Question

【题目】短文填空 (共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)

根据短文内容及首字母提示写出所缺单词, 并将完整单词写在答题卡对应题号的横线上。

As we celebrate the Year of the Sheep, some of you may have heard some superstitions(迷信) about this animal sign.

It is said that people born in the Year of the Sheep have a difficult life. That’s because sheep are gentle and k 【1】 . Therefore, many Chinese people would try to avoid getting married or giving birth d 【2】 the Year of the Sheep. But is this all really true?

Of course, it doesn’t make sense, a 【3】 to Wang Juan, a folklore expert, in ancient China, yang was c 【4】 to good luck and happiness. In the book Shuowenjiezi(《说文解字》)–the first Chinese d 【5】 to explain characters—the writer Xu Shen from Eastern Han dynasty said that “yang” means “xiang”. And now many Chinese characters with “yang”a 【6】 mean something good, for example, “xian” and “mei”.

Today many famous people who were b 【7】 in the Year of the Sheep live very good lives, i 【8】 US Microsoft founder Bill Gates and Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang.

What kind of life you will have depends on many things, including how hard you study now and the career you want when you g 【9】 up. In fact, animal signs are of little i 【10】 . The really important thing for you is to develop a good personality along with your own skills.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】kind

【2】during

【3】according

【4】connected

【5】dictionary

【6】also

【7】born

【8】including

【9】grow

【10】importance

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述的是生肖与人的成功的关系。有些人迷信，认为羊类温柔、和蔼而尽量避免与羊年出生的人结婚或是在羊年生孩子。但是，在我国古代，羊与好运及幸福相连。而且一些名人，像比尔盖茨及我们的李克强总理也是羊年出生的。一个人将会有的生活是由自己的个人努力来决定的，动物只是一个小小的标志。

【1】kind 句意：那是因为羊温柔、和蔼。与gentle相并列的是kind。故填：kind。

【2】during句意：然而，许多人尽量避免在羊年结婚或是生小孩。在……期间：during。故填：during。

【3】according句意：据王娟，一位民间传说专家的报道。据……所说：according to，故填：according。

【4】connected句意：据王娟，一位民间传说专家的报道，在古代中国，羊与好运及幸福联系在一起。与……联系：be connected with，故填：connected。

【5】dictionary句意：在中国的第一本字典《说文解字》里解释。《说文解字》是我国的第一部字典，故填：dictionary。

【6】also句意：现在，许多有汉字“羊”的也意思是好，例如“鲜”或“美”，表示“也”，用于句子中间，用also，故填：also。

【7】born句意：现在，许多生于羊年的名人也过着很好的生活。出生，be born，故填：born。

【8】including句意：现在，许多生于羊年的名人也过着很好的生活。包括美国微软的创姓人，比尔盖茨。包括：including。故填：including。

【9】grow句意：你会拥有什么样的生活，取决于许多方面，包括你现在如何努力及你长大了想要的事业。长大：grow up,时间状语从句里用一般现在时态表将来，故填：grow。

【10】importance句意：事实上，动物的标志只是一个小小的重要，真正重要的事是你要发展好的个性及技能。由后句里的the really important thing可以推测出本空指的是“小重要”，故填：importance。