短文填空专项练—2023年初中英语中考二轮复习

短文填空 阅读下面短文，用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空，必要时可加助动词。 “No,Iwon't tell you anything about those geese(鹅)，”repeated Breckinridge,“Well,let' s1(make)a bet,"said Holmes."I bet you five pounds the geese came from a farm outside London.”“Ha.you are wrong,”said Breckinridge,.“Actually the geese came from London.” “Idon't believe you,”said Holmes. “All right.”said Breckinridge.“Wait,I_2(show）you in a moment." He took out two large books and opened one of3(they)."This book contains a list of the people who sell me geese.The4(name)in red ink are people who live in London.Read out the5(three)one on the list." Holmes took the book and read,"Mrs Oakshott,117 Brixton Road.This name6 (write)in red ink.So that means Mrs Oakshott lives in London." "Yes,"said Breckinridge."Now look in the other book.It records the dates I bought the geese." Holmes read,"December 22nd,bought from Mrs Oakshott,24 geese at 7 shillings each. Sold to Mr Windigate of the Alpha Inn." "See?I was right,"said Breckinridge."So I 7(win)the bet.Now give me my money."8(Silent)Holmes took out a gold coin and threw it down in front of Breckinridge.Then we left. A few yards away,we stopped9(laugh)loudly."You are very clever!Holmes,"I said."Breckinridge refused to tell us the10(true).So you made a bet with him..." "Yes,Watson,"said Holmes."Though I lost the bet,I found out what I wanted." 阅读下而短文，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。 It is said that the literary (11(art)of ancient China were inspired either by tea 12 by wine. According to Lu Yu's Tea Classics,tea-drinking in China can be traced (back to the Zhou Dynasty:tea 13(discover)by Shennong and became popular as a drink in the State of Lu because of Zhou Gong Tea-drinking in China has a history of four thousand years.As the legend (has it, Shennong tasted hundreds of wild plants to see 14 were poisonous (so as to prevent people from 15(eat)the poisonous plants.It is said that he was poisoned seventy-two times in one day 16was saved by eating some leaves of 17 evergreen plant with white