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南京市·2025年(暂缺)
南京市·2024年
请根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词。
Do you take music and art classes These classes, which are part of a group of classes often known as arts education, allow students to learn new things in a c___66___ way.
Many people believe music and art classes play an important part in the lives of students. However, some people believe art and music matter l___67___ than other classes. Different opinions about art and music can i___68___ arts education, so it's important to understand these points of view.
Most people believe music and art classes should be part of a student’s education. They can give students r___69___ to enjoy school if they don’t like other subjects. Children who take music classes have higher math and English test scores than those who don’t, and music classes have been shown to help with language d___70___ and memory.
Some people argue(争论)that art and music classes r___71___ too much money for things such as art supplies and instruments. They believe that money should be spent on things such as new science or math books, which are often seen as more useful for f___72___ jobs.
Although some people might argue about how much art and music classes matter compared to other subjects, it is clear that they do matter. Students who take these classes generally do b___73___ in school and are more likely to stay in school. In this way, art and music classes can be a path to s___74___ for some students.
Studies show some ways art and music classes matter to student. However, there are some ways that can’t be s___75___ . Art and music classes help students see the world in new, creative ways.
【答案】
66. creative
67. less
68. influence
69. reasons
70. development
71. require
72. future
73. better
74. success
75. shown
【解析】
【语篇导读】本文讨论了艺术教育对学生的重要性。
66. 句意：这些课程属于通常被称为艺术教育的一组课程，能让学生以一种富有创造力的方式学习新事物。根据“Art and music classes help students see the world in new, creative ways.”可知是以一种富有创造力的方式学习新事物，creative“有创造力的”，故填(c)reative。
67. 句意：然而，有些人认为艺术和音乐课比其他课程不那么重要。根据“However, some people believe art and music matter...”可知转折词后表示有些人认为艺术和音乐课比其他课程不那么重要，根据“than”可知此处用比较级less“更少”，故填(l)ess。
68. 句意：关于艺术和音乐的不同观点会影响艺术教育，因此了解这些观点很重要。根据“Different opinions about art and music can...arts education”可知关于艺术和音乐的不同观点会影响艺术教育，influence“影响”，情态动词后加动词原形，故填(i)nfluence。
69. 句意：如果学生不喜欢其他科目，这些课程可以给他们提供理由去享受学校生活。根据“to enjoy school if they don’t like other subjects”可知是给孩子理由去享受学校生活，reason“理由”，表泛指用名词复数，故填(r)easons。
70. 句意：上音乐课的孩子比不上音乐课的孩子在数学和英语考试中得分更高，而且音乐课已被证明有助于语言发展和记忆力。根据“music classes have been shown to help with language”可知音乐课有助于语言发展，development“发展”，故填(d)evelopment。
71. 句意：有些人认为艺术和音乐课需要花费太多的钱购买艺术用品和乐器。根据“too much money for things such as art supplies and instruments.”可知是需要太多钱买艺术用品和乐器，require“需要”，句子用一般现在时，主语是名词复数，谓语动词用原形，故填(r)equire。
72. 句意：他们认为应该把钱花在新的科学或数学书籍上，因为这些书籍通常被认为对未来的工作更有用。根据“jobs”可知是对学生未来的工作有用，future“未来”，故填(f)uture。
73. 句意：上这些课程的学生通常在学校表现更出色，并且更有可能留在学校。根据“in school and are more likely to stay in school.”可知上艺术课程的学生表现更好，故此处用比较级better“更好”，故填(b)etter。
74. 句意：通过这种方式，艺术和音乐课可以成为一些学生通往成功的道路。根据“art and music classes can be a path to”可知艺术课程可以成为一些学生通往成功的道路，success“成功”，故填(s)uccess。
75. 句意：然而，有些方面是无法展示的。根据“Studies show some ways art and music classes matter to student. However, there are some ways that can’t be”可知转折词后表示艺术课程的有些好处是无法展示的，shown“展示”，此处用过去分词和be动词构成被动语态，故填(s)hown。
南京市·2023年
请根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词。
An excerpt(节选)from the famous classic novel Alice in Wonderland reads as follows: “Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here ” asked Alice.
“That d___66___ a great deal on where you want to get to,” said the Cheshire Cat.
“I don’t much care where!” said Alice.
“Then it doesn’t matter which way you go,” replied the cat.
Most of us are l___67___ Alice in the above dialogue. We don’t have a specific(明确的)idea of where we want to r___68___ and what we want to become in life. It is said that “Good luck is the r___69___ of good planning” and “Well planned is half done”. To plan means to look ahead and design f___70___ courses of action to be followed. Decide what e___71___ you want to achieve and plan in detail when and how you are going to do a specific activity. According to Koontz & O’ Donell, “Planning is d___72___ what to do, how to do and who is to do it in advance(事先). Planning works as a b___73___ between where we are and where we want to go. It makes possible things happen, which wouldn’t otherwise happen”.
So start p___74___ yourselves for your future plans right away. Plan your present well so you would have nothing to r___75___ in future. Now it’s time for you to take important decisions!
【答案】
66. depends
67. like
68. reach
69. result
70. future
71. exactly
72. deciding
73. bridge
74. preparing
75. regret
【解析】
【语篇导读】本文通过爱丽丝与柴郡猫的对话引出主题，强调了人生规划的重要性。
66. 句意：“那在很大程度上取决于你想要到达哪里。” 柴郡猫说。“depend on”是固定短语，意为“取决于”，句子描述的是一般性的情况，用一般现在时，主语“That”是第三人称单数，所以“depend”要用第三人称单数形式“depends”，故填(d)epends。
67. 句意：我们大多数人就像上述对话中的爱丽丝一样。根据“Most of us are l... Alice in the above dialogue.”可知，这里表示“像……一样”，用介词“like”，故填(l)ike。
68. 句意：我们对自己想要到达哪里以及在生活中想要成为什么样的人没有一个明确的想法。“want to do sth.”是固定用法，意为 “想要做某事”，这里表示“想要到达”，结合首字母“r”，可知用动词“reach”，故填(r)each。
69. 句意：据说“好运是良好规划的结果”，“良好的规划是成功的一半”。“the result of...”是固定短语，意 “……的结果”，符合语境，结合首字母“r”，可知这里用“result”，故填(r)esult。
70. 句意：规划意味着向前看，并为未来要遵循的行动方案进行设计。根据“To plan means to look ahead”可知，规划是为未来做的，结合首字母“f”，可知这里用形容词“future” 修饰“courses of action”，故填(f)uture。
71. 句意：决定你确切想要实现什么，并详细规划你何时以及如何去做一项特定的活动。这里修饰动词“achieve”，结合首字母 “e”，可知用副词“exactly”，意为“确切地”，故填(e)xactly。
72. 句意：根据孔茨和奥唐纳的说法，“规划就是事先决定做什么、怎么做以及谁来做”。“is”后接动词时用动名词形式作表语，结合首字母“d”和“what to do, how to do and who is to do it in advance”可知，这里用“deciding”，故填(d)eciding。
73. 句意：规划是我们现在所处的位置和我们想要到达的位置之间的桥梁。“a”后接可数名词单数，根据“between where we are and where we want to go”以及首字母“b”，可知这里用“bridge”，“a bridge between...”表示“……之间的桥梁”，故填(b)ridge。
74. 句意：所以立刻开始为你未来的计划做好准备吧。“start doing sth.”是固定用法，意为“开始做某事”，结合首字母“p”和“for your future plans”可知，这里用“preparing”，“prepare for...”表示“为……做准备”，故填(p)reparing。
75. 句意：好好规划你的现在，这样你将来就不会有什么可后悔的了。“have nothing to do”是固定结构，意为“没有什么可做的”，这里表示“没有什么可后悔的”，结合首字母“r”，可知用动词“regret”，故填(r)egret。
南京市·2022年
The Edible Schoolyard program is part garden, part kitchen,and part classroom. It is all about the joy of l___66___ . The large garden is right behind King, Jr. Middle School in Berkeley, California. Chef Alice Waters started the Edible Schoolyard. She likes to d___67___ lot of her time to it.
Inside the Edible Schoolyard
Every year, the school’s sixth-grade students plant, tend, and harvest the crops from the garden. They learn about the effects that c___68___ climate and weather have on the plants. During a drought, for example, they must water the garden more often. This keeps everything a___69___ and healthy.
The students grow many types of fruits,vegetables and herbs. Brilliant colors surround the kids a___70___ they work in the garden that stretches towards the horizon.
Time to Get Cooking
The students also learn h___71___ to cook healthy meals with the food they grow. The school houses many different students and c___72___. So, the meals are different from Indian curries to Mediterranean grape leaves. Some of the kids learn to overcome their fear of u___73___ foods. If there are conflicts in the kitchen or the garden, students must work to s___74___ them. The program fits with the vision of inclusion, equality, and peaceful growth without violence.
Tastes Great and Is Healthy Too
Everything grown in the garden is organic. All meals the kids p___75___ are good for them. The Edible Schoolyard program has received good publicity for teaching students about healthy food.
【答案】
66. learning
67. devote
68. changing
69. alive
70. as
71. how
72. characters
73. unknown
74. solve
75. prepare
【解析】
【语篇导读】本篇为说明文。短文介绍了位于加州伯克利市King, Jr. Middle School的可食用校园项目。这个项目是由花园、厨房和教室三部分组成，旨在让学生通过种植、照料和收获作物、学习烹饪等活动，获得学习的乐趣。学生们种植多种水果、蔬菜和草药，学习气候和天气对植物的影响，学习健康饮食，解决厨房和花园中的冲突，实现包容、平等和和平成长的愿景。这个项目因其教授学生健康饮食而受到好评。
66. 句意：这一切都是关乎学习的乐趣。可食用校园项目就是让学生获得学习的乐趣，前面有介词of,要用动名词，结合首字母提示可知填learning。
67. 句意：她花了很多时间致力于此(可食用校园项目)。devote ... to ...致力于，前面的to为动词不定式符号，结合首字母提示可知填devote。
68. 句意：他们了解气候和天气变化对植物的影响。气候和天气是变化着的，此处作定语，要用现在分词，结合首字母提示可知填changing。
69. 句意：这使得花园的一切(植物)健康的活着。前面提到干旱天气时，给花园浇水，目的应该是不让植物死去，即保持植物活着，结合首字母提示可知填alive，与healthy构成并列关系。
70. 句意：当孩子们在与天际融为一起的花园里劳动时，色彩斑斓的风景把孩子们环绕。横线前后面都是一个句子，此处要用连词连接，这是一个时间状语从句，结合首字母提示可知填as。
71. 句意：学生们还学习如何用他们种植的食材烹饪健康的饭菜。疑问词+动词不定式的结构，根据句意结合首字母提示可知填how。
72. 句意：这所学校容纳了许多不同的学生和人物。空处所填的词必须与students构成并列关系，且指人并用其复数形式，结合首字母提示可知填characters。
73. 句意：有些孩子学会了克服他们对未知食物的恐惧。有些孩子为什么要恐惧，是因为他们对某些食物不熟悉，即未知，结合首字母提示可知填unknown。
74. 句意：如果在厨房或花园中有矛盾冲突，学生们必须努力解决它们。既然有矛盾冲突，就得努力去解决，them指代conflicts，结合首字母提示可知填solve。
75. 句意：孩子们准备的所有饭菜都对他们有益。All meals the kids p___75___,all meals是先行词，其后是定语从句。从句中缺谓语，这个谓语要跟先行词all meals构成动宾关系，prepare meals准备饭菜。定语从句的主语是the kids，后面的are是一般现在时，结合首字母提示可知填prepare。
南京市·2021年
请根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，并将答案填写在答题卡相应位置上。
The problem some people have with homework is not that they find it too hard, or that it takes too long, but that they f___66___ what they have to do and for when. This may be because they don’t write down exactly what n___67___ to be done, or don’t make a note of when it has to be handed in.
If you have a planner for school, make good u___68___ of it to record what you need to do. If not, use a diary or notebook to make notes of what has to be handed in and w___69___.
You could set up an “in-tray” system, so you can see what is w___70___ to be done. This is a tray or shallow box where you put your homework each night until you are r___71___ to do it.
Although no one exactly looks forward to doing homework, you will get it done more efficiently(高效地)if you are well o___72___ and have time and space to concentrate(专注)on it.
For example, if your homework involves(需要)going online and you don’t have your o___73___computer, make sure you ‘book’ some time on the family computer, or can use one in your school library.
If you have space, set up a homework ‘office’ a___74___ at home with a table or desk and a comfortable chair. It should have good light, a place for your books, and your homework ‘tool kit’.
It helps to get into a habit of doing homework early in the evening, and not l____75____ it until the last minute at weekends. After you’ve done it, reward yourself with some fun, ‘down-time’ activities, such as some television or social networking time.
【答案】
66.forget
67.needs
68.use
69.when
70.waiting
71.ready
72.organized
73.own
74.anywhere
75.leaving
【解析】
【语篇导读】本文为说明文。短文给我们介绍了如何才能不会忘记做作业，并且能按时完成它。
66. 句意：有些人在做作业时遇到的问题不是他们觉得太难，或者作业时间太长，而是他们忘记了必
须做什么以及什么时候做。根据转折连词but及“what they have to do and for when”及首字母提示可知，这里指忘记做什么，“忘记”为forget，是动词；该句是一般现在时，主语为第三人称复数，谓语动词用原形，结合首字母提示可知填forget。
67. 句意：这可能是因为他们没有写下具体需要做的事情，或者没有记下何时必须交。结合句意及首
字母提示可知，这里指写下需要做的事情，sth. need to be done意为“某事需要被做”，该句是一般现在时，主语为疑问词what，谓语动词用单三形式needs，结合首字母提示可知填needs。
68. 句意：如果你有一个学校记事簿，要充分利用它来记录你需要做什么。根据“to record what you need
to do”可知，要充分利用记事簿记录你要做的事情，make good use of意为“充分利用”，结合句意，结合首字母提示可知填use。
69. 句意：如果没有，用日记或笔记本记下必须交什么和什么时候交。根据上文“what they have to do and for when”以及首字母提示可知，这里指什么时候，when意为“何时”，结合首字母提示可知填when。
70. 句意：你可以设置一个“收件箱”系统，这样你就可以看到什么是等待做的。wait to do意为“等待做某事”，空格前面有系动词is，用现在进行时，结合首字母提示可知填waiting。
71. 句意：每晚你把家庭作业放进这个托盘或浅盒，准备好要做作业的时候再拿出来。结合句意和首
字母提示可知，这里指准备好要做作业，be ready to do sth.意为“准备做某事”，结合首字母提示可知填ready。
72. 句意：虽然没有人真正期待做作业，但如果你组织得好，有时间和空间集中精力做作业，你会做
得更有效率。根据“have time and space to concentrate on it”及首字母提示可知，这里指你组织得好，
are是be动词，此处使用形容词organized，意为“有组织的，条理的”，结合首字母提示可知填organized。
73. 句意：例如，如果你的家庭作业涉及到上网，而你没有自己的电脑，那么一定要在家庭电脑上“预
定”一些时间，或者可以在学校图书馆使用一台。根据“make sure you ‘book’ some time on the family
computer, or can use one in your school library”及首字母提示可知，这里指自己的电脑，own意为“自己的”，结合首字母提示可知填own。
74. 句意：如果你有空间，就在家里任何地方设立一个家庭作业办公室，里面有桌子或书桌，还有一把舒适的椅子。根据“If you have space”及首字母提示可知，这里指可以在任何地方设立一个办公室，anywhere意为“任何地方”，是副词，在句中修饰动词，结合首字母提示可知填anywhere。
75. 句意：这有助于养成晚上早点做作业的习惯，而不是留到周末的最后一分钟才做。根据“until the lastminute at weekends”及首字母提示可知，这里指留到周末的最后一分钟，leave意为“留下”，此处作“get into a habit of”的并列宾语，结合首字母提示可知填leaving。
苏州市·2025年
请认真阅读下面短文，在答题卡标有题号的横线上，填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
On Pingjiang Road in Suzhou, 65-year-old Ms Wu runs a traditional tea house for 30years. She never expected ___44___(oneself)to become a tea master who helped build a cultural bridge.
It started in 2015 when a German tourist named Klaus walked into her shop. With the help of a phone app, Ms Wu ___45___(patient)showed him the way to properly brew(沏)Biluochun, Suzhou’s famous green tea. Klaus returned every day that week and ___46___(bring)more friends each time.
Seeing how ___47___(interest)they were in Chinese tea, Ms Wu started a weekly activity called “Tea Culture Saturdays”. She showed foreigners ___48___ to brew tea with traditional methods—from choosing the water temperature to ___49___(follow)tea-making rules. Her daughter Lily, a college student, helped translate.
Soon, her tea house was always crowded with ___50___(visit), including students and business people from many places. “I used to think foreigners wouldn’t understand our tea culture, ___51___ they love it deeply. Some of them even treat their friends with Chinese tea at home,” Ms Wu said.
One of her favourite ___52___(moment)was when Sarah, a Canadian, gave her a notebook filled with tea notes written in both English and Chinese. “This is why I keep teaching,” Ms Wu said, showing ___53___ treasured notebook.
Now, her tea house appears in travel guides as “Suzhou’s cultural living room”. For tourists, every cup of tea served is a window on the tea culture of this ancient city.
【答案】
44. herself
45. patiently
46. brought
47. interested
48. how
49. following
50. visitors
51. but
52. moments
53. the
【解析】
【语篇导读】本文讲述了苏州65岁的吴女士通过经营传统茶馆，意外成为促进中外茶文化交流的桥梁的故事。
44. 句意：她从没预料到自己会成为一名帮助架起文化桥梁的茶艺师。主语为She，此处应用其反身代词herself指代她自己，故填herself。
45. 句意：在一个手机应用程序的帮助下，吴女士耐心地向他展示如何正确冲泡苏州著名绿茶碧螺春。showed为动词，此处应用patient的副词patiently修饰动词，故填patiently。
46. 句意：克劳斯在那一周的每一天都来，而且每次都会带来更多的朋友。根据“returned”可知句子应用一般过去时，谓语动词bring应用其过去式brought，故填brought。
47. 句意：看到他们对中国茶如此感兴趣，吴女士发起了一个每周一次的名叫“茶文化星期六”的活动。根据“how…they were in Chinese tea”可知，该句为how引导的感叹句，be interested in“对……感兴趣”，how后接形容词，故填interested。
48. 句意：她向外国游客展示如何用传统的方法泡茶——从水温选择到遵循茶道规则。根据“showed foreigners…to brew tea with traditional methods”可知，她展示泡茶的方式，用how+动词不定式作宾语补足语，故填how。
49. 句意：她向外国游客展示如何用传统的方法泡茶——从水温选择到遵循茶道规则。根据“from choosing the water temperature”可知介词to后接follow的动名词following作宾语，故填following。
50. 句意：很快，她的茶馆挤满了来自许多地方的学生和商务人士。根据“including students and business people from many places”可知，此处应用visit的名词visitor作宾语，且应用其复数形式表泛指，故填visitors。
51. 句意：我曾以为外国人不懂我们的茶文化，但他们其实对此爱得深沉。前后两句存在转折关系，用but连接，故填but。
52. 句意：她最珍视的时刻之一，就是加拿大游客萨拉送给她的一本写满中英文的茶道笔记。根据“One of her favourite”可知此处应用moment的复数形式，故填moments。
53. 句意：吴女士展示着这本珍贵的笔记本说道：“这就是我坚持教学的原因。”根据上文“gave her a notebook filled with tea notes written in both English and Chinese”可知，此处应用定冠词the特指这本笔记本，故填the。
苏州市·2024年
请认真阅读下面短文，在答题卡标有题号的横线上，填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
When cultures meet, not just their language or clothing may be different. Often their food will be ___44___(great)different too. People on both sides can discover new chances for trading. This text ___45___(tell)how some common food plants spread around the world.
As early as 5, 000 BC, ___46___(potato)were traded in South America as a valuable type of food. They were ___47___(take)to Europe in the 1500s and their use soon spread across it.
Tea drinking started in China. By the early 1600s, traders had begun to ship tea from China to Europe. Tea drinking soon ___48___(become)fashionable there but because ___49___ its high price, it remained a drink for the wealthy.
Sugar cane(甘蔗)was first used to produce ___50___ kind of sweet juice over 8, 000 years ago on the island of New Guinea. Its use soon spread across South East Asia and then to the ___51___(wide)world.
Cocoa was used to make a cold, spicy drink in Central America over 3, 000 years ago. The Europeans brought it back with ___52___(they)in the 1520s and added sugar to make the sweet, hot drink we know today. ___53___ it’s expensive, many people still love it.
【答案】
44. greatly
45. tells
46. potatoes
47. taken
48. became
49. of
50. a
51. wider
52. them
53. Although/Though
【解析】
【语篇导读】本文是一篇说明文。短文介绍了一些常见的食用植物是如何在世界各地传播的。
44. 句意：通常他们的食物也会有很大的不同。great“大的”，形容词，此处应用其副词形式greatly，修饰形容词different，故填greatly。
45. 句意：本文讲述了一些常见的食用植物是如何在世界各地传播的。tell“讲述”，动词。本句是一般现在时，主语是第三人称单数，谓语动词用其单三形式，故填tells。
46. 句意：早在公元前5000年，土豆就作为一种有价值的食物在南美洲进行贸易。potato“土豆”，可数名词，由“were”可知，用其复数形式，故填potatoes。
47. 句意：它们在16世纪被带到欧洲，并很快传遍了整个欧洲。take“携带”，动词。此处指土豆被带到欧洲，是被动语态，动词用其过去分词形式，故填taken。
48. 句意：饮茶很快在那里成为一种时尚，但由于价格高昂，它仍然是富人的饮品。become“成为”，动词。本句描述过去的事，应为一般过去时，谓语动词用其过去式，故填became。
49. 句意：饮茶很快在那里成为一种时尚，但由于价格高昂，它仍然是富人的饮品。此处是短语because of “由于”，故填of。
50. 句意：8000多年前，在新几内亚岛，甘蔗首次被用来生产一种甜果汁。此处是短语a kind of “一种”，故填a。
51. 句意：它的使用很快就传遍了东南亚，然后传播到了更广阔的世界。wide“宽阔的”，形容词。此处指甘蔗后来传播到更为宽阔的世界，暗含比较，应用其比较级，故填wider。
52. 句意：15世纪20年代，欧洲人将其带回欧洲，并添加糖制成我们今天所知的甜味热饮。they“他们”，代词主格。此处应用其宾格形式them，作介词with的宾语，故填them。
53. 句意：虽然它很贵，但许多人仍然喜欢它。分析句子可知，此处缺少连词，指虽然它很昂贵，但是很多人仍然很喜欢，故用although/though引导让步状语从句，故填Although/Though。
苏州市·2023年
请认真阅读下面短文，在答题卡标有题号的横线上，填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Dancing with the Light
A few years ago, I visited the Classical Gardens of Suzhou. During the visit, my attention was drawn away from the plants, bridges and stones, towards ___44___ walls of the gardens. Mostly white, some parts of the walls are losing small ___45___(piece)of their covering. This creates space in which light and plants can be ___46___(see). The walls are not only the boundaries of the gardens, but they also form protected paths that guide you on a trip.
The memory of the white walls stayed with me. I kept ___47___(imagine)how many shadows(影)could be collected by them to dance with the light. This fantastic moment was so lively ___48___ I came back to explore it with my camera.
Working ___49___(free)with these walls and their marks, I began to feel like collecting all the stories that were painted there. Weather and time have turned these ___50___(amaze)white walls into Chinese landscape paintings.
I ___51___(take)the photos during the month of June, just after the rain. The air was full of small drops of water, showing the light and the color ___52___ the things around. As color was born out of a dance between light and a body, when photographing in color I found ___53___(I)enjoying a moment of this dance.
【答案】
44. the
45. pieces
46. seen
47. imagining
48. that
49. freely
50. amazing
51. took
52. of
53. myself
【解析】
【语篇导读】本篇为记叙文，短文主要记叙了作者参观苏州古典园林的经历。
44. 句意：在参观期间，我的注意力从植物、桥梁和石头上转移到了花园的墙壁上。根据“walls of the
gardens.”可知此处是特指花园的墙壁，应用定冠词the，故填the。
45. 句意：大部分墙壁是白色的，有些部分正在失去小块的覆盖物。piece“块”，可数名词，此处应
用复数表示泛指，故填pieces。
46. 句意：这创造了可以看到光线和植物的空间。see是动词，根据“can be”可知是含有情态动词can
的被动语态can be done，故填seen。
47. 句意：我一直在想象，它们能收集多少影子，与光共舞。keep doing sth“一直做某事”，为固定短语，故填imagining。
48. 句意：这个奇妙的时刻是如此的生动，以至于我带着相机回来探索它。根据“so lively...I came back to explore it with my camera.”可知此处是so...that“如此……以至于……”引导的结果状语从句，故填that。
49. 句意：在这些墙壁和它们的标记上自由地工作，我开始想收集所有画在那里的故事。free是形容词，此处修饰动词应用副词freely，故填freely。
50. 句意：天气和时间把这些令人惊叹的白墙变成了中国山水画。空后是名词，所以此处应用形容词
amazing“令人惊奇的”修饰物，故填amazing。
51. 句意：这些照片是我在六月雨后拍摄的。take是动词，根据语境和后句可知，本句是一般过去时，动词用过去式，故填took。
52. 句意：空气中充满了小水滴，显示出周围事物的光和颜色。根据“the color...the things around”可知
是指周围事物的颜色，应用of所有格，表示“……的”，故填of。
53. 句意：因为色彩是光与身体之间的舞蹈而产生的，所以当我拍摄彩色照片时，我发现自己在享受
这种舞蹈的时刻。根据“I found...enjoying a moment of this dance.”可知主语是I，所以宾语应该用反身代词myself，故填myself。
苏州市·2022年
请认真阅读下面短文，填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
A hurricane(飓风)is a huge storm that forms over warm ocean water. Hurricanes have winds that move in ___44___ circle. Hurricane winds are very ___45___(power), and can move at speeds from 120 km/h to over 300 km/h.
The centre of hurricane winds is called the eye. Winds in the eye ___46___(be)not very strong. Around the eye is an area called the eye wall. The wall is where winds are the ___47___(strong)and rain is the heaviest.
Strong winds and heavy rain can do a lot of damage(破坏)when a hurricane moves over land.
Hurricane winds can be strong enough to break ___48___(window)into pieces. The winds can even knock over tall trees, which might fall on buildings or cars. Strong winds can pick up objects and send ___49___(they)into the air, causing damage.
Heavy rain from a hurricane can cause floods in areas that are not close ___50___ a coast. The floodwater can be very deep. It sometimes ___51___(reach)almost up to the top of houses. Water goes into the houses ___52___(quick)and does a lot of damage. Wooden structures(结构)might not be safe after a flood.
___53___ there is no way to prevent a hurricane, you can get prepared for it.
【答案】
44.a
45.powerful
46.are
47.strongest
48.windows
49.them
50.to
51.reaches
52.quickly
53.Although/Though
【解析】
【语篇导读】本文是一篇说明文。短文主要介绍了飓风的相关知识。
44. 句意：飓风的风是绕圈运动的。此处泛指一个圈，“circle”首字母发辅音音素，故填a。
45. 句意：飓风非常强大，风速可以从每小时120公里到每小时300公里以上。此处在句中作表语，
用形容词powerful，故填powerful。
46. 句意：风眼的风力不是很强。本句时态是一般现在时，主语“Winds”是复数，故填are。
47. 句意：这堵墙是风最强、雨最大的地方。根据并列句“rain is the heaviest”可知，此处应使用最高级
strongest，故填strongest。
48. 句意：飓风的威力足以把窗户吹成碎片。此处表示复数含义，使用名词复数形式，故填windows。
49. 句意：强风会把物体吹到空中，造成破坏。此处在动词后作宾语，用宾格them，故填them。
50. 句意：飓风带来的暴雨会在不靠近海岸的地区引发洪水。be close to“靠近”，故填to。
51. 句意：有时它几乎达到了房子的顶部。本句时态是一般现在时，主语是“It”，动词用三单，故填
reaches。
52. 句意：水很快进入房屋，造成很大的破坏。此处在句中修饰动词，用副词quickly，故填quickly。
53. 句意：虽然没有办法预防飓风，但你可以做好准备。前后两句构成让步关系，用although/though
引导让步状语从句，句首需大写首字母，故填Although/Though。
苏州市·2021年
请认真阅读下面短文，在答题卡标有题号的横线上，填入适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。每空限填词。
Does my goldfish know who I am
I think this is a great question. I do spend my days ___48___(study)how fish go about their lives. First of all, fish are much smarter than people think. People often talk of goldfish having three-second memories, but in fact they can learn all kinds of things, and remember them ___49___ quite a long time.
This shouldn’t surprise us too much. Just like other animals, they can find enough to eat, and ___50___(know)when it is sale to be out in the open. Being able to learn and remember things helps ___51___(they)do this.
Many kinds of fish can tell one from another, according to their group, their relatives, ___52___ even their own eggs. But fish live in ___53___ very different world from us. For many kinds of fish, although seeing is important, ___54___(sense)such as smell and touch are even more important.
So, does your fish know who you are I believe your fish will ___55___(sure)know when it is feeding time. My own fish become very ___56___(excite)when my hand appears near their tank, even before I drop the food in. I’m not sure that your fish will be able to remember what your face ___57___(look)like, but I wouldn’t be too surprised if it could remember you in other ways, perhaps by the sound of your footsteps as you walk towards the tank.
【答案】
48. studying
49. for
50. know
51. them
52. and/or
53. a
54. senses
55. surely
56. excited
57. looks
【解析】
【语篇解读】本文为说明文。文章介绍了鱼比人们想象的聪明得多。人们常说金鱼有三秒的记忆，但事实上它们能学到各种各样的东西，而且能记住很长时间，并且对此做出了解释。
48. 句意：我每天都在研究鱼是如何生活的。spend...(in)doing sth“花费时间做某事”，是固定短语，
故填studying。
49. 句意：人们常说金鱼有三秒的记忆，但事实上它们能学到各种各样的东西，而且能记住很长时间。
“quite a long time”是一段时间，应用介词for连接，故填for。
50. 句意：就像其他动物一样，它们可以找到足够的东西，并且知道什么时候会被公开出售。and连接并列成分，前面是情态动词can后接动词原形，此处也用动词原形，故填know。
51. 句意：能够学习和记忆事物有助于它们做到这一点。空处作动词的宾语，应用宾格，故填them。
52. 句意：许多种类的鱼可以根据它们的群体，它们的亲戚，甚至它们自己的卵来区分彼此。根据“their
group, their relatives...even their own eggs”可知，此处表达的是一种并列或选择关系，可以用and/or
连接，故填and/or。
53. 句意：但是鱼和我们生活在一个完全不同的世界里。空格修饰其后的单数名词world，应用不定冠词，very是辅音音素开头的单词，应用a修饰，故填a。
54. 句意：对于许多种类的鱼来说，虽然视觉很重要，但嗅觉和触觉等感官更为重要。根据“are”可知，
句子主语应是复数名词，故填senses。
55. 句意：我相信你的鱼一定会知道什么时候是喂食的时候。空格处修饰的是句中的动词，应用副词
形式，故填surely。
56. 句意：当我的手出现在我的鱼缸附近时，我的鱼变得非常兴奋。空格处作表语，应用形容词，修
饰有生命的鱼，应用ed形容词，故填excited。
57. 句意：我不确定你的鱼是否能记住你的脸。句子主语是单数名词face，动词要用三单形式，故填
looks。
无锡市·2021年-2025年(没有考此类题型)
常州市·2025年
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
I first became interested in calligraphy(书法)when my mum took me to a museum. The beautiful pieces of writing there were so shining that I ___45___(touch)by them at once. I decided to try it ___46___(I)the very same way.
So, I took part in a calligraphy class. At first, I found it quite challenging. Holding the soft brush ___47___(correct)and controlling the ink(墨水)seemed difficult. ___48___, with practice and patience, I got improved.
Since I began practising my calligraphy skills, I ___49___(learn)more about Chinese characters. Over thousands of years, they have developed from drawings into standard forms. What’s more, Chinese people’s attitude(态度)toward life is shown in calligraphy, too. ___50___ a treasure of Chinese traditional culture, calligraphy is now practised by many people.
Calligraphy is not only ___51___ writing skill but also an art that can develop our mind and character. It is now one of my ___52___(hobby)that help me relax. When I write, my mind starts to become peaceful, especially when I’m stressed.
I’m also ___53___(pride)to see my works get better and better. When the Spring Festival comes, my mother always enjoys ___54___(stick)the “Fu” character I write onto the door. What a happy time calligraphy has brought us!
【答案】
45. was touched
46. myself
47. correctly
48. However
49. have learned/have learnt
50. As
51. a
52. hobbies
53. proud
54. sticking
【解析】
【语篇导读】本文主要介绍作者跟书法的渊源。
45. 句意：那里那些优美的文字如此熠熠生辉，我立刻就被它们所打动。本句主语是动作的承受者，动作发生在过去，所以用一般过去时的被动语态，故填was touched。
46. 句意：于是，我决定也用同样的方式去尝试一下。根据“I decided to try it...the very same way.”可知，此处指自己尝试，用反身代词myself，故填myself。
47. 句意：握着那支柔软的毛笔并控制好墨水似乎很困难。此处用副词修饰动词，故填correctly。
48. 句意：然而，通过不断练习和保持耐心，我的情况有所改善。前后构成转折关系，且空后有逗号，However“然而”符合语境，故填However。
49. 句意：自从我开始练习书法技巧以来，我对汉字有了更多的了解。根据“Since I began practising my calligraphy skills”可知，此处应使用现在完成时，主语是I，助动词用have，故填have learned/have learnt。
50. 句意：作为中国传统文化的瑰宝，书法如今已被许多人所习练。根据“...a treasure of Chinese traditional culture”可知，作为中国传统文化的瑰宝，As“作为”符合语境，故填As。
51. 句意：书法不仅是一种书写技能，更是一种能够塑造我们心灵和性格的艺术形式。此处泛指一种技巧，“writing”以辅音音素开头，故填a。
52. 句意：现在，书法已成为我的一项有助于放松身心的爱好。one of后用名词复数形式，故填hobbies。
53. 句意：我也为自己的作品不断进步而感到自豪。此处在句中作表语，用形容词proud“骄傲的”，故填proud。
54. 句意：每当春节来临，我的母亲总会喜欢把我写的“福”字贴在门上。enjoy doing sth“喜欢做某事”，故填sticking。
常州市·2024年
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Dear Millie,
You asked me about the Chinese dragon—the loong. Now let me tell you something about it.
China is known as the “home of the loong”. The loong is considered to be ___41___(luck)and wise. It is ___42___ big part of China’s history and culture.
In traditional Chinese culture, the loong has superpower. Ancient people ___43___(believe)it controlled the weather, especially rain. So, if there was a drought(干旱)or a flood, people would pray(祈祷)to the loong ___44___(have)better weather and live a peaceful life. ___45___ this reason, there are lots of activities of praying related to loongs. Dragon-boat racing ___46___ the dragon dance are the most common ones.
The loong is also one of the 12 animal signs. It is the ___47___(five)animal sign. People born in the Year of the Loong are thought to be natural ___48___(lead), full of energy and creativity. Many Chinese parents hope that their children ___49___(be)successful and powerful in the future, just like a loong. This is shown in the saying “Wang zi cheng long”.
In a word, the loong ___50___(love)widely by Chinese people and can be found everywhere in Chinese daily life.
Lots of love,
Wendy
【答案】
41. lucky
42. a
43. believed
44. to have
45. For
46. and
47. fifth
48. leaders
49. will be
50. is loved
【解析】
【语篇导读】本文主要介绍了中国龙的文化和象征意义。
41. 句意：龙被认为是幸运和智慧的象征。根据“and wise”可知此处需要形容词修饰名词，luck的形容词形式是lucky“幸运的”，故填lucky。
42. 句意：它是中国历史和文化的重要组成部分。根据“big part”可知此处表示泛指，big以辅音音素开头，应用不定冠词a，故填a。
43. 句意：古人相信它控制着天气，尤其是雨水。根据“Ancient people”可知，句子描述的是过去的事情，动词用过去式，故填believed。
44. 句意：所以，如果有干旱或洪水，人们会祈求龙带来更好的天气，过上和平的生活。根据“pray(祈祷)to the loong”可知，带来好天气是祈祷的目的，此处用动词不定式作目的状语，故填to have。
45. 句意：由于这个原因，有很多与龙有关的祈祷活动。此处表示原因，用介词for，句首首字母大写，故填For。
46. 句意：赛龙舟和舞龙是最常见的活动。根据“Dragon-boat racing...the dragon dance”可知，此处表示并列关系，用and连接，故填and。
47. 句意：它是十二生肖中的第五个动物。此处表示顺序，用序数词fifth，故填fifth。
48. 句意：在龙年出生的人被认为是天生的领导者，充满活力和创造力。此处需要名词复数形式leaders表泛指，故填leaders。
49. 句意：许多中国父母希望他们的孩子将来像龙一样成功和强大。此处表示将来的愿望，用一般将来时“will do”，故填will be。
50. 句意：总之，龙被中国人广泛喜爱，并且在中国的日常生活中随处可见。句子主语the loong与动词love之间是被动关系，描述的是现在的情况，用一般现在时的被动语态“am/is/are done”，主语为三单，be动词应用is，故填is loved。
常州市·2023年
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Dear Millie,
You asked me about the Dragon Boat Festival. Now let me tell you something about it.
The Dragon Boat Festival is a traditional Chinese festival we Chinese ___41___(celebrate)for over 2, 000 years. It’s one of the three most important lunar festivals in China, along with the Spring Festival and the Mid-Autumn Festival. The Dragon Boat Festival takes place on the ___42___(twenty-two)of June this year.
Throughout the years, many stories have been told about the ___43___(begin)of this festival. Among them, ___44___(famous)one is about Qu Yuan, a well-known scholar in ancient China. He not only ___45___(write)good poems but also gave suggestions to the king. ___46___ he devoted himself to his country, the king didn’t like him. This great person drowned(溺水)himself in the Miluo River on the 5th day of the 5th Chinese lunar month because his Chu State fell to Qin State. Local people tried to save him or find his body, but they didn’t ___47___(success). Qu Yuan was later considered as ___48___ national hero. To remember him, every fifth day of the fifth lunar month, people beat drums and go boat racing on the river as they once did ___49___(keep)fish away from his body.
Dragon boat racing is one of the most important customs Chinese people practice to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival. This activity ___50___(hold)widely in China’s southern and southeastern areas where there are lots of rivers and lakes.
Lots of love,
Wendy
【答案】
41. have celebrated
42. twenty-second
43. beginning
44. the most famous
45. wrote
46. Though/Although
47. succeed
48. a
49. to keep
50. is held
【解析】
【语篇导读】本文为说明文，短文主要介绍了端午节以及端午节的由来。
41. 句意：端午节是我们中国人庆祝了两千多年的传统节日。celebrate“庆祝”，根据“for over 2,000 years”可知句子用现在完成时，主语是we，助动词用have，故填have celebrated。
42. 句意：端午节在今年六月二十二日举行。此处表示“六月二十二日”，用序数词表示，故填twenty-second。
43. 句意：多年来，关于这个节日的开始，人们讲述了许多故事。the beginning of“……的开始”，故填beginning。
44. 句意：其中最著名的是关于中国古代著名学者屈原的故事。根据“Among them”可知此处用最高级形式most famous，最高级前加定冠词the，故填the most famous。
45. 句意：他不仅写了好诗，还向国王提了建议。根据“but also gave”可知句子用一般过去时，动词用过去式wrote“写”，故填wrote。
46. 句意：尽管他忠于祖国，但国王不喜欢他。前后两句是让步关系，用though/although引导让步状语从句，故填Though/Although。
47. 句意：当地人试图救他或找到他的尸体，但没有成功。助动词didn’t后加动词原形succeed“成功”，故填succeed。
48. 句意：屈原后来被认为是民族英雄。此处泛指“一个民族英雄”，national以辅音音素开头，用不定冠词a，故填a。
49. 句意：为了纪念他，每年农历五月初五，人们都会打鼓，在河上划船，就像他们曾经做的那样，让鱼远离他的身体。“people beat drums and go boat racing on the river as they once did”的目的是“keep fish away from his body”，作目的状语，用动词不定式，故填to keep。
50. 句意：这项活动广泛地在中国的南部和东南部地区举行，那里有许多河流和湖泊。主语This activity和谓语hold之间是被动关系，且描述现在的情况，用一般现在时的被动语态，主语是单数，be动词用is，故填is held。
常州市·2022年
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Museums play a big role in our society. They are also ___41___ important classroom for primary and secondary school students. During holidays, groups of young museum guides ___42___(see)everywhere in Changzhou Museum. Since 2011, Changzhou Museum ___43___(carry)out more than 100 public training activities for volunteer guides.
In July, 2021, I was chosen ___44___(be)a volunteer guide in Changzhou Museum. ___45___ it was my first time to serve there, I didn’t know what to do. Luckily, the teachers there gave many interesting training classes, including “Public Places and Manners”, “Red History and Red Culture” and so on. I was deeply touched by the stories of ___46___(pioneer)like Qu Qiubai and Zhang Tailei. I was impressed that they had risked ___47___(lose)their lives to create a new China.
In the following month,I guided hundreds of tourists and did my job ___48___(success). This experience had a great influence ___49___ me. I know more about my hometown and the meaning of life. I feel ___50___(pride)of being a volunteer guide to help more people learn about Changzhou.
【答案】
41.an
42. are seen
43. has carried
44. to be
45. Because/As
46. pioneers
47. losing
48. successfully
49. on
50. proud
【解析】
【语篇导读】本文是一篇记叙文。短文讲述了作者作为常州博物馆导游的经历。
41. 句意：它们也是中小学生的重要教室。此处泛指一个教室，“important”首字母发元音音素，故填
an。
42. 句意：假日期间，常州博物馆里随处可见一群群年轻的导游。本句主语是动作的承受者，时态是
一般现在时，故填are seen。
43. 句意：自2011年以来，常州博物馆开展了100余次志愿者导游公共培训活动。根据“Since 2011”
可知，时态应使用现在完成时，主语是第三人称单数，故填has carried。
44. 句意：2021年7月，我被选为常州博物馆的志愿者导游。be chosen to be“被选为……”，故填to be。
45. 句意：因为这是我第一次在那里服务，我不知道做些什么。“it was my first time to serve there”是“I
didn’t know what to do”的原因，用because/as引导原因状语从句，句首需大写首字母，故填
Because/As。
46. 句意：我被瞿秋白、张太雷等先驱者的故事深深打动了。根据“like Qu Qiubai and Zhang Tailei”可知，此处应使用名词复数形式，故填pioneers。
47. 句意：我对他们冒着失去生命的危险创建新中国印象深刻。risk doing“冒险做某事”，故填losing。
48. 句意：在接下来的一个月里，我带领了数百名游客，并顺利完成了我的工作。此处在句中修饰动
词，用副词形式，故填successfully。
49. 句意：这段经历对我影响很大。have a/an+adj+influence on“对……有……的影响”，故填on。
50. 句意：我很自豪能成为一名志愿者导游，帮助更多的人了解常州。feel proud of“感到骄傲”，故
填proud。
常州市·2021年(没考此类题型)
镇江市·2025年
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。
Exams are not just a way to check what you have learned. They are also a c___46___ to improve your learning skills. Here’s h___47___ you can make the most use of every exam.
Before the exam, you can review what you’ve learned in an organized w___48___ by using the textbook’s table of contents. You can a___49___ practice different types of questions to prepare for specific topics. In the last 10 minutes before the exam, you can ask yourself a few simple questions to make you confident.
During the exam, you should complete each question carefully. Exams can c___50___ help you practice completing tasks under stress. The time limit and formal settings help you develop your time management skills. You can always p___51___ your time for each part and decide on the best order to answer the questions. By practicing, you can develop a rhyme that works for you because the best way is the one that suits you.
A___52___ the exam, you can take time to learn from your mistakes and think about your time management. It’s good to write down disadvantages from every exam in a s___53___ “exam handbook”. And you can read it before the n___54___ exam as a whole reminder of past mistakes and key points to pay attention to. If making a n___55___ what you haven’t mastered, you can go back to textbooks and do some similar exercises.
By following these steps, you can surely get the most out of every exam and continue learning.
【答案】
46. chance
47. how
48. way
49. also
50. certainly
51. plan/prepare
52. After
53. special
54. next
55. note
【解析】
【语篇导读】本文讲述了考试不只是检验所学知识的方式，更是提升学习技能的机会，并介绍了考前、考中、考后充分利用每次考试的方法。
46. 句意：它们也是一个提高你学习技能的机会。根据首字母“c”及“to improve your learning skills”可知，此处指“机会”，“chance”意为“机会”，名词，符合语境，故填(c)hance。
47. 句意：以下是你如何充分利用每次考试的方法。根据首字母“h”及“you can make the most use of every exam”可知，此处指“如何”，“how”意为“如何”，符合语境，故填(h)ow。
48. 句意：在考试前，你可以通过使用课本的目录，以一种有条理的方式复习你所学的知识。根据首
字母“w”及“in an organized...”可知，此处指“方式”，“way”意为“方式”，符合语境，故填(w)ay。
49. 句意：你也可以练习不同类型的问题，为特定的主题做准备。根据首字母“a”及“practice different types of questions”可知，此处指“也”，“also”意为“也”，符合语境，故填(a)lso。
50. 句意：考试当然可以帮助你练习在压力下完成任务。根据首字母“c”及“help you practice completing tasks under stress”可知，此处指“当然”，“certainly”意为“当然”，符合语境，故填(c)ertainly。
51. 句意：你总是可以为每个部分计划/准备时间，并决定回答问题的最佳顺序。根据首字母“p”及“your time for each part”可知，此处指“计划/准备”时间，plan“计划”/prepare“准备”符合语境，且情态动词“can”后用动词原形，故填(p)lan/(p)repare。
52. 句意：考试后，你可以花时间从错误中学习，并思考你的时间管理。根据首字母“A”及“you can take time to learn from your mistakes”可知，此处指“在……之后”，“After”意为“在……之后”，介词，符合语境，故填(A)fter。
53. 句意：把每次考试的缺点写在一本特别的“考试手册”里是很好的。根据首字母“s”及“exam handbook”可知，此处指“特别的”，“special”意为“特别的”。符合语境，故填(s)pecial。
54. 句意：在下次考试前，你可以阅读它，作为对过去错误和需要注意的要点的整体提醒。根据首字母“n”及“exam”可知，此处指“下一个”，“next”意为“下一个”，符合语境，故填(n)ext。
55. 句意：如果把你还没掌握的东西做个笔记，你可以回到课本上做一些类似的练习。根据首字母“n”及“making a...”可知，此处指“笔记”，“note”意为“笔记”，“make a note”表示“做笔记”，动词短语，符合语境，故填(n)ote。
镇江市·2024年
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。
Zodiac animals are important to the Chinese people for long. Many years ago, a president from a foreign country v___46___ China. At the dinner, he presented people with a riddle, “There are twelve things that can be given to all the Chinese, and each person can get his or her o___47___. What are the twelve things ” The answer is of course the “12 zodiac animals”. As a cultural sign that stays with a person since his or her b___48___, the zodiac animal of the year plays an important role in e___49___ life. Even today, many Chinese people will use “What is your zodiac animal ” instead of “How old are you ” when they ask about a person’s a___50___.
In ancient times, people formed clans(部落). Different clans had different signs. The clans usually used the looks of animals. O___51___, an important meeting was held. At the meeting, the animals used by the most powerful clans were d___52___ as the zodiac animals.
Just l___53___ China, many other countries also have similar systems of zodiac animals. For example, India has a system of 12 zodiac animals, which is a___54___ the same as that of China, with only the lion in the place of the tiger. The Vietnamese(越南的)system has cat instead of rabbit, but the other e___55___ animals remain the same. It is widely believed that it was the Chinese zodiac culture that spread to the countries nearby.
【答案】
46. visited
47. Own
48. birth
49. everyone’s/everybody’s/everyday
50. age
51. Once
52. decided
53. like
54. almost
55. eleven
【解析】
【语篇导读】本文介绍了中国的十二生肖及其文化影响。
46. 句意：多年前，一位外国总统访问中国。根据“a president from a foreign country v... China”可知，此处是指访问中国，visit“访问”，根据“Many years ago”可知，此处应使用过去式故填visited。
47. 句意：在宴会上，他给人们出了一个谜语：“有十二样东西可以给所有的中国人，每个人都可以得到自己的。” 根据“There are twelve things that can be given to all the Chinese, and each person can get his or her o...”可知，此处是指每个人都可以得到属于自己的东西，own“自己的”符合语境故填Own。
48. 句意：作为一种文化标志，从一个人出生起就与他或她在一起，这一年的生肖动物在每个人的日常生活中起着重要的作用。根据“As a cultural sign that stays with a person since his or her b...”可知，此处是指从出生起，birth“出生”符合语境故填birth。
49. 句意：作为一种文化标志，从一个人出生起就与他或她在一起，这一年的生肖动物在每个人的/
日常生活中起着重要的作用。根据“the zodiac animal of the year plays an important role in e... life”可知，此处是指在每个人的/日常生活中，everyone’s/everybody’s“每个人的”/everyday“日常的”，作定语修饰life故填everyone’s/everybody’s/everyday。
50. 句意：即使在今天，许多中国人会用“你的生肖是什么？”来代替“你多大了？”来询问一个人的年龄。根据“How old are you ”可知，此处是指询问一个人的年龄，age“年龄”符合语境故填age。
51. 句意：有一次，举行了一次重要的会议。根据“O..., an important meeting was held.”可知，此处是指有一次举行了一次重要的会议，once“一次”符合语境，句首需大写首字母故填Once。
52. 句意：在会议上，最强大的氏族使用的动物被确定为生肖动物。根据“the animals used by the most powerful clans were d... as the zodiac animals”可知，此处是指被决定为生肖动物，decide“决定”，此处是一般过去时的被动语态，动词用过去分词形式故填decided。
53. 句意：就像中国一样，许多其他国家也有类似的生肖制度。根据“Just l... China, many other countries also have similar systems of zodiac animals.”可知，此处是指就像中国一样，like“像”符合语境故填like。
54. 句意：例如，印度有一个十二生肖动物系统，这与中国几乎相同，只是狮子代替了老虎。根据“India has a system of 12 zodiac animals, which is a... the same as that of China, with only the lion in the place of the tiger”可知，此处是指几乎相同，almost“几乎”符合语境故填almost。
55. 句意：越南的系统中有猫而不是兔子，但其他11种动物保持不变。根据“The Vietnamese(越南的)system has cat instead of rabbit, but the other e... animals remain the same.”可知，此处是指其他十一种动物，eleven“十一”符合语境故填eleven。
镇江市·2023年
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。
At the dinner table, Westerners use knives and forks, while the Chinese use chopsticks. S___46___ at least 3,000 years ago, chopsticks have been the eating tool for the Chinese people. Ancient Chinese used pottery pots(陶罐)to cook food during the Pottery Age. And they used branches or bamboo sticks to p___47___ up the food. Later on, they developed the habit of using the chopsticks. In general, the material of chopsticks can be d___48___ into five groups: bamboo and wood, metal, jade, bone and chemical plastics. In Modern Chinese family life, people prefer to use the bamboo or wooden chopsticks b___49___ they are good for the environment and cost a little.
Using knives and forks or chopsticks brings about a difference not o___50___ in lifestyle. For example, the use of knives and forks makes it c___51___ for people to eat individually(分别地). And the use of chopsticks makes it possible for the family members to have meals t___52___. As the Westerners prefer to eat individually, they have the idea and habit of not d___53___ on others after they grow into adults. The w___54___ that Chinese people use chopsticks and eat with others around the table is connected with the lifestyle of the Chinese family. Nowadays, an increasing n___55___ of foreign students are coming to China. They are happy to learn to use chopsticks and enjoy the pleasure of eating with friends around the table.
【答案】
46. Since
47. pick
48. divided
49. because
50. only
51. convenient
52. together
53. depending
54. way
55. number
【解析】
【语篇导读】本文为说明文，短文主要介绍了中西方使用餐具的文化差异。
46. 句意：至少从3000年前开始，筷子就一直是中国人的饮食工具。根据“have been”可知，句子是现在完成时， 结合首字母可知，应填since表示“自从”故填Since。
47. 句意：他们用树枝或竹竿夹起食物。根据“used branches or bamboo sticks to p...up the food.”可知古时候人们用树枝或竹竿夹起食物，此处应用动词短语pick up，动词不定式符号to后，应用动词原形，故填pick。
48. 句意：一般来说，筷子的材料可以分为五类：竹木、金属、玉石、骨和化学塑料。be divided into“被分为……”，是固定搭配，故填divided。
49. 句意：在现代中国家庭生活中，人们更喜欢使用竹筷或木筷，因为它们对环境有益，而且价格低廉。根据“people prefer to use the bamboo or wooden chopsticks b...they are good for the environment and cost a little.”可知人们现在喜欢使用竹筷或木筷是因为它们对环境有益，而且便宜。because“因为”符合语境，故填because。
50. 句意：使用刀叉或筷子带来的不仅仅是生活方式的不同。根据“Using knives and forks or chopsticks brings about a difference not o...in lifestyle.”以及下文介绍可知，人们使用刀叉或筷子带来的不仅仅是生活方式的不同。not only“不仅仅”，故填only。
51. 句意：例如，刀叉的使用方便了人们单独吃饭。根据“the use of knives and forks makes it c...for people to eat individually(分别地).”可知刀叉很方便人们单独吃饭，convenient“方便的”，形容词作宾语补足语，故填convenient。
52. 句意：筷子的使用使家庭成员一起吃饭成为可能。根据“the family members to have meals...”结合首字母可知，是指一起吃饭。together“一起”符合语境故填together。
53. 句意：由于西方人喜欢单独吃饭，所以他们长大后有不依赖别人的观念和习惯。depend on“依赖”，是固定搭配，of是介词，后加动名词，故填depending。
54. 句意：中国人使用筷子和与他人一起吃饭的方式与中国家庭的生活方式有关。根据“Chinese people use chopsticks and eat with others around the table is connected with the lifestyle of the Chinese family”结合首字母可知，中国人使用筷子和与他人一起吃饭的方式与中国家庭的生活方式有关。way“方式”为名词，故填way。
55. 句意：如今，越来越多的外国学生来到中国。an increasing number of表示“越来越多的”，故填number。
镇江市·2022年
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。
To many young Chinese people, Premier Zhou Enlai is known as a key founder of the New China. But f___46___ people know he once wrote a martial arts novel called Jin Guo Ying Xiong.
Recently, a Sina Weibo user m___47___ this novel written by Zhou more than a century ago. Many young people showed a strong i___48___ in it and their admiration for the early pioneers of China. Another user posted the first page of the novel which Zhou wrote at the a___49___ of 16. It was published under Zhou’s pseudonym(笔名)“Fei Fei” in a magazine beginning in October, 1914. However, the novel was never completed, but it can be found a___50___. The Early Works of Zhou Enlai were published by the Central Party Literature Press in 1998.
A___51___ many young people expressed the regret that Zhou did not go on with the novel, they said he played a more important role in China’s history. One wrote “The novel was stopped but Premier Zhou went on to s___52___ the Chinese nation out of danger!” Another added, “He gave up a novel, but he wrote a history of m___53___ China.” A 29-year-old computer engineer said, “The pioneers of China are spiritual leaders for me. Remembering them helped me build up the r___54___ values. When I face problems in life, I am always reminded not to f___55___ the lives of those pioneers. The difficulties I face now are nothing compared with what they experienced.”
【答案】
46. few
47. mentioned
48. interest
49. age
50. among
51. although
52. save
53. modern
54. right/real
55. forget
【解析】
【语篇导读】本篇为夹叙夹议文。短文讲述了周恩来总理曾写过一部小说《金国英雄》，虽然小说没有写完，但是他在中国历史上扮演着更重要的角色，创造了一部中国近代史。
46. 句意：但很少有人知道他曾经写过一部武侠小说《金国英雄》。根据“To many young Chinese people,
Premier Zhou Enlai is known as a key founder of the New China”以及“but”对比可知，此处指的是few“几乎没有”，故填few。
47. 句意：最近，一位新浪微博用户提到了周恩来一个多世纪前写的这部小说。根据“a Sina Weibo user...this novel”及首字母提示可知，此处指的是mention“提到”，是动词，结合上下文可知，此处应用过去式，故填mentioned。
48. 句意：许多年轻人对它表现出浓厚的兴趣，对中国早期的先驱者表示钦佩。根据“Many young people showed a strong...in it and their admiration for the early pioneers of China.”及首字母提示可知，此处指的是interest“兴趣”，空前有a修饰，名词用单数形式，故填interest。
49. 句意：另一位用户发布了周恩来16岁时写的小说的第一页。根据“at the...of 16”及首字母提示可知，此处是at the age of“在……岁时”，故填age。
50. 句意：然而，小说从未完成，但却能在其中找到它。根据“ It was published under Zhou’s pseudonym(笔名)“Fei Fei” in a magazine beginning in October, 1914...the novel was never completed, but it can be found...The Early Works of Zhou Enlai published by the Central Party Literature Press in 1998.”及首字母提示可知，此处指的是“在之前发表的杂志中可以找到”，此处应用among“在……中”，故填among。
51. 句意：尽管许多年轻人对周恩来未能继续创作这部小说表示遗憾，但他们表示，周恩来在中国历史上扮演着更重要的角色。根据“many young people expressed the regret that Zhou did not go on with the novel, they said he played a more important role in China’s history.”及首字母提示可知，此处应用although“虽然”引导让步状语从句，故填although。
52. 句意：有人写道：“小说被叫停了，但周总理继续把中华民族从危险中拯救出来！”根据“The novel was stopped but”及首字母提示可知，此处在说“周总理继续拯救中华民族”，故填save。
53. 句意：另一个补充道：“他放弃了一部小说，但他写了一部中国近代史。”根据“wrote a history of...China.”及首字母提示可知，此处指的是“创造了一部中国近代史”，modern“现代的”，故填modern。
54. 句意：记住它们帮助我建立正确的价值观。根据首字母提示及“When I face problems in life, I am always reminded not to...the lives of those pioneers.”可知，此处指的是right/real“正确的/真的”价值观，故填right/real。
55. 句意：当我面对生活中的问题时，我总是被提醒不要忘记那些开拓者的生活。根据“I am always reminded not to...the lives of those pioneers.”及首字母提示可知，此处指的是“不会忘记……”，forget“忘记”，故填forget。
镇江市·2021年
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。
One of the founders of the Communist Party of China once wrote about youth. The youth like the early spring, like the morning sun, like the budding flowers, like the sharp blade fresh off the grinding stone. Youth is the most v___46___ time of life.
Youth is a relatively(相对地)short p___47___ in one’s life. During this time, habits and interests are formed for the r___48___ of your life. So it’s important to have a good start.
But what is the s___49___ of youth It’s a time to begin the process of self-reliance and self-motivation. Sure, you might have parents and friends help you now, but f___50___, you must depend on yourself. W___51___ needing help or advice, your character and confidence can be built by yourself. No one can f___52___ you to get good grades or get the perfect job — those responsibilities(责任)are yours. O___53___ you can be the master of your life.
When you are in trouble, continue trying. T___54___ yourself to be strong. Tell yourself that difficulties are not always problems. You can do the work that others can’t. Anything w___55___ doing isn’t easy — it’s best to learn that lesson early. Never complain and always work hard to achieve your dreams.
【答案】
46. valuable
47. period
48. rest
49. spirit
50. finally
51. without
52. force
53. only
54. train
55. worth
【解析】
【语篇解读】本篇为说明文。文章说：青年时期是人们最宝贵的一段时间，作者建议我们靠自己，不要依赖别人，只有自己能主宰自己的命运，也告诉我们永远不要抱怨，要永远努力实现自己的梦想。
46. 句意：青春是生命中最宝贵的时光。根据“Youth is the most v…time of life.”可知，青春是宝贵的，用形容词valuable作定语修饰time故填valuable。
47. 句意：青年时期是人一生中相对较短的一段时间。根据“Youth is a relatively short p…in one’s life.”可知，青年时期是一段时间，用period作表语故填period。
48. 句意：在这段时间里，习惯和兴趣会在你以后的生活中形成。根据“During this time, habits and interests are formed for the r…of your life.”可知，此处指其余的生活，the rest of one’s life“余生”故填rest。
49. 句意：但是什么是青春的精神呢？根据“It’s a time to begin the process of self-reliance and
self-motivation.”可知，这是开始自力更生和自我激励的时候，这是青春的精神，用spirit在句中作主语，故填spirit。
50. 句意：当然，你现在可能有父母和朋友帮助你，但最后，你必须依靠自己。根据“Sure, you might have
parents and friends help you now”可知，现在可以依靠父母，但是最后只能靠自己，用finally作状语，故填finally。
51. 句意：不需要别人的帮助和建议，你的性格和自信是可以由你自己建立的。根据“you must depend on yourself”可知，必须靠自己，所以不需要别人的帮助和建议，用without放句首故填without。
52. 句意：没有人能强迫你取得好成绩或得到一份完美的工作——这些责任都是你的。根据“No one can ... you to get good grades or get the perfect job — those responsibilities(责任)are yours.”可知，没人能强迫你做什么事，用动词force，在情态动词后，用动词原形故填force。
53. 句意：只有你才能主宰自己的人生。根据前文介绍可知，要靠自己，别人不能强迫你，所以只有自己才能主宰自己，句首需大写首字母故填only。
54. 句意：训练自己变得强壮。根据“When you are in trouble, continue trying.”可知，当你遇到麻烦时，继续尝试，所以训练使自己强壮，此处是祈使句，句首需大写首字母故填train。
55. 句意：任何值得做的事情都不容易——最好尽早吸取教训。根据“Anything w…doing isn’t easy—it’s best to learn that lesson early.”可知，任何值得做的事情都不容易，用形容词worth作anything的后置定语，故填worth。
南通市·2025年
请认真阅读下面短文，根据语篇内容，在空白处填入括号内单词的正确形式，使短文通顺、连贯。
With the rising popularity of hanfu, a 30-year-old girl named JongMay has won the hearts of three million online fans. Her story is ___46___(close)connected to her parents, and their love for China shaped the environment she grew up in.
About 40 years ago, her parents, from Wisconsin, the US, began to work as English teachers in Liaoning. In ___47___(day)life, they often talked about the kindness of people around and became part of the local community soon. Also, her father ___48___(choose)to play a role by a director in a TV series based on Red Star Over China. JongMay and her parents celebrated the Spring Festival with Chinese families for the first time when she ___49___(be)six years old.
JongMay’s love for Chinese culture became ___50___(deep)as she watched more historical dramas and movies. Her parents used to encourage her to keep ___51___(diary)in Chinese and share her thoughts with friends. She once said, “I want to experience China with the eyes of ___52___(I)own.” At the age of 12, the girl came back to Beijing for high school, and later studied Chinese dance at college.
Over the years, more people around the world have been greatly ___53___(interest)in China. They create different nice works on social media. JongMay thinks hanfu represents China’s rich history and culture. ___54___(build)bridges between different cultures and other traditional customs through hanfu, she turned her love for China into a successful career. So far, she ___55___(learn)to enjoy and value all kinds of cultures, which enriches her life in both body and mind.
【答案】
46. closely
47. daily
48. was chosen
49. was
50. deeper
51. diaries
52. my
53. interested
54. To build
55. has learnt/has learned
【解析】
【语篇导读】本文讲述了30岁女孩JongMay因父母对中国的热爱而与中国文化结下深厚渊源，最终将对中国文化的热爱转化为成功事业的故事。
46. 句意：她的故事与她的父母紧密相连，他们对中国的热爱塑造了她成长的环境。此处修饰动词“connected”，应用副词形式，close的副词为closely“紧密地”，故填closely。
47. 句意：在日常生活中，他们经常谈论周围人的善良，并很快成为当地社区的一部分。此处修饰名词“life”，应用形容词形式，day的形容词为daily“日常的”，故填daily。
48. 句意：此外，她的父亲被一位导演选中，在一部根据《红星照耀中国》改编的电视剧中扮演角色。主语“her father”与动词“choose”之间是被动关系，应用被动语态，且根据“About 40 years ago”可知，句子应用一般过去时的被动语态，其结构为“was/were+过去分词”，主语为单数，be动词用was，choose的过去分词为chosen，故填was chosen。
49. 句意：当JongMay六岁时，她和她的父母第一次和中国家庭一起庆祝春节。根据“when she...six years old”可知，句子时态为一般过去时，主语为she，be动词用was，故填was。
50. 句意：随着JongMay观看更多的历史剧和电影，她对中国文化的热爱变得更深了。根据“as she watched more historical dramas and movies”可知，此处表示与之前相比，应用比较级形式，deep的比较级为deeper“更深的”，故填deeper。
51. 句意：她的父母过去常常鼓励她用中文写日记，并与朋友分享她的想法。keep diaries“写日记”，固定短语，故填diaries。
52. 句意：我想用自己的眼睛体验中国。one’s own“某人自己的”，此处应用形容词性物主代词，I的形容词性物主代词为my“我的”，故填my。
53. 句意：多年来，世界各地越来越多的人对中国产生了极大的兴趣。be interested in“对……感兴趣”，固定短语，故填interested。
54. 句意：为了通过汉服在不同文化和其他传统习俗之间搭建桥梁，她将对中国的热爱转化为了一份成功的事业。此处表示目的，应用动词不定式作目的状语，位于句首，首字母大写，故填To build。
55. 句意：到目前为止，她已经学会欣赏和珍惜各种文化，这丰富了她的身心生活。根据“So far”可知，句子时态为现在完成时，其结构为“have/has+过去分词”，主语为she，助动词用has，learn的过去分词为learnt/learned，故填has learnt/learned。
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。
About 160 years ago the Austrian scientist Mendel did many important experiments(实验)with pea plants. After eight years of careful r___56___, he finally discovered the basic rules of inheritance(遗传). This helped him make great p___57___ in the study of biology. But for the next hundred years, people still didn’t know why some pea plants were tall while some were short.
Then, amazing news came! A group of international scientists worked t___58___ and found more. This team was led by two great scientists, Cheng Shifeng from China and Noel Ellis from the UK. They shared information from their experiments, talked about problems, and tried different ways to s___59___ these problems.
The scientists used modern scientific tools to look at Mendel’s 1865 experiments again. They wanted to learn more about the genetic(基因的)change/ 让教学更有效 高效备考 | 英语学科
专题08 短文填空(有提示词+无提示词&首字母提示)
南京市·2025年(暂缺)
南京市·2024年
请根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词。
Do you take music and art classes These classes, which are part of a group of classes often known as arts education, allow students to learn new things in a c___66___ way.
Many people believe music and art classes play an important part in the lives of students. However, some people believe art and music matter l___67___ than other classes. Different opinions about art and music can i___68___ arts education, so it's important to understand these points of view.
Most people believe music and art classes should be part of a student’s education. They can give students r___69___ to enjoy school if they don’t like other subjects. Children who take music classes have higher math and English test scores than those who don’t, and music classes have been shown to help with language d___70___ and memory.
Some people argue(争论)that art and music classes r___71___ too much money for things such as art supplies and instruments. They believe that money should be spent on things such as new science or math books, which are often seen as more useful for f___72___ jobs.
Although some people might argue about how much art and music classes matter compared to other subjects, it is clear that they do matter. Students who take these classes generally do b___73___ in school and are more likely to stay in school. In this way, art and music classes can be a path to s___74___ for some students.
Studies show some ways art and music classes matter to student. However, there are some ways that can’t be s___75___ . Art and music classes help students see the world in new, creative ways.
南京市·2023年
请根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词。
An excerpt(节选)from the famous classic novel Alice in Wonderland reads as follows: “Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here ” asked Alice.
“That d___66___ a great deal on where you want to get to,” said the Cheshire Cat.
“I don’t much care where!” said Alice.
“Then it doesn’t matter which way you go,” replied the cat.
Most of us are l___67___ Alice in the above dialogue. We don’t have a specific(明确的)idea of where we want to r___68___ and what we want to become in life. It is said that “Good luck is the r___69___ of good planning” and “Well planned is half done”. To plan means to look ahead and design f___70___ courses of action to be followed. Decide what e___71___ you want to achieve and plan in detail when and how you are going to do a specific activity. According to Koontz & O’ Donell, “Planning is d___72___ what to do, how to do and who is to do it in advance(事先). Planning works as a b___73___ between where we are and where we want to go. It makes possible things happen, which wouldn’t otherwise happen”.
So start p___74___ yourselves for your future plans right away. Plan your present well so you would have nothing to r___75___ in future. Now it’s time for you to take important decisions!
南京市·2022年
The Edible Schoolyard program is part garden, part kitchen,and part classroom. It is all about the joy of l___66___ . The large garden is right behind King, Jr. Middle School in Berkeley, California. Chef Alice Waters started the Edible Schoolyard. She likes to d___67___ lot of her time to it.
Inside the Edible Schoolyard
Every year, the school’s sixth-grade students plant, tend, and harvest the crops from the garden. They learn about the effects that c___68___ climate and weather have on the plants. During a drought, for example, they must water the garden more often. This keeps everything a___69___ and healthy.
The students grow many types of fruits,vegetables and herbs. Brilliant colors surround the kids a___70___ they work in the garden that stretches towards the horizon.
Time to Get Cooking
The students also learn h___71___ to cook healthy meals with the food they grow. The school houses many different students and c___72___. So, the meals are different from Indian curries to Mediterranean grape leaves. Some of the kids learn to overcome their fear of u___73___ foods. If there are conflicts in the kitchen or the garden, students must work to s___74___ them. The program fits with the vision of inclusion, equality, and peaceful growth without violence.
Tastes Great and Is Healthy Too
Everything grown in the garden is organic. All meals the kids p___75___ are good for them. The Edible Schoolyard program has received good publicity for teaching students about healthy food.
南京市·2021年
请根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，并将答案填写在答题卡相应位置上。
The problem some people have with homework is not that they find it too hard, or that it takes too long, but that they f___66___ what they have to do and for when. This may be because they don’t write down exactly what n___67___ to be done, or don’t make a note of when it has to be handed in.
If you have a planner for school, make good u___68___ of it to record what you need to do. If not, use a diary or notebook to make notes of what has to be handed in and w___69___.
You could set up an “in-tray” system, so you can see what is w___70___ to be done. This is a tray or shallow box where you put your homework each night until you are r___71___ to do it.
Although no one exactly looks forward to doing homework, you will get it done more efficiently(高效地)if you are well o___72___ and have time and space to concentrate(专注)on it.
For example, if your homework involves(需要)going online and you don’t have your o___73___computer, make sure you ‘book’ some time on the family computer, or can use one in your school library.
If you have space, set up a homework ‘office’ a___74___ at home with a table or desk and a comfortable chair. It should have good light, a place for your books, and your homework ‘tool kit’.
It helps to get into a habit of doing homework early in the evening, and not l____75____ it until the last minute at weekends. After you’ve done it, reward yourself with some fun, ‘down-time’ activities, such as some television or social networking time.
苏州市·2025年
请认真阅读下面短文，在答题卡标有题号的横线上，填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
On Pingjiang Road in Suzhou, 65-year-old Ms Wu runs a traditional tea house for 30years. She never expected ___44___(oneself)to become a tea master who helped build a cultural bridge.
It started in 2015 when a German tourist named Klaus walked into her shop. With the help of a phone app, Ms Wu ___45___(patient)showed him the way to properly brew(沏)Biluochun, Suzhou’s famous green tea. Klaus returned every day that week and ___46___(bring)more friends each time.
Seeing how ___47___(interest)they were in Chinese tea, Ms Wu started a weekly activity called “Tea Culture Saturdays”. She showed foreigners ___48___ to brew tea with traditional methods—from choosing the water temperature to ___49___(follow)tea-making rules. Her daughter Lily, a college student, helped translate.
Soon, her tea house was always crowded with ___50___(visit), including students and business people from many places. “I used to think foreigners wouldn’t understand our tea culture, ___51___ they love it deeply. Some of them even treat their friends with Chinese tea at home,” Ms Wu said.
One of her favourite ___52___(moment)was when Sarah, a Canadian, gave her a notebook filled with tea notes written in both English and Chinese. “This is why I keep teaching,” Ms Wu said, showing ___53___ treasured notebook.
Now, her tea house appears in travel guides as “Suzhou’s cultural living room”. For tourists, every cup of tea served is a window on the tea culture of this ancient city.
苏州市·2024年
请认真阅读下面短文，在答题卡标有题号的横线上，填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
When cultures meet, not just their language or clothing may be different. Often their food will be ___44___(great)different too. People on both sides can discover new chances for trading. This text ___45___(tell)how some common food plants spread around the world.
As early as 5, 000 BC, ___46___(potato)were traded in South America as a valuable type of food. They were ___47___(take)to Europe in the 1500s and their use soon spread across it.
Tea drinking started in China. By the early 1600s, traders had begun to ship tea from China to Europe. Tea drinking soon ___48___(become)fashionable there but because ___49___ its high price, it remained a drink for the wealthy.
Sugar cane(甘蔗)was first used to produce ___50___ kind of sweet juice over 8, 000 years ago on the island of New Guinea. Its use soon spread across South East Asia and then to the ___51___(wide)world.
Cocoa was used to make a cold, spicy drink in Central America over 3, 000 years ago. The Europeans brought it back with ___52___(they)in the 1520s and added sugar to make the sweet, hot drink we know today. ___53___ it’s expensive, many people still love it.
苏州市·2023年
请认真阅读下面短文，在答题卡标有题号的横线上，填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Dancing with the Light
A few years ago, I visited the Classical Gardens of Suzhou. During the visit, my attention was drawn away from the plants, bridges and stones, towards ___44___ walls of the gardens. Mostly white, some parts of the walls are losing small ___45___(piece)of their covering. This creates space in which light and plants can be ___46___(see). The walls are not only the boundaries of the gardens, but they also form protected paths that guide you on a trip.
The memory of the white walls stayed with me. I kept ___47___(imagine)how many shadows(影)could be collected by them to dance with the light. This fantastic moment was so lively ___48___ I came back to explore it with my camera.
Working ___49___(free)with these walls and their marks, I began to feel like collecting all the stories that were painted there. Weather and time have turned these ___50___(amaze)white walls into Chinese landscape paintings.
I ___51___(take)the photos during the month of June, just after the rain. The air was full of small drops of water, showing the light and the color ___52___ the things around. As color was born out of a dance between light and a body, when photographing in color I found ___53___(I)enjoying a moment of this dance.
苏州市·2022年
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A hurricane(飓风)is a huge storm that forms over warm ocean water. Hurricanes have winds that move in ___44___ circle. Hurricane winds are very ___45___(power), and can move at speeds from 120 km/h to over 300 km/h.
The centre of hurricane winds is called the eye. Winds in the eye ___46___(be)not very strong. Around the eye is an area called the eye wall. The wall is where winds are the ___47___(strong)and rain is the heaviest.
Strong winds and heavy rain can do a lot of damage(破坏)when a hurricane moves over land.
Hurricane winds can be strong enough to break ___48___(window)into pieces. The winds can even knock over tall trees, which might fall on buildings or cars. Strong winds can pick up objects and send ___49___(they)into the air, causing damage.
Heavy rain from a hurricane can cause floods in areas that are not close ___50___ a coast. The floodwater can be very deep. It sometimes ___51___(reach)almost up to the top of houses. Water goes into the houses ___52___(quick)and does a lot of damage. Wooden structures(结构)might not be safe after a flood.
___53___ there is no way to prevent a hurricane, you can get prepared for it.
苏州市·2021年
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Does my goldfish know who I am
I think this is a great question. I do spend my days ___48___(study)how fish go about their lives. First of all, fish are much smarter than people think. People often talk of goldfish having three-second memories, but in fact they can learn all kinds of things, and remember them ___49___ quite a long time.
This shouldn’t surprise us too much. Just like other animals, they can find enough to eat, and ___50___(know)when it is sale to be out in the open. Being able to learn and remember things helps ___51___(they)do this.
Many kinds of fish can tell one from another, according to their group, their relatives, ___52___ even their own eggs. But fish live in ___53___ very different world from us. For many kinds of fish, although seeing is important, ___54___(sense)such as smell and touch are even more important.
So, does your fish know who you are I believe your fish will ___55___(sure)know when it is feeding time. My own fish become very ___56___(excite)when my hand appears near their tank, even before I drop the food in. I’m not sure that your fish will be able to remember what your face ___57___(look)like, but I wouldn’t be too surprised if it could remember you in other ways, perhaps by the sound of your footsteps as you walk towards the tank.
无锡市·2021年-2025年(没有考此类题型)
常州市·2025年
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I first became interested in calligraphy(书法)when my mum took me to a museum. The beautiful pieces of writing there were so shining that I ___45___(touch)by them at once. I decided to try it ___46___(I)the very same way.
So, I took part in a calligraphy class. At first, I found it quite challenging. Holding the soft brush ___47___(correct)and controlling the ink(墨水)seemed difficult. ___48___, with practice and patience, I got improved.
Since I began practising my calligraphy skills, I ___49___(learn)more about Chinese characters. Over thousands of years, they have developed from drawings into standard forms. What’s more, Chinese people’s attitude(态度)toward life is shown in calligraphy, too. ___50___ a treasure of Chinese traditional culture, calligraphy is now practised by many people.
Calligraphy is not only ___51___ writing skill but also an art that can develop our mind and character. It is now one of my ___52___(hobby)that help me relax. When I write, my mind starts to become peaceful, especially when I’m stressed.
I’m also ___53___(pride)to see my works get better and better. When the Spring Festival comes, my mother always enjoys ___54___(stick)the “Fu” character I write onto the door. What a happy time calligraphy has brought us!
常州市·2024年
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Dear Millie,
You asked me about the Chinese dragon—the loong. Now let me tell you something about it.
China is known as the “home of the loong”. The loong is considered to be ___41___(luck)and wise. It is ___42___ big part of China’s history and culture.
In traditional Chinese culture, the loong has superpower. Ancient people ___43___(believe)it controlled the weather, especially rain. So, if there was a drought(干旱)or a flood, people would pray(祈祷)to the loong ___44___(have)better weather and live a peaceful life. ___45___ this reason, there are lots of activities of praying related to loongs. Dragon-boat racing ___46___ the dragon dance are the most common ones.
The loong is also one of the 12 animal signs. It is the ___47___(five)animal sign. People born in the Year of the Loong are thought to be natural ___48___(lead), full of energy and creativity. Many Chinese parents hope that their children ___49___(be)successful and powerful in the future, just like a loong. This is shown in the saying “Wang zi cheng long”.
In a word, the loong ___50___(love)widely by Chinese people and can be found everywhere in Chinese daily life.
Lots of love,
Wendy
常州市·2023年
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Dear Millie,
You asked me about the Dragon Boat Festival. Now let me tell you something about it.
The Dragon Boat Festival is a traditional Chinese festival we Chinese ___41___(celebrate)for over 2, 000 years. It’s one of the three most important lunar festivals in China, along with the Spring Festival and the Mid-Autumn Festival. The Dragon Boat Festival takes place on the ___42___(twenty-two)of June this year.
Throughout the years, many stories have been told about the ___43___(begin)of this festival. Among them, ___44___(famous)one is about Qu Yuan, a well-known scholar in ancient China. He not only ___45___(write)good poems but also gave suggestions to the king. ___46___ he devoted himself to his country, the king didn’t like him. This great person drowned(溺水)himself in the Miluo River on the 5th day of the 5th Chinese lunar month because his Chu State fell to Qin State. Local people tried to save him or find his body, but they didn’t ___47___(success). Qu Yuan was later considered as ___48___ national hero. To remember him, every fifth day of the fifth lunar month, people beat drums and go boat racing on the river as they once did ___49___(keep)fish away from his body.
Dragon boat racing is one of the most important customs Chinese people practice to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival. This activity ___50___(hold)widely in China’s southern and southeastern areas where there are lots of rivers and lakes.
Lots of love,
Wendy
常州市·2022年
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Museums play a big role in our society. They are also ___41___ important classroom for primary and secondary school students. During holidays, groups of young museum guides ___42___(see)everywhere in Changzhou Museum. Since 2011, Changzhou Museum ___43___(carry)out more than 100 public training activities for volunteer guides.
In July, 2021, I was chosen ___44___(be)a volunteer guide in Changzhou Museum. ___45___ it was my first time to serve there, I didn’t know what to do. Luckily, the teachers there gave many interesting training classes, including “Public Places and Manners”, “Red History and Red Culture” and so on. I was deeply touched by the stories of ___46___(pioneer)like Qu Qiubai and Zhang Tailei. I was impressed that they had risked ___47___(lose)their lives to create a new China.
In the following month,I guided hundreds of tourists and did my job ___48___(success). This experience had a great influence ___49___ me. I know more about my hometown and the meaning of life. I feel ___50___(pride)of being a volunteer guide to help more people learn about Changzhou.
常州市·2021年(没考此类题型)
镇江市·2025年
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Exams are not just a way to check what you have learned. They are also a c___46___ to improve your learning skills. Here’s h___47___ you can make the most use of every exam.
Before the exam, you can review what you’ve learned in an organized w___48___ by using the textbook’s table of contents. You can a___49___ practice different types of questions to prepare for specific topics. In the last 10 minutes before the exam, you can ask yourself a few simple questions to make you confident.
During the exam, you should complete each question carefully. Exams can c___50___ help you practice completing tasks under stress. The time limit and formal settings help you develop your time management skills. You can always p___51___ your time for each part and decide on the best order to answer the questions. By practicing, you can develop a rhyme that works for you because the best way is the one that suits you.
A___52___ the exam, you can take time to learn from your mistakes and think about your time management. It’s good to write down disadvantages from every exam in a s___53___ “exam handbook”. And you can read it before the n___54___ exam as a whole reminder of past mistakes and key points to pay attention to. If making a n___55___ what you haven’t mastered, you can go back to textbooks and do some similar exercises.
By following these steps, you can surely get the most out of every exam and continue learning.
镇江市·2024年
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Zodiac animals are important to the Chinese people for long. Many years ago, a president from a foreign country v___46___ China. At the dinner, he presented people with a riddle, “There are twelve things that can be given to all the Chinese, and each person can get his or her o___47___. What are the twelve things ” The answer is of course the “12 zodiac animals”. As a cultural sign that stays with a person since his or her b___48___, the zodiac animal of the year plays an important role in e___49___ life. Even today, many Chinese people will use “What is your zodiac animal ” instead of “How old are you ” when they ask about a person’s a___50___.
In ancient times, people formed clans(部落). Different clans had different signs. The clans usually used the looks of animals. O___51___, an important meeting was held. At the meeting, the animals used by the most powerful clans were d___52___ as the zodiac animals.
Just l___53___ China, many other countries also have similar systems of zodiac animals. For example, India has a system of 12 zodiac animals, which is a___54___ the same as that of China, with only the lion in the place of the tiger. The Vietnamese(越南的)system has cat instead of rabbit, but the other e___55___ animals remain the same. It is widely believed that it was the Chinese zodiac culture that spread to the countries nearby.
镇江市·2023年
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At the dinner table, Westerners use knives and forks, while the Chinese use chopsticks. S___46___ at least 3,000 years ago, chopsticks have been the eating tool for the Chinese people. Ancient Chinese used pottery pots(陶罐)to cook food during the Pottery Age. And they used branches or bamboo sticks to p___47___ up the food. Later on, they developed the habit of using the chopsticks. In general, the material of chopsticks can be d___48___ into five groups: bamboo and wood, metal, jade, bone and chemical plastics. In Modern Chinese family life, people prefer to use the bamboo or wooden chopsticks b___49___ they are good for the environment and cost a little.
Using knives and forks or chopsticks brings about a difference not o___50___ in lifestyle. For example, the use of knives and forks makes it c___51___ for people to eat individually(分别地). And the use of chopsticks makes it possible for the family members to have meals t___52___. As the Westerners prefer to eat individually, they have the idea and habit of not d___53___ on others after they grow into adults. The w___54___ that Chinese people use chopsticks and eat with others around the table is connected with the lifestyle of the Chinese family. Nowadays, an increasing n___55___ of foreign students are coming to China. They are happy to learn to use chopsticks and enjoy the pleasure of eating with friends around the table.
镇江市·2022年
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To many young Chinese people, Premier Zhou Enlai is known as a key founder of the New China. But f___46___ people know he once wrote a martial arts novel called Jin Guo Ying Xiong.
Recently, a Sina Weibo user m___47___ this novel written by Zhou more than a century ago. Many young people showed a strong i___48___ in it and their admiration for the early pioneers of China. Another user posted the first page of the novel which Zhou wrote at the a___49___ of 16. It was published under Zhou’s pseudonym(笔名)“Fei Fei” in a magazine beginning in October, 1914. However, the novel was never completed, but it can be found a___50___. The Early Works of Zhou Enlai were published by the Central Party Literature Press in 1998.
A___51___ many young people expressed the regret that Zhou did not go on with the novel, they said he played a more important role in China’s history. One wrote “The novel was stopped but Premier Zhou went on to s___52___ the Chinese nation out of danger!” Another added, “He gave up a novel, but he wrote a history of m___53___ China.” A 29-year-old computer engineer said, “The pioneers of China are spiritual leaders for me. Remembering them helped me build up the r___54___ values. When I face problems in life, I am always reminded not to f___55___ the lives of those pioneers. The difficulties I face now are nothing compared with what they experienced.”
镇江市·2021年
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One of the founders of the Communist Party of China once wrote about youth. The youth like the early spring, like the morning sun, like the budding flowers, like the sharp blade fresh off the grinding stone. Youth is the most v___46___ time of life.
Youth is a relatively(相对地)short p___47___ in one’s life. During this time, habits and interests are formed for the r___48___ of your life. So it’s important to have a good start.
But what is the s___49___ of youth It’s a time to begin the process of self-reliance and self-motivation. Sure, you might have parents and friends help you now, but f___50___, you must depend on yourself. W___51___ needing help or advice, your character and confidence can be built by yourself. No one can f___52___ you to get good grades or get the perfect job — those responsibilities(责任)are yours. O___53___ you can be the master of your life.
When you are in trouble, continue trying. T___54___ yourself to be strong. Tell yourself that difficulties are not always problems. You can do the work that others can’t. Anything w___55___ doing isn’t easy — it’s best to learn that lesson early. Never complain and always work hard to achieve your dreams.
南通市·2025年
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With the rising popularity of hanfu, a 30-year-old girl named JongMay has won the hearts of three million online fans. Her story is ___46___(close)connected to her parents, and their love for China shaped the environment she grew up in.
About 40 years ago, her parents, from Wisconsin, the US, began to work as English teachers in Liaoning. In ___47___(day)life, they often talked about the kindness of people around and became part of the local community soon. Also, her father ___48___(choose)to play a role by a director in a TV series based on Red Star Over China. JongMay and her parents celebrated the Spring Festival with Chinese families for the first time when she ___49___(be)six years old.
JongMay’s love for Chinese culture became ___50___(deep)as she watched more historical dramas and movies. Her parents used to encourage her to keep ___51___(diary)in Chinese and share her thoughts with friends. She once said, “I want to experience China with the eyes of ___52___(I)own.” At the age of 12, the girl came back to Beijing for high school, and later studied Chinese dance at college.
Over the years, more people around the world have been greatly ___53___(interest)in China. They create different nice works on social media. JongMay thinks hanfu represents China’s rich history and culture. ___54___(build)bridges between different cultures and other traditional customs through hanfu, she turned her love for China into a successful career. So far, she ___55___(learn)to enjoy and value all kinds of cultures, which enriches her life in both body and mind.
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About 160 years ago the Austrian scientist Mendel did many important experiments(实验)with pea plants. After eight years of careful r___56___, he finally discovered the basic rules of inheritance(遗传). This helped him make great p___57___ in the study of biology. But for the next hundred years, people still didn’t know why some pea plants were tall while some were short.
Then, amazing news came! A group of international scientists worked t___58___ and found more. This team was led by two great scientists, Cheng Shifeng from China and Noel Ellis from the UK. They shared information from their experiments, talked about problems, and tried different ways to s___59___ these problems.
The scientists used modern scientific tools to look at Mendel’s 1865 experiments again. They wanted to learn more about the genetic(基因的)changes. So, after 2019, they grew more than 700 k___60___ of peas from Britain in China. They built special greenhouses to study the plants. Finally, they discovered the changes in pea genetics. What a great s___61___ they achieved!
Cheng Shifeng, the group’s lead scientist said, “Mendel found out the rules of inheritance many years ago, but he didn’t know what a gene was and h___62___ it worked. Now we can see the changes clearly from the study.”
Scientists once tried to e___63___ why some pods(豆荚)are green and others yellow. This study has found out some secrets about genes in DNA. The genes can c___64___ the colours of peas.
This study shows that with modern scientific tools, nowadays we can understand the genetic world b___65___. It’s a great example of how we keep working out the mysteries of nature.
南通市·2024年
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The world is changing very fast. Scientific technologies are now influencing a___61___ every field of life. A scientist once said that success in developing scientific technologies would be one of the biggest events in human history, but he thought some of them might also be the last unless we learn to avoid the risks. For m___62___ society, scientific technologies are amazing but humans may face a lot of challenges.
Will humans be controlled by scientific technologies in the future Some people say “Yes”. They think humans will be under control completely. I___63___ computers are implanted (植入)inside brains, things will be much worse. With the d___64___ of technologies, robots have taken the place of humans in some fields and it may make some people l___65___ their jobs. What’s more, data centres need a large amount of energy to run. At the same time, it produces so much h___66___ all the time that a great deal of water is used for cooling. All these may be the risks the scientist referred to.
However, other people don’t a___67___ . They are hopeful about the relationship between scientific technologies and humans. They say that scientific technologies have done much for us and made our daily lives much easier. They can free people from doing housework, writing articles or e___68___ making films. For example, some technologies can change words into short videos easily and make it p___69___ for some common people to be directors.
Every coin has two sides. Rather than worrying about the risks of scientific technologies, we should learn to use them in a w___70___ way and manage them well.
南通市·2023年
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Moving the strings(弦)of the nation’s heart
When talking about the history of the guqin, Wu Wenguang, a famous performer of the ancient zither(古筝), likes to tell a folk story about the sincere friendship between a musician and his biggest fan.
D___61___ the Spring and Autumn period, there was a musician named Yu Boya. He lived alone in a forest where he often played the guqin. One day, a passing woodcutter, Zhong Ziqi, was attracted by the sounds of the ancient zither and stopped to l___62___. It was the best that he once heard. Yu’s playing created different p___63___ in Zhong’s mind, such as clouds flowing and waterfalls falling. They became good friends. After many years, when Zhong Ziqi passed away, Yu decided never to play the guqin again because he knew that he wouldn’t have anyone e___64___ like Zhong to so truly understand his music.
“With the power to e___65___ the deepest feeling, the guqin becomes the connection between performing and listening,” says Wu. “Today when we talk about t___66___ Chinese culture, the ancient zither, which was played by many famous people on literature, is surely in the center of the ancient culture.”
Indeed, the guqin, a p___67___ musical instrument of ancient China’s educated group, was also the favorite instrument of Confucius(孔子). In 2008, it was a___68___ to the list of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.
In April, when President Xi Jinping m___69___ with French President Emmanuel Macron, a classic guqin piece, High Mountain and Flowing Water, was played to celebrate the friendship between the two c___70___. The instrument not only shows the past greatness of Chinese civilization(文明), but also continues to shine today.
南通市·2022年
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Eat Your Greens!
I have never been a fan of vegetables. But my best friend loves them. “Eat your greens!” he always says. So I decide to learn something more about them.
Plants are a very important part of our diet. Because of the c___66___ their leaves vegetables are often called “greens”. They p___67___ all kinds of nutrition(营养)that are very important for our bodies. For example, vitamin C gives us healthy skin, and calcium(钙)keeps our bones s___68___. Others help to keep our hearts, blood and muscles healthy Eating vegetables does not make us f___69___ because they are low in calories.
It’s said that there are over 80,000 different kinds of plants which can be eaten on Earth. However, 90 percent of the foods we eat c___70___ from just 30 plants. This is not because they are the most nutritious, but because they are the e___71___ to grow.
It is suggested to eat at least five different vegetables every day. It’s a good h___72___ to make vegetables a main part of each meal. However, some people think that vegetables are not so popular compared with meat, so when vegetables are served together with meat, they often c___73___meat instead of vegetables. Others think vegetables are cooked in an unskillful way, making them not d___74___.
In order to help me have a healthy diet, my friend gives me good a___75___ on how to cook tasty vegetables. I am on my way to a healthier lifestyle.
南通市·2021年
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The Chinese life is colorful with many interesting folk ways. The Lantern Festival is on the 15th day of the first lunar month, it has a Chinese name Yuanxiao Festival. Yuanxiao comes from the f___66___ that people call the first lunar month the Yuan Month and night Xiao. The night of the 15th day of the first lunar month m___67___ the beginning of the first full moon. On the Lantern Festival, the Chinese people have the custom of e___68___ lanterns and eating glutinous rice dumplings. There is a common saying that “Playing on the Lantern Festival.”
The custom started during the Han Dynasty, and has a h___69___ of more than 2000 years. On that night, every place is decorated with lanterns and streamers(饰带)and there is a bustling atmosphere. As night f___70___, people go in crowds to the sea of colorful lanterns: palace lanterns, wall lamps, figure lanterns, flower lanterns, revolving horse lanterns, animal lanterns, and toy lanterns, of all types and c___71___. Some lanterns have riddles(谜语)on them, which encourage people to try to be the f___72___ to find the answer.
It is a___73___ a traditional custom to eat glutinous rice dumplings at this time. As early as the Song Dynasty, there was such a kind of food, a round ball m___74___ of glutinous rice flour with a filling of sugar and kernels(果仁). Since it is eaten on the Lantern Festival, people call it yuanxiao. The Chinese people hope that e___75___ is satisfactory(yuanman in Chinese), and to eat glutinous rice dumplings on the first night with a full moon in a year is to wish that family members will remain united, harmonious, happy and satisfied.
扬州市·2025年
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Chinese writer Wang Zengqi once wrote, “When I arrive in a new place... I prefer to visit the local farmers market to see live chickens and ducks, fresh vegetables and bright fruits. It’s lively and brings me a sense of the joy of l___61___.”
Nowadays, more people feel the same as Wang. They love to explore farmers markets wherever they visit. These traditional markets, which used to be just local s___62___ places, are attracting visitors during holidays, especially the young. They think visiting a city w___63___exploring farmers markets is a waste of a trip. There they can enjoy mouthwatering food, local culture and real nature of a city.
Luo Yan, a tour lover, travels around markets nationwide. He agrees these farmers markets are c___64___ to local people’s daily life than those scenic spots(风景点)and supermarkets which seem all the same everywhere. In Xi’an, he enjoyed tasty Roujiamo, w___65___ in Inner Mongolia, he tasted the famous air-dried beef. The generous sellers e___66___ shared with him some trade secrets.
Foreign travellers, too, consider these markets as interesting w___67___ into Chinese daily life. Luo Yan noticed a group of American tourists walking around a farmers market in Beijing. They talked with the sellers though they had difficulties with l___68___ and could not stop trying local snacks. The visit left a lasting impression on those foreign visitors. They are touched by the energy of locals and the flavour of Chinese daily life.
The popularity of farmers markets among visitors shows an important c___69___ —from a focus on scenes that cover every place to deeper experiences of local life. As part of this trend, many old farmers markets are upgraded or set to reopen. One of them is the Chongwenmen farmers market, which was b___70___ in 1976. After 15 years of closure, it reopened to the public earlier this year.
扬州市·2024年
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Even though my grandfather was a farmer, my grandmother would iron his work clothes every day. Grandmother mixed up her own starch(淀粉浆)in a glass b___61___ with a metal cap that had several holes. She sprinkled Grandfather’s jeans with the starch, hung them over a chair for a few minutes, and then i___62___ them.
Because I watched her do this through my childhood, I thought every old woman did it. But as the years passed, I began to question this p___63___. Why did Grandfather need his work clothes ironed Most days, he never saw anyone b___64___ me and maybe a few other farmers. The clothes became dirty in just a short time. Why did Grandmother s___65___ devote time and effort to ironing Grandfather’s clothes that were rarely seen
One day when I was about 13, I asked Grandmother about it. She told me Grandfather was the most handsome man in the world. Later that day, I looked c___66___ at Grandfather. He sure didn’t look so handsome to me. He was short and fat with false teeth(假牙). Later I told her my thought.
She gave me a girlish smile and said, “You just aren’t looking in the right light, Cathy. I remember when he had r___67___ teeth. He has the most beautiful eyes I have ever seen. They are e___68___ the same color as the sky just before the sun goes down. I want the world to see my h___69___ as the most beautiful man. I want him to feel beautiful. I iron his clothes every day because for all these years, he has made me feel beautiful.”
The years went on, and I watched Grandmother and Grandfather grow old together. I was probably 30 when I u___70___ what beauty really was. It was Grandmother ironing Grandfather’s jeans with starch from a glass bottle.
扬州市·2023年
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Peter Pan wishes Wendy, John and Michael, especially Wendy, would stay in Neverland forever, but finally the Darling children decide to fly back home and grow up.
“Quick, Tink,” Peter whispers. “S___61___ the window. Then when Wendy comes back, she will think her mother doesn’t love her anymore, and she will return to Neverland with me.”
Mrs. Darling is playing the piano. Peter didn’t know the tune, Home, Sweet Home, b___62___ he knows it’s saying, “Come back, Wendy, Wendy, Wendy.” Peter looks through the door and sees two big tears in Mrs. Darling’s eyes.
“She loves Wendy,” he thinks. “But I love Wendy, too. We c___63___ both have her.”
He looks at Mrs. Darling again. The two tears are still sitting on her e___64___.
“Oh, all right,” he says at last, sadly. Then he opens the window.
When Wendy, John, and Michael arrive, they find the window o___65___ for them. They all get into bed to surprise their mother.
When Mrs. Darling goes back to the children’s room, they are all in their beds. They wait for her to say something, but she says n___66___. She thinks she is dreaming. She sits by the fire.
The children are so w___67___. Why isn’t their mother happy to see them again All three of them jump out of bed, run to her and shout, “Mother!” She realizes she is not d___68___ anymore. Mr. Darling and Nana come in. They are all so happy. Peter w___69___ them from the window but he is looking at something he will never have.
Many years pass. When Peter visits Wendy again, she has g ___70___ up and has a daughter of her own. Peter is still a boy who can’t grow up.
—Taken from Peter Pan
扬州市·2022年
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The Grand Canal(大运河)is a man-made waterway that runs north and south in eastern China. Dating back 2,500 years and stretching 1,794 kilometers, it is among the world’s oldest and l___61___ canals. Yangzhou China Grand Canal Museum is located on the bank of the ancient Grand Canal in Yangzhou, one of the eight c___62___ in Jiangsu province sitting along the Grand Canal.
The museum o___63___ its doors to the public on June 16,2021. It covers an area of some 80,000 square meters. It has two structures: a four-story building in the s___64___ of a giant ship waiting to set sail, and a 100-meter-tall Tang-Dynasty-style tower.
The museum has 11 themed exhibitions(展览). They are telling the h___65___ of the Sui-Tang Grand Canal built during the Sui and Tang Dynasties(581-907) the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal and the East Zhejiang Canal. These canals offer a wealth of historic and cultural attractions w___66___ they continue to be used for transport, irrigation(灌溉)and flood control. The 25.7-meter-long, 8-meter-high ancient Bian River section is c___67___ by many as the “treasure of the museum”.
So far, the museum has over 10,000 exhibits(展品), including 20 groups of large ones, making it the best collection to show the grandness of the canal and h___68___ people changed nature.
Passing t___69___ the exhibition hall and into the antiquated(老式的)streets, visitors can see restaurants and shops along the street, as if walking in the water village on the canal during the Ming and Qing Dynasties.
Yangzhou China Grand Canal Museum is different from all the other m___70___ which are themed on the Grand Canal in China. Why not come and visit it yourself
扬州市·2021年
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Chinese people started to build gardens more than 2,000 years ago. Chinese gardens are a special form of t___66___ Chinese culture and art.
At the entrance to a Chinese garden, there is usually a huge stone or wall to screen(挡住)your view. This is to give you a pressed-in feeling, in order to later produce unexpected joy w ___67___ you turn around the hall to see the amazing rock formations(假山)and a big lake. The best e___68___ is the Summer Palace.
Rock formations play an i___69___ role in the design of a Chinese-style garden. Without them, a garden could not be considered a Chinese-style garden. They are as important to a Chinese-style garden as sculptures are to a European-style garden. Ge Garden in Yangzhou is famous for i___70___ Four Seasons Rockeries(假山花园).
G___71___ in the south are mostly small in size. Chinese garden designers have used the method of “borrowing scenery with a mirror(镜子)” to create a sense of s___72___. A mirror is hung opposite a window to take in the outside scenery. A fine example of this is Pian Shi Shan Fang, a rockery in He Garden, Yangzhou. A big mirror is built into the wall of its west corridor. The whole garden will be s___73___ in the mirror wherever the visitors are. A pool or a lake in a garden a___74___ serves this purpose. A pool runs from south to north through the garden of Pian Shi Shan Fang. East of the rockery, a man-made moon is reflected(倒映)in the p___75___.
Whatever methods used, every effort is made to achieve the purpose of giving visitors a sense of space in the garden.
泰州市·2025年(暂缺)
泰州市·2024年(暂缺)
泰州市·2023年
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Students at a university in Anhui Province will probably not receive their diplomas(毕业文凭)if they fail a fitness test. The test has running, standing long jump and some other sports ___56___(activity). This rule has caused hot discussion. According to the plan, the new rule ___57___(come)into force soon. And if students fail to pass the fitness tests, they won’t get their diplomas.
However, it is not a one-time test like gaokao. Students who fail the tests ___58___ graduation will be given another chance. He can take the test for a ___59___(two)time. And if they fail again, they will have to take the test even after graduation.
Do you think it is ___60___ only university doing so No! If students want to enter Tsinghua University, they also have to be able to swim. Or they will prepare to learn swimming. And they must pass a swimming test after school begins.
Tsinghua University will ask the students ___61___(learn)swimming and will organize a swimming test for all new students in September. If students fail to swim as long as at least 50 metres, they will have to take the swimming course throughout their studies. And of course, students are also reminded to learn and practise swimming ___62___(safe). They will be able to swim by the time they graduate, ___63___ the university won’t give them diplomas.
University students ___64___(encourage)to do more exercise after class. But some just stay in the classroom all day long. Few students take exercise even if they are free. They need to do some exercise to keep ___65___(they)healthy. Swimming is also a survival skill. It does no harm to people at all and is the correct sport for students. Any student who wants to enter Tsinghua University, remember, swimming is your necessary skill.
泰州市·2022年
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It was a beautiful fall day. I was out riding my bicycle. I guessed I rode over a hole in the road. All of a sudden, WHAM(砰)! I fell off my bicycle. My right side really h___68___!
My head hit the ground h___69___. I lay there for a few minutes. I tried to get up, b___70___ I failed! “There must be s___71___ wrong with me,” I thought. I felt so t___72___ that I had to still lie there. Then I saw b___73___ on my shoe. My hand and knee were bleeding.
As I lay there, I took off my helmet. There was a sharp rock sticking out of it. I looked at it in f___74___. Thank goodness I wore my helmet!
I shouted for help. At that time, a truck went by. The driver s___75___ his truck and came to help me. He put my bicycle in the back of his truck and drove me to the hospital.
When my mother got to the hospital, she gave me a big hug(拥抱). “I’m so glad you were wearing your helmet. The helmet saved your life,” she said. She knew I was c___76___ before and did not always wear my helmet. “Mum, it was not the helmet i___77___ that saved my life, but safety awareness did. I’ll ride my bicycle with great care later on!”
泰州市·2021年
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Sometimes, children can’t keep a single bit of information in their mind while they are doing something else. If so, they may have problems with their working memory. It is an important s___68___for children. Here are some t___69___to help improve children’s working memory.
Read actively. They may form long-term(长时间的)memories more e___70___when children take part in active reading. Active reading i___71___not only asking notes, but also speaking aloud and asking questions about the material that they are reading.
Use visualization(形象化)skills. When reading something, ask children to imagine the scene of the story and d___72___it. For example, ask them to set a table for a few people and have a p___73___in their mind, and then have a description.
Ask them to teach others. Teaching a___74___person means being able to understand the information well before saying it aloud. When children are learning a new skill, ask them to show others h___75___to do it. They should be able to explain it to others.
Moreover, there are lots of matching games that can be p___76___to improve their working memory, or you can use something simple l___77___a magazine or a newspaper. Have them find a certain word as many times as they can in one minute.
宿迁市·2025年
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When it comes to Yuan Longping, we will think of him as the “Father of Hybrid Rice”. In fact, he is also good at reading, swimming and playing the violin.
Yuan has a reading habit—reading aloud. In the first year of high school, there was ___54___ speech competition. Yuan took part in the competition. He chose a topic, wrote his speech and read it aloud in the morning. After that, he ___55___(find)reading aloud was a good method. It could make his memory much better and he could have a ___56___(deep)understanding of articles than before.
Yuan is a good ___57___(swim). When he was 8 years old, he and his family took a ship to Hunan. He fell from the ship. He ___58___(save)by a boatman. This made him ___59___(learn)to swim—he wanted to be able to save others just as the boatman had saved him. In a national swimming competition in Chengdu, Yuan finished ___60___(four)in the race, while the top three entered China’s national swimming team ___61___(successful).
Yuan is also a good music lover. He learned to play the violin ___62___ a music teacher at college. He said, “Music is the warmth that has accompanied(陪伴)me throughout my life.”
Yuan once said, “We should be good both in mind ___63___ body.” Not only did he finish great things, but he also had a unique soul(独特的灵魂).
As middle school students, we should also find our own interests and life dreams like Yuan Longping.
宿迁市·2024年
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Su Shi, known as Su Dongpo, was a famous Chinese writer, poet and painter.
When he was young, he read a lot of books and wrote many good articles. People thought ___61___(high)of him. Because of this, he became very proud and wrote a couplet(对联)for ___62___(him).
Knowing all the words in the world;
Reading all the books on the earth.
A wise old man saw this couplet and thought, “It is necessary for Su Shi ___63___(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 ___64___(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 ___65___(meaning). I have heard that you are a person of rich knowledge, so I come to ask you.”
Full of confidence, Su Shi took the book from the old ___66___(man)hand, but when he opened it, he became very ___67___(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.
Actually, the old man knew every word in this book. He just wanted to make Su Shi know the importance of ___68___(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 ___69___(leave). Then Su Shi quickly took his brush and ink, and added some words 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 ___70___(hard)than before. Finally, Su Shi made great achievements in many fields, especially in literature.
宿迁市·2023年
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Deng Qingming is one of the three Chinese astronauts carrying out China’s Shenzhou-15 spaceship mission. He ___61___(final)got the chance to go to space after nearly 25 years of preparation.
Deng was born in a village in Jiangxi Province in 1966. As his ___62___(parent)both worked in the fields, he had to look after his younger brothers and sisters. At that time, his dream was to go to college and find a job ___63___(support)his family.
Deng ___64___(be)a member of the PLA Air Force(空军)since 1984. When he left his village that year, his friends came to say goodbye to him. He was deeply touched and decided to work hard. Years of hard ___65___(train)made him an excellent pilot, and he was chosen as one of the ___66___(one)group of Chinese astronauts in 1998.
For a long time, Deng served as a backup(后备)astronaut. His road to space was ___67___(long)than that of his teammates. He spent almost all of his time preparing and waiting and he ___68___(give)the chance to travel to space in the end.
Besides that, Deng’s wife supported him a lot. She ___69___(take)care of the whole family and never complained. “You’ve set an example to ___70___(we)daughter and we are proud of you,” she told him.
After a long wait, he flew into space by Shenzhou-15 spaceship in November 2022 at last. Twenty-five years was quite a long time, but Deng never gave up. Whenever the nation needs him, he is always waiting there, ready to take on any challenge.
宿迁市·2022年
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Zhang Yugun is head of Heihumiao Primary School in Henan Province. He ___61___(be)a person full of love and responsibility(责任).
After graduation in 2001, Zhang chose to work in the poor countryside. Over the past 21 years, he ___62___(see)many teachers come and go because of the poor conditions in the village. However, he has stayed on and made every effort to help the children deal with their ___63___(problem).
One winter, travelling on the mountain road was much ___64___(difficult)than usual. The school was about to start, but those ___65___(student)books were still in a town outside the village. Then Zhang and another teacher left early in the morning with a shoulder pole(扁担). They carried back kilos of books. When they ___66___(get)to the school, they were both covered in mud(泥), but the books were protected ___67___(good). In 2006, a cement road(水泥路)___68___(build)in the village. So Zhang started to carry the books with a motorbike. Although four motorbikes broke down, he never ___69___(stop).
In order to provide better care for the students whose parents had left the village to find work in the city, Zhang asked his wife to give up her job to help ___70___(cook)and clean for the students. Thanks to the teachers like Zhang, the students in Heihumiao Primary School are able to learn at school and hope for a brighter future.
宿迁市·2021年
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A high-tech zebra crossing with flashing lights and audio warning(语音提示)___61___(put)into use for the ___62___(one)time in Bishan district, Chongqing a few months ago. It can also take pictures of the people who are against the traffic ___63___(rule)in the area.
At a busy road in front of a gate of Bishan Middle School, the crosswalk is installed(安装)___64___(keep)the students safe when they cross the road after school.
The zebra crossing area has light strips. When people cross the street, they flash to “tell” ___65___(drive)to slow down and wait for people to go across the street. At the same time, display screens(显示屏)on either side of the crosswalk tell people to only cross the street when the light ___66___(be)green.
Jiang Fei, a traffic ___67___(office)in Bishan, said that the lighting system was very useful in the evenings and on ___68___(rain)and foggy days.
Rong Sheng from the school’s safety department said, “In the past, our school safety guards ___69___(have)to stand in the middle of the road after school to stop the cars.”
Now the students feel ___70___(safe)than before after the installation of the smart crosswalk.
徐州市·2025年
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5G makes it possible for people ___51___(go)on the high-speed internet. The ideal speed of 5G can be up ___52___ 10GB per second.
Have you noticed that the “5G” sign on your phone screen has changed to “5G-A” This means that your phone is using a new testing network called 5G-A. So far it ___53___(cover)over thirty areas in our country. It is supposed to serve 50 million ___54___(use), according to People’s Daily. Most phones on ___55___ market can use it. Using 5G-A does not use more data(数据)___56___ cost extra money. It’s about ten times faster than 5G, making chatting, gaming and downloading videos much ___57___(smooth). In the past, it ___58___(take)a long time to download a video, but now it can ___59___(do)in just a few seconds over 5G-A.
With new technologies like 5G-A, AI, and big data, smart technology will ___60___(certain)bring great changes to our life.
徐州市·2024年
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Grandfather’s gift
When my grandfather was a boy, he liked writing with a fountain pen. His first short story ___51___(write)with a silver fountain pen. It was a gift from his mother for his ___52___(ten)birthday. His name is still on the pen. In an old photo, my grandfather is dressed ___53___ a school uniform. You can see the pen through the front pocket of his shirt. It seems ___54___ he was always with his pen. No one was surprised when Grandfather ___55___(become)a writer. So far, he ___56___(finish)over sixty story books. People all over ___57___ world enjoy his stories, including me.
Last month, my parents and I visited Grandfather. It was an exciting time for us. Grandfather showed me his writing desk. On the last day of our visit, my grandfather asked me ___58___(close)my eyes. Gently and ___59___(care), he put his pen in my hands. Tears filled my eyes. At that moment I decided to be a writer, too.
I will never forget the connection I felt with my grandfather that day. It is one of the most important ___60___(memory)of my life.
徐州市·2023年
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Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)was a great composer and an excellent pianist. He composed twenty-four short ___51___(piece)for the piano called preludes. The longest one, Prelude no.15, is better ___52___(know)by its nickname, the “Raindrop” Prelude. How did it get its nickname
One day in 1838, when Chopin’s lover George Sand went out in a rainstorm, Chopin became worried. While he ___53___(wait)for Sand, he wrote Prelude no.15.
When Sand came back, Chopin played ___54___(she)the music. Sand thought the notes sounded like raindrops. She let Chopin ___55___(listen)to the raindrops falling on the roof. This made Chopin ___56___(happy). He insisted that he never paid attention to those sounds or ___57___(copy)them.
However, like Sand, many people hear raindrops in this prelude. Some notes repeating throughout the piece sound like raindrops. The flow of the music is like rain, too. The piece starts ___58___(soft), but it gets louder, like rain getting ___59___(heavy). Then the music gets quiet and finally ___60___(end), like rain when it stops.
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Ali has worked and lived in Shandong Province for almost six years. When his friends suggested g___61___ to Rizhao for a two-day trip, the first things that came into his mind were its beautiful beaches and nice seafood. Rizhao certainly goes b___62___ that! It is also “hometown of green tea” in northern China. Rizhao l___63___ in the southeast of Shandong Province near the Yellow Sea. It has pleasant weather, rich soil, and enough sunlight. All these make it s___64___ for growing high-quality green tea. Ali had the chance to pick tea leaves for the first time in his life. “This is the first time I’ve learned about Chinese tea culture. It’s a new and exciting experience for me. It’s fantastic!” Ali said with a smile on his f___65___.
徐州市·2022年
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This time yesterday, Mr Zhang ___51___(celebrate)his ___52___(ninety)birthday at home. He said this to his family___53___(member): “Most people change houses during their lifetime, but I ___54___(live)in this house since I was born. I’ve got three children and all of them were born in this house too. Most of the time it has ___55___(be)a happy place. The street is very different from when I was young. At that time, there were no cars and all the children used to play in the road. Some children still do, but it’s not the same—you’ve got to be very careful nowadays with the traffic. None of the people who live in the street now are as ___56___(old)as I am—many of them have died; others have moved to another area. I ___57___(not go)out much now and I’m getting a bit deaf. But none of this is important. I’ve got my children and my grandchildren, and they are everything to ___58___i.”
At the end of the party, on the dinner table, Mr Zhang’s daughter laid two big bowls of noodles which ___59___(eat)up in a minute by the whole family.
“Happy birthday!” Everyone said ___60___(cheer)to Mr Zhang.
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When people meet strangers, they often have small talks. These talks are a good way for people to s___61___ hello. The talks cover many topics, such as weather, films, sports, TV shows o___62___ the latest news. But we should always keep it in mind that p___63___ subjects about money, age, and weight should be avoided. Besides, it’s better to ask open-ended questions. If you ask, “Do you like our city ” They may say s___64___, “Yes”. If you ask, “What do you think of our city ” They will have more freedom in answering. This type of question also shows that you are interested in them. If you seem interested in w___65___ people are saying, they will feel more comfortable talking with you.
徐州市·2021年
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Hello, Lingling!
My music lesson last week ___51___(be)amazing! We’ve got a Chinese exchange student at our school, and he joined ___52___(we)in the band practice. He had an amazing instrument from China. I can’t remember what it ___53___(name), but it has two strings, and is a bit like a violin. It sounded amazing! Do you know what it could be
I also want ___54___(know)why Chinese music always sounds so ___55___(relax)and calm to me. Do you have any recommendations for different types of Chinese music I can listen to The school holidays ___56___(come)soon. Perhaps, over the holidays, I can learn a lot ___57___(much)about Chinese music.
I ___58___(start)lessons in Physics and Chemistry already. I’m ___59___(real)excited because I love these ___60___(subject).
I look forward to hearing back from you!
Sandy
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When Helen was little, Saturday night was her family game night. After supper, the whole family would play Chinese chess in the sitting room. As a c___61___, Helen loved to watch cartoons. But no matter how many times she asked to watch them, her parents would r___62___ her. They said that playing Chinese chess would help exercise her brain. Still Helen wasn’t w___63___ to play it with them sometimes. Helen didn’t realize how w___64___ her parents were until she entered high school. The games that her parents taught her when she was a little girl turned out to be very useful l___65___ in her life.
淮安市·2025年
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Rabbits are small and cute animals with white fur, long ears and soft bodies. Many people keep one as a p___64___ at home. But the rabbits in the wild are not the s___65___ as those at home. The information below may help you know more about them.
What do wild rabbits e___66___ You may think they like carrots best. However, they would rather choose green plants, such as grass and vegetables. Sometimes, they also eat crops, s___67___ farmers may not welcome them.
Where do wild rabbits live Most of them live in the fields, forests or grasslands. They are g___68___ at digging holes. They dig underground holes which can provide space from enemies and bad weather. The holes can also be used to store food and raise the y___69___. Also, some wild rabbits may live in the bushes.
H___70___ do wild rabbits keep safe They have many enemies, such as foxes and snakes. To survive, they use clever tricks. For example, when other animals hunt them, they will run away in a special way,
