rice patient field worried dead later still something way plant stop
Long long ago, there was a farmer who worked very hard. He was always 1. about different things.
One day, the farmer and his son 2. rice together. They were happy when all the seeds (种子) were planted. Several days 3. , the seeds grew into the rice. Then he went to watch the 4. grow every day. Many days passed, but the rice 5. seemed the same. He began to get worried.
The farmer asked his neighbor for help, “I am worried about my rice. It seems to 6. growing!” His neighbor replied, “Nature will provide. Be 7. .”
The farmer got worried again. “What if my rice never grows?” He thought and thought. “I must find a 8. to help my rice grow faster. I think the rice really needs my help. I must do 9. !” The next morning, the farmer ran to the rice 10. , and pulled the rice up a few inches (英寸) one by one.
The next day, the farmer went to the field and found that all the rice was 11. . All the hard work had gone to waste, and there was no rice left to be saved.

Cloze 1
1. worried 2. planted 3. later 4. rice 5. still
6. stop 7. patient 8. way 9. something
10. field 11. dead

【解析】
1. 第一空：根据固定搭配“be worried about（担心）”及后文语境，填worried。
2. 第二空：根据后文“all the seeds were planted”可知此处表示种水稻，时态为一般过去时，填planted。
3. 第三空：固定短语“several days later（几天之后）”，填later。
4. 第四空：前文提到种植水稻，此处指每天去看水稻生长，填rice。
5. 第五空：根据语境“很多天过去了，但水稻看起来仍然一样”，still表示“仍然”，填still。
6. 第六空：根据前文担心的语境，此处表示“停止生长”，“stop doing sth.”为固定用法，seem to后接动词原形，填stop。
7. 第七空：邻居建议要耐心，patient表示“耐心的”，填patient。
8. 第八空：根据语境“找到一个方法让水稻长得更快”，way表示“方法”，填way。
9. 第九空：根据语境“我必须做些什么”，something表示“某事，某物”，填something。
10. 第十空：固定搭配“rice field（稻田）”，填field。
11. 第十一空：把水稻拔高后水稻会死亡，dead表示“死的”，填dead。
【答案】
1. worried 2. planted 3. later 4. rice 5. still
6. stop 7. patient 8. way 9. something
10. field 11. dead
【知识点】
固定短语搭配、动词时态运用、语境词义辨析
【点评】
这是一篇寓言故事类完形填空，考查学生对词汇的理解、固定搭配的掌握及上下文逻辑分析能力。故事寓意深刻，提醒人们遵循自然规律，不可急于求成。解题时需结合语境和词汇用法逐一确定答案。
【难度系数】
0.6

even as start story order such tons different dish popular rises
In East China’s Jiangxi Province, noodles are more than just a 1. —they’re almost a way of life.
In fact, most people here 2. the day with a bowl of rice noodles in the morning. This dish is so popular that some locals have 3. compared having rice noodles to enjoying fresh sea food.
Jiangxi is home to nearly 30,000 rice noodle restaurants. According to a report, Jiangxi produced more than 1.4 million 4. of rice noodles in 2020. More than 60% of the foreign sales of China’s rice noodles are from Jiangxi.
This dish is also 5. among people from other parts of China. The report shows that people aged between 18 and 24 make up about 33% of customers. They often 6. rice noodles and takeaway meals online. The percentage (百分比) 7. to over 65% for customers under 30 years old.
“Enjoying 8. a specialty (特产) is one way to get a real experience of local cooking culture,” said a local food expert. He added that more efforts should be made to find out the 9. behind Jiangxi rice noodles. The charm (魅力) of this common dish comes from its stories and 10. tastes—the noodles are prepared differently in each of Jiangxi’s 11 cities.
11. these noodles are such an important part of Jiangxi culture, locals have done their best to protect its reputation (声誉) as a local specialty.

Cloze 2
1. dish 2. start 3. even 4. tons 5. popular
6. order 7. rises 8. such 9. stories
10. different 11. As

【解析】
1. 第1空：根据语境“面条不仅仅是一种______，更是一种生活方式”，结合选项，dish（菜肴）符合食物属性，故填dish。
2. 第2空：固定搭配start the day表示“开启一天的生活”，此处指当地人早上以米粉开启一天，故填start。
3. 第3空：需用词汇加强语气，表达“甚至把吃米粉比作享用海鲜”，even（甚至）符合语境，故填even。
4. 第4空：描述米粉的产量，tons（吨）是合适的重量单位，故填tons。
5. 第5空：后文提及不同年龄段的顾客，说明这道菜在其他地区人群中也受欢迎，popular（受欢迎的）符合语境，故填popular。
6. 第6空：与online搭配，order表示“在线下单订购”，符合“点米粉和外卖”的语境，故填order。
7. 第7空：表示百分比上升至65%以上，rises（上升）符合数量变化的描述，故填rises。
8. 第8空：固定结构such a + 名词，表示“这样的一个……”，此处指这样一种特产，故填such。
9. 第9空：后文提到菜肴的魅力来自stories，此处指挖掘米粉背后的故事，故填stories。
10. 第10空：根据“11个城市做法不同”，可知口味存在差异，different（不同的）符合语境，故填different。
11. 第11空：此处引导原因状语从句，As（由于，因为）符合“因为面条是江西文化重要部分，当地人保护其声誉”的逻辑，故填As。
【答案】
1. dish 2. start 3. even 4. tons 5. popular 6. order 7. rises 8. such 9. stories 10. different 11. As
【知识点】
词汇辨析、固定搭配、语境推理
【点评】
本文围绕江西米粉这一特色美食展开，考查学生在语境中对词汇的理解与运用能力，内容贴近生活，涉及日常表达、数量描述等场景，需结合上下文逻辑与固定搭配完成填空。
【难度系数】
0.6