中國二十四節(jié)氣

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24solartermsof2023

（2023年二十四節(jié)氣）

SpringEquinoxGraininEarBeginningofAutumnGreaterCold

（春分）（芒種）（立秋）（大寒）

The4thtermThe9thtermThe13thtermThe24thterm

March21stJune6thAugust8thJanuary20th

EverythingItkeepsTheleavesofItissnowyand

beginstogrowandrainyandcloudytreesstarttofall,ascold.Peoplewear

flowerscomeout.duringthatthesayinggoes,t4Onethickclothestokeep

Somebirdsflybacktoperiod.Manyleaffalls,autumnwarm.Childrenoften

thenorth.Peoplefarmersarebusyarrives.9,Peoplecanmakesnowmenand

alwaysflykitesandworkinginthefeelthatthewindisdosomewintersports

goclimbing.fields.gettingcool.likeiceskating.

1.SpringEquinoxisthebesttimeto.

A.workinthefieldsB.flykites

C.pickupleavesD.makesnowmen

2.How'stheweatherduringGraininEar?

A.Cloudyandwindy.B.Sunnyandhot.C.Rainyand

cloudy.D.Snowyandcold.

3.Whichsolartermisthelastoneofallthesolarterms?

A.SpringEquinox.B.GraininEar.

C.BeginningofAutumn.D.GreaterCold.

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HowdoesChinacountthewintermonths?

Ifswintertime.AccordingtotheChineselunarcalendar,November,December,January

andFebruaryarewintermonths.Theyincludesixsolarterms（節(jié)氣）：lidong（beginningof

winter),xiaoxue(lightsnow),daxue(heavysnow),dongzhi(wintersolstice),xiaohan(lesser

cold)anddahan(greatercold).

Winterbeginsatlidong(Nov7-8),afterwhichmostpartsofthecountrycanstartto

expectcoldweather.Onthisday,afterayearofhardwork,peoplearehappytotakeabreak

andspendsometimewithfamily.ThenorthernpartofChinacelebrateslidongasthe“Small

SpringFestival”.Peoplehavedumplingsandeatmutton(羊肉)soup.

Xiaoxue(Nov22-23)anddaxue(Dec6-8)comeafterlidong.Duringxiaoxue,northern

Chinacanexpectsnowandtemperaturesslowlyfallbelow0℃.Daxuemeansevenmore

snowandbiggertemperaturedrops.

Whendongzhi(Dec21-23)comes,itbringstheshortestdaysoftheyearandthelongest

nights.Manyplacesaroundthecountrycanexpectthecoldestweatheryet.AncientChinese

wouldoftenstartcounting"ninecoldperiods^^(數(shù)九寒天)startingfromdongzhi.Everycold

periodhasninedays.Theybelievedthatafter81colddays,springwouldarrive.

Xiaohan(Jan4-6)usuallybringsthelowesttemperaturesoftheyear.Theremaybehigh

windsandsleet(雨雪).

Finally,duringdahan(Jan19-21),thesleetyweatherfillsthefieldswithsnow.All

ChinesearereadytowelcometheChineseNewYearafterdahan.SpringFestival,China's

mostimportantfestival,fallsatthistime.Afterthat,anewroundofsolartermswillstart.

4.Wintermonthsincludesolarterms.

A.fourB.fiveC.sixD.seven

5.Theunderlinedphrase"takeabreak“means.

A.工作B.休息C.請假D.打破

6.TemperaturesinnorthernChinafallbelow0℃during.

A.lidongB.xiaoxueC.dongzhiD.xiaohan

7.Thetemperaturefromlidongtodahan.

A.ishigherandhigherB.isconstant(不變的)

C.isdecreasingD.isthehighest

8.Whafsthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Sixsolartermsinwintertime.

B.IntroductionoftheChineselunarcalendar.

C.People'slivesinwintertime.

D.Temperaturesinfourseasons.

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LesserCold,the23rdof24solarterms（節(jié)氣），fellonJan.5ththisyear.Duringthis

term,theleavesarelonggoneandeveryroofofthehouseiscoveredwithsnowinthenorth

ofChina.Thefarmworkhascometoanend,sothefarmersstoptoenjoythesparetimeof

theyear.

LesserColdisthecoldesttimeoftheyear.However,thebittercoldcan'tpreventpeople

fromenjoyingtheirlives.Therearemanyinterestingactivitiesforpeopletodo.InChina,

wintersweet（臘梅）comesoutatthattime.Peopleoftengowheretheycanadmirethebeauty

ofwintersweettogetherwithfriends.Ifsalsoagoodtimeforpeopletoskate,fightwith

snowballsandbuildsnowmen.

Amongalltheseactivities,themostimportantoneispreparingfortheSpringFestival.

Somepeoplemakedecorationslikepapercuttingandcoupletsontheirown.Othersbeginto

store（儲藏）newyeargoods.DuringtheperiodofLesserCold,theso-called“newyeartaste”

isaroundeverycomerofthestreet.

TheLesserColddayisalsoknownasagreatdaytonourish（滋補）.Insomepartsof

China,peopleliketohavemuttonhotpotonthatday,becausetheybelievethateatingmutton

cankeepthemselveswarmthewholewinter.Differentplaceshavedifferentcustoms.In

Guangzhou,itistraditionaltoeatglutinousrice（糯米）inthemorning.

NomatterwhereyouareinChina,andnomatterwhatyoudoontheLesserColdday,

thecustomsofLesserColdsharethesamepurpose-spendingthecoldestdayinthewarmest

way.

9.WhichofthefollowingpicturescanbestdescribetheLesserCold?

10.Accordingtothepassage,peoplewillonLesserCold.

①admirethewintersweet②playwithsnow

（3）visitfriends④preparefortheSpringFestival

A.①②③B.①②④C.①③④D.②③④

11.Thebesttitleforthepassagemaybe.

A.DifferentCustomsofChineseFestivals

B.DifferentWaystoKeepWarmontheColdestDay

C.LesserCold-TheBestTimetoNourishinaYear

D.LesserCold—TheColdestButWarmestDay

12.Thebeststructureofthepassagemaybe.

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Theopeningdayofthe2022BeijingWinterOlympicshappenedtobethe"Beginningof

Spring^^（立春），whichisthefirstofthe24solarterms（節(jié)氣）oftheyear.Itreflectedthe

Chinesepeople'sunderstandingoftime,showingthebeautyofChinesetraditionalcultureto

theworld.

IntheancientChineselunarcalendar,therearetwo"solarterms“everymonth.u24solar

terms^^wasgraduallyformedbyancientChinesethroughlong-termwatchofthechanging

laws（規(guī)律）ofanimals,plants,season,weatherandnaturalenvironmentintheprocessof

gettingalongwithnature.

BeginningofSpringmeansthatspringbegins,temperaturerises,naturewakesand

everythingisfulloflife.Farmersbeginploughing（犁耕），plantingandsoon.Inmanyparts

ofChina,peoplealsohavethecustomof“bitingthespring”（咬春）.Theyeatspringpancakes,

springrolls,orafewmouthfulsofcarrotsonthedayoftheBeginningofSpring.Spring

pancakesarepeople'sgoodwishesfor"ayear'splanliesinspring”,while"bitingspring^^and

chewing（咀嚼）carrotstakethemeaningoftheancientsthat"ifyoubitethegrassroots（根），

youcandoeverything（咬得草根斷，則百事可做）”.

Nowadays,the"24solarterms^^isstillbeingusedbyfarmersandfollowedinmany

otherpartsoftheworldbesidesChina.IthasbeenofficiallylistedintheUNintangible

culturalheritagelist（聯(lián)合國非物質(zhì)文化遺產(chǎn)名錄）.

13.Whatdoesthesecondparagraphmainlytellus?

A.Whatthe"24solarterms"are.B.AncientChinesewereverysmart.

C.Howthe"24solarterms“wasformed.D.Theancientsweregoodatresearching.

14.Whatdoes"bitingthespring^reflect?

A.People'swayoflife.B.People'shopeforthenewyear.

C.People'seatinghabits.D.People'sunderstandingoftime.

15.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.Eachsolartermhasfifteendays.

B.OnlyChineseusethe"24solarterms,\

C.TherewasnolunarcalendarinancientChina.

D."24solarterms“canguidefarmingproductionanddailylife.

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AWhiteDew（白露）isthe15thsolarterm（節(jié)氣）oftheyear.ItbeginsonSeptember

7thandendsonSeptember22ndin2021.HerearesometraditionsaboutWhiteDew.

Eatlongan（龍眼）.LonganisakindofsweetfruitwhichtastesgreataroundWhiteDew.

ItisatraditionforpeopleinFuzhoutoeatlonganonthefirstdayofWhiteDew.Itissaidthat

longanisashealthyaseggs.Peoplebelieveitcanmakethemlookgood.

DrinkWhiteDewTea.Teawilltastebestafterahotsummer.WhiteDewTealastslong,

whichisdifferentfromspringtea.Itisalsodifferentfromsummerteawhichisdryanda

littlebitter（苦的）.WhiteDewTeatastessweet.

Collectten"white”herbalmedicines（收集十種"白”草藥）.PeopleinWenzhouhavea

traditionofcollectingherbalmedicineslikeBaishaoonthefirstdayofWhiteDew.People

believethateatingtheseherbalmedicinescankeephealthy.

Eatsweetpotatoes.Intheolddays,farmersatesweetpotatoesonthefirstdayofWhite

Dew.AccordingtoChinesemedicine,sweetpotatoescanmakepeoplelivelongerand

becomehealthier.

16.ThetraditionforWhiteDewinFuzhouisto.

A.eatlonganB.drinkWhiteDewTea

C.collectherbalmedicinesD.eatsweetpotatoes

17.Teamayhaveitsbesttastein

A.JanuaryB.JulyC.SeptemberD.December

18.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Thereare15solartermsinayear.

B.SummerteatastesbetterthanWhiteDewTea.

C.Baishaoisakindofherbalmedicine.

D.Peoplemusteatsweetpotatoestokeephealthy.

19.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?

A.Differentkindsofherbalmedicines.

B.TheimportanceofWhiteDew.

C.SometraditionsaboutWhiteDew.

D.WaystokeephealthyduringWhiteDew.

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FrosfsDescent（霜降），the18thsolarterm（節(jié)氣）oftheyear,beginsthisyearonOct.

23andendsonNov.6.Itisthelastsolartermofautumn,thentheweatherbecomesmuch

colderthanbeforeandfrostbeginstoappear.Peopleusuallycarealotaboutthefoodtheyeat

duringthisperiod.

Eatingpersimmons（柿子）canhelppeoplefightagainstthecoldandprotectbones.

Countrysidepeoplebelievetheirlips（嘴唇）willbecomedryandcrack（破裂）iftheydon't

eatanyduringthisperiod.

InChina,ifssaidthat“Eatanappleaftermeals,evenoldmencanbeasstrongasyoung

men,^^justasthewesternsayinggoes,"Anappleadaykeepsthedoctoraway.^^

ThepearisanothergreatfruitduringFrosfsDescent,whichcanmoistenthelungs（潤

月市），clearawayheat（熱度）andreducesputum（祛痰）.

It'scommontoeatduckonthefirstdayofFrosfsDescentinthesouthFujianprovince

andTaiwan.AsasayinginFujiangoes,“Eveneatingwellallyearisnotashelpfulaseating

duckonthefirstdayofFrosfsDescent.^^

Eatingchestnuts（板栗）duringFrosfsDescentisgoodforone'shealth,too.Chestnuts

haveawarmnatureandtheyaresweet.Theyaregoodforthespleenandstomach（脾胃），and

improvethecirculationofblood（血液循環(huán)）.

ThedateisalsooneofthefruitsonthemarketduringFrosfsDescent.Withagreat

numberofvitamins,datescanbegoodfortheblood.Itlowersbloodpressureandimproves

one'simmunity.Buteatingtoomanycouldbebadfbrourhealth.

20.Countrysidepeoplebelievethatcanhelpprotecttheirlipsfromcracking.

A.persimmonsB.applesC.pearsD.chestnuts

21.Accordingtothepassage,pearscan't.

A.moistenthelungsB.helpprotectbones

C.clearawayheatD.reducesputum

22.PeopleliketoeatChestnutsbecause.

a.theyarenotsweet.

b.theyaregoodforspleenandstomach.

c.theyimprovethecirculationofblood,

d.theyarecheapbutdelicious.

A.acB.beC.abD.cd

23.Thebesttitleforthepassageis.

A.DifferentfoodsonFrosfsDescentB.Differentfoods

C.FrosfsDescentD.DifferentactivitiesonFrosfsDescent

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①Whenspringends,therecomesthefirstsolarterm（節(jié)氣）ofsummer,Lixia,orthe

StartofSummer.Lixiaistheseventhofthe24Chinesesolarterms.ItstartedonMay6of

thisyearandendedonMay20.

②FarmersareusuallyhappytowelcomethecomingofLixia.Plantsandcropsbeginto

growfasterduringthistime.Lixiaisthebesttimeofyeartoplantearlyriceinthesouthof

China.Itisalsoagoodtimetocollecttealeaves.

③InChina,there?remanyoldtraditions（傳統(tǒng)）duringLixia.Forexample,peoplecook

differentkindsofbeans（豆）withriceinsomeplaces.Thebeansarered,yellow,blackand

greenwhilethericeiswhite.ItisalsocalledFive-ColouredRiceandshowspeople'sgood

wishesforacolourfullife.Inotherplaces,parentspreparebagswithaboiledegginthemand

maketheirchildrenwearthebagsaroundtheirnecks.Theythinkthiscanstoptheirchildren

fromgettingillinsummer.

④ThetraditionofeatingiceatthebeginningofsummerhasalonghistoryinChina.In

oldtimes,duringLixia,emperorswouldgiveicetotheircourtiers（朝臣）.Icydrinkswere

quitepopularthen.

⑤There9realsootherLixiatraditionslikesingingfolksongs.Peoplealsoweigh

themselvesduringLixia.ThetraditionstartedfromtheThreeKingdomsPeriod（220—280）.

Peoplethinkthiswillbringhealthandgoodlucktothem.

24.WhichisNOTmentioned（提到）inthefirsttwoparagraphs?

A.HowfarmersfeelaboutLixia.

B.OnwhichdayLixiafellthisyear.

C.WhycropsbegintogrowquicklyduringLixia.

D.WhereLixiaranks（#F名）inthe24solarterms.

25.Whatdoestheunderlinedword€Cthis^^referto?

A.Cookingfive-colouredrice.

B.Eatingsomebeanseveryday.

C.MakingwishesonthefirstdayofLixia.

D.Wearingabagwithaboiledegginit.

26.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.ThewritertalksaboutfourdifferenttraditionsduringLixia.

B.TheFive-ColouredRiceismadeofriceoffivedifferentcolours.

C.PeoplethinkweighingthemselvesduringLixiacanbringgoodluck.

D.ThetraditionofeatingicestartedfromtheThreeKingdomsPeriod.

27.Whichisthestructure（結(jié)構(gòu)）ofthepassage?

A.①/②/③④⑤.B.①/②③④/⑤.C.①/②③/④⑤.D.①②/③/④⑤.

28.Whatisthepurpose（目的）ofthispassage?

A.Toshowthewriter'sloveforsummer.

B.TotellreaderssomethingaboutLixia.

C.Totellreadershowtoeatwellinsummer.

D.Toteachreaderswhattodoinsummer.

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WhiteDew（白露）isthe15thsolarterm（節(jié)氣）oftheyear.ItstartedonSeptember7th

andendedonSeptember22ndin2022.Herearesometraditions（傳統(tǒng)）aboutWhiteDew.

Eatlongan（龍眼）

LonganisakindofsweetfruitandittastesgreataroundWhiteDew.Itisatraditionfor

peopleinFuzhoutoeatlonganonthefirstdayofWhiteDew.Itissaidthatonelonganisas

healthyasanegg.Peoplethinkitcanmakethemlookbeautiful.

DrinkWhiteDewTea

Teawilltastebestafterahotsummer.WhiteDewTealastslonganditisdifferentfrom

springtea.Itisalsodifferentfromsummerteabecausesummerteaisdryandalittlebitter

（苦的）whileWhiteDewTeatastessweet.

Collectten"white"herbalmedicine（收集十種白草藥）

PeopleinWenzhouhaveatraditionofcollectingherbalmedicinelikeBaishaoonthe

firstdayofWhiteDew.Peoplethinkthateatingtheseherbalmedicinecankeephealthy.

Eatsweetpotatoes

Intheolddays,farmersatesweetpotatoesonthefirstdayofWhiteDew.Accordingto

Chinesemedicine,sweetpotatoescanmakepeoplelivelongerandbecomehealthier.

29.ThetraditionforWhiteDewinFuzhouisto.

A.collectherbalmedicineB.drinkWhiteDewTea

C.eatlonganD.eatsweetpotatoes

30.Teamayhaveitsbesttastein.

A.SeptemberB.JulyC.AprilD.December

31.WhichofthefollowingisTrueaccordingtothispassage?

A.WhiteDewTeatastessweetandlastslong.

B.Thereare15solartermsinayear.

C.Peopleusuallytrytheirbesttocollectmanykindsofherbalmedicine.

D.Peoplecan'tbehealthyiftheydon'teatsweetpotatoes.

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ThetraditionalChinesecalendardividestheyearinto24solarterms（節(jié)氣）.InChina,

the24solartermswerecreatedthousandsofyearsagotoguideagricultural（農(nóng)業(yè)的）

production.Butsolartermcultureisstillusefultodaytoguidepeople'slivesthroughcultural

activitiesandspecialfoodsthatgowitheachterm.

GreatHeat,the12thsolartermoftheyear,beginsthisyearonJuly22andendson

August6.DuringGreatHeat,mostpartsofChinaenterthehottestseasonoftheyear.Hereis

somethingyoushouldknowaboutGreatHeat.

GreatHeatisaseasonofharvesting（收害！J）.Duringthistime,thesunshine,high

temperatures,andheavyrainfallaregoodfortheplants.Butmanynaturaldisastersalso

happen.So,ifsimportanttoharvestandplantintime.

SendingtheGreatHeatshipisatraditioninTaizhou.Theshipisfullofallkindsofmeat.

Morethan50fishermentaketurnscarryingtheshipastheywalkthroughthestreets.Theship

willfinallybepulledoutoftheport（港口）andburnedatsea.Peoplebelievethatisasymbol

ofgoodharvestsandhealth.

GreatHeatisaseasonwithmostcrickets（蟋蟀）inthecountryside.Cricketfightingis

populargameforsomepeopleinChinaduringthisperiod.Thecustomdatesbackover1,000

yearsago.

Peopleindifferentplacesenjoydifferentfood.Forexample,insouthernShandong,

peoplewouldliketodrinkmuttonsoup.Grassjelly（涼粉）isverypopularinGuangdong

becausethereisasaying“EatinggrassjellyinGreatHeatwillmakeyoustayyoung.”

32.AncientChinesepeoplecreated24solartermsto.

A.keepahealthylifeB.servedifferentfood

C.telltheseasonD.helpfarming

33.GreatHeatlastsfordaysthisyear.

A.6B.15C.16D.22

34.InTaizhou,peoplesendthegreatHeatship.

A.justforfunB.togetexerciseC.withgoodwishesD.forgood

weather

35.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“disasters“meaninParagraph3?

A.災(zāi)難B.表情C.資源D.景色

36.Accordingtothepassage,.

A.GreatHeatisanimportanttimetoharvestandplant

B.cricketfightinggamesaregettingpopularinChinanow

C.peopleinGuangdongenjoymuttonsoupduringGreatHeat

D.Eatinggrassjellywillalwaysmakeyoustayyoungandstrong

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Ofthetwenty-fourSolarTerms（節(jié)氣）inChina,Chunfenisthefourth.Peoplein

differentplacesinChinahavedifferenttraditions（傳統(tǒng)）tocelebrateChunfen.

OnChunfen,peopleoftengoouttotakepartinmanykindsofactivitiestoenjoythe

goodweather.FlyingkitesonChunfenisatraditioninChina.Peopleusuallygooutdoorsto

flykitesonthatday.Thewindisn'ttoostrongortooweak,sokitescansoareasily.4tItwasa

reallyhappyakiteloverYangLipingsays.

ChinesepeoplealsohavethetraditiontocookspecialvegetablesonChunfen.During

Chunfen,ifsthebesttimetocookwild（野生的）vegetables.Theyareverypopularbut

peoplecookthemindifferentways.InFujianandGuangdong,peoplelivinginvillagescook

wildvegetablesinsouptocleantheirstomachs.Peoplehopethattheywouldhaveahealthy

andstrongbody.Justliketheplantsinspring,Chunfenmeanshopeandtogrowup.

37.OfalltheSolarTermsinChina,whichoneisChunfen?

A.Thefirstone.B.Thefourthone.

C.Thefourteenthone.D.Thetwenty-fourthone.

38.WhatdopeopleoftendoonChunfen!

A.Gooutdoorstoflykites.B.Getupearlyinthemorning.

C.Stayindoorsallday.D.Goshoppingincities.

39.Theunderlinedword"soar”meansinParagraph2.

A.IWJ飛B.膨脹C.制作D.折斷

40.WhichisthespecialfoodonChunfen!

A.Jiaozi.B.Noodles.C.Wildvegetables.D.Soup.

41.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.SolarTermsinChina.B.TraditionsonChunfen.

C.ActivitiesonChunfen.D.FoodsonChunfen.

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ThetraditionalChineselunarcalendar（農(nóng)歷）dividestheyearinto24solarterms（節(jié)氣）.

It'sveryusefulforpeople'slifeandwork.Lefshavealook.

StartofSpring,thefirstsolartermoftheyear,fallsonFebruary4this

year.AfterStartofSpring,thedaytimeisbecominglongerandthe

weatherisbecomingwarmer.Andpeopleeatspringpancakesand

springrollsontheday.

$ASummerSolstice,the10thsolarterm,fallsonJune21thisyear.

SummerSolsticeisnotthehottesttimeinayear.Thehottestdays

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、土oftencome20to30dayslater.Peoplehaveatraditionofeating

SummerSolsticenoodlesontheday.

AutumnEquinox,the16thsolarterm,fallsonSeptember23thisyear.

Onthisday,dayandnightareofequallength（等長）.Afterthisday,

...、>daysgetshorterandnightsgetlongerinthenorthernhemisphere（北

rW

------'、

半球）.InSouthChina,peopleeatQiucai,akindofwildamaranth

AutumnEquinox

（范菜）.

MajorSnow,or"Daxue“inChinese,isthe21stsolarterm,anditfalls

onDecember7thisyear.ThearrivalofMajorSnowmarksthe

beginningofmidwinter.Daxuedoesnotnecessarilyhavemore

snowfallbutthepossibilityofsnowydaysgrowsbigger.Peoplehave

MajorSnowthecustomtoeatlamb（羊肉）andporridge.

42.WhenistheStartofSpringthisyear?

A.June21.B.February4.C.September23.D.December7.

43.WhatdopeopleusuallyeatonSummerSolstice?

A.Dumplings.B.Zongzi.C.Noodles.D.Yuanxiao.

44.Onwhichsolarterm,dayandnightareofequallength?

A.StartofSpring.B.MajorSnow.C.AutumnEquinox.D.Summer

Solstice.

45.WhatdoesMajorSnowmark?

A.Thebeginningofwinter.B.Theendofmidwinter.

C.Theendofwinter.D.Thebeginningofmidwinter.

46.Wherecanyoufindthistext?

A.OntheInternet.B.Inastorybook.C.Inanovel.D.Fromthemovie.

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DearBob,

YouaskedmeabouttheAwakeningofInsects（驚蟄）.Nowletmetellyousomething

aboutit.

Thereare24solarterms（三十四節(jié)氣）intheChineselunar（農(nóng)歷）year.TheAwakening

ofInsectsmeansthatspringthunder（雷）awakens（喚醒）theanimalsandspringbeginsto

come.

JustastheoldChinesesaying“OncetheAwakeningofInsectscomes,springplough（耕

犁）neverrests"says,itisthekeytimeforspringfarmingactivities.Duringthistime,most

partsofChinagetwarmerandwarmer,withthetemperaturesabove10℃.Thedaysget

longerandthesunshineisgoodforfarming.

EatingpearsaroundtheAwakeningofInsectsisapopularcustominChina.Asthe

weathergetswarmerandtheairbecomesdry,peopleoftengetcoldsorcoughs.Apearis

sweetandjuicy.Itisgoodforpeople'shealth.

The24Chinesesolartermsisinteresting,right?Iwilltellyoumoreaboutitnexttime.

Yours,

LiHua

47.TheAwakeningofInsectsmeans.

A.AutumnisagoodtimeforploughB.Theanimalsbegintosleep

C.SummerthunderawakensanimalsD.Springcomes

48.ThereasonwhytheAwakeningofInsectsisthekeytimeforfarmingactivitiesis

EXCEPT.

A.becausemostpartsofChinagetwarmer

B.becausethedaysarelonger

C.becausethesunshineisgoodforfarming

D.becausethefarmersarefree

49.PeopleliketoduringAwakeningofInsects.

A.awakentheanimalsB.flykites

C.eatdumplingsD.eatpears

50.Fromtheletter,wecanfindthat.

A.LiHuaaskedBobsomequestionsabouttheAwakeningofInsects

B.BobisinterestedinChineseculture

C.Thereare23solarsystemsinChineselunaryear

D.ThetemperatureintheAwakeningofInsectsisabove20℃

51.Thisletterismainlyabout.

A.the24ChinesesolartermsB.theAwakeningofInsects

C.anoldChinesesayingD.awidely-practicedcustom

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Therearetwenty-foursolarterms（節(jié)氣）inChina,andtheGrainRain（谷雨）isoneof

them.Itisinspring.AnditisusuallyonoraroundApril20everyyear.

ThissolartermiscalledtheGrainRainbecauseitisknownfor"rain"thathelpsthe

graingrow.Fromitsname,wecanguessitmeansatimeofmorerain.Soyoumayneedto

bringanumbrellawithyouwhenyougoout.Oryoumaygetwet.

Butthisisagreattimeforplantingcrops.Whenthespringrainfalls,farmersbeginto

growcrops.Farmersoftensay,“Springrainisaspreciousasoil.,,Itbringsfarmershopefora

goodyearahead.

Peoplealsohavespecialactivitiesatthistime.InthenorthernpartofChina,peoplelike

toeatChinesetoon（香椿）witheggs.ThefoodmadeinthetimeofGrainRaintastes

wonderful.Anditisakindofhealthyfood.InSouthChinathetealeavesarepicked.Theyare

calledGrainRaintea.Drinkingt