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1、高考英语专题复习精选资料集四十六A请认真阅读以下短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意：每个空格只填1个单词。请将答案写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上。 “Four Tigers Ceremony of the Tu Minority Heigouding Village, Ledu County in the west of Qinghai province is a place where many people of the Tu minority have lived for centuries. As the little village is compar
2、atively closed to the outside world, a custom called “Four Tigers was created 200 years ago to protect its inhabitants(栖息地) from sickness and bad luck.Every year the ceremony is held on the eve of January 15th according to the Chinese lunar calendar to frighten off ghosts and evil souls, and to pray
3、 for peace.Normally four local villagers are selected to be the “tigers in the ceremony. At first, they gathered with village elders at the mountain-god temple to offer sacrifices of wine, food and incense, and to ask the god to help the tigers. Then the tigers were adorned with herbs, candles and t
4、wo batches of incense to serve as the tigers ears. Two red ribbons held in their mouths represented the tigers tongue. The “Tigers drank wine, knelt and kowtowed to the mountain god before they received Hada, a kind of white silk scarf representing respects and good luck, from the village head with
5、firecrackers crackling.As night fell, the candles on the tigers bodies were lit and the tigers began their visits to one household after another. Villagers followed, shouting “Tigers are coming! The elder from each household welcomed the tigers at the gate, while the rest of the family knelt down in
6、 the courtyard. Firecrackers were set off, a toast made and candies, meat and wine were presented to the villagers following the tigers. After twirling (快速转动)in three circles in the courtyard while those present kowtowed and prayed, the tigers went through every corner of every room to drive away an
7、y hiding ghosts. If there was a sick person in the house, the tigers jumped around him or her, scratched their body and said lucky words to drive away diseases and ghosts. After the ceremony, the family would present wine and food to the tigers. Then, shouting “The tigers are leaving! the whole fami
8、ly saw them off.After visiting all 30 or 40 households, the herbs were removed from the tigers and burned, to indicate that all the ghosts had been conquered. Then the villagers knelt and kowtowed with the sound of firecrackers, marking the end of the ceremony.The tiger image exists in other minorit
9、y groups, also. In ancient times, people entrusted their happiness to gods. The “four tigers ceremony is vividly held in memory of ancient times and a living fossil for academics studying the lives of ancient people. As it is not popular nowadays, this cultural heritage is on the edge of extinction
10、and needs to be rescued.To(4)_ sickness and bad luckTo(3)_ for peaceTo(2)_ the ghosts and evil soul off “Four Tigers CeremonyAims(1) _SignificanceThe(6) _make visits everywhere.Four villagers are (5) _ to be the tigers.Villagers(8)_ and kowtow to end the ceremony.The herbs are taken off and (7) _. I
11、t belongs tocultural heritage.It brings back a (9)_ memory of the old times.It helps (10) _ the lives in ancient times.B请认真阅读以下短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的单词。注意：每空格1个单词。BEIJlNG, March 9The central government will require an additional three years of use for official vehicles for ministers (部长) and go
12、vernors (政府官员) to reduce the costs of purchasing new cars, media have reported.The new rule has been applied among all Party and government departments nationwide, the Beijing News reported on Tuesday. The new rule has not yet been made public, said Li, a member of the Chinese Peoples Political Cons
13、ultative Conference National Committee. Under the old rules, the cars used by minister-level officials could be replaced as often as every five years, Li said. These officials will also continue to use the same cars when they take new posts, he added.The new rule also reiterated (重申) that officials
14、ranking below minister-or governor-levels should not be allocated cars. The cars possessed by their departments should be used on demand.“It violates the rules for lower-ranking-even county-level-officials to be allocated cars, Li said.Purchases of vehicles for official use have been heavily investi
15、gated, as they account for a large expenditure of public funds every year.A survey on the Web news ifeng found 64 percent of respondents believed the new rule will be difficult to obey because it is related to officials interests.Local government departments had stopped approvals for requests for su
16、ch vehicles and had started to limit the number of such cars under the new rules, Li said. “The future reform of official vehicle use will introduce market systemsLi said.Premier Wen Jiabao said in the annual government work report on Saturday that expenditures on such vehicles will not increase in
17、compared with a year ago.Beijings standing deputy mayor Ji Lin last week said the municipal government will release the number of vehicles for official use in the capital as early as at the end of this month.Earlier this month, the Ministry of Finance had published a rule regulating the budgets for
18、such vehicles.About the rulesCars for official use should be replaced as often as 1 years.The 2 of cars to officials ranking below minister-or governor-levels should be banned. 3 of the new ruleTo reduce the cost of buying new carsReasons for 4 the new ruleThe buying of vehicles for official use 5 f
19、or large expenditure of public funds every year. 6 taken and to be takenLocal government had started to 7 the number of cars for official use.The government will 8 public the number of cars for official use.The Ministry of Finance had published a rule 9 the budgets for such vehiclesProblemObeying the rule is 10 with officials interests.1. eight/82. allocation 3.Purpose 4. applying/adopting 5. accounts 6.Measures 7. limit 8. make 9. regulating/controlling 10. associated/connected