专题03 完形填空15篇（名校最新期中真题）-2023-2024学年九年级英语上学期期中复习查缺补漏冲刺满分（牛津上海版）

牛津上海版九年级上学期期中复习 查缺补漏冲刺满分 (名校最新期中真题) 专题03 完形填空15篇 （2022秋·上海徐汇·九年级上海市西南位育中学校考期中）Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage. (选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文) Before the pandemic, it was common to greet others with a hug or a shake of the hand. That’s now being   1 by some people with an elbow or fist bump (碰手肘或者拳头). In the past, men bowed-bending forward at the body and lowering the head as if to say, “I’m not all that important”. Bowing is elegant (优雅的) and unlike elbow bumps, can totally avoid 2 . So, what do you think? Should bowing make a comeback? Yes, it’s a humble, graceful greeting. Bowing provides a practical and graceful solution to the problem of how to greet one another in the midst of a pandemic. Bumping elbows might not spread coronavirus but it doesn’t have the elegance of a bow. It can be awkward not knowing how to greet someone, so a bow can sort this out. It means that people know 3 what to do without colliding(碰撞) somewhere between a hug and a handshake. A bow is a gesture of humility(谦逊), which is a sign of strength. The Victorian writer, Charles Spurgeon, wrote that the humility of a bow leads to feeling invincible(无敌的). 4 , in these serious times, it could be fun pretending to be in a novel by a Victorian writer. No, it’s 5 to greet people in this way. Physical touch reduces anxiety, stress and even pain. The pandemic has highlighted(突出) how much people want to hug their friends and family. Can you imagine bowing to a grandmother? In the past, bowing was common in the UK when people at the 6 —such as royalty(皇室) and the rich—were considered more important than those lower down—such as children and the working classes. Society should not go back to a way of doing things that highlights inequality between groups. There are better ways to greet, such as the Southeast Asian way of saying “Namaste(合十礼)”, with palms together, pointing upwards in gratitude. 1．A．changed B．replaced C．exchanged D．turned 2．A．cont