2024年人教版中考英语短文语法填空专练(5)（含部分解析）

2024年人教版中考英语短文语法填空专练（5）
题号 一 二 总分
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一、短文语法填空：本大题共100小题，共100分。
51. One day, a man was walking by the corner of a street. Here he met (1) little boy holding a bird cage and selling the birds inside. He (2) (stop) and looked very sadly at the birds without freedom in front of him. The birds were screaming in the cage, trying to fly away.
After standing (3) a moment, he said to the boy,"How much does (4) (you) bird cost I want…"
"One fifty cents, sir," the boy answered quickly.
"I am afraid that you are mistaken. I am not asking how much it is."The man said,"I would like (5) (buy) all of them. What I ask is how much you want for them."
Hearing this, the boy (6) (happy) counted the number of the birds in the cage.
"They cost five dollars."
"Here (7) (be) the money! "The man passed the money. The boy counted excitedly. However, he then was (8) (surprise) to find all the birds had flown away.
"OH, my god, for what reason did you do that, sir You don't even get a bird!" The boy asked the man who set the birds free.
"My boy, let me tell you (9) I did this. "The man said, "I have no right to get them. Every life should be free and they are our (10) (friend) So we should give them freedom."
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52. Li Wen is a 15-year-old boy. He works hard and (1) (do) well in school. It is hard to believe, hat he used to have (2) (difficulty) in school. When he was a little boy, he seldom caused any problems, and his family (3) (spend) a lot of time together.
(4) , things began to change a few years ago. His parents moved to the city to work, and they could not be at home to look (5) him. So he became less interested in (6) (study) and was absent from classes. Then his parents were so worried (7) they decided to send him to a boarding school. He found life there difficult. One day he told his teacher that he wanted to leave the school. His teacher advised his parents to talk with (8) (they) son in person. This conversation changed his life. He realized that his parents would always love him, and they would be (9) (pride) of everything good that he did. Now he is much (10) (happy) and more outgoing than he used to be.
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53.
From:
To:
Subject: Iris
Marie
Experience
Dear Marie,
I've been in Beijing for a month. I stay in a modern hotel (1) lies in the center of the city. I have visited many wonderful places, for example, (2) Great Wall of China. I have also met a lot of very friendly people here. Now I'm trying to learn Chinese from them and I am quite interested (3) it. Chinese food is really delicious and hot pot is my favorite. In China, it is interesting (4) see people eating with chopsticks. I'm practicing using them and I am getting more (5) more skillful now. I want to come back again next year. I hope you can come with me.
Iris
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54. Walt Disney was born in 1901.The Mickey Mouse he created in 1928 made (1) (he) very famous. He died in 1966, but all his work and (2) (dream) did not die. Now people all over the world enjoy Mickey Mouse and other cartoons.
Walt Disney was a man (3) did not give up easily. One summer, Walt wanted a job in a post office, but they told him that he was too young (4) (get) it. He went home, drew some lines on his face, and wore his father's suit and hat. Then he went back to the same office and told them he was eighteen. (5) (lucky), he got the job at last.
Later in his life, Mr. Disney dreamed of building a new kind of amusement park. In his dream it was clean and (6) (beauty), it was fun for people of all ages, and there (7) (be) rides for children and nice hotels for adults. Mr. Disney made a plan for this park. It was called Disneyland. Engineers told him it was impossible (8) him to achieve his dream. His family and friends (9) (think) he was mad at that time, but Mr. Disney did not give up his idea. Finally, Disneyland opened to the public and became (10) most successful amusement park in the USA. Walt Disney's dream came true.
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55. Twitter Bryan and his wife Jessica love animals. When they were helping out in a local pet rescue (救助） store, they made friends with a cat (1) (call) Wyatt. They decided to take it home (2) (make) it feel special and loved.
Wyatt liked to watch birds from the window．However, birds seldom show themselves during the winter months, so Bryan came up with (3) idea to solve this problem. He searched (4) some bird videos and showed them to Wyatt. Wyatt loved the videos very much.
In order to let Wyatt live more comfortably. Bryan decided to give it something more—its own bedroom. After (5) (look) around their house, Bryan found that the roof could (6) (change) into Wyatt's room. He was excited at the thought. "It will be a perfect place in our tiny house." Bryan said.
Bryan built a bed from (7) (piece) of wood while Jessica cut up old pillows (枕头） to use as a mattress (床垫）. After that, they prepared some old balls for Wyatt to play with. Although they used mostly recycled materials, the tiny bedroom was (8) (true) wonderful. It was Wyatt's (9) (person) bedroom. Wyatt spent a lot of time there. Wyatt really enjoyed it as much as a kid (10) finally got his own bedroom. Now, Wyatt is living happily with the couple.
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56. Does my goldfish know who I am
I think this is a great question. I do spend my days (1) (study) how fish go about their lives. First of all, fish are much smarter than people think. People often talk of goldfish having three-second memories, but in fact they can learn all kinds of things, and remember them (2) quite a long time.
This shouldn't surprise us too much. Just like other animals, they can find enough to eat and (3) (know) when it is sale to be out in the open. Being able to learn and remember things helps (4) (they) do this.
Many kinds of fish can tell one from another, according to their group, their relatives (5) even their own eggs. But fish live in (6) very different world from us, For many kinds of fish, although seeing is important, (7) (sense) such as smell and touch are even more important.
So, does your fish know who you are I believe your fish will (8) (sure) know when it is feeding time. My own fish become very (9) (excite) when my hand appears near their tank, even before I drop the food in. I'm not sure that your fish will be able to remember what your face (10) (look) like, but I wouldn't be too surprised if it could remember you in other ways, perhaps by the sound of your footsteps as you walk towards the tank.
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57. A high-tech zebra crossing with flashing lights and audio warning (语音提示） (1) (put) into use for the (2) (one) time in Bishan district, Chongqing a few months ago. It can also take pictures of the people who are against the traffic (3) (rule) in the area.
At a busy road in front of a gate of Bishan Middle School, the crosswalk is installed (安装） (4) (keep) the students safe when they cross the road after school.
The zebra crossing area has light strips. When people cross the street, they flash to "tell" (5) (drive) to slow down and wait for people to go across the street. At the same time, display screens (显示屏）on either side of the crosswalk tell people to only cross the street when the light (6) (be) green.
Jiang Fei, a traffic (7) (office) in Bishan, said that the lighting system was very useful in the evenings and on (8) (rain) and foggy days.
Rong Sheng from the school's safety department said, "In the past, our school safety guards (9) (have) to stand in the middle of the road after school to stop the cars."
Now the students feel (10) (safe) than before after the installation of the smart crosswalk.
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58. Chester felt more tired than usual after a hard day at the office. Young and successful, he was a (1) ['m n d (r) ] in one of (2) biggest companies in Singapore.
Chester hated it when he (3) (犯错）. But today he showed a wrong PPT at the meeting. Seeing this, everyone sat (4) (沉默；无声）. Even worse, he forgot to t (5) notes during the meeting. He didn't like having to (6) (熬夜）to prepare things for the next day. Today, he had to.
Then Chester finally finished his w (7) . He (8) tired. He decided to walk home (9) (代替；而不是）taking a taxi. (10) was late at night but he needed the walk to clear his thoughts. As he walked home, he saw that the lights were still on in a bookshop. There (11) boxes of old books outside the shop. He noticed one small, old book at once. It looked much older (12) the rest of the books. He (13) (捡起）the book.
"Take it!" said a voice behind him. A man with grey hair was s (14) at him. "B (15) are our friends, "he added. "If you return to a book you've read many times, you'll feel like talking with an old friend." Chester smiled back, took it and forgot all those bad things.
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59. During the unusual winter holiday in 2020, we stayed at home for two (1) (month) because of COVID-19. But my father, a member of the Communist Party of China, didn't stay (2) us at home for too long.
When my dad heard about some (3) (use) work, he became a volunteer in a rural area to help check people's information and spread knowledge about COVID-19. As the situation became much (4) (bad), 24-hour traffic checkpoints were set up on the main roads to the village. There was only (5) simple tent, a few chairs and two heaters for volunteers (6) (spend) the night. The winter night was very cold and the volunteers could hardly sleep. But my father (7) (final) chose to stay because he wanted to guard the gate for other people.
Dad (8) (join) the Party a few years ago. At first, I didn't know much about it. After the pandemic, I learned that the Party members are people (9) will step forward when China is in trouble. When I grow up, I want to become one of (10) (they). Even if I am not a Party member, I will make contributions to our society, making it a much better place.
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60. Mum and I were just going out when it began to rain. We had to stay at home, and I (1) (feel) quite bored. Mum got (2) idea. She suggested teaching me to make dumplings. I thought it could be fun, so I said OK. Mum cut the meat and cabbages into small pieces (3) (quick). Then she showed me (4) to mix them with salt and oil. "Mixing is the most important of all the (5) (step)," she said. I also made some other preparations with her help. When everything was ready, dad came back home (6) his office. Together the three of (7) (we) wrapped（包）the dumplings. At last, we (8) (cook) them. They were so delicious that I ate (9) (many) than twenty. That was the (10) (one) time I learnt to make dumplings. It was enjoyable!
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51.【答案】【小题1】
a
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stopped
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for
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your
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to buy
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happily
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is
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surprised
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why
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friends
【解析】1. 考查不定冠词。根据"空格后面的词语是little boy "这是文中第一次提到这个小男孩，故用a表泛指。故填a。
2. 考查动词时态。根据全文语境及下文并列结构"and looked"可知，动作发生在过去，所以要用一般过去时来填空。故填stopped。
3. 考查介词。for a moment固定短语，一会儿。故填for。
4. 考查形容词性物主代词。根据空格后面的词语是名词"bird cost"所以要用形容词性物主代词your来表所属。故填your。
5. 考查非谓语动词。根据"I would like"would like to do固定短语，想要做某事。所以要用动词不定式来填空。故填to buy。
6. 考查副词。根据空格后面的词语是动词"counted "所以要用happy的副词形式修饰动词counted,译为 "快乐地数着"，故填happily。
7. 考查主谓一致。根据"Here（7）（be） the money! "可知这句话为倒装句，真正的主语为the money,故谓语用单数is。故填is。
8. 考查形容词。 根据" he then was"可知此处是指他感到惊讶，形容人的感受，故填surprised,译为"感到惊讶的"。故填surprised。
9. 考查宾语从句。根据"let me tell you（9）why I did this"可知这个男人在向小男孩解释这么做的原因，故填why。
10. 考查名词。根据前文they are可知，词汇应填复数friends，故填friends。
52.【答案】【小题1】
does
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difficulties
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spent
【解析】1. 考查搭配。句意：他学习努力，在学校表现很好。根据所给单词可知，do well in成绩好，固定搭配，根据works可知，此处是一般现在时态，主语He他，第三人称单数，并列谓语动词用第三人称单数形式does。
2. 考查名词。句意：很难相信他以前在学校有困难。根据所给单词可知，应该是“困难”，要用复数形式表这一类，填difficulties。
3. 考查动词。根据前面 When he was a little boy可知时态是一般过去时，and是并列关系，后面也要用一般过去时，动词要用过去式，用spent。
（4）However 考查连词。结合上文他还是个小男孩的时候，他很少惹麻烦，他的家人经常在一起。这里things began to change a few years ago.几年前事情开始变了。表转折关系，放句首，用副词However然而。
（5）after.考查搭配。句意：他的父母搬到城里找工作，所以他们不能在家照顾他。根据所给单词可知，look after照顾，固定搭配，填after。
（6）studying 考查动名词。句意：从那时起，他对学习没兴趣了。根据所给单词可知，介词in后用动名词studying。
（7）that.考查连词。句意：后来他的父母非常担心，决定送他去寄宿学校。根据题干，so…that…如此…以至于…固定搭配，故填that。
（8）their.考查代词。句意：他的老师打电话给他的父母，建议他们亲自回来和他们的儿子交谈。根据所给单词，son是名词，前面要用形容词性物主代词，故填their。
（9）proud.考查搭配。句意：他意识到他的父母会永远爱他，他们会为他所做的一切而感到自豪。根据所给单词可知，be proud of为…感到自豪，固定搭配，填proud。
（10）happier.考查比较级。句意：现在他比以前更开心、更外向了。and连接并列成分，根据所给单词可知，他知道妈妈是爱他的，因此应该是"更快乐的"，故填happy的比较级happier。
53.【答案】【小题1】
which/that
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the
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in
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to
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and
【解析】1. 考查的是定语从句。句意：我住在市中心一家现代化的旅馆里。先行词hotel是物，从句缺少主语，此处可以用关系代词which或者that引导定语从句。故填which/that。
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考查的是冠词用法。句意：我参观了许多精彩的地方，例如，中国的长城。Great Wall长城，专有名词，前面加定冠词the。故填the。
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考查的是介词。句意：现在我正努力向他们学习中文，我对此很感兴趣。be interested in对......感兴趣，固定短语。故填in。
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考查的是固定句式。句意：在中国，看到人们用筷子吃饭是很有趣的。it is+形容词+to do sth.做某事是......的，固定句型，其中it作形式主语，动词不定式作真正主语。故填to。
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考查的是连词。句意：我正在练习使用它们，现在我变得越来越熟练了。“比较级+and+比较级”表示“越来越......”，固定搭配。故填and。
54.【答案】【小题1】
him
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dreams
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who
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to get
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Luckily
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beautiful
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were
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for
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thought
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the
【解析】1. 考查人称代词宾格。made为动词，后人称代词用宾格作宾语，句意理解为1928年他创作的米老鼠让他非常出名，故答案为him。
2. 考查可数名词复数。dream为可数名词，all后可数名词用复数，句意理解为他死于1966年，但是他所有的工作和梦想并没有死去，故答案为dreams。
3. 考查关系代词。题目中的句子为定语从句，先行词a man为名词，从句中缺少主语，据此判断空格处用who,句意理解为沃特迪士尼是一个不轻易放弃的人，故答案为who。
4. 考查动词不定式。too..to do意为太……以至于不能……，句意理解为一个夏天，沃特想要一份在邮局的工作，但是他们告诉他他太小了不能得到它，故答案为to get。
5. 考查副词。lucky为形容词，在开头要变为副词作状语，句意理解为幸运的是，最终他获得了这份工作，故答案为Luckily.
6. 考查形容词。was为系动词，后跟形容词，beauty为名词，要变为形容词形式，句意理解为在他的梦里它干净又漂亮，故答案为beautiful.
7. 考查be动词。一般过去时中谓语动词用过去式，rides为可数名词复数，因此判断空格处be动词用were,句意理解为在他的梦里，这里干净美丽，老少皆宜，有儿童游乐设施和成人下榻的豪华酒店，故答案为were。
8. 考查介词。it is...adj. for sb to do sth意为对某人来说做某事是……的，句意理解为工程师说对他来说实现梦想是不可能的，故答案为for。
9. 考查动词过去式。一般过去时中谓语动词用过去式，句意理解为当时他的家人和朋友觉得他疯了，故答案为thought。
10. 考查定冠词。most successful为形容词的最高级，前常加定冠词the,句意理解为最后，迪斯尼乐园向公众开放，成为美国最成功的游乐园。故答案为the。
55.【答案】【小题1】
called
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to make
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an
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for
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looking
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be changed
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pieces
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truly
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personal
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who
【解析】1. a cat为名词，“一只叫Wyatt的猫”是过去分词作定语，句意理解为当他们在一家当地的宠物救助站帮忙的时候，他们和一只名为Wyatt的猫交朋友，故填called。
2. 句意：他们决定把它带回家为的是让它感到特殊和被爱。判断空格处用动词不定式表示目的，make使，让，故填to make。
3. 句意：Bryan想出一个主意解决这个问题，判断空格处词义为一个，是泛指，idea是以元音音素开始的单词，用an。故填an。
4. 句意：他搜索一些鸟类视频并且把它们给Wyatt看。search for搜索，为固定搭配，故填for。
5. 句意：环顾房子周围之后，Bryan发现房顶可以变为Wyatt的房间。after为介词，后动词要变为动名词形式，look around环顾四周，故填looking。
6. 结合：环顾房子周围之后，Bryan发现房顶可以变为Wyatt的房间，判断房间是被改变，因此判断为被动语态，根据could可知，此处是情态动词的被动语态could be done，change改变，动词，故填be changed。
7. 句意：布莱恩用几块木头搭了一张床，杰西卡则把旧枕头剪成床垫，判断空格处词义为几块，用可数名词复数表示数量，piece块，片，名词。故填pieces。
8. 句意：虽然它们大多是用回收材料做的，但是这个小卧室非常棒。wonderful为形容词，用副词修饰，true为形容词，要变为副词形式truly，故填truly。
9. 句意：它是Wyatt的私人卧室。bedroom为名词，用形容词修饰，person为名词，要变为形容词形式personal，故填personal。
10. 句意：怀亚特真的很享受就像一个孩子终于有了自己的卧室一样。分析句子可知，此处是定语从句，定语从句中先行词为人，从句中缺少主语，用who。故填who。
56.【答案】【小题1】
studying
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for
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know
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them
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and/or
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a
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senses
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surely
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excited
【小题10】
looks
【解析】1. study学习，动词。结合句子，spend+时间+doing sth.花费时间做某事，固定用法，所以此次用动名词studying。故填studying。
2. 结合quite a long time可知，此处是说“记得它们很长一段时间”。表示某个动作持续时间长达多久时，常在时间段前加介词for，表示长达......。故填for。
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know知道，动词。and连接并列成分，动词形式保持一致。结合find为动词原形可知，此处know在情态动词can后也用原形。故填know。
4. they它们，人称代词主格。分析句子可知，此处要填入人称代词宾格them（它们）作动词helps（帮助）的宾语。故填them。
5. 结合句子，此处their relatives和even their own eggs之间为并列或者选择的关系，所以用and（和）/or（或者）来连接。故填and/or。
6. 结合world可知，但是鱼类生活在一个与我们截然不同的世界。结合语境可知，此处泛指一个与我们截然不同的世界，且very为辅音音素发音开头的单词，所以用不定冠词a修饰。故填a。
7.
sense感觉，可数名词，结合are可知，此处要用其复数形式senses在句中作主语。故填senses。
8. sure确信的，形容词。结合句子可知，此处要填入副词修饰动词know，表示“当然知道”。surely当然，确信，副词。故填surely。
9.
excite使兴奋，动词。结合become very可知，此处要填入形容词作表语。excited感到兴奋的，形容词，修饰人；exciting令人兴奋的，形容词，修饰物。集合额文章可知，此处将主语fish拟人化，所以用excited，表示鱼感到很兴奋。故填excited。
10. look看起来，看，动词；look like看起来像，固定短语。结合句子，remember后接what引导的宾语从句，主句时态为一般将来时，从句时态由语境确定。结合语境“我不确定你的金鱼是否记得你的面孔的模样”可知，此处陈述事实，时态用一般现在时。主语face为名词单数，动词look用第三人称单数形式。故填looks。
57.【答案】【小题1】
was put
【小题2】
first
【小题3】
rules
【小题4】
to keep
【小题5】
drivers
【小题6】
is
【小题7】
officer
【小题8】
rainy
【小题9】
had
【小题10】
safer
【解析】1. 考查被动语态。句意“几个月前，重庆市璧山区一种带有闪光灯和语音提示的高科技斑马线首次______。”根据a few months ago“几个月之前”可知，一般过去时态，主语high-tech zebra crossing“高科技斑马线”是动词短语put into use动作的承受者，用一般过去时态的被动语态，结构是was/were+动词的过去分词。主语high-tech zebra crossing是单数，用was，put的过去分词是put。故答案为：was put。
2. 考查序数词。句意“几个月前，重庆市璧山区一种带有闪光灯和语音提示的高科技斑马线____次被投入使用。”one的基数词是first，the first time“首次”。故答案为：first。
3. 考查名词复数。句意“它还可以拍摄该地区违反交通___的人的照片。”这里填名词rule的复数，rules“规则”表示泛指。故答案为：rules。
4. 考查不定式。句意“设置这种人行横道是___学生放学后过马路时的安全。”这里用不定式表示目的，to后跟动词原形keep“保持”。to keep“为了保持”。故答案为：to keep。
5. 考查名词复数。句意“它们闪现‘告诉’____减速，等待人们过马路。”drive驾驶，动词。这里应该是“司机”，填名词driver的复数divers，表示泛指。故答案为：drivers。
6. 考查系动词。句意“当灯___绿色时。”根据动词原形tell可知，用一般现在时态，主语light是不可数名词，用be动词单数is。故答案为：is。
7. 考查名词。句意“蒋飞，璧山一名交通___。”office办公室，根据Jiang Fei，推测可能是一名交通官员，不定冠词a修饰单数名词。故答案为：officer。
8. 考查形容词。句意”在___天和雾天。“rain"下雨、雨，是动词或名词。这里修饰名词day用形容词rainy“下雨的”。故答案为：rainy。
9. 考查动词。句意“过去，当放学后我们学校的安全保卫员___站在路中间停下汽车。”根据In the past可知，应为一般过去时态，用have的过去式had。had to“不得不”。故答案为：had。
10. 考查比较级。句意“安装了智能人行横道后，现在的学生感到比以前___了。"safe是形容词，意为“安全的”，feel是系动词，根据than可知，应填safe的比较级safer“更安全的”。故答案为：safer。
58.【答案】【小题1】
manager
【小题2】
the
【小题3】
made mistakes
【小题4】
silently
【小题5】
take
【小题6】
stay up late
【小题7】
work
【小题8】
felt
【小题9】
instead of
【小题10】
It
【小题11】
were
【小题12】
than
【小题13】
picked up
【小题14】
smiling
【小题15】
Books
【解析】1. 考查名词。根据音标['m n d (r)]可知，manager经理，可数名词，由不定冠词a可知需用其单数形式。故填manager。
2.
考查冠词。句意：年轻而成功的他是新加坡最大公司之一的经理。根据空格后biggest可知，此处填冠词the。故填the。
3.
考查固定搭配。根据汉语提示，make mistakes犯错，固定搭配，结合hated可知句子时态为一般过去时，make的过去式为made。故填made mistakes。
4.
考查副词。根据汉语提示可知，silently沉默地，无声地，副词，修饰动词sat。故填silently。
5.
考查动词。句意：更糟的是，他在开会时忘了做笔记。take notes做笔记，固定短语，空格前to为不定式符号，其后动词take用原形。故填take。
6.
考查固定用法。根据汉语提示，stay up late熬夜，固定短语，空格to为不定式符号，其后动词用原形。故填stay up late。
7.
考查名词。根据语境可知，当他完成工作，他很疲惫。结合首字母可知，work工作，不可数名词。故填work。
8.
考查动词。根据上下文可知，他完成工作非常疲惫，因此用动词feel（感到），文章以一般过去时叙事，因此填动词的过去式felt。故填felt。
9.
考查固定搭配。根据汉语提示，instead of代替，而不是，固定短语。故填instead of。
10.
考查代词。句意：已经是深夜了，但他需要散步来理清思绪。此处用it代指时间，位于句首首字母大写。故填It。
11.
考查动词。根据句式可知，此处为there be句型，boxes为复数形式，文章以一般过去时叙事，因此填were。故填were。
12.
考查连词。根据空格前much older可知，此处填than。故填than。
13.
考查动词短语。根据汉语提示，pick up捡起，固定短语，文章以一般过去时叙事，因此填picked up。故填picked up。
14.
考查动词。根据Chester smiled back可知，有个头发花白的老人正对他微笑，因此用动词smile，空格前有were，因此动词用ing形式表示正在进行的动作。故填smiling。
15.
考查名词。根据语境可知，老人对Chester拿起书读很赞赏，并告诉他书是我们的朋友。book书，可数名词，此处表泛指，用其复数形式books。注意句首首字母大写。故Books。
59.【答案】【小题1】
months
【小题2】
with
【小题3】
useful
【小题4】
worse
【小题5】
a
【小题6】
to spend
【小题7】
finally
【小题8】
joined
【小题9】
who/that
【小题10】
them
【解析】1. 句意：因为COVID-19，我们在家待了两个月。根据空格前two可知，要用复数形式months。故答案为months。
2. 句意：但是我的父亲，一个共产党员，没有和我们在家里呆太久。stay with sb为固定搭配，意为"和……待在一起"，因此填介词with。故答案为with。
3. 句意：当我爸听说一些有用的工作后，他成为了一名农村地区的志愿者，帮助检查人们的信息，传播关于COVID-19 的知识。修饰名词work，因此用use的形容词形式useful。故答案为useful。
4. 句意：随着情况的恶化，通往该村的主要道路设立了24 小时交通检查站。根据空格前much可知，此处填比较级形式worse。故答案为worse。
5. 句意：只有一个简易帐篷，几把椅子和两个取暖器供志愿者过夜。tent此处表示泛指，因此用不定冠词，tent以辅音音素开头，用冠词a。故答案为a。
6. 句意：只有一个简易帐篷，几把椅子和两个取暖器供志愿者过夜。根据题干分析，本句句型为"There be...for sb to do sth"，因此空格部分填动词不定式to spend。故答案为to spend。
7. 句意：但父亲最终还是选择留下，因为他想为别人守住大门。根据题干可知，修饰动词chose，应该用final的副词形式finally。故答案为finally。
8. 句意：爸爸几年前入党了。根据“a few years ago”可知，句子要用过去时态joined。故答案为joined。
9. 句意：我了解到，党员是在中国困难的时候挺身而出的人。本句为定语从句，先行词people为人，在从句中作主语，因此用who或者that引导。故答案为who/that。
10. 句意：长大后，我想成为他们中的一员。根据句意：我想成为他们中的一员。作介词of的宾语，用they的宾格them。故答案为them。
60.【答案】【小题1】
felt
【小题2】
an
【小题3】
quickly
【小题4】
how
【小题5】
steps
【小题6】
from
【小题7】
us
【小题8】
cooked
【小题9】
more
【小题10】
first
【解析】1. 考查动词时态，根据前文had to是一般过去时，所以此句也用一般过去时，故答案为felt。
2. 考查冠词，此空表示"妈妈有了一个主意"，表泛指，且idea是以元音音素开头的单词，故答案为an。
3. 考查副词，此空修饰动词cut，所以用副词，故答案为quickly。
4. 考查宾语从句，根据句意，然后她向我展示如何将盐和油搅拌在一起，故答案为how。
5. 考查名词，all后接复数名词，故答案为steps。
6. 考查介词，根据句意，此空表示"爸爸从办公室回家了"，故答案为from。
7. 考查代词，of是介词，后接人称代词宾格，故答案为us。
8. 考查动词时态，此段都在描述过去发生的事情，句子用一般过去时，故答案为cooked。
9. 考查比较级，than表示两者间的比较，要用比较级。many对应的比较级是more，故答案为more。
10. 考查数词，the后接序数词，故答案为first。