The Spring Festival marks the first day of a new year, so the first meal is rather importa

The Spring Festival marks the first day of a new year, so the first meal is rather important. People from the North and the South have different 36 about the foods they eat on this 37 day. In Northern China, people 38 eat Jiaozi. The word Jiaozi in Chinese means the 39 and the beginning of time. According to historical 40 , in the past people from the North and the South both ate Jiaozi on Chinese New Year’s Day. Perhaps 41 the areas in Southern China 42 more rice than those in Northern China, southern people slowly 43 to eat many other kinds of food on New Year’s Day. 44 , the most common foods for the first 45 are noodles, New Year Cake and Tangyuan. The noodle 46 long life. The New Year Cake is called Niangao in Chinese, which 47 the hope of improvement in 48 year after year. Tangyuan is a symbol of 49 according to the Chinese.
To 50 a New Year visit to relatives and friends is an important activity during the Spring Festival. People also send cards to 51 a New Year’s greeting. What children love most is to set off firecrackers. 52 , as the pace of life is becoming faster and faster, people have 53 new ways to celebrate the Chinese traditional New Year. For example, many people no longer send out greeting cards. 54 , they use short messages or emails. Also to travel during the New Year holidays has come into 55 .
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(答案→)B 解析：本文属于文化类短文，讲述了中国的年俗，在这一天人们吃什么，玩什么。以及不同的年俗所象征的意义。【小题1】B 名词辨析。A话B习惯C意义D故事；南方和北方人在这一天有不同的饮食习惯。【小题2】D 形容词辨析。A通常B难忘的C普通的D特殊的；这特殊的一天，人们的饮食不一样。【小题3】B 副词辨析。A很少B通常C总是D几乎不；在北方人们通常吃饺子。【小题4】A 名词辨析。A结束B未来C结果D影响；饺子意味着一段时间的开始和结束。【小题5】B 名词辨析。A原因B记录C笔记D故事；根据历史记录，南北方人都吃饺子。【小题6】D 连词辨析。也许因为南方生产的大米更多，南方人慢慢地就吃别的食物了。【小题7】C 动词辨析。A导致B那走C生产D带来；也许因为南方生产的大米更多。【小题8】D 动词辨析。A理解B知道C生产D开始；南方人在这一天慢慢第就开始吃别的东西了。【小题9】A 副词辨析。A除此之外B因此C结果是D通常；除此之外，这一天人们也吃面条。【小题10】D 名词辨析。A科目B头衔C节目D饭菜；在第一顿饭菜里罪常见的就是面条。【小题11】A 动词辨析。A象征B显示C展示D说明；面条象征这生命的长寿。【小题12】B 动词辨析。A运输B代表C去取D带走；年糕代表着一年年的生活的改善。【小题13】C 名词辨析。A健康B家庭C生活D工作；年糕代表着一年年的生活的改善。【小题14】A 名词辨析。A团圆B运气C幸福D和谐；汤圆是团圆的象征。【小题15】B 固定词组。Pay a visit to…参观…；拜访…；指在春节拜访亲戚朋友。【小题16】A 动词辨析。A表达B描述C建立D定义；人们送贺卡表达信念问候。【小题17】C 副词辨析。A幸运B不幸C然而D而且；然而，随着生活节奏变快人们采用了新方法。【小题18】D 短语辨析。A赠送B辨认C染上D开始用；，随着生活节奏变快人们采用了新方法。【小题19】A 副词辨析。A代替B幸运C而且D而且；代替贺卡，他们发送短信来表示新年祝福。【小题20】A 名词辨析。A时尚B影响C视力D权力；在春节期间旅游变得流行起来了。

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