[2026 河南新乡期中]When it is winter, hands can easily get cold. Wearing thick gloves might be a good way to our hands from the cold. But without thick gloves, did ancient people have to the cold?
Of course not. They had a small to keep their hands warm—hand warmers. There is no exact written record showing the origin of hand warmers, there are some stories about it. One folk is about Emperor Yang from the Sui Dynasty. One cold winter, he visited Jiangsu. Because of the cold weather, the officer asked workers to make a small warmer that could be held in his hands. And then the hand warmer was for the emperor. By the Song Dynasty, the tool had been very popular and used. Skills in producing the tool in the Ming and Qing dynasties.
Many poems or books from the Qing Dynasty recorded people hand warmers. Take the Dream of the Red Chamber, the classic by Cao Xueqin, as an example. It described a servant sent a hand warmer to Lin Daiyu.
Ancient hand warmers came in different . Round and square were typical. Some fashionable ones even flowers and animals. Usually, a hand warmer, there were some burning coals. They were with herbs (香草) and made into flower shapes, giving off a pleasant smell when burnt.
()1. A. lead B. avoid C. protect D. help
()2. A. fight B. stand C. listen D. believe
()3. A. tool B. list C. ball D. glass
()4. A. because B. so C. but D. or
()5. A. skill B. rule C. tradition D. story
()6. A. private B. local C. active D. polite
()7. A. accepted B. discovered C. required D. made
()8. A. suddenly B. widely C. hardly D. finally
()9. A. spread B. stole C. punished D. refused
()10. A. taking B. eating C. using D. creating
()11. A. song B. novel C. fairy D. film
()12. A. colours B. materials C. shapes D. names
()13. A. took in B. laid out C. dealt with D. looked like
()14. A. inside B. outside C. beside D. under
()15. A. mixed B. compared C. connected D. shared

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完形填空·语篇导读 本文主要讲述了古人如何应对寒冷。
快速对答案
1—5 C B A C D
6—10 B D B A C
11—15 B C D A A
1. C 句意为:戴厚手套可能是保护我们的手免受寒冷的好方法。根据“Wearing thick gloves might be a good way to ... our hands from the cold.”可知,此处为固定短语“protect ... from...”,意为“保护……免于……”。故选 C 项。
2. B 句意为:但是在没有厚手套的情况下,古人不得不忍受寒冷吗?根据 But without thick gloves 和 the cold 可知,此处表示忍受寒冷,应用 stand。故选 B 项。
3. A 句意为:他们有一个让手暖和的小工具——手炉。根据 hand warmers 可知,此处表示一种让手暖和的工具,应用 tool。故选 A 项。
4. C 句意为:没有确切的文字记录显示手炉的起源,但有一些关于它的故事。根据“There is no exact written record showing the origin of hand warmers ... there are some stories about it.”可知,此处表示转折关系,应用 but。故选 C 项。
5. D 根据“One folk ... is about Emperor Yang from the Sui Dynasty.”及后文可知,此处指民间故事,故选 D 项。
6. B 句意为:由于天气寒冷,当地官员要求工人制作一个可以拿在手里的小暖炉。根据 asked workers to make a small warmer that could be held in his hands 可知,此处表示当地的官员让工人为皇帝制作手炉,故选 B 项。
7. D 根据 asked workers to make a small warmer that could be held in his hands 并结合语境可知,此处表示后来手炉被制作出来了,故选 D 项。
8. B 句意为:到了宋代,这种工具已经非常流行,被广泛使用。根据“By the Song Dynasty, the tool had been very popular”可知,这种工具在宋朝被广泛使用,应用 widely。故选 B 项。
9. A 句意为:生产这种工具的技艺在明清时期传播开来。根据“Skills in producing the tool... in the Ming and Qing dynasties.”可知,spread(传播)符合语境,故选 A 项。
10. C 句意为:清代的许多诗歌或书籍都记载了人们使用手炉的情况。根据“Many poems or books from the Qing Dynasty recorded people... hand warmers.”可知,诗歌或书籍记录了人们使用手炉的情况,所以应用 using。故选 C 项。
11. B 句意为:以曹雪芹的经典小说《红楼梦》为例。根据“the classic... by Cao Xueqin”可知,此处表示经典小说,故选 B 项。
12. C 句意为:古代的手炉形状各异。根据“Round and square were typical.”可知,此处指形状,应用 shapes。故选 C 项。
13. D 句意为:一些时尚的手炉甚至看起来像花和动物。根据“Some fashionable ones even... flowers and animals.”可知,一些手炉看起来像花和动物,应用 looked like。故选 D 项。
14. A 句意为:通常,手炉里面有一些燃烧的煤。根据 there were some burning coals 及语境可知,燃烧的煤是在手炉里面,故选 A 项。
15. A 句意为:它们与香草混合,被制成花朵的形状,燃烧时散发出宜人的气味。根据 with herbs 及语境可知,此处表示与香草混合,用 mixed。故选 A 项。
知识拓展
ask sb to do sth 意为“要求某人做某事”。
知识拓展
come up with 意为“想出;想到”。

Tony’s Travelling Blog（博客） 4th April, 2025
On 1st April, my parents took me to Xi’an. It was my first trip to Xi’an. We took the train from Beijing. It took us about six hours to get to Xi’an. We walked out of the train station at 2:00 in the afternoon and went to the hotel.
On the second day, we got up early, had a quick breakfast, and began our trip. When we saw the Terracotta Warriors, I was totally amazed. They looked so real that it seemed they could come to life at any moment. We took a lot of photos there. We visited the Shaanxi History Museum in the afternoon. We saw a lot of ancient things on show. There I learnt a lot about Xi’an and our country.
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On the third day, we climbed the Big Wild Goose Pagoda and the City Wall. I found the two places really wonderful. Then we went shopping. We wanted to buy something meaningful and special for my grandparents. The things weren’t expensive, so we bought a lot. And we ate some food like roujiamo and liangpi. Everything was delicious.
We got back to Beijing on the morning of 4th April. Xi’an is beautiful and ancient. The places of interest in Xi’an are great, and the people there are friendly. I want to go to Xi’an again in the future.
()16. How did Tony go to Xi'an?
A. By plane.
B. By train.
C. By car.
D. By bus.
()17. When did Tony and his parents visit the Shaanxi History Museum?
A. On the afternoon of 1st April.
B. On the morning of 2nd April.
C. On the afternoon of 2nd April.
D. On the morning of 3rd April.
()18. What can we know about Tony’s third day in Xi'an?
A. He enjoyed the food in Xi'an.
B. He went back home in the morning.
C. He took pictures in the City Wall.
D. He bought nothing for his grandparents.

阅读理解·语篇导读 本文主要讲述了托尼和父母去西安旅行的经历。
快速对答案
16—18 B C A
16. B 细节理解题。根据“We took the train from Beijing.”可知托尼是坐火车去西安的,故选 B 项。
17. C 细节理解题。根据“On the second day... We visited the Shaanxi History Museum in the afternoon.”以及“On 1st April, my parents took me to Xi'an.”可知第二天是 4 月 2 日,所以他们在 4 月 2 日下午参观了陕西历史博物馆,故选 C 项。
18. A 推理判断题。根据“And we ate some food like roujiamo and liangpi. Everything was delicious.”可知托尼喜欢西安的食物,故选 A 项。