上海市市八中学高三下第一次测试新高考英语试题及答案解析

上海市市八中学高三下第一次测试新高考英语试题注意事项：1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在考生信息条形码粘贴区。2．选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题必须使用0．5毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。3．请按照题号顺序在各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。4．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Hehasnoideawhatthebookisabout．Hehavereaditverycarefully．A．needn’t B．shouldn’t C．can’t D．mustn’t2．---Theyarequiet,aren’tthey?---yes.Theyareaccustomed____atmeals.A．totalking B．tonottalking C．tonottalk D．totalk3．Thatstudentadmittedinthemathexam,thathewouldneverdothatagaininthefuture.A．tohavecheated,promising B．cheating,promisedC．tocheating,promised D．havingcheated,promising4．Intheearlymorningallofusstoodatthetopofthemountain___________eastofthecity,watching__________burningsunrising.A．/;a B．the;aC．the;the D．/;the5．—HaveyouseenJiangWen’smovieLettheBulletsFlyrecently?—Yes.Iittwicelastweek,Athomeandinthetheatre.A．hadenjoyed B．enjoyed C．haveenjoyed D．wasenjoying6．—Wouldyoumindgivingyouradviceonhowtoimproveourbusinessmanagement?—Ifyoumake________mostoftheequipment,therewillbe________riseinproduction.A．the;a B．/;/ C．/;a D．the;/7．Asisexpected,AIisanarea_______Chinamayappearasaleadingforce.A．that B．whereC．which D．when8．Thewetweatherwillcontinuetomorrow,whenacoldfronttoarrive.A．isexpectedB．isexpectingC．expectsD．willbeexpected9．—DoyoulikethemobilegameTravelingFrog?—Yes,thepostsaboutthevirtualgreenfrog________over4milliontimes.A．haveread B．havebeenreadC．wouldberead D．arereading10．Asisknown,onlyhardleadstohappiness.A．workB．worksC．workedD．working11．Whatthecountrydid_____theinternationaltraderegulations,forwhichitwaswidelycondemned.A．approved B．violated C．bothered D．interrupted12．Thecountry’schiefexportsarecoal,carsandcottongoods,cars_____themostimportantofthese.A．havebeenB．areC．beingD．arebeing13．________inthelastexamination,shewasmoreconfidentofanothersuccessinthecomingone.A．Tosucceed B．Tohavesucceeded C．Havingsucceeded D．succeeding14．Manywritersaredrawntobuildingaworld,_____readersaresomewhatfamiliarwithbutalsofeeldistantfromournormallives.A．it B．one C．that D．theone15．Aquickreviewofsuccessesandfailuresattheendofyearwillhelp________youyearahead.A．sharpen B．switchC．stretch D．shape16．Itwasthebelief________hecouldfindhis“root”inAfrica________madeAlexdecidetogotoGambia.A．that;where B．where;thatC．that;that D．how;which17．ThoughthestoryofLiYunlongintheTVdrama“BrightSword”isafiction,muchof__________happenedishistoricallytrue.A．that B．what C．which D．it18．We’dbetterdiscusseverything______beforeweworkouttheplan.A．indetail B．ingeneral C．onpurpose D．ontime19．-Ifeelcaughtbetweenexperienceandjobsaftergraduation.-It’sreally_________—withoutexperienceyoucan’tgetajobandwithoutajobyoucan’tgetexperience.A．acatch-22B．aHerculeantaskC．asacredcowD．aMickeyMousecourse20．．WhatIlikeaboutHarvardisthere’stheoldclassicallook—thereareparksandtraditionalbuildings.A．why B．where C．that D．how第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21．（6分）Thenextgenerationofartificialintelligence(AI)maybesittingrightbeneathyou,atleastiffurnituremakerIkeahasanysayinthematter.TheSwedishfurniturecompany’s“future-living”researchlabinCopenhagenisconductingasurveytounderstandwhatpeoplewantwhenitcomestosmartfurniture.AIisnowwalkingintomoreaspectsofpeople’sdailylives.Self-drivingcarsarejustaroundthecorner,andAIrobotscanplayandbeatthebestplayersofstrategygames.Assmarthometechnologieshavebecomemoreubiquitous,productsrangingfromsmartelectricaloutlets（插座）tosmartsmokealarmsarefloodingthemarket.Therefore,it’snotsurprisingthatIkeawouldbemovinginthesamedirection.Exactlywhypeoplewouldwanttheirsofaorbedframetospeaktothen,tracktheirdailymovementsorofferhelpisnotyetclear.ThoughIkea’sthenewsurveydoesn’tdirectlyanswerthatquestion,itdoesprovideahintofwhatpeoplewouldfeelcomfortablewith.Mostparticipantswantedamorehuman0likeformofvirtual（虚拟的）assistants,asopposedtoonethatismorerobotic.Intermsoftheidealgender（性别）oftheassistants,themostpopularchoicewasneithermalenorfemale.FewwantedareligiousformofAI.Justaswithhumanfriends,mostwantedAIfriendsthatwerelikethem,affirmingtheirownworldview.TheywantedanAIassistantthatwasreasonablyintelligent-thatcouldcollectdatatopredictwhatapersonwantedbeforeheorsheasked,andthatcouldpreventsomeonefrommakingmistakes.ThisisnotthefirsttimethatIkeahassetfootinthefieldorfuturistictechnologies.Inadditiontowirelesschargingtablesandchainlessbikesthatneverrust（生锈）,thefurnituregianthasalsopicturedsmartkitchensthatcancookthebestmeal.Todecideonhowintelligentyouwantyournextsofaorbookshelftobe,youcantakeIkea’ssurveyonline.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“ubiquitous”inParagraph2mean?A．Beautiful.B．Common.C．Normal.D．Environment.2、WhatdoesParagraph3mainlytalkabout?A．Thedifferencesbetweenrobot-likeandhuman-likeassistants.B．WhatformofAIassistantspeoplewant.C．Whatkindoffriendspeoplewant.D．Thepopularrobotsonthemarket.3、MostpeoplewhoreceivedthesurveywantedanAIassistantthatcould________.A．helpthembecamesmarterB．communicatewiththemwithouttroublesC．haveitsownworldviewD．dealwiththeirproblemsinadvance4、WhichofthefollowingproductsarefromIkea?A．Smartsofasthatcanspeaktoyou.B．Smartbedsthancantrackyourdailymovements.C．Wirelesschargingcars.D．Rustlessbikeswithoutchains.22．（8分）Cigarettebutts(烟蒂)areeverywhere-cloggingupourstreets,litteringourbeaches-andfordecadesthey’vebeenthoughtofas“unrecyclable”.ButaNewJersey-basedcompany,calledTerraCycle,hastakenonthechallenge,andhascomeupwithawaytorecyclemillionsofcigarettebuttsandturnthemintoindustrialplasticproducts.Itsaimistotakeitemsthatpeoplenormallyconsiderimpossibletorecycle,andthenusesciencetofigureoutawaytodojustthat.Despitetheincreaseinanti-smokingadsandmessagingoverthepast20years,globalsalesofcigarettesincreasedby4percent,andawholelotofthosecigarettebuttsareendingupastrash,whichcansurelypollutethesurroundingenvironment.Sohowdoyougoaboutturningallthosepoisonousendsintosomethinguseful?TerraCycledoesthisbyfirstbreakingthemdownintoseparateparts.Theymixtheremainingmaterials,suchasthetobaccoandthepaper,withotherkindsofrubbish,anduseitonnon-agriculturalland,suchasgolfcourses.Thefilters(过滤嘴)arealittleharder.Torecyclethese,TerraCyclefirstmakesthemcleanandcutsthemintosmallpieces,andthencombinesthemwithotherrecycledmaterials,makingthemintoliquidforindustrialplasticproducts.Theynowhavemorethan3,000cigaretterecyclingbinsinninecountriesaroundtheworld.They’realsoexpandingtheirrecyclingofferingstotherestofthe40percentofhouseholdwastethatcurrentlycan’tberecycled,suchaschocolatepackaging,pens,andmobilephones.Thegoalistousethelatestresearchtofindawaytostopsomuchwasteendingupin.landfill(垃圾填埋),andthengetcompaniestofundtheprocess.Andsofar,it’sworking.“Wehaven’tfoundanythingthatwecan’trecycle,”communicationsdirectorofTerraCycle,AlbeZakes,said.“Butwiththeamountandvarietyofpackagingandlitterintheworld,wearealwayslookingfornewwastestreamstoaddress.”1、Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothetext?A．Itisimpossibleforthefilterstoberecycled.B．TerraCyclehasachievedalotinrecyclingwhatusedtobeconsidered“unrecyclable”.C．Anti-smokingadsandmessaginghaveledtopeople’squittingsmoking.D．Mobilephonescan’tberecycledbymeansofthelatestresearch.2、Whatcanwelearnabouttheapproachtorecyclingcigarettebutts?A．Unbelievableandcostly.B．Excellentbuthardtocarryout.C．Uselessindealingwithotherhouseholdwaste.D．Practicalandenvironmentallyfriendly3、Theunderlinedword‘“trash”inParagraph2probablymeans.A．mineralB．fertilizerC．rubbishD．poison4、InAlbeZakes’sopinion,.A．TerraCyclehassuccessfullyrecycledeverything.B．theystillhavealongwaytogo.C．itwillbetoodifficultforthemtofindnewways.D．thepublicshouldbeawareoftheenvironmentalpollution.23．（8分）WelcometotheNorthPoleAdventureTheNorthPoleAdventureisaone-of-a-kindinteractiveChristmasattractionfortheentirefamily.UnlikeotherChristmasattractions,itisopenfromNovember25untilChristmasEve.Itisnotaguidedtour.Whileelves(小精灵)arethroughouttheadventuretointeractwithyourchildren,yourkidscanspendasmuchtimeineachareaastheywish.Theadventurefeaturesareplica(复制品)oftheNorthPoleincludingeverythingyouimagineatSanta’sNorthPole.Santa’sHouseKidswillexperiencewhatit’slikeattheNorthPoleandseefirst-handwhatittakesforSantaandhiselvestogetreadyforChristmaseachyear.ThememoriesyourchildrenwilltakeawayfromSanta’sHousewillbeonestheywillrememberforalifetime.PostOfficeAllkidswillbeassistedbySanta’selvesinwritingalettertoSantaandthendepositingitinSanta’smagicalmailbox.AfewdaysbeforeChristmas,theywillreceivelettersattheirownhomesfromSanta.ElfUniversityElfUniversityistheplacewhereelvesgotoschool.It’salsotheplacewherekidsenjoymakingChristmaspresents,coloringChristmaspictures,andevenfillingoutapplicationstobecomeelvesoneday.Admission：Buyyourticketsonlinetoavoidwaitinginline.Iftheticketsselloutwhenyoubuythemonline,therewillstillbeticketsavailableattheticketoffice.1、TheNorthPoleAdventure________.A．arrangeselvestoentertainkidsinsomeareasB．ismodeledonotherChristmasattractionsC．providesvisitorswithtourguideserviceD．isopentovisitorsfornearlyonemonth2、Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．ElfUniversityofferskidsopportunitiesforbecomingelves.B．KidswhovisitedPostOfficewouldreceivelettersonChristmasEve.C．KidscanhavefuninSanta’sHousebydressinguplikeSanta.D．Ticketstotheadventurecanbeboughtonlineiftheyselloutattheticketoffice24．（8分）Inordertoknowaforeignlanguagethoroughly(完全地),fourthingsarenecessary.First,wemustunderstandthelanguagewhenwehearitspoken.Secondly,wemustbeabletospeakitourselves,correctlywithconfidence(自信)andwithouthesitation(犹豫).Thirdly,wemustbeabletowriteit.Wemustbeabletomakesentencesthatarecorrectingrammar.Thereisnoshortwaytosucceedinlanguagelearning.Agoodmemoryisagreathelp,butitisnotenoughonlytomemorizetherulesfromagrammarbook.Itisnomuchuselearningbyheartlonglistsofwordsandtheirmeanings,studyingthedictionaryandsoon.Wemustlearnbyusingthelanguage.Ifwearepleasedwithafewruleswehavememorized,wearenotreallylearningthelanguage.Wemust"Learnthroughuse".Practiceisimportant.Wemustpracticespeakingandwritingthelanguagewheneverwecan.1、Themostimportantthingstolearnaforeignlanguageare______.A．understandingandspeaking B．hearing,speaking,readingandwritingC．writingandunderstanding D．memorizingandlistening2、Whichofthefollowingisthemostimportantinleaningaforeignlanguage?A．Agoodmemory B．SpeakingC．Practice D．Writing3、“Learnthroughuse”means_________.A．weusealanguageinordertolearnitB．welearnforeignlanguageinordertouseitC．wecanlearnalanguagewellwhileweareusingitD．bothBandC25．（10分）MarthaGraham,bornin1894,wasoneofthemostfamousdancersandcreatorsofdance,whoseinfluenceondancehasbeencomparedwiththeinfluencePicassohadonthemodernvisualarts,Stravinskyhadonmusic,orFrankLloydWrighthadonarchitecture.Shecreatedalmosttwohundreddancepieces.SheisoftencalledtheMotherofModernDance.Earlierinherlife,however,Marthadidnotknowthatshewouldbecomeadancer.Atthattime,thedancerswerelookeddownon.SoMartha'sparentsdidn'tapproveofherdesiretodanceatthebeginning.Until1916,shebeganherstudiesatthenewlycreatedDenishawnSchoolofDancingandRelatedArts,foundedbyRuthSt.DenisandTedShawn,whereGrahamworkedveryhardtoimproveherabilitytodancebecauseshewasconsideredtoooldtobegindancing.In1936,Grahammadeherdefiningwork,"Chronicle”,whichsignaledthebeginningofanewerainmoderndance.Thedancebroughtseriousissuestothestageforthegeneralpublicinadramaticmanner.InfluencedbytheWallStreetCrashof1929,theGreatDepressionthatfollowed,andtheSpanishCivilWar,itfocusedondepressionandisolation,reflectedinthedarknatureofboththesetandcostumes.（服装）Grahamcontinuedtodancepasttheageofseventy.Onceagain,shewasmetwithcriticismfrompeoplewhocametowatchhershows.Butshedidn'tgiveup.Herlastcompletedballetwas1990'sMapleLeafRag."ADancer'sWorld"isanintroductiontoGrahamandherwork.Shetellsaboutherdancesandherdancegroupshowssomeoftheirmethods.MarthaGrahamreceivedmanyawardsduringherlifetime,includingthePresidentialMedalofFreedominnineteenseventy-six.Shewasthefirstdancertoreceivethecountry'shighestcivilianhonor.Shediedin1991attheageofninety-six.In1998,Timemagazinelistedherasthe"DanceroftheCentury"andasoneofthemostimportantpeopleofthetwentiethcentury.1、SomefamousartistsmentionedinParagraph1showMarthaGraham________.A．wasinfluencedgreatlybythemB．keptintouchwiththemregularlyC．hadagreateffectonmoderndanceD．likedtomakemorefriendswiththem2、Whydidn'tMartha'sparentsapproveofherdesiretodanceatfirst?A．ShewastoooldtolearnAmericandance.B．Americandancewasseenasalowerartform.C．Therewasnoacademicschooltoteachdancing.D．Herfamilywastoopoortoaffordhertuition.3、WhenMarthaGrahamcontinuedtodanceinher70s,she_________.A．waswarmlywelcomedbytheyouthB．achievedhugesuccessonceagain[C．receivedmanyawardsforherageD．wasattackedbypeople4、Thetextismainlyabout___________.A．thebackgroundofmoderndanceinAmericaB．thedevelopmentofmoderndanceinAmericaC．MarthaGrahamandherachievementsindanceD．theawardsMarthaGrahamwoninherlife第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．26．（30分）DustyismysonJack’sfavoritepet.Theyhaveaspecialconnectionthatisa1tosee.Aftershefinishesherdinneratnight,DustywillrunintoJack’sroomto2onthepillowbesidehim.Duringthedayshe’ll3himaround,jumpintohisarms,andeven4witha“meow”everytimehecallshername.5afewweeksagoDustybegantolose6.Sheatelessandlessandlostsomeofherfur.She7goingafterjackaroundandhidinmydaughter'soldcloset(壁橱).She8onlytodrinkwaterandthenquicklyreturnedthere.Iwas9thatweweregoingtolostherandprayedtoGodthatshe’dreturnto10.Ididn'twantJacktolosehisfurryfriend.11,afterafewweeksshestartedtospendtimeoutsidethe12again.Inaddition,her13recovered.Soonherfurgrewbackandshegainedweight.Onceagainshebecamemyson’sconstant14andIthankedGodforbringingherbacktohim.Ican15whyshe’dgoneoffbyherselftotakethetimetoheal(康复）fromherillness.Therehavebeenmanytimesinmyownlifewhenfear,sicknessandsadnesshavebeatenmeandI’vejustneededtofindaquietinmyown16tothinkandtoheal.17,everytimeI’vedonesomyheartisfilledwithGod’s18，makingmebetterandstrongerthanIwasbefore.Whenlifeheatsyoudown,don’t19.Gowithin.AllowGod'slovetofillyouandtohealyou.Andthengooutand20thatlovewiththeworld.1、A．delightB．shockC．honorD．prize2、A．hideB．sleepC．huntD．guard3、A．lookforB．runintoC．followD．guide4、A．answerB．challengeC．rewardD．impress5、A．BesidesB．InsteadC．ThereforeD．However6、A．memoryB．sightC．weightD．hearing7、A．delayedB．riskedC．escapedD．stopped8、A．setoutB．cameoutC．calledputD．workout9、A．embarrassedB．disappointedC．worriedD．relieved10、A．healthB．safetyC．calmD．peace11、A．MercifullyB．InterestinglyC．ThankfullyD．Undoubtedly12、A．pillowB．closetC．suitcaseD．kitchen13、A．appetiteB．prideC．confidenceD．curiosity14、A．relativeB．companionC．guaranteeD．understand15、A．proveB．forecastC．guaranteeD．understand16、A．viewB．soulC．choiceD．opinion17、A．HonestlyB．EventuallyC．JoyfullyD．Regretfully18、A．behaviorB．happinessC．loveD．words19、A．keeponB．turnbackC．marchonD．exchange20、A．shareB．compareC．linkD．exchange第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。27．（15分）Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.Onceuponatime...OnceuponatimetherelivedinGermanytwobrothers.Atschooltheymetawisemanwholedthemtoatreasure—alibraryofoldbookswithtalesmorefascinatingthananytheyhadeverheard.1．(inspire),thebrothersbegancollectingtheirownstories,listeningtothefolktalespeopletoldthem.Soontheyproducedtheirowntreasure—abookoffairytalesthatwouldcharmmillionsinfarawaylandsforgenerations2．(come).ThebrothersGrimm,JacobandWilhelm,namedtheirstorycollectionChildren’sandHouseholdTalesandpublisheditinGermanyin1812.Thecollection3．(translate)intomorethan160languagesuptonow.Thestoriesandtheircharacterscontinuetofeatureinvirtuallyeverymedia:theatre,opera,comicbooks,movies,paintings,rockmusic,advertisingandfashion.SuchfamewouldhaveshockedthemodestGrimms.Duringtheirlifetimesthecollection4．(sell)fewcopiesinGermany.Theearlyeditionswerenotevenaimedatchildren.Theyhadnoillustrations,andscholarlyfootnotestookupalmostasmuchspaceasthetales5．.JacobandWilhelmGrimmbegantheirworkatatime6．GermanyhadbeenoccupiedbytheFrenchunderNapoleon.Thenewrulersrestrictedlocalculture.Asyoungscholars,thebrothersGrimmbegantoworkonthefairytalecollectioninordertosavetheendangeredoralstorytellingtraditionofGermany.7．thebrothersimpliedthattheywerejustkeepingrecordsoftales,Wilhelmcontinuedtopolishandreshapethestoriesuptothefinaleditionof1857.Inanefforttomakethemmoreacceptabletochildrenandtheirparents,hestressedthemoralofeachtaleandemphasizedgenderroles.Tothisday,parentsstillreadthemtotheirchildrenbecausetheyapproveofthelessonsinthestories:keepyourpromises,don’ttalktostrangers,workhard,obeyyourparents.Yet8．allWilhelm’sadditions,themostimportantpartofthesestorieswasleftuntouched.Thecrueltreatmentofchildrenandtheviolentpunishmentshandedouttothestories’badguysaretoomuchforsomeparents.Sowhataccountsfortheirpopularity?Somehavesuggestedthatitis9．thecharactersarealwaysstrivingforhappiness.Butthetruthprobablyliesintheirorigin.Grimms’taleswerebornoutofastorytellingtraditionwithoutboundaries(界限)ofageorculture.Thebrothers’skillwastotranslatetheseintoauniversalstyleofwritingthatseemstomirror10．moodsorinterestswebringtoourreadingofthem.AndsoitwasthattheGrimms’fairytaleslivedhappilyeverafter.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假定英浯课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加—个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。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。Thereisnodenyingthatmobilephonesareplayinganimportantlyroleinourdailylife、However,thephenomenonpeoplearetooaddictedintheirmobilephonesisbecomingmoreandmorepopular、Mobilephoneaddictscan’thelpchecktheirmobilephonesallday,evenwhentheyarewalkingontheroad、Astheresult,theircommunicationwithpeoplearoundthembecomeslessandless、Besides,theirhealthyisgreatlyaffected、Manyaresufferedfromneckpains,forexample、Inmyopinion,itistimewethrowawayourmobilephonesandraisedourheadsup、Weshouldspendlesstimecommunicatingwithourfamilyandfriendsfacetoface、129第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假设你是晨光中学的学生李津。你的英国朋友Chris非常喜欢中国的传统文化，想到你校来学习一年的汉语。请根据以下要点用英语给他写一封电子邮件。●介绍你们学校：1、悠久的历史：2、48个教学班；300多名教职工；3、坐落在山脚下，一条小河穿过校园。●他将面临的问题1、语言障碍；2、思念家乡。●关于以上问题给他的建议。注意：1、词数：不少于100词；2、可适当加入细节，以使行文连贯；3、邮件的开头已为你写好，不计入词数。DearChris,I’mverygladtohearthatyouarecomingtoourschooltolearnChineseforayear.HereI’llgiveyouanintroductionofourschoolfirst._____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、C2、B3、D4、A5、B6、A7、B8、A9、B10、D11、B12、C13、C14、B15、D16、C17、B18、A19、A20、C第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21、1、B2、B3、D4、D22、1、B2、D3、C4、B23、1、D2、A24、1、B2、C3、C25、Chinahasmorethan30intangibleculturalheritage(非物质文化遗产)recognizedbytheUNESCO,includingpaper-cutting,theDragonBoatFestival,PekingOpera,acupuncture(针灸)andsoon.TheorganizationadoptedadecisionthatChina’s“TheTwenty-FourSolarTerms”(二十四节气)shouldbeputontheRepresentativeListoftheIntangibleCulturalHeritageofHumanityin2016inEthiopia.TheTwenty-FourSolarTerms,knowledgeoftimeandpracticesinagriculture,startsfromthebeginningofSpringandendswiththeGreaterCold,movingincycles.Itdevelopedthroughtheeobservationofthesun’sannualmovementinChina.Inancienttime,themethodoftugui,earthsundial(日暑),wasusedtomeasuretheshadowofthesunfordeterminingthesolarterms.TheTwenty-FourSolarTermscameintobeinganddevelopedincloserelationshipwithChineseagriculturalproduction.Attheinitial（最初的）stageofagriculturaldevelopment,peoplebegantoexploretheseasonalrulesintheagriculturalproductiontomeettheneedsinseeding,harvestingandotheractivities.Gradually,theyformedtheconceptof“seedinspring,growinsummer,harvestinautumnandstoreinwinter”.Duringthespringandautumnperiods,theagriculturalproductionwashighlyinfluencedbytheseasonalchanges,thusformingtheconceptofSolarTerms.AsatraditionalChineseknowledgesystemoftimewithahistor