The Mid-Autumn Festival is a special day in China in autumn. It’s①________ August 15th in the Chinese lunar calendar. That day is always in September or near the start of October. Some people use three ways to describe the Mid-Autumn Festival,family, moon and mooncakes.
1. Happy family time
The Mid-Autumn Festival is an important festival in China. It’s for people to enjoy a happy family time. Many people who live far away from homes want to go back to have a family②reunion. It’s like Thanksgiving and Christmas. Mothers cook nice food and people in China enjoy a happy family dinner.
2. A bright full moon
The Mid-Autumn Festival is the best time to enjoy the full moon. This is because in autumn it’s least cloudy in China. For Chinese people, the full moon means family time. A saying goes,③“The moon in your hometown is almost always the brightest and roundest”.
3. Nice mooncakes
Mooncakes are a kind of important food at the Mid-Autumn Festival. Mooncakes are in the shape of round and look like a full moon. Some people call the festival the Mooncake Festival. How happy it is to enjoy the mooncakes while watching the full moon with your family members! Mooncakes are as important as turkeys(火鸡) at Thanksgiving.
【小题1】在文中①处填入一个恰当的词。【小题2】请从A、B选项中选出文中②处划线单词的恰当汉语意思________。
| A．团聚 | B．单元 |
【小题4】Why is the Mid-Autumn Festival the best time to enjoy the full moon?
【小题5】What do American people usually eat on Thanksgiving Day?
