【中考英语】短文填词训练
PART I中考短文填词解题技巧
有提示词 名词 名词单数变复数 We are _____ (friend)
变名词所有格(‘S) She is my______(sister) mother
变词性 She is ______(friend) to us.
动词 时态 一般现在时(Vs)
一般过去时(Ved)
现在完成时have + ______(v.)
被动语态 be + _______(v.)
个别动词+ Ving be; like; enjoy; spend; keep; finish; mind等
介词+ Ving at;in;on;for;of;by等
形容词 变副词(+ly) You should speak _____(quiet).
变比较级(+er) ____than; much_____; and前后用比较级
变最高级(+est) the _____; one of the_______
代词 主格变宾格 动词和介词后 用宾格
变物主代词 “________+名词” 用物主代词
变反身代词 常考enjoy oneself;by oneself He can look after __himself__(he)
数词 基数词变序数词 one-first;two-second;three-third
变倍数/次数 one-once;two-twice
PART II 学以致用
A(中国属相)
In China, people often talk about “Shuxiang”, 1.__________(especial) during the Spring Festival. Images (形象) of the 12 Chinese “Shuxiang” animals are fun for everyone. The rabbit is in the 2.__________ (four) place.
The rabbit is a symbol of kindness and a love of beauty in Chinese culture. People born in the Year of Rabbit are usually 3.__________ (peace) and quick-minded. 4.__________ they are sometimes shy, they have a strong mind and will try their best to make their dreams come true. It is said that rabbit people are much 5.__________ (wise) than other people and love taking part 6.__________ artistic activities.
2023 is a “rabbit year”. Rabbits become more popular. You can see 7.__________(they) across the world. As a cultural image, the rabbit has been in different forms of art, including 8.__________ (stamp), colourful lights and so on. Through the rabbit, people from other countries can get a closer look into Chinese culture. In January, 2023, 9.__________ exhibition (展览) about rabbits was 10.__________ (hold) in the US.
B(方言文化)
Do you speak 1.__________ dialect (方言) in daily lives Can you understand some dialects besides your own dialect Some local dialects are 2.__________ danger of disappearing as they are becoming less used in daily lives. To save 3.__________ (they), the Chinese government started the National Language Resource Protection Project a few years ago.
So far, this project has 4.__________ (research) more than 1,700 places and over 120 languages and dialects. It has helped China to build the 5.__________ (large) language resource database (资源库) in the world. Through the database, people can 6.__________ (easy) learn dialects.
Dialects are the key to storing local cultures, 7.__________ they are on their way to disappearing. So how did China make this big database A lot of effort has been put into the project to make it happen. In over five years, more than 350 universities and research 8.__________ (group) joined in, along with over 4,500 experts and more than 9,000 dialect speakers.
Now the project 9.__________ (enter) its second stage (阶段). This stage includes creating digital (数字的) tools like apps and mobile dictionaries to help people learn dialects. In the near future, maybe more and more dialects will be 10.__________(understand) by people. Also, maybe more and more foreigners will be interested in Chinese.
C(仓颉造字)
In ancient Chinese stories, Cangjie 1.__________(create) characters (文字). Cangjie was smart, 2.__________ the leader Huangdi gave him the job of recording things. However, Cangjie found that the job became more difficult as 3.__________ number of the things to record grew. He wanted to find out a way to solve the problem.
One day, Cangjie went 4.__________ (hunt) with several other people. He noticed that the hunters 5.__________ (choose) their way by looking at the different footprints (脚印) of animals. After seeing this, Cangjie thought if there 6.__________ (be) different signs for different things, he could remember all the important things easily. Through hard work, he finally created the signs for writing. Huangdi was happy with Cangjie’s work and asked him to teach the signs to 7.__________(other). They all thanked Cangjie. Over time he got proud.
Cangjie was 8.__________ (teach) a class one day. An old man listened to him 9.__________(careful). After the class, the old man asked Cangjie, “The signs you created for the horse and the dog show they have four legs. A cow also has four legs. But why doesn’t the sign for the cow show that ”
Cangjie found that he mixed the two signs up when teaching. He felt very sorry for that. From then 10.__________, Cangjie was more careful about his work.
D(雨伞的发明)
Umbrellas are useful, rain or shine. They have been used for both kinds of weather 1.__________ more than 3, 000 years. You might say that umbrellas are dripping with history.
Early Egyptian leaders used them in ceremonies. Rulers of old Japan walked under red umbrellas. They were a sign of power. The kings of Burma 2.__________(ride) on white elephants under white umbrellas. People in Greece and Rome also used umbrellas long ago. The umbrellas of early times were used in warm lands as protection against the Sun.
By the 1600s umbrellas had appeared in 3.__________(north) Europe. In these countries they were used on rainy days, too. Umbrellas were thought to be big and clumsy. They were used by people 4.__________ didn’t have carriages(马车).
By the 1700s umbrellas had become more popular in countries such as England. During this time many umbrellas had jewels and fancy handles made of rare wood. Some umbrellas had hollow (空心的) handles. Perfume, knives, and even pens and papers were kept in these handles.
Umbrellas were 5.__________ (improve) in the 1880s. Before that time most were made with whalebone spokes. They weighed 10 pounds! By 1826, their weight was down to 1.5 pounds. Steel frames were first used in 1852. Covers for these umbrellas were made of waxed silk or oiled paper.
It wasn’t until the twentieth century that 6.__________ (woman) umbrellas began to be made. Today’s umbrellas are very light.
E(科学技术)
The world is changing very fast. Scientific technologies are now influencing almost every field of life. A scientist once said that success in developing scientific technologies would be one of the biggest 1.__________(event) in human history, but he thought some of them might also be the last unless we learn to avoid the risks. For modern society, scientific technologies are amazing 2.__________ humans may face a lot of challenges.
Will humans be 3.__________(control) by scientific technologies in the future Some people say “Yes”. They think humans will be under control 4.__________(complete). If computers are implanted (植入) inside our head, things will be much 5.__________(bad). With the 6.__________(develop) of technologies, robots have 7.__________(take) the place of humans in some fields and it may make some people lose their jobs. What’s more, data centres need a large amount of energy to run. At 8.__________ same time, it produces so much heat all the time that a great deal of water is used 9.__________ cooling. All these may be the risks the scientist worried about.
However, other people don’t agree. They are hopeful about the relationship between technologies and humans. They say that technologies have done much for us and made our daily lives easier. They can free people from 10.__________(do) housework, writing passages or even making films. For example, some technologies can change words into short videos easily and make it possible 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 wise way and manage them well.
F(传统文化-京剧)
Peking Opera(京剧)is a traditional form of Chinese culture. In Peking Opera, each character has their face painted in a special way. By looking at the face painting, the audience (观众) can know whether the character is good 1.__________ bad.
Where did this kind of face painting come from An old story told us that it had something to do 2.__________ the Prince of Lanling. This prince was one of the four most handsome men in ancient China. Some soldiers in the prince’s army 3.__________(think) that he was weak because of his good-looking face. So, to make himself look 4.__________ (strong) than his appearance, the prince wore a mask with an ugly face painted on it.
Another face painting story was about Li Longji, 5.__________ emperor in the Tang Dynasty. He loved opera very much. One day, a clown actor (丑角) fell ill right before a 6.__________(perform). The emperor planned to play this role 7.__________(he). Then he covered his face with a piece of white square jade (玉) so that others wouldn’t be able to recognize(认出) him. Ever since then, clown actors have 8.__________(continue) to paint white squares on their faces.
As time went on, face painting started being 9.__________(wide) used to show the characters of different roles. It has become one of the many special art 10.__________(form) of Peking Opera.
G(节气—立夏)
Lixia, or the Start of Summer, is the 1.__________ (seven) of the 24 Chinese solar terms (节气) which falls on May 6 of this year. It symbolizes (象征) the passing from spring 2.__________ summer.
With the heat of summer, plants and crops will begin to grow much 3.__________ (fast). So farmers are always happy to welcome the arrival of Lixia. This is the best time of the year to plant early rice in the 4.__________(south) part of China. Chinese has plenty of old sayings 5.__________ are used to warn people not to be lazy during this period of time.
In China, people celebrate the day of Lixia in different ways. For example, in some places people cook “Five-Colored Rice”. Usually, it is 6.__________ (make) from five kinds of beans (豆)—mung bean, red bean, yellow bean, black bean and green bean. It stands for people’s good wishes for a colorful life. People also have the custom of eating some different kinds of fresh fruits and vegetables. On the day of Lixia, children will wear a bag with an egg around their necks in some areas. This is believed to help keep 7.__________ (they) safe and healthy. Other 8.__________ (tradition) of Lixia include the singing of beautiful folk songs. And people also weigh themselves on Lixia. When the summer 9.__________ (pass), they’ll weigh themselves again to see how many pounds they have 10.__________(lose) during the hot season.
H(鲁班发明雨伞)
There are many different stories about the history of the umbrella. According to an old Chinese story, the umbrella was 1._________(invent)by Luban's wife about 3, 000 years ago.
Luban was the most famous craftsman(工匠)in ancient China. One day, Luban and his wife 2._________ (go) for a walk by the West Lake. They were enjoying the beautiful lotus(荷花)when it started to rain 3._________ (heavy). They were wet all over when they returned home.
“It's terrible to get wet in the rain,” Luban's wife said, “Can you make something to keep the rain out ” The craftsman replied, “I can build some pavilions(亭子)along the West Lake. You can hide under them 4._________ it rains.”
“But pavilions can't move.” Luban's wife said. “Is it possible to make a movable pavilion that will always follow people when they walk ” she thought about this question 5._________ a long time.
One day, Luban's wife saw some children 6._________(play) in the rain. They were holding up large lotus 7._________ (leaf) to keep out the rain. She got a good idea from them. The next day, she made the first umbrella out of silk and bamboos. “What 8._________ nice umbrella ” Luban was amazed by it.
I(语言学习)
Children are amazing. They pick up languages so naturally and 1.___________(easy). Do you wonder why It’s not because they have great natural language 2.___________(ability). In fact, studies show that an adult’s potential (潜能) to learn language is as good as 3.___________ (child).
So why do children still seem to acquire (学到) languages 4.__________ (many) quickly than the rest of us It’s because 5.__________ the way they learn. Children learn by simply listening and copying what comes naturally. Let’s take a closer look at how children acquire languages. Perhaps we can cover a better, more “natural” way to learn English.
Children don’t practice grammar, 6.__________ use language to talk about things that interest them. This helps them learn to express 7.__________ (them). Students should pay more attention 8.__________ real communication. Look for chances to talk with people in English. If you can’t find a 9.__________ (foreign) to talk to, talk with other English students instead. Start an English discussion group and chat about music, movies or whatever interests you. Don’t worry about 10.__________(make) mistakes. Remember that you can communicate successfully even with a small vocabulary.
Trust your own natural ability to learn English. You’ve got more potential than you probably realize!
J(中国诗词大会)
Have you watched the program Chinese Poetry Conference The hit show was 1.___________ (produce) by Chinese Central Television(CCTV) in 2016. Since then, it has 2.___________(enjoy) great popularity and attracted lots of talented 3.___________ (competitor).
On April 10, the 4.___________ (seven) episode(季) came out. Wu You, a 19-ycar-old girl from Chengdu, Sichuan is now studying at a special education school. As the first competitor with visual(视力的) disabilities on the stage, she moved the audience(观众) 5.___________ her bright smile and deep love for poetry. But more importantly, people were 6.___________(deep) touched by the blind girl's optimism(乐观). The host asked Wu how she makes herself positive(积极) towards life. “I didn't use to like the poetry in my primary school, but now I enjoy 7.___________ (read) poetry that makes me happy. In addition, I make myself stay happy through my hobbies, such as playing 8.___________ violin and singing Peking Opera,” Wu said. “I am accompanied by poetry, books 8._____________friends in life. I will keep moving no matter how people think of me.”
The Bible says, “10._____________ a door closes, a window opens.” This is just the case for Wu You. And we do believe the brave and optimistic girl will realize her dream.
K(情绪管理)
Have you ever wanted to run away from the world for a while Everybody needs to take time out sometimes. Making your own quiet space or calm down corner will help. It 1.__________ (offer) you somewhere to go when you want to relax.
A calm down corner can make you become less 2.__________ (worry). It can be anywhere that lets you spend time by 3.__________(you) and take a small break alone. If you’re feeling angry or upset, the relaxing time can calm your thoughts and let you think more 4.__________(clear). Studies show that this can help you feel less stressed and sleep much 5.__________ (good) at night. Calm down corners are 6.__________ great way to help you solve problems and think up fresh ideas.
How can we make a calm down corner 7.__________(one), choose an area. It could be a favourite chair, or a sunny window seat or a small space of a room. Make it comfortable by 8.__________ (add) pillows or a blanket. Next, choose a style or a theme and decorate(装饰) your space with drawings, 9.__________(picture) or photos of friends, families or pets. Most importantly, make a screen-free space and fill a basket 10.__________ things you can reach for, such as colouring books or a favourite soft toy. Why not have a try Just as the English saying goes, “Keep calm.”
L(成长)
I used to be very afraid 1.__________ darkness. I was also scared of many other things including speaking in public, 2.__________ (lose) my face, failure, and so on. The list might be endless. Until I read this short story when I was 16 years old.
3.__________ tired bird landed on a branch (树枝). The bird rested, enjoying the view from the branch and the protection from 4.__________ (danger) animals. 5.__________(gradual), the bird became used to the branch and the support and 6.__________ (safe) it offered. One day, a strong wind started blowing, and the branch seemed to be 7.__________ (cut) in half.
But the bird was not 8.__________ (worry) because it knew two very important truths. The first truth — even without the branch it was able to fly with its own wings (翅膀). The second truth — it also knew that there are many other branches upon which it can rest.
There are many so-called branches and trees in our life. And sometimes we do need help and protection from them. 9.__________ they do not always last — what is really lasting is our brave heart and the belief in our own unique (独一无二的) 10.__________(ability).
参考答案
A
1-5 especially; fourth; peaceful; Although; wiser
6-10 in; them; stamps; an; held
B
1-5 a; in; them; researched; largest
6-10 easily; but; groups; enters; understood
C
1-5 created; so; the; hunting; chose
6-10 were; others; teaching; carefully; on
D
1-6 for; rode; northern; who/that; improved; women’s
E
1-5 events; but; controlled; completely; worse
6-10 development; taken; the; for; doing
F
1-5 or; with; thought; stronger; the
6-10 performance; himself; continued; widely; forms
G
1-5 seventh; to; faster; southern; that/which
6-10 made; them; traditions; passes; lost
H
1-5 invented; went; heavily; when; for
6-8 playing; leaves; a
I
1-5 easily; abilities; children’s; more; of
6-10 but; themselves; to; foreigner; making
J
1-5 produced; enjoyed; competitors; seventh; with;
6-10 deeply; reading; the; like; when
K
1-5 offers; worried; yourself; clearly; better
6-10 a; First; adding; pictures; with
L
1-5 of; losing; A; dangerous; Gradually
6-10 safety; cut; worried; but; abilities