(A)根据短文内容,从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个最佳答案。
Jingzhe is a solar term(节气).The 24 solar terms are a very important part of the
__36__calendar.They come
from the farming culture of ancient China.Some of them are
about the arrival of __37__ seasons, some are about the weather and __38__ tell
changers about the living world.Jingzhe goes back 2,500 years.When the insects __39__, farmers know it’s time to ploug(耕种)the land.Chinese farmers take insects very __40__.Insects show them how the world of nature is changing and so help
them with their work.But it's also a time of celebration.Jingzhe is the
__41__ of the.year when crickets(蟋蟀)begin to sing.The crickets die in the autumn and so this has always been a time of
__42__.But in the spring millions are born and there is new happiness.Cricket culture has been very important in China.Crickets were first __43__ for their singing.Later the ladies of the palace put them in cages(笼子) __44__ they could listen to them sing in winter.This practice became__45__ with common people as well.And there is a long history of cricket fighting too,a sport that is still a favorite with older Chinese people.Listen out for them tomorrow,perhaps you’ll
be lucky enough to catch their first songs!
( )36.A.Japanese B.Chinese C.American D.English
( )37.A.new B.old C.beautiful D.famous
( )38.A.the other B.others C.other
D.another
( )39.A.fall asleep B.sleep C.get up D.wake
( )40.A.easily B.happily C.seriously D.hardly
( )41.A.moment B.second C.minute D.hour
( )42.A.happiness B.business C.sadness D.illness
( )43.A.love B.loves C.loved D.loving
( )44.A.although B.so C.but D.while
( )45.A.nice B.friendly C.difficult
D.popular
(B)根据短文内容,用方框中所给词的正确形式填空,使短文完整、正确。(每个词只能用一次)
A woman saw three old men sitting
outside,she said, "I don’t think I know you,but you must be hungry.Please come in and have something
to eat.”
“In general.we don't
go into a house __46__.”they answered.“Why is that?”she asked.
One of the old men said.“His name is Wealth(财富),this is
Success,and I am Love Now go in and __47__with your family which one of us
you want in your house.”“The woman went in and told her
family all that happened.She said.“Let’s invite Wealth.We have __48__ so poor,”Her husband __49__.“My dear.why don't we invite Success? Don’t you want me to be a __50__
man?”Then her daughter asked,“Would it be better to invite Love?
Our life will then be __51__
with love!”In the end, the family decided to take the __52__ advice.
So the woman went out and
asked,“Which one of you is Love? Please come in and be our guest.” Love got up and started walking to the house.The __53__ two also got up and followed him.The woman asked Wealth and Success.“I only
invite Love.Why are you coming along?”The two old men answered.“If you __54__ Wealth or Success,the rest
of us would have to stay out,but as you invite Love, __55__ he
goes,we go with him.Where there is Love.there is Wealth and Success.”