题目
一、语法填空-|||-Decorating with Plants,Fruits and Flowers for Chinese New Year-|||-Chinese New Year is a __ (celebrate)marking the end of the winter season and-|||-the beginning of Spring. This is why decorating with plants, fruits and flowers-|||-__ (cany) special significan They represent the earth __ (come)-|||-back to life and best wishes for the new beginning.-|||-These are some of the most popular in many parts of the country.-|||-Orange: Orange trees are more __ decoration; they are a symbol of good fortune-|||-and wealth. They make great gifts and you see them many times __ (decorate) with red-|||-envelope and messages of good fortune.-|||-Bamboo: Chinese love their"Lucky Bamboo"plants and you will see them often in their-|||-home and offices. __ (certain) during the holiday period, the plant is a must.Bamboo-|||-plants are associated有联系的) __ health,abundance and a happy home.They are easy-|||-__ (care) for and make great presents.-|||-Branches of Plum Blossoms(梅花):The __ (beauty) long branches covered with-|||-pink-colored buds(蓓蕾)make fantastic decorations. Th plum trees are __ first to flower-|||-even as the snow is melting(融化).They represent the promise of spring and a renewal of life.-|||-二、阅读理解-|||-New Zealand is a land of beautiful lakes, and as we were driving down from Christchurch to-|||-Mount Cook National Park,suddenly the large blue water of the Lake Tekapo appeared ahead with-|||-her arresting elegance.The beauty of New Zealand has remained complete over the years, its-|||-natural glory still relatively unaffected. We stopped in our tracks to take in the beauty of the lake-|||-surrounded by the Southern Alps in the South Island.-|||-While we were driving along the amazing beaches in the North Otago Coast,we stopped to-|||-see one of the nation`s most fantastic attractions.In a small fishing village in Moeraki,there is a-|||-sandy beach full of strange spherical boulders(圆形巨石)."1 have seen the most amazing rock-|||-structures in Stonchenge but never seen these extremely large boulders,I said in amazement.One-|||-of the fellow travelers explained that according to the Maori legend(传说),once upon a time the-|||-Moeraki Boulders were gourds(萌芦).And they were actually used by ancient people for carrying-|||-food aboard on a famous canoe(独木舟) named "A raiteuru".Then accidentally,the canoe-|||-crashed. They thought that the crash survivors were transforme into the area`s surrounding hills,-|||-and the gourds were transformed into gray and spherical boulders.-|||-was interested in the spherical boulders and after a brief Googling during the trip.I came to-|||-know that millions of years ago,the rocks remained hidden inside the cliffs in the area and they-|||-gradually became visible.Then due to years of erosion they took the present forms and "The Food-|||-Basket of the World" made the place a popular tourist attraction.I trie to memorize the story as I-|||-realized how we are dependent on written records and how for gorgetful we are.The Maoris though-|||-considered as "iliterates had such powerful memory that they used to pass on the stories to the-|||-next generation by means of oral literature.-|||-1.What is the main characteristic of New Zealand`s beauty?-|||-A.Being wide in range. B.Being raw and original.-|||-C.Being famous in history. D.Being new and changeable.

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1.celebration
2.carries
3.coming
4.than
5.decorated
6.Certainly
7.with
8.to care
9.beautiful
10.the