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In China.the Winter Solstice is not just a solar term.but also a meaningful traditional festival.
People have many warm customs to celebrate it.The most popular tradition is eating dumplings in
northern China.People believe eating dumplings can help them stay away from cold in winter.In the
south of China,many people like eating glutinous rice (balls.tangyuan.It stands for family
reunion and good luck.Families often gather to have a big dinner on this day.They chat happily and
share their warm feelings with each other.
In ancient times,people held different activities to celebrate this day.They wished their families
good health and a peaceful life.Now we still keep these lovely traditions.The Winter Solstice makes
us feel the warmth of family and the beauty of traditional Chinese culture,as well as the changes of
nature.
根据语篇内容，选择最佳选项。
56.When does the Winter Solstice usually fall
A.Around December 22.
B.Around January 22.
C.Around November 22.
57.What is special about the daytime on the Winter Solstice
A.It is the longest daytime.
B.It is the shortest daytime.C.It is the same as usual.
58.What do people in northern China usually eat on this day
A.Rice.
B.Noodles.
C.Dumplings.
59.The underlined word "gather"in Paragraph 2 probably means'
A.survive
B.to come togethter
C.wait for
60.Choose a suitable title for the passage-'
A.The Winter Solstice
B.Delicious Food in China
C.Traditional Festivals in China
D
Li Shizhen was a great doctor and scientist in ancient China.He was bom in 1518.He loved
nature very much when he was young.He often spent lots of time watching different plants and
studying traditional medicine carefully.This gave him a good start for his later great work.
At that time,many old medical books had wrong or missing information.Li Shizhen felt quite
worried about this problem.He wanted to write a new and correct book to help more sick people.So he
made a decision to learn more about useful plants and medicine.
Li Shizhen travelled to many different places.He walked through high mountains and wide fields
to look for different plants carefully.He met many hard problems on the way,but he never stopped his
steps.He talked with local farmers,doctors and old people to learn more useful medical knowledge
He even tried some plants himself to make sure they were safe for people.He kept working very hard
for as long as 27 years.
At last,he finished his great book the Compendium of Materia Medica《本草纲目》.It is a bool
about plants and traditional Chinese medicine.It helps people know more about nature and keep
people far from illness.Li Shizhen's love for nature and his never-giving-up spirit still encourage us
lot today.
根据语篇内客，按要求回答问题。
61.When was Li Shizhen bom
62.How did Li Shizhen feel about the problem of many old medical books
63.What did Li Shizhen want to do by writing a new and correct book
64.What's the Compendium of Materia Medica about
65.What kind of person do you think Li Shizhen was
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