《2025年通城学典全程测评卷八年级英语上册译林版》

九、短文填空。(每小题 1 分,共 10 分)
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。
传统文化 In China, there are 24 Solar Terms in a year. Start of Autumn, the 1. thirteenth(thirteen)Solar Term of the year, usually falls on August 7th and lasted for 15 days. It means the 2. beginning(begin)of autumn, but hot weather will not come to an end. The period of hot days after Start of Autumn, usually lasting for about 20 days, is called “autumn tiger”. Start of Autumn is a big solar term for farmers 3. because it is time to harvest crops. There is an old saying(谚语), “If it rains on the day of Start of Autumn, there 4. will be(be)a good harvest.”
What food do people usually have 5. on the day of Start of Autumn? During the Qing Dynasty people would put gourds(葫芦)outside for a day before Start of Autumn, and eat them on Start of Autumn. They 6. thought(think)this could drive away the summer heat. Today, people in Tianjin still keep doing that.
In Hangzhou, people eat 7. peaches(peach)on the day and keep peach stones(桃核)till New Year's Eve. That night, they throw the stones into the fire and burn them. People think it can help them prevent 8. illness(ill)in the coming year.
In Shandong, people make dumplings and they call it “eating the autumn”. On Start of Autumn, elder members of the family stand in 9. the middle of the house with a bowl full of mixed grain(谷物)in their hands, and make a wish for a harvest autumn. After that, family members enjoy 10. themselves(they), such as eating dumplings, singing and dancing together.

答案： 1. thirteenth 2. beginning 3. because 4. will be 5. on 6. thought 7. peaches 8. illness 9. the 10. themselves