国、澳大利亚和新加坡这四个国家，故选C。
36．some Asian countries 37．wear traditional costurnes 38．the beginning of its New Year 39．glory 40．story.
【分析】文章介绍了几个国家的泼水节。
36．根据文中“Water Festival is celebrated in some Asian countries.”可知，在一些亚洲国家有泼水节。故填some Asian countries。
37．根据文中“In China...People wear traditional costurnes (传统服饰) and take part in different activities, such as singing, dancing, splashing water and setting off firecrackers (鞭炮).”可知，在中国，人们穿着传统服装，参加不同的活动，如唱歌、跳舞、泼水和放鞭炮。故填wear traditional costurnes。
38．根据文中“Thailand’s Water Festival marks the beginning of its New Year.”可知，泰国的泼水节标志着新年的开始。故填the beginning of its New Year。
39．分析句子“A god asked a clever boy when the glory of men would appear. The boy answered that it appeared on the face in the morning, on the chest at noon and on the feet at night.”可知，句中的“it”指代的是“glory”；聪明男孩回答说它早上出现在脸上，中午出现在胸部，晚上出现在脚上。结合“So, Indian people wash these body parts during their Water Festival to wash away their bad luck.”可推断，印度人在泼水节期间清洗这些身体部位，是为了洗去他们的厄运，留下“荣耀”。因此“glory”表示“荣耀”。故填glory。
40．根据文中“In India, the tradition of celebrating water came from the following story.”可知，在印度，庆祝泼水的传统来自一个故事。故填story。
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