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Ⅶ. 跨学科 “数九”的习俗 阅读理解
在中国的传统历法里,有二十四节气,每一个节气都有着独特的风俗习惯。“冬至之后就数九”,你了解“数九”的习俗吗?
Winter Solstice (冬至) falls between December 21 and December 23. On this day, the day is the shortest and the night is the longest in the year.
After this day, in many places of China, the weather becomes the coldest, which is called Shu Jiu in Chinese. In all, there are nine periods with nine days for each. In the first and second nine days, people keep their hands in pockets; in the third and fourth nine days, people can walk on ice; in the fifth and sixth nine days, people can see willows (柳树) along the river bank; in the seventh and eighth nine days, the swallow comes back and in the ninth nine days, the ox (牛) starts working.
Winter Solstice is an important festival. People eat Jiaozi in north China. Jiaozi is a necessary dish on this day no matter whether the family is poor or rich. And people in south China eat tangyuan and rice dumplings. In south China around Yangtze delta area, people often eat red bean glutinous rice (红豆糯米饭).
As Chinese medical rules believe, Yang Qi in people's bodies is born on this day. Long time ago, people thought Winter Solstice was the beginning of the year. People believe that when Yang Qi is born, it should be raised and protected. Only when it's well protected, people's health can be good for the whole year.
If someone is ill and needs long time supplements (补充), they should take nourishment (营养品) from Winter Solstice to Spring Begins. If someone only needs short time supplements, they only need to take nourishment around the third nine days.
1. In which month does Winter Solstice fall?
A. September.
B. October.
C. November.
D. December.
2. 跨学科 时间计算 How many days does the period of “Shu Jiu” last?
A. 9 days.
B. 18 days.
C. 36 days.
D. 81days.
3. What is the Chinese meaning of the underlined word “swallow”?
A. 燕子
B. 喜鹊
C. 麻雀
D. 天鹅
4. When is Yang Qi inside people's body born as Chinese medical principle believes?
A. The Spring Festival.
B. Dragon Boat Festival.
C. Winter Solstice.
D. Double-Ninth Day.
5. 中考新考法 标题归纳 What is the best title for this article?
A. Shu Jiu
B. Winter Solstice
C. An Important Festival
D. Spring Begins

答案： 1. D [解析]细节理解题。根据第一段第一句“Winter Solstice(冬至) falls between December 21 and December 23.”可知，冬至在 12 月。故选 D。2. D [解析]计算题。根据第二段第二句“In all，there are nine periods with nine days for each.”可知，总共有 9 个周期，每个周期有 9 天。计算得知，数九周期是 81 天。故选 D。3. A [解析]词义猜测题。根据常识可知，柳树绿了，燕子来了。故选 A。4. C [解析]细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中“As Chinese medical rules believe，Yang Qi in people's body is born on this day. Long time ago，people thought Winter Solstice was the beginning of the year.”可知，中医认为人体内的阳气是在冬至这一天诞生的。故选 C。5. B [解析]标题归纳题。通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了冬至。故选 B。