三、阅读短文,在空白处填入适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式
Chinese New Year begins on doors and walls. The Spring Festival couplets (春联) stand for (代表) people's wishes for ___1___ happier life in the coming year. The tradition of putting up the Spring Festival couplets on doors during the Spring Festival can date back (追溯) hundreds of ___2___ (year).
The couplets are written on red paper. They are one of the most important ___3___ (symbol) of the Spring Festival. Although people are busy with all kinds of things before the Spring Festival, putting up couplets is always in the ___4___ (one) place on the to-do list. People usually take some gifts to those who write couplets. While they ___5___ (write), children are standing round and watching how they create (创作) these wonderful works.
When I was young, my parents encouraged (鼓励) me to learn ___6___ to write couplets. I became greatly ___7___ (interest) in traditional culture. Every time when our family visited ___8___ (relative) during the Spring Festival, I was always the first to read the poems of their couplets. The poems are hopeful words. They send good wishes ___9___ "health, wealth and longevity (长寿)".
The red paper and black words are not only used to write the couplets, but also carry ___10___ (we) love for traditional culture. They will never be forgotten.
1.
6.
Chinese New Year begins on doors and walls. The Spring Festival couplets (春联) stand for (代表) people's wishes for ___1___ happier life in the coming year. The tradition of putting up the Spring Festival couplets on doors during the Spring Festival can date back (追溯) hundreds of ___2___ (year).
The couplets are written on red paper. They are one of the most important ___3___ (symbol) of the Spring Festival. Although people are busy with all kinds of things before the Spring Festival, putting up couplets is always in the ___4___ (one) place on the to-do list. People usually take some gifts to those who write couplets. While they ___5___ (write), children are standing round and watching how they create (创作) these wonderful works.
When I was young, my parents encouraged (鼓励) me to learn ___6___ to write couplets. I became greatly ___7___ (interest) in traditional culture. Every time when our family visited ___8___ (relative) during the Spring Festival, I was always the first to read the poems of their couplets. The poems are hopeful words. They send good wishes ___9___ "health, wealth and longevity (长寿)".
The red paper and black words are not only used to write the couplets, but also carry ___10___ (we) love for traditional culture. They will never be forgotten.
1.
a
2. years
3. symbols
4. first
5. are writing
6.
how
7. interested
8. relatives
9. like
10. our
答案：1. a 2. years 3. symbols 4. first 5. are writing 6. how 7. interested 8. relatives 9. like 10. our
(
—No problem.
A.look up
B.put up
C.get up
D.make up
B
) 1. —Can you help me ______ the pictures on the wall?—No problem.
A.look up
B.put up
C.get up
D.make up
答案：B
(
A.second; second
B.third; third
C.second; third
D.third; second
D
) 2. As we all know, Father’s Day is on the ______ Sunday in June, while Mother’s Day is on the ______ Sunday in May.A.second; second
B.third; third
C.second; third
D.third; second
答案：D
(
A./ə/
B./u/
C./v/
D./w/
C
) 3. What’s the sound of the letter “v” in the word “favourite”?A./ə/
B./u/
C./v/
D./w/
答案：C