三、选词填空
请认真阅读下面的短文,从方框中选择合适的单词,并用其适当形式填空。
outdoor, hot, have, three, between
You must have heard of Sanfu days. Well, Sanfu days are also known as the “Chinese dog days of summer”. They mark the (1)
hottest
days of summer.
Sanfu days include (2)
three
periods: Toufu, Zhongfu and Mofu. In Chinese, “Fu” (3)
has
the meaning of “hiding”. So it is also a suggestion for people to stay at home to “hide” from the strong heat (4)
outdoors
in summer.
Sanfu days usually come (5)
between
mid-July and mid-August.
heavy, tradition, spend, help, begin
During this time, Chinese people follow different (6)
traditional
ways to deal with the heat and stay healthy. Now let’s have a look at some customs of (7)
spending
the Chinese dog days of summer.
In Changsha, local people often eat roosters(公鸡) during Sanfu days, especially during Toufu. That’s because it is always hot with (8)
heavy
rain in summer. Local people believe that eating roosters can clear the wet in their body. And there is even an old saying that goes, “A rooster at the (9)
beginning
of Sanfu days, a healthy body the whole year.”
Besides, the practice of receiving Sanfutie is also known in China during Sanfu days. It is a kind of Sanfu medicinal patch. Many people receive Sanfutie (10)
to help
them fight some winter illnesses.
