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2024年陕西省西安市铁一中滨河中考英语一模试卷
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第一节:
阅读短文,按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求,从各小题的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案,使短文连贯完整。
Hanging a red lantern in front of the door is believed to drive off bad luck. The first Chinese paper lanterns ____1____ during the Eastern Han Dynasty. In ancient China, people raised lanterns to get light and wish for a better life. Also, lanterns were widely used on festivals. Nowadays it has become a tradition that both big cities ____2____ small towns are filled with red lanterns during the festival.
The materials for making lanterns are simple. People ____3____ make bamboo, wood and metal into frames (框架) of lanterns. Paper and silk ____4____ the main materials for covers. People like to paint beautiful Chinese pictures on ____5____. The traditional lantern is covered by rice paper with a candle burning inside. Lights shine through the rice paper ____6____ night. That is really Chinese style. The ____7____ Chinese lanterns are red, round and with red or golden tassels (流苏). They are seen as bright symbols of happiness and good ____8____. In Chinese culture, lanterns in different colors express different meanings.
People ____9____ light several lanterns for the Chinese New Year, and enjoy lantern shows with family during the Lantern Festival. Lanterns light the night of festivals. Happiness and joy spread into different families by these different lanterns. Lanterns are also used in all kinds of celebrations. Lanterns have become ____10____ national pride in China.
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A. invent B. invented C. are invented D. were invented
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A. or B. but C. and D. so
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A. can B. must C. should D. might
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A. am B. is C. are D. be
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A. they B. them C. their D. themselves
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A. in B. on C. at D. for
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A. common B. more common C. most common D. least common
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A. hope B. hopes C. wish D. wishes
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A. usual B. unusual C. usually D. unusually
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A. a B. an C. the D. /
第二节:
阅读短文,理解大意,然后从各小题的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案,使短文连贯完整。
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