第四节 阅读表达 阅读下面的短文, 然后根据短文内容回答问题。(共5小题,计10分)

Jiaozi, also known as Chinese dumplings, is a must-have during holidays in Northern China. It dates back to ancient times.

Jiaozi is one of the most important foods in Chinese New Year. Since jiaozi is in the shape of ancient Chinese gold or silver ingots (银锭),it symbolizes wealth (象征着财富). Traditionally, the members of a family get together to make dumplings on New Year's Eve. They may hide a coin in one of the dumplings. The person who finds the coin will be likely to have good luck. As the Spring festival marks the start of a new year, people choose to eat jiaozi in the hope of having a good future in the coming new year.

Based on your taste, you can make different kinds of Chinese dumplings using different fillings. There is no set rule as to what makes dumpling fillings. They can be anything from vegetables, meat or seafood. Whatever the fillings are, the wrapping (包) skill needs to be exquisite (精美的) to make jiaozi good-looking.

As China is a country with a vast territory(幅员辽阔), there are differences in different areas in ways of making jiaozi or even serving it. For example, dumpling wrappers are made with a rolling stick in Beijing and Hebei province, while in some parts of Inner Mongolia, wrappers are hand-pressed.

60.When did Chinese people probably begin to have jiaozi?

61.What does jiaozi symbolize?

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62.Why do people choose to eat jiaozi on New Year's Eve?

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63.Do people need to follow set rules to make dumpling fillings?

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64.How are dumpling wrappers made in some parts of Inner Mongolia?

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答案及解析：

60. 根据“It dates back to ancient times.”(它可以追溯到古代)，可知中国人可能在古代就开始吃饺子了，所以答案是“In ancient times.”。更多真题请微信搜索英语巴士小程序。

61. 根据“Since jiaozi is in the shape of ancient Chinese gold or silver ingots (银锭), it symbolizes wealth (象征着财富).”(因为饺子的形状像中国古代的金银锭，所以它象征着财富)，可知饺子象征着财富，所以答案是“Wealth.”。

62. 根据“As the Spring Festival marks the start of a new year, people choose to eat jiaozi in the hope of having a good future in the coming new year.”(因为春节标志着新的一年的开始，人们选择吃饺子，希望在即将到来的新的一年里有一个好的未来)，可知人们选择在除夕吃饺子是因为他们希望在即将到来的新的一年里有一个好的未来，所以答案是“Because they hope to have a good future in the coming new year.”。

63. 根据“There is no set rule as to what makes dumpling fillings.”(对于饺子馅的制作没有固定的规则)，可知人们不需要遵循固定的规则来制作饺子馅，所以答案是“No, they don't.”。

64. 根据“For example, dumpling wrappers are made with a rolling stick in Beijing and Hebei province, while in some parts of Inner Mongolia, wrappers are hand-pressed.”(例如，在北京和河北省，饺子皮是用擀面杖做的，而在内蒙古的一些地方，饺子皮是用手压的)，可知在内蒙古的一些地方，饺子皮是用手压的，所以答案是“They are hand-pressed.”。