专题03 短文首字母填空-2023年中考英语逆袭冲刺名校模拟真题特快专递（上海专用）

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2023中考英语逆袭冲刺 名校模拟真题特快专递
第五期
专题03 短文首字母填空10篇
（2022·上海浦东新·一模）Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words.（在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给。）
Chinese Parenting has been a hot topic over the years. Parents controlled almost every aspect of a child’s life, from learning a musical instrument to finding a life partner.
Now Chinese video game players can experience what it’s like to be a Chinese parent in a new video game. On gaming platform Steam’s bestseller list, Chinese Parents has reached No. 2. It seems simpler and less competitive than other games. All operations can be completed with a s____1____ mouse click.
The game starts over with the new baby. The main task of the game is to help the child in the game get h____2____ grades to enter a better school. It’s a huge challenge for many Chinese parents. But players are also encouraged to give their e-kids spare time for a____3____ such as basketball and video gaming. These can help them relax and lead balanced lives.
The biggest attraction is perhaps its reflection （反映）of r____4____ life in China. For example, the game shows the importance of “saving” and “giving”in Chinese culture. To be clear, kids should pretend to refuse New Year red envelopes from others.
Developers of the game said many plots were based on their personal e____5____. Li Jiaqing, a 25-year-old graphic designer, took the game for a mirror to her own childhood. “Being a parent isn’t easy,” Li said. “I’ve controlled my kids’ stress levels c____6____ to prevent breakdowns.”
Play the game and walk a mile in your parents’ shoes. Perhaps you can r____7____ what the designers wanted to voice—kids and parents should understand each other. Hug your parents and say thank you to them when you finish the game.

（2022·上海宝山·一模）Fruit, meat, milk and vegetables all come from farms. Farms are i____8____ because they provide shops and supermarkets with food. But have you ever been to a farm and do you know what farmers do?
Every year, a group called Linking Environment and Farming (LEAF) o____9____ Open Farm Sunday. On 9 June, about 350 UK farms will be free for visitors to explore and enjoy.
A____10____ may include farm walks, pond dipping (using a net to take things out of ponds to look at them more closely), talks with farmers, tractor(拖拉机) rides and mini markets. Lots of farms sell their p____11____ in the markets, such as fruit, vegetables, meat and tasty homemade cakes. Visitors will also be able to get plenty of exercise and fresh air on a farm visit.
Open Farm Sunday was set up in 2006 and more than two million students have enjoyed the experiences s____12____ then. They have visited a farm with their schools and seen animals, machines and plants, as well as farmers doing their jobs. Farm trips show how the land has to be looked after, how the weather affects crops and how animals are cared for. They’ve also got the chance to help look after and feed the animals.
Some farms have an educational area that shows what farming used to be like. Visitors can l____13____ about traditional methods, the history of the farm and how farming has changed as a business.
A____14____ who is 10 or older can job Linking Environment and Farming and take part in Open Farm Sunday.
For more details about Open Farms Sunday, please visit farmsunday.org/visit-a-farm.

（2022·上海·模拟预测）Green School in Bali (巴厘岛) is an unusual school.
It was an experiment in 2010 by John and Cynthia Hardy. Their idea was to make a school that was totally environmentally friendly. Everything in the school is ‘green’—that means it’s good for the environment.
The classrooms are made of bamboo wood and the light is from the s_____15_____. The school uses solar power and w_____16_____ power from their river. The Hardys’ experiment was successful and there are now 160 students from more than twenty-five countries, and it goes from kindergarten up to age eighteen. The students at Green School don’t o_____17_____ have classes in English and Math; they also learn to grow organic(有机的) vegetables and o_____18_____ foods such as rice in the huge school gardens. They look after the plants and learn to cook them. The school also has a cow and some pigs. The students also study building, making furniture, and traditional art and dance. The Hardys want the local community to be a part of Green School. They have a r_____19_____ that twenty percent of the students must be from Bali because they want local children to learn about protecting the environment. The children are often p_____20_____, so people from all over the world pay for them to go to the school.
The idea of green living is becoming more p_____21_____ and now people are building green houses near the school so their children can walk to school. The Hardys’ dream is that one day all the schools in the world will be green.

（2022·上海奉贤·二模）Fill in the blanks with proper words(在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给)
Many students have problems with building up their vocabulary when they are learning English. Here are some tips you can use to memorize new words more quickly.
Repetition
The usual way of “memorizing” a new word or phrase is t____22____ repeating it while it’s still in your mind. However, simply repeating a word may not be enough. It’s better if you see the words at least seven times from different articles you read within a short period. So, read English magazines, newspapers, and websites r____23____.
Do some r____24____      
You should distribute (分配) memory work over a period of time rather than do it just once. The new vocabulary introduced in one lesson should be learned again in the next, and then in l____25____ lessons.
Use it or lose it
Putting words to use in interesting ways helps add them to your long-term memory. In a study of vocabulary learning, students who made up their own sentences with new words and read themaloud remembered them better. Best of all, students were asked to imagine a picture in their minds to go with a new word. It might help if learners c____26____ words with an image.
Mix it up
Let’s face it-learning words can be really boring, b____27____ it doesn’t have to be. Thanks to the Internet, there are more interesting ways to get the job done. Try watching videos from English-speaking social media celebrities and c____28____ the way they speak. You could even make your own videos and try becoming a star yourself.

（2022·上海黄浦·二模）Fill in the blanks with proper words (在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其通顺。每空格限填一词， 首字母已给)
Food and energy costs rise sharply
Supermarket prices are set to go up. Food and drinks could be 5% more expensive by spring. The rise in prices over a period of time is known as inflation. Inflation is at its highest rate for 30 years, which is t____29____. Some people will find it difficult to a____30____ even basic goods, such as bread, milk and other everyday items.
What is inflation?
Inflation is when prices rise. It affects people because their money becomes less valuable. For example, if the price of sweets rose overnight but your pocket money stayed the s____31____, you would be able to buy fewer sweets. The rise in inflation is partly because prices are going back up after some of the lockdown (封闭).
Another reason is that it now costs more to make, store and t____32____ goods—and shops have to charge people higher prices to pay for it.
Which other costs are going up?
The price of energy, such as electricity and gas, will a____33____ go up in April and May. This is because the price that energy companies are allowed to charge was raised by the government. Energy companies are putting up their prices because it is costing them more to buy the gas, which they also use to make electricity. It means that an a____34____ family will have to spend $600 more each year to pay for their energy. What’s more, taxes (the money that some people pay to the government) are going up to help pay for the NHS (公共医疗服务) and care for old people. Most working people will have l____35____ money but their energy and food bills will be more expensive. This is called the “cost of living rise”.

（2022·上海徐汇·模拟预测）Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words（在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给)
Most people think of education only in terms of formal classes. When people graduate from high school or college, they usually think their education is c___36___. But it is possible to continue learning after finishing school. And making the effort pays off personally and professionally.
On a personal level, learning can be fun.It can deepen your conversations by giving you something i___37___ to talk about. Its’ also good for your brain. H___38___ such as playing the chess that require thought can help you keep your mind sharp as you age.
Being a lifelong learner can also help your career. Becoming an expert(专家) in an area outside of your present job gives you freedom. It allows you to take a job in a___39___ field if you want to. B___40___, knowledge in other areas can help you develop creative ideas in your present job.
So how do you become a lifelong learner? You need to keep making the effort to learn when it isn’t easy.Try finding time to learn throughout your day. Carry a book with you, and r___41___ when you have to wait. Audiobooks and podcasts are helpful resources,too. You can listen to them while traveling.
Finding ways to use what you learn can help you remember things. If you want to learn how to fix appliances, try fixing some at home. If you’re learning G___42___, find someone who speaks that language to talk to. If you’re learning facts about science, explain what you’re learning to someone else. Then you can help that person be a lifelong learner, too!
（2022·上海松江·二模）Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words (在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺。每空格限填一词，首字母已给)
Humans have the amazing ability to communicate with each other through language. Human babies can learn any one of thousands of languages. Normally, the first language they learn is the one spoken by their p____43____. There is good evidence (证据) that babies’ brains are already programmed to learn language. For example, they are able to notice the difference between sounds at the age of one month. This has been proved with infants (婴儿) from families who speak d____44____ languages.
In an experiment, these babies could tell the difference between sounds even if the babies’ mums and dads never u____45____ them. This means that these babies were born with the ability to tell the two sounds apart. Babies also babble (含糊不清说话) in the same language around the world. It doesn’t m____46____ whether they are Chinese, Japanese, or American, and their early sounds are the same. Between seven and eight months of age, babies start babbling in syllables. They take the sound “ba” and turn it into “ba-ba-ba.” The babbling sounds they make are common to most languages.
Children usually begin forming words by their first b____47____ . Most babies’ first words are for objects which are f____48____ to them, such as clothes, foods, toys, animals, and people. When children reach the age of two, they can speak about 270 words. By the time they are six, they can speak about 2,600 words.
Although much r____49____ is left to be done in the language field, it seems that learning language is a natural function of the brain. As long as a baby is exposed to (接触) a language, the baby will learn it.

（2022·上海浦东新·二模）William Shakespeare is probably the most famous writer in the whole world. He is best known for the many plays he wrote.
William Shakespeare was born in Stratford in England in 1564.
When William was fifteen, his father lost all his money. William had to leave school and get a job. At eighteen he met and fell in love with Anne Hathaway. They soon got married and started a f____50____ of their own.
William developed a l____51____ of reading and writing. He decided to move to London and soon found work as an actor. At that time, actors often helped to write the plays as well as act them. That was how William d____52____ that he was good at writing.
In Shakespeare’s time, England was a powerful country with powerful navy(海军). Englishmen s____53____ round the world and brought back stories of adventures. This gave William lots of ideas for his plays.
Queen Elizabeth was on the throne at the time. She took a great deal of interest in William’s work. In fact, she liked William’s plays so much that she asked him to write o____54____ specially for her.
In those days the stage was in the middle and the audiences stood all around it. If people didn’t like the play they threw things like tomatoes or eggs at the actors. L____55____ the crowds loved William’s plays. His plays were very exciting.
William always worked very hard. He and his friends built their own t____56____, called ‘The Globe’, in London, in which many of his famous plays were shown there. Soon everyone was talking about him and his work. William rapidly became rich and famous.
William died in 1616 when he was fifty-two years old.

（2022·上海静安·二模）Fill in the blanks with proper words.（在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给。）
    As a boy, I wanted to be a man. But my parents did everything for me. Actually, they managed every minute of my life. Although they loved me, I felt a bit unhappy with them. “Sam, do your homework!” “Practise the piano!” “Turn off the TV!” I became so bored with their o____57____ that I wished they would leave me alone.
     Well, my wish came true! Although my parents were very worried about leaving me, they had to go away on business t____58____ for a few days. Great! I could have fun at last! As soon as I got home from school the first day, I threw my schoolbag on the sofa h____59____ and ate lots of snacks. Then I enjoyed an exciting film on TV, and after that I played computer games. I liked the games so much that I played until midnight.
    
The next morning I woke up late. I had to hurry to school without breakfast, but I was still late. The teacher asked me for my homework, but I could not hand it in. With an e____60____stomach, I was unable to play basketball with my classmates! I felt tired and sleepy at school all day long.
When I got home, I tried to cook some rice, but I burnt it. I even d____61____ my father’s cup when I was cooking! It fell to pieces. I found myself so bad at simple cooking tasks. I started to feel s____62____. I wanted Mum and Dad to come home soon. Mum cooked such delicious food and made sure I never forgot my homework. Dad always helped me solve many difficult problems, and told funny jokes when I was unhappy. Then I r____63____ that being home alone was not always perfect.
When my parents came home, they were happy to find that I could cook and tidy up the house. I told them my home alone story, and we all laughed.

（2022·上海虹口·二模）Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words. (在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给。)
Winston Churchill once said, “We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.” I completely agree with him.
I have v____64____ at the Boston Children’s Hospital every year since I was 13. At the beginning, I went there because I could get credit (学分) for something as simple as entertaining children at the hospital. After giving my time from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. for two months, my o____65____ changed.
When I first stepped into the well-furnished waiting room on the ground floor, I was not sure whether I would spend my entire summer with kids h____66____ and harmoniously (融洽地). As it became routine (常规的) for me to come every day at 8 a.m., many kids began e____67____ me. To my surprise, I began looking forward to seeing their bright faces as well. Kids were curious. My heart warmed when I heard their eager v____68____ asking me for a story or for an answer to a question. I felt valued.
As I look back, I see the i____69____ these special children have had on me. It is because of them that I developed my desire to become a psychologist (心理学家). I realize that it is much more i____70____ to love and be loved.


参考答案：
1．(s)ingle##(s)imple    2．(h)igher    3．(a)ctivities    4．(r)eal    5．(e)xperiences    6．(c)arefully    7．(r)ealize
【导语】本文讲述中国父母这一游戏的开发理念和游戏的具体设计，人们可以通过玩游戏明白孩子和父母应该相互理解。
1．句意：所有的操作只用单击一下鼠标就能完成。名词前用形容词修饰，根据“mouse click”及首字母提示可知，句子表达“单击鼠标”，用形容词“single”作定语；或者表达“简单地点击鼠标”，用形容词“simple”作定语。故填(s)ingle/(s)imple。
2．句意：游戏的主要任务是帮助游戏中的孩子取得更高的成绩，进入更好的学校。名词“grades”用形容词修饰。根据“The game starts over with the new baby”及“ to enter a better school”可知，句子表达比较级的含义，表示更高的等级。根据首字母提示可知用形容词比较级“higher”。故填(h)igher。
3．句意：但玩家们也被鼓励给他们的电子儿童留出空余时间进行篮球和电子游戏等活动。介词“for”后缺宾语，根据“such as basketball and video gaming”及首字母提示可知表达“活动”，是复数概念，用复数名词“activities”。故填(a)ctivities。
4．句意：最大的吸引力可能是它对中国真实生活的反映。名词“life”用形容词修饰。根据后文“To be clear, kids should pretend to refuse New Year red envelopes from others”可知表达真实的生活反应，根据首字母提示可知用形容词“real”作定语。故填(r)eal。
5．句意：游戏的开发者说很多情节基于他们的个人经历。介词on后缺宾语，根据后文“took the game for a mirror to her own childhood”及首字母提示可知，句子表达基于他们自己的经历，根据“their”可知是复数概念，用名词复数形式“experiences”。故填(e)xperiences。
6．句意：我小心翼翼地控制我的孩子的压力水平，防止他们崩溃。动词“controlled”用副词修饰。根据“Being a parent isn’t easy”及“to prevent breakdowns”可知句子表达小心地控制，根据首字母提示可知用副词“carefully”。故填(c)arefully。
7．句意：可能你会意识到设计者想要说明的东西：孩子和父母应该相互理解。情态动词“can”后面用动词原形，根据“what the designers wanted to voice—kids and parents should understand each other”可知句子表达意识到的事情，用动词“realize”。故填(r)ealize。
8．(i)mportant    9．(o)rganizes    10．(A)ctivities    11．(p)roducts    12．(s)ince    13．(l)earn    14．(A)nyone

【导语】本文主要介绍了一个“周日开放农场”的活动，目的是为了让人们更好地了解农场的运作，并从其中学习传统的方法，农场的历史等。
8．句意：农场很重要，因为它们为商店和超市提供食物。are后接形容词作表语，根据“because they provide shops and supermarkets with food”及首字母可知，农场为商店和超市提供食物，所以它们很重要，important“重要的”，故填(i)mportant。
9．句意：每年，一个名为“LEAF”的团体都会组织“周日开放农场”。根据“Open Farm Sunday”及首字母可知，组织农场开放让参观者探索，organize表示“组织”，根据“Every year”可知，句子是一般现在时，主语a group是单数形式，动词用三单形式，故填(o)rganizes。
10．句意：活动可能包括农场散步、池塘浸泡(用网把池塘里的东西拿出来更仔细地看)、与农民交谈、驾驶拖拉机和小市场。根据“may include farm walks, pond dipping”及首字母可知，此处介绍在农场做的活动，activity“活动”，此处不止一个活动，应填名词的复数形式，故填(A)ctivities。
11．句意：许多农场在市场上出售他们的产品，如水果、蔬菜、肉类和美味的自制蛋糕。根据“such as fruit, vegetables, meat and tasty homemade cakes”及首字母可知，此处介绍出售的产品，product“产品”，不止一种产品，此空应填名词的复数形式，故填(p)roducts。
12．句意：周日开放农场于2006年成立，自那时以来，已有200多万名学生享受了这种体验。根据“have enjoyed the experiences … then”及首字母可知，此处用since then表示“自从那时以来”，句子用现在完成时，故填(s)ince。
13．句意：参观者可以了解传统的方法，农场的历史，以及作为一门生意的农业是如何改变的。根据“Visitors can… about traditional methods, the history of the farm”及首字母可知，此处指参观农场的人可以学到的知识，learn about“学习”，情态动词can后接动词原形，故填(l)earn。
14．句意：只要是10岁以上的人，都可以参加“环境与农业结合日”活动。此空缺少主语，根据“who”以及首字母可知，此处指只要是10岁以上的任何人，anyone“任何人”，故填(A)nyone。
15．(s)un##(s)unlight##(s)unshine    16．(w)ater    17．(o)nly    18．(o)ther    19．(r)ule    20．(p)oor    21．(p)opular

【导语】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了巴厘岛一所不同寻常的绿色学校。
15．句意：教室由竹木制成，光线来自阳光。根据“The classrooms are made of bamboo wood and the light is from the s...”可知，光线来自阳光，故填(s)un/(s)unlight/(s)unshine。
16．句意：这所学校使用太阳能和河流的水力发电。根据“The school uses solar power and w...power from their river.”可知，河流是水力发电，故填(w)ater。
17．句意：格林学校的学生不仅有英语和数学课程；他们还学习在学校的大菜园里种植有机蔬菜和其他食物，如大米。根据“The students at Green School don’t o...have classes in English and Math; they also learn to grow organic(有机的) vegetables...”可知，不仅学习文化课，还学习种植蔬菜等，only“只，仅仅”符合语境，故填(o)nly。
18．句意：格林学校的学生不仅有英语和数学课程；他们还学习在学校的大菜园里种植有机蔬菜和其他食物，如大米。根据“grow organic(有机的) vegetables and o...foods”可知，种植有机蔬菜和其他食物，用other修饰可数名词复数，故填(o)ther。
19．句意：他们有一个规定，百分之二十的学生必须来自巴厘岛，因为他们想让当地的孩子学习保护环境。根据“twenty percent of the students must be from Bali because they want local children to learn about protecting the environment”可知，这是学校的一项规定，rule“规定”符合语境，此前有a修饰，故填(r)ule。
20．句意：这些孩子通常很穷，所以来自世界各地的人付钱让他们上学。根据“so people from all over the world pay for them to go to the school.”可知，世界各地的人们付钱，所以他们很穷，用poor作表语，故填(p)oor。
21．句意：绿色生活的理念正变得越来越流行，现在人们正在学校附近建造绿色房屋，这样他们的孩子可以步行上学。根据“The idea of green living is becoming more p...and now people are building green houses near the school so their children can walk to school.”可知，绿色生活的理念正变得越来越流行，popular“流行的”，在句中作表语，故填(p)opular。
22．(t)hrough    23．(r)egularly    24．(r)eviews##(r)evisions    25．(l)ater    26．(c)onnect    27．(b)ut    28．(c)opying

【导语】本文介绍了有一些很快地记忆新单词的小窍门，比如重复，做一些评论、使用它或丢失它。在记忆单词过程中，我们可以采取有趣的方式记忆单词，例如大声朗读，用单词组织自己的句子，看英文视频等。
22．句意：“记忆”一个新词或短语的通常方法是在你脑海中反复出现。根据“repeating it while it’s still in your mind.”可知，这里指通过反复记忆的方法记忆单词，through意为“通过”，介词。故填(t)hrough。
23．句意：所以，定期阅读英语杂志、报纸和网站。根据“It’s better if you see the words at least seven times from different articles you read within a short period.”及首字母可知，这里是要定期的阅读英语杂志等，regularly意为“定期地”，形副词修饰动词。故填(r)egularly。
24．句意：做一些复习。根据“You should distribute memory work over a period of time rather than do it just once. The new vocabulary introduced in one lesson should be learned again in the next,”可知，本段介绍的是复习环节，review和revision都是“复习”的意思，都是可数名词，由some可知，这里应该用复数形式。故填(r)eviews/revisions。
25．句意：一节课中引入的新词汇应该在下一节课中再次学习，然后再在以后的课中学习。根据“The new vocabulary introduced in one lesson should be learned again in the next,”可知，本段介绍的是复习环节，一个新词应该在今后的学习中不断的出现，这里用later意为“以后”，这里指在以后的课程学习中。故填(l)ater。
26．句意：如果学习者将单词与图像联系起来，可能会有所帮助。根据“Best of all, students were asked to imagine a picture in their minds to go with a new word.”可知，这里应该是将单词与图像联系起来，connect…with…意为“把……与……联系起来”；此处是if引导的条件状语从句，时态为一般现在时，主语learners 是复数，因此谓语用动词原形。故填(c)onnect。
27．句意：让我们面对现实吧——学习单词可能真的很无聊，但也不一定如此。分析句子结构可知，前后句之间存在着转折关系，因此用but引导。故填(b)ut。
28．句意：尝试观看英语社交媒体名人的视频，并模仿他们的说话方式。根据“the way they speak.”及首字母可知，这里是模仿他们的说话方式，copy意为“模仿”；and是并列连词，这里用动名词与watching并列。故填(c)opying。
29．(t)errifying    30．(a)fford    31．(s)ame    32．(t)ransport    33．(a)lso    34．(a)verage    35．(l)ess

【导语】本文主要介绍了和通货膨胀相关的知识。
29．句意：通货膨胀处于30年来的最高水平，这令人恐惧。根据“Some people will find it difficult”以及首字母可知，现在通货膨胀很严重，让人很恐惧，terrifying“令人恐惧的”，形容词作表语。故填(t)errifying。
30．句意：有些人会发现即使是面包、牛奶和其他日常用品等基本商品也难以负担。根据“Inflation is at its highest rate for 30 years”以及首字母可知物价在上涨，所以人们难以负担基本商品，afford“支付得起”，动词不定式符号to后加动词原形。故填(a)fford。
31．句意：例如，如果糖果的价格在一夜之间上涨，但你的零用钱不变，你就会买更少的糖果。根据“if the price of sweets rose overnight but your pocket money stayed the...you would be able to buy fewer sweets”以及首字母可知，价格上涨，但是零花钱不变，就买更少的糖果，same“同样的”。故填(s)ame。
32．句意：另一个原因是现在制造、储存和运输货物的成本更高。根据“Another reason is that it now costs more to make, store and”以及首字母可知是运输的成本也高了，transport“运输”，and前后动词形式保持一致，故此处用动词原形。故填(t)ransport。
33．句意：电力和天然气等能源价格也将在4月和5月上涨。根据“The price of energy, such as electricity and gas, will...go up”以及首字母可知，上文讲述食品的价格在上升，此处介绍能源的价格也在上升，also“也”。故填(a)lso。
34．句意：这意味着一个普通家庭每年将不得不多花 600 美元来支付能源费用。根据“family will have to spend $600 more each year to pay for their energy”以及首字母可知是普通家庭在能源上的花费更多，average“普通的”，形容词作定语。故填(a)verage。
35．句意：大多数上班族的钱会更少，但他们的能源和食品账单会更贵。根据“Most working people will have...money but their energy and food bills will be more expensive”以及首字母可知钱更少，根据“more expensive”可知此处用比较级less“更少”。故填(l)ess。
36．(c)omplete    37．(i)nteresting    38．(H)obbies    39．(a)nother    40．(B)esides    41．(r)ead    42．(G)erman

【导语】本文讲述终身学习的益处，以及如何做到终身学习。
36．句意：当人们从高中或大学毕业，他们通常认为他们的教育完成了。根据“But it is possible to continue learning after finishing school”可知，前后是转折关系，此处句子讲述认为他们的教育结束了，根据首字母提示可知用形容词“complete”作表语。故填(c)omplete。
37．句意：从个人角度来说，学习可以是有趣的。它给了你一些有趣的东西谈论来进一步交谈。不定代词“something”后用形容词作后置定语，根据“learning can be fun”及首字母提示，可知表达“有趣的”，用形容词“interesting”。故填(i)nteresting。
38．句意：当你年纪大了，下棋这样的需要思考的兴趣爱好可以帮助你保持你的头脑敏锐。句子缺主语，根据“such as playing the chess”可知后文举例子，根据首字母提示，可知表达兴趣爱好，用复数名词hobbies“”。故填(H)obbies。
39．句意：如果你想的话，终身学习允许在另一个领域承担一份工作。根据“Becoming an expert in an area outside of your present job”可知，句子表达另一个领域，根据首字母提示，可知用“another”。故填(a)nother。
40．句意：另外，在其他领域的知识可以帮助你开发你目前工作里的创造思维。根据“…gives you freedom. It allows you to take a job…”可知前文讲述终身学习对你的事业的益处，根据首字母提示，可知表达其他的益处，放在句首，有逗号和后面句子隔开，表达“另外，除此之外”用“besides”。故填(B)esides。
41．句意：你随身带着一本书，当你必须等待的时候就看书。这是祈使句，根据“and”可知是动词原形，根据“Try finding time to learn”就首字母提示，可知表达读书，用动词“read”。故填(r)ead。
42．句意：如果你学习德语，找某人讲这种语言的人和你聊天。“learning”后缺宾语，根据“someone speaks that language”就首字母提示，可知讲述说德语的人，表达学习德语，用“German”。故填(G)erman。
43．(p)arents    44．(d)ifferent    45．(u)sed    46．(m)atter    47．(b)irthday    48．(f)amiliar    49．(r)esearch

【导语】本文主要介绍了婴儿天生具有学习各种语言的惊人能力。
43．句意：通常情况下，他们学习的第一种语言是父母说的语言。根据“ the first language they learn”及首字母可知，婴儿学习的第一种语言应是父母说的那种语言，parents“父母”。故填(p)arents。
44．句意：这一点已经在说不同语言家庭的婴儿身上得到了证实。根据“For example, they are able to notice the difference between sounds at the age of one month.”可知，他们在一岁时就能注意到声音的不同，所以此处指说不同语言，different“不同的”。故填(d)ifferent。
45．句意：在一项实验中，这些婴儿能够分辨出声音的不同，即使他们的父母从未使用过它们。根据“even if the babies’ mums and dads never .... them”和“This means that these babies were born with the ability to tell the two sounds apart”及首字母可知，这里是为了说明婴儿天生具有区分两种声音的能力，所以此处指即使是爸爸和妈妈从未使用过的声音，他们也能区分。use“使用”，根据could可知，此处用过去式。故填(u)sed。
46．句意：不管他们是中国人、日本人还是美国人，他们早期的声音都是一样的。根据“ their early sounds are the same”可知，此处指和他们是哪里人没有关系，doesn’t matter“没关系”，故填(m)atter。
47．句意：孩子们通常在一周岁时就开始学会说话了。根据“begin forming words by their first... ”可知，此处指开始说话的时间，结合首字母和first可知，此处指“一岁生日时”，birthday符合语境。故填(b)irthday。
48．句意：大多数婴儿说的第一个词是他们所熟悉的物品，如衣服、食物、玩具、动物和人。根据“which are... to them, such as clothes, foods, toys, animals, and people.”及常识可知，婴儿说的第一个词与他们熟悉的人和物有关。be familiar to“为……所熟悉”，固定短语。故填(f)amiliar。
49．句意：虽然在语言领域还有很多研究要做，但学习语言似乎是大脑的一种自然功能。根据“much.... is left to be done in the language field”及首字母可知，此处指语言领域的很多研究，research“研究”，不可数名词，故填(r)esearch。
50．(f)amily    51．(l)ife    52．(d)iscovered    53．(s)ailed    54．(o)ne    55．(L)uckily    56．(t)heater##(t)heatre

【导语】本文主要讲了莎士比亚的人生经历。
50．句意：他们很快就结婚了，建立了自己的家庭。根据“They soon got married and started a...of their own”及首字母提示，可知family“家庭”符合语境，又因a后跟可数名词单数。故填(f)amily。
51．句意：他养成了阅读和写作的生活。根据“At that time,actors often helped to write the plays as well as act them.”可知，life“生活”符合语境，a后跟可数名词单数。故填(l)ife。
52．句意：这就是威廉是如何发现他擅长写作的。根据“At that time, actors often helped to write the plays as well as act them.”及首字母提示，discover“发现”符合语境，且时态为一般过去时，故谓语动词用过去式。故填(d)iscovered。
53．句意：英国人周游世界，带回冒险的故事。根据“England was a powerful country with powerful navy（海军）.”可知，sail“航行”符合语境，且时态为一般过去时，故谓语动词用过去式。故填(s)ailed。
54．句意：事实上，她非常喜欢威廉的戏剧，她请他专门为她写一部。根据“she liked William’s plays so much that she asked him to write...specially for her.”可知，one“一个”，指代同类不同物，符合语境。故填(o)ne。
55．句意：幸运的是，人们喜欢威廉的戏剧。根据“...the crowds loved William’s plays. His plays were very exciting.”及首字母提示可知，Luckily“幸运地”符合语境，用副词作状语。故填(L)uckily。
56．句意：威廉工作总是很努力。他和他的朋友们在伦敦建造了他们自己的剧院，称为“环球”，他的许多著名戏剧都在那里上演。根据“He and his friends built their own...in which many of his famous plays were shown there.”及首字母提示可知，上演戏剧的是剧院，theatre/theater“剧院”符合题意，their own后跟名词。故填(t)heater/(t)heatre。
57．(o)rders    58．(t)ogether##(t)rips    59．(h)appily##(h)eavily##(h)ard    60．(e)mpty    61．(d)ropped    62．(s)ad##(s)orry##(s)tressed    63．(r)ealized

【导语】本文讲述作者的父母在家时，作者只感觉到父母的管束，当父母离开家出差时，他认为自己可以过一段完美的假期。而事实并非如此，他开始无约束的玩，看电视等，还不太会自己做饭和打扫，于是开始想念父母在家时的好处。
57．句意：我对他们的命令感到厌烦，真希望他们不要打扰我。根据“ ‘Sam, do your homework!’ ‘Practise the piano!’ ‘Turn off the TV!’ ”可知，我厌倦了这些命令，order“命令”，可数名词，不止一个，用复数。故填(o)rders。
58．句意：虽然我的父母很担心离开我，但他们不得不（一起）出差几天。根据“they had to go away on business t...”可知，父母要（一起）出差，on business together“一起出差”，on business trips“出差”，均符合语境。故填(t)ogether/(t)rips。
59．句意：第一天放学一回到家，我就高兴地/重重地/使劲地把书包扔在沙发上，吃了很多零食。根据“Great! I could have fun at last!”可知，我很开心，到家就把书包高兴地/重重地/使劲地扔在沙发上，空处用副词修饰动词，happily“高兴地”/heavily“重重地”/hard“使劲地”均符合语境。故填(h)appily/(h)eavily/(h)ard。
60．句意：由于空腹，我无法和同学们一起打篮球！根据“I had to hurry to school without breakfast”可知，我没吃早饭，空着肚子，empty“空的”，形容词作定语修饰名词“stomach”。故填(e)mpty。
61．句意：我做饭的时候甚至把我父亲的杯子掉了！根据“It fell to pieces.”可知，杯子掉了，drop“掉”，动词，叙述过去的事情用一般过去时。故填(d)ropped。
62．句意：我开始感到难过/遗憾/有压力。根据“I wanted Mum and Dad to come home soon.”可知，自己什么都做不好，于是感到难过/遗憾/有压力，想让父母早点回家。“feel”后接形容词作表语，sad“难过的”/sorry“遗憾，抱歉”/stressed“有压力的”均符合语境。故填(s)ad/(s)orry(s)/tressed。
63．句意：然后我意识到独自在家并不总是完美的。根据“being home alone was not always perfect”可知，这是我意识到的事情，realize“意识到”，动词，叙述过去的事情用一般过去时。故填(r)ealized。
64．(v)olunteered    65．(o)pinion    66．(h)appily    67．(e)xpecting    68．(v)oices    69．(i)nfluence    70．(i)mportant

【导语】本文主要讲述了作者通过志愿者经历明白：爱和被爱更重要。
64．句意：从13岁开始，我每年都在波士顿儿童医院做志愿者。根据“At the beginning, I went there because I could get credit (学分) for something as simple as entertaining children at the hospital.”和首字母提示可知，是在医院当志愿者，结合have，需要过去分词构成现在完成时态，volunteered符合句意；故填(v)olunteered。
65．句意：从早上8点到下午5点，坚持了两个月之后，我的看法改变了。根据“After giving my time from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. for two months”和首字母提示可知，经过两个月时间后观点转变了，opinion符合句意；故填(o)pinion。
66．句意：当我第一次走进装修齐全的一楼候诊室时，我不确定能否和孩子们快乐和谐地度过整个夏天。根据“harmoniously (融洽地)”和首字母提示可知，和孩子快乐地度过夏天，结合spend，需要副词修饰动词，happily符合句意；故填(h)appily。
67．句意：每天早上8点来已经成了我的例行公事，许多孩子开始期待我的到来。根据“As it became routine (常规的) for me to come every day at 8 a.m.”和首字母提示可知，孩子期待我的到来，结合begin doing sth，需要动名词作宾语，expecting符合句意；故填(e)xpecting。
68．句意：当我听到他们急切的声音问我一个故事或一个问题的答案时，我的心感到温暖。根据“when I heard their eager”和首字母提示可知，听见渴望的声音，结合their，需要名词复数，voices符合句意；故填(v)oices。
69．句意：当我回首往事时，我看到了这些特殊的孩子对我的影响。根据首字母提示可知，have an influence on sb“对某人有影响”，influence符合句意；故填(i)nfluence。
70．句意：我意识到爱和被爱更重要。根据“love and be loved.”和首字母提示可知，爱和被爱更重要，important符合句意；故填(i)mportant。