Farming and creativity don't often go hand in hand, but rice paddy art (稻田画) is turning ordinary fields into pictures. However, you may be asking, “ 1 is the art created from only rice plants?” The secret 2 lies in choosing different kinds of rice seeds. 3 the plants grow, each type shows a different colour, from green to purple, to bring an artwork to life.
Creating rice paddy art is far from simple. It 4 careful planning and teamwork. First, farmers draw a picture 5 a computer program. Then, they mark the design on a map of the 6. This helps show which kind of seeds should be planted in each section. After that, they are ready to sow (播种) the seeds, with the help of either drones (无人机) or volunteers.
Rice paddy art in China started around 2010 in Shenyang. Since then, the idea has quickly 7 to other cities such as Harbin and Hangzhou. On 24 October 2023, Tianjin set a Guinness World Record with a three-D rice field artwork 8 “Celebrating Harvest, Promoting Harmony”. It covers 50,798 square metres and is 9 than any other three-D rice field artwork around the world.
Rice paddy art is a fun way to bring beauty and energy to the countryside. A simple field of rice has become a bridge 10 the past and the future. A great number of visitors come to the countryside to enjoy the new art form. It is a great example of how tradition and creativity can go together to change the countryside.
() 1. A. How
B. When
C. Why
D. What
() 2. A. hardly
B. nearly
C. mainly
D. finally
() 3. A. As
B. If
C. Since
D. Although
() 4. A. needs
B. avoids
C. offers
D. remembers
() 5. A. to
B. from
C. with
D. under
() 6. A. town
B. field
C. village
D. country
() 7. A. returned
B. spread
C. failed
D. dropped
() 8. A. painted
B. planted
C. named
D. watered
() 9. A. easier
B. better
C. higher
D. bigger
() 10. A. against
B. beyond
C. within
D. between

A
C
A
A
C
B
B
C
D
D

【解析】
1. 第1空：根据后文对创作秘诀的回答，此处是询问“如何只用水稻创作出这种艺术”，how表示“如何”，故选A。
2. 第2空：创作稻田画的秘诀主要在于选择不同的稻种，mainly意为“主要地”，符合文意，故选C。
3. 第3空：随着水稻生长，每种水稻会呈现不同颜色，as引导时间状语从句，意为“随着”，故选A。
4. 第4空：创作稻田画需要周密的计划和团队协作，needs表示“需要”，符合语境，故选A。
5. 第5空：用电脑程序绘制图案，with表示“用（某种工具、方式）”，故选C。
6. 第6空：农民会在田地的地图上标记设计，field意为“田地”，符合文意，故选B。
7. 第7空：稻田画的理念迅速传播到其他城市，spread表示“传播”，故选B。
8. 第8空：这幅3D稻田画名为“Celebrating Harvest, Promoting Harmony”，named意为“被命名为”，故选C。
9. 第9空：根据前文提到的面积可知，它比世界上其他3D稻田画更大，bigger表示“更大的”，故选D。
10. 第10空：between...and...是固定搭配，意为“在……和……之间”，此处表示连接过去和未来的桥梁，故选D。
【答案】
1. A 2. C 3. A 4. A 5. C 6. B 7. B 8. C 9. D 10. D
【知识点】
1. 词义辨析
2. 固定搭配
3. 语境理解
【点评】
这篇完形填空围绕稻田画展开，考查学生对词汇词义的辨析能力、固定搭配的掌握以及结合语境理解文章的能力。文章贴近生活，内容新颖，既考查语言知识，也让学生了解稻田画这一创意农业形式。
【难度系数】
0.6

The sky turned into a rainbow of colours as the 42nd Weifang International Kite Festival started on 19 April 2025 in Weifang, Shandong Province. A total of 257 teams from 51 countries and regions turned the sky into their playground.
The event included 58 activities, from kite competitions and cultural tourism promotions to sports events and business and trade exchanges. Weifang is using its global influence in the kite industry to build friendships around the world, realizing “ancient and modern dialogues” and “Sino-foreign exchanges”, said an expert from the International Kite Federation, at the festival's opening ceremony.
Over the past 40 years, Weifang's kite industry has become an important part of the local economy. In 1984, when the first festival was held, the city had just over 20 small kite factories. Today, Weifang has more than 700 kite factories and related companies, giving jobs to nearly 100,000 people and making over 2 billion yuan in sales each year.
The city now has an 85 per cent of the world kite market share and exports its kites to more than 50 countries and regions, according to the city government. As kites continue to tell stories in Weifang's sky, the festival keeps its place as a world-famous celebration of both tradition and creativity.
() 1. What did the expert in paragraph 2 mainly want to show?
A. Weifang's kite industry made lots of money.
B. Weifang's kite industry helped connect different countries.
C. The International Kite Federation was very important.
D. The International Kite Festival had many activities in 2025.
() 2. What can we learn from the change in the number of Weifang's kite factories?
A. Weifang's kite industry has developed quickly.
B. Weifang's kite factories have become smaller.
C. Weifang's kite sales are getting lower each year.
D. Fewer people work in Weifang's kite industry now.
() 3. The underlined word “exports” in the last paragraph means “”.
A. buys things from other places
B. uses things in daily life
C. makes new things in factories
D. sells things to other countries
() 4. Why does the passage say the festival is “a world-famous celebration of both tradition and creativity”?
A. Because it mainly uses traditional kite designs.
B. Because it is held in both ancient and modern cities.
C. Because both old people and young people enjoy the festival.
D. Because it has both old kite-making skills and new activity forms.

B
A
D
D

【解析】
1. 第1题：定位到第二段国际风筝联合会专家的发言，其提到潍坊借助风筝产业的全球影响力搭建国际友谊桥梁，实现“古今对话”和“中外交流”，对应选项B。
2. 第2题：根据第三段数据，1984年潍坊仅有20多家小型风筝工厂，如今拥有700多家风筝工厂及相关企业，结合就业岗位和年销售额的增长，可知潍坊风筝产业发展迅速，对应选项A。
3. 第3题：结合最后一段语境，潍坊占据全球85%的风筝市场份额，且空格后提到“to more than 50 countries and regions”，可推断“exports”意为“向其他国家销售商品”，对应选项D。
4. 第4题：通读全文可知，潍坊国际风筝节既有传统的风筝制作技艺，又包含风筝比赛、文旅推广、体育赛事等多样的新型活动形式，实现了传统与创意的结合，对应选项D。
【答案】
B；A；D；D
【知识点】
阅读理解细节理解；词义猜测；推理判断
【点评】
本文介绍了第42届潍坊国际风筝节的盛况及潍坊风筝产业的发展历程，题目考查对文章细节的把握、词义猜测及推理判断能力，需结合原文语境精准定位信息作答。
【难度系数】
0.6