一、任务型阅读。
阅读下面短文，从A—E中选出适当的选项填在横线上，并回答第5小题。有一项多余。
The Laba Festival is on the 8th day of the 12th lunar month. 1. People not only cooked the dish for their own family members, but also sent it to others as a gift. 2. So Laba rice porridge was also called “Virtue Blessing Porridge（德福粥）” and “Longevity Blessing Porridge（寿福粥）”.
Now, every family would still cook Laba rice porridge on this day. They usually make it with different kinds of rice, beans, nuts and dried fruits. Do you know how to make it? 3.
◆First, wash the rice and beans in water.
◆Next, put them into a pot. Pour some water into it.
◆Then, cook it for about one and a half hours over low heat.
◆4. Then cook them for another 30 minutes.
◆Finally, turn off the heat.
Now, it's time to enjoy the delicious Laba rice porridge.

5. Do you like Laba rice porridge? Why?（回答不多于15词）

1.E 2.C 3.A 4.D
5. 示例：Yes, I do. It tastes very nice.

1. 空前介绍腊八节的时间，空后介绍人们制作腊八粥并赠送的习俗，E项“人们通常在这天煮、喝腊八粥来庆祝这个节日”可自然衔接上下文，符合语境。
2. 空后提到腊八粥的别称和福气、长寿相关，C项“他们认为这能让自己获得好运、长寿”正好对应这些别称的由来，逻辑通顺。
3. 空前提问是否知道腊八粥的做法，空后罗列具体制作步骤，A项“这里介绍一种制作腊八粥的方法”可以引出下文的步骤说明。
4. 空前说明先把米和豆子小火煮一个半小时，空后说再煮30分钟，D项“在那之后，把坚果和干果洗干净放进锅里”符合制作的先后逻辑，衔接步骤。
5. 本题为开放性试题，回答符合题意、词数不超过15即可。

二、完形填空。
“Mary!” Lucy rushed into the bedroom and shook her cousin in the early morning. Mary rolled over in her bed, but she didn't 6. “Mary!” Lucy shook and called her name again.
“What 7, Lucy?” asked Mary, sitting straight up in bed.
“Nothing. It's just Grandma's birthday today. I am going to cook her a surprise 8 of pancakes and eggs. Could you please lend me a(n) 9?”
“Of course. I'd like to help you 10 I've never made pancakes before. Grandma will be glad when she sees the surprise breakfast.”
“Great!” said Lucy. “I'll meet you in the kitchen 11 about 15 minutes.”
When Mary joined Lucy in the kitchen, she was 12 what she needed for the breakfast. “Mary, I need your help. I am very 13 at cracking (打碎) eggs without getting the shell (壳) in the bowl. Can you break the eggs?”
“Sure. I can even show you 14 I do it. You just need to give the 15 a good crack on the side of the bowl. If you do like this, the shell won't crack into small 16,” said Mary.
“I'm going to try it this time,” said Lucy. Then Lucy successfully cracked the eggs into the bowl.
“I made it!” she shouted 17.
“Shhhh!” said Mary.
“Oops,” said Lucy. “I forgot Grandma is still 18.”
The rest of their preparation went well. Lucy made pancakes while Mary scrambled (炒) the eggs and 19 fresh orange juice into glasses carefully. At the last minute, Lucy 20 a flower in the garden, washed it with clean water and added it to Grandma's plate.
“I'm sure this will be the best birthday breakfast for Grandma!” said Lucy excitedly.
() 6. A. put up B. wake up C. dress up D. turn up
() 7. A. followed B. needed C. solved D. happened
() 8. A. breakfast B. lunch C. dinner D. snack
() 9. A. hand B. idea C. book D. pan
()10. A. and B. so C. until D. although
()11. A. at B. for C. in D. on
()12. A. cleaning B. preparing C. waiting D. catching
()13. A. good B. angry C. poor D. surprised
()14. A. what B. when C. where D. how
()15. A. banana B. watermelon C. egg D. tomato
()16. A. pieces B. sizes C. pairs D. groups
()17. A. angrily B. excitedly C. seriously D. sadly
()18. A. cooking B. laughing C. working D. sleeping
()19. A. cut B. poured C. changed D. turned
()20. A. picked B. put C. planted D. placed

6-10 B D A A D
11-15 C B C D C
16-20 A B D B A

本题是完形填空，结合上下文语境和八年级所学词汇、短语、语法知识点逐一分析：
6. 考查动词短语辨析：A.put up意为张贴、搭建；B.wake up意为醒来；C.dress up意为装扮；D.turn up意为调大音量、出现。清晨Lucy晃床上的Mary，Mary翻了个身却没有醒，符合语境选B。
7. 考查动词辨析：A.followed意为跟随；B.needed意为需要；C.solved意为解决；D.happened意为发生。What happened是日常常用表达，指Mary被晃醒后询问发生了什么事，选D。
8. 考查名词辨析：A.breakfast早餐；B.lunch午餐；C.dinner晚餐；D.snack零食。文章开头点明时间是清晨，后文也出现了"surprise breakfast"的提示，可知是准备惊喜早餐，选A。
9. 考查固定搭配：lend sb. a hand是固定短语，意为帮某人一下，符合Lucy请求Mary帮忙的语境，选A。
10. 考查连词辨析：A.and表并列；B.so表结果；C.until意为直到；D.although表让步、虽然。句意：我很乐意帮你，虽然我之前从没做过煎饼，表让步关系选D。
11. 考查介词用法："in + 时间段"是将来时的常用结构，表示多久之后，此处指15分钟后在厨房碰面，选C。
12. 考查动词辨析：A.cleaning打扫；B.preparing准备；C.waiting等待；D.catching抓住。句意：当Mary到厨房的时候，Lucy正在准备做早餐需要的材料，选B。
13. 考查固定搭配：be poor at sth.意为不擅长做某事，后文提示Lucy没法顺利打鸡蛋不让壳掉进碗里，说明她不擅长打鸡蛋，选C。
14. 考查疑问词辨析：A.what什么；B.when何时；C.where哪里；D.how如何、怎样。此处指Mary要给Lucy展示自己打鸡蛋的方式，表方式用how，选D。
15. 考查名词辨析：A.banana香蕉；B.watermelon西瓜；C.egg鸡蛋；D.tomato西红柿。上下文都在讲打鸡蛋的操作，所以是在碗边磕鸡蛋，选C。
16. 考查名词辨析：A.pieces碎片；B.sizes尺寸；C.pairs双；D.groups组。句意：像这样操作，蛋壳就不会碎成小碎片，选A。
17. 考查副词辨析：A.angrily生气地；B.excitedly兴奋地；C.seriously严肃地；D.sadly伤心地。Lucy成功把鸡蛋打进碗里，所以兴奋地大喊自己做到了，选B。
18. 考查动词辨析：A.cooking做饭；B.laughing大笑；C.working工作；D.sleeping睡觉。大清早大家还没起床，Mary示意Lucy小声点是怕吵醒还在睡觉的奶奶，选D。
19. 考查动词辨析：A.cut切；B.poured倒；C.changed改变；D.turned转向。pour...into...是固定搭配，意为把……倒入……，此处指把橙汁倒进杯子，选B。
20. 考查动词辨析：A.picked采摘；B.put放；C.planted种植；D.placed放置。句意：Lucy在花园里摘了一朵花，洗干净放到奶奶的盘子旁，选A。