专项8 短文填空-人教版九年级全一册期末专项

原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！ 1 专项 8 短文填空 Passage 1 1．Readers 2．by 3．(a)llows 4．such 5．connected 6．fresh 7．their 8．(p)lace 【导语】本文主要介绍了上海最近开放了首个“森林图书馆”，人们可以在自然环境中放松和阅 读。 1．句意：读者可以在自然环境中放松和阅读。根据前文“Recently, the first ‘forest library’in Shanghai opened to the public. ”可知，此处表示读者可以在自然环境中放松和阅读。reader“读者”， 此处用名词复数表一类人，位于句首，首字母要大写。故填 Readers。 2．句意：这个名为“阅林乐园”的森林图书馆是由浦东新区和上海图书馆合作建立的。根据空 格前面的“built”可知，此处是被动语态，“Pudong New Area and Shanghai Library”是发出这个动 作的人，需用介词 by连接。故填 by。 3．句意：它占地 20,546平方米，让读者可以在宁静的森林中漫步。根据“it a…readers to take a nice walk in the quiet forest.”结合首字母提示可知，此处指森林图书馆允许人们在森林里漫步； allow sb. to do“允许某人做某事”；主语是 it，时态为一般现在时，谓语动词要用单数形式 allows。 故填(a)llows。 4．句意：有很多东西，比如长椅和咨询台。根据“…as benches (长凳) and an information desk.” 可知，此处填入 such，构成 such as“例如”。故填 such。 5．句意：为了保护森林，绿地由木制的人行道连接起来。根据句意可知，此处填入 connected， 构成固定短语 be connected by“由……连接”。故填 connected。 6．句意：这里不仅是一个读书的地方，也是一个享受新鲜空气和美丽景色的开放空间。根据 空后“air”可知，此处用形容词修饰名词，fresh“新鲜的”，形容词作定语。故填 fresh。 7．句意：森林图书馆的大多数参观者是年轻人和他们的父母的孩子。根据“children”和“parents” 可知，此处需要用形容词性物主代词修饰名词。children是复数，所以此处填入 their“他们的”。 故填 their。 8．句意：如果你正在寻找一个远离繁忙世界的地方，那么你一定要去那里享受户外阅读。根 据首字母和句意可知，此处指“地方”，英文表达为 place；空前有不定冠词 a，名词用单数。故 填(p)lace。 原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！ 2 Passage 2 9．bad 10．fault 11．means 12．However 13．why 14．also 15．first 16．considering 【导语】本文主要讲述了人际关系中的一些问题。 9．句意：有些行为会对你们的人际关系产生不良影响。根据下文“1. Refusing to say sorry”，“2. Refusing to compromise (妥协)”，“3. Always putting them first”和“4. Always putting yourself first” 可知，此处指一些行为会有不好的影响；have a bad influence on“有坏的影响”。故填 bad。 10．句意：你有时会拒绝说对不起吗？即使这是你自己的错。根据“Do you sometimes refuse to say sorry, even if it’s your own ...”可知，此处指即使是自己的过错；fault“错误”名词，符合语境。 故填 fault。 11．句意：这只是意味着你有足够的勇气承认自己错了，你重视对方，并会努力为他们做得更 好。根据“Actually saying sorry doesn’t mean you have a bad personality.”可知，此处指这“意味着” 你有足够的勇气承认自己错了，mean“意味着”，动词；主语是第三人称单数，句子是一般现在 时。故填 means。 12．句意：然而，你们是两个不同的人。根据“Relationships are about getting close to someone else.” 和“you’ re two different people.”可知，句子表示转折，空后有逗号，应用 however，首字母需要 大写。故填 However。 13．句意：这就是为什么妥协是必要的。根据“You’ re sure to have some disagreements along the way.”可知，此处说的是这就是为什么要妥协。故填 why。 14．句意：但你是否也同样对待自己呢？根据“In order to make those you love feel happy, you give them gifts, and protect them.（为了让你爱的人感到幸福，你给他们礼物，保护他们）”可知，此 处指你也会给自己同样的待遇吗；also“也”，符合语境。故填 also。 15．句意：记住，你和自己的关系是第一位的。根据上文“But do you also give the same treatment to yourself?”可知，说的是你和自己的关系是第一位的；first“第一，首先”，符合语境。故填 first。 16．句意：然而，当你做任何你想做的事情而不考虑别人的感受时，你可能会表现得很自私。 根据“you may come off as selfish (自私)”可知，说的是不考虑别人的感受，consider“考虑”，动 词；介词后加动词 doing形式。故填 considering。 Passage 3 17．In 18．(w)orried 19．present 20．waiting 21．(p)assed 22．As 23．what 原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！ 3 24．yourself/yourselves 【导语】本文主要讲述了作者对于即将毕业的学生的一些建议。 17．句意：再过大约六个月，你们就要初中毕业，成为一名高中生了。根据“you are going to graduate...”可知时态为一般将来时，应用“in+一段时间”，表示“多久以后”，句首首字母大写， 故填 In。 18．句意：你们中的一些人可能会对新生活感到兴奋，但你们中的一些人可能会担心自己的成 绩是否足够好，可以进入一所好高中。根据“whether your grades are good enough for you to get into a good high school”可知是指有些人可能会担心成绩，be worried about“担心”，固定短语， 故填(w)orried。 19．句意：活在当下。根据下文“Look back to the past.”及“Get prepared for the future.”可知，此 处是指活在当下，present“现在”，不可数名词，故填 present。 20．句意：我强烈建议你不要把时间浪费在等待毕业上。根据“I strongly advise you not to waste any time just ... for your graduation.”及语境可知，是指不要浪费时间在等待毕业这件事情上，wait for“等待”，固定短语；waste time doing sth.“浪费时间做某事”，空处应用动名词形式，故填waiting。 21．句意：两年半过去了。根据上文“Look back to the past.”可知是指两年半时间已经过去了， pass“过去”，由“has”可知时态为现在完成时，pass应用过去分词形式，故填(p)assed。 22．句意：正如你所想象的，高中生活充满了困难和挑战。根据“... you can imagine, life in senior high is full of difficulties and challenges.”可知此处应用 as“正如”引导非限制性定语从句，作 imagine的宾语，句首首字母大写，故填 As。 23．句意：此外，制定好的计划和养成良好的学习习惯是你应该注意的。根据“making good plans and developing good learning habits”可知这是应该注意的事情，应用 what引导名词性从句，在 从句中作宾语，故填 what。 24．句意：更重要的是，相信自己，对自己的未来负责。believe in oneself“相信自己”，固定短 语；根据“your future”可知，应用第二人称，yourself“你自己”/yourselves“你们自己”均符合语境， 故填 yourself/yourselves。 Passage 4 25．seasons 26．other 27．spending 28．less 29．down 30．warmest 31．start 32．so 【导语】本文主要介绍了冬天户外运动的好处，并介绍了其注意事项。 原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！ 4 25．句意：然而，冬天是一年中最好的季节之一，去户外散步，体验大自然的乐趣。根据“winter is one of the best...of a year to go for a walk outdoors and experience the joy s of nature”可知，冬天 是一年中最好的季节之一，season“季节”，此处是“one of+the+最高级+名词复数”结构，故填 seasons。 26．句意：冬天出门和其他季节一样令人兴奋，而且对身心健康都有不可思议的好处。根据 “Going outside in the winter months is just as exciting as it is during the...seasons”可知，冬天出门 和其他季节一样令人兴奋，other“其他的”，修饰可数名词复数。故填 other。 27．句意：2019年的一项研究表明，每周至少在大自然中待两个小时可能会产生积极影响。 根据“One study from 2019 showed that...at least two hours a week in nature could have a positive effect.”可知，每周至少在大自然中待两个小时可能会产生积极影响，spend“花费”，在句中作 主语，用动名词形式，故填 spending。 28．句意：在新鲜空气中散步，花时间在大自然中可以放松，让人感觉更平静，更少担心。根 据“spending time in nature can be relaxing and make people feel calmer and...worried”可知，花时间 在大自然中可以放松，让人感觉更平静，更少担心。less“更少”符合语境，故填 less。 29．句意：这也是一个放下电脑和手机，忘记家庭作业的时间。根据“It is also a time to put...computers and phones and forget about homework.”可知，这也是一个放下电脑和手机，忘记 家庭作业的时间。put down“放下”符合语境，故填 down。 30．句意：确保你有最暖和的衣服。根据“Make sure you have the...clothes.”可知，冬天要确保 有最暖和的衣服，warm“暖和的”，此处强调“最暖和的”，用形容词最高级。故填 warmest。 31．句意：记住，一旦你开始走路，你就会变暖，如果你站着不动，你就会变冷。根据“you will get warmer once you...walking”可知，开始走路会让人变暖，start“开始”，时态是一般现在时， 主语是 you，动词用原形。故填 start。 32．句意：在冬天，白天天黑得更早，所以检查一下日落的时间，你可以确保在天黑之前回来。 根据“During the winter it gets dark earlier in the day, ...check what time sunset is and you can make sure to come back before it gets dark.”可知，前后两句构成因果关系，前因后果，用 so连接。故 填 so。 Passage 5 33．While 34．(u)nluckily/(u)nexpectedly 35．difficult 36．with 37．step/action 38．give 39．it 40．(k)ept 原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！ 5 【导语】本文讲述了 Emily是一个害羞的少女，喜欢阅读。当她的父亲患癌时，书籍给予了她 慰藉。她从自己的经历中获得灵感，她发起了一项捐书活动，旨在为医院里的癌症儿童收集书 籍。活动取得了巨大的成功，收集了超过一万本书。Emily将继续运行捐书活动，希望帮助更 多的孩子。 33．句意：其他同龄的孩子有很多朋友，而她却没有一个可以一起玩的。根据“other kids about her age had many friends around, she had none to play with.”可知，此处表示对比，应该用 while“而， 然而”。故填While。 34．句意：但不幸的是，她的父亲在她上高中时患上了癌症。根据“her father was badly ill with cancer when she was in high school”可知，父亲患癌症是不幸/意想不到的事情，unluckily“不幸 地”/unexpectedly“意想不到地”符合，副词修饰整个句子。故填(u)nluckily/(u)nexpectedly。 35．句意：从那时起，书籍成为了一种更大的安慰，帮助她度过了人生中最艰难的时刻。根据 “her father was badly ill with cancer when she was in high school.”可知，父亲患了癌症，书籍帮助 她度过了人生中最艰难的时刻，difficult“困难的，艰难的”符合。故填 difficult。 36．句意：随着父亲的病情好转，她从自己的经历中汲取灵感，想出了一个帮助他人读书的计 划。come up with“想出”，固定短语。故填 with。 37．句意：她采取的第一步/第一个行动是通过互联网介绍她的想法。根据“The first ... she took was to introduce her idea through the Internet.”可知，采取的第一步/第一个行动是在网上介绍她 的想法，step“步骤”/action“行动”符合，此处用名词单数。故填 step/action。 38．句意：其次，她要求社区里的人把书送给有需要的孩子。根据“she asked people in her community to ... away books to kids in need”可知，是把书赠送给有需要的孩子，give away“赠送”， ask sb to do“要求某人做某事”，此处用动词原形。故填 give。 39．句意：但令她惊讶的是，它以如此巨大的成功告终，以至于许多当地电视台开始报道她的 读书活动。根据“ended with such a big success that”可知，此处指的是这个捐书活动取得了很大 的成功，此处用 it指代这个活动。故填 it。 40．句意：从那时起，Emily就一直在运行捐书活动。根据“Emily has ... running the book drive.” 可知，一直在运行捐书活动，keep“一直，保持”，此句为现在完成时，此处用过去分词 kept。 故填(k)ept。 Passage 6 41．(I)nstead 42．them 43．(w)arm 44．while 45．find 46．Watching 原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！ 6 47．screen 48．of 【导语】本文讲了在古代，孩子们没有太多的乐趣，所以他们在童年就想出了有趣的游戏来玩。 详细地讲述了踢石球、看皮影戏、捉迷藏和抖空竹等。 41．句意：相反，他们在童年时想出了有趣的游戏。根据“In ancient times, children didn’t have smart phones, iPads or computers to enjoy themselves.”和“they came up with interesting games to play in their childhood”可知，空处前后句表示相反的情况，结合首字母，instead“相反”符合语 境，首字母要大写。故填(I)nstead。 42．句意：这里是它们其中的一些。根据“they came up with interesting games to play in their childhood. Here are some of...”可知，此处需填一个代词来指代前面提到的有趣的游戏，of后用 代词宾格形式，此处表复数，them“它们”，符合语境。故填 them。 43．句意：在清朝，踢石头球在中国北方是一项流行的运动，孩子们经常在冬天踢石头球来保 暖。根据“played it in winter to keep...”及结合首字母可知，此处指孩子们在冬天踢石头球来保暖， warm“温暖的”，符合语境。故填(w)arm。 44．句意：游戏有两种方式：蒙住一个孩子的眼睛，而其他孩子到处跑来跑来捉弄他；或者， 更常见的是，一些孩子躲起来，一个孩子必须设法找到他们。根据“cover a child’s eyes...other kids run around to make fun of him”可知，此处需填一个连词，空后是一个时间状语从句， while“当……时，而”，表示两件事同时发生，符合语境。此处指捉迷藏游戏中，需要蒙住一个 孩子的眼睛，而这时其他人到处跑去捉弄他。故填 while。 45．句意：游戏有两种方式：盖住一个孩子的眼睛，而其他孩子到处跑来跑来捉弄他；或者， 更常见的是，一些孩子躲起来，一个孩子必须设法找到他们。根据“some kids hide and one child must try to...them”可知，捉迷藏这个游戏，一些孩子躲，一个孩子需要找到他们，find“找到”， 符合语境。故填 find。 46．句意：看皮影戏。根据“Playing stone balls”，“Playing hide-and-seek (捉迷藏)”和“Playing diabolo (空竹)”可知，此处也应填一个动名词，再根据“Watching shadow plays was very popular during the Song dynasty.”可知，此处指看皮影戏，watch“看”，其动名词形式为 watching，首字 母要大写。故填Watching。 47．句意：桌子上的一个白色大屏幕后面有灯光，玩家控制着木偶并讲故事。根据“People could see the movement from the other side of the screen.”可知，此处是指灯光打在一个白色的大屏幕上， screen“屏幕”，可数名词，此处表单数。故填 screen。 48．句意：它是由木头和竹子制成的，并且中间是空的。be made of“由……制成的（可以看出 原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！ 7 原材料）”，为固定短语。故填 of。 Passage 7 49．own 50．popular 51．because 52．not 53．(s)tudents 54．without 55．themselves 56．going 【导语】本文主要讲述了人们对性格的分类，即外向和内向。 49．句意：内向的人喜欢待在自己的世界里，而外向的人则通过与他人交流获得快乐。根据 “Introverts like staying in their...world while extroverts get joy by communicating with other people.” 及语境，此处指外向者或内向者自己的世界，空缺处应填形容词 own“自己的”符合语境，故填 own。 50．句意：这些天来，名为MBTI的测试越来越受年轻人的欢迎。结合下文“More and more young people take the tests to know their own personalities better.”可知，此处是测试越来越受年轻人的欢 迎，get popular“受欢迎”，空缺处应填形容词 popular，故填 popular。 51．句意：例如，他们找借口是因为他们希望与他人保持距离。结合上下语境可知，此处表示 原因，空缺处应填连词 because“因为”，故填 because。 52．句意：但是内向的人不应该成为粗鲁的借口。根据“they make an excuse (借口) they hope to keep distance (距离) from others.”及结合语境，空缺处应填否定词 not，指内向的人不应 该成为粗鲁的借口。故填 not。 53．句意：塔米是一所高中的老师，她和她的一名学生分享了一些人以“内向”为借口的故事。 one of…+名词复数，表示“……中之一”，结合“a teacher in a high school shares”及首字母提示， 空缺处应填 students，故填(s)tudents。 54．句意：一些学生选择回答，而另一些学生什么也没说就走了。结合“Some students chose to answer while”及空后“saying anything”可知，空缺处应填介词 without“没有”符合语境，故填 without。 55．句意：在塔米看来，他们中的一些人真的很害羞，但另一些人只是认为自己“太酷了”而不 回答问题。根据“some of them are truly shy but others are just considering…”可知空缺处指他们自 己，应填反身代词 themselves指代 others，故填 themselves。 56．句意：无论我们是内向的还是外向的，我们都需要与他人交流，而不是远离他们。go away from“远离”，是固定用法，结合空前介词 of，空缺处应填动名词 going，故填 going。 Passage 8 原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！ 8 57．start 58．give 59．them 60．but 61．about 62．takes 63．late 【导语】本文主要讲述了做伟大的事必须要有伟大的梦想，同时还要付诸行动。 57．句意：如果你推迟实现梦想，今天将给你一个重新开始的机会。根据“If you put off reaching your dreams”以及下文可知，文章将会给你一个重新开始的机会，start“开始”，名词，前面有 a， 用单数，故填 start。 58．句意：梦想很重要，因为梦想可以给我们在生活中取得成功的能量。根据“dreams can...us the energy to succeed in life.”可知梦想可以给我们在生活中取得成功的能量。give“给”，动词，情态 动词 can后用动词原形，故填 give。 59．句意：可能需要几年甚至一辈子的时间才能达到这些目标。此空代指 dreams，位于动词 后，应用宾格代词 them。故填 them。 60．句意：你的梦想告诉你想要什么，而目标则告诉你如何实现它。根据“Your dreams tell what you want...goals show how you’ll get there. ”可知前后句构成转折关系，应用 but。故填 but。 61．句意：很多伟大的人都谈论过梦想。talk about“谈论”符合语境，故填 about。 62．句意：梦想永远不会轻易实现，它需要汗水、决心和努力。根据“A dream never comes true easily, it...sweat, decision and hard work.”可知梦想需要花费你的汗水、决心和努力，此处应用动 词 take，主语是单数，动词用三单形式，故填 takes。 63．句意：树立新的目标或梦想永远不会太晚。根据“It’s never too...to set another goal or to dream a new dream.”可知是指设定另一个目标或梦想一个新的梦想永远不会太迟。late“迟的”，形容词 作表语，故填 late。 Passage 9 64．thinking 65．different 66．others 67．on 68．way 69．what 70．few 71．and 【导语】本文主要介绍了一个当今的普遍现象：我们很多人都是被动接受信息而不花时间去思 考它，然后又在没有加以判断的情况下分享给他人。 64．句意：我们经常接收信息而不花太多时间思考。根据“Much of what we know and believe has been taught to us by others.”可知，我们所知道和相信的很多东西都是别人教给我们的，所以我 们没有花时间仔细思考。think over“仔细考虑”，spend time doing sth.“花费时间做某事”，所以 设空处填写 think的动名词形式。故填 thinking。 65．句意：如今，我们面临着许多不同的想法和信念，但其中许多往往是自相矛盾的。根据“...but 原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！ 9 many of them are often contradictory”可知，此处表示不同的想法和信念。different“不同的”，形 容词作定语。故填 different。 66．句意：在这些情况下，我们的意见是基于他人的意见。根据“Psychologiststell us that if we hear about a specific belief enough times...the belief is true.”可知，如果我们听到一个特定的信念足够 多次，或者它来自我们尊敬的人，我们很可能会认定这个信念是正确的。所以我们的意见是基 于“其他人”的意见。others“其他；其他人员”，代词。故填 others。 67．句意：有些人相信他们读到的任何东西，然后在互联网上分享故事，而不考虑事实。根据 “All it takes is one quick click of the ‘share’ button ”可知, 本句讲述在互联网上分享。on the internet“在网上”。故填 on。 68．句意：只需快速点击“分享”按钮，故事就会以它的方式传播，从而影响更多不思考的读者。 此处讲述故事的传播方式，way“方式”，可数名词，结合 story为单数，所以设空处也应填写单 数与之对应。故填 way。 69．句意：如果我们更多地思考我们所看到的，并试图形成自己的观点，我们就会更加深思熟 虑、独立和富有创造力。此处为设空处引导的宾语从句，表示自己看到的事物，what“什么；…… 的事物”，所以引导词用 what。故填 what。 70．句意：但我们中很少有人花时间这样做。根据“We often accept information without spending much time...it over ourselves.”可知，我们中很少有人花时间去思考。few“几个；很少”，修饰可 数名词，表示否定意义。故填 few。 71．句意： 希望我们能学会自己判断我们读到的和听到的，并做出更合理的决定。设空处前 后内容 read和 hear为并列关系，所以应填写并列连词 and“和”。故填 and。 Passage 10 72．The 73．win 74．or 75．asleep 76．duty 77．went/climbed 78．sound 79．woke 80．for 81．it 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。这篇文章讲述了苏格兰人利用一株蓟的意外声响，挫败了入侵的 罗马军队，最终守护了自己的国家。 72．句意：苏格兰人是一个勇敢的民族，他们热爱自己的国家。根据“Scots”可知，此处特指苏 格兰人，使用定冠词 the，句首单词首字母大写，故填 The。 73．句意：看起来罗马人即将取得胜利。根据“But there were too many of the Romans.”可知，罗 马人数众多，所以看起来快要胜利了。win“胜利”，情态动词 would后接动词原形，故填 win。 原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！ 10 74．句意：我们必须取胜，否则我们就将付出生命。根据“We must win…we will die”可知，此 处表示不赢就会死，or“否则”，故填 or。 75．句意：他们都非常疲惫。所以他们迅速吃完晚餐后就倒头便睡。根据“They were all very tired” 可知，他们很疲惫，所以应该是睡着了，fall asleep“睡着”，故填 asleep。 76．句意：有四名守卫值班，但他们也非常疲惫，一个接一个地睡着了。根据“There were four guards on…”可知，守卫应该是在值班，on duty“值班”，故填 duty。 77．句意：他们小心翼翼地沿着山坡向上爬，小心不发出任何声音。根据“…up the hillside”可 知，此处指的是沿着山坡向上爬或行动，此处缺少谓语动词，文章讲述几百年前的事，使用一 般过去时，空处填写过去式，went“走”或是 climbed“爬”，故填 went/climbed。 78．句意：他们小心翼翼地沿着山坡向上爬，小心不发出任何声音。根据“taking care not”可知， 他们应该是要偷袭，所以是小心不发出声音，sound“声音”，故填 sound。 79．句意：他大声叫了起来，他的突然叫声吵醒了苏格兰人。根据“He cried out and his sudden cry…the Scots up”可知，他的叫声吵醒了苏格兰人，wake up“唤醒”，时态是一般过去时，使用 过去式 woke，故填 woke。 80．句意：转眼间，他们站了起来，准备投入战斗。根据“ready…battle”可知，be ready for“为…… 做准备”，故填 for。 81．句意：它全身长满了锋利的刺，所以很少有人喜欢它。根据“It has sharp needles all over it” 可知，此处缺少宾语，使用代词 it指代长满刺的蓟，故填 it。 Passage 11 82．(b)alanced 83．(a)void 84．(m)eals 85．(t)hirsty 86．(s)uggest 【导语】本文介绍了一些保持健康的建议。 82．句意：首先，要有一个均衡饮食。根据“have a b...diet”可知，此处是指均衡饮食，应用 have a balanced diet表示“有均衡的饮食”。故填(b)alanced。 83．句意：你应该主要吃米饭、面包、蔬菜和水果，但避免吃高脂肪的食物，如炸薯条、汉堡 包或饼干。根据“eating food that are high in fat, like French fries, hamburgers, or cookies”可知，高 脂肪的食物是应该避免摄入的，avoid doing sth“避免做某事”，情态动词 should后加动词原形。 故填(a)void。 84．句意：此外，按时吃饭是很有必要的，不要不吃早餐。根据“it’s necessary to have m...on time and never miss your breakfast.”可知是指吃饭，应用 meal“餐”，可数名词，此处应用复数，故填 原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！ 11 (m)eals。 85．句意：不要等到感到口渴时才喝。根据上文“Second, drink plenty of water”可知此处用形容 词 thirsty表示“口渴”，作表语。故填(t)hirsty。 86．句意：专家建议青少年应该每天至少锻炼 30分钟，比如跑步、游泳、散步或骑自行车。 根据“that teenagers should spend at least 30 minutes per day exercising”可知，这是专家的建议， suggest“建议”，动词，句子是一般现在时，主语是复数，动词用原形，故填(s)uggest。 Passage 12 87．(p)lenty 88．(c)areful 89．(b)eat 90．(T)hough 91．(s)uggest 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了中国象棋的历史、游戏规则以及人们喜欢下象棋 的原因。 87．句意：据说，象棋最早出现在战国时期，很多人都喜欢玩象棋。结合上文“a traditional game” 和首字母“p”提示可知，此处是指象棋是一个传统游戏，很多人喜欢下象棋，考查 plenty of“很 多的，大量的”，形容词短语，后接可数名词复数或不可数名词。故填(p)lenty。 88．句意：两个棋手每次都要小心地走一步棋。结合下文“The ways to play it show the wisdom of Chinese people.”和首字母“c”可知，此处是指下象棋显智慧，每一步都认真、仔细地思考，考 查 be careful to do sth.“小心做某事”，其中 careful“小心的，仔细的”，形容词，在句中作表语。 故填(c)areful。 89．句意：最后，一个棋手会打败另一个。结合语境和首字母“b”可知，此处是指击败对手， beat“打败，战胜”，动词，前有情态动词 will，此处用动词原形。故填(b)eat。 90．句意：下象棋虽然具有挑战性，但可以提高棋手的心智和思维能力。分析句子结构可知， 句子前后存在让步关系，虽然有挑战性，但是能提高心智和思维能力，用 though引导让步状 语从句，位于句首，首字母要大写。故填(T)hough。 91．句意：因此，一些成年人建议学生应该尝试下象棋。结合“some adults…that students should try playing Xiangqi.”和首字母“s”可知，此处考查“suggest+that+句子”结构，suggest“建议”，动 词，从句中动词应用虚拟语气，即 should+动词原形。主句主语 some adults为第三人称复数， 时态为一般现在时，谓语用动词原形。故填(s)uggest。 Passage 13 92．spent 93．brush 94．you 95．had 96．a 97．How 98．at/by 99．something 100．learning 101．their 原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！ 12 【导语】本文作者通过自身经历告诉我们每个人都有不同的学习方式，父母或老师的工作就是 观察和发现孩子是如何学习的，然后，他们可以尽最大努力使这些经历具有教育意义。 92．句意：我注意到她花了很长时间把画笔浸在颜料里，然后又浸在一碗水里。spend time doing sth.“花费时间做某事”，主过从必过，此处用一般过去时，spend的过去式 spent。故填 spent。 93．句意：画笔上的大部分颜料会消失在水中。根据“dipping her brush into the paint, and then into the bowl of water”可知是画笔上的颜料会消失。brush“画笔”。故填 brush。 94．句意：我正试着教你画画，可你在干什么？根据“but what are you doing”可知是教“你”如何 画画，用 you表示“你”。故填 you。 95．句意：她把画笔浸在颜料里，又浸在水碗里，玩得很开心。have fun doing sth.“做某事很开 心”，根据“didn’t”可知用一般过去时，have的过去式 had。故填 had。 96．句意：不到一个小时，她就把客厅弄得一团糟。make a mess“弄得一团糟”。故填 a。 97．句意：多么令人惊叹！感叹句中心词是形容词，此处是“How+形容词”结构。故填 How。 98．句意：我对她的话感到惊讶。be surprised at/by“对……感到惊讶”。故填 at/by。 99．句意：我在想她是在浪费完美的颜料和纸张，她确实学到了一些东西。根据“she actually learned ...”可推出是确实学到了一些东西，肯定句中用 something表示“一些东西”。故填 something。 100．句意：每个人都有不同的学习方式。根据“she actually learned ...”及女儿的行为可知此处 指不同的学习东西的方式，介词 of后接动名词 learning。故填 learning。 101．句意：然后，他们可以尽最大努力使这些经历具有教育意义。try one’s best to do sth.“尽 某人最大努力做某事”，主语“they”，此处用 their表示“他们的”。故填 their。 Passage 14 102．stress 103．how 104．away 105．for 106．Secondly 107．a 108．Reading/It/Books 109．nothing 110．call 111．After 【导语】本文主要讲述了如何处理压力。 102．句意：每当考试季节来临，压力就会随之而来。根据下文“Firstly, having some sports drives your stress”可知，此篇谈论压力，故填 stress。 103．句意：那么我们该如何应对呢？根据“can we deal with it”可知，询问如何处理，how“如何”， 故填 how。 104．句意：首先，在大多数情况下，做一些运动可以很容易地赶走你的压力。根据“drives your 原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！ 13 stress”可知，drive sth away“赶走”，故填 away。 105．句意：许多男孩会选择跑一会儿步，或者和朋友一起打球。根据“a while”可知，此处是 固定短语 for a while“一会儿”，故填 for。 106．句意：其次，听你最喜欢的歌曲会让你快乐。根据“Firstly”可知，此处讲第二点，应用 secondly，故填 Secondly。 107．句意：第三，如果你是一个书迷，读一本你喜欢的书半个小时。根据“book lover”可知， 需要不定冠词表示泛指，book是辅音音素开头的，a符合句意，故填 a。 108．句意：它/书/阅读可以带你到你从未到过的地方。根据“read a book you like for half an hour...can take you to places where you have never been”可知，此处是指阅读/书籍带你去的地方， reading（动名词）/books/it（代指读书）作主语，故填 Reading/It/Books。 109．句意：最后，毫无疑问，没有什么比笑更好的了。根据“better than laughing”可知，没有 什么比笑更好的了，nothing“什么都没有”符合语境，故填 nothing。 110．句意：我经常打电话给我最好的朋友，我们在电话里谈论我们的美好时光或一些有趣的 事情。根据“on the phone”可知，给朋友打电话，结合 often，时态是一般现在时，主语是 I，动 词用原形，call“打电话”，故填 call。 111．句意：在那之后，不知不觉我就感觉好多了。根据“that, I feel better before I know it”可知， 打完电话以后，心情好多了，after符合句意，位于句首，首字母大写，故填 After。 Passage 15 112．invented 113．of 114．it 115．process 116．spread 117．traditional 118．most 119．and 120．widely 121．what 【导语】本文介绍了中国人的发明——纸。 112．句意：2000年前，中国人发明了造纸术。此处缺谓语，根据历史常识可知是“发明”，即 invent；根据“2,000 years ago”可知 2000年前是一般过去时。故填 invented。 113．句意：那时，这个纸是丝绸做的，非常昂贵。be made of“由……制成”，符合句意。故填 of。 114．句意：只有皇帝和富人才有能力使用它。缺少宾语，代指前文出现的纸，用代词 it。故 填 it。 115．句意：1900年前，蔡伦改进了造纸工艺。结合备选词汇，可知是指蔡伦改进了造纸步骤。 process“步骤”，空前有 the paper-making修饰，用单数。故填 process。 原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！ 14 116．句意：造纸技术的进步使纸流传甚广，中国人制造了许多不同种类的纸。结合备选词汇， 根据“zhi far and wide”可知是指传播甚广，spread“传播”，动作发生在过去，用过去式 spread。 故填 spread。 117．句意：宣纸是一种优质米纸，它最能展现中国传统书画的魅力。根据“Chinese painting and calligraphy”可知是指中国传统书画，traditional“传统的”，形容词作定语，故填 traditional。 118．句意：它成为世界上最受欢迎的发明之一。“one of the + 最高级 + 名词复数”结构，popular 的最高级是给单词之前加 most。故填 most。 119．句意：有了纸，制作书籍的成本变得更负担得起，知识可以更广泛地分享。根据“knowledge could be shared more widely”以及“producing books became more affordable”结合备选词汇，可知 前后表并列，and“和”，故填 and。 120．句意：中国的纸现在在世界各地广泛使用。此空需用副词 widely“广泛地”修饰动词 used， 表示在世界各地广泛使用，故填 widely。 121．句意：没人知道未来会是什么样子。此空需要 what引导宾语从句，且作从句的宾语。故 填 what。 Passage 16 122．However 123．unhappier 124．found 125．about 126．voice 127．listening 128．her 129．what 130．own 131．ways 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，作者通过孔雀的故事告诉读者，每个人在某些方面都是有其独特 优势的。 122．句意：然而，正当孔雀欣赏自己的羽毛时，它那可怕的声音提醒了其自身的缺点。根据 前后文“He had beautiful feathers”和“his terrible voice reminded him of his shortcomings (缺点)”可 知，此处存在转折关系，故空格处应填表转折的 however，意为“然而”，且位于句首首字母应 大写。故填 However。 123．句意：听到了夜莺甜美的歌声，它更加不高兴了。根据上文“he heard a nightingale (夜莺) singing nearby”可知，孔雀此前一直对自己嗓音感到不满意，如今听到了夜莺的美妙歌声，它 更加不开心了。形容词 happy的反义词为 unhappy，其比较级形式为 unhappier，意为“更加不 开心的”，符合句意，故填 unhappier。 124．句意：就在这时，一只猴子出现了。它发现孔雀很不开心。根据下文“Why are you upset?” 可知，猴子发现孔雀不开心，所以问它原因。find作动词，意为“发现”，根据语境可知，此处 原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！ 15 叙述的是过去发生的动作，故 find应用过去式。故填 found。 125．句意：孔雀抱怨它那可怕的声音及它为此感到多么悲伤。complain about为固定搭配，意 为“抱怨”，符合句意，故填 about。 126．句意：夜莺有一副美丽的嗓音。为什么我没有呢？根据上文“After listening to the nightingale’s sweet voice”可知，夜莺有一副美丽的嗓音。voice作名词，意为“嗓音”，符合句意， 故填 voice。 127．句意：听了孔雀的话，猴子解释到。根据上文“The nightingale has such a beautiful voice. Why don’t I?”可知，猴子听了孔雀的话之后，开始开导孔雀。listen作动词，意为“听”，空格前为介 词 after，故 listen应用 ing形式。故填 listening。 128．句意：每个生物都有其独特之处。空格前为“his or”，此处指的是每个生物都有他或她的 独特之处。she作人称代词，其形容词性物主代词形式为 her，意为“她的”，符合句意，故填 her。 129．句意：你只需要接受你所拥有的，并充分利用它。句子为宾语从句，应用 what引导宾语 从句，且 what在句中作宾语。故填 what。 130．句意：孔雀明白了把自己和别人比较而忘记了自己的优势是多么的愚蠢。空格前后为“his” 和“advantages”，此处指的是自身的优势。his own advantages意为“其自身优势”，符合句意， 故填 own。 131．句意：它意识到每个人在某些方面都是特别的。根据上文“Every living being is special in his or her own way”可知，每个人在某些方面都是特别的。in some ways意为“在某些方面”，符合 句意，故填 ways。 原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！ 1 专项 8 短文填空 Passage 1 根据下面短文内容及部分首字母提示，在短文的空格处填上一个最恰当的词，使短文完整、通 顺。 Recently, the first “forest library”in Shanghai opened to the public. 1 can relax and read in a natural environment. Known as Read & Joy Forest, the forest library was built 2 Pudong New Area and Shanghai Library. It is in a green space area near Shanghai Library East. With an area of 20, 546 square meters, it a 3 readers to take a nice walk in the quiet forest. The library is in the open air. There are many things 4 as benches (长凳) and an information desk. To protect the forest, green spaces are 5 by wooden walkways. “It is not only a place for reading books, but also an open space for enjoying 6 air and great views. It offers different reading experiences to readers,” said Chen Chao, director of Shanghai Library. Most of the visitors to the forest library are young people and children with 7 parents. They enjoy reading and taking a walk in the forest. If you are looking for such a p 8 away from the busy world, then you must go there to enjoy reading outdoors. Passage 2 根据下面短文内容，在短文的空格处填上一个恰当的词，使短文完整、通顺。 Do you have problems with relationships (人际关系 )? Some behaviors (行为 ) will have a 9 influence on your relationships. So, today we’re going to find out what they are. 1. Refusing to say sorry Do you sometimes refuse to say sorry, even if it’s your own 10 ? Why is it so difficult to say sorry? Actually saying sorry doesn’t mean you have a bad personality. It just 11 that you are brave enough to admit that you’re wrong, and you value the other person and will try to be better for them. 2. Refusing to compromise (妥协) Relationships are about getting close to someone else. 12 , you’ re two different people. You’ re sure to have some disagreements along the way. And that’s 13 compromise is 原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！ 2 necessary. Try to build an environment that’s both peaceful and open to healthy arguments. 3. Always putting them first In order to make those you love feel happy, you give them gifts, and protect them. That’s all good. But do you 14 give the same treatment to yourself? Remember that your relationship with yourself comes 15 before everything else. It needs some love and care as well. 4. Always putting yourself first This is just the exact opposite of Number 3. But it needs to be mentioned. It’s OK you care about yourself a lot. However, when you’ re doing whatever you want to do without 16 other people’s feelings, you may come off as selfish (自私). Passage 3 根据下面短文内容及部分首字母提示，在短文的空格处填上一个最恰当的词，使短文完整、通 顺。 Graduation is an important time for students. 17 about six months, you are going to graduate from junior high school and become a senior high student. Some of you may get excited about having a new life, but some of you may be w 18 about whether your grades are good enough for you to get into a good high school. As your teacher, I have some suggestions for you. ●Live in the 19 . You still have about six months left. It is long enough for you to improve yourself to get better grades and to become better people as well. I strongly advise you not to waste any time just 20 for your graduation. ●Look back to the past. Two and a half years has p 21 . It is really necessary for you to look back to this period of time. In this way, you can find out what you didn’t do well and how you can make changes ●Get prepared for the future. 22 you can imagine, life in senior high is full of difficulties and challenges. You need to get yourselves ready for them. Learning everything important about all the subjects is quite important. Besides, making good plans and developing good learning habits are 23 you should pay attention to. There is no doubt that the knowledge you have learned will be very important for your new life. However, you should never stop learning. What’s more, believe in 24 and be responsible 原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！ 3 for your future. Therefore, let’s value every moment and take action together now. Passage 4 During the winter months, it is comfortable to stay inside in the warmth with a blanket and read a book or watch TV. However, winter is one of the best 25 of a year to go for a walk outdoors and experience the joys of nature. Embracing the colder weather and fresh air can be good for you. Liz Nelstrop at the National Trust tells The Week Junior, “Going outside in the winter months is just as exciting as it is during the 26 seasons, and it has incredible benefits(益处) for mental and physical health.” What are the benefits? Several studies have shown that spending time in nature can be good for people’s health and wellbeing. One study from 2019 showed that 27 at least two hours a week in nature could have a positive effect. Being outdoors means being active and this is good for your health. Walking in fresh air and spending time in nature can be relaxing and make people feel calmer and 28 worried. It is also a time to put 29 computers and phones and forget about homework. It’s a great way to spend time with family and friends. Tips for winter walks Make sure you have the 30 clothes. A raincoat, gloves, hat, scarf and an extra jumper might be needed. It can be useful to take a rucksack(帆布背包 ) with you for spare clothes. Remember, you will get warmer once you 31 walking, and colder if you stand still. Take a warm drink in a Thermos flask. During the winter it gets dark earlier in the day 32 check what time sunset is and you can make sure to come back before it gets dark. Enjoy it—walking in winter can be great fun. Passage 5 根据下面短文内容及部分首字母提示，在短文的空格处填上一个最恰当的词，使短文完整、通 顺。 Emily is a teenage girl from Gaithersburg. Her shyness made it difficult for her to make friends. 33 other kids about her age had many friends around, she had none to play with. So she chose to spend time reading, and books have been a comfort (慰藉) for her. 原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！ 4 Emily used to read with her father. But u 34 , her father was badly ill with cancer when she was in high school. Since then, books have become a much bigger comfort, which helped her to get through the most 35 times in her life. Thanks to the doctors, her father was saved in time. At the hospital, she also saw many kids about her age having the same illness as her father did. These children also needed something to cheer them up, so she began to think of ways to help these children. As her father got better, she came up 36 a plan to help others with book reading, drawing inspiration from her own experiences. Emily wanted to start a book drive (捐书活动) and she explained her idea to her father. She got lots of support from him, and this encouraged her to carry out her plan. The book drive was called For Love & Buttercup, with the purpose of collecting books for kids with cancer in hospitals. The first 37 she took was to introduce her idea through the Internet. Secondly, she asked people in her community to 38 away books to kids in need. She didn’t expect the book drive to receive many replies from the neighborhood. But to her surprise, 39 ended with such a big success that plenty of local stations began reporting her book drive. Since Emily started the book drive, she has collected more than 10,000 books. Emily was excited to see that her book drive was popular with the neighbors and she also gradually realized how meaningful it was to offer the books to the sick kids. From then on, Emily has k 40 running the book drive. She hopes to make the project reach more kids one day. Passage 6 根据下面短文内容及首字母提示，在短文的空格处填上一个恰当的词，使短文完整、通顺。 In ancient times, children didn’t have smart phones, iPads or computers to enjoy themselves. I 41 , they came up with interesting games to play in their childhood. Here are some of 42 . Playing stone balls During the Qing dynasty, kicking (踢) a stone ball around was a popular sport in the northern part of China, and kids often played it in winter to keep w 43 . Stone were made into small balls and then kids kicked them. Playing hide-and-seek (捉迷藏) Hide-and-seek is a traditional game for children, popular around the world. There are two ways 原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！ 5 to play: cover a child’s eyes 44 other kids run around to make fun of him or, more commonly, some kids hide and one child must try to 45 them. 46 shadow puppets (皮影戏) Watching shadow plays was very popular during the Song dynasty. Shadow puppets (木偶) were made from the leather of donkeys (驴皮) . There was light behind a large white 47 on the table, the player controlled puppets and told stories. People could see the movement from the other side of the screen. Playing diabolo (空竹) Diabolo passed down to common people during the Ming dynasty. It’s made 48 wood and bamboo, and is empty in the center. Throwing and catching the high-speed turning diabolo on ropes always makes a sound. Passage 7 根据下面短文内容及部分首字母提示，在短文的空格处填上一个最恰当的词，使短文完整、通 顺。 When talking about their personalities, people often say they are extroverts (外向型 ) or introverts (内向型). Introverts like staying in their 49 world while extroverts get joy by communicating with other people. The tests called MBTI are getting 50 with young people these days. More and more young people take the tests to know their own personalities better. Results can tell us something about ourselves and we need to treat them properly. However, some people fail to do that. For example, they make an excuse (借口) 51 they hope to keep distance (距离) from others. But being introverts should 52 be an excuse to be rude. Tammy, a teacher in a high school shares one of her s 53 about people who use “being introverts” as an excuse. One day, she wanted to communicate with her students and asked them some questions face to face. Some students chose to answer while others went away 54 saying anything. In Tammy’s mind, some of them are truly shy but others are just considering 55 as those who are “too cool” to answer the questions. “This kind of behavior makes me sad and even doubt myself,” she said. These students may push away or hurt people who really care about them. 原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！ 6 Avoiding social situations will not help them in the long term. No matter if we are introverts or extroverts, we all need to communicate with others instead of 56 away from them. Passage 8 根据下面短文内容，在短文的空格处填上一个恰当的词，使短文完整、通顺。 As a child, do you dare to be a dreamer? Dreamers build bridges between the known and the unknown, and dance their dreams into reality (现实). So why not let your dreams fly? Here is a good choice for you—Make Today Your Dreams Come True Day. If you put off reaching your dreams, this day will give you a chance to make a new 57 . It’s important to dream because dreams can 58 us the energy to succeed in life. Dreams can push us forward. It might take a few years or even a lifetime to reach 59 . The important thing is to be always working towards your dreams. And the best way to do that is to set(设立) goals. Dreams can be very general. However, the steps you take to reach your dreams should be very detailed(详细的). Your dreams tell what you want, 60 goals show how you’ll get there. That means goal setting is a necessary step in reaching your dreams. A lot of great people have talked 61 dreams. Someone stressed(强调) the importance of working for your dreams. A dream never comes true easily, it 62 sweat, decision and hard work. A famous writer said that dreams have nothing to do with age. It’s never too 63 to set another goal or to dream a new dream. If you are dreaming of doing something, please take action right now. Write down your dreams, set your goals, and then you’ll be on your way to make your dreams come true. Passage 9 根据下面短文内容，在短文的空格处填上一个恰当的词，使短文完整、通顺。每空一词, 含缩 略词。 Much of what we know and believe has been taught to us by others. We often accept information without spending much time 64 it over ourselves. Nowadays, we are presented with lots of 65 ideas and beliefs (信念), but many of them are often contradictory (自相矛盾的 ). Psychologists (心理学家 ) tell us that if we hear about a specific belief enough times, or if it comes from someone we respect, we will probably decide that 原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！ 7 the belief is true. In these cases, we base our opinions on the opinions of 66 . If we don’t come to our own conclusions, we become nothing more than parrots. Some people believe whatever they read and then share the story 67 the internet without thinking about the facts. All it takes is one quick click of the “share” button and the story travels on its 68 to influence more unthinking readers. This can cause serious problems. If we think more about 69 we see and try to form our own opinions, we will be more thoughtful, independent and creative. But 70 of us take the time to do this. Becoming aware of this fact is the first step toward changing our behavior. Hopefully, we can learn to judge what we read 71 hear on our own and make more reasonable decisions. Passage 10 Hundreds of years ago, a Roman army came north from England to make war on Scotland. 72 Scots, a brave people, love their country. They fought hard to drive the enemy out of Scotland. But there were too many of the Romans. It looked as if the Romans would 73 . One night, the leader of the Scots marched his soldiers to the top of a hill. “We will rest here tonight, my men,” he said, “Tomorrow we will fight one more battle. We must win, 74 we will die.” They were all very tired. So they ate their supper quickly and fell 75 . There were four guards on 76 , but they were very tired, too, and one by one, they fell asleep. The Romans were not asleep. Quickly they gathered at the foot of the hill. Slowly they 77 up the hillside, taking care not to make a 78 . Closer and closer they came to the sleeping Scots. They were almost at the top. A few minutes more, the war would be over. Suddenly, one of them put his foot on a thistle（蓟）. He cried out and his sudden cry 79 the Scots up. In a minute they were on their feet and ready 80 battle. The fighting was hard, but it did not last long. The Scots wiped out the Romans and saved their country. The thistle is not a beautiful plant. It has sharp needles all over it, so few people like 81 . But the people of Scotland liked it so much that they made it their national flower. Passage 11 根据下列语篇以及所给单词的首字母写出所缺单词。在填写答题卡时，要求写出完整单词。 As teenagers, you are probably too busy to care about your diet and health. It may harm you some day. So if you want to be healthy in the future, please take the following advice. 原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！ 8 First, have a b 82 diet. You should eat mostly rice, bread, vegetables and fruit, but a 83 eating food that are high in fat, like French fries, hamburgers, or cookies. Besides, it’s necessary to have m 84 on time and never miss your breakfast. Second, drink plenty of water—at least six to eight glasses a day. Do not wait till you feel t 85 . Enough water makes your skin look better. At last, do exercise regularly. Experts s 86 that teenagers should spend at least 30 minutes per day exercising, such as running, swimming, walking or riding your bike. If you follow the advice above, you can greatly improve your health. Passage 12 请根据短文的内容，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词， 并注意使用该词的正确形式。 Chinese chess, also known as Xiangqi, is a traditional game in China. It is a 2-player game played on a board. It is believed that Xiangqi first appeared in the Warring States Period (战国时期), p 87 of people like playing Xiangqi. Chinese chess is played with “red” and “black” pieces. The two players take turns, and the player holding the red pieces goes first. Both players need to be c 88 to make one move each time. In the end, one player will b 89 the other. Xiangqi is both an educational game and a part of Chinese culture. The ways to play it show the wisdom of Chinese people. T 90 playing Xiangqi is challenging, players can improve their minds and thinking skills. Therefore, some adults s 91 that students should try playing Xiangqi. Passage 13 请选择适当的词完成这篇短文。每个空格只能填写一个形式正确、与短文内容意义相符的单词。 Last Saturday, I was teaching my five-year-old daughter how to paint. I noticed that she 92 a lot of time dipping (醮) her brush into the paint, and then into the bowl of water. Most of the paint on the 93 would just disappear in the water. Though I was a patient mother, I couldn’t help thinking, “I am trying to teach 94 how to paint, but what are you doing?” I really wanted to stop her, but I didn’t. She 95 so much fun dipping the brush in the paint and in the water bowl. 原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！ 9 Within about an hour, she made 96 mess in the living room. I just sat on the sofa, thinking, “Oh my God, this girl is hopeless.” Soon after that, however, she shouted excitedly, “Mom, when I mix pink and blue, it turns purple. 97 amazing!” I was surprised 98 her words. I was thinking that she was wasting perfectly good paint and paper, and she actually learned 99 . You see? Everyone has a different way of 100 things. Some kids learn through art, while others learn by playing games. It’s the job of a parent or a teacher to watch and discover how children learn. And then, they can try 101 best to make these experiences educational. Passage 14 请阅读下面短文，在所给的空格中填入一个形式正确、意义相符的单词。 Every student faces the same challenge—Exams. Whenever the exam season comes, 102 may come along. Nobody can avoid it. So 103 can we deal with it? Here are some ways to help us through this season. Firstly, having some sports drives your stress 104 easily most of the time. When the stress of exams is really hitting you, you can stop studying and take a walk for fifteen minutes. Many boys will simply choose to run 105 a while or play ball games with their friends. 106 , listening to your favorite songs will make you happy. If you find music helpful, give it a go. The best thing about this is that you can find all kinds of music online easily. Thirdly, if you are 107 book lover, read a book you like for half an hour. 108 can take you to places where you have never been. Putting yourself into a new world helps you forget your stress for a little bit. Lastly, for sure, there’s 109 better than laughing. Laughing is the best medicine. It can really keep worry off your mind! Very often I 110 my best friend and we talk about our good times or something funny on the phone. 111 that, I feel better before I know it. Remember, many others have the same experience as you and it’s not something that can’t be dealt with.