题型10 短文语境提示填空

2023中考英语冲刺之题型专练（12个专题）

题型10 短文语境提示填空

（2022·河南南阳·统考一模）阅读短文, 根据语篇要求填空, 使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词。

In the US, schools across the country hold spelling bees（拼写比赛）. In these competitions, students have to spell difficult words. I was one of ____1____ best spellers in my county when I was a kid. 

Simply remembering words is not the goal of the bees. ____2____ you try to do this, you will probably lose. It’s better ____3____ learn the meaning of different parts of words and where they came from. Many English words have roots（词根）in Latin and Greek. For example, the Latin prefix（前缀）“co” means “with” or “together”. It is the root of the word “cooperation”, which means to work together. 

Preparing ____4____ the spelling bees also taught me good study skills. The E. W. Scripps Company holds a national spelling bee each year. It puts out a vocabulary book. The book has words ____5____ might appear during the bee. I studied this book and learned the meanings and origins（起源）of new words.

（2022·重庆·重庆八中校考一模）根据下面短文内容，在短文的空格处填上一个恰当的词，使短文完整、通顺。

You have learnt English for several years. Doing grammar exercises and reading passages in English might not seem to be difficult for you. But can you speak English with confidence (信心)? Here is some advice to help you build confidence in your English-speaking ___6___.

Use positive (积极的) self-talk. Believe it or not, the most important person you talk to every day is yourself. In other words: Your thoughts matter. If you keep thinking English is too difficult and you will never improve, you are sure to start believing them. Actually, as an English learner, you need to be ___7___ because progress takes time.

Speak louder and slow down your speech. To sound more confident, speak loudly enough so that anyone in the same room can ___8___ hear you. Many English learners worry that speaking too slowly will make them sound inexperienced. But speaking too fast may cause mistakes. So ___9___ worrying that you are speaking too slowly for the people around you.

Speak in complete sentences and use more words. If you are not confident in your language ability, you will probably try to say as ___10___ as possible when you speak. But using complete sentences can ___11___ others that you are not afraid to speak English.

Read out loud and check the pronunciation when necessary. It can help build confidence in how your English sounds. The next time you are reading something, take a few minutes to read it aloud. ___12___ doing so, read it silently first and list the words that you have trouble saying and then check their pronunciations. Sometimes, you can just read for pleasure and enjoy what you are reading, ___13___ there is no need to stop to check word meanings in a dictionary while reading.

（2022·广东江门·江门市陈白沙中学校考二模）阅读下面短文，并借助短文内容，在空格里填上一个合适的单词，使短文合理通顺。

You should always encourage your kids to develop their natural talents. And if you ___14___ them, great things will happen. That’s what 9-year-old Joe Whale’s parents thought when they encouraged their son to keep ___15___ even though he got into trouble for doodling (涂鸦) during class.

They sent Joe to ___16___ after-school art class and his artistic abilities were quickly noticed by those who were around him. ___17___ fact, Joe was invited to decorate the dining room of the “Number 4” restaurant in Shrewsbury, England. Now, Joe is known ___18___ The Doodle Boy and has its own website, as well as social media page showing his excellent art. According to Joe’s dad Greg, his son has always loved drawing and was added to the Gifted Register (名册) in primary school ___19___ he was 4 years old.”

Greg also said how long it ___20___ Joe to finish his drawings on the dining room walls in the restaurant. Joe ___21___ about 12 hours putting pictures onto the wall. What’s more, Greg had some advice for parents ___22___ want to encourage their kids to develop their talents, “I would advise parents to encourage ___23___ children to always follow their passion and dreams.”

（2021·广东惠州·统考一模）Mr. Turner always gave new students a buddy (同桌) with the _____24_____ hobbies as them. This morning, when a new classmate John was introduced, I noticed Adam and Chen _____25_____ at him and the boy smiled back. I was sure I wouldn’t be _____26_____ as his buddy.

“Hyun, I want you to be John’s buddy this term,” said Mr.Turner. Me? I couldn’t believe my ears! John walked over to my desk and _____27_____ down beside me. “Hello,” he smiled at me. “Hello,” I replied, not looking at him.

All morning I could feel Adam and Chen looking angrily at me, but John didn’t seem to notice. Finally the _____28_____ rang for a break. I had butterflies in my stomach. I knew that Adam and Chen were going to make fun _____29_____ me in front of John, and that John would decide that he’d rather be buddies with them.

Sure enough, as soon as we got outside, Adam and Chen swaggered up (大摇大摆地走) to _____30_____. “Mr. Turner says you’re a good basketball player, John,” said Adam. “Would you like to play with us at the lunch break? Hyun is a dull boy who doesn’t know anything about basketball.” “No, thanks,” said John. “I’ll play chess with Hyun, _____31_____ he doesn’t mind. Mr. Turner says he’s _____32_____ excellent player.”

I felt relaxed as John and I crossed the playground. I remembered the saying _____33_____ we learnt in class about not judging a book by its cover. I completely misjudged John.

（2021·河南·模拟预测）Since its reform and opening up began in the late 1970s, China _____34_____ made great achievements in many fields.

Beijing’s new airport saw four passenger planes complete test. Flights from China Southern Airlines made the first flight, taking _____35_____ from Beijing Capital International Airport in the northern part of the city Monday morning. At 9:30 am, the plane landed smoothly on the western runway at Beijing Daxing International Airport.

China’s first science fiction film The Wandering Earth interests moviegoers. We must believe that _____36_____ is a bright future in China’s science fiction film industry. Science fiction is really taking the central stage in China. 

A study from NASA said that the Earth is a greener place _____37_____ it was 20 years ago. China is leading the world’s greening effort, _____38_____ is from treeplanting programs and intensive agriculture in China.

（2021·广东韶关·校考一模）阅读下面短文，并借助上下文补充所缺信息。每个空格只能填写一个形式正确，与短文内容意思相符的英语单词。答案请写在答题卷对应题号的位置上。

We all wear masks during COVID-19 pandemic(新冠疫情期). But we also have to throw them ____39____ after a short time. This could become ____40____ serious environmental problem, scientists believed.

Researchers in the US and Denmark did a ____41____. It shows in the study ____42____ people around the world are now using about 129 billion masks every month.

Elvis Genbo Xu, a professor ____43____ Denmark, said “Disposable(一次性的)masks are plastic products. They can ____44____ be biodegraded(生物降解). Instead, they break into smaller plastic parts and spread widely in the environment.” No doubt that the disposable masks are making a lot of pollution. ____45____, we still have no recycling plans for them. Scientists believed that there could soon be “ ____46____ masks than sharks” in the sea.

Researchers have ____47____ the government to set up mask-only trash bins to recycle masks. _____48_____ have also called for more people to use reusable cotton masks to reduce mask waste.

（2022·广东揭阳·统考二模）请用适当的词完成下面的短文，并把所缺单词填写在答题卡指定的位置上。每个空只能填写一个形式正确、意义相符的单词。

I can still remember the person who has changed my world. She was my ____49____ teacher in my middle school. 

In my first music class, she let me try to ____50____ her guitar. ____51____ I did my best, I couldn’t play it well. After finishing it, I put my head down. “I guess I’m not very good,” I said to her. She looked at me with her kind ____52____. Then she smiled and said, “We are all good at something. You just need to ____53____ them out.”

Those simple words changed ____54____ idea. Before that, I thought I had nothing to give to others. I realized that I had something inside me ____55____ was good and could make this world better. I just had to find it, bring it out and share it. And that is what I have tried to do all of the years since that fateful（决定性的）day. 

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