四、根据短文内容，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式
[2025 苏州中考]On Pingjiang Road in Suzhou, 65-year-old Ms Wu has run a traditional teahouse for 30 years. She never expected 1. (oneself) to become a tea master who helped build a cultural bridge.
It started in 2015 when a German tourist named Klaus walked into her shop. With the help of a phone app, Ms Wu 2. (patient) showed him the way to properly brew (沏) Biluochun, Suzhou's famous green tea. Klaus returned every day that week and 3. (bring) more friends each time.
Seeing how 4. (interest) they were in Chinese tea, Ms Wu started a weekly activity called “Tea Culture Saturdays”. She showed foreigners 5. to brew tea with traditional methods — from choosing the water temperature to
6. (follow) tea-making rules. Her daughter Lily, a college student, helped translate.
Soon, her teahouse was always crowded with 7. (visit), including students and business people from many places. “I used to think foreigners wouldn't understand our tea culture, 8. they love it deeply. Some of them even treat their friends to Chinese tea at home,” Ms Wu said.
One of her favourite 9. (moment) was when Sarah, a Canadian, gave her a notebook filled with tea notes written in both English and Chinese. “This is why I keep teaching,” Ms Wu said, showing 10. treasured notebook.
Now, her teahouse appears in travel guides as “Suzhou's cultural living room”. For tourists, every cup of tea served is a window on the tea culture of this ancient city.

1.herself 2.patiently 3.brought 4.interested 5.how 6.following 7.visitors 8.but 9.moments 10.the

【分析】本题为英语语法填空题，需结合语境、词性变化、时态、固定搭配及语法规则逐一分析每个空白处：1. 主语为Ms Wu，需用对应反身代词；2. 修饰动词需用副词；3. 时态需与前文一致；4. 修饰人需用ed形式形容词；5. 疑问词+不定式表方式；6. from...to...结构中前后形式一致，to为介词后接动名词；7. 表示“游客”需用名词复数；8. 前后句为转折关系；9. one of后接可数名词复数；10. 特指上文提及的事物需用定冠词。
【解析】1. 主语是Ms Wu，反身代词oneself对应herself，构成expect oneself to do sth结构，故填herself；2. 修饰动词showed，用形容词patient的副词形式patiently，故填patiently；3. 前文returned为一般过去时，并列动词需用过去式，bring的过去式是brought，故填brought；4. 主语they指代游客，修饰人需用interested（be interested in为固定搭配），故填interested；5. 此处表“如何沏茶”，用疑问词how构成“how to brew”结构，故填how；6. from...to...中to为介词，后接动名词，故follow变following，填following；7. 表示“游客”，且指多个游客，用visit的名词复数visitors，填visitors；8. 前后句为转折关系，用连词but，填but；9. one of后接可数名词复数，moment变moments，填moments；10. 特指上文提到的笔记本，用定冠词the，填the。
【答案】1.herself 2.patiently 3.brought 4.interested 5.how 6.following 7.visitors 8.but 9.moments 10.the
【知识点】语法填空；反身代词；词性转换
【点评】本题是中考英语常规语法填空题，侧重考查基础语法知识与语境运用能力，涉及反身代词、词性转换、时态等核心考点，需学生结合上下文逻辑和语法规则作答，难度适中。
【难度系数】0.6

一、任务型阅读 餐桌礼仪
素养：文化意识 难度：中 用时：7 分钟
[2024 常州武进区期末]Table manners can be very different in different cultures.
In China, when inviting guests for a meal, it's polite to wait for the elderly to start eating first. We also use chopsticks gently and try not to make loud noises.
In France, dinner is a special time. People often say “Bon appétit!” to show their wishes for a good meal. Usually, French people taste each dish and enjoy the flavors (味道). And it may take hours for French people to finish a dinner.
In Japan, dining is a quiet and important thing. If a conversation is needed, it's important for people to speak in a low voice. People sit upright and use chopsticks and bowls carefully. It's polite to say “Itadakimasu” before eating, which means “I humbly receive”.
In the US, people usually eat simple food such as a sandwich instead of spending a lot of time preparing a big meal. However, it's still important to be careful with your manners and never to eat with your mouth open or elbows (肘) on the table.
In a word, different countries have their own dining manners. Understanding them can help us have an enjoyable dining experience abroad.
根据短文内容回答下列问题
1. Who should be the first to start eating in Chinese culture? (不超过 5 个词)

2. When do the Japanese say “Itadakimasu”? (不超过 5 个词)

3. 新考法·开放性设问 What table manners do you know besides those mentioned in the passage? Please give at least one example. (不超过 15 个词)

【解题导语】 不同的国家有不同的餐桌礼仪，了解它们可以帮助我们在国外拥有美好的用餐体验。
1.The elderly/The old (people).
2.Before eating./Before they start eating./Before they eat a meal.
3.We shouldn’t stick the chopsticks in the rice./It’s not polite to leave as soon as we finish eating.( 言之有理即可)

【分析】
这是一道任务型阅读题，解题思路为：1. 先通读全文，梳理不同国家的餐桌礼仪相关内容；2. 针对第1、2题，带着问题回到原文定位对应语句，提取关键信息，同时注意答案的词数限制；3. 第3题是开放性设问，需结合日常餐桌礼仪常识，给出符合要求的例子，确保答案言之有理且符合词数要求。
【解析】
1. 定位原文第二段“In China, when inviting guests for a meal, it's polite to wait for the elderly to start eating first.”，可知中国文化中长辈应先开始用餐，故答案为The elderly/The old (people)；
2. 定位原文第四段“It's polite to say “Itadakimasu” before eating”，可知日本人在吃饭前说“Itadakimasu”，故答案为Before eating./Before they start eating./Before they eat a meal；
3. 开放性设问，结合日常餐桌礼仪常识，给出符合要求的例子，如“我们不应该把筷子插在米饭里”，言之有理即可，故答案为We shouldn’t stick the chopsticks in the rice./It’s not polite to leave as soon as we finish eating.( 言之有理即可)
【答案】
1. The elderly/The old (people).
2. Before eating./Before they start eating./Before they eat a meal.
3. We shouldn’t stick the chopsticks in the rice./It’s not polite to leave as soon as we finish eating.( 言之有理即可)
【知识点】
任务型阅读、跨文化礼仪、英语阅读理解
【点评】
本题围绕不同国家的餐桌礼仪展开，既考查学生提取文本信息的能力，又渗透了跨文化交际意识，开放性设问还能考查学生的知识运用能力，难度适中，符合期末考查的要求。
【难度系数】
0.6