Question

The Spring Festival is an important festival for Chinese people.All family members get together in the festival and all people go home.So airports, railway stations and long­distance bus stations are crowded during the holidays.

It's said that the Spring Festival began in the Shang Dynasty (1600 BC－1100 BC), so it's really an ancient tradition.The Spring Festival starts every year in the early days of the 12th lunar (农历的) month and will last till the middle of the 1st lunar month of the next year.Of them, the most important days are the Spring Festival Eve and the first three days.The Chinese people have seven days off for the Chinese Lunar New Year.

Information Card

How many kinds of transportation (交通方式) we can use during the festival	1..
When the Spring Festival began in the history	In 2..
When the festival starts every year	In the early days of the 3..
The most important days of the festival	The Spring Festival Eve and 4..
How many days off for the holiday	5..

Answer

1.Three

2.the Shang Dynasty

3.12th lunar month

4.the first three days

5.Seven days

【解析】短文介绍了中国春节的一些情况。它是中国非常重要的传统节日，人们都有回家过春节的传统习俗。

1.根据文中句子“So airports, railway stations and long­distance bus stations are crowded during the holidays.”可知，人们回家过年主要有三种交通方式：飞机、火车和长途汽车。答案为Three。

2.根据文中句子“It's said that the Spring Festival began in the Shang Dynasty.”可知，春节开始于商朝，答案为the Shang Dynasty。

3.根据文中句子“The Spring Festival starts every year in the early days of the 12th lunar (农历的) month.”可知，春节在每年的农历十二月初开始，故答案为12th lunar month。

4.根据文中句子“the most important days are the Spring Festival Eve and the first three days.”可知，春节最重要的日子是春节前夕和前三天。故答案为the first three days

5.根据短文最后的句子“The Chinese people have seven days off for the Chinese Lunar New Year.”可知，春节有7天的假期，故答案为Seven days。