任务四 选词填空
阅读下面短文,从方框中选择适当的词或短语并用其正确形式填空,使短文通顺,意思完整,每词或短语限用一次。
Tigers are fierce(凶猛的) and strong animals. A tiger is a kind of catamount animal. It (1) a cat, but much bigger than a cat. So people usually think they are very (2) . However, in Chinese (3) , tigers are also a symbol of strength. Tigers, together with Chinese Loong and Qilin, are the (4) of Chinese people.
Chinese people like tigers for many (5) . In the Book of Rites(《礼记》), it (6) that "tigers are good for people because they eat boars(野猪) which are bad for crops on farms". Chinese people also believe the fierce animal can scare out devils(恶魔) and keep the house (7) . An educational TV show says tigers are one of the most (8) animals to human beings today.
Because of its brave, adventurous character, the word "tiger" in Chinese is used as praise, for example, "tiger general", and children who are tough(坚韧的) and full of life and energy (9) "little tigers". Traditionally, children wear hats made (10) a tiger's head to protect them and bring them good luck during Chinese New Year.
阅读下面短文,从方框中选择适当的词或短语并用其正确形式填空,使短文通顺,意思完整,每词或短语限用一次。
Tigers are fierce(凶猛的) and strong animals. A tiger is a kind of catamount animal. It (1) a cat, but much bigger than a cat. So people usually think they are very (2) . However, in Chinese (3) , tigers are also a symbol of strength. Tigers, together with Chinese Loong and Qilin, are the (4) of Chinese people.
Chinese people like tigers for many (5) . In the Book of Rites(《礼记》), it (6) that "tigers are good for people because they eat boars(野猪) which are bad for crops on farms". Chinese people also believe the fierce animal can scare out devils(恶魔) and keep the house (7) . An educational TV show says tigers are one of the most (8) animals to human beings today.
Because of its brave, adventurous character, the word "tiger" in Chinese is used as praise, for example, "tiger general", and children who are tough(坚韧的) and full of life and energy (9) "little tigers". Traditionally, children wear hats made (10) a tiger's head to protect them and bring them good luck during Chinese New Year.
答案：1. looks like
2. dangerous
3. culture
4. protectors
5. reasons
6. is said
7. safe
8. valuable
9. are called
10. in the shape of
2. dangerous
3. culture
4. protectors
5. reasons
6. is said
7. safe
8. valuable
9. are called
10. in the shape of
解析：
本题考查选词填空，需结合语境、八年级所学语法规则将方框内所给词/短语变形，每词限用一次：
1. 此处表达“它看起来像猫，但比猫大得多”，主语it是第三人称单数，句子为一般现在时，故短语look like变为looks like。
2. 前文提到老虎凶猛强壮，此处指人们通常认为它们很危险，be动词后接形容词作表语，danger的形容词形式是dangerous。
3. 此处为固定搭配in Chinese culture，意为“在中国文化中”，直接填culture。
4. 此处指老虎、中国龙和麒麟是中国人的保护者，定冠词the后接名词，主语是多个事物，表复数含义，protect的名词复数形式protectors符合语境。
5. 此处意为“中国人喜欢老虎有很多原因”，many后接可数名词复数，reason的复数形式是reasons。
6. 此处是固定句型it is said that，意为“据说”，用被动语态，say变为is said。
7. 此处指驱赶恶魔，保家宅平安，固定结构keep sth + adj. 表示“使某物保持某种状态”，直接填形容词safe。
8. 此处意为“老虎是如今对人类最有价值的动物之一”，在one of the + 形容词最高级 + 名词复数的结构中，需要形容词作定语，value的形容词形式valuable符合要求。
9. 此处指那些坚韧、充满活力的孩子被叫做“小老虎”，主语children和call是被动关系，用一般现在时的被动语态，填are called。
10. 此处指做成老虎头形状的帽子，短语in the shape of 意为“呈……的形状”，符合语境，直接填写。
1. 此处表达“它看起来像猫，但比猫大得多”，主语it是第三人称单数，句子为一般现在时，故短语look like变为looks like。
2. 前文提到老虎凶猛强壮，此处指人们通常认为它们很危险，be动词后接形容词作表语，danger的形容词形式是dangerous。
3. 此处为固定搭配in Chinese culture，意为“在中国文化中”，直接填culture。
4. 此处指老虎、中国龙和麒麟是中国人的保护者，定冠词the后接名词，主语是多个事物，表复数含义，protect的名词复数形式protectors符合语境。
5. 此处意为“中国人喜欢老虎有很多原因”，many后接可数名词复数，reason的复数形式是reasons。
6. 此处是固定句型it is said that，意为“据说”，用被动语态，say变为is said。
7. 此处指驱赶恶魔，保家宅平安，固定结构keep sth + adj. 表示“使某物保持某种状态”，直接填形容词safe。
8. 此处意为“老虎是如今对人类最有价值的动物之一”，在one of the + 形容词最高级 + 名词复数的结构中，需要形容词作定语，value的形容词形式valuable符合要求。
9. 此处指那些坚韧、充满活力的孩子被叫做“小老虎”，主语children和call是被动关系，用一般现在时的被动语态，填are called。
10. 此处指做成老虎头形状的帽子，短语in the shape of 意为“呈……的形状”，符合语境，直接填写。