五、词汇运用。
主题群:历史、社会与文化 子主题:节假日与庆祝活动 语篇类型:说明文 难度:★★
The Mid-Autumn Festival usually comes in September or October. It is one of the most important traditional 1.
This year, some high schools make some new kinds of mooncakes for new students. Do you know "mud(淤泥) mooncakes"? That's 5.
主题群:历史、社会与文化 子主题:节假日与庆祝活动 语篇类型:说明文 难度:★★
The Mid-Autumn Festival usually comes in September or October. It is one of the most important traditional 1.
festivals
(festival) in China. Chinese people often eat mooncakes and enjoy the beautiful moon with family members on that day. Children enjoy 2. eating
(eat) mooncakes very much. They are not only beautiful but also tasty. There 3. are
(be) many different kinds of mooncakes in China. For example, we can put nuts(坚果), fruit, beans, eggs and some other sweet things in 4. them
(they).This year, some high schools make some new kinds of mooncakes for new students. Do you know "mud(淤泥) mooncakes"? That's 5.
interesting
(interest). A school in North-east China 6. makes
(make) "special mud mooncakes" with real mud. But these aren't for students to eat but 7. to plant
(plant). Each mooncake 8. has
(have) some seeds(种子) in it. These seeds will take in nutrition in mooncakes and grow. Students need 9. to look
(look) after them carefully every day. Teachers in this school hope new students can grow up 10. healthily
(healthy) just like these plants. These mooncakes are very popular among young people.答案：1. festivals 2. eating 3. are 4. them 5. interesting
6. makes 7. to plant 8. has 9. to look 10. healthily
6. makes 7. to plant 8. has 9. to look 10. healthily
解析：
【分析】
本题是一篇关于中秋节的说明文，考查词汇的正确形式，需结合语法规则、固定搭配及语境分析每个空：1. 考查名词复数；2. 考查固定搭配；3. 考查there be句型主谓一致；4. 考查人称代词宾格；5. 考查形容词用法；6. 考查一般现在时主谓一致；7. 考查并列结构的不定式；8. 考查一般现在时主谓一致；9. 考查固定搭配；10. 考查副词用法。
【解析】
1. “one of + 形容词最高级 + 可数名词复数”是固定结构，故填festivals；
2. “enjoy doing sth”是固定搭配，意为“喜欢做某事”，故填eating；
3. there be句型遵循就近原则，主语“many different kinds”为复数，故be动词用are；
4. 介词in后需接人称代词宾格，they的宾格是them，故填them；
5. 此处修饰事物“mud mooncakes”，需用形容词interesting（有趣的），故填interesting；
6. 主语“a school”是第三人称单数，一般现在时谓语动词用makes，故填makes；
7. “not...but...”连接并列结构，前面是不定式to eat，故此处用不定式to plant，填to plant；
8. “each mooncake”是第三人称单数，一般现在时谓语用has，故填has；
9. “need to do sth”是固定搭配，意为“需要做某事”，故填to look；
10. 此处修饰动词grow，需用副词healthily，故填healthily。
【答案】
1. festivals 2. eating 3. are 4. them 5. interesting 6. makes 7. to plant 8. has 9. to look 10. healthily
【知识点】
名词复数、非谓语动词、形容词副词用法
【点评】
本题围绕中秋节主题，考查初中英语核心语法点（名词变形、固定搭配、主谓一致等），难度适中，需学生掌握基础语法规则和常用短语搭配。
【难度系数】
0.6
本题是一篇关于中秋节的说明文，考查词汇的正确形式，需结合语法规则、固定搭配及语境分析每个空：1. 考查名词复数；2. 考查固定搭配；3. 考查there be句型主谓一致；4. 考查人称代词宾格；5. 考查形容词用法；6. 考查一般现在时主谓一致；7. 考查并列结构的不定式；8. 考查一般现在时主谓一致；9. 考查固定搭配；10. 考查副词用法。
【解析】
1. “one of + 形容词最高级 + 可数名词复数”是固定结构，故填festivals；
2. “enjoy doing sth”是固定搭配，意为“喜欢做某事”，故填eating；
3. there be句型遵循就近原则，主语“many different kinds”为复数，故be动词用are；
4. 介词in后需接人称代词宾格，they的宾格是them，故填them；
5. 此处修饰事物“mud mooncakes”，需用形容词interesting（有趣的），故填interesting；
6. 主语“a school”是第三人称单数，一般现在时谓语动词用makes，故填makes；
7. “not...but...”连接并列结构，前面是不定式to eat，故此处用不定式to plant，填to plant；
8. “each mooncake”是第三人称单数，一般现在时谓语用has，故填has；
9. “need to do sth”是固定搭配，意为“需要做某事”，故填to look；
10. 此处修饰动词grow，需用副词healthily，故填healthily。
【答案】
1. festivals 2. eating 3. are 4. them 5. interesting 6. makes 7. to plant 8. has 9. to look 10. healthily
【知识点】
名词复数、非谓语动词、形容词副词用法
【点评】
本题围绕中秋节主题，考查初中英语核心语法点（名词变形、固定搭配、主谓一致等），难度适中，需学生掌握基础语法规则和常用短语搭配。
【难度系数】
0.6
六、核心素养 中华优秀传统文化 阅读理解。
主题群:历史、社会与文化
子主题:文化习俗
语篇类型:说明文
难度:★★
The Longtaitou Festival is a traditional festival. It is on the second day of the second lunar month. This year it fell on March 20. As an old saying goes, “Er yue er, long tai tou.” It means that on the second day of the second lunar month, the dragon lifts his head.
This festival was important in ancient China. People believed that after this day the rain would increase because the rain-bringing Dragon King woke up from his winter sleep. So it marked the start of spring and farming.
There are many ways to celebrate the festival. The most famous tradition is to have a haircut. Some people believe that having a haircut on this day brings them good luck.
People in Fujian Province eat tofu balls during the festival. They often make tofu and vegetable balls to pray for families and business—hoping everything goes well. Eating chengyao cakes on this day is a tradition in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province. It is said that if you eat chengyao cakes on Longtaitou, your waist won’t hurt the whole year. People in parts of Shandong Province eat fried beans to celebrate the festival.
Other foods, like noodles, dumplings and spring rolls, are all named after dragon body parts to mark this day. Noodles are dragons’ beard, dumplings are dragons’ ears and spring rolls are dragons’ scales. It’s said that eating these foods on this day can bring good luck.
1. When was the Longtaitou Festival this year?
A. On January 2nd.
B. On January 21st.
C. On February 2nd.
D. On March 20th.
2. Why was this festival important in ancient China?
A. Because it was time to farm.
B. Because it was a symbol of good luck.
C. Because people could eat different food.
D. Because people could have a haircut.
3. What does the underlined word “pray” mean in Chinese?
A. 奉献
B. 感谢
C. 祈祷
D. 款待
4. What are called dragons’ ears at this festival?
A. Dumplings.
B. Spring rolls.
C. Noodles.
D. Fried beans.
主题群:历史、社会与文化
子主题:文化习俗
语篇类型:说明文
难度:★★
The Longtaitou Festival is a traditional festival. It is on the second day of the second lunar month. This year it fell on March 20. As an old saying goes, “Er yue er, long tai tou.” It means that on the second day of the second lunar month, the dragon lifts his head.
This festival was important in ancient China. People believed that after this day the rain would increase because the rain-bringing Dragon King woke up from his winter sleep. So it marked the start of spring and farming.
There are many ways to celebrate the festival. The most famous tradition is to have a haircut. Some people believe that having a haircut on this day brings them good luck.
People in Fujian Province eat tofu balls during the festival. They often make tofu and vegetable balls to pray for families and business—hoping everything goes well. Eating chengyao cakes on this day is a tradition in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province. It is said that if you eat chengyao cakes on Longtaitou, your waist won’t hurt the whole year. People in parts of Shandong Province eat fried beans to celebrate the festival.
Other foods, like noodles, dumplings and spring rolls, are all named after dragon body parts to mark this day. Noodles are dragons’ beard, dumplings are dragons’ ears and spring rolls are dragons’ scales. It’s said that eating these foods on this day can bring good luck.
1. When was the Longtaitou Festival this year?
A. On January 2nd.
B. On January 21st.
C. On February 2nd.
D. On March 20th.
2. Why was this festival important in ancient China?
A. Because it was time to farm.
B. Because it was a symbol of good luck.
C. Because people could eat different food.
D. Because people could have a haircut.
3. What does the underlined word “pray” mean in Chinese?
A. 奉献
B. 感谢
C. 祈祷
D. 款待
4. What are called dragons’ ears at this festival?
A. Dumplings.
B. Spring rolls.
C. Noodles.
D. Fried beans.
答案：[语篇解读]本文主要介绍了中国传统节日“龙抬头”的日期、历史意义及庆祝习俗。
1. D 2. A
3. C 词义猜测题。根据“They often make tofu and vegetable balls to pray for families and business—hoping everything goes well.”可知，他们经常做豆腐和蔬菜球来为家人和生意祈祷，希望一切顺利，pray意为“祈祷”。
4. A
1. D 2. A
3. C 词义猜测题。根据“They often make tofu and vegetable balls to pray for families and business—hoping everything goes well.”可知，他们经常做豆腐和蔬菜球来为家人和生意祈祷，希望一切顺利，pray意为“祈祷”。
4. A
解析：
【分析】本题是关于中国传统节日“龙抬头”的阅读理解题，共4道选择题。解题思路为：首先通读全文，把握龙抬头的日期、意义及庆祝习俗等核心信息；然后针对每个问题，定位原文对应语句，对比选项逐一分析，排除错误选项，选出正确答案。
【解析】1. 细节理解题，根据原文第一段“This year it fell on March 20.”可知，今年龙抬头在3月20日，对应选项D，故选D。
2. 细节理解题，根据原文第二段“So it marked the start of spring and farming.”可知，古代该节日重要是因为它标志着春天和农耕的开始，对应选项A，故选A。
3. 词义猜测题，根据画线词所在句“to pray for families and business—hoping everything goes well”，破折号后“希望一切顺利”是对前面动作的解释，可知pray意为“祈祷”，对应选项C，故选C。
4. 细节理解题，根据原文最后一段“dumplings are dragons’ ears”可知，饺子被称为龙的耳朵，对应选项A，故选A。
【答案】1.D 2.A 3.C 4.A
【知识点】阅读理解、细节理解、词义猜测
【点评】本题围绕中华优秀传统文化主题，考查学生的阅读理解能力，涵盖细节查找和词义猜测题型，既巩固语言知识，又渗透传统文化教育，难度适中。
【难度系数】0.7
【解析】1. 细节理解题，根据原文第一段“This year it fell on March 20.”可知，今年龙抬头在3月20日，对应选项D，故选D。
2. 细节理解题，根据原文第二段“So it marked the start of spring and farming.”可知，古代该节日重要是因为它标志着春天和农耕的开始，对应选项A，故选A。
3. 词义猜测题，根据画线词所在句“to pray for families and business—hoping everything goes well”，破折号后“希望一切顺利”是对前面动作的解释，可知pray意为“祈祷”，对应选项C，故选C。
4. 细节理解题，根据原文最后一段“dumplings are dragons’ ears”可知，饺子被称为龙的耳朵，对应选项A，故选A。
【答案】1.D 2.A 3.C 4.A
【知识点】阅读理解、细节理解、词义猜测
【点评】本题围绕中华优秀传统文化主题，考查学生的阅读理解能力，涵盖细节查找和词义猜测题型，既巩固语言知识，又渗透传统文化教育，难度适中。
【难度系数】0.7