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1、高考英语二轮复习专题限时训练专题3任务型阅读11（25分钟）（A）请认真阅读下列短文，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 MinorityHeigouding Vi 11 age, 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
2、 village is comparatively closed to the outside world, a custom called wFour 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
3、souls, and to pray for peace.Norma ly four local vi 1 lagers 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
4、 herbs, candles and two batches of incense to serve as the tiger s ears. Two red ribbons held in their mouths represented the tiger, s 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, fr
5、om the vi11 age head with firecrackers crack 1ing.As night fell, the candles on the tigers bodies were lit and the tigers began their visits to one household af.ter another. Villagers followed, shouting “Tigers are coming! ” The elder from each household welcomed the .tigers at the gate, while the r
6、est of the family knelt down in the courtyard. Firecrackers were set off, a toast made and candies, meat and wine wore presented to the villagers following the tigers. After twirl .ing （快速转动）in three circles in the courtyard while those present kowtowed and prayed, the tigers went through every corn
7、er of every room to drive away any 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 awaydiseases and ghosts. After the ceremonythe fami 1 y wou 1 d present wine and food to the tigers. Then, shouting “The
8、tigers are leaving! v the whole family 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
9、 tiger image exists in other minority groups, also. In ancient times, people entrusted their happ.iness to gods. The u four tigers“ ceremony i s vividly held in memory of ancient times and a living fossil for acad emics studying the lives of ancient people. As it is not popular nowadays, this cult.u
10、ral heritage is on the edge of extinction and needs to be rescued.Aims(1)SignificanceTo(2)the ghosts and evil soul offFour villagers are (5)to be the tigers.To(3)for peaceThe(6)make visits everywhere.To(4)sickness and bad luckThe herbs are taken off and (7)Villagers(8) and kowtow to end the ceremony
11、.1. Proc edure/C ours e/Steps2. drive/fhghten 3. pray -4. avoid/prevent5. chosen/selected6. tigers 7.bumed/bumt 3.kneel 9. vivid11 study（B）清认真阅读下列短文，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。BEIJING, March 9The central government will require an additional three years of use for official vehicles for m
12、inisters （部长）and governors （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 govern ment departments nationwide, （he Beijing News reported on Tuesday. The new rule has not yet been made public, said Li, a member of the Chinese Peo
13、ples Political Consultative Conference National Committee. Under the old rules, the cars used by minister-level officials could be replaced as often as eveiy five years, Li said. These officials will also continue to use the same cars when they take new posts, he added.Th ,e new rule also reiterated
14、 （重申）that officials ranking below ministcr-or governor-levels should not be allocated cars. The cars possessed by their departments should be used on demand.“It violates the rules fbr lower-ranking-even counly-level-officials to be allocated cars,“ Li said.Purchases of vehicles for official use have
15、 been heavily investigated, as they account for a large expenditure of public funds every year.Local government departments had stopped approvals for requests for such vehicles and had started to limit the number of such cars under the new rules, Li said. The future reform of official vehicle use wi
16、ll introduce mar ket syst emsMLi said.Premier Wen Jiabao said in the annual government work report on Saturday that expenditures on such vehicles will not increase in compared with a year ago.Beijings standing deputy mayor Ji Lin last week said the municipal government will release the number of veh
17、icles 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 such vehicles.About （he rulesCars for official use should be replaced as often as years.The 2 of cars to officials ranking below mini
18、sler-or governor-levelsshould be banned.3of the new ruleTb reduce the cost of buying new carsReasonsnew rulefor 4_ theThe buying of vehicles for official use 5 fbr large expenditure of public funds every year.6takentaken and to beLocal government had started to 7 the number of cars for official use.
19、The government will 8 public the number of cars for official use.The Ministry of Finance had published a rule 9 the budgets for suchvehiclesProblemObeying (he rule is 10 with officials5 interests.I. eight/8 2. allocation 3.Purpose4. applying/adopting 5. accounts 6.Measures 7. limit 8.make 9. regulating/controlling 10. associated/connected