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初中英语2023年中考专题训练
短文填空-方框选词篇
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阅读下面短文,从方框中选择恰当的单词,并用其适当形式填空.
create possible remain day he separate drive need gradual something
Once upon a time, there lived four cows in the forest. They were very close friends and always stood by each other when they were in 1. ________ of help. Whenever other animals .wanted to attack(攻击)them, all of them got together and 2. ________ them away. Therefore, no animals in the forest could kill and eat them.
There also lived a big lion in the forest who wished to kill and eat the cows. He had tried 3. ________ best to attack them several times, but he failed every time. He understood that it was 4. ________ for him to kill any of them when they were united.
He decided to think of ways to 5. ________ them. Finally, he had a good idea. He started spreading rumors(谣言) about the cows in the forest. With the help of some other animals, a huge rift(嫌隙)6. ________ among the cows and they started hating each other. The lion was glad to see his plan working 7. ________.
A few 8. ________ later, the lion attacked one of the cows. The other three cows did not come to help their friend, even when they saw he was being killed by the lion. After some more days, the lion killed the three 9. ________ cows. This story tells us that no one will be able to do 10. ________ bad to us if we are united.
1. ________ 2. ________ 3. ________ 4. ________ 5. ________
6. ________ 7. ________ 8. ________ 9. ________ 10________
【篇章导读】森林里有四头牛,他们非常团结,一起抵抗其他动物的攻击.动物们都伤害不了他们,包括狮子.后来,狮子散布谣言,使得四头牛产生了嫌隙.他们彼此憎恶,再也不是好朋友了.最后,狮子把四头牛都吃掉了.
【答案解析】
1.need此处是指当他们需要帮助的时候,他们总是彼此支持.be in need of sth.为固定搭配.
2.drove 联系上下文可知,每当有其他动物想要攻击他们的时候,他们都会一起把那些动物赶跑.drive sb. away意为“赶跑某人”.
3.his 此处是指狮子几次尽全力攻击他们.try one's best to do sth.意为“尽最大努力做某事”,是固定搭配.
4.impossible 由上文中的 he failed every time 可知,狮子明白了当牛团结起来的时候,他不可能杀掉其中任何一头,故填impossible.
5.separate 联系上下文可知,狮子决定想办法分离他们.separate意为“(使)分开”,再由该空前的to可知,此处用原形.
6.was created 由下文中的 they st