Question

【题目】补全短文。

Most people have flown a kite or have seen one fly in strong spring wind. 【1】 The ancient Chinese were making and flying kites even before they were writing. A long time ago, the Chinese made kites to be used in wars. 【2】 The kites were fixed so that they made sounds. 【3】 They thought those strange sounds were made by the god in the sky. The ancient Chinese also flew kites to bring good luck and to make their crops grow rich and tall. 【4】 Then they would fly the kites over water, letting the hooks(钩子)hang down to catch fish. 【5】 Some of these kites look like animals or birds, others look like trees or houses.

A. The Chinese use sticks, strings and paper for their kites.

B. Not so many people know that kites were first made in China thousands of years ago.

C. Men who were at war with them would hear these sounds and ran away.

D. They would fly these war kites in the dark.

E. Sometimes they tied long strings(绳子)and hooks to their kites.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】C

【4】E

【5】A

【解析】

短文大意：这是一篇说明文，介绍了风筝的起源、用途和制作材料。

【1】根据下文The ancient Chinese were making and flying kites even before they were writing. 古代中国人甚至在他们写字之前就开始制作和放风筝了，可知Not so many people know that kites were first made in China thousands of years ago.符合句意，故选B。

【2】根据上文A long time ago, the Chinese made kites to be used in wars. 很久以前，中国人制造风筝用于战争，可知They would fly these war kites in the dark.符合句意，故选D。

【3】根据上文The kites were fixed so that they made sounds.，可知Men who were at war with them would hear these sounds and ran away.符合句意，故选C。

【4】根据Then they would fly the kites over water, letting the hooks hang down to catch fish. 然后他们会放风筝在水面上，让鱼钩垂下来捕鱼，可知Sometimes they tied long strings and hooks to their kites.符合句意，故选E。

【5】根据下文Some of these kites look like animals or birds, others look like trees or houses. 有些风筝看起来像动物或鸟，有些看起来像树或房子，可知The Chinese use sticks, strings and paper for their kites.符合句意，故选A。

短文填空题，要求根据上下文选择合适的句子填空，使句意通顺、前后连贯。重在考查学生对所学语言的综合运用能力和对文段的理解判断能力。本题难度不大，只要把握好上下句的意思和关系，正确作答是不成问题的。