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阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
At the opening ceremony of the 15th National Games, something amazing happened. A huge, colorful lantern (60)______ (swim) through the gym like a fish in water. This was Aoyu — a magical animal from old Chinese legends (传说).
In ancient times, people believed that carp (鲤鱼) tried (61)______ (jump) over the Dragon Gate to become dragons. But that didn’t make it would turn (62)______ Aoyu, with a dragon’s head and a fish’s body.
In Lingnan culture — (63)______ (south) China, including Guangdong, Guangxi and Hainan — Aoyu (64)______ (consider) a symbol of good luck. If you visit old villages there, you can see pictures of Aoyu on the rooftops (屋顶) of old houses, which were placed there to wish for (65)______ (protect) from fire. Local people believe Aoyu can keep bad things away and bring peace to (66)______ (they) families.
There is also a famous story about Aoyu. Once, two kind Aoyu helped a young man in danger cross the sea. Later, the man passed the exams (67)______ became the top scholar. This is where the Chinese saying “Duan Zhuao Tou” comes from. It means being the (68)______ (good) at something.
The Aoyu lantern at the Games is truly wonderful. Its 128 special scales (鳞片) change colors and move (69)______ (beautiful) to the music. The big fish can fly, turn, and dance in the air. It shows how ancient Chinese stories come to life in new and fun ways.
答案
60. swam
61. to jump
62. into
63. southern
64. is considered
65. protection
66. their
67. and
68. best
69. beautifully
答案解析
（60）答案：swam
解析：考查动词时态。根据前文“At the opening ceremony of the 15th National Games”（在第十五届全运会开幕式上）可知，事件发生在过去，谓语动词需用一般过去时，swim的过去式为swam。
（61）答案：to jump
解析：考查非谓语动词。固定搭配try to do sth. 表示“努力做某事；尝试做某事”，此处指鲤鱼努力跳过龙门，故填to jump。
（62）答案：into
解析：考查介词搭配。固定短语turn into意为“变成”，符合语境“变成鳌鱼，有着龙头鱼身”的含义，故填into。
（63）答案：southern
解析：考查形容词。此处需要形容词修饰名词China，south的形容词形式为southern，southern China意为“中国南方”，故填southern。
（64）答案：is considered
解析：考查被动语态。句子主语Aoyu与动词consider之间是被动关系（鳌鱼被视为……），且描述的是岭南文化中的普遍认知，用一般现在时的被动语态，结构为“be + 过去分词”，主语Aoyu为单数，be动词用is，故填is considered。
（65）答案：protection
解析：考查名词。介词for后需接名词作宾语，protect的名词形式为protection，wish for protection from fire意为“祈求防火保护”，故填protection。
（66）答案：their
解析：考查代词。此处需要形容词性物主代词修饰名词families，they的形容词性物主代词为their，指代“当地人们的”家庭，故填their。
（67）答案：and
解析：考查连词。“passed the exams”（通过考试）和“became the top scholar”（成为状元）是两个并列的动作，用并列连词and连接，故填and。
（68）答案：best
解析：考查形容词最高级。根据前文“became the top scholar”（成为状元）可知，此处指“在某方面是最好的”，good的最高级形式为best，故填best。
（69）答案：beautifully
解析：考查副词。此处需要副词修饰动词move，beautiful的副词形式为beautifully，move beautifully to the music意为“随着音乐优美地舞动”，故填beautifully。
三、全文译文
在第十五届全运会的开幕式上，发生了一件令人惊叹的事。一盏巨大的、色彩斑斓的鳌鱼灯笼像水中的鱼儿一样，在体育馆里“游动”。鳌鱼是中国古代传说中的一种神兽。
在古代，人们相信鲤鱼会努力跳过龙门，化身为龙。但并非所有鲤鱼都能变成鳌鱼——鳌鱼有着龙的头、鱼的身体。
在岭南文化（即中国南方地区，包括广东、广西和海南）中，鳌鱼被视为吉祥的象征。如果你去那里的古村落，会在老房子的屋顶上看到鳌鱼的图案，人们放置这些图案是为了祈求免受火灾的侵害。当地人认为，鳌鱼能驱邪避凶，为家人带来平安。
还有一个关于鳌鱼的著名故事。曾经，两只善良的鳌鱼帮助一位身处险境的年轻人渡过了大海。后来，这位年轻人通过了考试，成为了状元。中国俗语“独占鳌头”便源于此，意思是在某方面做到最好。
全运会上的鳌鱼灯笼堪称一绝。它那128片特制的鳞片随着音乐变换色彩，优美地移动着。这条“大鱼”能在空中飞翔、转身、起舞。这展现了中国古代故事如何以新颖有趣的方式焕发生机。
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