Ⅲ. 阅读理解。(本题共分两节,共23小题,每小题2分,满分46分)

本题无需作答选项内容，若作为题目中的一部分后续有其他具体问题再按要求作答，此处仅对题目本身分析，无ABCD类选择答案。

题目给出的是阅读理解题型的说明及分值分布，本题本身并未提出具体问题（如对文章内容提问、主旨概括、细节理解等），从所给信息看只需明确题型结构、小题数量和分值。这里明确说明阅读理解分两节，共23小题，每小题2分，满分46分。

第一节 阅读并从所给选项中选出最佳答案(4篇阅读,共18小题,每小题2分,满分36分,其中有一篇为T/F判断选择题)。
A
根据短文内容,判断下列句子的正(T)误(F)。
Every year, there are two days when the day is as long as the night. They are Spring and Autumn Equinoxes (春分和秋分). This year, Autumn Equinox is on Sept. 23. After Autumn Equinox, China will have cooler days. So on this day, people have some special activities to celebrate it.
Standing eggs up on their ends
On Autumn Equinox day, thousands of people around the world try to make eggs stand on end. This Chinese custom (习俗) has become the world’s game. As China Daily noted, eggs about four or five days old are better for the game.
Sending the autumn cattle
The so-called autumn cattle (秋牛) is a piece of red or yellow paper printed with solar terms (节气) and a picture of farming cattle. On Autumn Equinox, people often take these papers from house to house and say or sing some words with good wishes. They may get some pocket money (零花钱) for doing this.
Eating qiucai
Qiucai (秋菜) is a kind of wild autumn vegetable. It’s thin and about 20 cm long. Every Autumn Equinox day, some people in South China go to pick qiucai in the wild. Then, they put qiucai into soup with fish. It’s believed to clear the liver and intestines (肝和肠) and make people healthy.
()36. Autumn Equinox is on Sept. 23 every year.
()37. After Autumn Equinox, China will have hotter days.
()38. The eggs about four or five days old are better for the game.
()39. The autumn cattle is a piece of red or green paper printed with solar terms and a picture of farming cattle.
()40. People think eating qiucai can clear the liver and stomach and make people healthy.

36.F 37.F 38.T 39.F 40.F

翻译:
### 第一节 阅读并从所给选项中选出最佳答案（4篇阅读，共18小题，每小题2分，满分36分，其中有一篇为正误判断选择题）。
#### A
根据短文内容，判断下列句子的正（T）误（F）。
每年都有两天昼夜时长相等。这两天就是春分和秋分。今年，秋分在9月23日。秋分之后，中国的天气会变得更凉爽。所以在这一天，人们会举办一些特别的活动来庆祝它。
- 立蛋：在秋分这一天，世界各地成千上万的人都会尝试把鸡蛋立起来。这个中国习俗已经变成了一项世界游戏。正如《中国日报》所指出的，孵出四五天的鸡蛋更适合这个游戏。
- 送秋牛：所谓的秋牛是一张印有节气和耕牛图案的红色或黄色的纸。在秋分的时候，人们常常带着这些纸挨家挨户地走，还会说着或者唱着一些带有美好祝愿的话语。他们这么做可能会得到一些零花钱。
- 吃秋菜：秋菜是一种野生的秋季蔬菜。它很细，大约20厘米长。每年秋分这一天，中国南方的一些人会去野外采摘秋菜。然后，他们会把秋菜和鱼一起放进汤里。人们认为吃秋菜可以清肝润肠，还能让人身体健康。
（ ）36. 每年的秋分都在9月23日。
（ ）37. 秋分之后，中国的天气会变得更炎热。
（ ）38. 孵出四五天的鸡蛋更适合这个（立蛋）游戏。
（ ）39. 秋牛是一张印有节气和耕牛图案的红色或绿色的纸。
（ ）40. 人们认为吃秋菜可以清肝健胃，还能让人身体健康。