十二、阅读下面的内容,完成任务。(14分)
A Grain Rain
It's the sixth solar term(节气) in a year. It usually comes on April 20th. The weather is warm. Look, it's raining. Farmers like the rain. People usually drink tea on the day of Grain Rain.
B Start of Summer
It often comes on May 5th or May 6th every year. It is the 7th solar term. When it comes, the weather gets hot. We can hear the frog singing. We usually eat eggs and play with them today.
C Start of Autumn
Start of Autumn means summer is over. It's the 13th solar term in a year. In Hangzhou, people eat peaches on this day. But in Jinhua, we usually eat watermelons.
D Winter Solstice
Winter Solstice is a special day. It's the shortest day in the year. It usually comes on Dec. 22nd. The weather gets cold. People usually eat jiaozi.
任务一:Wu Binbin 在阅读关于节气的小短文,帮他匹配相应的图片吧。(8分)


任务一：阅读有关节气的小短文，匹配对应的图片

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任务二:阅读短文,选择最恰当的一项。(6分)
()5. is in front of the Start of Summer.
A. Grain Rain
B. Start of Summer
C. Start of Autumn
()6. The Winter Solstice is usually on .
A. May 5th
B. Dec. 22nd
C. April 20th
()7. Children often on Start of Summer.
A. eat eggs
B. eat peaches
C. eat jiaozi

任务一:1. D 2. A 3. C 4. B
任务二:5. A 解析:根据短文可知谷雨是第六个节气,立夏是第七个,谷雨在立夏前面,故选A。 6. B 7. A

【解析】
任务一：
1. 图1标注“冬至”，对应介绍冬至的D篇内容，选D。
2. 图2标注“谷雨”，对应介绍谷雨的A篇内容，选A。
3. 图3标注“立秋”，对应介绍立秋的C篇内容，选C。
4. 图4标注“立夏”，对应介绍立夏的B篇内容，选B。
任务二：
5. 原文说明谷雨是第6个节气，立夏是第7个节气，因此谷雨在立夏之前，选A。
6. 原文明确提到冬至通常在12月22日，对应选项B。
7. 原文说明立夏的习俗是吃鸡蛋、玩鸡蛋，对应选项A。
【答案】
任务一：1. D 2. A 3. C 4. B
任务二：5. A 6. B 7. A
【知识点】
阅读理解信息提取，中国传统节气常识，细节定位
【点评】
本题结合中国传统节气文化考查英语阅读能力，难度较低，只需从文本中准确定位对应细节即可得出答案，同时能帮助学生了解二十四节气的相关习俗知识。
【难度系数】
0.9