一、用所给词的适当形式填空
1. ________(who) doesn't follow the rules will be punished.
2. My mother always ________(tie) back her hair when she cooks.
3. After ________(lay) the birthday cake down on the table, we clapped and sang for Tom.
4. —Did Tom see the doctor?
—Yes, but he refused ________(take) the medicine.

1. Whoever 2. ties 3. laying 4. to take

二、用方框中所给短语的适当形式填空
shoot down lay out in the shape of call out as a result fly up to
1. The old man ________ a newspaper on the bench and sat down on it.
2. Look at the birthday cake. It is ________ a heart. It is so special and unforgettable.
3. He made one big mistake because of carelessness. ________, he lost his job.
4. We stopped Tom immediately when he was trying to ________ a bird in the tree.
5. He ________ my name, but I didn't hear him.
6. The balloon ________ the sky and was soon out of our sight.

1. laid out 2. in the shape of 3. As a result 4. shoot down 5. called out 6. flew up to

1. Siheyuan is a kind of ______ building around China with a history of more than 3,000 years.
A. central
B. traditional
C. musical
D. national

B

2. The movie was so ______ that we all cried last night.
A. interesting
B. relaxing
C. boring
D. touching

D

3. —What are your class rules?
—One of them is that ______ doesn't hand in homework will be punished.
A. whenever
B. whoever
C. whatever
D. however

B

4. (2024—2025 吉安期中)I really need to take more exercise because I'm ______ weight.
A. putting down
B. putting on
C. putting off
D. putting away

B

二、完形填空
|素养|文化意识|难度|中|
|----|----|----|----|
|主题|历史、社会与文化|用时|10分钟|
In Chinese culture, people believe that lucky numbers can bring them good luck. So, it is important for Chinese people to 1 a good number for important things. For example, they choose 2 numbers for wedding dates and dates of moving into a new house.
The numbers 6,8 and 9 are the 3 lucky numbers of most Chinese people. Combinations of the above are thought as lucky numbers too, such as 66,88 and 168. Of all the individual numbers, “8” is 4 the luckiest number in China.
“8” is connected with wealth. “8” in Chinese is 5 “ba” and sounds similar to “fa”. The traditional Chinese phrase “fa cai” means “getting wealthy” or “becoming 6 in a short time”.
There are many phrases or expressions connected with “8”, such as “Bamian laicai”, meaning “ 7 comes from eight sides” and “Bamian chunfeng”, meaning “spring wind comes from 8 directions”, expressing the wish that someone should get luck wherever she/he goes or whatever she/he is 9.
Chinese people like to choose “8” as the time or date of important 10. For example, the opening 11 of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games started exactly at 8 minutes and 8 seconds past 8 p.m. on the 8th of 12 2008.
Chinese's 13 for 8 can be seen in many other examples, such as house numbers, phone numbers, wedding dates, and the date for opening a business. 8 is 14 lucky and favored by Chinese 15 it holds meaning in both traditional and modern culture.
1. A. choose
B. read
C. count
D. write
2. A. traditional
B. lucky
C. bad
D. beautiful
3. A. common
B. similar
C. favorite
D. special
4. A. wisely
B. hardly
C. likely
D. surely
5. A. written
B. pronounced
C. spelt
D. drawn
6. A. rich
B. happy
C. good
D. dear
7. A. luck
B. knowledge
C. wealth
D. health
8. A. eight
B. nine
C. ten
D. eleven
9. A. giving up
B. working on
C. hurrying up
D. coming on
10. A. facts
B. accidents
C. events
D. results
11. A. vacation
B. tradition
C. competition
D. ceremony
12. A. July
B. December
C. January
D. August
13. A. thanks
B. luck
C. excuses
D. love
14. A. called
B. thought
C. considered
D. named
15. A. although
B. because
C. until
D. unless

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