(江苏徐州期末)Do you know the Winter Solstice? It's the shortest 1 of the year. Chinese people 2 it Dongzhi. The name means "the coming of winter".
There was a saying in ancient(古代的) China, "The Winter Solstice is as important as the 3." On this day, people in northern China eat jiaozi. They usually eat jiaozi with different kinds of vegetables and 4. Sometimes, people put a coin inside. If you get the coin, you will have 5 luck. People see eating 6 as a way to stay healthy. As the saying goes, "Eating jiaozi on the day of Dongzhi 7 the ears from frostbite(冻疮)."
In southern China, people eat tangyuan on this day. They have different kinds of sweet fillings(馅料). People hope eating tangyuan 8 bring them a happy and sweet life. In some places, people 9 make a special kind of rice wine(米酒). The drink helps keep the body 10 on cold days.
()1. A. year B. month C. day
()2. A. make B. say C. call
()3. A. Spring Festival B. Labour Day C. Children's Day
()4. A. fruit B. salad C. meat
()5. A. bad B. good C. wrong
()6. A. vegetables B. tangyuan C. jiaozi
()7. A. learns B. falls C. keeps
()8. A. need B. can C. should
()9. A. soon B. also C. either
()10. A. warm B. cold C. cool

1. C 句意：它是一年中最短的__________。year年，month月，day天。根据常识，冬至是北半球一年中白天最短的一天。day天，符合句意。
2. C 句意：中国人__________它冬至。make制作，say说，call称呼。call表示“称呼”，符合句意。
3. A 句意：冬至大如__________。Spring Festival春节，Labour Day劳动节，Children's Day儿童节。中国古语有“冬至大如年”的说法，此处表示冬至和春节一样重要。
4. C 句意：他们通常吃不同种类的蔬菜和__________做的饺子。fruit水果，salad沙拉，meat肉。北方饺子常以蔬菜和肉为材料，meat(肉)符合常识。
5. B 句意：如果你吃到硬币，你将会有__________运气。bad坏的，good好的，wrong错误的。吃到饺子里的硬币寓意会有好运气，good luck(好运)符合句意。
6. C 句意：人们认为吃__________是保持健康的一种方式。vegetables蔬菜，tangyuan汤圆，jiaozi饺子。前文说明北方冬至有吃饺子的习俗，此处承接讲吃饺子的寓意。
7. C 句意：在冬至日吃饺子让耳朵__________冻疮。keep ... from ...意为“使……免受……”此处指吃饺子可以保护耳朵不得冻疮。
8. B 句意：人们希望吃汤圆__________给他们带来一个幸福甜蜜的生活。need需要，can能，should应该。人们希望汤圆能够带来幸福甜蜜的生活，can表示“能够”，符合句意。
9. B 句意：在一些地方，人们__________酿造一种特别的酒。soon不久，also也，either也。前文介绍了吃饺子、汤圆的习俗，此处指一些地方还会酿造米酒，肯定句句中表示“也”用also。
10. A 句意：这种饮料有助于在寒冷的日子里保持身体__________。warm温暖的，cold寒冷的，cool凉爽的。寒冷天气里，米酒可以帮助身体保持温暖，warm符合句意。

二、阅读理解。
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(江苏徐州期中)A mother horse and a little horse live on a farm. One day, the mother horse asks the little horse to carry(运送) a bag of wheat(小麦) to a mill(磨坊). The mill is on the other side of the river.
When the little horse comes to a river, he doesn't know if he can cross it. He looks around and sees an ox. The ox tells the little horse, “The river is very shallow(浅的). You can cross it easily.” The little horse is ready to cross the river. Just then, a squirrel shouts, “The river is very deep(深的). One of my friends drowned(淹死) just yesterday in the river.”
The little horse doesn't know what to do. He goes back home and asks his mother for help. His mother says, “My child, don't always listen to others. Just go and try it yourself.” The little horse comes back to the river. He crosses the river carefully. The water is not too deep, not too shallow. It is just right for him.
()1. The little horse carries a bag of wheat to the .
A. farm B. mill C. river
()2. The little horse meets animals on his way to the mill.
A. 2 B. 3 C. 4
()3. The squirrel thinks the river is .
A. shallow B. just right C. deep
()4. The mother asks the little horse to .
A. listen to others B. try it himself C. go back to the river
()5. What do you learn from the story?
A. No pains, no gains. B. Practice makes perfect.
C. Experience is the best teacher.

1. B 句意：一只小马运送一袋小麦去__________。A农场，B磨坊，C河。根据“One day, the mother horse asks the little horse to carry a bag of wheat to a mill.(一天，马妈妈让小马把一袋小麦运到磨坊。)”可知它要运送小麦去磨坊。故选B。
2. A 句意：在去磨坊的路上，小马遇到了__________只动物。根据“He looks around and sees an ox.(他环顾四周，看见一头牛。)”和“Just then, a squirrel shouts(就在这时，一只松鼠喊道)”可知小马遇到了两只动物，故选A。
3. C 句意：松鼠认为河水是__________。A浅的，B刚刚好，C深的。根据“Just then, a squirrel shouts, 'The river is very deep...'(就在这时，一只松鼠喊道：‘这条河很深……’)”可知松鼠认为河水是深的，故选C。
4. B 句意：马妈妈让小马__________。A听别人的，B自己试试，C回到河边去。根据“Just go and try it yourself.(你自己去试试吧。)”可知马妈妈让小马自己去试试，故选B。
5. C 句意：你从故事中学到了什么？根据整篇文章内容可知，最后小马自己尝试着过河，发现其实河水没有牛说的那么浅，也没有松鼠说的那么深，我们从而知道实践出真知这个道理，故选C。