2012年大学英语六级改错真题模拟（1）% ^4 L- n* ]( v9 I
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The joyous Mid-Autumn Festival is celebrated on the fifteenth6 `- y. M) @" S. d
day of the eighth moon, around the time of the autumn equinox（秋分）.3 f: r) a3 Q( L! Q; X
Many refer it simply as the "Fifteenth of the Eighth Moon". This day ___1____: c4 i( M$ `: S# w/ j$ i1 `
is also considered a harvest festival because that fruits, vegetables and ___2____) }, ?& d+ n. N( L7 i
grain have been harvested by this time and food is unabundant. With ___3____" N! `0 i0 K" `1 L& h% U+ G
delinquent accounts settled prior to the festival , it is a time for relax ___4___
9 O; G+ D* ~' t! L5 S* tand celebration. Together with the celebration there appears some ___5___; Q- f% B6 Z+ L. p
special customs in different parts. However, the custom of playing under
& [5 A( p: L* W# nthe moon is not so popular as it used to be nowadays, and it is not less ___6___
; D! S" c( ^% G5 _8 r8 E; K8 spopular to enjoy the bright silver moon. Whenever the festival sets in,
( F: I0 Y( ], m& G% f- F' ?; K9 Ipeople will look up at the full silver moon, drinking wine to celebrate中华考试网
9 B5 o& M1 x& F" t4 {( X: Ttheir happy life or thinking of their relative and friends far from home. ____7___- F4 |7 `( @4 D' D
The round moon cakes, measuring about three inches in diameter and
8 Q6 w/ E8 z4 r9 K0 O. Vone and a half inches in thickness, resembles Western fruitcakes in taste ____8____1 Q0 i+ ?; q @1 E" c& |
and consistency. But nowadays, there are hundreds varieties of moon cakes __9___- D# t' G5 G3 @- h# S
on sale a month before the arrival of Moon Festival. For generations, moon
1 F5 T- L9 ^% a, v) `. M1 j B; Gcakes have been made with sweet fillings of nuts, mashed red beans, w3 @0 |) g c O. o+ v: @
lotus-seed paste or Chinese dates（枣子）, wrapped in a pastry.. U* p% \ v% F2 B6 N
Sometimes a cooked egg yolk can be found in the middle of the rich tasting6 L6 D& m' ]$ \! H
dessert. People compare moon cakes to the plum pudding and fruit cakes ___10___
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9 \5 E! t! j* @: c$ `# @" ware served in the English holiday seasons. |
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