Question

【題目】根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，選擇最佳答案。
The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Grain Rain (谷雨), as the last term in spring, starts on April 19 and ends on May 4.
Grain Rain comes from the old saying, “Rain brings up the growth of hundreds of grains”, which shows that this period of rainfall is very important for the growth of crops. Here's something that you may not know about the Grain Rain.

⒈________ Grain Rain falls between the end of spring and the beginning of summer, and the temperature rises much higher than it does in March. With dry soil and heavy winds, sandstorms may happen more often.	⒉________ There is an old custom in southern China that people drink tea on the day of Grain Rain. Spring tea during Grain Rain is good for the eyes. It is also said that drinking tea on this day would prevent bad luck.
⒊________ People in northern China have the tradition to eat the vegetable toona sinensis during Grain Rain. An old Chinese saying goes “toona sinensis before the rain is as tender as silk (嫩如絲)”. The vegetable is good for the stomach and skin.	⒋________ The Grain Rain Festival is celebrated by fishing villages in northern China. Grain Rain marks the start of the fishermen's first voyage (航行) of the year. The custom dates back to more than 2000 years ago.

（1）When Grain Rain ends, ________ starts.
A.spring
B.summer
C.autumn
（2）The underlined word “crops” refers to ________.
A.plants in the field
B.trees in the forest
C.fishes in the sea
（3）The people in southern China ________ on the day of Grain Rain.
A.drink tea
B.eat toona sinensis
C.start the first voyage
（4）We can infer that “toona sinensis” must be a kind of vegetable which ________.
A.can bring good luck
B.is delicious and healthy
C.grows at the seaside
（5）The right order of the titles from 1 to 4 should be ________.
a. Eating toona sinensis
b. Sandstorms happen
c. Grain Rain Festival
d. Drinking tea
A.b-a-d-c
B.b-c-a-d
C.b-d-a-c

Answer 1

【答案】
（1）B
（2）A
（3）A
（4）B
（5）C
【解析】本文介紹了谷雨這個(gè)節(jié)氣。在谷雨時(shí)，雨水開(kāi)始頻繁，促進(jìn)作物的生長(zhǎng)。北方的人們?cè)诠扔昶陂g吃香椿，南方的人喝茶。在北方漁村，人們會(huì)慶祝谷雨節(jié)。
（1）細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Grain Rain falls between the end of spring and the beginning of summer, 可知谷雨是在春末和夏初之間，因此開(kāi)始的時(shí)間是在春天，故選B。
（2）詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)Grain Rain comes from the old saying, “Rain brings up the growth of hundreds of grains”, 可知谷雨促進(jìn)谷物的生長(zhǎng)，谷物是莊稼，是生長(zhǎng)在田地里的植物，故選A。
（3）細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)There is an old custom in southern China that people drink tea on the day of Grain Rain.可知在中國(guó)南方，人們?cè)诠扔赀@一天喝茶，故選A。
（4）推理判斷題。根據(jù)The vegetable is good for the stomach and skin.可知香椿這種蔬菜對(duì)胃和皮膚好，故推斷它是健康的，美味的蔬菜，故選B。（5）概括歸納題。根據(jù)With dry soil and heavy winds, sandstorms may happen more often.可知第一個(gè)方框的標(biāo)題是Sandstorms happen，根據(jù)There is an old custom in southern China that people drink tea on the day of Grain Rain.可知第二個(gè)方框的標(biāo)題是Drinking tea，根據(jù)People in northern China have the tradition to eat the vegetable toona sinensis during Grain Rain.可知第三個(gè)的標(biāo)題是Eating toona sinensis，根據(jù)The Grain Rain Festival is celebrated by fishing villages in northern China.可知第四個(gè)的標(biāo)題是The Grain Rain Festival ，故此處排列順序正確的是b-d-a-c, 故選C。