话题:冬至
Passage 1: Introduction to Winter Solstice
The Winter Solstice, 1_______ is the 22nd solar term of the Chinese lunar year, 2_______(begin) on Dec 21 and ends on Jan 4 this year. On this day, the Northern Hemisphere 3_______(experience) the shortest day and the longest night. From then on, the length of days and nights 4_______(change).
In ancient China, the Winter Solstice 5_______(be) regarded as significant. As early as the Zhou Dynasty, people 6_______(worship) the gods on this day. During the Han Dynasty, it 7_______(become) a formal festival with organized celebrations. 8_______(both/officials/and) common people would take a rest.
In later dynasties, sacrifices 9_______(offer) to Heaven and ancestors. 10 is a time when the vital movement starts to decline.
答案:
which(考查定语从句关系词,先行词是 “The Winter Solstice”,在从句中作主语,故用 which)
begins(考查谓语动词的一般现在时,主语是 “The Winter Solstice”,第三人称单数,故用 begins)
experiences(考查谓语动词的一般现在时,主语是 “the Northern Hemisphere”,第三人称单数,故用 experiences)
changes(考查谓语动词的一般现在时,主语是 “the length of days and nights”,不可数名词,故用 changes)
was(考查谓语动词的一般过去时,根据语境可知用一般过去时)
worshipped(考查谓语动词的一般过去时,根据语境可知用一般过去时)
became(考查谓语动词的一般过去时,根据语境可知用一般过去时)
Both officials and(考查固定搭配 “both... and...”)
were offered(考查谓语动词的一般过去时的被动语态,“sacrifices” 与 “offer” 是被动关系,且根据语境可知用一般过去时的被动语态)
It(考查 it 作形式主语,真正的主语是 “when the vital movement starts to decline”)
Passage 2: Winter Solstice Customs in Different Regions
In North China, eating dumplings 1_______(be) an important custom during the Winter Solstice. There 2_______(be) a saying that "Have dumplings on the first day of Winter Solstice and noodles on the first day of Summer Solstice."
In Suzhou, Jiangsu province, people 3_______(be/accustomed) to eating wontons. Legend has it that 2,500 years ago, the King of Wu 4_______(be/disgusted) with costly foods and Xishi 5_______(make) wontons for him. To commemorate Xishi, wontons 6_______(become) the official food.
In Yinchuan, Ningxia Hui autonomous region, people 7_______(call) midwinter the "Ghost Festival". They 8_______(drink) mutton and vermicelli soup and 9_______(eat) dumplings in the soup. The soup 10_______(give) a strange name - "brain".
答案:
is(考查谓语动词的一般现在时,主语是 “eating dumplings”,动名词作主语,谓语动词用第三人称单数形式)
is(考查谓语动词的一般现在时,主语是 “a saying”,第三人称单数,故用 is)
are accustomed(考查谓语动词的一般现在时,“be accustomed to doing sth.” 是固定短语,主语是复数,故用 are accustomed)
was disgusted(考查谓语动词的一般过去时,根据语境可知用一般过去时)
made(考查谓语动词的一般过去时,根据语境可知用一般过去时)
became(考查谓语动词的一般过去时,根据语境可知用一般过去时)
call(考查谓语动词的一般现在时,主语是复数,故用 call)
drink(考查谓语动词的一般现在时,主语是复数,故用 drink)
eat(考查谓语动词的一般现在时,主语是复数,故用 eat)
is given(考查谓语动词的一般现在时的被动语态,“the soup” 与 “give” 是被动关系,故用 is given)
Passage 3: Customs and Significance of Winter Solstice
In ancient China, the Winter Solstice 1_______(hold) great significance. As early as the Zhou Dynasty, people 2_______(worship) the gods on its first day which 3_______(be) also the start of the new year then. During the Han Dynasty, it 4_______(turn) into a winter festival with official celebratory activities organized. On that day, both officials and common people 5_______(be able to) take a rest.
In later dynasties like the Tang, Song and Qing dynasties, the Winter Solstice 6_______(become) a time to offer sacrifices to Heaven and ancestors. When midwinter comes, it's beneficial for people to eat some nuts. Because traditional Chinese medical science says that the quality of nuts 7_______(be) tepidity and most of them 8_______(have) functions like nourishing the kidneys.
In North China, 9_______(eat) dumplings is a must during the Winter Solstice, just as the saying goes. While in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, people 10_______(be) accustomed to having wontons in midwinter due to an interesting legend.
答案:
held(考查谓语动词的一般过去时,根据 “In ancient China” 可知描述过去情况,用一般过去时,主语是单数,所以填 held)
worshipped(考查谓语动词的一般过去时,同样基于描述过去的语境,用一般过去时,填 worshipped)
was(考查谓语动词的一般过去时,主语是 which 指代的 “its first day”,为单数,故填 was)
turned(考查谓语动词的一般过去时,此处说在汉代时的情况,用一般过去时,填 turned)
were able to(考查固定短语及一般过去时,be able to do 表示 “能够做某事”,主语是复数,且描述过去,所以填 were able to)
became(考查谓语动词的一般过去时,说后来朝代的情况,用一般过去时,填 became)
is(考查谓语动词的一般现在时,此处是陈述客观的中医观点,用一般现在时,主语是不可数的 “the quality”,填 is)
have(考查谓语动词的一般现在时,主语 “most of them” 指代 nuts,是复数,用一般现在时填 have)
eating(考查动名词作主语,此处 “吃饺子” 这件事作主语,用 eating)
are(考查谓语动词的一般现在时,主语是 people,复数,描述现在的习惯,用 are)