In China, there are 24 solar terms（节气）in a ye...

There are24 solar terms (节气) in China, and the grain rain (谷雨) is one of them. It falls on April 20 this year.

This solar term is called the grain rain because it is known for “rain” that helps the grain grow. From its name, we can guess it means a time of more rain. So if you go out in the next two weeks, you may need to bring an umbrella with you.

But this is a great time for planting crops. If you miss the time for planting during the Grain Rain, you will feel sorry later. So maybe you can try to plant some flowers or vegetables in your garden. When the spring rain falls, farmers begin to grow crops (庄稼). Farmers often say" Spring rain is as precious (珍贵的) as oil.” It brings farmers hope for a good year ahead.

There are also many interesting customs during the Grain Rain. In the northern part of China, people like to eat Chinese toon (椿芽) mixed with eggs. The food made during the grain rain tastes wonderful and is good for your stomach. In the southern part of China, the tea leaves are picked during the time. They are called Grain Rain tea, which is famous for its freshness and sweet smell.

1.What does grain Rain mean?

2.How long does the Grain Rain last?

3.When do farmers begin to grow crops?

4.What’s the old saying about spring rain in this passage?

5.How do you like Grain Rain tea?

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There are 24 solar terms (节气) in China, and the Grain Rain(谷雨) is one of them. It falls on April 19 this year.

This solar term is called the Grain Rain because it is known for “rain” that helps the grain grow. From its name, we can guess it means a time of more rain. So if you go out in the next two weeks, you may need to bring an umbrella with you.

But this is a great time for planting crops. If you miss the time for planting during the Grain Rain, you will feel sorry later. So maybe you can try to plant some flowers or vegetables in your garden. When the spring rain falls, farmers begin to grow crops (庄稼). Farmers often say, “Spring rain is as precious (珍贵的) as oil.” It brings farmers hope for a good year ahead.

There are also many interesting customs during the Grain Rain. In the northern part of China, people like to eat Chinese toon (椿芽) mixed with eggs. The food made during the Grain Rain tastes wonderful and is good for your stomach. In the southern part of China, the tea leaves are picked during the time. They are called Grain Rain tea, which is famous for its freshness and sweet smell.

1. How many solar terms are there in China?

2. Is it necessary to take an umbrella during the Grain Rain?

3.What is Grain Rain tea famous for?

4.Why is it a great time for planting crops when the Grain Rain comes?

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There are 24 solar terms (节气) in China, and the Grain Rain(谷雨) is one of them. It falls on April 19 this year.

This solar term is called the Grain Rain because it is known for “rain” that helps the grain grow. From its name, we can guess it means a time of more rain. So if you go out in the next two weeks, you may need to bring an umbrella with you.

But this is a great time for planting crops. If you miss the time for planting during the Grain Rain, you will feel sorry later. So maybe you can try to plant some flowers or vegetables in your garden. When the spring rain falls, farmers begin to grow crops (庄稼). Farmers often say, “Spring rain is as precious (珍贵的) as oil.” It brings farmers hope for a good year ahead.

There are also many interesting customs during the Grain Rain. In the northern part of China, people like to eat Chinese toon (椿芽) mixed with eggs. The food made during the Grain Rain tastes wonderful and is good for your stomach. In the southern part of China, the tea leaves are picked during the time. They are called Grain Rain tea, which is famous for its freshness and sweet smell.

1.How many solar terms are there in China?

2.Is it necessary to take an umbrella during the Grain Rain?

3.What is Grain Rain tea famous for?

4.Why is it a great time for planting crops when the Grain Rain comes?

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In China, there are 24 solar terms（节气）in a year. And there are six of them in winter. They are beginning of winter, light snow, heavy snow, winter solstice（冬至）, lesser cold(小寒）and greater cold.

Beginning of winter usually falls on November 7th or 8th. After beginning of winter, most parts of the country can start to expect cold weather. On this day, after a year of hard work, people are happy to have a rest and spend time with family. The northern China celebrates beginning of winter as the “Small Spring Festival”. People usually have dumplings and mutton soup on that day.

Light snow usually falls on November 22nd or 23rd and heavy snow usually falls on December 7th or 8th. When winter solstice comes, it brings the shortest days of the year and the longest nights. Many places around the country can expect the coldest weather yet. People often start counting “nine cold periods” starting from winter solstice. Every cold period has nine days. People believe that after 81 cold days, spring will come.

Greater cold comes after lesser cold. The field is covered with snow. And all Chinese are ready to welcome the Spring Festival after it. Of course, a new round of solar terms will start.

1.From the passage, we know that there are six solar terms in winter.

2.People in northern China usually have dumplings and mutton soup on beginning of winter.

3.Heavy snow comes before light snow.

4.All Chinese are ready to celebrate the Spring Festival after greater cold.

5.The passage tells us how people celebrate the Spring Festival.

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There are 24 solar terms (节气) in China, and the Grain Rain(谷雨) is one of them. It falls on April 19 this year.

This solar term is 1.　 the Grain Rain because it is known for “rain” that helps the grain grow. From its name, we can guess it 2. a time of more rain. So if you go out in the next two weeks, you may need to bring an umbrella with you.

But this is a great time for 3. crops. If you miss the time for planting during the Grain Rain, you will feel sorry later. So maybe you can try to plant some flowers or vegetables in your garden. When the spring rain falls, 4. begin to grow crops (庄稼). Farmers often say, “Spring rain is as precious (珍贵的) as oil.” It 5. farmers hope for a good year ahead.

There are also many interesting 6. during the Grain Rain. In the northern part of China , people like to eat

Chinese toon7.with eggs. The food made during the Grain Rain tastes wonderful and is good for your stomach. In the southern part of China, the tea leaves are picked during the time. They are called Grain Rain tea, which is famous for its freshness and sweet smell.

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Spring Equinox(春分)is the fourth of the24 solar term(节气). 1. It falls on March 20 this year. On this day, day and night all over the world are equal length. After this day, daytime will last longer than night.

Spring Equinox means the most exciting days of spring have come. 2. Spring is the best time for going outside and flying kites in China. There are also other traditions for this day, such as balancing eggs. In some places, people paint the eggs in many colors and hold egg-balancing competitions. They think special gravitational forces(引力)can help eggs stand on their ends. Actually you can balance an egg on its end any day of the year, have a try for fun.

1._________________________________________

2._________________________________________

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There are 24 solar terms in a year. Grain Rain often starts in April, the 　　 month of the year.

A.fourth B.fifth C.sixth

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The traditional Chinese calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. In China, the 24 solar terms were created thousands of years ago to guide agricultural（农业的）production. But solar term culture is still useful today to guide people's lives through cultural activities and special foods that go with each term.

Great Heat, the 12th solar term of the year, begins this year on July 22 and ends on August 6. During Great Heat, most parts of China enter the hottest season of the year. Here is something you should know about Great Heat.

Great Heat is a season of harvesting（收割）. During this time, the sunshine, high temperatures, and heavy rainfall are good for the plants. But many natural disasters also happen. So, it's important to harvest and plant in time.

Sending the Great Heat ship is a tradition in Taizhou. The ship is full of all kinds of meat. More than 50 fishermen take turns carrying the ship as they walk through the streets. The ship will finally be pulled out of the port and burned at sea. People believe that is a symbol of good harvests and health.

Great Heat is a season with most crickets（蟋蟀）in the countryside. Cricket fighting is popular game for some people in China during this period. The custom dates back over 1,000 years ago.

People in different places enjoy different food. For example, in southern Shandong, people would like to drink mutton soup. Grass jelly is very popular in Guangdong because there is a saying “Eating grass jelly in Great Heat will make you stay young.”

1.Ancient Chinese people created 24 solar terms to ________.

A.keep a healthy life B.serve different food C.help farming

2.Great Heat lasts for ________days this year.

A.6 B.16 C.22

3.In Taizhou, people send the great Heat ship________.

A.just for fun B.to get exercise C.with good wishes

4.According to the passage, ________.

A.Great Heat is an important time to harvest and plant

B.cricket fighting games are getting popular in China now

C.people in Guangdong enjoy mutton soup during Great Heat

5.Which of the following shows the structure of the passage? (P=Paragraph)

A. B. C.

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配对阅读。左栏是在华工作的外籍专家Mr. Jack Frank家庭成员的信息，右栏是关于中国传统文化线上展览的简介。请为每位家庭成员选择合适的展览，并选择对应的选项。

1.. Mr. Jack Frank (the father) is a scientist. He is doing research on Chinese solar terms (节气).

2.. Mrs. Frank (the mother) is a housewife. She likes cooking and she cooks for the family every day.

3.. Alice (the daughter) is learning painting in a university. She hopes to be an artist in the future.

4.. Adam (the son) is studying in a primary school.　 He loves Tang poems so much that he learns one every day.

5.. Mr. Kelvin Frank (the grandfather) used to be a sportsman. Now he practises Taiji every morning.

A.Chinese traditional sports and activities are the cultural heritage (文化遗产) of China. Most of them not only are good for health but also have high artistic value.

B.Food and drink has a special meaning to Chinese people. Eating does not just mean filling the stomach. What and how to eat is more important.

C.Traditional festivals play an important part in Chinese cultural heritage. There are a large number of traditional festivals in China. They carry rich information about the life of Chinese people.

D.The art of paper cutting was first developed in China. Chinese paper-cuts have been a traditional form of decoration (装饰) at the Chinese New Year for thousands of years.

E.Chinese painting is one of the oldest artistic traditions in the world. The artists paint on rice paper or thin silk with brushes.

F.In the past 3,500 years, China has developed its own form of cultural traditions, values and tastes. Tang poems are said to be the finest of Chinese literature (文学).

G.The twenty-four solar terms have a history of thousands of years in China. They are still useful today in people’s life.

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Cinyee Chiu, an artist from Taiwan, is always happy to try something new. Her amazing works won lots of prizes. Among them, “24 Solar Terms” is the most popular.

Ancient Chinese divided a year into 24 parts according to the changes of the weather. It's the 24 solar terms. But not everyone knows them well. Cinyee Chiu put the 24 solar terms in pictures to help people understand them better.

Cinyee turned each solar term into an animal. But these animals are not just animals. You can also find seasonal fruit, vegetables or beautiful flowers on them.

When spring comes, water gets warm and fish start to swim around. So Cinyee chose fish as a symbol of Start of Spring. Also, she drew spring vegetables, Chinese chives on the back of the fish.

White Dew falls on about Sept. 8. It shows the beginning of the cool autumn. There are colorful leaves and cooler nights at this time of year. As the temperature falls, white dew is often seen on the grass and trees at night. For White Dew, Cinyee chose a raccoon—a small animal with thick hair. She drew white spots on the raccoon to show dew. And she used the dragon fruit to show the rich colors in autumn.

The young artist really gave the ancient Chinese culture a new look.

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Solar Terms 节气dew露珠　　 spot小圆点

1.A year is divided into 24 parts based on________.

A.the changes of the weather

B.seasonal fruits and vegetables

C.colourful leaves

D.different kinds of animals

2.How many examples are given to show Cinyee's “24 Solar Terms” in the text?

A.Two. B.Three. C.Four. D.Five.

3.From Paragraph 5, we know that ________.

A.a raccoon likes fish

B.Start of Spring falls on about Dec.8

C.White Dew shows the end of the autumn

D.Cinyee used white spots to show dew

4.According to the text, Picture ________ can't be from Cinyee's “24 Solar Terms”.

A. B. C. D.

5.What does the text mainly tell us?

A.Why Cinyee made herself known.

B.Who divided a year into 24 parts.

C.How Cinyee showed the 24 solar terms.

D.What Start of Spring and White Dew mean.

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