
Yesterday was the Mid- Autumn Festival. I went out to ____1____ the celebrations with my best friend, Liu Lin. We saw a wonderful ____2____ on the Central Square. Liu Lin told me it was called Datiehua (打铁花), a traditional art in China.
When the ____3____ came, a man scooped up the molten iron (冒起熔化的铁) and threw it into the sky. At the same time, the other man hit it hard with a board. This brought a shower of sparks (火花). It was beautiful and it ____4____ like fireworks (烟花). The whole square was bright ____5____ the sparks were shining in the night sky. All the people couldn’t help cheering for the two ____6____.
Liu Lin told me that Datiehua had a ____7____ history. It started in the Northern Song Dynasty. In the past, fireworks were too expensive for people, so they ____8____ Datiehua. During the Ming and Qing dynasties, it got ____9____. People considered it as a sign of good luck.
As time goes ____10____, Datiehua has been a tradition in some areas in China. I’m proud that we Chinese people are so clever that we have made so many fantastic things.
1.1.
A stop
B enjoy
C change
D
解析:选B。根据语境,昨天是中秋节,“我”和最好的朋友出去应该是去“享受(enjoy)”庆祝活动。stop意为“停止”;change意为“改变”,均不符合语境。所以选B。
2.2.
A show
B sale
C speech
D
解析:选A。根据后文描述的打铁花表演可知,他们在中央广场看到了一场精彩的“表演(show)”。sale意为“销售”;speech意为“演讲”,均与后文内容不符。所以选A。
3.3.
A afternoon
B morning
C night
D
解析:选C。根据后文“the sparks were shining in the night sky”可知,火花在夜空中闪耀,所以表演是在“晚上(night)”进行的。afternoon意为“下午”;morning意为“早上”,均不符合。所以选C。
4.4.
A smelled
B looked
C tasted
D
解析:选B。根据语境,打铁花很漂亮,它“看起来(looked)”像烟花。smelled意为“闻起来”;tasted意为“尝起来”,均不符合描述打铁花像烟花的语境。所以选B。
5.5.
A though
B unless
C when
D
解析:选C。“the whole square was bright”和“the sparks were shining in the night sky”之间是时间关系,当火花在夜空中闪耀时,整个广场都很明亮,用when引导时间状语从句。though意为“虽然”,引导让步状语从句;unless意为“除非”,引导条件状语从句,均不符合语境。所以选C。
6.6.
A men
B women
C children
D
解析:选A。根据前文“a man scooped up the molten iron...the other man hit it hard with a board”可知,是两个“男人(men)”在进行打铁花表演。women意为“女人”;children意为“孩子”,均不符合。所以选A。
7.7.
A modern
B long
C fresh
D
解析:选B。根据后文“It started in the Northern Song Dynasty.”可知,打铁花始于北宋,所以它有“悠久的(long)”历史。modern意为“现代的”;fresh意为“新鲜的”,均不符合。所以选B。
8.8.
A created
B grew
C fixed
D
解析:选A。在过去,烟花对人们来说太贵了,所以他们“创造(created)”了打铁花。grew意为“种植;成长”;fixed意为“修理;固定”,均不符合语境。所以选A。
9.9.
A boring
B deep
C popular
D
解析:选C。根据后文“People considered it as a sign of good luck.”可知,人们认为打铁花是好运的象征,说明在明清时期它变得“受欢迎(popular)”。boring意为“无聊的”;deep意为“深的”,均不符合。所以选C。
10.10.
A off
B by
C up
D
解析:选B。as time goes by是固定短语,意为“随着时间的流逝”,所以选by。off意为“离开;关闭”;up意为“向上”,均不符合固定搭配。所以选B。