Ⅵ. 首字母填空(每题 1 分，满分 10 分)
根据短文内容及首字母提示，在空格处填入一个适当的词使短文完整。
(2025·扬州中考改编)Chinese writer Wang Zengqi once wrote，“When I arrive in a new place... I prefer to visit the local farmers' market to see live chickens and ducks，fresh vegetables and bright fruits. It's lively and brings me a sense of the joy of 1. l
life
. ”
Nowadays，more people feel the same as Wang. They love to explore farmers' markets wherever they visit. These traditional markets，which used to be just local 2. s
shopping
places，are attracting visitors during holidays，especially the young. They think visiting a city 3. w
without
exploring farmers' markets is a waste of a trip. There they can enjoy mouthwatering food，local culture and the real nature of a city.
Luo Yan，a tour lover，travels around markets nationwide. He agrees these farmers' markets are 4. c
closer
to local people's daily life than those scenic spots and supermarkets which seem all the same everywhere. In Xi'an，he enjoyed tasty Roujiamo，5. w
while
in Inner Mongolia，he tasted the famous air-dried beef. The generous sellers 6. e
even
shared some trade secrets with him.
Foreign travellers，too，consider(认为)these markets as interesting 7. w
windows
into Chinese daily life. Luo Yan noticed a group of American tourists walking around a farmers' market in Beijing. They talked with the sellers though they had difficulties with 8. l
language
and could not stop trying local snacks. The visit left a lasting impression on those foreign visitors. They are touched by the energy of locals and the flavour of Chinese daily life.
The popularity of farmers' markets among visitors shows an important 9. c
change
—from a focus on scenes that cover every place to deeper experiences of local life. As part of this trend，many old farmers' markets are upgraded or set to 10. o
open
again. One of them is the Chongwenmen farmers' market，which was built in 1976. After 15 years of closure，it reopened to the public earlier this year.
解析：
【分析】
做这类首字母填空题，首先要通读全文，把握文章主旨——农贸市场成为游客体验当地生活的热门选择。然后逐个分析空格：
1. 结合前文描述的农贸市场里鲜活的鸡鸭、新鲜蔬果等充满生活气息的场景，以及“the joy of...”的结构，要填表示“生活”的词，首字母l，锁定life。
2. 农贸市场是购物场所，首字母s，用shopping作定语修饰places，符合语境。
3. 根据后文“is a waste of a trip”，可知不逛农贸市场的旅行是浪费，首字母w，用without表示否定的伴随。
4. 句中有than，要用比较级，结合语境“比景点和超市更贴近当地人生活”，首字母c，close的比较级closer符合要求。
5. 前后句分别讲在西安和内蒙古的不同体验，是对比关系，首字母w，用while引导对比。
6. 卖家不仅卖东西，还分享商业机密，是递进关系，首字母e，用even表示“甚至”。
7. 结合“into Chinese daily life”，农贸市场是了解中国日常生活的窗口，首字母w，these markets提示用复数windows。
8. 外国游客和卖家交流有困难，结合首字母l，是语言方面的困难，填language。
9. 从关注千篇一律的景点到深入体验当地生活，这是一种变化，首字母c，填change。
10. 结合后文“reopened”，旧市场升级后准备再次开放，首字母o，set to后接动词原形open。
【解析】
1. 根据首字母l，结合文中“visit the local farmers' market to see live chickens and ducks, fresh vegetables and bright fruits”的生活场景，以及“the joy of...”的结构，可知此处表示“生活的乐趣”，life符合语境，故填life。
2. 首字母s提示，结合“farmers' markets”的属性，可知它是当地的购物场所，shopping作定语修饰places，符合“这些传统市场过去只是当地的购物场所”的语境，故填shopping。
3. 首字母w提示，结合“is a waste of a trip”的语义，可知不探索农贸市场的城市旅行是浪费，without表示“没有”，符合语境，故填without。
4. 首字母c提示，句中“than those scenic spots and supermarkets”表明要用比较级，结合语境“农贸市场比景点和超市更贴近当地人的日常生活”，close的比较级closer符合“比较级+than”的语法规则，故填closer。
5. 首字母w提示，前文“In Xi'an, he enjoyed tasty Roujiamo”和后文“in Inner Mongolia, he tasted the famous air-dried beef”是对比关系，while可用于引导对比的句子，符合语境，故填while。
6. 首字母e提示，结合“shared some trade secrets with him”的递进语义，可知慷慨的卖家甚至分享商业机密，even表示递进，符合语境，故填even。
7. 首字母w提示，结合“into Chinese daily life”，可知农贸市场是了解中国日常生活的窗口，window符合语境，又因“these markets”是复数，故填windows。
8. 首字母l提示，结合“They talked with the sellers though they had difficulties with...”的语义，可知外国游客在语言交流上有困难，language符合语境，故填language。
9. 首字母c提示，结合“from a focus on scenes that cover every place to deeper experiences of local life”的语义，可知这是一种重要的变化，change符合语境，用单数形式，故填change。
10. 首字母o提示，结合“many old farmers' markets are upgraded or set to... again”及后文“it reopened to the public earlier this year”，可知旧市场准备再次开放，set to后接动词原形，open符合语境，故填open。
【答案】
1. life
2. shopping
3. without
4. closer
5. while
6. even
7. windows
8. language
9. change
10. open
【知识点】
1. 首字母填空解题技巧
2. 形容词比较级用法
3. 连词的语境运用
【点评】
本文以农贸市场受游客青睐为主题，考查学生在语境中运用词汇、语法的能力，既需要学生理解文章主旨，又要结合首字母提示、固定搭配、语法规则等完成填空，贴近生活实际，能有效考查学生的综合语言运用能力。
【难度系数】
0.6
