初中英语中考复习 专题16 首字母填空专练（解析版）

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首字母填空中考专练
一
Betty was a new student in my class. She was really little for her age of 12. The boys in 1. m class often laughed at her. She would open a book, pretending to 2. r , with tears dropping on the open page. I looked at this tiny girl and decided to 3. h her.
But how could I do that? One day, when I went into the classroom, I got a 4. c . I saw a picture of a train on her desk. And she was making a copy carefully. It was perfect!
I was surprised and thought that she could do something in the coming talent show. So, I took Betty to see the art teacher, Miss Parker, and showed the picture that was 5. d by Betty. “Wow, it’s wonderful, ” said Miss Parker. Then she showed us a poster she had painted 6. f the talent show．“I need more of these, but I just don’t have enough
7. t . You draw so well and even 8. b than me. Could you help me, Betty?”
On the day of the talent show, Betty’s posters were everywhere —all over the hall and all over the school, and each one is 9. d .
“And finally, ” said Mr Brown, the schoolmaster, at the end of the show, “we have an unusual 10. p . I’m sure you’ve all noticed the wonderful posters.” Everyone nodded. “One of our own students painted them.”
1. 【答案】 my
【解析】分析句意可知此处指我班里的男孩子经常嘲笑她。分析句子结构可知此处需填一个形容词或形容词性物主代词修饰名词class。根据句意可知此处是指“我班里的男孩子”，故填I的形容词性物主代词my。
2. 【答案】read
【解析】分析句意可知此处指她打开书，假装去看。根据句意及上下文可知男孩子嘲笑她，她就假装看书，pretend to do sth意为“假装做某事”。故填read。
3. 【答案】help
【解析】分析句意可知此处是指决定去帮助她。根据“decide to do sth决定做某事”可知此处需填一个动词原形。根据首字母提示可知help，帮助，符合句意。故填help。
4. 【答案】chance
【解析】分析句子结构可知此处需填一个名词。根据句意及首字母可知此处是指“当我走进教室的时候，我得到了一个机会”。故填chance。
5. 【答案】drawn
【解析】根据空前的was和空后的by可知此处需填过去分词构成一般过去时的被动语态。根据句意及首字母提示可知此处是指“贝蒂画的那幅画”。故填drawn。
6. 【答案】for
【解析】分析句子结构可知此处需填介词。根据句意及首字母提示可知此处是指“为才艺大赛画的海报”。故填for。
7. 【答案】 time
【解析】分析句子结构可知，此处缺少名词。根据句意及下文请贝蒂帮忙可知此处是指“没有足够的时间”。故填time。
8. 【答案】better
【解析】根据句意可知这里指“甚至比我画得好”。需填副词well。再由“than”可知这里要使用副词well的比较级。故填better。
9. 【答案】different
【解析】 分析句意可知此处是指每一幅画都是不同的。different不同的，符合句意。故填different。
10. 【答案】prize
【解析】根据空前的 an unusual 可知此处需填一个名词。根据句意并联系下文可知此处是指因为贝蒂的海报画的很棒，所以要给她颁一项特殊的奖，另根据首字母提示可知填prize。
二
Last fall I walked with a friend in my hometown. He was1. r as the most stupid one among my childhood playmates, but he has been number one in an enterprise now.
When we came to a crossing, a blind man walked from another direction. Testing the road with his bamboo pole, the blind was walking very 2. s towards the road we were going in.
I chatted with my friend as we were 3. w . I talked about my five job-hoppings(跳槽) within two years and the experiences I was still going 4. t in the plight(困境) then. My friend nodded and smiled, but he 5. k silent all along. After a while, I occasionally looked back and found the blind man had disappeared.
“Where is the blind man?” I shouted out.
“He has walked so far!” said my friend with a smile.
“How can a blind man walk much 6. f than us? It’s strange!” I said.
“Why impossible? We look in all 7. d and walk half-heartedly while he is walking whole-heartedly.” said my friend.
Hearing this, I was 8. s . What a simple 9. t ! Just think, if I had learned a little spirit of the blind man walking, how could I be down and out now?
Although the scene has passed for one year, what my 10. f said keeps lingering(挥之不去） in my ears.
1. 【答案】 recognized/regarded
【解析】根据语境可知应该是“他被认为是”，be recognized/regarded as表示“被认为是……”，为固定结构。空前有was。故填recognized/regarded。
2. 【答案】slowly
【解析】根据常识及下文内容可知此处指的是盲人走得慢，此处用副词修饰动词walking。故填slowly。
3. 【答案】walking
【解析】分析句子结构可知空处应填v.-ing形式构成过去进行时，结合语境及首字母提示可知我们边走边聊。故填walking。
4.【答案】 through
【解析】分析句意可知此处指“我经历的困境”。go through，表示“经历”，为固定搭配。故填介词through。
5.【答案】 kept
【解析】分析句子结构可知空处应填一个动词，分析语境可知此处表示“保持沉默keep silent”。描述过去的事情应用一般过去时，故填kept。
6.【答案】 faster
【解析】分析句子结构可知空处应用一个副词比较级，结合首字母提示可知faster更快地，符合句意。故填faster。
7. 【答案】directions
【解析】根据句中“and walk half-heartedly”可知前半句指注意力不集中，说明“我们”四处张望。look in all directions，表示“四处张望”，故填directions。
8. 【答案】shocked
【解析】分析句子结构可知此空应填形容词作表语。结合句意及语境可知此处表示震惊的。再结合首字母提示可知填shocked。
9.【答案】 truth
【解析】分析句子结构可知空处应填一个可数名词单数，结合句意和语境可知此处表示“多么简单的一个真理啊！”再结合首字母提示可知填truth。
10. 【答案】friend
【解析】分析句意可知此处是指我朋友说的话，通读全文可知，只有一个朋友出现。故填friend。
三
Last year, four children waited for their school bus every day for ten minutes, on the same dirty street corner. Old bottles, parts of old bikes, and empty soda cans (苏打罐) could be
1. s everywhere around the bus stop. The trees were brown and had no leaves, and there weren’t any flowers at all.
One Friday, one of the children looked at the corner and
2. d to do something about it. The next Monday, she brought a bag and collected some of the old bottles to 3. r . On Tuesday, she spent another ten minutes picking up old bottles, while her best friend Judy picked up soda cans and 4. p them in different bags for recycling. On Wednesday, all the
5. c joined together. The 6. c became clean!
The corner looked better, but it was still ugly. So the next day the girl 7. b some flower seeds. She planted the seeds and watered 8. t , and watered the trees, too. It only took ten minutes a day 9. b that was enough.
A few months later, this corner became a beautiful garden 10. w many flowers and trees.
It only took ten minutes a day. Do you have ten minutes a day to help your city?
1. 【答案】 seen
【解析】分析句意可推知，这个街角的垃圾随处可见，应用动词see，垃圾和看见之间是动宾关系，因此应用被动语态。故填see的过去分词形式seen。
2. 【答案】decided
【解析】分析句意可知，此处指的是决定做些什么。对应词是decide。由前半句中的“looked at”可知应用一般过去时。故填decided。
3. 【答案】recycle
【解析】分析句意并结合所给词汇可知，这里指收集了一些旧瓶以回收利用，空前有不定式符号to，动词用原形。故填recycle。
4.【答案】 put
【解析】分析句意“把它们放进不同的袋子里”及首字母提示可知put，放进，符合句意。故填put。
5. 【答案】children
【解析】根据句意及句中的all可知应用名词复数。故填children。
6.【答案】 corner
【解析】根据下文“The corner looked better...”可知此处指角落。故填corner。
7.【答案】 brought
【解析】分析句意可知此处是指带来一些种子。从某地带来某物，bring。分析句子结构可知此处填动词过去式。故填brought。
8. 【答案】them
【解析】句意为：她种下种子并给浇水，也浇了树。分析句意可知空格处所填的词指代的是前面的seeds，对应词为they。空前的watered为动词，后面用代词宾格形式。故填them。
9.【答案】 but
【解析】句意为：每天只花费10分钟，那已经足够了。前后句表示转折关系。故填but。
10. 【答案】with
【解析】句意为：几个月以后，这个角落变成了很多花草树木的漂亮花园。分析句意并联系上下文可知，通过孩子们的努力，脏乱不堪的角落变成了有很多花草树木的花园。应用介词表示“伴随”，对应词是with，意为“有，凭借”。故填with。
四
The whole school was talking about the winter camp. And everyone was looking forward to it 1. e me because I thought I would get homesick.
When arriving at the camp, we were 2. a to ski down to field by the coach. I skied carefully, but I still hit a piece of ice and fell down.
“Ha! Ha!” Behind 3. m , somebody started laughing. I looked back to see who was 4. l at me. To my 5. s , I saw a girl in the same embarrassing position that I was in. “I thought I’d be bad at this, but it 6. s more difficult than I expected!” she said. Suddenly, I started laughing, too. After being so 7. a of falling, it was a comfort that made me not fear it anymore.
The next day, 8. t I didn’t want to go ski jumping, I was chosen to do that first. But when my 9. f left the ground, I felt I was flying and it was wonderful.
Just do your 10. b to meet every challenge. You’ll never imagine how much you will get.
1. 【答案】except
【解析】分析句意并联系下文，可知此处是指“除我之外，大家都在期盼着冬令营”，分析句意并结合所给的首字母可知此处应填except。
2. 【答案】asked
【解析】分析句子结构，可知此处需填一个动词，与助动词were构成谓语，再结合句意及首字母提示可知此处是指“我们被教练叫去滑雪”；又根据语境可知，“我们是被教练叫去滑雪”，且固定用法sb be asked to do sth 意为“某人被要求做某事”，故此处应填ask的过去分词asked。
3. 【答案】me
【解析】分析句意并联系上文，可知此处是指“我摔倒了之后，我后面有人开始笑”，再结合首字母提示可知此处应填I的宾格me。
4. 【答案】laughing
【解析】分析句意可知此处是指“我”回头看谁在笑我。根据句子结构可知was/were+ v.-ing构成过去进行时。故填laughing。
5. 【答案】surprise
【解析】分析句子结构，可知此处应填一个名词，再结合句意及首字母提示可知此处是指“使我惊讶的是，一个女孩处于跟我相同的尴尬境地”，名词surprise符合语境，且固定用法to one’s surprise意为“使某人惊奇的是”，故此处应填surprise。
6. 【答案】seems
【解析】分析句子结构，可知此处应填一个动词作谓语，再结合句意及首字母提示可知此处是指“滑雪实际上的难度比我想象的难度似乎更大”，又根据主语it为第三人称单数，故此处应填seem的第三人称单数形式seems。
7. 【答案】afraid
【解析】分析句意并结合首字母提示可知此处是指“在如此害怕摔倒后，我反而不害怕了”。因固定用法be afraid of doing sth 意为“害怕做某事”，可知此处应填afraid。
8. 【答案】though
【解析】分析句子结构，可知此处应填一个连词，结合句意并联系下文，可知前后两分句表示一种让步关系，在此处表示“尽管”，结合所给首字母故填though。
9. 【答案】feet
【解析】分析句子结构，可知此处应填一个名词作主语，再结合句意及首字母提示可知此处是指“我的双脚离地”，故此处应填foot的复数形式feet。
10. 【答案】best
【解析】分析句意，可知此处是指“尽你最大努力去迎接每次挑战”，结合首字母提示可知应填well的最高级best。此处固定用法do one’s best to do sth意为“尽某人最大努力做某事”。
五
Jenny and Henry were born on the same day and they look the same. Their father has a taxi and he is 1. b all the time. He goes out early in the morning but comes back when his children go to bed. Though he gets a lot of 2. m , he has no time to concern them with their studies.
The two children study in the same 3. c . Jenny works hard at her lessons, but her brother doesn’t like studying.
He only 4. l playing. He is not good at 5. w compositions.
One day Mrs Cook told her 6. s to write a composition “My Mother”. After supper Jenny finished writing her composition 7. q and then went to help her mother do some housework. But Henry went to play football. When night came, he got back to watch TV. Then he remembered the composition. But he didn’t 8. k how to write it. He thought hard and at last he found a way. He 9. c Jenny’s composition.
Two days later, Mrs Cook asked Henry, “Can you tell me why 10. y composition is the same as Jenny’s?” “Yes, I can, Madam,” answered Henry, “We have the same mother.”
1. 【答案】busy
【解析】分析句子结构，可知此处需填一个形容词作表语。联系下一句“He goes out early in the morning but comes back when his children go to bed.”并结合首字母提示可知此处是指“他很忙”，故填busy。
2. 【答案】money
3. 【解析】分析句子结构，可知此处需填一个名词。根据句意可知此处是指他有很多钱，但是没时间关心他们的学习。故填money。
3. 【答案】class
【解析】分析句子结构，可知此处需填一个名词作宾语。联系下文，可知他们老师布置相同的作业，故可推测此处是指“两个孩子在一个班里”。再结合首字母提示可知名词class符合语境，故填class。
4.【答案】 likes
【解析】分析句子结构可知此处需填动词。再结合首字母提示可知填动词like。此处主语为he，谓语动词用单数。故填likes。
5. 【答案】writing
【解析】分析句意并结合首字母提示可知，此处是指“不擅长写作文”，动词write符合语境。又因此处为固定用法be good at doing sth 意为“擅长做某事”，后要跟动名词，故填writing。
6. 【答案】students
【解析】分析句子结构，可知此处需填一个名词作宾语。联系全文，可知Mrs Cook是老师，所以只能要求她的学生写作文。又根据语境可知他的学生不止一个，故填student的复数形式students。
7. 【答案】quickly
【解析】分析句子结构，可知此处需填一个副词作方式状语，再结合句意和首字母提示可知此处是指“珍妮快速地完成了她的作文”，故填quickly。
8.【答案】 know
【解析】联系下文，他抄写珍妮的作文，可知此处是指“他不知道怎么写”，故填know。
9. 【答案】copied
【解析】分析句子结构，可知此处需填一个动词作谓语。联系下文，他的作文与珍妮的作文一样，可知此处是指“他抄写了珍妮的作文”，结合首字母提示可知动词copy符合语境。又根据上下文时态，可知此处应用一般过去时，故填copied。
10. 【答案】your
【解析】分析句子结构，可知此处需填一个形容词性物主代词作定语限定composition。结合句意和首字母提示可知此处应填you的形容词性物主代词your。
六
　　阅读下面短文,在空白处写出各单词的正确形式,单词的第一个字母已给出。
　　It was at an exhibition of the artists’ works organized by the Red Cross. I was invited as a special g　1　 to attend the exhibition. During this period, two cute girls of 16 or 17 years old came to me and asked me for my signature(签名). 
“I haven’t brought my pen. Is the p　2　 okay?”Actually, I knew they wouldn’t r　3　. I just wanted to show a well-known writer’s good manners to the c　4　readers. 
“Certainly,” the young girls readily a　5　. I could see they were very excited. Of course, their excitement also made me feel more pleased and satisfied. One of the girls h　6　 her fine notebook to me. I turned over the cover of the notebook, wrote a few words of encouragement n　7　, and signed my name. The girl read my signature, frowned(皱眉), looked at me carefully and asked,“Aren’t you Robert Charboss?” 
“No,” I told her proudly,“I’m the author of Alice Adams, the w　8　of two Pulitzer Prizes.” 
The young girl turned to the o　9　, shrugged(耸肩)and said,“Mary, lend your rubber to me.” At that moment, all my p　10　 turned into a bubble(泡泡)immediately. Since then, I always warn myself: no matter how outstanding you are, don’t think highly of yourself. 
1. 【答案】guest　
【解析】句意:我作为一名特别的客人被邀请去参加展览。由句意可知本空填guest。a special guest一名特别的客人。
2. 【答案】pencil　
【解析】根据前一句“我没有带钢笔”,可知此处应问“铅笔可以吗?”,故本空填pencil。
3. 【答案】refuse　
【解析】根据语境,她们不会拒绝(使用铅笔签字)的,可知本空填refuse。
4. 【答案】common　
【解析】句意:我只是想对普通读者展示一个知名作家的好的礼仪。由句意可知本空填common。 common reader普通的读者。
5. 【答案】agreed　
【解析】句意:……女孩们欣然同意了。由句意可知本空填agreed。
6.【答案】handed　句意:其中的一个女孩把她漂亮的笔记本递给我。由句意及前后句时态可知本空填handed。hand...to...把……递给……。
7.【答案】naturally　
【解析】根据句意“我翻开笔记本的封面,自然地写了几句鼓励性的语言,然后签上了我的姓名”可知本空填naturally。
8. 【答案】winner　
【解析】句意:……两项普利策奖的获胜者。由句意可知本空填winner。
9. 【答案】other　
【解析】由第一段的最后一句可知,是“两名十六七岁的女生”,所以此处“她转向另一名女生”。两者之中的另一个用the other,故本空填other。
10. 【答案】pride　
【解析】句意:在那时,我所有的骄傲立刻都变成了泡沫。由句意可知本空填pride。
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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。
　　Lan Lan, a student of Grade Seven in Lushan, was taking a drawing class in a tent on April 23. Guess what she drew—a house with wings. When the teacher asked why she did so, Lan said if her house could f　1　, it wouldn’t fall down in an earthquake. 
Lan’s hometown was hit by a s　2　earthquake on April 20. At least 196 people were killed and more than 11,000 were injured. Many people became homeless. Soldiers and doctors q　3　arrived in the area, saving people and rebuilding homes. Lots of money was sent there to help all those in need. 
Although we can’t prevent(阻止)an earthquake from happening, we can use some methods to r　4　harm. During an earthquake, do not jump out of high buildings because it is very d　5　. Another method is to cover your head and neck u　6　a strong table or desk. If there is no shelter(躲避处)nearby, you can also stay by a wall, and cover your head and neck with your arms and hands. And then you must keep calm and stay there u　7　the shaking stops. 
Japan is a c　8　which lies on the earthquake belt(地震带)and it is very good at dealing with earthquakes. From a very young age, the Japanese are already taught how to survive(幸存)them. Students often receive earthquake training. Almost in every Japanese family you can find a survival kit(救生装备)with a flashlight, a radio, water and enough food for several days. This helps people to stay a　9　after an earthquake. 
“There should be more safety t　10　at schools in our country,”said Xu Jiannong, an education expert in Beijing. There is no more truth than this when one’s life is the most important of all. 
1. 【答案】fly　
【解析】由上文“带翅膀的房子”可知此处应是fly。
2. 【答案】strong　
【解析】由下文的死伤人数可以看出应该是强烈的地震。
3. 【答案】quickly　
【解析】地震后,士兵和医生会“迅速”到达。
4. 【答案】reduce　
【解析】我们可以使用一些方法来减少损害。
5. 【答案】dangerous　
【解析】根据常识可知地震时从高建筑物跳下是很危险的。
6. 【答案】under　
【解析】把头和脖子藏到结实的桌子下面。
7. 【答案】until　
【解析】你必须保持冷静并待在那儿,直到摇晃停止。
8. 【答案】country　
【解析】日本是一个位于地震带的国家。
9. 【答案】alive　
【解析】stay alive存活。
10. 【答案】training　
【解析】safety training安全训练。
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　　Fourteen-year-old girl Zhang Li was walking towards her home. S　1　, a man stopped her and shouted,“Give me your money!” 
Zhang’s hands were c　2　 by the man. But in one quick movement, she took back her arms and started to scream for a　3　. So the man ran away without g　4　 any of her money. Zhang is a student from one school of Beijing. Her teacher Li Wei has started giving his students an unusual lesson:self-protection. Luckily, Zhang had just learned how to escape from an attacker, a p　5　 who plans to hurt someone. 
The school has t　6　 self-protection for four years. During this time, about 5,000 students have learned how to protect t　7　. 
According to a new survey, students’ s　8　 has become a big problem. Nearly 50% students say they are worried about robbery on the way to and from school. This school is not the only one to care about students’ self-protection. Many other schools in China also have lessons l　9　 this. 
Student Wang Hui said,“I learn how to save lives and most such courses tell students how to a　10　 dangerous situations.” Students practise what to do if they are attacked by a bad man. 
They have known how to save lives if someone is hurt. They also learn how to work together and build team spirit.
1. 【答案】Suddenly　
【解析】句意:突然,一个男人拦住了她,大喊:“把你的钱给我!”由句意可知本题填Suddenly。
2. 【答案】caught　
【解析】句意:张丽的手被那个男人抓住了。本句为被动语态结构,catch的过去分词形式为caught。
3. 【答案】attention　
【解析】她抽回胳膊,开始大声叫,为的是引起注意。由句意可知本题填attention。
4. 【答案】getting　
【解析】句意:所以那个人跑了,没得到她的任何钱。动词get意为“得到;获得”,without是介词,后面接动词时用-ing形式,故本题填getting。
5. 【答案】person　
【解析】设空处是attacker的同位语,attacker意为袭击者,即一个试图伤害某人的人,故本空填person。
6. 【答案】taught　
【解析】句意:学校已经教了四年自救课程。本句时态为现在完成时,其结构为has+done,故本空填taught。
7. 【答案】themselves　
【解析】句意:在此期间大约5,000名学生已经学会了如何保护他们自己。由句意可知本空填themselves。
8. 【答案】safety　
【解析】句意:根据一项最新的调查,学生们的安全已经成为一个大问题。名词所有格students?后应加名词,故本空填safety。
9. 【答案】like　
【解析】句意:在中国许多其他的学校也有像这样的课程。like作介词时意为“像;如同”,由句意可知本空填like。
10. 【答案】avoid　
【解析】句意:学生王辉说,“我学习怎样救人而且大多数这样的课程告诉学生们如何避免危险情况”。avoid意为“避免;防止”,由句意可知本空填avoid。
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　　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。
　　If you pay a visit to Liu Hasheng’s restaurant in Harbin, you will find 18 robots there. They are ready to serve you and make sure that your dining e　1　is perfect. After the visit, you can tell others that robots serving customers isn’t a dream any more. 
It’s wonderful to see h　2　the 18 robots work in the restaurant. The wonder s　3　when you walk in. You’ll see a robot come up and say,“Earth person,hello!Welcome to the Robot Restaurant.”When you have ordered your m　4　, the robots in the kitchen begin to do the cooking. After the food is p　5　, a robot waiter will glide(滑行)out of the kitchen to serve you with the meal you’ve ordered. And as customers enjoy their d　6　food, a robot sings lovely songs for them. 
You may ask,“Where did all these robots come from?”Liu said they were designed(设计)and m　7　by the Harbin Haohai Robot Company. Liu said he invested(投资)5 million yuan in the restaurant, with each robot costing 200,000 yuan to 300,000 yuan. And the w　8　robot team is managed by the workers in the computer room. 
After a busy day, all the robots will go for a ‘meal’, which is e　9　. After 5 hours, the robots can continue their work for a day. The restaurant now provides a menu with more than 30 dishes(菜肴), and the average(平均)cost for a dinner is a　10　40 to 50 yuan. Do you want to go and have a try in this restaurant? 
1. 【答案】experience　
【解析】文章主要介绍机器人餐馆,故应该是用餐“经历”。
2. 【答案】how　
【解析】看到18个机器人如何为客人服务很精彩。
3. 【答案】starts　
【解析】wonder为单数形式,同时根据全文的时态可判断谓语动词用第三人称单数形式。
4. 【答案】meal　
【解析】由后文可知用meal。
5. 【答案】prepared　
【解析】此处为被动语态,故用be+动词过去分词。
6. 【答案】delicious　
【解析】当客人们享受美味饭菜的时候机器人在唱歌。
7. 【答案】made　
【解析】与designed为并列成分,用过去分词。
8. 【答案】whole/wonderful
【解析】　“整个”或“精彩的”机器人团队。
9. 【答案】electricity
【解析】　把机器人充电比喻成“吃饭”。
10. 【答案】about
【解析】　在机器人餐馆平均花费大约40—50元。
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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。
In the town of Lampang in northern Thailand,there is an unusual group of musicians.They play many different k　1　of music—everything from traditional Thai songs to music by Beethoven.Both children and adults love this group.What makes them sop　2　?Is it their music?Their looks?Yes,it’s both of these things,but it’s a　3　something else:they’re elephants. 
These musical elephants started at the TECC(泰国大象保护中心)in Lampang.The TECC protects elephants.It teaches people to understand and love them.And,like many zoosa　4　the world,the TECC encourages elephants to paint. 
Richard Lair w　5　for the TECC.He loves his job there and knows a lot about elephants.He says some of the animals’ paintings are very good.But,in fact,elephants h　6　better than they see.And so he had an idea:if elephants ares　7　and they have good hearing,maybe they can play music.To test his idea,Lair and a friend started the Thai Elephant Orchestra.During a performance(表演),the elephants play a number of i　8　,including the drums and the xylophone(木琴). 
But can elephants really make music properly?Yes,says Lair.They are very creative.Humans e　9　the animals to play,but the elephants make their own songs;they don’t just copy their trainers o　10　other people.There are now CDs of the group’s music which make money for the TECC.And the music these artists create is pretty amazing. 
1. 【答案】kinds　
【解析】different kinds of music不同种类的音乐。
2. 【答案】popular　
【解析】本句表示:是什么使它们如此受欢迎?
3. 【答案】also　
【解析】也有其他原因:它们是大象。
4. 【答案】around　
【解析】around the world遍及世界。
5. 【答案】works　
【解析】work for为……工作。
6. 【答案】hear　
【解析】大象的听觉要好于视觉。
7. 【答案】smart　
【解析】此处表示“聪明的”。
8. 【答案】instruments　
【解析】由下文中的“鼓”和“木琴”,可知此处应该填“乐器”。
9. 【答案】encourage　
【解析】encourage...to do...鼓励……做……。
10. 【答案】or　
【解析】由上下文可知此处用or连接。