专题05 短文填空-武汉市2015-2023年中考英语真题汇编（武汉专用）（武汉专用）

短文填空（分类汇编） 阅读下面短文，根据上下文、所给首字母或括号内单词等提示，在空白处填入适当的单词。每个空只能填一个单词。 （一）（2023·湖北武汉·统考中考真题）Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is used to help people keep the balance of yin and yang. But have you ever imagined that one day you can learn herb (药草) planting and TCM courses at school? A primary school in Nanjing has just 1 (open) a herb farm. More than 30 herbs are planted. Students there are g 2 by doctors from a TCM hospital to tell different herbs and learn plant development, medicinal value as well as 3 (grow) herbs. The hospital has also donated over 100 cartoon books about TCM to help draw children’s a 4 in herbal medicine. Another middle school has i 5 TCM courses to students of all grades. These courses c 6 a basic knowledge of herbs, herb planting and cooking with herbs. They give students a deeper understanding of TCM, bringing out their sense of p 7 in Chinese traditions and the country’s rich culture. Also in Shanghai, Tongji University has provided foreign students 8 some chances to plant different kinds of herbs 9 (wide) used in Chinese medicine and cooking. By taking care of the plants, foreign students can get first-hand experience of making herbal medicine from start to finish, and spread TCM culture to their o 10 countries. The herb planting courses at schools and universities across China get students close to TCM and help pass on the tradition. （二）（2022·湖北武汉·统考中考真题）Erie Green has always wondered about things that live in the ocean. When he was y 11 , he loved to swim. He liked to watch all kinds of underwater animals and plants through his mask (潜水面罩). When he grew up, he wanted to l 12 for new things in the ocean. Today, Mr. Green is a marine ecologist (海洋生态学家). He studies how underwater animals and plants connect with each other and need each other to stay a 13 . Mr. Green studies coral reefs (珊瑚) in the Pacific Ocean. A coral reef is like a big underwater t 14 . Tho