三、语篇填空
阅读短文,在空白处填入一个适当的单词或用括号内所给词的正确形式填空,使
短文通顺、连贯。
Winter is coming. While we start to put on warmer clothes, people in Russia are
ready 1. a "cool" activity—swimming in icy water! Yes, 2. people
like winter swimming.
Winter swimming is a part of the Russian festival Epiphany. It
3. in January, 4. month in Russia. People dig holes
in ice-covered rivers. Then, they jump into 5. holes and swim in the cold
water, 6. they believe the water can bring health to their bodies and clean
their souls. People of all 7. join in the activity, even little kids.
Parents think it could help their kids to grow stronger.
The winter 8. always get everything ready. For example, they
begin 9. ______ daily cold showers a few weeks before they go 10. ______ .
This way, they can get used to the icy water. Also, they eat fatty food to store
energy.

1. for 2. Russian 3. comes 4. the coldest
5. the 6. because 7. ages 8. swimmers
9. to take/taking 10. swimming

【分析】
本题为语篇填空题，需结合上下文语境、固定搭配、词性变化及语法规则逐一填空。解题思路：先通读全文把握大意，再针对每个空分析句子结构、逻辑关系，判断所需单词的形式：1. 考查固定搭配；2. 修饰名词需用形容词；3. 考查主谓一致；4. 考查形容词最高级；5. 考查定冠词特指用法；6. 考查上下文逻辑关系；7. 考查名词复数；8. 考查名词词义；9. 考查非谓语动词；10. 考查固定短语搭配。
【解析】
1. 固定搭配be ready for表示“为……做准备”，故填for；
2. 此处修饰名词people，结合上下文“俄罗斯的活动”，需用形容词Russian；
3. 主语it指代节日Epiphany，时态为一般现在时，谓语动词用第三人称单数形式comes；
4. 表示“俄罗斯最冷的月份”，形容词最高级前加定冠词the，故填the coldest；
5. 特指前文提到的“ice-covered rivers里的holes”，用定冠词the；
6. 前后为因果关系，解释人们参与冬泳的原因，故填because；
7. all后接可数名词复数，ages表示“各个年龄段”，符合语境；
8. 结合语境“准备冬泳的人”，需填名词swimmers（冬泳者）；
9. 固定搭配begin to do/doing sth，故填to take或taking；
10. 固定短语go swimming表示“去游泳”，故填swimming。
【答案】
1. for 2. Russian 3. comes 4. the coldest 5. the 6. because 7. ages 8. swimmers 9. to take/taking 10. swimming
【知识点】
固定搭配、形容词最高级、名词复数
【点评】
本题侧重考查基础词汇、固定搭配及语篇逻辑理解，是初中英语常见题型，难度适中，能有效检验学生对基础语法和词汇的掌握情况。
【难度系数】
0.5