【同步练习】译林版初三英语下册 Unit1 单元话题短文首字母填空练习

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Unit 1 Asia
单元话题短文首字母填空练习
（2022·江苏宿迁·一模）In s___1___ China, there is a beautiful city called Guilin. It l___2___ on the two sides of the Lijiang River. Tourists enjoy t___3___ a boat trip along it. It is great fun. It’s also popular to h___4___ a bicycle and ride around the countryside.
All around the city of Guilin, mountains s___5___ in different shapes. Many visitors like to visit Guilin because it has f___6___ landscape.
The Reed Flute Cave is an u___7___ cave. In this cave, you can see many rocks in unusual s___8___ . Some rocks hang down. Others p___9___ upwards. It’s amazing. The cave is praised a___10___ the “Art Palace of Nature”.

（2020·江苏扬州·九年级期中）We were trapped in the ice. We worked harder. The hole grew deeper but the air in the Nautilus was very bad. The captain heated water in his batteries and poured it into the h___11___. This stopped the sides from narrowing and the men worked as quickly as they could to dig the hole d___12___.
It was a terrible night. We had so l___13___air that everybody had a headache. We could hardly breathe. Then, the captain drove the Nautilus into the hole. The ice cracked. S___14___the Nautilus was free. It sped quickly northwards still under the sea. We still had no a___15___. My face was purple, and my lips were blue. I could not breathe. I could not see or hear. I was going to d___16___. Ned and Conseil found some air in one of the diving tanks. They gave it to me. Then, I felt the Nautilus bump into the ice a ___17___ us. Again and again it hit the ice. Finally, it broke through. Air rushed into the submarine and we could breathe again. Ned, Conseil, and I r ___18___ onto the deck. We breathed and breathed, and I thanked my friends for s ___19___ me with the air in the tanks.
The Nautilus continued sailing north for several days. We were heading back to the Atlantic. Ned was m ____20____ determined than ever to escape, but we did not know our destination.
                                       —Taken from 20,000Leagues Under the Sea

（2022·江苏扬州·九年级专题练习）High in the mountains of Peru, an ancient city hides in the clouds. The ruins of the city sit on a rides between Machu Picchu (Old Mountain) and Huayna Picchu (Young Mountain). Far below, the Uraubamba River flows through the forest. From below the city is h_____21_____. For nearly 450 years, the w_____22_____  did not know     Machu Picchu, the City in the Clouds, was there.
Outsiders did not visit Machu Picchu until about 100 years ago. Hiram Bingham, an explorer and a professor from Yale University, was the first to come to the city. Bingham went to Peru to explore in 1909. In 1911, Bingham met Braulio Borda, a man who owned a large farm near Machu Picchu. Borda told Bingham that there were  some old b_____23_____ covered by the forest in the mountains near his farm.
Traveling on horseback, Bingham went to Borda’s farm. Bingham climbed up to ridge and t_____24_____ to his surprise, were the ruins of a lost city.
Bingham returned to the United States to tell o_____25_____ about the City in the Clouds. Yale University and the National Geographic Society gave him money to return to Peru and remove the trees from the ruins.
Machu Picchu was built by the Inca. The Inca ruled a powerful empire in South America u_____26_____ the Spanish conquered then in the sixteenth century.
Archaeologists believe that Machu Picchu was a royal residence built by the Incan king.
However, the people of the great Incan city seemed to have d_____27_____. What  happened to the people of Machu Picchu? That remains a mystery. Around A．D．1450, Spanish soldiers captured many Incan cities. When the Spanish captured a city, they destroyed the temples. However, the temples at Machu Picchu were not destroyed. One theory is that a s_____28_____ and serious disease killed the people of Machu Picchu. Another theory is that a group of people called the Antis f____29____ the Amazonian jungle attacked and killed the people of the city.
Today, Machu Picchu is the most important tourist site in South America. Thousands of tourists visit d_____30_____. Archaeologists worry that too many tourists will damage the site. However, it will be difficult to stop people from visiting the City in the Clouds because the location is so beautiful.

（2022·江苏·扬州市梅岭中学一模）根据短文内容及首字母提示，在下文空格处填入适当的词使短文完整，每空一词。
The boats went away when night fell. The boys ate, and then Huck and Joe fell asleep. But Tom g___31___ up carefully, then went and picked up a strip of tree bark. He sat down by the fire and w___32___ something on it with his red crayon. He left the message in Joe’s hat. Then he ran all the way to the beach at the end of the island.
Tom swam towards the Illinois shore and followed the river u___33___ he came to the place opposite the village where the ferry (渡船) was waiting. It was just before ten o’clock. He swam and climbed into the small b___34___ that the ferry pulled along behind it. He waited. When the ferry got to the village, Tom got out and swam to the shore, so n___35___ would see him. He ran along the alleys and was soon at his aunt’s house. He l___36___ through the window where a light was burning. Inside Aunt Polly, Sid, Mary and Joe Harper’s mother were t___37___. He opened the door q___38___ and climbed inside to hide under the bed. “He wasn’t really b___39___, just naughty. He had a good heart,” she said and began to cry.
“My Joe was the same. He was always making mischief (搬弄是非), but he was very kind. And now I’ll n____40____ see him again!” Mrs Harper cried too. Tom heard that someone had found the raft against the Missouri bank of the river about ten kilometres below the village. They thought the boys had drowned (溺死). Tom felt bad.
——Taken from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

（2021·江苏·高港实验学校二模）请根据短文内容，填写所缺单词，每空一词。
Because of the COVID outbreak, zoos and wildlife parks around the world have closed their doors to v_____41_____. At Australian’s Dreamworld, almost all of its 1,000 staffs (职员) are off work and staying at home. But nine tiger carers (看护者) have r_____42_____. They play with the park’s tigers to keep them from feeling l_____43_____.
Dreamworld’s tiger carers know from experience h_____44_____ important it is to keep playing with their tigers. The park once closed in 2016 after an accident. Its carers discovered that without crowds(人群), their tigers showed symptoms of depression(沮丧).
This time around, Tiger Island’s manager Partrick said every effort was being made to make sure the big cats were happy.
Partrick has been part of Tiger Island s_____45_____ it was created in 1995. He has taken care of many of the tigers for their whole lives.
R_____46_____, people all over the world are feeling a bit sad, the tiger carer said. But our tigers are doing rather well.
The tiger carers are putting on performances(表演) with tigers, a_____47_____ there are no visitors. They are still taking the big cats for walks. As the park is closed, they have been taking. The tigers seem to enjoy the c_____48_____ to explore a bit further.
Before o_____49_____ their doors to visitors again, many zoos and wildlife parks have set up cameras around the animals. People can e_____50_____ check in on their favorite animals from home.

（2022·江苏扬州·九年级专题练习）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， 写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。（每空一词）
Red walls, golden roofs, great halls and valuable treasures—the Forbidden City is already 600 years old. It lived t____51____ fires and wars. But it still stands at the heart of Beijing today. It holds many stories about Chinese culture and wisdom that stay with us today.
B____52____  in 1420, the palace is the largest wooden palace on Earth. It covers more than 720,000 square meters and has 1,050 buildings and more than 8,700 rooms. It’s famous for its symmetrical structure(对称结构). Major halls stand on the north-south axis( 轴线), which is a____53____ the old Beijing’s axis. “It’s planned along important Chinese cultural beliefs of harmony(和谐), balance and order,” China Daily reported.
E____54____  the smallest feature can be an example of ancient Chinese culture. For example, there are mythical( 神 话 的 ) animals standing on the palace’s roofs. The n____55____of animals shows the status of a building--the more animals, the more important the building is. Taihe Palace, the most important hall, has 10 mythical animals, more than any other building in the palace.
Apart from these symbolic designs, there are also many practical designs that have p____56____ the palace from natural disasters. For example, the Forbidden City has survived over 200 e____57____ over the past 600 years. The palace’s dougong structure is the k____58____. It’s a complex bracket(复杂的支架) that can support a large roof. It’s s____59____ and can bear lots of weight, but is also flexible(柔韧的) enough to stay in one piece during an earthquake. “This is fabulous proof(极好的证明) of the genius of Chinese t____60____ architecture(建筑学),” a foreign expert told Xinhua.

（2022·江苏扬州·九年级专题练习）Yancheng is praised as the Wetland of the Orient（东方湿地之都）and is home to both deer and the red-crowned cranes.
The first full marathon t____61____ place in Yancheng, Jiangsu, on April 21. Its purpose is to e____62____ the public to take part in sports activities and to attract more v____63____ to the area so that they can learn about the local history, culture and its latest development.
It attracted more than 12,000 runners from home and a____64____ . Kipkoech from Kenya took the first place in the men's full marathon, completing the course in two hours and 29 minutes, while Bilen from Ethiopia won the w____65____ full marathon (全程马拉松)with a time of two hours, 52 minutes and 51 seconds.
“It’s my first visit to Yancheng. A____66____ I have entered six full marathons in China over the past four years, I am still impressed by this city.” said Kipkoech, who was among the roughly 170 foreign r____67____ from different countries, including the US, South Korea and Japan. “People here are very f____68____ and warm-hearted, and the race service is very well organized.” he added.
During the race, runners had to run t____69____ major scenic spots（风景区）, including Yancheng Botanical Garden, Jiulong Lake Park, Dongting Lake Park and Dayang Bay Scenic Area. It allows tourists fully experience Yancheng’s culture and beauty.
The whole event was c____70____ live by CCTV 5. It was such a big success that it has won high praise.

（2020·江苏·泰州中学附属初中模拟预测）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。
What's the best way to overlook(俯瞰) a beautiful city? If you find climbing a mountain tiring, there is another way that is more r_____71_____: take a Ferris wheel (摩天轮)!
Ferris wheels sit in the middle of some great cities around the world. These tall, wide wheels move round and round w_____72_____ carrying people. You can have such a wonderful time c_____73_____ with friends while enjoying a fantastic view under your feet.
The first Ferris wheel was b____74____ in 1893 by US engineer George Ferris Jr. in Chicago, US. The giant wheel shocked people. At that time, it was the l___75___ and tallest single piece of steelwork that had ever been made. Ferris wheels q_____76_____ became tourist attractions.
Now, with many countries racing to build the tallest, greatest or coolest Ferris wheel, the big round wheels are becoming p_____77_____ in amusement parks and carnivals (嘉年华). Here is one of the top Ferris wheels around the world. Would you like to try it?
With the h____78____ of 443 feet (about 135m), the London Eye is the tallest Ferris wheel in Europe. It has enough space for 800 people on one turn and each car can carry as m____79____ as 25 people. By taking it, visitors can get a 360-degree view of London Tower, Buckingham Palace and Big Ben. One complete ride t____80____ 30 minutes. The London Eye is at the center of the New Year’s celebrations, as bright, sparkling fireworks rain down from the wheel.


参考答案：
1．(s)outhern    2．(l)ies    3．(t)aking    4．(h)ire    5．(s)tand    6．(f)antastic    7．(u)nderground    8．(s)hapes    9．(p)oint    10．(a)s
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了桂林美景。
1．句意：在中国南方，有一个美丽的城市叫桂林。根据“there is a beautiful city called Guilin”可知，是在南方，结合首字母提示，southern“南方的”。故填(s)outhern。
2．句意：它位于漓江两岸。根据“It”和全文时态可知，此空需要一个动词三单；再者根据“on the two sides of the Lijiang River.”和首字母提示可知，位于漓江两岸，lies“位于”。故填(l)ies。
3．句意：游客们喜欢乘船游览。根据“enjoy doing”可知，此空需要一个动名词；再者根据“a boat trip”和首字母提示可知，乘船游览，taking“乘”。故填(t)aking。
4．句意：租一辆自行车在乡间骑行也很流行。根据“to”可知，此空需要一个动词原形；再者根据“a bicycle and ride around the countryside”和首字母提示可知，租一辆自行车，hire“租借”。故填(h)ire。
5．句意：在桂林的各个地方，群山耸立着不同的形状。根据“mountains”和全文时态可知，此空需要一个动词原形；再者根据“in different shapes”可知，群山耸立着不同的形状，stand“站立”。故填(s)tand。
6．句意：许多游客喜欢参观桂林，因为它有极好的风景。根据“landscape”可知，此空需要一个形容词修饰名词；结合首字母提示，fantastic“极好的”符合句意。故填(f)antastic。
7．句意：芦笛岩是一个地下洞穴。根据“The Reed Flute Cave”和首字母提示可知，是一个地下洞穴，underground“地下的”。故填(u)nderground。
8．句意：在这个山洞里，你可以看到许多形状奇特的岩石。根据“Some rocks hang down. Others...upwards.”可知，可以看到许多形状奇特的岩石，结合首字母提示，shape“形状”，是可数名词，用其复数形式。故填(s)hapes。
9．句意：其他岩石则指向上方。根据“Some rocks hang down.”和首字母提示可知，其他岩石则指向上方，主语“Others”是复数，point“指向”符合句意。故填(p)oint。
10．句意：被誉为“大自然的艺术殿堂”。根据“被誉为：be praised as”可知，as符合句意。故填(a)s。

11．(h)ole    12．(d)eeper    13．(l)ittle    14．(S)uddenly    15．(a)ir    16．(d)ie    17．(a)bove    18．(r)ushed##(r)an    19．(s)aving    20．(m)ore

【分析】本文作者讲述了自己和盟友们被困在冰里，相互救助的故事。
11．句意：船长把电池里的水加热后倒进洞里。根据上文“The hole grew deeper but the air in the Nautilus was very bad.”结合首字母提示可知倒进洞里，故填(h)ole。
12．句意：这阻止了两边的狭窄，工人们尽可能快地把洞挖深。根据句中“This stopped the sides from narrowing”和首字母提示可知，把洞挖的更深；故填(d)eeper。
13．句意：我们几乎没有空气，大家都头痛。根据句中“that everybody had a headache”结合首字母提示可知几乎没有空气；故(l)ittle。
14．句意：突然鹦鹉螺自由了。根据上文“The ice cracked.”和首字母提示，可知鹦鹉螺自由了是突然发生的事情，故填(S)uddenly。
15．句意：我们仍然没有空气。根据下文“My face was purple, and my lips were blue. I could not breathe.”和首字母提示可知没有空气，故填(a)ir。
16．句意：我就要死了。根据上文描述“My face was purple, and my lips were blue. I could not breathe. I could not see or hear.”可知，作者要死了；故填(d)ie。
17．句意：然后，我感觉鹦鹉螺撞到了我们头顶的冰上。根据下文“Again and again it hit the ice. Finally, it broke through. Air rushed into the submarine and we could breathe again.”和首字母提示可知，冰在作者的上方；故填(a)bove。
18．句意：内德、康塞尔和我冲/跑进甲板。根据上文“Air rushed into the submarine and we could breathe again.”首字母提示可知，可知作者们高兴地跑/冲向了甲板，时态应是一般过去时；故填(r)ushed/ (r)an。
19．句意：我们呼吸着，呼吸着，我感谢我的朋友们用水箱里的空气救了我。根据上文中“Ned and Conseil found some air in one of the diving tanks. They gave it to me.”以及首字母提示可知，作者的朋友们救了他，thank sb. for doing sth.因做某事感谢某人，for是介词，后面跟动词应用ing形式；故填(s)aving。
20．句意：内德比以往任何时候都更加决意逃跑，但我们不知道自己的目的地。根据句中“than”可知使用比较级，determined的比较级是more determined；故填(m)ore。

21．(h)idden    22．(w)orld    23．(b)uildings    24．(t)here    25．(o)thers    26．(u)ntil    27．(d)isappeared    28．(s)udden    29．(f)rom    30．(d)aily

【分析】本文是说明文，介绍了秘鲁著名的云中之城马丘比丘的历史和相关传说。
21．句意：从下面看，城市是隐蔽的。由系动词is可以判断出设空处是形容词，根据下文“did not know Machu Picchu, the City in the Clouds, was there”，可知此城镇是藏在森林中的。结合首字母提示，hidden“隐藏的”符合语境，故填(h)idden。
22．句意：在将近450年的时间里，世人都不知道马丘比丘这个云中之城的存在。句子缺主语，所以推断是名词或代词；因为之前从未有人知道，所以“全世界”都不知道这个城镇的存在。故填(w)orld。
23．句意：博尔达告诉宾汉姆，在他农场附近的山上，有一些古老的建筑被森林覆盖着。some一些，修饰复数名词或不可数名词；根据下文“the ruins of the city”可以猜测出城市的废墟就是建筑。结合首字母提示，building“建筑物”符合语境，故填(b)uildings。
24．句意：宾汉姆爬上山脊，出乎他的意料，那里是一座失落的城市的废墟。to his surprise是插入语，不影响句子结构，可以直接忽略，那么不难看出接下来的句子是一个there be句型。故填(t)here。
25．句意：宾汉姆回到美国，把云里之城的故事告诉了其他人。分析句子可知，动词tell后缺宾语，所以此空应该是名词或代词；根据下文“Yale University and the National Geographic Society gave him money to return to Peru and remove the trees from the ruins”可以看出耶鲁大学对这些废墟很感兴趣，可知宾汉姆告诉了别人。结合首字母提示，故填(o)thers。
26．句意：印加人在南美洲统治着一个强大的帝国，直到16世纪被西班牙人征服。空处前后都是句子，可知此空为连词；根据题干“The Inca ruled a powerful empire in South America until the Spanish conquered then in the sixteenth century”，可知是时间状语从句；结合首字母提示，故填(u)ntil。
27．句意：然而，这个伟大的印加城市的人们似乎已经消失了。分析句子可知，have后应该是 done 或者宾语，但后文的两种猜想都是人口消亡的原因，可知此空应填“消失”的意思。结合首字母提示，故填(d)isappeared。
28．句意：一种说法是马丘比丘人死于一种突然而严重的疾病。and表并列，连接的两个词词性需一致，结合and serious可推测空处是形容词，且这个词可以修饰 disease“疾病”；结合首字母提示，sudden“突然的”符合语境，故填(s)udden。
29．句意：另一种说法是，来自亚马逊丛林的一群名叫安提斯的人袭击并杀害了这座城市的居民。分析句子可知，“…the Amazon jungle”作后置定语修饰前面的Antis，又是地域的关系，不难推测应该是“来自亚马逊丛林的人”。 故填(f)rom。
30．句意：每天都有成千上万的游客前来参观。原句完整，多出的成分放在句尾，应该是做状语，需用副词；根据下文“too many tourists”，可以看出来访的人很多，所以应该是“每天”都有很多人，故填(d)aily。

31．(g)ot    32．(w)rote    33．(u)ntil    34．(b)oat    35．(n)obody    36．(l)ooked    37．(t)alking    38．(q)uietly    39．(b)ad    40．(n)ever

【导语】本文节选自小说《汤姆·索亚历险记》，主要讲述了几个小孩离家出走，父母们聚在一起谈话，伤心而落泪的故事。
31．句意：但是汤姆小心地站了起来，然后走过去捡了一根树皮。根据“The boys ate, and then Huck and Joe fell asleep. But Tom g... up carefully,”可知，用but连接前后转折的句子，哈克和乔睡着，汤姆应是起床了。“起床”get up，本句的时态是一般过去时，动词需用过去式。故填(g)ot。
32．句意：他坐在火炉旁用他的红色蜡笔在上面写了些东西。根据“He sat down by the fire and w... something on it with his red crayon.”可知，用红色的蜡笔在上面应是写东西。“写”write，其过去式是wrote。故填(w)rote。
33．句意：汤姆游向伊利诺伊州的海岸，沿着河一直游到村子对面渡船等待的地方。根据“Tom swam towards the Illinois shore and followed the river u... he came to the place opposite the village”可知，此处表达的应是汤姆沿着河游泳，直到到达村庄的对面。横线处缺的汉意是“直到”until。故填(u)ntil。
34．句意：他游了过去，爬上了渡船后面拖着的小船。根据“He swam and climbed into the small b... that the ferry pulled along behind it”可知，由渡船拖着，且由“small”修饰，应是“小船”boat。故填(b)oat。
35．句意：当渡船到达村子时，汤姆出来游向岸边，所以没有人会看到他。根据“so n... would see him”可知，本句缺主语，且以“n”开头的单词，应是“没有人”nobody。故填(n)obody。
36．句意：他透过窗户望去，那里亮着一盏灯。根据“He l... through the window where a light was burning”可知，一盏灯亮着，应是汤姆透过窗户看的结果。“看”look，其过去式是looked。故填(l)ooked。
37．句意：波莉姨妈、希德、玛丽和乔·哈帕的妈妈正在屋里谈话。根据“Inside Aunt Polly, Sid, Mary and Joe Harper’s mother were t...”可知，几个妈妈坐在屋子里应是在谈话。“谈话”talk，根据“were”可知，本句的时态是过去进行时，其谓语结构是was/were+doing。故填(t)alking。
38．句意：他悄悄地打开了门爬进去藏在床底下。根据“climbed inside to hide under the bed”可知，汤姆爬进来藏在床下边，可见他应是悄悄地打开门，不想让大人知道他的存在。“悄悄地”quietly，是副词，修饰动词“opened”。故填(q)uietly。
39．句意：他其实并不坏，只是有点淘气。根据“He wasn’t really b..., just naughty”可知，他仅仅是淘气，可见前面说的应是他不坏。“坏”bad，是形容词，用于系动词“wasn’t”之后，作表语。故填(b)ad。
40．句意：现在我再也见不到他了！根据“And now I’ll n... see him again!”以及“Mrs Harper cried too”可知，Mrs Harper哭了，她应该认为再也见不到孩子了。此处缺的是频率副词“从未”never。故填(n)ever。

41．(v)isitors    42．(r)emained    43．(l)onely    44．(h)ow    45．(s)ince    46．(R)ecently    47．(a)lthough    48．(c)hance    49．(o)pening    50．(e)asily

【分析】短文讲述了由于COVID疫情的爆发，世界各地的动物园和野生动物园都对游客关闭了大门。但是在澳大利亚的梦幻世界，9名老虎看护者留了下来。他们和公园里的老虎玩耍，让它们感觉不到孤独。
41．句意：由于新冠肺炎疫情的爆发，世界各地的动物园和野生动物园都对游客关闭了大门。根据“zoos and wildlife parks around the world have closed their doors to...”及首字母可知，是对游客关闭了大门，visitor符合语境，空处应用名词复数表示泛指，故填(v)isitors。
42．句意：但仍有9名老虎护理员留在了这里。根据“almost all of its 1,000 staffs (职员) are off work and staying at home. But nine tiger carers (看护者) have...”及首字母可知，此处是与前面1000名职员的“are off work and staying at home”情况相反，应该是留在了这里，remain符合语境，空处应用过去分词与have一起构成现在完成时。故填(r)emained。
43．句意：他们和公园里的老虎一起玩耍，让它们不会感到孤独。观察句子，系动词feel后接形容词，表示“感受……”，根据常识可知，老虎看护者留下来照顾和陪老虎玩耍，是为了不让它们感受到孤独，结合首字母l提示“lonely孤独的，寂寞的”，符合句意，故填(l)onely。
44．句意：梦幻世界的老虎护理员从经验中知道，与老虎一起玩耍是多么重要。important是形容词，结合首字母h可知，此处指“多么重要”，用副词how修饰。故填(h)ow。
45．句意：自从老虎岛于1995年创建以来，帕特里克岛就一直是老虎岛的一部分。根据“Partrick has been part of Tiger Island ... it was created in 1995.”及首字母可知，此处是since引导的时间状语从句，主句用现在完成时，从句用一般过去时，表示“自从”。故填(s)ince。
46．句意：这位老虎护理员说，最近，世界各地的人们都感到有点悲伤。根据“people all over the world are feeling a bit sad, the tiger carer said. But our tigers are doing rather well.”并结合当前的疫情可知，空处应是指最近，recently符合语境。故填(R)ecently。
47．句意：老虎护理员正在与老虎一起表演，尽管没有参观者。根据前后句逻辑和首字母“a”提示，应该是although引导的让步状语从句，表示老虎看护人正在与老虎一起表演，尽管没有参观者，故填(a)lthough。
48．句意：老虎们似乎很享受进一步探索的机会。观察句子，这里应该缺少的是一个名词，根据“enjoy the ...to explore a bit further.”及首字母提示“c”可知，此处指享受探索的机会，chance符合句意，故填(c)hance。
49．句意：在再次向游客开放之前，许多动物园和野生动物园都在动物周围设置了摄像头。根据“Before...their doors to visitors again”可知，此处指再次面向游客开放前，open符合语境，介词before后应跟动名词。故填(o)pening。
50．句意：人们可以很容易地从家里查看他们最喜欢的动物。空处应填副词修饰动词check；根据“many zoos and wildlife parks have set up cameras around the animals”结合首字母可知，装上摄像头后，人们就可以很容易地在家看自己喜欢的动物。easily符合语境。故填(e)asily。

51．(t)hrough    52．(B)uilt    53．(a)lso    54．(E)ven    55．(n)umber    56．(p)rotected    57．(e)arthquakes    58．(k)ey    59．(s)trong    60．(t)raditional

【分析】短文主要介绍了紫禁城的历史与建筑结构。
51．句意：它经历过战火和战争。观察句子和首字母提示，这里考查短语：live through“度过；经受过”，故填(t)hrough。
52．句意：这座宫殿建于1420年，是世界上最大的木制宫殿。根据“…in 1420”和首字母提示，可知应该是修建于1420年，应该用过去式built，故填(B)uilt。
53．句意：大殿坐落在南北轴线上，这也是老北京的轴线。观察句子，这里不缺少主要分成，根据“Major halls stand on the north-south axis( 轴线), which is… the old Beijing’s axis. ”，also副词“也”，符合语境，故填(a)lso。
54．句意：即使是最小的特征也可以是中国古代文化的一个例子。根据“For example, there are mythical( 神 话 的 ) animals standing on the palace’s roofs.”例如，有神话中的动物站在宫殿的屋顶上，再结合首字母提示，可知应该是即使“even”，故填(E)ven。
55．句意：动物的数量表明了建筑的地位——动物越多，建筑就越重要。固定搭配：the number of“……的数量”，故填(n)umber。
56．句意：除了这些象征性的设计，还有许多实用的设计，以保护宫殿免受自然灾害。固定搭配：protect…from…“使免受，保护”，故填(p)rotected。
57．句意：例如，故宫在过去600年里经历了200多次地震。根据下文“but is also flexible(柔韧的) enough to stay in one piece during an earthquake.”，可知应该是经历了多次地震，这里应该用复数形式，故填(e)arthquakes。
58．句意：故宫的斗拱结构是关键。根据“It’s a complex bracket(复杂的支架) that can support a large roof.”，和首字母提示，可知是关键性结构，故填(k)ey。
59．句意：它很坚固，可以承受很大的重量，但也足够灵活，在地震中保持完整。根据“can bear lots of weight, but is also flexible(柔韧的) enough to stay in one piece during an earthquake.”和首字母提示，可知应该是坚固的强壮的，故填(s)trong。
60．句意：这是中国传统建筑天才的绝佳证明。观察句子，这里缺少一个词修饰名词architecture，结合首字母提示，traditional形容词“传统的”，符合语境，故填(t)raditional。

61．(t)ook    62．(e)ncourage    63．(v)isitors    64．(a)broad    65．(w)omen’s    66．(A)lthough    67．(r)unners    68．(f)riendly    69．(t)hrough    70．(c)overed

【分析】短文主要讲述的是盐城被誉为东方湿地，是鹿和丹顶鹤的家园。
61．句意：4月21日，首届全程马拉松比赛在江苏盐城举行。根据首字母提示短语：take place“发生；举行”符合语境，并且这里讲述的是过去发生的事情，故填(t)ook。
62．句意：它的目的是鼓励市民参与体育活动，并吸引更多游客到该地区，让他们了解当地的历史、文化和最新发展。结合常识可知马拉松是鼓励市民参与体育活动，再结合首字母提示：encourage 动词，鼓励，符合语境，故填(e)ncourage。
63．句意：它的目的是鼓励市民参与体育活动，并吸引更多游客到该地区，让他们了解当地的历史、文化和最新发展。故填(v)isitors。
64．句意：它吸引了来自国内外的12000多名选手。根据“from different countries, including the US, South Korea and Japan.”可知来自世界各地，固定短语：home and abroad“国内外，海内外”符合语境，故填(a)broad。
65．句意：来自埃塞俄比亚的比伦以2小时52分51秒的成绩赢得了女子全程马拉松比赛的冠军。while“然而”，前文提到“Kipkoech from Kenya took the first place in the men's full marathon, completing the course in two hours and 29 minutes”，可推知这里应该是赢得女子全程马拉松比赛的冠军，故填(w)omen’s。
66．句意：虽然在过去的四年里，我参加了六场全程马拉松比赛，但我仍然对这座城市印象深刻。观察句子，这里应该缺少一个连词，观察句子前后关系，及首字母提示：although“尽管”，符合语境，故填(A)lthough。
67．句意：她是来自美国、韩国和日本等不同国家的约170名外国选手中的一员。根据短文可知来参加马拉松的都是国内外的运动员，根据首字母提示：runner 可数名词，跑步者，注意这里应该用复数，故填(r)unners。
68．句意：这里的人非常友好和热情，比赛服务也很好。并列连词and连接warm-hearted，可知这里应该缺少的是形容词，根据首字母提示：friendly“友好的”符合语境，故填(f)riendly。
69．句意：比赛过程中，参赛者要跑过盐城植物园、九龙湖公园、洞庭湖公园、大阳湾景区等主要景点。观察句子，这里应该是要跑步穿过，through介词，空间内部穿过，符合语境，故填(t)hrough。
70．句意：中央电视台5台对整个事件进行了现场直播。根据“live by CCTV 5”和首字母提示，可知应该是被报道，用被动语态be done。再结合首字母提示：cover 动词，报道，符合语境，故填(c)overed。

71．relaxing    72．while    73．chatting    74．built    75．largest’    76．quickly    77．popular    78．height    79．many    80．takes

【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了俯瞰一个美丽城市的一个办法就是乘坐摩天轮。第一个摩天轮是1893年由美国芝加哥工程师乔治·费里斯建造的。现在很多国家都相继建造了摩天轮，它很盛行。443英尺的伦敦眼是欧洲最高的摩天轮。
71．句意：如果你觉得爬山很累，还有一种更放松的方式：坐摩天轮。
考查形容词。此处有be动词is，后可填形容词作表语。根据句意可知，爬山和坐摩天轮都是一种令人放松的方式。relaxing形容词，令人放松的，符合题意。故填relaxing。
72．句意：这些高而宽的轮子在载着人的时候一圈圈地转圈。
考查连词。根据句意可知，此处表示摩天轮载着人的同时转圈。此处填写连词，后接现在分词短语，表示“载着人的同时”，while连词，表示“与……同时”。故填while。
73．句意：你可以在这样一个美好的时间与朋友聊天，同时享受脚下的奇妙景色。
考查动名词。此处填写动名词短语作宾补，对宾语a wonderful time进行补充说明。根据句意可知，和朋友们在一起在欣赏美景的同时可以聊天，chat动词，聊天，动名词形式为chatting，故填chatting。
74．句意：第一个摩天轮是1893年由美国工程师乔治·弗里斯在美国芝加哥建造的。
考查过去分词。根据句意可知，此处表示摩天轮被建造。build动词，建造，和主语the first Ferris是被动关系，句中有be动词was，后填动词过去分词。build过去分词为built，故填built。
75．句意：当时，它是有史以来最大和最高的单件钢铁作品。
考查形容词。根据空白前定冠词the及空白后and tallest可知，此处由and并列两个形容词，且形式保持一致，均为最高级，故空白处填写形容词最高级。根据句意可知，当时的摩天轮是最高最大的一件作品，large形容词，大的，最高级为largest。故填largest。
76．句意：摩天轮迅速地成为旅游景点。
考查副词。根据“At that time, it was the l__5__ and tallest single piece of steelwork that had ever been made.”可知，摩天轮成为最大和最高的单件钢铁作品，故可以推断会迅速地成为旅游景点。故此处填写副词，表示“快速地，迅速地”含义。quickly副词，快速地，故填quickly。
77．句意：现在，随着许多国家竞相建造最高、最棒或最酷的摩天轮，大型的摩天轮在游乐园和嘉年华中越来越受欢迎。
考查形容词。空白前有动词becoming，后接可接形容词。根据句意可知，摩天轮是在游乐场和嘉年华中很流行，故此处填表示“流行的”含义。popular形容词，流行的。故填popular。
78．句意：因为拥有443英尺（约135米）的高度，伦敦之眼成为欧洲最高的摩天轮。
考查名词。此处有定冠词the，可知此处填写名词。又根据“443 feet (about 135m)”可知此处填写表示“高度”的含义。height名词，高度。故填height。
79．句意：它有足够的空间一圈容纳800人，每个车厢可以携带多达25人。
考查形容词。此处有as…as结构，且后有名词“25 people”，故可知此处填写形容词原级，修饰名词，表示“一样多”的含义。又因为“people”为集体名词，且为可数名词，表示“许多的”用many，故填many。
80．句意：完整的一圈需要花费30分钟。
考查动词。根据句意可知，此处填写本句谓语动词，时态为一般现在时，主语为One complete ride，是第三人称单数形式，谓语动词需要加s，且此处表示转完一圈需要花费30分钟，故此处填写“花费”的含义。主语为物，可用take表示“花费”，故填takes。