On December 21 this year, the day is Winter Solstice（冬至）. It is an important day in China. What is special on the day? The answer is that the daytime lasts（持续） the shortest and the night lasts the longest of the year in the northern hemisphere（北半球）. Its Chinese name “dongzhi” means that winter comes and the days get colder.
In China, it is tradition（传统） to eat dumplings（饺子）on this day. This tradition comes from a famous doctor named Zhang ZhongJing. On a cold winter day, Zhang sees people have frostbite（冻伤） on their ears. To help them, he makes a kind of food in the shape（形状）of an ear, just like the dumplings we eat today. After eating the food, people feel very warm and their frostbite go away. From then on, people start to eat dumplings on Winter Solstice.
Now, Winter Solstice gives family a chance to get together and share their happiness.
【小题1】From the passage, people usually eat dumplings ________.
| A．on the shortest night in the northern hemisphere | B．on December 21 every year |
| C．on Winter Solstice | D．on the longest day in the northern hemisphere |
【小题2】Which of the following is true?
| A．Zhang Zhongjing eats dumplings because of his frostbite |
| B．People have frostbite just like dumplings |
| C．After Winter Solstice, the days get colder |
| D．The tradition of Winter Solstice comes from warm（温暖的） place |
【小题3】In China, Winter Solstice is also a time for ________.
| A．families to get together | B．people to make food |
| C．families to eat moon cakes | D．people to have a trip in northern hemisphere |
【小题4】What does the underlined word “share” mean in Chinese?
【小题5】The passage mainly talks about ________.
| A．the places of eating dumpling | B．the story of the famous doctor Zhang ZhongJing |
| C．the days of cold winter | D．the introduction（介绍）of Winter Solstice |
