2019年大学生英语竞赛(NECCS)A类(研究生)决赛真题试卷(精选)
试卷名称:2019年大学生英语竞赛(NECCS)A类(研究生)初赛真题试卷
【R1】 ______
The Chongyang Festival, or the Double Ninth Festival, which takes place on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month on the Chinese calendar.
According to I Ching , or Book of Changes , “nine“ is a positive—or yang—number. Therefore, the ninth day of the ninth month means “double nine“ or “double yang“.
【R2】______
Through records in all kinds of notes and historical literature, scholars have dated Chongyang’s history back to the Warring States Period (475 -221 BC). It became widely celebrated after the Wei and Jin dynasties (220 -420) and was officially declared to be a festival during the Tang Dynasty.
【R3】______So, it was not uncommon for superstitious folk to climb mountains, or find higher ground to avoid some perceived oncoming doom.
Today, customs during this festival include climbing mountains, enjoying chrysanthemum flowers, drinking chrysanthemum wine, eating crabs, wearing dogwood to drive away ghosts and composing poems.
【R4】______Moreover, standing on high ground and looking far into the distance on a balmy autumn day can help alleviate some of the seasonal depression and anxiety. If you can’ t find a mountain to hike up, there is another solution: Ascending buildings or towers will, apparently, also work. For example, Wang Bo, a man of letters in the Tang Dynasty once ascended a tower on the Chongyang Festival and wrote his representative work, A Tribute to King Teng’ s Tower.
Mountains aside, chrysanthemum symbolizes longevity, as well as integrity and chrysanthemum wine is seen as an auspicious drink to enjoy during the festival. It is believed that the custom originates from poet TaoYuanming who lived during the Eastern Jin Dynasty (317 -420) and was famous for his hermit’ s lifestyle and his special love for the flower.
Special food is usually an indispensable part of festivals, just like mooncakes for the Mid-Autumn Festival and zongzi for the Dragon Boat Festival. So , for Chongyang, crabs are the snack du jour because that’ s when their meat is at its best. Chongyang cake, made of rice, is also a traditional festival food popular in the eastern part of China.
【R5】______Since the pronunciation of nine in Chinese is the same as “ eternal“ or “forever“ , the festival is regarded as an especially auspicious day to wish longevity and health upon our senior citizens and people usually visit, or send greetings to, the senior members of their family.
As a result, in 1989, the Chinese government assigned yet another moniker to the festival to promote respect for the elderly: Senior Citizen’ s Festival.
Questions 61 -65
Choose from the sentences A ~ G the one which best fits each gap of 61 -65. There are two extra sentences which you do not need to use.
A. In ancient China, the Chongyang Festival was sometimes seen as a bad omen, as it fell in the late autumn when the weather turns cold and plants wither.
B. The dogwood is a plant with a strong fragrance, and is often used as a Chinese herbal medicine.
C. Today, it is still celebrated by people from China, the Republic of Korea and Japan.
D. Today, thankfully, the Chongyang Festival has a more positive meaning.
E. The bright clear weather and the joy of bringing in the harvest make for a festival’ s happy atmosphere.
F. Since “chong“ means double in Chinese, it is also called “Chongyang“ in China.
G. Among all these customs, mountain climbing is the most important one since it is an activity that is believed to help one avoid misfortune.
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