备战2025年中考英语高分提能中华传统文化之传统节日填空新热点时文阅读学生版
传统节日
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1 短文填空 介绍了中国的中秋节和嫦娥奔月的故事，以及人们在中秋节期间的传统习俗。
2 短文填空 介绍了中国传统节日——元宵节的时间和习俗。
3 短文填空 介绍了关于“年”的传说和人们庆祝春节的方式。
4 短文填空 介绍了端午节的历史及在端午节这天人们会做的事情。
5 短文填空 介绍了中国的传统节日——重阳节，并强调了中国人尊重老年人的传统美德。
6 短文填空 介绍了中国的小年以及小年的习俗。
7 短文填空 介绍了自贡元宵节的影响以及现代科技对设计灯笼的影响。
8 阅读理解 介绍了中国的腊八节及其传统食物腊八粥和腊八蒜。
9 阅读理解 介绍了中国传统节日中的中秋节。
10 完形填空 介绍了清明节。
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（23-24九年级上·黑龙江哈尔滨·开学考试）阅读短文(A)，使用所给提示词或根据首字母提示，完成短文，使得语义和语法均正确。
Chinese people have 1 (be) celebrating Mid-Autumn Festival and enjoying mooncakes for c 2 . Mooncakes have the shape of a full moon on mid-autumn night. They carry people’s wishes to the families they love and miss.
There are many 3 (tradition) folk stories about this festival. However, most people think that the story of Chang’e is the most t 4 . Chang’e was Hou Yi’s beautiful wife. After Hou Yi shot 5 the nine suns, a goddess gave him a magic medicine to thank him. Whoever drank this could live forever, and Hou Yi planned to drink it with Chang’e. However, a bad man, Pang Meng, tried to steal the medicine when Hou Yi was not home. Chang’e refused to give it to 6 (he) and drank it all. She became very light and flew up to the moon. Hou Yi was so sad that he called out her name to the moon every night. One night, he found that the moon was so bright and round that he could see his wife there. He quickly l 7 out her favorite fruits and desserts in the garden. How he wished that Chang’e 8 (can) come back!
After this, people started the tradition of admiring the moon and sharing mooncakes with their families.
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（23-24九年级上·湖南长沙·期中）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
The Lantern Festival is a Chinese traditional festival. When thousands of lanterns (灯笼) light up the city a night, the Chinese Lantern Festival has arrived. It is celebrated on 9 fifteenth day of the Chinese New Year.
Several days 10 the Lantern Festival, people begin to make lanterns. All 11 (kind) of lanterns shine brightly against the dark night sky. Some of the lanterns are small, and others are really big. Some look 12 beautiful flowers and lively animals.
The lanterns 13 (make) of different materials. There are plastic lanterns, silk lanterns, and paper lanterns. While making lanterns, people usually write riddles (谜语) on them. On the Lantern Festival, people go outside to have a look at the lanterns and guess the riddles on the lanterns. Usually, people can get a prize by 14 (give) the right answer. People together with the family walk 15 (happy) in the crowded street, looking at many kinds of amazing lanterns. While some people are enjoying the colorful lanterns, others are watching 16 (tradition) Chinese lion dance performances.
People prepare tasty sweet dumplings in the morning for their family and friends 17 (enjoy) in the evening. The sweet smell makes everyone hungry. Everything 18 (be) very interesting and everyone feels very happy.
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（23-24九年级上·山东临沂·期中）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
There are many stories about the start of Nian. It is said that Nian was a fierce monster (凶猛的怪兽) . Usually it stayed deep in the mountains. 19 in winter, it couldn’t find enough food. So it entered villages to eat whatever it could catch. Villagers became scared and moved away. Later the people found that Nian was afraid 20 three things — the red color, the bright fire and the loud noise. After learning this, they 21 (think) of how to stop Nian from 22 (enter) their villages. So a tradition was formed. People had couplets (对联) , lanterns and fireworks for 23 Spring Festival.
Now most people in the countryside still keep these 24 (tradition) celebrations. However, the people in cities have used new ways (celebrate) the Spring Festival. For example, they don’t send out so many greeting cards as before. Instead they usually send short text messages to greet friends on mobile phones. And for safety, fireworks 25 (not allow) in some large cities a few years ago, making the cities much 26 (quiet) than before. It seems that some Chinese traditions 27 (face) new challenges now. Maybe when the children of the next generation (代) grow up, they can only learn about some Chinese traditions from books.
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（23-24九年级上·湖南岳阳·期中）阅读下面的短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
The Dragon Boat Festival has a history of more than two thousand years. It is also 28 (call) Duanwu Festival. There are many 29 (activity) on the day.
Dragon boat race
The dragon boat race is 30 important competition during the festival. People 31 (hold) dragon boat races in the river to remember the poet, Qu Yuan. Now, the dragon boat race is a 32 (tradition) activity for Chinese people.
Wearing sweet-smelling bags
During the Dragon Boat Festival, children usually wear sweet-smelling bags 33 (avoid) bad things. Sweet-smelling bags are a kind of hand-made bags. In some areas of China, a sweet-smelling bag is also used 34 a symbol of love between lovers.
Eating zongzi
Eating zongzi 35 (be) also a custom for Chinese people. Zongzi is a 36 of food with different designs and styles. For thousands of years, the custom of eating zongzi has been popular in China and has spread to Korea, Japan and countries in Southeast Asia. People usually have a great 37 .
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（2024·四川内江·二模）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Dads have Father’s Day. Moms have Mother’s Day. Kids have Children’s Day. But, do our grandparents have a special holiday Yes, they do!
The Double Ninth Festival is a special day for elderly people in China. The festival is 38 the ninth day of the ninth month of the lunar calendar. As the Chinese word for nine has the same sound as the word for long, people take the Double Ninth Festival to show 39 (they) wishes of long life for elderly people.
There are many traditions for this festival. On that day, 40 (family) get together and climb mountains for luck and in the hope that elderly people will live much longer. They also drink chrysanthemum wine (菊花酒) and wear a plant called zhuyu 41 (celebrate) it. Both chrysanthemum 42 zhuyu are regarded as clean plants that can clean houses and cure diseases.
Respecting elderly people is shown not only on this special day but also in daily life. For example, when an older person enters 43 room, everyone stands up. When there are several guests at the table, the host usually introduces them from the 44 (old) to the youngest. When a younger person is presenting something to an older person, two hands 45 (use) . On a crowded subway or bus, younger people always offer their seats to elderly people.
It is a 46 (tradition) virtue (美德) in China to respect elderly people. That’s because the Chinese know that elderly people have knowledge and experience that young people can learn from. So Chinese people are proud of 47 (be) old. Besides, to respect the elderly people is to respect yourself tomorrow.
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（2024·福建宁德·二模）阅读下面短文，根据语境或所给单词的提示，在每个空格内填入一个恰当的词，要求所填的词意义准确、形式正确，使短文意思完整、行文连贯。
Little New Year is an important festival in Chinese culture. It usually falls around one week before the Spring Festival. It is also known as the Festival of the Kitchen God. It is believed that people in 48 (north) China celebrate it on the twenty-third day of the 49 (twelve) lunar month, while people in southern China celebrate it on the twenty-fourth. Chinese 50 (family) believe that the Kitchen God will go back to Heaven before the Spring Festival, to tell Yu Huang about different activities of every family. So they gather 51 the kitchen, where the kitchen God’s picture is 52 (put) up, and offer him food and drinks. Then the picture is removed and burned, 53 (mark) the Kitchen God’s journey to heaven to report on the family’s behavior. (Yu Huang will reward (奖励) or punish the family according to the Kitchen God’s report.)
Little New Year is 54 a time for family to get together. People travel long distances to be with their loved ones 55 enjoy a special meal together. This meal often includes 56 (tradition) dishes like niangao and sweet rice balls, which are the symbol of wealth, unity (团结), and 57 (happy).
Little New Year expresses Chinese working people’s longing (渴望) for a better life.
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（2024·四川自贡·中考真题）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
The Zigong Lantern Festival shows the wisdom and culture of people in Zigong. In 2008, the festival 58 (become) a national-level intangible cultural heritage (国家级非物质文化遗产). So far the Zigong lantern festival 59 (reach) many places in China and more than eighty 60 (country) around the world.
Wan Songtao is 61 important leader of a lantern-making company in Zigong. He spent his every vacation 62 (learn) lantern-making from his father when he was a teenager. 63 (get) better at designing (设计), Wan studied fine art in college.
One of the most important parts of making a large lantern is designing. “We used to design the lanterns all by ourselves,” said Wan. “ 64 (lucky), we can use AI for good ideas now.” Besides AI, other technologies are also very 65 (help). “The great success of Zigong lanterns comes 66 team effort,” said Wan. His favorite work The sundial in 2024 is the work of over 80 Zigong lantern makers as well as a group of engineers. It took them over 4,000 hours to make it 67 bring it to the park.
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（24-25九年级上·云南昆明·开学考试）In China, December of the lunar calendar (农历) is called the La month, so the date of December 8th is the Laba Festival. It is a traditional festival of China, the start of the Spring Festival.
On this day, people eat a special hot rice porridge—Laba Zhou. On the night before the festival, people will begin to cook the porridge and make a lot of preparations. However, they won't taste the delicious porridge until the next morning. The taste of the porridge changes from place to place. In the North, it is a dessert (甜品) with sugar. In the South, it is a kind of salty porridge with vegetables and meat.
There is an interesting story about Laba Zhou. A man threw away a lot of food. People around him felt it was such a waste, so they collected the food that he threw away, such as beans and rice. At the end of the year, the wasteful man had nothing to cook. Those people put the saved food together to make porridge for him. After that, the man learned a meaningful lesson.
And there is one more traditional food on the Laba Festival—Laba Garlic (大蒜) . People will peel garlic and put it in the vinegar (醋) . Day after day, it will have a special taste and color. By the time of the Spring Festival, people can taste the garlic while eating dumplings!
68．Laba Festival is the _______.
A．ending of the spring B．beginning of the spring
C．ending of the Spring Festival D．beginning of the Spring Festival.
69．Whal does the underline word “it” in paragraph 2 refer (指代) to
A．The rice. B．The vegetable. C．The porridge. D．The dumpling.
70．What would the man probably do after learning the lesson
A．Save fond. B．Peel garlic. C．Eat Laba Zhou. D．Learn to cook.
71．According to the text, what makes garlic taste special
A．Vinegar. B．Salt. C．Sugar. D．Water.
72．In which part of a magazine can we read this text
A．Science. B．Culture. C．Art. D．Sports.
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（23-24九年级上·山东济宁·期中）There are many traditional Chinese festivals. Among them, the Spring Festival, the Tomb-Sweeping Day, the Dragon Boat festival and the Mid-Autumn Festival are the main ones. The fifteenth day of the eighth lunar (农历的) month every year, people celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival.
In ancient China, festival time was mostly related to the moon’s movement. The moon symbolizes (象征) softness and brightness, and brings joy to people.
The moon is the most beautiful of the year on Mid-Autumn Festival. Autumn is a harvest season. There are good harvests across China. The crops (庄稼) that the farmers get makes them very happy.
On the Mid-Autumn night, families will get together, admire the moon, taste the mooncakes and enjoy the happy family reunion (团聚). The Mid-Autumn Festival has lasted for over thousands of years and formed a tradition of life. ________ It goes more than a festival and is given rich cultural connotations (内涵). Reunion is the theme of the Mid-Autumn Festival and gives endless inspiration to the ancient and modern poets. There are a lot of popular poems left and read through the ages.
“As the bright moon rises above the sea, everyone far away enjoy the same moment.” “When will the moon be clear and bright Holding a cup of wine, and I ask the blue sky.” The two poems express people’s expectations of perfection (对完美的期望). “Looking up, I find the moon bright. Bowing, in homesickness, I’m drowned.” The full moon on the Mid-Autumn night makes people miss their family and loved ones.
73．How did the writer begin the text
A．By giving examples.
B．By asking a question.
C．By telling a story.
D．By showing some poems.
74．What does the word “harvest” mean in the third paragraph
A．The way of bringing the crops together.
B．The time to plant something in the field.
C．The time of year when the crops are brought together.
D．The time to catch a number of animals or fish.
75．Which of the following sentences can be put in ________
A．What a wonderful time!
B．It’s not just a sign of time.
C．You can have a great time.
D．Enjoy yourself with your family.
76．What’s the best title for the text
A．How to Celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival
B．Enjoy Your Day on the Mid-Autumn Festival
C．Popular Poems about the Mid-Autumn Festival
D．A Traditional Chinese Festival—the Mid-Autumn Festival
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（23-24九年级上·天津北辰·期中）Every April, there is a special day in China. It is called Qingming Festival, also called Tomb-Sweeping Day. On that day, people 77 and honor (纪念) their ancestors (祖先).
Qingming is a (n) 78 Chinese festival. It has a long history. It began over 2,000 years ago. A famous poem 79 the Tang Dynasty poet Du Mu describes the day: “Rains fall heavily as Qingming comes, and passers-by (行人) with lowered spirits go.”
Tomb-Sweeping Day has been a public 80 on the Chinese mainland (中国大陆) since 2008. On this day, 81 bring flowers, food and wine to their ancestors’ tombs (坟墓). They put food like cakes and fruits in front of the tombs. After that, they 82 the dirt off the tombs and remember their dead family members. 83 do Chinese people do this That’s because people think that visiting tombs to 84 respect (尊重) to their dead family members.
However, Tomb-Sweeping Day is not only about this. During that time, the weather is becoming 85 . People are also able to garden (从事园艺) and enjoy outdoor activities. Families often 86 for outings (远足) or fly kites at this time.
77．A．remember B．meet C．see D．find
78．A．popular B．famous C．traditional D．unhappy
79．A．for B．by C．with D．as
80．A．weekend B．weekday C．journey D．holiday
81．A．classes B．families C．friends D．groups
82．A．turn B．keep C．sweep D．go
83．A．Why B．When C．Where D．Who
84．A．bring B．show C．make D．take
85．A．warmer B．colder C．cooler D．shorter
86．A．wake up B．work hard C．fall away D．get together备战2025年中考英语高分提能中华传统文化之传统节日填空新热点时文阅读参考答案版
传统节日
1．been 2．(c)enturies 3．traditional 4．(t)ouching 5．down 6．him 7．(l)aid 8．could
【导语】本文介绍了中国的中秋节和嫦娥奔月的故事，以及人们在中秋节期间的传统习俗。
1．句意：几个世纪以来，中国人一直在庆祝中秋节和享用月饼。根据“have...celebrating”可知，celebrating前需要填入过去分词been，构成现在完成进行时(have been doing)。故填been。
2．句意：几个世纪以来，中国人一直在庆祝中秋节和享用月饼。根据“for”后接一段时间，以及首字母c及文化常识可知，此处应用名词centuries，表示“几个世纪”。故填(c)enturies。
3．句意：关于这个节日有许多传统的民间故事。根据“folk stories”可知，空处需要形容词修饰名词，此处表示“传统的民间故事”，traditional“传统的”。故填traditional。
4．句意：然而，大多数人认为嫦娥的故事是最感人的。根据“the most”和首字母可知，需要填入形容词的最高级形式，空处是指这个故事很感人，touching“感人的”。故填(t)ouching。
5．句意：后羿射下了九个太阳。根据“shot”可知，此处是指射下太阳。shoot down“击落”。故填down。
6．句意：嫦娥拒绝给他，并把药全喝了。give sth to sb“给某人某物”，介词to后跟代词宾格。故填him。
7．句意：他迅速在花园里摆出她最喜欢的水果和甜点。本句是一般过去时，且根据“out her favorite fruits and desserts”可知，此处是动词短语lay out表示“铺开，展开，摊开”，lay的过去式为laid。故填(l)aid。
8．句意：他多么希望嫦娥能回来！根据“How he wished that Chang’e”可知，从句部分要用一般过去时，can的过去式为could。故填could。
9．the 10．before 11．kinds 12．like 13．are made 14．giving 15．happily 16．traditional 17．to enjoy 18．is
【导语】本文主要介绍了中国传统节日——元宵节的时间和习俗。
9．句意：它是在中国新年的第十五天庆祝的。空后的fifteenth是序数词，其前要用定冠词the。故填the。
10．句意：在元宵节的前几天，人们开始制作灯笼。根据“people begin to make lanterns”可知，此处表示在元宵节的前几天，人们开始制作灯笼。介词before“在……之前”符合语境。故填before。
11．句意：各种各样的灯笼在漆黑的夜空下闪闪发光。结合提示词和“All...of lanterns”可知，本题考查短语all kinds of“各种各样的”。故填kinds。
12．句意：有些看起来像美丽的花朵和活泼的动物。分析“Some look...beautiful flowers and lively animals.”可知，此处应用短语look like“看起来像”。故填like。
13．句意：这些灯笼由不同的材料制成。分析“The lanterns...of different materials.”和提示词可知，本题应使用短语be made of“由……制成”，此处叙述的是客观事实，应用一般现在时，主语The lanterns表示复数，应用be动词are。故填are made。
14．句意：通常，人们可以通过给出正确的答案来获得奖励。介词by后接动名词，所以空处应填give“给”的动名词形式giving。故填giving。
15．句意：人们和家人一起快乐地走在拥挤的街道上，看着各种各样令人惊叹的灯笼。分析“People together with the family walk...in the crowded street”和提示词可知，空处应填副词happily“高兴地”，用于修饰动词walk。故填happily。
16．句意：当一些人正在欣赏五颜六色的灯笼时，另一些人正在观看中国传统的舞狮表演。结合提示词和空后的“Chinese lion dance performances”可知，空处应填形容词traditional“传统的”，用于修饰空后的名词短语。故填traditional。
17．句意：人们早上为家人和朋友准备美味的汤圆，在晚上享用。分析“People prepare tasty sweet dumplings in the morning for their family and friends...in the evening.”和提示词可知，此处表示人们在早上准备汤圆是为了在晚上享用，所以空处应填动词不定式to enjoy作目的状语。故填to enjoy。
18．句意：一切都很有趣，每个人都觉得很开心。根据“everyone feels...”可知，时态是一般现在时，Everything作主语时，谓语使用单数形式，所以空处应填be动词is。故填is。
19．But 20．of 21．thought 22．entering 23．the 24．traditional 25．to celebrate 26．were not allowed 27．quieter 28、are facing
【导语】本文主要介绍了关于“年”的传说和人们庆祝春节的方式。
19．句意：但是到了冬天，它找不到足够的食物。根据上文“Usually it stayed deep in the mountains. ”和下文“it couldn't find enough food”可知，通常它深藏在山中，到了冬天，它找不到足够的食物，前后两个分句为转折关系，空处需要填入表示转折关系的连词。故填But。
20．句意：后来人们发现“年”害怕三样东西——红色，明亮的火焰和响亮的噪音。根据句意可知，此处表示“害怕”，“be afraid of”为固定搭配。故填of。
21．句意：知道了这一点后，他们想出了如何阻止“年”进入他们的村庄的方法。通读全文可知，本文介绍的年兽的故事是过去的神话故事，用一般过去时，动词需要使用过去式，所给词“think”是原形，需要将其变为过去式。故填thought。
22．句意：知道了这一点后，他们想出了如何阻止“年”进入他们的村庄的方法。空前“from”为介词，需要名词作宾语，所给词“enter”为动词，需要将其变为动名词。故填entering。
23．句意：人们为了春节挂对联、灯笼和放烟花。“the Spring Festival”表示“春节”，为固定搭配。故填the。
24．句意：现在，大多数农村人仍然保持着这些传统的庆祝活动。空后“ celebrations”为名词，需要形容词作定语，所给词“tradition”为名词，需要将其变为形容词。故填traditional。
25．句意：然而，城市里的人们已经用新方式来庆祝春节了。根据句意可知，空处意为“庆祝的方式”，需要使用不定式作“ways”的后置定语。故填to celebrate。
26．句意：出于安全考虑，一些大城市在几年前就不允许放烟花了。本句话的主语“fireworks”是所给动词“not allow”的接受者，需要使用被动语态，其结构为be动词加过去分词,主语“fireworks”是复数，句子是过去时，be动词用were。故填were not allowed。
27．句意：这使得城市比以前安静多了。根据空后“than”可知，本句话将现在的情况和过去对比，需要使用比较级，所给词“quiet”是原形，比较级加er。故填 quieter。
【小题10】句意：看来，一些中国传统现在正面临着新的挑战。根据下文“now”可知，本句描述的是现在中国传统面临的挑战，使用现在进行时，其结构为be动词加现在分词，主语“Chinese traditions”为复数，be动词用are。故填are facing。
28．called 29．activities 30．an 31．held 32．traditional 33．to avoid 34．as 35．is 36．kind 37．time
【导语】本文主要介绍了端午节的历史及在端午节这天人们会做的事情。
28．句意：它也被称为端午节。此处用动词过去分词形式called，与空前be动词is，构成被动语态。故填called。
29．句意：那天有许多活动。many修饰可数名词复数形式activities，意为“活动”。故填activities。
30．句意：赛龙舟是节日期间的一项重要比赛。此处表示泛指一项重要比赛，important是元音音素开头的单词，因此用冠词an。故填an。
31．句意：人们在江里举行赛龙舟来纪念诗人屈原。句子时态是一般过去时，此处用动词过去式held，意为“举行”。故填held。
32．句意：现在，赛龙舟是中国人的传统活动。此处用形容词修饰名词activity，traditional意为“传统的”，形容词作定语。故填traditional。
33．句意：端午节的时候，孩子们通常会穿香包来避免坏事。此处用动词不定式表目的。故填to avoid。
34．句意：在中国的一些地区，香包也被用作恋人之间爱情的象征。be used as意为“被用作”，固定词组。故填as。
35．句意：吃粽子也是中国人的习俗。本句陈述一般事实，需用一般现在时；主语是动名词短语Eating zongzi，谓语动词用第三人称单数形式is。故填is。
36．句意：粽子是一种有不同设计和风格的食物。a kind of意为“一种”，固定词组。故填kind。
37．句意：人们通常玩得很开心。have a great time意为“玩得开心”，固定词组。故填time。
38．on 39．their 40．families 41．to celebrate 42．and 43．a 44．oldest 45．are used 46．traditional 47．being
【导语】本文主要介绍了中国的传统节日——重阳节，并强调了中国人尊重老年人的传统美德。
38．句意：这个节日是在农历九月初九。根据“the ninth day of the ninth month of the lunar calendar”可知，此处是指具体的一天，应用时间介词on。故填on。
39．句意：因为汉语中的“九”和“久”同音，所以人们用重阳节来表达他们对老年人长寿的愿望。根据“show … wishes”可知，此处是指表达他们的愿望；空处修饰名词wishes，需用人称代词they“他们”的形容词性物主代词their“他们的”作定语。故填their。
40．句意：在那一天，家人聚在一起爬山以求好运，并希望老年人能活得更久。根据空后“get together”可知，谓语动词原形，主语需用复数形式；此处应用名词family“家庭”的复数形式families作主语。故填families。
41．句意：他们还喝菊花酒，佩戴一种叫做茱萸的植物来庆祝。分析句子结构可知，空处需用动词不定式作目的状语。故填to celebrate。
42．句意：菊花和茱萸都被认为是清洁的植物，可以清洁房屋和治疗疾病。根据“Both chrysanthemum … zhuyu”可知，此处是固定短语both…and…，表示“两个都”。故填and。
43．句意：例如，当一位老人进入房间时，每个人都站起来。根据“enter … room”可知，此处是指进入一个房间，应用不定冠词表泛指，且room是以辅音音素开头的单词，应用a。故填a。
44．句意：当餐桌上有几位客人时，主人通常会把他们从最年长的介绍到年龄最小的。结合“from the … to the youngest”和所给提示词可知，此处是指从最年长的到年龄最小的；应用形容词old的最高级oldest，与“youngest”相对应。故填oldest。
45．句意：当年轻人向老年人递东西时，要用两只手。分析句子结构可知，主语“two hands”与动词use“使用”是被动关系，应用被动语态，且时态为一般现在时，因此这里是一般现在时的被动语态，其结构为be done；主语为第三人称复数，be动词用are；use的过去分词为used。故填are used。
46．句意：尊敬老人是中国的传统美德。根据“a … virtue”可知，此处是指一个传统美德，修饰名词virtue，应用tradition的形容词形式traditional“传统的”作定语。故填traditional。
47．句意：所以中国人以年老而自豪。根据空前介词of可知，此处应用be的动名词形式being作介词宾语。故填being。
48．northern 49．twelfth 50．families 51．in 52．put 53．marking 54．also 55．and/to 56．traditional 57．happiness
【导语】本文主要介绍了中国的小年以及小年的习俗。
48．句意：据说，中国北方的人们在腊月二十三庆祝春节，而中国南方的人们在二十四日庆祝春节。根据“in…China”可知，空后为名词“China”，空处应填形容词作定语来修饰名词；north“北方”，名词，其形容词为northern。故填northern。
49．句意：据说，中国北方的人们在腊月二十三庆祝春节，而中国南方的人们在二十四日庆祝春节。根据“on the twenty-third day of the…lunar month”可知，此处指在第十二个月，应填序数词twelfth“第十二”。故填twelfth。
50．句意：中国家庭相信灶神会在春节前回到天堂，告诉玉皇大帝每个家庭的不同活动。根据“Chinese…believe that the Kitchen God will go back to Heaven before the Spring Festival”可知，此处指很多中国家庭，应填复数名词families。故填families。
51．句意：因此，他们聚集在厨房里，那里张贴着灶神的照片，并为他提供食物和饮料。根据“they gather…the kitchen”可知，此处指他们聚集在厨房里，in the kitchen“在厨房”，固定短语。故填in。
52．句意：因此，他们聚集在厨房里，厨房张贴着灶神的照片，并为他提供食物和饮料。根据“where the kitchen God’s picture is…up”可知，此处指那里张贴着灶神的照片，主语“the kitchen God’s picture”与动词“put”之间是被动关系，应用被动语态，其结构为“be done”；空前为“is”，空处应填put的过去分词。故填put。
53．句意：然后，这张照片被移走并烧掉，标志着灶神前往天堂报告这家人的行为。根据“Then the picture is removed and burned…the Kitchen God’s journey to heaven to report on the family’s behavior.”可知，句子成分完整，此处应用mark的现在分词形式作状语，补充说明。故填marking。
54．句意：小年也是一家人团聚的时刻。根据“Little New Year is…a time for family to get together.”可知，此处指小年也是一家人团聚的时刻，应用副词also“也”。故填also。
55．句意：人们长途跋涉与亲人团聚，一起享用一顿特别的大餐。根据“People travel long distances to be with their loved ones…enjoy a special meal together.”可知，人们长途跋涉与亲人团聚，一起享用一顿特别的大餐；此处应用连词and“和”，表并列，并列相同的结构/此处应用动词不定式作目的状语。故填and/to。
56．句意：这顿饭通常包括年糕和甜饭团等传统菜肴，它们是财富、团结和幸福的象征。根据“This meal often includes…dishes”可知，此处指传统菜肴，空后为名词“dishes”，空处应填形容词作定语来修饰名词；tradition“传统”，名词，其形容词为traditional。故填traditional。
57．句意：这顿饭通常包括年糕和甜饭团等传统菜肴，它们是财富、团结和幸福的象征。根据“which are the symbol of wealth, unity, and…”可知，此处指它们是财富、团结和幸福的象征，空前有介词“of”，其后接名词，and“和”，表并列，并列相同的结构，空处应填happy的名词形式。故填happiness。
58．became 59．has reached 60．countries 61．an 62．learning 63．To get 64．Luckily 65．helpful 66．from 67．and
【导语】本文主要介绍了自贡元宵节的影响以及现代科技对设计灯笼的影响。
58．句意：2008年，该节日被列为国家级非物质文化遗产。根据“In 2008”可知，此处是一般过去时，动词用过去式，故填became。
59．句意：到目前为止，自贡元宵节已经传到了中国许多地方和世界上80多个国家。根据So far可知，此处用现在完成时have/has done的结构，主语是单数形式，助动词用has，故填has reached。
60．句意：到目前为止，自贡元宵节已经传到了中国许多地方和世界上80多个国家。根据“more than eighty”可知，此空应填复数形式，故填countries。
61．句意：万松涛是自贡一家灯笼制作公司的重要领导。此处表示泛指，且important是以元音音素开头的，故填an。
62．句意：十几岁的时候，他每个假期都跟着父亲学习制作灯笼。spend time doing sth“花费时间做某事”，动名词作宾语，故填learning。
63．句意：为了更好地设计，他在大学学习美术。根据“better at designing (设计), Wan studied fine art in college.”可知，在大学学习美术是为了更好地设计，用动词不定式作目的状语，故填To get。
64．句意：幸运的是，我们现在可以用人工智能来想出好主意。此空位于开头，且空格后有逗号隔开，应填副词作状语。根据“we can use AI for good ideas now.”可知，现在可以用人工智能来想出好主意，这是一件幸运的事，故填Luckily。
65．句意：除了人工智能，其他技术也很有帮助。are后接形容词作表语，helpful“有帮助的”符合，故填helpful。
66．句意：自贡灯笼的巨大成功来自于团队的努力。根据“The great success of Zigong lanterns comes…team effort”可知，成功来自于团队的努力，come from“来自”，故填from。
67．句意：他们花了4000多个小时制作并把它带到公园。空格前后是并列关系，用and连接，故填and。
68．D 69．C 70．A 71．A 72．B
【导语】本文介绍了中国的腊八节及其传统食物腊八粥和腊八蒜。
68．细节理解题。根据“In China, December of the lunar calendar (农历) is called the La month, so the date of December 8th is the Laba Festival. It is a traditional festival of China, the start of the Spring Festival.”可知，腊八节是春节的开始。故选D。
69．词义猜测题。根据“On this day, people eat a special hot rice porridge—Laba Zhou.”可知，it指代的是腊八粥。故选C。
70．推理判断题。根据“After that, the man learned a meaningful lesson.”可知，这个人学到了一个有意义的教训。结合前文“People around him felt it was such a waste, so they collected the food that he threw away, such as beans and rice.”可推测出，这个人学到的教训是要节约粮食。故选A。
71．细节理解题。根据“People will peel garlic and put it in the vinegar (醋).”可知，腊八蒜的特别味道来自于醋。故选A。
72．推理判断题。本文介绍了中国的传统节日腊八节及其传统食物，属于文化范畴。故选B。
73．A 74．C 75．B 76．D
【导语】本文主要介绍了中国传统节日中的中秋节。
73．细节理解题。根据第一段“There are many traditional Chinese festivals. Among them, the Spring Festival, the Tomb-Sweeping Day, the Dragon Boat festival and the Mid-Autumn Festival are the main ones. The fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month every year, people celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival.”可知，中国有许多传统节日。其中，春节、清明节、端午节和中秋节是主要的节日。因此通过举例来导入文章。故选A。
74．词义猜测题。根据“Autumn is a harvest season. There are good harvests across China.”可知，中国各地都有好收成。说明秋天是收获的季节。故选C。
75．推理判断题。根据“The Mid-Autumn Festival has lasted for over thousands of years and formed a tradition of life. ____ It goes more than a festival and is given rich cultural connotations”可知，此处介绍了这个节日的意义不仅仅是一种。B选项“这不仅仅是时间的征兆。”可放置在此处。故选B。
76．最佳标题题。短文主要介绍了中国传统节日中的中秋节。因此“中国的传统节日——中秋节”为最佳标题。故选D。
77．A 78．C 79．B 80．D 81．B 82．C 83．A 84．B 85．A 86．D
【导语】本文介绍了清明节。
77．句意：在那一天，人们会记住和纪念他们的祖先。
remember记住；meet认识；see看见；find找。根据“honor (纪念) their ancestors”可知是指记住祖先的意思，故选A。
78．句意：清明是中国的传统节日。
popular流行的；famous著名的；traditional传统的；unhappy不快乐的。根据“Qingming”可知是传统节日，故选C。
79．句意：唐代诗人杜牧的一首著名的诗描述了这一天：“清明时节雨纷纷，路上行人欲断魂。”
for为了；by被；with和；as当，作为。根据空后“the Tang Dynasty poet Du Mu describes the day”可知，此处是介词短语作定语，“by the Tang Dynasty poet Du Mu”这个介词短语修饰主语“A famous poem”，说明了这首诗的作者和时代背景。故选B。
80．句意：自2008年以来，清明节一直是中国大陆的公共假日。
weekend周末；weekday工作日；journey旅程；holiday假期。根据“Tomb-Sweeping Day has been a public”可知是指清明节一直是中国大陆的公共假日。故选D。
81．句意：在这一天，家人将鲜花、食物和酒带到祖先的坟墓。
classes班级；families家人；friends朋友；groups小组。根据“bring flowers, food and wine to their ancestors’ tombs”可知是指家人将鲜花、食物和酒带到祖先的坟墓，故选B。
82．句意：在那之后，他们清扫坟墓上的泥土，并记起他们死去的家人。
turn转弯；keep保持；sweep清扫；go前进。根据“the dirt off the tombs”可知是指清扫坟墓上的泥土，故选C。
83．句意：为什么中国人要这么做？
Why为什么；When何时；Where何地；Who谁。根据下句“That’s because people think that visiting tombs”可知，此空表示为什么的意思，此空应填Why。故选A。
84．句意：这是因为人们认为来看坟墓是为了向死去的家人表示尊重。
bring带来；show表示，表明；make使；take带走。根据“respect (尊重) to their dead family members.”可知是指是为了向死去的家人表示尊重，故选B。
85．句意：在那期间，天气越来越暖和了。
warmer较暖的；colder较冷的；cooler较冷的；shorter较短的。根据“People are also able to garden (从事园艺) and enjoy outdoor activities.”可知，天气越来越暖和了，人们能享受户外运动了。故选A。
86．句意：此时，家人经常聚在一起外出远足或放风筝。
wake up唤醒；work hard努力工作；fall away脱落；get together聚在一起。根据“for outings (远足) or fly kites at this time.”可知是指家人经常聚在一起外出远足或放风筝。故选D。
