Question

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

Roses，which are among the best flowers for expressing emotions or feelings, can convey different meanings as a gift.

Red is the most 1._____(common) given colour of roses. Red represents love and passion. Fully blossomed red roses best convey the message “I still love you ”,while rosebuds are a way 2._______ (express) love for the first time.

Yellow roses once 3._______(mean) jealousy, but today the colour represents friendship, familiar love ,and family 4._______(happy).

Pink flowers mean elegance(高雅)，gentility, and poetic romance, without the seriousness 5._______(represent) by red.

A white rose is sometimes called the “flower of light” and it is the bride’s flower, 6._______ symbolizes unity, sincerity, faithfulness, and a love7._______(strong) than death.

Black roses are 8.______ symbol of death. Many people view flowers of this colour 9._______ a bad omen(预兆)，but they can also represent change, because some buds appear black but then bloom into deep red. This meaning may not be 10.______(understand) when presented as a gift, so you should avoid this colour if you are unsure of the recipient’s beliefs.

Answer

1.commonly

2.to express/ of expressing

3.meant

4.happiness

5.represented

6.which

7.stronger

8.a

9.as

10.understood

【解析】

1.commonly 考查副词。句意：红色是玫瑰花中普通的颜色。副词用来修饰形容词given.

2.to express/ of expressing 考查固定短语。A way of doing /to do 。。的方式；

3.meant 考查动词的时态。句意：黄玫瑰曾经意思是忌妒，但今天代表友谊，亲近的爱和家庭幸福。

4.happiness 考查名词。句意：黄玫瑰曾经意思是忌妒，但今天代表友谊，亲近的爱和家庭幸福

5.represented 考查非谓语动词。句意：粉色花代表高雅，高贵的地位和诗意的浪漫，没有红色所代表的认真。过去分词做后置定语用来修饰seriousness

6.which 考查定语从句。句意：它是新郞的花，这象征着团结，真诚，忠心和比坚定的爱。Which在定语从句做主语，代表the bride’s flower

7.stronger 考查形容词。根据 than可知用比较级；

8.a 考查冠词。句意：黑玫瑰是死亡的象征。表示泛指；

9.as 考查介词 。句意：许多人把它看作是坏的预兆。

10. 考查动词的语态。句意：当作为礼物时，这个意思并不被理解，因此明智的选择是避免这种颜色。

考点 ：语法填空。