（期中培优）专题10 阅读理解20篇-2024-2025学年七年级英语下册期中复习培优专项鲁教版（五四学制）（含答案解析）

中小学教育资源及组卷应用平台 中小学教育资源及组卷应用平台 2024-2025学年七年级英语下册期中复习专项鲁教版（五四学制） （期中培优）专题10 阅读理解20篇 学校:_____姓名：_____班级：_____考号：_____ 阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的五个选项中选出能填入短文空白处的最佳选项，使短文通顺、连贯，意思完整。 In ancient China, willow branches (柳树枝) were often used as a parting (告别) gift between friends and family members. 1 One reason is that willow trees are strong. 2 Because of this unique (独特的) feature, giving a willow branch to say goodbye to loved ones is a way to tell them you hope they will easily adapt to their new living environment. Meanwhile, in Mandarin (普通话), the pronunciation for the willow tree “liu” is similar to the character “liu”, which means asking someone to stay—only the tones (声调) are different. 3 Even though we know that they must leave, we still do like that. 4 At that time, Baqiao, a bridge in Chang’an, today’s Xi’an, was a common place to say goodbye. People often stopped there and handed willow branches to people who want to leave. 5 In The Book of Poetry, there is the line “When I left there, willows shed tears. ” At the time of the Tang and Song dynasties, such poems were common as traveling was easy and poets felt the sorrow of separation (离别). For example, Wang Wei wrote “The willows by the hotel look so fresh and green,” in his famous poem A Fond Farewell to a Friend. A．They can live in any soil, wet or dry, north or south. B．When the willow leaves become dark green, spring is gone. C．It’s said that this custom became popular during the Han Dynasty. D．Do you know why willow branches are a symbol of farewell (告别) E．So offering a willow branch is like asking them to stay. F．Willow branches, as a symbol (标志) of farewell, are often mentioned in poems. The Chinese pingfeng (folding screen) is a traditional Chinese furniture (家具). It dates back to the Han Dynasty. “Pingfeng” means “keeping away from wind”, which tells us its use right from the start. As time passes, it has been made into different sizes with colourful paintings. On screens usually is a dragon. It means light, growth, and water that gives life. It also stands for nobility (高贵) and power. The peacock (孔雀), a beautiful bird, can be seen on screens, too. It’s a symbol of long life. Beautiful flowers, which mean being rich and good luck, are also a popular design of the pingfeng. All the designs carry people’s beautiful wishes. Behind the pingfeng lies an interesting story. In the past, the unmarried daughter of a rich family should not see or be seen by men except her father, brothers or very close male (男性) cousins. When a young man came to visit, she could secretly watch him from behind the screen which completely hid her. Her father would discuss poems with the young man and ask him to create one. If both the daughter and her father liked the young man’s poem and his looks, she might agree to marry him. Today the pingfeng ... ...