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2024年中考英语短文填空考前冲刺练
长春卷·短文填空
练习01 Giving Is Receiving
笔记
A famous person once said, “We live much ___1___ (happy) lives when we are generous (慷慨的) in as many ways as possible.”
I love persimmons (柿子). A few years ago, ready to fly from San Francisco to Boston, I packed two persimmons, one of which I ate in the waiting room. A lady asked me from which store in the airport the fruit ___2___ (buy). She looked a bit disappointed hearing that it couldn’t be bought from any store in this airport. I thought to myself, “I can give the ___3___ (two) persimmon away.” When I offered her the fruit, ___4___ first she refused, but when I insisted, she became glad and accepted. I felt happy ___5___ (make) someone else happy, and I thought it was the end of the story.
Sometime during the flight, the lady met me in the aisle (过道) and thanked me again. She shared that she had grown ___6___ in Russia and there was a persimmon tree in the yard of her childhood home. She now lived in Boston, where she hadn’t been able to find the fruit. The taste of the persimmon was ___7___ (value) to her, reconnecting her with memories of her family.
Only then did the tiny act make a ___8___ (different) to me. ___9___ a famous saying goes, “Giving is receiving.” The taste of the persimmon that I offered to the lady gives me more joy than all the ones I have ___10___ (eat).
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练习02 Activities Related to Intangible Cultural Heritage
笔记
How do you spend your free time? Playing sports or seeing movies? Do you want to live a different after-school life? Here are some examples.
Chloe from Canada is a paper-cutting lover. Every Saturday and Sunday, she learns paper-cutting from Mrs. Smith. The girl can ___1___ (easy) cut butterflies, horses, flowers and so ___2___. Last weekend, Chloe made a paper-cutting work of the panda “Hua Hua”. She ___3___ (feel) excited to see it shown on the school wall.
When Antoine is an international student from Rwanda (卢旺达). At fir