Ⅰ.阅读还原
人与 社会 「2025江苏镇江中考改编」
文化习俗
根据短文内容,从下面方框中选出恰当的句子补全短文,有两个选项多余。
The word "longevity" comes from the word "long". It means that people are living a long life. So during the Spring and Autumn Period, people considered longevity as the most important goal.
1. Early in the Spring and Autumn Period, there were celebrations for the elderly.
2. So some Chinese people started to hold the birthday ceremony at the age of 40. Later celebrations would also be held for people's 50th, 60th and 70th birthdays. The 60th birthday ceremony was the most common. As the length of people's lives is increasing in modern society, more celebrations have been held in the later decades(十年). In addition, people now have the habit of celebrating the birthday before the end of the decades. 3. Why so? As the pronunciation of "nine" in Chinese is the same as the pronunciation of the word "long". Nine is also the largest single-digit number. 4. The highlight of the celebration is the birthday feast(宴会), which is different from other feasts. 5. Besides being a form of celebrating old age, the birthday ceremony is also a way to wish for the health of the elderly people and hope that they can overcome difficulties they may meet in later life.
A.It stands for best wishes for longevity.
B.Six is another lucky number in people's eyes.
C.Few people could live long in ancient times.
D.At birthday feasts, eating "longevity noodles" is the most important part.
续表
E.There were many activities and customs about the celebration of longevity.
F.In ancient times, people didn't celebrate birthdays because of poor living conditions.
G.For example, people usually celebrate the 59th birthday rather than the 60th birthday.

I.[语篇解读] 本文主要介绍了长寿的含义、庆祝方式和习俗等。
1.E 下文提到“Early in the Spring and Autumn Period, there were celebrations for the elderly.”可知,选项E“有很多关于庆祝长寿的活动和习俗”能够引出下文春秋时期为老人准备的庆祝活动,符合语境。
2.C 下文提到“So some Chinese people started to hold the birthday ceremony at the age of 40.”可知,选项C“在古代,少有人能长寿”能够解释为什么有些人在40岁才开始举办生日庆祝活动,符合语境。
3.G 上文提到“people now have the habit of celebrating the birthday before the end of the decades”可知,现在人们有在整十岁到来前庆祝生日的习惯,选项G“例如,人们通常会庆祝59岁的生日,而不是60岁的生日”举例进一步说明了此现象,符合语境。
4.A 上文提到“九”,选项A“它寓意着对长寿的美好祝愿”承接上文对“九”的寓意进行解读,符合语境。
5.D 上文提到“The highlight of the celebration is the birthday feast...other feasts.”,选项D“在生日宴会上,吃‘长寿面’是最重要的环节”进一步补充说明了生日宴的重要部分,符合语境。

【分析】先通读全文，明确文章围绕中国长寿相关的生日庆祝习俗展开；再逐个分析每个空的上下文语境，寻找能衔接前后文的句子：1. 第一空后提到春秋时期有老人的庆祝活动，需选引出长寿庆祝活动的句子；2. 第二空后说明40岁才开始庆祝，需选解释古代人难长寿的句子；3. 第三空前提到整十岁前庆祝，需选举例说明该现象的句子；4. 第四空前讲“九”的文化寓意，需选承接解读“九”意义的句子；5. 第五空前强调生日宴的重要性，需选说明宴会上核心环节的句子。
【解析】1. 第一空：下文提到春秋时期有老人的庆祝活动，选项E“有很多关于庆祝长寿的活动和习俗”能引出该内容，符合语境；2. 第二空：下文说40岁才开始庆祝，选项C“在古代，少有人能长寿”解释了原因，逻辑通顺；3. 第三空：上文提到人们现在有在整十岁前庆祝生日的习惯，选项G“例如，人们通常庆祝59岁而非60岁”举例说明，符合要求；4. 第四空：上文讲“九”的发音与“long”相同，选项A“它寓意着对长寿的美好祝愿”承接解读“九”的文化意义，符合；5. 第五空：上文强调生日宴是庆祝的重点，选项D“在生日宴会上，吃‘长寿面’是最重要的环节”补充说明宴会上的核心内容，符合语境。
【答案】1.E 2.C 3.G 4.A 5.D
【知识点】英语阅读还原、文化习俗理解
【点评】本题为中考改编的阅读还原题，考查学生对语篇逻辑和上下文衔接的理解能力，需结合文化常识分析句子间的关联，难度适中，能有效考查学生的阅读理解水平。
【难度系数】0.6

文化知识
重阳节
「2026江苏宿迁宿城期末」
阅读短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
The Double Ninth Festival is a Chinese festival. It is on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month. The festival has a history of thousands of years. It usually comes 6. October. The word “nine” sounds like “long life” in Chinese, so many old people love this day. On this day, people usually have two 7. (tradition) activities. They climb mountains and enjoy the beauty of autumn.
Why do people climb mountains on this day? Because climbing high can bring 8. (they) good luck. It can also help people keep 9. (health). The ninth lunar month often 10. (have) blue skies and fresh air. When people climb high, they will see both a blue sky 11. green mountains. They 12. (enjoy) the natural beauty of autumn. Chongyang cake is 13. special kind of cake. It’s sweet and full of nuts. The taste is great!
At the festival, it’s a good tradition to respect the old. Young people often visit their grandparents with 14. (gift). They cook meals or clean the rooms for their grandparents.
After the festival, the weather usually 15. (get) cold. But we always keep warm wishes in our hearts.
八月十五，因其恰值三秋之半，故得此名，与春节、清明 智慧

II.[语篇解读] 本文主要介绍了中国传统节日重阳节的日期、历史、传统活动以及节日的意义。
6.in 根据语境可知,此处表示“它通常在十月到来”,月份前面应用介词in,表示在某个月份。
7.traditional 此处应用形容词修饰名词activities, tradition的形容词形式是traditional。
8.them bring sb. sth.意为“给某人带来某物”,动词bring后跟人称代词的宾格形式作宾语,they的宾格形式是them。
9.healthy keep healthy为固定短语,意为“保持健康”。故填healthy。
10.has 主语为The ninth lunar month,时态为一般现在时,谓语动词应该用第三人称单数形式,have的第三人称单数形式是has。
11.and both...and...是固定搭配,表示“……和……都”。故填and。
12.enjoy 主语为They,时态为一般现在时,谓语动词应该用原形,故填enjoy。
13.a 此处泛指“一种特殊的糕点”,special以辅音音素开头,应用不定冠词a。
14.gifts gift是可数名词,前面没有限定词,应该用其复数形式gifts。
15.gets 根据“usually”可知,此处的时态为一般现在时,主语为the weather,谓语动词应用第三人称单数形式,get的第三人称单数形式是gets。

【分析】本题为英语语法填空题，解题时需先通读短文把握主旨（介绍中国传统节日重阳节），再结合每个空格的语境，运用相关语法规则和词汇知识逐一确定答案：1. 月份前需用特定介词；2. 修饰名词需用对应形容词；3. 动词后需用人称代词宾格；4. 固定搭配需准确记忆；5. 一般现在时中主语单复数决定谓语形式；6. 并列结构需用固定连词；7. 泛指事物需用合适的冠词；8. 可数名词无明确限定时需用复数形式。
【解析】6. 表示“在十月”，月份前应用介词in；7. 此处修饰名词activities，需用名词tradition的形容词形式traditional；8. 动词bring后接人称代词作宾语，需用they的宾格形式them；9. 固定短语keep healthy意为“保持健康”，故填healthy；10. 主语The ninth lunar month为单数，一般现在时谓语动词用have的第三人称单数形式has；11. 固定搭配both...and...表示“两者都”，故填and；12. 主语They为复数，一般现在时谓语动词用原形enjoy；13. 泛指“一种特殊的糕点”，special以辅音音素开头，应用不定冠词a；14. gift为可数名词，此处无明确限定词，需用复数形式gifts；15. 根据usually可知时态为一般现在时，主语the weather为单数，谓语动词用get的第三人称单数形式gets。
【答案】6.in 7.traditional 8.them 9.healthy 10.has 11.and 12.enjoy 13.a 14.gifts 15.gets
【知识点】语法填空、介词用法、形容词转换
【点评】本题以中国传统节日重阳节为话题，考查基础英语语法与词汇运用，考点贴合教材核心内容，难度适中，既帮助学生巩固语法知识，又渗透了传统文化教育。
【难度系数】0.6