五、语法填空
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。
体裁:说明文
主题:食物
难度: ★★★★★
建议用时: 8 min
正确率: /10
Birthdays are a pretty standard affair for me growing up. Before cutting into the cake, my parents will cook up a bowl of noodles 1 dinner. Known as longevity noodles(长寿面), they are chewy, hearty and satisfying.
Eating longevity noodles is 2 important part of birthday celebrations in China. Usually, the dish is made with wheat noodles, because rice noodles are too delicate and break 3 (easy). You can use any kind of wheat noodle variety you like, dry or fresh. 4 (prepare) of the noodles also depends on your tastes. Some prefer(更喜欢) to fry the noodles with meat and vegetables; others like to eat the noodles in a soup 5 (well).
Eating longevity noodles is different in different 6 (place). For example, one custom(习俗) has guests pick noodles from 7 (they) own bowls and place them into the bowl of the birthday person while wishing them longevity. 8 (other) custom is to hold up noodles with chopsticks and admire how long they are with the other guests.
Noodles were invented over 4,000 years ago in northwestern China, 9 the idea of longevity noodles became popular sometime during the Tang Dynasty. We can get the keys from a Tang poem which shows the tradition of eating noodles 10 (celebrate) a birthday.
Longevity is one of the most admired ideals in Chinese culture, along with happiness, fortune and prosperity. Without life there is no meaning and, therefore, having a long life means everything.
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1. for 【解析】句意：在切蛋糕之前，我父母会煮一碗面条当晚餐。for dinner 表示“作为晚餐”。故填 for。
2. an 【解析】句意：在中国，吃长寿面是生日庆祝活动的重要组成部分。此处泛指“一个重要的部分”，应用不定冠词，“important”的发音以元音音素开头。故填 an。
3. easily 【解析】句意：通常，这道菜是用小麦面条做的，因为米粉太脆，很容易易碎。修饰空前动词“break”，应用副词。故填 easily。
4. Preparation 【解析】句意：面条的准备也取决于你的口味。根据空后“depends on your tastes”可知此处应用名词形式作主语；句首首字母需大写。故填 Preparation。
5. better 【解析】句意：有些人更喜欢用肉和蔬菜炒面条；其他人更喜欢吃汤面。根据空前“Some prefer to fry the noodles with meat and vegetables”可知此处含有比较的含义，用比较级形式。故填 better。
6. places 【解析】句意：吃长寿面在不同的地方是不同的。根据空前“different”可知此处应用名词的复数形式。故填 places。
7. their 【解析】句意：例如，有一种习俗是让客人从自己的碗里挑面条，放进过生日的人的碗里，同时祝他们长寿。one's own 表示“自己的”。故填 their。
8. Another 【解析】句意：另一种习俗是用筷子夹住面条，和其他客人一起欣赏它们有多长。根据上文“one custom has guests pick noodles”可知此处介绍另一种习俗，one ... another 表示“一个……另一个”；句首首字母需大写。故填 Another。
9. but 【解析】句意：面条是 4 000 多年前在中国西北发明的，但长寿面的想法在唐朝的某个时候开始流行。空前“Noodles were invented over 4, 000 years ago in northwestern China”和空后“the idea of longevity noodles became popular sometime during the Tang Dynasty”是转折关系。故填 but。
10. to celebrate 【解析】句意：我们可以从一首唐诗中得到答案，这首诗展示了吃面条庆祝生日的传统。分析句子结构可知，句中含有 which 引导的定语从句，从句中已有谓语动词 shows，此处应用动词不定式表目的。故填 to celebrate。

【分析】
本题是一篇关于中国传统食物长寿面的语法填空，需结合语境、词性变化、固定搭配及语法规则完成填空。解题思路为：先通读全文理解文章大意，再逐个分析每个空格所在句子的结构，判断空格处所需的词性或句子成分，结合上下文逻辑、固定搭配、基础语法规则（如冠词、介词、副词、名词、代词、连词、非谓语动词等）确定正确答案，最后检查语句通顺性与合理性。
【解析】
1. 考查介词固定搭配。“for dinner”是固定表达，意为“作为晚餐”，符合语境，故填for。
2. 考查不定冠词。此处泛指“一个重要的部分”，且“important”以元音音素开头，应用不定冠词an，故填an。
3. 考查副词。修饰动词“break”需用副词，easy的副词形式为easily，故填easily。
4. 考查名词。此处作句子主语，需用名词形式，prepare的名词为preparation，句首首字母大写，故填Preparation。
5. 考查形容词比较级。根据前文“Some prefer to fry...”可知此处是两者对比，应用比较级，well的比较级为better，故填better。
6. 考查名词复数。“different”后接可数名词复数，place的复数为places，故填places。
7. 考查形容词性物主代词。“one's own”表示“某人自己的”，此处对应主语guests，应用their，故填their。
8. 考查不定代词。前文提到“one custom”，此处表示“另一个习俗”，应用another，句首首字母大写，故填Another。
9. 考查连词。前后句为转折关系，应用转折连词but，故填but。
10. 考查非谓语动词。此处表目的，应用动词不定式，故填to celebrate。
【答案】
1. for 2. an 3. easily 4. Preparation 5. better 6. places 7. their 8. Another 9. but 10. to celebrate
【知识点】
冠词的用法、副词的用法、非谓语动词（不定式）
【点评】
本题围绕中国传统饮食文化展开，考查初中阶段核心语法知识点，涵盖冠词、介词、副词、名词、代词、连词、非谓语等，需学生结合语境灵活运用语法规则，难度适中，有助于巩固基础语法知识。
【难度系数】
0.6