《2026年江苏13大市中考名卷优选38套英语》

D
阅读下面短文,从其后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项,有两项是多余的。
The word "longevity" comes from the word "long". It means that people hope to live a long life. So in the traditional society, all people considered longevity as the most important goal. 31 Early in the Spring and Autumn Period, there were celebrations for the elderly.
32 So the Chinese people started to hold the birthday ceremony at the age of 40. Later, celebrations would also be held for people's 50th, 60th, 70th birthdays. The 60th birthday ceremony was the most common. As the length of people's lives is increasing in modern society, more celebrations have been held in the later decades(十年). In addition, people now have the habit of celebrating the birthday before the end of the decades. 33 Why so? As the pronunciation of "nine" in Chinese is the same as the pronunciation of the word "long". Nine is also the largest single - digit number. 34
The highlight of the celebration is the birthday feast(宴会), which is different from other feasts. 35 Besides being a form of celebrating old age, the birthday ceremony is also a way to wish for the health of the elderly person and hope that they can overcome difficulties they may meet in later life.
A. It stands for best wishes for longevity.
B. Six is another lucky number in people's eyes.
C. Only a few people could live long in ancient times.
D. At birthday feasts, eating "longevity noodles" is the most important part.
E. There were many activities and customs about the celebration of longevity.
F. In ancient times, people didn't celebrate birthdays because of poor living conditions.
G. For example, people usually celebrate the 59th birthday rather than the 60th birthday.
31. 32. 33.
34. 35.

答案： D
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文章大意:本文主要介绍了中国的长寿文化。
31. E 空后讲述了春秋时期针对年长者的庆祝,空处应体现对长寿的庆祝。E 项“有关庆祝长寿的活动和习俗众多”符合文意,其中 celebration 为原词复现。
32. C 空后讲古人开始在 40 岁举行祝寿,So 说明空处与下文构成因果关系。C 项“古代只有少数人活得久”与下文衔接流畅,符合题意。
33. G 空前讲述现代人习惯在整十生日的上一年庆祝生日,空后则说明人们这样做的原因，空处应与人们庆祝逢十生日的上一年有关。G 项“例如，人们通常庆祝 59 岁生日而非 60 岁生日”承上启下,举例解释空前内容,又与下文解释其原因衔接顺畅,符合文意。
34. A 空前解释现代人为何庆祝以数字九结尾的生日,给出两点原因,空处位于段末,应进行总结概括。A 项“它表达了人们希望活得长久的美好愿望”对上文原因进行总结,符合文意。
35. D 空前提到 the birthday feast,空后应与其相关。D 项“在生日宴上,吃‘长寿面’是最重要的部分”呼应上文,符合语境,birthday feasts 为原词复现。
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