Ⅳ. (2026常州二十四中月考)完形填空
Dear Tina,
I'm writing to tell you my favourite season—spring. As a Chinese saying goes, "The whole year's work starts with ______ 16 ______ ." For us Chinese, spring means the beginning of a whole year's farming ______ 17 ______ China is an agricultural(农业的) country. ______ 18 ______ , I like everything about spring, such as the Beginning of Spring.
In the last ______ 19 ______ I told you there are 24 Solar Terms in China. The Beginning of Spring, also called lichun in Chinese, is the first one. In 2025, it ______ 20 ______ on February 3. Lichun marks the ______ 21 ______ of winter and the beginning of spring. The weather becomes warmer, and plants start to grow ______ 22 ______ . Also we can find that the daytime is becoming ______ 23 ______ and the night is shorter.
We often take part in some interesting activities to
celebrate
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the day of lichun.
Welcoming spring
To welcome spring, people
draw
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a picture of the God of Spring and show it in their home. It is said that the God of Spring has the
head
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of a human and the body of a bird.
Standing up spring eggs
According to the Chinese folk(民俗的) culture,
if
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you can make an egg stand up on the first day of the Beginning of Spring, then you will have good luck in the new year. It's so
interesting
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, right?
"Eating" spring
On the day of lichun, people eat foods related(和……相关) to spring. This is
how
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"Eating spring" gets its name. Spring pancakes, spring rolls, spring vegetables are the most
popular
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spring foods among people of all ages.
In a word, I love spring.
Mary
(
A
)16. A. spring B. summer C. autumn D. winter
(
B
)17. A. so B. because C. although D. but
(
D
)18. A. At least B. At first C. For example D. In fact
(
C
)19. A. book B. plan C. email D. party
(
B
)20. A. looked B. began C. happened D. felt
(
A
)21. A. end B. past C. time D. history
(
D
)22. A. even B. still C. only D. again
(
B
)23. A. hotter B. longer C. bigger D. smaller
(
C
)24. A. watch B. protect C. celebrate D. save
(
C
)25. A. enjoy B. find C. draw D. take
(
D
)26. A. heart B. feet C. mind D. head
(
A
)27. A. if B. as C. while D. until
(
C
)28. A. terrible B. important C. interesting D. strange
(
B
)29. A. when B. how C. where D. what
(
D
)30. A. boring B. expensive C. terrible D. popular
