网址：http://m.1010jiajiao.com/timu3_id_3214770[举报]
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
用适当的单词完成短文。
Loch Ness is 23 miles long, 1 mile wide and average 700 feet deep．This small lake in Scotland is world-famous for the(1)t_______ of the Loch Ness Monster,(2)k_______ affectionately as “Nessie” by most people．The first report of the(3)m_______ creature goes back to as early as the year 565 AD．Another(4)s_______ came many years later．While traveling in the Loch Ness area, a gentleman(5)n_______ Columbia came upon some Picts burying on the banks of Loch Ness; a man who had been ravaged(破坏，掠夺)by,(6)a_______ to them, a “monster of the water”．The next time that any reference to the monster surfaced was in a letter to the Scotsman newspaper in 1933．Since then to the present day, there have been a great many account of sightings．However, no one can provide hard(7)e_______．Even recently, when the latest equipment is used in(8)s_______ of the monster, no(9)c ______ evidence of Nessie’s existence has been found．
Also, the “monster in the Loch” phenomena seems to be spreading．Lakes as far away as Japan and China now(10)c_______ they have their own monsters and the latest to join the “monster in a lake” set is Lake Van, a salt water lake in South Eastern Turkey．
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
完形填空
We know the kiss as a form of expressing affection. But long before it became 1 , it was customary in many countries to use it as a( n) 2 of respect. Some native Africans 3 the ground over which a chief has walked. Kissing the hand and foot has been a mark of respect from the 4 times.
The early Romans kissed the mouth or eyes 5 a form of dignified greeting. One Ro man emperor allowed his important nobles to kiss his lips, but the 6 important ones had to kiss his hands, and the 7 important ones were 8 allowed to kiss his feet!
Most likely the kiss as a form of affection can be traced back to primitive times when a mother 9 fondle her child, just as a mother 10 today. It only remained for society to 11 this as a custom for expressing affection between adults.
We have evidence that this was already the 12 by the time of the sixth century, but we can only assume (to think that something is true) it was 13 long before that. The first 14 where the kiss became accepted in courtship (求婚)was in France. The kiss spread rapidly all over Europe. Russia, which loved to 15 the customs of France, soon adopted it. A kiss from the Tsar became 16 of the highest forms of recognition from the 17 .
In time, the kiss became a part of courtship. 18 marriage customs developed, the kiss became a part of the wedding ceremony. Today, we regard it as an expression of love and tenderness. 19 there are still 20 of formal ceremonies and is intended to convey respect.
1．
[ ]
2．
[ ]
3．
[ ]
4．
[ ]
5．
[ ]
6．
[ ]
7．
[ ]
8．
[ ]
9．
[ ]
10．
[ ]
11．
[ ]
12．
[ ]
13．
[ ]
14．
[ ]
15．
[ ]
16．
[ ]
17．
[ ]
18．
[ ]
19．
[ ]
20．
[ ]
完形填空：
We know the kiss as a form of expressing affection. But long before it became 1 , it was the custom in many parts of the world to use the kiss as a (n) 2 of respect.
In many African tribes the natives 3 the ground over which a chief has walked. Kissing the hand and foot has been a mark of respect from the 4 times. The early Romans kissed the mouth or eyes 5 a form of dignified greeting. One Roman emperor allowed his important nobles to kiss his lips, but the 6 important ones had to kiss his hands, and the 7 important ones were 8 allowed to kiss his feet!
It is quite probable that the kiss as a form of affection can be traced back to primitive times when a mother 9 fondle (爱抚) her child, just as a mother 10 today. It only remained for society to 11 this as a custom for expressing affection between adults.
We have evidence that this was already the 12 by the time of the sixth century, but we can only assume ii was 13 long before that. The first 14 where the kiss became accepted in courtship and love was in France. When dancing became popular, almost every dance figure ended 15 a kiss.
From France the kiss spread rapidly all over Europe. Russia, which lived to 16 the customs of France, adopted the kiss and it spread there through all the upper 17 . A kiss from the Tsar became 18 of the highest forms of recognition from the crown.
In time the kiss became a part of courtship. 19 marriage customs developed, the kiss became a part of the wedding ceremony. Today, of course, we regard the kiss as an expression of love and tenderness. But there are still many places in the world where the kiss is 20 of formal ceremonies and is intended to convey respect.
1．
[ ]
2．
[ ]
3．
[ ]
4．
[ ]
5．
[ ]
6．
[ ]
7．
[ ]
8．
[ ]
9．
[ ]
10．
[ ]
11．
[ ]
12．
[ ]
13．
[ ]
14．
[ ]
15．
[ ]
16．
[ ]
17．
[ ]
18．
[ ]
19．
[ ]
20．
[ ]