The kindly “Chinese Fortune Grandpa” wearing Han Chinese clothing and holding a fortune bag debuted(亮相) at the Imperial Ancestral Shrine in Beijing on the day after Christmas. The final image of the Chinese gift-giver was selected through a global design petition that cost millions of yuan. Its debut seems to be a sign of petition against “Santa Claus”, according to a report by Guangming Daily.
Many Chinese cities have been filled with Christmas neon lights, Christmas songs, Christmas trees, and the images of “Santa Claus” in recent days. As a matter of fact, foreign festivals are being more popular than certain traditional Chinese festivals among the Chinese people, particularly the youth. “Certain traditional festivals have died out because people have forgotten their spiritual meanings,” said noted writer Feng Jicai. More and more Chinese people are beginning to exchange gifts on Valentine’s Day and Christmas. However, many of them know nothing about Chinese New Year pictures or sugarcoated figurines(小糖人), and have never heard suona music. Certain folk customs on the Dragon Boat Festival, Tomb Sweeping Day, and other traditional festivals have gradually disappeared. Under such circumstances, even the “Chinese Fortune Grandpa” is unlikely to defeat “Santa Claus”.
However, it is not a bad thing to some extent. It constantly reminds people to restore the “true face” of traditional festivals. China has listed traditional Tomb Sweeping Day, Dragon Boat Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival as legal holidays, which brings more paid leaves to the public, and helps to awaken the public awareness of traditional festivals.
In modern society, festival is a carrier of culture and its meaning largely depends on their understandings and usages by people. Compared with foreign festivals, traditional Chinese festivals are not inferior(次于) in cultural meanings, but lack of fashion sought by modern people. If people do not appreciate the historical culture contained by traditional festivals, and only take pleasure-seeking as the most important, the significance of traditional festivals will fade away and the inheritance(继承) of fine traditional culture will be cut off.
【小题1】The second paragraph implies that .A．traditional festivals should co-exist with foreign festivalsB．all the Chinese festivals are disappearing in the near futureC．western festivals are constantly impacting on our festivalsD．Chinese people have the public awareness of traditional festivals【小题2】We can learn from the passage that .A．an image design by Chinese people will be displayedB．many foreigners know nothing about Chinese FestivalsC．the Chinese gift-giver was intended to symbolize traditional cultureD．the Chinese are beginning to exchange gifts on the Mid-Autumn Festival【小题3】Many Chinese youth dislike traditional festivals because they think .A．traditional festivals are out of fashion nowB．the historical culture is more difficult to understandC．western festivals contain more cultural meaningsD．the inheritance will cut off their contact with western festivals【小题4】What would be the best title of the passage?A．Gone are Chinese Traditional Festivals B．True Face of Chinese Traditional CultureC．Foreign Festivals Popular with ChineseD．Chinese Fortune Grandpa VS. Santa ClausC
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(答案→)C
解析：北京，在圣诞节过后的第二天，一尊“中华福寿星”的塑像出现了。他身穿汉服，手持福袋，就像在散发礼物一样。人们解读此举意在唤起人们保护中国传统节日的意识，并弘扬中华民族的传统文化。
【小题1】推理判断题。第二段讲了年轻人熟识并热衷过“洋节”，但对自己本土的传统节日所知甚少。外来节日对传统节日造成了极大的冲击。故选C。
【小题2】细节理解题。根据The final image of the Chinese gift-giver was selected through a global design petition that cost millions of yuan.可知，中国的送礼物的寿星形象是通过耗资数百万元的一个全球设计比赛挑选出来的；所以A错；本文主要讲述中国人喜欢过圣诞节等西方的节日，没有提外国人对中国节日的了解，所以B错；文章讲到，现在的年轻人更喜欢在圣诞节和情人节时送礼物，而不是中国传统的节日如中秋节，所以D错。文章提到设计这个形象意在象征中国的传统节日和文化，就像圣诞老人的形象代表了西方的节日和文化一样。故选C。
【小题3】细节理解题。由“Compared with foreign festivals, traditional Chinese festivals are not inferior(次于) in cultural meanings, but lack of fashion sought by modern people.”可知年轻人认为传统节日已经过时了。选A最佳。
【小题4】主旨大意题。文章是一篇介绍北京在圣诞节过后展出“中华福寿星”的塑像的事情，继而引出关于年轻人对于外来节日和传统节日的讨论。故选D。