2025屆廣東省廣州市增城高級(jí)中學(xué)英語(yǔ)高三第一學(xué)期期末教學(xué)質(zhì)量檢測(cè)試題含解析

2025屆廣東省廣州市增城高級(jí)中學(xué)英語(yǔ)高三第一學(xué)期期末教學(xué)質(zhì)量檢測(cè)試題請(qǐng)考生注意：1．請(qǐng)用2B鉛筆將選擇題答案涂填在答題紙相應(yīng)位置上，請(qǐng)用0．5毫米及以上黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆將主觀題的答案寫在答題紙相應(yīng)的答題區(qū)內(nèi)。寫在試題卷、草稿紙上均無(wú)效。2．答題前，認(rèn)真閱讀答題紙上的《注意事項(xiàng)》，按規(guī)定答題。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．I’mnotquitesurehowtogetthere,----------I’dbetter_____amap.A．watch B．lookup C．consult D．read2．Everythingisamazing.Thankyouall.Wewithoutyourhelp.A．can’tmakeit B．mustn’thavemadeC．won’tmake D．couldn’thavemadeit3．Theeventthat_________inmymemoryhappenedonemorningin1983whenIwas14yearsold.Ithasneverescaped.A．stoodoutB．standsoutC．wouldstandoutD．hasstoodout4．8studentsand2teachersatSantaFeHighSchoolbya17-year-studentarmedwithashotgunandapistol.Thisisoneofthemanygun-relatedtragediesthathavehappenedinthelast2years.A．killedB．werekilledC．havekilledD．havebeenkilled5．Thefamousplayertriedagainandagainaftereachfailure.That’s_____hesucceededatlast.A．whatB．whenC．whetherD．why6．Itisthebusdriverwhoshould______thesafetyofthepassengers.A．a(chǎn)nswerforB．searchforC．standforD．gofor7．________isknowntousisthattobaccocontainsnicotineandotherharmfulproducts，soyoushouldgiveupsmoking.A．As B．ItC．What D．Which8．Thisbookissaidtobeaspecialone,asit____manyeventsnotfoundinotherhistorybooks.A．writes B．prints C．covers D．reads9．Ourcountryhaslaunchedacampaigntobansmokinginpublicplaces,whichwithsomeheavysmokers.A．concernsB．wasconcernedC．concernedD．isconcerned10．WhenIwastwenty,Ihadto________beforegraduationandworkinaclothesshoptohelpsupportmyfamily.A．comeout B．stayoutC．leaveout D．dropout11．---____thathemanagetogettheinformation?---Oh，afriendofhishelpedhim.A．Wherewasit B．WhatwasitC．Howwasit D．Whywasit12．____upearlyinthemorningtohaveawalk,Iamsure,youarelikelytofeelactiveallday．A．Get B．Havinggot C．Getting D．Toget13．IwishI______atmysister’sweddinglastTuesday,butIwasonabusinesstripinNewYorkthen.A．willbe B．wouldbeC．havebeen D．hadbeen14．——Whatwaswrong?Whydidn’tyougotothepicnicasscheduled?——I’msorry.I_________aseriously-injuredoldmantothehospital.A．woulddeliverB．deliveredC．haddeliveredD．wasdelivering15．Isitcommonpracticethatsalesmenreceivea_______of10percentonallsalesmade?A．depositB．receiptC．pensionD．commission16．Withsomesnowontopofit,theYellowMountainlookedfantasticthiswinter.Actually,IdoubtwhetherwecouldvisitmountaininChina.A．a(chǎn)mostbeautiful B．themostbeautifulC．a(chǎn)morebeautiful D．a(chǎn)beautiful17．Ifyouwanttoseeadoctor，youfixadatewithhimaheadoftime.Thatisacommon________intheUSA．A．viewB．exerciseC．practiceD．reality18．James,Idon’tmindlendingyouthemoney____youpayitbackwithinamonth.A．a(chǎn)lthoughB．nowthatC．unlessD．a(chǎn)slongas19．Theyaredeterminedtogointothedarkcave,________mywarningofdanger.A．regardlessofB．becauseofC．a(chǎn)partfromD．insteadof20．—Youlooksleepytoday.—__________nottomisstheflight,Ididn'tdaretoclosemyeyesthewholenight.A．Reminded B．BeingremindedC．Reminding D．Havingreminded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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）Thetonsofplasticwe’redumpingintheoceansisfindinganewhome—thestomachsofourbeautifulmarineanimals.YetanotherreminderofthisfactwashedashoreinEasternIndonesiathisweek.Alargeamountofwaste,includingdrinkingcupsandflip-flops,wasfoundinthestomachofawhalethatdiedoffthecoastnearKapotaIsland.The9.5-metrespermwhale(抹香鯨)wasfoundbyrescuersfromtheWakatobiNationalPark.Thewhalehadswallowed5.9kilogramsofplasticwastecontaining115plasticcups,fourplasticbottles,25plasticbags,andmorethan1,000otherkindsofpiecesofplastic,parkchiefHeriSantosotoldthereporter.“Althoughwehavenotbeenabletodeducethecauseofdeath,thefactsthatweseearetrulyawful,”saidDwiSuprapti,amarinespeciesconservationco-ordinatoratWWFIndonesia.Shesaiditwasnotpossibletodetermineiftheplastichadcausedthewhale’sdeathbecauseoftheanimal’sadvancedstateofdecay(腐爛).Butthisisonlythelatest.FourAsiannations—Indonesia,thePhilippines,VietnamandThailand—accountfor50%oftheplasticwasteintheoceans,accordingtoareportbyenvironmentalcampaignerOceanConservancyandtheMcKinseyCenterforBusinessandEnvironment.ThePhilippinesissecondtoIndonesiawhenitcomestoputtingawayplasticwasteintheoceans,accordingtoastudypublishedinthejournalScienceinJanuary.Ofthe3.2millionmismanagedwasteitproduceseveryyear,1.29millionendsupintheocean.Areportreleasedearlierthisyearstatedthattheamountofplasticintheoceanislikelytoincrease.1、Whatcanweknowaboutthespermwhale?A．Itsstomachisthehomeofplasticwaste.B．Itdiedofswallowinglotsofplasticwaste.C．Itwasthefirstwhaletoeatplasticwaste.D．Ithadeatenmuchplasticwastebeforeitsdeath.2、Whichcanbestreplacetheunderlinedword“deduce”inparagraph3?A．confirm B．causeC．a(chǎn)pprove D．contain3、Whichcountrydumpsthemostplasticwasteintotheoceans?A．Thailand B．IndonesiaC．Vietnam D．Philippines4、What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A．Philippinesputsaway1.29milliontonsofplastic.B．AspermwhalewasfounddeadnearKapotaIsland.C．Muchdumpedplasticwastewasfoundinadeadwhale.D．Weshouldtakemeasurestoreducethewasteinwhales.22．（8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．a(chǎn)chievedhugesuccessonceagain[C．receivedmanyawardsforherageD．wasattackedbypeople4、Thetextismainlyabout___________.A．thebackgroundofmoderndanceinAmericaB．thedevelopmentofmoderndanceinAmericaC．MarthaGrahamandherachievementsindanceD．theawardsMarthaGrahamwoninherlife23．（8分）Englandcontinuestobeoneofthemostpopulartouristdestinationsintheworld.Londoninparticularisoneofthemostvisitedcitiesanddrawspeopleinwithitsappeal,historyandpubs.England’ssmallercities,likeBathandOxford,areequallyasattractivewithalotofcultureandfewercrowds.Liverpool,birthplaceofTheBeatles,hasarichmusicalhistory.Thecountrysidehaswonderfulnaturalbeauty.HerearesometipsontravelinginEngland.Freemuseums—PublicmuseumsofferfreeadmissionineverycitythroughoutEnglandandtheUK.It’sagreatwaytolearnaboutthecountry’smostinfluentialartistsandhistory,andspendarainydaywithoutpayingacent.Bookearly—Bookalltransportationwellinadvance,evenifyoudon’tplantouseit.Farescanbearound￡2withalittleplanning.TheMegabusnotonlyrunsbusesbutalsoprovidestrainsthroughoutEnglandandisthebestchoiceforcheaptravelthroughoutthecountry.Pubfood—EatinginEnglandcanbequiteexpensive,butforgoodcheapandfillingmeals,visitthelocalpubs,whereyoucangetagoodmealforlessthan￡10.Besides,thepubsareagreatwaytomeetpeople!GetaTasteofUKcard—ThetasteoftheUKcardoffersupto50%offatselectedrestaurant.Youdon’tneedtobeanEnglishtogetthecard,andyouneedn’tpaythefirstmonth’smembershipfee,whichisperfectformosttravelers.Takeafreewalkingtour—ManymajorcitiesinEnglandofferfreewalkingtours.Theyusuallylastafewhoursandareagreatwaytoseethecity.1、ComparedwithLondon,Oxfordis________.A．morecharmingB．lesscrowdedC．largerinsizeD．richerinhistory2、Whyarevisitorsadvisedtoeatinlocalpubs?A．Thefoodthereissoldatalowprice.B．Itislikelytomeetfamousstarsthere.C．Theserviceprovidedthereisexcellent.D．Thereisafriendlybutquietatmospherethere.3、Whatdoweknowfromthetext?A．AllmuseumsintheUKarefreeofcharge.B．ThebestwaytotravelaroundEnglandisbybus.C．FreewalkingtoursareavailableinmostbigcitiesinEngland.D．ThetasteofUKcardholderscanenjoydiscountsatallrestaurants.24．（8分）NowadayssixAmazonScoutdeliveryrobotsrolledoutinapilotprograminSnohomishCounty,Wash.Therobotscarrymeals,groceriesandpackagestohomesandofficesinthisregionjustnorthofSeattle.TheyhaveappearedonthesidewalksofLondon,Beijingandothercitiesandcommunitiesworldwide.Thesemachinesmustovercomepedestrianlegs,naughtydogsandbrokenpavement,whichraisessomequestions.Theseservicesaregainingattractionasagrowingnumberofcityresidentsexpectimmediateorscheduleddeliveryforjustabouteverything.Between2017and2018onlineretailsalesintheU.S.increasedby16percent.Onthefinalstepofallthesedeliveries,calledthelastmile,humansonbicycles,motorizedscooters(電動(dòng)車)orlargedeliverytruckstypicallydeliverpackages.Allthevehiclescompeteforspaceonbusyurbanstreets.“Deliveriesaretrendingupwardsinallcrowdedcitycenters,andifcityandstateleadersdon’tstartthinkingaboutcreativesolutionslikerobotdeliveries,wecanexpectevenworsetrafficjams,”saysPaulMackie,directorofatransportationpolicyresearchcenterinArlington.Astudybythiscenterfound73percentofdeliveryvehiclesinArlingtonwereparkedoutsideofauthorizedareas,oftenblockingbikelanesandcrosswalks.Bymovingthelaststepofdeliveriesfromtheroadtothesidewalk,citiescouldreducetrafficjamsandsolvetheparkingproblementirely,Mackiesays.CompaniessuchasAmazonarenotdevelopingthisdeliverytechnologysimplytoclearupurbantraffic.Self-drivingvehiclesandsidewalkrobotscouldcutdownlast-miledeliverycostsincitiesbyasmuchas40percent,accordingtoa2018reportbyaconsultancyfirm.Adeliveryrobotcancostthousandsofdollarstomanufacture,andmostcurrentlyrequirehumanmanagementandconservation.Butinthelongruncompaniesthatuseautonomousdeliveryvehiclesinthenextseveralyearscouldendupsavingbillionsofdollars,thereportstated.1、WhydoesAmazonintroducedeliveryrobots?A．Toamuseitscustomers.B．Toavoidpedestrians,dogsandbrokenpavement.C．Tomeettheincreasingdemandofdeliveringpackages.D．Toconfirmthecompany’sinnovationspirit.2、WhatdoesPaulMackiemeanbyhiswordsinparagraph2?A．RetailsalesintheU.S.increasedfast.B．Deliveriesstaysteadyinallcrowdedcitycenters.C．Regardlessofrobotdeliveries,trafficjamswillremainthesame.D．Robotcanhelpeasethetrafficpressure.3、Whatcanrobotsdeliverybringtothecity?A．Blockbikelanesandcrosswalks.B．Relieveurbantrafficaswellassavedeliverycosts.C．Increasedangertopedestrians.D．Leadtotraffictrafficjams.4、Whichwordcanbestdescribethefutureoftherobotdelivery?A．Uncertain. B．Hopeless. C．Promising. D．Unacceptable.25．（10分）FantasticFallFestivalsYouWon'tWanttoMissSeymourAppleFestivalAdmissiontotheSeymourAppleFestivalisfreeandsoistheentertainment!Morethan15,000peoplefromallovertheregioncomeouttotakepartintheactivities,rangingfromdrawings,vendorbooths,food,applecontests,bike-decoratingcontests,andmore.MarionvilleAppleFestivalThepopularMarionvilleAppleFestivalishometocountlessactivitiesandevents.Thecarnival,ponyrides,andgameswillkeepthekidsbusy,whileadultswillenjoywatchingthepie-eatingcontestandbrowsingdozensofcraftvendorbooths.HumansvilleFallFestivalTheHumansvilleFallFestivalmaybehostedbyasmalltown,butthatdoesn'tmeanit'slackingbigfun.Perfectforallages,thisfallfestivaliscelebratingits70thyearandwillprovidethreefulldaysoffun.Thisyear'sfestivalwillfeaturelivemusicfromfantasticlocalmusicians,whichwilldefinitelymakeitdifferentfromtheonesinotheryears.You'llalsofindfuncarnivalrides,talentedartisanssellingtheirgoods,andanamazingparadetowrapuptheeventonSaturday.SouthsideFallFestivalTheSouthsideFallFestivalisperfectforfamilycelebrations,withanalcohol-freeenvironmentandfreeadmission.Enjoyacolorfulparadeandfloatcontest,deliciousfoodvendors,livemusic,karaoke,andmore.FallIntoArtsFestivalMakesuretobringthekidsalongforthisfestivalthatcelebratesallthingscreative.TheFallIntoArtsFestivalfeaturesahostofkid-friendlyactivitieslikealegobuild,sandart,bubblestations,chalkthesidewalk,ajumphouse,andmore.Parentswillhaveplentytodoaswell,withanexcellentvarietyofartists,festivalfood,aminifilmfestival,andmuchmore.,1、Whichfestivalsarefreeofcharge?A．SouthsideFallFestivalandFallIntoArtsFestivalB．SeymourAppleFestivalandSouthsideFallFestival,C．HumansvilleFallFestivalandFallIntoArtsFestivalD．SeymourAppleFestivalandMarionvilleAppleFestival.2、WhatmakesHumansvilleFallFestivalspecialthisyear?A．FunactivitiesonSaturday.B．Thedurationofthefestival.C．Theareaofthehostingtown.D．Musicians'liveperformance.3、FallIntoArtsFestivalisspeciallywelcomedby.A．movielovers B．modernartistsC．visitorsofallages D．familieswithkids第三部分語(yǔ)言知識(shí)運(yùn)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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）Everyoneshouldgotohisorher50thhighschoolreunion.TherewasatimeIthoughtI’dnevergoeveniftheopportunity1.ButnowIfeel2forpeoplewhodon’tgo.Iwenttothe3ofmyhighschoolonaSaturdayevening,andIamgladIdid.Itwasagifttorecognizesome4classmatesrightaway—andtoberecognized.5,wehadnametagsandour6photosonourclothingtohelpidentifyus.Irecognizedonewomanimmediately!Themostmemorableandmovingexperienceofthenightwas7byaschoolmateandneighbortowhomIwasonceclose.Unfortunately,wehadafallingoutinthehighschool.Ineversawherafter8,butthistime,Isawhernameonaplacesetting.Atfirst,IfearedthatIwould9her.Butmybetterselfwonover,andI10herout.IkeptlookinguntilIgota(n)11onmyshoulder.Thereshewas12.Wehuggedasifnothinghadever13andexchangedaffectionatewords.Whentheparty14,myold-newfriendwalkedtowardsme,15meagainandwishedmewell.Ireturnedhergoodwishes.Allthebad16meltedintothinair.IamgratefulIhadthis17toreunitewitholdclassmates.Afterall,wearealmost18thefinallapofourlifelongjourneys.Someclassmateshadalreadyleftthis19,andtheirnamesweredeletedfromthelist.Sometimeswehavetowalkbackintothepastbecausetimedoeshealoldwounds.We’renotthe20people.Wearebetterpeople.1、A．camedown B．cameup C．camethrough D．cameoff2、A．sorry B．happy C．excited D．moved3、A．competition B．reunion C．exhibition D．concert4、A．latter B．former C．present D．future5、A．Unluckily B．Unwillingly C．Normally D．Thankfully6、A．old B．recent C．modern D．new7、A．described B．provided C．promised D．ordered8、A．graduation B．invitation C．retirement D．punishment9、A．stareat B．turnto C．runinto D．relyon10、A．let B．drove C．sought D．pushed11、A．instruction B．blow C．kiss D．tap12、A．reading B．singing C．smiling D．dancing13、A．happened B．changed C．disappeared D．mentioned14、A．began B．ended C．continued D．lasted15、A．encouraged B．praised C．hugged D．judged16、A．news B．scores C．excuses D．memories17、A．qualification B．situation C．talent D．chance18、A．missing B．destroying C．nearing D．wasting19、A．world B．city C．school D．class20、A．important B．serious C．successful D．same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(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）ChinaisknownastheKingdomofBamboo.Morethan400speciesofbamboo，onethirdofallknownspeciesintheworld，growinChina.China1．（lead）theworldintheamountofareaplantedwithbamboo，thenumberofbambootreesandtheamountofbamboowood2．（produce）everyyear.Theoldestbamboo3．（article）inChinawereunearthedfromtheremainsofaprimitivesocietythatexistedsome7，000yearsagoin4．isnowHemudu，YuyaoCounty，ZhejiangProvince.AsearlyastheShangDynasty，Chinesepeopleusedthebambooformakingweapons，suchasbowsandarrows.Beforepaper5．（invent），stripsofbamboowerethemostimportantwritingmedium，morewidelyusedthansilk，6．theywerecheaper，resistanttocorrosion（腐蝕），andmoreabundant.BamboohasthusplayedanimportantpartinthespreadanddevelopmentoftraditionalChineseculture.Bamboowas7．（close）connectedwiththedailylivesofpeopleinancientChina.SuDongpo，aliterarygiantoftheSongDynasty，saidthatpeoplecouldnotlive8．bamboo，andpeopleofthetimeusedbamboo9．（make）paper，hats，shoesandsoon.Atthattime，astoday，bambooshootswereeatenasapopulardishbecauseof10．（they）crispnessandfresh，sweettaste.Bambooshootsalsocontainvitamins，sugar，fat，andprotein.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語(yǔ)課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語(yǔ)言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯(cuò)誤涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)(∧)，并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線(\)劃掉。修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1、每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2、只允許修改10處，多者(從第11處起)不計(jì)分。DearMr、Brown,I’mverythankfultoyouforinvitemetostaywithyouinLondoninthecomingvacation、IhavebeendreamedofseeingyouagainsothatIcangetmorehelpfromyouinmineEnglishlearning、AndI’mafraidIcan’tgotoyourplaceinthissummer、BecauseIhavepromisedmygrandmother,shelivesinthecountry,tospendthesummerwithher、ShemissesmetoomuchthatIfindthatdifficulttorefuseherrequest、I’mbusynowpreparingforseveralexaminations、Iplantovisityouinwinterifitconvenienttoyou、Bestwishes、LiMing第二節(jié)書(shū)面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華，你的美國(guó)朋友Jack想學(xué)習(xí)漢語(yǔ)，你推薦他去孔子學(xué)院，請(qǐng)給他寫封郵件，內(nèi)容包括：1.推薦理由；2.相關(guān)課程，如中國(guó)歷史，傳統(tǒng)文化等。注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。參考詞匯：孔子學(xué)院ConfuciusInstitute_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、C2、D3、B4、B5、D6、A7、C8、C9、D10、D11、C12、C13、D14、D15、D16、C17、C18、D19、A20、A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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21、1、D2、A3、B4、C22、Chinahasmorethan30intangibleculturalheritage(非物質(zhì)文化遺產(chǎn))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,ithasfunctionedasacompletesetofweathercalendar(日歷)togui