2024年广东中考英语专项复习-短文填空（一）（含解析）

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短文填空（一）
请阅读下面短文， 在所给的每个空格中填入一个形式正确、意义相符的单词， 并将答案写在对应题目的位置上。
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Wordle was created by Josh Wardle to play with his partner. When he saw how popular the game was with his family and friends, he _1_ to put it online and make it free so everyone could play it. And _2_ became popular. In November 2021, about 90 people played Wordle. Just two months 3, there were 300,000 players around the world.
Some people have made Wordle-type games in other _4_ , such as French and even Esperanto(世界语). In fact, Wikipedia lists 46 different-language versions(版本) of _5_ game.
This month the New York Times has _6_ more than a million dollars for Wordle. The news organization has said the game will remain _7_ to play, although people think that the Times may charge (收费) later.
There are several features of Wordle that can be turned on in the Settings. _8_ is“colour-blindmode”which uses orange, grey and blue—colours that people who are colour blind may be able to tell more easily.
_9_ feature is“Hard mode”. In hard mode, if you've guessed a letter you must use it _10_your next try. The third feature is“dark theme”, which changes the background from white to black.
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As a native-born American, I always wanted to have a look at China. That's why I studied so hardon _1_. Finally, I managed to come here at the age of 18. For me, it was a mysterious (神秘的)eastern country. I was a bit worried at first, but when I got here, I found it quite _2_ from what I used to know.
I chose Xiamen University to continue higher education, and people here are nice to foreigners.Soon I made a lot of _3_, but I made some jokes as well. Once I was trying to talk to a young lady, who I called“guma” by _4_ . I simply couldn't tell the difference between“ ma”and“niang”. Luckily, my Chinese friends helped me a lot, not only _5_ the language, but also the culture. For example, I learn that Chinese people usually take turns to _6_ the bill when they eat out with friends. Also, in this country, it is important for young people to respect _7_ old. Though there are many cultural differences, once I get used to _8_ , I feel like a duck to water. You know what they say,“when in Rome, do as the Romans do”!
What amazes me most is how fast China is _9_ , especially big cities like Shanghai, Shenzhen and Guangzhou. You can almost do anything and buy anything with your mobile phone using Alipay or WeChat Pay. Life is _10_ convenient that I've decided to stay and live my life here. It a country full of possibilities. For me, China is home now.
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What is it like to work in the coldest place on earth Well, the UK Antarctic Heritage Trust(UKAHT) is looking for people to _1_ five months on Goudier Island (古迪尔岛), running the world's most remote (遥远的) post office.
The team will manage the Port Lockro y base(洛克罗伊港基地) —which _2_ a museum and gift shop—and will also count penguins.
The work is part of a project by the UKAHT and the British Antarctic Survey to protect _3_ local gentoo penguin population.
It is said that those who apply for the job should be fit, and should have experience with the outdoors, cold weather and remote locations.
_4_ you're interested in the job, you also need to be able to live simply: the island has no running water, not much electricity, and it will be _5_ to call anyone.
According to the UKAHT, Port Lockroy is one of the most-visited places in Antarctica. It receives about 18,000 6 every season.
Port Lockroy became the first year-round British base in Antarctica in 1944. It was used as are search station _7_ it was closed in 1962.
However, it was restored(恢复) in 1996, and _8_ 2006 it has been cared for by the UKAHT with the help of seasonal staff.
_9_ it's usually open between November and March, the base hasn't had any visitors in recent years because of the pandemic. This is the first time a _10_ will be sent there since 2019.
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How much does it cost to raise a child these days The cost of raising a child is increasing around the world. New data (数据) from Beijing has found the _1_ in which it's the most expensive to do so.
The Republic of Korea was found to be the most _2_ place to raise a child from birth to age 18.It costs 7.8 times the country's per-person GDP on average (平均). China was the second most expensive country, at 6.9 _3_ per-person GDP.
The cost was 4.3 times per-person(人均) GDP in Japan and 4.1 times in the US,_4_ just2.4 times per-person GDP in France and 2.1 times in Australia.
Costs _5_ things like food, clothing, transportation, entertainment (娱乐) and health care, as well as the cost of going to school.
A 2018 study found that the Republic of Korean parents with young children _6_ an average of almost about $160 each month on child care and education.
China is one of the cheapest places to raise children based on the amount of _7_ that is spent.However, _8_ becomes one of the most expensive when compared to average income (收入).
According to YuWa, it costs over $76,000 to raise a child in China up to the _9_ of 18. And costs are _10_ higher in cities, rising as high as $161,000 for an average family in Shanghai. Housing is the biggest expense, with food coming after it.
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(V)
Recently, Japan has introduced new penalties(惩罚) for online bullying. Online bullying is also _1_ cyberbullying(网络暴力).
The _2_ penalty for online insults(侮辱) will include one year in prison or a fine(罚款) of about 300,000 yen—or about $2,500.
_3_ will be added to the penalties in the current (当前的) law. These include at least one day in prison, but _4_ than 30 days, and a fine of between 1,000 yen and 10,000 yen, or about $8 to $84.
The new _5_ in the penalty started being discussed in May 2020, after the death of 22-year-oldHana Kimura. Kimura, a well-known wrestler and TV star. She was found dead in her apartment on May 23,2020. It's believed that cyberbullying _6_ to her suicide (自杀).
Two men were each fined 9,000 yen—or about $75—for bullying Kimura, _7_ many people were angry. They said that there should be worse punishment _8_ their actions.
This will be Japan's first big change to its laws on insults _9_ they were first created in 1907,long before the internet and the dangers of online bullying.
Today, an increasing _10_ of people around the world are being influenced by online bullying.A 2018 study by Pew Research Center found that 59% of US teenagers had been bullied online.
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Dillon Helbig in the US has found fans after sneaking(偷带) a book he wrote into his local library. And the Ada Community Library in the city of Boise has decided to keep the book on its _1_.
The 8-year-old writer, Dillon Helbig, loves to read, write and draw. And _2_ he finished his81-page book, The Adventures of Dillon Helbig's Crismis, he put it on a shelf in his local library during a _3_ with his grandmother.
In the book, Helbig goes to the North Pole with the help of magic. He then travels _4_ time to the first Thanksgiving in 1621 and gets eaten by a huge turkey. His parents helped him check the date of the first Thanksgiving.
But when her son said he'd left _5_ book at the library, Dillon's mom, Susan called the library to see _6_ the family could get it back. She thought the book might be in the lost-and-found. _7_ , she said,“They did find the book and they loved it.”
The library _8_ the book a part of its catalogue (目录) and even gave Helbig the first-ever Whoodini Award for Best Young Novelist.
A local librarian said, by early February, there were 135 people on the waiting list to _9_ The Adventures of Dillon Helbig’s Crismis. But some of them will have to wait a _10_ time —if each person borrows the book for the two weeks they're allowed, it will take five years for everyone to read it.
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Believing that leisure(休闲) is a waste of time could be bad for your mental health, according to some research.
The researchers wrote that _1_ part in leisure activities has many benefits(益处) for mental health. _2_ , a lot of people still think of leisure as being a waste of time.
The researchers did four different studies, and found that people who thought leisure activities were a waste of time enjoyed them _3_, and also reported worse mental health.
In one of the four studies, 199 university students were _4_ how much they enjoyed a number of different activities, and how they felt about spending time _5_ leisure. The students also answered questions about their levels of happiness, depression(抑郁), anxiety and stress.
_6_ the activities were active like exercise, or just something like watching TV or spending time with friends, people who _7_ leisure was a waste enjoyed them less. And the more they thought leisure was a waste, the less happy they were, and the _8_ their levels of depression, anxiety and stress.
In _9_ study, 302 people were asked what they did for Halloween. Those who thought leisure was a _10_ didn't enjoy things like parties. But their feelings didn't affect how much they enjoyed things like taking their children trick-or-treating—which wasn't just for fun, but was also a responsibility(责任).
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A survey has found which countries' foods are the most popular around the world.
British research company YouGov _1_ over 25,000 people in 24 countries which of 34 types of cuisine (菜肴) they had tried, and _2_ they liked it or disliked it.
It found that Italian cuisine, such as pizza and pasta, was the most _3_ food around the world,with an average of 84% of people _4_ all countries saying they liked it“a lot”.
Chinese cuisine was second most popular, with an average of 78% of people _5_ they liked it,and Japanese food was third, at 71%. Next were Thai and French food, both at 70%. The _6_popular cuisine on the list was that of Peru, which only 32% of people said they enjoyed.
Most people _7_ the cuisine of their own country. For example, 99% of Italians said they liked Italian cuisine and 98% of Spanish people said they liked Spanish food. And even though it wasn't popular in other _8_ ,94% of Finnish people still liked Finnish cuisine.
But in a few countries, food from other nations was actually more popular than the _9_ cuisine.In Germany, Denmark and Australia, more people said they liked Italian food than their own cuisine. And in Norway, the most popular food was Mexican, Italian was the _10_ , and Norwegian food with Spanish came third. Out of the 24 countries surveyed, people in Japan were the least likely to say they liked foreign foods.
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参考答案：
(Ⅰ)
【篇章导读】文章讲述的是最新的语言游戏 Wordle的起源和它拥有的几大特点， 以及该游戏被纽约时报收购的相关信息。
1. decided 【解析】父亲看到游戏在家庭内受欢迎，便决定把它放在网上免费玩。
2. it 【解析】it 指代前文指的游戏， 即指游戏走红。
3. later【解析】“2个月之后”, 是固定搭配。
4. languages 【解析】根据后文可知, 一些玩家把游戏做成了不同语言的版本。
5. the【解析】特指该游戏, 故用the。
6. paid 【解析】纽约时报以一百万美元的价格收购了该游戏。
7. free 【解析】纽约时报表明人们可以继续免费(free) 玩 Wordle。
8. One 【解析】这里指的是 Wordle其中一个特点。
9. Another 【解析】根据上段可知, Wordle 有很多特点, 另一个特征用 another。
10. in 【解析】 in one's try, 固定搭配。
(Ⅱ)
【篇章导读】本文讲述了一个外国学生在中国的有趣经历。
1. Chinese【解析】上文提及一直很想去中国， 所以学习中文。
2. different【解析】一开始担心, 但后来发现中国和“我”想象的不一样。此空结合上下文转折的理解以及固定搭配“be different from”。
3. friends 【解析】来到中国交到很多朋友, 但是也闹了笑话。此空结合上下文转折的理解以及固定搭配“make friends”。
4. mistake 【解析】从上下文理解闹笑话, 把“姑娘”说成“姑妈”，属于错说，结合固定搭配“by mistake”。
5. with【解析】从原文“helped me a lot”结合固定搭配“help sb. with sth.”, 此空“not only”增加了干扰。
6. pay【解析】从文化常识判断中国人的请客文化，结合搭配“pay the bill”。
7. the 【解析】从文化常识判断中国人敬老， 语法知识the +adj. 表达一类人。
8. them 【解析】从上下文判断习惯的是 cultural differences, 复数名词用 them 指代。
9. developing/growing【解析】从下文列出的几个大城市以及提到的进步和便利生活， 理解句意为“让我惊讶的是中国发展得多么快”。
10. so 【解析】从下文的 that, 可判断“so…that…”固定句型， 再结合句意“生活如此便利以至于我想留在这生活”。
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【篇章导读】文章记叙了英国南极遗产信托基金UKAHT输送一支队伍到古迪尔岛运营世界最遥远的邮局的故事， 并描述了古迪尔岛的环境和现状。
1. spend 【解析】固定搭配, spend time on sp. 意为“在某地花费时间”。
2. includes 【解析】基地有一个博物馆和礼品店。
3. the 【解析】特指当地的巴布亚企鹅。
4. If 【解析】考查条件状语从句, if 表示“如果”。
5. difficult 【解析】古迪尔岛的情况非常恶劣, 所以打电话给别人是很困难的。
6. visitors 【解析】基于前文可知, 每年该基地是南极洲旅游人数最多的地方之一， 每个季节大约有18 000名游客。
7. until 【解析】基地一直被用作研究中心， 直到1962年关闭。
8. since 【解析】本题考查现在完成时的用法，since +时间点。
9. Although 【解析】尽管在11月和3月间开放, 由于疫情的影响， 近几年游客变少。
10. team【解析】从2019 年至今,这是第一次输送一整支队伍到古迪尔岛。
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【篇章导读】文章讲述的是不同国家养育孩子的成本， 举例说明了养育孩子具体的消费项目。
1. country 【解析】后文列举了不同国家养育孩子的成本。
2. expensive 【解析】由第一、二段可知,韩国是养育孩子成本最高的国家。
3. times 【解析】times 指的是“倍数”。
4. but【解析】后文的 just 可以体现表示转折。
5. include 【解析】养育孩子的消费具体包括食物、衣服、交通、娱乐和健康等。
6. spend 【解析】 spend money on sth. 意为“在某物上花钱”， 固定搭配。
7. money 【解析】the amount of money spent 意为“花费的钱的数量”。
8. it 【解析】指代上句的 China。
9. age 【解析】 the age of 意为“ 的年龄”, 固定搭配。
10. much 【解析】由后面的$161,000 可知, 城市里养育孩子的成本更是高得多， 修饰比较级用much。
(V)
【篇章导读】针对网络暴力，日本政府制定了新政策。文章还提到了惩罚内容和影响。
1. called 【解析】网络暴力 online bullying 也作cyberbullying。
2. new【解析】形容词复现， 上文提过， 新的惩罚措施。
3. This 【解析】This 指代上文中提到的新的惩罚条例。
4. fewer【解析】当前的惩罚条例是监禁至少1天，但不到30天。
5. change 【解析】基于上文可知， 这里指的是惩罚条例的改变始于2020 年5月被讨论。
6. led 【解析】lead to sth. 意为“导致”, led 是lead 的过去式。句意： 人们相信是网络暴力导致她自杀的。
7. but【解析】人们对于这样的惩罚表示不满，表达转折。
8. for 【解析】for sth., for 表示“出于 原因”。
9. since 【解析】这里考查 since 的用法, 自从1907年法律设立，这次将会是首次重大改变。
10. number【解析】固定搭配, a number of people, 意为“大量的人”。
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【篇章导读】文章讲述的是一位8岁的男孩将自己写的一本书放在了当地图书馆， 且被图书馆收录并放置在了借阅单上的故事。
1. shelf 【解析】由下文可知， 图书馆决定上架这本书。
2. after【解析】在男孩写完这本书后， 他把书放在了当地图书馆书架上。
3. visit 【解析】事情发生在他和外婆拜访当地图书馆时。
4. through 【解析】travel through time, 意为“穿越时光”。
5. the 【解析】这里特指男孩写的书, 故用the。
6. if【解析】男孩母亲打电话咨询， 能否把书取回家。
7. Instead 【解析】这本书未被放置在失物招领处，反而受到了图书馆工作人员的喜爱。
8. made 【解析】图书馆决定把这本书放置在目录上。make 后面接双宾语。
9. borrow 【解析】135 人想要借阅这本书。
10. long【解析】因为借阅的人可以借2个星期， 所以部分人需要等很长时间才能借到这本书。
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【篇章导读】休闲是浪费时间的观点可能会对精神健康造成影响。本文对此观点进行说明。
1. taking 【解析】 take part in 意为“参与”, 固定搭配。
2. However【解析】表转折, 前文提及休闲的好处, 后文提到人们仍认为休闲是浪费时间。
3. less【解析】认为休闲是浪费时间的人会更少享受休闲活动。
4. asked 【解析】199 名大学生被问及他们有多享受不同的休闲活动。
5. on 【解析】 spend time on sth., 固定搭配。
6. Whether 【解析】whether…or…, 固定搭配。
7. thought【解析】根据上下文得知， 这里考查人们对于休闲的看法, 使用thought。
8. higher 【解析】研究表明， 人们越认为休闲是浪费，越不开心， 抑郁、交流、压力的层次越高。
9. another 【解析】这里指的是4个研究中的另一个。
10. waste 【解析】基于全文可知， 这里是认为休闲活动是浪费时间。
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【篇章导读】文章讲述的是一项关于世界各地哪个国家的食物最受欢迎的调查研究。
1. asked 【解析】调查询问了24 个国家的25 000 人。
2. whether/if 【解析】他们被咨询是否喜欢尝试的34 道菜。
3. popular 【解析】意大利披萨和意大利面是世界最受欢迎的菜肴。
4. across 【解析】across 表示“遍及”, 如 across the world, 世界各地。
5. saying 【解析】say 此处意为“表明”, with sb. doing sth.。
6. least 【解析】基于该段内容可知， 秘鲁的菜是最不受欢迎的。
7. preferred 【解析】由后文可知, 大多数人喜欢自己国家的菜肴。
8. countries 【解析】这里表示对比,尽管芬兰的菜在其他国家不受欢迎， 本国94%的人还是喜欢芬兰菜。
9. local 【解析】少数几个国家, 如丹麦、德国、澳大利亚， 比起当地菜肴， 外国菜更受欢迎。
10. second【解析】根据上句最受欢迎, 下去第三, 这里看出来是排序， 是第二， 因此是 second。
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