专题08难点：短文首字母填空与短文综合填空强化练20篇
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一、短文首字母填空
（一）
I read an interesting article recently about how music played an important r 1 in helping two elders in a nursing
home find each other. Music is a 2 us all the time—it’s on the radio, television, and in movies and commercials
(商业广告) . I grew up w 3 music. My mom used to do housework l 4 to the FM radio when it was
all classical music. My dad liked the dance bands that i 5 Sammy Kaye, Guy Lombardo, Glenn Miller and Jan
Garber. My love was marches (进行曲) and band music. American March King John Philip Sousa said that a good march
could make a man with a wooden leg get up and m 6 !
In 1948, the Cities Service Band of America went on radio and played a half-hour live band c 7 every
Monday night at 8:30 on NBC． Conductor Paul Lavelle led a band made up of the best m 8 in the New York
City area. In 1949, I asked my dad to get a television set. He said, “We don’t need one.”
Well, at the end of the 1949 season, the Cities Service Band announced that beginning in September, they were going
to a 9 on television every Monday night.
My dad b 10 a TV the next week. Music has been a great and wonderful part of my life—and it still is.
（二）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的单词。单词的第一个字母已给出。
Dmitry Doronin, a doctoral student from Russia, likes to share his experience in rural villages in Zhejiang with his 1. 4
million followers online.
Since Dmitry started to live in the countryside last August, the 32-year-old has c 11 hundreds of video clips
that record the relaxing lifestyle in Hengzhang Village, Lishui City. “The grain is grown in the fields together with fish,
which helps to i 12 the production of the rice,” said Dmitry, while i 13 agricultural products from
Hengzhang Village on the popular Chinese short-video platform TikTok. Besides filming videos, Dmitry also enjoys
working with farmers in the fields, doing activities such as planting vegetables and feeding chickens.
Living in a village p 14 him with unusual experiences, he says, quite different from busy life in big cities,such as Shanghai, where he studies. And he has been a pleasant surprise to the villagers as well. Villager Bao Mingyue,
76, says, “To our surprise, the young Russian not only knows how to cook Chinese food but is interested in working in
the fields.”
Because of the outbreak of the pandemic, the s 15 of local agricultural products had dropped rapidly, so
Dmitry v 16 to help sell the products in his videos. In a few months, 10, 000 kilograms of oranges, 4, 000
kilograms of dried sweet potatoes and 300 kilograms of honey had been sold.
“T 17 to his videos, it seems that more tourists have come to visit our village,” says 72- year-old Pan Xianyu,
who is very pleased to see the great changes in her hometown. Dmitry loves his country life. “In the countryside, you can
lose yourself in the t 18 way of life and understand this country better,” he says.
According to Dmitry, some Russians’ opinions about China are still out of d 19 , although China has
progressed greatly. “I would like to become a people-to-people envoy (使者) of friendship b 20 the two
countries by using the Internet,” he says.
（三）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的单词，单词的第一个字母已给出。
Mira Rai grew up in a village in eastern Nepal’s Bhojpur Mountains. She had dreams that most traditional Nepali
women never had. As the eldest daughter of five children, she was e 21 to get water, do farm work, and help out
at home. By age 12, she no longer a 22 school, and instead carried heavy bags of rice up and down the
mountains—often without shoes—to trade at the market. It was hard work, but also great training for a f 23 trail
runner（越野跑步选手） .
“As a girl.” Rai recalls, “I would be always told to know my place, speak in a lower voice, and act in a certain m
24 . For me, breaking free from these t 25 itself was a big dream.”
Several years ago, Rai’s dream became true. She was running outside Kathmandu when two trail runners i 26
her to enter her first trail race. She had never run 50 kilometers before. She did not p 27 for the race at all and
was also the only woman in the competition. But she b 28 everyone —even the men. From there, a community
of runners came together to give her a chance to compete in i 29 trail running competitions.
Today, the running world r 30 Rai as a high-altitude （高海拔） trail racing talent. Now she has a task
to help both women and men of Nepal through sports. Rai believes that her work to help others has just begun.
（四）
先阅读短文，然后在短文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。
Xu Shijie from Kaifeng is a pedicab (三轮车) driver, or rather, a tour guide. Over the past 15 years, he has s 31hundreds of foreign tourists. He told them stories about Kaifeng in English.
Xu has learned English all by h 32 . With the help of a dictionary, he read English magazines and books in
his s 33 time. He also kept a diary in English.
Xu firsit talked to a foreign tourist in 2003. He was n 34 and not sure whether the tourist could understand
him or not. Luckily, the tourist understood him and they talked happily that day.
Since them, Xu has studied English even harder. He p 35 his listening and speaking skills every night. In
order to p 36 a better introduction to Kaifeng, he has also read lots of books about the city’s history and c 37
.
Xu is now better k 38 as Jason, his English name. He has become the most sought-after (受欢迎的)
pedicab driver in Kaifend. This is not only because he can speak English, but also because he is warm-hearted. He often
helps tourists buy train tickets or m 39 . Sometimes, he also helps them find quality hotels.
Many people call Xu a cultural ambassador (大使). Xu said he would try his best to live up to the p 40 .
（五）
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
Two cats were walking through a forest. Suddenly, they found a loaf of (一条) bread l 41 under a tree. Both
pounced (猛扑) on it and caught the loaf at the same time. N 42 would give up and so they decided to divide it
into two pieces and take one piece each. “But how do we divide it?” one cat said.
A monkey s 43 on a branch of a tree saw what had happened between the two cats. He got an idea. He came
down from the tree and walked up to the confused cats. “Hi, my dear friends! Can I help you?” the monkey asked. The
cats told the monkey what the p 44 was and asked, “Can you divide the loaf for us?” The monkey agreed.
The monkey b 45 the bread into two pieces. But one piece was a little bigger than the other. “Oh, no! I will
take a little bite of this bigger piece to make both the same,” the monkey said. He took a bite from the bigger piece. But
the bite he took was too big. “Oh, oh! Now it has b 46 smaller than the other piece. I will just have to take a
little bite from this piece now.” the monkey said. The monkey took a 47 bite. The two cats sat in front of the
monkey, s 48 the loaf of bread get smaller and smaller. When the whole loaf was finally finished, the monkey
said, “I am sorry. It was really difficult to divide that loaf. I must be going now.” He jumped back into his tree and was g
49 . “If only we had not fought a 50 each other, we could have kept our bread,” the two cats said.
（六）
阅读短文，根据短文内容及首字母提示，在空白处填入一个适当的单词。
Every animal needs sleep, and this is the same to birds, so do cold-blooded animals, such as snakes. But what aboutinsects? Do they need sleep? Scientists have been trying to f 51 out the truth on insect sleep behavior for years.
And for the first time they thought insects did not need sleep.
According to some researches, the insects’ brain was not made up of many d 52 parts, so they didn’t need
it. Scientists said that some kinds of brain a 53 like dreaming, were sleep behaviors. People need time to sleep
and we have all kinds of dreams every nights. Insects do not dream, so scientists said that they did not sleep. They b 54
that insects rested, instead.
However, new studies have shown that some insects may actually sleep. There are four types of behavior d 55
sleep. First, sleeping people and animals don’t move much. Also, they stay still and have a position for sleeping, such as
lying down and closing their eyes. They do not wake up e 56 when hearing noises around them or seeing light.
Lastly, they will be able to come out of sleep quickly in response to some strong stimulant.
Scientists have now seen similar behaviors in fruit flies. For e 57 , fruit flies don’t move every night for
more than seven hours. At these times, they sit in a different way, let their antennae(触角) drop, and do not respond to
quiet noises. The flies begin to move around w 58 loud noises are made. Scientists think that some insects may
have their o 59 special kind of sleep. They continue to discover other secrets a 60 insects sleeping.
（七）
阅读短文，根据短文内容及首字母提示，在空白处填入一个适当的单词。
Different Rules
Before you visit a country, you should learn about its social rules. Because if you don’t, you might find y 61
in an embarrassing situation. Here are some interesting rules in different c 62 .
In Thailand, you can see that the Thai people are almost always smiling. They are very f 63 . However, in this
country, you cant touch anyone’s head, b 64 the Thai people believe that the soul (灵魂) is in the head. So,
sometimes, a simple thing can ruin (破坏) a Thai person’s mood e 65 .
If you visit Chile (智利), remember one simple rule: Don’t eat a 66 with your hands. In this country, table m
67 are very important. You should use knives and forks, even when you eat hamburgers and French fries.
In most parts of the world, people prefer others to be on time for every event. However, Mexicans (墨西哥人) think
it’s i 68 to do so. In Mexico, people are always late for a friend’s party. If they have a business meeting to a 69
, they won’t be in a hurry. It is considered to be impolite to arrive anywhere on time. This tradition has a very simple
explanation. F 70 a very long time, this country had big problems with public transportation. Therefore, being
late has become a habit now.
（八）阅读短文，根据短文内容及首字母提示，在空白处填入一个适当的单词。
Years ago, if a teenager had some problems in his life, he might write them in his d 71 . Now a teenager
with the same problems might get on the Internet and write them in his blog. In many ways, a diary and a blog are almost
the same. So, what makes a blog different from a diary?
The biggest d 72 is that a blog is much more public than a diary. Usually, a teenager likes hiding his diary
book and treats it as one full of secrets. Both diaries and blogs tell what h 73 to the writer that day.
A blog has both good and bad points. The biggest problem is that anyone can r 74 what you write in your
blog. If you are not satisfied（满意的）with a friend during school and write something b 75 about him in your
diary, he will never know it. However, i 76 you do this on the Internet, that friend may read your blog and get
angry. So we have to be c 77 of what we write.
A blog has good points, of course. People choose to write in blogs, and they know that their friends will read what
they write. If you feel sad one day and write in your diary, n 78 will know about it. If you write the same words
in your blog, your friends may quickly write back to comfort you or o 79 their help. Blogs help people stay in
close contact（联系）and let them know what their friends are doing. Though i 80 a good way to write blogs
about everyday life, I still prefer my old diary.
（九）
阅读短文，根据短文内容及首字母提示，在空白处填入一个适当的单词。
“What would you do?” is a TV program on American ABC． The program is started by the news reporter John
Quinones. He said, “It is popular with many people — both the y 81 and the old. It tests what people will do w
82 they see someone in trouble. We use hidden cameras to record what will h 83 . Its purpose is to tell us to
help people.”
Here is last week’s program.
In a cake shop, one actor as a blind woman named Pamela and the o 84 acted as the shop worker of the
shop. The shop worker looked down upon the blind. So when the blind woman came into the shop and b 85 a
box of cakes, the shop worker cheated her when he gave her the change (零钱). He o 86 gave her 6 dollars
instead of 34 dollars.
Would someone be brave enough to h 87 the blind woman? Yes! A woman customer stopped the shop
worker f 88 cheating the blind. Seeing this, several other customers joined in too and asked the shop worker to
return the rest money to the blind woman.
At this time, John Quinones appeared and explained that he was recording a program c 89 “What wouldyou do?” Then he interviewed the first customer who said that it was necessary to give a hand to the people in n 90
.
A psychologist (心理学家) said, “It’s difficult to take the first step to stand up. It needs courage.”
（十）
阅读短文，根据短文内容及首字母提示，在空白处填入一个适当的单词｡
I decided to meet my sponsored(被资助的) child, 12-year-old Natacha Etienne. She survived(幸存) the earthquake
in Haiti. After a two-hour drive, I found myself in a beautiful place w 91 Natacha’s family live.
When I first saw Natacha, waiting in her best clothes, I felt like giving her a hug, but I d 92 . She had never
seen me b 93 . With half of the villagers gathering to look at me, Natacha stood back, silent and shy.
When I pulled out photos, hand-written messages and drawings I’d received from Natacha, her shyness was gone
and she began to talk to me. Her parents greeted me with w 94 hugs and nervous smiles.
Her parents thanked me repeatedly for coming. Her father opened some drinks, and we drank and t 95 . I
learnt that their only plan was to get all their eight children educated, s 96 they could get a chance to leave Haiti.
“You are like a 97 mother for Natacha,” they said. “You pay for her education and we are really thankful to you.”
I took part in the sponsor activity, hoping it could help children like Natacha have a c 98 to go to school. I
believe my little contribution (捐助) will c 99 their lives. Now I realize that writing letters and sending photos
are of great importance to Natacha, because they are all small g 100 sent with great love.
（十一）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的单词，单词的第一个字母已给出。
Erie Green has always wondered about things that live in the ocean. When he was y 101 , he loved to
swim. He liked to watch all kinds of underwater animals and plants through his mask (潜水面罩). When he grew up, he
wanted to l 102 for new things in the ocean.
Today, Mr. Green is a marine ecologist (海洋生态学家). He studies how underwater animals and plants connect
with each other and need each other to stay a 103 .
Mr. Green studies coral reefs (珊瑚) in the Pacific Ocean. A coral reef is like a big underwater t 104 .
Thousands of animals and plants live there. They compete for food and space there. As a result, the beautiful coral reefs
get i 105 easily.
Mr. Green also studies how people’s actions can change coral reefs. Sometimes people pollute the water or overfish,
so the w 106 that all the living things are joined together has been changed. If coral reefs get hurt, many animals
have to find new homes. Some animals’ n 107 drop low, and some animals just disappear. Mr. Green wants to p108 this from happening.
Mr. Green believes that all living things in a coral reef should be k 109 safe. “Underwater ecosystems are
like airplanes,” Mr. Green says. “They need all of their parts to work correctly.” “To take better care of marine homes, we
first must k 110 them. Only through that, can we understand the great influence humans have on these places.”
Mr. Green says.
（十二）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填人适当的单词，单词的第一个字母已给出。
In Spelling Bee competitions, children try to spell difficult words correctly. And by spelling words, 14-year-old
Zaila w 111 first prize in the 2021 National Spelling Bee.
To get to this point, Zaila practiced for seven hours a day. She tried to r 112 the spelling of about 13,000
words per day. But the girl describes spelling as a side h 113 . She says her “real thing” is basketball player or a
coach in the NBA．Zaila s 114 practicing dribbling (运球) when she was five years old. For her eighth birthday,
her parents gave her a Guinness World Records book. After reading the book, the girl wanted to get a record for h 115
.
Now, Zaila has been given three Guiness World Records for all her basketball s 116 . Her favorite record is
the most basketballs (six) dribbled at the same time by one person. She practiced it for two years before c 117 the
record for her 13th birthday. Zaila also has more than 12,000 followers on social media. Videos of her dribbling
basketballs have brought her high p 118 from a few famous people. “I’m not just playing basketball. I’m really
trying to go somewhere with it,” the girl says.
“Spelling is really like a dessert … basketball is like the m 119 dish.”
Zaila says she is trying to earn as many achievements as she can. By doing this, she hopes to e 120
teenagers around the world. She wants them to know that they can do any and all of the things that they put their minds
to.
（十三）
阅读下面短文，根据短文内容及首字母提示，在空白处填入一个适当的单词。
My parents got Arthur’s Family Laundromat (洗衣店) from my grandfather. It was a true family business. My
father, my mother and my aunt were responsible for different jobs. E 121 my retired (退休的) grandfather helps
with the cleaning now and then.
My father said that the most important machine in the Laundromat wasn’t the washing machine. It was the coffee
pot by the door. The coffee was free and almost every c 122 would have a cup and chat with my family whilewaiting for their clean clothes. In the hours a 123 school or on weekends, it was my job to keep the coffee pot
full. At least ten times each day, I would clean up the wet coffee grounds (咖啡渣), weigh 40 g of coffee beans, fill the
pot with water, and turn on the coffee machine. It was such a b 124 job that I could have done it in my sleep.
I remember complaining one busy day. “W 125 do we have to give away coffee? We’re a Laundromat, not
a coffee shop!” I said angrily. My father was surprised at my attitude. At once he s 126 what he was doing to
talk to me. With a patient but serious expression on his f 127 he spoke:
“Son, people choose our laundromat b 128 we serve them like friends. We offer them a cup of coffee. We
chat with them, laugh with them and connect with them. People don’t just need a p 129 to clean their clothes.
They need friendship. That is why your job is the most important job in the laundromat.”
My father’s words had the expected effect. From then on, I do the job more c 130 . After all, I had the most
important job in the laundromat.
二、短文语境提示填空
（一）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Do you want to be the best student in your class?
First, a best student must study hard. Ask questions in class 131 you do not understand something. Also, try
to enjoy all the subjects you learn at school and work hard on them. Second, good study habits are very useful. For 132
, you must listen to the teachers 133 and at the same time take some notes. At 134 end of the day, you
should review what you have learned during the day and prepare the lessons you’ll learn the next day.
Don’t forget to try asking your parents or teachers for 135 if you cannot come up with answers by 136
. Usually, the students who ask their parents or teachers for help can do better in class 137 those don’t.
Lastly, remember to never give 138 . It doesn’t matter if you fail, because you can learn something from
failure 139 you will surely make progress after each failure. As we know, 140 a lot of famous people
once failed, they never lost heart and managed to climb to the top and succeed.
（二）
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。
Great changes have 141 place in people’s life in the last few years.
In the past, people kept in touch with relatives or friends mainly 142 sending letters. 143
would listen to the radio for news and other information. Children used to 144 to school by bike. Big familieshad to share small rooms.
Now people can 145 to others by telephone or on the Internet at home. When they are free, they watch the
news and other programs 146 TV. Some families are rich 147 to send their children to school in
their own cars. More 148 more people live in big and bright apartment with several rooms.
In a word, 149 our country is becoming stronger and stronger, people live better 150 before.
三、短文综合填空
（一）
根据所给汉语或英文首字母写出短文中所缺英语单词。
Qian Xuesen is a pioneer of Chinas space science. He was born in Hangzhou in 1911. After he 151 （毕
业）from Shanghai JiaoTong University in 1934, Qian Xuesen went to the United States for further study.
In 1955, six years after the founding of People’s Republic of China, Qian Xuesen returned to his m 152 —
China. He made important contributions to the missile and space programs in China. He was honored a 153 “The
Father of China’s Missiles.”
He passed a 154 on October 31, 2009, but he is a man who still encourages Chinese 155 （青年）.
（二）
阅读短文，根据语境、汉语、首字母或所给单词的提示，在空白处填入一个恰当的词, 使文章意思完整、
行文连贯。每空不超过三个单词。
In the US, the sixteenth birthday is special. People usually have important celebrations for teenagers. That is
because the party is their first step to be an adult. Some of the parties are very big celebrations and cost a lot of money.
Everyone 156 (穿) beautiful clothes. These parties are held in hotels and there are even music group playing.
People usually give gifts 157 the sixteen-year-olds. Some gifts can be very expensive. The young people enjoy
158 (they) at the party with singing and dancing. However, other parties are simpler and people just have them at
home. Sometimes families celebrate them in other ways, s 159 as going on a special trip together, watching an
interesting movie or eating a big meal in a nice restaurant. How do you plan 160 (celebrate) your birthday?
（三）
English has become w 161 used around the world. Why has this happened? We may find the answer from the
history.
In the nineteenth century, Great Britain became a p 162 country, so English became an international
language. Then, since 1950s, the USA has become more and more powerful. The American computer and Internetindustry have taken the leading 163 (位置) in the world. As a r 164 , the Internet has helped English to
become much more 165 (流行的). China has developed 166 (rapid) since the reform and opening-up.
More 167 more ring roads and subways have 168 (appear) and buildings in Beijing are becoming 169
(tall) and brighter. People’s 170 (live) conditions have improved a lot. And there are more and more kinds of
food and clothes to 171 (satisfy) people’s needs. Children can study not 172 in modern schools but
also 173 the Internet. People can enjoy good medical care. What’s more, communications are becoming easier
and quicker—People can use telephones, cellphones, fax machines and the Internet.
Beijing has made rapid progress and it has already succeeded in 174 (host) the 2008 Olympic Games. I think
it is important to remember the past, live in the present and dream 175 the future.
（四）
根据短文内容，用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空，必要时可加助动词或情态动词。
The Shirt of a Happy Man
A long time ago, in a rich and beautiful country, there lived an unhappy king. He slept badly and didn’t feel like
176 (eat). His face was always pale as chalk. He often 177 (cry) for no reason. This made the queen and his
people worried.
One day, a doctor was called in to examine the king. But he found nothing wrong with his body. “It’s all in his mind.
Neither medicine nor rest can help him. What he 178 (need) is the shirt of a happy person to wear. That 179
(make) him happy.”
The prime minister was called to the palace. But when they explained the king’ situation to him, he said, “Although
I have a lot of power, it doesn’t make me happy. I’m always worried about 180 (lose) my power. Many people
181 (try) to take my position.”
Then, the king’s banker came to the palace. “Oh, I’m afraid I’m not happy either, he said. “ I have a lot of wealth,
but I’m always worried about losing my money. Someone tries to steal my money every day.”
Next, the palace singer came to the king’s room. But this was what he said: “It’s true that I’m famous and everyone
loves my songs. But I’m not happy because I’m always worried about being followed by others. I cannot be free!”
Finally, the king’s top general 182 (tell) to go out and find a happy man in three days’ time.
（五）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
I was out for my usual morning run and found it was too hot, I wished I had taken a water bottle. I stopped under a
bridge for a while, I saw a man 183 (stand) next to a black thing. When I saw it 184 (careful), I knewit was his sleeping bag 185 was old. He smiled and gently raised his hand as if saying “hello” but didn’t say
186 word. He is 187 (friend) to me. He wasn’t asking for anything. I smiled and made the same motion
back to him.
In that moment, this homeless man seemed to want 188 (connect) with others more than he wanted food
or money.
We have all had 189 (experience) of feeling separate and lonely. If you like to spend time alone, practice
190 (say) yes to invitations. Practice moving towards rather than away from people.
We all benefit from connection. That homeless man impacted my day. After meeting him, I felt more 191
(thank).
It’s important for us to make a decision. Pay attention today 192 notice whether you want to move
towards separation or towards connection. Pay attention today and notice whether that is working well for you.
