一、完形填空(每小题2分,共20分)
「2026 陕西西安高新系学校期中改编」
Every country has different kinds of flowers. Plum blossom is a kind of beautiful flower in China. What’s more, plum blossom is one of the Chinese top ten famous flowers. Plum blossom is very
to us Chinese because of its history and cultural meaning.
Plum blossom first
in the south of China around the Yangtze River, dating back（追溯到）3,000 years. From ancient China till now, people have always
plum blossom to have two roles—one is an important business plant, and the other is an ornamental（观赏的）plant. Later, it was brought in Japan, Korea and Vietnam.
More importantly, we love plum blossom also because of its
cultural meaning. First, this kind of flower has five petals（花瓣）. It stands for
, good luck and long life. It can also stand for safety and peace. Second, all the other flowers
live when heavy snow covers the world. However, only plum trees stand straight up, and proudly bloom（开花）in rich colors in such
days. They bring people the news of
spring. So the plum blossom not only means courage, strong will（意志力）and hope, but also represents（代表）beauty and new life. Third, it plays an important
in Chinese literature. It is often praised in Chinese poetry and art. In a word,
plum blossom has a long history, it is very special to the Chinese.
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A
)1. A. important B. useless C. difficult D. dangerous
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D
)2. A. died B. finished C. killed D. appeared
(
C
)3. A. added B. compared C. considered D. solved
(
D
)4. A. warm B. lost C. clear D. deep
(
A
)5. A. happiness B. sadness C. politeness D. shyness
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B
)6. A. won’t B. cannot C. shouldn’t D. must’t
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D
)7. A. rainy B. cloudy C. sunny D. snowy
(
B
)8. A. cold B. early C. middle D. late
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D
)9. A. action B. situation C. plan D. role
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C
)10. A. when B. while C. because D. although
