| A．Clothes. | B．A plant. | C．A season. |
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As we all know, a year consists of four seasons, each of which have its own features. However, my favourite one is summer. The reasons are as followed.
First of all, summer was “hot”. I am not just referring to temperature. People as well become enthusiastic. In summer, people will go to skating, swimming, running, climbing and anything excited. Besides, sceneries in summer is the most appealing, which causes people to go out and feel the vivid life surrounding us.
From my point of view, four seasons make a completely circle of the year, or at least one season is your cup of tea, just as summer is mine.
3 . The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Major Snow, the 21st solar term of the year, begins this year on Dec 7 and ends on Dec 20.
Snowy winter
Appreciating plum blossoms
Plum blossoms usually flower in mid-to-late December in some southern cities of China, and sometimes bloom even earlier. The plum blossom is admired in Chinese culture for its toughness during severe winters.
Eating lamb
Lamb is a favorite food for Chinese people during Major Snow.
Eating porridge
Hot porridge could help warm you and nourish (滋养) your body in cold weather. In China, it’s customary to eat red bean porridge on the first day of Major Snow.
Preventing lung illness
During this period, Chinese people watch for outbreaks of lung illness, which can be prevented by properly drinking water. During Major Snow, it’s drier and colder, so people should drink more water. But you should not drink too much water at once.
| A．In addition, there are other varieties |
| B．People in southern China make sausages |
| C．The snow falls at night and melts in the day |
| D．Don’t drink cold water after exercise, either |
| E．The snow in North China may last a whole day |
| F．It’s excellent for protecting the body against the cold |
| G．During this period, the temperature drops significantly |
4 . When the leaves begin to change their colors and the birds head south, we know the season is starting to change. On September 7 comes White Dew (白露), the 15th solar term (节气) of the year. It indicates (标志着) the beginning of the cool autumn. As the temperature falls, white dew is often seen on the grass and trees at night.
For w riters and poets, autumn is a difficult season to describe. It ’s the end of the summer, and therefore a little sad. The days seem to get shorter, and when you wake in the morning, t here’s mist(薄雾) and it’s cooler. Winter is just around the corner.
American writer Ernest Hemingway wrote in his book A Moveable Feast (《流动的盛宴》), “You expected to be sad in the fall. Part of you died each year when the leaves fell from the trees and their branches (枝条) were bare (光秃秃的) against the wind and the cold, wintry light. ”
But on the other hand, autumn has its good side. There are so many changes at this time of year, such as the colorful leaves and cooler nights. French w riter Albert Camus even thought autumn was a second spring, “when every leaf is a flower.” This view is also found in the most famous autumn poem in English literature, To Autumn by John Keats. In that poem, Keats says that autumn has its own songs, just like spring.
Another theme of this season is wisdom (智慧). The arrival of autumn is thought to be similar to a person becoming mature (成熟的).
The great Irish poet W.B. Yeats used this idea in his poem The Wild Swans at Coole (《库尔的野 天鹅》), writing about the changing seasons in Coole Park in the west of Ireland. Seeing and counting 59 swans, he remembers first making the count as a young man. Seeing the swans do the same thing for all those years, he’s reminded (提醒) that even though we get older, our hearts always stay the same age.
1. What can be concluded about White Dew ?| A．It is often ignored by w riters and poets. | B．It is the time of year with the most rainfall. |
| C．It is when the temperature begins to drop. | D．It indicates the end of the autumn. |
| A．point out that autumn is very cold | B．present the sad part of autumn |
| C．show that winter w ill soon come | D．express sadness about the end of life |
| A．Autumn is an important season for man. | B．We can always stay young at heart. |
| C．Autumn is related to one’s grow ing old. | D．Nature is full of lessons to be learned. |
| A．The solar term White Dew. | B．Why autumn is a sad season. |
| C．Autumn weather and activities. | D．Famous writers’ description of autumn. |
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改 10 处，多者(从第11 处起)不计分。
When it comes to the season I like best, spring will always strike to me in no time. There are many reasons that I like spring best. One of the most romantic thing is to walk in a lightly rain in spring. What’s more, after a long cold winter, everything begin to come to life. But whenever there is a chance for me to go to the countryside, I will never hesitate to pack my bags and leave to the land. Finally, I adore spring because it is either too hot nor too cold. In word, I like everything in spring, especially the sight of green trees bathing in the sunshine.
