2021届中考专项复习之短文填空(全国通用版) 练习

2021届中考专项复习之短文填空 （一）Do you know how rice first came to China? There is an old Chinese story ___1___ is about little girl who went out to fish. There was famine(饥荒)and everybody was very ___2___ /'hʌŋgrɪ/. The little girl felt her net growing heavy and was very happy. However, it was the King of Frogs(青蛙)that she ___3___ /kɔ: t/. The frog told her to hold out her fishing net to the sun's rays and he would sing ___4___ magic song. The little girl followed his instructions. She was ___5___(great)surprised to see the rays of sunshine falling through the net. And they were changed ___6___ golden grains(谷粒)of rice. The first rice was thought to arrive in this way. We do not know whether this story is true, but it tells ___7___(we)that rice has the same value as gold to the Chinese. Rice ___8___(be)always the main food for the Chinese. For centuries, much land has been devoted(奉献)to rice-planting and many Chinese people are __9___(farmer), who work very hard for each grain. It's important to ____10____ /seɪv/ food and say no to waste. After all, waste not, want not.Answers：(一)1. which/that    2. hungry    3. caught    4. a    5. greatly    6. into/to    7. us    8. is    9. farmers    10. save（二）One day, a mouse told the animals on the farm, "There   1   a mousetrap(老鼠夹)farmer's house!"The chicken said, "I really want to help you.  2  , I am not strong enough. "The pig answered with   3 _smile, "Oh really? You'd better leave here. "The cow said happily, "It's a big problem for you only. "The mouse   4   away angrily. On that night, they all heard the sound of a mousetrap snapping(咔嚓一声)shut. It was so __5  that the farmer's wife couldn't see things clearly. She thought it must be a mouse caught in the trap. But to   6   surprise, it was a snake and the snake bit her. The farmer took her to the __7  and the doctor said she was badly ill. The farmer wanted to take good care of her. He killed the chicken to make some soup, but she was still sick. Her friends came to visit her. The farmer killed the   8  to make dinner for them. Sadly, his wife died the next day. Many people came to her funeral(葬礼). The farmer   9__ the cow to cook enough meat for all of them. When someone is facing a problem, don't think it has nothing to do   10   you. When one of us is in danger, we are all in danger because we are living under the same sky. Answers：1. is   2. However  3. a   4. ran /went   5. dark6. her  7. hospital/doctor  8. pig   9. killed   10. with（三）Jane is a warm-hearted girl. She is only ten years old, ____1____ she has big ideas of helping other kids.Jane took part in a winter camp ___2___ the age of eight. During her stay in the camp, she went to visit some kids in poor areas. She felt sad that the kids there didn’t have new clothes to ____3__ and toys to play with. After she returned home, she kept thinking about ___4___ to do to help those kids.One morning Jane saw some elder kids selling lemon juice by the street. They wanted to raise ____5____ to help their friends. Then she came up with an ____6___.With the help of her mother, Jane ___7___ up her first lemonade stand (摊档). In a week, it made $52. Although it was only a ____8__ money, she helped 12 kids with it! She felt very excited when she saws smiles on ___9____ faces.After that, her mother helped her start a program called Jane’s Lemonade for Love. Up till now, she has already raised ____10____ than $17,000! She is going to spend the money on clothes, toys and books for the poor kids.Answers：1. but   2. at    3. wear    4. what    5. money   6. idea    7. set    8. little    9. their    10. more （四）Hi, I’m Susan. I’m studying French at a summer school. First, I want to talk about my French teacher, Jenny. She’s from Nice in the southeast of France. Jenny likes ___1___(棒球). On weekends, she often plays it in the sports club. She’s ___2___(friend)and very humorous. It’s not hard ___3___(understand)what she says. Next, I’ll introduce my classmate, Miko, an eleven-year-old ___4___(Japan) girl. She is a top student in our class. She’s very hard-working and ___5___(严肃、稳重的). Every day, she spends much time in __6__ (read) aloud, so her pronunciation is wonderful. She doesn’t talk too much, but she is a kind and helpful girl. Once I __7___(ask) to read a text. I did it so __8___(bad) that some of my classmates laughed at me. At that time I wanted to give up French. Miko ___9____(encourage)me and helped me to correct my pronunciation. ___10____(没有) her help, I couldn’t improve my pronunciation so much. I feel very lucky to have such a kind classmate.Answers：1. baseball    2. friendly    3. to understand    4. Japanese    5. serious    6. reading    7. was asked    8. badly   9. encouraged    10. Without（五）In the US, the ____1____ (sixteen) birthday is special. People usually have ____2____ (importance) celebrations for teenagers. That is ____3____ the party is their first step to be an adult. Some of the parties are very big celebrations and cost a lot of money. Everyone ____4____ (wear) beautiful clothes. These parties ____5____ (hold) in hotels and there are even music group playing. People usually give gifts ____6____ the sixteen-year-olds. Some gifts can be very expensive. The young people enjoy ____7____ (they) at the party with singing and dancing. However, other parties are simpler and people just have them at home. Sometimes ____8____ (family) celebrate them in other ways, such as going on a special trip together, watching ____9____ interesting movie or eating a big meal in a nice restaurant. How do you plan _____10_____(celebrate) your birthday?Answers：1. sixteenth    2. important    3. because    4. wears   5. are held    6. to   7. themselves    8. families    9. an    10. to celebrate（六）Do you often throw away things you don't need anymore? Have you ____1____ thought about how these things can actually be put good use? Nothing is a waste ____2____ you have a creative mind.You have probably never heard of Amy Hayes, but she is a most ____3____ woman. She lives in a house in the UK that she built ____4____ out of rubbish. The windows and doors come from old ____5____ around her town that were pulled down. The top of the house is on old boat turned upside down. And the gate in front of her house is ____6____ of rocks and old glass bottles. Amy recently won a prize from the Help Save Our Planet Society. The president said, “Amy is ____7___ inspiration to us all.”Amy isn't the only one who is good at ____8____ . Jessica Wong from Hong Kong uses old clothes that people don't wear anymore to make bags. She has been doing this for a few years now. She opened a small shop where she sells her bags, and she has also set ____9____ a website to sell them online. She especially likes to use old jeans to make handbags. Her bags are cute and _____10_____ . “I plan to write a book about new ways to use old clothes,” she said, “I hope people can read my book and enjoy it!”Answers：1. ever    2. if    3. unusual    4. herself    5. buildings    6. made    7. an    8. recycling    9. up    10. useful（七）When I was a child, my mom liked to make food for dinner every now and then. One night she made d___1___ after a long, hard work.That evening, my mom placed a plate of eggs, sausages and burned (烤焦的) c___2___ in front of my dad. I was waiting to s___3___ if anyone would say anything. Yet my dad just reached for his cookies, smiled a___4___ my mom and asked me how my day was at school. I didn't remember what I told him that night, b___5___ I clearly remembered watching him eat every bite of the cookies!When I got up from the table that evening I heard my mom apologize (道歡) to my dad for b___6___ the cookies. And I will never forget what he s___7___: "Dear, I love the burned cookies."Later that night, I went to kiss Dad goodnight and I a___8___ him if he really liked his burned cookies. He hugged me and said: "Your mom had a h___9___ work today, and she's very tired. Besides, a little burned cookie never hurts a____10____!"Life is f____11____ of imperfect (不完美的) things and imperfect people. We n____12____ to learn to accept each other's faults (过失) and enjoy each other's differences. Try to understand it and change our mind.Answers：1. dinner    2. cookies    3. see    4. at    5. but    6. burning    7. said    8. asked    9. hard    10. anyone/anybody    11. full    12. need（八）Once upon a time, there lived a wise man. Everyone looked up to him. His son, however, was very ____1____and did nothing all day.The wise man was worried_____2____ his son’s future. One day, he said to his son, “I want you to go to find some treasure.” Then he gave his son a bag. Inside the bag were clothes, some food, a little _____3_____and a map.The son set out on his long journey the next day. He had to travel across forests,____4____ and mountains. Along the way, he met a lot of people. They ____5____ him when he was in trouble. He also came across robbers (强盗). He saw the beauty of nature and experienced different kinds of weather.____6____, after a long year, he reached the treasure’s location. He spent two days ____7____ for the treasure, but found nothing.Disappointed, he began to go back home. On his way back, he learned to hunt (打猎) and make meals. He had to fix his own clothes himself. He met the same people ____8____had helped him earlier. This time, he stayed and helped them.When he reached home, he said sorry to ___9____ father for not finding the treasure. “There wasn’t any treasure in the place, my son,____10_____ I think you have found your life’s true purpose.” the father answered with a smile.Answers：1. lazy    2. about    3. money    4. rivers    5. helped    6. Finally    7. looking    8. who    9. his    10. but（九）It's normal for the human mind to wander(走神). So many things may fill your mind and pull your thoughts in different directions. This isn't always ___1___. Sometimes a wandering mind can lead to a new creation. However, wandering thoughts can also stop you ___2___ getting things done, keep you up at night, or hurt your health. Don't worry. Try the following practice. Doing Exercise and ActivitiesSlow down and let your mind focus(专注) on your breathing. By controlling your breathing, you bring your ___3___ to work together with your body. Once you lose interest in what you’re doing, you can take a break from it. Go for a walk, do some exercise, take a shower or even lie down and think about__4___. These activities help a lot. Focusing on Tasks You're DoingDo one task at a time, it won't slow you down. Instead, it keeps your mind focused and you’ll be able to get more done ___5___. While doing tasks, don't look around from time to time. If there's something keeping your mind wandering, allow yourself a specific(特定的)time to worry, think or plan. ___6___ the time is up, refocus on your next task. Controlling Worrying ThoughtsWriting down or sharing your worries helps to get them out of your head. When there's a big task, it's understandable to put it off. But by __7___ it bravely and trying to solve it, you can get away from your worrying thoughts. If it doesn't work after you've tried everything, ___8___that there are always things you can't change.Answers：1. bad    2. from    3. mind    4. nothing    5. quickly    6. When    7. facing    8. accept（十）We all want to live the life we dream of. However, at times, some negative (消极的) ideas may stop us. Hope the following suggestions can help to ignore those___1___ and go ahead.Do What We Can ControlOne thing we can control is doing what we can—eating healthily, exercising, reading and getting enough sleep. Doing the right things can help___2___ to achieve the most happiness. Also, it can make us move on in the__3___direction. However, we should also accept that there are many things we can't control.Take Calculated (预料到的) RisksSuccess doesn't come___4___risks. We all have to take risks in life, but try to make sure those risks are calculated. For example, you are working at a job that you hate, and you are dreaming of giving it up and ___5___ your own business. The thought is a start. But one day, you can't stand your job any more, so you leave it even though you haven't really had a plan. This is such a big risk that it will probably make you___6___want to take a risk again. So just start with a small risk.Don't Be Afraid of FailureThomas Edison is one of the greatest inventors in history. However, he___7___many times. Did you know Edison created an electric pen? A ghost machine? Probably not. Well, that's because they were complete failures. But those failures put him one step__8___to success. Think of failures as milestones (里程碑) towards success.Answers：1. ideas    2. us    3. right    4. without    5. starting    6. never    7. failed    8. closer