Question

【題目】A Festival for the Dead 【1】 (hold) once a year in Japan. This festival is 【2】 cheerful occasion, for on this day, the dead are said 【3】 (return) to their homes and they are welcomed by the living. As they are expected to be hungry after their long journey, food is laid out for them. Specially-made lanterns are hung outside each house to help the dead to find 【4】 way. All night long, people dance and sing. In the early morning, the food that had been laid out for the dead 【5】 (throw) into a river or into the sea as it is considered 【6】 (luck) for anyone living to eat it. In towns that are near the sea, the tiny lanterns 【7】 had been hung in the streets the night before are placed into the water when the festival is over. Thousands of lanterns slowly drift out to sea 【8】 (guide) the dead on their return journey to the world. This is a 【9】 (move) spectacle, for crowds of people stand on the shore watching the lanterns drifting away 【10】 they can be seen no more.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】is held

【2】a

【3】to return

【4】their

【5】is thrown

【6】unlucky

【7】which/that

【8】guiding

【9】moving

【10】until/till

【解析】

試題分析：該文講述了日本鬼節(jié)人們的過節(jié)方式。

【1】is held 考查語態(tài)。節(jié)日是被舉行，此處為一般現在時態(tài)被動語態(tài)。

【2】a 考查冠詞。a cheerful occasion令人高興的一刻。

【3】to return 考查動詞非謂語形式。Sb/sth is said to do...據說……。

【4】their 考查代詞。Find one’s way找到某人的路, 此處one’s 指代the dead’s，故填their。

【5】is thrown 考查語態(tài)。食物被扔進河里，這里用一般現在時態(tài)的被動語態(tài)。

【6】unlucky 考查形容詞。為死人準備的食物被扔進河里或海里是因為被認為活著的人吃了這些食物是不幸的。故填unlucky。

【7】which/that 考查定語從句。修飾先行詞lanterns，定語從句用which/that引導。

【8】guiding 考查非謂語動詞。guide在此作定語，修飾lanterns，表主動意義，用動詞的doing形式。

【9】moving 考查動詞非謂語形式。修飾名詞spectacle，用現在分詞形式的形容詞。

【10】until/till 考查連詞。人們在岸邊看著這些燈籠漂向遠方，直到看不見。用till/until連接時間狀語從句。