江苏省南京市2025年时文阅读（九年级）.docxVIP

PassageOne

CollinsDictionaryhasn______bratitswordoftheyearfor2024,definingitassomeonecharacterizedbyaconfident,independent,andhedonisticattitude.

Bratisd______thingstodifferentpeople;aspikyattitude,agarishaesthetic,evenacampaignslogan(thephraseKamalaISBratprovedsnappyenoughtogopoliticallyviral,evenasitsmeaningr______alittlehardtopindown).

AtypicalBrat,ase______bythe32-year-oldstar,isjustlikethatgirlwhoisalittlemessyandlikestopartyandmaybesayssomedumbthingssometimes,whofeelsherself,butthenalsomaybehasabreakdown,butkindofpartiesthroughit.

Channellingself-acceptanceaswellasrebelliousness,itsafittingwordfor2024,ayearwhenhedonismandanxietyhavecombinedtoformanintoxicatingbrew.

Languages______asamirrorofthetimes,continuouslyreflectingtheevolvinglandscapeofsocietyandtheemotionsthatshapeit,asevidencedbytherevivalofwordslikeBratandYapping.Evenasdigitalcommunicationdominates,wearestilldrawntothesimplicityandimmediacyoforalexpression,demonstratingthat,throughallitsevolution,languageremainsasteadfastreflectionofourquestforfreedom,individuality,andconnection.

PassageTwo

WhiledepictingXiaoxue,orMinorSnow,theSongDynasty(960-1279)poetHuangTingjianoncei______describedtheperiodsseasonalculinaryscenery:Snowmoistensbambooshootsforplumpnessandstoresw______forbettervegetablegrowth,enhancingtheirflavor.

MinorSnow,the20thsolartermintheChineselunarc______,remainscloselytiedtoChinesepeoplesdiningtableslike?thefirstnineteen.

Duringtheseason,astheweatherturnscolder,temperaturesinmostnorthernregionsdropbelowzero,?and?theclimate?is?dry.Butitalsobecomesthep______timeformakingcuredandair-drieddelicacies.

Fromruralvillagestourbanhouseholds,thefolkt______of?curingmeattoprepareforwinter?continues.Fromthe