Question

    The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides a year into 24 solar terms(节气). The Spring Equinox which is called chunfen in Chinese usually falls_________March 20 or March 21 every year.

Standing an egg upright is a_________game across the country during the Spring Equinox. People practice this tradition to celebrate the_________of spring. It is believed that if somone can make the egg stand, he will have good luck in the future. It’s also a good time to fly kites. In ancient times, people did not have good medical resources (资源),___________they wrote their medical problems on a paper kite to ask for good health. When the kite was in the air, people would_________the line to let the paper kite fly away, which means the lying away of diseases.

1.A.on B.in C.at D.between

2.A.strict B.useful C.popular D.harmful

3.A.coming B.ending C.moving D.stopping

4.A.or B.so C.though D.because

5.A.hold on B.turn on C.take off D.cut off

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.A

4.B

5.D

【解析】

本文介绍了中国传统二十四节气中的春分。

1.

句意：春分在中国被称为“春分”，通常在每年的3月20日或3月21日。

on在（日期前）；in在（月份前）；at在（具体时刻前）；between在……之间。句中“March 20”表示具体日期，所以使用介词on。故选A。

2.

句意：在春分期间，竖立鸡蛋是全国各地的流行游戏。

strict严格的；useful有用的；popular流行的；harmful有害的。根据下文中“People practice this tradition to celebrate the coming of spring.”可知，人们通过竖立鸡蛋这个传统来庆祝春天的到来，由此可知，竖立鸡蛋是全国各地的流行游戏，所以此处使用popular。故选C。

3.

句意：人们通过这个传统来庆祝春天的到来。

coming到来；ending结束；moving移动；stopping停止。根据上文中“chunfen in Chinese usually falls on March 20 or March 21 every year”和句中spring可知，3月份是春天的开始，所以此处使用coming，表示“通过这个传统庆祝春天的到来”。故选A。

4.

句意：在古代，人们没有良好的医疗资源，所以他们把自己的医疗问题写在纸风筝上，以求健康。

or否则；so所以；though虽然；because因为。根据句中“people did not have good medical resources”可知，此处使用so表示结果，即：因为人们没有良好的医疗资源，所以他们把他们的医疗问题写在纸风筝上，以求健康。故选B。

5.

句意：当风筝在空中的时候，人们会切断线，让纸风筝飞走，这意味着远离疾病。

hold on紧紧抓住；turn on打开；take off脱掉；cut off切断。根据句中“which means the lying away of diseases”可知，此处使用cut off，表示“切断风筝线就意味着远离疾病”。故选D。