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【题目】A Festival for the Dead 【1】 (hold) once a year in Japan. This festival is 【2】 cheerful occasion, for on this day, the dead are said 【3】 (return) to their homes and they are welcomed by the living. As they are expected to be hungry after their long journey, food is laid out for them. Specially-made lanterns are hung outside each house to help the dead to find 【4】 way. All night long, people dance and sing. In the early morning, the food that had been laid out for the dead 【5】 (throw) into a river or into the sea as it is considered 【6】 (luck) for anyone living to eat it. In towns that are near the sea, the tiny lanterns 【7】 had been hung in the streets the night before are placed into the water when the festival is over. Thousands of lanterns slowly drift out to sea 【8】 (guide) the dead on their return journey to the world. This is a 【9】 (move) spectacle, for crowds of people stand on the shore watching the lanterns drifting away 【10】 they can be seen no more.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】is held

【2】a

【3】to return

【4】their

【5】is thrown

【6】unlucky

【7】which/that

【8】guiding

【9】moving

【10】until/till

【解析】

试题分析：该文讲述了日本鬼节人们的过节方式。

【1】is held 考查语态。节日是被举行，此处为一般现在时态被动语态。

【2】a 考查冠词。a cheerful occasion令人高兴的一刻。

【3】to return 考查动词非谓语形式。Sb/sth is said to do...据说……。

【4】their 考查代词。Find one’s way找到某人的路, 此处one’s 指代the dead’s，故填their。

【5】is thrown 考查语态。食物被扔进河里，这里用一般现在时态的被动语态。

【6】unlucky 考查形容词。为死人准备的食物被扔进河里或海里是因为被认为活着的人吃了这些食物是不幸的。故填unlucky。

【7】which/that 考查定语从句。修饰先行词lanterns，定语从句用which/that引导。

【8】guiding 考查非谓语动词。guide在此作定语，修饰lanterns，表主动意义，用动词的doing形式。

【9】moving 考查动词非谓语形式。修饰名词spectacle，用现在分词形式的形容词。

【10】until/till 考查连词。人们在岸边看着这些灯笼漂向远方，直到看不见。用till/until连接时间状语从句。