Question

先通读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容和所给首字母，在空格内填入一个适当的词，使短文意思完整。所填单词必须在答题卡标有题号的横线上完整写出。

You must have seen them somewhere, whether at the gate of a hotel or a park, standing on the posts (柱子) of a bridge, o___1. most famously at the gate of Peking University and along the sides of the Lugou Bridge.

According to stories, stone lions had magical powers. They could predict (预言) n______2. disasters, such as floods and earthquakes. People b______3.the eyes of sculpted (雕刻的) lions would turn red or shed (流出) tears of blood when a disaster was about to happen. Stone lions were the protectors of the family and brought p_____4.and safety.

Stone lions have been sculpted on b____5. in China since the Eastern Han Dynasty (朝代).

H______6., lions are not native(本国的) to China; they were first i__7. during the Eastern Han Dynasty when they were given to the Chinese emperors as a tribute (贡品). They were k____8. as pets and were considered a very special animal by royalty (皇室).

In ancient(古代的) times, sculpted lions a________9. in palaces, temples and outside the homes of rich people and the aristocracy (贵族). Gradually, the tradition became p____10. among common people across China.

 

Answer 1

1.or

2.natural

3.believed

4.peace

5.buildings

6.However

7.introduced

8.kept

9.appeared

10.popular

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：据说石狮子有神奇的力量。他们可以预测自然灾害。石狮是家庭的保护者，可以带来和平和安全。在中国自东汉开始把狮子雕刻在建筑物上。然而，狮子不是中国本地的。在东汉时期他们被第一次介绍到中国。

1.句意：无论是在饭店、公园门口的柱子上，还是最有名的北京大学的门口或卢沟桥两岸。结合前一句开头的whether 可知该填写or。

2.句意：他们可以预测自然灾害，如洪水、地震。根据后面的such as floods and earthquakes 可推知此处是说自然灾害，所以填写natural。

3.句意：人们相信当灾难即将发生时雕刻的狮子的眼睛会变红并流出血泪。根据常识可知该填写believed。

4.句意：石狮是家庭的保护者，可以带来和平和安全。根据并列成分and safety 可推知该填写peace。

5.句意：在中国自东汉开始把狮子雕刻在建筑物上。buildings。

6.句意：然而，狮子不是中国本地的。根据后句lions are not native(本国的) to China 可推知该填写However。

7.句意：在东汉时期他们被第一次介绍到中国。根据句意结合首字母可知该填写introduced。

8.句意：他们被作宠物喂养，被皇室认为是一种很特别的动物。根据句意结合首字母可知该填写kept。

9.句意：古代，雕刻的狮子出现在宫殿、寺庙、富人和贵族家的外面。根据句意结合首字母可知该填写appeared。

10.句意：渐渐地，这传统流行在中国普通民众中。根据句意结合首字母可知该填写popular。

考点：缺词填空。