Ⅰ.阅读理解
The winter solstice(冬至)is an important solar term in the traditional Chinese calendar, and means the coming of winter. It generally occurs between December 21st and 23rd. According to the traditional Chinese calendar, one year is divided into twenty-four solar terms. On this day, in the northern hemisphere the period of daytime is the shortest of the year and the period of night is the longest.
In northern China there is a custom of eating dumplings during the winter solstice. The tradition of eating dumplings during the winter solstice has its origin in early times. It is said that dumplings were invented by Zhang Zhongjing, a well-known doctor in the Eastern Han Dynasty.
One winter, he noticed that many people’s ears were frozen, which made him sad. In order to prevent and cure the freezing injury caused by cold, he asked his followers to boil mutton, chilies and other ingredients with medicinal properties in a pot for fending off cold. After these were boiled, they ladled(舀取)the mutton and other ingredients out of the pot, cut them into pieces, and then wrapped them in dough skins in the shape of ears. Afterwards, they put these into the pot to boil again.
On the day of the winter solstice, people whose ears were frozen were sent to eat the dumplings. People who ate dumplings felt warm from head to toe and had their cold injury healed. Thereafter, every winter solstice people ate dumplings. Then there became a saying that if you eat dumplings during the winter solstice, your ears won’t get frostbitten.
Afterwards, Zhang Zhongjing died on the day of the winter solstice. In order to honour him, every year on the day of the winter solstice every household makes dumplings.
1.Which of the following should be the best title of the passage?
A.The Custom of Eating Dumplings
B.The Inventor of Dumplings
C.The Importance of Eating Dumplings
D.The Origin of the Winter Solstice
2.According to the passage, which of the following description is TRUE?
A.The winter solstice is the most important among twenty-four solar terms.
B.Australia in the southern hemisphere has the longest period of daytime on the winter solstice.
C.If people don’t eat dumplings, they will have their ears frostbitten.
D.China has the longest period of daytime on the winter solstice.
3.According to the passage, people make dumplings on the day of the winter solstice because .
A.they want to honour Zhang Zhongjing, who invented dumplings to cure people’s freezing injury
B.they want to celebrate the important solar term in the traditional Chinese calendar
C.dumplings boiled with mutton, chilies and other ingredients with medicinal properties taste delicious
D.they can feel warm from head to toe and have their freezing injury healed
Ⅰ. 本文介绍了冬至中国北方地区吃饺子的传统的由来。“医圣”张仲景发明了“祛寒娇耳汤”来预防和治疗冻伤,后来发展成了冬至吃饺子耳朵不会冻坏的习俗,人们为了纪念张仲景每年冬至都会吃饺子。
1.A 主旨大意题。本文主要讲述在冬至那天吃饺子的习俗。所以A项是最合适的标题。
2.B 推理判断题。根据第一段最后一句可知,在冬至这一天,在北半球白天的时间是一年中最短的,夜晚的时间是最长的。而澳大利亚在南半球,所以冬至这一天白天时间最长。故选B项。
3.A 细节理解题。根据最后一段可知,人们在冬至这一天包饺子是为了纪念张仲景,故选A项。
The winter solstice(冬至)is an important solar term in the traditional Chinese calendar, and means the coming of winter. It generally occurs between December 21st and 23rd. According to the traditional Chinese calendar, one year is divided into twenty-four solar terms. On this day, in the northern hemisphere the period of daytime is the shortest of the year and the period of night is the longest.
In northern China there is a custom of eating dumplings during the winter solstice. The tradition of eating dumplings during the winter solstice has its origin in early times. It is said that dumplings were invented by Zhang Zhongjing, a well-known doctor in the Eastern Han Dynasty.
One winter, he noticed that many people’s ears were frozen, which made him sad. In order to prevent and cure the freezing injury caused by cold, he asked his followers to boil mutton, chilies and other ingredients with medicinal properties in a pot for fending off cold. After these were boiled, they ladled(舀取)the mutton and other ingredients out of the pot, cut them into pieces, and then wrapped them in dough skins in the shape of ears. Afterwards, they put these into the pot to boil again.
On the day of the winter solstice, people whose ears were frozen were sent to eat the dumplings. People who ate dumplings felt warm from head to toe and had their cold injury healed. Thereafter, every winter solstice people ate dumplings. Then there became a saying that if you eat dumplings during the winter solstice, your ears won’t get frostbitten.
Afterwards, Zhang Zhongjing died on the day of the winter solstice. In order to honour him, every year on the day of the winter solstice every household makes dumplings.
1.Which of the following should be the best title of the passage?
A.The Custom of Eating Dumplings
B.The Inventor of Dumplings
C.The Importance of Eating Dumplings
D.The Origin of the Winter Solstice
2.According to the passage, which of the following description is TRUE?
A.The winter solstice is the most important among twenty-four solar terms.
B.Australia in the southern hemisphere has the longest period of daytime on the winter solstice.
C.If people don’t eat dumplings, they will have their ears frostbitten.
D.China has the longest period of daytime on the winter solstice.
3.According to the passage, people make dumplings on the day of the winter solstice because .
A.they want to honour Zhang Zhongjing, who invented dumplings to cure people’s freezing injury
B.they want to celebrate the important solar term in the traditional Chinese calendar
C.dumplings boiled with mutton, chilies and other ingredients with medicinal properties taste delicious
D.they can feel warm from head to toe and have their freezing injury healed
Ⅰ. 本文介绍了冬至中国北方地区吃饺子的传统的由来。“医圣”张仲景发明了“祛寒娇耳汤”来预防和治疗冻伤,后来发展成了冬至吃饺子耳朵不会冻坏的习俗,人们为了纪念张仲景每年冬至都会吃饺子。
1.A 主旨大意题。本文主要讲述在冬至那天吃饺子的习俗。所以A项是最合适的标题。
2.B 推理判断题。根据第一段最后一句可知,在冬至这一天,在北半球白天的时间是一年中最短的,夜晚的时间是最长的。而澳大利亚在南半球,所以冬至这一天白天时间最长。故选B项。
3.A 细节理解题。根据最后一段可知,人们在冬至这一天包饺子是为了纪念张仲景,故选A项。
