Question

【题目】Hongbao, a red envelope with small amounts of money in, is a gift that is guaranteed to be 【1】 (warm) received, not just because of the cash, but also because of its 【2】 (tradition) symbolism and best wishes for the future. This is true throughout China, especially in the south 【3】 people view receiving hongbao 【4】 an auspicious (吉祥的) beginning of the New Year.

Legend in the south goes that a devil (恶魔) used to appear lo harm children and the elderly 【5】 loud noise would frighten the devil away, as did 【6】 color red.

Fireworks took care of the noise and during the Spring Festival couplets (对联) also helped keep the devil away. But fireworks couldn’t go off all day so children and the elderly alsogot hongbao, red envelopes 【7】 (contain) money. The tradition 【8】 (survive) for thousands of years and giving hongbao to children and the elderly remains popular among Chinese people all over the world. It has also made its way into workplace where bosses often give 【9】 (employ) hongbao and most recently, companies have adopted online marketing strategies where haongbao are distributed, hoping 【10】 companies and staff members have a good start.

Giving hongbao at the beginning of the Lunar New Year indicates best wishes for the future.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】warmly

【2】traditional

【3】where

【4】as

【5】but

【6】the

【7】containing

【8】has survived

【9】employees

【10】their

【解析】这篇文章介绍了红包的由来以及它所代表的美好意义。

【1】考查副词。修饰动词received，用副词，填warmly。

【2】考查形容词。修饰名词symbolism，用形容词，填traditional。

【3】考查定语从句。___3___ people view receiving hongbao ___4___ an auspicious (吉祥的) beginning of the New Year.是一个定语从句，关系词在从句中作地点状语，用关系副词where。

【4】考查介词。特别是在南方，在那里，人们把收到红包作为一种新年吉祥的开始。表示“作为……”，填as。

【5】考查连词。但是吵闹的声音可以把恶魔吓跑。表示转折关系，所以填but。

【6】考查冠词。特指“这种红颜色”，所以填定冠词the。

【7】考查独立主格结构。red envelopes与money是主动关系，所以用现在分词，填containing。

【8】考查时态。表示过去发生的、持续到现在的动作或状态，用现在完成时，填has survived。

【9】考查名词。老板经常会给员工们发红包。“员工们”是复数意义，所以用名词复数，填employees。

【10】考查代词。希望他们的公司和员工有一个好的开始。填their。