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热考素材 本土文化 Snakes often have a bad reputation. People usually think that snakes are ugly and harmful to humans. And in real life, they can make people 1. But in Chinese folklore, a white snake is in a well-known romantic story.
At last year's Spring Festival Gala, this old story got 2 again. The love, bravery, and loyalty between a young man and a white snake are still 3 today.
The story goes that a white snake spirit 4 for centuries and became a beautiful lady named Bai Suzhen. She fell in love with a 5, Xu Xian, on a rainy day on the Broken Bridge in Hangzhou's West Lake. In some other stories, Xu Xian 6 Bai Suzhen in his past life. So she became a human to repay him.
After they got 7, they opened a medicine shop and lived happily. But Xu Xian didn't know his wife was a snake spirit. A Buddhist monk named Fa Hai from Jinshan Temple thought their marriage was 8. He told Xu Xian the truth and made him give Bai Suzhen a kind of special wine. When Bai Suzhen 9 a snake, Xu Xian died of shock.
Bai Suzhen went to a special land to steal a magical herb to save her 10. After Xu Xian came back to life, Fa Hai took him to the temple. Bai Suzhen 11 the temple with water to get her husband back.
There are two main 12 of this story. In one, Bai Suzhen was put into Leifeng Pagoda after giving birth, and Xu Xian became a monk. The other ending is 13. Their son, who became a top scholar, made the pagoda fall down, and the family got together.
It is more than a love story. It's about 14, struggle, and resolution. It's one of China's most famous folk tales and has 15 many works like operas, TV shows, and animations. It's also a national cultural treasure.

素材来源: China Daily
()1. A. afraid B. worried C. happy D. angry
()2. A. education B. resolution C. attention D. invitation
()3. A. surprising B. moving C. relaxing D. exciting
()4. A. exercised B. suggested C. repeated D. practised
()5. A. teacher B. worker C. doctor D. farmer
()6. A. saved B. loved C. missed D. harmed
()7. A. lost B. married C. dressed D. paid
()8. A. late B. open C. lucky D. wrong
()9. A. cared for B. waited for C. turned into D. picked up
()10. A. father B. husband C. brother D. cousin
()11. A. covered B. compared C. supplied D. mixed
()12. A. ways B. decisions C. endings D. methods
()13. A. happier B. shorter C. sadder D. longer
()14. A. business B. thankfulness C. awareness D. illness
()15. A. prevented B. discussed C. praised D. influenced

完形填空
《白蛇传》是中国著名的民间故事，讲述了白蛇精白素贞与凡人许仙相爱，后被法海囚禁，最终夫妻团圆的故事。它体现了爱情、感恩、斗争与决心，勾勒出一幅跨越人妖界限的绝美画卷。
1. A 在现实生活中，它们会让人害怕。
2. C 在去年的《春节联欢晚会》上，这个古老的故事再次引起关注。get attention意为“引起关注”。
3. B 年轻男子与白蛇之间的爱、勇敢和忠诚至今仍令人感动。
4. D 白蛇精修行了几个世纪。practise意为“实践；练习”，本句中表示“修行”。
5. C 由下一段中they opened a medicine shop and lived happily可知，此处表示：她爱上了一位名叫许仙的大夫。
6. A 在其他一些故事中，许仙在他的前世救了白素贞。
7. B 在他们结婚后，他们开了一家药店，幸福地生活着。
8. D 下文提及法海告诉许仙真相并叫他给白素贞一种特殊的酒，上文对应表示：法海认为他们的婚姻是错误的。
9. C 当白素贞变成蛇时，许仙受惊吓而死。
10. B 白素贞去一个特殊的地方偷一种神奇的草药来救丈夫。
11. A 白素贞为救回丈夫，用水淹没了寺庙。
12. C 下文分别介绍故事的两种结局，本句对应总述：这个故事有两个主要的结局。
13. A 由“Their son ... the family got together.”可知，上文表示：另一个结局快乐些。
14. B 它不仅仅是一个爱情故事。它是关于感恩、斗争和决心的。
15. D 它是中国最著名的民间故事之一，对许多作品，如戏剧、电视节目和动画有影响。