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【題目】 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.

1． . 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.	2. . 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.
3． . 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.	4． . 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.springB.autumnC.summerD.winter

【2】The underlined word “crops” refers to .

A.trees in the forestB.plants in the field

C.clouds in the skyD.fishes in the sea

【3】The people in southern China on the day of Grain Rain.

A.grow spring teaB.eat toona sinensis

C.start the first voyageD.drink tea

【4】We can infer that “toona sinensis” must be a kind of vegetable which .

A.is delicious and healthyB.can bring good luck

C.can prevent bad luckD.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-c-a-dB.b-a-d-cC.b-d-a-cD.b-a-c-d

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】D

【4】A

【5】C

【解析】

本文主要講述中國(guó)24節(jié)氣之一——谷雨，是春天的最后一個(gè)節(jié)氣。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。題意：當(dāng)谷雨結(jié)束，什么開始？A. spring春天；B. autumn秋天；C. summer夏天；D. winter冬天。根據(jù)the last term in spring春季的最后一個(gè)節(jié)氣，當(dāng)它結(jié)束時(shí)，夏天會(huì)開始，故選C。

【2】詞義猜測(cè)題。題意：下劃線“crops”指的是什么？A. trees in the forest森林里的樹；B. plants in the field田野的植物；C. clouds in the sky天空的云；D. fishes in the sea海里的魚。根據(jù)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. 谷雨源于“雨養(yǎng)百谷”的古語，說明這一時(shí)期的降雨對(duì)農(nóng)作物的生長(zhǎng)十分重要�？芍�，谷雨對(duì)植物是重要的，故選B。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。題意：中國(guó)南方的人在谷雨這一天做什么？A. grow spring tea種春茶；B. eat toona sinensis吃香椿；C. start the first voyage開始第一次航行；D. drink tea喝茶。根據(jù)There is an old custom in southern China that people drink tea on the day of Grain Rain. 中國(guó)南方有一個(gè)古老的習(xí)俗，人們?cè)诠扔昴翘旌炔琛？芍�，南方的人們�?huì)喝茶，故選D。

【4】推理判斷題。題意：我們提到的“toona sinensis”一定是一種什么樣的蔬菜？A. is delicious and healthy美味健康；B. can bring good luck帶來好運(yùn)；C. can prevent bad luck阻擋壞運(yùn)氣；D. grows at the seaside生長(zhǎng)在海邊。根據(jù)The vegetable is good for the stomach and skin. 這種蔬菜對(duì)胃和皮膚都有好處�？芍�，這種蔬菜是健康的，對(duì)身體有好處，故選A。

【5】主旨大意題。題意：1到4的正確順序是什么？根據(jù)With dry soil and heavy winds, sandstorms may happen more often. 土壤干燥，風(fēng)力大，沙塵暴可能會(huì)多發(fā)�？芍�，第一空講的是沙暴的發(fā)生，為b；第二空，根據(jù)It is also said that drinking tea on this day would prevent bad luck. 據(jù)說在這一天喝茶可以防止厄運(yùn)。可知，講述南方的人喝茶，為d；第三空，根據(jù)People in northern China have the tradition to eat the vegetable toona sinensis during Grain Rain. 中國(guó)北方人有在谷雨期間吃蔬菜香椿的傳統(tǒng)�？芍�，講述北方人吃香椿，為a；第四空，根據(jù)The custom dates back to more than 2000 years ago. 這個(gè)習(xí)俗可以追溯到2000多年前�？芍�，講述谷雨這個(gè)習(xí)俗，為c；故順序?yàn)?/span>b-d-a-c。故選C。