内容正文:
上海市奉贤区2022-2024年(三年)中考英语一模解析版试卷分类汇编
完形填空
2024年上海市奉贤区中考一模英语试题
Choose the best answer and complete the passage (选择最恰当的选项完成短文)(12分)
Why do kids need braces?
Do you have braces(牙箍)? If not, you probably know someone who does. Even if you don't have braces right now, you might need them one day.
Braces are a way of improving how teeth look and how they work. The metal wires work by putting pressure on the teeth, to slowly move them in the right direction. The rubber bands help to adjust the alignment (排列)of your teeth. Working together, the wires and rubber bands straighten your teeth and 65.
Different kids have different feelings about braces. Some can't wait to get them because they know that they'll improve their smile.
Others 66 . how braces will change how they look. Many are afraid of being uncomfortable. It's Okay to have these worries, but kids who get braces often find they have no reason to worry.
Braces are just tools that dentists use to 67 the alignment of your teeth. Not all teeth grow straight, and this is 68 . But braces can help straighten or move teeth so that they can do their jobs as well as possible.
Years ago, braces were made of thick metal that was very easy to notice. Today, they look much better. Sometimes, you can get braces that go on the back of your teeth. 69 these developments, braces aren't as noticeable today as they once were.
Most kids have to wear braces for only a couple of years or so. After the braces are taken off, they may have to wear a retainer(保持器)for a while. This makes sure the teeth don't go back to where they had been before. With the help of a retainer, their teeth will fit into their new 70.
Finally, they will be able to throw the retainer away and smile about it!
65. A)move them up B)line them up C)mess them up D)hold them up
66. A)talk about B)think about C)worry about D)complain about
67. A)correct B)check C)cancel D)connect
68. A)natural B)strange C)unusual D)ugly
69. A)In charge of B)I