根据以下材料，回答题 IhadalwaysknownthattheChineseNewYearwasdifferentfromourownbutotherwiseassumedthatthewayweEuropeansdivideduptheyearwassomethingincommon.Quiterecently,though,Ifoundoutthatthereusedtobesomeprettydramaticdifferences.DuringtheMiddleAges,theofficialstartoftheyearvariedenormouslywithinEurope.InSpain,Portugal,SwitzerlandandGermanyitbeganonChristmasDay,whereasitstartedonthe1stMarchinVeniceandthe21stinEngland.InRome,itwasatonetimethe25thJanuarybutthenchangedtothe25thMarch.InRussiathenewyearcoincidedwiththespringequinox(春分). Ifthisisn′tcomplicatedenoughtheFrenchusedtostarttheirofficialyearfromEasterday.Easter,asIamsureyouallknow,isamoveablefeastwhosecomplicatedcalculationisquiteamysterytome.However,thisFrenchstyleofworkingoutthebeginningoftheyearledtosomeyearsbeingasshortasthreehundreddayswhileotherscouldstretchtofourhundredwithtwospringtimeswithoneateachend! Withallthesedifferentdatingsystemsinoperationyoucanimaginetheenormouspotentialforconfusion.Thiscancreateheadachesforstudentsengagedinstudyingtheperiodfromoriginaldocumentsastheycanactuallyfindsomebody′sdeathbeingrecordedmonthsbeforetheyaremarriedandbattlesstillbeingfoughtweeksafterapeaceagreementhadbeensigned!Itwouldalldependonwheretheeventshadbeenrecorded.Asanactualexamplethestudentcouldeasilygetmuddled(糊涂的)overthedateofthefamoustrialoftheKnightsTemplarinParis.Accordingtorecordsthislongandcomplextrialendedin1313astheNewYeardidn′tofficiallystartuntilthe7thApril.Fortunatelyforallofusthesedifferenceswereeventuallysolved.InDecember1564theFrenchdecidedtostarttheNewYearfromthe1stJanuary.TheRussiansadoptedthisnewstyleofdatingin1725andtheEnglishafurthertwenty-sevenyearslater. WhatwasafeatureoftheFrenchofficialyear查看材料
A.It could have two Easters. B.It could vary in length. C.It could be shorter than three hundreddays. D.It often had two summers.正确答案B
