【題目】Festivals and celebrations

Festivals and celebrations of all kinds 【1】(hold) since ancient times. Ancient people held festivals and celebrations 【2】(celebrate) the end of cold weather, planting in spring and harvest in autumn. Today’s festivals have many 【3】(origin), some religious, some seasonal, and some for special people or events.

Some festivals are in memory of the ancestors, 【4】might return either to help 【5】 to do harm. On the Day of the Dead in Mexico, people eat food in the shape of skulls and cakes 【6】 “bones” on them. The Western holiday Halloween is now a children’s festival, 【7】 they can dress up and ask for sweets. People hold festivals to honor famous people. Columbus Day is in memory of the 【8】(arrive) of Christopher Columbus in the New World. During harvest and thanksgiving festivals, people are grateful because their food is gathered for the winter and the 【9】(agriculture) work is over. The Spring Festival in China is 【10】 energetic and important festival.

【答案】

【1】have been held

【2】to celebrate

【3】origins

【4】who

【5】or

【6】with

【7】when

【8】arrival

【9】agricultural

【10】an

【解析】本文是一篇說(shuō)明文，主要講述了節(jié)日的起源，有些節(jié)日是具有宗教意義的，有些是季節(jié)意義的，還有些是為特別的人而設(shè)立的。

【1】根據(jù)后面的時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)since ancient times可知，前面的動(dòng)作是過(guò)去發(fā)生的，一直持續(xù)到現(xiàn)在，并且將來(lái)還有可能一直持續(xù)下去，故用現(xiàn)在完成時(shí)。故填have been held。

【2】不定式表示目的，“古代人舉辦這些節(jié)日是為了…”。故填to celebrate。

【3】origin是可數(shù)名詞且前面有many修飾，應(yīng)用復(fù)數(shù)形式。故填origins。

【4】定語(yǔ)從句的先行詞是人且連接詞在后面從句中作主語(yǔ)，應(yīng)用連接詞who。故填who。

【5】either…or為固定搭配，意為“要么…要么”。故填or。

【6】"people eat food in the shape of skulls and cakes ______6______ “bones” on them. "“人們吃頭骨形狀的食物，以及帶有“骨頭”的蛋糕。”表示“帶有、伴隨”意思的介詞是with。故填with。

【7】定語(yǔ)從句中先行詞是表示時(shí)間概念的詞語(yǔ)，連接詞用when。故填when。

【8】"Columbus Day is in memory of the ______8______(arrive) of Christopher Columbus in the New World. "“哥倫比亞日是為了紀(jì)念Christopher Columbus的到來(lái)。”arrive的名詞形式arrival表達(dá)“到來(lái)”的意思。故填arrival。

【9】形容詞在名詞前修飾名詞，agriculture的形容詞形式是agricultural。故填agricultural。

【10】不定冠詞a在元音前要變成an。故填an。

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