专题05 阅读填表（第二期）-2022中考英语逆袭冲刺 压轴题特快专递（江苏专用）

2022中考英语逆袭冲刺 压轴题特快专递 第二期 专题05 阅读填表15篇 （2022·江苏南京·一模）请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容，在文章后的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意：每个空格只填 1 个单词。 The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides a year into 24 solar terms (二十四节气). Start of Summer, the 7th term of the year, begins on May 6 and ends on May 21 this year. Start of Summer is the beginning of summer. On that day, the sun shines the Earth at an angle of 45 degrees, and later the temperature will rise quickly. Here are five things to learn more about it. Greeting Start of Summer The term Start of Summer was from the end of the Warring States Period(239BC). Since it is an important time for the harvest of summer crops, ancient Chinese emperors paid special attention to Start of Summer. It’s said that most of the things were in the color red, including the clothes, the horses and the flags, to wish for a good harvest. Checking One’s Weight The custom of weighing people at Start of Summer was from the Three Kingdoms Period (220-180). After lunch on that day, the young and the old took turns to get weighed while the person who checked the weight would offer good wishes. It is said those who were weighed would stay healthy in the hot summer and those who weren’t would be troubled with illness. Eating Eggs In ancient China, people believed a round egg represented a happy life and eating eggs on that day was a wish for good health. They put leftover tea into boiled water together with eggs. Then, the original(起初的) “tea egg” was created. Later, people improved cooking methods to make them taste delicious. “Tea egg” has become a traditional snack in China today. Having Egg Competitions Parents prepare boiled eggs and put them in a bag before hanging them on their children’s chest. When at school, children have egg competitions by hitting eggs in pairs and the one whose egg is broken fails. Looking After the Heart According to Chinese traditional medicine, Start of Summer is a key time to moisten (湿润) the heart. When the weather grows hotter, dampness (潮湿)