四川省遂宁市安居育才中学校2023-2024学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题（含答案）.pdfVIP

安居育才中学校2023-2024学年高一下学期期中考试

英语

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第一部分听力（略）

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

ChineseNewYear,alsocalledtheSpringFestival,isatraditionalfestivalcelebratedbyallChinesepeople.Not

everyonecelebratesthefestivalinthesameway,withthebiggestdifferencesbetweennorthernandsouthernChina.

FestivalFoods

InthenortherncitiesofChina,peoplegenerallyeatdumplings.TheyarecalledjiaoziinChinese,whichmeans

theturnofalunarnewyear.Additionally,becausetheyareshapedsimilarlytoatypeofancientmoney,jiaoziare

alsoregardedasasymbolofwealth.

Ascomparedtothenorth,peoplefromsomesouthernareastraditionallyeatricecakes(niangaoinChinese),

whicharemadeofsticky(黏的)riceflour.Niangaocanbeinterpretedasthatpeoplemoveuptoahigherposition

yearafteryear.

FestivalDecorations

ItisacommontraditiontoputupSpringFestivalcouplets(对联)and“Fu”characters,butsomedecorations

differabitbetweennorthernandsouthernChina.

Inthenorth,thered“Chineseknot(结)”isalsohung,representinghappiness.However,inthesouthernareas,

peopleliketousekumquats,afruitlikeaverysmallorange,fordecorations.Duetotheiryellowcolour,theyare

usuallyasignofwealthandharvest.

RedEnvelope

InnorthernChina,peopleusuallygiveredenvelopestothechildrenoftheirrelativesorclosefriendsonly.

However,peopleinsouthernChinanotonlygiveredenvelopestothechildrenoftheirrelativesandfriends,butalso

totheircolleaguesandacquaintances.InsomesouthernareaslikeGuangdo