四、从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项
When is the shortest day and longest night of a year?The Winter Solstice(冬至)!
1
A
After this date in December,we will have longer days and shorter nights.So the winter
solstice means yang(day)beats(打败)yin(night).Its Chinese characters(宇)dong zhi
means winter arrives.2
E
3.
F
They say,“ Eating dumplings on Winter Solstice protects the ears from cold
weather.” This came from a famous doctor named Zhang Zhong jing.He lived during the
Eastern Han dynasty(朝).4.
G
To help them keep warm,Zhang made some dumpling.
After eating dumplings,people felt warmer.Their ears soon got better.From then on,people
started this tradition.
However,the southern(南方的)Chinese enjoy tangyuan.5
C
People may eat
different kinds of food,but they all mean people hope for a better tomorrow.

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四、从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项
一年中哪一天白昼最短、黑夜最长?是冬至!
1. A
12月的这个日期之后,我们会迎来白昼变长、黑夜变短的日子。所以冬至意味着阳(白昼)战胜了阴(黑夜)。它的汉字“冬至”意思是冬天来临了。2. E
3. F 他们说:“冬至吃饺子能保护耳朵不受寒冷天气的侵害。”这一说法源自一位名叫张仲景的名医。他生活在东汉时期。4. G 为了帮助人们保暖,张仲景制作了一些饺子。人们吃了饺子后感觉更暖和了,耳朵也很快就好了。从那以后,人们就开始了这一传统。
然而,中国南方的人们喜欢吃汤圆。5. C 人们可能会吃不同种类的食物,但这些食物都意味着人们对美好明天的期盼。