一、完形填空
Do you know about the Grain in Ear? It is one of the 24 Solar Terms. When the weather gets 1, the rain starts to fall and grain gets ripe(成熟的), we know the Grain in Ear is just around the corner. This year, it falls on June 5.
The arrival of the Grain in Ear means 2 time is coming. Wheat becomes ripe, and so do plums(梅子). 3 the day of the Grain in Ear, people will boil and eat green plums. It is said that this tradition started 4 two famous people Cao Cao and Liu Bei. There is a famous story. Cao and Liu 5 the heroes of their time while boiling and eating green plums with warm wine.
When the plums are ripe, the plum rains come. After the Grain in Ear, the 6 in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River will enter the plum rain season. Long periods of 7 and cloudy weather will last 8 June and July.
The plum rain season is a good time for 9 rice, vegetables and fruit, but it also means the falling of flowers. During the Grain in Ear, people have ceremonies to say 10 to the Flower Goddess.
With its busy harvests and natural beauty, the Grain in Ear is really a good period.

【解析】：
这是一道英语完形填空题，主要考查学生对词汇、短语、固定搭配以及上下文理解的能力。题目围绕“Grain in Ear（芒种）”这一二十四节气展开，描述了芒种时节的气候特点、农事活动以及相关传统。
1. 第一空所在句子“When the weather gets 1, the rain starts to fall and grain gets ripe(成熟的), we know the Grain in Ear is just around the corner.”描述芒种时节天气变化，结合常识，芒种时天气变热，谷物成熟，所以应选“hotter”。
2. 第二空所在句子“The arrival of the Grain in Ear means 2 time is coming.”根据后文“Wheat becomes ripe”可知芒种意味着收获时间到来，所以选“harvest”。
3. 第三空考查时间介词，“the day of the Grain in Ear”是具体某一天，用介词“On”。
4. 第四空所在句子“It is said that this tradition started 4 two famous people Cao Cao and Liu Bei.”表示这个传统因为曹操和刘备而开始，“because of”表示“因为”，符合语境。
5. 第五空所在句子“Cao and Liu 5 the heroes of their time while boiling and eating green plums with warm wine.”结合语境，曹操和刘备在煮酒论英雄，“discussed”表示“讨论”，符合文意。
6. 第六空所在句子“After the Grain in Ear, the 6 in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River will enter the plum rain season.”表示长江中下游地区进入梅雨季节，“areas”表示“地区”，符合题意。
7. 第七空所在句子“Long periods of 7 and cloudy weather will last 8 June and July.”结合梅雨季节特点，多雨多云，“rainy”表示“多雨的”，符合语境。
8. 第八空考查介词，“last through June and July”表示持续贯穿六月和七月，“through”表示“穿过，贯穿”，符合文意。
9. 第九空所在句子“The plum rain season is a good time for 9 rice, vegetables and fruit”结合梅雨季节特点，适合种植水稻、蔬菜和水果，“growing”表示“种植”，符合语境。
10. 第十空所在句子“During the Grain in Ear, people have ceremonies to say 10 to the Flower Goddess.”结合常识，芒种时节人们举行仪式送别花神，“say goodbye to”表示“向……道别”，符合文意。
【答案】：
1. C
2. A
3. B
4. D
5. C
6. A
7. D
8. B
9. C
10. D