Chinese Farmers' Harvest （收获，收割） Festival is the first festival in China for farmers． The festival starting from 2018， falls on the Autumnal Equinox （秋分） each year． The Autumnal Equinox is one of the 24 solar terms（节气） of the Chinese lunar calendar and usually falls between September 22nd and 24th， during the country's harvest season．

    As we all know， China has the largest population all over the world． It was difficult to feed the largest population in the past． After reform and opening （改革开放）， with the development of modern agriculture （农业）， people's life is getting better and better， and their living conditions have improved a lot． Chinese Farmers' Harvest Festival shows that our government is paying more attention to agriculture and farmers' life． It will greatly encourage farmers to farm and develop further modern agriculture． China has a long history of agriculture． Chinese Farmers' Harvest Festival， the cultural symbol， helps to show China's long farming culture to the world． It also connects the excellent traditional Chinese culture to modern civilization （文明） and improves the cultural self﹣confidence and national pride．

    Since the festival is especially created for farmers， they are encouraged to think of their own ways to celebrate harvest． Some activities are held across the country， but most of the celebrations will take place at a local level that comes from local customs． Also， local government usually hosts all kinds of activities for the festival， such as folk culture performances， food tasting and so on．

    Some people think the festival is the happiest time of a year， even better than the Spring Festival， because food gives people a sense of safety and hope． For other people， the harvest festival is a time to look back at the past and look forward to the future．

（1）We probably celebrate the Chinese Farmers' Harvest Festival on　　．

A． September 20th

B． September 23rd

C． September 25th

D． October lst

（2）The main purposes that Chinese Farmers' Harvest Festival was created don't include　　．

A． showing the long history of farming culture of China

B． improving Chinese cultural self﹣confidence and national pride

C． encouraging Chinese farmers to give up local customs

D． connecting the traditional Chinese culture to modern civilization

（3）We can learn from the third paragraph that　　．

A． the celebrations will be differently based on local customs

B． western countries also celebrate the Fanners' Harvest Festival

C． the Farmers' Harvest Festival is one of the Chinese traditional festivals

D． The Farmers' Harvest Festival is created for both farmers and workers

（4）Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？　　

A． The Farmers' Harvest Festival falls on different days in different areas in China．

B． The Farmers' Harvest Festival is the best time to harvest crops（庄稼）in the world．

C． The Farmers' Harvest Festival has been celebrated twice in our country so far．

D． China's modern agriculture has greatly developed because of reform and opening．

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