Question

【題目】 The traditional Chinese lunar calendar（農(nóng)歷） 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.summerC.autumnD.winter

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

A.birds in the skyB.trees in the forestC.fishes in the seaD.plants in the field

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

A.drink teaB.eat toona sinensisC.start the first voyageD.eat fish

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

A.can bring good luckB.is delicious and healthy

C.grows at the seasideD.is good for the eyes

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】A

【4】B

【解析】

文章大意：短文介紹了谷雨這個節(jié)氣。在谷雨時，雨水開始頻繁，促進作物的生長。北方的人們在谷雨期間吃香椿；南方的人喝茶；在北方漁村人們會慶祝谷雨節(jié)。

【1】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中Grain Rain falls between the end of spring and the beginning of summer, 可知，谷雨在春末和夏初之間，因此谷雨結(jié)束的時候，夏天就開始了，故答案為B。

【2】詞義猜測題。根據(jù)Grain Rain comes from the old saying, “Rain brings up the growth of hundreds of grains”, 可知，谷雨促進谷物的生長，谷物是莊稼，是生長在田地里的植物，故答案為D。

【3】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中根據(jù)There is an old custom in southern China that people drink tea on the day of Grain Rain. 可知，在中國南方，人們在谷雨這一天喝茶，故答案為A。

【4】推理判斷題。根據(jù)文中The vegetable is good for the stomach and skin. 可知，香椿這種蔬菜對胃和皮膚好，故推斷它是健康的，美味的蔬菜，故選B。