2024年云南省曲靖市高三英語第一學期期末教學質量檢測模擬試題含解析

2024年云南省曲靖市高三英語第一學期期末教學質量檢測模擬試題考生請注意：1．答題前請將考場、試室號、座位號、考生號、姓名寫在試卷密封線內，不得在試卷上作任何標記。2．第一部分選擇題每小題選出答案后，需將答案寫在試卷指定的括號內，第二部分非選擇題答案寫在試卷題目指定的位置上。3．考生必須保證答題卡的整潔?？荚嚱Y束后，請將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Allcolorfades,________undertheimpactofdirectsunlight.A．especially B．eventuallyC．appropriately D．merely2．ManyteacherslikesurfingtheInternet,________theymayfindalotofusefulvideosaboutteaching.A．which B．whereC．when D．that3．—Oh,HannahjusttoldmethatshewasunabletotranslatethereportintoEnglish.—________？Sheoncespent10yearslivinginLondon.A．Guesswhat B．Whynot C．Sowhat D．Howcome4．TheOxfordEnglishDictionaryisnecessaryforlearningEnglish,soyou'dbetterbuy___.A．this B．that C．it D．one5．LichunisaChinesewordforoneofthe24solarterms,meansthebeginningofspring.A．who B．that C．whose D．which6．Generallyspeaking,________accordingtothedirections,themedicinehasnosideeffect.A．whentakenB．whentakingC．whentotake D．whentobetaken7．Ifyousleeplessthansevenhours,youarethreetimesmoretocatchacold．A．possible B．certainly C．probable D．likely8．–Excuseme,sir,didn’tyouseetheredlight?–Sorry,mymind________somewhereelse.A．hasbeenwandering B．waswanderedC．waswandering D．hasbeenwandered9．SometimesIactasalisteningearforfellowstudents________whatisbotheringthem.A．totalkover B．talkedoverC．talkover D．havingtalkedover10．___thesafetyofgas,thegovernmenthascheckedthecity’sgassupplysystemthoroughly.A．ToensureB．EnsuringC．HavingensuredD．Tohaveensured11．Justasthefamousman_____it,“Anythingonemancanimagine,othermencanmake____real.”A．says,it B．put,/ C．says,/ D．put,them12．Oh！Icanfeelsomething_____upmyleg！Itmustbeaninsect．A．toclimb B．climbingC．climb D．climbed13．Mywifesometimes_____somethingshehaslongbeenlookingfor.That’swhysheenjoyswindowshopping.A．looksup B．looksfor C．picksup D．picksout14．Kimberly______anarticle,sodon’tdisturbher.A．wouldwrite B．writes C．wrote D．iswriting15．volleyballishermainfocus,sheisalsogreatatbasketball.A．Since B．OnceC．Unless D．While16．—Whataboutgoingabroadforfurtherstudy?—Great,butIneverexpected______achanceformebefore.A．theretobeB．therebeingC．ittobeD．itbeing17．Who______thefightagainsttheH1N1flu______itnotbeenfortheChinesescientists’greatefforts?A．couldhavewon;had B．wouldwin;had C．wouldhavewon;has D．couldwin;has18．Iftheweatherhadbeenbetter,we______apicnicyesterday.A．musthavehad B．wouldhaveC．couldhavehad D．willhave19．．Althoughitinthedesertmostoftheyear,peoplestilllivethere．A．doesn’train B．didn’train C．hasn’trained D．hadn’trained20．——Willyourequireanythingelse?——Yes,Ilikeawhisky.A．will B．shall C．should D．might第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21．（6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.（服裝）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．theawardsMarthaGrahamwoninherlife22．（8分）Theministryofeducationrecentlypublishednationalstandardsforthemanagementofprimaryandsecondaryschools.Itsaysthatschoolsandparentsshouldworktogethertoensureprimaryschoolstudentssleepatleast10hoursadayandmiddleschoolstudentssleepninehoursaday.However,weinterviewedsomestudents’parentsandnoneofourintervieweessaidtheycouldachievethatgoal.Andnoneoftheintervieweesbelievedotherparentswouldbeabletoachievethatgoal.Thishastodowiththeacademicburdenonchildren.Manykidshaveridiculousamountsofhomeworktodoeachnight,whiletheyalsosufferfromtheadditionalburdenofafter-schoolcourses.Thetruthisthatchildrenhavetoworkharderthanadults.Itshouldbenotedthatmanyparentsarerathertiredwiththissituation,andtheycomplainaboutbeingexhaustedbyhelpingtheirchildrenwithhomeworkandfeelpressuredbytheeconomicburdenofafter-schoolcourses.Doubtlessly,themaincourseliesinthecompetitioninsociety.Noparentswanttheirchildrentofallbehindintherace.TheproblemisespeciallyseriousinmanycitiessuchasBeijingandShanghai,wheretherearebothqualityeducationresourcesandfiercecompetition.Itisdifficultforchildreninthesecitiestosleepenoughhourseveryday.Inordertochangethis,educationresourcesneedtobemorefairlyequal,especiallyforprimaryeducation,sothatstudentsandtheirparentsdonothavetocompetesofiercelyforthelimitedamountofqualityeducationresources.Suchthingsarealwayseasiersaidthandone,ofcourse.Tobalanceprimaryandsecondaryeducationresourceswillbeadifficultprocess.Butonlybydoingsowillourchildrengetenoughsleepeveryday.1、WhatisthepurposeofthenationalstandardsmentionedinParagraph1?A．Tomakesurestudentshaveenoughsleep.B．Toexplainwhyenoughsleepisimportantforstudents.C．Tofindoutwhystudentscan’thaveenoughsleep.D．Tostatehowthenationalstandardsarecarriedout.2、Whichfactdoesmainlyleadtostudents’lackofsleep?A．Learningstress.B．Economicalpressurefromextracourses.C．Fiercesocialcompetition.D．Lowefficiencyinstudy.3、Accordingtotheauthor,thegovernmentshould________.A．reducethelearningcourses.B．provideequaleducationresources.C．strengthenfinancialsupport.D．publishstricteducationpolicy.4、WhichonecanBESTdescribethestructureofthepassage?A．Compareandcontrast.B．Causeandeffect.C．Reasonandsolution.D．Opinionandsuggestion.23．（8分）Intelligentpeoplearemorelikelytotrustothers,whilethosewhoscoreloweronmeasuresofintelligencearelesslikelytodoso.OxfordUniversityresearchersbasedtheirfindingonananalysisofthe'GeneralSocialSurvey'.Theauthorssayoneexplanationcouldbethatmoreintelligentindividualsarebetteratjudgingcharactersandmayspendmoretimebuildingrelationshipswithpeopletheycantrust.Anotherreasoncouldbethatsmarterpeoplearebetteratweighingupsituationsandassessingwhetherornottheotherpersonwillholduphisorherendofabargain.“Intelligenceisshowntobelinkedwithtrustingothers.”saidthestudy'sleadauthor,NoahCarlofOxfordUniversity,“Thisfindingsupportswhatotherresearchershaveargued,namelythatbeingagoodjudgeofcharacterisadistinctpartofhumanintelligence.”Inaddition,thestudyshowsthatindividualswhoaremoretrustingarealsohappierwiththeirlivesandhadhigherlevelsofphysicalhealth.TheOxfordresearchersfound,however,thatthelinksbetweentrustandhealth,andbetweentrustandhappiness,arenotexplainedbyintelligence.Thefindingsconfirmedthattrustisavaluableresourceforanindividual,andisnotsimplyameasureofintelligence.Theauthorssaytheresearchissignificantbecausethestudyofsocialtrustcouldhavefar-reachingimplicationsinpublicwelfare,associaltrustcontributestothesuccessofimportantsocialinstitutions,suchaswelfaresystemsandfinancialmarkets.AccordingtoOrganizationforEconomicCo-operationandDevelopment,trustisinincreasinglyshortsupplyincurrentgeneration.Thisdeclinethreatensworldleaders’abilitytohandlesomeoftoday'skeychallengeslikeglobalwarming,andthepoliticalsystem.Therearegoodreasonstothinkthatgovernmentsshouldtrytodevelopmoretrustinsociety.Distrustusuallycausesfrictioninpersonalrelationships,careersandpoliticsamongothers,saysStephenCovey.Althoughmajorityofpeoplesaythattrustcanneverberestoredonceit'sbroken,Stephenfeelsitcanbebroughtback."It'snoteasy,ittakestime,butyoudoitthroughyourbehavior,notjustthingsyousay."1、ItcanbeconcludedfromtheanalysisoftheGeneralSocialSurveythat.A．intelligentpeopletendtoshowmoretrustinothersB．judgmentofcharactersdeterminesthelevelofintelligenceC．intelligenceaccountsfortheconnectionbetweentrustandhealthD．intelligentindividualsspendlesstimeoninterpersonalrelationship2、Whatdoestheunderlinedphraseinparagraph2probablymean?A．Makethebestofasituation.B．Sticktoone'spromiseasagreed.C．Figureoutthetruevalueofabargain.D．Makeanassessmentofadeal.3、Accordingtotheresearch,higherlevelofsocialtrustis.A．adecisivebasisforstablepoliticalsystemB．abasicsteptodealwithglobalwarmingC．acontributingfactortosuccessfulpublicinstitutionsD．acompletesolutiontointerpersonalconflicts4、Whenitcomestorebuildingtrust,Stephenismostlikelytoagreethat.A．actionsalwaysspeaklouderthanwordsB．behaviorisamirrorinwhicheveryoneshowshisimageC．behaviorislargelydeterminedbymindD．actionistheproperfruitofknowledge24．（8分）Foodisextremelyimportanttoushumanbeingsandriceisoneofthemainfoodintheworld.Australianresearchershavediscoveredawaytogeneticallyengineerricewhichwouldprovidesignificanthealthbenefitstomorethanhalftheworld’spopulation.AstudyundertakenattheUniversityofTasmania,publishedinarespectedjournaloftheNationalAcademyofSciences,discoveredamethodtoincreasetheresistantstarch(抗性淀粉）contentinrice,makingitmoredigestibleandleadingtolowerrateofdiabetes(糖尿?。゛ndoverweight.StevenSmith,theleadauthorofthestudyandaforeignexpertfortheChinesegovernmentwhohasbeenappointedtoworkoncropimprovementprojectsbytheChineseAcademyofSciences,saidincreasingthehigherresistantstarchcontentgavethis“designer”ricemanyaddedhealthbenefits.“Wehavediscoveredthatwecanincreasetheamountofresistantstarchincookedrice,whichcouldprovidehealthbenefitsforalargenumberofpeopleinAsiaandbeyond,”SmithsaidinamediareleaseonFriday.“Thesameapproachcanbeadaptedforuseinothercereals,includingwheat.Notonlycanithavebenefitsfordiabetesandobesity,butalsofordisordersofthebowel(腸）includingcancer.”Riceisthemainfoodformorethanhalftheworld’spopulation,providingmuchoftheworldwithmostoftheircalories.SmithsaidthatastherateofdiabetesandobesityinAsiancountriescontinuedtogrow,his“designer”ricecouldprovideawaytolimithealthproblems.“Notonlydoesresistantstarchreducethepossibilityofa‘sugarhit’butitalsoreducestheappetiteandpromotesthegrowthofthehealthygerms.”Smithsaid.SmithdivideshistimebetweentheUniversityofTasmaniaandhisresearchlabinBeijingwherehehopestomakesignificantadvanceinsustainable(可持續(xù)的）living.1、Whatdoweknowaboutthestudy?A．ItispartofChinesecropimprovementprojects.B．Itwillhaveasignificanteffectoncropresearches.C．Itwasjointly（聯(lián)合地）carriedoutbyAustraliaandChina.D．Ithelpssolvethefoodproblemforoverhalfoftheworld’spopulation.2、Basedonthetext,theresistantstarch________.A．existsinlargeamountsincookedriceB．decreasesthepossibilityofa“sugarhit”andprovidesmorecaloriesC．ishelpfulindigestionandlowerstherateofoverweightanddiabetesD．increasespeople’sappetiteandimprovesthegrowthofhealthygerms3、Theunderlinedword“it”inParagraph3refersto_________.A．resistantstarchB．cookedriceC．theapproachD．mediarelease4、Wheredoesthistextprobablycomefrom?A．Anenvironmentalreport.B．Amedicaljournal.C．Anengineeringtextbook.D．Anagriculturalmagazine.25．（10分）Lately,my90-year-oldmomhasbeenmoreandmorequietandsleepy.Thisisveryoddanddisturbing.Atthesametime,my92-year-oldfatherhasbeensufferinghisownhealthproblems.Itisterribletoseemyfatherstruggletogethertotalk,saysomething,whenshedoesn’thavetheenergy.Theotherday,IrecalledhowmymotherusedtovisitawomannamedMrs.Demopolis,aGreekimmigrant,whomadethebestbaklava（果仁餅）!Shegavelessonsonbakinghemtomymother.Also,mymomusedtobakebaklavaoftenforatimeandthatwasabsolutepleasure.AsIspokeofthisoverthephone,mysilentmomcheeredupandsaidhowmuchshe’dlikeohaveoneagain.Now,theyliveinFloridaandIlikeinWales,UKwithmyhusbandandchildren,soIcan’tgoandbringhersomebaklavaorevenmakesomeinherkitchen.ButwhatIdidsuggestwasthatmyfatherorsistershouldbuysomebaklavaataGreekRestaurantandIshoulddoshesame,andwouldn’titbefuntoeatourbaklavaatexactlythesametimeandso,betogethersharingthemomentandthepleasure?Bothparentslovedtheideaandwedecidedtodoit.Itwaslovelytohearalittlehappinessinhervoice.Towdayslaterwebothhadourbaklavaandsharedtheexperience.Itmeantalottomyparents,andtome,todothis.Mymothersaidshewantstodothisagain,maybewithanotherfoodorevenbaklavaagain!Whynot?Andassheonlykeepslosingweightinsteadofgaining,itisgoodforhertofindfoodsthatappealtoherappetite.Itisbecominghardertofindwaystocommunicateoverthephone,butthiswasthiswasatleastaverygoodwaytodoso.Anditwasnice,aswell,toremindusofpleasantmemoriesofourpast.1、Whathasmainlyworriedtheauthorlately?A．Herfatherissufferingfromillness.B．Hermotherisbecominglessactive.C．Hermotherrefusestotalkwithherfather.D．Shehasdifficultyhelpinghersickparents.2、Whatdidtheauthorsuggesttopleasehermother?A．MrsDemopolisshouldbuysomebaklavaforhermother.B．Hermothershouldmakesomebaklavainherkitchen.C．Herfamilyshouldgettogethertocomforthermother.D．Herfamilyshouldeatthesamefoodatthesametimeseparately.3、Whatdoweknowabouttheauthor’smother?A．Sheisgettingthinner.B．Sheisstillunconscious.C．Shewillonlyeatbaklava.D．Shehasfoundherfavouritefoods.4、Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?A．Theauthor’sfatherhaslostabilitytotalktohiswife.B．Theauthor’smotherlearnedtomakebaklavafromaGreekimmigrant.C．Theauthor’smotherhadlittleexcitementwhenhearingthesuggestion.D．Theauthor’sauthorandherparentsliveseparatelyindifferentcountiesintheUK.第三部分語言知識運用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）Afewyearsago,Iwasworkinginasmallorganization.Everyonewasbusyworkingonprojectsallday,1alotfromstress.Oneparticularweek,Idecidedtomakepeoplesmile.Sooneevening,Iwroteupafewquotesthathave2meovertheyears.Thenextmorning,Iwenttoworkabitearlyandquickly3themupbythemirrorsintheofficerestroom.Maybesomeoneelsewouldenjoythe4asmuchasIhad,andperhapstheymightjust5theirday,Ithought.Forthenextfewmonths,someofthequotesgottakendown,butInoticedthatacouple6.Soperhapsothers7them,too.Eventually,I8mycontract(合同)withthatorganizationandconditionsbroughtmetoothersettings.Acoupleyearspassed,duringwhichI'dgetanemailupdatefrommy9bossandteammateseverysooften.Afewmonthsago,Iwas10toareunionwithmycolleaguestohear11onhowtheprojectIhadworkedonwasgoing.AlthoughI12workedinthisofficebuilding,Ihadreallyenjoyedworkingwithmyteam,andwas13toseethemallagain.Towardstheendoftheevent,Iwenttothe14,andfoundthequotethatIhadwrittentwoandahalf15earlierwasstillupinthesamespotbythemirror!It16:"Therealvoyageof17consistsnotinseekingnewlands,butinseeingwithneweyes."—MarcelProustItwasa(n)18momenttofinditstillstoodoutasashiningremindereachtimesomeonewenttotherestroom.Wenever19howlongaseedplantedwilltaketobloomandgivefruit—butsimplykeepsowingseedsof20fromtheheart...1、A．expectingB．learningC．sufferingD．escaping2、A．inspiredB．frustratedC．confusedD．surprised3、A．rangB．cleanedC．pickedD．posted4、A．mirrorsB．quotesC．daysD．projects5、A．wasteB．spoilC．freshenD．celebrate6、A．remainedB．fellC．disappearedD．separated7、A．wroteB．likedC．hatedD．ignored8、A．exchangedB．signedC．renewedD．finished9、A．formerB．presentC．potentialD．real10、A．persuadedB．attractedC．invitedD．sent11、A．instructionsB．updatesC．suggestionsD．arguments12、A．onceB．seldomC．frequentlyD．nolonger13、A．happyB．awkwardC．shyD．astonished14、A．officeB．bathroomC．cinemaD．exit15、A．daysB．monthsC．yearsD．decades16、A．wroteB．expressedC．readD．reminded17、A．historyB．discoveryC．aggressionD．business18、A．sweetB．shockingC．toughD．lucky19、A．careB．considerC．predictD．know20、A．knowledgeB．curiosityC．kindnessD．tolerance第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Onceuponatime,thereweretwolittleboys,JackandTom,who1．(raise)inanorphanage.Jackhadalwayswishedhecouldflylikeabird.AndTom,unabletowalkproperly,was2．(eagerness)towalkandrunlikeotherchildren.OnedayJackcameuponapark3．hesawTomplayinginthesandbox.Heranoverto4．(he)andaskedifheeverhadwantedtoflylikeabird.“No,”saidTom,“5．Ihavewonderedwhatitwouldbeliketowalkandrunlikeothers.”Thetwolittleboysplayedfor6．(hour).ThenamancamewithawheelchairtopickTomup.Jackranovertothemanandwhisperedsomething7．hisear.AndthenheranovertoTomandsaid,“IwishIwereable8．(make)youwalkandrun.ButIcan’t.However,thereissomethingthatIcandoforyou.”JackturnedaroundandtoldTomtoslideupontohisback.Hethenbegantorunacrossthegrass,9．(carry)Tomonhisback.Soonthewindjustwhistledacrossthetwolittleboy’sfaces.Flapping(擺動)hisarmsupanddowninthewind,Tomyelled10．(cheerful),“I’MFLYING.I’MFLYING!”第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯（滿分10分）28．（10分）假如英語課上老師要求同臬之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處錯誤。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加:在缺問處加一個漏字符號(∧)，并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除:把多余的同用斜線(\)劃掉。修改:在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的同。注意：1、每處錯誤及修改均僅限一詞；2、只允許修改10處，多者(從第11處起)不計分。Thismorningourschoolorganizedusstudentstopayingastudyvisit、WerodethebusattheschoolgatethengotoffatCityRevolutionaryMemorialat7：50．Therewelistentostoriesaboutrevolutionariesandpresentedflowers、At9:30wearrivedatthehomefortheold,andplayedmusicforthemhappy、Theneveryonechattedwithelderlypeoples,bringingthemjoy、Laterwereachedatourcity’sspecialeducationschool,whichwesawdeafandblindstudentstaughtindifferentmethods、Wegavetheirgiftsdonatedbyourclass、Alsoweplayedgameswiththem,hopedwecoulddomore、At11:30wereturnedtoourschool、Whataimpressiveexperience!第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華，你校將舉辦書法比賽，參賽學生同場競技書寫校名，優(yōu)勝者的書法作品將被展覽一周。請給你校熱愛書法的英國交換生Joe寫一封電子郵件，邀請他參加這一比賽。要點如下：1.比賽的時間和地點；2.比賽的要求和細節(jié)；3.預祝取得勝利。注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.可以適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。參考詞匯：書法比賽calligraphycontestDearJoe,___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、A2、B3、D4、D5、D6、A7、D8、C9、A10、A11、B12、B13、C14、D15、D16、A17、A18、C19、A20、C第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21、Chinahasmorethan30intangibleculturalheritage(非物質文化遺產)recognizedbytheUNESCO,includingpaper-cutting,theDragonBoatFestival,PekingOpera,acupuncture(針灸)andsoon.TheorganizationadoptedadecisionthatChina’s“TheTwenty-FourSolarTerms”(二十四節(jié)氣)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.AsatraditionalChineseknowledgesystemoftimewithahistoryofthousandsofyears,theTwenty-FourSolarTermsclearlyexpressestheconceptsofrespectfornature,andharmonybetweenmanandnature.CreatedbyChineseancestors,ithasfunctionedasacomplete