二、根据首字母提示完成短文,每空一词
The Lantern（灯笼）Festival is a traditional festival in China. It has a long h
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. People c
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it on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month（农历月）.
The Lantern Festival is one of the most important festivals in China. Days before the Lantern Festival, people b
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to make lanterns. They make lanterns in the shapes of d
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animals, vegetables, fruit and many o
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things. U
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people also write
riddles（谜语）on the lanterns. It's very i
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. Then on the evening of the Lantern Festival, all the lanterns are hung up（悬挂）.
On the Lantern Festival people go outside to watch the lanterns and guess（猜测）the a
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to the riddles. There are also lots of s
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to enjoy during the festival, such as the lion d
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and fireworks displays. Everyone enjoys the night.
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解析：
【分析】做首字母填空类题目时，需先通读短文把握整体语境，再结合每个空给出的首字母提示，联系上下文语义、固定搭配或语法规则，选择符合语境的正确单词，确保单词拼写正确且贴合元宵节的主题。
【解析】1. 由前文“long”及元宵节的属性，结合首字母h，可知此处填history，意为“历史”，表示元宵节有悠久的历史；2. 结合语境“人们在正月十五……它”，首字母c，填celebrate，意为“庆祝”；3. 节前人们开始制作灯笼，首字母b，填begin，构成固定搭配begin to do sth（开始做某事）；4. 灯笼做成不同的形状，首字母d，填different，修饰名词；5. 还有许多其他的事物，首字母o，填other，构成many other things（许多其他东西）；6. 通常人们在灯笼上写谜语，首字母U，填Usually，作状语；7. 这件事很有趣，首字母i，填interesting，形容事物的特点；8. 猜谜语的答案，首字母a，填answers，构成固定搭配the answers to the riddles（谜语的答案）；9. 节日里有很多表演，首字母s，填shows，lots of后接可数名词复数；10. 比如舞狮，首字母d，填dance，构成固定短语lion dance（舞狮）。
【答案】1. history 2. celebrate 3. begin 4. different 5. other 6. Usually 7. interesting 8. answers 9. shows 10. dance
【知识点】首字母填空、英语词汇运用、节日相关词汇
【点评】本题围绕中国传统节日元宵节展开，是典型的首字母填空题，考查学生对节日词汇的掌握及语境理解能力，难度适中，适合基础阶段学生练习。
【难度系数】0.6
