2020-2021学年高二英语寒假提升天天练之语法填空-Day-1-含解析.docVIP

Day 1 A The national college entrance examination, or gaokao, will be postponed (推迟) for a month to July 7 and 8 due to the novel coronavirus (新型冠状病毒) outbreak, the Ministry of Education said. Because of the epidemic (流行病) situation, authorities in Hubei province and Beijing can come up with their own suggestions on gaokao dates, ___1___ will be published after consulting with the ministry. ___2___ postponement is mainly to ensure students’ safety and the fairness of the exam. More than 10.7 million students have signed up to participate ___3__ this year’s gaokao, up by 400,000 from last year. The gaokao, widely? ___4__ (consider) one of the most important exams in the country, has been held every year from June 7 to 8 since 2003. The country resumed (恢复) gaokao in the winter of 1977 after it was stopped for 10 ___5___ (year) during the “cultural revolution”. The exam? ___6___? (hold) every year in July from 1978 to 2002. In 2001, the ministry decided ___7___ (move) the gaokao earlier a month from 2003 because of hot weather and frequent ___8___ (nature) disasters in summer. Chinese people often compare the ___9___ (high) competitive exam to “crossing a narrow bridge”, because for many students, especially those from rural areas, studying at a good university _____10_____? (be) an opportunity to change their future. B By observing the sky, the ancient Chinese divided the sun’s annual motion _____1_____ 24 equal sectors, with each _____2_____ (be) the basis for one solar term. The 24 Solar Terms(节气) start from the Beginning of Spring and end with the Severe Cold. As early as the Shang Dynasty, our ancestors set the first four major solar terms, ___3___ marked the four seasons. Later they evolved into eight. It was not until the Western Han Dynasty _____4_____ the present 24 Solar Terms were _____5_____ (complete) established and officially adopted by the government. The _____6_____ (long) of the 24 Solar Terms was based on the movement of the sun, and___7___ (they) n