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阅读短文,从方框中选择适当的单词或短语,填入其正确形式。每个单词或短语仅用一次。
one; mix; they; potato; cut up
Are you looking for a quick, simple and delicious dinner? Spaghetti and rice are always the most popular, and many people like to eat them. Now let's learn how to make 1.
How to make spaghetti? 2, cook the spaghetti in hot water for 20 minutes. After that, you can start to make the sauce. 3 an onion. Pour a little oil into the pan(平底锅), then add pepper, beef and other things. Second, add gravy and some 4, cook them for a few minutes and put the spaghetti on a plate. Finally, pour the sauce over the top and 5 them together.
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1.them 根据所给词汇和上文“Spaghetti and rice are always the most popular, and many people like to eat them.”可知,空处应填they的宾格形式them作宾语,用于指代上文的“Spaghetti and rice”。故填them。
2.First 根据“cook the spaghetti in hot water for 20 minutes”可知,这是做意大利面的第一步,所以空处应填one的序数词first“第一,首先”,句首单词首字母大写。故填First。
3.Cut up 根据所给词汇和“an onion”可知,此处指“切碎一个洋葱”,动词短语cut up“切碎”符合语境,此处是祈使句的肯定形式,所以动词cut保持原形,句首单词首字母大写。故填Cut up。
4.potatoes some后接可数名词的复数形式或不可数名词,结合所给词汇可知,空处应填名词potato“土豆”的复数形式potatoes。故填potatoes。
5.mix 根据“pour the sauce over the top and...them together”可知,此处指“把酱汁和意大利面混合在一起”。动词mix“混合”符合语境,此处是祈使句的肯定形式,所以动词mix保持原形。故填mix。

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文化 知识 风筝「2025江苏无锡中考」
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Today, there are countless exciting ways to have fun. Every day, there seems to be something new and interesting to do. A lot of entertainment today depends heavily on modern technology. Can you imagine how people in ancient times had fun? In fact, many ancient forms of entertainment survive to this day. People have given new life to these activities, so that people of all ages can still enjoy them. Among them, flying kites is one of the most popular ones.

Kites have a long history in China. According to one legend（传说）, the famous Chinese thinker Mozi created a flying “wooden bird”. Later, people used bamboo to take the place of wood, and covered the bamboo frame（框架） with paper. This was the birth of “paper kite”. At first, kites were mostly used by the army. They were used to send messages and test the wind. Slowly, people used them more and more for fun. By the time of the Tang Dynasty（618-907 CE）, kites became a popular toy all around China.
Flying kites not only links us to our ancestors, but also gives people a way to express creativity. Every year, kite fliers from all over the world come to the Weifang International Kite Festival in Shandong Province’s Weifang City. The city has been known as the “kite capital of the world”. During the festival, thousands of kites fill the sky. There are both traditional kites like birds and fish, and modern ones like TV and comic characters. Some kites can be over 200 metres long. They fly into the sky in the shape of dragons, spaceships and even high-speed trains.
6.Who made the first kite according to one legend?

7.What were paper kites made of?

8.What did people use kites to do at first?

9.What is Weifang City known as?

10.What do you think has brought the changes to the kites’ shape?

6.Mozi. 根据“the famous Chinese thinker Mozi created a flying ‘wooden bird’”可知,根据传说,中国著名思想家墨子制作了第一个风筝。
7.Bamboo and paper. 根据“people used bamboo to take the place of wood, and covered the bamboo frame with paper”可知,纸风筝由竹子和纸制成。
8.Send messages and test the wind. 根据“At first, kites were mostly used by the army. They were used to send messages and test the wind.”可知,最初风筝用于传递信息和测试风向。
9.Kite capital of the world. 根据“The city has been known as the ‘kite capital of the world’.”可知,潍坊被称为“世界风筝之都”。
10.Modern technology and culture. 根据“There are both traditional kites like birds and fish, and modern ones like TV and comic characters.”可推断,现代科技和文化发展带来了风筝形状的变化。