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文化意识·文化理解 人与社会·文化习俗（2024山西吕梁期末）
请阅读下面语篇,根据其内容,从方框内所给的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项,使其意思通顺。选项中有一项为多余项。
The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. The Winter Solstice(冬至), the 22nd solar term of the year, begins on December 21st and ends on January 5th this year.
On the first day of the Winter Solstice, northern people experience the shortest day and the longest night in the year. From then on, the days become longer and the nights become shorter. 6
Here are some customs and traditions you should know about the Winter Solstice.
The Winter Solstice Festival
There was a saying in ancient China, “The Winter Solstice is as important as the Spring Festival.” As early as the Zhou Dynasty, people respected the gods on the first day of the Winter Solstice, which also was considered the first day of the new year. The Winter Solstice became a winter festival during the Han Dynasty, when activities were officially organized. 7
Eating nuts
When midwinter arrives, vital(生命的) activities begin to slow down and calm down. 8 In fact, most nuts are good for the brain and heart.
Eating dumplings
9 There is a saying that goes, “Have dumplings on the first day of the Winter Solstice and noodles on the first day of the Summer Solstice.”
Eating tangyuan
In places such as Shanghai, people eat tangyuan, a kind of small dumpling ball made of rice flour to celebrate the Winter Solstice.
Eating mutton soup
In Yinchuan, Ningxia Province, the people there drink mutton soup. 10 How interesting!
A. On this day, both officials and common people would have a rest.
B. During winter, in north China eating dumplings is necessary to the festival.
C. The Winter Solstice also means the arrival of the coldest season in the year.
D. However, many people never celebrate it.
E. In this period, eating nuts is good for one’s body.
F. They give the soup a strange name “brain” and share it with their neighbors.
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6. ____ 7. ____ 8. ____ 9. ____ 10. ____

答案： 6. C 根据上文中“From then on, the days become longer and the nights become shorter.（从那时起，白天变长了，夜晚变短了）”可知说的是冬至。结合备选项，这里应该是说冬至也意味着一年中最冷的季节的到来。 7. A 根据上文中“activities were officially organized（这些活动是官方组织的）”可知说的是官方活动。结合备选项，这里应该是说在这一天，官员和百姓都会休息。 8. E 根据下句“In fact, most nuts are good for the brain and heart.（事实上，大多数坚果对大脑和心脏都有好处）”可知说的是坚果。结合备选项，这里应该是说在这个时期，吃坚果对一个人的身体有好处。 9. B 根据下句“There is a saying that goes, ‘Have dumplings on the first day of the Winter Solstice and noodles on the first day of the Summer Solstice.’（俗话说‘冬至饺子，夏至面’）”可知说的是冬至吃饺子。结合备选项，这里应该是说在中国北方，冬天吃饺子是过此节必不可少的。 10. F 根据上句“In Yinchuan, Ningxia Province, the people there drink mutton soup.（在宁夏银川，那里的人们喝羊肉汤）”可知说的是羊汤。结合备选项，这里应该是说他们给这种汤起了一个奇怪的名字“头脑”，并与邻居们分享。