四、阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
December 21st is a special day this year. It is the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year. Chinese people call 1 (
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What do people eat in other 6 (
December 21st is a special day this year. It is the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year. Chinese people call 1 (
it
) Dongzhi. It means(意味着) “the coming of winter”.2 (
On
) this day, people in northern(北方的) China eat dumplings. They 3 (usually
) fill (填满) the dumplings with vegetables and meat. People see having dumplings as a way to keep 4 (healthy
). 5 (As
) the old saying goes, “Having dumplings on Dongzhi keeps ears from frostbite.”What do people eat in other 6 (
places
) of China on the day of Dongzhi? In southern(南方的) China, people eat tangyuan. The little tangyuan balls 7 (are
) made from sticky rice (糯米). They are full of sweet fillings(馅). People hope 8 (eating
) tangyuan can bring them a happy and sweet life. Some people also make 9 (a
) kind of rice wine(米酒). The drink 10 (helps
) keep the body warm on cold days.答案：1. it 2. On 3. usually 4. healthy 5. As 6. places 7. are 8. eating 9. a 10. helps
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A. For one or two days.
B. For two or three days.
C. For three or four days.
D. For four or five days.
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A. The way to use the torches.
B. The reason for killing the locusts.
C. The way to make the torches.
D. The reason for having the Torch Festival.
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A. Only the Yi people celebrate it every year.
B. People put torches up in front of houses.
C. The Bai people sing and swim to celebrate it.
D. It takes people two days to prepare food.
(
A. The festival.
B. The job.
C. Sport.
D. The hobby.
B
)1. How long do people often celebrate the Torch Festival every year?A. For one or two days.
B. For two or three days.
C. For three or four days.
D. For four or five days.
(
D
)2. What does Paragraph 2 talk about?A. The way to use the torches.
B. The reason for killing the locusts.
C. The way to make the torches.
D. The reason for having the Torch Festival.
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B
)3. What do we know about the Torch Festival?A. Only the Yi people celebrate it every year.
B. People put torches up in front of houses.
C. The Bai people sing and swim to celebrate it.
D. It takes people two days to prepare food.
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A
)4. What is the theme(主题) of the passage?A. The festival.
B. The job.
C. Sport.
D. The hobby.
答案：1. B 【点拨】根据“people often celebrate it for 2 or 3 days”可知，会持续两到三天。故选 B。2. D 【点拨】根据“Why do they have this festival?”和第二段内容可知，第二段讲述了人们庆祝这个节日的原因。故选 D。3. B 【点拨】根据“During the festival, people put torches up in front of every house.”可知选 B。4. A 【点拨】本文介绍了火把节。故选 A。