2025年河北中考英语短文填空专项练习（四）

2025年河北中考短文填空新题型练习（四）
A
This is a story about what 1.______ father did in an earthquake. An 8.2 earthquake 2. ________ (hit) the city in 1989. In less than four minutes, it killed 3. _________ (thousand) of people. Right away, a father rushed to his son’s school, 4.________he sadly found the building had come down.
The man almost broke down. He remembered what he always said 5.______ his son, “No matter what happens, I 6.________(be) there for you!” And tears began to fill his eyes. He rushed to the back right corner of the building and started digging (挖) through the stones.
While he 7._________ (work) in piles of stones, other helpless parents arrived. They said, “It’s too late! They’re all dead! Go home! It’s impossible 8.________ you to save him!” To each parent, he answered, “Are you going to help me or not ” No one joined him. The firemen and police also came and told him 9.________(stop), “There are big fires. You’re in great 10._______ (dangerous). We’ll take care of it. Go home.” To them, he said again, “Are you going to help me now ” He asked for a 11. ________(two) time. No one knew what to say. His fingers were hurt badly, but he dug even more 12.________(quick).
For a long time, he kept digging for his son, stone by stone. Then, in the 38th hour, he pulled back a large stone and heard his son 13.________(shout) for help.
The man called his son’s name excitedly, “Peter!” Soon he heard back, “Dad It’s me, Dad! I knew you would save me! You said that no matter what happened, you would always be there for me! You did it, Dad!”
Everyone was 14.___________ (surprise) and moved. They said to themselves, “Nothing is too hard for a loving father. Sometimes, love can help 15.________ (we) finish the most difficult work.”
B
Su Shi, known as Su Dongpo, was a famous Chinese writer, poet and 1.________ (paint).
When he was young, he read a lot of books and 2.________ (write) many good articles. People thought 3._________ (high) of him. Because of this, he became very proud and made a couplet for 4. ________(him).
Knowing all the words in the world;
Reading all the books on the earth.
One day, 5._______ wise old man saw this couplet and thought, “It is necessary for Su Shi 6._________ (learn) how to be modest.” So, one day, he came to Su Shi’s house with a book.
The old man showed Su Shi the book and explained, “So far, I 7. __________ (read) the book several times, but there are still some difficult words that I can’t understand. I have asked many people, but none of them could understand their 8. __________(meaning). I have heard that you are a person of rich knowledge, 9._______ I come to ask you.”
Full 10._______ confidence, Su Shi took the book from the old man’s hand, but when he opened it, he became very 11.__________(surprise) because there were many words he didn’t know. At that moment, Su Shi realized that there were many more things that he had to learn.
In fact, the old man knew every word in this book. He just wanted to make Su Shi know the importance of 12.___________ (be) modest. Su Shi was embarrassed (尴尬的) and said, “Now I know why you came. I shouldn’t have been so arrogant (自大的).”
The old man smiled and left. Then Su Shi quickly took his brush and ink and some words 13.__________ (add) to the couplet:
Working hard to know all the words in the world;
Being determined to read all the books on the earth.
From then on, he worked even 14. __________(hard) than before. Finally, Su Shi made great achievements 15.______ many fields, especially in literature.
C
Walt Disney World is an 1. _______(amaze) place for many people in the US, and it 2. ________ (visit) by millions of families with their children. However, for some, now this dream place 3. _________ (make) them go into a lot of debt (债务).
According to the US website LendingTree, 45% of over 2,000 US Disney visitors with children under 18 4. _______ (go) into debt for their trip. But more than half of these parents had no regrets(后悔). Why is it
Disney is a big part of American culture. “Taking the kids to Disney is a part of 5. ________ (they) growth, something they remember from their youth and want 6. _____________ (experience) with their kids," said Matt Schulz, 7. _______ expert at LendingTree.
Alyssa Leach, a 38-year-old mother, told The New York Times: " I 8. ___________(make) more money later, but my son will never be that young again. This is the best memory for him."
High 9. ________ (price) of food, bus and hotel rooms in the park are some of the reasons. For example, in July, a hotel room for a family could be 10. _________ $182 and $1079 per night. That’s 11. _________(real) a lot for many families with children in the US.
The habit of using credit cards (信用卡) to buy things also 12. ________(lead) to the situation. For Disney World vacations, people in the US always spend $200 13. ________ their tickets and place to stay in Disney 14. _______(one), and then they have to pay the rest with credit cards. 15. _______ they might go into debt after the trip, reported The New York Times.
D
Li Ziqi is back! After a break of more than three years, one of China's 1._______ (much) popular influencers(网红) finally returned 2. ______ Nov 12.
Li came back with two new videos. One 3. _______ (tell) how she changed a shed(棚子) into a cloakroom(衣帽间), and the other shows how she used the intangible cultural heritage (非物质文化遗产）of Chinese lacquerware techniques(漆器工艺) 4._________ (make) wardrobe(衣橱) doors.
Fans from around the world showed their 5.__________ (excite) for her return. “I 6._________(miss) you and your grandma for a long time. So glad you came back, so happy," 7._______(write) one fan on YouTube.
"I went to more than 30 provinces(省) and visited over 100 intangible cultural heritage inheritors (继承人)," Li told Xinhua about the past three years. She talked with 8. ______ (they), 9. ________(study) their skills and learned the 10. __________ (story) behind their work. Now, she wants to share what she learnt with the world 11. ________ her videos.
People still like her so much 12. _________ she has been away for over three years. Why
"Today, everyone is busy and there's no time for rest. But she slows down and learns only one thing," said one fan.
According to Southern Weekly, people love Li's videos because they want to live 13. _________ easy and slow life. This wish is timeless, just like people's love for Henry David Thoreau's book Walden, which also talks about living 14. _________(simple) in nature.
I’m sure Li 15. __________ (create) more video about her daily life and traditional culture in the future. Let’s wish her greater success.
E
Once, a father took his son to a kite flying festival for the 1. ______ (one) time. The son was very excited to see all the colorful 2. _________(kite) in the sky and asked his father to buy one for him. To make him happy, the father went to a nearby shop at the park and bought one.
The son started flying his kite 3._________ (excited). Soon it reached high up in the sky. After some time, the son thought to 4._________ (he), "It seems like the string (细绳) is stopping the kite 5._________ flying higher. If I break it, the kite will be free to fly even higher." So, he asked his father for a small knife and cut the string.
Without the string, the kite did go a little 6.________(high). However, it soon started 7.________ (come) down and landed on a tall tree. The son was sad. He turned to his father for 8. _____ explanation.
"Well, the string wasn't holding the kite down, actually it 9.________(help) it stay up when the wind was calm and guiding it in the right direction 10.______ the wind picked up." The father 11._________(explain). "When we cut the string, the kite lost that support and fell 12.________. Similarly, limits in life, like rules or hard tasks, are not holding us back, but they 13.__________(guide) us in the right direction."
The son looked up at his father with a firm 14.__________ (express) and said, "Dad, I understand now. I won't be so impulsive(冲动) in the future and 15.____________(respect) those limits in life."
F
In the US, baseball players rub(涂擦) a kind of mud on the balls before games. It 1.________ (come) from New Jersey, near the Delaware River. “The mud has magic power and it helps 2._______(I) win.” one 3.________(play) from the US said. But is it really magic Is there science behind it
Since 2019, scientists from the University of Pennsylvania in the US 4.________(study) the mud. They noticed that it is different 5.________ other muds "It feels like sandpaper(砂纸) when you hold it, but then you can move it 6._______ a cream," Sharvan Pradeep, one of the scientists, told Popular Science.
To understand why, the scientists did some experiments. First, they used special 7.________(tool) to see how the mud moves and then examined the mud under a microscope(显微镜). They 8._______ (find) that the mud is very fine, as if there is no sand in it. It is also sticky, but becomes 9._________ (little) after it dries. 10.________ (two), the scientists wanted to see 11._________ the mud helps players grip(抓紧) the baseball better or not. They made 12._______ special thing that was like human finger. They then used it to rub the mud on a baseball and discovered that the friction (摩擦) was stronger. This makes it easier 13._______ (hold) the ball and keeps it from slipping (滑) out of the players' hands.
The scientists were 14._________(surprise) to see so many amazing features in the mud. They hope their study 15.____________(encourage) more people to study natural materials in the future.
G
Dear Maddy,
I 1.__________(be) so sad in the past few months. My 2.____________(classmate) often laugh at me because I’m fat. They even gave me nicknames(绰号), such as “Piggy”, which made me feel even 3._________(bad). What should I do
Selina
Dear Selina,
I'm so sorry you 4. _________(feel) sad now. I remember a classmate once 5.________(say) something mean(刻薄的) about me. It made me cry.
These people are bullies(霸凌者). 6._________(sad), almost every school has some. They like to say mean things about others 7.__________(make) themselves feel better. At the end of the day, you can't control what 8._________ (come) out of their mouths. But you can control how you face it.
9._______(one), talk to your teacher or parents. They may help talk to your classmates and stop them 10._________ saying mean things to you.
You can also try to ignore (忽视) 11. _________(they). Bullies often pick on people to get a reaction (反应). They wish you 12.___________(sad). So, hold your head up high and don't react to 13.__________ they say.
Finally, 14.______ your free time, do things that make you happy. See your friends, read books or watch movies. Whatever you enjoy.
Sometimes life throws hard things at us. But they can help us grow. By taking action, I hope you _________(grow) from this!
Maddy
H
There was once a 63-year-old woman. She was small and thin, with 1._______ slightly hunched (弓起的) back. She walked all the way 2._______ New York City to Miami, Florida.It was a long and unimaginable (不可想象的) journey for most people. Every step took great effort (努力), but she 3.________ (keep) going and made it.
The old woman started the journey because her life 4._________ (fill) with regrets (遗憾). When she was young, she was busy 5. ________ (take) care of her family. She missed many beautiful moments in life.
Her husband passed 6. ________ early, and her children seldom visited her. During the 7._________ (lone) years, she thought about the places she wanted to visit when she was young but never did. Miami was one of those 8._________ (place), and the woman had once promised never 9._________(see) the sea there together. When she turned 63, she realized that if she didn't go now, there might never be another chance.
In Miami, a curious 10.__________ (report) interviewed (采访) the old woman. 11._________ she looked tired, her eyes were bright. He wondered whether the unknown fears, tiredness and difficult environment during the hard journey had ever worried 12._________(she). And how did she get the courage (勇气) to keep going on such a long journey
The old woman smiled, with a twinkle in her eyes. "Taking one step 13._________ (need) no courage. That's what I did. I took one step 14.________(one), then I was a little 15.________ (close) to my destination, then another, and then another, and here I am."
I
There has never been a 1._________(great) cyclist in the history of the Tour de France than Mark Cavendish. On Nov 10, the 39-year-old British cyclist ended his 19-year career with 2.________(succeed) at the Tour de France Singapore Critérium (环法新加坡锦标赛). He 3.________(have) 35 stage (赛段) wins in the Tour de France since 2008, more than anyone else in history.
Cavendish 4._________(love) cycling very much and he started practicing the sport at age 11. He has never been short on confidence.
"He walked into my office and said that he was going to be the best sprinter (短程竞赛选手) in the world," 5.________cycling coach, Dave Brailsford told The Guardian.
In order to reach 6._________(he) goal, Cavendish trained for 30 to 40 hours every week. He worked really hard to prepare 7._________ each race. For example, he used maps 8.__________ (learn) the roads and played chess with his teammates to practice making better 9.____________(decision) under pressure.
Cavendish's success also came from never 10._________(give) up. After getting his 11.__________ (thirty) stage win in the Tour de France in 2016, Cavendish 12.________ (break) his shoulder and got a terrible virus (病毒) that made him feel tired 13._________(easy). 14.________ he never gave up “it's just a simple thing” he said.
It was his wish that made him end his cycling career with one last win this summer. He told the media that he's very lucky to have got lot of help 15._______ those people around him.
参考答案 A
1. hit 2. thousands 3. but 4. was working 5. to
6. will be 7.was working 8.for 9.to stop 10. danger
11. second 12.quickly 13. shouting 14.surprised 15.us
参考答案 B
1.painter, 2.wrote, 3.highly, 4.himself, 5.a,
6.to learn, 7..have read, 8..meanings, 9.so, 10.of
11. surprised, 12.being, 13. were added 14.harder, 15.in
参考答案 C
1.amazingr, 2.is visited, 3.is making, 4.went,
5.their 6.to experience, 7..an, 8..will make, 9.prices,
10. between, 11. really, 12.leads 13. on 14.first, 15.So
参考答案 D
1.most 2.on 3.tells 4.to make 5.excitement
6.have missed 7.wrote 8.them 9.studied 10.stories
11.through 12.though 13.an 14.simply 15.will create
参考答案 E
1.first 2.kites 3.excitedly 4.himself
5.from 6.higher 7.to come 8.an 9.was help 10.when
11.explained 12.down 13.are guiding 14.expression 15.will respect
参考答案 F
1.comes 2.me 3.player 4.have studied
5.from 6.like 7.tools 8.found 9. less 10. Second
11.whether 12.a 13.to hold 14.surprised 15.will encourage
参考答案 G
1.have been 2.classmates 3.worse 4.are feeling
5.said 6.Sadly 7.to make 8.comes 9.First 10.from
11.them 12.sadness 13.what 14.in 15.will grow
参考答案 H
1.a 2.from 3.kept 4.was filled 5.taking
6.away 7.lonely 8.places 9.to see 10.reporter
11.Though/Although 12.her 13.needs 14.first 15.closer
参考答案 I
1.greater 2.success 3.has had 4.loves 5.a
6.his 7.for 8.to learn 9.decisions 10.giving
11.thirtieth 12.broke 13.easily 14.But 15.from