B
Hello, I am a rice seeding(水稻苗). In spring, people plant me and my friends in the soil.
It rains a lot in spring so we have a lot of water to drink. We grow green and tall. Some people are working in the field and they are talking about us with smiling faces. A man says, "There is a lot of rain in spring so the rice grows so well. That's great."
In summer, sometimes, it seldom rains. Then we feel very thirsty. We can’t live if there is no water for us. Help! We want water! We are lucky that people try their best to find water for us. They bring us water from rivers, streams(溪流) and other places. They sometimes use a machine to get water for us. We drink, grow, and wait to ripe(成熟).
"We can get a lot of rice this year," many people say near us.
()16. What does the underlined word "smiling" in Paragraph 2 mean in Chinese?
A. 自豪的 B. 微笑的 C. 难过的 D. 漫不经心的
()17. Why is the rice seeding thirsty in summer?
A. Because the weather is so hot. B. Because sometimes it seldom rains.
C. Because the rice grows fast. D. Because the rice is so tall.
()18. What does the underlined word "it" in Paragraph 3 refer to(指代)?
A. The weather. B. The field. C. The soil. D. The water.
()19. How do people sometimes get water for the rice seeding?
A. By using a machine. B. By digging a well.
C. By getting water from the sea. D. By waiting for rainwater.
()20. Where can we read this text?
A. On a sports web page. B. In an advertisement.
C. In a math book. D. In a story book.

16.B 17.B 18.A 19.A 20.D