阅读短文,并选择方框中的词或短语用适当形式填空,每个词或短语最多选用一次,有一项是多余的.
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Our grandparents seem to have magic powers sometimes.Give them a Chinese lunar calendar(53) they will know what the weather will be like days or even months later.
What's the (54) ?They are following the 24Solar Terms(节气),which are an important part of Chinese culture.Last year the United Nations(55) it to the list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity (人类非物质文化遗产).
The 24Solar Terms began during the ancient periods.At that time,most Chinese people made(56) living on farms.So weather changes were important for them.But of course,they had (57) weather report or Internet to help them.
But people found a way.They studied the sun's movement and also(58) attention to other natural changes (59) air temperature,water and plant growth.(60) ,they worked out the 24Solar Terms to mark the changes.
The terms became their guide to farming work.For example,the solar term jingzhe (惊蛰) is when insects wake up (61) a long sleep in the cold winter.Farmers take it as a sign of warm weather and get busy working.
The 24Solar Terms is regarded as China's (62) great invention,after papermaking,printing,the compass and gunpowder.Now,it is still widely used in daily life even in the age of technology﹣based modern farming.
Yang Jiang,a well-known writer,went to England for (far) study in 1935.
On (father) Day,I often prepare a special gift for my father.
After their 15﹣year﹣old pet dog died,Rain and his wife,Ann,looked for months to find the right new pet."I love dogs,"said Rain,a worker at a health club in New York."I can't (1) not having one."
Finally,the couple found a lovely young(2) and decided to(3) him home.They named him Little Sheep.Little Sheep quickly made himself at home,sleeping on his new (4)___ bed at night.
With heart disease for 25 years,Rain (5) took his medicine four times a day and always had no problems.(6) on March 17,he took the wrong amount(数量) of medicine before he went to sleep.When he got out of bed to (7) the bathroom at night,suddenly,he felt his heart beating fast and later fell to the floor heavily.
"Little Sheep was usually very (8) and well behaved,"said Ann."But when my husband hit the floor,the dog gave a loud cry like a wild animal.I was woken but didn't know what was happening.Then I saw my husband (9) on the bathroom floor.I ran for the (10) and called a hospital at once."
Rain spent several hours in the hospital.By 6:30a.m,he had been (11) enough to go home."It surprises me that Little Sheep has such great (12) ,"said his thankful owner."He's becoming a calm little gentleman.We can walk him on our street,unleashed(未拴住的),without any problem.He's got a lot of (13) now,and everyone wants to (14)___ him kindly."
"We feel the name Little Sheep is not good enough,"said Rain."So now we call him Big Hero,more (15) for an animal of his ability."
1.A.plan |
B.imagine |
C.win |
D.decide |
2.A.dog |
B.cat |
C.sheep |
D.bird |
3.A.ride |
B.catch |
C.throw |
D.take |
4.A.relatives' |
B.neighbors' |
C.classmates' |
D.owners' |
5.A.politely |
B.hardly |
C.carefully |
D.widely |
6.A.And |
B.But |
C.Or |
D.So |
7.A.start |
B.sell |
C.use |
D.burn |
8.A.quiet |
B.noisy |
C.worried |
D.rude |
9.A.singing |
B.standing |
C.lying |
D.dancing |
10.A.clock |
B.phone |
C.pen |
D.watch |
11.A.good |
B.full |
C.weak |
D.beautiful |
12.A.stress |
B.danger |
C.courage |
D.sadness |
13.A.pollution |
B.nature |
C.advice |
D.confidence |
14.A.touch |
B.throw |
C.hurt |
D.hit |
15.A.wrong |
B.suitable |
C.colorful |
D.common. |
Is there any mistake in your homework,Jim?
I'm not sure.I (not check)it carefully.
I don't think he stole the painting.When he (ask)what he was doing at 7 yesterday evening,he was very calm.