五、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。
If you come to China, you will find there are many places of interest (see) and different kinds of delicious foods to enjoy. Many of (they) are very popular. But I think the real Chinese food (be) dumplings.
Almost everyone in China (like) dumplings very much, and there are many different (kind) of them. I like dumplings vegetables and pork better than any other kind.
Usually people make dumplings at home. If you have no time to make them, you can buy them from supermarkets. Then you take them home and enjoy them with vinegar.
Spring Festival is very important in China. When it (come), we make dumplings. Usually we put a coin(硬币) in a dumpling. If one eats the dumpling with the coin in it, he or she will be (luck) in the new year.
In the old days, people didn't have much money, they could not eat dumplings often. But now things have changed.
Welcome to China, and we'll invite you to eat the real Chinese food—dumplings.
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6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

1. to see 2. them 3. is 4. likes 5. kinds 6. with 7. The 8. comes 9. lucky 10. so

【分析】
本题为语法填空题，需结合短文语境、句子结构、固定搭配及语法规则完成填空。解题时，先通读全文理解大意，再逐个分析每个空格所在句子的语法成分、所需词性或形式，结合相关语法知识确定答案。
【解析】
1. 此处需用不定式作后置定语修饰“places of interest”，表示“可参观的名胜古迹”，故填to see。
2. 介词of后需接人称代词宾格，they的宾格为them，故填them。
3. 主语“the real Chinese food”为不可数名词，一般现在时中be动词用is，故填is。
4. 主语“Almost everyone”为不定代词，作主语时谓语动词用第三人称单数形式，一般现在时中like的三单形式为likes，故填likes。
5. “many different”后需接可数名词复数，kind的复数形式为kinds，故填kinds。
6. 此处表示“带有蔬菜和猪肉的饺子”，用介词with表示“带有”，故填with。
7. 专有名词“Spring Festival”（春节）前需加定冠词The，故填The。
8. 主语it为第三人称单数，一般现在时中谓语动词用三单形式，come的三单为comes，故填comes。
9. be动词后需接形容词作表语，luck的形容词形式为lucky，故填lucky。
10. 前后句为因果关系，前句说没钱，后句说不能常吃，用连词so表示“所以”，故填so。
【答案】
1. to see 2. them 3. is 4. likes 5. kinds 6. with 7. The 8. comes 9. lucky 10. so
【知识点】
非谓语动词、代词宾格、主谓一致
【点评】
本题围绕中国饺子的话题展开，考查基础语法知识，涵盖非谓语、代词、时态等核心考点，难度适中，适合学生巩固英语基础语法。
【难度系数】
0.7

六、完形填空。
Why do children play with rabbit lanterns during the Lantern Festival?
Chinese people celebrate the Lantern Festival on the 1 day of the first Chinese lunar month. It's the 15th day of the Lunar New Year and it's held to celebrate the first 2 moon of the year. It also 3 the end of the Spring Festival. This year, the Lantern Festival is 4 3rd March.
This day's important 5 is watching lanterns. The lanterns come in many sizes, colours and shapes. Making and 6 lanterns are famous things to do during the festival. There 7 usually riddles(谜语) on the lanterns. "Guessing lantern riddles" is 8 important activity of the festival.
Children go out with paper lanterns when the 9 comes during the Lantern Festival. Rabbit lanterns with wheels(轮子) are fun for 10. Children can pull them along from place to place. They will carry handmade or store-bought lanterns to 11 through the streets excitedly.
Why rabbits? Some people say rabbits are 12 animals. The rabbit lanterns can bring children good luck. Others say that in the old Chinese 13, there was a jade rabbit(玉兔) living on the moon. People celebrate the Lantern Festival on the 14 full moon of the year, so rabbits are a big part of the festival as well. Till today, the Lantern Festival is still celebrated each 15 around our country. Children always have a good time on that day!
()1. A. first B. middle C. last D. final
()2. A. big B. small C. full D. bright
()3. A. means B. needs C. includes D. meets
()4. A. in B. at C. of D. on
()5. A. interest B. activity C. time D. place
()6. A. watching B. hearing C. borrowing D. lending
()7. A. is B. was C. are D. were
()8. A. one B. another C. other D. some
()9. A. morning B. noon C. afternoon D. night
()10. A. children B. parents C. boys D. girls
()11. A. leave B. come C. go D. drive
()12. A. boring B. brave C. happy D. lucky
()13. A. film B. song C. story D. thing
()14. A. first B. second C. third D. fourth
()15. A. day B. month C. season D. year

1. B 【点拨】根据常识可知,元宵节在正月中旬。故选B。
2. C 【点拨】根据常识可知,元宵节时是满月。故选C。
3. A 【点拨】根据“the end of the Spring Festival”可知,元宵节意味着春节的结束。故选A。
4. D 【点拨】空后是具体某一天,用介词on。故选D。
5. B 【点拨】根据“watching lanterns”可知,看灯笼是元宵节的活动。故选B。
6. A 【点拨】根据语境可知是看灯笼。故选A。
7. C 【点拨】此处描述客观情况,用一般现在时,主语是名词复数,be动词用are。故选C。
8. B 【点拨】根据“important activity”可知,猜灯谜是元宵节的另一个活动。故选B。
9. D 【点拨】根据“Children go out with paper lanterns”以及常识可知,孩子是在晚上带着灯笼出门。故选D。
10. A 【点拨】根据“Rabbit lanterns with wheels(轮子)are fun for”可知,这些灯笼对孩子来说很有趣。故选A。
11. C 【点拨】根据“through the streets”可知,孩子们兴奋地穿过街道。故选C。
12. D 【点拨】根据“The rabbit lanterns can bring children good luck.”可知,人们认为兔子是幸运的动物。故选D。
13. C 【点拨】根据“a jade rabbit(玉兔)living on the moon”可知,这是古代的一个故事。故选C。
14. A 【点拨】根据常识可知,元宵节是一年中第一个满月。故选A。
15. D 【点拨】根据“the Lantern Festival is still held each”可知,至今,每年全国各地依然都会庆祝元宵节。故选D。

【分析】
这是一篇介绍中国元宵节的完形填空，解题思路如下：首先通读全文，明确文章围绕元宵节的时间、习俗、兔灯笼的由来等内容展开；接着针对每个空，结合生活常识（如元宵节的时间、满月等）、上下文语境、语法规则（介词、be动词、代词等）以及词汇辨析，逐一分析选项，选出最符合逻辑和语境的答案。
【解析】
1. 考查常识：元宵节在正月中旬，故选B。
2. 考查常识：元宵节是满月，故选C。
3. 考查词汇：元宵节意味着春节结束，mean表示“意味着”，故选A。
4. 考查介词：具体某一天前用介词on，故选D。
5. 考查语境：看灯笼是元宵节的活动，故选B。
6. 考查语境：制作和看灯笼是元宵节的活动，故选A。
7. 考查时态和主谓一致：描述客观情况用一般现在时，主语riddles是复数，be动词用are，故选C。
8. 考查代词：猜灯谜是元宵节的另一个活动，another表示“另一个”，故选B。
9. 考查常识：元宵节孩子在晚上带灯笼出门，故选D。
10. 考查语境：兔灯笼对孩子来说有趣，故选A。
11. 考查固定搭配：go through表示“穿过”，符合语境，故选C。
12. 考查语境：兔灯笼能带来好运，说明兔子是幸运的动物，故选D。
13. 考查语境：玉兔的故事是古代传说，故选C。
14. 考查常识：元宵节是一年中第一个满月，故选A。
15. 考查语境：每年全国各地庆祝元宵节，each year表示“每年”，故选D。
【答案】
1.B 2.C 3.A 4.D 5.B 6.A 7.C 8.B 9.D 10.A 11.C 12.D 13.C 14.A 15.D
【知识点】
完形填空解题技巧、词汇辨析、介词用法
【点评】
本题以中国传统节日元宵节为话题，考查学生对文化常识的掌握、词汇辨析及语境理解能力，是初中英语常见题型，注重综合语言运用能力的考查。
【难度系数】
0.7