時(shí)文閱讀：24節(jié)氣--驚蟄閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。AwakeningofInsects(驚蟄)fallsonMar5andendsonMar20thisyear,whichsignalsariseintemperatureandrainfall.Asthethirdsolarterminthelunaryear,itsnamereferstothefactthatanimalssleepinginwinterareawakenedbyspringthunderandthattheearthbeginstocomebacktolife.Hereare5thingsyoumaynotknowaboutAwakeningofInsects.SpringploughingTheAwakeningofInsectsisanextremelyimportanttimeforfarmersandiswidelyseenasthebeginningofthebusiesttimeforagriculturalwork.Duringthisperiod,mostpartsofChinaexperiencethequickestriseintemperaturesandsunshine,whichprovidesgoodnaturalconditionsforfarming.AsanoldChinesesayinggoes"oncetheAwakeningofInsectscomes,springploughingneverrests"OfferingsacrificestothewhitetigerAccordingtoancientChinesefolklore,awhitetigeristhecreaturethatbringsquarrelsanddisputes.Italwaysbeginshuntingduringthisperiodandsometimesbitespeople.Itissaidthatthosebittenbyawhitetigerwillencounterevilvillainsthatbringbadluck.Thereforepeopleoffersacrificestothewhitetigertoprotectthemselves.Beating"villains（小人，壞人）""Villain"hittingoriginatedintheTangDynasty(618-907)andit'safolkritualpopularinGuangdongandHongKongtoexpelthe"villain"andtobringgoodluck.Peopleoftenassignaspecific"witch"(usuallyanelderlywoman)to"beatthevillains"byusingpapercutintheshapeofhumanstorepresent"villains"intheirlives.AgoodtimeforfishingAroundtheAwakeningofInsects,hibernatinganimalswakeup,andsodofish.Theyswimfromdeepwatertoshallowwaterinsearchoffood,matingandbearingyoung.Especiallyforpeoplelivinginthecity,drivingtothesuburbs,fishinginalake,bathinginthesunlight,andenjoyingthesingingbirdsandfragrantflowersmakeforaperfectweekendinspring.EatingpearsEatingpearsaroundtheAwakeningofInsectsisawidely-practicedcustominChina.Astheweathergetswarmerandtheairbecomesdry,peopletendtofeeltheirmouthsareparchedandtonguesdry,whichcancausecoldsorcoughs.Apearissweet,juicyandcold,moisteningthelungstoarrestacough.Therefore,pearsarehighlyrecommendedduringtheAwakeningofInsects.(CalendarforChinese24SolarTerms:AwakeningofInsects-People'sDailyOnline)Whydopeopleoffersacrificestothewhitetiger?Toprotectthewhitetiger.Topreventbadluck.Toavoidargumentswiththewhitetiger.Tohuntthewhitetiger.WhichactivityisNOTafolkcustominAwakeningofInsects?FishinginalakeWorkingonthefarmlandAssigningawitchtobeat“villains”EatingpeachtomoistenthelungsWhatdoestheunderlinedword“arrest”meaninthelastparagraph?Takesomebodytoa

policestationStopaprocessoradevelopmentMakesomebodynoticesomethingOne’sheartstopsbeatingWherecanthetextbefound?InanovelInamagazineInabiographyInahistorybook二次精讀I.詞匯signaln.amovementorsoundthatyoumaketogivesbinformation,instructions,awarning,etc.信號(hào)；預(yù)示【例】a

danger/warning/distressetc.signal

危險(xiǎn)、警告、求救等信號(hào)Theriseininflationisa

clearsignal

thatthegovernment'spoliciesarenotworking.

通貨膨脹率的上升清楚地表明，政府的政策不起作用v.tomakeamovementorsoundtogivesbamessage,anorder,etc.發(fā)信號(hào)，發(fā)暗號(hào)；示意；【例】Didyousignalbeforeyouturnedright?

右轉(zhuǎn)彎前你示意了嗎？Hesignalledtothewaiterforthebill.

他示意服務(wù)員結(jié)賬。tobeasignthatsthexistsorislikelytohappen標(biāo)志，表明，預(yù)示（indicate）【例】Thisannouncementsignalledaclearchangeofpolicy.

這個(gè)聲明顯示政策有明顯的改變。sacrificen.thefactofgivingupsthimportantorvaluabletoyouinordertogetordosththatseemsmoreimportant;sththatyougiveupinthisway犧牲；祭祀品；【例】Herparents

madesacrifices

sothatshecouldhaveagoodeducation.

為了讓她受良好的教育，她的父母作了很多犧牲。v.togiveupsththatisimportantorvaluabletoyouinordertogetordosththatseemsmoreimportantforyourselforforanotherperson犧牲【例】Shesacrificedeverythingforherchildren.

她為子女犧牲了一切。folkloren.thetraditionsandstoriesofacountryorcommunity民俗【例】Irish/Indianfolklore

愛(ài)爾蘭╱印度民俗quarreln.anangryargumentordisagreementbetweenpeople,oftenaboutapersonalmatter口角；爭(zhēng)吵；拌嘴~(withsb/betweenAandB)【例】Hedidnotmentionthequarrelwithhiswife.

他沒(méi)有提起和妻子的爭(zhēng)吵。v.tohaveanangryargumentordisagreement爭(zhēng)吵；吵嘴；吵架~(withsb)【例】MysisterandIusedtoquarrelallthetime.

我和妹妹過(guò)去老是吵架。disputen.anargumentoradisagreementbetweentwopeople,groupsorcountries;discussionaboutasubjectwherethereisdisagreement爭(zhēng)論；辯論；爭(zhēng)端；糾紛~(betweenAandB)/~(over/aboutsth)【例】adisputebetweenthetwocountriesabouttheborder

兩國(guó)間的邊界爭(zhēng)端Thecauseoftheaccidentwasstill

indispute

.

事故的原因仍在爭(zhēng)議之中。v.toquestionwhethersthistrueandvalid對(duì)…提出質(zhì)詢；對(duì)…表示異議（或懷疑）【例】Thesefigureshavebeendisputed.

有人對(duì)這些數(shù)字提出了質(zhì)疑。toargueordisagreestronglywithsbaboutsth,especiallyaboutwhoownssth爭(zhēng)論；辯論；爭(zhēng)執(zhí)【例】Theissueremains

hotlydisputed

.

這個(gè)問(wèn)題至今仍在激烈地辯論中。batheinthesunlight沐浴在陽(yáng)光中parchedadj.verydry,especiallybecausetheweatherishot干渴的；曬干的【例】soilparchedbydrought

旱災(zāi)造成的焦干的土壤arrestn.theactofarrestingsb逮捕；拘捕【例】Shewas

underarrest

onsuspicionofmurder.

她因涉嫌謀殺而被逮捕。anactofsthstoppingorbeinginterrupted停止；中止【例】Hediedaftersufferinga

cardiacarrest.

他死于心搏停止。v.ifthepolicearrestsb,thepersonistakentoapolicestationandkepttherebecausethepolicebelievetheymaybeguiltyofacrime逮捕；拘留【例】Shewasarrestedfordrug-relatedoffences.

她因涉嫌毒品犯罪而被捕。tostopaprocessoradevelopment阻止；中止【例】Theyfailedtoarrestthecompany'sdecline.

他們未能阻止公司的衰落。tomakesbnoticesthandpayattentiontoit

吸引（注意）【例】Anunusualnoise

arrestedhisattention

.

一陣不尋常的嘈雜聲引起了他的注意。ifsbarrests,theirheartstopsbeating心跳停止【例】Hearrestedonthewaytothehospital.

他在送往醫(yī)院途中停止了心跳。Ⅱ.長(zhǎng)難句分析Asthethirdsolarterminthelunaryear,itsnamealludestothefactthatanimalssleepinginwinterareawakenedbyspringthunderandthattheearthbeginstocomebacktolife.作為農(nóng)歷的第三個(gè)節(jié)氣，顧名思義，驚蟄意味著冬眠的動(dòng)物被春雷喚醒，大地上萬(wàn)物復(fù)蘇。thefactthat...andthat引導(dǎo)同位語(yǔ)從句；alludeto暗示，提及。Itissaidthatthosebittenbyawhitetigerwillencounterevilvillainsthatbringbadluck.據(jù)說(shuō)那些被白虎所咬的人會(huì)遇到帶來(lái)厄運(yùn)的小人。itissaidthat...“據(jù)說(shuō)...”，it作形式主語(yǔ)，that引導(dǎo)主語(yǔ)從句；bitten過(guò)去分詞作后置定語(yǔ)，bite-bit-bitten；thatbringbadluck：that引導(dǎo)定語(yǔ)從句，修飾先行詞villains。Ⅲ.摘要驚蟄，古稱“啟蟄”，是二十四節(jié)氣中的第三個(gè)節(jié)氣，標(biāo)志著仲春時(shí)節(jié)的開(kāi)始。春雷始鳴，驚醒蟄伏地下越冬的