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五、(2024·南京市建邺区模拟；传统文化)完形填空。
Do you know that there are twelve Chinese zodiac signs, each one represented by an animal? Each one of the twelve animals has their own characteristics and attributes, and each year is represented by a 1 animal. For example, 1990 was the Year of the Horse, 2 2010 was the Year of the Tiger. In Chinese culture, some people believe that a person's success, personality and marriage are based on the animal of the year in which they were born.
However, the origin of the zodiac signs is based on a legend. Long ago, the Jade Emperor wanted to 3 twelve animals to be his guards. So, all animals on the Earth were ordered to take part in a 4 race. The first twelve animals to swim across the fast river would be the winners of the race, and therefore would have a year named for 5.
The Rat came first because he jumped on the back of the Ox to cross the river, and then suddenly jumped down from the Ox and ran to the Emperor's feet to win first place. As the Tiger and the Rabbit were both fast and competitive, they both raced to the finish line, with the Tiger being faster. The Dragon was naturally eye - catching, so the Emperor immediately noticed him, who said his son could come sixth. Immediately after, the Snake said the Dragon was his adoptive father, so he came 6. Then, as the Horse and the Goat were both 7 and kind to one another, they let each other go first, so they came seventh and eighth. The ninth animal to finish the race was the Monkey, as he jumped between trees and stones to catch up with the other animals after falling behind. Finally, the last three animals to finish the race were the Rooster, Dog and Pig.
Some people wonder 8 the cat isn't one of the twelve Chinese zodiac animals, and many people believe that the Cat joined the Rat in jumping on the Ox's back to cross the river, but the Rat pushed him into the water, so he was washed away and didn't 9 the Emperor in time to get a ranking. No wonder cats and rats are always 10 in our daily lives.
1. A. clever B. similar C. different D. strong
2. A. or B. so C. while D. after
3. A. raise B. choose C. catch D. hunt
4. A. swimming B. climbing C. jumping D. jogging
5. A. us B. it C. him D. them
6. A. fifth B. sixth C. seventh D. tenth
7. A. wise B. equal C. similar D. modest
8. A. if B. why C. whether D. that
9. A. reach B. thank C. catch D. notice
10. A. runners B. friends C. players D. enemies
Do you know that there are twelve Chinese zodiac signs, each one represented by an animal? Each one of the twelve animals has their own characteristics and attributes, and each year is represented by a 1 animal. For example, 1990 was the Year of the Horse, 2 2010 was the Year of the Tiger. In Chinese culture, some people believe that a person's success, personality and marriage are based on the animal of the year in which they were born.
However, the origin of the zodiac signs is based on a legend. Long ago, the Jade Emperor wanted to 3 twelve animals to be his guards. So, all animals on the Earth were ordered to take part in a 4 race. The first twelve animals to swim across the fast river would be the winners of the race, and therefore would have a year named for 5.
The Rat came first because he jumped on the back of the Ox to cross the river, and then suddenly jumped down from the Ox and ran to the Emperor's feet to win first place. As the Tiger and the Rabbit were both fast and competitive, they both raced to the finish line, with the Tiger being faster. The Dragon was naturally eye - catching, so the Emperor immediately noticed him, who said his son could come sixth. Immediately after, the Snake said the Dragon was his adoptive father, so he came 6. Then, as the Horse and the Goat were both 7 and kind to one another, they let each other go first, so they came seventh and eighth. The ninth animal to finish the race was the Monkey, as he jumped between trees and stones to catch up with the other animals after falling behind. Finally, the last three animals to finish the race were the Rooster, Dog and Pig.
Some people wonder 8 the cat isn't one of the twelve Chinese zodiac animals, and many people believe that the Cat joined the Rat in jumping on the Ox's back to cross the river, but the Rat pushed him into the water, so he was washed away and didn't 9 the Emperor in time to get a ranking. No wonder cats and rats are always 10 in our daily lives.
1. A. clever B. similar C. different D. strong
2. A. or B. so C. while D. after
3. A. raise B. choose C. catch D. hunt
4. A. swimming B. climbing C. jumping D. jogging
5. A. us B. it C. him D. them
6. A. fifth B. sixth C. seventh D. tenth
7. A. wise B. equal C. similar D. modest
8. A. if B. why C. whether D. that
9. A. reach B. thank C. catch D. notice
10. A. runners B. friends C. players D. enemies
答案
1~5. CCBAD 6~10. BDBAD
