
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。
China has 56 ethnic groups (民族), and 52 can be found in Yunnan. One place to experience some of their culture is Lijiang. Lijiang ____1____ (begin) to make its mark during the Tang Dynasty, and is home to the Naxi and Yi peoples.
Lijiang Old Town
The Yi people are the second most common ethnic group in Lijiang today. They are famous ____2____ the ten-month calendar. In their calendar, every month has 36 days, and the year is 360 days long. ____3____ remaining five or six days are used for a festival.
Besides, Lijiang has more than 20 other ethnic groups. Each has its own culture ____4____ language. While many live in Lijiang Old Town, others live outside the city, in the villages or in mountainous areas. So you may have to travel a long way to learn about their culture. ____5____ (lucky), many people from these ethnic groups are friendly. They are happy to share their customs and foods with ____6____ (visitor).
The Torch Festival is very popular in Lijiang. Nearly everyone there ____7____ (celebrate) it every year. It can go on for several days, usually in July, which is the ____8____ (busy) month of the year. During this festival, all the streets are lit up with torches and fires. Many people like to wear traditional dress and they enjoy ____9____ (sing), dancing and playing musical instruments around the fire. All of ____10____ (they) have a wonderful time. This is the best time of the year to experience Lijiang’s traditional culture.
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解析:选began。"during the Tang Dynasty"(在唐朝时期)是明确的过去时间标志,说明动作发生在过去,故 begin 需变为过去式 began。此题考查利用时间状语确定动词时态,不规则动词 begin 的过去式 began 是高频考点。
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解析:选for。be famous for 是固定搭配,意为 "因…… 而闻名",介词必须用 for(表示原因)。注意与 be famous as(作为…… 而闻名)的区分。此题考查形容词短语的固定介词搭配。
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解析:选The。前文刚提到一年 360 天,此处 "remaining five or six days"(剩下的五六天)是前文已提及内容的特指 —— 即 360 天之外多出的天数,故用定冠词 The 表示特指。此题考查定冠词的特指功能,注意空格位于句首需大写。
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解析:选and。culture(文化)和 language(语言)是两个并列的名词,共同构成每个民族的 "文化特征",故用 and 连接。此题考查并列连词连接对等成分。
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解析:选Luckily。空格位于句首,修饰整个句子,需用副词形式 Luckily(幸运的是)。注意:①形容词 lucky 要变副词为 luckily;②位于句首首字母必须大写。此题考查词性转换和句首大写规则。
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解析:选visitors。此处泛指 "游客" 这一类人,且 share...with 后通常接复数概念(与 "他们" 相对的众多游客),故用复数形式 visitors。此题考查名词复数的使用,注意泛指类别用复数。
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解析:选celebrates。主语 everyone(每个人)为不定代词,作主语时视为第三人称单数;时间状语 "every year"(每年)表明用一般现在时,故 celebrate 需加 s 变为 celebrates。此题考查 "everyone + 一般现在时单三形式" 的主谓一致,是高频考点。
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解析:选busiest。句中有 "the...of the year" 结构,这是最高级的典型标志 ——"一年中最…… 的月份",故 busy 需变为最高级 busiest。注意:busy 为单音节形容词,最高级直接在词尾加 - est,且需保持前面定冠词 the。此题考查最高级的构成与标志词(the + 最高级 + of/in 范围)。
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解析:选singing。enjoy doing sth. 是固定搭配,意为 "喜欢做某事",后接动名词。同时,空格后的 dancing、playing 都是动名词形式,说明空格也需用动名词 singing,与并列成分保持形式一致。此题考查 enjoy 后接动名词的用法,注意与并列成分的形式统一。
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解析:选them。all of 后接代词时,介词 of 后必须用宾格形式,故 they 需变为 them。注意:all of them 是固定结构,意为 "他们所有人"。此题考查介词后接代词宾格的规则。