D
China has a long history of using incense. 16. Ancient people chose herbs to make incense that could clean the air and help them think clearly.
As early as the pre-Qin period, people burned incense to wish for a happy life. 17. Gradually, incense became useful for getting rid of bad smells and preventing illnesses. 18. In ancient exams, they lit a stick of incense. When it burned out, the exam was over. This is called "the duration of a stick of incense." They also made incense into balls and put them in special bags. When heated, the bags smelt
wonderful and had different effects.
Incense is not just practical, it helps people feel better too. 19. It feels like they are tasting ancient culture. 20.
From cleaning the air to telling time, incense becomes a part of Chinese life for centuries. It's a treasure of tradition, carrying stories of health, art, and peace.
根据材料内容,从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项,使文章意思通顺、内容完整。
A. Later, they found it could keep insects away.
B. People even used it to tell time!
C. Long ago, people believed good smells could calm the mind and body.
D. For thousands of years, Chinese people love making incense with different kinds of herbs.
E. When they are stressed, the sweet smell makes them relaxed.

16—20 D A B E C

【分析】
这是一篇介绍中国传统香文化的说明文补全阅读题，解题时首先通读全文，明确文章围绕中国用香的悠久历史、香的各类用途展开叙述，再逐空定位前后文的线索，匹配逻辑最通顺的选项：
1. 先看第16空，前文总述中国用香历史悠久，后文直接讲古人选香草制香的作用，需要一个承上启下、引出“用香草制香”话题的过渡句；
2. 第17空前文提到先秦时期人们烧香祈福，后文讲香逐渐有了除异味、防疾病的作用，需要填入时间顺承的、介绍香新增用途的句子；
3. 第18空后文直接举了古代考试点香计时的例子，空缺处需要总起引出“用香计时”这个特殊用途的句子；
4. 第19空前文点明香除了实用还能让人心情变好，空缺处需要对应解释香如何舒缓情绪的内容；
5. 最后剩下的选项填入第20空，承接前文闻香获得好感受的内容，和全文传统文化的主题呼应，验证逻辑通顺即可。
【解析】
16. 空前提到中国用香历史悠久，空后介绍古人选用香草制作可以净化空气、辅助清晰思考的香，D选项“数千年来，中国人喜爱用各类不同的香草制香”既承接了前文“悠久用香历史”的总述，又引出后文香草制香的相关内容，逻辑匹配。
17. 空前提到先秦时期人们烧香祈求美好生活，空后说明香逐渐被用于除异味、预防疾病，A选项“后来，他们发现香可以驱虫”按照时间顺序补充了香的新增用途，顺承前后文的用途演变逻辑。
18. 空后详细介绍了古代考试中点香计时、“一炷香时长”的相关内容，B选项“人们甚至用它来计时！”总起引出后文的计时相关例子，衔接自然。
19. 空前提到香不只有实用性，还能让人心情变好，E选项“当人们压力大的时候，甜香的气味能让他们放松”刚好对应前文“让人心情变好”的表述，和后文“仿佛在品味古文化”的感受衔接顺畅。
20. 前文讲闻香能让人放松、仿佛品味古文化，C选项“很久以前，人们认为好闻的气味能让身心平静”承接前文的感官体验，引出后文香已经成为中国人生活一部分的总结，逻辑通顺。
【答案】
16—20 D A B E C
【知识点】
说明文补全阅读，上下文逻辑推理
【点评】
本题属于中国传统文化主题的阅读补全题，重点考察学生对说明文中时间顺序、前后内容呼应关系的把握，解题时抓住每个空缺前后的关键词线索，就能快速匹配到对应选项，同时也能帮助学生了解中国传统香文化的相关常识。
【难度系数】
0.7

二、完形填空。
从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
In the ancient streets of Foshan, Guangdong, the sound of drums fills the air every morning. Wang Xiaohu was born without a 21. He watches lion dancers with bright eyes. He often stands for hours in the rain, 22 his fingers on wooden desks to copy the lions' dance. One day, Master Li, a lion dance teacher, 23 his hard work. "Real lions speak with their eyes," the master says, surprising everyone that voice isn't the key.
Lion dancing is a 24 with centuries of history. It takes two 25 to make a lion: one controls the head, and the other controls the body and the tail. The training is hard. Some people wanted to 26 when their arms hurt badly. However, Wang practiced until midnight, tried hard to 27 the lion blink to the drums perfectly. "You need 28 and teamwork," Master Li explained. Dancers must balance on piles of different heights, 29 like sitting, jumping, or playing with balls.
During the Spring Festival show, the ground was 30 from the rain. When another team fell, Wang's group was 31, their lion dancing smoothly like a brush on paper. The crowd cheered 32. Now, Wang teaches people to dance lions, showing them 33 to bring the tradition to life.
It says that, during Han Dynasty, a few lions were taken to China 34 the Silk Road. People 35 their movements, and lion dancing was born. Today, it's not just an art—it's a way for everyone to feel united.
()21. A. voice B. hope
C. family D. chance
()22. A. washing B. moving
C. hurting D. raising
()23. A. believed B. forgot
C. noticed D. hid
()24. A. sport B. game
C. tradition D. lesson
()25. A. teachers B. dancers
C. students D. friends
()26. A. look back B. give up
C. fall asleep D. check out
()27. A. let B. add
C. turn D. lend
()28. A. money B. confidence
C. time D. luck
()29. A. avoiding B. repeating
C. performing D. watching
()30. A. dry B. hard
C. wet D. clean
()31. A. brave B. secret
C. angry D. slow
()32. A. politely B. loudly
C. carefully D. sadly
()33. A. when B. how
C. why D. where
()34. A. to B. from
C. for D. along
()35. A. learned B. feared
C. drew D. fed

21. A 考查名词辨析。根据上下文可知,王小虎天生失声,用voice。故选A。
22. B 考查动词辨析。此处指他将手指在木桌上移动,模仿狮子舞动的节奏,用moving。故选B。
23. C 考查动词辨析。此处指师傅注意到他的努力。notice意为"注意到",符合语境。故选C。
24. C 考查名词辨析。句意为"舞狮是有几个世纪历史的传统活动"。故选C。
25. B 考查名词辨析。句意为"舞狮需要两名舞者配合:一人控制狮头,一人控制身体和尾巴"。故选B。
26. B 考查动词短语辨析。句意为"当手臂疼得厉害时,一些学生想放弃"。故选B。
27. A 考查动词辨析。此处指努力让狮子眨眼与鼓点完美配合,使动作和节奏相匹配。故选A。
28. B 考查名词辨析。师傅解释需要信心和团队合作。故选B。
29. C 考查动词辨析。句意为"舞者需在不同高度的桩上保持平衡,表演坐、跳、玩球等动作"。故选C。
30. C 考查形容词辨析。此处意为,地面因雨潮湿。故选C。
31. A 考查形容词辨析。句意为"当另一支队伍摔倒时,王的团队勇敢前进,狮子舞动如纸上运笔般流畅"。故选A。
32. B 考查副词辨析。loudly意为"大声地"。人群大声欢呼,符合表演成功的场景。故选B。
33. B 考查疑问词辨析。此处意为,王小虎教人们如何让传统焕发生机。故选B。
34. D 考查介词辨析。此处意为,汉朝时几只狮子沿丝绸之路传入中国。故选D。
35. A 考查动词辨析。句意为"人们模仿狮子的动作,舞狮由此诞生"。learn隐含"模仿学习"之意。故选A。

【分析】
做完形填空首先要通读全文，梳理清楚本文的故事主线：天生失声的王小虎痴迷舞狮，在李师傅的指导下刻苦训练，最终成为优秀的舞狮表演者，还向他人传授舞狮技艺、传承传统的励志故事。解题时要逐空结合上下文给出的提示信息，结合词义辨析排除不符合语境的选项，选出最贴合故事逻辑、语义通顺的答案，比如第21空后文直接提到“voice isn't the key”，可以直接对应提示前文王小虎天生没有声音，顺着这类前后呼应的线索就能快速锁定正确答案。
【解析】
21. 考查名词辨析：根据后文“voice isn't the key”的提示，可知王小虎天生没有声音，A.voice声音；B.hope希望；C.family家庭；D.chance机会，只有A符合语境，选A。
22. 考查动词辨析：根据后文“copy the lions' dance”模仿狮子的舞动，可知他是在木桌上移动手指模拟动作，A.washing洗；B.moving移动；C.hurting伤害；D.raising举起，B符合语境，选B。
23. 考查动词辨析：句意为舞狮老师李师傅注意到了他的刻苦练习，A.believed相信；B.forgot忘记；C.noticed注意到；D.hid隐藏，C符合语境，选C。
24. 考查名词辨析：根据后文“centuries of history”以及文末提到的传统传承，可知舞狮是拥有数百年历史的传统，A.sport运动；B.game游戏；C.tradition传统；D.lesson课程，C符合语境，选C。
25. 考查名词辨析：根据后文“one controls the head, and the other controls the body and the tail”，可知舞狮需要两名舞者配合完成，A.teachers老师；B.dancers舞者；C.students学生；D.friends朋友，B符合语境，选B。
26. 考查动词短语辨析：前文提到训练很辛苦，所以有人手臂疼得厉害的时候就想放弃，A.look back回头看；B.give up放弃；C.fall asleep睡着；D.check out结账离开，B符合语境，选B。
27. 考查动词辨析：此处指王小虎刻苦练习，努力让狮子的眨眼动作和鼓点完美匹配，A.let使、让；B.add添加；C.turn转动；D.lend借出，A符合“let sth do”的搭配和语境，选A。
28. 考查名词辨析：结合舞狮训练的特点和后文的teamwork团队合作，可知师傅说舞者需要信心和团队协作，A.money钱；B.confidence信心；C.time时间；D.luck运气，B符合语境，选B。
29. 考查动词辨析：句意为舞者要在不同高度的桩上保持平衡，表演坐、跳跃、玩球这类动作，A.avoiding避免；B.repeating重复；C.performing表演；D.watching观看，C符合语境，选C。
30. 考查形容词辨析：根据后文“from the rain”，可知下雨之后地面是湿的，A.dry干的；B.hard硬的；C.wet湿的；D.clean干净的，C符合语境，选C。
31. 考查形容词辨析：前文提到另一支队伍在湿滑的地面摔倒了，王小虎的队伍依然勇敢完成表演，动作流畅，A.brave勇敢的；B.secret秘密的；C.angry生气的；D.slow慢的，A符合语境，选A。
32. 考查副词辨析：看到精彩的表演，观众们大声欢呼，A.politely礼貌地；B.loudly大声地；C.carefully小心地；D.sadly悲伤地，B符合语境，选B。
33. 考查疑问词辨析：王小虎教人们舞狮，向他们展示如何让这项传统焕发生机，A.when何时；B.how如何；C.why为什么；D.where哪里，B符合语境，选B。
34. 考查介词辨析：句意为汉朝时，几只狮子沿着丝绸之路被带到中国，A.to到；B.from来自；C.for为了；D.along沿着，D符合语境，选D。
35. 考查动词辨析：人们学习模仿狮子的动作，舞狮就此诞生，A.learned学习、模仿；B.feared害怕；C.drew画；D.fed喂养，A符合语境，选A。
【答案】
21-25 ABCCB 26-30 BABCC 31-35 ABBDA
【知识点】
名词词义辨析、动词词义辨析、上下文语境推理
【点评】
本篇是围绕传统舞狮文化展开的励志记叙文，考点覆盖初中阶段核心的词汇、短语辨析，绝大多数题目都能从前后文中找到对应的提示线索，既考察学生的词汇积累，也引导学生关注中华优秀传统文化的传承，出题贴合初中英语完形填空的常规考察要求。
【难度系数】
0.7