专项7 短文填空-外研版八年级上册期末专项

原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！ 1 专项 7 短文填空（答案解析） Passage 1 1．was 2．with 3．However 4．larger 5．flats 6．takes 7．Luckily 8．so 9．to meet 10．a 【导语】本文介绍了阿维恩克市及其郊区帕克威尔的变化引发的问题以及解决问题的办法。 1．句意：它是一个安静的村庄。根据时间状语从句“When Jo’s grandparents first came to Parkville” 可知，该句是一般过去时，所以用 be的过去式，主语是第三人称单数，所以用 was，故填 was。 2．句意：帕克威尔靠近阿维恩克，一个有一千万人口的城市。此处用介词短语修饰 city，表示 有一千万人口的城市，with意为“带有”，故填 with。 3．句意：然而，住在市中心是昂贵的，所以政府在市中心外建造了公寓。根据上下文之间的转 折关系及标点是逗号，可知用 however，表示“然而”，句首首字母大写，故填 However。 4．句意：阿维恩克的人口变得甚至更多了。even修饰形容词比较级，large的比较级为 larger， 故填 larger。 5．句意：乔住在那些公寓当中的一栋。“one of+名词复数”表示“……之一”，所以处填写 flat的 复数 flats，故填 flats。 6．句意：乘公共汽车到达阿维恩克最近的学习花费她一个小时。该段介绍的一般情况，所以用 一般现在时；主语是“getting to the nearest school”，动名词作主语看作单数，所以谓语动词用第 三人称单数形式，故填 takes。 7．句意：幸运的是，政府在通过更好的公共设施努力解决阿维恩克市的问题。此处缺少副词修 饰句子，luckily幸运地，副词，符合句意及结构，句首单词首字母大写，故填 Luckily。 8．句意：将有更多的学校，所以学生不需要走那么远。前后句表示因果关系，后句表示结果， 所以用连词 so，故填 so。 9．句意：还将有更多的地方医院来满足日益增长的人口的需求。此处为动词不定式表目的， meet的动词不定式为 to meet，故填 to meet。 10．句意：阿维恩克的事只是一个故事。此处表示泛指，指一个故事，story以辅音音素开头， 故填 a。 Passage 2 11．the 12．usually 13．from 14．see 15．twice 16．singing 17．But 18．students 19．us 20．more popular 【导语】本文介绍了卢鲁在北京的生活，喜欢上了北京的京剧和胡同。 原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！ 2 11．句意：她很快就爱上了这座城市。根据“first came to Beijing in 2017”可知，这里用定冠词 the 表示特指前文提到的“这座城市”。故填 the。 12．句意：当她有时间的时候，她通常和她的朋友去胡同里散步。这里用副词 usually“通常”修 饰动词 goes。故填 usually。 13．句意：它与西方歌剧大不相同。be different from“和……不一样”为固定搭配。故填 from。 14．句意：这使她明白京剧不仅仅是外表。make…do“使……做”，故用动词 see的原形。故填 see。 15．句意：小组成员每周练习两次，每周五排练一次。twice a week“一周两次”符合语境。故填 twice。 16．句意：大多数情况下，他们练习唱歌和动作。practise doing sth“练习做某事”，故用动词 sing 的动名词形式 singing。故填 singing。 17．句意：但是在老师的帮助下，她进步了很多。根据“in the beginning, her throat (喉咙) was in great pain, because she was using her voice in the wrong way”可知，此空需用连词 but“但是”表转折， 位于句首，首字母需要大写。故填 But。 18．句意：小组里还有其他的国际学生。other后跟 student的复数形式 students。故填 students。 19．句意：我真的很喜欢京剧把我们聚在一起。动词 bring后跟人称代词宾格 us“我们”。故填 us。 20．句意：我真的相信艺术和音乐可以成为不同国家之间的桥梁，京剧将比以前在世界各地的 人们中更受欢迎。根据 than，可知用 popular的比较级 more popular。故填 more popular。 Passage 3 21．helpful 22．kids 23．fourth 24．opens 25．because 26．happily 27．giving 28．in 29．a 30．best 【导语】本文讲述了九岁男孩 Tanner Ray为幼儿园的孩子们每天早上做的一件特殊的事情。 21．句意：因此，每天早上微笑着迎接他们是很有用的。根据“be”可知，此处应该填形容词作 表语。help的形容词是 helpful“有用的”。故填 helpful。 22．句意：这就是 Tanner Ray为纽约一所幼儿园的孩子们所做的。根据空前的“some”可知，空 处应该填可数名词 kid的复数 kids。故填 kids。 23．句意：他现在上四年级。根据“the…grade”可知，此处应该填序数词。four的序数词是 fourth。 故填 fourth。 24．句意：每天早上，他打开幼儿园的门，站在门前，和幼儿园的小朋友们击掌。根据时间状 原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！ 3 语“Every morning”可知，句子是一般现在时，主语 he是第三人称单数，谓语动词用其三单形式。 故填 opens。 25．句意：他认真对待自己的工作，因为他知道这些幼儿园孩子的感受。根据“he knows how these kindergartners feel”可知，此处解释了原因，故应该用 because引导原因状语从句。故填 because。 26．句意：Tanner和他击掌，男孩高兴地去了学校。空处修饰动词短语 went to school，应该用 happy的副词 happily。故填 happily。 27．句意：所以 Tanner决定每天早上花时间和更多的孩子击掌。spend time doing sth.“花费时间 做某事”。故填 giving。 28．句意：现在，一些孩子也对这种特殊的问候感兴趣，也做同样的事情。be interested in“对…… 感兴趣”。故填 in。 29．句意：幼儿园负责人 Heather Walton认为 Tanner的问候是个好主意。空处表示泛指，应该 填不定冠词，且 great以辅音音素开头，不定冠词 a符合题意。故填 a。 30．句意：他是想让幼儿园里的孩子们感觉更好的最好的男孩之一。one of+the+形容词最高级+ 名词复数表示“最……的……之一”。故填 best。 Passage 4 31．writers 32．his 33．born 34．As 35．because 36．later 37．first 38．out 39．to win 40．lives 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了作家莫言。 31．句意：莫言是当今中国最受欢迎的作家之一。根据“Mo Yan is one of the most popular Chinese ...”可知，莫言是作家，“作家”writer，且 one of the+形容词最高级+名词复数，此处应用 复数形式。故填 writers。 32．句意：他的四部小说，包括《红高粱》，都被拍成了电影。此处用形容词性物主代词 his“他 的”修饰名词 four novels。故填 his。 33．句意：莫言，1955年生于山东高密。bear的过去分词是 born，be born“出生”，固定短语。 故填 born。 34．句意：小时候，他上的是村里的小学。根据“... a child, he went to the primary school in his village.”可知，作为小孩，他在村里的小学上学，as“作为”。故填 As。 35．句意：后来，由于一些原因，他离开了学校，在农场工作。because of“因为”，后接名词短 语。故填 because。 36．句意：几年后，他开始写作并完成了他的前三部小说。later“后来”，Several years later“几年 原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！ 4 后”。故填 later。 37．句意：几年后，他开始写作并完成了他的前三部小说。此处用序数词修饰名词 three novels， one的序数词是 first“第一”。故填 first。 38．句意：他的小说《红高粱》于 1987年出版，并被张艺谋拍成了电影。come out“出版、发 行”，固定短语。故填 out。 39．句意：莫言于 2012年获得诺贝尔文学奖，他是中国第一个获得该奖项的人。the first to do sth“第一个做某事的人”，故用不定式。故填 to win。 40．句意：现在他和他的家人住在北京。句子是一般现在时，且“he with his family”作主语时符 合“就远原则”，即由 he决定主语是三单，谓语动词用三单形式。故填 lives。 Passage 5 41．children 42．at 43．knew 44．quickly 45．saving 46．up 47．teacher 48．you 49．but 50．successful 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。讲述了作者经过多年的学习，成为了一名医生。 41．句意：这是大多数孩子的共同问题。根据“That’s a common question for most...”可知，most 后跟 child的复数形式 children。故填 children。 42．句意：我记得我在很小的时候第一次得到这个问题。at an early age，固定短语，意为“在小 时候”，故填 at。 43．句意：我的父亲非常了解我。根据“Before I said something, my father ... answered, ‘Karen is going to be a doctor.’”可知，在我回答之前，父亲替我回答了，说明他很了解我，know“了解”， 根据“asked”可知时态为一般过去时，know的过去式为 knew。故填 knew。 44．句意：在我开口之前，我的父亲很快回答说：“凯伦将成为一名医生。”这里用副词 quickly“快 速地”修饰动词 answered。故填 quickly。 45．句意：那是因为我从来没有想过要做什么，除了救人。other than doing sth.意为“除了做某 事”，save动词，意为“拯救”，故填 saving。 46．句意：我长大后真的很想成为一名医生。grow up动词短语，“成长，长大”，符合题意。故 填 up。 47．句意：你可以是医生、工程师或教师。根据“a doctor, an engineer or a ...”可知，这里为表示 职业的词，结合所给词，可知为 teacher“老师”，前面有不定冠词 a，故用 teacher的单数形式。 故填 teacher。 48．句意：你自己决定做什么。be up to sb.“取决于某人”，you的宾格形式是 you。故填 you。 原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！ 5 49．句意：我记得我爸爸每周给我打一次电话，但我总是没听到。根据前后句子分析，这一空 填连词，前后句子构成转折关系。故填 but。 50．句意：成功很难。succeed是动词，意为“成功”，空处用形容词 successful“成功的”，放在 be动词作表语。故填 successful。 Passage 6 51．her 52．a 53．moved 54．smaller 55．In 56．to receive 57．visitors 58．but 59．relaxing 60．will spend 【导语】本文主要介绍了 Elsic Eiler作为小镇上唯一的一个人的生活。 51．句意：现在只有一个人居住在那里，她的名字叫艾尔西•艾勒。根据名词 name可知这里用 she的形容词性物主代词 her“她的”。故填 her。 52．句意：在 20世纪 30年代，该镇有 150人口。a population of“......的人口”符合语境。故填 a。 53．句意：然而，随着更多年轻人搬到大城市，人口不断减少。根据 kept可知时态为一般过去 时。move的过去式为 moved。故填 moved。 54．句意：然而，随着更多年轻人搬到大城市，人口不断减少。much后跟 small的比较级 smaller。 故填 smaller。 55．句意：最后，只剩下艾尔西和她的丈夫鲁迪两个人。in the end为固定搭配，意为“最后”， in位于句首首字母需要大写。故填 In。 56．句意：这使她能够获得三盏街灯的资金。allow sb to do sth“允许某人做某事”，故用动词 receive 的不定式 to receive。故填 to receive。 57．句意：在那里，她提供饮料、食物和大约 5000本书，供来自不同地方的游客参观。offer sth to sb“给某人提供某物”，visit“参观”，动词，visitor“访客”，visitors复数。故填 visitors。 58．句意：没有人和埃尔西住在一起,但她并不感到孤独。根据句意可知这里用连词 but“但是” 表示转折。故填 but。 59．句意：在镇上生活很放松。根据主语 It和 be动词 is可知这里用形容词 relaxing“令人放松 的”，修饰物。故填 relaxing。 60．句意：我会在这里度过余生。根据句意可知时态为一般将来时，其谓语动词结构为 will do。 故填 will spend。 Passage 7 61．surprised 62．dog’s 63．quickly 64．on 65．a 66．to push 67．him 68．threw 69．and 70．fourth 原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！ 6 【导语】本文主要讲述了一条十分聪明的狗，奉主人的命令到市场买肉，肉贩感到非常惊讶一 路跟着狗回到了家，见识了狗的各种聪明之处。最后狗狗被主人批评因为狗狗总是忘带钥匙的 故事。 61．句意：那个肉贩感到非常惊讶。此空位于 was后作表语，因此应用形容词；The butcher指 人，因此用 surprised表示“感到惊讶”。故填 surprised。 62．句意：他接过钱，把一袋排骨放到了狗的嘴里，然后很快关了店。此空用来修饰 mouth， 并且所给单词 dog是 mouth的主人，因此用名词所有格 dog’s。故填 dog’s。 63．句意：他接过钱，把一袋排骨放到了狗的嘴里，然后很快关了店。此空修饰动词 close，因 此要用 quick的副词形式。故填 quickly。 64．句意：当一辆公共汽车来的时候，狗核对了车牌号，上了车。根据“As the bus traveled out into the countryside, the dog enjoyed the scenery”可知，此处指狗上了车，get on“上车”。故填 on。 65．句意：过了一会儿，他用后爪站起来去按“停止”按钮。after a while“过了一会”。故填 a。 66．句意：过了一会儿，他用后爪站起来去按“停止”按钮。根据句子结构可知，按按钮是他站 起来的目的，因此用动词不定式作目的状语。故填 to push。 67．句意：然后肉贩跟着他下了车。此空位于 follow后作宾语，因此要用宾格。故填 him。 68．句意：他沿着小路往回走，跑了一大步，然后一头撞向了门。根据 and连接的前面两个动 作“went”和“took”可知，此空也用动词的过去式。故填 threw。 69．句意：然后一个大个子打开门，开始抱怨那条狗，还打它。空格前后是并列关系，用 and 连接。故填 and。 70．句意：这个月他已经第四次忘记带钥匙了。此空修饰名词 time表示第四次且前面有定冠词 the，因此用序数词。故填 fourth。 Passage 8 71．isn’t 72．what 73．with 74．cloudy 75．say 76．later 77．needs 78．going to rain 79．listens 80．mistakes 【导语】本文讲述了英国人喜欢谈论天气，他们总是用谈天气来开始他们的会话，但他们有时 候又并不认可对方对天气的看法，现在，他们更多的是听天气预报，但天气预报有时也会犯错。 71．句意：天气不错，是吧？此处是反意疑问句，满足“前肯后否”的原则，“前肯”是“It’s”，因 此“后否”要是“isn’t it”，故填 isn’t。 72．句意：许多人相信他们能够预知天气会是什么样子。此处是 tell后的宾语从句，且此空作 从句的宾语，用 what。故填 what。 原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！ 7 73．句意：但是他们从不同意彼此。agree with sb.“同意某人”，故填 with。 74．句意：现在的天气多么多云啊！根据感叹句结构 how+形容词+主谓，可知此空是形容词 cloudy。 故填 cloudy。 75．句意：另一个男人会说：“不，之后会变好的。”。情态动词 will后接动词 say的原形，故 填 say。 76．句意：另一个男人会说：“不，之后会变好的。”。根据“it’s going to be fine”可知是指之后会 变好的，later“之后”，故填 later。 77．句意：例如，当一个农民需要水的时候，他会寻找一些东西来告诉他下雨了。结合文章时 态，时态为一般现在时，此处主语是 a farmer，第三人称单数，谓语动词 need用三单形式。故 填 needs。 78．句意：例如，当一个农民需要水的时候，他会寻找一些东西来告诉他下雨了。根据“looks for something to tell him”可知是寻找一些东西来告诉他将要下雨，用将来时结构 be going to+动词原 形，故填 going to rain。 79．句意：现在几乎每个人都在听天气预报。结合 now，时态为现在时，此处主语是 everyone， 谓语动词 listen用三单形式，故填 listens。 80．句意：但是有时它会错。make mistakes“犯错”，故填 mistakes。 Passage 9 81．them 82．way 83．was happening 84．on 85．reporter 86．were 87．quickly 88．before 89．of 90．lucky 【导语】本文要讲述了一个 10岁的小女孩利用自己所学的知识预知海啸要到来，拯救了很多游 客生命的故事。 81．句意：2004年，一名 10岁的女孩通过警告他们海啸来袭，拯救了大约 100名其他游客。 根据“by warning ...that a tsunami”可知，是通过警告游客的方式救了他们，warning是动名词，后 面应该接宾语。故填 them。 82．句意：一个巨大的海浪，正在横跨大海。根据“was on its...across the sea”可知，on its way 表示“在路上”，此处指的是海浪在横跨大海的途中。故填 way。 83．句意：她知道当时正在发生什么事，因为她几周前才在学校学过水下地震。根据“She knew what ...”和前文可知，此种情况是当时正在发生的事情，时态用过去进行时。故填 was happening。 84．句意：“我在海滩上，海水开始变得奇怪”，Tilly Smith告诉报社的记者。根据“I was...the beach and the water started to go funny；There... bubbles and the water went back suddenly”可知，Tilly 原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！ 8 Smith应该是在沙滩上看到水里有气泡和水倒流的现象。on the beach表示“在沙滩上”。故填 on。 85．句意：Tilly Smith告诉报社的记者。根据“ the...from the newspaper”可知，是 Tilly Smith把 这件事告诉了记者，且 the是定冠词，后面需要接名词。故填 reporter。 86．句意：有气泡，水突然倒流。根据“There...bubbles and the water went back”可知，考查 there be句型的 be动词用法，bubbles表示“气泡”，可数名词复数形式，且事情发生在过去，因此时 态用一般过去时。故填 were。 87．句意：Tilly的母亲和酒店工作人员迅速采取了行动。根据“Tilly’s mother and the hotel workers acted .... ”可知，答题空内的词修饰动词 acted，因此是一个副词。故填 quickly。 88．句意：就在巨浪到达陆地前几分钟，他们撤离了海滩上的人们。根据后文“Luckily, no one died.” 可知，人们都得救了，因此是在巨浪抵达之前，他们疏散了游客。故填 before。 89．句意：Tilly的老师为她感到骄傲。be proud of表示“为……骄傲”。故填 of。 90．句意：非常幸运的是，我们班在圣诞节前两周就开始学习这种海啸。根据“It is very... ”可知， 此处指的是“幸运的”，应该填形容词，且 is是系动词，后面应该接形容词作表语。故填 lucky。 Passage 10 91．most important 92．to cheer 93．immediately 94．may/might/will do 95．enjoyable 96．interested 97．writer 98．named 99．examples 100．think 【导语】本文主要介绍了抓周这一传统习俗，作者也列举了一些人周岁抓周的例子。 91．句意：抓周是孩子一岁生日时最重要的传统之一。根据“one of the”可知此处应用“one of the+ 形容词最高级+复数名词”表示“最……的……之一”。故填 most important。 92．句意：通常，孩子的叔叔阿姨们都会来为他或她庆祝一岁生日。根据“come…his or her first birthday”可知前来的目的是为其庆祝生日，应用动词不定式表目的。故填 to cheer。 93．句意：父母会将宝宝放在一些东西中间，看看他或她会立即拿起哪一样东西。pick为动词， 此处应用副词 immediately修饰动词。故填 immediately。 94．句意：如果宝宝拿起一双筷子，那么他或她就会/可能从事与烹饪相关的工作。根据“If the baby picks up a pair of chopsticks”可知遵循 if引导的条件状语从句的“主将从现”原则，主句应采用一 般将来时。也可以用情态动词 may或 might表示“可能”，其后加动词原形。故填 may/might/will do。 95．句意：或者，如果宝宝拿起了一个玩具，也许他或她的生活会很愉快。life为名词，此处应 用形容词 enjoyable修饰名词。故填 enjoyable。 96．句意：所以他对和女孩子一起玩很感兴趣。be interested in doing sth“做某事很感兴趣”。故 原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！ 9 填 interested。 97．句意：著名作家钱钟书抓周时拿起了一本书。根据“Qian Zhongshu”可知，钱钟书是著名作 家，根据“a”可知应用 writer的单数形式。故填 writer。 98．句意：他的父亲很高兴地给他起名“钟书”，意思是“爱书之人”。根据“him Zhongshu”可知句 子应用一般过去时，name“命名”的过去式为 named。故填 named。 99．句意：这些是抓周的一些流行的例子。example是可数名词，some后接其复数形式。故填 examples。 100．句意：抓周的传统让父母思考如何教育孩子，所以即使有些父母可能不喜欢这个中国传统， 但他们会接受它。make sb do sth“让某人做某事”。故填 think。 Passage 11 101．increasing 102．grow 103．largest 104．to grow 105．will take 106．pollution 107．enjoyable 108．differences 109．to eat 110．their 【导语】本文主要介绍了在人口增长的背景下，世界面临的共同问题。 101．句意：其中最大的一个是不断增加的人口。形容词 increasing“增长的”作定语修饰名词 population。故填 increasing。 102．句意：这一数字在 2030年增长到 85亿左右，在 2050年增长到大约 97亿左右。根据情态 动词 could可知，该空要用动词原形的形式。故填 grow。 103．句意：印度很可能会在2024年成为世界上人口最多的国家。结合空前的 the以及“in the world” 可知应使用形容词 large最高级。故填 largest。 104．句意：从过去的 70亿增长到 80亿花了 12年的时间，但在不久的将来会花费大约 15年的 时间去达到 90亿。it took time to do sth.“花时间做某事”。故填 to grow。 105．句意：从过去的 70亿增长到 80亿花了 12年的时间，但在不久的将来会花费大约 15年的 时间去达到 90亿。根据“in the near future”可知应用将来时，will+动词原形的结构。故填 will take。 106．句意：当人口增长过快时，可能会导致一些问题，如交通拥挤和污染。此空应用 pollute 名词形式与名词 traffic并列。pollution“污染”，不可数名词。故填 pollution。 107．句意：他们正在努力创造一个更愉快、更舒适的生活环境。此空需要形容词 enjoyable“愉 快的”作定语修饰名词 environment。故填 enjoyable。 108．句意：世界变得越来越富裕，但贫富差距也在扩大。此空需用名词 difference“差异”作主 语，be动词是 are，因此需用复数形式。故填 differences。 109．句意：很多人仍然吃不饱饭。enough+名词+to do sth.“有足够的……去做某事”。故填 to eat。 原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！ 10 110．句意：世界上也有很多人因为各种原因而背井离乡。此空需要形容词性物主代词 their“他 们的”，修饰名词 homes。故填 their。 Passage 12 111．eightieth 112．reporter 113．called 114．oldest 115．themselves 116．was cleaning 117．to play 118．read 119．playing 120．beautifully 【导语】本文主要介绍了钢琴家 Sir Anthony Evans的经历。 111．句意：这是他八十岁生日的演唱会，每个人都想要一张票。此处指“第八十岁的生日”，表 示顺序用序数词 eightieth“第八十”。故填 eightieth。 112．句意：我是一名记者，我可以采访他。此处指“记者”，a后加可数名词单数 reporter“记者”。 故填 reporter。 113．句意：我看到他小时候叫托尼的照片。句中有谓语动词，boy和 call之间是被动关系，故 此处用过去分词。故填 called。 114．句意：托尼家境贫寒，是六个孩子中年龄最大的一个，所以他不得不在十三岁时辍学找工 作。根据“of the six children”可知是最大的，用最高级 oldest。故填 oldest。 115．句意：他们在有绿色田野和鲜花的乡村玩得很开心。enjoy oneself“玩得开心”，此处用反 身代词 themselves。故填 themselves。 116．句意：一天，托尼在为伍德先生的新车打扫一栋楼时，发现了一架旧钢琴。根据“while Tony...a building...”可知此处表示动作正在进行时，用过去进行时，主语是 Tony，be动词用 was。故填 was cleaning。 117．句意：他从来没有学会弹钢琴，但他的手指开始自然地在琴键上下移动。此处是结构“疑 问词+动词不定式”。故填 to play。 118．句意：托尼每天晚上弹钢琴，和伍德的女儿琳达一起读乐谱。and前后动词形式一致，故 此处用动词过去式。故填 read。 119．句意：戈登先生是一位和蔼的音乐老师，有一天他听到托尼演奏。hear sb. doing sth.“听到 某人在做某事”。故填 playing。 120．句意：托尼很紧张，但弹得很漂亮，赢得了比赛。此处修饰动词用副词 beautifully“漂亮地”。 故填 beautifully。 Passage 13 121．were playing 122．excited 123．Surprisingly 124．thieves 125．more beautiful 126．its 127．brought 128．heard 129．to solve 130．missing 原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！ 11 【导语】本文介绍了五个孩子和他们的母亲搬到乡下生活，他们在一个采石场玩耍时遇到了一 个叫做 Psammead的神奇生物。Psammead是一个沙精灵，每天可以实现一个愿望，但愿望只能 持续到日落。孩子们兴奋地开始许愿，但每个愿望起初都有自己的惊喜，但最终都带来了问题。 121．句意：一天，当他们在一个采石场玩耍时，他们遇到了一种名叫 Psammead的神奇生物。 根据“while they…in a gravel pit”可知表示正当他们在一个采石场玩耍时，此空需用过去进行时， 主语是 they，用结构 were+动词现在分词。故填 were playing。 122．句意：孩子们很兴奋，开始许愿。此空形容人，用形容词 excited“兴奋的”作表语，故填 excited。 123．句意：令人惊讶的是，一个装满金币的坑出现在他们面前。此空需要副词 Surprisingly“令 人吃惊地”作状语修饰整个句子，故填 Surprisingly。 124．句意：他们试图用金币买东西，但被警察当作小偷抓了起来。此处主语是 they，复数，因 此对应的 thief“小偷”也应用复数形式，故填 thieves。 125．句意：孩子们许下了更多的愿望——变得更美丽，长着翅膀飞，变得更强壮。根据“to turn stronger”可知此处用的比较级，因此表并列的 beautiful，也应是指表示许愿变得更美，用比较级 形式。故填 more beautiful。 126．句意：每个愿望起初都有自己的惊喜，但最终都带来了问题。此空需用形容词性物主代词 its“它的”修饰名词 surprises。故填 its。 127．句意：每个愿望起初都有自己的惊喜，但最终都带来了问题。根据“wish had”可知本句动 词用的过去式，因此此空也应保持时态一致，用过去式。故填 brought。 128．句意：就在那时，他们听说有人偷走了 Chittenden夫人的珠宝。此处事件描述用一般过去 时，因此此空用过去式。故填 heard。 129．句意：因此，他们不得不再次找到 Psammead，并请求最后一个愿望来解决这个问题。此 空需用不定式 to solve表目的，指“来解决这个问题”，故填 to solve。 130．句意：当他们回到家时，一切都解决了，Chittenden夫人的丢失的珠宝被找到了。此空需 用形容词 missing“丢失的”作定语修饰名词 jewels，故填 missing。 Passage 14 131．island 132．It 133．to 134．runs 135．stations 136．different 137．modern 138．seats 【导语】本文介绍的是花园城的机场。 131．句意：人们可以乘坐机场快线前往该岛。根据“Garden City’s airport is on Lucky Island”可知 原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！ 12 是去这个岛，island“岛”，此处应用单数形式。故填 island。 132．句意：它使用电力运行。根据“The Airport Express was opened in 1998”可知此处指机场快 线，作主语用 it指代。故填 It。 133．句意：计算机向司机发送信息，帮助司机安全驾驶。send sth. to sb.“给某人发送某物”。故 填 to。 134．句意：机场快线跨越桥梁 6公里，然后在地面上行驶 20公里。根据“across bridges for six kilometres”可知是跨越桥梁，run“行驶”，句子用一般现在时，主语是单数，谓语动词用单数。 故填 runs。 135．句意：机场快线有四个车站。根据“So these stations”可知是有四个车站，用名词复数 stations“车站”。故填 stations。 136．句意：因此，这些车站与地下车站截然不同。根据“from the underground stations”可知这些 车站和地铁站不同，be different from“和……不同”。故填 different 。 137．句意：车站由玻璃和金属制成，非常现代化。根据“The trains of the Airport Express are very modern, too”可知此处指车站很现代化，作 be动词的表语用形容词modern“现代的”。故填modern。 138．句意：这里很大，柔软舒适火车上的座位供乘客坐，还有很大的空间放行李箱和行李。根 据“on the trains for passengers（乘客）to sit on”可知是有座位让乘客坐，用名词复数 seats“座位”。 故填 seats。 Passage 15 139．(G)oing 140．by 141．(c)ities 142．a/the 143．(c)hoice 144．(s)tation 145．(o)ther 146．(d)rive 147．how 148．(f)riends 【导语】本文主要介绍了三亚是海南省的一个城市，是游客寻找阳光、沙滩和海洋的热门目的 地。 139．句意：去三亚很容易，交通方式多种多样。根据“...to Sanya is easy”和首字母“G”可知，此 处表示去三亚很容易，go“去”，动词， 空格处在句中作主语，应用动名词形式，句首首字母大 写。故填(G)oing。 140．句意：对于那些来自中国大陆的人来说，到达三亚最快、最便捷的方式是乘飞机。结合“the fastest and easiest way to reach Sanya is ... plane.”可知，此处考查短语 by plane“乘飞机”。故填 by。 141．句意：大多数大城市，如北京、上海和广州，都有直飞三亚凤凰国际机场的航班。结合首 字母“c”和“such as Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou”可知，空格处指“城市”，英文表达是 city， 此处指多个城市，所以应用名词复数形式。故填(c)ities。 原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！ 13 142．句意：一旦你到达机场，你可以乘出租车或公交车去你的旅馆。根据“take...taxi”可知，本 题考查短语 take a/the taxi“乘出租车”。故填 a/the。 143．句意：如果你在附近旅行，坐火车是另一个不错的选择。结合首字母“c”和“another good” 可知，此处指另一个好的选择，空格处应填名词 choice“选择”，且名词用单数形式。故填(c)hoice。 144．句意：三亚有一个火车站。结合首字母“s”和后一句“This station connects Sanya...”可知，空 格处应填名词 station“车站” ，空前有不定冠词 a，名词用单数。故填(s)tation。 145．句意：这个车站把三亚和海南其他城市连接起来。结合首字母“o”和“connects Sanya with...cities”可知，空格处应填 other“其他的”，修饰复数名词“cities”。故填(o)ther。 146．句意：对于喜欢开车的人来说，海南有一个连接良好的公路网，你可以开车去三亚转一圈。 结合首字母“d”和“you can take a car to go around Sanya”可知，空格处意为“开车”，英文表达是 drive，动词，空前的 to是动词不定式符号，其后跟动词原形。故填(d)rive。 147．句意：然而，请记住，在旅游季节，交通会有多拥挤。结合空后的“heavy”和“during tourist seasons”可知，空格处应填 how“多么”修饰形容词。故填 how。 148．句意：总之，三亚是家庭和朋友度假的好去处。结合首字母“f”和“for families and”可知， 空格处意为“朋友”，英文表达是 friend，此处表示泛指，应用复数形式。故填(f)riends。 原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！ 1 专项 7 短文填空 Passage 1 阅读短文，在空白处填入适当的单词或用括号内所给词的正确形式填空，使短文通顺、连贯。 From Parkville to Arnwick: problems and solutions Jo is fifteen and lives in Parkville. When Jo’s grandparents first came to Parkville, it 1 (be) a quiet village. They had a small house, close to fields and hills. Parkville was near Arnwick, a city 2 a population of 10,000,000. People from Parkville moved to Amwick to find jobs. 3 , it was expensive to live in the city centre, so the government built flats outside the centre. Soon, Parkville became part of Arnwick, and the population of Amwick became even 4 (large). It is very crowded, and rubbish is also a problem. Jo lives in one of those 5 (flat). But for her, going to school is a problem. The small local school in Parkville closed down five years ago, and getting to the nearest school in Arnwick 6 (take) her an hour by bus. The traffic is always bad, not to mention the air pollution. 7 (lucky), the government is making a great effort to solve Amwick’s problems with better public services. There will be more schools, 8 pupils won’t need to travel far. The government is reducing air pollution from traffic. There will also be more local hospitals 9 (meet) the needs of the increasing population. The story of Arnwick is just 10 story, but it describes what is happening in the real world. With populations rising, cities should try to create a more enjoyable, comfortable and convenient living environment. Passage 2 阅读短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或用括号内所给词的正确形式填空，使短文通顺、连 贯。 Lulu, a Hungarian PhD (匈牙利哲学博士) student at Tsinghua University, first came to Beijing in 2017. She soon fell in love with 11 city. Her favorite place is the hutong of Beijing. When she has time, she 12 (usual) goes for a walk in the hutong with her friends. She also found her greatest hobby—Peking Opera. The first time she saw Peking Opera was at an opera museum. “I found it really amazing,” she said. “The clothes were beautiful, and the movements (动作 ) were also beautiful. It is so much different 13 Western opera.” 原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！ 2 Out of interest, she joined the Peking Opera group of Tsinghua University. That made her 14 (see) that Peking Opera is much more than just the looks. “There is a really huge culture background (背景). And it is the most important in Peking Opera.” The group members practise 15 (two) a week and have a rehearsal (排练) on Fridays. Mostly, they practise 16 (sing) and movements. The biggest problem Lulu had was that in the beginning, her throat (喉咙 ) was in great pain, because she was using her voice in the wrong way. 17 with the help of teachers, she has improved a lot. There are other international 18 (student) in the group. “I really love it that Peking Opera brings 19 (we) together,” she said. “I really believe that art and music can be a bridge between different countries, and Peking Opera will get 20 (popular) among the people around the world than before. I do believe that art brings deep friendship. I hope I can share this hobby with people outside China.” Passage 3 阅读短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或用括号内所给词的正确形式填空，使短文通畅，连 贯。 For the youngest students, going into school each day can sometimes be a little terrible. So it can be very 21 (help) to have a smiling face greet (迎接 ) them every morning. This is what Tanner Ray is doing for some 22 (kid) in a kindergarten (幼儿园) in New York. Tanner is a nine-year-old boy. He is in the 23 (four) grade now. Every morning, he 24 (open) the door of the kindergarten, stands in front of it, and gives the little kindergartners high fives. He takes his job seriously 25 he knows how these kindergartners feel. He hopes this special greeting can help them have a good day in school. Tanner once met a little boy on his way to school, and the boy cried loudly. Tanner gave him a high five and the boy went to school 26 (happy). So Tanner decided to spend time 27 (give) high fives to more children each morning. Now, some of the children are also interested 28 this special greeting and do the same thing, too. The head of the kindergarten, Heather Walton, thinks Tanner’s greeting is 29 great idea. “He is one of the 30 (good) boys who want to make the children in kindergarten feel better. 原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！ 3 I must thank him for his kindness,” said Heather. Passage 4 Mo Yan is one of the most popular Chinese 31 (write) today. Many of his books are bestsellers (畅销书). And 32 (he) four novels, including Red Sorghum, have been made into films. MoYan was 33 (bear) in Gaomi, Shandong Province in 1955. All his family members were farmers. 34 a child, he went to the primary school in his village. Later, 35 of some reasons, he left school and worked on a farm. In 1976 he joined the army and worked for the People’s Liberation Army of China. Several years 36 (late), he started writing and finished his 37 (one) three novels. Later, he wrote more than thirty famous works. His novel, Red Sorghum, came 38 in1987, and it was made into a film by Zhang Yimou. It was a great success. Mo Yan won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2012, and he was the first one 39 (win) this prize in China. He has a daughter, Guan Xiaoxiao. And his daughter is also a writer. Now he with his family 40 (live) in Beijing. In his free time, he goes on writing his novels. Passage 5 阅读短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或用括号内所给词的正确形式填空，使短文通顺、连 贯。 “What are you going to be when you grow up?” That’s a common question for most 41 (child). I remember I first got this question 42 an early age. One day my cousin asked me that question. My father 43 (know) me very well. Before I said something, my father 44 (quick) answered. “Karen is going to be a doctor.” I didn’t question my father’s words at that time. That’s because I never wanted to do anything other than 45 (save) people’s lives. I really wanted to be a doctor when I grew 46 . I remember my parents always said to me, “You can be a doctor, an engineer or a 47 (teach). You can even make the soccer team to play soccer. It’s up to (取决于) 48 (you) to decide what you do. You just need to try your best to make it.” When I started my college, I studied all the time. I remember my dad calling me once a week, 49 I always didn’t hear it. After I finished my study in the library, I would call him back. I got up 原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！ 4 an hour earlier than others to study every day. It’s hard to be 50 (succeed). However, after many years’ study, I become a doctor now and I really love my job. Passage 6 语篇填空 读短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或用括号内所给词的正确形式填空，使短文通 顺、连贯。 In the US, there is a town called Monowi. Now there is only one person living in the town and 51 (she) name is Elsic Eiler. In the 1930s, the town had 52 population of 150. However, as more young people 53 (move) to bigger cities, the population kept getting much 54 (small). Some old people still lived in the town. 55 the end, there were only two people left—Elsic and her husband Rudy. Later, Rudy died. After that, only Elsic lives here. She runs the tow’s only tavern (酒吧). Once a year, she carries out a road plan. It allows her 56 (receive) funding (资助 ) for three streetlights. She also runs a library. There she offers drinks, food and about 5,000 books to 57 (visit) from different places. There are three homes for Elsie but of course, she only lives in one of them. Nobody lives with Elsie, 58 she doesn’t feel lonely. “It is 59 (relax) to live in the town. I can do things that I like. I love the town. I 60 (spend) the rest (剩下的时间) of my life here,” she says. Passage 7 阅读短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或用括号内所给词的正确形式填空，使短文通顺、连 贯。 A dog entered a butcher’s shop with a note in his mouth. The note read, “＄10 of lamb chops (羊 排), please.” The butcher was very 61 (surprise). He took the money, put a bag of chops in the 62 (dog) mouth, and then he closed the shop 63 (quick). He followed the dog and watched him wait for a green light. Then the dog crossed the road to a bus stop. He checked the timetable and sat on the bench. When a bus arrived, the dog checked the number and got 64 it. As the bus traveled out into the countryside, the dog enjoyed the scenery. After 65 while, 原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！ 5 he stood on his back paws (爪子) 66 (push) the “stop” button. Then the butcher followed 67 (he) off. The dog ran up to a house and dropped his bag on the ground. He went back down the path, took a big run, and 68 (throw) himself against the door. No answer. He repeated the action a few times. Then a big man opened the door 69 started complaining about the dog and beating him. Seeing this, the butcher ran up and shouted at the man, “What are you doing? This dog is a genius!” The man replied, “Genius? No way! He has forgotten his key for the 70 (four) time this month!” Passage 8 阅读短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词或用括号中词的正确形式完成短文，使短文通顺、连贯。 In Britain, people usually begin their talks with weather. For example, they will say “It’s a fine day, 71 it?” “Do you think it will rain?” Many people believe that they are able to tell 72 the weather will be like. But they never agree 73 each other. One man may say, “How 74 (cloud) it is now! It’s going to rain.” Another man will 75 (say), “No, it’s going to be fine 76 (late).”People always hope the weather they want. For example, when a farmer 77 (need) water, he looks for something to tell him it’s 78 (rain). When a man wants to travel, he is sure the weather will be fine quickly. Now almost everyone 79 (listen) to the weather report. It doesn’t always tell us the weather we want. It only tells us what the weather will be like. But sometimes it makes 80 (mistake). Passage 9 用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。 A ten-year-old girl saved about one hundred other tourists in 2004 by warning 81 (they) that a tsunami, a huge ocean wave, was on its 82 (way) across the sea. She knew what 83 (happen) because she learned about underwater earthquakes at school only a few weeks earlier, a newspaper reported. “I was 84 the beach and the water started to go funny,” Tilly Smith told the 85 (report) from the newspaper. “There 86 (be) bubbles and the water went back suddenly. I knew there was going to be a tsunami. I told Mum,” she said. 原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！ 6 Tilly’s mother and the hotel workers acted 87 (quick). They cleared people from the beach just minutes 88 a huge wave reached the land. Luckily, no one died. Tilly’s teacher was very proud 89 her. “She’s a very clever girl. It is very 90 (luck) that our class were learning about this kind of tsunami just two weeks before Christmas,” he told the newspaper. Passage 10 阅读下面短文，用括号内所给词的适当形式填空，必要时可加情态动词。 Although we have a birthday every year, do you still remember your first birthday? On that day, there is an interesting tradition called “zhua-zhou”. Zhua-zhou is one of the 91 (important) traditions on a child’s first birthday. Usually, the child’s aunts and uncles will come 92 (cheer) his or her first birthday. Gifts are something to eat or play for the child. Parents will put the baby in the middle of some things and see which thing he or she will pick up 93 (immediate). If the baby picks up a pair of chopsticks, then he or she 94 (do) jobs related with (与……相 关) cooking. Or if the baby picks up a toy, maybe he or she will have an 95 (enjoy) life. In Hong Lou Meng, Jia Baoyu picked up some girls’ things. So he was 96 (interest) in playing with girls. Qian Zhongshu, a famous 97 (write), took a book during his zhua-zhou. His father gladly 98 (name) him Zhongshu, meaning “book lover”. These are some popular 99 (example) of zhua-zhou. The tradition of zhua-zhou makes parents 100 (think) about how to educate (教育) the child, so even though some parents may not like this Chinese tradition, they will accept it. But parents shouldn’t be too serious about this tradition. It can’t really decide a child’s future. Passage 11 阅读下面的短文，用括号内所给词的适当形式填空，必要时可加助动词。 Our world is facing many problems. One of the biggest is 101 (increase) population. According to a report by the United Nations, the world’s population is probably going to hit 8 billion on 15 November, 2024. And it could 102 (grow) to around 8. 5 billion in 2030 and 9. 7 billion in 2050. More than half of the population increase up to 2050 will mainly be in eight countries, such as Egypt, Pakistan and India. And India is probably going to become the country with the 103 (large) population in the world in 2024. There is something further in the report. It took 12 years 104 (grow) from 7 to 8 billion 原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！ 7 in the past, but it 105 (take) about 15 years to hit 9 billion in the near future. That means the world’s population is growing more slowly than before. When populations increase too fast, it can cause some problems, such as too much traffic and 106 (pollute). Luckily, many countries are making great efforts to solve these problems with better public services. They are trying to create a more 107 (enjoy), comfortable living environment. The UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, talked about another serious problem. The world has grown richer, but the 108 (different) between the rich and the poor are growing as well. A great number of people still don’t get enough food 109 (eat). There are also a lot of people in the world leaving 110 (they) homes for many causes. Passage 12 阅读下面短文，用括号内所给词的适当形式填空。 Sir Anthony Evans is a famous pianist. It’s his 111 (eighty) birthday concert and everyone wants a ticket. I am a 112 (report) and I get to interview him. Sir Anthony says he started playing music late in life. I see pictures of him as a little boy 113 (call) Tony. Tony didn’t like school, but he loved music lessons every Tuesday. Tony’s family was poor, and he was the 114 (old) of the six children, so he had to leave school and find a job at thirteen. But neither the factory nor the shop wanted Tony. Tony and his mother took a bus from town to a farm. They enjoyed 115 (they) in the countryside with green fields and flowers. Mr Wood, the farmer, gave Tony a job. Though it was hard work, Tony liked being a farm boy. One day, while Tony 116 (clean) a building for Mr Wood’s new car, he found an old piano He never learned how 117 (play) the piano, but his fingers began to move up and down the keys naturally. Tony needs to find a new home for the piano. The next day, Tony found an open school and decided to put the piano there for a while. Tony played the piano every evening and 118 (read) music score (乐谱) with Linda, Mr wood’s daughter. Mr Gordon, who was a kind music teacher, heard Tony 119 (play) one day. He thought Tony was talented and offered to teach him for free. Mr and Mrs Woods agreed and said they would help Tony on his musical journey. Tony worked hard and practiced piano every evening. 原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！ 8 Mr Gordon helped him take part in a music competition. Tony was very nervous, but played 120 (beautiful) and won the competition. He went to music college and became a famous musician later. He married Linda and had a happy life. Passage 13 阅读下面短文，用括号内所给词的适当形式填空。 Once upon a time, there were five children who moved to the countryside with their mother. One day, while they 121 (play) in a gravel pit (采石场), they met a magical creature called the Psammead. The Psammead was a sand-fairy (沙精). It had the power to give one wish per day. But every wish could only last until sunset. The children were 122 (excite) and started making wishes. First, they wished for money. 123 (Surprise), a whole pit filled with gold coins appeared in front of them. They tried to buy things with the gold coins, but were caught as 124 (thief) by the police. The kids made more wishes—to become 125 (beautiful), to fly with wings, and to turn stronger. Each wish had 126 (it) own surprises at first, but it 127 (bring) problems in the end. They learned that wishes don’t always give them what they truly want. The next day, the children received a letter saying their mother was coming back home. They wanted to wish for something special for her. Just then, they 128 (hear) that someone stole Lady Chittenden’s jewels. One of the children wished their mother could have jewels. When their mother returned, she found the jewels and thought Martha’s boyfriend was the thief. The children tried to convince (说服) their mother about the Psammead, but she didn’t believe them. So they had to find the Psammead again and asked for one last wish 129 (solve) the problem. In return, they promised never to speak of the Psammead again and said goodbye. When they got back home, everything was resolved, and Lady Chittenden’s 130 (miss) jewels were found. Now, the children wonder if they will ever meet the Psammead again. 原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！ 9 Passage 14 Garden City’s airport is on Lucky Island. People can travel to the 131 by the Airport Express. The Airport Express was opened in 1998. 132 uses electricity（电） to run. Computers send information 133 the drivers and that helps the drivers to drive safely. The Airport Express 134 across bridges for six kilometres. It then runs on the ground for another twenty kilometres. The Airport Express has four 135 . They are all on the ground. So these stations are quite 136 from the underground stations. The stations, made of glass and metal, are 137 . The trains of the Airport Express are very modern, too. There are large, soft and comfortable 138 on the trains for passengers（乘客）to sit on and there is a lot of room to put their suitcases and bags. Passage 15 阅读短文，根据上下文及所给单词的首字母写出所缺单词。每空限填一词。 Sanya, a city in Hainan province, is a popular destination (目的地) for tourists looking for sun, sand, and sea. G 139 to Sanya is easy, with different ways of transportation (交通方式). For those coming from the main land in China, the fastest and easiest way to reach Sanya is 140 plane. There are direct flights to Sanya Phoenix International Airport from most of the big c 141 , such as Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. Once you arrive at the airport, you can take 142 taxi or bus to your hotel. If you are traveling nearby, taking a train is another good c 143 . Sanya has a railway s 144 . This station connects Sanya with o 145 cities in Hainan. For the people who like to d 146 , Hainan has a well-connected road network, and you can take a car to go around Sanya. However, keep in mind 147 heavy the traffic can be during tourist seasons. All in all, Sanya is a wonderful holiday destination for families and f 148 . Make a plan and go for it!