2025年河北省中考英语短文填空专项练习（含答案）

2025年河北省中考英语短文填空新题型（五）
A
In early January, a New York influencer(网红) named Marygrace Graves posted a short video on TikTok.
In the video, Graves talked about her 1.________(three) weekly visit to BonBon, a Swedish sweet shop in New York. Whenever she went to the shop, she would pick a mix of colorful sweets from 2.________ (it) walls of candy. In just a few 3.________ (day), Graves' post had more than a million views (浏览). Lots of people waited in long lines outside BonBon, and demand (需求) for Swedish sweets 4.__________(quick) went up.
The Swedish candy culture is nothing new. According to a study from the Swedish Board of Agriculture, Sweden eats 5.________ (much) candy than anywhere in the world. In the 1940s, the Swedish government found 6. ________ the dangers of eating too much sugar. It told Swedes 7._______ (eat) candy only one day a week.
People 8.__________(choose) Saturday and the tradition of “Saturday sweets” started. Since the 1950s, the tradition 9.___________(see) families eat a kilo of sweets every Saturday evening.
Sweden's love for candy might be 10.___________ they don't get much sunlight, according to 11.________ article in the New Yorker.
The northernmost(最北面的) town in Sweden 12.__________(experience) polar nights (极夜) from Dec 11 to Jan 1. That's 22 days without the sun. Since sweetness brings a 13._________ (feel) of joy, it might just be a reason why Swedes can't stop 14._________(eat) sweets. For Swedes, “Saturday sweets” is more than a sugar rush(大餐) - it's a symbol 15. ________ culture and joy, wrote Euro Weekly News.
B
In China, when students finish college, they usually either keep studying or start working. Getting a master's degree 1._________ (be) very popular in the last few years. But now it seems that this 2.___________ (change).
On Nov 21, the Ministry of Education 3._________(say) that 3.88 million people will take part in this year's exams to get into master's degree programs. This sounds like a lot, 4.______ the number is 500,000 less than that of last year and it’s the 5.________(little) of the past three years.
One reason for the drop might be that studying for a master's degree has become very expensive, CCTV reported. For example, to study for a financial(金融) master's degree at the Shanghai University of Finance and Economics 6._________(cost) 228,000 yuan in total. Many 7. ___________ (university) don't give their students free housing, so students have to pay a lot 8.______ their house renting. Also, having a master's degree might not help much in getting 9._______ good job now, according to Xiong Bingqi, a director of the 10.___________(twenty-one) Century Education Research Institute. "Many people 11.___________ high degrees are ending up in low-paying jobs," Xiong told Changjiang Daily Because of this, some students are choosing vocational schools(职业学校) instead. They think learning specific skills might help them get jobs more 12.________(easy).
In the case, experts gave some 13._________(advise). They said that colleges should do more to help students learn what they need for 14._______(they) future jobs. Also, schools should change their programs 15.__________ (match) what companies are looking for.
C
Last month, every student in my school's health class 1.________(take) part in the Real Care BabyProject. We had to take home 2.________ “baby" to care for one day. The “baby" looked like a doll, but she had a similar 3._________ (weigh)to a real baby and cried at any time.
I didn't expect this project to be so hard at 4.________ (one). On my way home, the “baby” 5._________ (sudden) cried. I was quite worried and tried to calm her 6.________. Her crying made everyone look at me. This made me feel very shy. Finally, I rocked her (摇晃) for a long time, 7._________ my arms and back hurt.
Once I got home, I thought my homework should 8._________(finish) first. I placed 9.________ (I) baby on my bed and started my work. I 10._________(think) the “baby" would give me some time, but I was wrong. Just about 10 minutes later, she started crying again. I spent a lot of time 11.________ (feed) and rocking her even at 3:30 am.
Through this, I now have a 12.________ (deep) understanding about parents. They have to look after, love and care for their child almost all the time. I only had the “baby" for one day, but parents do this for 13._________ (year). Even if we try our best 14._________ (help) them later on, we can never give back to them as much as they give us. We should thank them 15.______ what they did for us.
D
Hi David,
I 1. _______(find) out that my classmates often stay up late to do extra 2.__________(exercise) to improve their study. I once did the same, but it made me 3._________(sleep) the next day and couldn't.focus during classes. However, if I stop doing so, I 4.________ (feel) like I'm falling behind soon. What should I do
Sarah
Hi Sarah,
I don't think it is healthy. Getting enough sleep is so important to study well and keep healthy. You could call 5._______ your friends are doing “burning the candle at both 6.________ (end) ”.
Staying up late to study more might get your friends ahead at frst, but it will only lead 7.________ tiredness later. If you try to do the same as 8._________(they), you're going to be too tired in class and fall behind too. So, studyin the way that 9._________ (work) for you, making sure 10._________ (have) a balance between rest and work.
You may need to stay up late 11._________(one) in a while to get all of your work done, but you should never make it into 12.________ habit. Getting enough sleep and using your time well is always 13.________ (good) than working too hard and getting too tired. There is another famous 14.__________(say), “You can't pour from an empty cup." Get enough sleep and study well and you won't be 15._______ any danger of falling behind.
David
E
In September, at the RCF Experimental School in Beijing, Grade 8 students put _______ a cool biology show on the __________(five) floor of the lab building. They showed the fun biology models and ____________(painting) they made. Some painted different body systems on T-shirts, __________ others made models of plant cells and human organs using different materials.
“When autumn __________ (come), many people catch a cold," said 14-year-old Liu Huanzhen, “lhis made _________(I) want to make amodel of the lungs.
Liu loves the art of rolling paper(折纸). So, he decided to make ________ lung model this way. He used different colors _________ (show) the main parts of the lungs. Carefuly rolling and shaping the paper, he then glued the pieces to a piece of cardboard(硬纸板).
“Although it was quite diffcult, the results __________ (turn) out to be great,” Liu said. “ was very happy while __________(work) on it, and now I can remember the parts of the lungs _________ (well).”
This fun __________ (active) has helped students understand things more easily.” The digestive(消化的) system on a'T-shirt __________(clear) shows where it is in the human body," said 14-year-old Yang Yuyan. “The event lets students see how cool biology is. It may make them want to learn more ___________ it," said their biology teacher, Mr Li. “I’m sure biology _________(become) more and more popular with students in the future.”
F
Fish in space for the 1.________(one) time In a space study on zebrash(班马鱼), Chinese scientists have set 2.________ new record. They successfully got four zebrafish 3.________ (live) and grow in a closed water world.
The zebrafsh went to China's space station on the Shenzhou XVIlI spaceship on April 25. Since then, they 4.__________ (live) in a closed fish tank with some plants. The fish grew up and had 5.____________(baby) in 43 days. In their special closed environment, the plants 6._________(make) air for the fish and the fish's waste gave the plants food. The scientists gave the fish food 7.___________ a special needle(针管).
Such a closed-loop ecosystem is important for future studies in space. It 8.________ (mean) that plants and animals can live in space more 9.__________(simple) and easily.
The scientists also found that the zebrafish acted more differently than on Earth, For example, they often swam 10.________ their back. The low gravity in space is a big reason. On Earth, everything 11._________(pull) to Earth's center by gravity, and animals can find 12._________(they) way easily. Gravity also makes their bodies work 13._________(hard) and become stronger, said The Conversation.
Humans and zebrafsh share 70 percent of the same genes (基因). So the new finding 14.___________ (help) scientists better understand human 15. __________(healthy) in the future.
G
“Chinese Laoganma crispy chili in oil (油酥辣椒) is one 1._______ the best 19 gifts for cooks and foodies (吃货) on 2.________(they) Christmas wish lists this year!” said the Guardian. It’s the 3._______(one) time in the history of table condiments. This 4.__________(mean) that Laoganma has become a favorite gift both for the best cooks 5._______ for the food writers this Christmas.
Tom Kerridge, 6.______ excellent cook, expressed his love for Laoganma. He said that it's not only cheap but also very delicious and it goes well 7._______ almost anything.
Laoganma 8.________(win) a great number of fans in the West world 9.________(recent). Western food 10.________ (love) are also getting creative with how 11._______ (enjoy) it, 12.__________ (include) adding it to pizza, spreading it on bread with jam and even on ice cream.
Now, as China's 13.________ (large) company of chili products, as many as 3 million bottles a day 14.___________ (produce) every day and sold to 160 15.__________ (country) and places.
H
Hi David,
My friend kept cutting me 1.______ while I was talking. Then I 2._______ (end) up forgetting what I wanted to say. It's really annoying (烦人的)! What can I do
Yvonne
Hi Yvonne,
Isn't that one of the most annoying things ! I hate it when someone 3._______ (do) this to me. 4. ______ you know what I sometimes do it too! I really have to think about it to stop myself 5.______ interrupting (插嘴) or finishing someone's sentence. Often, people don't mean 6._______ (be) rude; it's just a habit. This might be the case with your friend as well.
In our busy world, we can 7.________ (quick) get lots of information and new things to see online and elsewhere. People's 8.________ (mind) often jump from one thing to another, which can lead to interruptions. It's not always rudeness-sometimes it's just how their brain 9._______ (work).
Try talking to them about it. When they cut in, you can make it light-hearted by 10.________ (say) something like, “Hey, let me finish my sentence 11.________ (one)!”
If they keep changing the topic, lightly point out that you 12.__________ (not finish) speaking yet. This will help you stand up for 13._________ (you) without starting an 14.__________(argue). It can also let your friend know their behavior is 15.________ bit rude.
Dauid
参考答案A
1.third 2.its 3.days 4.quickly 5.more
6. out 7.to eat 8.chose 9.has seen 10.because
11.an 12.experiences 13.feeling 14.eating 15. Of
参考答案B
1.has been 2.is changing 3.said 4.but 5.least
6.costs 7.universities 8.for 9.a 10.Twenty-first
11.with 12.easily 13.advice 14.their 15.to match
参考答案C
1.took 2.a 3.weight 4.first 5.suddenly
6.down 7.though/although 8.be finished 9.my 10.thought
11.feeding 12.deeper 13.years 14.to help 15.for
参考答案D
1.found 2.exercises 3.sleepy 4.will feel 5.what
6.ends 7.to 8.them 9.works 10.to have
11.once 12.a 13.better 14.saying 15.in
参考答案E
1.on 2.fifth 3.paintings 4.while/and 5.comes
6.me 7..a 8.to show 9.turned 10.working 11.better
12.activity 13.clearly 14.about 15.will become
参考答案F
1.first 2.a 3.to live 4.have lived 5.babies
6.made 7.through 8.means 9.simply 10.on
11.is pulled 12.their 13.harder 14.will help 15.health
参考答案G
1. of 2. their 3. first 4. means 5. and
6. an 7. with 8. has won 9. recently 10. lovers
11. to enjoy 12. including 13. largest 14. are produced 15. countries
参考答案H
1. off 2.ended 3.does 4.But 5.from
6.to be 7. quickly 8.minds 9.works 10.saying
11.first 12. haven’t finished 13.yourself 14. argument 15. a