The Torch Festival is a traditional (传统的) festival in China. The Yi, Naxi and Bai peoples in China celebrate it every year. It is usually on the 24th or 25th day of the sixth lunar month and people often celebrate it for 2 or 3 days.
Why do they have this festival? There are many stories. One is about locusts (蝗虫). It says that there are many locusts on a farm. All the farmers don’t know what to do. A clever and kind man tells them to use torches to kill (捕杀) the locusts. At last, they kill all of the locusts. Then they have the torch festival to celebrate it.
During the festival, people put the torches up in front of every house. At night, everyone takes the torches out and walks around the fields and the houses. Also, people have many activities like singing, dancing and horse races.
The Torch Festival is a very exciting festival. It brings lots of fun to people. And every year many visitors come to enjoy it too.
【小题1】How long do people celebrate the Torch Festival every year?| A．One or two days. | B．Two or three days. | C．Three or four days. | D．Four or five days. |
| A．The way to use the torches. | B．The reason for killing the locusts. |
| C．The way to make the torches. | D．The reason for having the Torch Festival. |
| A．Only Yi people celebrate it every year. | B．People put torches up in front of houses. |
| C．Bai people sing and swim to celebrate it. | D．It takes people two days to prepare food. |
| A．Festival. | B．Job. | C．Sports. | D．Hobby. |
