吉林省通化市梅河口市第五中学2024-2025学年高一上学期9月月考英语试题.docxVIP

高一英语9月

第二部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

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FourThingsAbouttheSpringEquinox(春分)

ThetraditionalChinesesolarcalendardividesayearinto24solarterms.TheSpringEquinoxisthefourthtermoftheyear.Thistermsignalstheequallengthofthedayandthenighttime.Manypeopleholdvariousactivitiestocelebratethefestival.Hereareseveralthingsyoumaynotknowaboutit.

KiteFlying

Inancienttimes,peopledidnothavegoodmedicalresources.Sotheywrotetheirhealthproblemsonpaperkites.Whenapaperkitewasintheair,peoplewouldcutoffthestringtoletitflyaway,meaningthediseasewouldgoaway.Laterflyingkitesdevelopedintoapopulargameinspring.

ThreeHous

TheancientChinesepeopledividedthefifteendaysoftheSpringEquinoxintothreehousorfivedayparts.Astheoldsayinggoes,“SwallowsflybacktotheNorthinthefirsthou;thundercrackstheskyinthesecondhou;lightningoccursfrequentlyinthethirdhou,whichshowstheclimatefeatureduringtheterm.”

SpringVegetables

ItisacommonlypractisedcustomtoeatspringvegetablesinmanyregionsofChinaSpringvegetablesrefertotheseasonalvegetablesthatdifferfromplacetoplace.TheancientteachingsinaChineseclassicsuggestpeopleeattheseasonalfood,especiallyvegetables,tohelppreservehealthandbringgoodluck.

Egg-standingGames

Standinganeggupright(直立的)isapopulargameacrossthecountryduringtheSpringEquinox.Itisanoldcustomthatcandatebacktothousandsofyearsago.Peoplepractisethistraditiontocelebratethecomingofspring.Itissaidthatifsomeonecanmaketheeggstandhewillhavegoodluckinthefuture.

1.WhydidtheancientChinesepeopleletpaperkitesflyawayintheSpringEquinox?

A.Tocelebratefreedom.

B.Tocelebrategoodluck.

C.Towishforgoodhealth.

D.Towinthekite-flyinggame.

2.Whatdoesthesayingaboutthreehousshow?

A.Naturalphe