专题03 单元话题阅读理解25篇(期中热点话题)-2023-2024学年八年级英语下学期期中复习查缺补漏冲刺满分（人教版）

专题03 单元话题阅读理解25篇 (期中热点话题) The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms (节气). It starts from the Beginning of Spring and ends with the Greater Cold, moving in cycles. It is still useful today to guide people’s lives through special foods, cultural ceremonies and even healthy living tips. Grain Buds (小满) is the 8th solar term of a year. It means that the seeds (种子) from the grain are becoming full. During the Grain Buds, summer harvest is about to begin. A saying about rain during this time mentions, “A heavy rainfall makes the river full.” Because of the great increase in rainfall, rivers are full of water. This is a good time to enjoy fish. It is also the harvest season for fishermen. Frost’s Descent (霜降), the 18th solar term of the year, is the last solar term of autumn, during which time the weather becomes much colder than before and frost begins to appear. The apple is one kind of the recommended (推荐的) fruit during Frost’s Descent. There are many sayings about apples’ benefits (益处) in China, such as “Eat an apple after meals, even old men can be as strong as young men.” Minor Cold (小寒) is the 23rd one. For most areas of China, it marks the start of the coldest days of the year and people always start preparing for the New Year. According to traditional Chinese medicine thoughts, people need to eat food that has more yang energy to prevent cold from harming their bodies. Another important traditional food for Minor Cold is Laba porridge (腊八粥). 1．________ is the last solar term of a year. A．Minor Cold B．Greater Cold C．Frost’s Descent D．Grain Buds 2．Which solar term is Grain Buds? A．The last one. B．The eighth one. C．The eighteenth one. D．The twenty-third one. 3．The underlined sentence in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to “________”. A．An apple a day keeps the doctor away. B．It’s more useful for old men to eat apples than young men. C．If old men eat apples after meals, they will become younger and younger. D．If old men eat