五、传统文化阅读短文,在文中空白处填入 1 个适当的单词,或用括号内所给单词的正确形式填空。
China is a country with many colourful days and festivals. Dragon Head - Raising Day(龙抬头) is one of them. This special day is always in the
second
(two) Chinese lunar month. It
is
(be) the start of spring and farming. This year, the day fell
on
20 March. The dragon is
important
(importance) in Chinese culture. We Chinese people call ourselves the "descendants(后代) of the dragon".
So
people celebrate Dragon Head - Raising Day with many customs about dragons. On the day in old times, people put ashes(灰) in the kitchen. This was to "lead the dragon into the house". People believed that with the help of the dragon, they could have a
good
(well) harvest(丰收) in autumn.
Also, people eat special foods on that day. The foods are
usually
(usual) named after dragons. For example, the noodles are called "dragon's whiskers(须)" and dumplings are called "dragon's
ears
(ear)".
Today, many customs have got lost. But one that has kept till today is the cutting of hair. It is said that a haircut during the first Chinese lunar month may bring bad luck to
the
mother's brothers. So many people have
their
(they) hair cut on Dragon Head - Raising Day.
1.
second
2.
is
3.
on
4.
important
5.
So
6.
good
7.
usually
8.
ears
9.
the
10.
their
解析:
【分析】
这是一篇结合传统文化主题的语法填空题,解题时首先通读全文,明确短文介绍的是中国传统节日龙抬头的相关习俗,把握整体语境后逐个分析空格:首先判断每个空格所需的词性、时态、逻辑关系,结合给出的提示词变形,没有提示词的空格从介词、冠词、连词等功能词角度推导,最后代入全文检查语句通顺、逻辑合理即可。具体思考路径:1. 看到空前the和空后的农历月份,要表达“第二个月”,基数词two要转序数词;2. 描述客观事实,主语it是第三人称单数,be动词选对应形式;3. 空后是具体日期,回忆时间介词的用法;4. 空前是be动词is,后面需要形容词作表语,名词importance要变形;5. 前后文是因果逻辑,填对应连词;6. 空后是名词丰收,没有比较级提示,用形容词原级修饰;7. 空后是动词named,要用副词修饰;8. 对应前面的饺子是复数,ear也要变复数表泛指;9. 此处特指妈妈的兄弟,用定冠词the;10. 空后是名词头发,要用形容词性物主代词修饰。
【解析】
1. 句意:这个特殊的日子总是在农历二月。定冠词the后接序数词表示顺序“第二”,two的序数词形式为second,故填second。
2. 句意:它是春天和农耕的开端。描述客观普遍事实用一般现在时,主语It是第三人称单数,对应的be动词用is,故填is。
3. 句意:今年,这个日子适逢3月20日。表示具体某一天的时间前要搭配介词on,固定结构fall on+具体日期表示“(节日)适逢某一天”,故填on。
4. 句意:龙在中国文化中很重要。be动词后需要接形容词作表语,名词importance的形容词形式是important,故填important。
5. 句意:所以人们用很多和龙相关的习俗来庆祝龙抬头。前文提到中国人自称龙的传人,和后文人们庆祝节日的行为是因果逻辑,表结果的并列连词So放在句首首字母大写,故填So。
6. 句意:人们相信在龙的帮助下,他们秋天能有好的收成。此处没有比较级的语境提示,用形容词原级good修饰名词harvest即可,故填good。
7. 句意:这些食物通常以龙来命名。空格修饰动词named,需要用副词,形容词usual的副词形式是usually,故填usually。
8. 句意:例如面条叫“龙须”,饺子叫“龙耳”。对应前文的dumplings是复数,ear要变为复数形式ears表泛指,故填ears。
9. 句意:据说农历正月剪头发可能会给舅舅带来厄运。此处特指“母亲的兄弟”,用定冠词the表特指,是固定民俗相关表达,故填the。
10. 句意:所以很多人在龙抬头这天剪头发。空格修饰名词hair,需要用形容词性物主代词,人称代词they的形容词性物主代词是their,故填their。
【答案】
1. second 2. is 3. on 4. important 5. So 6. good 7. usually 8. ears 9. the 10. their
【知识点】
序数词、词形转换、介词搭配
【点评】
本题结合中国传统节日龙抬头的文化背景命题,考点全部为初中英语核心基础语法点,既考查学生对句法功能、词形变换、固定搭配的掌握程度,也融入了传统文化常识,引导学生在做题的同时了解传统民俗,整体考点基础,只要掌握基础语法规则结合语境就能顺利推导答案。
【难度系数】
0.7