Module 2 Public Holidays 短文选词填空练习-九年级英语上册（外研版）

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Module 2 Public Holidays模块话题短文选词填空练习（23-24九年级上·广东惠州·期末）请从方框内选择适当的词，并用其正确形式填空，使文章完整连贯，注意每空一词，每词仅用一次，有两个词为多余项。请将答案写在答题卡对应题目的答题位置上。It was Friday afternoon. After getting off the school bus, Laura ran into the house 1 . “How was school, Laura?” asked 2 mom. “It was great, Mom. Labor Day is coming. I am excited that I will have no school next Monday!” Laura was 3 up early on Labor Day morning by her dad. He said that in honor of Labor Day, the family planned to do some cleaning. Laura couldn’t believe it. “Laura, your breakfast is ready. We have many things to do today.” said Laura’s mom. Laura asked her parents, “Are you 4 about working today? Isn’t Labor Day a holiday?”“Yes, Laura, it is,” replied her dad. “ 5 your mom and I thought working hard today would help you know why Labor Day was celebrated in the beginning.” Laura disliked the plan, but she had no 6 . First, she was asked to wash the breakfast dishes. After that, her dad told her to give their dog a 7 . It was a hard task, which needed a lot of careful work. She began the work unhappily. But things began to 8 when she was doing the chores (家务). She found it was so interesting with so many soap bubbles (泡泡) when she brushed the dog. Then it was yard (院子) work and she helped to pick up sticks. When she finished her chores, Laura felt happy to see the yard looked much 9 than before. Holidays are not necessarily for fun or rest. Doing something 10 can also get special pleasure. Maybe this is the spirit of Labor Day.（23-24九年级上·广东·期末）请从方框内选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使文章完整连贯。注意每空一词，每词仅用一次，有两词为多余项。请将答案写在答题卡对应题目的答题位置上。Festivals have always been an important part of life and culture. In the modern age, 11 festivals have appeared. Some of the new festivals come from different 12 of the world. Some appeared just because of the interesting meanings of the dates.Now people around the world 13 International Women’s Day, International Museum Day and International Nurses’ Day. These festivals didn’t start in China, but we celebrate them in a Chinese way. 14 example, many Chinese call International Women’ s Day “Girls’ Day” or “Queens’ Day”. On this day, 15 have interesting activities such as dressing up in Hanfu.Other new festivals include 520 Day, Eating Day (May 17th), and Double 11 Day. 520 is on 16 20th. In Chinese, it sounds like “I love you” and 517 sounds like “I want to eat”. Double 11 Day is 17 known as Singles’ Day, because the date November 11th or “11.11” is about the number “1”. So Double 11 Day is about “single”. And it is now one of the 18 shopping days in the world.For many young people, new festivals seem to be much 19 interesting than the old ones. But it doesn’t matter whether they are old or new 20 festivals always offer a great chance for us to enjoy life with our loved ones.（23-24九年级上·山东菏泽·期末）The Lantern Festival falls on the 15th day of the Chinese Spring Festival. For the Chinese, it is a day for family togetherness. People do different activities on that day.Lighting colorful lanternsLighting lanterns is probably the most 21 known tradition for celebrating the Lantern Festival. 22 darkness falls, people place candles inside lanterns and carry them outside. Every year, lantern exhibitions 23 in parks and other public places.Eating Tang YuanTang Yuan, or Yuan Xiao, is a must eat food for the Lantern Festival. Shaped 24 around ball, Tang Yuan symbolizes the 25 moon and people’s desires for 26 and family reunions (团圆).Guessing lantern riddlesIn ancient times, single people can attract the attention of their crush (迷恋对象) 27 this guessing game. Right up until today, Chinese people have delightful riddle competitions to celebrate the Lantern Festival. 28 time with familyThe Lantern Festival has an important 29 of reunion. In ancient China, young ladies were not allowed to go out freely except at the time of the Lantern Festival.As time passed, however, the festival no longer had such a 30 meaning on romance (浪漫).（22-23九年级上·江西新余·期末）请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后用方框中所给词的适当形式填空。每个词限用一次。Most American families like to have a vacation in summer. Summer is a good season for vacation. It is often 31 in July and August. Children do not go to school in these two months. Some people like to stay at home, reading books or 32 TV. Many families bring 33 lunch at a place with many trees and a nice lake. Some people have enough time and money to travel to other 34 like France, Japan and Australia. They often fly to these countries. Many families travel by car or train to see 35 places in their own countries. They 36 like to go to New York, Chicago, Miami, San Francisco and Los Angeles. Not everyone 37 to go to busy cities. Some families travel to beautiful mountains or valleys. These places are much quieter 38 other places. Also travelling can make people 39 much relaxed (放松). That’s why people try their best to find chances to go out for 40 .（23-24九年级上·吉林四平·期末）从方框中选择正确选项，完成短文，其中有两个选项是多余的。Halloween is a strange holiday. It started several centuries ago in Europe. It 41 as “Hallow Evening” meaning “holy night”. At that time November 1st was called “All Saints’ (圣人的) Day” and people honored all the saints who did not have their own 42 days. People would play all kinds of tricks 43 each other to celebrate the holiday.Black is one of the traditional Halloween 44 , probably because Halloween festivals and traditions took place at night. Pumpkins are a symbol of Halloween, 45 orange has become the other traditional Halloween color. Making lanterns out of pumpkins is a Halloween 46 .Halloween is great fun for 47 . They dress up as ghost, witches (女巫). Small children go “Trick-or-Treating”. They 48 costumes, knock on doors, and shout, “Trick or Treat!” People almost always choose to give 49 candy as a treat, instead of choosing to receive a trick from the children. Adults sometimes “trick or treat” their friends, 50 . Usually the “treat” is a glass of wine.（23-24九年级上·河南平顶山·期末）阅读短文, 从方框中选择适当的词, 并用其正确形式填空。使短文通顺, 意思完整, 每空限填一词, 每词限用一次。The Spring Festival is an important festival in China. With the arrival of the Spring Festival, people are always busy with doing some 51 .The 23rd day of the 12th lunar month in North China and the 24th day of the month in South China are Little New Year on the Chinese lunar calendar. On this day, people usually are 52 because of cleaning their houses. It’s a (n) 53 to prepare all staple food (主食) for the whole family to eat during the first week of the first month of the Lunar New Year. 54 , the staple food is flour-made (面制的) because it’s easy to keep. The activity starts from the 28th day of the 12th lunar month and may last 55 one or two days. Finally, it’s the New Year’s Eve. The whole family enjoys a big dinner at night while 56 the Spring Festival Gala (春晚). They stay up late to 57 for the ring in the New Year. A kind of must-eat food is dumplings. Elders give kids red packets, with money in 58 .In the days between the 28th and 30th of the 12th lunar month, people put couplets (对联) on the gates and put up some 59 around their homes. On the first day of the New Year, people visit their relatives’ homes and send New Year’s greetings (问候) to each other. In return, the host will 60 the visitors to a big meal.（23-24九年级上·吉林·期末）从方框中选择正确选项，完成短文，其中有两个选项是多余的。 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. Ancient people also 61 it Shangyuan Festival. Celebrations and 62 on this day began from the Han Dynasty (朝代) and became popular in the Tang Dynasty. Watching the red 63 is one of the main traditions. Lanterns of different shapes and sizes are usually put on trees, or 64 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 65 into the air, people make wishes.Another tradition is 66 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 67 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 68 in southern part they’re named tangyuan. Because making sweet dumplings is like a game or an activity, they are usually done happily by a group of friends or 69 .In old times, the Lantern Festival was also romantic (浪漫的). 70 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.（22-23九年级上·河南鹤壁·期末）阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词，每词限用一次。Today, we are talking about a Chinese festival—the Mid-Autumn Festival. The Mid-Autumn Festival comes on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month. It is a 71 Chinese festival and it’s time for family reunion. 72 you are, you should get home on the festival. People often lay 73 fruits, desserts and mooncakes in their garden on the Mid-Autumn night.All the family members sit together to 74 the full moon, which looks like a large lantern in the sky. Children often lie in their 75 arms, listening to the folk stories about Chang’e. Before the eve, people often lie many kinds of mooncakes together and send them as presents to their 76 . Sometimes, they use mooncakes to treat strangers, spreading their joy and 77 . If you eat too many, you may put on a few pounds. So parents 78 their children not to eat a lot. But some children play a trick to steal mooncakes from their parents. Of course, they are often 79 by their parents. But the festival always 80 up with fun.wake   her  clean  change  meaningful   bath   serious   choice  happily   but   idea   however     old    part    for    May    also    big    more    because    celebrate    new    still    theyfull  hold  like  wide  mean  happy  when  enjoy  through  specialfeel, usual, cold, fun, country, watch, like, interest, read, hot, than, theyA．colors     B．celebrated     C． special     D．in     E. custom      F. onG. children    H. wear        I. began       J. so      K. them       L. tooenjoy,  lantern,  normal,  they,  prepare,  for,  tired,  tradition,  treat,  waitA．relatives    B．Watching     C． called      D．important   E. lanterns    F. along         G. Looking    H. traditions     I. while       J. strangers    K. guessing    L. riseadmire,  end,  wherever,  parent,  relative,  warn,  punish,  tradition, warm, out参考答案：1．happily 2．her 3．woken 4．serious 5．But 6．choice 7．bath 8．change 9．cleaner 10．meaningful【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章叙述了劳拉通过劳动学到了劳动节的精神。1．句意：下了校车后，劳拉高兴地跑进了房子。根据“Laura ran into the house...”和下文“It was great”可知，劳拉很开心，因此填副词happily“开心地”修饰动词ran。故填happily。2．句意：“在学校怎么样，劳拉？”她妈妈问。根据“asked...mom.”可知，这里缺少形容词物主代词，主人公为女生，因此her“她的”符合语境。故填her。3．句意：劳动节那天一大早，劳拉就被爸爸叫醒了。根据“was...up early on Labor Day morning by her dad”可知，这里需填动词wake的过去分词形式woken，be woken up“被叫醒”。故填woken。4．句意：你今天真的要工作吗？劳动节不是放假吗？根据劳拉的话“I am excited that I will have no school next Monday!”以及“the family planned to do some cleaning. Laura couldn’t believe it.”可知，劳拉不敢相信在假期居然还要工作，此处她在问爸爸，是不是认真的，结合选项serious“严肃的，认真的”符合语境，be serious about“认真对待某事”。故填serious。5．句意：但是你妈妈和我觉得今天努力工作能够帮助你了解最初劳动节是如何开始的。根据“Yes, Laura, it is”和“...your mom and I thought working hard today would help you know why Labor Day was celebrated in the beginning.”可知，前面劳拉的爸爸在肯定劳动节是假期这件事情，后面说劳动节当天劳动能让劳拉了解劳动节的起源，因此前后为转折关系，however“但是”符合语境。故填However。6．句意：劳拉不喜欢这个计划，但她别无选择。根据上文“working hard today would help you know why Labor Day was celebrated in the beginning”以及下文她打扫卫生的行动可知，她别无选择。choice“选择”符合语境。故填choice。7．句意：在那之后，她爸爸让她给他们的狗洗澡。根据下文“She found it was so interesting with so many soap bubbles (泡泡) when she brushed the dog”可知，爸爸让她给狗洗澡。give a bath to sb“给某人洗澡”。故填bath。8．句意：但当她做家务时，情况开始发生变化。根据上文“Laura disliked the plan”和下文“She found it was so interesting”可知，事情发生了变化。change“改变”符合语境，结合begin to do“开始做某事”可知，这里填动词原形。故填change。9．句意：做完家务后，劳拉高兴地看到院子看起来比以前干净多了。根据“looked much...than before.”可知，此处需填形容词比较级形式，结合上文的“pick up sticks”、“chores”等字眼可知，打扫过后，院子肯定变得更干净，因此clean“干净的”符合语境，其比较级为cleaner。故填cleaner。10．句意：做一些有意义的事情也可以得到特别的快乐。根据“Holidays are not necessarily for fun or rest. Doing something...”以及上文做家务的内容可知，meaningful“有意义的”符合语境，表示做有意义的事情也可以得到特别的快乐。故填meaningful。11．new 12．parts 13．celebrate 14．For 15．they 16．May 17．also 18．biggest 19．more 20．because【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了一些新的节日。11．句意：在现代，一些新的节日已经出现。根据后文“Some of the new festivals”可知，此处说的是新的节日。故填new。12．句意：一些新的节日来自世界上不同的部分。different parts of the world“世界上不同部分”。故填parts。13．句意：现在全世界的人都在庆祝国际妇女节、国际博览馆日以及国际护士节。根据后文“These festivals didn’t start in China, but we celebrate them in a Chinese way.”可知，此处说的是庆祝。句子为一般现在时，主语为people around the world，用动词原形celebrate。故填celebrate。14．句意：例如，许多中国人称“国际妇女节”为“女生节”或“女王节”。fox example“例如”，位于句首，首字母要大写。故填For。15．句意：在这一天，她们有有趣的活动，比如说穿汉服。根据前文“many Chinese call International Women’ s Day ‘Girls’ Day’ or ‘Queens’ Day’”可知，此处是说过这一节日的女士们，用they代替。故填they。16．句意：520在五月二十日。根据常识可知，520在五月二十日。故填May。17．句意：双十一也被称为“光棍节”……。光棍节是双十一另一个称呼，用also“也”。故填also。18．句意：并且它现在还是世界上最大的购物日。分析句子可知，该处是说在世界范围内的比较，是最大的，用最高级。big的最高级形式为biggest。故填biggest。19．句意：对于许多年轻人，新的节日看起来要比老的节日有趣多了。句中有than要用比较级，interesting是多音节形容词，变成比较级要借助more。故填more。20．句意：但它们是旧的还是新的并不重要，因为节日通常给我们提供了一个可以和爱的人享受生活的很棒的机会。根据前文“But it doesn’t matter whether they are old or new”可知，前后存在因果关系。故填because。21．widely 22．When 23．are held 24．like 25．full 26．happiness 27．through 28．Enjoying 29．meaning 30．special【导语】本文讲述了元宵节的一些习俗以及庆祝活动。21．句意：点灯笼可能是庆祝元宵节最广为人知的传统。根据“the most...known”可知，空处应填副词修饰动词，由备选词可知，widely“广泛地”符合题意。故填widely。22．句意：当夜幕降临时，人们把蜡烛放在灯笼里，并把它们带到外面。根据“darkness falls, people place candles inside lanterns and carry them outside. ”可知，当天黑时，人们把蜡烛放在灯笼里，应用when引导时间状语从句，故填When。23．句意：每年，在公园和其他公共场所都会举行灯笼展览。根据“lantern exhibitions...in parks and other public places.”可知，灯笼展览在公园和其他公共场所举行。hold“举行”，和主语是动宾关系，应用被动语态，主语是复数，be用are。故填are held。24．句意：汤圆的形状像一个圆球，象征着满月和人们对幸福和家庭团聚的渴望。根据“Shaped...around ball”可知，是指汤圆的形状像一个圆球，应用介词like“像”。故填like。25．句意：汤圆的形状像一个圆球，象征着满月和人们对幸福和家庭团聚的渴望。根据“around ball”可知，圆球象征满月，full moon“满月”。故填moon。26．句意：汤圆的形状像一个圆球，象征着满月和人们对幸福和家庭团聚的渴望。根据“and family reunions (团圆)”可知，空处应填名词和团聚并列，由备选词可知，happiness“幸福”符合题意。故填happiness。27．句意：在古代，单身的人可以通过这种猜谜游戏来吸引心仪对象的注意。空处应填表示方式的介词，这里可以用through“通过”。故填through。28．句意：享受与家人的时光。根据“time with family”和备选词可知，指的是享受与家人的时光。enjoy“享受”，这里是小标题，动词形式需要和上文的“Guessing lantern riddles”一致，用ing形式，首字母大写。故填Enjoying。29．句意：元宵节有团圆的重要意义。根据“The Lantern Festival has an important...of reunion”可知，元宵节有团圆的重要意义。meaning“意义”符合题意，故填meaning。30．句意：然而，随着时间的流逝，这个节日不再具有如此特殊的浪漫意义。空缺处应填形容词修饰名词meaning，由备选词可知，special“特殊的”符合题意。故填special。31．hot 32．watching 33．their 34．countries 35．interesting 36．usually 37．likes 38．than 39．feel 40．fun【导语】本文主要讲述了美国人在夏天喜欢度假的情况。他们可以选择待在家里，或者去其他城市或国家旅游。有些人喜欢去繁忙的城市，而有些人则更喜欢去安静的山区或山谷。31．句意：七月和八月通常很炎热。根据“in July and August.”和备选单词可知，在7月和八月通常是炎热的，用形容词，hot“炎热的”，形容词。故填hot。32．句意：有些人喜欢待在家里，看书或看电视。根据“reading books”可知，like的后面加动词的ing形式：又因为“TV”和备选词汇可知，watch“观看”，其动词ing形式为直接加ing，符合题意。故填watching。33．句意：许多家庭会带着他们的午餐去一个有很多树和漂亮湖泊的地方。根据备选词汇和“lunch”可知，they“他们”，主格，其形容词性物主代词“their”，符合题意。故填their。34．句意：有些人有足够的时间和金钱去其他国家旅游，如法国、日本和澳大利亚。根据“France, Japan and Australia”可知，他们去其他国家旅游，country“国家”，符合题意；根据“other”可知，空处应该填名词复数，其名词复数为变y为i加es。故填countries。35．句意：许多家庭开车或乘火车去游览自己国家的有趣的地方。根据“Many families travel by car or train to see … places in their own countries.”可知，是去有趣的地方旅游，此处应该用形容词形式；根据备选词汇可知，interest“兴趣”的形容词形式“interesting”符合题意。故填interesting。36．句意：他们也喜欢去纽约、芝加哥、迈阿密、旧金山和洛杉矶。根据“They … like to go to New York, Chicago, Miami, San Francisco and Los Angeles.”和备选词汇可知，他们也喜欢去纽约、芝加哥、迈阿密、旧金山和洛杉矶。此处用副词形式修饰后面的动词，usual“通常的”的副词形式“usually”符合题意。故填usually。37．句意：但并不是每个人都喜欢去繁忙的城市。根据“Not everyone … to go to busy cities.”和备选词汇可知，但并不是每个人都喜欢去繁忙的城市，like“喜欢”，动词，符合句意；“everyone”不定代词作主语谓语动词用三单，like的三单直接加s。故填likes。38．句意：这些地方比其他地方安静得多。根据“much quieter”和备选词可知，此处用than“比”符合题意。故填than。39．句意：此外，旅行也能让人非常放松。根据“Also travelling can make people … much relaxed (放松).”和备选词可知，旅行也能让人非常放松，feel“感觉”，动词，符合题意；make sb. do sth.“使某人做某事”可知，空处用动词原形。故填feel。40．句意：这就是人们会尽力寻找机会出去度假的原因。根据“That’s why people try their best to find chances to go out for …。”和备选词可知，fun“娱乐”，名词，for为介词，用名词符合题意。故填fun。41．I 42．C 43．F 44．A 45．J 46．E 47．G 48．H 49．K 50．L【导语】本文是一篇说明文。介绍了万圣节的来历以及万圣节的活动。41．句意：万圣节的前身始于是“Hallow Evening”，意为 “神圣之夜”。根据“It started several centuries ago ...”可知，在说万圣节起源，故选I。42．句意：11 月 1 日被称为 “圣人日”，人们纪念所有没有自己特殊节日的圣人。根据“At that time ... ‘All Saints’ Day’ ...”可知，是纪念圣人的特别的一天，故选C。43．句意：人们为了庆祝这个节日，会互相玩各种小把戏。根据play tricks on“捉弄”可知，缺少介词on，故选F。44．句意：黑色是万圣节的传统颜色之一，这可能是因为万圣节的节日和传统都在晚上举行。根据“Black is one of the traditional ...”及下文中“orange has become the other traditional Halloween color.”可知，提及的是颜色，故选A。45．句意：南瓜是万圣节的象征，因此橙色是万圣节的另一种传统颜色。根据“Black...because... at night.”可知黑色和夜晚存在因果关系，橙色是因为南瓜的颜色，也有因果联系。故选J。46．句意：制作南瓜灯笼是万圣节的习俗。根据“Making lanterns out of pumpkins”可知，在说万圣节做南瓜灯的习俗。故选E。47．句意：万圣节对孩子们来说非常有趣。根据下文“People almost always choose ... from the children.”可知，孩子们不给糖就捣蛋。故选G。48．句意：他们穿上服装，敲开家门，大喊 “不给糖就捣蛋！”。根据上文“ They dress up as ghost, witches.”可知，是穿上装扮的衣服。故选H。49．句意：人们几乎总是选择给他们糖果作为招待，而不是选择孩子们的恶作剧。根据“give...candy”和“the children”可知，缺少代词，选them指代下文中的孩子们。故选K。50．句意：成年人有时也会给朋友“不请客就捣蛋”。根据“Adults sometimes ‘trick or treat’...”对比上文中的“Small children go ‘Trick-or-Treating’.”可知，大人们也是一样。故选L。51．preparations 52．tired 53．tradition 54．Normally 55．for 56．enjoying 57．wait 58．them 59．lanterns 60．treat【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了中国春节的传统。51．句意：随着春节的到来，人们总是忙于做一些准备工作。根据“With the arrival of the Spring Festival, people are always busy with doing some ”可知春节来临，人们要做一些准备，make preparations“做准备工作”。故填preparations。52．句意：在这一天，人们通常很累，因为打扫他们的房子。根据空前的“are”可知，此处需填入形容词作表语；结合空后的“because of cleaning their houses”和给出的单词可知，tired“累的”符合语境。故填tired。53．句意：给全家人准备在农历新年第一个月的第一周要吃的所有主食是一个传统。根据空前的“a (n)”可知，设空处需填入可数名词单数；结合空后的“to prepare all staple food (主食) for the whole family to eat during the first week of the first month of the Lunar New Year.”和给出的单词可知准备食物是一个传统，tradition“传统”符合语境。故填tradition。54．句意：通常，这个主食是面制的因为它容易保存。分析句子结构可知，设空处需填入副词修饰整个句子；结合空后的“the staple food is flour-made (面制的) because it’s easy to keep.”可知主食通常是面制的，normal的副词形式normally“正常地；通常”符合语境。首字母需大写。故填Normally。55．句意：这个活动从农历12月28日开始，并且持续一到两天的时间。表动作持续需用“for+时间段”，所以，for符合语境。故填for。56．句意：晚上当欣赏春节联欢晚会时，全家人享用一顿大餐。根据“the Spring Festival Gala”可知是欣赏春晚，根据空前的“while”可知，此处考查状语从句的省略形式“状语从句引导词+现在分词”；结合句意可知，enjoy“欣赏”的现在分词形式enjoying符合语境。故填enjoying。57．句意：为了等待新年的铃声，他们熬夜到很晚。此处考查固定搭配wait for sb./sth.“等待某人或某物”；结合空前的“to”可知，wait“等待”的原形符合语境。故填wait。58．句意：老人给小孩红包，有钱在它们里面。根据“Elders give kids red packets, with money in...”可知，此处指的是有钱在红包中，作宾语用代词宾格them。故填them。59．句意：在农历12月28日到30日的这几天中，人们在大门上贴对联，挂一些灯笼在他们的家周围。根据“people put couplets (对联) on the gates and put up some...around their homes.”可知是挂灯笼，lantern“灯笼”的复数形式lanterns符合语境。故填lanterns。60．句意：作为回报，主人将会招待拜访者吃大餐。根据空前的“will”可知，此处需填入动词原形；结合“In return, the host will...the visitors to a big meal.”可知是招待客人，treat“招待”符合语境。故填treat。61．C 62．H 63．E 64．F 65．L 66．K 67．D 68．I 69．A 70．B【导语】本文主要介绍了中国传统节日元宵节的由来、传统和习俗。61．句意：古人也称之为上元节。本句介绍元宵节的另一种叫法，call“把……叫做”，本句时态为一般过去时，所以动词用过去式形式called。故选C。62．句意：这一天的庆祝活动和传统始于汉代，并在唐代流行起来。根据“Watching the red...is one of the main traditions.”可知，设空处选填tradition“传统”，此处指传统的事件或活动，所以应用复数形式表示。故选H。63．句意：观赏红灯笼是主要的传统之一。根据“Lanterns of different shapes and sizes”可知，下文对灯笼进行介绍，所以设空处填写lantern“灯笼”，可数名词，此处指各种各样的灯笼，所以用复数形式。故选E。64．句意：不同形状和大小的灯笼通常被放在树上，或者沿着河岸展示。本句指灯笼展示的位置，设空处需填写介词，along“沿着”符合语境。故选F。65．句意：今天，当灯笼缓缓升起时，人们许下心愿。rise into the air“升入空中”，本句时态为一般现在时，主语lanterns为复数形式，所以动词rise用原形。故选L。66．句意：另一个传统是猜灯谜。根据常识可知，元宵节有猜灯谜的传统。guess“猜”，动词，设空处需填写其动名词形式作表语。故选K。67．句意：最重要的是吃不同口味的汤圆，因为它们象征着团圆和祈求好运。结合备选词汇可知，important“重要的”符合语境，形容词作定语。故选D。68．句意：在中国北方，它们被称为元宵，然而在南方，它们叫做汤圆。本句前后表述内容构成对比转折关系，while“然而”符合语境。故选I。69．句意：因为包汤圆就像一种游戏或活动，通常是由一群朋友或亲戚快乐地完成的。设空处与friends表意相近，relatives“亲戚”符合语境，此处未特指某个亲戚，所以用其复数形式表示。故选A。70．句意：观看灯笼给了年轻人一个互相见面的机会。watch“观看”，动词，设空处需填写其动名词形式作主语。故选B。71．traditional 72．Wherever 73．out 74．admire 75．parents’ 76．relatives 77．warmth 78．warn 79．punished 80．ends【导语】本文讲述了中秋节的一些传统。71．句意：这是一个中国的传统节日，是家人团聚的时候。结合所给单词和“It is a...Chinese festival”可知，空格处缺少形容词修饰Chinese festival，tradition的形容词形式traditional，意为“传统的”，符合语境，故填traditional。72．句意：无论你在哪里，你都应该在中秋节时回家。根据“...you are, you should get home on the festival.”可知，此处应该表示无论你在何处，过节时你都应该回家，wherever“无论何地”符合语境，且空格处位于句首，首字母大写，故填Wherever。73．句意：在中秋夜，人们常常在他们的花园里摆出水果、甜点和月饼。结合所给单词和“People often lay...fruits, desserts and mooncakes...”可知，本题考查短语lay out，意为“摆开，布置”，故填out。74．句意：所有的家庭成员坐在一起欣赏这一轮满月，月亮看上去就像天空中的一个大灯笼。结合所给单词和“All the family members sit together to...the full moon”可知，admire“欣赏”符合语境，不定式符号to后跟动词原形，故填admire。75．句意：孩子们常常躺在父母的怀中，听着关于嫦娥的民间故事。结合所给单词和“Children often lie in their...arms”可知，此处指孩子躺在父母的怀中，空格处应填parent复数形式的所有格parents’，表示“父母的”，故填parents’。76．句意：在中秋夜之前，人们常常把不同的月饼放在一起，当做礼物送给亲戚。结合所给单词和“Before the eve, people often lie many kinds of mooncakes together and send them as presents to their...”可知，中秋节前我们常常给亲人送去月饼当做中秋礼物，因此空格处应填relative的复数形式relatives，表示“亲戚”，故填relatives。77．句意：有时，他们用月饼来招待陌生人，传播他们的喜悦和温暖。根据“spreading their joy and...”可知，and连接两个并列成分，and前的joy是名词，那么空格处也是名词，warm的名词形式warmth“温暖”符合语境，故填warmth。78．句意：因此父母们提醒孩子们不要吃多了。根据“If you eat too many, you may put on a few pounds.”可知，吃多了月饼会长胖，所以此处表示父母们提醒孩子们不要吃多了月饼，warn sb. not to do sth.“提醒某人不要做某事”符合语境，故填warn。79．句意：当然，他们常常被父母惩罚。根据上文“But some children play a trick to steal mooncakes from their parents.”可知，有些孩子会从父母那里偷月饼，所以此处表示他们会被惩罚，此处用了一般现在时的被动语态，空格处应填punish的过去分词形式，故填punished。80．句意：但是节日常以欢乐收尾。结合所给单词和“But the festival always...up with fun.”可知，本题考查短语end up with“以……结束”，时态是一般现在时，主语festival是单数名词，因此动词end要用第三人称单数形式，故填ends。