2014年英语中考专题练习——短文首字母填空(24)及答案

2006年南京市根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词We have been in Australia for three days. We’re having a g time here. Australia is the sixth largest country in the world. There is so m to see that it is impossible for me to tell you everything. Sydney is a beautiful city. There are many big t and beautiful flowers around the houses and theyl _____ really beautiful. There are also some special a in Australia, such as kangaroos and koalas. They are really lovely.During the past three days we’ve v isited many p of interest around Sydney. I’d like to spend more time here. But we will f to another city, Cairns, to see coral beds (珊瑚礁) tomorrow. It is said that words cannotd _______ the beauty of the colourful corals. Many famous cartoon films were made there. Now we are b packing our bags so that we will not lose time when we leave. We can enjoy o in Cairns this time tomorrow, I’m looking forward to going there!2009年南京市根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词When the Great Library of Alexandria burned, the story goes that one book was saved. But nobody thought it was a v________ book. A poor man, who could read a little, bought it for a few coins.The book wasn’t very interesting, but between its pages there was something very interesting i__________. It was a thin strip of vellum(羊皮纸) on which was written the secret of the “Touch sto ne”!The touchstone was a small pebble(卵石) that could t____________ any common metal into pure gold. The writing e_________ that it was lying among thousands of other pebbles that looked exactly like it. But the secret was that the real stone would feel w________, while ordinary pebbles were cold.So the man camped on the seashore and began testing pebbles. He knew that if he picked up ordinary pebbles and threw them down again b____________ they were cold, he might pick up the same pebble hundreds of t______________. So, when he felt one that was cold, he threw it into the sea. He spent a whole day doing this but none of them was the touchstone. Y______________ he went on and on this way.2010年南京市根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词You may open your electronic mail and find information about how to buy medicine, cheap airline tickets, books and, of course, computers and computer products(产品). But the use of electronic spam(垃圾邮件) to _______ products has become a major problem to many people as it makes computer c_______ more difficult.Many computers who want to send a lot of advertising may u____________ the services of “spammer”. A spammer is a p_______ or company that uses computers to send out millions ofcopies of the same sales information. Spammers find e-mail a_________ from websites, news groups and “chat room”, where people send m__________ to each other. Most spam is sent by companies that try to get you to buy their products. Some of these are h_______ companies that offer good products for fair prices. These companies can offer their products for a l________ price than you might find in a store. However, much of the spam on the Internet is sent by criminals trying to sell products that do not exist or offer things they will not p___________. They are only interested in stealing your money. One country in Africa has become famous for the criminals who try every known trick to cheat people.2011年南京市根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所却缺单词As we know, museums are buildings where many valuable and important objects are kept so that people can go and see them. For examples, art museums are places where people can learn about v______ cultures. More and more popular “design museums” that are opening today, however, perform quite a different role. U________ most art museums, the design museum shows objects that are easily found in our daily life, such as fridges and washing machines.The a_______ of design museums is that they are places where people feel familiar with theexhibits(展品). Being different from the art museum visitors, design museums visitors s________ feel frightened or puzzled. This is partly because design museums clearly show how and why mass-products(批量生产) work and look as they do, and how design has i________ the quality of our lives. Art museum exhibits, on the other hand, would most probably fill visitors with a feeling that there is something b________ their understanding.Several new design museums have opened their doors in r_______ years. Each of these museums has tried to satisfy(满足) the public’s growing interest in the field with new i________. London’s Design Museums, for example, shows a collection of mass-produced objects from electric typewriters to a group of Italian fish-tins. The choice open to design museums seem f_________ less strict than those to art museums, and visitors may also sense the humorous part of our society while walking around such exhibits as interesting and unusually attractive toys c __________from our everyday life.2012年南京市Your local community is the area near your home where you work, play, and go to school. The neighbourhood where your f make coonnections with other people, and the place you feel like you belong to. People are very social animals. We need to t__73__and interact(交往)with other human beings. We often understa nd ourselves b _74__when we discuss our opinions. emotions, and activities with other people. Making more connections with friends and family let us put aside our worries and focus(关注) on things that are more i_75__: The people we care about.Communities grow and c_76__ over time. Families move from one city to another because of children have grown up and moved out to s __ families of their own. New families move in when others I 79Basic(基本的)community s___ 80 ,such as police, fire , post office, health, and public schools, remain steady(稳定的)force in the community,a__81__some people may retire(退休) or move on. Businesses provide services to the community, too. Stores sell things that people need, restaurants sell prepared food, and offices provide different kinds of skilled work.答案201262. family 63. talk 64. better 65. important 66. change67. work 68. start 69. leave 70. services 71. although2011various, Unlike, advantage, seldom, improved, beyond, recent, ideas, far, collected2010sell,communication, use, person, addresses, messages, honest, lower, However, provide2009valuable, indeed, turn, explained, warm, because, times, Yet, before, Unless2006good/great much trees look animals places fly describe busy ourselves。

2014中考英语短文首字母填空训练（1）及答案近年，各省市大量出现了短文首字母填空、根据汉语提示完成短文、用给出单词的正确形式完成短文。

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短文首字母填空（1）根据短文内容和首字母提示，在下文空格处填入适当的词使短文完整。

在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。

（每空一词）Friendship is important to us. Everyone needs friendship. In all our lives, we can‟t live without friendship just as we can‟t live without air and w 66 . Friendship gives us a feeling of safety and warmth; friendship e 67 us to go ahead all the time.But real friendship is not easy to get. True friendship must be sincere and unconditional. There must be full understanding b 68 friends. Some people try to get something from their friends, and their friends also try to make use of them. That can‟t be c 69 friendship at all.Full understanding between two friends means b 70 of them have similar ideas and trust (信任) each other. If they do not understand each other well, it is i 71 for them to help each other and to make their friendship last long. As an old saying goes, “A friend in need is a friend indeed”, so real friendship should be able to stand all kinds of tests.However, it is better to have as many good friends as we can. A good friend can always be a good t 72 to us. By his advice, we may go the right way; with his h 73 , we can be free from many difficulties; by his warning, we get to k 74 the danger of doing wrongs. The more friends we have, the more help we can get from them, the more pleasure we can s 75 with them and the more beautiful a life we短文首字母填空（3）.根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，使短文意思完整，每空限填一词。

2014中考英语短文首字母训练（2）及答案（成都市）第21篇阅读下面短文，根据短文内容及首字母提示补全文中所缺的单词，使句意完整。

As teenagers, you have many dreams. These dreams can be very big, such as winning the Nobel Prize, or they can be small. You may just want to become one of the top ten students in your c 1.Once you find a dream, what do you do w 2 it? Do you ever try to make your dream real?Follow Your Heart by Australian writer Andrew Matthews tells us that m 3our dreams real is life’s biggest challenge.You may think you’re not very good at some school subjects, or that it is impossible for you to become a writer. These kinds of thoughts p 4you from reaching your dream, the book says.In f 5, everyone can make his dream come true. The first thing you must do is to remember the dream in your mind.D 6let it leave your heart. Keep telling yourself what you want. Do this step by step and your dream will come true faster because a big dream is made up of many small o 7. Please never give them up.There will be difficulties on the road to your dreams. But the biggest comes from yourself. You need tod 8which is the most important. Studying instead of watching TV will l 9 to better exam results, while saving five yuan instead of buying an ice cream means you can buy a new book. As you getc 10 to your dream, it may change a little. This is good as you have the chance to learn more skills and find new interests.参考答案1. class2. with3. making4. prevent5. fact6. Don’t7. ones 8. decide 9. lead 10. closer/close************************************************结束第22篇短文填空(首字母已经给出)If I had a lot of m1,I would buy a big house to l2in.I would buy a big TV,a beautiful desk and some other things to put in the h3.I would have a library for all my b 4,a music room with a big CD player.I would be very happy in my new house.Although I will spend a lot of time in my new house,I would also like to go traveling.I would like to see all the i 5animals and birds.It would be very exciting.And I would also help others.I would like to give some of my money to my hometown to make it more beautiful.1.________2.________3.________4.________5.________答案：1.money2.live3.house4.books5.interesting********************************************************结束Passage 1.I grew up in a tiny Baltimore row house in a faraway mountain area. My parents 36 the nece ssities of life 37 they couldn’t give much more. If I asked my father 38 a pair of jeans, he would say, “If you want them, make the money and buy them 39 .” He wasn’t being mean; he just couldn’t 40 them. From age 12 on, I did part-time jobs after school.When I 41 from high school, I joined the navy. Soon I was in a boot camp(新兵训练营) at Parris Island, S. C., where I learned that life in the navy centered around completing daily42 . These could be anything from cleaning the camp to conducting mock(模拟的) battles. Completing these tasks successfully 43 discipline, team-work and responsibility. It didn’t44 whether you were black, white or Asian; everyone worked together for the45 of the company.I went 46 to graduate from the U.S. Naval Academy and later became an officer in the navy. The part of my job I 47 most was the comseling(咨询) meeting I 48 with the family members of the men and women in my 49 , trying to help them deal with the long periods of 50 . These proved popular and word of them spread. 51 I was being asked to give encouraging 52 to business groups, educators and keds across the country.But I consider the boot camp my first real 53 , and my life is still guided by the54 lessons I hearned there. It taught me discipline, friendship and the pride related to setting a task every day and working hard to 55 it.36.A.provided B.got C.made D.bought37.A.while B.but C.so D.or38.A.about B.with C.for D.of39.A.themselves B.ourselves C.yourself D.myself40.A.pay B.find C.produce D.afford41.A.came B.returned C.escaped D.graduated42.A.drills B.tasks C.exercises D.reports43.A.included B.asked C.required D.met44.A.matter B.mean C.exist D.work45.A.good B.boss C.rest D.right46.A.out B.on C.away D.off47.A.took B.hated C.enjoyed D.did48.A.ended B.began C.continued D.held49.A.charge B.situation C.position D.choice50.A.lessons B.meeting C.training D.separation51.A.Long before B.Before long C.As usual D.Once again52.A.performances B.descriptionsC.speeches D.gifts53.A.vacation B.place C.job D.travel54.A.important B.bitter C.normal D.difficult55.A.gain B.achieve C.show D.match参考答案36.A 37.B 38.C 39.C 40.D41.D 42.B 43.C 44.A 45.A46.B 47.C 48.D 49.A 50.D51.B 52.C 53.C 54.A 55.B*****************************************************结束第11篇短文首字母When I arrived, it was early morning and it was raining. I got 1 of the car, went2 a gate and walked3 a path. In the east, the sky was4 light, butbeside the path, it was 5 very dark. I knew it was there, but there was nothing to 6After about a kilometer, a stranger 7 in front of me. “Am I going the right way?”I asked. He knew 8 I was going. “Yes,”he replied, “you’ll get there 9 five minutes.”Finally, I came to some rocks, and stopped. I looked carefully over them, but it was still too 10 to see anything.1. ________2. ________3. _______4. _______5. _________6. ________7. ________8. ________9. _______ 10. _________参考答案1. out2. through3. along4.becoming5. still6. see7. disappeared8. where9. in 10. dark****************************************************************结束第12篇【上海市黄浦区二模】(在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给)（14分）It may be possible to enjoy a higher standard(标准) of living if you have a small family. There are clear advantages to having a small family. H____86____, there can also be serious disadvantages if it is a small family. The parents have big responsibilities(责任)of raising children by themselves if they have no help from other family m____87____. Today, it is quite common for both parents to work full time in order to pay for the basic cost of living of family. When the parents come home, they are often very t____88____ from a hard day at work. Still, they have to take care of the children, cook, clean, wash clothes, shop, etc.When there is only one parent, of course the responsibilities of looking after the children are much h____89____ for him or her. They have to work out all the things by themselves. They just hope that everything goes right every day. More and more, people in small families have been trying to create their own extended families(大家庭) to meet their needs. They often try to develop a net-work of friends and neighbors to be part of their self-created extended family. For example, small families may celebrate holidays t____90____ and, if there are children, they may share responsibilities of child raising. Your child might go to a neighbor’s h____91____ or apartment after school on certain days, and then you would do something in e____92____ to help your neighbor out. Many of these arrangements are very successful and helpful for those families.首字母填空：However members tired heavier/hardertogether house exchange***********************************************************结束第1篇Do you always agree with your teachers? Sometimes you have a different answer ___1_ amath problem. Or perhaps they scold (训斥) you when you don’t think you did anything wrong.What do you do then? A story said 2 more and more students are speaking out and even quarrelling（争吵）___3__ their teachers.It’s good for students to say what they think. In the past,___4_ Chinese students dared(敢) speak back to their teachers. It was a rule that what the teachers said is always ___5___. But now students are beginning to think more by themselves and dare to say what they want.But students should choose the right ___6 to speak out. We should respect(尊敬) teachers. They are older ____7___ you and have more experience. So, never use rude words when you don’t ___8_ with them.Try to find the right time to____9 to your teacher. For ____10_ , discuss the problem after class.1. _______2. ________3. ________4. ________5. ________6. _______7. ________8. ________9. ________ 10. ________参考答案1.to2. that3. with4. few5. right6. way7. than8. agree9. talk 10. example**********************************************************结束第2篇Tom was a poor boy. He made a living by cleaning leather（皮革）shoes for others in theTom.Mr.Miser shook his head and walked away.Tom thought for a second and then called out, “I`d like to clean it for nothing.”This time Mr.Miser agreed. And soon one of his shoes was shone brightly.anything and went away.Finally the rich man returned and gave Tom two pence. In a very short time his two shoes were shone brightly.1. _______2. ________3. ________4. ________5. ________6. _______7. ________8. ________9. ________ 10. ________参考答案1.clever2. called/named3. dirty4. but5. brush/ clean6. on7. unless8. angry9. that 10. at**********************************************************结束。

2014年全国中考分类汇编短文填空（首字母提示型）(2014湖北武汉)一. 阅读理解填空（本题共10分，每小题1分）先阅读短文，再在其后空白处写出各单词的正确形式。

单词的第一个字母已给出。

Maria Vas and her dog walked down the hall of the nursing home and stopped in front of the old lady with a nurse at her side. “Would she like to s (76) my d og?” Maria asked.“No, a visit won’t h(77) her,” said the nurse. “Then she e (78) that the lady was too sick to appreciate visitors.新课标第一网But Maria decided to try anyway. She had done research on animal assisting therapy(辅助疗法) for 10 years. And she was very successful in this a (79) . She’d seen even the sickest patients enjoy a visit from a lovely dog.Maria carried the dog over to the old lady. Immediately, the woman r (80) out toward the dog! She was so p (81) that she began smiling and trying to talk. The nurse stood aside, w (82) them in amazement. This woman had never communicated with anyone. It was like she wasn’t even a (83) -- until the dog came to visit.Around the world sick adults and c (84) fill lonely hospital rooms. They may have an illness or need to be c (85) for. A dog’s friendly eyes and warm paws(爪子) may be just what the doctor ordered to encourage them and help them heal (治愈).二. (2014天津)八、综合填空（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，使短文意思完整，没空限填一词。

：1．本试卷满分100分，由卷I（55分）和卷II（45分）组成，答题时间为90分钟．2．请考生将自己的姓名、考号填写到答卷相应位置上。

3．请考生将卷I，卷II的答案填到答题卷的相应位置。

第I卷（选择题,共55分）（共两节，满分25分）（共15小题,每小题1分，满分15分）B. asC. forD. withB. so do IC. so I willD. so I doan English club to practice English?B. join; speakingD. to join; speaking．B. how many informationsD. the number of informationB. looks overD. looks like.B. That’s great’m sorry to hear that D. Well doneB. whoC. thatD. which8. Finally, the boy handed everything _______ he had stolen at school to the headmaster.A. whichB. whatC. whateverD. that9. Li Ping likes maths _______ her sister likes English.A. sinceB. whileC. whenD. as10. Lin Tao is good at all the subjects at school, _______ English.A. reallyB. mostlyC. especiallyD. exacty11. ---Where does Mr. Black live? Can you guess?--- Sorry, I can’t guess _____________________.A. where does he liveB. where he lives inC. where does he live inD. where he lives12. What are you doing to do this weekend?----- I ______ yet.A. haven’t decidedB. won’t fecideC. have decidedD. didn’t decide13. ---Mummy, could you buy me a dress like this?----Certainly. We can buy_____ one than this, but______ this.A. a better; better thanB. a worse; as good asC. a cheaper; as good asD. a more expensive; not as good as14. The visit of president will increase the _______ between the two countries.A. understandingB. peaceC. quiteD. knowledge15. Tom enjoys Playing ______ football while I enjoy playing ______ piano very much.A．the；the B．a；a C．／；the D the；／第二节：完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）先通读下面的短文，读懂大意，然后从后面各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选择可以填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

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【2013江苏省宜兴市官林学区一模】短文填空先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后根据短文内容和所给首字母，在空格内填入一个适当的词，使短文意思完整。

所填单词在答题卷上必须完整写出，并将答案写在答题卡标有题号的横线上。

（本大题共5分，每格0.5分）When might you need to give blood for a personality test? The a (1) is that you need to do so when you ask for a job.Some people believe that your blood h (2) no secrets. It shows the “real you”. And the owners of certain(某些) blood groups might be particularly good or bad at certain t (3). This is the very reason why you could be asked to o (4) your blood group before being given a job.The new idea was carried out f (5) in Japan and now it has been brought over to other parts of the wo rld. One important business company in Japan is quite s (6) about its needs: “For our office members, we must have 30 percent of group A, 15 percent of AB, 25 percent of O and 30 percent of B.”Do you happen to know your o (7) blood group? It seems that if you belong to blood group O, you can get things done and sell the goods well. Blood group A are the thinkers w (8) blood group B are highly creative. And if you have problems, ask the ABs to s (9) them. So if you visited the Japanese company, you would find out the O types s (10) goods and A types keeping order(维持秩序) in the office.【参考答案】短文填空（本大题共5分，每格0.5分）1. answer2. hides3. tasks4. offer5. first6. special7. own8. while9. solve 10. selling2012上海市长宁区模拟题—首字母在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给）：（14分）Everyone needs sleep. In fact, all living things need sleep. Having a sound and good restm_____86_____ us healthy. It is believed that our brain develops best during sleep. It helps all our systems work well w_____87_____ we are awake. Sleep allows our brain to reorganize all events during the day and will improve our memory development.For a student, eight to ten hours of sleep is required to give him or her e_____88_____ for the following day. A good sleep allows them to grow physically and mentally (心理上).With e_____89_____ sleep at night, students would be able to wake up early and be ready for school activities. They will be able to listen carefully in class and would have the ability to memorize the things that they learn and r_____90_____ them in the future.Eight hours of sleep makes students active t_____91_____ the whole day at school. They would be able to perform well in class, take down notes and finish their homework. When they have slept well, they can e_____92_____ understand their lessons. Good sleep prepares them well for the challenges (挑战) at school, from paperwork to sports. They will be ready to solve difficult tasks that require mental ability and skills.参考答案86. makes 87. when 88. energy 89. enough 90. remember91. through 92. easily【2013江苏省无锡市滨湖中学试题】缺词填空先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后根据短文内容和所给首字母，在空格内填入一个适当的词。

中考英语首字母填空专项练习（十二篇有答案）一I had great fun last Monday, June 2nd, 2014. It was a traditional Chinese festival c 1 Dragon Boat Festival. This festival is in memory of Qu Yuan, one of the g 2 Chinese poet. He killed himself by jumping into the Miluo River On May 5th of the lunar calendar, 278 BC. People there rowed the boats to save him. But it was too late. They were very sad and then t 3 rice in the river to feed the fishes so that they would stay away from his body. F 4 then on, every year on this day, people enjoy having zongzi which is made of rice with meat, eggs and so on. In the past, we ate it only once a year, but now we regard it as our daily f 5 . We can have it any time we like.二Internet Shopping is becoming more and more popular. It’s one of the most convenient shopping w _1 for people at present. It offers a lot of advantages. You can shop ata 2 time of the day because the online shops are o______3___24 hours a day. It is also easy to find what you are l 4 for and find the things at much better prices on the Internet. There are some d_______ _5__, too. You cannot see the produces or check their qualities. Beside you cannot enjoy walking around the shops and talking with friends.三Every minute of the day someone somewhere needs blood, maybe a s____ 1__ baby，or someone' s mum or dad, so it is not just for emergencies and a________2_. They need blood to help them beat diseases like cancer, or do a planned operation. And that’s w 3 we need people to give blood, 3 times a year if you can. If you are in good health, b_____4__ the ages of 17 and 59 and weigh at least 50 kg，you can start g_____5__ bl ood now. And when you act, you’ 11 see how easy it is to save someone’s life.四Classical music is serious music. People usually enjoy it at a c 1__ or in a theater. Beethoven and Mozart were great classical music. Pop music often comes and goes q_______2__. It is usually about love and everyday life. Country music, rock music and jazz are all pop music. They are very p________3__ with young people. Folk music is simple but special. Guo Lanying, Song Zuying and Tengger are f_____4__ for their folk s______5___.五The United Nations declared March 22nd as a day for water in 1992. For h_______1_, water is not only an important resource to survive and grow，but also offers fun and pleasure. Could you imagine what the world would be like w_______2 _ water?Nowadays, we are f_________3__ an increasing number of environmental problems such as water pollution and water shortage. Something must be done to s_________4___ and protect water immediately. The special day is a day for us to think about what we have done and what we should do. I b_________5___ the environment will become better and better if we follow the spirit of the World Water Day.六Every person needs friends. Friends are those w_________1__ open their hearts to us. They always encourage us to try our best to do everything, and they even make us face challenges bravely. k -______2 in touch with our friends is important to us all. In this way, we can know how everything is going on with out friends. Friends communicate with each other in different w________3__. Some make phone calls to their friends. Some send postcards to their friends when they go on h_______4___. Others prefer to send interesting articles and photos along with their letters. Among the ways, there must be your favorite one. Anyway, let’s communicate with our friends as o________5___ as possible.七In North America, most students go to school on the school bus. Some students also walk or ride bikes to school. In other p_________1__ of the world, things are d_________2_. In Japan, most students take trains to school, although others also walk or ride their bikes. In China, it depends on w________3__ you are. In big c_________4__, such as Beijing, Shanghai, students usually ride bikes to school or take buses. And in places where there are rivers and lakes, like Hongshanhu and Kaishandao, students usually go to school by b________5__. That must be more fun than taking a bus.八Six people were on a train. Five of t_________ were quiet and polite, but the s______2_was a rude young man who is too noisy. At last this young man got out at a station with his two heavy bag. N________3__ of the other passengers helped him, but one of them waited u________4__ the rude man was very far away and shouted to him, "You left something behind!" The young man h_________5___ back with his two bags. The passenger who had called him back said, “A very bad impression!”九As everyone knows, e_______1__ fast walk or slow walk is good for the muscles and lungs of human. So people walk to build up their body, or to lose w________2__. But only some of them know that taking a walk every day is also good for p_______3__ man’s heart. Heart attack has become the first disease in the world b_______4__ more and more people suffer from it. Taking a walk can improve the blood supply to our hearts. If you try to walk as often as possible, you’ll have a h__________5__ heart.十Fishing is my favorite sport. I often fish for hours without c ____1 anything. But this does not w _______2 me. Some fishermen are unlucky. Instead of catching fish, they catch old shoes and rubbish. I’m even less lucky. I never catch anythi ng. not even old shoes. After having spent whole mornings on the river, I always go home with an e ____3__ bag. “You must give up fishing!” My friends say, “It’s a waste of time.” But they didn’tr ___ 4 one important thing. I’m not r 5 interested in fishing. I’m only interested in sitting in a boat doing nothing at all十一When you’re busy or stressed, don’t forget your h_________1___, such as listening to music, reading and playing ball games. If e_______2___ makes you feel better, you can go to your favourite restaurant to have a delicious meal. Parents may not think that it is useful to watch TV. However, if you are worried about your English and don’t know how to i________3__ it, why not watch some English TV programmes? Trying to keep your worries to y_______4__ can make them worse. I like to solve problems with my friends. They always give me useful a_______5__. If you don’t know who to talk to, you can always write to me.十二Robot scientists are not just trying to make robots look like people. For example, there are already robots work in factories. These robots look more like huge arms. They do simple j_______1__ over and over again. People would not like to do such jobs and would get bored. But robots will never get bored. In the future, there will be more robots everywhere, and humans will have l________2__ work to do. New robots will have many different shapes. Some will look like humans, and o_________3__ might look like snakes. After an earthquake, a snake robot could help look for people u_______4__ buildings. That may not seem possible now, but computers, space rockets and even electric toothbrushes seemed impossible a hundred years ago. We never know what will h________5__ in the future.答案一．1. called 2.greatest 3. threw 4.From 5. food二．1.ways 2. any 3. open 4. looking 5. disadvantages三．1. sick 2. accidents 3. why 4. between 5. giving 四．1. concert 2. quickly 3. popular 4. famous 5. songs五．1. humans 2. without 3. facing 4. save 5. believe 六．1. who 2. keeping 3. ways 4. holiday 5. often七．1. parts 2. different 3. where 4. cities 5. boat八．1. them 2. sixth 3. None 4. until 5. hurried九．1. either 2. weight 3. protecting 4. because 5. healthier 十．1.catching 2.worry 3.empty 4.realize 5.really十一. 1. hobbies 2. eating 3. improve 4. yourself 5. advice 十二. 1. jobs 2. less 3. others 4. under 5. happen。

【2014四川南允】第二节:短文填空(共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分)根据短文内容和首字母提示，把文中所缺的词语补充出来，使短文完整、正确、通顺。

（每空限填一词，并将该单词的完整形式填写在答题卡内相应编号后的横线上。

）I had great fun last Monday, June 2nd, 2014. It was a traditional Chinese festival c 76 Dragon Boat Festival. This festival is in memory of Qu Yuan, one of the g 77 Chinesepoet(诗人). He killed himself by jumping into the Miluo River On May 5th of the lunarcalendar(阴历), 278 BC. People there rowed the boats to save him. But it was too late. They were very sad and then t 78 rice in the river to feed the fishes so that they would stay away from his body.F 79 then on, every year on this day, people enjoy having zongzi which is made of rice with meat, eggs and so on. In the past, we ate it only once a year, but now we regard it as our daily f 80 . We can have it any time we like.【主旨大意】本文是说明文，本文讲述了端午节的来历以及人们的活动。

中考英语专题练习-短文首字母填空(含答案)Most people desire to work。

but finding XXX in today's world。

The global economy needs to grow by 4% annually to maintain the same number of jobs for people。

but this is often not achieved。

XXX people being XXX。

new machines have replaced many jobs。

as they can perform tasks XXX。

a single machine can often replace the work of forty people。

As a result。

around 75,000 people migrate to cities daily in search of employment。

XXX。

only 30% of them are successful in finding jobs.XXX once said。

“Time is money,” but I believe that time is even more valuable than money。

This is because money can be earned again。

but time once lost cannot be XXX。

it is crucial that we do not waste time。

Time is limited。

and even a single second is us。

We must make the most of our time and use it wisely.Unfortunately。

some people do not understand the XXX。