Question

Winter solstice, as the name shows, means the coming of winter. As an important solar term in the traditional Chinese calendar, it is also a traditional holiday for Chinese, which is also called “冬節(jié)”， “長至節(jié)”，“亞歲”, etc. Generally, winter solstice occurs between December 21st and 23rd. According to the traditional Chinese calendar, five days constitutes a pentad and three pentads constitutes a solar term. One year is divided into twelve periods and twelve climates which are regarded as twenty-four solar terms. The Winter Solstice is one of twenty-four solar terms. On this day, in the Northern Hemisphere the period of daytime is the shortest of the year and the period of night is longest. . In Northern China during winter solstice there is a custom of eating dumplings.

1.There are _________ solar terms in a year.

A. twelve B. five C. twenty-four

2.People often eat _________ during winter solstice

A. mooncakes B. dumplings C. noodles

3.Winter solstice is in __________.

A. January B. October C. December

4.On winter solstice the period of night is ________in China.

A. the longest B. the shortest C. darkest

5.Which day has the longest daytime in China?

A. The beginning of spring B. Summer solstice

C. The beginning of autumn

Answer 1