五、短文填空
A(2026·名师原创)
KEY→P40
范畴:人与社会 主题:文化习俗 体裁:说明文 难度:★★★ 建议用时:5分钟 评价:/10
阅读下面短文,在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
热考素材 中华优秀传统文化 The Lantern Festival is on the
15th day of the first Chinese lunar month. It is a happy traditional festival with beautiful lanterns, 1. (wonder) shows and tasty food. Guessing lantern riddles is one of 2. most popular activities.

People write riddles on paper and stick 3. (they) onto colourful lanterns. These lanterns are in different shapes, 4. animals or famous characters. Everyone walks around, looks at the bright lanterns and tries to solve the riddles. It is full of fun and makes the festival 5. (live).
Guessing riddles is not just a game. It 6. (show) that Chinese culture values knowledge and wisdom. To solve a riddle, people need to know Chinese 7. (character), words and traditional culture. It is a meaningful activity for both the young 8. the old.
In the past, riddles helped people get closer and 9. (real) enjoy the festival together. Today, this old tradition is still loved by many people. It connects traditional culture with modern life. It teaches us the 10. (important) of learning and brings people joy and warmth during the festival.
——文章选自 Chinese Culturepedia

短文填空A
本文介绍元宵节及猜灯谜活动,讲述其形式、文化内涵与意义。猜灯谜体现中华文化智慧,连接传统与现代,深受人们喜爱。
1. wonderful 空处修饰名词shows,要用形容词;所给词为wonder,其形容词为wonderful。
2. the 由most popular判断用定冠词the。
3. them 空处作动词stick的宾语,用宾格;所给词they为主格,其宾格为them。
4. like 这里表示举例,判断用介词like,意为"例如"。
5. lively 这是"make +宾语+形容词"结构,意为"使(宾语)……"。所给词为live,其形容词为lively,意为"生气勃勃的;充满趣味的"。
6. shows 这是一般现在时,由主语It判断用第三人称单数形式;所给词为show,其三单为shows。
7. characters 此处表泛指,用复数; character 的复数为characters。
8. and 由"both ... and ..."固定搭配判断用and。
9. really 修饰动词enjoy用副词; real的副词为really。
10. importance 由空前的the和空后的of判断用名词形式; important的名词形式为importance。