Question

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（嫩如丝）"．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．autumn
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 本文是一篇社会文化类短文．主要讲述了24节气中的谷雨，谷雨是春天当中的最后一个节气，在4月19开始，5月4号结束，谷雨来自一句古老的谚语"雨生百谷"，这个时节对农作物的生长很有利．还介绍了四个有关谷雨的事情．第一个是暴风雨，谷雨在春夏之交降落，气温大大提高，这个时候经常发生暴风雨；第二个是喝茶，南方的人们有在谷雨的时候有喝茶的习俗，谷雨的时节喝茶有利于眼睛，还能防止糟糕的运气；第三个是吃香椿，北方的人们在谷雨前后有吃香椿的习俗，古语云"雨前香椿嫩如丝"，香椿有健胃、润肤之功效；第四个是谷雨节，南方的渔村在谷雨的时候还要庆祝一下，这是一年当中出海捕鱼的开始，这个习俗可以追溯到2000年以前．

解答 42．答案：B．细节理解题．根据"Grain Rain falls between the end of spring and the beginning of summer"可知谷雨降落的时候是在春天的结尾，夏天的开始，所以谷雨结束的时候，下一个季节就是夏季，故选B．

43．答案：A．词义理解题．根据crops的前面的一句话"Rain brings up the growth of hundreds of grains"雨水会让好几百种谷物开始生长，因此可知crops就是指的前面这句话中的grains，我们知道grains"谷物"都是种在田地里面的植物，即庄稼．故选A．

44．答案：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．"可知谷雨的时候，南方的人们有喝茶的习俗，故选A．

45．答案：B．细节理解题．根据"An old Chinese saying goes"toona sinensis before the rain is as tender as silk（嫩如丝）"．The vegetables is good for the stomach and skin．"可知"toona sinesis"香椿这种蔬菜在谷雨时节很嫩，有健胃和润肤之功效，所以"toona sinesis"这种蔬菜很好吃，是健康食品，故选B．

46．答案：C．细节理解题．根据"With dry soil and heavy winds，sandstorms may happen more often．"可知第一个的标题是暴风雨；根据"There is an old custom in southern China that people drink tea on the day of Grain Rain．"可知第二个的标题是喝茶；根据"People in northern China have the tradition to eat the vegetable toona sinesis during Grain Rain．"可知吃香椿是第三个的标题；根据"The Grain Rain Festival is celebrate by fishing villages in northern China．"可知谷雨的时候要庆祝，这是一个节日，所以第四个的标题是谷雨节．结合给出的选择项，所以这四个标题的顺序是b-d-a-c，故选C．

点评 首先要仔细阅读短文，掌握大意，然后结合具体的题目再读短文，从中找出相关信息，就可以确定正确答案．