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高考版最新时事英语热点新闻之语法填空49-51(高阶) 49 改编自chinadaily 2023-1-22 The Year of the Rabbit should not just conjure images of lithe, fluffy Peter Rabbits or Judy from Zootopia. As China ushers in the Year of the Rabbit, a variety of bunnies have stormed the country's shopping malls, parks and social media platforms. Clad in golden armor, 1._(ride) on ferocious tigers or holding herb-pounding pestles, some may be less 2._(recognize) for non-Chinese rabbit lovers. On the eve of the Chinese Lunar New Year, 3._ falls on Sunday, Xinhua has rounded up some of the most famed rabbits in China and is offering explanations of their changing symbolism in modern-day China. JADE RABBIT This is probably the most famous rabbit in China. It features on the special stamps 4._(issue) by China Post to celebrate the Year of the Rabbit and 5._(mention) when the Chinese leadership extended Lunar New Year greetings. 6._(know) as Yutu, or Jade Rabbit, the pet (or pets) of Lunar Goddess Chang'e often appears grinding herbal medicines with a pestle in the Lunar Palace. Legend has it 7._ Chang'e, after swallowing a magic pill, took her pet and flew toward the moon 8._ she became a goddess, and she has lived there with the white jade rabbit ever since. Archaeologists say that rabbits and toads have long been imagined 9._ inhabitants of the moon in Chinese mythology, probably due to their 10._(resemble) to the dark spots on the lunar surface. 参考答案: 1. riding 2. recognizable 3. which 4. issued 5. was mentioned 6. Known 7. that 8. where 9. as 10. resemblance 50 改编自chinadaily 2023-1-22 The relationship between rabbits and the moon 1._(establish) in the Western Han Dynasty (202 BC-25 AD) or earlier, 2._(evidence) by unearthed silk paintings 3._(carry) images of running rabbits on the moon, said Ai Lulu, a researcher at the Chongqing China Three Gorges Museum. As for images of rabbits 4._(crush) herbal medicines with a mortar and pestle, Ai suggests they may have derived 5._ the story of another goddess Xiwangmu