备考新高考英语China Daily 外刊双语精读24节气 立夏

timetodofarmwork.It'ssaidthatmostofthewerearrangedinthecolorred：that弓I导

decorationswerearrangedinthecolorred,including的主语从句，it做形式主语。

theemperorandtheofficials*dress,thejadependants,Qjade/d3eld/n.玉,翡翠；玉制品

thehorsesandtheflags,inordertoshowrespecttothe

pendant/'pendsnt/n.垂饰，坠饰；吊灯

godofsummerandprayforagoodharvest.

0jadependant：玉坠

“立夏”这个词起源于战国末期（公元前239年）。由于这是小

0showrespectto：表示对…的尊敬

麦和油菜等夏季作物收获的关键时期，中国历代皇帝都非常

Hcheckingone*sweight：核实一个人的

重视立夏。在周朝（公元前1050-221年），皇帝带领他的官员

体重

为立夏举行欢迎仪式，并鼓励他的居民抓住关键时间做农

Oprevail/privei1/v.流行，盛行

活。据说，大多数装饰品都是红色的，包括皇帝和官员的衣

※口wasbelievedthatthispracticewould

服，玉坠，马和旗帜，以示对夏天的神的尊重和祈求丰收。

bringhealthandgoodlucktothepeople

Checkingone'sweight称体重

weighted：that引导的主语从句,it做形

ThecustomofweighingpeopleattheStartofSummer

式主语。

originatedfromtheThreeKingdomsPeriod（220-180）

0thepeopleweighted：过去分词weighed

andprevailsinSouthChinatoday.Itwasbelievedthat

做后置定语，修饰people,表示被称体

thispracticewouldbringhealthandgoodlucktothe

重的人。

peopleweighted.

AfterlunchonthedayofStartofSummer,peopleOsuspend/ss'spend/v.悬；挂；吊

wouldsuspendastoolorbasketfromabeam.TheOstool/stu:1/n.凳子

youngandoldtookturnstogetweighedwhilethe

©beam/bi:m/n.（建筑物的）梁，（体

personcalculatingtheweightwouldoffergoodwishes

操运动的）平衡木

andauspiciouswords.Itissaidthosewhowere

Xwhilethepersoncalculatingtheweight

weighedwouldstayhealthyinthehotsummerand

wouldoffergoodwishesandauspicious

thosewhoweren'twouldsufferillness.

words：while引导的时间状语从句。

立夏称体重的习俗起源于三国时期（220-180）,盛行于今天的

0thepersoncalculatingtheweight：现在

中国南方。人们相信这种做法会给称体重的人带来健康和好

分词calculating做后置定语，修饰

运。立夏那天午饭后，人们会在横梁上悬挂一个凳子或篮子。

person,表示主动给别人量体重的人。

年轻人和老年人轮流称体重，而计算体重的人会提供良好的

祝愿和吉祥的话。据说那些被称体重的人在炎热的夏天会保Oauspicious/0:spi\os/adj.

持健康，而那些没被称体重的人会生病。吉利的；吉祥的

Eatingeggs>Kwhowereweighed...and...

InancientChina,peoplebelievedaroundeggwhoweren't：由and连接的两个并列的

symbolizedahappylifeandeatingeggsonthedayof定语从句，分别修饰两个those,形成对

StartofSummerwasaprayerforgoodhealth.Theyput比。

leftoverteaintoboiledwatertogetherwitheggsandthe©symbolize/'simbslaiz/v.

original"teaegg"wascreated.Laterpeopleimproved

象征；是…的象征；代表

cookingmethodsandaddedspicestotheeggstomake

©leftover/'leftsuvs（r）/n.吃剩的食物；

themtastedelicious.Todayteaegghasbecomea

残羹剩饭

traditionalsnackinChina.

吃鸡蛋在古代中国，人们相信圆形的鸡蛋象征着幸福的生©original/。'nd30ng）l/adj.原来的；起

活，在立夏那天吃鸡蛋是对身体健康的祈祷。他们把剩下的初的；最早的

茶和鸡蛋一起放入开水中，于是最初的“茶叶蛋”诞生了。后Hcookingmethods：烹饪方法，现在分词

来人们改进了烹饪方法，并在鸡蛋中加入香料，使它们味道cooking做定语，修饰methodso

鲜美。今天，茶叶蛋已经成为中国的传统小吃。

Ospice/spais/n.（调味）香料

EggCompetitions鸡蛋比赛

Oknit/nit/v.编织；针织；机织n.编织

AsanoldChinesesayinggoes"hanginganeggon

的衣服；针织衫

children'schestcanpreventthemfromgettingsummer

diseases",parentswillprepareboiledeggsandputthemOcollide/ks'laid/v.碰撞；相撞

inaknittedbagbeforehangingthemontheirchild'sXwhoseeggisnotbroken：定语从句，修

chest.饰theoneo

Whenatschool,childrengathertogethertoplayegg©moisten/'moIsn/v.（使）变得潮湿，

competitionsbycollidingeachother'seggsinpairsand

变得湿润

theonewhoseeggisnotbrokenwins.

□affecthumanhealth：影响人体健康。

中国有句老话“在孩子胸前挂一个鸡蛋，可以防止孩子得夏

XFoodrichinvitaminsandcoolin

季病”，父母会准备煮鸡蛋，放在编织袋里，然后挂在孩子

nature：由and连接的两个形容词短语做

的胸前。在学校时，孩子们聚在一起玩鸡蛋比赛，两人一组

后置定语，修饰food。

互相碰撞鸡蛋，谁的鸡蛋没破谁就赢。

CJcucumber/'kju：kAmb9（r）/n.黄瓜

Takecareoftheheart爱护心脏

AccordingtoChinesetraditionalmedicine,Startof©watercress/'w3：tokres/n.［园艺］豆瓣

Summerisakeytimetomoistentheheart.Whenthe

菜；西洋菜

weathergrowshotter,dampnessandheatcanaffect

©celery/'selsri/n.芹菜

humanhealth.Foodrichinvitaminsandcoolinnature

0toprecommendations：热门推荐，最佳

ishighlyrecommended.Vegetables,suchascucumber,

|#o|

tomato,watercressandceleryandfruitsthatinclude

watermelon,pearandstrawberryaretop

recommendations.

根据中国传统医学，夏天的开始是滋润心脏的关键时间。当

天气越来越热时，湿热会影响人体健康。强烈推荐富含维生

素、性凉的食物。黄瓜、西红柿、豆瓣菜和芹菜等蔬菜以及

西瓜、梨和草莓等水果是最受推荐的。

一、阅读理解。

1.WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutStartofSummer?

A.Temperaturewillrisequicklyonthisday.

B.Farmersharvestmostofthecropsonthisday.

C.Officialsdressedinredprayforagoodharvest.

D.Everyoneshouldgetweighed.

2.PeoplechecktheirweightattheStartofSummerto.

A.controltheirweight

B.loseweight

C.offergoodwishesandauspiciouswords

D.keepawayfromillness

3.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat.

A.”teaegg“isnotcommonfoodinancientChina

B.dampnessandheatarelikelytoharmhumanhealth

C.childrenwithbrokeneggsaremorelucky.

D.peopleshouldeatmorefoodcoolinnature

4.What'sthemeaningoftheword"colliding”?

A.碰B.抢C.吃D.煮

答案：CDBA

二、完型填空。

AttheopeningceremonyoftheBeijing2022OlympicWinterGames,acountdownfeaturing24solarterms

1.theattentionoftheglobalaudienceandgaveaglimpseoftheancientChinesealmanacscience.

Theestablishmentof24solartermsisbelievedtobean/a2.contributiontotheworldmadebyancient

Chinesealmanacscientists.Thesystem,usedbyChinesepeopleinbothancientandmoderntimestoguide

farmingactivities,was3.asanintangibleculturalheritageitembyUNESCOin2016.

Anarchaeologicalexcavationin2003pointedtothetheorythatthevillageofTaosiintheShanxicountyof

Xiangfenmightbethe4.ofthe24solartermsandtheChineseastronomicandalmanacsciences.

AnarchaeologicaldiscoveryinthevillageofTaosi5.thatthesystemwasinplacesome4,000years

ago.

ExcavationoftheTaosisitestartedinthe1950sandthe6.hascontinuedtothisday.

Oneofthemostimportant7.were13columnsofcompressedearthfoundin2003.

The8.ofthecolumnswasunknowntoarchaeologistsatfirst.Afteryearsofwatchingthecolumns*

projectionunderthesun,researchersrealizedthiswasanancientobservatory.Thecolumnswereusedto

measuresunbeam9.anddeterminethe24solartermsofayear,accordingtoresearchers

10.withthesite.

Therewereotherbreakthroughsinthestudyoftheremains,whichmaderesearchersthinkthatthesitemight

bethecapitalofthe11.governedbythelegendaryemperorsofYaoandShunmorethan3,000years

ago.

Onemilestonediscoverywerepotteryrelicswithpictographs12.thecharacterofYao.Archaeologists

believethiswasanancient13.systemmorethan500yearsolderthantheShangDynasty(c.l6th

century-11thcenturyBC)oracleswrittenonbonesandturtleshells,whichwerediscoveredinAnyangcity,

Henanprovince.

Therewasalsoasetof14.instrumentsdiscoveredatthesite.Amongthese,abronzebellwas

identifiedasbeingmade4,000yearsago.ItissaidtobetheearliestmusicalinstrumentfoundinChina.

Excavationofthesiteisstillunderway.GaoJiangtao,headofthearchaeologicalteam,saidexcavationsto

datehad15.lessthan1percentofthesite.

InOctober2021,theTaosisitewasincludedonthelistof"China'smajorarchaeologicaldiscoveriesina

century".

1.A.paidB.drewC.turnedD.took

2.A.ambitiousB.emergencyC.effectiveD.outstanding

3.A.recognizedB.organizedC.orderedD.faced

4.A.resourceB.storeC.sourceD.originate

5.A.provedB.proofC.processD.proverb

6.A.progressB.processC.properD.promise

7.A.discoverB.coverC.discoveriesD.invention

8.A.secretB.appearanceC.experienceD.function

9.A.anglesB.angelsC.ankleD.ache

10.A.sittingB.workingC.seeingD.watching

11.A.nationalB.naturalC.nationD.nature

12.A.includeB.includedC.includesD.including

13.A.writingB.readingC.singingD.seeing

14.A.medicalB.musicalC.amusedD.amusing

15.A.coveringB.coverC.coveredD.covers

答案：BDACABCDAB