二、阅读理解
Thoughts in the silent night
The moonlight is shining through the window,
And it makes me wonder if it is the frost on the ground.
Looking up to see the moon,
Looking down I miss so much about my hometown.

Over a thousand years ago, Li Bai used his lines to show how he missed his family when he saw the beautiful moon.
Now, the moon is still in the sky, but when is the best time for us to enjoy the bright moon? Of course, it is the Mid-Autumn Festival, one of the most important festivals in China. This year, the festival is on October 6th. ▲ These traditions are thousands of years old.
In some places of China, people celebrate the festival in different ways. In Chaozhou, Guangdong Province, people eat taros(芋头) to celebrate the festival because the taro harvest happens at the same time as the festival. They eat taros and hope for a good harvest the next year. In Nanjing, people cook duck with sweet-scented osmanthus(桂花) because Nanjing people think sweet-scented osmanthus is a symbol of peace. In some places people make fires inside towers to celebrate the festival because they think the fire is a symbol of good business.
Nowadays, some traditions are not popular any more. The younger people have their own ways to spend the Mid-Autumn Festival, such as shopping, going to a party or travelling. It seems that they are forgetting the traditions of the festival. This is because many young people are busy with study or work. However, if they have a chance, they will come back home to have a big dinner with their family.
() 1. The writer starts the passage with ______.
A. a question B. a story C. a poem D. a letter
() 2. Which of the following can be put in the blank "▲"?
A. One of the most famous stories is Chang'e Flying to the Moon.
B. Last year, the Mid-Autumn Festival was on September 17th.
C. We look at the moon, eat mooncakes, and stay with our family.
D. The moon has special meaning to all the Chinese people.
() 3. In some places people make fires inside towers at the festival because ______.
A. they think the fire is a symbol of peace
B. they hope the harvest is good in the next year
C. they hope they will be healthier in the next year
D. they think the fire is a symbol of good business
() 4. The passage is mainly about ______.
A. different ways of celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival
B. how people in the past celebrated the Mid-Autumn Festival
C. the most popular way of celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival
D. why young people forget the traditions of the Mid-Autumn Festival