A(2025·宿迁泗阳县模拟)
Dear Millie,
You asked me about the Chinese dragon—the loong. Now let me tell you something about it.
China is known as the “home of the loong”. The loong is considered to be 1. (luck) and wise. It is 2. big part of China's history and culture.
In traditional Chinese culture, the loong has super power. Ancient people 3. (believe) it controlled the weather, especially rain. So, if there was a drought(干旱) or a flood, people would pray(祈祷) to the loong for the better weather and a 4. (peace) life. 5. this reason, there are lots of activities of praying related to loongs. Dragon boat racing 6. the dragon dance are the most common ones.
The loong is also one of the 12 animal signs. It is the 7. (five) animal sign. People born in the Year of the Loong are thought to be natural 8. (lead), full of energy and creativity. Many Chinese parents hope that their children 9. (be) successful and powerful in the future, just like a loong. This is shown in the idiom “Wang zi cheng long”.
In a word, the loong 10. (love) widely by Chinese people and can be found everywhere in Chinese daily life.
Lots of love,
Wendy

1. lucky 2. a 3. believed 4. peaceful 5. For 6. and 7. fifth 8. leaders 9. will be 10. is loved

【分析】
本题是一篇介绍中国龙的短文填空，需结合上下文语境、语法规则（词性、时态、固定搭配等）逐一分析每个空的填词依据：先通读全文理解主题，再针对每个空的结构、搭配、时态等要求，转换合适的词形或填入正确的冠词、连词等。
【解析】
1. 此处需形容词作表语，修饰the loong，luck的形容词形式为lucky，故填lucky。
2. 固定搭配“a big part of”表示“……的一个重要部分”，故填a。
3. 由时间状语“Ancient people”可知，时态为一般过去时，believe的过去式是believed，故填believed。
4. 此处修饰名词life，需用形容词，peace的形容词形式为peaceful，故填peaceful。
5. 固定短语“For this reason”表示“因为这个原因”，句首单词首字母大写，故填For。
6. 连接并列的名词短语Dragon boat racing和the dragon dance，表并列关系，用and，故填and。
7. 此处表示“第五个生肖”，需用序数词，five的序数词是fifth，故填fifth。
8. 主语People是复数，此处表示“领导者”，需用名词复数，lead的名词复数形式是leaders，故填leaders。
9. 时间状语“in the future”提示用一般将来时，故填will be。
10. 主语the loong与动词love是被动关系，时态为一般现在时，故用一般现在时的被动语态is loved，故填is loved。
【答案】
1. lucky 2. a 3. believed 4. peaceful 5. For 6. and 7. fifth 8. leaders 9. will be 10. is loved
【知识点】
词性转换、冠词用法、动词时态、被动语态
【点评】
本题围绕中国龙的文化介绍展开，考查英语基础语法知识的综合运用，涵盖词性变化、固定搭配、时态、被动语态等核心考点，需结合语境和语法规则准确填词，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6

B(2025·宁夏改编)
Are you looking for an exciting vacation? How about 1. (explore) Ningxia?
Ningxia is in 2. north-west of China. It is an 3. (amaze) place in many ways.
Tan sheep
Ningxia is 4. (know) for Tan sheep. Grass and 5. (leaf) are their favourite food. Tan sheep are treasures all over. The sheep meat tastes delicious. The soft wool(羊毛) is perfect for making sweaters, scarves 6. gloves.
Two special plants
Goji berries(枸杞) and liquorice(甘草) are two special plants in Ningxia. They are both 7. (wide) used in traditional Chinese medicine. Goji berries can help keep eyes healthy. Liquorice is usually used to stop coughing. Goji berries and liquorice are also used for cooking. Local people often put them in soup or tea.
Interesting places
Ningxia is full 8. interesting places to visit. At Shapotou you can take a sheepskin raft(羊皮筏子) on the Yellow River. For movie fans, Zhenbeipu Western Film Studio is the 9. (good) choice. Chinese movies march towards the world from here. Besides, the Helan Mountains are also worth 10. (visit). You can enjoy the beautiful rock paintings and feel close to nature here.

1. exploring 2. the 3. amazing 4. known 5. leaves 6. and 7. widely 8. of 9. best 10. visiting

【分析】本题是介绍宁夏的英语语法填空题，需结合固定搭配、词性转换、冠词用法等知识点解题。解题思路：先分析每个空格的句子结构，判断所需词性或语法形式，再回忆对应规则填入正确内容。
【解析】1. 固定搭配how about后接动名词，故填exploring；2. 固定短语in the north-west of需加定冠词the；3. 修饰物place用形容词amazing；4. 固定搭配be known for，故填known；5. leaf是可数名词，此处表泛指用复数leaves；6. 并列名词用and连接；7. 修饰动词used用副词widely；8. 固定短语be full of，故填of；9. 表“最好的选择”用good的最高级best；10. 固定搭配be worth doing，故填visiting。
【答案】1. exploring 2. the 3. amazing 4. known 5. leaves 6. and 7. widely 8. of 9. best 10. visiting
【知识点】固定搭配、词性转换、冠词用法
【点评】本题围绕宁夏特色展开，考查基础语法与常用短语，难度适中，需掌握常见英语固定搭配及词性变化规则。
【难度系数】0.6