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The Start f Autumn

Liqiu means "Start f Autumn" in Chinese. It is the 13th f China's 24 slar terms. This day usually cmes n August 7 r 8. In 2025, it starts n August 7. Thugh autumn begins, ht weather ften stays. Peple call this the "Autumn Tiger" (秋老虎).
Changes in Nature
Mrnings and evenings get cler after Liqiu. Yu may see yellw leaves n sme trees and hear fewer cicadas (蝉) chirping. Farmers are busy because it's harvest time fr crn and cttn. In suthern China, peple prepare fr typhns (台风) and heavy rain.
Special Custms
Chinese peple d these things t celebrate Liqiu:
- Tie Qiu Bia (Eating meat): In the nrth, peple eat rast duck r meat t becme strnger after the ht summer.
- Ken Qiu (Biting Autumn): Families in the suth eat watermelns tgether. They believe it helps drive away the summer heat.
- Sun-drying Crps: In muntain villages like Huangling, villagers dry red peppers and glden crn in the sun. It creates clrful "autumn pictures".
Staying Healthy
Dctrs advise eating pears, hney and lilies (百合). These fds keep ur lungs healthy in dry autumn air. Als, wearing a light jacket in the mrning can prevent clds.
A Seasn f Hpe
An ld Chinese saying tells us: "A cl mrning at Liqiu brings a gd year." Thugh days are still warm, Liqiu brings hpe fr harvests and cl winds. It reminds us that every ending is a quiet new beginning.


（ ）1. What des "Liqiu" mean in Chinese?
A. The End f Summer
B. The Start f Autumn
C. The Middle f Autumn
D. The Beginning f Winter
（ ）2. When will Liqiu start in 2025?
A. On August 6 B. On August 7
C. On August 8 D. On August 9
（ ）3. Why d peple call the lingering ht weather after Liqiu "Autumn Tiger"?
A. Because tigers are active in autumn
B. Because it's as ht as a tiger's anger
C. Because ht weather cntinues despite autumn starting
D. Because tigers appear mre ften in this perid
（ ）4. What change can peple ntice in nature after Liqiu?
A. Mrnings and evenings becme htter
B. Mre cicadas start chirping ludly
C. Farmers begin planting crn and cttn
D. Sme trees get yellw leaves
（ ）5. Which custm is ppular in suthern China during Liqiu?
A. Eating rast duck t get strnger
B. Sharing watermelns t drive away summer heat
C. Drying crps in muntain villages
D. Wearing heavy cats in the mrning
第二篇：完形填空
Liqiu, the 13th f China's 24 slar terms, usually falls n August 7 r 8. It 1. ______ the start f autumn, but ht weather ften 2. ______ fr sme time. Peple call this "Autumn Tiger".
After Liqiu, mrnings and evenings get 3. ______. Yu may see yellw leaves n trees and hear fewer cicadas. Farmers are busy 4. ______ crn and cttn. In the suth, peple 5. ______ fr typhns.
There are many custms t 6. ______ Liqiu. In the nrth, peple eat meat like rast duck—this is called "Tie Qiu Bia", meaning t get 7. ______ after the ht summer. In the suth, families eat watermelns tgether, a custm 8. ______ "Ken Qiu". They believe it can 9. ______ away summer heat.
Fr 10. ______, dctrs say pears, hney and lilies are gd. They help keep 11. ______ healthy in dry autumn air. Als, it's wise t 12. ______ a light jacket in the mrning t 13. ______ clds.
An ld saying ges, "A cl mrning at Liqiu brings a gd year." Liqiu 14. ______ hpe fr harvests. It tells us every 15. ______ is a new beginning.


（ ）1. A. shws B. marks C. tells D. names
（ ）2. A. cntinues B. arrives C. fllws D. stps
（ ）3. A. warmer B. htter C. cler D. clder
（ ）4. A. grwing B. harvesting C. planting D. watering
（ ）5. A. prepare B. lk C. wait D. ask
（ ）6. A. describe B. celebrate C. frget D. start
（ ）7. A. weaker B. thinner C. strnger D. taller
（ ）8. A. seen B. called C. made D. kept
（ ）9. A. put B. take C. drive D. give
（ ）10. A. health B. fun C. wrk D. study
（ ）11. A. hearts B. lungs C. eyes D. hands
（ ）12. A. wash B. make C. wear D. buy
（ ）13. A. catch B. avid C. have D. lve
（ ）14. A. carries B. hides C. breaks D. brings
（ ）15. A. ending B. stry C. game D. plan
第三篇：任务型阅读
The traditinal Chinese slar calendar divides the year int 24 slar terms. Start f Autumn, (Chinese: 立秋), the 13th slar term f the year, begins this year n Aug 8 and ends n Aug 22.
Start f Autumn reflects (标志) the end f summer and the beginning f autumn. The fruitful seasn is cming.
The fllwing are 9 things yu shuld knw abut Start f Autumn.
'Autumn Tiger'
Althugh Start f Autumn means the beginning f autumn, ht weather will nt cme t an end. The perid f ht days after Start f Autumn, usually lasting fr 30 days, is called "Autumn Tiger" r "Indian Summer." Because f less rain, it is even htter during this perid than during Majr Heat.
Fleshing ut in autumn (贴秋膘)
On the first day f the Start f Autumn, usually peple will weigh themselves and cmpare their weight t what it was at the Start f Summer. If ne has lst weight during the summer, then at the beginning f autumn, he r she needs t flesh ut by eating many different kinds f delicius fd, especially meat.
Gathering crps
Start f Autumn is a big slar term fr farmers. It is time t gather crps. There is a saying: "If it rains n the day f the Start f Autumn, a gd harvest is expected."
Eating peaches
In Hangzhu, peple eat peaches n the Start f Autumn day. The peach stnes (桃核) are kept until New Year's Eve and thrwn int the stve, burned int ash (灰). Peple believed that in this way, illness culd be prevented fr the whle year.
Eating lngans (龙眼)
The Start f Autumn perid is harvest time fr Taiwan lngan. Peple believe that eating lngan will help their children becme senir fficials in the future.
Eating dumplings
In Shandng prvince, peple make dumplings during the Start f Autumn, and they call it "Eating the Autumn". On the day f Start f Autumn, elder members f the family will stand in the middle f the hall, wrshiping a bwl f cereal, and praying fr the harvest in autumn. Mst f the families will eat dumplings tgether after Start f Autumn day.
Eating red beans
Starting frm the Tang Dynasty (618 - 907) and the Sng Dynasty (960 - 1279), peple in Yiwu, Zhejiang prvince, have eaten red beans n Start f Autumn day. They take seven t 14 little beans, enjying them with well water. When taking the beans, ne must face west t avid bad things during the autumn.
Eating gurds (瓜)
During the Qing Dynasty (1644 - 1911), peple wuld put gurds utside fr a day befre the Start f Autumn, and eat them n Start f Autumn day t drive ff the summer heat. Tday peple in Tianjin still keep this way because they believe that eating melns can prevent diarrhea (腹泻) in autumn and the cming winter and spring.
'Tuching Autumn'
There is the custm f "Tuching Autumn" in the nrthern part f Yancheng, Jiangsu prvince. On the eve f Start f Autumn, peple can tuch and take fr free all kinds f fruits as they like in private r public gardens, and the wners will nt be angry, n matter hw much they lse. Many gardeners even leave sme mellw (成熟香甜的) fruits in the field n purpse (故意) fr the guests during the night.
第四篇；首字母填空
The perid f ht days after Start f Autumn, usually lasting fr 30 days, is called "Autumn Tiger" r "Indian Summer". B. ______ f the decreasing precipitatin (降雨量), it is even mre sweltering (闷热) during this perid than during Majr Heat. There is a saying that ges: "I. ______ it rains n the day f the Start f Autumn, a gd harvest is expected."
Eating peaches
In Hangzhu, peple eat peaches n the Start f Autumn day. The peach stnes are kept u. ______ New Year's Eve and thrwn int the stve, burned int ash. Peple believed that in this way, plagues (瘟疫) culd be prevented fr the w. ______ year.
Eating dumplings
On the day f Start f Autumn, senir members f the family will stand in the m. ______ f the hall, wrshiping (盛满) a bwl f cereal, and praying fr the h. ______ in autumn. Mst f the families will eat dumplings tgether.
Eating gurds
Tday peple in Tianjin s. ______ keep this custm, believing that eating melns such as twel gurd (丝瓜), white gurd (冬瓜) and bitter gurd (苦瓜) can p. ______ diarrhea (腹泻) in autumn and the cming winter and spring.
Fleshing ut in autumn
If ne has lst w. ______ during the summer, then at the beginning f autumn, he r she needs t flesh ut by eating many different kinds f delicius fd, e. ______ meat.Title:9 things 1 Start f Autumn
Start f Autumn starts frm Aug 8 and ends n Aug 22 this year,which means the 2 f fruitful seasn. The are 9 things in fllw yu shuld knw abut Start f Autumn.
'Autumn Tiger'
Start f Autumn means the beginning f autumn, 3 ht weather will nt cme t an end and cntinue t last fr 30 days,which is called “Autumn Tiger” r “Indian Summer”. Less rain 4 even htter weather during this perid than during Majr Heat .
Fleshing ut in autumn
Peple usually weigh themselves at the Start f Autumn. 5 ne has lst weight during the summer,he r she will eat many different kinds f delicius fd,especially meat t gain weight.
Gathering crps
It is a gd time fr 6 t gather crps. There is a saying:“If it rains n the day f the Start f Autumn,a gd harvest is expected.”
7 special fd
It is said that these fd,such as peaches,dumplings,red beans and gurds,are gd fr peple’s 8 .In additin,peple believe that eating lngan will help their children t be senir fficials in the future.
'Tuching Autumn'
“Tuching Autumn” is an 9 in the nrthern part f Yancheng. Peple can tuch and take fr free all kinds f fruits as they like in private r public gardens. N matter hw much the 10 lse,they will nt be angry.