2023年中考英语时事热点阅读专练
热点69 中国冬天里的六个节气
一、阅读理解
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In China, there are 24 solar terms（节气）in a year. And there are six of them in winter. The six terms are beginning of winter, light snow, heavy snow, winter solstice（冬至）, lesser cold（小寒）and greater cold.
Beginning of winter usually falls on November 7th or 8th. After beginning of winter, most parts of the country can start to expect cold weather. On this day, after a year of hard work, people are happy to have a rest and spend time with family. The northern China c elebrates beginning of winter as the “Small Spring Festival”. People usually have dumplings and mutton soup on that day.
Light snow usually falls on November 22nd or 23rd and heavy snow usually falls on December 7th or 8th. When winter solstice comes, it brings the shortest days of the year and the longest nights. Many places of the country can expect the coldest weather yet. Winter solstice in 2021 is on December 21th. P
eople often start counting “nine cold periods” starting from winter solstice. Every cold period has nine days. People believe that after 81 cold days, spring will come.
Greater cold comes after lesser cold. The field is covered with snow. And all Chinese are ready to welcome the Spring Festival after it. Of course, a new round of solar terms will start.
1. How many solar terms are there in winter in a year?
A. 24.
B. 12.
C. 6.
2. People in northern China usually have dumplings and mutton soup on _______.
A. beginning of winter
B. Spring Festival
C. November 22nd or 23rd
3. Which of the following is RIGHT?
A. Heavy snow comes before light snow.
B. The last solar term in a year is greater cold.
C. People start counting “nine cold periods” from December 8th.
4. The passage is mainly about _______.
A. six solar terms in winter in China
B. 24 solar terms in China
C. the ways people celebrate the Spring Festival
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The traditional Chinese lunar calendar (农历)divides the year into 24 solar terms (农历节气). Start of Winter(立冬), the 19th term of the year, begins on November 7 and ends on November 22 this year. Start of Winter shows the change of seasons. On this day, the sun’s rays reach an angle(角) of about 3
4 degrees to the earth. The temperature will drop quickly during this period, yet in Southern China weather remains mild(温和的), not too cold.
5. How many days does Start of Winter last this year?
A. Eighteen.
B. Seventeen.
C. Sixteen.
6. Which of the following is FALSE?
A. Start of Winter shows the change of seasons.
B. Start of Winter begins on November 7 every year.
C. In Southern China weather remains mild, not too cold.
7. What do people NOT do during Start of Winter?
A. Take good care of the body.
B. Have dumplings and mutton soup.
C. Say good-bye to winter.
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The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 periods. Winter Solstice(冬至), the 22nd period of the year, begins this year on Dec 22 and ends on Jan 4.
On the first day of Winter Solstice, the sun shines directly at the Tropic of Capricorn(南回归线). As a result, the northern part of the world experiences the shortest day and the longest night in the year. Fro
m then on, the days become longer and the nights become shorter. The Winter Solstice also marks the arrival of the coldest season in the year. Here are three things you should know about Winter Solstice.
The Winter Solstice Festival
There was a saying that went in ancient China, “The Winter Solstice is as important as the Spring Festival.” As early as Zhou Dynasty (c.11th century-256BC), people honored the gods on the first day of the Winter Solstice, which was also the first day of the new year. The Winter Solstice became a winter festival during the Han Dynasty (206 BC-220AD).
Eating dumplings
During Winter Solstice in North China, eating dumplings is necessary for almost everyone. There is a saying that goes “Have dumplings on the first day of Winter Solstice and noodles on the first day of Summer Solstice.”
Eating rice cakes
During the Winter Solstice, people in Hangzhou traditionally eat rice cakes. In the past, people used to make rice cakes themselves to honor ancestors there. Today, though few families have home-made ca
kes, people there still buy rice cakes for the Winter Solstice Festival.
8. Why does the northern world enjoy the shortest day on Dec 22 this year?
A. Because the southern part of the world enjoys the longest days.
B. Because the sun shines straightly at the Tropic of Capricorn.
C. Because the days get longer and the nights get shorter,
9. What does the underlined word “mark” mean?
A. 打分
B. 启动
C. 标志
10. During Winter Solstice, people ________.
A. are supposed to eat the same kind of food
B. memorize the ancestors all over China.
C. keep the tradition of eating rice cakes in Hangzhou
11. Which of the statement is TRUE about the passage?
A. People started the custom of Winter Solstice thousands of years ago.
B. Winter Solstice lasts for less than 10 days this year.
C. The first day of Winter Solstice means the start of a new year now.
12. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. The introduction to Winter Solstice.
B. The customs on Winter Solstice.
C. The importance of Winter Solstice.
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For many, the winter season can negatively affect their mood with cold weather and less sunlight, it can be hard to keep a positive attitude. But why not look for a way around this? And what better place to look than Scandinavia where people are ranking among the happiest, even though they deal with the coldest and darkest winters? Three strategies arc regularly used to keep a “positive wintertime mindset (心态）”.
Getting outside is the first strategy. The Norwegian concept of friluftsliv, which translates roughly (差不多) to “open air life”, is ke y. Dress warmly for the weather and enjoy the cold air. Being outdoors can refresh you. Being out in nature—even for a short time can improve both our mental and physical health. So go skiing, sledding, snowboarding or ice-skating—as long as you’re outside, you won’t regret it.
Making winter special is the second way. Celebrate the darkness of winter with light. Gather around the fireplace with your family or light candles. In the Danish language, enjoying something warm is called hygge. Hygge is the antidote for the cold winter and the rainy days. Wrap yourself in warm blankets and drink hot chocolate. These will help you through the coldness of winter.
Appreciating winter is also a good method. Start with focusing on the positive aspects of winter, rather
than the negative, Appreciate the white beauty of the first snowfall. Show off your new sweater, coat, scarf or boots. Be thankful for the illumination (照明) of light during days that are increasingly dark. Welcome the shifts in seasons, instead of regretting them. If we keep an eye on the positive things, we can surely get good mood.
冬季英语怎么读spring13. The passage mainly wants to tell us ________.
A. winter will give people negative feelings
B. reasons why we should go out in winter
C. methods to keep positive state of mind in winter
D. different ways to appreciate winter
14. The word “antidote” has the close meaning to ________.
A. solution
B. instruction
C. performance
D. introduction
15. What can we know from paragraph 2 and 3?
A. Open air life is a Norwegian concept.
B. We should dress beautifully to enjoy the cold air.
C. People in Denmark always wrap themselves in warm blankets and drink hot chocolate.
D. Getting outside benefits people mentally and physically.
16. By showing off our new clothes, we can ________.
A. focus on the negative aspects of winter
B. be more likely to get good mood
C. get praise from other people
D. appreciate the white beauty of the snowfall
17. From this passage, we can infer that in winter, ________.
A. the temperature in Scandinavia is very low
B. people always have negative mindset
C. it’s hard to find something to appreciate
D. people in Denmark use candles to get light
二、完型填空
Keeping traditions alive is never an easy thing. Chen Zunkai, the owner of Baoyuan Dumpling House, has 18 the past 16 years improving one of the most traditional Chinese foods: jiaozi.
Her 19 are not the white crescent-shaped (月牙形状的) ones simply filled 20 pork or lamb, but colorful ones using more than 150 kinds of fillings.
“21 I try to do is to make dumplings have a taste of home,” Chen says. “I hope every customer, Norther
ners or Southerners, vegetarians (素食者) or non-vegetarians, Chinese people or foreigners can 22 something familiar.”
Chinese dumplings are believed 23 more than 2,000 years old. 24 , they are made and eaten by people in North China at some festivals such as the winter solstice (冬至). To 25 the year-end cold, people usually fill dumplings with strongly flavored (有强烈味道的) meat such as pork or lamb.
For Chen, her 26 came after she noticed that there were not many choices for those 27 prefer lighter fillings. Most vegetarian dumplings have a filling of only two kinds of ingredients, and not one restaurant in Beijing has more than 10 kinds of vegetarian fillings.
“I think I can make it,” Chen says.
18. A. wasted    B. paid    C. spent    D. cost
19. A. dumplings    B. noodles    C. cakes    D. cookies
20. A. by    B. from    C. of    D. with
21. A. Which    B. Where    C. What    D. When

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