问题补充：
Chinese 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 26 about the foods they eat on this 27day. In Northern China, people 28eat Jiaozi. The word Jiaozi in Chinese means the 29and the beginning of time. According to historical 30, in the past people from the North and the South both ate Jiaozi on Chinese New Year’s Day. Perhaps 31 the areas in Southern China 32more rice than those in Northern China, southern people slowly 33 to eat many other kinds of food on New Year’s Day. 34, the most common foods for the first 35are noodles, New Year Cake and Tangyuan. The noodle 36 long life. The New Year Cake is called Niangao in Chinese, which 37the hope of improvement in 38year after year. Tangyuan is a symbol of 39according to the Chinese.
To 40a New Year visit to relatives and friends is an important activity during the Spring Festival. People also send cards to 41a New Year’s greeting. What children love most is to set off firecrackers. 42, as the pace of life is becoming faster and faster, people have 43new ways to celebrate the Chinese traditional New Year. For example, many people no longer send out greeting cards. 44, they use short messages or emails. Also to travel during the New Year holidays has come into 45.
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答案：
(答案→)B
解析：
【小题1】考查名词;句意是：南北方人对吃的食物有不同的习惯。选B
【小题2】考查形容词：春节的第一天是个特殊的日子。选D
【小题3】考查副词，表示北方人经常吃饺子。选B
【小题4】考查上下文串联：后面是the beginning of time 说明前面是end。选A
【小题5】考查名词：historical records“历史记录”，选B
【小题6】考查连词：句意是：因为南方生产的稻米更多，所以选D
【小题7】考查动词，解析同上题。选C
【小题8】考查动词：表示南方人开始慢慢吃其他食物。选D
【小题9】考查副词，besides是此外，表示另外的原因。选A
【小题10】考查上下文串联，第一句话就有the first meal，选D
【小题11】考查动词：句意是：面条象征长寿。选A
【小题12】考查动词：表示年糕代表生活一年比一年好。选B
【小题13】考查名词：解析同上题。选C
【小题14】考查名词：表示汤圆是象征着团园。选A
【小题15】考查词组：pay a visit to“拜访”。选B
【小题16】考查动词：人们送卡片是为了表达问候。选A
【小题17】表示转折；后面讲的是现在人们过节的方式和以前不一样了。选C
【小题18】考查词组辨析：A. given away赠送，B. made out辨认出，C. got into进入，D. taken up从事，句意是：人们人们已经采取了新的方式庆祝春节。选D。
【小题19】考查副词，人们不送卡片了，相反的，人们发短信发邮件。选A
【小题20】考查名词：句意是;出国旅游也变成时尚了。选A
