冲刺练11-冲刺2023年中考英语语法填空热点话题考前押题

冲刺2023中考英语语法填空热点话题考前押题 冲刺练11 （2023·湖北襄阳·统考一模）阅读下面的短文，在短文空白处填入一个适当的单词或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式，使短文的意思完整。   Beep! (哔) Beep! Beep! The barcode (条形码) technology makes it faster and ___1___(easy) to buy things in stores. Perhaps you ____2____ (see) the black-and-white stripe pattern on product packaging (包装) before. In 2023, one of the greatest ____3____(invent) is 52 years old! In 1971, ___4___IBM engineer named George Laurer came up with a code (代码) that could be printed on food packages. Then, a complete code system—Universal Product Code came into being (形成) later. The system was used by many companies from 1973. Before this, shopkeepers had to record prices ____5____hand which took much time and energy. Actually, a barcode is really a simple idea: show information of each product in different numbers (just like the ID card number), then include these numbers into a code and print it for computers ____6____ (read). Today, barcodes are ____7____(wide) used. They are scanned (扫描) over 6 billion times every day and used by 2 million companies worldwide. What information does a barcode carry? It carries where the product comes from, ____8____ (it) price, production date and so on. It can also help stores always know about their products. For example, if there are 10 boxes of milk and a customer buys one, it ____9____ (record) so that the store owner knows there are nine boxes left on the shelf. In the 1980s, libraries started to use barcodes to follow their books in this way. Inspired (启发) by the barcode, the more developed codes have been invented, such as QR codes (二维码). QR codes can hold more information They can tell customers what materials are used in a product or ___10___ the product is suitable for (适合) certain people. This keeps providing the customers with greater trust in the products they will buy. （2023·浙江杭州·统考一模）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。 In Search of Good English Food How come it is so difficult to find English food in England? In England, it is ___11__