在璀璨多元的中国传统节日星空中，中秋节恰似一轮圆满皎洁的明月，温柔映照出华夏儿女的团圆期盼与生活诗意。它不仅坚守着“不时不食、中秋尝饼”的古老智慧，更承载着“赏月寄情、阖家欢聚”的千年情愫。从夜空里高悬的清辉满月，到案头香甜的五仁、蛋黄月饼；从西湖“三潭印月”的奇绝景致，到“嫦娥奔月、后羿射日”的浪漫传说，中秋节的每一味、每一幕，都流露着中国人对圆满的珍视与对亲情的眷恋。
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原文
Mid-Autumn Festival
The 15th day of the eighth lunar month is the Mid-Autumn Festival, a celebration that focuses on the moon. Enjoying the beauty of the full moon on this day has been a long-standing traditional Chinese custom for centuries.
The West Lake Three Pools Mirroring the Moon in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang Province, is a great spot to appreciate the full moon. There are three hollow stone towers in the center of the West Lake. On the night of Mid-Autumn Festival, the lights in the tower reflects 15 moons across the surface of the water around the towers.
The true moon and its reflected counterparts are difficult to distinguish, giving rise to the name Three Pools Mirroring the Moon. The Chinese loved the moon of the Mid-Autumn Festival so much, and even printed the picture of the Three Pools Mirroring the Moon on the back of one yuan note.
According to the legend, in ancient times, there were 10 suns in the sky simultaneously, and the strong exposure and extremely hot temperature made people's lives a misery.
A hero named Houyi came along, shot down nine suns and saved the world. To reward his bravery, the Queen Mother gave him an elixir as a reward. Chang'e, Houyi's wife, drank the elixir by accident and became immortal.
Since immortals cannot remain in a mortal realm, she had to leave the earth, ascended to the moon, and could only watch the human world from afar.
Aside from Spring Festival, the Mid-Autumn Festival is the most important festival symbolizing reunion. The roundness of the full moon expresses people's desire for a wholesome happy family.
Eating moon cakes is an important custom during the Mid-Autumn Festival. Due to the different diet habits in different regions, moon cakes vary in taste.
Traditional flavors include fillings of five kernel, egg yolk, jujube paste and bean paste. Now, there are new flavors like ice cream and durian.
Although the taste of moon cake is changing, the symbolic meaning of the full moon remains unchanged, and the Chinese custom of eating moon cake and longing for reunion during the Mid-Autumn Festival will never fade away.
(本文摘录自CHINADAILY 2024-9-12)
译文
中秋节
农历八月十五是以月亮为主题的中秋节。在这一天欣赏月圆之夜的美景，是中国几百年来源远流长的传统习俗。
位于中国东部浙江省杭州市的西湖三潭印月是欣赏圆月的绝佳地点。西湖中心有三座空心石塔。每逢中秋之夜，塔内的灯光会在塔周围的水面上倒映出15个月亮。
真实的月亮和倒映的月亮难以分辨，三潭印月由此得名。中国人非常喜爱中秋节的月亮，甚至将三潭印月的图案印在了一元纸币的背面。
传说在古代，天上同时有10个太阳，强烈的曝晒和酷热的温度使人们的生活苦不堪言。
一位名叫后羿的英雄出现了，他射下了九个太阳，拯救了世界。为了奖励他的英勇行为，王母娘娘赐给他一颗仙丹作为奖赏。后羿的妻子嫦娥无意中喝下了仙药，从此长生不老。
由于神仙不能留在凡间，她不得不离开人间，飞升到月亮上，只能远远地看着人间。
除了春节，中秋节是最重要的象征团圆的节日。圆圆的月亮表达了人们对健康幸福家庭的向往。
吃月饼是中秋节的一个重要习俗。由于不同地区的饮食习惯不同，月饼的口味也不尽相同。
传统口味包括五仁馅、蛋黄馅、枣泥馅和豆沙馅。现在，又出现了冰淇淋和榴莲等新口味。
虽然月饼的口味在变，但月圆的象征意义没有变，中国人在中秋节吃月饼、盼团圆的习俗永远不会消失。
四六级关键词，接住啦
Lunar 农历的
Celebration 庆祝活动；庆典
Hollow 中空的；空心的
Reflect 反射
Legend 传说；传奇故事
Elixir 长生不老药；灵丹妙药
Immortal 不朽的；长生的
Reunion 团聚；团圆
Symbolic 象征的；象征性的
四六级暴击，小试牛刀
Question 1: Which place is a great spot to appreciate the full moon during the Mid-Autumn Festival according to the passage?
A.The Yellow River in Henan Province
B.West Lake Three Pools Mirroring the Moon in Hangzhou
C.The Great Wall in Beijing
D.The Forbidden City in Beijing
Answer: B
解析：第2段明确提到“The West Lake 'Three Pools Mirroring the Moon' in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang Province, is a great spot to appreciate the full moon”，即中国东部浙江省杭州市的西湖“三潭印月”是赏月的绝佳去处，A、C、D选项均未在文中提及，故答案为B。
Question 2：Why did Chang'e ascend to the moon according to the legend in the passage?
A.She wanted to travel to the moon for fun.
B.She drank the elixir by accident and became immortal, so she couldn't stay in the mortal realm.
C.Houyi asked her to go to the moon to guard the world.
D.The Queen Mother ordered her to live on the moon.
Answer:B
解析：第5段提到“Chang'e, Houyi's wife, drank the elixir by accident and became immortal”，第6段接着说明“Since immortals cannot remain in a mortal realm, she had to leave the earth, ascended to the moon”，即嫦娥不慎误食长生不老药成仙，而仙人无法留在凡间，因此飞升月宫。A、C、D选项与文中传说内容不符，故答案为B。
Question 3: What is the symbolic meaning of the full moon during the Mid-Autumn Festival?
A.It symbolizes wealth and success.
B.It symbolizes people's desire for a wholesome happy family (reunion).
C.It symbolizes health and longevity.
D.It symbolizes good luck and happiness.
Answer：B
解析：第7段指出“the roundness of the full moon expresses people's desire for a wholesome happy family”，且前文提到中秋节是“the most important festival symbolizing reunion”，可知满月的象征意义是承载人们对家庭和睦、平安美满（团圆）的期盼。A、C、D选项均未在文中明确作为满月的象征意义提及，故答案为B。
