Suzhou is very attractive with different kinds of ancient _________(桥).
阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
The willow branch (柳树枝) is a part of the willow tree. In ancient China, willow branches were often used as a parting gift between friends and family ____(1)____ (member). Even today, willow branches ____(2)____ (mention) in many cases as a symbol of saying goodbye. Do you know ____(3)____?
One reason is that willow trees are strong. They can live ____(4)____ (easy) in any place, wet or dry, north or south. Because of this, giving a willow branch to say goodbye to loved ones is a way to tell them you hope they will get used to ____(5)____ (they) new living environment.
For another reason, the pronunciation for the willow tree “liu (柳)” is similar ____(6)____ the character “liu (留)” in Chinese, which means inviting someone ____(7)____ (stay) —only the tones are different. So ____(8)____ (offer) a willow branch means asking the other party to live for a longer time, even though we know that they must leave.
It’s said that this custom became popular during the Han Dynasty. At that time, Baqiao, a bridge in Chang’an, today’s Xi’an, was ____(9)____ common place to say goodbye. People often ______(10)______ (stop) there and handed willow branches to people who were leaving.
填入一个适当的词补全对话,每空一词。
A: Hi, Mary. We’re going to have our graduation (毕业) party. ____1____ you decided what to do yet?
B: No, but we need to record the happiest time.
A: I agree. I’ll bring my camera here.
B: Do you think writing some words to each other is a wonderful idea?
A: Yes, I think ____2____.
B: Why ____3____ invite our teachers to the party?
A: Good idea. I can’t wait.
B: Let’s get ready for it together.
A: When and ____4____ shall we meet?
B: Let’s meet in our classroom at 9:00 a.m. tomorrow.
A: All ____5____. See you!
根据句子意思及所给的中文或首字母提示完成单词,请将完整的单词填写在答题卡对应的横线上。每空只能填一词。(10小题,每小题1分,共10分)
1. My __________ (梦想) is to be a scientist like Yuan Longping in the future.
2. This is my book and that is __________ (你的).
3. My mother always __________ (记得) to remind me to drink milk for breakfast.
4. She has already __________ (找到) a new job.
5. Sally thinks the news is more __________ (有教育意义的) than the sitcom.
6. October is the __________ month of a year.
7. It’s impolite to speak loudly in __________.
8. Who’s knocking __________ the door?
9. Mr. White spoke neither English __________ German.
10. You’d better spend more time __________ sports after school to keep healthy
阅读下面短文,根据语境、音标或所给单词的提示,在每个空格内填入一个恰当的词,要求所填的词意义准确、形式正确,使短文意思完整、行文连贯。
In the closing years of the Sui Dynasty, a terrible flood (洪水) happened on the Xiao River outside the city of Zhaozhou. ___1___ flood brought down a large stone bridge.
People had rebuilt the bridge many ___2___ (time). But it was still washed away over and over again. “What’s wrong ___3___ it?” Li Chun, the most famous local engineer at that time, asked himself. He ___4___ (work) day and night at the drawing of the bridge and found out that the stone supports (支柱) couldn’t stand the force of the flood.
One day, an idea came into his mind! He thought of ___5___ (build) bow-shaped arches (拱) instead of stone supports. And there would be only one big arch, supported at each end by two small ones. When floods came, the waters would run through the ___6___ /fɔ: (r)/ small arches, bringing little influence on the bridge. He was ___7___ (great) excited by the idea, and danced happily right at his desk.
A new Zhaozhou Bridge was built. It was safe ___8___ beautiful. The local people of Zhaozhou were very ___9___ /glæd/ that the problem of the stone bridge was finally worked out. Now, this great stone bridge with a history of over 1,300 years has _____10_____ /bɪˊkʌm/ a classical example of China’s arched bridges. It shows the wisdom and creativity of the Chinese people.