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冲刺2023中考英语语法填空热点话题考前押题
冲刺练07
(2023·山东济南·统考一模)阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Mary was in bed, feeling ___1___ (sleep). She ___2___ (open) a book and read the first few words, “The dodo (渡渡鸟) was a bird that couldn’t fly...” and soon she fell fast asleep.
Whoosh! The window flew wide open. Mary sat up, and through the window she saw a dodo standing in her yard!
“I lived over four hundred years ago,” the dodo said. “But then terrible ___3___ (thing) happened. Forests ___4___ (cut) down by humans, so we had nothing to eat. We all died.” The dodo felt sad. Before it said another word, ___5___ elephant bird came and said, “I am the ___6___ (heavy) bird that has ever lived. I weigh half a ton. But we disappeared over a thousand years ago ___7___ humans made us lose our homes.”
The window blew shut, and Mary woke up with a start. There was no one or nothing to see, except the book in ___8___ (she) hand. But there was a feeling of ___9___ (sad) left in her heart. Why not take action now _____10_____ (build) a peaceful world for both animals and humans?
(2023·浙江金华·统考一模)阅读下面短文,在空白处填入一个适当的词,或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。
Mr. Welch is very fond of the dirt roads (土路) in Chatham. He thought that paving (铺路) in Chatham should ____11____ (end) to protect its natural beauty. So he decided to use his excellent advertising skills to do something for ____12____ dirt roads.
“I can’t wait ____13____ the machines are on the road,” Mr. Welch said, “and I must let people know the dirt roads are really ____14____ (value).”
One winter afternoon, as the sun flew in and out of clouds, Mr. Welch drove his aging car ____15____ Chatham’s dirt roads. Being an ad man, Mr. Welch knows exactly what sights attract people most, and several times he stopped ____16____ (enjoy) the wild beauty in front of him.
“Look at that view. How beautiful it is!” he said, “To ____17____ (I), that is what the countryside should be like.”
Mr. Welch looked over on a group of brown ____18____ (cow) walking around on a grassy hills