Question

Winter solstice ( 冬至 ), as the name shows, means the coming of winter. As an important solar term（節氣）in the traditional Chinese calendar, it is also a traditional holiday for Chinese, which is also called “冬節”， “長至節”，“亞歲”, etc. Generally, winter solstice occurs between December 21st and 23rd. According to the traditional Chinese calendar, five days constitutes（組成）a pentad and three pentads constitutes a solar term. One year is divided into twelve periods and twelve climates which are regarded as twenty-four solar terms. The Winter Solstice is one of twenty-four solar terms. On this day, in the Northern Hemisphere（北半球） the period of daytime is the shortest of the year and the period of night is longest. . In Northern China during winter solstice there is a custom of eating dumplings.

1.There are _________ solar terms in a year.

A. twelve B. five

C. thirty-one D. twenty-four

2.People often eat _________ during winter solstice

A. dumplings B. mooncakes

C. noodles D. chicken

3.Winter solstice is in __________.

A. January B. September

C. December D. October

4.On winter solstice the period of night is ________in China.

A. darkest B. the shortest

C. the longest D. brightest

5. Which day has the longest daytime in China?

A. Summer solstice B. The beginning of spring

C. Grain full D. The beginning of autumn

 

Answer 1

1.D

2.A

3.C

4.C

5.A

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文主要介紹冬至的由來。文章介紹了冬至出現的時間，24節氣的劃分。在北半球，冬至晝極短夜極長，華北地區習慣吃餃子。

1.One year is divided into twelve periods and twelve climates which are regarded as twenty-four solar terms的描述可知，一年分為24節氣。故選D。

2.短文最后一句In Northern China during winter solstice there is a custom of eating dumplings的描述可知，冬至這一天人們通常吃餃子。故選A。

3.細節理解題。根據短文Generally, winter solstice occurs between December 21st and 23rd的描述可知，冬至在12月。故選C。

4.On this day, in the Northern Hemisphere， the period of daytime is the shortest of the year and the period of night is longest的描述可知，冬至這一天北半球晝極短夜極長。中國位于北半球，故選C。

5.的描述可以推知，冬至晝極短夜極長，夏至晝極長夜極短。故選A。

考點：自然現象類短文閱讀。