请从方框内选择适当的词,并根据需要用其正确形式填空,使文章语法正确、完整连贯。注意:每空一词,每词仅用一次,有两词为多余项。
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The 15th National Games, hosted by Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macao, have been a huge 1. . Its mascots(吉祥物),“Xiangyangyang” and “Lerongrong”, have become national stars.
Their design is full of 2. . They are based on the Chinese white dolphin, a protected wildlife species. They have round bodies and big eyes, which make them look very friendly and 3. . The three-coloured water spouts(水花) on their heads stand for the red kapok(木棉) of Guangdong, the purple bauhinia(紫荆花) of Hong Kong, and the green lotus of Macao. This symbolizes the unity of the three regions(地区).
Interestingly, because of their round bodies and the 4. of the water spouts, people online humorously gave 5. a lovely nickname—“Dawan Ji”(Greater Bay Chicken). The nickname links them to famous Guangdong dishes like white cut chicken. The designers said they were happy to see this, 6. it helped more people get to know and love the mascots.
During the Games, the mascots were not just static(静止的) symbols. They came to life through lively performances by young 7. . Their free and funny performances, like doing a “mushroom squat(蘑菇蹲)”or kicking each other playfully, made everyone laugh and won countless hearts.
The success of the mascots 8. the charm(魅力) of the Games and the vitality(活力) of the Greater Bay Area. It turned a formal sports symbol 9. a cultural trend(趋势) full of life. It also 10. that a major sports event could be both successful and full of joy.

1. success
2. meaning
3. lively
4. shape
5. them
6. as
7. performers
8. showed
9. into
10. proved

【分析】
首先通读全文，理解文章主旨为介绍第十五届全运会吉祥物的设计、受欢迎程度及意义。方框内共12个词，需选出10个并正确变形填空，先排除多余词（on、though）。解题时结合每个空的语法结构（如冠词后接名词、形容词修饰名词、动词时态等）和上下文语境，匹配合适的词并调整形式：
1. 空1前有“a huge”，需名词，选success；
2. 空2“full of”后接名词，结合语境选meaning；
3. 空3“look”后接形容词，live变形为lively；
4. 空4“the...of”需名词，结合水花特征选shape；
5. 空5“gave”后接宾语，用they的宾格them；
6. 空6表原因，用as；
7. 空7“young”后接名词，表演的人用perform的复数performers；
8. 空8需谓语动词，用show的过去式showed；
9. 空9固定搭配turn...into...，选into；
10. 空10需谓语动词，用prove的过去式proved。
【解析】
1. 空前有不定冠词a和形容词huge，需名词，方框中success符合语境，填success；
2. “be full of”后接名词，结合“设计充满意义”，mean的名词形式为meaning，填meaning；
3. “look”为系动词，后接形容词，live的形容词形式lively（活泼的）与friendly并列，填lively；
4. “the + 名词 + of”结构，结合“水花的形状”，选shape，填shape；
5. “gave”为动词，后接宾语，需代词宾格，they的宾格是them，填them；
6. 前后句为因果关系，表原因用as，填as；
7. “young”后接名词，结合“表演的人”，perform的名词复数形式为performers，填performers；
8. 文章整体为一般过去时，主语为the success，谓语动词用show的过去式showed，填showed；
9. 固定搭配turn...into...（把...变成...），填into；
10. 主语为the success，谓语动词用prove的过去式proved，填proved。
【答案】
1. success
2. meaning
3. lively
4. shape
5. them
6. as
7. performers
8. showed
9. into
10. proved
【知识点】
英语选词填空、名词的用法、动词的时态
【点评】
本题结合时事热点考查词汇在语境中的运用，涵盖多种词性的用法，需学生掌握词汇变形及固定搭配，难度适中，能有效考查学生的词汇运用能力。
【难度系数】
0.6