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The Song of Counting the Nines
In China, winter can be long and freezing, but ancient Chinese people found a wise and interesting (1) m to pass the time. This tradition is called “Shu Jiu”, or “Counting the Nines”. It is a (2) c created(创造) by ancient Chinese to track the coldest 81 days of winter. While singing “The Song of Counting the Nines”, people look (3) f to the arrival of spring.
Counting the Nines (4) b on the Winter Solstice(冬至). From this day, people start to count nine days as one “nine”. There are nine “nines” in total. The song describes the changes in nature during each period. For example, the first verse(歌曲的段落) says, “During the first and second nines, (5) h your hands.” This means the weather is so cold that you should keep your hands in your pockets.
(6) A verse goes, “In the third and fourth nines, the river ice is thick
enough for walking.” Children in ancient times might have played on the (7) f rivers. And after the ninth nine, cattle start walking in the fields, meaning the farming season has begun.
Every year when winter comes, my grandmother would say, “Today we enter the first nine.” This traditional song is like a bridge. It (8) c us with the lives and wisdom of ancient people. It tells us that (9) e in the coldest time, there is a rhythm to life and a promise that spring will finally (10) r. “Shu Jiu” is more than a calendar; it represents hope and patience.
The Song of Counting the Nines
In China, winter can be long and freezing, but ancient Chinese people found a wise and interesting (1) m to pass the time. This tradition is called “Shu Jiu”, or “Counting the Nines”. It is a (2) c created(创造) by ancient Chinese to track the coldest 81 days of winter. While singing “The Song of Counting the Nines”, people look (3) f to the arrival of spring.
Counting the Nines (4) b on the Winter Solstice(冬至). From this day, people start to count nine days as one “nine”. There are nine “nines” in total. The song describes the changes in nature during each period. For example, the first verse(歌曲的段落) says, “During the first and second nines, (5) h your hands.” This means the weather is so cold that you should keep your hands in your pockets.
(6) A verse goes, “In the third and fourth nines, the river ice is thick
enough for walking.” Children in ancient times might have played on the (7) f rivers. And after the ninth nine, cattle start walking in the fields, meaning the farming season has begun.
Every year when winter comes, my grandmother would say, “Today we enter the first nine.” This traditional song is like a bridge. It (8) c us with the lives and wisdom of ancient people. It tells us that (9) e in the coldest time, there is a rhythm to life and a promise that spring will finally (10) r. “Shu Jiu” is more than a calendar; it represents hope and patience.
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【解析】：本题为短文首字母填空，需结合上下文语境、八年级所学固定搭配和词汇含义推导答案：
1. 此处表达“一个明智有趣的消磨时间的方法”，首字母为m，a后接单数名词，对应词汇method。
2. 此处表达“这是古代中国人创造的用来记录冬季最冷81天的习俗”，首字母为c，对应名词custom。
3. 此处考查固定搭配look forward to，意为“盼望”，符合“人们期盼春天到来”的语境，首字母为f，填forward。
4. 此处表达“数九从冬至开始”，主语Counting the Nines是单数概念，一般现在时谓语用第三人称单数，首字母为b，填begins。
5. 后文提到天气太冷要把手放在口袋里，可知此处指“藏好你的手”，祈使句用动词原形，首字母为h，填hide。
6. 前文已经介绍了第一段歌词，此处指代“另一段歌词”，首字母为A，填Another。
7. 前文提到河面的冰厚到可以行走，此处用形容词修饰rivers，表达“结冰的”，首字母为f，填frozen。
8. 此处考查固定搭配connect...with...，意为“把……和……联系起来”，主语it是第三人称单数，一般现在时谓语用第三人称单数形式，首字母为c，填connects。
9. 此处表达“即使在最冷的时节”，首字母为e，填even。
10. 此处表达“春天最终一定会归来”，will后接动词原形，首字母为r，填return。
【答案】：1. method
2. custom
3. forward
4. begins
5. hide
6. Another
7. frozen
8. connects
9. even
10. return
1. 此处表达“一个明智有趣的消磨时间的方法”，首字母为m，a后接单数名词，对应词汇method。
2. 此处表达“这是古代中国人创造的用来记录冬季最冷81天的习俗”，首字母为c，对应名词custom。
3. 此处考查固定搭配look forward to，意为“盼望”，符合“人们期盼春天到来”的语境，首字母为f，填forward。
4. 此处表达“数九从冬至开始”，主语Counting the Nines是单数概念，一般现在时谓语用第三人称单数，首字母为b，填begins。
5. 后文提到天气太冷要把手放在口袋里，可知此处指“藏好你的手”，祈使句用动词原形，首字母为h，填hide。
6. 前文已经介绍了第一段歌词，此处指代“另一段歌词”，首字母为A，填Another。
7. 前文提到河面的冰厚到可以行走，此处用形容词修饰rivers，表达“结冰的”，首字母为f，填frozen。
8. 此处考查固定搭配connect...with...，意为“把……和……联系起来”，主语it是第三人称单数，一般现在时谓语用第三人称单数形式，首字母为c，填connects。
9. 此处表达“即使在最冷的时节”，首字母为e，填even。
10. 此处表达“春天最终一定会归来”，will后接动词原形，首字母为r，填return。
【答案】：1. method
2. custom
3. forward
4. begins
5. hide
6. Another
7. frozen
8. connects
9. even
10. return
