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核心素养 中华优秀传统文化 完形填空(本题共 15 小题；每小题1 分，满分 15 分)
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Do you know about Grain in Ear? It is one of the
2$4 Solar Terms. When the weather gets \underline${$\quad$
1$1\quad$}, the rain starts to fall and grain gets ripe(成熟的$), we know Grain in Ear is just around the corner. This year, it \underline{\quad12\quad} on June 5.$
$The arrival of Grain in Ear means \underline${$\quad$
13$\quad$} time is coming. Wheat becomes ripe, and so do plums(梅子$). \underline${$\quad$
14$\quad$}$ the day of Grain in Ear, people will boil and eat green plums. It is said that this tradition started \underline${$\quad$
15$\quad$}$ two famous people—Cao Cao and Liu Bei. There is a famous story. Cao and Liu \underline${$\quad$
16$\quad$} the heroes of their time while boiling wine and eating green plums.
$When the plums are ripe, the plum rains come. After Grain in Ear, the \underline${$\quad$
17$\quad$}$ in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River will enter the plum rain season. The long period of \underline${$\quad$
18$\quad$}$ and cloudy weather will last \underline${$\quad$
19$\quad$} June and July.
$The plum rain season is a good time for \underline${$\quad$
2$0\quad$}$ rice, vegetables and fruits, but it also means the falling of \underline${$\quad$
21$\quad$}. During Grain in Ear, people have ceremonies(仪式$) to say \underline${$\quad$
2$2\quad$} to the Flower Goddess.
$Today we seldom see this tradition in most parts of China. \underline${$\quad$
23$\quad$}$ people can feel the excitement of the ceremony in the famous \underline${$\quad$
24$\quad$} *A Dream of Red Mansions* by Cao Xueqin. The girls of the Jia family usually make flowers and willow branches(柳枝$) into small toys. They also put silk on trees with \underline${$\quad$
25$\quad$} threads(线).
With its busy harvests and natural beauty, Grain in Ear is really a great time of the year.
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C
)11. A. warmer B. cooler C. hotter D. colder
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B
)12. A. reaches B. falls C. shows D. rises
(
A
)13. A. harvest B. tour C. hope D. joy
(
B
)14. A. For B. On C. At D. In
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D
)15. A. instead of B. in order to C. in front of D. because of
(
C
)16. A. protected B. recorded C. discussed D. advised
(
A
)17. A. areas B. plans C. numbers D. seasons
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D
)18. A. foggy B. snowy C. sunny D. rainy
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B
)19. A. both B. through C. with D. before
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C
)20. A. selling B. saving C. growing D. collecting
(
C
)21. A. sticks B. leaves C. flowers D. clouds
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D
)22. A. hi B. fine C. hello D. goodbye
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C
)23. A. Or B. And C. But D. So
(
A
)24. A. work B. fight C. memory D. trip
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B
)25. A. broken B. colourful C. patient D. awful
