一、完形填空
The winter solstice is called Dongzhi in China. It shares the same date as the rest of the Northern Hemisphere. In the Chinese calendar, it is the 22nd of its 24 solar terms(节气). Dongzhi is an important festival for the Chinese when they 1 the coldest days of the year. In one saying, it's even "more important" than Chinese New Year.
In China, a major festival is 2 celebrated with a big meal. Dongzhi is no 3, although people in different parts of the country prefer different food. In the north, people can't without jiaozi. In fact, eating jiaozi is a 4 at almost every major festival for northerners. Apart from that, many people also enjoy a bowl of hot mutton soup(羊肉汤) to 5.
In the south, the climate is milder. Tangyuan and noodles are therefore the most common dishes for many families. But there are other options too. 6, in Zhejiang, people cook eggs with longans(龙眼) and red dates(红枣). In some cities and towns along the Yangtze River, people also cook glutinous rice(糯米) with red beans. In any case, the food for the festival must be 7.
As the coldest days arrive, people get 8 easily. It's better to put on more clothes and cut down on outdoor activities. 9 well and doing some exercise will also do us good. However, the cold is nothing to be afraid of. After all, "Winter has come; is spring far 10?"

1. A. pay for B. look for C. stand for D. prepare for
2. A. never B. always C. seldom D. hardly
3. A. popular B. different C. important D. comfortable
4. A. meaning B. symbol C. tradition D. beginning
5. A. warm up B. stay up C. get up D. take up
6. A. However B. Such as C. Like D. For example
7. A. interesting B. healthy C. similar D. expensive
8. A. poor B. old C. sick D. sad
9. A. Sleep B. Sleeping C. To sleep D. Sleeps
10. A. around B. apart C. from D. away

一、完形填空
【语篇导读】本文介绍了中国冬至这一重要节气,包括其重要性、各地不同的庆祝习俗和饮食习惯等,并指出在严寒的冬季,人们更易患病,需注意保暖和饮食,并加强锻炼。
1. D 提示:pay for为……付款;look for寻找;stand for代表;prepare for为……做准备。句意:冬至是中国人为迎接一年中最寒冷的日子而做准备的一个重要节日。
2. B 提示:never从不;always总是;seldom很少;hardly几乎不。根据常识,在中国,人们在庆祝重大节日时总是会吃大餐。
3. B 提示:popular流行的;different不同的;important重要的;comfortable舒适的。句意:冬至也不例外,尽管全国各地的人们偏爱不同的食物。
4. C 提示:meaning意义;symbol象征;tradition传统;beginning开始。结合常识可知,北方人庆祝重大节日时有吃饺子的传统。
5. A 提示:warm up变暖和;stay up熬夜;get up起床;take up开始从事。句意:除此之外,许多人还喜欢喝一碗热腾腾的羊肉汤来取暖。
6. D 提示:however然而;such as例如,通常用于列举同类事物中的几个例子,且前后不用逗号隔开;like像;for example例如,常用于插入语,可以放在句首、句中和句末,前后通常用逗号隔开。本空后有逗号,因此应用for example。
7. B 提示:interesting有趣的;healthy健康的;similar相似的;expensive昂贵的。上文提到人们在节日时吃的饺子、热羊肉汤、汤圆、面条等,都属于健康食物。
8. C 提示:poor贫穷的;old年老的;sick生病的;sad悲伤的。句意:当最冷的日子来到时,人们容易生病。
9. B 提示:空处与“doing some exercise”并列,在句中作主语,应用动名词形式Sleeping。
10. D 提示:around在……周围;apart分离;from来自;away距离……有多远。far away意为“遥远”。句意:冬天来了,春天还会远吗?

【分析】
本题是一篇介绍中国冬至文化的完形填空题，解题时需先通读全文把握主旨，再针对每个空格，结合上下文语境、词汇词义辨析、固定搭配及语法规则逐一分析选项，选出最恰当的答案。
【解析】
1. 句意为“冬至是中国人为迎接一年中最寒冷的日子做准备的重要节日”，选项中prepare for（为……做准备）符合语境，故选D。
2. 根据常识，中国重大节日总是以大餐庆祝，always（总是）符合，故选B。
3. 前文提到重大节日用大餐庆祝，冬至也不例外，different（不同的）符合，故选B。
4. 北方人在重大节日吃饺子是传统习俗，tradition（传统）符合，故选C。
5. 喝热羊肉汤的目的是取暖，warm up（变暖和）符合，故选A。
6. 此处举例且前后有逗号，for example（例如）符合用法，故选D。
7. 文中提到的节日食物（饺子、羊肉汤、汤圆等）都是健康的，healthy（健康的）符合，故选B。
8. 最冷的日子里人们容易生病，sick（生病的）符合，故选C。
9. 空格与doing some exercise并列作主语，需用动名词形式Sleeping，故选B。
10. 固定搭配far away意为“遥远”，符合句意，故选D。
【答案】
1.D 2.B 3.B 4.C 5.A 6.D 7.B 8.C 9.B 10.D
【知识点】
完形填空、词汇辨析、非谓语动词
【点评】
本题以冬至文化为背景，考察学生对词汇、固定搭配及语法的运用能力，需结合文化常识解题，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6