四、短文填空
Guyu is also called the Grain Rain. It is 1. ______ sixth solar term in the traditional Chinese calendar. It usually arrives around April 19-21. 2. ______ the weather becomes warmer, the rainfall increases. This marks the end of cold weather and the beginning of a rainy season. This is good for crops' 3. ______ (grow). Farmers are busy working in the fields in the hope of having a 4. ______ (success) harvest in autumn.
5. agriculture (农业), Grain Rain is also of cultural importance to Chinese people. The Grain Rain Festival is celebrated across the seaside areas of eastern China. Grain Rain marks the start of the 6. (fisherman) first long journey of the year. The tradition dates back to more than 2 000 years ago. At that time, people 7. (believe) the gods would protect them from stormy seas. People would worship (敬奉) the sea during the Grain Rain Festival.
During the Grain Rain, in southern China, people drink tea. Spring tea during the Grain Rain has plenty of vitamins and amino acids(氨基酸). They help to take heat away from the body 8. (quick). People also believe that they will manage 9. (drive) bad luck away by drinking tea on this day.
People in northern China usually eat Chinese toon, which is a vegetable. The vegetable has a fresh taste. It can help to make our bodies 10. (healthy) and stronger.

1. the 2. As/When 3. growth 4. successful 5. Besides/Beyond
6. fishermen's 7. believed 8. quickly 9. to drive 10. healthier

【分析】
本题是关于谷雨节气的短文填空题，需结合语法规则、词性转换、固定搭配及语境逻辑解题。思路如下：1. 第1空后是序数词，需加定冠词；2. 第2空引导时间状语从句，选合适连词；3. 第3空需用名词形式作crops'的宾语；4. 第4空用形容词修饰名词；5. 第5空表“除了农业之外”，选对应介词；6. 第6空需用名词所有格修饰名词；7. 第7空根据过去时间状语用动词过去式；8. 第8空用副词修饰动词；9. 第9空考固定搭配；10. 第10空根据并列比较级用对应形容词比较级。
【解析】
1. 序数词sixth前需加定冠词the，故填the；
2. 此处引导时间状语从句，表“当……时/随着”，用As或When，故填As/When；
3. crops'后需接名词，grow的名词形式是growth，故填growth；
4. 修饰名词harvest需用形容词，success的形容词是successful，故填successful；
5. 表示“除了……之外（还有）”，用Besides或Beyond，故填Besides/Beyond；
6. 表示“渔民的”，用复数名词所有格fishermen's，故填fishermen's；
7. 由At that time可知用一般过去时，believe的过去式是believed，故填believed；
8. 修饰动词take需用副词，quick的副词是quickly，故填quickly；
9. 固定搭配manage to do sth，故填to drive；
10. 由and后的stronger可知需用比较级，healthy的比较级是healthier，故填healthier。
【答案】
1. the 2. As/When 3. growth 4. successful 5. Besides/Beyond 6. fishermen's 7. believed 8. quickly 9. to drive 10. healthier
【知识点】
冠词用法、词性转换、名词所有格、固定搭配、形容词比较级
【点评】
本题围绕谷雨节气展开，考查基础语法、词汇变形及固定搭配的应用，题型常规，注重对学生基础知识掌握情况的检测。
【难度系数】
0.6

五、阅读短文,回答问题
Last summer, the temperatures were very high in Europe. Firemen fought against hundreds of wildfires. And hundreds of people died because of the heat wave(热浪).
However, according to a survey, only about 20% of homes in Europe have air conditioners(空调), compared(对比) to 90% in the US. Why is that?
First, usually it isn't very hot in Europe in summer because of its location(地理位置). Europe is farther north than the US, making the weather cooler.
Second, there are many old houses in Europe. More than half of the houses in Europe were built in the last century. The weather was not as hot as it is now. Moreover, those old houses' structure (构造) and material make it harder and more expensive to put in air conditioners.
As for other reasons, they can be very personal. Some people think air conditioners make them sick, so they don't like air conditioners. Some think using air conditioners makes much greenhouse gas (气体). It is bad for the environment and makes the weather hotter!
But things may change in the coming years. With higher and higher temperatures, more and more Europeans are thinking about putting in air conditioners these days.
前4题每题的答案不超过10个词,第5题的答案词数不限。
1. How many homes don't have air conditioners in Europe?

2. Why is it usually cooler in Europe in summer?

3. What does using air conditioners lead to (导致) in some people's ideas?

4. What's the passage mainly about?

5. Besides using air conditioners, what do you usually do to keep cool in summer?

1. About 80% of homes in Europe. 2. Because of its location.
3. Illnesses and greenhouse gas/hotter weather.
4. Why most homes in Europe don't have air conditioners.
5. I usually eat ice creams/go swimming.

【分析】
本题为英语阅读理解题，解题思路为：先通读短文把握主旨大意，再针对每个问题回到原文定位对应信息，注意题目对答案的词数限制，提取关键信息作答即可，第5题结合生活实际合理表述。
【解析】
1. 定位原文第二段“only about 20% of homes in Europe have air conditioners”，计算无空调家庭占比为100%-20%=80%，提取关键信息作答。
2. 定位原文第三段“First, usually it isn't very hot in Europe in summer because of its location”，直接提取原因作答。
3. 定位原文第五段“Some people think air conditioners make them sick... Some think using air conditioners makes much greenhouse gas... It is bad for the environment and makes the weather hotter”，整理关键内容作答。
4. 通读全文，短文围绕欧洲多数家庭没有空调的原因展开，提炼主旨作答。
5. 结合生活实际，列举合理的降温方式作答。
【答案】
1. About 80% of homes in Europe.
2. Because of its location.
3. Illnesses and greenhouse gas/hotter weather.
4. Why most homes in Europe don't have air conditioners.
5. I usually eat ice creams/go swimming.
【知识点】
英语阅读理解，细节信息提取
【点评】
本题考查英语阅读理解的信息定位与提取能力，题目设置基础，学生可通过原文直接找到对应答案，符合常规英语阅读题的考查要求。
【难度系数】
0.8