十、[新素材]你知道中国的二十四节气吗?请阅读其中四个节气的介绍,选择正确的答案。(每小题2分,共10分)
| Spring Equinox(春分) | Grain in Ear(芒种) | Beginning of Autumn(立秋) | Greater Cold(大寒) |
| Everything begins to grow. It’s warm. People can fly kites and play outside. | It keeps rainy and cloudy during that period(在那段时间). Many farmers(农民)work in the fields(田). | The leaves of trees start to fall. As the saying goes,“One leaf falls,and autumn arrives.” It’s windy and cool now. | It is snowy and cold. People like staying inside. |

(
B
)1. Spring Equinox is the best time to ______.
A. work in the fields B. play outside C. stay inside
(
C
)2. What’s the weather like during Grain in Ear?
A. Cloudy and windy. B. Sunny and hot. C. Rainy and cloudy.
(
B
)3. In autumn,it’s ______.
A. warm and windy B. cool and windy C. cold and snowy
(
A
)4. The underlined sentence(句子)“One leaf falls,and autumn arrives.” means “______”.
A. 一叶知秋。 B. 秋天落叶多。 C. 减少落叶以备不时之需。
(
C
)5. Which of the following sentences is TRUE?
A. We have four solar terms(节气)in China.
B. When it’s snowy,everything grows.
C. When Grain in Ear comes,farmers work in the fields.
解析:
1. 根据“Spring Equinox(春分)”描述中的“People can fly kites and play outside.”可知春分是出去玩的好时机,选B。
2. 根据“Grain in Ear(芒种)”描述中的“It keeps rainy and cloudy during that period(在那段时间).”可知芒种时天气多雨且多云,选C。
3. 根据“Beginning of Autumn(立秋)”描述中的“It’s windy and cool now.”可知秋天凉爽且有风,选B。
4. “One leaf falls, and autumn arrives.”字面意思是一片叶子落下,秋天到来,即“一叶知秋”,选A。
5. A项:中国有二十四个节气,不是四个,错误;B项:下雪时是冬天,万物不生长,错误;C项:根据“Grain in Ear(芒种)”描述中的“Many farmers(农民)work in the fields(田).”可知芒种时农民在田里劳作,正确。所以选C。