Question

【题目】阅读下面材料, 在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式。（每空不多于3个单词。出现拼写、大小写、词性错误都不给分。）

While people in western countries are busy 【1】 （prepare） Christmas gifts for their loved ones, Chinese people are looking forward to the Spring Festival, China's most important annual event. What is children's expected part of the Spring Festival？Chances are that they are longing 【2】 （receive） red envelopes which contain money. The red color of the envelope symbolizes wishing someone good luck. And the money in it is a symbol of wishing good fortune on children.

One popular story of 【3】 the red envelopes came from is about a monster 【4】 （call） Sui appearing on Chinese New Year's Eve. A sleeping child who was touched by it would develop a fever 【5】 then became a fool. But a couple prayed so 【6】 （sincere） that a god sent eight guards disguised（装扮） as coins to protect the children. From then on, people placed eight coins on red string and 【7】 （ hide） them under children's pillows.

As the Chinese character for"year"has the same 【8】 （pronounce） as the monster's name, people called the coins"ya sui qian", meaning" 【9】（luck） money against the evil spirit".【10】 time passing, paper notes replaced the coins and the red envelope replaced the thread（线）.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】preparing

【2】to receive

【3】where

【4】called

【5】and

【6】sincerely

【7】hid

【8】pronunciation

【9】lucky

【10】With

【解析】

春节是中国最重要的传统节日，文章介绍了给孩子压岁钱的来历。

【1】preparing

考查动词形式。be busy doing“忙于做某事”，动词用doing，故填preparing.

【2】to receive

考查动词不定式。long to do sth.“渴望做某事”， 动词用不定式。故填to receive.

【3】where

考查宾语从句。此处指红包来自哪里，作of 的宾语。表示“哪里”故填where.

【4】called

考查过去分词。此处a monster和动词call是被动关系，用过去分词作定语，故填called.

【5】and

考查连词。睡觉的小孩碰到他就会发烧，然后变成傻子。前后句是并列关系，故填and.

【6】sincerely

考查副词。此处修饰动词prayed用副词，指真诚地祈祷，故填副词sincerely.

【7】hid

考查动词时态。此处在叙述一个古老的传说，和and前的动词placed并列也用过去式，故填hid.

【8】pronunciation

考查名词。此处由the same修饰，指相同的读音用名词，故填pronunciation.

【9】lucky

考查形容词。此处修饰名词money用形容词，指幸运的钱，故填形容词lucky.

【10】With

考查介词。此处表示“随着时间过去”用with的复合结构，with意为“随着”，故填With.