二、根据要求完成下列各题，每空一词。
1. The hot pot is full of soup and is put in the middle of the table. (改为同义句)
The hot pot soup and is put in the middle of the table.
2. Learning by doing experiments is the best way to study. (对画线部分提问)
the best way to study?
3. Having a good spending habit is important. (改为同义句)
important a good spending habit.
4. The passengers were stuck in Shijiazhuang because of a heavy snowstorm. (对画线部分提问)
the passengers in Shijiazhuang?
5. We will offer free food and water to you. (改为同义句)
We will free food and water you.
语篇

1. is filled with
2. What is
3. It's; to have
4. Why were; stuck
5. provide; for

1. 原句中be full of 表示“充满”，同义固定搭配为be filled with，主语The hot pot是单数，句子为一般现在时，对应be动词用is，三个空刚好匹配该短语。
2. 画线部分是句子的主语，指代具体事物，对事物提问用疑问词What，保留原句的be动词is，调整语序即可。
3. 本题考查固定句型It's + 形容词 + to do sth，用it作形式主语替换原本作主语的动名词结构，避免句子头重脚轻，符合同义转换要求。
4. 画线部分是表原因的状语，对原因提问用疑问词Why，原句是一般过去时的被动结构，将be动词were提前，谓语保留过去分词stuck即可。
5. 原句offer sth. to sb. 意为“为某人提供某物”，同义固定搭配为provide sth. for sb.，符合题目两个空的填写要求。

一、阅读理解
When eating, Chinese people usually use chopsticks. Chopsticks have a long history in China. Typical chopsticks are a pair of equal-length sticks made of bamboo, wood, or plastic. 1. For many people who try chopsticks for the first time, it’s not easy to hold chopsticks well and pick up small pieces of food. They need to practise a lot.
Chopsticks were known as zhu or jia in ancient China. It was said that they were invented by Da Yu, who successfully controlled a heavy flood. One day, he was busy dealing with the flood. In order to save time when eating, he used two tree branches to pick up hot food. 2.
In fact, the earliest chopsticks found in China were made of bronze, which were unearthed from Yinxu in Anyang City, Henan Province.
Many people may not realize the cultural meaning behind chopsticks. 3. Do you notice that one end of chopsticks is square while the other end is round? In traditional Chinese thought, the round end symbolizes Heaven and the square end symbolizes Earth. 4. In Chinese culture, this design of paired chopsticks shows the perfect combination of yin and yang.
Today, chopsticks continue to play a key role in daily life across China. They also serve as a cultural symbol that introduces Chinese traditions to people around the world. 5. At least 1.8 billion people are using chopsticks around the world now.
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. Their influence has spread far and wide.
B. Using chopsticks to pick up food requires skill.
C. What’s more, chopsticks are always used in pairs.
D. This legend (传说) tells how chopsticks first came into use.
E. They are regarded as one of the symbols of Chinese food culture.

1.B 2.D 3.E 4.C 5.A

我们可以根据上下文逻辑逐一匹配选项：
1. 空后内容提到第一次使用筷子的人很难顺利夹起小块食物，需要大量练习，和B选项“用筷子夹取食物需要技巧”的表述完全呼应，自然引出下文内容。
2. 空前内容讲述了大禹用树枝夹热食的传说，D选项里的This legend正好指代这个传说，承接说明这个传说解释了筷子最初的起源。
3. 空前点出很多人没有意识到筷子背后的文化内涵，E选项“它们被视为中国饮食文化的象征之一”承接上文，点明筷子的文化属性，引出后文对筷子设计文化含义的具体介绍。
4. 空前介绍了筷子一头圆一头方分别象征天和地，空后提到成对的筷子设计体现阴阳融合，C选项“此外，筷子总是成对使用的”起到递进衔接的作用，自然引出后文关于成对筷子的文化解读。
5. 空前说明筷子作为文化符号向全世界传播中国传统，空后提到全球目前至少有18亿人使用筷子，A选项“它们的影响已经传播得又远又广”可以很好衔接上下文，说明筷子的影响力覆盖全球。