2023年中考英语真题分类汇编——专题25 短文填空 考点1 首字母填空（全国通用）

专题12 短文填空 考点1 首字母填空

   （2023·江苏扬州·统考中考真题）

根据短文内容和首字母提示，在下文空格处填入适当的词使短文完整。在答题卡标有题号的横线上，完整地写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。（每空一词）

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    1     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    2     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    3     both have her.”

He looks at Mrs. Darling again. The two tears are still sitting on her e    4    .

“Oh, all right,” he says at last, sadly. Then he opens the window.

When Wendy, John, and Michael arrive, they find the window o    5     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    6    . She thinks she is dreaming. She sits by the fire.

The children are so w    7    . 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    8     anymore. Mr. Darling and Nana come in. They are all so happy. Peter w    9     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     10     up and has a daughter of her own. Peter is still a boy who can’t grow up.

—Taken from Peter Pan

（2023·天津·统考中考真题）

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。

A smile shows that a person is happy. For example, a person may smile when he or she is p    11     with some progress in studies. Or a person may smile if a friend tells a funny joke. There are other good r    12     to smile often.

First, it is e    13     to smile than to show unhappiness. In fact, it only takes 17 muscles (肌肉) to smile. On the other hand, it takes 43 muscles to show unhappiness. So give the muscles in your f    14     a rest and smile!

Second, smiles are nice. People may try to l    15     nice by exercising or wearing nice clothes. However, people often say a smile is the best thing a person can wear. That is because it is easy to be a    16     someone who is smiling and happy. Almost no one wants to stay with someone who is always unhappy.

Third, smiles have power (感染力). Both smiling and laughing can easily and quickly s    17     from one person to another. If one person smiles, people around him or her want to smile, too. Similarly, when a person laughs, people tend (往往会) to laugh with him or her. If a person is s    18    , the best thing to do is to share a smile or a laugh. It is the easiest way to cheer someone up.

F    19    , smiling and laughing are very good for the body. Even though you are sad, try smiling. You’ll find that it will be difficult to s    20     sad for very long!

（2023·江苏连云港·统考中考真题）

根据短文意思和首字母提示，写出一个完整正确的单词。

The traditional Chinese lunar calendar has 24 solar terms (节气) in a year. Ancient Chinese people created this system to m    21     the change of time based on the sun’s position. In ancient times, this system guided farming activities. It t    22     farmers what to do according to the changes in temperature. Today, 24 solar terms still play an important role in Chinese people’s e    23     life. They remind people of the changes in s    24     and to eat suitable food. This ancient time system has gained new charm now. In Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, the director used a new countdown (倒计时) method, showing 24 solar terms instead of numbers. This creative method was greatly p    25     by people around the world. They are amazed by the wisdom of Chinese people.