Ⅶ. 首字母填空(10 分)
The Lantern Festival falls on the 15th day of the first lunar month. This day is always the first full moon in the new year. People also c 1 it Shangyuan Festival. Celebrations and t 2 on this day began from the Han Dynasty and became p 3 in the Tang Dynasty. Watching the red lanterns is one of the main traditions. Lanterns of different s 4 and sizes are usually put on trees, or along river banks on show. It is said that sky lanterns were first used by Zhuge Kongming to ask for help when he was in trouble. Today, when the lanterns slowly r 5 into the air, people make wishes.
Another tradition is g 6 lantern riddles(谜语). The riddles are usually short, wise, and sometimes humorous(幽默的). The answer to a riddle can be a Chinese character(汉字), a famous person's name, or a name of a place.
The most i 7 thing is to eat sweet dumplings with different tastes because they are symbols of reunion and wishes for good luck. In northern China, they are called yuanxiao while in the southern p 8 they're named tangyuan. Because making sweet dumplings is like a game or an activity, they are usually done happily by a group of f 9 or family members.
In old times, the Lantern Festival was also romantic(浪漫的). W 10 lanterns gave young people a chance to meet each other. A line from Xin Qiji, a poet during the Song Dynasty, shows this: Hundreds and thousands of times I searched for her in the crowd. Suddenly I turned, and there she stood in the dim.
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call
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traditions
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popular
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shapes
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rise
6.
guessing
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important
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part
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friends
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Watching
解析：
【分析】
首字母填空需先通读全文理解文章大意，结合语境、语法结构、固定搭配及文化常识推断单词，再根据句子的时态、词性、单复数等调整单词的正确形式。本题围绕元宵节展开，需结合节日相关词汇和句子逻辑逐一分析每个空：
1. 句子表达人们也将它称作上元节，主语people用一般现在时，填call；
2. 与前面的celebrations并列，指节日的传统活动，用复数名词traditions；
3. 表示在唐代变得流行，固定搭配become popular，填popular；
4. 对应后面的sizes，指不同形状，用复数shapes；
5. 描述灯笼升到空中，用动词rise；
6. 猜灯谜是传统，动名词作表语，填guessing；
7. 表示最重要的事，用形容词important；
8. 指南方的部分，填part；
9. 与family对应，指朋友，用复数friends；
10. 动名词作主语，指看灯笼，填Watching。
【解析】
1. 句意：人们也叫它上元节。主语people为复数，一般现在时，谓语动词用原形call；
2. 句意：这天的庆祝活动和传统始于汉代，唐代变得流行。与celebrations并列，用复数名词traditions；
3. 固定搭配become popular表示“变得流行”，符合语境；
4. 句意：不同形状和大小的灯笼被挂在树上或河岸展示，对应sizes，用复数shapes；
5. 句意：当灯笼慢慢升到空中时，人们许愿，用动词rise；
6. 猜灯谜是传统活动，动名词guessing作表语，符合语法；
7. 句意：最重要的事是吃有不同口味的元宵，the most important表示“最重要的”，填important；
8. 句意：在南方，它们被称为汤圆，southern part表示“南方部分”，填part；
9. 句意：通常由一群朋友或家人开心地制作，与family对应，用复数friends；
10. 句意：看灯笼给年轻人见面的机会，动名词Watching作主语，符合语法。
【答案】
1. call 2. traditions 3. popular 4. shapes 5. rise 6. guessing 7. important 8. part 9. friends 10. Watching
【知识点】
首字母填空、词汇运用、固定搭配
【点评】
本题以元宵节文化为背景，考查学生的语境理解、词汇运用及语法变形能力，涉及节日相关词汇和常见固定搭配，难度适中，是典型的综合语言运用类题目。
【难度系数】
0.6
