Ⅴ. 完形填空
文化意识 文化理解 The Qingming Festival, or Tomb-Sweeping Day, is an important festival in China. On that day, people sweep the tombs to 1 their dead relatives.
Qingming means clear and bright in Chinese. As one of the 24 solar terms(节气) in China, it is thought to guide 2 work. It falls on April 4th to 6th each year. After the festival, the sun shines brightly and the weather becomes 3 day after day. There will be more rain. The trees and grass become green and nature is full of 4. It is a great time for farmers to plant.
5 the climate(气候) is nice, a lot of people prefer to go out to enjoy nature. Flying kites and planting trees are popular activities 6 that period.
The willow(柳树) is a(n) 7 plant in the festival, maybe the most common and familiar(熟悉的) one. People usually insert willow branches(插柳) under their roofs or make garlands(花环) out of the willow branches and wear them on their heads. The willow, with its strong power of life, is believed to 8 ghosts. Because of the fact that the 9 of willow in Chinese is “liu”, which is similar to that of “staying”, willow is expected to make friends or family members who are going to leave 10.
In ancient times, during the festival, people would 11 around to enjoy the spring after sweeping the tombs. Poets would write about their 12, as well as interesting or unforgettable experiences they had during this time. Many 13 are still popular today. The
Mourning Day, written by the Tang Dynasty poet Du Mu (803—852), may be the most 14 one. Even a kid knows it. It reads:
A drizzling rain falls like tears on the Mourning Day;
The mourner’s heart is going to 15 on his way.
Where can a wine shop be found to kill his sad hours?
A cowherd points to a cot ’mid apricot flowers.
1. A. discover B. learn
C. remember D. teach
2. A. paper B. farm C. house D. climate
3. A. warmer B. cooler C. shorter D. longer
4. A. wealth B. colours C. dreams D. life
5. A. Until B. Because
C. But D. If
6. A. by B. during
C. for D. with
7. A. important B. easy
C. soft D. expensive
8. A. look up B. drive away
C. lay out D. end up
9. A. pronunciation B. character
C. point D. word
10. A. spread B. leave
C. admire D. stay
11. A. decorate B. travel
C. turn D. write
12. A. sadness B. excitement
C. worry D. anger
13. A. sentences B. pictures
C. stories D. poems
14. A. interesting B. important
C. famous D. successful
15. A. die B. break C. lose D. steal
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Ⅵ. 首字母填空
根据短文内容及首字母提示，在空格处填入一个适当的词使短文完整。
The first day of the month of May is May Day(五朔节).
It is one of the oldest f ______ 1 ______ in many Western countries. It is the time of the year w ______ 2 ______ the cold winter ends and the warm seasons begin. Flowers start to blossom. On this day, people c ______ 3 ______ the coming of summer and express(表达) their happiness and h ______ 4 ______ for better months. Usually summer c ______ 5 ______ in June, but May Day really shows a new beginning. People have different a ______ 6 ______ on this special day.
Decorating houses
May Day begins early in the morning. People usually go o ______ 7 ______ before the day starts. They collect flowers and green plants to decorate their houses. They believe these will b ______ 8 ______ them good luck.
Washing faces with the early morning dew(露水)
The morning dew of May Day is also called May dew. For young girls, the first thing to do on 1 May is to run into the garden and wash their faces with May dew. They're s9 May dew has magic power(魔力). If they wash their faces with it, they will be beautiful all year round.
Would you like to know m10 about May Day? Please search online at once!
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中考趋势 Ⅶ. 语法填空
根据短文内容，在空格处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
文化意识 跨文化交流 The Water-Splashing Festival is regarded as an important part of the New Year celebrations of the Dai ethnic group(傣族). People splash(泼洒) water on one another ______ 1 ______ the festival to wash away all the bad luck and begin a new year of ______ 2 ______ (happy) and good fortune.
The festival attracts tens of 3 (thousand) of people to take part in the event every year. Local Dai people dress in 4 (tradition) costumes. They dance and sing while splashing water on each other as a way to express good wishes. The more water people splash on you, 5 luckier and happier your life will be.
On April 15, 2024, Melissa Baidak, from Russia, was scared at first when people came to her and splashed water, but then she 6 (join) in and had a good time.
“The joy reminds 7 (I) of my childhood,” she said. Melissa, who is a student at Beijing Foreign Studies University, tried on an ethnic Dai dress and tasted many cuisines(美食) during her stay in Xishuangbanna. “8 (fly) the Kongming lanterns at night and splashing water on other people were the most impressive activities for me,” she said.
Another visitor from the United States said he was 9 (amaze) by the celebration. He said two elderly women wearing ethnic Dai clothes splashed water on him and he splashed back. They had never met before 10 the laughter and water made them feel like they were friends.
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Ⅴ. 1.C 2.B 3.A 4.D 5.B 6.B 7.A 8.B 9.A 10.D 11.B 12.A 13.D 14.C 15.B
【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文,主要介绍了中国传统节日清明节的习俗,如扫墓、踏青、插柳以及作诗等。
1. C 解析:根据“people sweep the tombs to ... their dead relatives”以及常识可知,清明节扫墓是为了缅怀去世的人。故选 C。
2. B 解析:根据“It is a great time for farmers to plant.”可知清明过后气候适宜种植,说明清明这个节气可以指导农业生产。故选 B。
3. A 解析:根据“After the festival, the sun shines brightly”以及常识可知,春季里天气会越来越暖和。故选 A。
4. D 解析:根据“The trees and grass become green”可知树木和草都变绿了,大自然显得充满了生机。故选 D。
5. B 解析:句意:因为气候宜人,很多人更喜欢出去享受大自然。根据句意可知,气候宜人是人们选择户外游玩的原因。故选 B。
6. B 解析:根据空后“that period”可知,during“在……期间”符合句意。故选 B。
7. A 解析:根据本段对柳树的描写可知,柳树有一些清明相关的习俗,在清明时很重要。故选 A。
8. B 解析:look up 查找;drive away 赶走;lay out 展示;end up 结束。根据“The willow, with its strong power of life”可知,柳树具有强大的生命力量,被认为可以驱赶鬼魂。故选 B。
9. A 解析:willow 的中文发音为“liu”,同“staying 留”的发音相似。故选 A。
10. D 解析:根据上文 willow 和 staying 在汉语中的发音相近,此处指人们希望通过柳枝来留住将要离开亲友。故选 D。
11. B 解析:根据“to enjoy the spring after sweeping the tombs”可知在扫墓过后,人们可以踏青赏春景。故选 B。
12. A 解析:根据“after sweeping the tombs”可知,这里介绍的清明时节的扫墓传统,此处是指诗人借诗来表达自己对逝世之人的思念和伤感。故选 A。
13. D 解析:根据“The Mourning Day, written by the Tang Dynasty poet Du Mu (803—852)”可知,作者想说明“很多诗到今天仍然很受欢迎”。故选 D。
14. C 解析:结合下文“Even a kid knows it.”可知,这首诗很有名。故选 C。
15. B 解析:空格所在句对应的中文诗句为“路上行人欲断魂”,意指“路途上的哀悼者伤心欲绝”。故选 B。


Ⅵ. 1. festivals 2. when 3. celebrate 4. hope 5. comes
6. activities 7. out/outside 8. bring 9. sure
10. more
【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文,介绍了西方传统节日“五朔节”的庆祝方式,包括装饰房屋和用晨露洗脸等习俗。


Ⅶ. 1. during 2. happiness 3. thousands 4. traditional
5. the 6. joined 7. me 8. Flying 9. amazed
10. but
【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文,介绍了傣族泼水节的庆祝方式、文化意义以及外国游客的体验。

【分析】
本题包含完形填空、首字母填空、语法填空三类题型，围绕中西方传统节日（清明节、五朔节、泼水节）展开，考查学生的阅读理解能力、词汇运用能力、语法知识及文化意识。解题思路：1. 先通读全文，把握每篇短文的主旨大意；2. 完形填空需结合上下文语境、词义辨析及文化常识选择合适选项；3. 首字母填空根据语境提示和首字母，填写正确形式的单词；4. 语法填空根据句子结构、词性转换、固定搭配、时态语态等语法规则填空。
【解析】
Ⅴ. 完形填空解析
1. C：根据清明节扫墓的习俗及语境，扫墓是为了缅怀逝去的亲人，故选remember。
2. B：清明作为节气，对农业生产有指导作用，结合后文“农民种植”的提示，选farm。
3. A：清明后天气转暖，结合常识及“太阳明亮”的描述，选warmer。
4. D：草木变绿，大自然充满生机，life符合语境。
5. B：气候宜人是人们外出的原因，表因果，选Because。
6. B：“during that period”是固定搭配，意为“在那段期间”，选during。
7. A：柳树与清明节习俗相关，在节日中很重要，选important。
8. B：柳树生命力强，被认为能赶走鬼魂，drive away符合语境。
9. A：此处指“柳”的中文发音与“留”相似，选pronunciation。
10. D：柳树发音与“留”相似，寓意留住亲友，选stay。
11. B：扫墓后踏青赏春，travel符合语境。
12. A：清明节扫墓，诗人借诗表达对逝者的思念与伤感，选sadness。
13. D：杜牧的《清明》是流传至今的诗歌，选poems。
14. C：《清明》家喻户晓，很有名，选famous。
15. B：对应诗句“路上行人欲断魂”，指伤心欲绝，break符合语境。
Ⅵ. 首字母填空解析
1. festivals：五朔节是西方古老节日之一，one of后接名词复数，填festivals。
2. when：定语从句修饰time，表时间，填when。
3. celebrate：人们庆祝夏天到来，填celebrate。
4. hope：表达对美好月份的希望，填hope。
5. comes：夏天在六月到来，主语summer是第三人称单数，填comes。
6. activities：下文介绍的是五朔节的不同活动，填activities。
7. out/outside：人们在节前外出收集花草，填out/outside。
8. bring：花草被认为能带来好运，填bring。
9. sure：女孩们相信五月露有魔力，填sure。
10. more：想了解更多关于五朔节的内容，填more。
Ⅶ. 语法填空解析
1. during：“在节日期间”用介词during，填during。
2. happiness：与good fortune并列，用名词形式，填happiness。
3. thousands：tens of thousands of是固定搭配，意为“成千上万”，填thousands。
4. traditional：修饰名词costumes，用形容词，填traditional。
5. the：“the + 比较级，the + 比较级”是固定结构，填the。
6. joined：由并列的had可知，用一般过去时，填joined。
7. me：remind是动词，后接宾格，填me。
8. Flying：动名词作主语，填Flying。
9. amazed：修饰人，用ed形式的形容词，填amazed。
10. but：前后句是转折关系，填but。
【答案】
Ⅴ. 1.C 2.B 3.A 4.D 5.B 6.B 7.A 8.B 9.A 10.D 11.B 12.A 13.D 14.C 15.B
Ⅵ. 1.festivals 2.when 3.celebrate 4.hope 5.comes 6.activities 7.out/outside 8.bring 9.sure 10.more
Ⅶ. 1.during 2.happiness 3.thousands 4.traditional 5.the 6.joined 7.me 8.Flying 9.amazed 10.but
【知识点】
完形填空解题技巧、词汇运用、语法知识
【点评】
本题围绕中西方传统节日命题，融合文化意识考查，题型全面覆盖中考常见考点，既考查学生的语言基础知识，又渗透跨文化理解，符合中考命题趋势，能有效检测学生的综合语言运用能力。
【难度系数】
0.6