八、用方框中所给单词的适当形式补全短文。(共10小题,每小题1分,满分10分)
kind year lucky come mean usual fifteen other them the
The Lantern Festival is an important festival for the Chinese people. It's on the 1. day of the first lunar month. It has a history of over 2,000 years. When the Lantern Festival 2. , Chinese people put up lanterns in their houses or in the streets. All 3. of lanterns shine brightly in the dark.
A few days before the Lantern Festival, people begin to make lanterns. Some of the lanterns are small and 4. ______ are really big. Some look like beautiful flowers and cute animals. While making lanterns, people 5. ______ write riddles on lanterns. At the Lantern Festival, people go outside to have a look at the lanterns and guess riddles on 6. ______ lanterns. Usually, people can get a present, as long as(只要) they give the right answer. At the festival, people also perform the dragon dance and look forward to good weather of this 7. ______ . And people eat sweet dumplings because they think the sweet dumplings will bring them good 8. ______ .
The Lantern Festival 9. the end of the Spring Festival, but people always enjoy 10. on this day.

1. fifteenth 2. comes 3. kinds 4. others
5. usually 6. the 7. year 8. luck 9. means
10. themselves

【分析】
本题为英语短文填空，需用方框内所给单词的适当形式补全短文。解题思路为：先明确方框内每个单词的词义与词性，再结合每个空格所在句子的语法结构、语境及固定搭配，对单词进行正确变形。具体步骤：1. 分析每个空格的句子成分，确定所需词性（如序数词、动词第三人称单数、副词、反身代词等）；2. 从方框中匹配对应单词；3. 根据语法规则变形单词；4. 代入验证是否符合语境。
【解析】
1. 此处表示“农历正月第十五天”，需用序数词，方框中fifteen的序数词为fifteenth，故填fifteenth。
2. 主语“The Lantern Festival”为第三人称单数，句子为一般现在时，动词需用第三人称单数形式，方框中come的第三人称单数为comes，故填comes。
3. 固定搭配all kinds of意为“各种各样的”，方框中kind需变复数kinds，故填kinds。
4. 固定结构some...others...意为“一些……另一些……”，方框中other需变复数others，故填others。
5. 此处需副词修饰动词write，方框中usual的副词形式为usually，意为“通常”，故填usually。
6. 此处特指前文提到的灯笼，需用定冠词the，故填the。
7. 此处需名词，this后接单数名词，方框中year符合语境，意为“今年”，故填year。
8. good后需接名词，方框中lucky的名词形式为luck，good luck意为“好运”，符合语境，故填luck。
9. 主语“The Lantern Festival”为第三人称单数，句子为一般现在时，动词需用第三人称单数形式，方框中mean的第三人称单数为means，故填means。
10. 固定搭配enjoy oneself意为“玩得开心”，方框中them的反身代词为themselves，故填themselves。
【答案】
1. fifteenth 2. comes 3. kinds 4. others 5. usually 6. the 7. year 8. luck 9. means 10. themselves
【知识点】
英语词汇适当形式填空、固定搭配、序数词
【点评】
本题考查学生对英语单词词义、词性变化、固定搭配及语境的综合运用能力，是初中英语常见题型，需学生掌握基础语法和词汇知识。
【难度系数】
0.6

九、完形填空。(共12小题,第1~10小题每小题1分,第11~12小题每小题2.5分,满分15分)
The Lantern Festival is a traditional Chinese festival. Chinese people 1 it on the 15th day of the Chinese New Year. It's held to celebrate the 2 full moon of the year. It is also the end of the Spring Festival holiday.
It's a tradition for Chinese people to 3 colourful lanterns in the streets and parks. One of the important 4 is watching lanterns. The lanterns come in many sizes, colours and shapes. Making and watching lanterns are great things to do 5 the festival.
People usually write riddles on the lanterns. "Guessing lantern riddles" is a tradition of the festival. Children go out with paper lanterns when the night comes. Rabbit lanterns with wheels(轮子) are fun for children. Children can take 6 along from place to place. Children will hold lanterns to go through the streets. They're so 7.
Why rabbits? Some people say rabbits are lucky 8. The rabbit lanterns can bring children good 9. Others say that there's a rabbit living on the moon, 10 rabbits are a big part of the festival, too. Till today, the Lantern Festival is still held each year around the country.
()1. A. share B. celebrate C. remember D. keep
()2. A. first B. second C. middle D. last
()3. A. cover B. borrow C. hang D. change
()4. A. activities B. stories C. places D. hobbies
()5. A. before B. during C. after D. inside
()6. A. her B. him C. it D. them
()7. A. quiet B. worried C. excited D. careful
()8. A. animals B. gifts C. toys D. pets
()9. A. health B. grades C. fun D. luck
()10. A. or B. because C. but D. so
11. If you make a lantern, what shape will it be and why? (请自拟一句话作答)

12. What is your favourite traditional festival? And what do you usually do with your family to celebrate it? (请自拟一句话作答)

1~5. BACAB 6~10. DCADD 11. It will be a bird shape, because I want to fly high like a bird. /It will be a heart shape, because I want to show my love for my family.(言之有理即可) 12. My favourite is the Spring Festival and I usually eat a big dinner with my family. /My favourite is the Mid-Autumn Festival and we usually watch the moon and eat mooncakes. /I like the Dragon Boat Festival best and I usually make zongzi with my mother at home.(言之有理即可)

【分析】
先通读全文，明确文章围绕中国传统节日元宵节展开，解题时需结合每句的语境，分析词汇的词义、搭配及上下文逻辑，完成1-10题的选择；11、12题为开放性问题，需结合自身对传统节日的了解，作答符合逻辑即可。
【解析】
1. 考查动词词义辨析：A. share（分享），B. celebrate（庆祝），C. remember（记得），D. keep（保持），元宵节是需要庆祝的节日，故选B。
2. 考查序数词：元宵节为农历正月十五，是一年中第一个满月，故选A。
3. 考查动词词义辨析：A. cover（覆盖），B. borrow（借），C. hang（悬挂），D. change（改变），元宵节有悬挂灯笼的传统，故选C。
4. 考查名词词义辨析：A. activities（活动），B. stories（故事），C. places（地方），D. hobbies（爱好），看灯笼是元宵节的重要活动之一，故选A。
5. 考查介词辨析：A. before（在…之前），B. during（在…期间），C. after（在…之后），D. inside（在…里面），制作和观赏灯笼是节日期间的活动，故选B。
6. 考查代词：此处指代前文的复数名词lanterns，需用宾格代词them，故选D。
7. 考查形容词词义辨析：A. quiet（安静的），B. worried（担心的），C. excited（兴奋的），D. careful（小心的），孩子们提着灯笼上街会很兴奋，故选C。
8. 考查名词词义辨析：兔子属于动物，故选A。
9. 考查固定搭配：good luck（好运），兔子灯笼能给孩子带来好运，故选D。
10. 考查连词：前文提到月亮上有兔子，后文说明兔子是节日的重要部分，为因果关系，故选D。
11. 为开放性问题，需说明灯笼形状及对应原因，符合逻辑即可；12. 为开放性问题，需说明最喜欢的传统节日及和家人的庆祝活动，符合实际即可。
【答案】
1~5. BACAB 6~10. DCADD 11. It will be a bird shape, because I want to fly high like a bird. 12. My favourite is the Spring Festival and I usually eat a big dinner with my family.
【知识点】
完形填空、词汇辨析、节日文化常识
【点评】
本题围绕中国传统节日元宵节设题，既考查英语词汇的词义辨析、语境运用能力，又渗透传统文化常识，客观题难度适中，主观题开放灵活，符合初中英语完形填空的考察要求。
【难度系数】
0.6