阴历是怎样利用月相变化周期分年,月；阳历是怎样利用地球公转周期来分月的?

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the lunar calendar（阴历）
modern chinese use the solar calendar（阳历）as english people do . but at the same time , they use their own lunar calendar . each lunar year is given the name of one of these animals : the rat , the ox , the tiger , the hare , the dragon , the snake , the horse , the goat , the monkey , the chicken , the dog and the pig . this list lasts for 12 years and then starts again .
each chinese month starts on the day of the new moon . and the full moon comes on the 15th day of the month . the new year always starts between january 21 and february 20 . on the last day of the lunar year , there is a big family dinner . all members of the family except married daughters try to be present at this meal , even of they have to travel many miles to reach the home of their parents . old quarrels are forgotten , and everybody is happy . after the dinner , the children keep awake to welcome the new year .
the new year celebrations last for 15 days , from the new moon to the full moon . on the first day , children and unmarried people go to visit their elders .
小题1:if next year is the year of the dragon , what was the name of last year ?

a．it was the year of tiger .

b．it was the year of the hare .

c．it was the year of snake .

d．it was the year of the ox .

小题2:suppose that next chinese new year’s day is on 15th february , when will people have their big family dinner ?

a．on february 15	b．on february 16
c．on february 14	d．on february 17

小题3:the family usually have their big family dinner at the home of ________ .

a．the married son	b．the married daughter
c．the unmarried son	d．the parents

小题4:people celebrate the new year ________ .

a．for 15 days

b．from the new moon to the full moon in the first month of the lunar year

c．from january 21 to february 20

d．both a and b

小题5:from this selection we know that each chinese month is measured by _______ .

a．the sun’s ***s（旋转）

b．the moon’s ***s

c．the earth’s ***s

d．both the earth’s and moon’s ***s