Question

【题目】阅读下面的短文，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项补全短文。选项中有一项为多余选项。

Four things you need to know about Start of Summer

The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Start of Summer is the symbol of the change of seasons. The temperature will rise quickly during this period. Here are four things to learn about Start of Summer.

【1】

In the Zhou Dynasty, the king led his officials to hold a welcome celebration for Start of Summer and encouraged his people to seize the key time to do farm work. It’s said that most of the decorations were set in the color red, including the king and the officials’ dresses, the horses and the flags, in order to show respect to the god of summer and pray (祈祷) for a good harvest.

Eating eggs

In ancient China, people believed a round egg symbolized a happy life and eating eggs on the day of Start of Summer was a prayer for good health.【2】. Today tea egg has become a traditional snack in China.

Egg competitions

As an old Chinese saying goes, “Hanging an egg on Children’s chest can prevent them from getting summer diseases”.【3】. When at school, children gather together to play egg competitions by beating each other’s eggs in pairs and the one whose egg is not broken wins.

Taking care of the heart

According to Chinese traditional medicine, Start of Summer is a key time to look after the heart. When the weather grows hotter, wet and heat can influence human health.【4】 Vegetables, such as cucumbers, tomatoes, and celeries (芹菜) and fruits that include watermelons, pears and strawberries are on the top list.

A.Food rich in vitamins and cool in nature is highly suggested

B.Parents will prepare boiled eggs and put them in a bag before hanging them on their child’s chest

C.Starting to have a harvest

D.They put tea leaves and salt into boiled water together with eggs and the “tea egg” was created

E.Greeting Start of Summer

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】E

【2】D

【3】B

【4】A

【解析】

本文讲述了需要知道的关于初夏的四件事情。

【1】句意：迎接初夏。

根据文中的句子“In the Zhou Dynasty, the king led his officials to hold a welcome celebration for Start of Summer and encouraged his people to seize the key time to do farm work.”文中谈到了对初夏的庆祝以及鼓励他的人民抓住关键时间来做农活。可推测本段是在迎接初夏。故选E。

【2】句意：他们把茶叶和盐放入带有鸡蛋的开水中，于是“茶叶蛋”就诞生了。

空格后的句子“Today tea egg has become a traditional snack in China.”句中谈到：茶叶蛋已经成中国的传统小吃。可知上文空格处谈到的应该是茶叶蛋的问题。故选D。

【3】空格前的句子“Hanging an egg on Children’s chest can prevent them from getting summer diseases.”句中谈到：将鸡蛋挂在孩子胸前可以防止患夏季疾病。选项B中谈到父母将煮好鸡蛋放在袋子里，挂在孩子胸前。可知和前文连贯、符合题意。故选B。

【4】句意：强烈建议食用富含维生素和性凉的食物。

空格前谈到了初夏是养心的关键时期；空格后谈到了蔬菜在名单之首。可推测空格上说的应该是：是什么样的蔬菜更养心。根据选项中的关键词vitamins也是蔬菜中富含的。可知空格上说的就是：强烈建议食用富含维生素和性凉的食物。故选A。