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2020年中考英语短文填空Passage 1（为什么蝙蝠是这么多病毒的源头）Bats tend to live in dark and wet places. There are all 1.____ of viruses. Bats always live in gr oups 2 .____ the viruses can have larger “playgrounds” to evolve (进化) and become more pow erful variants (变体).Bats are mammals (哺乳动物), just like humans. Our similar genes (基因) make it easier for 3.____ to become infected with the same viruses.When bats fly, their body temperature can reach as 4.____ as 40 C. This high temp erature can kill weak viruses, but 5.____ ones will survive (存活) and continue to evolv e. Bats have special immune (免疫的) systems 6.____ allow them to live with viruses without getting sick. Since they can fly, bats can spread viruses farther and more easily than other animals.Although wild animals carry many diseases, it doesn’t mean that we should view th em7.____ evil. Each species has a role in the ecosystem (生态系统) and all of them are important for keeping a good ecological balance. The 8.____ we should learn from viru s outbreaks is to respect and 9.____ animals and to live in harmony with them, instead 10.____ hunting, killing, or eating them.答案1. kinds2. so3. us 4 high5.stronger6. that/which7. as 8. lesson 9. protect 10.ofPassage 2Margaret always gives her friends cards on Christmas Day. She thinks it is a great way to tell each other how much she values their 1._____. Last week , Margaret went to several di fferent 2._____ looking for special cards for her friends. Margaret likes all her friends equally. She wanted to find a card for each friend that was 3._____ and she wanted the car ds to also look sort of the same. Margaret spent over 4._____ hour looking at cards, but s he couldn’t find the cards which were right. Margaret had a gr eat idea. She would make ca rds for each of her friend by 5._____. But she wasn’t sure 6._____ to make cards. She rem embered hearing somewhere about Christmas Cards that were 7._____ by hand over a hundred y ears ago. She used the Internet to find 8._____ about these cards. She made notes for all the materials she would need and went back to the store to get them. Margaret spent severa l hours working 9._____ on the Christmas cards. That night at dinner, Margaret showed her family the cards she had made for her friends. Even her brother thought theywere great. Margaret10._____ to make each of her family members a card. She was satisfied with all her cards.【主旨大意】本文是一篇记叙文。
英语中考专题复习短文填空一. 选词填空(2020河南)阅读短文, 从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空, 使短文通顺、意思完整。
每空限填一词, 每词限用一次。
Friendship and kindness go hand in hand. A friendship can 56 forever when friends are kind to each other.People 57 become friends because they have something in common. They share many of the same 58 and like to be together. It is easy to be a friend when everything is going great, but a true friend is one who sticks around in both the 59 times and the bad. A good friend will cheer you up when you are 60 a bad day. Show a friend you care. Ask the other person, “What can I do to help you?” and be willing to do it. Listen to your friends. Be honest. Tell 61 what is wrong if they have hurt you. Send a card, give them a little 62 , or call them on the phone just to say “I value our friendship”. 63 whenever and wherever you can. Good friendships are not easy to develop, but a friendship can last forever 64 you are loyal and sincere. If you are a friend to 65 , they will usually be a friend to you. Friends make life better.【参考答案】 56. last 57. usually 58. interests 59. good 60. having61. them 62. present 63. Help 64.if 65. others(2020江西B)请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后用方框中所给的词的适当形式填空，并将会答案写到答题卡的相应位置。
2020年中考英语词语填空专题复习(名师精选真题+详细解析答案，值得下载)（一）用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文通顺、正确（每个单词限用一次）Have you ever had problems in your life that got in the way of your happiness? If so, you will find the book, Being a Happy Teenager, written by Australian Andrew Matthews 61 . In his book, Matthews tells us 62 _ to have a happy life, and answers some common 63 that teenagers have.The book says we should stop 64 angry. The book also teaches us some useful skills 65 as how to put what you have learnt into mental (心理的) pictures to make your memory better.Success comes from a good attitude. Some schoolboys have problems such as being too tall or too 66 . But Matthews tells us happiness comes from thinking about things 67 a positive way. If you are tall, people notice you, 68 you can get a good view at the movie; if you are short, your clothes won’t take too 69 room in your bedroom! This is Matthews’ most important lesson: You can 70 to be happy!（二）More and more advertisements appear on the Web. You have to be careful not to be 61 or tricked by the advertisements on the Internet. Something is 62 to be a bargain (便宜物品)，but it isn’t always63 . And some so-called new things just have a 64 appearance.However, shopping 65 is a kind of fashionable thing today. I love to buy things of everyday 66 , so I often get lots of 67 about them on websites. For example, if I want an MP3 player, I can choose my 68 one, and look for what the users like or don’t like about it, then 69whether to buy or not .And at the same time, I don’t have to go to a shop or walkaround a crowded shopping area, so I don’t waste much time .The Internet is really useful for 70 , but be careful not to spend too much.（三）用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文通顺、正确(每个单词限用一次)The world of out-of-doors is full of secrets .And they are so interesting that quite a lot of people are busy ____61__ _____them .All around us are birds ,animals ,trees and flowers .The facts about how they live and grow are as interesting as __62_ ___could be .Do you know that one of the presidents of the USA spent hours and hours studying birds ? A businessman ___63__ ___ lives near New York City became so interested in insects that he began to collect them .He now has over one thousand different kinds carefully kept in glass boxes .Come with me ,and I will help you find some of nature’s secrets into the woods and fields .Here we shall find how a rabit ____64__ _____the other rabbits that there is __65_ ___ .We shall follow a mother bear and her young ones as they search for food and get ready for their long winter _____66___ ____.We shall watch bees ___67______ in the air to let the other bees know where they can find food .I’ll show you many ___68_____ interesting things ,___69__ _the best things that I can teach you is to keep your eyes and ears ____70____ when you go out of doors .Natures tells her secrets only to people who look and listen carefully.（四）用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文通顺、正确（每个单词限用一次）No hard time. When something troubles __61_ _, do we look on the dark side or the __ 62__ side? Here is a story that can speak for it. Two salespersons, Jimmy and Harry, were __63__ to a poor country in Africa, where only __64__ people wore shoes. After they got there, they had to __65__ something back to their boss. Jimmy said, “It’s a pity that people here don’t wear shoes. Nobody is in __66__ of shoes. I see no promising(有希望的) future for our products.” How about H arry? He said, “What a __67__chance for us! People around the country don’t have shoes. I can say it for sure that we’ll sell a lot of shoes here.”__68__ isn’t it? They went to the same country, sold the same products, but they had different __69__ in their minds, and the results surely would be __70__ . If you were the salesperson, which one would you like to be? （五）用所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文通顺、正确、连贯（每个单词限用一次）How do you enter a room full of strangers? Do you walk right in full of confidence? Or do you try to slip in（悄悄溜进）without being 61 ?Now I'II tell you some useful ways that helps you become 62 more confident person.With most things in life. practice makes perfect, and that is true of confidence skills. The more you practice them, the 63 they will become. Body languageBody languageAlways hold your head high and look people in the 64 .Answer questions clearly and confidently. The way you walk shows others 65 confident you are. Chances and talentsChances and talentsFocus on the things that you do well, and look for 66 to use those abilities. MistakesMistakesAll humans fail at times, and you will too. But don't allow mistakes to 67 you. Learning from mistakes helps you face the same situation later 68 fear.Even with practice, you will 69 be perfect. But you can learn to love and accept70 and live your life with confidence.（六）用所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文通顺、正确、连贯（每个单词限用一次）As the World Cup is going on,South Africa's football grandmothers are also working hard. The team 69 made up of 35 women,aged from 50 to 84. It was developed 70 a housewife five years ago to help old women keep fit. The project has been so successful 71 they will take part in the Veterans Cup competition (元老杯足球联赛) in the USA."We are 72 to play in the Veterans Cup,where many grandmothers from all over the world come 73 and play football, "said the team leader.Whatever happens, 74 , the grandmothers have no regrets. Most of them often play football in their aprons (围裙) after 75 ."I suffered back pain and sore knees (腰酸腿痛) before joining the team threeyears ago. Now I am fresh. I don't feel 76 pain in my body，and I can run．At home I do all the housework by myself!”said 77 of the grandmothers．（七）用所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文通顺、正确、连贯（每个单词限用一次）they go on with the habit, their children won't know the money 76 from hard work.Some parents like to 77 birthday parties for their children. If they keep on doing this, their children will think it 78 for them to enjoy birthday parties every year. Year after year, maybe they will forget their 79 birthdays and only remember their own. It is against traditional habits.Many parents don't let the children do housework. They think children have only one thing to do. They should study hard and do 80 in their lessons. If parents go on doing this, the children will only learn to open their mouths to be fed and stretch out (伸出) their arms to be 81 every day. When the children grow up, they will be able to do 82 , and they won't even find a job. Parents should teach the children 83 to do housework because it can help them start good habits of working by themselves.（八）用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文通顺、正确（每个单词限用一次）_66_ which is Saturday and Sunday.One weekends,people spend their time _67_ all kinds of things and they do them in _68_ ways.Many families enjoy their weekends _69_ .They may go shopping ,go for a walk,visit friends,_70_ go to church ,They may also _71 _ friends over and have a party at home.Many American families do _72_ on weekendsRunning biking and swimming ate __ 73 _during summer ,while skiing and stating are very common _74_ winter.The weekend is also a time for American families to _75_ in their gardens ,For then.weekends are very busy.（九）用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文通顺、正确（每个单词限用一次）would take us to my grandma's village . It was so hot that I felf very 73 . Then I began to think of the sweet watermelons and other fruits in Grandma's house . I could hardly wait to arrive there and 74 my grandma earlier.It look us one more hour to get there . When we walked into the house , Grandma was busy preparing 75 in the kitchen . I knew from her smile face that she was very glad to see us . She brought out a big watermelon and cut it . It was so nice to eat the watermelon on such a hot day .After lunch my mother felt and went to bed to have a rest . I asked my grandma to tell me a fair tale . We sat on the bed and she began to tell it . I listened to her 76 . It was not long before I fell 77 . I was dreaming when a terrible sound woke me up . I saw Grandma was lying on the ground . I couldn't believe my 78 . How fearful a sight was ! I hurried to wake my mother up . We took Grandma to the 79 in a hurry . But it was too late . My grandma's heart stopped beating(跳动) when we got there . You'll never imagine how 80 we felt then.Grandma was very well all the time . I had never imagine she would 81 us so soon . That evening I lay in bed alone . Tears ran down my face . I prayed(祈祷) and prayed , wishing my grandma would be able to 82 back.Now several have passed , My dear grandma , where are you? I 83 you so much.（十）用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文通顺、正确（每个单词限用一次）had no 86_ at all. So the father decided to call on a monk (修道士)to train 87 _ child.The monk said to the boy's father, "You should leave your son alone here, I'll make him into a 88_ man within three months. However, you can't come to see him during this period."Three months89 _, the boy's father came. The monk arranged a box match 90__ the child and an experienced boxer. Each time the fighter struck the boy, he fell down, but 91 _ the boy stood up, and each time he was knocked down again, then the boy stood up again. After several times, the monk asked, "What do you think of your child?""92 _ a shame (羞愧)!" the boy's father said. "I never thought he would be so easily knocked down. I needn't have him_93 _here any longer.""I am sorry 94 _that's all you see. Don't you see that each time he fallsdown, he stands up again instead of 95 __? That's the kind of courage you wanted him to have."（十一）用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文通顺、正确（每个单词限用一次）I'd like to thank you for _81 _money to "Animal Helpers",an organization set up to help _82 _ people.For sure you have helped make it possible for me to have "Lucky",who has filled my life with _83 _."Lucky "is a _84_trained dog for the disabled.It is a good name for him _85 _I feel very lucky to have him.Being blind, _86_ ,unable to use my hands easily are the challenges I face. "Lucky"helps me open and shut the doors ,carry things and even answer the telephone.He _87 _me up a lot .I'll send you a photo of him if you like,and I could _88 _ you how he helps me too one day.And I thank you again for surpporting "Animal Helpers".It is _89 _that this organization does not run out of money.Your donation is greatly appreciated and the money is well used to help disabled people _90 _me. Best wishes,Liz Smith（十二）用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文通顺、正确（每个单词限用一次）the _1 _was about fifteen miles away on the other side of the hill.There we felt_2_ that we would find a bed for the night.Soon _3_ fell after we left the village,but _4 _,we met no one as we drove fast along the narrow road that _5 _to the hill.As our car climbed _6 _,it became colder and the rain began to fall,making it difficult to see the road.After we had travelled for about twenty miles,there was still no_7 _of the town which was marked on the map,we were beginning to get _8 _.Then,the car suddenly stopped .A quick examination showed that we had used up the gas.Although we had little food with us,we diceded to spend the night in the car.Our meal was soon _9_ , and then I tried to go to sleep at once,but John,who was a poor sleeper,got out of the car after a few minutes and went for awalk up the hill.Soon he found,in the valley bellow,the _10 _of the town we were looking for.We at once pushed the car to the top of the hill.In less than a quarter of an hour ,we were in the town.答案：一61. useful 62. how 63. questions 64. being 65. such66. short 67. in 68. and 69. much 70. learn二61. fooled 62.said 63.cheap 64. new 65.online66. use rmation 68. favorite 69. decide 70. shopping三61.studying 62 anything 63.who 64.tells 65.danger66.sleep 67.dancing 68.other 69.but 70.open四61. us 62.bright 63.sent 64.few 65.report66.need 67.wonderful 68.interesting 69.thoughts 70.different五61.Noticed 62. a 63. easier 64 eyes 65 how66 opportunities 67 trouble 68 without 69 never 70 yourself六69．is 70．By 71．that 72．Invited 73．together 74．however 75．housework 76．any77．one七76. comes 77. hold 78. necessary 79. parents'80. well 81. dressed 82. nothing 83. How八66.weekend 67 doing 68 different 69 together70 or 71 invite 72 sports 73popular九73.thirsty 74.see 75.lunch 76.quietly 77.asleep78.eyes 79.hospital 80. sad 81. leave 82. come 83.miss十86. courage 87. his 88. true 89. later 90.between91. at once 92.What 93.stay 94. that 95. Crying十一81.sending 82.disabled 83.pleasure 84.specially 85.because86.deaf 87.cheers 88.show 89.important 90.like十二 1.map 2.lucky 3.darkness 4.surely 5.leading6.higher7.sigh8.worried9.cooked 10.lights。
2020年河南中考英语新题型短文填空9（自由填空）含答案1I think I have the greatest friends in the world. They are just 1 important to me as family. In fact, they are my family, really. My best friends and I all grew 2 together and shared so many experiences together. I would do anything for my friends and I'm sure they'd do anything for me. I'm sure there's nothing in the world 3 could stop us from being friends. I have also made lots of other good friends from university and the different places I 4 worked. They are also important to me. We are now all over the world and it's sometimes difficult 5 meet each other, but we stay in touch. One day I'd like to get all of my friends together for a big party. That'd be great fun.答案1. as ---固定句型2. up---词语搭配3. that---(定从)连词4. have---助动词5. to---不定式符号（It's+adj.+to do句型）2Friends are just as important to me as family. In fact, they are my family, really.I think I have 1 greatest friends in the world. My best friends and I all grew up together and shared so many experiences(经历) together. I 2 do anything for my friends and I'm sure they'd do anything for me. I'm sure 3 is nothing in the world that could stop us from being friends. I have also made lots of other good friends from university and the different places I have worked. They 4_ also important to me. We are now all over the world and 5 sometimes difficult to meet each other, but we stay in touch. One day I'd like to get all of my friends together for a big party. That'd be great fun.答案1. the---冠词2. would---情态动词3. there---There be句型4. are---主系表结构5. it's （It's+adj.+to do句型）3Hello! My name is Tina. I like to make friends 1 all kinds of people.I also love to collect stones. I have collected stones since I was a child. But playing the piano is my favorite hobby. 2 I got a piano from my father on my birthday, I was really excited. My friend, Linda, likes to do challenging (有挑战性的) things, such 3 climbing and surfing(冲浪). She studies hard and practices English every day. She hopes 4 go abroad(国外) one day. Her parents support(支持) her idea. I hope 5 her dream can come true in the future.答案1. with---介词（make friends with sb.固定词组）2. when---状语从句连词3. as---such as 固定词组4. to---不定式（hope to do sth.）5. that ---宾语从句引导词4The computer plays a very important part in our daily life. It is one of the greatest inventions in the world in the twentieth century. It works for us not only at home, in the office, in big shops, but also at school. Today it is used 1 many ways. It really brings the world large wealth and happiness.The first computer in the world was called Enid. It 2 build in America in 1964. It was large and heavy. 3 it was born, it has been developing very fast. Until now it has gone 4 four periods and changed a lot. There are many kinds of computers. Computers are getting smaller and smaller and computing faster and faster. It becomes more and more helpful.The computer can do most of the things for people. It can help us to know about the real world more quickly, to learn 5 we want to learn and to think for ourselves. As a student in the twenty-first century, you must work hard at it.答案1. in---介词（和many ways构成固定词组）2. was---助动词be（被动语态）3. Since---现在完成时的标志：since+从句4. through---和go构成固定词组5. what ---宾语从句引导词5Lidong means the beginning of winter. According to the Chinese lunar calendar , it falls on November 7 or November 8. 1 cold weather on the way, it’s time to eat hot pot to keep warm!Hot pot is popular in China. Friends and families enjoy hot pot together on cold winter days. They sit 2 a table and put different kinds of foods into the boiling soup in the pot. While they wait for the food to boil, they chat and drink happily. Then they take the food out of the pot into their bowls. There are different kinds of sauces to make the food taste better.Hot pot is famous for 3 spiciness（辛辣）. But yuanyang（double-flavored）hot pot has two parts. One side is very spicy; the other side is less spicy. People can choose according to the flavor they prefer.You 4 put almost anything in a hot pot. Meat, sea food, vegetables, tofuand noodles are the most popular.Hot pot has 5 popular in China for over 1000 years. Today, it’s not only popular in China but around the world. Many foreigners who come to China are eager to try this delicious meal.答案1. With---介词（with结构做状语，表原因）2. around---sit around词组3. its---形容词性物主代词4. can---情态动词5. been ---完成时态6My parents taught me not to waste food. My mom 1 found ways to make leftovers taste good. I went to IIan to learn about some of their special food. As I was there, I learned about the food and the history of the area. I learned that they don’t waste food, 2 , and they use leftovers.Many years ago, there was not 3 food for everyone. People learned to cook and eat almost everything. They had to think of ways to make special dishes. One of these dishes is kao zha. It’s made with leftovers 4 meat, soup, oil and fat. That might not sound very good, but it does taste good. Today, kao zha is a special dish at big banquets（宴会）.Another famous dish 5 called zao bing. It’s made with fruit, meat and other things. I really liked it! But I didn’t want to eat too much. It has a lot of fat in it.答案1. always---副词2. either---副词3. enough---形容词4. like---形容词5. is ---助动词，构成被动语态7A poor farmer had a friend who was famous for the wonderful apples trees he grew. One day, his friend gave the farmer a young apple tree and told him to take it home and plant it. The farmer was pleased with the gift, but when he got home he didn’t know 1 to plan it. He was afraid that if he planted the tree near the road, strangers 2 steal the fruit. If he planted the tree in one of his fields, his neighbors would come at night and steal some of the apples. If he planted the tree near his house, his children would take the fruit. Finally he planted the tree in his woods where no one could see it. But 3 sunlight and good soil, the tree died. Later the friend asked the farmer why he planted the tree in 4 a poor place.“What’s the difference ?”The farmer told him what he worried about angrily .“Yes,” said the friend 5 hearing the words ,“but at least someone could have enjoyed the fruit. Now you not only have robbed everyone of the fruit, but also you have destroyed a good apple tree.”1. where---宾语从句引导词2. would---状语从句，主过从过3. without---介词4. such---形容词5. after ---介词8In the early 1990s, the word Internet was strange to most people. But today, Internet has become 1 useful tool for people all over the world. Maybe Internet has been the greatest invention in the field of communication 2 the history of mankind.Communicating with others on the Internets 3 faster. We can chat with a person who is sitting in the other part of the world. We can e-mail our friends and they can read the e-mails within a minute.Giving all kinds of information is probably the biggest advantage of Internet. We can use search engines to find the information 4 need. Just type in a keyword and the search engine 5 give us a list of suitable websites to look at.We can enjoy a lot on the Internet by downloading games, visiting websites. There are some games for free. We can meet new and interesting people in the chat now. We can also listen to music and see films.答案1. a---冠词2. in---介词3. much---副词4. we---代词5. will ---情态动词9We recycle rubbish, so why not language? Recycling language means using vocabulary that you have learnt before again and again. However, 1 rubbish that piles up（堆积）in our environment, if we do not recycle language, we simple forget it. So how do you recycle language?There are basically 2 ways to do it. The first is through reading. Go back to your favourite articles and read them once more. Just reread them and do not worry about each vocabulary item. If there are some that you are not sure about, make a guess and you will probably guess right. The second way to recycle is through writing. Look at some of your favourite articles and write either a short paragraph or a few sentences 3 your own words. After you have done this a few times, go back and read through 4 you have written, check vocabulary functions. Don’t worry if you have made mistakes. That’s how you learn. The third way to recycle languageis by having an imaginary chat with 5 about your favorite articles at home. You can pretend there is someone with you who speaks English and tell him what you are thinking about or how you feel.答案1. Unlike---介词 2. three---数词 3. in---介词4. what---宾语从句引导词5. yourself ---反身代词。
2020年广东省中考英语短文填空专题训练短文填空（一）As a teenager, I felt I was always letting people down.Once I 1. my best friend Sammy to my home.I noticed that all my 2. members seemed to like her better than me.I was so 3. .I even thought they didn’t love me.I 4. whether they would miss me if I die some day.So I told my mom,“Sammy is more lovely than I have ever been.You must want her to be your daughter 5. than me.”My mom explained that 6.Sammy is a lovely girl, no one could replace me in my family.She said I was the only person who could fit my role.She made me realize that even if I’m not perfect, I was a beloved member 7. my family who could never be replaced.From then on, I tried to find out who I was and what made me special.My view on myself changed.I started to act in 8. positive way toward my life that I had never done before.I came to feel more 9. than before once I knew that no one could take my place.No matter what 10.may say or what they may think, you are special.Each of us hold a special place in the world.短文填空（二）Parents with high expectations for their children are nothing new to Chinese kids.1. , people often don’t realize that children also have expectations for their parents.What expectations do Chinese children have for parent-child relationships? China Youth Children Research Center a survey on this in the United States, Japan, South Korea and China.The survey that 83.8 percent of Chinese children want to be with 4. parents, the greatest amount among the four countries.This means that they want a more equal relationship their parents.Sophia Ren, is 6. American-born Chinese girl.Although her 7. live in California, they cannot avoid the influence of their Chinese background.“I feel like my foreign friends are closer to their parents.Girls tell their moms secrets, go shopping with them and they make each other 8.,”Ren said.“In Chinese families, you usually don’t do things like that.”According to China Youth Daily, traditional Chinese value 9. as respecting one’s elders is preventing parents from becoming friends with their children.Many Chinese parents criticize( 批评)and push their10., as there are lots of competitions in school.It requires efforts from both parents and children to create a friendship in family.As children, what can you do to create a pleasant atmosphere ( 氛围)at home and make friends with your parents?短文填空（三）I have been living in the city for 15 years and I know almost every street of this city.The city is quite 1.from before.The northern part of the city has changed even more than any other part of the city and is still changing.When I 2. visited this part of the city,there were large areas of rice fields instead 3. tall buildings.Most farmers and fishermen 4. to live there, but now it’s no longer like that.The rice fields have become much smaller, and one can see5. amazing number of factories and office buildings.Roads and cars have6. .Farmers and fishermen have moved to the farther north side of the city and two new colleges have stood here.It’s necessary to increase factories and office buildings,7.the way this part of the city has been changed me afraid.The city government should help save the natural part of the city.9. are already too many people in the city and because of thatwe are facing lots of 10..The changes of this part of the city have made more people come and have destroyed the natural home of wild lives.I feel sad about the changes happening in this part of the city.短文填空（四）I was resting in a caféone evening.Looking at my expensive new shoes, I was really happy.Then 1.thin boy in a dirty shirt came to me.Before I said a word, he took out his tools of shoe-cleaning.He started to 2. off my shoes and began to clean them.Suddenly a heavy rain came. People hurried into the café. More and3. people got in, and bit by bit I was kept a little farther from the boy.Hours went 4. .I had no shoes on and I wondered where the boy was.I thought he would not return my shoes 5. cost me quite much money.I would have to walk back with no shoes on in the night.When it was near midnight, the 6. stopped and people started to go out.I walked slowly to the door, and found a boy sleepingon the 7. .He had no shirt on, and held a small bag made of clothes in his arms.I shook him softly and 8. him up.He jumped up and opened his eyes wide before he realized it was me.He opened the bag hurriedly, gave me my shoes, and said sorry to me shyly.He was waiting here all the time 9. we didn’t know each other.I was deeply moved.I paid him and 10. goodbye to him.Then I put on my shoes and walked home, thinking about the boy in my mind.短文填空（五）Classrooms in the 21st century are quite different.Napa got a big 1. when he saw his modern classroom on the first day of school.In Napa’s classroom, there are many 2. electronic ( 电子的)tools, like iPads. From this semester, they will use the electronics to 3. notes, watch videos and do projects and homework.“It’s amazing,”said Napa.“I prefer using an iPad to work 4. math or other projects with my team members.”The school uses new technology in classrooms to 5. students see, hear, touch and sometimes experience their tasks.Technology is 6. common in most classrooms now.It’sabout trying to use 7. to open the world to kids.Teacher Nissen now sees himself as a guide of learning 8. of as a teacher.“If they have a question for me, I will try to teach them 9. to find the answers rather than tell them what the answers are,”he said.Jonathan was not really interested in class before,10. now he likes the classes very much.短文填空（六）Feeling sad or upset? Don’t turn to a cheerful comedy.A sad movie may be just what you need.A team of scientists at Ohio State University, the US, has found that sad movies can make people 1. .They published their study in a magazine 2. Communication Research.Scientists asked 361 college students to watch a sad 3. called Atonement ( 《赎罪》).The movie tells the story of two lovers 4. are separated and at the end died during World War II.The students answered questions from the scientists before, after and three timesduring the movie to measure 5. emotions, including sadness.Results showed that overall, people felt better6. watching the movie.Scientists believe this is7. the movie made them think about their own lives and relationships.Their lives, compared to those of the unlucky lovers on the screen, were full of8. .“I want to live my life to the fullest, and this movie has made me think a lot,”one student wrote.Silvia Knobloch-Westerwick, the leader of the study, explained that negative ( 消极的)moods make people more thoughtful.“Positive ( 积极的)emotions are generally a signal that everything is fine, you don’t have to worry, you don’t have to think 9. issues in your life,”she said, “but negative emotions, like sadness, make you think more critically about your situation.So seeing a sad movie may make you sad, 10. that will cause you to think more about your own close relationships and appreciate them more.”短文填空（七）I got my first part-time job 1. a waiter in a restaurant.One time, when I was serving food to a middle-aged couple, the wife asked me 2. the food could be served so quickly.I told her that I had made sure they got their food quickly 3. I always respect the elderly.As soon as I said that, her face showed unhappy.My manager,who happened to 4. what I said, took me aside and gave me a long lecture about the description “old”.I then walked 5. to the table and apologized to the couple.They forgave( 原谅)me and were no 6. angry.In the past, I thought people are 7. of being old.Old people have the most knowledge and experience.Young people always respect older people because of their rich experience.On the 8. hand, people think “growing old” shows that a person is going to retire( 退休)or that the body is not working well.When I told the couple in the restaurant that I respected the elderly, they got angry because this caused9. to feel they had failed to stay young.Then, I changed the 10. I had been with older people.It doesn’t mean I don’t respect them any more; I still respect them, but now I don’t show my feelings through words.短文填空（八）Summer vacation is coming.Do you have any ideas to spend it? Now, I’d like to tell you that I have 1. some plans for it.I will do my homework in the morning.In the afternoon,I will play computer2. with my friends for an hour,and that will be fun! After that, I’ll do some reading in the City Library.Books are our best friends.Also, I want to learn3. to play the guitar this summer.So on Monday and Wednesday evening I will take guitar lessons.On the free nights, I may4. some TV programs or surf the Internet.5. is also a part of my plans.I may stay in Beijing for two weeks. Beijing is the capital of China. And I have learned6. the Internet that there are many places of interest there.So I decide to buy7. new camera for my trip.I will take photos of the wonderful sights8. send them to my friends.Besides, a composition competition will be held in my school at the beginning of the new term.So I can9. part in it and write about my trip in Beijing.I am sure I will have a 10. time this summer.I can’t wait for the summer vacation! How about you?短文填空（九）Chinese kids know about many Western festivals, Christmas forexample.But have you ever 1. of Easter ( 复活节)?Easter is one of a group of days on which Christians (基督教)remember the life of Jesus.On Good Friday they remember his 2. .On Easter they celebrate Jesus’rising from the dead.It’s a serious, but joyful 3. for Christians.It’s a special, happy time for kids, just like Christmas.For one thing, there 4. cute rabbits everywhere.This is because for many centuries rabbits have been the symbol 5. life.Rabbits have lots of babies and so they seem right for Easter.There’s even an “Easter Bunny( 复活节兔子)”, an Easter version of Santa Claus. Eggs are the symbol of life, too.An egg can be the start of new life.At Easter, kids 6. up to find their moms and dads have given them chocolate eggs with candy inside.They 7. have fun boiling and painting eggs.The best thing is the “Easter egg hunt”. This is when parents, neighbors, sometimes the whole community, hide eggs in8. places. They leave clues ( 线索), such as a poster9. tells kids where they can find the eggs.They have to root around ( 翻找)to find them.It’s so much fun 10. you wonder why they only do it at Easter.短文填空（十）Foster is 62 years old 1. North Carolina.He retired from teaching two years ago.2. , he got a colon cancer( 结肠癌)then.He has been fighting bravely against this terrible disease for the whole year.One day, on his 3. to his last chemotherapy treatment( 化疗), he dropped in a lottery station and 4. a $1 ticket.Surprisingly, he won $5.Before leaving, he decided to trade the $5 for 5. two tickets.When he scratched( 刮) the first one, he won 6. .But then he scratched the 7. ticket,something lucky happened.“I saw all those zeroes and I froze,”Foster said.“I didn’t believe it 8. I gave it to the clerk at the counter to scan.When it showed ‘Go to Lottery Headquarters’, I started shaking.I couldn’t believe my 9. !”Foster suffers a lot during the treatment.Now he is nearing the end of this.“The lottery win made a good day, an even 10. one.I was already happy because it was my last round of chemo,”said Foster.“Winning this made it my lucky day.I saw lights of hopes.”The lucky winner claimed his prize on Friday.After taxes, Fostertook home $141,501.答案短文填空（一）1.invited2.family3.upset/disappointed4.wondered5.rather6.though/although7.of8.a9.confident 10.others短文填空（二）1.However2.did/made3.found4.their5. with7.an 7 .family 8.happy 9.such10.children短文填空（三）1.different2.first3.ofed5.an6.increased7.but8.makes9.There10.problems短文填空（四）1.a2. take3.more4.by/on5.which/that6.rain7.floor8.woke/waked9.though/although10.said短文填空（五）1.surprise2.wonderful3.take4.on5.help5.very7.technology8.than9.how10.but短文填空（六）1.happierd/called3.movie/film4.who/that5.different/their6.after7.because8. hope9.about 10.but短文填空（七）1.as2.how3.because4.hear5.back6.longer7.proud8.other9.them 10.way短文填空（八）1.made2.games3. how4. watch5. Traveling6.from7.a8.and9.take10.good/great短文填空（九）1.heard2.death3.day4.are5.of6.wake7.also8.different9.which/that10.that短文填空（十）1.from2.Unluckily/Sadly/Unexpectedly3.way4.bought5.another6. nothing7. second/other8.until/till9.eyes10.better。
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（一）Jessica is one of my best friends. She was afraid to have English class in Grade Seven and Grade Eight because of the difficult grammar. Every class was like1. ____________ bad dream to her. The teacher spoke too 2. ____________ for her to understand. She was not brave enough to ask questions because 3. __________ her poor pronunciation. She just hid herself behind her textbook, trying to prevent herself from being discovered by the teacher and said 4. ____________.She was quiet all the time.Then in Grade Nine，an American lady 5. ____________ Benny became her English teacher. In Benny’s class，the students could enjoy English movies，sing English songs，share funny stories and play all 6. ____________ of games as well. Time flew quickly and happily while having Benny’s class. Jessica became more and7. ____________ interested in English. One day she decided to ask Benny how she could 8. ____________ her English. Benny was patient to tell her the secret to language learning.She told Jessica to watch lots of English movies to improve her listening and pronunciation. It did not matter 9. ____________ she could understand everything the characters said or not. She could get the meaning by listening for just the key words. Also the expressions on the characters’10. ____________ and their body language could help her get the meaning. Jessica found it interesting and useful to learn English by watching movies.Now Jessica has fallen in love with English. She wants to be an English teacher in the future so that she can help more students like her.（二）Are you learning a foreign language? Everyone is born with the ability to learn. Do you know how to learn English well?First of all，successful language learners are independent(独立的)learners. They do not 1. ____________ on books or teachers. They create their own way in mind to learn the language. Instead of 2. ____________ for the teacher to explain，they try to find methods and rules for themselves.They pay attention to the clues(线索)of the passage and get their own ideas 3. ____________ guessing. When they guess wrong，they will try again. They are not afraid of making mistakes. They try to learn from their 4. ____________. It is 5. ____________ important for them to review the knowledge in time.Successful language learning is active learning, so successful learners do not wait for a chance to use the language. They usually look for such a 6. ____________.They find native speakers and ask 7. ____________ for help when they make mistakes. They will wisely try everything to communicate. They are not afraid to repeat 8. ____________ they hear or to say strange things. They always believe practice makes perfect.Finally, successful language learners are learners 9. ____________ a purpose(目的). They connect knowledge with culture. They want to learn the language because they are interested in native speakers’lives. It is necessary for them to learn 10. ____________ language in order to communicate with foreigners and learn about their lives, their cultures and so on.（三）Videos of the granddaughter of American President Trump showing her Chinese speaking skills became very popular on the Internet. In the video, Arabella 1. ___________ a popular Chinese song and recited two Chinese poems by a Tang poet.More and more kids try to learn Chinese just 2. ___________ Arabella. About 50, 000 American students 3. ___________ now studying Chinese. “Because of China’s fast growth, Chinese is more useful 4. ___________ other languages, ”said Scott McGinnis, 5. ___________ language expert.For example, in 1999, only three Chicago schools had 6. ___________ classes. This year more than thirty do.This year more than thirty do. In many US cities, students take Chinese lessons during holidays or on weekends. But Chicago schools teach Chinese during the school days. Last year China gave them 3, 000 textbooks 7. _________ they had done a good job.Although Chinese classes are becoming popular, it is still 8. _________ of the most difficult languages. It 9. ___________ an English speaker about 1, 320 hours 10. ___________ all to become good at Chinese, but 480 hours to learn French, Spanish or Italian.（四）Christmas is one of the most important festivals in Western countries. It is a time to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ(耶稣)，exchange 1. ____________ with family or friends，and get together with family members. Christmas celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ because it was not known exactly when Jesus’ birthday was. It was finally decided that 2. ____________ 25th is the Christmas Day.It’s quite popular for people to exchange presents with family members or friends during the festival. This tradition has been spread across the world. Christmas presents usually remind us of Father Christmas. In fact，Father Christmas is not a real man. Long long ago, there was a man 3. ____________ Saint Nicholas. He was rich and was willing to help 4. ____________ ，especially the poor. He always shared his things with others. Gradually(逐渐地)Saint Nicholas has turned into today’s “Father Christmas”.Christmas is a 5. ____________ for family members to get together and care about each other. It is so nice to be with family. People can always feel the warmth of their family. Some people，especially the Christians(基督教徒)，usually go to the church together on Christmas Eve to celebrate the 6. ____________ of Jesus Christ although he is dead. On Christmas night，family members will have a big dinner. They will surely eat turkeys，the traditional food.Do you know 7. ____________ it is a tradition to eat turkeys on Christmas Day? It is said that during the Christmas holiday in 1620，British immigrants(移民)arrived 8. ____________ the USA. They found 9. ____________ to eat except turkeys. Year after year，they ate turkeys. It has been a tradition to eat turkeys during this festival ever 10. ____________ then. Maybe the happiest thing for the Westerners is that they can have a two-week holiday for Christmas. They can do all kinds of things they like during the holiday，such as traveling, lying on the beach or reading some novels.（五）Kwanzaa (宽扎节)is a celebration of African-American history and culture. It begins on December 26th and continues until New Year’s Day, January 1st.During the1. ___________, a family member, usually the youngest child, lights candles in a special candle holder. Each night a candle is lit. Traditionally, there are 2. ___________ green candles, three red candles and a black candle. They mean the seven Kwanzaa rules.The rules are believed to play an 3. ___________ role in building strong, successfulfamilies, neighborhoods, etc. In the evenings, adults share stories and explain how to 4. ___________ the seven rules in daily life. On the sixth day, which is New Year’s Eve, families and friends get together to enjoy 5. ___________ large meal.Kyle, a third grader, wrote this about Kwanzaa, “When we celebrate the festival, many people are 6. ___________ home, light the candles, and have a nice dinner. We 7. ___________ the meaning of Kwanzaa and remember family members. We say something good about 8. ___________. Last year, we remembered my grandparents. ”In 1966, Dr. Karenga created Kwanzaa. He was studying the 9. _______________ of Africa at that time. Dr. Karenga wanted to create a holiday to bring African-Americans together and celebrate their history and culture. He 10. _____________ the holiday “Kwanzaa”. In fact, the name comes from an African word which means “first fruits of the harvest (收获季节)”.（六）Last autumn during the Diwali Break(排灯节), we took a vacation to Kullu. I never had the chance to 1. ___________ the snow mountains before, so I was very excited and packed my luggage(行李)quickly. Then we got everything 2. ___________ for the journey. From Delhi we traveled by bus to Kullu.Kullu is a famous 3. ___________ of interest. It is famous for its Kullu caps and Dussehra Festival. We stayed in Kullu for two 4. ___________. We went out every day and enjoyed the sight of the hills. There were four 5. ___________ with us. We formed small groups and each group went with a teacher.In a store, nearly everyone 6. ___________ a Kullu cap as a gift for the family. Then by jeep we moved ahead to Manali.Manali is on the bank of River Beas. It is one of 7. ___________ loveliest places, full of apple trees and great natural beauty. I felt happy to see the nature. With the bright colorful flowers, the clouds sailing across the 8. ___________ and the snow at the top of the high mountains in the distance, my heart was full 9. ___________ joy. We stayed there for four days and enjoyed every minute of our stay. Time passed very10. ___________ and we left again for Delhi. The memory of my visit to Kullu-Manali is still fresh in my mind.（七）Last week I went to the Space World with Alice，a girl who was interested in playing the roller coaster. It was such an unforgettable(难忘的)experience that I would 1. ____________ forget it.While I was wondering where we should go after we arrived，Alice suggested the new ride. Before riding，I was 2. _______ of it because it looked scary. But Alice 3. ________ me that if I was scared，just hold her hand or shout.At first，I was so scared that I could hardly think or move，but shouting did help. After the ride，we felt excited. I realized that you would never know 4. ____________ you try something. I was glad because I was brave enough to try it! Then I felt hungry. Alice suggested the Water City Restaurant in the Water World. It’s said that it served delicious 5. ____________.And the cook there was famous for making Italian and Chinese food.On our way to the Water City Restaurant，we passed 6. __________ Uncle Bob’s，a restaurant which looked 7. ____________________. The sign said a rock band would play there every evening. So we decided to 8. ____________ back for dinner later. We asked what time the band would start playing. The staff told us 9. ____________ the restaurant was always busy at eight o’clock，so we should come a little earlier to get a table. At last，we had great 10. ____________ eating and listening to the beautiful music.What a great day we had!（八）Road signs are placed in specific areas for the safety of drivers. They let drivers know 1. ___________ fast they can drive. They also tell drivers when and where to turn 2. ___________ not to turn. 3. ___________ order to be a good driver, you need to understand what the signs mean.Most student drivers pay no 4. ___________ to the speed limit(限制) sign. 5. ___________ you do not stay close to the speed limit, your driver’s test could end unsuccessfully. Be very careful when you see the “No Entry”sign. As 6. ___________ student driver, you should be ready to make a turn whenever you see a no-entry sign ahead.You will not 7. ___________ your driving test if you enter an area that you are not supposed to enter.8. ___________ is the stop sign. Sometimes, a driver will notice the stop signbut will only slow down 9. ___________ of coming to a complete stop. These mistakes may cause you to fail your driving test.Road signs are designed to 10. ___________ sure that every driver is kept safe. Always follow the instructions they give you while driving.（九）This is a simple village in Malaysia. When the train passed their homes, people waved and smiled to complete strangers and cheer1. ___________ up.I had always traveled to Malaysia by plane or car, so it was the first time I was on a train. I looked around the train. There was not one familiar face.I sighed (叹气)and sat down to 2. ___________ my magazines. It was not long before the train was in Malaysia. Then 3. ________ first village came into sight. Immediately I came alive. I decided to wave back.4. ___________ then on, my journey became interesting. I threw my5. ___________ into the waste basket and decided to join in Malaysian life. Then everything came alive. I stared ateverything as if I had looked at it for the first time.The day 6. ___________ fast. I even forgot to have my lunch until I felt 7. ___________. I looked at my watch and was surprised that it was 3：00 p. m. Soon the train 8. ___________ at the station. I looked at the people all around me. They all looked beautiful. When my uncle met me with a smile, I gave him a warm hug. I had 9. ___________ done that before. He seemed surprised at my first hug 10. ___________ then his face warmed up with a huge smile.I looked forward to the return journey.（十）We all know the road to success is not straight. From an Asian interview report we know that many people can succeed and they can also 1. ____________.Let’s think about it. What should we do? Should we just lie 2. ____________ the bed, hang out with friends or take up our private things, and then require the god to guard us and lead us to succeed? Or should we put the sorrow(悲伤)aside and dare to keep going? As 3. ____________ as I know，a number of people go on fighting to deal with their trouble. But now the problem is why some people always give up the right choice and why they are always the kind of person that knows what to do but never really does it. Sometimes 4. ____________ fail，not because they are not smart enough，or they don’t work 5. ____________ as others do. They all work hard every day，and maybe evenharder than those who finally make it.It is just a matter of whether you keep on trying when you face 6. ____________ trouble. When the whole world does not seem to be friendly enough 7. ____________ us，we should be kind to ourselves. We need to regard failure(失败)as our 8. ____________. Don’t be afraid of failure anymore. We sometimes get sad when we didn’t get 9. ____________ grades than those who even didn’t work hard as us.The famous American actress Marilyn Monroe said，“Just because you fail once doesn’t mean you’re going to fail at everything. 10. ____________ trying，hold on and always，always，always believe in yourself. Because if you don’t，then who will?”Are you prepared to keep on with your dream now?（一）【答案详解】1. a 句意：每节课对她来说都像是一个噩梦。
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We all want to live the life we dream of. However, at times, some negative （消极的）ideas may stop us. Hope the following suggestions can help to ignore those 54 and go ahead.Do What We Can ControlOne thing we can control is doing what we can一eating healthily, exercising, reading and getting enough sleep. Doing the right things can help 55 to achieve the most happiness. Also, it can make us move on inthe 56 direction. However, we should also accept that there are many things we can't control.Take Calculated （预料到的）RisksSuccess doesn't come 57 risks. We all have to take risks in life, but try to make sure those risks are calculated. For example, you are working at a job that you hate, and you are dreaming of giving it up and 58 your own business. The thought is a start. But one day, you can't stand your job any more, so you leave it even though you haven't really had a plan. This is such a big risk that it will probably make you 59 want to take a risk again. So just start with a small risk.Don*t Be Afraid of FailureThomas Edison is one of the greatest inventors in history. However, he 60 many times. Did you know Edison created an electric pen? A ghost machine? Probably not. Well, that*s because they were complete failures. But those failures put him one step 61 to success. Think of failures as milestones （里程碑）towards success.【文章大意】我们都想过我们梦想的生活，但有时候一些消极的想法会阻止我们前进。
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2020年中考英语专题分类卷题型四短文填空17-24Passage 17(兰州)closerwhowithouthappenfarmergreatlYcomfortasmakeourThe development of technologies has （1）changed the life styles of the people all over the world. Radio, TV, computers, fax and satellites bring different countries and people（2）to each other. We can see nearly everything（3）thousands of miles away and communicate with people in different lands（4）leaving home. We do not have to do shopping every day. Once a week we buy （5）household materials including meat, vegetables, etc, and store them in refrigerators. With the help of tiny scissors doctors can examine the child（6）is still in the womb(子宫) of his mother.（7）use newer technology both foragricultural activities as well as for their（8）. The needs of oil technology, such（10）long pipelines(管线) ,electric power, good roads, airports, bring people from different lands to the Gulf(海湾) countries to（10）a living.（1）______ （2）______（3）______ （4）______（5）_____（6）______ （7）______（8）______ （9）______ （10）______Passage 18There was a man who had four sons. He wanted his sons to learn not to judge (判断)things too（1）. So he sent them to go and look at a pear tree that was far away in tum. The first son went in winter, the second in spring, the third in summer, and the（2）son in fall.When they had all gone and come back, he asked them to describe what they had seen. The first son said there was（3）on the tree. The second son said it was（4）with green buds(花蕾) and full of promise. The third son said it was filled with flowers that smelled so sweet and looked so beautiful. The last son（5）with all of them, he said it was full of fruit, life and harvest(收获). The man then explained to his sons that they were all right, because they each had seen but one season in the（6）life. He told them that they cannot judge a tree, or a person, by only one season, they can only be judged at the end, when all the seasons are up.lf you give up when it's winter, you will miss the promise of your spring, the（7）of your summer, the harvest of your fall. Don't let the pain of one season destroy the joy of all the rest.（1）______ （2）______（3）______ （4）______（5）_____（6）______ （7）______Passage 19 ( 福建)The Chongyang Festival is a Chinese traditional festival. It is celebrated on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month.It's also（1）(call) the Double Ninth Festival.The festival started as （2）/’ə：li/ as the Warring States Period (475-221 BC).It has a history of more than 1,700 years. Among the numbers from zero to nine, nine is the（3）( high)odd number (奇数). People believe that two "nines" meeting together stand for a long life. So it is aspecial holiday （4）Chinese people to show love and respect for their elders. They holdmany（5）( kind) of activities in honor of old people, wishing them good（6）/helθ/ and a long life.The festival comes during the golden time of （7）/fɔ:l/. On the day,people traditionally drink chrysanthemum (菊花) wine, eat Double-Ninth Cakes（8）climb mountains. They also carry a kind of plant named dogwood. People in ancient times believed that（9）plant could drive away evil (邪恶的) spirits and prevent them from（10）( catch)an illness in winter.（1）______ （2）______（3）______ （4）______（5）_____（6）______ （7）______（8）______ （9）______ （10）______Passage 20Next time you're in a public place, take a look around you. And（1）how many people are using their phones. I can tell you now that it is probably more than half, whether you're on a bus, in a cafe （2）simply walking down the street.I'm not saying that I am not an example of this, but it （3）amazes(使惊愕)me how people can spend so much time on their phones without （4）to others. Has it gone too far?Recently, my smart phone broke and had to be （5）off for repair for a week or so.I had to use a really old, basic phone just to keep me in touch with my family and（6）. All I could do on this phone was to send text messages, make calls and play one game. And I loved it. I loved being（7）from the Internet, and I really didn't mind not having updates (更新) about what my friends were doing. It allowed（8）to spend more time enjoying my time in London and watching the people （9）me and really see what was going on.However, I knew that as soon as I got my smart phone back I would be one of those （10）0nce again. Perhaps I should just go back to using the basic phone and forget I ever got my smart phone back.（1）______ （2）______（3）______ （4）______（5）_____（6）______ （7）______（8）______ （9）______ （10）______Passage 21(天津)How do we know the time? A clock, a watch or a cell phone can help us.However, many years ago there were no clocks and knowing the time was not so easy. Over the centuries, people have developed different w（1）of telling the time.About 5,500 years ago, the Egyptians i （2）the sun clock. This was a tall stone structure. Its shadow (影子) showed the movement of the s（3）. They were able to determine(测定) midday.About 3,500 years ago,the Egyptians made a sundial. It was smaller than the sun clock and could measure (测量)the time for half a day. On c （4）days or at night it was impossible to tell the time with a sun clock or a sundial.Water clocks were the f （5）clocks not to use the sun. The idea is simple. Water flows(流动) from one container(容器) to another. When the water reaches a certain 1（6）, it moves a lever (控制杆) and this shows the hours. The Egyptians used water clocks about 3 ,400 years ago. These clocks were popular in the Middle East and China but they f（7）to keep accurate(精确的)time.In the 13th century, the mechanical clock was invented. This was more accurate, b（8）was expensive to make. Over the next few centuries it was developed. For example,springs (发条) were added around 1500. This i （9）accuracy and allowed clocks to be smaller.In 1927, the first quartz clock was developed. Clocks became cheaper to build and own. People began depending on them more and more to run businesses, markets and so on.More recently, in 1956, came the digital clock. And nowadays satellites(人造卫星) send our cell phones the time to the exact second. There has been a lot of progress in timekeeping but some things never c （10）. Many of us still have trouble getting out of bed on time and not missing appointments.（1）______ （2）______（3）______ （4）______（5）_____（6）______ （7）______（8）______ （9）______ （10）______Passage 22(重庆A)As we are growing up, we really need advice from adults. Here are three people talking about their experiences...Jasper ,26 , actorYou're not alone.Sometimes when you're a teenager, you feel as if you're all alone and there's_____ you can talk to. Do you know twenty to thirty percent of teenagers in the US have a hard ______ going through the period? They feel lonely and sad. I think life is so much easier if you ________ your troubles with others. I regret that I didn't take the advice when someone gave it to me.Steve,27, teacherYour teachers only want what's best for you.When I was in school,I never thought I'd become a teacher. I acted badly in class, and I feel ______ about that now. I love my job and I know how challenging it is, so I hope kids can show their teachers more respect(尊重).I hope kids can ______ that teachers push them to do their best and not just to give them a hard time.Anna,29, doctorMoney doesn't grow on trees.When I was a teenager,I never learned ________. to save money. I just spent it! My parents gave me everything I wanted, but I realize now they spent little ____________ themselves. Now I wish I knew more about planning my money, and I am not the only one. It seems that today's teenagers know about money planning even less ______ me years ago.I do wish they could learn about it earlier.Passage 23(河北模拟)My best friend Michael is a 15-year-old boy. We are in the same class. He works very h （1）. He is never late for school and he does well in all his（2）(lesson). He is always ready to help others. My math is very poor, so he often helps me w （3）it after class. His parents are both teachers and they are really B（4）, so he often helps do the housework athome.He is a little shorter but he is（5）( strong) than me. He likes playing football very much at school. We often play football t （6）and he plays it well. But I'm more （7）(interest) in art. He gets on well with our classmates.Everyone in our class（8）(like) him. But now it's time to graduate and we are going to leave school.Michael and I are going to（9）( difference)high schools.In the future,he wants to be a policeman and I hope to be a（10）( music). We believe our friendship will be forever. （1）______ （2）______（3）______ （4）______（5）_____（6）______ （7）______（8）______ （9）______ （10）______Passage 24Are you facing problems in learning English? If so, the following two wayswill help you to learn it more（1）and with more fun!"I download English songs from the Internet. It has really （2）my listening. What's more,I am happier when I study this way,"said one junior student. Listening to your favorite English songs（3）actually an effective way. Before you listen, you can read（4）and find out what the song is about. While listening, pick some useful words or phrases. A dictionary may also be helpful （5）necessary.Watching a movie is（6）good and interesting way. "It is wonderful to watch movies, and it can help your English a lot!" said a junior three student."You can also imitate the（7）of the actors. " So choose your favorite movie before watching. Then have paper and a pen ready as you may want to write （8）useful words or phrases. In this way, you can increase the number of wordsand know the dialogs better.Enjoy （9）the two ways, and you are sure to learn （10）and do better!（1）______ （2）______（3）______ （4）______（5）_____（6）______ （7）______（8）______ （9）______ （10）______Passage 171. greatly2. closer3. happening4. without5. our6. who7. Farmers8. comfofi9. as 10. makePassage 181.quickly2.youngest3.nothing4.covered5.disagreed6.tree's7.beautyPassage 191. called2. early3. highest4. for5. kinds6. health7. fall8. and9. the 10. catching Passage 201. count2. or3. always4. talking5. sent6. friends7. free8. me9. around 10. people Passage 211.ways2.invented3.sun4.cloudy5.first6.level7.failed8.but9.improved 10. change. Passage 221. nobody2. time3. share4. sorry5. understand6. how7. on8. thanPassage 231.hard2.lessons3.with4.busy5.stronger6.together7.interested8.likes9. different 10. musicianPassage 241.easily2.improved3.is4.first5.if6.another7.pronunciation8.downing 10. faster。
