Question

短文填词

There are various festivals which celebrate important times of a year. Of these festivals, some are held to honor the dead or to satisfy the __1.___(祖先).For example, in Mexico, when people celebrate the Day of the Dead, they eat cakes ___2.__ “bones” on them and offer food, flowers and gifts to the dead. In the USA, Columbus Day is in m___3.__ of the arrival of Christopher Columbus. Harvest and Thanksgiving festivals are held because their food is g___4.__ for the winter and the agricultural work is over. The most energetic and important festivals are the ones __5.__ look forward to the end of winter and to the coming of spring. At the Spring Festival in China, people d___6.___ up, eat, drink, give children lucky money and have great fun. Easter is a _____7.__(宗教) festival for Christians around the world. On Japan’s Cherry Blossom Festival, the country ,c___8._ with cherry flowers, looks as t____9.__ it is under pink snow. Festivals make people get together, let us enjoy life, be proud of our ___10._(习俗) and forget our work for a little while.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.ancestors

2.with

3.memory

4.gathered

5.that

6.dress

7.religious

8.covered

9.though

10.customs

【解析】

试题分析：本文叙述了一年中的不同季节有不同的节日，每个节日都有不同的形式，有不同的活动意义，本文以墨西哥、日本还有中国为例说明了各国都有本国的不同的节日，节日上有不同的风俗习惯等。

1.因为在冠词之后应该用名词，根据常识祖先应该用复数ancestors.

2.表示蛋糕上带有用with.

3.这里是固定短语in memory of纪念……

4.因为这里前面有is所以用被动，故用过去分词gathered.

5.这里the ones 是先行词后面是定语从句，从句中缺少主语故用that.

6.这里是固定短语，dress up穿上盛装。

7.因为前有冠词后有名词所以这里用形容词religious.

8.这里是非谓语动词，country 与cover之间是被动关系故用过去分词covered.

9.这里是固定短语look as though看起来好像。

10.因为前面有形容词性物主代词后用名词customs.

考点：短文填词。

点评：提醒考生注意句子的语言通顺，能够使用正确的单词、短语、句式及句子的时态语态等，这需要考生有扎实的基础知识。