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冲刺2023年中考英语必考题型终极预测(福建专用)
专题05 短文填空
(2023·福建漳州·统考一模)阅读下面短文,根据语境、音标或所给单词的提示,在每个空格内填入一个恰当的词,要求所填的词意义准确、形式正确,使短文意思完整、行文连贯。
Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has been passed down for more than 2,000 years in China. It ___1___ (include) acupuncture (针灸), medicine, exercise, such as tai chi and qigong, and other treatments. Today, TCM is not only used in Asia, but also in the US.
In New York City’s Chinatown, a lot of ___2___ (patient) visit Wu Yiqiao, a TCM master from Zhejiang. Some of ___3___ (they) are Chinese, and some are Americans. Wu has been practicing TCM in the US for 28 years. Before that, he practiced it in China for 15 years. He has a ____4____ /di:p/ understanding of TCM. “TCM is of great help to the sick,” Wu said. “They can help reduce the ___5___ /peɪn/ without surgery (外科手术).”
TCM is ___6___ useful that some Americans have also chosen to work on it. Frank Griffo has been an acupuncturist in California for about 18 years. In 2005, he graduated from the American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine. He then ___7___ /spent/ seven years studying the best acupuncture methods.
“Chinese medicine has grown rapidly ___8___ recent years,” Griffo said. Before the 1970s, most people in the US didn’t know acupuncture. But now it is playing ___9___ important part in their life as a safe treatment. “Acupuncture has been ___10___ (wide) accepted in this country,” Griffo added.
(2023·福建三明·统考模拟预测)阅读下面短文,根据语境、音标或所给单词的提示,在每个空格内填入一个恰当的词,要求所填的词意义准确,形式正确,使短文意思完整、行文连贯。
In a village, a teenage boy lived with his wise grandfather. He was a runner, and for him, ____11____ [sək'ses] was winning every race.
There was going to be a sporting event in his village. He prepared himself ____12____ the running competition. On the day of the event, most people in the village went to watch it. His grandfather also arrived.
People were all ____13____ (wait) to see the boy race. Then the 200-meter race began, and all the boys were running fast. The boy finished first in the race. He fel