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17．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 sinesis during Grain Rain．An old Chinese saying goes"toona sinensis before the rain is as tender as silk（嫩如絲）"．The vegetables is good for the stomach and skin．	4．_____ The Grain Rain Festival is celebrate by fishing villages in northern China．Grain Rain marks the start of the fishermen's fast voyage（航行）of the year．The custom dates back to more than 2000 years ago．

42．When Grain Rain ends，Bstarts．
A．spring
B．summer
C．a(chǎn)utumn
43．The underlined word"crops"refers toA．
A．plants in the field
B．trees in the forest
C．fishes in the sea
44．The people in southern ChinaAon the day of Grain Rain．
A．drink tea
B．eat toona sinensis
C．start the first voyage
45．We can infer that"toona sinensis"must be a kind of vegetable whichB．
A．can bring good luck
B．is dilicious and healthy
C．grows at the seaside
46．The right order of the titles from 1 to 4 should beC．
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

分析 本文是一篇社會文化類短文．主要講述了24節(jié)氣中的谷雨，谷雨是春天當中的最后一個節(jié)氣，在4月19開始，5月4號結束，谷雨來自一句古老的諺語"雨生百谷"，這個時節(jié)對農(nóng)作物的生長很有利．還介紹了四個有關谷雨的事情．第一個是暴風雨，谷雨在春夏之交降落，氣溫大大提高，這個時候經(jīng)常發(fā)生暴風雨；第二個是喝茶，南方的人們有在谷雨的時候有喝茶的習俗，谷雨的時節(jié)喝茶有利于眼睛，還能防止糟糕的運氣；第三個是吃香椿，北方的人們在谷雨前后有吃香椿的習俗，古語云"雨前香椿嫩如絲"，香椿有健胃、潤膚之功效；第四個是谷雨節(jié)，南方的漁村在谷雨的時候還要慶祝一下，這是一年當中出海捕魚的開始，這個習俗可以追溯到2000年以前．

解答 42．答案：B．細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)"Grain Rain falls between the end of spring and the beginning of summer"可知谷雨降落的時候是在春天的結尾，夏天的開始，所以谷雨結束的時候，下一個季節(jié)就是夏季，故選B．

43．答案：A．詞義理解題．根據(jù)crops的前面的一句話"Rain brings up the growth of hundreds of grains"雨水會讓好幾百種谷物開始生長，因此可知crops就是指的前面這句話中的grains，我們知道grains"谷物"都是種在田地里面的植物，即莊稼．故選A．

44．答案：A．細節(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．"可知谷雨的時候，南方的人們有喝茶的習俗，故選A．

45．答案：B．細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)"An old Chinese saying goes"toona sinensis before the rain is as tender as silk（嫩如絲）"．The vegetables is good for the stomach and skin．"可知"toona sinesis"香椿這種蔬菜在谷雨時節(jié)很嫩，有健胃和潤膚之功效，所以"toona sinesis"這種蔬菜很好吃，是健康食品，故選B．

46．答案：C．細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)"With dry soil and heavy winds，sandstorms may happen more often．"可知第一個的標題是暴風雨；根據(jù)"There is an old custom in southern China that people drink tea on the day of Grain Rain．"可知第二個的標題是喝茶；根據(jù)"People in northern China have the tradition to eat the vegetable toona sinesis during Grain Rain．"可知吃香椿是第三個的標題；根據(jù)"The Grain Rain Festival is celebrate by fishing villages in northern China．"可知谷雨的時候要慶祝，這是一個節(jié)日，所以第四個的標題是谷雨節(jié)．結合給出的選擇項，所以這四個標題的順序是b-d-a-c，故選C．

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