2025年中考英语二轮复习：综合填空 练习题（含答案）

2025年中考英语二轮复习：综合填空专题练习题

科普知识类

Passage1（2024天津）

Longago,theearlypeopledidnotliveinhousesaswedotoday.Mostofthe

homeswereincavesorshelters（遮蔽物）whichwerebuiltintrees.These"homes9

wereonlyusedastemporary（临时的）shelterstop（1）themfromthesun,

therainandthewildanimalsintheforests.Menofthattimewerecalled"cave

people9.

These'cavepeople9usuallylivedinsmallgroupsandlifewasnote（2）

forthem.Theyhadtomovefromplacetoplacetos（3）forfood.They

wouldhunt,fishorpickwildfruit.Whentheycouldn51finda（4）toeat,

theywouldleavetofindanotherproperplace.Theirtoolswereverysimple.Theyate

raw（生的）foodu（5）theylearnthowtomakeafire.Forclothing,they

usedonlythebark（树皮）oftreesortheskins（皮）ofanimalstoc（6）

theirbodies.

However,thelivesofthe'cavepeople'changed.Theycollectedtheseeds（种子）

ofwildplantsthatq（7）intheforests.Soontheylearnttoplantfruit,

vegetablesandothercrops.Theyalsokeptcows,sheepandotherkindsoffarma

（8）formilk,meatandskins.Theybecamef（9）andlivedinonlyone

certainarea.Theirgroupsbecame1（10）thanbeforeastheylivedmore

settled（固定的）lives.Theybuilthousesaslong-lastinghomes,andasaresult,

villagesandtownsdevelopedquickly.The"cavepeople9begantobecivilized（文明

的）.

Passage2（2018天津）

Howdoweknowthetime?Aclock,awatchoracellphonecanhelpus.

However,manyyearsagotherewerenoclocksandknowingthetimewasnotsoeasy.

Overthecenturiespeoplehavedevelopeddifferentw（1）oftellingthe

time.

About5,500yearsago,theEgyptiansi（2）thesunclock.Thiswas

atallstonestructure.Itsshadow（影子）showedthemovementofthes（3）.

Theywereabletodetermine（测定）midday.

About3,500yearsago,theEgyptiansmadeasundial.Itwassmallerthanthe

sunclockandcouldmeasure（测量）thetimeforhalfaday.Onc（4）days

oratnightitwasimpossibletotellthetimewithasunclockorasundial.

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Waterclockswerethef(5)clocksnottousethesun.Theideais

simple.Waterflows(流动)fromonecontainer(容器)toanother.Whenthewater

reachesacertain1(6),itmovesalever(控制杆)andthisshowsthehours.

TheEgyptiansusedwaterclocksabout3,400yearsago.Theseclockswerepopular

intheMiddleEastandChinabuttheyf(7)tokeepaccurate(精确的)

time.

Inthe13thcentury,themechanicalclockwasinvented.Thiswasmoreaccurate,

b(8)wasexpensivetomake.Overthenextfewcenturiesitwas

developed.Forexample,springs(发条)wereaddedaround1500.Thisi(9)

accuracyandallowedclockstobesmaller.

In1927,thefirstquartzclockwasdeveloped.Clocksbecamecheapertobuildand

own.Peoplebegandependingonthemmoreandmoretorunbusinesses,marketsand

soon.

Morerecently,in1956,camethedigitalclock.Andnowadayssatellites(人造卫

星)sendourcellphonesthetimetotheexactsecond.Therehasbeenalotofprogress

intimekeepingbutsomethingsneverc(10).Manofusstillhavetrouble

gettingoutofbedontimeandnotmissingappointments.

Passage3(2024河北区一模)

Longlongago,peoplearoundtheworlddidnothavemoney.Theytraded

animalsorplantsforthingstheywanted.

InChina,inabout1200BC,peopleusedshells(壳)tobuyw(1)

theywanted.Later,inabout1000BC,metal(金属)moneya(2).

Metaltools1(3)kniveswerefirstusedasmoney.Theearlymetal

moneythendevelopedintotheoriginal(最早的)coins.Inabout100BC,Chinese

peoplebegantomakemoneyoutofanimalskin(皮).Thefirstpapermoneywasmade

fromwhitedeerskin(鹿皮).InalLChinaexperiencedmorethan500yearsofusing

theearlypapermoney.

OutsideofChina,thefirstcoinsweremadeoutofgoldorsilver.Inabout700

BC,peoplemadethefirstmetalcoins.TheseearlycoinswerefirstseeninLydia,

whichispartofTurkeynow.Theshapeofthesecoinsisr(4).They

lookedverysimilartothecoinsweusetoday.AftercoinsweremadeinLydia,people

inRome,Iran,andGreecebeganmakingcoins.Thecoinswereverystrongand

wouldnotbee(5)broken.Atthebeginningofthe19thcentury,gold

becamep(6)inEnglandandtheUS.Moreandmorepeoplebegantouse

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it.Later,papermoneycameintouse,andithasbeenusedforseveralh(7)

years.

Moneyc(8)withtime.Today,electronict(9)develops

rapidly.It5sconvenientforustopayo(10)theInternet.Nomatterwhat

itlookslike,moneyisanidea.Itisthethoughtthatpeoplecantradesomethingthey

haveforsomethingtheywant.Moneymakestradingeasier.

Passaged【文化传承】(2024西青区一模)

TheLanternFestivalfallsonthe15thdayofthefirstlunarmonth.Thisdayis

alwaysthefirstfullmooninthenewyear.Ancientpeoplealsoc(1)it

ShangyuanFestival.Celebrationsandt(2)onthisdaybeganfromthe

HanDynasty(朝代)andbecamepopularintheTangDynasty.Watchingthered1

(3)isoneofthemaintraditions.Lanternsofdifferentshapesandsizesareusually

putontrees,ora(4)riverbanksonshow.Itissaidthatskylanternswere

firstusedbyZhugeKongmingtoaskforhelpwhenhewasintrouble.Today,when

thelanternsslowlyr(5)intotheair,peoplemakewishes.

Anothertraditionis-(6)lanternriddles(谜语).Theriddlesare

usuallyshort,wise,andsometimeshumorous(幽默的).Theanswertoariddlecanbe

aChinesecharacter(汉字)，afamousperson5sname,oranameofaplace.

Themosti(7)thingistoeatsweetdumplingswithdifferenttastes,

becausetheyaresymbolsofreunionandwishesforgoodluck.InnorthernChina,

theyarecalledyuanxiaow(8)insouthernpartthey'renamedtangyuan.

Becausemakingsweetdumplingsislikeagameoranactivity,theyareusuallydone

happilybyagroupoffriendsorr(9).

Inoldtimes,theLanternFestivalwasalsoromantic(浪漫的).W(10)

lanternsgaveyoungpeopleachancetomeeteachother.AlinefromXinQiji,apoet

duringtheSongDynasty,showsthis:

HundredsandthousandsoftimesIsearchedforherinthecrowd.SuddenlyI

turned,andthereshestood,inthedimlight.

Passage5(2024红桥区一模)

Didyouknowthattea,themostpopulardrinkintheworld,wasinventedby

accident(偶然的)？Manypeoplebelievethatteawasfirstdrunkabout5,000years

ago.ItissaidthataChineserulercalledShenNongwasthef(1)to

discoverteaasadrink.OnedayShenNongwasboiling(煮)drinkingwateroveran

openfire.Some1(2)fromateaplantfellintothewaterandremained

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thereforsometime.Itproducedanicesmell,s(3)hetastedthebrown

water.Itwasquited(4),andso,oneoftheworld，sfavoritedrinkswas

invented.

Afewthousandyears1(5),LuYu,“thesaint(圣人)ofthetea”,

mentionedShenNonginhisbookChaJing.Thebookdescribeshowteaplantswere

grownandusedtomaketea.Italsodiscusseswherethefinesttealeaveswere

producedandwhatkindsofwaterwereused.

Itisbelievedthatteawasb(6)toKoreaandJapanduringthe6th

and7thcenturies.InEngland,teadidn'ta(7)untilaround1660,butin

lessthan100years,ithadbecomethenationaldrink.TheteatradefromChinato

Westerncountriest(8)placeinthe19thcentury.Thish(9)

tospreadthepopularityofteaandtheteaplanttomoreplacesaroundtheworld.Even

thoughmanypeoplenowknowaboutteac(10),theChinesearewithout

doubttheoneswhobestunderstandthenatureoftea.

Passage6(2024红桥区二模)

Bodylanguageisanimportantformofcommunicationthatisusedeverywhere,a

⑴wedon'toftenthinkaboutit.Somemessagesareunderstoodbypeoplearound

theworldjustbecausetheyarenotc(2)bywords.Forexample,inmany

countries,peoplenodtheirheadstoshowagreementandtheyputtheirfingersupto

theirmouthstoaskfors(3).

H(4),bodylanguageisuseddifferentlyindifferentcultures.For

example,insomeWesterncultures,peopleshrug(耸肩)theirshoulderstoshowthey

don'tunderstandortheydon'tcareaboutsomething.Thisisn'tcommonino

(5)places.InJapan,peopleb(6)toshowrespect(尊敬)whenthey

greeteachotherorsaygoodbye.Thisisn'tdoneintheWest.

Sometimes,peoplethinktheyknowaboutthebodylanguagecustomsofcertain

cultures,butinfact,theydon'tknowenough.Kissingisanexamplethatweneedto1

(7)about.InmanyEuropeancultures,womenandchildrenarekissedoneach

cheek(脸颊)byfamilymembersorfriendswhentheym(8)inthestreet.

NewfriendsareoftengreetedwithakissonthecheekbyEuropeansatparties.Inthe

MiddleEast,youmustbec(9)aboutyourfeet.Itisveryrudetoshowthe

bottomofyourshoeswhenyourestonelegont(10)oftheother.Itis

alsonotpolitetotouchpeoplewithyourshoes.

So,aswecansee,bodylanguageisjustasimportantasspokenlanguagewhen

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wecommunicatewithpeoplefromothercultures.

Passage7【文化传承】(2024南开区二模)

Thechrysanthemum(菊花)isaverypopularflowerinChina.Thebeautiful

flowerhasmanym(1)inChineseculture.

Thechrysanthemumisk(2)asoneofthe“FourGentlemenin

Plants”.Theotherthreearetheplumblossom,theorchid,andbamboo.Inthepast,

theystoodfornoble(高尚的)qualities.

Thechrysanthemumcomesoutinbrightcolorsduringcolda(3)days

whenmostflowersdie.Theyarebeautiful,strongandtough.Theflowerthusgreatly

inspired(启发)ancientChinesepoets.Theyspokehighlyofitsbeautyandalsoused

thechrysanthemumtorepresent(代表)theiro(4)intheirworks.

TaoYuanmingwasaf(5)poet.Heoncewroteapoemaboutliving

asahermit(隐士).Hedescribedhowhelovedthechrysanthemumanduseditto

showhiss(6)inthepoem.

“Ipluckchrysanthemumsundertheeasternhedge,andgazeafartowardthe

southernmountains(采菊东篱下，悠然见南山),”Taowroteinhispoem.Sincethen,

thechrysanthemumhasbecomethes(7)ofthehermit.Butthe

chrysanthemumisnotonlyfoundinChinesepoems.ltisalsoap(8)of

Chinesefood.

TheChongyangFestivalfallsontheninthdayoftheninthmonthofthelunar

year.Onthatday,drinkingwinemadefromchrysanthemumsisapopulartradition.

ChrysanthemumteaisalsousuallyseenonChinesedinnertables.Ittastesgreat.

Peoplebelieveitisgoodforone，shealthe(9)foreyes.

Inaword,thechrysanthemumhasi(10)people，slifedeeplyand

widely.

Passage8(2024红桥区三模)

SomepeoplebelievethathumanscouldliveontheplanetMarsbytheyear

2100.0urownplanet,theEarth,isb(1)moreandmorecrowdedand

pollutedbecauseoftherapidincreaseinpopulation.Itishopedthatpeoplecouldstart

alloveragainandbuildabetterworldonMars.Hereiswhatlifetherecouldbe1

(2).

Atpresent,ourspacecraftaretooslowtocarrylargenumbersofpassengersto

Mars一itwouldt(3)months.Withthedevelopmentoft(4),

bytheyear2100,thejourneymightonlytakeabout20minutesinspacecraftthat

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travelatthespeed(速度)oflight!However,thespacecraftwouldtravelsof

(5)thatthejourneytoMarsmightbequiteuncomfortable.Manypeoplewouldfeel

ill.

Humanscannotsurvive(生存)w(6)water,oxygenorfood.Sofar,

nobodyknowswhethertherewouldbeenoughwateroroxygenonMarsforpeople

there.

Moreover,scientistsarenots(7)whetherplantscouldgrowonMars.

Foodwouldmostprobablybeintheformofpillsandwouldnotbesotasty.

C(8)withlifeontheEarth,lifeonMarswouldbebetterinsome

ways.Peoplewouldhavemorespace.Theymightliveinhouseswithhuge

comfortablerooms.Also,robotswoulddomostoftheirworksothattheycouldhave

moretimetor(9).

TherewouldprobablybenoschoolsonMars.Everystudentwouldhavea

computerathomeconnectedtoaninterplanetary(行星间的)network.Theywould

studyatonlineschoolswith"e-teachers”.

L(10)onMarswouldbeinterestingaswellaschallenging.

Passage9(2023西青区二模)

Somepeoplebelievecolorscaninfluenceourmoods.Youmaywonderwhether

it'strue.Infact,colorscanchangeourmoodsandmakeusfeelhappyorsad,

energeticorsleepy.Thisarticleexplainswhatcolorscandoandwhatcharacteristics

theyrepresent(代表).

Calmcolors

Haveyoueverwalkedintoaroomandfeltrelaxed?Itcouldbebecausethewalls

werepaintedblue.Blueisacalmcolor.Itbringsp(1)toourmindand

body.Bluecanalsorepresentsadness,soyoumaysay“I'mfeelingblue“whenyou

arefeelings(2).Whiteisanothercalmcolor.Itisalsothecolorofpurity.

Manywomenliketow(3)whiteontheirweddingday.

Warmcolors

Somecolors,suchasorangeandyellow,canmakeyoufeelwarm.Peopleincold

areaspreferwarmcolorsintheirhomestoc(4)awarmandcomfortable

feeling.

Orangerepresentsjoy.Itcanc(5)youupwhenyouarefeelingsad.

Yellowisthecolorofthesun,soitcanremindyouofawarmsunnyday.Yellowis

alsothecolorofwisdom.Somepeoplepreferthiscolorwhentheyhopefors

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(6).

Energeticcolors

W(7)youfeeltiredorweak,youshouldwearenergeticcolorslike

green.Greencangiveyoue(8),asitisthecolorofnatureandrepresents

newlife.However,itisalsothecolorofenvy,sowemaysaysomeoneis“greenwith

envy”.

Strongcolors

Ifyourequirestrengthi(9)eitherbodyormind,redmaybeof

somehelptoyou.Redisthecolorofheat.Itrepresentspowerandstrongfeelings.

Wearingredcanalsomakei(10)easiertotakeaction.Thismayhelp

whenyouarehavingdifficultymakingadecision.

生活启示类

Passage1(2023天津)

Asmileshowsthatapersonishappy.Forexample,apersonmaysmilewhenhe

orsheisp(1)withsomeprogressinstudies.Orapersonmaysmileifa

friendtellsafunnyjoke.Thereareothergoodr(2)tosmileoften.

First,itise(3)tosmilethantoshowunhappiness.Infact,itonly

takes17muscles(肌肉)tosmile.Ontheotherhand,ittakes43musclestoshow

unhappiness.Sogivethemusclesinyourf(4)arestandsmile!

Second,smilesarenice.Peoplemaytryto1(5)nicebyexercising

orwearingniceclothes.However,peopleoftensayasmileisthebestthingaperson

canwear.Thatisbecauseitiseasytobea(6)someonewhoissmiling

andhappy.Almostnoonewantstostaywithsomeonewhoisalwaysunhappy.

Third,smileshavepower(感染力).Bothsmilingandlaughingcaneasily

andquicklys(7)fromonepersontoanother.Ifonepersonsmiles,

peoplearoundhimorherwanttosmile,too.Similarly,whenapersonlaughs,people

tend(往往会)tolaughwithhimorher.Ifapersoniss(8),thebestthing

todoistoshareasmileoralaugh.Itistheeasiestwaytocheersomeoneup.

F(9),smilingandlaughingareverygoodforthebody.Eventhough

youaresad,trysmiling.You511findthatitwillbedifficulttos(10)sad

forverylong!

Passage2(2020天津)

Haveyoueverheardthesaying,“Home,sweethome"?Thisisjustanotherway

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ofsayingthatit，sn(1)tobehome!Alotofthepeopleandthingswelove

areathome.

Whatdoyoulikeaboutbeingathome?

Whatdoyoulikebestaboutbeingathome?Maybeyouliketoplaywithyour

brothersandsisters.Maybeyoue(2)stayingwithyourmumanddad.

Maybeyouhaveapetyouliketoplaywith.Spendingtimewithyourfamilyisone

thingthatmakesbeingathomespecial.

Yourbedroomisa(3)thingthatmakeshomespecial.Yourtoys,your

books,andyourfavouritethingsareinyourbedroom.Considerwhatyoulikebest

aboutyourroom.Isithowitlooks?Isityourcomfortableb(4)thatyou

sleepon?Maybeyouliketohaveaq(5)placetoreadabookortothink

aboutyourday.

Mealtimecanbeaspecialtimeathome.Familiessitaroundthetabletoeatthe

foodMumorDadhasprepared.It?satimetoshareinterestings(6)about

yourday.

Howdoyouhelpathome?

Therearealotofthingstodotomakehomeaspecialplace.Whodoesthe

chores(家庭杂务)1(7)cleaning,cooking,andyardwork(庭院劳动)at

yourhouse?Whenfamiliesworkt(8)todothechores,itmakesthem

easierandmorefunforeveryone.Maybeyoucanh(9)laythedinner

tableorcleartheplaces.Maybeyoucanpullweeds(草)outoftheflowergarden.

Maybeyoucanwaterthevegetablegardenorthehouseplants.Thinkaboutwhatyou

cando,sothatw(10)youcomehomeeveryday,youcansay,“Home,

sweethome!”

Passage3(2024滨海新区一模)

Wecan'trememberclearlywhenwestartedtotakeourmobilephonestoa

dinnertable.Thishappensalot,e(1)whenweeatout.Onceadishcomes,

insteadofliftingourchopsticks,wet(2)outourmobilephonesandclick.

Later,wepostthephotosontoWeiboorWeChat,waitingtobe“liked”.Thenwe

checkourmobilephonesfromtimetotimeduringthemealtoseewhetherweget

“liked”ornot.Wejustcannot1(3)ourmobilephonesforonlyameal.

Arecentstudysuggeststhatspendingtimetakingphotosoffoodmakesthefood

notsogood.Totestthis,someresearchersdidane(4).Somepeople

wereaskedtotakephotosbeforetheycouldenjoyfood.Asaresult,itshowedthatthe

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morephotostheytook,thelessd(5)thefoodseemedtothem.

Besidesthescientific(科学的)result,therearealsosomeotherbadinfluencesof

takingphotosoffoodb(6)meals.Afterpostingthephotosontothe

Internet,onewillnotbeabletoc(7)himselfandcheckhismobile

phonemanytimes."Doeseveryonelikemyphotos?Ihopealotofpeopleliket

(8)!”Itseemsthatyourmobilephonesecretlycallsyournameallthetime,even

whenyouarewithrealpeople.

So,nexttimeyougoouttohavedinnerwithyourf(9)orfriends,

howaboutnottakingphotosoffood?Letthefoodbedeliciousasitisands

(10)yourlifewithpeoplearoundyou.Trustme,itwillbeawonderfultime.

Passage4(2023河西区一模)

Oneday,alovelygirlfoundtwoweakbirdswhileshewaswalkinginthewoods.

Shetookthemhomeandp(1)theminasmallcage(鸟笼).Shefedthem

withloveandthebirdsgrewstrong.Everymorningtheygreetedherwithabeautiful

song.Thegirllovedthemverymuchandwantedtheirsingingto1(2)

forever(永远).

Oneday,thegirlleftthecage，sdooro(3).Thelargerandstronger

oneofthetwobirdsflewoutofthecage.Thegirlwatchedworriedlyasitcircledhigh

a(4)her.Shewasafraidthatitwouldflyawayandshewouldneversee

ita(5).Sowhenitflewclose,shegrasped(抓住)atitwildly.Shewasso

h(6)thatsheheldittightly(紧紧地)inherhand!Suddenly,shefeltthat

somethinghappenedtothebird.Shewassurprisedtofindthebirdwasd

(7).Shewasverysad.

Shenoticedtheotherbirdjumpingupanddowninthecage.Shecouldfeelthat

itwantedtobefree.Ithopedtoflyintheclear,blues(8).Sheliftedit

fromthecageandflewitintotheair.

W(9)thebirdwasflyinghappilyinthesky,shewassoglad.She

watchedthebirdcirclingonce,twice,threetimes...

Tohersurprise,thebirdflewbackcloserandsatsoftlyonhers(10).

Itsangthesweetestsongshehadeverheard.

Thefastestwaytoloseloveistoholdittightly.Thebestwaytokeeploveisto

letitfly.

Passage5(2023和平区二模)

IrememberthedaywhenIfirstlearnedtorideabike.Itwasafrightening,yet

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funexperience.MygrandfatherwastheonewhotaughtmeandhehelpedmewhenI

gothurt.ThefirsttimeIgotonabike,Ihadnoideaw(1)Iwasdoing,

andjustabouteverythingwentwrong.Mygrandfathertoldmetojustputmyfeeton

thepedals(脚蹬子)andstartcycling.Healsotoldmehewouldholdontotheb

(2)ofthebikethewholetime,yethedidn，t.

AssoonasIstartedtryingtobalancemyself,heletthebikego.Ihappenedto

lookbackjustthen.IwasscaredtodeaththatIwasgoingtofallandhurtm

(3).WhenIwasscared,mymindwentblankfromcycling,andIjustwantedoff.I

forgothowtousethebrakes(车闸)andfellr(4)offthebike.My

grandfatherkepte(5)metogetupandtryagainandafterabout15

minutes,Ifinallystoppedcrying,gotupandtriedagain.

AssoonasIstartedridingagain,mypantsgotcaughtinthechain,andIfellflat

onmyfaceandh(6)mynose.Asaresult,mygrandfatherd

(7)tocallitadayandtryagainthenextmorning.ThenextmorningIwokeup

brightlyandearly,andwasveryeagertotrytoridemybike.Perhapsmynosefelt

better,soIwasn?tsoa(8)offallinganymore.

EventhoughIknewtherewerealotofd(9)onthewaytomastering

theskillsinridingabike,IbelievedIcoulddowellwithmygrandfather'shelp.After

all,ridingabikewasab(10)skillwhichIwantedtolearneagerlyat

suchayoungage.Eventillnow,Istillholdtheheartandpassioninmylife.

Passage6(2023南开区二模)

Manybookshavebeenwrittenabout“theartofgiving??.Butwhatabouttheart

ofreceiving?Sometimes,receivingagiftcanbedifficult,especiallywhensomeone

buysyouagiftyoudon'tw(1)!

“IrememberwhenIwasabouttwelveyearsold,myparents.(2)

meapurpleschoolbag,“saysXiaojing."Itreallymademefeelembarrassed(尴尬

的)，becauseIthoughttheschoolbagwasreallyugly!Still,Ipretended(假装)thatI

1(3)itbecauseIknewitwouldmakemyparentshappy!”

Linglinga(4).“Thatsoundslikemygrandparents!Afewyears

ago,mygrandparentsboughtmeanorangesweaterformybirthday.Iusedto

weariteverytimeIvisitedthem,butItookitoffi(5)assoonas

Ilefttheirhouse!Ofcourse,thismademefeelsorry.Itwasaverynicethought,

butmygrandparentshavedifferenttastefromme!Ithinkit'shardtobuyc

(6)orotherpersonalthingsforpeople.”

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Tomakethingseasier,somepeoplej(7)usemoneyasagift.In

somecultures,however,receivingmoneycanmakepeopleuncomfortable."When

someonegivesmemoney,itonlymakesmethinkthey'rebeinglazy,“saysJohn.

“InEngland,wehaveasaying:It'sthethoughtthatcounts.Ifsomeonegivesme

money,Ifeeltheydon'tthinkatall.Ip(8)toreceiveagiftthathas

somethoughtbehindit.Idon'tm(9)ifit'ssomethingthatIdon'tneed.

Ifsomeonehasthoughtaboutagiftforme,italwaysmakesmehappy.”

Differentpeoplehaveverydifferentthoughtsonthiss(10)!So

maybetheartofreceivingisevenmoredifficultthantheartofgiving!Whatdoyou

think?

Passage7(2023滨海新区二模)

Inthepast,wheneverIwasworkingtowardsagoal(目标)，Iwouldmeetone

problemoverandoveragain.Forthefirstfewdays,Iwouldbee(1)todo

thework.Butitneverlastedforalongtime.Daybyday,Ifellintoalazysituation.

Afteryearsofefforts,Ifoundoutthebestwaytoovercome(克月艮)thisp

(2):usethepowerofresponsibility(责任).Generally,topushourselvestoc

(3)atask,weneedtotellthetasktootherpeople.Wecantellittothosepeoplewho

wetrust.

Takenewyear'sresolutions(决心)asanexample.Peoplesetgoodgoals:don't

smokeoreat1(4)junkfood.Buttheyusuallygiveupinafewdays.This

isb(5)theyonlydependonthemselves.So,aftertheexcitementatthe

beginning,peoplefallbackintooldhabitsq(6).

Abetterwaytoturnyournewyear'sresolutionintos(7)istolook

forafewpartners(伙伴)tosupervise(监督)you.Forexample,youcanstartasmall

groupofaboutthreeorfourpeoplewhoallhavenewyear，sgoals.Makeaweeklyor

monthlyreporttos(8)yourprogressandnextgoalswitheachother.In

thisway,youcancreateasysteminyourenvironmentthathelpsyoutok

(9)active.

Ifyouhaveagoalyouwanttoachieve,makesuretohavesomeonea

(10)ourpartner.Inreturn,youcanbeapartnerforthem.Thenyoucreateagood

partnershipthatwillspeed(力口速)upyourstepstosuccess.

Passage8(2023部分区二模)

OnedayFred，sauntsenthimanewspade(铁锹)andasmallboxofseeds(种子).

Assoonashegotthem,hewentouttohisowngardentoplanttheseeds.

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HissisterJanewentwithh(1).Ashedug,shestoodnearhimand

talkedtohimwiththeboxofseedsinherhand.AsJanespoke,shedroppedtheboxof

seedsontheR(2)bymistake.Alltheseedsfellout.Janewasafraidands

(3)sorrytoFred,butFreddidn'tspeaktoher.

“Oh,Fred.”shecried,"Whydon'tyouspeaktome?”

Fredanswered,“Iwantedtowaitt(4)Icouldcounttoten.”

“Counttoten,“saidJane."Whydidyouwanttocounttoten?”

“AuntoncetoldmetocounttotenbeforeIspoke,ifIfeltangry.IknowthatI

amoftenangrywithyou,andIwantedtodotherightthingt(5)time,“

saidFred.

“Oh,Fred.H(6)goodyouare!Itwasverycarelessofmeto

lettheseedsfall,b(7)1havecollectedthemagain.Heretheyare.”

Theseedswereputintotheground,anddayb(8)dayFredandJane

cametowatchthemgrow.Atlast,alotofsmallgreen1(9)appeared

abovetheground.Theysoongrewl