2024年广东中考英语专项复习-短文填空（二）（含解析）

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短文填空（二）
请用适当的词完成下面的短文， 并把所缺单词填写在文后对应的位置上。每个空只能填写一个形式正确、意义相符的单词。
(Ⅰ)
A fire started on some grasslands near a farm. The farmer quickly _1_ the firemen to put out the fire. But the firemen could not deal _2_ the fire, so someone suggested that he should call a nearby volunteer group.
_3_ nobody believed that the volunteers would be able to help, the call was still made. The volunteers _4_ at the farm in an old fire truck.
They rushed straight toward the fire, drove right into the middle of the fire and stopped! The volunteer firefighters jumped off _5_ truck and started spreading water in all directions. _6_ , they put out most of the fire. The _7_was surprised that the volunteer firefighters were so brave. He was thankful that his farm was _8_ by them. He presented the volunteers with a large amount of _9_ at once.
A local news reporter later asked the volunteer fire leader _10_ they planned to do with the money.
“That's easy, you see,”he replied.“The first thing we're going to do is to fix the brakes(刹车装置) on our firetruck!”
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My color television has given me nothing but a headache. I was able to buy it a year _1_ with the money my relatives gave me for my birthday. I let _2_ salesman fool me into buying a discontinued model. I realized this a day later, when I saw newspaper advertisements for the set at seventy-five dollars _3_ than I had paid. The set worked so _4_ when I first got it home that I would keep it on until stations closed down for the night.
Then I started having a _5_ with the set that involved static(静电) noise. For some reason, when a show switched into a commercial (广告), a loud _6_ would sound for a few seconds. Slowly, this noise began to appear during a show, and to stop it, I had to _7_ to another channel and then change it back. Sometimes this technique would not _8_, and I had to pick up the set and shake it to remove the sound.
When _9_ of these two methods removed the static noise, I would sit helplessly and wait for the noise to go away. At last I ended _10_ hitting the set with my hand, and it stopped working altogether. My trip to the repair shop cost me $62, and the set is working well now, but I keep expecting more trouble.
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Today, I'd like to share a story of seasons. The sun had three daughters: Spring, Summer and Autumn. All of1 wanted to visit the Earth. Spring was the first one to go to the Earth. She was _2_ lovely girl. Three months later beautiful Summer went to the Earth. And _3_, kind Autumn went to the Earth. People on the Earth welcomed them, and they were popular there.
_4_ was the only daughter of Ice. She was getting ready for her trip to the Earth. But her father worried about her _5_ she was not beautiful. When Winter appeared on the Earth, it became very _6_.
People hurried to their houses, wore more clothes and _7_ their doors. Nobody welcomed Winter. Although people did not _8_ her, Winter also wanted to make the Earth beautiful. She made snowflakes. Then the snow _9_ the ground. There was white snow in the trees and later a kid came out to enjoy the snow. Soon more and more people came out. And then some people began to make snowmen _10_ the snow on the ground. People all over the Earth began to talk about Winter. Winter felt happy about this.
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(Ⅳ)
Two weeks ago, on a hot summer afternoon, I was about to cross a little busy road when I saw an old grandpa with a heavy bag on his back just a few meters from me. He walked painfully and it looked as if his legs had no strength to even _1_ him. I loved my grandparents very much. That was _2_ I didn't forget to smile at the old people whenever I saw them. Now I met this grandpa, I didn't want to _3_ the chance. He moved slowly to me and handed me _4_ note. There was an address written on it. As it was a long way and it was _5_ hot that I didn't want him to walk all the way. I told him he would need a taxi. He shook his head again and again and that made me feel a little _6_. He told me that he was from the countryside about 10 kilometers from here and came to visit a relative. I was shocked because he looked as if he couldn't take even two steps _7_ falling. So, without a second thought I called a _8_ for him. The grandpa didn't want the ride, because he had no money. I paid for his journey and asked the driver to drop him at his place _9_.
When I turned to look at the grandpa who said _10_ to me with a few drops of happy tears on his face, many unforgettable memories of my grandparents flashed in my mind, making me feel like crying.
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(V)
Hi, my name is Ben. My family—that's Mom, Dad and I—live in Broome in Western Australia. Western Australia is about 80 times _1 _ than Italy, but only 1.5 million people live there. Broome is a town on the north coast of Western Australia with a _2_ of about 12,000. It is well-known for its famous Cable Beach, which is 20 km long.
At weekends we often drive to Cable Beach and look for _3_ quiet place to swim or to fish. We don't go swimming from October to March _4_ there may be box jellyfish (盒水母) in the water. The box jellyfish is one of the most dangerous jellyfish. In Australia, they kill up to 65 people a year. If you are hurt _5_ one, then the best thing to do is to pour vinegar(醋) over the area of your body where you are hurt. That's why we always take a bottle of vinegar with _6_.
_7_ dangerous animal in Western Australia is the saltwater crocodile. A year ago, I went camping in the bush with my friend Bill and his dad. We wanted to do some fishing and put up a _8_ about 20 meters from a river. Suddenly, at 3 o'clock in the morning, we _9_ something pulling our tent. Bill's father told us to get up and we quickly got out of our tent and ran to the car, which was only 10 meters away. Bill's dad started the car and _10_ on the headlights. In the light, we could see a big crocodile pulling the tent into the river!
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(Ⅵ)
One day a young man called Gary went to see a wise old man. He wanted to know why he wasn't able to reach all of his goals in his life.
He found the old man reading in _1_ small house by the river. With a smile, the wise man _2_ to Gary's story and told him,“First come and help me boil a kettle(水壶) of water!” Gary saw a big kettle, _3_ he didn't find any wood. So he went out to search for some. He came back _4_ some dry wood, filled up the k ettle with water and put it on the stove(火炉). Then he put some wood in the stove and started a _5_. But because the kettle was too large, when the wood burned up, the water did not boil. So he got more. _6_, when he returned, the water had nearly turned cold. This time he learned his _7_ and prepared more wood. Soon, the water boiled very quickly.
The old man smiled and said, “You had so many dreams and set too many goals. It's just like the large kettle_8_ of water. You didn't have _9_ wood, so you couldn't boil the water. If you want to make the water boil, then you will have to _10_ pour some out or prepare more wood!”
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(Ⅶ)
A few weeks ago, I was on vacation with my family in Malaysia. We visited lots of places. _1_ of the hotels we stayed in was near a Chinatown.
Everything was cheap there, so we did a lot of _2_. I was looking for a watch for myself and one for my girlfriend. There were many shops that were selling the same watch——but for _3_ prices.
I _4_ found the best price, so I bought the watches while my sister and mom were buying other things from the shop. When it was time to _5_. I realized I was ten dollars short, so I suggested returning one of the watches. The owner of the shop asked why and I explained I didn't have _6_ money with me. To my surprise, she smiled and said,“You can take it, but _7_ me you'll pay back tomorrow!”
I really wanted the watch, _8_ I asked her what time she would be there the next day and said,“OK,I promise.”
Unluckily, we changed our _9_ and the new one was much farther away from the Chinatown, but I still walked all the way to her shop and gave her the money, She smiled and said,“You're _10_ good person.”
It's so beautiful when people who you don't know trust you.
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(Ⅷ)
Sophia is a robot in Saudi Arabia. She made history at a meeting which was _1_ in the country on Oct 25th. On that day, she became the first robot in the world to get citizenship(公民身份), according _2_ The New York Times.
In the future, Sophia may have the _3_ rights as a human Saudi Arabian citizen.
Sophia looks like a human woman. In 2015, a US company built her and gave her _4_ artificial intelligence system(人工智能系统). Sophia can do many things very _5_. This means Sophia can talk and act like a human. She can do sports, sing, play games and read stories with us. She also has the _6_ to learn from people, books and the Internet.
“I will do my best to _7_ the world a better place,” Sophia said at the meeting.
But not _8_ is happy with Sophia's citizenship. Some think robots like her could be dangerous. They could become enemies of humans if they go out of _9_.
For this, Sophia said she also had values like wisdom and kindness.“Don't worry, _10_ you're nice to me, I'll be nice to you, too.”she said.
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参考答案：
(Ⅰ)
【篇章导读】文章是个幽默小故事。一个志愿者组织的消防人员们冲入大火中心， 勇敢地扑灭了大火。而其实背后的原因竟然是因为消防车的引擎不好使， 他们除了冲进了大火中心而无其他办法。
1. called 【解析】从上文知道农场着火了， 推断出应该要打电话给消防员， 注意时态为过去式。
2. with 【解析】deal with “处理”固定搭配。
3. Although/Though 【解析】从本句后面的逗号推断出两个句子之间少了连词。
4. arrived 【解析】固定搭配 arrive at“到达 ”。
5. the 【解析】可数名词前推断出这里差冠词， 又因上文已出现过一次， 所以这里用the 表示特指。
6. Luckily【解析】下句提到火被扑灭了, 所以是 luckily “幸运的”。
7. farmer 【解析】上文提到消防员扑灭火， 所以是农场主很惊讶。
8. saved 【解析】这里用的是被动，表示农场被救了， 没有被烧。
9. money【解析】从下段再次出现了 money,所以这里推断出是 money。
10. what 【解析】下段消防员提到要修刹车装置， 所以这里是代词what。
(Ⅱ)
【篇章导读】文章是一篇幽默小故事。作者买了一部彩色电视很是喜欢， 可是不久就出现了问题， 因此花费了更多的钱。
1. ago【解析】文章用过去时, 所以“一年前”a year ago。
2. a【解析】可数名词前缺冠词，这里第一次出现所以用a。
3. less【解析】根据意思应用比较级，“我”买贵了。
4. well 【解析】worked是动词,这里需要副词修饰。
5. problem 【解析】have a problem with sth.“有······问题”。
6. noise【解析】下文有提到, 前后照应。
7. turn/switch 【解析】固定搭配, turn/switch on “开”,上文有提到。
8. work【解析】would后面需要一个动词, work “起作用”。
9. neither 【解析】从上文看出两种办法都没有用， 所以用neither。
10. up【解析】end up doing sth.“以······结束”。
(Ⅲ)
【篇章导读】文章运用了拟人的手法描述了四季是如何轮流来到人间的。
1. them 【解析】此处指代前面的三个季节。
2. a【解析】可数名词单数前缺冠词，且是第一次出现，所以用a。
3. finally/then 【解析】表顺序, 总共提到三个,前面说了两个，接着就是“最后”。
4. Winter【解析】下两句再次提到了是冬天。
5. because 【解析】两句话之间需要连词连结， 上文提到担心， 所以此处是表示原因， 因为冬天不漂亮。
6. cold【解析】根据常识可知，冬天来了， 天气变冷。
7. closed 【解析】上文可以看到冬天来了大家都回房子取暖， 所以要关门， 这里是动词。
8. like 【解析】上句提到人们不欢迎冬天，所以不喜欢她。
9. covered 【解析】根据意思, 大雪覆盖大地。
10. with【解析】with “用 材料”,此处是表示用雪来堆雪人。
(Ⅳ)
【篇章导读】本文讲述了作者如何帮助一个贫穷的老人的故事。
1. hold/support 【解析】根据意思, hold/support “支撑”。动词不定式后用动词原形。
2. why 【解析】that's why 句式表原因。
3. miss/lose 【解析】miss/lose the chance 固定搭配,“错过(机会等)”。
4. a【解析】可数名词前用冠词，这里表示“一”， 所以用a。
5. so【解析】so…that,“如此 以至于 ”, 天气如此热， 以至于“我”不忍心让他走那么远的路。
6. surprised 【解析】 make sb. adj. “使 (某人) ”是固定搭配，而这里“我”是很惊讶老人不愿坐的士。
7. without 【解析】falling 推断出需要介词, not... without “没有 就不能 ”，此处意思是不可能走路不摔跤。
8. taxi【解析】上下文推断出“我”给他叫了的士, call a taxi。
9. safely 【解析】句子已经完整了，需要一个副词， 从常识可以推断出“我”交代司机能送老人安全地到达。
10. thanks【解析】常识推断出， 老人得到了帮助然后道谢。
(V)
【篇章导读】作者通过介绍他在澳大利亚的有趣经历，介绍了澳大利亚的风土人情。
1. larger 【解析】than 需要用比较级,常识知道澳大利亚比意大利要大。
2. population【解析】 with a population of “具有 (数量)人口”。
3. a【解析】可数名词前用冠词，这里表示“一个”， 所以用a。
4. because 【解析】两个完整句子之间需要连词连接，且根据语境知道这里表示原因。
5. by【解析】此处表示被动语态,“被······”,用by。
6.us 【解析】take sth.with sb.“ 随身携带 ”。
7. Another 【解析】上文提到一种,现在接着说“另一个”。
8. tent 【解析】看下文提到帐篷,所以这里是 put up a tent。
9. felt/noticed/heard 【解析】 固定搭配 feel/not ice sb./sth do，“感受到/听到/注意到某事 ”， 又因是叙述过去的事情所以用过去时。
10. turned 【解析】turn on“打开”固定搭配,叙述过去的事所以用过去式。
(Ⅵ)
【篇章导读】本文是一篇心灵鸡汤。通过讲述师傅如何教徒弟烧开水， 反映了梦想与行动的关系。
1. a【解析】可数名词前用冠词，第一次出现所以用a.
2. listened 【解析】listen to 固定搭配,叙述过去的事情所以用过去式。
3. but【解析】两个完整的句子之间需要连词连接，此处表示转折。
4. with【解析】with “带着”, 他带着一些干柴回来。
5. fire【解析】从上文推断出要烧水, 所以要“生火”start a fire。
6. However 【解析】此处修饰整句话, 表示转折。
7. lesson【解析】 learn a lesson“学到了 ”。
8. full【解析】full of“装满了……”固定搭配。
9. enough【解析】从上文知道柴不够。
10. either 【解析】either... or“要么 要么 ”两种方法取一种。
(Ⅶ)
【篇章导读】本文讲述了作者旅游购物的一次经历，赞扬了人与人互相信任的美好。
1. One 【解析】下文的 was 单数可以看出是其中的一家旅店。
2. shopping 【解析】 do shopping“购物”, 上文提到东西便宜，所以我们买了很多东西。
3. different 【解析】上文可以看出卖相同的东西却是不同的价格。
4. finally【解析】“我”走了很多家去找最优惠的价格，所以推断出是“最终”。
5. pay【解析】to 从后面判断出要用动词， 这里是说是时候付钱了。
6. enough 【解析】上文提到买了很多东西， 所以推断出到最后发现钱不够了。
7. promise 【解析】promise sb. to do sth.“许诺某人做某事”老板需要“我”答应她“我”会回来付钱。
8. so【解析】两个完整的句子之间需要连词连接，且这里表示结果。
9. hotel【解析】下文提到新的有点远， 而故事开头说旅店很近， 所以推断出这里也是说旅店。
10. a【解析】可数名词前用冠词，这里是表示“一个”。
(Ⅷ)
【篇章导读】本文介绍了最新机器人 Sophia。
1. held 【解析】这里是 be held 表示被动,“会议在······举行”。
2. to 【解析】 according to“根据”, 固定搭配。
3. same【解析】the same ... as... “与 一样”, 固定搭配。这里是有和人类一样的权利。
4. an【解析】可数名词前用冠词，此处表示“一”， 因为artificial 元音开头所以用an。
5. well【解析】修饰动词短语 do things, 用副词 well。
6. ability 【解析】根据上下文推断出机器人有向人类学习的能力。
7. make 【解析】make the world a better place “把世界变得更美好”。
8. everyone 【解析】从后面的 is判断出是单数,下文又提到人， 所以这里表示“并非每个人都 ”。
9. control【解析】out of control“失去控制”。上文提到人们担心机器人会失去控制。
10. if【解析】两个完整的句子需要连词连接， 且这里表示假设。
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