日期:2024-06-16

湖南省长沙市师大附中教育集团2023-2024学年九年级下学期开学英语试题（音频暂未更新）试题详情

阅读下列材料，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Do you know the 24 Solar Terms (节气)? It was invented by ancient Chinese. They learned about the movement of the sun in a year and did the farming accordingly. The 24 Solar Terms shows the changes of nature, especially the weather. The following are four examples. What's the weather like for each of them? Let's have a look!
▲
It is in spring when sleeping animals wake up after a long winter of silence and people start farming. The weather around this day differs greatly between northern and southern China. In the north, you'll probably see dust storms. In the south, you'll have many sunny days.
Grain in Ear
It is in summer. It is a time for busy farming. If the seeds are sown (播种) after this day, the plants will not grow well. So what's the weather like around this time? It rains a lot. Some places may even have thunderstorms (雷雨).
White Dew
It comes in autumn. The weather turns from hot to cool. There is a big temperature difference during these days. You may feel cold in the morning and evening. You can often see dew on plants in the morning.
Major Cold
It is in winter. It's the last solar term of the Chinese lunar year. After it, spring will soon arrive. As its name shows, it marks the coldest time of the year. It's often dry, too, as it doesn't snow much around this day.

	▲ It is in spring when sleeping animals wake up after a long winter of silence and people start farming. The weather around this day differs greatly between northern and southern China. In the north, you'll probably see dust storms. In the south, you'll have many sunny days.
	Grain in Ear It is in summer. It is a time for busy farming. If the seeds are sown (播种) after this day, the plants will not grow well. So what's the weather like around this time? It rains a lot. Some places may even have thunderstorms (雷雨).
	White Dew It comes in autumn. The weather turns from hot to cool. There is a big temperature difference during these days. You may feel cold in the morning and evening. You can often see dew on plants in the morning.
	Major Cold It is in winter. It's the last solar term of the Chinese lunar year. After it, spring will soon arrive. As its name shows, it marks the coldest time of the year. It's often dry, too, as it doesn't snow much around this day.