四川省达州市2021-2023年中考英语试卷分类汇编：阅读理解

四川省达州市 2021-2023年中考英语试卷分类汇编 阅读理解 2023年达州市中考英语试题 四、阅读理解（共两节满分40分） 第一节 （共15小题, 每小题2分, 计30分） 阅读下面的短文, 根据短文内容, 从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。 A Weekends, air conditioners （空调）, takeouts. . . are all common things for modem people. Have you ever wondered if ancient people enjoyed the same lifestyles? Let's take a look. No weekends In ancient China, there were no weekends because people did not use a weekly calendar. But they could still relax after work. During the Han Dynasty, officers took one day oflf every five days. During the Tang Dynasty, officers worked for ten days and rested for one day. There were also many public holidays in ancient times, such as Spring Festival, winter solstice and Mid-Autumn Festival. People like farmers and businessmen usually worked most of the year, but even the most hard-working people would take a few days off during Spring Festival. Smart ways of staying cool In ancient times, though people didn't have air conditioners, they had their own ways to get through the hot summer. People collected ice blocks in winter and stored them in an icehouse. When summer came, people could take the ice blocks home and use them to make their rooms cooler. There was a kind of pillow （枕头）made of porcelain （瓷器）that felt pleasantly cool. Ancient people also made bamboo into bed mats （垫子）to sleep on. They're still used today. Takeouts not a new thing There was takeout as far back as the Song Dynasty. In the famous Song Dynasty pointing Along the River During the Qingming Festival （《清明上河图》）, a takeout worker can be seen with food in hand. People at the time even had special meal boxes for takeout dishes. They also used warming plates made of two layers （层）of porcelain. Hot water could be put between them to keep dishes warm. 51 . Why were there no weekends in ancient times? A. Because ancient people were more hard-working than modem ones. B. Because ancient people didn't use a weekly calendar. C. Because the emperors didn't allow their people to have a