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关注公众号:陆陆高分冲刺 ~领取:最新版“小中高考-总复习”、最新试卷下载 专题20 短文填空 一、短文首字母填空 (2023·江苏扬州·统考中考真题)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,完整地写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。(每空一词) Peter Pan wishes Wendy, John and Michael, especially Wendy, would stay in Neverland forever, but finally the Darling children decide to fly back home and grow up. “Quick, Tink,” Peter whispers. “S 1 the window. Then when Wendy comes back, she will think her mother doesn’t love her anymore, and she will return to Neverland with me.” Mrs. Darling is playing the piano. Peter didn’t know the tune, Home, Sweet Home, b 2 he knows it’s saying, “Come back, Wendy, Wendy, Wendy.” Peter looks through the door and sees two big tears in Mrs. Darling’s eyes. “She loves Wendy,” he thinks. “But I love Wendy, too. We c 3 both have her.” He looks at Mrs. Darling again. The two tears are still sitting on her e 4 . “Oh, all right,” he says at last, sadly. Then he opens the window. When Wendy, John, and Michael arrive, they find the window o 5 for them. They all get into bed to surprise their mother. When Mrs. Darling goes back to the children’s room, they are all in their beds. They wait for her to say something, but she says n 6 . She thinks she is dreaming. She sits by the fire. The children are so w 7 . Why isn’t their mother happy to see them again? All three of them jump out of bed, run to her and shout, “Mother!” She realizes she is not d 8 anymore. Mr. Darling and Nana come in. They are all so happy. Peter w 9 them from the window but he is looking at something he will never have. Many years pass. When Peter visits Wendy again, she has g 10 up and has a daughter of her own. Peter is still a boy who can’t grow up. —Taken from Peter Pan (2023·天津·九年级统考专题练习)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。 A smile shows that a person is happy. For example, a person may smile when he or she is p 11 with some progress in studies. Or a person may smile if a friend tells a funny joke. There are other good r 12 to 1关注公众号:陆陆高分冲刺 ~领取:最新版“小中高考-总复习”、最新试卷下载 smile often. First, it is e 13 to smile than to show unhappiness. In fact, it only takes 17 muscles (肌肉) to smile. On the other hand, it takes 43 muscles to show unhappiness. So give the muscles in your f 14 a rest and smile! Second, smiles are nice. People may try to l 15 nice by exercising or wearing nice clothes. However, people often say a smile is the best thing a person can wear. That is because it is easy to be a 16 someone who is smiling and happy. Almost no one wants to stay with someone who is always unhappy. Third, smiles have power (感染力). Both smiling and laughing can easily and quickly s 17 from one person to another. If one person smiles, people around him or her want to smile, too. Similarly, when a person laughs, people tend (往往会) to laugh with him or her. If a person is s 18 , the best thing to do is to share a smile or a laugh. It is the easiest way to cheer someone up. F 19 , smiling and laughing are very good for the body. Even though you are sad, try smiling. You’ll find that it will be difficult to s 20 sad for very long! (2023·江苏连云港·统考中考真题)根据短文意思和首字母提示,写出一个完整正确的单词。 The traditional Chinese lunar calendar has 24 solar terms (节气) in a year. Ancient Chinese people created this system to m 21 the change of time based on the sun’s position. In ancient times, this system guided farming activities. It t 22 farmers what to do according to the changes in temperature. Today, 24 solar terms still play an important role in Chinese people’s e 23 life. They remind people of the changes in s 24 and to eat suitable food. This ancient time system has gained new charm now. In Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, the director used a new countdown (倒计时) method, showing 24 solar terms instead of numbers. This creative method was greatly p 25 by people around the world. They are amazed by the wisdom of Chinese people. 二、短文汉语提示填空 (2023·浙江丽水·统考中考真题)阅读下面短文,然后根据括号内所给汉语意思写出单词的正确形式。每 空限填一词。 2关注公众号:陆陆高分冲刺 ~领取:最新版“小中高考-总复习”、最新试卷下载 We usually wear socks to keep our feet warm. But socks can have a message, too! Who says your socks 26 (必须) match? We celebrated Mismatched Socks Day at school last week. On 27 (星期一) morning, everyone wore different socks on each foot and met at the school 28 (大门). It was a lot of fun, but why did we do it? The idea of Mismatched Socks Day is that it’s not 29 (坏的、糟的) to be special and unique. Kids can be 30 (自豪的) of their differences. It takes place on the first day of Anti-Bullying Week each year. A bully is a person who 31 (伤害、使疼痛) or scares other people. Older and stronger children 32 (有时) bully the younger, weaker children, or children who are different. We want to stop bullying at our school. Everyone needs to feel happy and 33 (安全的). That’s why we celebrate Mismatched Socks Day. Each year, a theme is chosen to help students to 34 (记住) that it’s good to be different and that all children are important. As the event has grown, more people join and take the 35 (机会) to help fight off bullying. Celebrating Mismatched Socks Day is not just fun. It makes a difference in the lives of young people all over the world! (2023·浙江台州·统考中考真题)根据短文内容和所给中文提示,在空白处写出单词的正确形式。每空限 填一词。 Knife-peeled noodles are a kind of food in Shanxi Province, enjoying great fame and a 36 (历史) of hundreds of years. The name shows the way the dish is prepared. A 37 (厨师) holds dough (面团) in one hand, and cuts it into pieces with a special knife in the other hand. Then they are directly thrown into a pot of boiling water. The whole process looks like an 38 (令人兴奋的) kung fu performance. As one piece of noodle falls into the boiling water, the 39 (第二) is flying in the air, and the third has just been peeled off. Within 40 (仅仅) a minute, 200 pieces of noodles can be cut out. The noodles have a shape of a 41 (叶子), with medium thickness and thin edges. The noodles are smooth and 42 (柔软的). Shanxi people have a special feeling when having this kind of noodles. On their birthdays, a 43 3关注公众号:陆陆高分冲刺 ~领取:最新版“小中高考-总复习”、最新试卷下载 (碗) of noodles means long life; at the Spring Festival, people 44 (吃) noodles for a successful new year. Knife-peeled noodles in Shanxi are not made just to satisfy a 45 (饥饿的) stomach, but a way to express Chinese people’s feelings of life. (2023·浙江绍兴·统考中考真题)阅读下面短文,然后根据括号内所给汉语意思写出单词的正确形式(每 空一词)。 The Pleasanton Partnerships in Education Foundation (PPIE), an organization in America, was started in 1987 to raise money for local schools. 46 (最近), it hosted a running event for the community. To date, it has raised $1 million for the school district. “We have 47 (多于) 3,000 runners, volunteers and spectators,” said Mindy Louie, the manager for PPIE. This year’s event had races of two miles, five kilometers and 48 (十) kilometers. The BURN Youth Development (B.Y. D.), a local runners’ group, joined in it as well. “The B.Y. D.was born in 2020 to help keep kids 49 (积极) in life,” explained Jerry Wu, its 50 (领导者) and coach. The B.Y. D.has since grown to include more than 100 young 51 (成员) and 30 of them ran in this year’s PPIE event. “Watching them running strong and happy makes me 52 (微笑) every time,” said Jerry Wu. So far, Jerry Wu has 53 (教) students valuable running skills for about three years. Eighth grader Ollie Gu is one of his excellent students. He completed the race in 40 minutes and 46 seconds and 54 (赢) first place in the 12-15 age group. “What an 55 (令人兴奋) race!” Ollie said. “I’m looking forward to it next year.” (2023·浙江温州·统考中考真题)根据对话内容和所给中文提示,用单词的正确形式完成以下对话。 Diana: Welcome to Teens Talk. Today we’ll talk about teenagers’ dream jobs. Mary, what’s your dream job? Mary: I want to be a pilot because the job has a 56 (特别的) place in my heart. My father is a great pilot. He trains hard to perfect his skills of flying different 57 (飞机). Though he is busy, he keeps learning and has 58 (甚至) got a doctor’s degree. He’s my hero! I believe I can be someone like him. 4关注公众号:陆陆高分冲刺 ~领取:最新版“小中高考-总复习”、最新试卷下载 Diana: That’s the spirit. What about you, Cindy? Cindy: I’ve always wanted to work in an art museum 59 (自从) I visited the Louvre Museum in 2018. I was so amazed by the collections that I started studying art history. I wrote 60 (六) articles about it last year. Diana: Great! You work towards your dream at such an 61 (早的) age. Leo, you plan to be a musician, don’t you? Leo: Yes. For me, music is a way to express 62 (我自己). I write down what I see or feel in my daily life. Every 63 (星期日), I put my thoughts to music. And I spend hours 64 (唱歌) my new songs and playing the piano. Diana: Surely you will be a good musician! Next week, we 65 (遇见) more teenagers. They’ll share their dream jobs with us. Goodbye for now. (2023·浙江金华·统考中考真题)阅读下面短文,然后根据括号内所给汉语意思写出单词的正确形式。每 空限填一词。 Are you looking for a good volunteer activity? Get outdoors and go gleaning! What is gleaning? Well, let’s begin with the problem of food waste on farms. Some farm produce is of good quality but looks not that good. Farmers don’t 66 (通常) try to sell this produce. Much of it is left in the fields. That 67 (意味着) a great waste. And gleaning is about reducing this waste—by collecting the left produce. These days, many volunteer groups go out gleaning in order to provide those in need with 68 (新鲜 的), healthy food, Holly’s group is 69 (在……之中) them. Her volunteers collect about 300 boxes of food each week. Once, a 70 (当地的) fruit farmer called Holly to ask for gleaning services. The farmer had a large field with more than 700 fruit trees. A member of Holly’s group 71 (创造) a digital map of the trees. With the help of the map, the volunteers 72 (容易地) collected the leftover fruit from the trees. Besides this, Holly’s volunteers have also picked potatoes, cabbages and many other 73 (蔬菜) from farms. The food has been sent to food banks and community kitchens in her area. Gleaning helps 74 (解决) the problems of farm waste and food shortages (短缺). And gleaners also find the work very meaningful. “We can get outside and do something good for the world,” said Holly. “I feel happy 75 (无论何时) I go gleaning!” (2023·浙江·统考中考真题)阅读下面短文,然后根据括号内所给汉语意思写出单词的正确形式(每空一词) 。 No one lives without food. For centuries, people grew their own food and 76 (吃) it themselves. But 5关注公众号:陆陆高分冲刺 ~领取:最新版“小中高考-总复习”、最新试卷下载 now most people buy food in shops and 77 (超市). The next time you have dinner, look 78 (近) at the food on your plate. If you’re dining in summer, it’s possible that some of the food comes from small 79 (私人) farms, but more of it comes from large farms and companies. How do you know where your food is from? You can check by 80 (你自己). Most food gives information on its packet. And you may be surprised at what you 81 (收集) because it comes from places around the world. You can enjoy a(n) 82 (柑橘;橙) from South Africa and a tomato from Mexico. You can 83 (甚至) enjoy a pizza from Italy. And you needn’t travel to these places. Instead, the food travels to you. Thanks to modern trucks, trains, ships, and 84 (飞机) , the food travels fast. So the food is still 85 (新鲜) and healthy when it reaches your dinner table. Also, new technology helps the food last long while it travels. 三、短文语境提示填空 (2023·湖南岳阳·统考中考真题)阅读填空。根据短文内容,在文中空格处填上一个恰当的词,使短文完 整、通顺。 Volunteering means that someone works to help people without being paid. Volunteers help people who really need help. There are many places where you can see different volunteers. At school gates, you can see some volunteers with red vests (马甲). Can you guess 86 they are? They are parent volunteers. When students go 87 the street, parent volunteers 88 up a “SLOW” sign to let drivers slow down. In order to become professional traffic volunteers, parents are supposed to learn how to give directions to students and stop them from 89 soccer on the road. 90 of these volunteers, students can get to school and go back home safely. Yueyang Daily reports many parents are looking 91 to being a volunteer. They wish to make an effort to protect students’ safety. Another group of “red vests” show up on main roads. They help cleaners pick up dirty paper, plastic bags, glass bottles and so on. They ask the passers-by (路人) not to throw the rubbish everywhere. “ 92 you please take away your rubbish?” “Would you mind picking up your cigarette butts (烟头)? ...” 93 their work seems simple, they still take it 6关注公众号:陆陆高分冲刺 ~领取:最新版“小中高考-总复习”、最新试卷下载 seriously. Wherever you go, you can see volunteers in red vests, they have become the most beautiful scenes in our city. Some teenagers 94 their free time in hospitals or old people’s homes. They cheer sick kids up or look after old people. In the countryside, some college students play an important role 95 volunteering. They can provide science and technology help for farmers. Some volunteers work as teachers in village schools. A lot of volunteers give their kindness with a helping band. They can make a difference to people in need and the society. (2023·山西·统考中考真题)请阅读下面短文,根据语篇内容,在空白处填入恰当的单词,使短文通顺、 连贯,并将答案写在答题卡相应的位置上。每空一词。 Dear ninth-graders, This week, you are taking a number of important tests, but there is something more important that you need to know: These tests can’t measure(衡量)all the things 96 make you wonderful and special. Your results from these tests will not tell you everything. There 97 not any tests to measure how kind you are to your friends, or how much you love to draw. The people who mark(评分)the tests don’t know how helpful you are to your Mom and Dad, or how caring you are when playing 98 others in the playground. They don’t know how bravely you share your weekend stories with your friends, or your performance in sports, music and art. Besides, these tests will not measure how much you have improved on something, 99 how much you love a certain subject. There is no test for these things! We hope you can know about these and try your best. Always remember that there is no 100 in the world that can measure all the wonderful things that make you, YOU! From, Sophia, James, Christine and Vivian 四、短文综合填空 (2023·重庆·统考中考真题)根据下面短文内容及部分首字母提示,在短文的空格处填上一个最恰当的词, 使短文完整、通顺。请将完整的单词填写在答题卡上对应的位置。 After exercising, the first thing that you want to do is to drink up a glass of cold water. When the water travels down your throat, you will 101 so good. However, you are often told not to do so. Is drinking 102 water really unhealthy? Cold water is said to slow down a person’s digestion(消化). Having cold water or a cold drink makes your body’s temperature l 103 . Cold water causes your blood vessels (血管) to become narrower (更狭窄的). 7关注公众号:陆陆高分冲刺 ~领取:最新版“小中高考-总复习”、最新试卷下载 So, the body needs to burn energy to bring your 104 back to normal. At the same time, less energy is used for digestion. Think of your digestive system as a burning pot. If someone suddenly poured cold water into this pot what would 105 ? Doing this would be dangerous. Similarly, when you drink cold water while eating, it is 106 adding water to a burning pot. Of course, it isn’t that bad, but it is a good way to explain why drinking cold water during meals maybe a bad idea. 107 you cannot control your urge(冲动) to do so, drinking water at room temperature is a better choice. Traditional Chinese medicine suggests trying to avoid drinking cold water. And modern studies in Europe point out drinking cold water causes headaches. Scientists are doing more research on this. Maybe in the future t 108 can give us more helpful information. (2023·湖北荆州·统考中考真题)阅读下面短文,在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或根据括号内单词的 正确形式填空(1—3个单词)或根据音标填词。 The Dragon Boat Festival falls on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. Of all the legends (传说) about it, 109 (famous) one is about Qu Yuan. Qu was a poet of the State of Chu. He was very faithful to his state. When he realized that his state was becoming weaker 110 weaker, he felt heartbroken. On the fifth day of the fifth lunar month in 278 BC, Qu threw 111 (he) into the Miluo River and died for his homeland. People who lived near the river rushed into their boats 112 (search) for him. They threw zongzi and other food into the river to keep fish 113 eating Qu’s body. To remember Qu, the 114 /'kʌstəmz/ of holding dragon boat races and throwing zongzi into the river on that day were passed down, and the holiday was 115 (name) “Dragon Boat Festival.” In 2009, the Dragon Boat Festival became China’s 116 (one) festival to be recognized as one of the world’s intangible cultural heritages(非物质文化遗产). In Qu’s hometown, a dragon boat race is 117 (real) welcomed every year during the festival. Dragon boat racing, in fact, has developed from a local activity into 118 international sporting event. China’s dragon boats have “rowed” throughout the world. (2023·湖北宜昌·统考中考真题)根据所给首字母、上下文或汉语提示完成空格中所缺单词,使短文完整 通顺,语法正确,每个空只能填一个词。 I do believe the power of letters. There’s something 119 (特别的) about handwritten things. You write 8关注公众号:陆陆高分冲刺 ~领取:最新版“小中高考-总复习”、最新试卷下载 an email because there’s something you need to know. But you write a letter because there’s something you w 120 to say. When I cleared my grandmother’s house, I found hundreds of letters and 121 (卡片) she had kept, and they told the story of her relationships. There were many letters from her mother. Sitting and reading them, I knew her well through the words. Sometimes receiving a letter is such a big s 122 . When I was about 12 years old, my wise mum made me write letters to my relatives to improve my writing skills. 123 of them was my uncle. I only met him a few times when I was a very young c 124 . I wrote a long letter to tell him about my life. I 125 (忘记) about this until I suddenly got a reply from him. “ 126 happy to hear from you!” he said, and went on to tell me all about his life. He’d love to hear about what 127 (学科) at school I enjoyed. We have been much closer 128 writing letters. It encouraged me to write to lots of other people in fact, and it’s something I still stick to this day. So, I'd encourage you to put pen to paper and see what will happen. (2023·湖北武汉·统考中考真题)阅读下面短文,根据上下文、所给首字母或括号内单词等提示,在空白 处填入适当的单词。每个空只能填一个单词。 Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is used to help people keep the balance of yin and yang. But have you ever imagined that one day you can learn herb (药草) planting and TCM courses at school? A primary school in Nanjing has just 129 (open) a herb farm. More than 30 herbs are planted. Students there are g 130 by doctors from a TCM hospital to tell different herbs and learn plant development, medicinal value as well as 131 (grow) herbs. The hospital has also donated over 100 cartoon books about TCM to help draw children’s a 132 in herbal medicine. Another middle school has i 133 TCM courses to students of all grades. These courses c 134 a basic knowledge of herbs, herb planting and cooking with herbs. They give students a deeper understanding of TCM, bringing out their sense of p 135 in Chinese traditions and the country’s rich culture. Also in Shanghai, Tongji University has provided foreign students 136 some chances to plant different kinds of herbs 137 (wide) used in Chinese medicine and cooking. By taking care of the plants, foreign students can get first-hand experience of making herbal medicine from start to finish, and spread TCM culture to their o 138 countries. The herb planting courses at schools and universities across China get students close to TCM and help pass on 9关注公众号:陆陆高分冲刺 ~领取:最新版“小中高考-总复习”、最新试卷下载 the tradition. (2023·重庆·九年级统考专题练习)根据下面短文内容及部分首字母提示,在短文的空格处填上一个最恰 当的词,使短文完整、通顺,并将完整的单词填写在答题卡上对应的位置。 Many successful people follow a similar routine (常规). This helps them make the best use of their days. This also helps sleep well at night. One of the most important things successful people do is to get ready for the next day the night before. Let’s see 139 they do that. Learn to relax Successful people say it is important to relax. Some enjoy listening to music, w 140 others like taking a bath before going to bed. Studies show that a 15-minute bath an hour or two before bedtime helps them sleep better. Sleeping well tonight means a good day tomorrow. Put the phone down Studies show that the blue light from a phone is bad for our sleep. Successful people c 141 their phone use. They don’t sleep with their phones nearby. They put phones away an hour 142 bedtime and they use an alarm clock to wake up. Think about today Before sleep, it helps to think about the day. Many 143 people think about the good things from the day. This helps them to learn and to change. It also 144 them to make a plan for a good (perhaps even better) day tomorrow. Make a 145 Many successful people make plans for their activities the next day. It helps them sleep well. This is important because sleeping b 146 sometimes makes everything seem worse the next day. Making plans also helps them wake up relaxed, happy and ready for the new day. (2023·湖南衡阳·统考中考真题)根据所给汉语或英文首字母写出短文中所缺英语单词。 My sister finished high school two weeks ago. As a special g 147 , our parents took us to India. Last weekend was interesting but scary. We went camping in a small village in India. First, we took a long bus ride to a lake in the countryside. There we 148 up (搭起) our tents and made a fire to keep us warm and cook food on. On the first night, we just sat u 149 the moon and told each other stories. But I was so tired that I went to sleep early. 10关注公众号:陆陆高分冲刺 ~领取:最新版“小中高考-总复习”、最新试卷下载 The next morning, my sister and I got a terrible surprise. When we looked out of our tent, we found a big snake sleeping near the fire. I was so scared that I couldn’t move. We shouted to our parents to let them know about the danger. My dad started to jump up and down in their tent. This woke the snake up and it moved into the 150 (森林) near the lake. My dad told me later that snakes don’t have ears but can feel things moving. He also told me it was important not to go near a snake. This was a very 151 (有用的) lesson for me. 11