五、根据短文意思和首字母提示，写出一个完整正确的单词。
主题群:历史、社会与文化 子主题:文化习俗 语篇类型:记叙文 难度:★
Tom is a middle school student. He is studying in Grade 7. He 1. u gets up at 7 o'clock in the morning. But today he gets up at 6:30 and goes to buy a big 2. c. After that, he helps his grandparents clean their room, because it is his 3. g birthday. His grandpa is going to be 78 years old.
Tom buys two CDs about Beijing Opera for his grandpa. He is 4. s his grandpa will like them very much, because his grandpa 5. l listening to Beijing Opera.
Tom gets home at noon. Look! His mother is 6. m noodles with his grandma. They are laughing and talking 7. h. His grandpa is drinking tea and listening to Beijing Opera.
Tom says, "Happy birthday, Grandpa!" Then he cuts the big cake and 8. g Grandpa a big piece. Grandpa is very happy and eats 9. i.
In the evening, Tom watches TV with his grandparents. He is a little tired 10. b very happy, because he can make his grandparents happy.

1. usually 2. cake 3. grandpa's 4. sure 5. likes 6. making 7. happily 8. gives 9. it 10. but

【分析】
首先通读短文把握语篇大意：这是Tom为爷爷庆祝78岁生日的记叙文。解题时需结合每个句子的语境、语法结构（如词性、时态）及首字母提示确定单词，每空都要兼顾上下文逻辑与语言规则。
【解析】
1. 空格修饰动词短语gets up，需用副词，结合首字母u和语境“通常早上7点起床”，填usually；
2. 结合后文“cut the big cake”可知买的是蛋糕，对应首字母c，填cake；
3. 表示“爷爷的生日”，需用名词所有格，首字母g，填grandpa's；
4. 固定搭配be sure（确信）后接宾语从句，首字母s，填sure；
5. 主语grandpa是第三人称单数，一般现在时，结合语境“喜欢听京剧”，首字母l，填likes；
6. 现在进行时结构“is + 现在分词”，结合“做面条”，首字母m，填making；
7. 修饰动词短语laughing and talking需用副词，结合语境“开心地”，首字母h，填happily；
8. 与cuts并列，主语he是第三人称单数，一般现在时，结合“给爷爷一块”，首字母g，填gives；
9. 指代前文的“the big cake”，用代词it，首字母i，填it；
10. 前后句“有点累”和“很开心”是转折关系，首字母b，填but。
【答案】
1. usually 2. cake 3. grandpa's 4. sure 5. likes 6. making 7. happily 8. gives 9. it 10. but
【知识点】
首字母填空、动词时态、名词所有格
【点评】
本题为语篇型首字母填空题，考查学生对词汇、语法及上下文语境的综合运用能力，语篇贴近学生生活，难度适中，需结合语篇内容和语言知识逐一推导。
【难度系数】
0.6

六、阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题，每个题目的答案不超过5个单词。
主题群:文学、艺术与体育 子主题:文化价值 语篇类型:说明文 难度:★★
Chinese paper-cutting or jianzhi is a kind of folk art. People usually use scissors(剪刀) or knives to cut paper. It has a long history of about 1,500 years. Let's learn something about paper-cutting.
Wonderful meanings Paper-cutting has some wonderful meanings. Some paper-cuttings mean happiness and good luck. At the Spring Festival, people paste(粘贴) Fu on doors or windows. At a wedding, people paste Xi.
Why is it red? In China, people always love red. To us, red is hope and life, so red is our favourite. We can see red everywhere in China. The walls of old palaces are red. Lanterns are red. Weddings are always full of red things too.
Black paper-cutting in Shanzhou Many of the paper-cuttings are red, but paper-cuttings in Shanzhou, Henan Province are black. Black is the best colour there. Shanzhou is a dry place. People make black paper-cuttings and wish for rain.
Now, paper-cutting gets into many schools. Students can learn how to make paper-cuttings at school. Li Jie, a middle school student, says, "It's really wonderful to change paper into different kinds of pictures, such as flowers and animals. We enjoy it."

1. How long is the history of Chinese paper-cutting?
2. Where do people paste paper-cuttings?
3. What is red to Chinese people?
4. What do people in Shanzhou use black paper-cuttings to do?
5. What do you think of paper-cutting?

1. About 1,500 years. 2. On doors or windows. 3. Red is hope and life. 4. To wish for rain. 5. Wonderful. /It's really wonderful.（言之有理即可）

【分析】
解题思路：先通读短文，明确每个问题的核心，再回到原文定位对应信息，提取符合“不超过5个单词”要求的答案，确保答案准确匹配原文内容。
【解析】
1. 定位短文第一段，找到中国剪纸的历史约1500年，提取答案；
2. 定位短文第二段，找到人们粘贴剪纸的位置是门或窗户，提取答案；
3. 定位短文第三段，找到红色对中国人的意义是希望和生命，提取答案；
4. 定位短文第四段，找到陕州人用黑剪纸的目的是求雨，提取答案；
5. 定位短文最后一段，找到学生对剪纸的评价是精彩的，提取答案。
【答案】
1. About 1,500 years.
2. On doors or windows.
3. Red is hope and life.
4. To wish for rain.
5. Wonderful.
【知识点】
阅读理解，文化常识
【点评】
本题围绕中国剪纸文化展开，考查学生提取短文关键信息的能力，结合文化背景，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.5