Unit 5 Good Manners短文首字母填空练习（含解析）2023-2024学年八年级英语下册（牛津译林版）

Unit 5 Good Manners
单元话题短文首字母填空练习
（22-23八年级下·江苏南京·期末）请根据短文内容和首字母提示，填写所缺单词。
China is an old country with a rich culture. When travelling to China, understanding Chinese culture and customs is i 1 for you to behave in a good way.
It’s becoming popular for foreigners to be invited into Chinese homes. Being invited to a Chinese family’s home can be a wonderful and warm e 2 . Chinese people are known to be very welcoming（好客）. When you’re invited to a Chinese family’s home, make sure you arrive on time. Don’t forget to say good words about s 3 you like in the house. Gifts are usually given when visiting someone’s home or being invited for dinner. Chinese people like to r 4 fruit or tea in a nice box or basket.
After some small talks, comes the dinner. A Chinese dinner table is a happy place, f 5 of delicious food and conversation. When invited over for dinner, make sure to notice what everybody else is doing and try to do the s 6 . You’d better eat plenty of food to show you’re enjoying it. Don’t finish off the whole dish, but leave a small amount of food on the plates. It shows that the host has p 7 enough food.
For foreigners, Chinese people may be very curious（好奇的）. Chinese people aren’t afraid to ask personal questions, even if you’ve met for the f 8 time. So, don’t be surprised to be asked things like your age, your education or your work. You do not have to answer these questions. If you don’t want to talk about your own life, j 9 explain to them.
Enjoy yourself in the warm and welcoming world of the local Chinese. As a g 10 in China, you will get special treatment. And your hosts make sure you will have a good time.
（21-22八年级上·江苏盐城·阶段练习）短文填空。
Chinese schools are different from British schools. British students have f 11 lessons every day than those in China. In Britain, classes start at 9 a.m. and f 12 at 3 p.m. while classes usually start at 8 a.m. and finish at 4:30 p.m. in China. British students also have l 13 homework than Chinese students. This gives them more free time to go to school c 14 after school. There are many different school clubs l 15 football clubs, swimming clubs, film clubs and reading clubs. But in China, too much h 16 takes up most of students’ free time. School u 17 in Britain are also different from those in China. In Britain, girls usually wear skirts, and b 18 usually wear shirts with ties. In C 19 , most students usually wear sportswear at school.
In Britain, students almost study the same s 20 as those in China. They have to study Maths,
English, Science, History, PE, Art, Music and so on.
（22-23八年级上·江苏盐城·阶段练习）阅读短文，首字母填空。
Hello, I’m Tom. I come from China, but recently I moved to Australia. I started a new school life here. It was a big move for me because school life in Australia is quite d 21 from that in China.
On the first day, I was surprised to find that school in Australia starts at 8:50 a.m. and e 22 at 4:50 p.m. The new school is much b 23 than my old school in China. I thought that I might lose my way for the first week. Luckily, my new classmate Kevin is very friendly. He offered to show me around the school d 24 lunchtime.
In Australia, we don’t have so m 25 homework to do every day. If I pay attention (专心) in class, I can f 26 it in 10-20 minutes.
In China, many middle school students s 27 their free time on their studies. However, in Australia, students spend it on school club activities, sports and community service. Sometimes they like to listen to pop music and watch Hollywood m 28 at the cinema.
Time flies so q 29 and I’ve been in the new school for two months. I start to like my school life here, as I am always having so much f 30 !
（22-23八年级下·江苏镇江·阶段练习）Just like Chinese, Westerners give gifts on many occasions (场合) , such as on birthdays of good friends, at Christmas and some other h 31 . Of course, people think gifts are always w 32 , but there is no need to exchange gifts at any time. They exchange gifts only a 33 good friends.
Usually when a c 34 friend invites you to dinner, you needn’t bring a gift e 35 on special occasions, for example, when you are going to be a weekend g 36 . If you wish to bring something, the gifts s 37 always be small, simple and cheap. You may bring some sweets or some small toys for the children. You may bring a book, some flowers, or a bottle of wine for the host. If you want to make your gifts special, you can c 38 to bring some Chinese tea, Chinese paintings, Chinese paper cuts(剪纸) or other things like that, or you can c 39 a Chinese dish and bring it with you.
Westerners prefer to open a gift at o 40 and admire(赞赏) it. They would thank you and make some comments(评论) about the gift’s beauty so that you know they like your gift very much.
（22-23八年级下·江苏南京·期末）缺词填空。根据短文内容和首字母提示，在空格处填入适当的词使文章完整。
Different countries have different manners. Here in China, it is also a custom to have some tea or o 41 drinks before the meal is served. B 42 in some western countries, they usually h 43 a small bread roll and always p 44 the napkin on their lap first. Chinese people prefer using chopsticks i 45 of forks and knives. What’s more, the dishes are placed on the table and everyone shares, w 46 everyone in western countries has their o 47 plate of food. When the soup arrives at the end of the m 48 , a spoon is used. If the soup is very hot, foreigners like to cool it b 49 blowing. In China it is better to w 50 a little while.
（23-24八年级上·江苏扬州·期末）根据短文内容和首字母提示，在下文空格处填入适当的词使短文完整。在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。（每空一词）
Brought out on Aug. 30, a three-episode web series (三集网剧) called Escape From the British Museum has become p 51 online with its moving and creative story.
The series tells the j 52 home of a Chinese jade teapot (玉茶壶). In the story, the jade teapot c 53 into a young woman and runs away from the British Museum. She meets a Chinese reporter n 54 Zhang Yongan in the UK and asks him to take her back to China. On the way home, she not o 55 travels across the country but also carries letters by other artifacts (古器物) in the museum to their families in China.
The series, made by Chinese vloggers (视频博主) Jianbing Guozai and Xiatian Meimei, hopes to draw people’s attention to Chinese artifacts abroad. Lines in the videos touch many people d 56 , such as “My family, I have been lost for a long time” and “As long as I’m with my family, I’m safe”. Also, the face of the “jade teapot” is dirty, and she is surprised by how b 57 the reporter’s house is because her own place—a cabinet (陈列柜) is really small. Viewers say this shows that the British Museum doesn’t take good c 58 of the artifacts.
In mid-August, it was reported that m 59 than 2,000 artifacts from the British Museum were missing, stolen or damaged (损坏的). This has caused a f 60 discussion on social media in China, calling for the return of Chinese artifacts.
（22-23八年级上·江苏南通·期末）阅读短文，根据所给的首字母提示，写出一个合适的单词，使短文通顺。
The art of blowing sugar is an important part of the intangible cultural heritage (非物质文化遗产). It has a long h 61 of more than 600 years. Xiong Chuanfa, 34 years old, has been working on blowing sugar figurines (糖人) for more than twenty years. He said it looks easy, b 62 it’s very difficult to master the skill. Do you know how to make sugar figurines Here are three steps.
First, the artist heats (加热) the syrup to a certain t 63 to 140°C． Next, he pulls (拉) off a small piece, m 64 it into a ball with an open center, then presses (按压) the open area together and stretches (拉
伸) it to form a tube (管子). F 65 , he blows air into the tube and makes it into different shapes.
Every morning, Xiong gets up early to prepare the molten syrup and drives to start his “magic show” around his city. “Many people are interested in it, especially kids. When he blew a cute puppy out of molten maltose (溶化的麦芽糖) in just m 66 , kids looked carefully at him with great i 67 , thinking he was a magician (魔术师).
He hopes this special a 68 can let people feel its beauty. He also hopes to help them learn more about the Chinese c 69 . Xiong said, “Sugar paintings and sugar figurines are childhood memories of several generations of Chinese people. We try to make paper-cutting skills and modern elements (元素) together with sugar figurines.” He also said, “I will keep working and spend the r 70 of my life helping pass on this cultural heritage.”
（22-23八年级上·江苏盐城·期中）首字母填空
Why do so many people around the world love Chinese cooking In China, cooking is a kind of art, j 71 like music, dancing and painting. H 72 , there is more than just one kind of Chinese food. Different areas in China have their s 73 ways of cooking because of the differences in weather and geography.
Traditional Chinese doctors believe we need a balance of yin and yang(阴阳平衡) to be h 74 . Maybe you should eat yang food, l 75 beef when you feel weak or tired. And you should eat yin food like tofu while you are too stressed out or angry. Chinese believe people who eat a balanced diet should be healthier than t 76 who only eat food that tastes good.
There is much more to Chinese food than just taste. Behind many dishes are traditions with different m 77 . One Chinese food tradition is to eat long noodles on your b 78 as a symbol of long life.
A 79 traditional food yuanxiao, suggests(暗示) that a family will always stay together. At the Spring Festival, people often eat fish, because it s 80 like the word meaning “more than enough”.
From north to south, east to west, people are sure to find some kinds of Chinese food to suit their taste and interest.
参考答案：
1．(i)mportant 2．(e)xperience 3．(s)omething 4．(r)eceive 5．(f)ull 6．(s)ame 7．(p)repared 8．(f)irst 9．(j)ust 10．(g)uest
【导语】本文是一篇说明文，向我们介绍去中国旅行时需要注意的事项。
1．句意：去中国旅游时，了解中国的文化和习俗对你的行为举止很重要。根据“When travelling to China, understanding Chinese culture and customs is i...for you to behave in a good way.”可知，去一个地方旅行，了解中国的文化和习俗对你的行为举止很重要，important“重要的”，在句中作表语，故填(i)mportant。
2．句意：被邀请到中国家庭做客是一种美妙而温暖的体验。根据“Being invited to a Chinese family’s home can be a wonderful and warm e...”可知，被邀请去中国家庭做客是好的体验，experience“体验”，此前有a修饰，使用名词单数形式，故填(e)xperience。
3．句意：别忘了称赞家里你喜欢的东西。根据“Don’t forget to say good words about s...you like in the house.”可知，别忘了称赞你喜欢的东西，用不定代词something作宾语，故填(s)omething。
4．句意：中国人喜欢收到装在漂亮盒子或篮子里的水果或茶。根据“Chinese people like to r...fruit or tea in a nice box or basket.”可知，中国人喜欢收到水果和茶，receive“收到”，like to do sth“喜欢做某事”，故填(r)eceive。
5．句意：中国的餐桌是一个快乐的地方，充满了美味的食物和交谈。根据“A Chinese dinner table is a happy place, f...of delicious food and conversation.”可知，此处是full of短语，意为“充满”，故填(f)ull。
6．句意：当被邀请来家里吃饭时，一定要注意到其他人在做什么，并试着做同样的事情。根据“When invited over for dinner, make sure to notice what everybody else is doing and try to do the s...”可知，跟其他人做相同的事，same“相同的事物”，故填(s)ame。
7．句意：这表明主人已经准备了足够的食物。根据“Don’t finish off the whole dish, but leave a small amount of food on the plates. It shows that the host has p...enough food.”可知，剩点食物证明主人准备充足，prepare“准备”，用于现在完成时结构中，故填(p)repared。
8．句意：中国人不怕问私人问题，即使你们是第一次见面。根据“Chinese people aren’t afraid to ask personal questions, even if you’ve met for the f...time.”可知，此处是for the first time短语，意为“第一次”，故填(f)irst。
9．句意：如果你不想谈论自己的生活，就向他们解释。根据“If you don’t want to talk about your own life, j...explain to them.”可知，如果你不想谈论自己的生活，就向他们解释，just“就，只”符合语境，故填(j)ust。
10．句意：作为中国的客人，你会得到特殊待遇。根据“As a g... in China, you will get special treatment.”可知，客人会得到特殊待遇，guest“客人”，此前有a修饰，使用名词单数形式，故填(g)uest。
11．(f)ewer 12．(f)inish 13．(l)ess 14．(c)lubs 15．(l)ike 16．(h)omework 17．(u)niforms 18．(b)oys 19．(C)hina 20．(s)ubjects
【分析】本文是说明文，短文从上课时间、家庭作业、校服和课程等方面，介绍了英国学校和中国学校的不同。
11．句意：英国学生每天上的课比中国学生少。根据下文“In Britain, classes start at 9 a.m. and…at 3 p.m. while classes usually start at 8 a.m. and finish at 4:30 p.m. in China”，可知是说英国学生每天上的课比中国学生少，结合首字母提示，few“少数的”修饰复数名词lessons，符合语境语法；than是比较级的标志，故填(f)ewer。
12．句意：在英国，上课时间是上午9点开始，下午3点结束，而在中国，上课时间通常是上午8点开始，下午4点半结束。根据下文“while classes usually start at 8 a.m. and finish at 4:30 p.m.”，可知这里是说英国下午3点结束上课，结合首字母提示finish符合语境；and连接并列结构，结合上文start是原形可知空处用原形动词，故填(f)inish。
13．句意：英国学生的家庭作业也比中国学生少。根据题干“British students also have…homework than Chinese students”，可知是说家庭作业也比中国学生少，结合首字母提示，little“少量的”修饰不可数名词homework，符合语境语法；than是比较级的标志，故填(l)ess。
14．句意：这给了他们更多的自由时间在放学后去学校俱乐部。根据下文“There are many different school clubs”和首字母提示，可知空处是指学校俱乐部，故填(c)lubs。
15．句意：有许多不同的学校俱乐部，如足球俱乐部，游泳俱乐部，电影俱乐部和阅读俱乐部。根据下文“football clubs, swimming clubs, film clubs and reading clubs”，可知列举了一些俱乐部，结合首字母提示，用介词like表列举，故填(l)ike。
16．句意：但在中国，太多的家庭作业占据了学生的大部分空闲时间。but表转折，根据上
文提到英国学生的家庭作业比中国学生少，结合首字母提示，可知这里是说太多的家庭作业占据了中国学生的大部分空闲时间；homework是不可数名词，故填(h)omework。
17．句意：英国的校服也和中国的不一样。根据下文“In Britain, girls usually wear skirts”和首字母提示，可知这里是说校服也不一样，uniform符合语境；设空处作主语，由系词are可知用复数名词，故填(u)niforms。
18．句意：在英国，女孩通常穿裙子，男孩通常穿衬衫打领带。根据上文提到girls，结合首字母提示，可知这里介绍的是男生；动词wear是原形，主语boy用复数形式，故填(b)oys。
19．句意：在中国，大多数学生通常在学校穿运动服。由上文in Britain可知这里介绍中国学生的校服，结合首字母提示，故填(C)hina。
20．句意：在英国，学生几乎和中国学生学同样的科目。根据下文“They have to study Maths, English, Science, History, PE, Art, Music and so on”和首字母提示，可知是很多科目，故填(s)ubjects。
21．(d)ifferent 22．(e)nds 23．(b)igger 24．(d)uring 25．(m)uch 26．(f)inish 27．(s)pend 28．(m)ovies 29．(q)uickly 30．(f)un
【分析】本文是记叙文，作者讲述了在澳大利亚的学习体验，表现了中澳校园生活的不同。
21．句意：这对我来说是一个很大的改变，因为澳大利亚的学校生活与中国的截然不同。be different from不同于，固定短语，结合首字母提示，故填(d)ifferent。
22．句意：第一天，我惊讶地发现澳大利亚的学校早上8:50上课，下午4:50放学。and连接并列结构，根据上文“school in Australia starts at 8:50 a.m.”，可知这里是说下午4:50放学，结合首字母提示，end“结束”和start词义相反，符合语境；由starts可知设空处用动词第三人称单数形式，故填(e)nds。
23．句意：新学校比我在中国的旧学校大得多。根据下文“I thought that I might lose my way for the first week”，结合首字母提示，可知这里是说新学校很大，big符合语境；由than可知用比较级，故填(b)igger。
24．句意：他提出在午餐时间带我参观学校。分析句子可知设空处作时间状语，结合语境和首字母提示，这里是说午餐时间，用during lunchtime，故填(d)uring。
25．句意：在澳大利亚，我们每天没有那么多的作业要做。根据题干“we don’t have so…homework to do every day”和首字母提示，可知是说作业不多，homework是不可数名词，
需用much。故填(m)uch。
26．句意：如果我上课认真听讲，我可以在10-20分钟内完成它。根据条件“If I pay attention in class”和首字母提示，可知是说10-20分钟内完成作业；finish完成，情态动词can后接原形动词，故填(f)inish。
27．句意：在中国，许多中学生把他们的空闲时间花在学习上。spend time on sth.在某事是花费时间，固定短语；结合首字母提示，故填(s)pend。
28．句意：有时他们喜欢在电影院听流行音乐和看好莱坞电影。watch观看，由at the cinema可知是看电影，movie符合语境；Hollywood movies好莱坞电影，固定表达，故填(m)ovies。
29．句意：时间过得真快，我在新学校已经两个月了。fly飞，动词需用副词修饰；结合语境可知是说时间飞逝，quickly“迅速地”符合语境，故填(q)uickly。
30．句意：我开始喜欢我的学校生活，因为我总是有这么多的乐趣！根据上文“I start to like my school life here”，可知现在感觉学校生活很有趣，结合首字母提示，fun“有趣”符合语境；much修饰不可数名词，故填(f)un。
31．(h)olidays 32．(w)elcome 33．(a)mong 34．(c)lose 35．(e)xcept 36．(g)uest 37．(s)hould 38．(c)hoose 39．(c)ook 40．(o)nce
【分析】本文是一篇说明文。主要讲述了西方人在送礼方面的文化习俗。
31．句意：就像中国人一样，西方人在许多场合赠送礼物，比如好朋友的生日，圣诞节和其他一些节日。根据“at Christmas”可知，在节日送礼物，结合首字母提示和“some”一词，holidays符合句意。故填(h)olidays。
32．句意：当然，人们认为礼物总是受欢迎的，但是没有必要在任何时候交换礼物。根据句意和首字母提示可知，礼物是受欢迎的。故填(w)elcome。
33．句意：他们只在好朋友之间交换礼物。根据句意可知，此空需要介词“在……之间”，结合首字母提示，among符合句意，表示在多者之间。故填(a)mong。
34．句意：通常当一个亲密的朋友邀请你吃饭时，你不需要带礼物，除非在特殊的场合。根据“friend”可知，此空需要一个形容词，结合句意和首字母提示，亲密的朋友符合语境。故填(c)lose。
35．句意：通常当一个亲密的朋友邀请你吃饭时，你不需要带礼物，除非在特殊的场合。根据句意可知，除非一些特殊场合，其他时候可以不带礼物，结合首字母提示，except符合句
意。故填(e)xcept。
36．句意：例如，当你要做一个周末的客人时。根据下文可知，去别人家里做客要带礼物，结合首字母提示，guest符合句意，不定冠词a后加可数名词单数。故填(g)uest。
37．句意：如果你想带一些东西，礼物应该是小的，简单的，便宜的。根据“be”可知，此空应该是一个情态动词，结合首字母提示，should符合句意。故填(s)hould。
38．句意：如果你想让你的礼物与众不同，你可以选择带一些中国茶、中国画、中国剪纸或其他类似的东西。根据“can”可知，此空需要一个动词原形作谓语，结合句意和首字母提示，choose符合句意。故填(c)hoose。
39．句意：或者你可以做一道中国菜带着。根据“a Chinese dish”可知，此空需要一个动词，结合首字母和句意提示，cook符合句意，情态动词后加动词原形。故填(c)ook。
40．句意：西方人更喜欢立刻打开礼物欣赏它。根据“Westerners prefer to open a gift at...and admire(赞赏) it”可知，西方人会立刻打开礼物，立刻，马上：at once。故填(o)nce。
41．other 42．But 43．have 44．put 45．instead 46．while 47．own 48．meal 49．by 50．wait
【分析】本篇文章难度适中，主要讲述中西方文化中餐桌文化的差异。
41．句意“在中国，在菜端上来之前，喝一些茶或其他饮料也是一种风俗”。空后有名词drinks，且意为“其他的”，故填other。
42．句意“但是，在一些西方国家，他们通常先吃一些面包圈，并先把餐巾纸先放到膝盖上”。根据句意，空前和空后对中西方文化进行对比，且空位于句首，故填But。
43．句意“但是，在一些西方国家，他们通常先吃一些面包圈，并先把餐巾纸先放到膝盖上”。本句话中缺少谓语，所以空处填谓语，表示“吃”，故填have。
44．句意“但是，在一些西方国家，他们通常先吃一些面包圈，并先把餐巾纸先放到膝盖上”。根据句意，指“将纸巾放在膝盖上”，且主语为they，故填put。
45．句意“中国人更喜欢用筷子而不是刀和叉”。instead of取而代之，而不是，故填instead。
46．句意“而且菜放在桌子上，每个人一起分享它，然而在西方国家，每一个人都有自己的一盘食物”。空前和空后表示对比，故填while。
47．句意“而且菜放在桌子上，每个人一起分享它，然而在西方国家，每一个人都有自己的一盘食物”。one’s own某人自己的，故填own。
48．句意“最后上的一道菜是汤，要用到汤勺”。根据文意可知，本文讲述的是餐桌礼仪，故填meal。
49．句意“如果汤很热，外国人喜欢将它吹凉”。by通过，介词，后加v-ing，故填by。
50．句意“在中国，最好是等一下”。wait等待，且空前有to，故填wait。
51．(p)opular 52．(j)ourney 53．(c)hanges 54．(n)amed 55．(o)nly 56．(d)eeply 57．(b)ig 58．(c)are 59．(m)ore 60．(f)urther
【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了网络剧《逃出大英博物馆》的故事情节，创作背景及其影响。
51．句意：8月30日，一部名为《逃离大英博物馆》的三集网络连续剧以其感人而富有创意的故事在网上广受欢迎。根据后文“with its moving and creative story”可知，是变得很受欢迎。故填(p)opular。
52．句意：该系列讲述了一个中国玉茶壶的回家之旅。根据“runs away from the British Museum”可知，这个网剧讲述了她从英国回到中国的旅程，应用journey“旅程”，单趟旅程应用单数名词。故填(j)ourney。
53．句意：在故事中，玉茶壶变身为一位年轻的女士，她从大英博物馆逃跑。change into变成，且主语是第三人称单数，动词用三单形式。故填(c)hanges。
54．句意：在英国，她遇到了一位名叫张永安的记者，请求他带她回到中国。根据后文“Zhang Yongan”可知，此处是记者被叫作张永安，记者与叫作之间是被动关系，用动词过去分词。故填(n)amed。
55．句意：在回家的路上，她不仅横穿了中国，而且还带了其他文物写给他们在中国亲人的信。not only...but also不仅……而且……，为固定短语。故填(o)nly。
56．句意：很多人都被剧中的台词所打动，比如“我迷路很久了”、“只要我和家人在一起，我就安全”。根据后文举例的台词可见，很多人深深地被感动到了。此处需要用副词修饰动词。故填(d)eeply。
57．句意：“玉茶壶”的脸也很脏，并且她很惊讶记者的房子很大，因为她的地方很小——陈列柜非常小。根据后文“because her own place—a cabinet ( 陈列柜) is really small”可知，此处是惊讶作者的房子很大。故填(b)ig。
58．句意：观众表示，这表明大英博物馆没有很好地保管这些文物。take good care of“照顾
好”，固定用法。故填(c)are。
59．句意：8月中旬，据报道，大英博物馆有2000多件文物失踪、被盗或损坏。more than超过，固定用法。故填(m)ore。
60．句意：在中国，这也引起了社交媒体上的更进一步的讨论，呼吁返还中国的文物。further更进一步的，修饰名词discussion。故填(f)urther。
61．(h)istory 62．(b)ut 63．(t)emperature 64．(m)akes 65．(F)inally 66．(m)inutes 67．(i)nterest 68．(a)rt 69．(c)ulture 70．(r)est
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。本文主要介绍了吹糖人这种传统艺术，讲述了传承人熊传发吹糖人的过程，他希望自己能将这种传统文化继续传承下去。
61．句意：它有着600多年的悠久的历史。根据“...of more than 600 years.”可知，它有着600多年的悠久的历史。故填(h)istory。
62．句意：他说这个看起来简单，但是想掌握技能很难。“简单”和“难”之间是转折关系。故填(b)ut。
63．句意：首先，艺术家将糖浆加热到一定温度至140°C。根据“140°C”可知，指加热温度。故填(t)emperature。
64．句意：接下来，他取出一小块，把它做成一个中心开放的球，然后把开放的区域压在一起，拉伸成一个管子。make sth into...“使成为，把……做成”，且根据动词“pulls (拉)”可知，时态为一般现在时，动词用三单形式。故填(m)akes。
65．句意：最后，他将空气吹入管子中，并变成不同的形状。根据“he blows air into the tube and makes it into different shapes.”可知，这是最后一步了，结合首字母，故填(F)inally。
66．句意：当他在短短几分钟之内用溶化的麦芽糖吹出一只可爱的小狗时，孩子们非常感兴趣地认真看着他，以为他是魔术师。in+时间段“在一段时间之内/在一段时间之后”，结合首字母，故填(m)inutes。
67．句意：当他在短短几分钟之内用溶化的麦芽糖吹出一只可爱的小狗时，孩子们非常感兴趣地认真看着他，以为他是魔术师。with great interest“怀着极大的兴趣”，故填(i)nterest。
68．句意：他希望这种特殊的艺术能让人们感受到它的美丽。根据“The art of blowing sugar is an important part of the intangible cultural heritage (非物质文化遗产).”可知，这是一种非物质文化遗产，一种艺术，故填(a)rt。
69．句意：他还希望帮助他们进一步了解中国文化。根据“I will keep working and spend the...of my life helping pass on this cultural heritage.”可知，传递这种文化遗产，帮助人们进一步了解中国文化。故填(c)ulture。
70．句意：我将继续努力并花费余生的时光来帮助传递这种文化遗产。the rest of...“其余的，剩下的”。故填(r)est。
71．(j)ust 72．(H)owever 73．(s)pecial 74．(h)ealthy 75．(l)ike 76．(t)hose 77．(m)eanings 78．(b)irthday 79．(A)nother 80．(s)ounds
【导语】本文主要讲述了在中国不同地区有不同的烹饪方式，并以中医为例，介绍了应该吃哪些食物来调理身体，还列举了中国的传统食物及其寓意。
71．句意：在中国，烹饪是一种艺术，就像音乐、舞蹈和绘画一样。根据“like music, dancing and painting.”和首字母提示可知，此处表示举例，just like“正如，就像”。故填(j)ust。
72．句意：然而，中国食物不止一种。分析空格前后句可知，此处表示转折，且由逗号隔开，用“However”连接。故填(H)owever。
73．句意：由于天气和地理的不同，中国的不同地区有其独特的烹饪方式。根据“because of the differences in weather and geography.”和首字母提示可知，此处表达“独特的”方式，special“独特的”，作定语。故填(s)pecial。
74．句意：中医认为我们需要阴阳平衡才能健康。根据“Traditional Chinese doctors believe we need a balance of yin and yang”和首字母提示可知，此处表达保持“健康”，空格处填形容词作表语，healthy“健康的”。故填(h)ealthy。
75．句意：也许你应该吃阳食，比如当你感到虚弱或疲倦时吃牛肉。根据“And you should eat yin food like tofu while you are too stressed out or angry.”可知，此处是在举例说明，like“比如”。故填(l)ike。
76．句意：中国人认为均衡饮食的人应该比那些只吃好吃的食物的人更健康。此处指代除“people who eat a balanced diet should be healthier”之外的人，用“those”指代。故填(t)hose。
77．句意：许多菜肴背后都有不同含义的传统。根据“One Chinese food tradition is to eat long noodles on your … as a symbol of long life.”和首字母提示可知，此处表达“含义”，meaning“含义”，根据“traditions”可知，空格处填可数名词复数。故填(m)eanings。
78．句意：中国的一个饮食传统是在生日那天吃长面条，作为长寿的象征。根据“One Chinese
food tradition is to eat long noodles”和常识可知，人们通常在“生日”吃长寿面，birthday“生日”。故填(b)irthday。
79．句意：另一种传统食物元宵，暗示一家人永远在一起。根据“One Chinese food tradition”和首字母提示可知，此处指“另一种”传统食物，another“另一种”，空格置于句首，首字母要大写。故填(A)nother。
80．句意：在春节，人们经常吃鱼，因为这个词听起来像是“绰绰有余”的意思。根据“like the word meaning ‘more than enough’”和首字母提示可知，此处表达“听起来”像，sound“听起来”，主语“it”是第三人称单数，该句为一般现在时，谓语填动词的第三人称单数形式。故填(s)ounds。