2024年2月时事语法填空（8）-2024届高考英语复习

语法填空1 The Little New Year signals the beginning of busy preparations for the approaching Chinese Lunar New Year. It signifies the time    1    individuals begin readying New Year’s supplies, engaging in thorough cleaning, offering sacrifices to the Kitchen God, and more, all in    2    (anticipate) of welcoming a prosperous new year. This observance reflects people’s earnest wishes    3    (say) goodbye to the old and embrace the new while inviting good fortune. The specific dates for the Little New Year vary due to differing regional    4    (custom). In contemporary China, it is commonly observed    5    different days: in most southern regions, it falls on the 24th day of the twelfth lunar month, while in most northern regions, it falls on the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month.  Legend has it    6    during the Later Han Dynasty, a dutiful farmer named Yin Zifang    7    (encounter) the Kitchen God while preparing breakfast    8    (short) before the Lunar New Year. Despite having only a single yellow goat, Yin Zifang offered it to the Kitchen God. In return, wealth    9    (give) to him as a blessing. Thankful for his new wealth, Yin Zifang started the custom of giving a yellow goat to the Kitchen God every winter when the divine visit happened, doing so    10    (different) from the usual summer sacrifices. Thus, the Kitchen God Festival, or Little New Year, originated from this tale.  答案： 1. when 2. anticipation 3. to say 4. customs 5. on 6. that 7. encountered  8. shortly 9. was given 10. differently  语法填空2 Three years after skyrocketing to worldwide 1.    (recognize) with her directorial debut Hi, Mom, director-actress Jia Ling has returned to the fiercely 2.   (compete) Spring Festival silver screen with her second directorial feature, YOLO（You Only Live Once）. Although the film has set off an online controversy due to Jia’s significant 3    (weigh) loss and muscle gain, she once explained on her Weibo account: “The film is not related to weight loss an