Question

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 (嫩如丝)”. 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. spring      B. summer     C. autumn

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

A. plants in the field       B. trees in the forest         C. fishes in the sea

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

A. drink tea   

B. eat toona sinensis 

C. start the first voyage      

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

A. can bring good luck  

B. is delicious and healthy 

C. 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-a-d-c      B. b-c-a-d     C. b-d-a-c

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.A

4.B

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文介绍了谷雨这个节气。在谷雨时，雨水开始频繁，促进作物的生长。北方的人们在谷雨期间吃香椿，南方的人喝茶。在北方渔村，人们会庆祝谷雨节。

1.B细节理解题。根据Grain Rain falls between the end of spring and the beginning of summer, 可知谷雨是在春末和夏初之间，因此开始的时间是在春天，故选B。

2.A词义猜测题。根据Grain Rain comes from the old saying, “Rain brings up the growth of hundreds of grains”, 可知谷雨促进谷物的生长，谷物是庄稼，是生长在田地里的植物，故选A。

3.A细节理解题。根据There is an old custom in southern China that people drink tea on the day of Grain Rain.可知在中国南方，人们在谷雨这一天喝茶，故选A。

4.B推理判断题。根据The vegetable is good for the stomach and skin.可知香椿这种蔬菜对胃和皮肤好，故推断它是健康的，美味的蔬菜，故选B。

5.The Grain Rain Festival is celebrated by fishing villages in northern China.可知第四个的标题是The Grain Rain Festival ，故此处排列顺序正确的是b-d-a-c, 故选C。

考点：政治经济文化类短文阅读。