2024年中考 英语冲刺 题型专练：短文填空

题型专练：短文填空 Passage 1 it　either　be　because　what　else　by　invent　clean　popular　habit　hundred There is a small thing we use every day. We usually put 1.________ in the bathroom. Without it, we might have tooth problems. Can you guess 2.________ it is? Yes, it's the toothbrush. But do you know anything about its history? According to research, before toothbrushes appeared, the ancient Chinese people 3.________ their teeth with some small tree branches(树枝). About 800 years ago, people made a kind of brush with pig hair and bamboo. It might 4.________ the world's earliest form of toothbrushes. As time went 5.________,the forms of toothbrushes changed. For example, people chose horse­tail hair instead of pig hair 6.________ pig hair was too hard. Imagine that you travel back to 7.________ of years ago and brush your teeth comfortably. It sounds fantastic, doesn't it? Around the 15th century, the Chinese toothbrush found its way into Europe. It became 8.________ among local people soon. The 9.________ of toothbrushes was not as famous as that of paper­making, but it was very useful in daily life. Today we have a good 10.________ of brushing teeth. We should thank the ancient Chinese for it. 【语篇研读】 Passage 1 What：介绍了牙刷的起源和发展历程。 Why：向学生传达古人的智慧，帮助学生养成良好的生活习惯。 How: ①文体特征：说明文。 ②写作手法：文章第1段用提问的方式，增强了文章的趣味性；同时文章以时间顺序展开，使用如“About 800 years ago”，“As time went by”，“Around the 15th century”等词(组)描述牙刷的发展历程，使文章结构更加清晰。 Passage 2 create　love　among　writer　the　but　still　mainly　he　production　in　story As winter comes, hands can easily get cold. Thick gloves might be a good choice, 1.________ sometimes wearing them isn't convenient. However, this wasn't a problem for ancient Chinese people because they had a special tool: a hand warmer. There is a 2.________ about the great invention. Emperor Yang from the Sui Dynasty visited Jiangsu in winter. Because of the cold weather, a local official ordered 3.________ workers to make a sma