【推荐1】There are four seasons (季节) in a year. They are spring, summer autumn and winter. Spring is a beautiful season. It's from March to May. In spring, the trees turn(变成) green and the flowers come out. Everything looks new.

Summer is a happy season. It's from June to August. In summer, we can swim and eat lots of ice cream. Of course, we have a long holiday-the summer holiday! At that time, we can join summer camp. That’s great.

Autumn is a colorful season. It lasts from September to November. In autumn, some leaves（叶子）on the trees turn yellow or red. The colors are beautiful.

Winter is a cold season. it's from December to February. In winter, it snows(下雪)in some places of China and everything looks white. The children like playing with snow.

1. How many seasons are there in a year?
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2. When is Spring?
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3. What can we do in summer holiday?
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4. What does the writer think of autumn?
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5. Do all the places in China snow in winter?
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【推荐3】阅读下面短文，根据短文内容完成句子。

Grain Rain(谷雨) is called the 6th solar term(节气), coming from the ancient saying“rain germinate (生出) all grains”. Grain Rain is from April 19th to21st every year. At that time, the sun reaches 30 degrees in longitude(经度). It is the so-called “ Qingming off the snow, Grain Rain off the frost (霜)”. When the Grain Rain is coming, it means that the cold weather has basically ended. The temperature rises faster and it is good for the growth of cereal crops( 谷类农作物).

The term “Grain Rain" is from a folk story. When Cang Jie, an official from the Yellow Emperor period, created writing characters, grain came down from sky like rainfall. So the Yellow Emperor named this day as the “Grain Rain”.

When this day comes,   the amount of rainfall increases more than the day of “The Rains”. It is very important for the growth of the crops. The temperature in most of the basin areas (盆地地区) increases quickly. Most of the basin areas in China reach 20^oC to 22^oC, including the northwest part.

The most important weather feature(特点) around “Grain Rain" is the big difference between morning temper- atures and night temperatures. It's easy to catch a cold.

1. During Grain Rain, the sun _____________in longitude.
2. When the Grain Rain is coming, it means that _____________has basically ended.
3. When Cang Jie created writing characters, _____________like rainfall.
4. ______________in most of the basin areas increases quickly.
5. The   most important weather feature around “Grain Rain” is _____________.

【推荐1】In China, there are 24 solar terms(节气) in a year. And there are six of them in winter. They are beginning of winter, light snow, heavy snow, winter solstice(冬至), lesser cold(小寒) and greater cold.

Beginning of winter usually falls on November 7th or 8th. After beginning of winter, most parts of the country can start to expect cold weather. On this day, after a year of hard work, people are happy to have a rest and spend time with family. The northern China celebrates beginning of winter as the “Small Spring Festival”. People usually have dumplings and mutton(羊肉) soup on that day.

Light snow usually falls on November 22nd or 23rd and heavy snow usually falls on December 7th or 8th. When winter solstice comes, it brings the shortest days of the year and the longest nights. Many places around the country can expect the coldest weather yet. People often start counting “nine cold periods” starting from winter solstice. Every cold period has nine days. People believe that after 81 cold days, spring will come.

Greater cold comes after lesser cold. The field is covered with snow. And all Chinese are ready to welcome the Spring Festival after it. Of course, a new round of solar terms will start.

1-2题为完成句子；3题为简略回答问题； 4题找出并写下全文的主题句；5题将为文中划线句子译成汉语。
1. Beginning of winter usually falls on ________.
2. According to the passage, winter solstice brings ________.
3. When are Chinese ready to welcome the Spring Festival?
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【推荐2】阅读下面的短文，并根据短文后的要求答题。（请注意问题后的词数要求）

[1]Masks that helped save lives during COVID-19 are proving a great danger to wildlife. Single-use masks have been found thrown away irresponsibly across streets, waterways and beaches worldwide, since countries began asking people to wear masks in public places to①           the spread of COVID-19.

[2]Ashley Fruno of an animal rights group said, “Face masks aren’t going away anytime soon-but when we throw them away, they can harm the environment and the animals who share our planet.” Monkeys have been found biting the straps (带子) of used masks in the hills outside Malaysia’s capital Kuala Lumpur, which may cause them to lose their breath or even die. There is a similar case. In Britain, a seagull’s legs have been found tangled(缠住的) in the straps of a mask for up to a week.

[3]It is thought that the ②           influence may be in the water. More than 1.5 billion masks made their way into the world’s oceans last year, resulting in around 6,200 tons of plastic pollution in the oceans, according to Oceans Asia, an environmental group. George Leonard, chief scientist from US-based NGO Ocean Conservancy, said, “When those plastics break down in the environment, they will form smaller and smaller particles (颗粒).” Those particles then enter the food chain and influence the whole ecosystems, he added.

[4]Besides, environmentalists suggest that the public deal ③           single-use masks properly and cut the straps to reduce the risk of animals eating them. Oceans Asia also encourages the use of washable masks.

1. Do the face masks harm the environment and the animals who share our planet? (No more than 3 words)
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2. Where have a seagull’s legs been found tangled in the straps of a mask for up to a week? (No more than 2 words)
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3. How much plastic pollution did the masks made in the oceans last year? (No more than 6 words)
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4. Fill in each blank with one proper word.
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5. Translate the underlined sentence in the third paragraph into Chinese
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6. Please share your ideas about how to deal with single-use masks properly as a middle school student. (No more than 25 words)
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