Question

【题目】Spring Festival is coming. Children always enjoy it because they can get a lot of presents. So one of the most important things ______how to choose the presents. In different countries, there are different taboos（禁忌）. _______are those in China?

Chinese people usually don't give a ________to each other. A clock sounds（听起来）like

“zhong” in Chinese. It means “the end”. So giving someone a clock is like ________“Your time is up”. People would think it is not lucky , especially（尤其是）the old people.

Buying pears is not a good idea, either. A pear sounds ________“li” in Chinese.

What is a safe gift then? Money is the right answer! A “Hongbao” with money in it is the most popular gift in China. People give “Hongbao” to show _______love. People put a “lucky” amount

（数目）of money in “Hongbao”. Six and eight are lucky ________in China.

【1】A. to be B. am C. are D. is

【2】A. When B. What C. How D. Where

【3】A. watch B. clock C. book D. glass

【4】A. saying B. talking C. speaking D. writing

【5】A. likes B. liking C. like D. liked

【6】A. your B. our C. my D. their

【7】A. numbers B. number C. money D. presents

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】B

【4】A

【5】C

【6】D

【7】A

【解析】

本文介绍了在中国，过春节送礼物是有说法的，一不送钟，“钟”与“终”谐音；二不送梨，“梨”与“离”谐音。最好的礼物是给红包，红包里的钱数应该是具有吉祥意义的6和8。

【1】句意：所以最重要的事情之一就是如何选择礼物。one of the most important things做主语时，谓语用单数。只有主语为I时，谓语才用am。故本题选D。

【2】句意：在中国，有哪些呢？A. When什么时间；B. What什么事物；C. How怎么样；D. Where哪里。上文说了不同的国家有不同的禁忌，那么下文就提出中国有什么禁忌。因此用what来指代禁忌。故选B。

【3】句意：中国人通常不互相赠送时钟。A. watch手表；B. clock 时钟；C. book书；D. glass玻璃杯。根据下文的解释，在中国送钟有其谐音“终”的意思，也就是指“完了”。因此互不送钟。故选B。

【4】句意：所以给某人送一个时钟就像是说“你的时间到了”。A. saying说，后接具体的内容；B. talking谈话；C. speaking说，后接某种语言；D. writing写。因为空后面有具体的语言内容“Your time is up”. 故选A。

【5】句意：梨听起来像汉语里的“离”。这里有sound后面应该跟一个介词，因此本题中的like为介词。故选C。

【6】句意：人们给予“红包”以表达他们的爱。A. your 你们的；B. our我们的；C. my我的； D. their他们的。结合句意可知，在中国给红包代表着给红包人的爱。因此用their指给红包的人。故选D。

【7】句意：在中国，六和八是吉祥数字。A. numbers 数字；C. money钱；D. presents礼物。

我们知道数字6和8不是礼物，排除D。因为谓语是are，因此后面的名词得用复数。故选A。