一、阅读下列材料,从每题所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中,选出最佳选项。
The Summer Solstice,or Xiazhi in Chinese,is the longest day and the shortest night of the
year in China. It is on June 20,June 21 or June 22 every year. Hot days of summer come after the
day of the Summer Solstice.
For the Summer Solstice, there is a tradition to have cold noodles. It has a long
history. We can read about the tradition in many old books. As time goes by,Chinese people still
have this tradition,but they have different ways of cooking cold noodles. For example, many
people enjoy cold noodles with sesame sauce and vegetables.
Why do Chinese people eat cold noodles? In hot summer,there's nothing better than a bowl
of cold food for dinner. And around the Summer Solstice,it's time for people to get in the wheat
they grew. People use wheat to make noodles. Noodles are the longest food in shape in
China. And people see the longest day of the year on the Summer Solstice.
Around the Summer Solstice,people also like to have other food,such as green vegetables
and fruit. For example,lychee is nice fruit to have. As the old Chinese saying goes,"One lychee
on the Summer Solstice keeps away bad luck."
()1. What do people eat during the Summer Solstice?
A. Hot noodles. B. Cold noodles. C. Beef noodles.
()2. What does the underlined word "It" refer to in Paragraph 2?
A. Get in the wheat. B. The Summer Solstice.
C. The tradition to have cold noodles.
()3. What are noodles made of?
A. Wheat. B. Sauce. C. Vegetables.
()4. What's the purpose of this passage?
A. Introduce the Summer Solstice.
B. Introduce the making of cold noodles.
C. Introduce the food people eat during the Summer Solstice.

一、1.B 2.C 3.A 4.C

【分析】
本题为英语阅读理解题，需通过定位原文信息解答不同类型的题目：先读题干明确问题类型（细节理解、词义猜测、主旨大意），再回原文定位对应内容，逐一匹配选项得出答案。
【解析】
1. 第1题（细节理解题）：定位到原文第二段第一句“For the Summer Solstice, there is a tradition to have cold noodles.”，可知夏至人们吃凉面，故选B。
2. 第2题（词义猜测题）：代词“it”指代前文提到的单数名词，第二段前文核心内容是“吃凉面的传统”，故“it”指代该传统，选C。
3. 第3题（细节理解题）：定位到原文第三段“People use wheat to make noodles.”，可知面条由小麦制成，选A。
4. 第4题（主旨大意题）：全文围绕夏至人们食用的传统食物（凉面、荔枝等）展开，目的是介绍夏至的食物，选C。
【答案】
一、1.B 2.C 3.A 4.C
【知识点】
阅读理解细节理解题、词义猜测题、主旨大意题
【点评】
本文围绕夏至的传统食物展开，题目均为英语阅读基础题型，只要仔细定位原文信息即可解答，适合初中阶段学生巩固阅读技巧。
【难度系数】
0.8

二、阅读下面短文,从每题所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
In Shanghai,a new ice cream shop has recently become famous for its new food:ice creams
made from traditional Chinese medicine. There are many different 5 for you to
choose from.
Workers there said they use ice cream as the main 6 and add a small number of herbal
ingredients to 7 the taste.
The TCM ice cream has got 8 nationally. The hashtag about it online has
got over 50 million views and 10,000 comments.
Some people doubt if these ice creams can mix with traditional Chinese medicine 9 they
don't know if they are good for health. However,others show their 10."My last bit of guilt
about eating ice cream has now 11," an online sharing website user said.
The rise of TCM ice cream shows that traditional Chinese medicine has become the popular
ingredient of modern food products. Today young people 12 more on health and cultural
confidence. As a result,the mixture of traditional Chinese medicine with 13 foods is becoming
more and more popular in China. From herbal teas to these ice creams,traditional Chinese medicine
is making its mark in our 14.
()5. A. sounds B. colours C. tastes
()6. A. part B. food C. sweet
()7. A. add B. improve C. have
()8. A. popular B. enough C. poor
()9. A. so B. because C. but
()10. A. choice B. menu C. interest
()11. A. gone away B. keep away C. take away
()12. A. put B. cause C. focus
()13. A. thirty B. soft C. modern
()14. A. dinner B. diet C. dish

二、5.C 6.A 7.B 8.A 9.B 10.C 11.A 12.C
13.C 14.B

【分析】
本题是一篇关于中药冰淇淋的完形填空，需结合上下文语境、词汇词义辨析及逻辑关系来解题。每个空都要联系前后文的语义、搭配，判断最符合语境的选项，比如第5题需对应“冰淇淋的种类”选口味相关词汇，第9题要分析前后句的因果逻辑等。
【解析】
5. 句意：有很多不同的______供你选择。sounds（声音）、colours（颜色）、tastes（口味），冰淇淋的不同类型对应“口味”，故选C。
6. 句意：那里的工人说他们把冰淇淋作为主要______，加少量草药。part（部分）、food（食物）、sweet（甜食），此处指冰淇淋是产品的主要组成部分，故选A。
7. 句意：加少量草药来______味道。add（添加）、improve（改善）、have（有），加草药是为了优化味道，故选B。
8. 句意：中药冰淇淋在全国______。popular（受欢迎的）、enough（足够的）、poor（贫穷的），后文提到话题浏览量高，说明受欢迎，故选A。
9. 句意：一些人怀疑这些冰淇淋能否和中药混合，______他们不知道是否对健康有益。so（所以）、because（因为）、but（但是），前后是因果关系，表原因用because，故选B。
10. 句意：然而，其他人表现出______。choice（选择）、menu（菜单）、interest（兴趣），对应前文的“怀疑”，此处指其他人感兴趣，故选C。
11. 句意：我吃冰淇淋的最后一点愧疚现在______。gone away（消失）、keep away（远离）、take away（带走），指愧疚消失，故选A。
12. 句意：现在年轻人更______健康和文化自信。put（放）、cause（导致）、focus（聚焦），固定搭配focus on（关注），故选C。
13. 句意：中药和______食物的混合在中国越来越流行。thirty（三十）、soft（软的）、modern（现代的），对应“传统与现代结合”，故选C。
14. 句意：中药正在我们的______中留下印记。dinner（晚餐）、diet（饮食）、dish（菜肴），指日常饮食，故选B。
【答案】
5.C 6.A 7.B 8.A 9.B 10.C 11.A 12.C 13.C 14.B
【知识点】
完形填空、词义辨析、语境理解
【点评】
本文围绕中药冰淇淋的流行展开，贴近生活，考查学生对词汇的辨析及上下文逻辑的把握，整体难度适中，需结合语境和词汇用法解题。
【难度系数】
0.6