题目内容
阅读短文，然后用括号中所给词的适当形式填空。
It is Spring Festival time. It’s a1. (fun) time to be with our family. What are you going to do? Let’s have a look at the Spring Festival and its fun activities.
The date of the Spring Festival always2.( change). Usually the date falls between the end of January and February 19. This year it falls on February 10. But the celebration3.(usual) starts one week before Spring Festival Eve.
Xiaonian: We usually clean4.(house) on this day. By5.(clean) , we can sweep bad luck away. Another thing we do is decorating our homes with spring couples (春联), paper-cuttings and the upside-down “fu” character.
Did you know all about “nian”? A long time ago, a monster (怪物) called Nian ate people on Spring Festival Eve. But Nian was afraid of loud noises, the color red and fire. So people6.(play) drums and gongs (锣) and set off fireworks. It scared Nian.
From then on, on Spring Festival Eve, people play drums and gongs, set off fireworks and put up red lanterns. We welcome the new year.
1.fun
2.changes
3.usually
4.houses
5.cleaning
6.played
【解析】
试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了中国新年的一些活动和年的由来。
1.句意：这是一个和家人团聚的欢乐的时刻。结合语境及所给单词，可知填形容词fun，欢乐的，作定语。
2.结合语境可知此处指的是春季的日期总是变化。根据语境可知本句描述的是经常性动作，故用一般现在时态，结合所给单词，可知填changes，变化。
3.句意：但是庆祝通常是在除夕开始前一周开始。结合语境及所给单词，可知填副词usually，通常地，做状语。
4.句意：我们通常在这一天打扫房子。结合语境及所给单词，可知填复数名词houses，房子。
5.句意：通过大扫除，我们可以赶走霉运。根据前文介词by及所给单词，可知填动名词cleaning打扫，清洁，作宾语。
6.联系下文，可知此处指的是敲鼓敲锣。结合语境可知此处描述的是过去的动作，故谓语动词用一般过去时态。结合所给单词，可知填过去式动词played，演奏。
考点：短文中动词的运用能力
点评：由于本题已经给出所需单词，故完成比较简单。解答此类题型的方法一般就是根据上下文及时间状语，主语的人称与数，判断出动词的时态和数的变化，然后进行适当的词形变换，完成阅读。注意在叙事性短文中，谓语动词多为一般过去时态及现在完成时态，说明性短文中谓语动词多为一般现在时态。
