2023-2024学年河北省衡水市武强中学高二（下）期中英语试卷（含解析）.docx

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2023-2024学年河北省衡水市武强中学高二（下）期中英语试卷

一、阅读理解：本大题共15小题，共37.5分。

A

AsanoldsayinginChinagoes,"ThedaysoftheSanjiuperiodarethecoldestdays."Sanjiuperiod,whichisinMinorCold,referstothethirdnine-dayperiod（the19thtothe27thday）afterthedayoftheWinterSolstice（冬至）.TherearemanydifferentcustomsrelatedtoMinorColdinChina.

Eatinghotpot

DuringMinorColdpeopleshouldeatsomehotfoodtobenefitthebodyanddefendagainstthecoldweather.Winteristhebesttimetohavehotpotandbraisedmuttonwithsoysauce.Butitisimportanttonoticethattoomuchspicyfoodmaycausehealthproblems.

Eatinghuangyacai

InTianjin,thereisacustomtohavehuangyacai,akindofChinesecabbage,duringMinorCold.TherearelargeamountsofvitaminsandBinhuangyacai.Ashuangyacaiisfreshandtender,itisfitforfrying,roastingandbraising.

Eatingglutinousrice（糯米饭）

Accordingtotradition,theCantoneseeatglutinousriceinthemorningduringMinorCold.Cantonesepeopleaddsomefriedpreservedpork,sausagesandpeanutsandmixthemintotherice.

Eatingvegetablerice

Inancienttimes,peopleinNanjingtookMinorColdquiteseriously,butastimewentby,thecelebrationofMinorColdgraduallydisappeared.However,thecustomofeatingvegetablericeisstillfollowedtoday.Thericeissteamedandisunspeakablydelicious.Amongtheingredients（原料），aijiaohuang（kindofgreenvegetable），sausagesandsaltedduckarethespecialtiesinNanjing.

1.WhatdoweknowaboutMinorCold？______

A.ItreferstotheWinterSolstice.

B.TheSanjiuperiodisinthisperiod.

C.Itlaststwenty-sevendays.

D.Itmarksthefirstdayofwinter.

2.WhatisaspecialcustominTianjininMinorCold？______

A.Eatinghotpot. B.HavingvitaminAandBpills.

C.Havinghuangyacai D.Buyingcabbage.

3.Thistextmaybetakenfromthe______columnofanewspaper.

A.travel B.culture C.fashion D.science

B

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