The MidAutumn Festival is a harvest festival 1. (observe) on the 15th day of the 8th month of the Chinese lunar calendar. It celebrates three fundamental concepts which are closely tied 2. one another: gathering, such as family and friends 3. (come) together, or harvesting crops for the festival; thanksgiving, to give thanks for the harvest, or for harmonious unions; praying 4. (sincere) for beauty, longevity, babies, marriage 5. (partner), or for a good future.
Traditions and myths surrounding the festival 6. (form) around these three concepts, although traditions have changed over time due to 7. (significance) changes in technology, science, economy, culture, and religion. It's about wellbeing together.
The festival was a time 8. people enjoyed the successful reaping (收获) of rice and wheat with food offerings made in honor of the moon. Today, people still mark 9. occasion with similar activities. They have outdoor reunions among friends and relatives to eat mooncakes and watch the moon, a symbol of harmony and 10. (unite)．
答案及解析
1．解析：句意：中秋节是一个收获的节日，于中国农历的8月15日庆祝。分析句子
结构可知，“observe”与“a harvest festival”之间是逻辑上的被动关系，故此处应用过去分词作后置定语。
答案：observed
2．解析：be tied to “与……紧密相关”，是固定搭配，故填介词to。
答案：to
3．解析：比如，家人和朋友来到一起。“come”与“family and friends”之间是逻辑上的主动关系，故用现在分词。
答案：coming
4．解析：空处修饰非谓语动词praying，应用副词sincerely“真诚地”。
答案：sincerely
5．解析：partner此处意为“配偶，伴侣”，是可数名词，且空前无限定词修饰，故
应用其复数形式。
答案：partners
6．解析：与该节日相关的传统和神话故事是围绕着这三个概念形成的。本文的基本时态是一般现在时，此处亦用一般现在时；句子的主语为“Traditions and myths”，表示复数概念，谓语动词应用复数；form与主语“Traditions and myths”之间是被动关系，应用被动语态。故填are formed。
答案：are formed
7．解析：分析句子结构可知，空处在句中作定语，修饰changes，故应用形容词significant，表示“重大的”。
答案：significant
8．解析：分析句子结构可知，空处引导定语从句，先行词是“a time”，且空处在从句中作时间状语，故填when。
答案：when
9．解析：句意：现在人们仍然举行类似的活动来庆祝这一节日。此处的“occasion”特指中秋节，故应用定冠词the。
答案：the
10．解析：根据空前的“of harmony and”可知，此处应填一个名词，与harmony一起作介词of的宾语。故填unity。
答案：unity
