外研版（2019）高中英语必修第二册 Unit2 Developing ideas and Presenting ideas 能力提升练.docxVIP

PAGE2 / NUMPAGES2 Unit2 Developing ideas and Presenting ideas 能力提升练 一、阅读理解 （2021山东德州高一上期末） The winter solstice（冬至）is an important solar term in the traditional Chinese calendar, and means the coming of winter. It generally occurs between December 21st and 23rd. According to the traditional Chinese calendar, one year is divided into twenty-four solar terms. On this day, in the northern hemisphere the period of daytime is the shortest of the year and the period of night is the longest. In northern China there is a custom of eating dumplings during the winter solstice. The tradition of eating dumplings during the winter solstice has its origin in early times. It is said that dumplings were invented by Zhang Zhongjing, a well-known doctor in the Eastern Han Dynasty. One winter, he noticed that many peoples ears were frozen, which made him sad. In order to prevent and cure the freezing injury caused by cold, he asked his followers to boil mutton, chilies and other ingredients with medicinal properties in a pot for fending off cold. After these were boiled, they ladled（舀取）the mutton and other ingredients out of the pot, cut them into pieces, and then wrapped them in dough skins in the shape of ears. Afterwards, they put these into the pot to boil again. On the day of the winter solstice, people whose ears were frozen were sent to eat the dumplings. People who ate dumplings felt warm from head to toe and had their cold injury healed. Thereafter, every winter solstice people ate dumplings. Then there became a saying that if you eat dumplings during the winter solstice, your ears wont get frostbitten. Afterwards, Zhang Zhongjing died on the day of the winter solstice. In order to honour him, every year on the day of the winter solstice every household makes dumplings. 1. Which of the following should be the best title of the passage? A. The Custom of Eating Dumplings B. The Inventor of Dumplings C. The Importance of Eating Dumplings D. The Origin of the Winter Solst