中考短文填空

Passage 1 用所给单词的适当形式填空,未提供单词的限填一词。 Betty is not a traditional American beauty. She is1(fashion) with thick red glasses, untidy hair and large metal braces on her teeth.2this hasnt stopped her from becoming one of Americans favourite TV characters. So3did she manage to do it? The answer is that charm can be more attractive than beauty. Betty is the main character in a TV show Ugly Betty. The show is about her life4an office worker at a fashion magazine in New York. Betty is often looked down on and5(laugh) at by the people around. But she manages to do6(well) than others with her hard work, charm and wisdom. The show tells7(we) about how a girl goes from an ugly duckling into a beautiful swan. Though you may know the ending of the show from the8(begin), it has still been a big success in the USA. It has attracted a large number of viewers9won two Golden Globe Awards. The program is so popular because of the performance of the10(act), America Ferrera, who plays the role of Betty. She brings the character alive on the screen. .5. .10. Passage 2阅读下面短文,按照句子结构和上下文连贯要求,在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中的词语的正确形式填空。 Recently, a foreign student in China gave a very touching answer to the question: What should China be proud of? It was 1(wide) spread online. Emma is from Canada. She came to China four years ago. Now she is 2 university student in Ningbo. The following is China in her eyes. “3 (find) a job in China can be really simple. There are more job 4(chance) here than in any other country in the world.” “Its public security(安全) is great. I 5(travel) to many countries so far, and I think China is really safe.” “About 400 million Chinese are studying English. China will become the country 6 has the greatest number of English speakers in non-English speaking countries.” “The speed of Chinese trains is high. On my 7(three) visit to my friend in Beijing, I took a train there. From Ningbo8Beijing, the train runs 1,365 kilometers for only seven hours.” “There9(be) many more things China should be proud of. I believe China must be much _10_(good) than other countries.” .5. .10. Passage 3根据句子意思,用所给单词的适当形式填空,或在横线上填入一个合适的词,使短文语义通顺,语法完整。 Nowadays more and more people are learning the Chinese language all over the world. Last year, more than 200 activities1(hold)during the Chinese Language Year in Russia. It not only made Chinese culture popular in Russia, but also improved understanding and friendship2 Russians and Chinese. Through the activities, Russian people had 3chance to learn more about China. For example, a group of 500 students4came from Russian universities visited Beijing, Dalian and Qingdao. There they painted both5(country) landmarks, such as the Great Wall and the Red Square. When the Russian students returned, they took part in a photo show 6(express)their love for China. They learnt a lot about the Chinese culture and history during the visit. What a7(mean) experience for them! According to a survey, the young people in Russia have become 8(interest) in learning Chinese than before. At present, more than 130 universities are offering Chinese courses. More than 20 middle and primary schools are teaching Chinese as their9(one) foreign language. With the development of China, the Chinese language may be10(wide)spoken around the world one day in the future. .5. .10. Passage 4 用所给单词的适当形式填空,未提供单词的限填一词。 The Internet has become part of young peoples life. 1report shows that 38% of the students often use the Internet. Most of them get2(use) information on the Internet3use the Internet to help in their studies. But many students dont use it4a good way. Some play games too much; some visit websites5they shouldnt look at. So bad things may happen 6students spend too much time on the Internet. 7is important for students to use the Internet 8(proper). Now we have a textbook, which uses many examples to teach students some good ways to use the Internet. It gives useful 9(advise). Some students also make friends on the Internet. But if you want to have a face-to-face _10(meet)with your online friends, let your parents know and meet in a proper place. .5. .10. Passage 5 用所给单词的适当形式填空,未提供单词的限填一词。 Lets go for 1adventure in Zootopia(疯狂动物城)now! It is Disneys newest cartoon movie. The main character in the film, Judy Hopps, is a cute little rabbit2big dreams. She moves to Zootopia because she wants to be the3(one)rabbit police officer. Zootopia is a big modern animal city, a city like no other city. Animals from around the world live together. No matter4animal you are, from the5(big)elephant to the smallest rabbit, you can be anything. However, Judys trip in the city isnt easy. Police 6(office)in Zootopia are all large animals, such as hippos, rhinos and buffaloes. They are difficult 7(get)along with. Besides, animals there often challenge 8. 9(luck),Judy succeeds in10(join)the Zootopia police force and becoming the first woman police officer. Her motto(座右铭)is:“In Zootopia,anyone can be anything.” .5. .10. Passage 6 用所给单词的适当形式填空,未提供单词的限填一词。 Dear Dad and Mom, We have been in Australia for three days. Were having a good time here. Australia is the sixth _1(large)country in the world. There is so much to see2it is impossible for me to tell you everything. We are now living in a hotel3is located in the centre of Sydney, and our room has a wonderful view of the city. There are many big trees and beautiful flowers all4the city. In the past three days we5(visit)many places of interest around Sydney. Id like to spend more time here,6Linda and May cant wait to see the coral reefs in Cairns, so we will fly there tomorrow. It is said that words cannot describe the 7(beautiful)of the colourful coral reefs. A famous cartoon film 8(make)there last year. Now we are busy packing our bags so that we will not hurry when we leave. We can enjoy 9(us) in Cairns this time tomorrow. Im looking forward to 10(visit)the attractions there! Lots of love, Sam .5. .10. Passage 7 阅读下面短文,根据文章大意用所给单词的适当形式填空(未提供单词的,限填一词),使文章意思完整、正确。 In a small house outside London lives an old man. People often see him look1his flowers in his garden all the time. One day, a young painter2(go)by the old mans house. He looked at the nice garden and the special room, picturing how happy he would be if he lived in such a3(beauty)place. Suddenly he found the old gardener4(terrible)blind. Shocked, he walked to the old man and asked, “Why are you taking care of the flowers every day which you cant see in fact?” The old man smiled, “I can tell you four reasons. First, I was5gardener when I was young and I really love this job. Second, although I cant see these flowers, I can touch them. Third, I can smell the sweetness of them. As to the last, its you.” “Me? But you dont know me,” answered the painter, still puzzled. “Yeah, its true that I dont know you.6I know flowers are gifts which everyone loves. And the beauty of my garden will get many people into a good mood,” answered the old man. The words of the gardener warm me with7(please). He looked after the flowers8(make) others enjoy the warm sunshine in spring. He cant see the beautiful flowers he planted, just like Beethoven who cant hear his wonderful music 9. The old man is alone but not lonely. All of his flowers are his friends and neighbors. They10 (grow)in his heart. I believe that he can hear the voice of them. .5. .10. Passage 8阅读下面短文,按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求,在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。 Do you know why November and June are special in the UK? Maybe because they are the only two months without school holidays. Recently, a newspaper did a survey among some students. In the survey, 68 percent of the students said that1(they) parents were at work in the school holidays. 73 percent said that they felt_2(bore) during the school holidays and 35 percent said that they were glad to return to school! The result of the survey shows that not everyone3(want) to have too many holidays. If you dont want to stay at home all day and get bored, you can go out and join in some interesting activities. Many schools4(organization) different kinds of trips during the holidays,5 (especial)when they have a one-week holiday. You have many choices6(make). Many schools take students to some7(train) centers. Students can learn much8outdoor activities there. For example, students can learn9to make camp in the forest. They can also learn more about wild animals and plants. Meanwhile, they10 (teach) how to find their way back to the centers. In most cities, some other centers offer students different courses, such as computer game design, film making, painting, and so on. Students can also go abroad for school trips. They can practice their foreign language and experience everyday life in different cultures. .5. .10. Passage 9用所给单词的适当形式填空,未提供单词的限填一词。 In general, we learn about the art treasure of our country by visiting museums or reading books. But now a CCTV show provides us1a more fun way to learn about it. The show called National Treasure has 10 episodes(集) and shows 27 treasures from nine museums around China. After it first2(appear)on TV on December 3, 2017, it soon became popular. 3 its a show about old art treasures, it looks very modern. A huge LED screen shows the treasures in detail(详细地). Instead of just4(tell) the stories behind the treasures, the show invites famous stars to act out these stories on stage. For example, the actor Wang Kai played Emperor Qianlong in one play. In the play, Emperor Qianlong wanted to make a vase by using 17 different 5(skill). He told this idea to his father, Emperor Yongzheng in a dream, but he didnt support6 (he) in it. Viewers loved Wang Kais acting so much that they made many memes (表情包) and spread them7(quick) online. Other people appear on the show as well. An old man named Qiu Qingnian is8 expert at producing natural paint for repairing ancient paintings. On the TV show, he showed viewers how9(make) natural paint in detail. National Treasure really brings museums and art treasures to people in a playful way. After watching the show, people are becoming10(interested) in visiting museums and watching Chinese treasures than before. .5. .10. Passage 10请用适当的词完成下面的短文。每个空只能填写一个形式正确、意义相符的单词。 Will Johnson has worked his way up the list of most popular stars in his country. In fact, it is not surprising that Will is so successful if we know about his early life. Some valuable lessons he learnt as a child have strongly influenced him 1 his later life. One of them was from his father 2 was strict with him and his brother. Once, Will and his brother Harry 3 given a job to rebuild a broken brick(砖)wall in the yard. The wall was fifty feet 4 and around sixteen feet high. The boys had to mix concrete(水泥) and place only one brick at a time. They didnt know why their father gave them 5 a huge job. 6, with the attitude(态度)of“one brick more”, both Will and Harry rebuilt the wall in 7 period of six months. Each time they were about to give up, their father 8 them up patiently. Both brothers were so sad about the job at 9, but after completing the task, they felt a sense of pride, and so did their father. Even today when Will thinks that he wont be able to do something, he will look back to this experience and keep telling 10,“one brick at a time”. .5. .10. Passage 11 请用适当的词完成下面的短文。每个空只能填写一个形式正确、意义相符的单词。 What will happen if a family is without the Internet for a month? One American family decides to find out. They have sent an invitation to a leading US television station, expecting that it will send a film group to record their day-to-day life1technology for a month. When the film group meet2Smiths, they find that Mr. Smith, Mrs. Smith and their two sons are so crazy about technology that3hardly do things together. At mealtimes, no one4at the dining table for their food.“Everyone just runs into the kitchen, takes their food and then goes back to their screen,” Mrs. Smith explains.“5we dont make a change, our family will become strangers to each other!” Getting back to the normal life without the Internet is not6, especially when the Smiths lose themselves in it. They have to make many7. For example, the two brothers have to go to the school8to borrow books for their scientific projects, and Mr. and Mrs. Smith need to go out shopping because they cannot buy things9. As the family have picked up the new lifestyle, they find that they can spend more time talking over meals, playing sports and doing all10of activities together. Would they be able to go for long without using the Internet after the challenge? .5. .10. Passage 12Like most Chinese, Mr. Zhang has a traditional family. 1he and his wife are middle school teachers while their 6-year-old son is a pupil. Mr. Zhangs mother lives with them and helps look2the kid. They love one another and live _3_ happy life. Yesterday was Mr. Zhangs mothers birthday. The couple wanted to do something to _4_ their love for her. After a big dinner, Mr. Zhang brought a basin(盆)of warm water and asked his mother to sit in front of the basin. He took off her shoes and put her5into the water. After that he began to wash them carefully. His wife helped to comb(梳)his mothers hair slowly. Seeing this, the boy6his mothers example. He tried to comb his mothers hair, too. But he was not tall _7_ to do that. So he brought a chair and stood on it. Everyone could feel the warmth and love in the family. _8_ we all know, respecting the old and taking care of the young is a good Chinese tradition. We should try9best to care for our family. We must visit our parents as often as possible and _10_ time with them even though we may work far away. Indeed, family is a place for happiness. .5. .10. Passage 13There was an old man, a boy and a donkey(驴). They were going to town and it was decided that the(1)should ride. As they went along, they passed some people who said that it was a(2)for the boy to ride and the old man to walk. The man and the boy thought that those people were (3) so they changed positions. Later, they passed some other people who said that it was a real shame for that man to make such a (4)boy walk. The two decided that they both should (5). Soon they heard some people say that it was (6)of them to walk when they had a donkey to (7). The man and the boy thought these people were right so they decided that they both should ride. Then they heard some other people say that it was a shame to put such a load(负担)on a poor little (8). The old man and the boy(9)thought these people were right so they decided to carry the donkey. But when they crossed a bridge, they couldnt carry the heavy animal anymore and it(10) into the river. .5. .10. Passage 14 请用适当的词完成下面的短文。每个空只能填写一个形式正确、意义相符的单词。 The Great Wall is known as the eighth wonder of the world. Every year thousands of tourists from all over the world come to visit this place of 1 in China. Last Saturday I went to the Great Wall 2 some of my friends. It was a sunny day. On our way up, we saw many volunteers(志愿者) keeping order in the sun. They helped the elders with their bags, 3 photos for some tourists and answered peoples questions. Though they were very _4_,they didnt stop to have a rest. We were deeply moved when we saw this. Just at that moment, we saw 5 little boy standing alone and crying. We went over and asked what 6 to him. From his answer we knew that he couldnt find his mother. We told him not to 7 about it and then we tried to get in touch with his mother with the phone number he gave us.Twenty minutes 8,his mother turned up. When she saw her son, she was very excited and thanked 9 with tears in her eyes. That day we not only enjoyed the beauty of the Great Wall, but also felt the warmth of the society. 10e