《2025年启东中学作业本八年级英语上册译林版连云港专版》

六、传统文化 完形填空。
Dear Tina,
I'm writing to tell you my favourite season—spring. As a Chinese saying goes, “The whole year's work depends on a good start in 1.” For us Chinese, spring marks the beginning of a whole year's farming 2 China is an agricultural(农业的) country. 3, I like everything about spring, such as the Beginning of Spring.
In the last 4, I told you there are 24 Solar Terms in China. The Beginning of Spring, also called Lichun in Chinese, is the first one. In 2024, it 5 on February 4 and ended on February 19. Lichun marks the 6 of winter and the beginning of spring. The weather becomes warmer, and plants start to grow 7. Also we can find that the days are becoming 8 and the nights are becoming shorter.
We often take part in some interesting activities to 9 Lichun.
Welcoming spring
To welcome spring, people 10 a picture of the God of Spring. It is said that the God of Spring has the 11 of a human and the body of a bird.
Making eggs stand up
According to the Chinese folk culture, 12 you can make an egg stand up on the first day of the Beginning of Spring, then you will have good luck in the new year. It's so 13, right?
“Eating” spring
During Lichun, people eat food related to spring. This is 14 “eating spring” gets its name. Spring pancakes, spring rolls or spring vegetables are the most 15 “spring food” among people of all ages.
In a word, I love spring.
Mary
(A)1. A. spring
B. summer
C. autumn
D. winter
(B)2. A. so
B. because
C. although
D. but
(D)3. A. At least
B. At first
C. For example
D. In fact
(C)4. A. book
B. plan
C. email
D. party
(B)5. A. looked
B. began
C. happened
D. felt
(A)6. A. end
B. past
C. time
D. history
(D)7. A. even
B. still
C. only
D. again
(B)8. A. hotter
B. longer
C. bigger
D. smaller
(C)9. A. watch
B. protect
C. celebrate
D. save
(C)10. A. put off
B. put on
C. put up
D. put over
(D)11. A. heart
B. feet
C. mind
D. head
(A)12. A. if
B. as
C. while
D. until
(C)13. A. terrible
B. important
C. interesting
D. strange
(B)14. A. when
B. how
C. where
D. what
(D)15. A. boring
B. expensive
C. terrible
D. popular

答案： 1. A 【点拨】spring 春天；summer 夏天；autumn 秋天；winter 冬天。根据下文“For us Chinese，spring marks the beginning of a whole year's farming”可知选 A。2. B 【点拨】so 所以；because 因为；although 尽管；but 但是。根据语境可知，此处用 because 表原因。故选 B。3. D 【点拨】at least 至少；at first 起初；for example 例如；in fact 事实上。此处用 in fact 以表示递进语气。故选 D。4. C 【点拨】book 书；plan 计划；email 电子邮件；party 聚会。根据文章格式可知，此处指“电子邮件”。故选 C。5. B 【点拨】look 看；begin 开始；happen 发生；feel 感觉。根据语境可知，此处指 2 月 4 日开始。故选 B。6. A 【点拨】end 结束；past 过去；time 时间；history 历史。根据“the beginning of spring”可知，此处指“立春标志着冬天的结束和春天的开始”。故选 A。7. D 【点拨】even 甚至；still 仍然；only 只有；again 又。根据“plants start to grow”可知，此处指“植物又开始生长了”。故选 D。8. B 【点拨】hotter 更热的；longer 更长的；bigger 更大的；smaller 更小的。根据后文可知，此处指“白天变得更长，夜晚变得更短”。故选 B。9. C 【点拨】watch 观看；protect 保护；celebrate 庆祝；save 保存。根据语境可知，此处指“参加一些有趣的活动来庆祝立春”。故选 C。10. C 【点拨】根据语境可知，此处用 put up 表示“张贴”。故选 C。11. D 【点拨】根据语境和常识可知，此处指“人的头和鸟的身体”。故选 D。12. A 【点拨】此处用 if 引导条件状语从句。故选 A。13. C 【点拨】terrible 可怕的；important 重要的；interesting 有趣的；strange 奇怪的。根据上文可知，这个活动是有趣的。故选 C。14. B 【点拨】根据语境可知，此处用 how 表示“怎样”。故选 B。15. D 【点拨】boring 无聊的；expensive 昂贵的；terrible 可怕的；popular 受欢迎的。根据“among people of all ages”可知，此处是指它们在各个年龄段都是最受欢迎的食物。故选 D。