Question

【题目】阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

Festivals and celebrations of all kinds__【1】__(hold) everywhere since ancient times．Most ancient festivals would celebrate the end of cold weather, _【2】__ (plant) in spring and harvest in autumn．At that time people would starve if food was difficult to find, especially during the cold winter months.

Today's festivals have many __【3】__ (original), some religious , some seasonal, and some for special people or events．Some festivals are held to honor the dead or to satisfy the ancestors, who might return either to help or to do harm．For example, the Japanese festival Obon is honored in__【4】__ (memorize) of their ancestors．People then should go to clean graves, light lamps and play music __【5】__ they think that this will lead the ancestors back to earth．In Mexico, people celebrate the Day of the Dead in early November．__【6】__ this important feast day, people eat food in __【7】__ shape of skulls and cakes with "bones" on them．They offer food, flowers and gifts to the dead． The Western holiday Halloween also had __【8】__ origin in old beliefs about the return of the spirits of dead people．It is now a children's festival, __【9】__ they can dress up and go to their neighbors' homes to ask for sweets．The Dragon Boat Festival in China honors the famous ancient poet, Qu Yuan．India has a national festival on October 2 to honor Mohandas Gandhi, the leader who helped gain India's __【10】__（depend) from Britain.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】have been held

【2】planting

【3】origins

【4】memory

【5】because

【6】On

【7】the

【8】its

【9】when

【10】independence

【解析】

【1】分析句子，本句中由于出现了标志性的时间状语since ancient times，可知要用现在完成时，又因为主语是Festivals and celebrations of all kinds，与主语之间是被动的关系，可知要用现在完成时的被动语态。

【2】分析句子，可知此处要使用非谓语动词，又由于plant在本句中是主动，故用planting。

【3】分析句子，可知这空格前面是一个形容词，故空格必须要用名词，又由于前面是many，故用名词的复数形式。

【4】In memory of是固定搭配，意思是：为了纪念…。

【5】分析句子，可知空格应该填一个连词，根据上下文前后句的意思，表因果，故填because。

【6】分析句子，可知空格应该填介词，由于这是特指某一天，故用on表特指。

【7】In the shape of．是固定搭配，意思是：…的形状。

【8】分析句子的意思，可知此处缺少一个形容词性物主代词修饰origin，根据句意用its。

【9】分析句子结构，可知这是一个定语从句。在从句中没有缺少任何的主干成分，由于先行词是festival，故关系副词用when。

【10】分析句子，可知空格前是所有格India’s,故其后要用名词，根据句意，要用independence。