七、请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的六个选项中选出五个可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
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People celebrate their birthdays every year. 1.
C
The Huazhao Festival(花朝节) is the birthday of flowers and the goddess(女神) of flowers in China. People celebrate it during the second lunar month. 2.
D
But it is usually in March or April.
There are 12 goddesses of flowers. Each is in charge of(掌管) a month of the year. On the day of the festival, people often give some food and drinks to the flower goddesses. They wish for good weather and good luck for the year.
3.
F
They go to the countryside and have a picnic near flowers. Some people may also plant some flowers.
The Huazhao Festival is also a festival for girls. Girls get together and make friends. 4.
A
They also make rice cakes with flowers.
5.
B
Do you want to join in it?
A. They wear flowers in their hair.
B. The festival is like a big birthday party for flowers.
C. But do you know that flowers also have a birthday?
D. The dates are different in different places in China.
E. There are different kinds of flowers during the festival.
F. People usually have fun outdoors at the Huazhao Festival.
解析：
【分析】
本题为文化习俗类的七选五阅读理解题，解题思路如下：首先通读全文，把握文章主旨（介绍中国花朝节的时间、庆祝活动等内容）；接着逐空分析上下文的语境与逻辑关系，比如转折关系、指代关系、举例关系、总结关系等；最后结合选项的语义，选择能使上下文连贯、逻辑通顺的最佳选项。
【解析】
1. 第1空：前文提到“人们每年过生日”，后文引出“花朝节是花和花神的生日”，此处需转折引出“花也有生日”的话题，选项C符合语境。
2. 第2空：前文说明花朝节在农历二月，后文提到“通常在三月或四月”，此处需解释日期的情况，选项D（不同地方日期不同）符合语境。
3. 第3空：后文描述“去郊外、在花旁野餐、种花”等户外行为，此处需总述户外的庆祝活动，选项F符合语境。
4. 第4空：前文提到“女孩聚在一起”，后文提到“做花糕”，此处需是女孩与花相关的具体行为，选项A（戴花在头上）符合语境。
5. 第5空：此处为文末总结，结合前文内容，选项B（节日像花的生日派对）符合语境，且与后文“你想加入吗”呼应。
【答案】
1.C 2.D 3.F 4.A 5.B
【知识点】
阅读理解（七选五）、文化习俗
【点评】
本题围绕中国传统节日花朝节展开，考查学生对语篇逻辑衔接和语境的理解能力，需结合上下文语义匹配选项，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6
