ChinesepeoplecalltheSpringFestival“Nian”.ButdoyouknowthatNianwasoncethenameofamonster(妖怪)?AlongtimeagothemonsterNianlivedinthemountains.Itateanimals.Butinwinteri

ChinesepeoplecalltheSpringFestival“Nian”.ButdoyouknowthatNian

wasoncethenameofamonster(妖怪)?

AlongtimeagothemonsterNianlivedinthemountains.Itate

animals.Butinwinteritcouldnotfindfood.Soitcametovillagesand

atealotofpeople.PeopleweresoafraidofNianthattheylockedtheir

doorsbeforeeveningcameduringthewinter.Onedayanoldmancametoa

village.HetoldpeopletherethatNianwasafraidofthreethings——the

colorredfireandnoise.Hetoldpeopletoplaydrumsandgongsmake

bigfiresandsetofffireworks(放鞭炮)tomakeNiangoaway.

OnamoonlesscoldnightNianwenttothevillageagain.Assoonasit

openeditsbigmouthpeoplemadeloudnoisesandmadefires.Nianwas

reallyafraidandranaway.whereveritwenttherewasnoiseandfire.

WhenNianwastiredandcouldnotrunanymorepeoplekilledthemonster.

Afterthatonthecoldestdayofwinterpeoplebeatdrumsandgongs

andsetofffireworkstocelebratethedeathofthemonsterofNian.They

putupredlanternsandhaveabigdinnerwithoutsleepingduringthe

night.

Inthemorningpeoplegreeteachotherhappily.Sonowwehavethe

SpringFestival.

1FromthestoryNianseemedtobe longlongago.

Aexciting B interesting Cboring Dterrible

2ThemonsterNianatepeopleinwinterbecauseit .

A wantedtomakepeopleafraid B hadnofoodtoeat

C celebratedtheSpringFestival Dlikedtoeatpeopleinavillage

3Nianwasafraidof .

Ared Bfire Cnoise D ABandC

4ThemonsterNianwasn’tkilleduntil .

Aithadeatenalltheanimals B theoldmancametoavillage

Citwastootiredtorunaway Dpeopleknewwhatitwasafraidof

5Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

AHowtheSpringFestivalCame BWhatPeopledidDuringNian

CHowPeopleCelebratedNian DWhattheSpringFestivalwas