6月语法填空(5)
新概念三(5)The facts确切数字
Editors of newspapers and magazines often go to extremes to provide their reader 1.____ unimportant facts and statistics. Last year a journalist had been instructed by a well-known magazine 2.________(write) an article on the president's palace in a new African republic. When the article arrived, the editor read the first sentence and then refuse to publish it. The article began: 'Hundreds of steps lead to the high wall 3.________ surrounds the president's palace'. The editor at once sent the journalist a fax instructing him to find out the exact number of steps and the 4.________(high) of the wall.
The journalist immediately set out 5.________(obtain) these important facts, but he took a long time to send them. Meanwhile, the editor was getting 6.________(patient), for the magazine would soon go to press. He sent the journalist two more faxes, but 7.________(receive) no reply. He sent yet another fax informing the journalist that 8.____ he did not reply soon he would be fired. When the journalist again failed to reply, the editor reluctantly published the article as it had originally been written. A week later, the editor at last received a fax from the journalist. Not only had the poor man been arrested, 9.____ he had been sent to prison as well. However, he had at last been allowed to send a fax in which he informed the editor that the he had been arrested while 10.________(count) the 1,084 steps leading to the fifteen-foot wall which surrounded the president's palace.
2025.06.11 At a neighborhood event in Shenyang, generations come together as locals guide international students through the hands-on joys of an age-old festival.
"Making zongzi isn't just about skill ---it's about inheritance. One generation teaches the next, and that's 1.____ traditions live on," 2.________(say) a local resident as she guided Russian student Rodionova Aleksandra during a cultural event at the Chang'an Community Center in Shenyang, Liaoning.
Held 3.____ May 29 in the lead-up to the Dragon Boat Festival, the event welcomed international 4._____________(participante), including Aleksandra and her fellow student Baranov Nikita from the Shenyang Institute of Technology.
Inside the community dining hall, Aleksandra tried her hand at wrapping zongzi — glutinous rice dumplings(糯米糍) 5.________(wrap) in bamboo leaves — a signature dish of the festival.
As she struggled 6.________(fold) the leaves into the proper cone shape, Cao Xue, the community Party secretary, 7.________(gentle) said: "Take your time — you can't rush zongzi."
"The bottom must be sealed tightly, 8.____ the rice will leak out(漏出来)," she explained. "And the string has to go around three times: once to shape it, once to hold it together, and once to tie the knot."
Before leaving the community, they packed up their handmade zongzi and colorful decorative cords, eager to share the experience with their classmates. "Reading about Chinese culture in textbooks is one thing---experiencing it with real families is something completely different," said Aleksandra.
"Cultural exchange works best 9.______ it happens naturally — when people share 10.____ they love with curious visitors, who become part of the community, even just for a day," said Nikita.
6月语法填空(6)
新概念三(6)Smash-and-grab砸橱窗抢劫
The expensive shops in a famous arcade near Piccadilly(皮卡迪利大街(伦敦的繁华街道)) were just opening. At this time of the morning, the arcade(拱廊,商场) was almost empty. Mr. Taylor, the owner of a jewellery shop was admiring a new display. Two of his 1.___________(assist) had been working busily since eight o'clock and had only just finished. Diamond necklaces and rings had been 2.____________(beautiful) arranged on a background of black velvet(天鹅绒). After gazing 3.______ the display for several minutes, Mr. Taylor went back into his shop.
The silence was suddenly broken 4.______ a large car, with its headlights on and its horn blaring, 5.______(roar) down the arcade. It came to a stop outside the jeweller's. One man stayed at the wheel while two others with black stocking over their faces jumped out and smashed the window of the shop with iron bars. While this was going on, Mr. Taylor was upstairs. He and his staff began throwing furniture out of the window. Chairs and tables went flying into the arcade. One of the thieves 6.____________(strike) by a heavy statue, but he was too busy helping 7.________(he) to diamonds to notice any pain. The raid(抢劫) was all over in three minutes, for the men scrambled(爬) back into the car and it moved off at 8.____ fantastic speed. Just as it was leaving, Mr. Taylor rushed out and ran after it 9.____________(throw) ashtrays(烟灰缸) and vases, 10.______ it was impossible to stop the thieves. They had got away with thousands of pounds worth of diamonds.
2025.06.13 More than 60 Chinese and foreign films are preparing to compete for the summer vacation, one of the most lucrative(有利可图的) box-office 1.___________(season) in China.
The most 2.______(high) anticipated titles include Dongji Island, inspired by the real-life story of Chinese fishermen 3.__________(rescue) British prisoners of war from a sinking Japanese cargo vessel(货船); and The Litchi Road, which fictionalizes(虚构) 4.______ Tang Dynasty (618-907) low-ranking official's nearly impossible mission 5.____________(transport) lychees over a long journey.
Besides, several animation films(动画电影) 6.____________(release) during the summer, such as No Body, loosely(大致) inspired by the 16th-century novel Journey to the West; Liaozhai Lanruo Si (Chinese Studio — Lanruo Temple), about the romance between a female ghost and a young scholar; and Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf: Bright New Dawn, the latest installment(部分) of the long-running franchise(特许经营动画片) about a group of anthropomorphic(拟人化的) goats and their foes(敌人) — a wolf couple yearning to eat them.
For Hollywood blockbuster(大片) 7.____________(enthusiast), they will be 8.____________(delight) to see big-budget foreign tentpoles(大制作) including How to Train Your Dragon(驯龙高手), Jurassic World Rebirth, and F1: The Movie.
The summer season, 9.______ typically runs from June 1 to Aug 31, has already grossed 700 million yuan ($97.5 million) at the box office, with Tom Cruise's action spy film Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning currently 10.____________(top) the charts for the period.
6月语法填空(5)(原文及答案)
新概念三(5)The facts确切数字
Editors of newspapers and magazines often go to extremes to provide their reader 1.with unimportant facts and statistics. Last year a journalist had been instructed by a well-known magazine 2.to write an article on the president's palace in a new African republic. When the article arrived, the editor read the first sentence and then refuse to publish it. The article began: 'Hundreds of steps lead to the high wall 3.which surrounds the president's palace'. The editor at once sent the journalist a fax instructing him to find out the exact number of steps and the 4.height of the wall.
The journalist immediately set out 5.to obtain these important facts, but he took a long time to send them. Meanwhile, the editor was getting 6.impatient, for the magazine would soon go to press. He sent the journalist two more faxes, but 7.received no reply. He sent yet another fax informing the journalist that 8.if he did not reply soon he would be fired. When the journalist again failed to reply, the editor reluctantly published the article as it had originally been written. A week later, the editor at last received a fax from the journalist. Not only had the poor man been arrested, 9.but he had been sent to prison as well. However, he had at last been allowed to send a fax in which he informed the editor that the he had been arrested while 10.counting the 1,084 steps leading to the fifteen-foot wall which surrounded the president's palace.
2025.06.11 At a neighborhood event in Shenyang, generations come together as locals guide international students through the hands-on joys of an age-old festival.
"Making zongzi isn't just about skill ---it's about inheritance. One generation teaches the next, and that's how traditions live on," said a local resident as she guided Russian student Rodionova Aleksandra during a cultural event at the Chang'an Community Center in Shenyang, Liaoning.
Held on May 29 in the lead-up to the Dragon Boat Festival, the event welcomed international participants, including Aleksandra and her fellow student Baranov Nikita from the Shenyang Institute of Technology.
Inside the community dining hall, Aleksandra tried her hand at wrapping zongzi — glutinous rice dumplings(糯米糍) wrapped in bamboo leaves — a signature dish of the festival.
As she struggled to fold the leaves into the proper cone shape, Cao Xue, the community Party secretary, gently said: "Take your time — you can't rush zongzi."
"The bottom must be sealed tightly, or the rice will leak out(漏出来)," she explained. "And the string has to go around three times: once to shape it, once to hold it together, and once to tie the knot."
Before leaving the community, they packed up their handmade zongzi and colorful decorative cords, eager to share the experience with their classmates. "Reading about Chinese culture in textbooks is one thing---experiencing it with real families is something completely different," said Aleksandra.
"Cultural exchange works best when it happens naturally — when people share what they love with curious visitors, who become part of the community, even just for a day," said Nikita.
6月语法填空(6)(原文及答案)
新概念三(6)Smash-and-grab砸橱窗抢劫
The expensive shops in a famous arcade near Piccadilly(皮卡迪利大街(伦敦的繁华街道)) were just opening. At this time of the morning, the arcade(拱廊,商场) was almost empty. Mr. Taylor, the owner of a jewellery shop was admiring a new display. Two of his 1.assistants(assist) had been working busily since eight o'clock and had only just finished. Diamond necklaces and rings had been 2.beautifully(beautiful) arranged on a background of black velvet(天鹅绒). After gazing 3.at the display for several minutes, Mr. Taylor went back into his shop.
The silence was suddenly broken 4.when a large car, with its headlights on and its horn blaring, 5.roared(roar) down the arcade. It came to a stop outside the jeweller's. One man stayed at the wheel while two others with black stocking over their faces jumped out and smashed the window of the shop with iron bars. While this was going on, Mr. Taylor was upstairs. He and his staff began throwing furniture out of the window. Chairs and tables went flying into the arcade. One of the thieves 6.was struck(strike) by a heavy statue, but he was too busy helping 7.himself(he) to diamonds to notice any pain. The raid(抢劫) was all over in three minutes, for the men scrambled(爬) back into the car and it moved off at 8.a fantastic speed. Just as it was leaving, Mr. Taylor rushed out and ran after it 9.throwing(throw) ashtrays(烟灰缸) and vases, 10.but it was impossible to stop the thieves. They had got away with thousands of pounds worth of diamonds.
2025.06.13 More than 60 Chinese and foreign films are preparing to compete for the summer vacation, one of the most lucrative(有利可图的) box-office 1.seasons(season) in China.
The most 2.highly(high) anticipated titles include Dongji Island, inspired by the real-life story of Chinese fishermen 3.rescuing(rescue) British prisoners of war from a sinking Japanese cargo vessel(货船); and The Litchi Road, which fictionalizes(虚构) 4.a Tang Dynasty (618-907) low-ranking official's nearly impossible mission 5.to transport(transport) lychees over a long journey.
Besides, several animation films(动画电影) 6.will be released(release) during the summer, such as No Body, loosely(大致) inspired by the 16th-century novel Journey to the West; Liaozhai Lanruo Si (Chinese Studio — Lanruo Temple), about the romance between a female ghost and a young scholar; and Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf: Bright New Dawn, the latest installment(部分) of the long-running franchise(特许经营动画片) about a group of anthropomorphic(拟人化的) goats and their foes(敌人) — a wolf couple yearning to eat them.
For Hollywood blockbuster(大片) 7.enthusiasts(enthusiast), they will be 8.delighted(delight) to see big-budget foreign tentpoles(大制作) including How to Train Your Dragon(驯龙高手), Jurassic World Rebirth, and F1: The Movie.
The summer season, 9.which typically runs from June 1 to Aug 31, has already grossed 700 million yuan ($97.5 million) at the box office, with Tom Cruise's action spy film Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning currently 10.topping(top) the charts for the period.