1. (2022七下·南安期中) 阅读理解

Lichun is known as the beginning of spring (春天). It is the first solar term (节气) in the 24 solar terms of China. Chinese people think it is the beginning of the spring. Lichun usually comes on February fourth or February fifth.

When the Year comes to the lichun time, people will easily know about something. The days are becoming longer and it becomes warmer (更温暖). Lichun is a popular solar term in China, because it brings people warmness and hope.

At the day before Lichun, there are usually two village officials (村官) walking down the street. They tell people "spring is coming". Everybody seeing the officials will smile to them. On the day, there are many activities to "welcome the spring". They usually make a clay sculpture (泥塑) of a cow. People call it the "spring cow". Women and their children go around the cow for three times, and it is said that in that way the children can be kept away from bad luck (运气). Some people think the saying is not true, but there are still many people join in these activities every year.

1. （1） We all know that Lichun is the ________ solar term in the 24 solar terms of China.

   A . first B . second C . third D . fourth
3. （2） When Lichun comes, ________.

   a. the days are becoming shorter

   b. the days are becoming longer

   c. the weather becomes warmer

   d. the weather becomes colder

   A . a+b. B . b+c. C . c+d. D . a+d.
5. （3） The two village officials walk down the street ________.

   A . to tell people not to go out B . to tell people what time it is C . to tell people spring is coming D . to tell people to work on the farm
7. （4） What does the underlined word "it" in Paragraph 3 refer to (指代)?

   A . Bad luck. B . The village official. C . The cow on the farm. D . The clay sculpture.
9. （5） In which section (部分) of the newspaper can you read the text?

   A . Sports. B . Health (健康). C . News. D . Culture (文化).