Question

【题目】根据短文内容,分别将方框中的正确选项填入文中空缺处, 使短文内容完整正确，每个方框内有一项是多余的。

A. during B. health C. custom D. ancient E. mixed F. healthy

The traditional Chinese lunar calendar（农历）divides the year into 24 solar terms. Start of Summer (立夏), the 7th term of the year, begins on May 5 and ends on May 20 this year.

On this day, the temperature will rise quickly【1】this period, yet in northern China weather remains mild, not hot. Here are a few things to learn about the Start of Summer. The“colorful rice” is made from many different kinds of beans, like red beans, black beans, green beans and【2】together with white rice.

The【3】of weighing people at the Start of Summer originated（起源）from the Three Kingdoms Period (220-180) and is still popular in South China today. It was believed this practice would bring【4】and good luck to the people weighted. In【5】China, people believed a round egg symbolized a happy life and eating eggs on the day of Start of Summer was for good health.

Summer Begins!

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】E

【3】C

【4】B

【5】D

【解析】

文章大意：短文讲述立夏的起源以及在这一天的风俗和活动。

【1】句意：温度在这这段时间内上升地很快。

during在……期间，during this period,意为“在这段时间内”，构成时间状语，表示在立夏期间，温度上升的很快，故选A。

【2】句意：五彩米是用许多不同种类的豆子，像红豆，黑豆，绿豆和白米混合在一起制成的。

mix混合,和后面的介词构成介词短语mix with与……混合，描述五彩米的制作方法，故选E。

【3】句意：在立夏这天称人重量的风俗起源于三国时期。

custom风俗，习俗，此处描述风俗的起源。故选C。

【4】句意：给人们带来健康和好运。

根据后面的good luck 好运，可以看出应该是与它并列的名词，health健康，故选B。

【5】句意：在古代的中国，人们认为圆鸡蛋是幸福生活的象征。

根据语境，继续讲述三国时期的风俗，ancient作形容词，古代的，修饰后面的China，故选D。