初中英语中考复习 冲刺卷15 短文填空-2020年《三步冲刺中考·英语》之最新模考分类冲刺小卷（原卷版）

冲刺小卷15  短文填空

（建议用时：90分钟     满分：100分）

一．（2019天津市中考真题）根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，使短文意思完整。每空限填一词。

The villagers in Mhangeni, Africa. faced a very big challenge(挑战).They didn’t have a school for their kids.

Then the village elder thought of an i_____1_____. He said that there was an old, abandoned (废弃的)farmhouse. It could be changed into classrooms after cleaning and furnishing(装设备)it. All the villagers were p____2____with his suggestion and started the project immediately

The parents repaired the broken walls. Some villagers d___3____the house into three classrooms by using pieces of wood. The others helped make desks and chairs for the students. Still, there was much more work to do. But the rains were coming. They had to s_____4_____working for the school as it was now the best time for them to plant.

So the children of Mhangeni decided to finish the house by t____5____.They had to hurry as summer had ended and other schools had already opened.   They didn’t want to delay(耽搁) their studies. Everv day they were busy with cutting the grass and clearing the bushes(灌木).

The news about the porject s____6 ____and many people knew it. Two teachcrs who worked for the country’s Department of  Education arrived to help out. and two foreign visitors were also touched (感动) by the children’s a___7__.They donated money for them to buy textbooks and stationery.

After 10 days of hard work, the new school was r___8___.The kids were very happy but a bit worried—they were behind in their studies.

Besides(除…之外)this, they also faced many d___9___.There were not enough classrooms to hold all the students. And two or three students had to share one book.

However, the children are happy to study in school—e___10____in their new school which they helped to build. Though their school might not be modern, their dream of having a school near their homes has come true.

 二．(2019年浙江省宁波市中考真题)阅读下面短文, 在空白处填入一个适当的词。或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。

An old man went to India. When he got there, he saw some fruit for sale, but most of it was very cheap. The _____ 1_____(cheap) thing was a basket of red fruit.

"How much per kilo?" the old man _____ 2_____( ask).

"Two rupees (卢比) ," the shopkeeper answered. Two rupees in India is almost nothing, ___ 3___

the old man bought a whole kilogram and started eating it.

However, as soon as he started eating, his mouth began ____ 4____ (burn), his eyes began to water, and his whole face became as red ____ 5____ the fruit. As he coughed and struggled to breathe, he jumped up and ____ 6____, screaming: “Ah! Ah! Ah!”

And yet he continued to eat the fruit. Some people who were looking at him shook their_____ 7_____ (head) and said, "You are crazy? Those are chili peppers (辣椒) ! You can't just eat them by the handful!”

The old man said to ____ 8____ (he), "I paid for them, so I must eat them."

This old man seemed pretty stupid. But are we so much smarter? All of us have _____ 9_____ (spend) money and time on something一maybe a relationship, or a business, or a job一and sometimes, even if we know there's no hope that things will change, we still continue with it.

What we can learn _______10_______ the old man is this: if you've lost a lot over something that doesn’t work, let it go and move on. It's better than continuing to lose.

 三．（2019年福建省中考真题）短文填词 阅读下面短文，根据语境、音标或所给的单词提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的单词，要求所填的单词意义准确、形式正确，使短文意思完整、行文连贯。

Before  paper  was  invented,  people  wrote  or  drew  on  materials  such   as  bamboo,___1___ [sɪlk], animal hide, and wooden blocks. Writing materials were___ 2___(real) expensive and few people learned to read. Therefore, few people wrote. This all changed, thanks__ 3___an man named Cai Lun.

Paper had already existed (存在) in China , but the process for__ 4___(produce) it was difficult and the paper was of low quality. Cai Lun began experimenting ( 试 验 ) with many different materials and different__5___(method) to turn those materials into paper. In the year 105, he made it from tree bark, bamboo, cloth rags, and fishing nets. His paper was___ 6___(strong) and cheaper than any paper that had been made before.

With Cai Lun’s papermaking method, Chinese culture__ 7___[ɡruː] more rapidly over the next several centuries. That’s because ideas were much easier to share___ 8___more people learned to read. The use of paper spread abroad, helping___ 9___['ʌðə] cultures record and spread their ideas. Today, Cai Lun is considered a national hero in China. But___10___whole world should remember the clever Chinese papermaker forever.

四．（2019年河南省中考真题）阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。 每空限填一词，每词限用一次。方框中有两个词是多余的。

The summer holiday was coming but Zach was a little sad. He would have to move_1___ the holiday, leaving his friends and his tree house. The tree house was Zach’s favorite place to go to when he wanted to be alone. He also liked ___2___ his friends there. They would play for ___3___    .

Zach told his mom, “I don’t want to move. I’m going to miss my friends. I’m also going to miss my tree house. I want to take it with me.” “Zach，but we have to___4___ your father’s changed his job. He is already ___5 __ waiting for us. You will have a much __6___ bedroom, and you will meet new friends at your new school,” __7___his mom. Zach wasn’t so sure.

When Zach and his mom arrived, Dad took Zach to the backyard. There, Zach saw a big tree house. “Wow!” Zach shouted. “This is great!” All of a sudden, Zach heard a ___8___ voice. “Are you moving in? My name is Joey and I live next ___9__  Can I have a look at your tree house?”

“I think I’m going to ___10__ it here after all!” Zach told his mom and dad that night.

五．（2019年广东省深圳市中考真题）阅读下面短文，按照句子结构和上下午连贯要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中的词语的正确形式填空．

Jason and Andy are twins． They share a lot of things， including room， food and toys．

One Saturday，  Jason and Andy went out ___1___（play） with a toy car． Both of them wanted to be the owner of the car， so they shouted at each other．___2___（They） mother heard the boys arguing． She came out and told them to take turns to play with the toy car， but the twins wouldn't．

A few days later， Mother brought ___3___pet home． "Can't we each have our own pet dog？" asked the boys． They were ___4___（tire） of sharing everything．

"No! The dog must ___5 ___（share）．" Mother said． "You will have to feed the dog and make sure it does not get into anything wrong．"

Several days later， the dog got into mother's room __6___（secret） and made a mess there． Jason saw the dog playing with mother's clothes． He quickly went to find Andy and told him ___7___the dog had done．

"Oh， no! It's our duty to clean up the mess!" ___8___（cry） Andy． They boys picked up the clothes and put them away rapidly．

"Just think， Jason，" said Andy， "what a big mess two ___9___（dog） would have made!" "I agree ___10___ you，" laughed Jason， "Maybe sharing isn't so bad!"

六．（2019年山东省济南市中考真题）阅读短文，根据短文内容及首字母提示，在空白处填入一个适当的单词。

A young couple decided to go c_____ 1_____ in the mountains to celebrate their first year of marriage（结婚）. They took with them the t_____ 2_____ they would need — warm clothes, food and a tent.

They went up to the mountains and f_____3_____ a fine place to set up their rent. Then they decided to go for a hike（徒步旅行）to see more of the mountains.

A_____54_____ a long hike, they went back to their camp, built a fire and cooked d_ 5____. Finally, it was time to go to sleep.

Sometimes in the middle of the n___ 6____, the wife woke up her husband and said:”Look up at the sky. What do you see? ”

Her husband answered,”I see m_____ 7_____ of stars in the sky. ”

His wife said:”That’s right. W______ 8______ does the mean to you? ”

The husband said:”Well, if there are so many stars out there , that means there might a_____ 9_____ be a planet just like ours. And if that’s true, then there could be life on one of those planets. That’s kind of e______10______!”

His wife said:”You are wrong. It means that someone has stolen our tent! ”

七．短文填空（2019年江苏省镇江市中考真题） 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。

As I entered an international high school, all my friends felt surprised at my short hair. This is because, my old school thinks teenage y___1___ aren’t the time for looking pretty. Then I coloured my hair blue. For the first time, I felt free and beautiful. This international school s___2___ to meet my needs.

I had a t___3___ education background. I went to public schools, received normal (常规的) education and was required to follow r___4__ like every other student. Later, I began to wonder w___5__ this education was truly suitable for me.

However, in the new school my high hopes were not met. For a while, I found myself in a surprising situation as I faced before. It was s___6___ the biggest challenge I faced in my education-the freedom to try new things. In the old system, I was strongly advised a___7___ trying new things. But in my new school, it worked the opposite way-we had many chances to try new things. But if I f___8___, I must be responsible (负责任的) because I put myself in such risk. Finally, it led me to get into trouble again.

As time went by, I started to find my o___9___ balance. In fact, none of the education systems in the world are perfect. I am l___10___ enough to have a chance to bring great value from both systems together. As a result, I've built a system for myself.

八．（2019年四川省广安市中考真题）根据短文内容用方框内所给单词的正确形式填空,每空一词,每词一次,并将答案写在答题卡上相应的位置。

wrong   air   too   in   what   away   fly   at  without   shine

If you are asked the question “What colour is the sky?” I believe you will answer blue.But I am afraid you are___1___ . The sky has no color. When we see blue, we are looking ___2___ the blue sunlight. The sunlight ___ 3___ on the little bits of dust(灰尘) in the air.

Is the sky full of ___ 4___? I am sure that you are asked this question,___ 5___. We know that there is air all around the world. We could not live___ 6___ air. Planes could not __ 7___ if there is not any air. If we go far enough ___ 8___ from the earth, then we will find there is no air. Perhaps we can answer some of our questions now.__ 9___ is the sky? The sky is space. It is all around the world. There is nothing but the sun, the moon and the stars ___10___space.

九.短文填空(2019年江苏南通中考真题)(共10小题；每小题1分, 满分10分）

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。

Nothing is impossible to a willing heart. A short video about seven people wearing prosthetic devices(人造装置) who t__ 1__ on a desert race challenge has become popular.

The seven disabled people j___ 2___in the 108-kilometer desert race from May 11 to 14 in Dunhuang, Northwest China’s Gansu Province. Six of the seven had one leg amputated(截肢)，and o___ 3___had two legs amputated.

Cheng Baojun, a man from Luohe, Central China’s Henan Province, the double amputee, said he never i___4___ he could take part in the desert race. “It is great, I can do it, and you can also. ” “It is easy to say, but walking it is h___ 5___. ” Cheng said. On the first day, they finished a complete section of 27 kilometers of the race, and on the second day, they finished 20 kilometers.

“My legs were painful while I was walking. We also met with a very big sandstorm on the way. But s ____6____ it was a challenge, we could not give up. We all encouraged each other to continue. ” he said. After getting t___ 7___, they rested on the third day and walked on the fourth.

Lao Tongyi walked the longest of the group, a distance of more than 70 kilometers. Team  leader SunNaicheng said that they had to p__ 8___ through depulation (人烟稀少) areas of the Gobi Desert. He also added that team members challenged themselves and realized their d ___ 9___.

They are good e __10___for everyone to learn from. It’s up to you how far you go. If you don’t try, you will never know.

 十．短文填空（2019年江苏省南京市中考真题）（共10小题；每小题1分,  满分10分） 请根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词。

Chinese writing is one of the world's greatest writing systems． It is more w（ 1）　　 in use than alphabetic（字母的） writing systems． More than half of the world's books are written in Chinese， including historical writings and novels， along with writings on government and law．

    At the beginning， written Chinese was a picture﹣based 1 （ 2）　 　． It dates back several thousand years to the u（ 3）　 　of animal bones and shells on which symbols were carved （刻） by ancient Chinese people．Some of the ancient symbols can still be seen in t （ 4）　 　hanzi．

    By the Shang Dynasty， these symbols had become a well﹣developed writing system， Over the years， the system developed into different forms， as it was a time when people were d（ 5）　 　

geographically， leading to different dialects（ 方言） and characters． This， however， c（ 6）　 　under Emperor Qishihuang of the Qin Dynasty．

    Emperor Qinshihuang united（统一）the seven major states into one country where the Chinese writing system began to develop in one direction． That writing system was of great i（ 7）　 　in

uniting the Chinese people and culture． Even today， no matter where Chinese people live or what

dialect they speak， they can all still c（ 8）　 　in writing． Written Chinese has also become an

important method to c （ 9）　 　China's present with its past． People in modern times can read the classic works which were written by Chinese in ancient times．

    Today， Chinese writing system is still an important part of Chinese culture， As China plays a

g（10）　 　role in the world， an increasing number of international students are beginning to

appreciate（ 欣赏） China's culture through this amazing language． Written Chinese spreads Chinese

culture wherever it goes．