《2025年启东中学作业本九年级英语上册译林版徐州专版》

五、任务型阅读。
阅读短文,从短文后所给的 A—F 六个选项中选出五个能填入空白处的最佳选项。
In Chinese culture, red is an auspicious(吉利的) as well as popular colour. It stands for luck, happiness, joy and many other good things. 1 Why?
In ancient times, red was the symbol of power. Not everyone could write in red ink—only emperors. 2 The red ink that emperors used was made of cinnabar(朱砂). So their replies were known as zhupi(朱批).
3 In ancient China, the criminals(罪犯) who were sentenced(判刑) to death signed their names in red ink. The records of criminals' names were all written in red. Names on the tombstones were red as well. 4 Since red words carry bad meanings, people don't write letters in red. If you write to friends or family members in red ink, it means you want to break up with them.
5 Teachers mark students' homework in red ink. So do editors(编辑) who need to correct mistakes in newspapers and magazines. But writing names or letters in red is still a bad idea to many people.
A. Writing in red ink was also related to death.
B. But have you heard that red is also the colour of emperors?
C. But writing names and letters in red ink is usually avoided.
D. Therefore, it was thought to be unlucky to write names in red.
E. Nowadays, red ink is used for proofreading(校对).
F. They would reply to officials' memorials(奏折) in red ink.
1. C
2. F
3. A
4. D
5. E

答案： 1. C 2. F 3. A 4. D 5. E