冬至习俗知多少
冬至习俗知多少

Chinese people celebrate Winter Solstice in many ways. Let’s ___1___.
Honoring Heaven
Since the Han Dynasty, Chinese people have honored heaven on Winter Solstice. Many places were ___2___ for this, like the famous Temple of Heaven in Beijing. People believed it would bring a good harvest and ___3___ everyone healthy in the new year.
Drinking Rice Wine
In southern China, it is a tradition to drink rice wine on Winter Solstice night. It helps people feel warm on a ___4___ day.
Counting the “Nine Nines” (Shu Jiu)
In northern China, people count the “Nine Nines” during the coldest time of ___5___. It is a folk song. People believe that after nine times nine days from Winter Solstice, spring will come.
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1.1.

A have a talk

B have a look

C have a rest

D have a walk

解析:选B。1. B 考查动词短语辨析。根据原文开头“Chinese people celebrate Winter Solstice in many ways”(中国人有多种庆祝冬至的方式),且后文紧接着详细介绍了祭天、酿米酒、数九三种具体习俗,因此此处需表达“让我们来看看”的含义。A项“交谈”、C项“休息”、D项“散步”均无法衔接“引出具体习俗”的逻辑。故选B。

2.2.

A built

B painted

C broken

D borrowed

解析:选A。2. A 考查动词辨析。原文提到“Many places were ___2___ for this, like the famous Temple of Heaven in Beijing”(为此建造了许多场所,比如著名的北京天坛),结合常识可知,天坛是专门为冬至祭天而建造的祭祀场所。B项“绘画”、C项“打破”、D项“借用”均不符合“场所建设”的语境。故选A。

3.3.

A let

B see

C keep

D need

解析:选C。3. C 考查动词辨析。原文明确“People believed it would bring a good harvest and ___3___ everyone healthy in the new year”(人们相信这会带来好收成,并让每个人在新的一年里保持健康)。“keep sb. + 形容词”是正确的语法结构,意为“让某人保持某种状态”,符合“带来好收成”的积极并列语境。A项“让”(常用搭配let sb. do sth.,语法不符)、B项“看见”、D项“需要”均不符合句意及语法要求。故选C。

4.4.

A hot

B warm

C cool

D cold

解析:选D。4. D 考查形容词辨析。根据原文“In southern China, it is a tradition to drink rice wine on Winter Solstice night. It helps people feel warm”(在中国南方,冬至夜喝米酒是传统,它能帮助人们感到温暖),可推断米酒的作用是抵御寒冷,因此此处应是“cold day”(寒冷的日子)。A项“炎热的”、B项“温暖的”、C项“凉爽的”均与“需要米酒取暖”的逻辑矛盾。故选D。

5.5.

A spring

B summer

C autumn

D winter

解析:选D。5. D 考查名词辨析。原文指出“Counting the ‘Nine Nines’ (Shu Jiu)… during the coldest time of ___5___”(数“九九”是在中国北方最寒冷的时节进行的习俗),且明确提到“after nine times nine days from Winter Solstice, spring will come”(冬至过后九九八十一天,春天就会到来)。由此可知“数九”发生在冬季,A项“春天”、B项“夏天”、C项“秋天”均不符合时间背景。故选D。