期中复习之短文首字母填空20篇
(江苏期中真题)
（23-24八年级上·江苏盐城·期中）根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，使其意思完整。
A long time ago, people in China knew a strange, amazing animal called “elephant”. Elephants lived far away, so people in China had n 1 seen one. One day, a person came to China. He brought a gift f 2 the emperor (皇帝). That gift was a r 3 , live elephant!
Nobody in China had seen anything like it. All talked about the elephant! “This elephant is bigger than a water buffalo (水牛)!” said one person. “Are you kidding ” said a second. “It’s bigger than a rhino (犀牛)!” “You must be j 4 .” said a third. “This elephant is bigger than TWO rhinos!”
The Emperor said, “I want to know how much this amazing elephant weighs. Who can tell me how to weigh it ”
“I can!” said the first person. “We will just put it on a scale (秤).” “Not likely,” said the Emperor. “There is no scale that could hold the w 5 of an elephant without breaking.” “I can tell you!” said the second man. He said, “We will measure (测量) the elephant.” “No,” said the Emperor. “Even if you measured all the d 6 parts of an elephant, you would still not know how much it weighs.” “I can tell you!” said the third man. “We will cut up the elephant and cook it. Then we will know.” “We will surely not do t 7 !” shouted the Emperor. “Is there any one who can tell me how to weigh the elephant ”
Then a small voice said, “I can.” All e 8 turned to the voice. It was the Emperor’s son! “Son!” said the Emperor. “You should be in bed.” “But I know h 9 ,” said the boy. “And we won’t need to cook it first.”
“Very well,” said the Emperor with a s 10 .“Tell me how to weigh the elephant.”
（23-24八年级上·江苏镇江·期中）根据短文内容及所给首字母提示写出所缺单词，使短文意思完整，每空一词。
Did Chinese people in the p 1 have three meals a day as we do now In fact, before and during the Qin and Han dynasties, most people ate two meals a day. They didn’t have enough food b 2 farming was still undeveloped at this time. Usually, people had breakfast b 3 7 and 9 a. m. Their breakfast, as their m 4 meal, was heartier (更丰盛的) than their afternoon meal.
Still, during these times, some rich people had three meals a day. But poor people didn’t u 5 do it.
Three meals a day became common d 6 the Sui and Tang dynasties as agriculture developed (农业发展) and the country became richer. At that time, people have lunch instead of breakfast as the main meal of the day. We can often see the word “lunch” in poems. For example,Tang Dynasty poets Bai Juyi and Jia Dao b 7 wrote about lunch in their poems.
Long ago, the n 8 of meals someone ate a day largely depended on (取决于) their financial (经济的) system, social status (地位) and customs. For e 9 , during the Han Dynasty, emperors (皇帝) e 10 four meals a day. During the Qing Dynasty, emperors had only two meals a day.
（23-24八年级上·江苏南京·期中）根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词。
I had a dream yesterday. My classmates and I were enjoying ourselves in the playground. Some of us were playing basketball and running, and o 1 were just talking. We were happy without w 2 about our study.
Suddenly, my alarm woke me up, and it was time to get up. A n 3 day started. For a boy in the middle school, studying takes up most of my time.
My real dream is a simple (简单的) one. I wish I could have some time for m 4 every day. I want to have a short rest and dream about what I’d like to be when I g 5 up. It’s just like seeing an island (岛屿) after a long, tiring j 6 at sea. I don’t want to become a boring boy, studying all the time without any time to play.
L 7 , our teachers and parents start to understand us now. After working hard for a long time, our teachers will let us go o 8 and breathe (呼吸) the fresh air. My parents also love me and stand b 9 me. They sometimes take me out for a meal or to enjoy the beautiful nature. It’s so wonderful. I’m like a bird flying freely in the c 10 and bright sky.
Then I start to find my own way of studying, and I learn better and better in my study. I want to say, “Enjoying your free time will make you study better.”
（23-24八年级上·江苏淮安·期中）根据短文内容及所给首字母提示，写出所缺单词，使短文意思完整、通顺，每空一词。
As a little girl, I was always interested in watching my mum cook meals. But my parents thought I was too young to cook by m 1 , so I didn’t have a chance (机会) to try cooking.Last Saturday was my twelfth b 2 . My mum told me that I could try cooking from that day on. I was so excited that I woke up e 3 than usual the next morning and asked my mum if I could prepare the lunch. My mum smiled and told me to be c 4 with everything. I walked into the kitchen and decided to m 5 chicken and rice.
I put two bowls of rice into the rice cooker and a 6 some water. After that, I began to wash onions and potatoes. My mum handed the knife to me and asked me to cut them up. It was difficult at f 7 , but I made it. Then I put the chicken, the onions and potatoes, and some sauce into the pot (锅). One hour later, the rice and the chicken w 8 both ready.
I q 9 brought the food to the table. My parents were already sitting there, waiting for my meal. They tried the food and said it was pretty good. I felt it was one of the h 10 moments in my life.
（23-24八年级上·江苏南通·期中）Jerry lived in a small town in America. She always wanted to help others when she was young. When she was eight years old, she learnt that other children had no c 1 water in Africa, and she was shocked (震惊的). When her school began raising money to build wells there, she asked her parents to stop having a birthday p 2 for her. Also, she asked her friends each to donate (捐赠) $9 to the project in Africa i 3 of giving her birthday presents. One year later, it was her n 4 birthday on June 12. She made a birthday page on the Internet with a goal (目标) of $300. But Jerry was able to r 5 only $200. This made her a little sad.
（23-24八年级上·江苏淮安·期中）阅读短文，根据所给的首字母提示，写出一个合适的单词，使短文通顺。
Japanese director (导演) Hayao Miyazaki’s new animation ((动画片) movie The Boy and the Heron (《你想活出怎样的人生》) c 1 out in Japan in July. People in the rest o 2 the world can watch it in late 2023.
To make the movie, a 3 from Studio Ghibli worked together. They drew the animation by hand. Miyazaki is very strict. I 4 there is one small mistake, they need to start over. So it t 5 them seven years!
Most animation films now use computer graphics (电脑画图), b 6 Miyazaki doesn’t like them. He t 7 computer graphics look “thin and fake (假的)”. He once saw a computer animation of a baby.” Babies a 8 fresh and new to the world. But the baby’s head moved too fast,” he said in a documentary (纪录片). Miyazaki knows that computer graphics can do some things b 9 than hand drawing. But he said: “Keep on d 10 and wearing out pencils, we’ll find a way to make it work.”
（23-24八年级上·江苏扬州·期中）缺词填空
When Mrs Medlock left, he got up and went out of the house. He walked across the lawn to the long path near the walled gardens. Then he heard some sounds. They were coming from inside the garden. They were the s 1 of children running and laughing.
Suddenly the door in the wall opened and a boy r 2 out. He almost ran into him.
“Who What Who ” Mr Craven stammered.
“Father,” the boy said. “It’s m 3 , Colin.” He put his hand on his father’s arm.
“Father, I’m not going to die. I’m going to l 4 forever and ever!” Mr Craven put his hands on Colin’s shoulders.
“Take me into the garden, my boy,” he said. “And tell me all about it.”
The children took him t 5 the door. It was autumn now and the garden was full of gold and brown and red. Mr Craven couldn’t b 6 his eyes.
“I thought it was dead,” he said.
“We did, too,” said Colin. “But it came alive.” Then they sat down under a tree and Colin told his father about Mary, Dickon, the g 7 and the magic.
“Now,” he said at the end of his story, “I’m going to walk back to the house with you, Father. I’m never going to get into my wheelchair a 8 .”
Ben Weatherstaff was talking to Mrs Medlock in the kitchen.
“Did you see Master Colin with his father ” she a 9 the gardener.
“Yes, I did,” he replied, smiling. “Look over there, Mrs Medlock!”
Ben pointed to the window.
The housekeeper looked and screamed. T 10 all the servants ran to the window and looked, too.
Mr Craven was coming across the lawn. He looked very, very happy.And next to him, laughing and walking as strongly as the other boys in Yorkshire, was his son Colin.
（23-24八年级上·江苏扬州·期中）缺词填空
Gabe showed up right on time at 8 a.m. He smelled the air. “Banana bread ” my best friend asked.
I handed him a piece of banana bread and finished m 1 .
“Your mom always makes my favorite things,” Gabe said.
Mom stuck her head out of her bedroom. She said, “I aim to please, Gabe! How e 2 ! The finals of the Stravinsky Scavenger Hunt (寻宝游戏)! You boys should be proud of yourselves for making it so far. Good l 3 ! Call me!”
“We will! See you!” I said. We left the house.
Her voice followed us. “R 4 , David, look before you leap (跳跃)!”
That was my Mom’s usual advice because I did sometimes act first and think l 5 .
Outside, the air was cool, b 6 the sun warmed the back of my neck as we rode to the library. Today was the last day of the kids’ scavenger hunt. The contest had started with about twenty teams, but now it was down to two t 7 . Gabe and I knew we would have to work hard to beat the other team, a brother and sister named Jackson and Jasmine. A crowd of twenty or thirty people was a 8 at the library. A few were reporters.
Mayor Matinez said to the f 9 of us, “Now remember, you may only use your bicycles and your brains. No cell phones, no rides, no money to pay for a 10 . Good luck!” the mayor said.
（23-24八年级上·江苏南京·期中）根据短文内容和首字母提示，填写所缺单词。注意：每个空格只填一个单词。
No matter young or old, all children love to play different i 1 games. In school in Britain at playing time, you will see children playing all kinds of games. And after school if the w 2 is good and when homework is done, you are sure to find children playing outdoors too.
Everywhere you look in a playground, children are having fun chasing (追) each other! Games of chase are very popular in Britain, just like anywhere e 3 in the world. There are lots of types of chase games, and lots of different names for them depending on which part of the UK you visit.“Tig”,“Tag”, or“Dobby”are all names for the same game. In those games, somebody must chase his friends and try to catch them. If he can slap or tap them on the shoulder, he m 4 it.
One of the best things about chase games is you don’t n 5 any extra equipment, like a bat or ball to play. Some games do need equipment. Ball games are always popular, and wherever you look in the UK, you will find children playing football. Often, if there are no goalposts to use, children will use their coats a 6 goalposts.
A 7 popular game found in many playground s is a skipping rope. Children skip in t 8 into the swinging rope and jump, while a rhyme (短诗) is chanted.
At weekends, when there is lots of time to play, many boys and girls enjoy skating and skateboarding. Most towns have skate parks which have ramps (坡道) and rails (扶栏) for doing tricks. It’s fun to ride bikes t 9 . BMX bikes are great for doing tricks and jumps, and some towns have special tracks for people to race or practice tricks.
Whatever types of games you like to play, there are lots to c 10 from.
（23-24八年级上·江苏南通·期中）请认真阅读下面短文，并根据各题所给首字母的提示，写出一个合适的英语单词完整、正确的形式，使短文通顺。
A kindergarten teacher decided to have her class a game. The teacher told each student to bring a plastic bag with a few p 1 in it to school. Each student would “name” their potatoes after people they did not like. So the n 2 of potatoes would be different depending on (取决于) how many people each student d 3 .
The next day, all the students brought their potatoes to school. Some kids had just one or two potatoes, while o 4 had as many as five or six. The teacher then told the children that they would have to c 5 their potatoes with them wherever they went for one week.
Several days passed by. Some of the students started to complain b 6 their potatoes began to rot and smell bad. The students who carried more potatoes also complained about how h 7 their bags were. One week later, the game was over. The teacher asked, “How did you feel about carrying around your potatoes for a w 8 ” The students complained o 9 again. The teacher simply smiled and said. “This is what it’s like to carry hate in your h 10 . You have to carry it with you wherever you go. If you can‘t tolerate (容忍) carrying rotten potatoes for one week, can you imagine having hate in your heart for a whole lifetime ”
（22-23八年级上·江苏扬州·期中）首字母填空
Winter turned to spring and spring turned to summer. The girls walked in the garden, went for long walks and picked f 1 . Jo often went rowing on the river with Laurie. One day an English family v 2 him. Laurie organized a picnic in the field for them. He also i 3 the four March sisters. They had a very good time. Mr Brooke was here, too. He was especially k 4 to Meg and talked to her a lot that afternoon. Meg liked him very much.
Sometimes that summer, when it was very hot, the girls walked to the top of the hill near their house. It was c 5 under the trees and there was a wonderful view o 6 the river from the top.
One day Laurie followed them. He hid b 7 a tree and watched them. A squirrel s 8 ran down the tree trunk and Beth looked up. She saw Laurie and waved.
“Can I j 9 you ” Laurie asked shyly.
“Of course!” said Meg. “Come and sit down!”
“We call this hill the Delectable Mountain,” Jo t 10 him. “Because we can look far away and see the country of our dreams.”
— Taken from Little Women
（22-23八年级上·江苏扬州·期中）The world is not only hungry, but also thirsty. Perhaps this seems strange t 1 you since nearly 70% of the Earth’s surface is covered with water. But about 97% of t 2 is sea water. Humans can only drink and u 3 the other 3%—the fresh water from rivers, lakes, the underground and other sources(资源). And we cannot use all of that. Even w 4 , some of it has been polluted.
However, as things stand today, this fresh water is still e 5 for us. But our need for water is b 6 larger and larger quickly—almost day by day. We should take action to deal with this problem now and in this w 7 , we can get away from a serious worldwide water shortage(缺少) later on.
We all have to learn how to s 8 wasting our valuable water. One of the first steps is to improve ways of reusing it. Today in most large cities water is used only o 9 and then sent into a sewer system(排污系统). From there it returns to the sea or r 10 into underground places.
（22-23八年级上·江苏扬州·期中）缺词填空
On Christmas morning. the four March sisters woke up and went down to the kitchen. They were surprised to find their mother w 1 there. Their servant Hannah told them their mother went o 2 to help a poor family that lived near their house. While they were waiting for their mother to r 3 home, the girls put their presents for her in a basket. After a while, Mrs. March came back home and told the girls the r 4 why she went out that morning. She went to see a poor woman who lived in one room with her seven children. One of the children was o 5 a baby. They were cold and h 6 because they didn’t have a fire or any food. The oldest boy came to ask Mrs. March for help. Then Mrs March asked the girls whether they would like to offer the poor family their breakfast as a Christmas p 7 . After h 8 what their mother said, none of the girls spoke. They just looked at the nice food on the table, for they were all hungry. A few minutes l 9 , they began to put food into a basket and couldn’t wait to go to see the family with their mother. How k 10 the girls were.
（23-24八年级上·江苏淮安·期中）首字母填空。
There was once a boy who was playing in a field with his friends. As they were playing, the boy saw a stone that looked s 1 . It was d 2 from the other ones. It was a bit shining, b 3 it was quite dirty. The boy picked it up and decided to polish(擦亮) it.
His friends made fun of him for this. They said: “W 4 are you polishing that dirty old stone It doesn’t c 5 anything.” But every day, when they went out to play, the boy would bring the stone, polishing it whenever they took breaks. Then one day, the boy left his home to j 6 his friends playing as usual. When he s 7 them the stone, they were amazed. It was, in fact, not a stone at all—it was a beautiful diamond(钻石). The boy stayed up all night, polishing it until it was r 8 clean.
There will be times i 9 your life when people will try to discourage(使泄气) you. They will tell you that you’re wasting your time on some m 10 tasks. But you will get something unexpected if you have patience and courage.
（23-24八年级上·江苏盐城·期中）根据短文及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，使其意思完整。
A banana milkshake t 1 good. Let me teach you how to m 2 it. First, you should c 3 a banana and peel it. Next, cut your banana into small p 4 and put them into a bowl. You also need s 5 orange juice. Put the juice o 6 the banana. Then, add a b 7 spoonful of ice cream and 100 ml of cold m 8 . Now, let’s mix them t 9 . A blender can help you. F 10 , pour it into a glass and enjoy it!
（23-24八年级上·江苏扬州·期中）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，完整地写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。（每空一词）
In Little Women, you will meet the march sisters, Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy who live with their mother and their maid Hannah, during the Civil War. The first half of the novel t 1 place while their father is away, serving in the war. E 2 sister has a distinct (独特的) personality: a reader, an artist, a musician, and the quiet one.
You will get to know the family by reading stories of their d 3 life. Each chapter seems to set up a moral (道德) lesson for the reader to l 4 . We also meet a wonderful set of neighbors, Mr. Laurence and his nephew Laurie who quickly finds a place as part of the March family.
The s 5 half of the novel focuses on the girls as they leave their childhood and b 6 their journey into adult life. Lessons of f 7 , family, and love are covered as we join the characters through the ups and downs of life, good times and bad ones. It seems that Louisa May Alcott uses her own family as the basis for the stories in Little Women, basing the character Jo on h 8 . It is amazing that though the book was written in the late 1800s, many things about humans remain the s 9 . The bases of life that are important in friendship, family and love don’t c 10 through time, as Alcott has shared with us. This is a book that young and old can read and enjoy.
（23-24八年级上·江苏盐城·期中）（二）根据短文及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，使其意思完整。
Last weekend, my classmates and I had a day out, we went to the countryside for a picnic. What a s 1 day! The weather was fine. All of us were excited and happy. We went there by b 2 with fruit, eggs, meat, vegetables, cookers and some other things.
About half an hour later, we a 3 at the foot of the hill. We couldn’t wait to get off the bus. There was a big lake and many green trees. Birds were singing songs. How wonderful they were! At noon, all of us were b 4 getting ready for the picnic. Some of us were getting the water, some were cooking, and o 5 were putting a big cloth on the grass. At one o’clock in the afternoon, the lunch was r 6 finally. All of us were very hungry and ate up all the food.
After lunch, we h 7 a great time singing, dancing, drinking and talking. At three o’clock, we began to c 8 the hill. The hill was quite high, but we all tried to get to the t 9 of it. On the top of the hill, we felt that we were much closer to the sky, and we saw the flying birds in the sky m 10 clearly.
（22-23八年级上·江苏徐州·期中）根据短文内容及首字母提示，写出所缺单词，使短文完整、通顺。
Now, boys and girls, listen carefully to the plan of the day.
At 9:30 a.m., we’ll m 1 at the school gate in Sunny Street. Don’t be l 2 !
The bus leaves at 9:45 a.m. We’ll reach the Sports Centre at 10:15 a.m. Then go to your seats quickly. The match starts at 10:30. Half time is at about 10:55 a.m. It’s about ten minutes. When the players r 3 , you can buy food and drinks in the coffee shop. The match f 4 at about 11:30 a.m. And then we’ll go to Sunny Restaurant. After lunch, you must get on the bus in front of the restaurant. It leaves at 1 p.m. to bring you b 5 to our school.
（22-23八年级上·江苏徐州·期中）根据短文内容及首字母提示，写出所缺单词。
Two friends are travelling together when they meet a bear on their way. One of them is good at c 1 trees. He quickly gets up a tree and does not help his friend.The other man has to lie on the ground and pretends(假装) to be dead. The bear comes up to him and s 2 him all over with his nose. Then the bear says s 3 in the traveller’s ear. The bear does not think the traveller will taste good, so he goes away.
When the bear leaves, the other traveller up on the tree comes d 4 . “Are you all right, my friend Did the bear say anything in your ear ” he says, “What did it say ”
“It tells me,” the man says, “N 5 travel with someone who runs away when there is danger.”
（21-22八年级上·江苏扬州·期中）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。
In July, China introduced the “double reduction” policy (双减政策). It hopes to reduce students’ learning burden (负担) by cutting down h 1 and after-school classes. How do students feel about this new policy
“It’s clear that we have less homework than before,” said 13-year-old Shen Yuzhe from Beijing. “We don’t need to buy workbooks any more. The exercises are mainly f 2 the textbooks.”
According to Shen, teachers now teach a m 3 slower pace (节奏). “Our teachers also give us more chances to do experiments (实验) and learn from real life.” said Shen.”For e 4 , we went to study earthworms (蚯蚓) in a field during a biology class. This is a b 5 way to learn things than just reading books.
For 13-year-old Zhang Hangming from Tianjin, the best thing about “double reduction” is that they can now spend more time t 6 part in after-school activities, such as dancing, volleyball and drama.
Both Shen and Zhang find there are f 7 exams now. They push us to study harder. Each exam s 8 my progress and my weak points.” Zhang said.
Shen also said that self-discipline (自律) is becoming more important. “Some students enjoy t 9 too much when they finish homework early. But if you use all the free time to relax, you might fall b 10 your peers (同龄人).” he said.期中复习之短文首字母填空20篇
(江苏期中真题)
（23-24八年级上·江苏盐城·期中）根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，使其意思完整。
A long time ago, people in China knew a strange, amazing animal called “elephant”. Elephants lived far away, so people in China had n 1 seen one. One day, a person came to China. He brought a gift f 2 the emperor (皇帝). That gift was a r 3 , live elephant!
Nobody in China had seen anything like it. All talked about the elephant! “This elephant is bigger than a water buffalo (水牛)!” said one person. “Are you kidding ” said a second. “It’s bigger than a rhino (犀牛)!” “You must be j 4 .” said a third. “This elephant is bigger than TWO rhinos!”
The Emperor said, “I want to know how much this amazing elephant weighs. Who can tell me how to weigh it ”
“I can!” said the first person. “We will just put it on a scale (秤).” “Not likely,” said the Emperor. “There is no scale that could hold the w 5 of an elephant without breaking.” “I can tell you!” said the second man. He said, “We will measure (测量) the elephant.” “No,” said the Emperor. “Even if you measured all the d 6 parts of an elephant, you would still not know how much it weighs.” “I can tell you!” said the third man. “We will cut up the elephant and cook it. Then we will know.” “We will surely not do t 7 !” shouted the Emperor. “Is there any one who can tell me how to weigh the elephant ”
Then a small voice said, “I can.” All e 8 turned to the voice. It was the Emperor’s son! “Son!” said the Emperor. “You should be in bed.” “But I know h 9 ,” said the boy. “And we won’t need to cook it first.”
“Very well,” said the Emperor with a s 10 .“Tell me how to weigh the elephant.”
【答案】
1．(n)ever 2．(f)or 3．(r)eal 4．(j)oking 5．(w)eight 6．(d)ifferent 7．(t)hat 8．(e)yes 9．(h)ow 10．(s)mile
【导语】本文主要讲述了中国古人第一次见到大象，讨论如何称象的故事。
1．句意：大象生活在很远的地方，所以中国人从来没有见过大象。根据“Elephants lived far away, so people in China had … seen one.”及首字母可知，大象生活在很远的地方，所以人们从未见过它们，never“从未”，故填(n)ever。
2．句意：他给皇帝带来了一件礼物。bring sth for sb“为某人带某物”，故填(f)or。
3．句意：那礼物是一头活生生的大象！根据“live elephant”及首字母可知，带了一头真实的大象，real“真实的”，故填(r)eal。
4．句意：你一定是在开玩笑。根据“Are you kidding”及“You must be”可知，认为在开玩笑，joke“开玩笑”，根据be可知，此空应填ing形式，故填(j)oking。
5．句意：没有秤能承受大象的重量而不断裂。根据“Who can tell me how to weigh it”可知，此处指没有称能承受住大象的重量，weight“重量”，不可数名词，故填(w)eight。
6．句意：即使你测量一头大象的所有不同部位，你仍然不知道它有多重。根据“Even if you measured all the … parts of an elephant”及首字母可知，测量大象不同的部位，different“不同的”，形容词作定语，故填(d)ifferent。
7．句意：我们肯定不会那样做！根据“We will cut up the elephant and cook it. Then we will know”可知，这个人提议把大象切碎煮熟，然后就能知道大象的重量，国王说不能那样做，that“那样”，故填(t)hat。
8．句意：所有的目光都转向了那声音。根据“All … turned to the voice.”可知，所有人的目光看向了发出这个声音的人，eye“目光”，根据all可知，此空应填复数形式，故填(e)yes。
9．句意：但是我知道怎样做。根据“But I know”可知，知道如何能称出大象的重量，how“如何”，故填(h)ow。
10．句意：皇帝笑着说。根据“And we won’t need to cook it first”可知，不用把大象切碎煮熟，就能知道大象的重量，皇帝听到这句话应该是带着笑容，smile“微笑”，故填(s)mile。
（23-24八年级上·江苏镇江·期中）根据短文内容及所给首字母提示写出所缺单词，使短文意思完整，每空一词。
Did Chinese people in the p 1 have three meals a day as we do now In fact, before and during the Qin and Han dynasties, most people ate two meals a day. They didn’t have enough food b 2 farming was still undeveloped at this time. Usually, people had breakfast b 3 7 and 9 a. m. Their breakfast, as their m 4 meal, was heartier (更丰盛的) than their afternoon meal.
Still, during these times, some rich people had three meals a day. But poor people didn’t u 5 do it.
Three meals a day became common d 6 the Sui and Tang dynasties as agriculture developed (农业发展) and the country became richer. At that time, people have lunch instead of breakfast as the main meal of the day. We can often see the word “lunch” in poems. For example,Tang Dynasty poets Bai Juyi and Jia Dao b 7 wrote about lunch in their poems.
Long ago, the n 8 of meals someone ate a day largely depended on (取决于) their financial (经济的) system, social status (地位) and customs. For e 9 , during the Han Dynasty, emperors (皇帝) e 10 four meals a day. During the Qing Dynasty, emperors had only two meals a day.
【答案】
1．(p)ast 2．(b)ecause 3．(b)etween 4．(m)ain 5．(u)sually 6．(d)uring 7．(b)oth 8．(n)umber 9．(e)xample 10．(e)njoyed
【导语】本文主要介绍了中国人一日三餐习惯的起源。
1．句意：过去的中国人和我们现在一样一日三餐吗？根据“before and during the Qin and Han dynasties”可知，是说在过去，in the past“在过去”，固定搭配。故填(p)ast。
2．句意：他们没有足够的食物，因为当时农业还不发达。根据“They didn’t have enough food b...farming was still undeveloped at this time.”可知，前后句是因果关系，用because连接。故填(b)ecause。
3．句意：通常，人们在早上7点到9点之间吃早餐。根据“7 and 9 a. m.”可知，是在7点和9点之间，between...and...“在……和……之间”，固定搭配。故填(b)etween。
4．句意：他们的早餐作为主食，比下午的饭更丰盛。根据“was heartier (更丰盛的) than their afternoon meal.”及首字母提示可知，应表达早餐作为主食，main“主要的”，形容词作定语，修饰名词meal。故填(m)ain。
5．句意：但穷人通常不会这样做。根据“some rich people had three meals a day”及“But”可知，穷人通常不会这样做，usually“通常”，副词修饰动词do。故填(u)sually。
6．句意：随着农业的发展和国家的富裕一日三餐在隋唐时期变得普遍。根据“the Sui and Tang dynasties”及首字母提示可知，应表达一日三餐在隋唐时期变得普通，during“在……期间”。故填(d)uring。
7．句意：例如，唐代诗人白居易和贾岛都在他们的诗中写过午餐。根据“Bai Juyi and Jia Dao”可知，是指两人都在诗中提到午餐，both“两者都”。故填(b)oth。
8．句意：很久以前，一个人一天吃多少顿饭在很大程度上取决于他们的经济状况、社会地位和习俗。根据“during the Han Dynasty, emperors (皇帝) enjoyed four meals a day. During the Qing Dynasty, emperors had only two meals a day.”可知，是表示人们一天吃多少顿饭取决于他们的经济状况、社会地位和习俗，the number of“……的数量”。故填(n)umber。
9．句意：例如，在汉代，皇帝每天吃四顿饭。根据“during the Han Dynasty, emperors (皇帝) enjoyed four meals a day. During the Qing Dynasty, emperors had only two meals a day.”可知，此处是在举例说明，for example“例如”，固定搭配。故填(e)xample。
10．句意：例如，在汉代，皇帝每天吃四顿饭。根据“emperors (皇帝) e...four meals a day.”可知，应表达皇帝每天吃四顿饭，enjoy“享用”，根据“during the Han Dynasty”可知，时态为一般过去时，谓语动词用过去式。故填(e)njoyed。
（23-24八年级上·江苏南京·期中）根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词。
I had a dream yesterday. My classmates and I were enjoying ourselves in the playground. Some of us were playing basketball and running, and o 1 were just talking. We were happy without w 2 about our study.
Suddenly, my alarm woke me up, and it was time to get up. A n 3 day started. For a boy in the middle school, studying takes up most of my time.
My real dream is a simple (简单的) one. I wish I could have some time for m 4 every day. I want to have a short rest and dream about what I’d like to be when I g 5 up. It’s just like seeing an island (岛屿) after a long, tiring j 6 at sea. I don’t want to become a boring boy, studying all the time without any time to play.
L 7 , our teachers and parents start to understand us now. After working hard for a long time, our teachers will let us go o 8 and breathe (呼吸) the fresh air. My parents also love me and stand b 9 me. They sometimes take me out for a meal or to enjoy the beautiful nature. It’s so wonderful. I’m like a bird flying freely in the c 10 and bright sky.
Then I start to find my own way of studying, and I learn better and better in my study. I want to say, “Enjoying your free time will make you study better.”
【答案】
1．(o)thers 2．(w)orrying 3．(n)ew 4．(m)yself 5．(g)row 6．(j)ourney 7．(L)uckily 8．(o)utside 9．(b)ehind 10．(c)lear
【导语】本文讲述了作者在梦中与同学们在操场上愉快玩耍的经历，以及现实中作为中学生学习压力大的情况。
1．句意：有些人在打篮球和跑步，其他人在聊天。根据“My classmates and I were enjoying ourselves in the playground.”及首字母提示可知，这里指我和同学们在操场上玩得很开心，一些人在打篮球和跑步，其他在聊天。others“其他的（人或者物）”，符合语境，故填(o)thers。
2．句意：我们快乐地玩耍，不用担心学习。根据“about our study”及首字母提示可知，这里指不用担心学习，worry“担心，担忧”，符合语境；without是介词，后加动名词作宾语。故填(w)orrying。
3．句意：新的一天开始了。根据“Suddenly, my alarm woke me up, and it was time to get up.”及首字母提示可知，这里指闹钟叫醒了我，新的一天开始了，new“新的”，符合语境，故填(n)ew。
4．句意：我希望每天都能有一些属于自己的时间。根据“I want to have a short rest and…”及首字母提示可知，这里指想要休息一下，拥有一些属于自己的时间，主语为I，用反身代词myself“自己的”，符合语境，故填(m)yself。
5．句意：我想休息一会儿，梦想一下长大后想成为什么样的人。根据“what I’d like to be”及首字母提示可知，这里指长大以后的梦想，grow up“长大”，符合语境，when引导的时间状语从句用一般现在时表示将来，主语为I，谓语动词用原形。故填(g)row。
6．句意：这就像在海上长时间疲惫的航行后看到一座岛屿一样。根据“It’s just like seeing an island”及首字母提示可知，这里将学习中短暂的休息比作在疲惫的海上旅行中看到一座小岛，journey“旅行，旅程”，符合语境，故填(j)ourney。
7．句意：幸运的是，我们的老师和家长现在开始理解我们了。根据“our teachers and parents start to understand us now”及首字母提示可知，这里指老师和家长开始理解我们了，这是幸运的，lucky“幸运的”，符合语境，此处修饰整个句子，应该用副词形式。故填(L)uckily。
8．句意：经过长时间的努力学习后，我们的老师会让我们出去呼吸新鲜空气。根据“breathe (呼吸) the fresh air”及首字母提示可知，这里指去外面呼吸新鲜空气，outside“到外面，在外面”，符合语境，故填(o)utside。
9．句意：我的父母也很爱我，支持我。根据“My parents also love me”及首字母提示可知，这里指我的父母爱我并且支持我，stand behind sb.“支持某人”，符合语境，故填(b)ehind。
10．句意：我就像一只在清澈明亮的天空中自由飞翔的鸟儿。根据“and bright sky”及首字母提示可知，这里指清澈明亮的天空，clear“清澈的”，符合语境，故填(c)lear。
（23-24八年级上·江苏淮安·期中）根据短文内容及所给首字母提示，写出所缺单词，使短文意思完整、通顺，每空一词。
As a little girl, I was always interested in watching my mum cook meals. But my parents thought I was too young to cook by m 1 , so I didn’t have a chance (机会) to try cooking.Last Saturday was my twelfth b 2 . My mum told me that I could try cooking from that day on. I was so excited that I woke up e 3 than usual the next morning and asked my mum if I could prepare the lunch. My mum smiled and told me to be c 4 with everything. I walked into the kitchen and decided to m 5 chicken and rice.
I put two bowls of rice into the rice cooker and a 6 some water. After that, I began to wash onions and potatoes. My mum handed the knife to me and asked me to cut them up. It was difficult at f 7 , but I made it. Then I put the chicken, the onions and potatoes, and some sauce into the pot (锅). One hour later, the rice and the chicken w 8 both ready.
I q 9 brought the food to the table. My parents were already sitting there, waiting for my meal. They tried the food and said it was pretty good. I felt it was one of the h 10 moments in my life.
【答案】
1．(m)yself1．(b)irthday1．(e)arlier1．(c)areful1．(m)ake1．(a)dded1．(f)irst1．(w)ere1．(q)uickly1．(h)appiest
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了作者第一次尝试做饭的经历。
1．句意：但是我的父母认为我太小而不能独自做饭。根据句意及首字母提示可知，此处指作者不能“独自”做饭，by oneself意为“独自地”，为固定短语，且主语I为第一人称单数，所以反身代词应为myself。故填(m)yself。
2．句意：上个星期六是我十二岁生日。根据句意及首字母提示可知，此处指作者的“生日”，birthday意为“生日”，且根据句中的“my twelfth”可知，此处应填birthday的单数形式。故填(b)irthday。
3．句意：我非常兴奋，以至于第二天早上我比平时醒得“更早”。根据“than”及首字母提示可知，此处指作者比平时醒得早，earlier意为“更早地”，符合语境。故填(e)arlier。
4．句意：我妈妈笑着告诉我对每件事都要“小心”。根据句意及首字母提示可知，此处指妈妈告诉作者要小心，be careful with意为“对……小心”，为固定短语。故填(c)areful。
5．句意：我走进厨房，决定做鸡肉和米饭。根据句意及首字母提示可知，此处指作者决定做饭，make意为“做”，且根据句中的“to”可知，此处需用动词原形。故填(m)ake。
6．句意：我把两碗米饭放进电饭煲里，并“加”了一些水。根据“some water”及首字母提示可知，此处指作者往电饭煲里加水，add意为“加”，且根据句中的“put”可知，此处需用一般过去时，所以add需用过去式added。故填(a)dded。
7．句意：起初很难，但我做到了。根据句意及首字母提示可知，此处指起初很难，at first意为“起初”，为固定短语。故填(f)irst。
8．句意：一个小时后，米饭和鸡肉都“准备好了”。根据“ready”及首字母提示可知，此处指米饭和鸡肉都准备好了，be ready意为“准备好了”，为固定短语，且主语the rice and the chicken为复数，所以be需用复数形式were。故填(w)ere。
9．句意：我“迅速”地把食物端到桌子上。根据“I … brought the food to the table.”可知句子结构完整，结合首字母提示可填副词，此处指作者迅速地把食物端到桌子上，quickly意为“迅速地”，符合语境。故填(q)uickly。
10．句意：我觉得这是我人生中最“幸福”的时刻之一。根据全文描述及首字母提示可知，此处指作者认为这是她人生中最幸福的时刻之一，happiest意为“最幸福的”，为happy的最高级形式，符合语境。故填(h)appiest。
（23-24八年级上·江苏南通·期中）Jerry lived in a small town in America. She always wanted to help others when she was young. When she was eight years old, she learnt that other children had no c 1 water in Africa, and she was shocked (震惊的). When her school began raising money to build wells there, she asked her parents to stop having a birthday p 2 for her. Also, she asked her friends each to donate (捐赠) $9 to the project in Africa i 3 of giving her birthday presents. One year later, it was her n 4 birthday on June 12. She made a birthday page on the Internet with a goal (目标) of $300. But Jerry was able to r 5 only $200. This made her a little sad.
【答案】1．(c)lean 2．(p)arty 3．(i)nstead 4．(n)inth 5．(r)aise
【导语】本文主要讲述了美国小女孩Jerry为非洲需要帮助的孩子们捐款和筹款的故事。
1．句意：当她八岁的时候，她了解到非洲的其他孩子没有干净的水，她感到震惊。根据后文“...her school began raising money to build wells there...”及首字母c可推知，此处是指非洲的儿童没有干净的水喝，因此学校开始募集资金为那里建井。故填(c)lean。
2．句意： 当她的学校开始筹集资金在那里打井时，她要求她的父母停止为她举办生日聚会。根据“...she asked her parents to stop having a birthday...for her”及首字母p可推知，这里想说的是她想让她的父母停止为她举办生日派对。故填(p)arty。
3．句意：此外，她要求她的朋友们每人捐赠9美元给非洲的项目，而不是给她生日礼物。根据“...she asked her friends each to donate (捐赠) $9 to the project in Africa...”及“... giving her birthday presents”及首字母i可知这里想说的是她想让她的朋友们捐钱给非洲项目，而不是送她生日礼物。instead of意为“代替，而不是”。故填(i)nstead。
4．句意：一年后，6月12日是她九岁生日。根据前文“When she was eight years old... she asked her parents to stop having a birthday...”可知，之前她是过八岁的生日，那么一年后应该是她九岁的生日。这里为第九个生日，需要用序数词表达。ninth意为“第九”。故填(n)inth。
5．句意：但是Jerry只能筹集到200美元。根据前文及前一句“She made a birthday page on the Internet with a goal (目标) of $300.”并结合首字母r，可知这里想说的是她只能筹集到200美元。raise“筹集”，be able to do sth“能够做某事”。故填(r)aise。
（23-24八年级上·江苏淮安·期中）阅读短文，根据所给的首字母提示，写出一个合适的单词，使短文通顺。
Japanese director (导演) Hayao Miyazaki’s new animation ((动画片) movie The Boy and the Heron (《你想活出怎样的人生》) c 1 out in Japan in July. People in the rest o 2 the world can watch it in late 2023.
To make the movie, a 3 from Studio Ghibli worked together. They drew the animation by hand. Miyazaki is very strict. I 4 there is one small mistake, they need to start over. So it t 5 them seven years!
Most animation films now use computer graphics (电脑画图), b 6 Miyazaki doesn’t like them. He t 7 computer graphics look “thin and fake (假的)”. He once saw a computer animation of a baby.” Babies a 8 fresh and new to the world. But the baby’s head moved too fast,” he said in a documentary (纪录片). Miyazaki knows that computer graphics can do some things b 9 than hand drawing. But he said: “Keep on d 10 and wearing out pencils, we’ll find a way to make it work.”
【答案】
1．(c)ame 2．(o)f 3．(a)rtists 4．(I)f 5．(t)ook 6．(b)ut 7．(t)hinks 8．(a)re 9．(b)etter 10．(d)rawing
【导语】本文主要介绍了日本著名动画大师宫崎骏的新动画电影《你想活出怎样的人生》。
1．句意：日本导演宫崎骏的新动画电影《你想活出怎样的人生》于7月在日本上映。根据“...new animation ((动画片) movie...out”及首字母提示可知，这里指新动画电影于7月在日本上映，come out意为“出现”，又根据“in July”可知，该句为一般过去时，谓语动词用过去式，故填(c)ame。
2．句意：世界其他地区的人们可以在 2023 年底观看。the rest of the world意为“世界其他地区”，故填(o)f。
3．句意：为了制作这部电影，吉卜力工作室的艺术家们齐心协力。根据“...from Studio Ghibli worked together”及首字母提示可知，这里指工作室的艺术家们，artist意为“艺术家”，又根据后句“They drew the animation by hand.”可知，此处应用复数形式，故填(a)rtists。
4．句意：如果有一个小错误，他们就需要重新开始。根据“there is one small mistake, they need to start over”可知，前句是后句的条件，所以应用if引导条件状语从句，故填(I)f。
5．句意：所以他们花了七年时间！根据“...them seven years”及首字母提示可知，这里指花了七年时间，take意为“花费”，该句应为一般过去时，谓语动词用过去式，故填(t)ook。
6．句意：现在大多数动画电影都使用计算机图形技术，但宫崎骏并不喜欢它们。分析句子，前后句表示转折关系，应用连词but，故填(b)ut。
7．句意：他认为计算机图形看起来“单薄又假”。根据“He...computer graphics look ‘thin and fake (假的)’.”及首字母提示可知，这里指他认为计算机图形看起来“单薄又假”，think意为“认为”，该句为一般现在时，主语为He，谓语动词用单三形式，故填(t)hinks。
8．句意：婴儿对于这个世界来说，是新鲜而又陌生的。根据“fresh and new to the world”及首字母提示可知，该句为系表结构，且该句为一般现在时，主语为Babies，be动词用are，故填(a)re。
9．句意：宫崎骏知道，计算机图形学可以比手绘做得更好。根据“do some things...than hand drawing”及首字母提示可知，这里指比手绘做得更好，better意为“更好”，故填(b)etter。
10．句意：但他表示：“继续画下去，用完铅笔，我们会找到办法让它发挥作用的。”根据“Keep on...and wearing out pencils”及首字母提示可知，这里指继续画下去，draw意为“画画”，keep on doing意为“继续做某事”，故填(d)rawing。
（23-24八年级上·江苏扬州·期中）缺词填空
When Mrs Medlock left, he got up and went out of the house. He walked across the lawn to the long path near the walled gardens. Then he heard some sounds. They were coming from inside the garden. They were the s 1 of children running and laughing.
Suddenly the door in the wall opened and a boy r 2 out. He almost ran into him.
“Who What Who ” Mr Craven stammered.
“Father,” the boy said. “It’s m 3 , Colin.” He put his hand on his father’s arm.
“Father, I’m not going to die. I’m going to l 4 forever and ever!” Mr Craven put his hands on Colin’s shoulders.
“Take me into the garden, my boy,” he said. “And tell me all about it.”
The children took him t 5 the door. It was autumn now and the garden was full of gold and brown and red. Mr Craven couldn’t b 6 his eyes.
“I thought it was dead,” he said.
“We did, too,” said Colin. “But it came alive.” Then they sat down under a tree and Colin told his father about Mary, Dickon, the g 7 and the magic.
“Now,” he said at the end of his story, “I’m going to walk back to the house with you, Father. I’m never going to get into my wheelchair a 8 .”
Ben Weatherstaff was talking to Mrs Medlock in the kitchen.
“Did you see Master Colin with his father ” she a 9 the gardener.
“Yes, I did,” he replied, smiling. “Look over there, Mrs Medlock!”
Ben pointed to the window.
The housekeeper looked and screamed. T 10 all the servants ran to the window and looked, too.
Mr Craven was coming across the lawn. He looked very, very happy.And next to him, laughing and walking as strongly as the other boys in Yorkshire, was his son Colin.
【答案】
1．(s)ounds 2．(r)an 3．(m)e 4．(l)ive 5．(t)hrough 6．(b)elieve 7．(g)arden 8．(a)gain 9．(a)sked 10．(T)hen
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，是小说《秘密花园》的节选。
1．句意：它们是孩子们奔跑和欢笑的声音。根据所给首字母s和“Then he heard some sounds.”可知，他们听到了一些声音，这些声音是孩子们的奔跑和欢笑的声音，所以要填名词复数。故填(s)ounds。
2．句意：突然，墙上的门打开了，一个男孩跑了出来。根据所给首字母r和“He almost ran into him.”可知，一个男孩是跑着出来的，根据“opened”可知，这里动词也填过去式。故填(r)an。
3．句意：是我，Colin。根据所给首字母m和“He put his hand on his father’s arm.”可知，Colin在告诉他的爸爸，“是我”。故填(m)e。
4．句意：爸爸，我不会死的。我要永远活着。根据首字母l和“I’m not going to die.”可知，Colin说他不会死的，那就是要活着，be going to后跟动词原形。故填(l)ive。
5．句意：孩子们带他穿过了门。根据所给首字母t和“…the door”可知，孩子们是带他“穿过了门”。故填(t)hrough。
6．句意：Craven先生无法相信他的眼睛。根据所给首字母b和“…his eyes”可知，Craven先生无法相信他看到的景象，情态动词couldn’t后跟动词原形。故填(b)elieve。
7．句意：然后他们在一棵树下坐下，Colin告诉他爸爸关于玛丽、狄肯、花园和魔法的事情。根据所给首字母g和“Then they sat down under a tree and Colin told his father about Mary, Dickon…”可知，Colin在告诉爸爸这些事情。故填(g)arden。
8．句意：我永远不会再坐在我的轮椅上。根据所给首字母a和“I’m going to walk back to the house with you, Father. I’m never going to get into my wheelchair…”可知，他要和爸爸回到房子里，不再坐在轮椅上。故填(a)gain。
9．句意：她问园丁。根据所给首字母a和“Did you see Master Colin with his father ”可知，她在问园丁，时态是过去时，所以动词是过去式。故填(a)sked。
10．句意：然后所有的仆人也跑到窗前看。根据所给首字母T和“The housekeeper looked and screamed.”可知，管家看着尖叫起来，然后所有的仆人也跑到窗前看。故填(T)hen。
（23-24八年级上·江苏扬州·期中）缺词填空
Gabe showed up right on time at 8 a.m. He smelled the air. “Banana bread ” my best friend asked.
I handed him a piece of banana bread and finished m 1 .
“Your mom always makes my favorite things,” Gabe said.
Mom stuck her head out of her bedroom. She said, “I aim to please, Gabe! How e 2 ! The finals of the Stravinsky Scavenger Hunt (寻宝游戏)! You boys should be proud of yourselves for making it so far. Good l 3 ! Call me!”
“We will! See you!” I said. We left the house.
Her voice followed us. “R 4 , David, look before you leap (跳跃)!”
That was my Mom’s usual advice because I did sometimes act first and think l 5 .
Outside, the air was cool, b 6 the sun warmed the back of my neck as we rode to the library. Today was the last day of the kids’ scavenger hunt. The contest had started with about twenty teams, but now it was down to two t 7 . Gabe and I knew we would have to work hard to beat the other team, a brother and sister named Jackson and Jasmine. A crowd of twenty or thirty people was a 8 at the library. A few were reporters.
Mayor Matinez said to the f 9 of us, “Now remember, you may only use your bicycles and your brains. No cell phones, no rides, no money to pay for a 10 . Good luck!” the mayor said.
【答案】
1．(m)ine 2．(e)xciting/(e)njoyable 3．(l)uck 4．(R)emember 5．(l)ater 6．(b)ut 7．(t)eams 8．(a)lready/(a)lso/(a)waiting 9．(f)our 10．(a)nything
【导语】本文主要讲述了作者和好朋友Gabe去参加寻宝游戏决赛时发生的事情。
1．句意：我递给他一片香蕉面包，并把我的吃完了。根据“I handed him a piece of banana bread and finished m...”可知，此处表示我吃完了我的香蕉面包，，空后无名词，应用名词性物主代词mine“我的”。故填(m)ine。
2．句意：好兴奋啊！/多愉快啊！根据“The finals of the Stravinsky Scavenger Hunt (寻宝游戏)!”可知，进入决赛是令人兴奋的事，此处为感叹句：How +adj+(主谓)，用exciting/enjoyable表示“好兴奋啊！/多愉快啊！”故填(e)xciting/(e)njoyable。
3．句意：祝你们好运！good luck“祝你好运”，固定词组，用于表达希望某人成功的祝福。故填(l)uck。
4．句意：记住，大卫，三思而后行！根据“look before you leap!”可知，这是母亲希望大卫记住的话。remember“记住”，祈使句，用动词原形。故填(R)emember。
5．句意：这是我母亲常用的建议，因为我有时会先行动，后思考。根据“act first and think...”可知，此处表示先行动，后思考。later“以后”符合语境，副词修饰动词。故填(l)ater。
6．句意：外面的空气很凉爽，但当我们骑车去图书馆时，阳光温暖了我的后颈。根据“cool...the sun warmed”可知，此处表示转折，用转折连词but“但是”。故填(b)ut。
7．句意：比赛开始时大约有二十支队伍，但现在只剩下两支队伍了。根据“...started with about twenty teams, but now it was down to two...”可知，此处表示仅剩2支队伍了。team“队”，可数名词，前有“two”，故用名词复数。故填(t)eams。
8．句意：图书馆里已经/也有二三十个人。/二三十个人在图书馆等着。根据“A crowd of twenty or thirty people was...at the library”及首字母提示可知，此处表示图书馆里已经/也有二三十个人。副词already“已经”和also“也”符合语境。还可以用现在分词awaiting表示人们正在图书馆“等待”。故填(a)lready/(a)lso/(a)waiting。
9．句意：市长Matinez对我们四个人说：“现在记住，你们只能用你们的自行车和你们的大脑。没有手机，没有车，没有钱支买任何东西。祝你们好运！”市长说。根据“Gabe and I knew we would have to work hard to beat the other team, a brother and sister named Jackson and Jasmine.”可知，最后是两支队伍的决赛，每队两人，一共是四人。four of us表示“我们四个人”。故填(f)our。
10．句意：市长Matinez对我们四个人说：“现在记住，你们只能用你们的自行车和你们的大脑。没有手机，没有车，没有钱买任何东西。祝你们好运！”市长说。根据“no money to pay for...”可知，此处表示没有钱买任何东西。anything“任何东西”，不定代词，通常用于否定句和疑问句。故填(a)nything。
（23-24八年级上·江苏南京·期中）根据短文内容和首字母提示，填写所缺单词。注意：每个空格只填一个单词。
No matter young or old, all children love to play different i 1 games. In school in Britain at playing time, you will see children playing all kinds of games. And after school if the w 2 is good and when homework is done, you are sure to find children playing outdoors too.
Everywhere you look in a playground, children are having fun chasing (追) each other! Games of chase are very popular in Britain, just like anywhere e 3 in the world. There are lots of types of chase games, and lots of different names for them depending on which part of the UK you visit.“Tig”,“Tag”, or“Dobby”are all names for the same game. In those games, somebody must chase his friends and try to catch them. If he can slap or tap them on the shoulder, he m 4 it.
One of the best things about chase games is you don’t n 5 any extra equipment, like a bat or ball to play. Some games do need equipment. Ball games are always popular, and wherever you look in the UK, you will find children playing football. Often, if there are no goalposts to use, children will use their coats a 6 goalposts.
A 7 popular game found in many playground s is a skipping rope. Children skip in t 8 into the swinging rope and jump, while a rhyme (短诗) is chanted.
At weekends, when there is lots of time to play, many boys and girls enjoy skating and skateboarding. Most towns have skate parks which have ramps (坡道) and rails (扶栏) for doing tricks. It’s fun to ride bikes t 9 . BMX bikes are great for doing tricks and jumps, and some towns have special tracks for people to race or practice tricks.
Whatever types of games you like to play, there are lots to c 10 from.
【答案】
1．(i)nteresting 2．(w)eather 3．(e)lse 4．(m)akes 5．(n)eed 6．(a)s 7．(A)nother 8．(t)urns 9．(t)oo 10．(c)hoose
【导语】本文讲述了介绍了英国孩子的几种户外游戏，举例介绍了游戏名称，玩法及规则。
1．句意：无论老少，所有的孩子都喜欢玩不同的有趣的游戏。根据game及首字母提示，空处缺少形容词修饰game，interesting“有趣的”符合，故填(i)nteresting。
2．句意：放学后如果天气好并且作业完成了，你肯定会发现孩子们也在户外玩耍。根据“if the …is good”及首字母提示可知，此处表达如果天气好，weather“天气”符合，故填(w)eather。
3．句意：追逐游戏在英国非常流行，就像世界上其他地方一样。anywhere else“其他任何地方”，固定短语，故填(e)lse。
4．句意：如果他能拍到他们的肩膀，他就成功了。根据“If he can slap or tap them on the shoulder”及首字母提示可知，此处表达如果他能拍到他们的肩膀，他就成功了，make it“成功”，句子为一般现在时，主语为he，空处用三单形式，故填(m)akes。
5．句意：追逐游戏的最好之处是你不需要任何额外的设备。根据首字母提示可知，此处表达不需要任何额外装备，need“需要”符合，don’t后接动词原形，故填(n)eed。
6．句意：如果没有球门柱，孩子们会用他们的外套作为球门柱。根据“children will use their coats a… goalposts.”及首字母可知，此处表达用外套作为球门柱，as“作为”符合，故填(a)s。
7．句意：另一个在许多操场上发现的流行游戏是跳绳。根据“…is a skipping rope.”及首字母可知，此处指另一种游戏，泛指三者及以上的“另一个”用another，故填(A)nother。
8．句意：孩子们轮流跳进摆动的绳子里并跳跃，同时吟唱短诗。in turns“轮流”，介词短语，故填(t)urns。
9．句意：骑自行车也很有趣。根据“It’s fun to ride bikes”可知，此处表达骑自行车也很有趣，too“也”，副词修饰整个句子，故填(t)oo。
10．句意：无论你喜欢玩什么类型的游戏，有很多可以选择。choose from“选择”，动词不定式符号to后接动词原形，故填(c)hoose。
（23-24八年级上·江苏南通·期中）请认真阅读下面短文，并根据各题所给首字母的提示，写出一个合适的英语单词完整、正确的形式，使短文通顺。
A kindergarten teacher decided to have her class a game. The teacher told each student to bring a plastic bag with a few p 1 in it to school. Each student would “name” their potatoes after people they did not like. So the n 2 of potatoes would be different depending on (取决于) how many people each student d 3 .
The next day, all the students brought their potatoes to school. Some kids had just one or two potatoes, while o 4 had as many as five or six. The teacher then told the children that they would have to c 5 their potatoes with them wherever they went for one week.
Several days passed by. Some of the students started to complain b 6 their potatoes began to rot and smell bad. The students who carried more potatoes also complained about how h 7 their bags were. One week later, the game was over. The teacher asked, “How did you feel about carrying around your potatoes for a w 8 ” The students complained o 9 again. The teacher simply smiled and said. “This is what it’s like to carry hate in your h 10 . You have to carry it with you wherever you go. If you can‘t tolerate (容忍) carrying rotten potatoes for one week, can you imagine having hate in your heart for a whole lifetime ”
【答案】
1．(p)otatoes 2．(n)umber 3．(d)isliked 4．(o)thers 5．(c)arry 6．(b)ecause 7．(h)eavy 8．(w)eek 9．(o)nce 10．(h)eart
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，通过带土豆走路的事情告诉学生一个道理，不要在心里去讨厌或者憎恨一个人，那样太累了，还不如原谅别人。
1．句意：老师告诉每个学生带一个塑料袋，里面装着几个土豆到学校。根据后文“The next day, all the students brought their potatoes to school.”以及首字母提示可知，此处指的带土豆，potatoes“土豆”，填复数形式泛指类别。故填(p)otatoes。
2．句意：因此，土豆的数量会因每个学生不喜欢的人数而异。根据“of potatoes would be different depending on (取决于) how many people each student”以及首字母可知，这里指的是数量，number符合语境，the number of“……的数量”。故填(n)umber。
3．句意：因此，土豆的数量会因每个学生不喜欢的人数而异。根据后文“If you can‘t tolerate (容忍) carrying rotten potatoes for one week,”以及首字母提示，这里指的是不喜欢的人数，dislike“不喜欢”符合语境，该句是一般过去时，动词填过去式。故填(d)isliked。
4．句意：有些孩子只有一两个土豆，而另一些孩子则有五六个。根据“had as many as five or six.”以及首字母提示，此处指的是其他孩子，others“其他人”符合题意。故填(o)thers。
5．句意：然后，老师告诉孩子们，无论走到哪里，他们都必须随身携带土豆一周。根据后文老师问的“How did you feel about carrying around your potatoes”以及首字母提示，carry“携带”符合语境，have to接动词原形。故填(c)arry。
6．句意：一些学生开始抱怨，因为他们的土豆开始腐烂，闻起来很臭。根据“their potatoes began to rot and smell bad”以及首字母提示，后文解释了原因，because“因为”符合语境，故填(b)ecause。
7．句意：携带更多土豆的学生也抱怨他们的袋子有多重。根据“The students who carried more potatoes also complained about how…their bags were.”以及首字母提示，此处指的沉重，heavy“重的”符合语境，故填(h)eavy。
8．句意：老师问：“你带着土豆一周感觉怎么样？”根据前文“their potatoes with them wherever they went for one week.”以及首字母提示，此处指的是携带土豆一周，week“周”符合语境，a接名词单数。故填(w)eek。
9．句意：学生们再次抱怨。根据前文“Some of the students started to complain”以及“The students complained”并结合首字母，此处指的是再次抱怨，once again“再一次”，为固定表达。故填(o)nce。
10．句意：这就是心中怀有仇恨的感觉。根据后文“can you imagine having hate in your heart for a whole lifetime”以及首字母提示可知，这里指的心中有仇恨，heart“心”，in your heart“在你的心中”。故填(h)eart。
（22-23八年级上·江苏扬州·期中）首字母填空
Winter turned to spring and spring turned to summer. The girls walked in the garden, went for long walks and picked f 1 . Jo often went rowing on the river with Laurie. One day an English family v 2 him. Laurie organized a picnic in the field for them. He also i 3 the four March sisters. They had a very good time. Mr Brooke was here, too. He was especially k 4 to Meg and talked to her a lot that afternoon. Meg liked him very much.
Sometimes that summer, when it was very hot, the girls walked to the top of the hill near their house. It was c 5 under the trees and there was a wonderful view o 6 the river from the top.
One day Laurie followed them. He hid b 7 a tree and watched them. A squirrel s 8 ran down the tree trunk and Beth looked up. She saw Laurie and waved.
“Can I j 9 you ” Laurie asked shyly.
“Of course!” said Meg. “Come and sit down!”
“We call this hill the Delectable Mountain,” Jo t 10 him. “Because we can look far away and see the country of our dreams.”
— Taken from Little Women
【答案】
1．(f)lowers 2．(v)isited 3．(i)nvited 4．(k)ind 5．(c)ool 6．(o)ver 7．(b)ehind 8．(s)uddenly 9．(j)oin 10．(t)old
【导语】本文节选自《小妇人》。讲述了Laurie在野外组织野餐及一天女孩们在山顶玩耍，Laurie加入她们的事情。
1．句意：女孩们走在花园里，长时间散步，摘花，根据“The girls walked in the garden”可知，指在花园里摘花，空处用名词复数flowers“花”，表泛指。故填(f)lowers。
2．句意：一天，一个英国家庭来拜访他。根据“an English family v... him”可知，是指拜访他，visit“拜访”，时态为一般过去时，谓语动词用过去式。故填(v)isited。
3．句意：他还邀请了马奇四姐妹。根据“They had a very good time”可知，此处是指邀请她们，invite“邀请”，时态为一般过去时，谓语动词用过去式。故填(i)nvited。
4．句意：他对麦格特别好，那天下午和她谈了很多。be kind to sb“对某人友好”，固定短语。故填(k)ind。
5．句意：树下很凉爽，从树顶可以看到河上的美景。根据“under the trees”可知，树下很凉爽，cool“凉爽的”，形容词作表语。故填(c)ool。
6．句意：树下很凉爽，从树顶可以看到河上的美景。根据“wonderful view o... the river”可知，此处是指河上的风景，介词over“在……上”符合。故填(o)ver。
7．句意：他躲在一棵树后面看着他们。根据“He hid b... a tree and watched them”可知，是躲在树后面，behind“在……后面”。故填(b)ehind。
8．句意：一只松鼠突然从树干上跑下来，贝丝抬起头来。根据“A squirrel s... ran down the tree trunk”可知，是指松鼠突然从树干上跑下来，空处用副词suddenly“突然”，修饰动词。故填(s)uddenly。
9．句意：我可以加入你们吗？根据“‘Of course!’ said Meg. ‘Come and sit down!’”可知，是问是否可以加入她们，join“加入”，情态动词can后跟动词原形。故填(j)oin。
10．句意：乔告诉他。根据“We call this hill the Delectable Mountain”可知，此处是指乔告诉他，tell“告诉”，时态为一般过去时，动词用过去式。故填(t)old。
（22-23八年级上·江苏扬州·期中）The world is not only hungry, but also thirsty. Perhaps this seems strange t 1 you since nearly 70% of the Earth’s surface is covered with water. But about 97% of t 2 is sea water. Humans can only drink and u 3 the other 3%—the fresh water from rivers, lakes, the underground and other sources(资源). And we cannot use all of that. Even w 4 , some of it has been polluted.
However, as things stand today, this fresh water is still e 5 for us. But our need for water is b 6 larger and larger quickly—almost day by day. We should take action to deal with this problem now and in this w 7 , we can get away from a serious worldwide water shortage(缺少) later on.
We all have to learn how to s 8 wasting our valuable water. One of the first steps is to improve ways of reusing it. Today in most large cities water is used only o 9 and then sent into a sewer system(排污系统). From there it returns to the sea or r 10 into underground places.
【答案】
1．(t)o 2．(t)hat 3．(u)se 4．(w)orse 5．(e)nough 6．(b)ecoming 7．(w)ay 8．(s)top 9．(o)nce 10．(r)uns
【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了水资源短缺的问题以及如何解决这个问题。
1．句意：这对你来说可能很奇怪，因为地球表面近70%被水覆盖。“seem+形容词+ to sb”意为“在某人看来很……的”，故填(t)o。
2．句意：但是其中大约97%是海水。此处指代70% of the Earth’s surface，与Earth’s surface属于同名异物，用that，故填(t)hat。
3．句意：人类只能饮用和使用剩下的3%——来自河流、湖泊、地下和其他来源的淡水。根据“we cannot use all of that”和首字母可知，只能使用3%的水，不能使用所有的水。use“使用”，can后加动词原形，故填(u)se。
4．句意：更糟糕的是，其中一些已经被污染了。根据“we cannot use all of that. Even ... some of it has been polluted”和首字母可知，比不能使用所有的水更糟糕的是，一些水已经被污染了。even后加比较级，“更糟糕的”worse，故填worse。
5．句意：然而，就今天的情况来看，这些淡水对我们来说仍然足够了。上文提到可用水资源少，由“however”表示转折，再结合首字母可知，说明水已经足够了。enough“足够的”，形容词作表语，故填(e)nough。
6．句意：但是我们对水的需求正在迅速地变得越来越大——几乎是每天都在增加。根据“our need for water is ... larger and larger”和首字母可知，我们对水的需求变得越来越大。“变得”become，is后用现在分词，构成现在进行时。故填(b)ecoming。
7．句意：我们应该现在就采取行动来解决这个问题，这样，我们就可以避免以后世界范围内严重的水资源短缺。in this way“用这种方法”，固定短语，故填(w)ay。
8．句意：我们都必须学会如何停止浪费我们宝贵的水。根据“One of the first steps is to improve ways of reusing it.”可知，改进水的再利用方式是停止浪费水的途径之一，“停止”stop，且疑问词how后加不定式，stop用原形，故填(s)top。
9．句意：今天，在大多数大城市里，水只使用一次，然后就被送入下水道系统。根据“water is used only ...”和首字母可知，水只被利用一次，“一次”once，故填(o)nce。
10．句意：它从那里返回大海或流入地下。根据“... into underground places”可知，水流入地下，“流入、注入”run into，主语是it，谓语动词用三单形式runs，故填(r)uns。
（22-23八年级上·江苏扬州·期中）缺词填空
On Christmas morning. the four March sisters woke up and went down to the kitchen. They were surprised to find their mother w 1 there. Their servant Hannah told them their mother went o 2 to help a poor family that lived near their house. While they were waiting for their mother to r 3 home, the girls put their presents for her in a basket. After a while, Mrs. March came back home and told the girls the r 4 why she went out that morning. She went to see a poor woman who lived in one room with her seven children. One of the children was o 5 a baby. They were cold and h 6 because they didn’t have a fire or any food. The oldest boy came to ask Mrs. March for help. Then Mrs March asked the girls whether they would like to offer the poor family their breakfast as a Christmas p 7 . After h 8 what their mother said, none of the girls spoke. They just looked at the nice food on the table, for they were all hungry. A few minutes l 9 , they began to put food into a basket and couldn’t wait to go to see the family with their mother. How k 10 the girls were.
【答案】
1．(w)asn’t 2．(o)ut 3．(r)eturn 4．(r)eason 5．(o)nly 6．(h)ungry 7．(p)resent 8．(h)earing 9．(l)ater 10．(k)ind
【导语】本文讲述了善良的马奇太太和孩子们在圣诞节通过送早餐和礼物帮助了一位穷困的妈妈和她的孩子的故事。
1．句意：她们惊讶地发现她们的母亲不在那里。根据“Their servant Hannah told them their mother went...to help a poor family that lived near their house.”可知，她们的母亲不在家。结合全文可知，该句为一般过去时态，所以动词用wasn’t。故填(w)asn’t。
2．句意：她们的仆人Hannah告诉她们，她们的母亲出去帮助住在他们家附近的一个贫困家庭。go out“外出”，固定用法。故填(o)ut。
3．句意：在等待母亲回家的时候，女孩们把给她的礼物放在一个篮子里。根据“Their servant Hannah told them their mother went...to help a poor family that lived near their house.”可知，母亲出去了，孩子们在等待母亲回来，此处指“返回”，结合首字母可知，空前有to，此处动词用原形，故填(r)eturn。
4．句意：过了一会儿， March夫人回到家，告诉女孩们那天早上她出去的原因。根据“...why she went out that morning”和首字母可知，此处指“原因”，reason“原因”，结合空前的the可知，此处填名词单数形式。故填(r)eason。
5．句意：其中一个孩子还只是个婴儿。根据“a baby”及结合首字母可知，此处指“只是，仅仅”。only“只是”符合语境。故填(o)nly。
6．句意：他们又冷又饿，因为他们没有火也没有食物。根据“because they didn’t have a fire or any food.”可知，是“又冷又饿”，hungry“饿的”符合题意。故填(h)ungry。
7．句意：然后March夫人问女孩们是否愿意把她们的早餐作为圣诞礼物送给这个贫穷的家庭。根据空前的Christmas结合首字母可知，此处指“圣诞礼物”，present“礼物”符合语境。故填(p)resent。
8．句意：听了母亲的话后，没有一个女孩开口说话。根据前文母亲说的话可知，此处指“听了母亲的话后”， hear“听到”符合语境。After是介词，介词后的动词要用动名词形式。故填(h)earing。
9．句意：几分钟后，她们开始把食物放进篮子里。a few minutes later“几分钟之后”，固定用法。故填(l)ater。
10．句意：女孩们多善良啊！根据前文可知，女孩们把自己的早餐送给了那个贫困的女人和她的孩子们，所以女孩们是善良的，结合How可知，该句为感叹句，How+形容词+主语+谓语！所以kind“善良的”符合题意。故填(k)ind。
（23-24八年级上·江苏淮安·期中）首字母填空。
There was once a boy who was playing in a field with his friends. As they were playing, the boy saw a stone that looked s 1 . It was d 2 from the other ones. It was a bit shining, b 3 it was quite dirty. The boy picked it up and decided to polish(擦亮) it.
His friends made fun of him for this. They said: “W 4 are you polishing that dirty old stone It doesn’t c 5 anything.” But every day, when they went out to play, the boy would bring the stone, polishing it whenever they took breaks. Then one day, the boy left his home to j 6 his friends playing as usual. When he s 7 them the stone, they were amazed. It was, in fact, not a stone at all—it was a beautiful diamond(钻石). The boy stayed up all night, polishing it until it was r 8 clean.
There will be times i 9 your life when people will try to discourage(使泄气) you. They will tell you that you’re wasting your time on some m 10 tasks. But you will get something unexpected if you have patience and courage.
【答案】
1．(s)trange 2．(d)ifferent 3．(b)ut 4．(W)hy 5．(c)ost 6．(j)oin 7．(s)howed 8．(r)eally 9．(i)n 10．(m)eaningless
【导语】本文讲述了一个小男孩捡到一块石头，尽管遭受同伴的嘲笑，但仍然坚持擦亮石头，最终发现是一颗钻石的故事，告诉人们如果有信心和勇气，哪怕周围人不为自己打气，自己也会得到一些惊喜。
1．句意：当他们正在玩耍时，男孩看到了一块看起来很奇怪的石头。根据“It was different from the other ones.”可知是很奇怪的石头，strange“奇怪的”，故填(s)trange。
2．句意：这与其他不同。根据“As they were playing, the boy saw a stone that looked strange”可知是与其他的不同。different“不同的”，故填(d)ifferent。
3．句意：它有一点闪闪发光，但很脏。前后句表转折，but“但是”，故填(b)ut。
4．句意：他们说：“你为什么要擦亮那块又脏又旧的石头？” 根据“…are you polishing that dirty old stone”可知是在问为什么擦亮它，why“为什么”，故填(W)hy。
5．句意：它不值一分钱。根据“His friends made fun of him for this.”大家取笑他，可知大家认为这个不值钱。cost“估价”，故填(c)ost。
6．句意：然后有一天，男孩离开了家，像往常一样和他的朋友们一起玩。根据“Then one day, the boy left his home to…his friends playing as usual.”可知是加入朋友一起玩，join“加入”，故填(j)oin。
7．句意：当他把那块石头给他们看时，他们都很惊讶。根据“they were amazed.”可知向朋友们展示了石头，他们很惊讶。show“展示”，此空与文中时态需保持一致，用过去式，故填(s)howed。
8．句意：这个男孩彻夜未眠，把它擦得干干净净。根据“The boy stayed up all night, polishing it until it was…clean.”可知是把它擦得真的很干净，really“真的”，故填(r)eally。
9．句意：在你的生活中，有时人们会试图劝阻你。短语in your life“在你生活中”，故填(i)n。
10．句意：他们会告诉你，你在把时间浪费在一些毫无意义的任务上。根据“…your life when people will try to discourage(使泄气) you.”可知他们让你泄气，会告诉你不要浪费在一些毫无意义的任务上，meaningless“无意义的”，故填(m)eaningless。
（23-24八年级上·江苏盐城·期中）根据短文及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，使其意思完整。
A banana milkshake t 1 good. Let me teach you how to m 2 it. First, you should c 3 a banana and peel it. Next, cut your banana into small p 4 and put them into a bowl. You also need s 5 orange juice. Put the juice o 6 the banana. Then, add a b 7 spoonful of ice cream and 100 ml of cold m 8 . Now, let’s mix them t 9 . A blender can help you. F 10 , pour it into a glass and enjoy it!
【答案】
1．(t)astes 2．(m)ake 3．(c)hoose 4．(p)ieces 5．(s)ome 6．(o)nto 7．(b)ig 8．(m)ilk 9．(t)ogether 10．(F)inally
【导语】本文主要介绍了如何制作香蕉奶昔。
1．句意：香蕉奶昔真好吃。根据“good”及首字母t可知此处应用动词taste表示“尝起来”，句子应用一般现在时，主语A banana milkshake表示单数意义，谓语应用动词taste的三单形式tastes。故填(t)astes。
2．句意：我来教你如何制作它。根据下文内容及首字母m可知此处应用动词make表示“制作”，“how to”后接动词原形。故填(m)ake。
3．句意：首先，你应该先挑选一根香蕉，并且把皮剥了。根据首字母c可知此处应用动词choose表示“挑选”，情态动词should后接动词原形。故填(c)hoose。
4．句意：接下来，把香蕉切成小块，并放到碗里面。根据首字母p可知此处应用动词短语cut sth into pieces表示“把某物切成小块”。故填(p)ieces。
5．句意：你还需要一些橙汁。根据首字母s可知此处应用形容词some修饰名词juice。故填(s)ome。
6．句意：把橙汁浇到香蕉上。根据“Put”及首字母o可知此处应用动词短语put sth onto sth表示“把……放到……上去”。故填(o)nto。
7．句意：然后，加入一大勺冰淇淋和100毫升冷牛奶。根据首字母b可知此处应用形容词big修饰名词spoonful。故填(b)ig。
8．句意：然后，加入一大勺冰淇淋和100毫升冷牛奶。根据首字母m可知此处应用名词milk表示“牛奶”。故填(m)ilk。
9．句意：现在，把它们混合在一起。根据“mix”和首字母t可知此处应用动词短语mix sth together表示“把某物混合在一起”。故填(t)ogether。
10．句意：最后，把它倒进玻璃杯，尽情享用它。根据首字母F可知此处应用副词finally表示“最后”，修饰整个句子。故填(F)inally。
（23-24八年级上·江苏扬州·期中）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，完整地写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。（每空一词）
In Little Women, you will meet the march sisters, Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy who live with their mother and their maid Hannah, during the Civil War. The first half of the novel t 1 place while their father is away, serving in the war. E 2 sister has a distinct (独特的) personality: a reader, an artist, a musician, and the quiet one.
You will get to know the family by reading stories of their d 3 life. Each chapter seems to set up a moral (道德) lesson for the reader to l 4 . We also meet a wonderful set of neighbors, Mr. Laurence and his nephew Laurie who quickly finds a place as part of the March family.
The s 5 half of the novel focuses on the girls as they leave their childhood and b 6 their journey into adult life. Lessons of f 7 , family, and love are covered as we join the characters through the ups and downs of life, good times and bad ones. It seems that Louisa May Alcott uses her own family as the basis for the stories in Little Women, basing the character Jo on h 8 . It is amazing that though the book was written in the late 1800s, many things about humans remain the s 9 . The bases of life that are important in friendship, family and love don’t c 10 through time, as Alcott has shared with us. This is a book that young and old can read and enjoy.
【答案】
1．(t)akes 2．(E)ach/(E)very 3．(d)aily 4．(l)earn 5．(s)econd 6．(b)egin 7．(f)riendship 8．(h)erself 9．(s)ame 10．(c)hange
【导语】本文主要介绍了《小妇人》这本小说的内容，认为这是一本年轻人和老年人都可以阅读的书。
1．句意：小说的前半部分发生在他们的父亲在战争中服役期间。根据首字母t及后面的名词“place”可知，此处应为take place，表示“发生”；下文描述小说内容时用一般现在时，所以此处也要用一般现在时；又因为主语“The first half of the novel”为单数，动词应用其第三人称单数形式。故填(t)akes。
2．句意：每个姐妹都有自己独特的个性：读者、艺术家、音乐家和安静的姐妹。后面名词“sister”是单数，再结合首字母E可知，此处应表示“每个”。故填(E)ach/(E)very。
3．句意：你将通过阅读他们的日常生活故事来了解这个家庭。根据首字母d及后面的名词“life”可知，此处应表达“日常生活”；daily作形容词，意为“日常的”。故填(d)aily。
4．句意：每一章似乎都为读者提供了一堂道德课。根据“a moral (道德) lesson”可知，此处应表达“学习”；结合首字母l可知，应填动词learn。故填(l)earn。
5．句意：小说的后半部分聚焦于女孩们离开他们的童年，开始她们的成年之旅。根据上文中“The first half of the novel...”及首字母s可知，此处应填second，表示“后半部分”。故填(s)econd。
6．句意：小说的后半部分聚焦于女孩们离开他们的童年，开始她们的成年之旅。根据“leave their childhood”及“their journey”可知，此处应表达“开始”；再根据首字母b可知，应填动词begin；前面“leave”是一般现在时，因此begin填原形即可。故填(b)egin。
7．句意：当我们与人物一起经历人生的起起落落、美好的时光和糟糕的时光时，友谊、家庭和爱情的课程都被涵盖在内。根据下文中“The bases of life that are important in friendship, family and love don’t...”可知，此处表达“友谊”。故填(f)riendship。
8．句意：在《小妇人》中路易莎·梅·奥尔科特似乎以自己的家庭为故事基础，以她自己为原型塑造了乔这个人物。根据“Louisa May Alcott uses her own family as the basis for the stories in Little Women”可知，此处应是“以她自己为原型”；herself表示“她自己”。故填(h)erself。
9．句意：令人惊讶的是，尽管这本书是在19世纪末写的，但关于人类的许多事情都是一样的。根据上文可知，读者能从《小妇人》这本小说中学到很多，虽然这本书写于19世纪，但与现在很多事情是一样的；再结合首字母s可知，应填形容词same，表示“一样的”。故填(s)ame。
10．句意：正如奥尔科特与我们分享的那样，在友谊、家庭和爱情中重要的生活基础不会随着时间的推移而改变。结合上文及首字母c可知，此处应表达“不会随着时间的推移而改变”；change作动词，意为“改变”，且前面有助动词don’t，填原形即可。故填(c)hange。
（23-24八年级上·江苏盐城·期中）（二）根据短文及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，使其意思完整。
Last weekend, my classmates and I had a day out, we went to the countryside for a picnic. What a s 1 day! The weather was fine. All of us were excited and happy. We went there by b 2 with fruit, eggs, meat, vegetables, cookers and some other things.
About half an hour later, we a 3 at the foot of the hill. We couldn’t wait to get off the bus. There was a big lake and many green trees. Birds were singing songs. How wonderful they were! At noon, all of us were b 4 getting ready for the picnic. Some of us were getting the water, some were cooking, and o 5 were putting a big cloth on the grass. At one o’clock in the afternoon, the lunch was r 6 finally. All of us were very hungry and ate up all the food.
After lunch, we h 7 a great time singing, dancing, drinking and talking. At three o’clock, we began to c 8 the hill. The hill was quite high, but we all tried to get to the t 9 of it. On the top of the hill, we felt that we were much closer to the sky, and we saw the flying birds in the sky m 10 clearly.
【答案】
1．(s)unny 2．(b)us 3．(a)rrived 4．(b)usy 5．(o)thers 6．(r)eady 7．(h)ad 8．(c)limb 9．(t)op 10．(m)ore
【导语】本文讲述了作者上个周末和同学一起去野餐的经历，重点介绍了准备午餐的过程以及爬到山顶的感受。
1．句意：多么晴朗的一天啊！根据“What a fine day!”可知，天气很好，是晴朗的一天。sunny“晴朗的，阳光充足的”，形容词，修饰后面的名词day。故填(s)unny。
2．句意：我们带着水果、鸡蛋、肉、蔬菜、厨具和其他的东西，乘公共汽车去那里。根据“We couldn’t wait to get off the bus.”可知，我们是乘公共汽车去的那里。by bus“乘公共汽车”。故填(b)us。
3．句意：大约半小时后，我们到达了山脚下。根据“About half an hour later...”,结合上文语境及首字母提示a，可知是半个小时以后，我们到达了山脚下，arrive到达，句子时态为一般过去时。故填(a)rrived。
4．句意：中午我们都忙着为野餐做准备。根据下文“Some of us were getting the water, some were cooking...”可知，我们都忙着为野餐做准备，be busy doing sth“忙于做某事”。故填(b)usy。
5．句意：我们中的一些人在取水，一些人在做饭，其他人在草地上放一块大布。根据“Some of us were getting the water, some were cooking...”，结合语境及首字母提示，可知这里考查固定表达“some...some...others...”，意为“有些人……有些人……其他人……”。故填(o)thers。
6．句意：下午一点，午餐终于准备好了。根据“All of us were very hungry and ate up all the food.”可知，午餐终于准备好了，be ready for“准备好，为……做准备”，固定词组，故填(r)eady。
7．句意：午饭后，我们玩得很开心，唱歌、跳舞、喝饮料、聊天。根据“a great time”及首字母提示，可知此处考查固定词组have a great time“玩得开心，过得愉快”，句子时态为一般过去时。故填(h)ad。
8．句意：三点钟的时候，我们开始爬山。由后面的关键词hill，结合首字母提示，可知此处表示开始爬山，climb“爬”，前面有动词不定式符号to，因此这里用动词原形。故填(c)limb。
9．句意：山很高，但我们都想爬到山顶上去。根据“On the top of the hill...”可知，是我们都想爬到山顶。故填(t)op。
10．句意：到了山顶，我们觉得离天空更近了，我们更清楚地看到了天空中飞翔的鸟儿。根据“we were much closer to...”及首字母提示，可知这里也应该用比较级，clearly的比较级是more clearly。故填(m)ore。
（22-23八年级上·江苏徐州·期中）根据短文内容及首字母提示，写出所缺单词，使短文完整、通顺。
Now, boys and girls, listen carefully to the plan of the day.
At 9:30 a.m., we’ll m 1 at the school gate in Sunny Street. Don’t be l 2 !
The bus leaves at 9:45 a.m. We’ll reach the Sports Centre at 10:15 a.m. Then go to your seats quickly. The match starts at 10:30. Half time is at about 10:55 a.m. It’s about ten minutes. When the players r 3 , you can buy food and drinks in the coffee shop. The match f 4 at about 11:30 a.m. And then we’ll go to Sunny Restaurant. After lunch, you must get on the bus in front of the restaurant. It leaves at 1 p.m. to bring you b 5 to our school.
【答案】1．(m)eet 2．(l)ate 3．(r)est 4．(f)inishes 5．(b)ack
【导语】本文详细介绍了今天的计划安排。
1．句意：上午9:30，我们将在阳光街的学校门口集合。根据“at the school gate in Sunny Street.”及首字母可知，此处是见面的地点，meet“见面”，will后跟动词原形，故填(m)eet。
2．句意：不要迟到！上文介绍了集合的时间，结合首字母提示可知，此处是提醒不要迟到，late“迟到的”，形容词作表语，故填(l)ate。
3．句意：当球员休息时，你可以在咖啡店买食物和饮料。根据“you can buy food and drinks in the coffee shop. ”及首字母可知，应是休息的时候买东西，rest“休息”，主语是复数，时态是一般现在时，所以谓语动词用原形，故填(r)est。
4．句意：比赛大约在上午11点半结束。根据首字母及后文“And then we’ll go to Sunny Restaurant.”可知，此处指比赛结束的时间，finish“结束”，主语是The match，时态是一般现在时，谓语动词用三单形式。故填(f)inishes。
5．句意：飞机下午1点起飞，把你们送回我们学校。bring sb back“送回某人”，固定短语，故填(b)ack。
（22-23八年级上·江苏徐州·期中）根据短文内容及首字母提示，写出所缺单词。
Two friends are travelling together when they meet a bear on their way. One of them is good at c 1 trees. He quickly gets up a tree and does not help his friend.The other man has to lie on the ground and pretends(假装) to be dead. The bear comes up to him and s 2 him all over with his nose. Then the bear says s 3 in the traveller’s ear. The bear does not think the traveller will taste good, so he goes away.
When the bear leaves, the other traveller up on the tree comes d 4 . “Are you all right, my friend Did the bear say anything in your ear ” he says, “What did it say ”
“It tells me,” the man says, “N 5 travel with someone who runs away when there is danger.”
【答案】1．(c)limbing 2．(s)mells 3．(s)omething 4．(d)own 5．(N)ever
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，介绍了两个朋友一起旅行，一个会爬树丢下了自己的朋友独自逃生，而另一个靠着装死逃过一劫，告诉了人们永远不要和遇到危险时逃跑的人一起旅行。
1．句意：其中之一擅长爬树。根据“He quickly gets up a tree”和首字母c可知，他擅长爬树，be good at doing sth“擅长做某事”，climb“爬”，故填(c)limbing。
2．句意：熊走到他跟前，用鼻子闻了闻他的全身。根据“The bear comes up to him and…him all over with his nose”可知，and并列两个时态相同的句子，空处使用三单形式，熊用鼻子闻，smell“闻”，故填(s)mells。
3．句意：然后熊在旅行者的耳边说了些什么。根据后文“Did the bear say anything in your ear ”和空前says并结合首字母s可知，表示说了写什么，something“某些事”，故填(s)omething。
4．句意：当熊离开时，树上的另一个旅行者也下来了。根据前文“He quickly gets up a tree”和首字母d可知，这个人应该是从树上下来，down“向下”，故填(d)own。
5．句意：永远不要与遇到危险时逃跑的人一起旅行。根据首字母提示可知，其中一个朋友在遇到危险时就丢下这个人独自逃生，因此是永远不要和自私的人一起旅行，故填(N)ever。
（21-22八年级上·江苏扬州·期中）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。
In July, China introduced the “double reduction” policy (双减政策). It hopes to reduce students’ learning burden (负担) by cutting down h 1 and after-school classes. How do students feel about this new policy
“It’s clear that we have less homework than before,” said 13-year-old Shen Yuzhe from Beijing. “We don’t need to buy workbooks any more. The exercises are mainly f 2 the textbooks.”
According to Shen, teachers now teach a m 3 slower pace (节奏). “Our teachers also give us more chances to do experiments (实验) and learn from real life.” said Shen.”For e 4 , we went to study earthworms (蚯蚓) in a field during a biology class. This is a b 5 way to learn things than just reading books.
For 13-year-old Zhang Hangming from Tianjin, the best thing about “double reduction” is that they can now spend more time t 6 part in after-school activities, such as dancing, volleyball and drama.
Both Shen and Zhang find there are f 7 exams now. They push us to study harder. Each exam s 8 my progress and my weak points.” Zhang said.
Shen also said that self-discipline (自律) is becoming more important. “Some students enjoy t 9 too much when they finish homework early. But if you use all the free time to relax, you might fall b 10 your peers (同龄人).” he said.
【答案】
1．(h)omework 2．(f)rom 3．(m)uch 4．(e)xample 5．(b)etter 6．(t)aking 7．(f)ewer 8．(s)hows 9．(t)hemselves 10．(b)ehind
【导语】本文是议论文，介绍了双减政策下对学生的影响。
1．句意：它希望通过减少家庭作业和课外辅导来减轻学生的学习负担。根据“double reduction” 可知此处指减少家庭作业。故填(h)omework。
2．句意：我们不需要再买练习册了。练习主要来自课本。根据exercises和textbooks的关系可知，此处表示“来自”，故填(f)rom。
3．句意：据沈教授说，现在老师们的教学节奏慢了很多。根据后文的“slower”，此处修饰比较级，应用比较级修饰词much，故填(m)uch。
4．句意：例如，我们在生物课上去野外研究蚯蚓。根据“we went to study earthworms in a field during a biology class.” 可知，此处是举例，用for example表示。故填(e)xample。
5．句意：这是比读书更好的学习方法。根据后文的“than”，可知，此处表示比较，better表示“更好的”，符合语境，故填(b)etter。
6．句意：“双减”最大的好处是，他们现在可以花更多的时间参加课外活动，比如跳舞、排球和戏剧。take part in表示“参加”，是固定短语。spend time doing sth.表示“花时间做某事”，此处take应用动名词形式，故填(t)aking。
7．句意：沈和张都发现现在考试少了。前文提到了双减政策，所以是有更少的考试。few表示“少的”，修饰可数名词复数，此处用比较级，表示和之前的对比，故填(f)ewer。
8．句意：每次考试都能看到我的进步和弱项。根据“my progress and my weak points.” 可知是考试显示出进步和弱项，应用动词show。主语each exam是第三人称单数，谓语动词应用三单形式，故填(s)hows。
9．句意：一些学生在很高兴提前完成作业。根据后文“when they finish homework early.” 可知，学生提前完成作业的感受是高兴的，enjoy oneself表示“过的快乐”，此处代指students，应用themselves，故填(t)hemselves。
10．句意：但是如果你把所有的空闲时间都用来放松，你可能会落后于同龄人。根据前文“if you use all the free time to relax,” 可知，你把所有的空闲时间都用来放松，导致的后果可能是你落后于他人，fall behind表示“落后于”，符合语境，故填(b)ehind。
