专题17 首字母填空题高分突破 -备战2025年中考英语真题题源解密（上海专用）

专题17 首字母填空题 上海中考首字母填空已经成为上海中考英语压轴大题，是难度最大的一种题型。该题要求是根据句意和已给出的首字母，在句子的空白处填上适当的单词，使句子意思完整，语法正确的一种题型。该题型既考查学生的单词记忆和拼写能力，又考查学生对句子的理解和运用能力。 文章篇幅与体裁：通常是一篇 200 词左右的短文，体裁以记叙文或说明文为主。记叙文可能讲述一个有趣的故事、个人经历或人物传记等；说明文常介绍一些科普知识、文化现象、生活常识等。 题目设置：所缺单词首字母已给出。这些单词涵盖名词、动词、形容词、副词、代词、介词、连词等各类词性，考查学生对词汇、语法、语境的综合运用能力。 上海中考英语首字母填空综合性较强，需要学生在词汇、语法、语境理解等方面都有扎实的基础和较强的运用能力，通过不断地积累和练习，才能提高答题的准确性和效率。 · 词汇积累与运用 · 考查学生对大纲词汇的熟练掌握程度，包括一些常见的一词多义、熟词生义现象。需要学生根据上下文准确判断单词的具体含义并正确拼写。 · 对近义词、反义词、同根词、派生词等的辨析能力要求较高，以及根据单词的词根、词缀进行合理变形，如加前缀 un - 构成反义词等。 · 语法知识 · 涉及各种语法规则，如名词的单复数、动词的时态和语态、形容词和副词的比较级和最高级、代词的主格和宾格、物主代词等的正确使用。 · 对从句引导词、关系代词和关系副词的选择，以及非谓语动词的用法等语法点也有一定的考查，如根据句子结构判断是用动词不定式、动名词还是分词等。 · 固定搭配与习惯用语 · 注重考查学生对常见的动词短语、介词短语、形容词短语等固定搭配的记忆和运用，如 be good at、look forward to、pay attention to 等短语的正确使用。 · 一些英语中的习惯用语和俗语也是考点，如 it's time for sb. to do sth.、as soon as possible 等，需要学生熟悉并能在具体语境中准确运用。 · 语境理解与逻辑推理 · 要求学生能够根据上下文的语境和逻辑关系，推断出所缺单词的大致含义和词性，进而确定具体的单词。上下文可能提供了近义词、反义词、解释、举例、因果关系等线索帮助解题。 · 对文章的整体理解和把握能力至关重要，需要学生能从宏观上理解文章的主旨大意和情节发展，从而准确填写出符合语境的单词。 · 通读全文，了解大意 · 跳过空格，快速通读短文，初步了解文章的主题、大致内容和逻辑结构，为后续填词提供一个整体的语境框架。 · 尤其要关注文章的首句和尾句，首句往往能点明文章的主题或引出主要话题，尾句可能对文章进行总结或升华，对理解文章的主旨和确定单词的大致范围有很大帮助。 · 分析语境，确定词性和词义 · 仔细阅读每个空格所在的句子及上下文，根据句子结构和语法规则判断所缺单词的词性，如名词、动词、形容词、副词等。 · 结合上下文的语境线索，如关键词、短语、句子逻辑关系等，推断出所缺单词的含义，缩小选择范围。 · 试填单词，注意语法和拼写 · 根据确定的词性和词义，尝试填写符合要求的单词。在填写过程中，要特别注意单词的语法形式，如名词的单复数、动词的时态和语态、形容词和副词的比较级和最高级等。 · 确保所填单词的拼写正确，避免因拼写错误而失分。对于一些不确定的单词，可以先在脑海中搜索与之相关的近义词或反义词，再结合语境进行选择。 · 复读全文，检查核对 · 完成填词后，再通读全文，检查所填单词是否符合文章的语境和逻辑，语法是否正确，拼写是否无误。 · 重点检查上下文的连贯性和一致性，看是否有因单词填写不当而导致的语义不通、逻辑混乱等问题。如果发现问题，及时调整答案。 · 积累词汇和固定搭配 · 平时要注重词汇的积累，通过阅读、背诵单词等方式扩大词汇量，同时要注意对词汇的深度理解和运用，掌握常见的一词多义、熟词生义现象。 · 多积累固定搭配和习惯用语，将其整理成笔记并经常复习，以便在考试中能够快速准确地识别和运用。 1.（2023·上海中考真题） 【答案】 71. (i) nterview 72. (a) pplied 73. (d) uty 74. (h) ealthy 75. (l) earn 76. (k) nowledge 77. (t) est 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇访谈，主要讲述了海豚训练员丹尼尔的工作内容及他对这份工作的看法。 【71 题详解】 根据 “Find out more about Daniel and his amazing job in the...” 可知，此处表示在采访中了解更多信息，结合首字母 “i”，应填 “interview”，意为 “采访”。 【72 题详解】 由 “Seven years ago, I saw an advertisement for a dolphin trainer in the newspaper. It seemed like an interesting job.” 可知，看到招聘广告后去申请工作，结合首字母 “a”，应填 “applied”，“apply” 意为 “申请”，这里用一般过去时。 【73 题详解】 从 “To look after the dolphins is our main...” 可知，照顾海豚是主要职责，结合首字母 “d”，应填 “duty”，意为 “职责”。 【74 题详解】 根据 “I check their temperatures every morning to make sure that they are...” 可知，检查体温是为了确保海豚健康，结合首字母 “h”，应填 “healthy”，意为 “健康的”。 【75 题详解】 由 “They also... other simple tricks such as singing, dancing and shaking hands.” 可知，海豚学习其他简单的技巧，结合首字母 “l”，应填 “learn”，意为 “学习”，这里用一般现在时。 【76 题详解】 根据 “I've gained more... about dolphins.” 可知，是获得了关于海豚的更多知识，结合首字母 “k”，应填 “knowledge”，意为 “知识”，是不可数名词。 【77 题详解】 由 “We wanted to... this idea.” 可知，是想要测试这个想法，结合首字母 “t”，应填 “test”，意为 “测试”，“want to do sth.” 表示 “想要做某事”。 2.（2022·上海中考真题） C. Fill in the blanks with proper words（14分） 在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺。每空格限填一词，首字母已给出。 Which would you rather spend your money on, an outing with friends or a pair of expensive shoes? It is my opinion that spending money on experiences brings greater happiness. My first r___67___ is that experiences make us different as we grow. We are not the result of the things we’ve bought. Instead, we are the result of everything we’ve seen and done. For example, getting expensive clothes didn’t c___68___ me as a person, but the camping trip last summer certainly did. It made me more independent. In addition, I p___69___ experiences because they bring people together. Sharing a new experience develops stronger relationships and creates long-lasting memories. Three years ago I met some teenagers on a study trip and now I am s___70___ in touch with them, but I hardly remember what I bought during the trip. My final point is that, although some people say it is a great j___71___ to own things, I think using the things you own is more pleasant. For example, I spend most of my spare money on new parts for my old mountain bike, but I love the experience of c___72___, not owning bike parts! To sum up, experiences make us who we are and develop stronger relationships. So next time before you pay for something, give it some s___73___ thought. Ask yourself, “Which will I spend my money on, an outing or a pair of shoes?” 【答案】 67. (r)eason 68. (c)hange 69. (p)refer 70. (s)till 71. (j)oy 72. (c)ycling (s)erious 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇议论文，作者谈了自己对于人生经历的看法。 【67题详解】 句意：我的第一个原因是，随着我们的成长，经历使我们变得不同。根据下文“In addition, I prefer experiences because … My final point is that …”可知，此处是在阐述作者的第一个理由，结合所给首字母“r”可拼写出名词reason，意为“理由”，符合句意，故填(r)eason。 【68题详解】 句意：例如，买昂贵的衣服并没有改变我的个性，但去年夏天的露营旅行确实改变了我。根据下文“It made me more independent”提示，去年夏天的露营旅行改变了作者的个性，此处指的是“改变”，结合所给首字母“c”可拼写出动词change，空格前为助动词“didn’t”，故此处change应用动词原形。故填(c)hange。 【69题详解】 句意：此外，我更喜欢经历，因为它们能把人们聚在一起。根据上文“Which would you rather spend your money on, an outing with friends or a pair of expensive shoes?”可知，作者在文章一开头就拿拥有某个物品与拥有一段经历进行对比，故此处指的是“更喜欢”，结合所给首字母“p”可拼写出动词prefer，根据语境及主语“I”可知，此处prefer应用动词原形。故填(p)refer。 【70题详解】 句意：三年前，我在一次学习旅行中遇到了一些青少年，现在我仍然与他们保持联系，但我几乎不记得我在旅行中买了什么。根据下文“but I hardly remember what I bought during the trip”可知，此处存在转折关系，故上文指的是仍然与那些青少年保持着联系，结合所给首字母“s”可拼写出副词still，意为“仍然”，符合句意，故填(s)till。 【71题详解】 句意：我的最后一点理由是，虽然有些人说拥有某些物品是一种极大的快乐，但我认为使用自己拥有的东西更令人愉快。根据下文“I think using the things you own is more pleasant”可知，此处指的是拥有某些物品是一种极大的快乐，结合所给首字母“j”可拼写出名词joy，空格前有“a”，故joy应用单数形式，故填(j)oy。 【72题详解】 句意：例如，我把大部分余钱花在旧山地自行车的新零件上，但我喜欢的是骑车的体验，而不是拥有自行车零件！根据上文“although some people say it is a great joy to own things, I think using the things you own is more pleasant”可知，此处指的是喜欢的是骑车的体验，结合所给首字母“c”可拼写出名词cycling，意为“骑行自行车”，符合句意，故填(c)ycling。 【73题详解】 句意：所以，下次你付钱之前，请认真考虑一下。根据下文“Ask yourself, ‘Which will I spend my money on, an outing or a pair of shoes?’”可知，下次你付钱之前，要认真考虑一下，结合所给首字母“s”可拼写出形容词serious，意为“认真的”，符合句意，故填(s)erious。 3.（2021·上海中考真题） It’s 5:00 a.m.! A morming call wakes up Marco. He doesn’t get up so e51． at home in Los Angeles. Well, maybe to eat breakfast once in a while but never to herd (放牧) cows and sheep! But Marco isn’t at home. He is in Africa, on the grasslands of Kenya (肯尼亚). He is living with the herdsmen. “Life is very different in Kenya. People live a p52． life here on the grasslands. They can’t afford TVs, cars or mobile phones. They make a living mainly by herding cows and sheep,” Marco says. Marco’s trip to Africa isn’t a h53．. It’s part of the school project for biology course at Sunshine School. The school hopes the students will have more life experiences. They have never been to Africa. Kenya is a country which is c54． new to the students from Los Angeles. When the students get there, they put on local clothing. Boys herd cows. Girls collect firewood and water. Families depend on their cows. As a result, the herdsmen and the students have to m55． from one area to another so that the cows have more grass to eat. Now in Los Angeles, Kenya is on the minds of the students at Sunshine School all year. Disasters have killed many cows in Kenya, so the students decide to raise money to b56． cows for the local people. Each cow costs about $100. “One cow means more to the health of a family than money,” says Marco. “Here we are really giving life. A cow will give a kid milk every day.” The school wants to give the students a different way of thinking. Helping the herdsmen in Kenya is just the first s57．. Next, the students will try to discover ways to give a hand to those in Los Angeles who need help. 【答案】51．(e)arly 52．(p)oor 53．(h)oliday 54．(c)ompletely 55．(m)ove 56．(b)uy 57．(s)tep 【解析】 本文讲述了洛杉矶阳光学校生物课程项目的一部分，学生去非洲进行生活体验。文中讲述了学生在那里的体验。 51．句意：他在洛杉矶的家里没有起得那么早。根据“It’s 5:00 a.m.!”可知，此处是早上5点，因此表示很早，early早的，故填early。 52．句意：草原上的人们过着贫穷的生活。根据后文的“They can’t afford TVs, cars or mobile phones.”可知，他们买不起电视、汽车或手机，因此他们过着贫穷的生活，poor贫穷的，是形容词，修饰名词life，用形容词，故填poor。 53．句意：马可的非洲之行不是度假。根据后文的“It’s part of the school project for biology course at Sunshine School.”和首字母h可知，这是阳光学校生物课程项目的一部分，因此不是假期，holiday假期，有不定冠词a修饰，用单数名词，故填holiday。 54．句意：肯尼亚对来自洛杉矶的学生来说是一个全新的国家。根据前文的“They have never been to Africa.”可知，他们从没有去过非洲，因此肯尼亚对他们来说是一个全新的国家，修饰形容词new，用副词，completely完全地，是副词，故填completely。 55．句意：因此，牧民和学生不得不从一个地区迁移到另一个地区，以便牛有更多的草吃。根据“from one area to another”可知，此处表示从一个地区搬到另一个地区，move搬动，迁移，位于情态动词have to后，作谓语，用动词原形，故填move。 56．句意：灾难已经在肯尼亚杀死了许多牛，所以学生们决定筹集资金为当地人民买牛。buy sth for sth给某人买某物，此处表示目的，因此用动词不定式，故填buy。 57．句意：帮助肯尼亚的牧民只是第一步。根据后文的“Next, the students will try to discover ways to give a hand to those in Los Angeles who need help.”可知，此处表示步骤，step步骤，故填step。 4.（2020·上海中考真题） "Meatballs again？I hate meatballs!" Henry cried loudly． "I'm not eating this!" Henry's mum and dad looked at each other．This was the second time this week that Henry had c81． about his dinner． "We're going to let you take over dinnertime．You can pick the food and cook your meals，'Mum said． "Good．We're going to eat good food every night!" Henry answered． The next day，Henry sat down to write the meal p82．"We're going to have chicken tonight，and noodles tomorrow，" Henry said． "Are we going to have anything e83．besides chicken？We need to have at least one vegetable for each meal，"，said Mum． "We can have cabbage，"Henry said． After he finished shopping，it was time to make his f84．meal．He believed that this would be his favourite meal．Since he had never cooked，his parents were both there to help him． "There's a lot to do，"Henry thought，as he looked at the mess in the kitchen．He was usually playing games outside while his parents were making dinner． It took almost two hours to cook．When dinner was finally finished，Henry was tired and h85．．But he was so excited—he made dinner! "I don't like cabbage，" cried Sophia，Henry's little sister，at the table．Henry felt quite upset．He had worked so hard on dinner，but it was i 86．to get everyone happy about every part of every meal! "I'm sorry．I didn't know this could be so hard，" Henry felt like he might cry．He began to r87．how his parents felt every time at the dinner table． "It's 0K，Henry．You worked really hard．We' ll take back dinner responsibilities． You'll have to do it enough when you're grown up，"Dad said． Henry felt released．He happily finished his dinner and never got angry at dinner table again． 【答案】 81．complained 82．plan 83．else 84．first 85．hungry 86．impossible 87．realize 【解析】 81． 句意：这是亨利本周第二次抱怨他的晚餐了。 考查动词。由上文“Meatballs again？I hate meatballs!...I'm not eating this!”可知，“亨利不喜欢吃肉丸——他对晚饭不满”。那么，结合首字母提示可知空格处表示“抱怨（complain）”。再根据句子结构（had+过去分词）可知，题干应用过去完成时。故答案为complained。 82． 句意：亨利坐下来写用餐计划。 考查名词。由下文“We're going to have chicken tonight，and noodles tomorrow”及首字母提示可知，上文句意为“亨利坐下来写用餐计划”，所以空格处应填plan，“计划”，名词。故答案为plan。 83． 句意：除了鸡肉，我们还吃别的吗？ 考查形容词。由下文“We need to have at least one vegetable for each meal”及首字母提示可知，上文句意为“除了鸡肉，我们还吃别的吗？”所以空格处应填else，“其他的”，形容词，常用于不定代词后。故答案为else。 84． 句意：他买完东西后，该是他做第一顿饭的时间了。 考查序数词。根据上下文及首字母提示可知，“这是亨利第一次做饭”，所以此空应填first，“第一”，序数词。故答案为first。 85． 句意，当晚饭终于做好了，Herry（感到）又累又饿。 考查形容词。根据句意及首字母提示可知，此空应填hungry，“饥饿的”，形容词，在句中作表语。故答案为hungry。 86． 句意：但要让每个人对每顿饭的每一部分都感到高兴是不可能的！ 考查形容词。根据句意及首字母提示可知，此空应填impossible，“不可能的”，形容词。It is/was+形容词+(for sb.)to do sth.是固定句式，意为“（对某人而言）做某事是……”。故答案为impossible。 87． 句意：他开始意识到他父母每次吃饭时的感受。 考查动词。begin to do sth.开始做某事，固定搭配。再根据句意及首字母提示可知，此空应填realize，“意识到”，动词。故答案为realize。 5.（2019·上海中考真题） C.Fill in the blanks with proper words（在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺。每空格限填一词，首字母已给） Paul was my little brother，and he was special.He was different from me because he sat in a wheelchair，and he was blind.Lots of times when we walked with Paul，other kids came over and asked us why he was in his chair and why he couldn’t s___56___.They thought he was different because he had his own school bus and had to go to a special school.But that's not really the reason.Paul was different for the things just our family knew about-only we knew the s ___57___ that made him special . Paul helped me hear small sounds.Every time I was with him，I'd have to beg q___58___to hear the flying birds and the talking trees he heard. Paul helped me exercise.When we went for a walk，we'd often go uphill.When I pushed his chair all the way to the woods at the t___59___，I was really getting my exercise! Paul h___60___ ever complained.He went along with whatever the rest of us wanted to do.One time when he had a fever，he got uncomfortable，but he never shouted or fought or asked me to switch the TV channel. Sometimes Paul let me put things in，his hand.We played a kind of guessing game.I put different toys there for him to f___61___He was always surprised when I let him hold something new. Paul was my friend.He couldn't talk to me like most of my friends，and he couldn't run outside to play.But he was there for all the peaceful times，and he had the best smile in the world. I was l___62___ to grow up with him as his sister.He helped me to realize that there is a good side to every situation，if we simply make the choice to find it. 【答案】56. see 57. secret（s） 58. quiet 59. top 60. hardly 61. feel 62. lucky 【解析】 56. 句意：其他孩子过来问我们为什么他坐在椅子上，为什么他看不见。 根据文中He was different from me because he satin a wheelchair，and he was blind.可知，这里是问为什么他看不见。根据句意，故填see。 57. 句意：保罗和我们家人所知道的不一样，只有我们知道使他与众不同的秘密。 根据文中Paul was different for the things just our family knew about-only we knew可知，这里是说使他不同的秘密。根据句意，故填secret（s）。 58. 句意：每次我和他在一起时，我都得乞求安静，才能听到他听到的飞鸟和会说话的树。 根据文中to hear the flying birds and the talking trees he heard.可知这里是祈求安静，quiet在这里是名词作beg的宾语。根据题意，故填quiet。 59. 句意：当我把他的椅子推到山顶的树林里的时候，我真的得到了锻炼！ 根据下文I was really getting my exercise!可知这里是说到山顶。根据题意，故填top。 60. 句意：保罗几乎从不抱怨，他随同我们其他人想做的事。 根据下文He went along with whatever the rest of us wanted to do.可知这里是几乎不抱怨。根据句意，故填hardly。 61. 句意：我把不同的玩具放在那里，让他觉得我让他拿新东西时他总是很惊讶。 根据文中He was always surprised when I let him hold可知，这里是让他感觉。根据句意，故填feel。 62. 句意：我很幸运能和他一起长大，成为他的妹妹。 短语be lucky to do sth.表示做某事是幸运的，根据题意，故填lucky。 6（2018·上海中考真题） Fill in the blanks with proper words(在短文的空格内填入适当的词,使其通顺。 每空格限填一词,首字母已给)(14分) "Olyvia, love is simple. You don t have to do much to make someone happy. "That was what my mother said to me when I was a child. Over a year ago, I had a chance. My good friend Kaylee told me about her t_____81 to a small town called Gary, and how it was a life-changing experience. I made up my mind to go there myself. When I told my parents about the decision, they didn’t a_____ 82 at first. They said I didn’t know much about the place. They were worried that it was not s_____83 for me to go there. Thankfully, after I explained my plan to them in detail, they said yes. When our group arrived in Gary, I noticed how different the town was from where I lived. There were few stores or restaurants in the town; most had closed. So you would be very l_______84 if you could find a place to buy food or drinks. Houses were built on small hills. Many of them had broken doors or windows. My job was to help the local people to r_______ 85 houses.The work days were long and hot, but it was really good to see the houses taking on a new look day by day. The children there were also different. They seemed to enjoy every moment in life though they were poor. The smallest things would make these kids happy. I couldn’t find words to describe their i _____86 when they received an ice-cream, a ball or even a kiss. The community was like a big family. Everyone knew each other and was there when someone needed help. I am so glad that I had this unforgettable experience. I truly learned the m____ 87 of what my mother said. You don t need to do much to make a difference to others' lives. 81. 【答案】trip 【解析】固搭 trip to sp. 表示到某地的短途旅行 82. 【答案】agree 【解析】通过后文父母不了解这个地方以及担心她可知一开始父母并没有同意她的决定 83. 【答案】safe 【解析】因为不了解这个地方，根据常识父母会担心女儿的安全 84. lucky 根据前文餐厅不多且很多都关了可知若能找到则是幸运的 85. 【答案】repair 【解析】根据前文很多房子的门窗都坏了可知我们是去帮他们修房子的 86. 【答案】joy 【解析】句意为“我找不到任何语言来描述他们收到冰淇淋时的喜悦” 87. 【答案】meaning 【解析】固搭 learn the meaning of，表示了解…的含义 7.（2017·上海中考真题） C.Fill in the blanks with proper words（在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺．每空格限填一词，首字母已给） 81． A Delicious Meal Tony is Chinese American．His family members gather together and serve a traditional Chinese meal once a week．Last week Tony i（81）　 　his friend Amy for it． Tony's family was preparing dinner when Amy arrived．The family was cooking vegetables with hot oil．The k（82）　 　was filled with many good smells．"You can help me set the table．"Tony told his friend．They gave each person a pair of chopsticks，a soup bowl，a soup spoon，and a rice bowl on a plate． "Where are the forks and knives？"Amy asked． "Oh，you won't n （83）　 　those．"Tony explained．"I will show you how to use chopsticks．Don't worry．" Tony's mother put different foods which were unfamiliar to Amy onto big plates．She asked the kids to carry the food﹣filled plates out to the table．Amy carried roast duck．It was one of the f （84）　 　dishes she recognized． Amy was a little nervous about eating with chopsticks．Tony gave her instructions on how to do it．Amy finally managed to hold the chopsticks．Just when she picked up a piece of chicken in her chopsticks，her fingers s（85）　 　 lost control of them，and the chicken flew across the table．It landed in Tony's soup with a splash（飞溅）．E（86）　 　 at the table smiled． Tony's father kindly brought out a fork and knife．He handed them to Amy．Amy felt more c（87）　 　．She ate the rest of her dinner easily．It was delicious! At the end of the meal，Amy was given a fortune cookie（签语饼干）．She broke it open and read the small note inside，"If you practice hard，you will learn many things．"Amy laughed and said，"if you let me take home a pair of chopsticks，my fortune may come true! 81. 【答案】invited 【解析】考查动词辨析，根据语境，上个周末托尼"邀请"他的好朋友艾丽到家里来吃中式饭菜，邀请，以i开头invite，且是上周的事情填过去式故为ivited． 82. 【答案】kitchen 【解析】考查名词辨析，根据前后句意思，家人用热油炒蔬菜，整个"厨房"都充满了美味，以k开头，故填kitchen． 83. 【答案】need 【解析】考查动词辨析，根据后句意思，托尼解释说，他将会示范给她看怎么使用，让艾米不要担心．所以是托尼说艾丽不"需要"以n开头故填need． 84. 【答案】favourite/favorite 【解析】考查形容词辨析，根据语境，艾米端着烤鸭她意识到是她最喜欢吃的菜之一，最喜欢的，以f开头，故填favourite/favorite 85. 【答案】suddenly 【解析】考查副词辨析，根据语境，她的"突然"手失去了控制，鸡肉掉落在托尼的汤里．突然，且以s开头，修饰动词，故填suddenly． 86. 【答案】Everyone 【解析】考查不定代词辨析，根据语境桌子上"每个人"都笑了．每个人，且以e开头，故天Everyone． 87. 【答案】comfortable 【解析】考查形容词辨析，根据语境，托尼的爸爸很友善的拿出一副刀和叉给艾米．艾米感觉更"舒服"了．舒服的，以c开头，故填comfortable （24-25九年级上·上海宝山·期中）Fill in the blanks with proper words. (在短文空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，首字母已给) Everyone is born with ability to learn. But whether or not you can do this well depends on your learning habits. Research shows that s 1 learners have some good habits in common. Creating an interest in what they learn Studies show that if you are interested in something, your brain is more a 2 and it’s also easier for you to pay attention to it for a long time. Good learners often c 3 what they need to learn with something interesting. For example, if they need to learn English and they like music or sports, they can listen to English songs or watch sports programs in English. This way they will not get bored. Practising and learning from mistakes Good learners think about they are good at and what they need to practise more. Remember “Use it or lose it.” Even if you learn something well, you will f 4 it unless you use it. “Practice makes perfect.” Good learners will keep practising what they have learned, and they are not a 5 of making mistakes. Alexander Graham Bell didn’t invent the telephone overnight. He kept trying many times and learned from his mistakes. D 6 their study skills It’s not enough to just study hard. Good learners know the best way they can study. For example, they may take notes by writing down key words or by drawing mind maps. They also look for ways to review what they have learned. They may do this by reading their notes every day or by explaining the information to another student. Asking questions Good learners often ask questions during or after class. They even ask each other and try to find out the answers. Knowledge comes from questioning. Learning is a lifelong journey because every day brings something n 7 . Everything that you learn becomes a part of you and changes you, so learn wisely and learn well. 【答案】1．(s)uccessful 2．(a)ctive 3．(c)onnect 4． (f)orget 5．(a)fraid 6．(D)eveloping 7．(n)ew 【导语】本文主要介绍了一些成功的学习者通常具备的一些良好学习习惯。 1．句意：研究表明，成功的学习者有一些共同的好习惯。空后是名词，空处填形容词，根据“learners have some good habits in common”及首字母提示可知，此处指成功的学习者，successful“成功的”符合句意。故填(s)uccessful。 2．句意：研究表明，如果你对某事感兴趣，你的大脑会更活跃，并且你也更容易长时间专注于它。根据“and it’s also easier”可知，and连接前后两部分结构一致，都是比较级，“more+形容词原形”构成比较级，结合首字母提示，此处是指你的大脑会更活跃，active“活跃的”符合句意。故填(a)ctive。 3．句意：好的学习者经常将他们需要学习的东西与有趣的东西联系起来。分析句子结构，空处缺少谓语，填动词，根据often可知，时态用一般现在时，根据“what they need to learn with something interesting”可知，此处指把所学的东西和有趣的东西联系起来，connect“联系”符合句意，主语是复数，填动词原形。故填(c)onnect。 4．句意：即使你学得很好，除非你使用它，否则你会忘记它。分析前后句意是让步关系，结合首字母提示可知，此处指即使学得很好，也会忘记，forget“忘记”，will后面跟动词原形。故填(f)orget。 5．句意：好的学习者会不断练习他们所学的东西，并且不害怕出错。空前是be动词，空处填形容词，根据“making mistakes”可知，此处指“害怕出错”，be afraid of“害怕”符合句意。故填(a)fraid。 6．句意：培养他们的学习技能。根据本段内容介绍了如何培养学习技巧，结合首字母提示可知，develop“培养”符合句意，结合每段小标题都是动名词结构，因此用developing。故填(D)eveloping。 7．句意：学习是一段终身的旅程，因为每天都会带来一些新的东西。分析句子结构可知，空处填形容词修饰不定代词something，根据“Learning is a lifelong journey because every day brings something”及首字母提示，此处指“新的事物”，new“新的”符合句意。故填(n)ew。 （24-25九年级上·上海徐汇·期中）Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words. (在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺。每空格限填一词，首字母已给。) Read the comments about changes in the future. How much do you agree with them? These days, some people work at home one or two days a week instead of going to an office every day. I think in the future a lot more people will work from home all the time. And the number of offices will decrease. It’s sad, because people will lose most of their social skills like the a 8 to connect to others. There won’t be any paper books in the future. They might disappear c 9 . If you want to read books, you will have to download them to a portable e-reader. It will hold hundreds of your favourite books. Some e-readers might also be waterproof. So you can use them when you are having a bath or a s 10 ! I think the number of people on the planet will continue to i 11 . There’ll be less space, so we’ll need to change the way we live. Maybe we’ll live underground, or maybe lots of people will live together in a single house. It’s horrible! Life will definitely get w 12 than it is now! Our house might be s 13 in the future. If there’s an emergency, it will automatically send a message to the police or call for an ambulance. Our house might also control the heating and the air-conditioning, so we’ll never feel too hot or too cold. Driverless cars are a new thing at the moment, but I think in the future it will be common to have one. I think it’ll be a good and safe thing, because we won’t have so many road a 14 . Maybe we will stop using petrol, too. That would be good. 【答案】8．(a)bility 9．(c)ompletely 10．(s)hower 11．(i)ncrease 12．(w)orse 13．(s)mart/(s)afe 14．(a)ccidents 【导语】本文主要介绍了五个人对于未来变化的看法。 8．句意：这很可悲，因为人们会失去大部分社交技能，比如与他人联系的能力。根据“lose most of their social skills…to connect to others”可知，此处指与他人联系的能力，ability“能力”，此处特指与他人联系的能力，用单数名词。故填(a)bility。 9．句意：它们可能会完全消失。根据“There won’t be any paper books in the future.”可知，未来没有纸质书籍，它们会彻底消失，completely“完全地，彻底地”，副词，修饰动词disapper。故填(c)ompletely。 10．句意：所以你可以在洗澡或淋浴时使用它们。a后接可数名词单数，结合“a bath”可知，此处使用shower“淋浴”，表示“洗澡或淋浴”。故填(s)hower。 11．句意：我认为地球上的人口数量将继续增加。根据“There’ll be less space, so we’ll need to change the way we live.”和“I think the number of people”可知，地球上的空间会更少，说明人口数量会增加，increase“增加”，continue to do sth.“继续做某事”，动词使用原形。故填(i)ncrease。 12．句意：生活肯定会比现在更糟！根据“Maybe we’ll live underground, or maybe lots of people will live together in a single house.”可知，未来的生活会很糟糕，结合“than”可知，此处使用形容词比较级worse“更糟糕的”。故填(w)orse。 13．句意：我们的房子将来可能会变得智能/安全。be动词后接形容词作表语，结合“If there’s an emergency, it will automatically send a message to the police or call for an ambulance.”可知，如果发生紧急情况，它会自动发送信息给警察或呼叫救护车，说明房子很智能或安全，smart“智能的”，safe“安全的”。故填(s)mart/(s)afe。 14．句意：我认为这将是一件又好又安全的事情，因为我们将不会有那么多的交通事故。根据“but I think in the future it will be common to have one.”和“I think it’ll be a good and safe thing”可知，未来无人驾驶汽车很安全，所以不会发生很多的交通事故，accident“事故”，此处使用复数名词表示泛指。故填(a)ccidents。 （24-25九年级上·上海奉贤·期中）Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words (在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给) Building blocks (积木) are still one of the most popular toys today. Their interesting design and easy use a 15 children of all ages. They are always the best choices as gifts. Most t 16 toys, like building blocks, were first made of wood. Today, wooden building blocks are still used, but now there are several other types of building blocks to choose from, like plastic building blocks. Children build all kinds of things that they see in everyday life with building blocks. This gives them the chance to learn the l 17 things and life skills. Building blocks can help children p 18 their language skills. Most children talk to each other as they build things with these traditional toys. This type of toy also helps develop the skills that children n 19 in life. As they begin to join groups playing with building blocks, they learn to take turns, share, and solve problems with others. However, these are not the only a 20 of playing with building blocks. Building blocks can also help develop children’s skills in math and science. They allow children to work according to the steps of scientific discovery, which are first to watch and think, and then to test. Building blocks also come in different shapes, colors and sizes. These types of building blocks e 21 children to develop skills in dividing things. Playing with building blocks is both fun and very helpful. Maybe that is the reason why building blocks are still popular today. 【答案】15．(a)ttract 16．(t)raditional 17．(l)atest 18．(p)ractise/(p)ractice 19．(n)eed 20．(a)dvantages 21．(e)ncourage 【导语】本文主要讲述了孩子们玩积木的益处。 15．句意：它们有趣的设计和易用性吸引了所有年龄段的孩子。根据“children of all ages”及首字母提示可知，是吸引了所有年龄的孩子，attract“吸引”，时态为一般现在时，主语Their interesting design and easy use为复数形式，谓语动词用原形。故填(a)ttract。 16．句意：大多数传统玩具，如积木，最初都是用木头制成的。根据“like building blocks, were first made of wood.”及首字母提示可知，应表达传统积木是用木头制成的，traditional“传统的”，形容词作定语修饰名词toys。故填(t)raditional。 17．句意：这让他们有机会学习最新的东西和生活技能。根据“Children build all kinds of things that they see in everyday life with building blocks.”及首字母提示可知，应表达学习最新的东西，latest“最新的”，形容词作定语修饰名词things。故填(l)atest。 18．句意：积木可以帮助孩子们练习语言技能。根据“their language skills”及首字母提示可知，是练习语言技能，practise/practice“练习”，help sb do sth“帮助某人做某事”，空处用动词原形。故填(p)ractise/(p)ractice。 19．句意：这种玩具也有助于培养孩子们在生活中所需的技能。根据“As they begin to join groups playing with building blocks, they learn to take turns, share, and solve problems with others.”可知，积木可以帮助孩子们培养生活中所需要的技能，need“需要”，时态为一般现在时，主语children为复数，谓语动词用原形。故填(n)eed。 20．句意：然而，这些并不是玩积木游戏的唯一优点。根据“Building blocks can also help develop children’s skills in math and science.”及首字母提示可知，应表达不是唯一的优点，advantage“优点”，空前are修饰，用可数名词复数形式。故填(a)dvantages。 21．句意：这些类型的积木鼓励孩子们发展分割东西的技能。根据“children to develop skills in dividing things.”及首字母提示可知，空处应表达鼓励孩子们发展这些技能，encourage“鼓励”，时态为一般现在时，主语These types of building blocks为复数形式，谓语动词用原形。故填(e)ncourage。 （24-25九年级上·上海浦东新·期中）Fill in the blanks with proper words（在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使短文通顺。每空格限填一词，首字母已给出） The Answer Is In the Trees Dave Meko, a scientist at the University of Arizona, noticed that from 1999 to the following years it became drier and drier. And water levels in the huge Colorado River were dropping rapidly. This was the b 22 of a serious drought (干旱). Everyone began asking, “How long will it last?” Meko believed that he could find the answer in the trees. Meko is a tree-ring expert. He studies the rings within a tree to find information about climate change. Each year, a tree adds a new layer of wood. These layers look like a series of rings. During times of h 23 rainfall, a ring is wide. When there is a shortage of water, a ring is narrow. These rings are nature’s record of rainfall and climate change. Meko and his team quickly started a new research project. Their goal was to find out how long previous droughts lasted. The team collected as many old wood samples as possible. They tested wood samples from 1,200 years ago until the p 24 . When they examined the rings, the news about rainfall in the past was not good. Meko’s research showed that the 20th century was an unusually wet time. Trees from this period had wide, healthy rings. Rain was plentiful during that century, millions of people moved to the region. Before that time, however, the rings showed that droughts occurred on a r 25 basis. In fact, drought was part of the usual climate pattern. There were severe droughts in the 900s, the 1100s, and the late 1200s. Human history s 26 to support Meko’s findings. The native Anasazi lived in this area for hundreds of years, starting around 500 AD．They were farmers and depended on water to grow their crops. However, at the end of the 13th century, the Anasazi suddenly left the area. Experts do not know e 27 why the Anasazi left. They think it was because there was no longer enough water to farm. And Meko’s tree rings clearly show a serious drought at that time. How long will the current drought last? Using nature’s c 28 from the past, experts predict that this drought may continue for another 50 years. 【答案】22．(b)eginning 23．(h)eavy 24．(p)resent 25．(r)egular 26．(s)eems 27．(e)xactly 28．(c)ode 【导语】本文讲述了亚利桑那大学的科学家Dave Meko发现干旱问题越来越严重，Meko和他的团队通过研究发现树上的年轮和气候有很大关系，并预测干旱将会持续50年。 22．句意：这是一场严重干旱的开始。根据“from 1999 to the following years it became drier and drier. And water levels in the huge Colorado River were dropping rapidly.”及首字母提示可知，这是严重干旱的开始，空前定冠词the修饰用名词形式beginning“开始”。故填(b)eginning。 23．句意：在大雨期间，年轮很宽。根据“When there is a shortage of water, a ring is narrow.”及首字母提示可知，应表达大雨期间，heavy“大量的”，形容词修饰名词rainfall。故填(h)eavy。 24．句意：他们测试了从1200年前到现在的木材样本。根据“from 1,200 years ago until the p...”及首字母提示可知，应表达从1200年前到现在，present“现在”。故填(p)resent。 25．句意：然而，在此之前，这些年轮表明干旱经常发生。根据“In fact, drought was part of the usual climate pattern. There were severe droughts in the 900s, the 1100s, and the late 1200s.”可知，应表达干旱经常发生，on a regular basis“经常”，固定搭配。故填(r)egular。 26．句意：人类历史似乎支持Meko的发现。根据“They think it was because there was no longer enough water to farm. And Meko’s tree rings clearly show a serious drought at that time.”及首字母提示可知，应表达人类历史似乎支持Meko的发现，seem“似乎”，时态为一般现在时，主语Human history为单数，谓语动词用三单形式。故填(s)eems。 27．句意：专家们不知道Anasazi离开的确切原因。根据“They think”及首字母提示可知，他们应该是不知道确切原因，exactly“确切地”，副词修饰动词know。故填(e)xactly。 28．句意：根据过去的自然规律，专家预测这场干旱可能还会持续50年。根据“Using nature’s c...from the past”及首字母提示可知，科学家们是用过去大自然运行的规律密码，code“密码”。故填(c)ode。 （24-25九年级上·上海浦东新·期中）Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words (在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给). Century-Old Chinese Ice Cream While many people think of ice cream as a modern Western invention, it actually existed as early as the Tang dynasty (朝代). Back then, it wasn’t called ice cream, though. I 29 , it was known as “Su Shan (酥山)” or “Su He Shan (苏合山).” “Su” was a dairy product s 30 to cream or butter. It is believed to have been introduced to central China by nomads (游牧民) from the north. “Su” was not only tasty but also nutritious. According to some historical records, “Su Shan” was often made by women. They would heat “Su” until it melts and then carefully pour it onto a plate, shaping it into the form of a mountain or coral reef. Afterwards, they would f 31 it in an icebox. Sometimes, sugar was added on top. The dessert might also be d 32 with some flowers and leaves to make it look more attractive. In his poem Ode to Su He Shan (《苏合山赋》), Tang poet Wang Lingran (王泠然) described how people enjoyed “Su Shan.” “It is neither solid nor watery,” he wrote. “It d 33 as soon as it touches your teeth.” In The Noble Lady (《仕女图》), a famous fresco (湿壁画) found in the tomb of Crown Prince Zhanghuai (章怀太子墓), two out of the six ladies are holding “Su Shan.” At first, researchers thought they were holding potted plants. Upon closer e 34 , they concluded that it was something more like today’s ice cream, with flowers on top. “Su Shan” was a popular dish during the Tang and Song dynasties. However, only rich people and royalty (王族) could a 35 large iceboxes to prepare this summer treat. Luckily, today, we can all enjoy ice cream whenever we want! 【答案】29．(I)nstead 30．(s)imilar 31．(f)reeze 32．(d)ecorated 33．(d)isappears 34．(e)xamination 35．(a)fford 【导语】本文介绍了中国古代的一种冰淇淋——“酥山”或“苏合山”的历史、制作过程和特点，以及它在当时社会的受欢迎程度。 29．句意：相反，它被称为“酥山”或“苏合山”。根据“Back then, it wasn’t called ice cream, though. ..., it was known as ‘Su Shan (酥山)’ or ‘Su He Shan (苏合山).’”及首字母可知，当时它还不叫冰淇淋，反而是叫“酥山”或“苏合山”，instead“相反，反而”符合。故填(I)nstead。 30．句意：“酥”是一种类似于奶油或黄油的奶制品。根据“‘Su’ was a dairy product ... to cream or butter.”及首字母可知，这里需要填入一个形容词来描述“酥”与奶油或黄油的关系。similar“相似的”符合语境，表示“酥”是一种与奶油或黄油相似的奶制品，similar to“和……相似”。故填(s)imilar。 31．句意：之后，她们会把它放在冰箱里冷冻。根据“they would ... it in an icebox.”及首字母可知，这里需要填入一个动词，表示将“酥”放入冰箱中的动作，freeze“冷冻”符合语境，表示她们会将“酥”放入冰箱中冷冻，would后跟动词原形。故填(f)reeze。 32．句意：这道甜点可能还会用一些花朵和叶子来装饰，使其看起来更加吸引人。根据“The dessert might also be ... with some flowers and leaves to make it look more attractive.”及首字母可知，这里需要填入一个动词的过去分词形式，与be动词构成被动语态，表示甜点被装饰的动作，decorated“装饰”符合语境，表示这道甜点被花朵和叶子装饰得更加吸引人。故填(d)ecorated。 33．句意：它一碰到牙齿就消失了。根据“‘It is neither solid nor watery,’ he wrote. ‘It ... as soon as it touches your teeth.’”及首字母可知，主语是第三人称单数，这里需要填入一个动词的第三人称单数形式，表示“酥”在碰到牙齿时的状态，disappears“消失”符合语境，表示“酥”一碰到牙齿就消失了。故填(d)isappears。 34．句意：经过仔细观察，他们得出结论，这更像是今天的冰淇淋，上面有花。根据“Upon closer ..., they concluded that it was something more like today’s ice cream, with flowers on top.”及首字母可知，这里需要填入一个名词，表示研究人员进行的动作。examination“检查，仔细审查”符合语境，表示研究人员经过仔细观察后得出了结论。故填(e)xamination。 35．句意：然而，只有富人和皇室成员才能买得起大型冰箱来准备这个夏天的美食。根据“‘Su Shan’ was a popular dish during the Tang and Song dynasties. However, only rich people and royalty ... large iceboxes to prepare this summer treat.”及首字母可知，这里需要填入一个动词，表示富人和皇室成员有能力购买大型冰箱的动作，afford“买得起”符合语境，could后跟动词原形。故填(a)fford。 （24-25九年级上·上海浦东新·期中）Fill in blanks with proper words (在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺。每空格限填一词，首字母已给) China’s retirement (退休) age, set in the 1950s, should have been raised long time ago because of many reasons. R 36 , the government has decided to gradually raise its official retirement age over the next 15 years, starting in 2025. The retirement age for men will increase from 60 to 63, while for women, it will rise between 55 and 58. This change is a s 37 to the problem of an aging population. The plan focuses on a 38 people to choose when to retire within certain limits. For example, people can retire up to three years earlier or later than the new retirement age, which depends on the agreements with their employers and their p 39 situations like health condition or family needs. The a 40 of the reform (改革) is not only to improve the availability (可用性) of workers but also to support the development of skills and talents in China. Even with these changes, the reform faces challenges, i 41 being anxious about its influence on youth employment (就业). And the supporting measures are needed to help older workers who may have t 42 finding new jobs. The plan also points out the importance of improving the pension (养老金) system and elder care services to meet the needs of an aging society. 【答案】36．(R)ecently 37．(s)olution 38．(a)llowing 39．(p)ersonal 40．(a)im 41．(i)ncluding 42．(t)rouble 【导语】本文介绍了政府决定延迟退休年龄这一新闻事件。 36．句意：最近，政府决定从2025年开始，在未来15年内逐步提高官方退休年龄。根据首字母提示，此处用Recently表示“最近”。故填(R)ecently。 37．句意：这一变化是人口老龄化问题的解决方案。根据“to the problem of an aging population.”以及首字母提示，此处指的是人口老龄化问题的解决方案，solution表示“解决方案”，此处指的延迟退休年龄这一解决方案。故填(s)olution。 38．句意：该计划的重点是允许人们在一定范围内选择何时退休。根据“people to choose when to retire within certain limits.”以及首字母提示，此处填入“allowing”表示“允许”。 此处指的允许人们选择何时退休，介词on后接动名词。故填(a)llowing。 39．句意：例如，人们可以比新的退休年龄提前或推迟三年退休，这取决于与雇主的协议以及他们的个人情况，如健康状况或家庭需求。根据“situations like health condition or family needs.”以及首字母提示，此处指的是个人情况。“personal”表示“个人的”，作定语。故填(p)ersonal。 40．句意：改革的目的不仅是提高工人的可用性，而且是支持中国技能和人才的发展。根据“of the reform (改革)”以及首字母提示，此处指的是目标，“aim”表示“目标”，此处指的这次改革的目标。故填(a)im。 41．句意：即使有这些变化，改革也面临着挑战，包括担心其对青年就业的影响。根据“being anxious about its influence on youth employment (就业).”以及首字母提示，此处指的是“包括”，including表示“包括”。 故填(i)ncluding。 42．句意：需要采取支持措施来帮助可能难以找到新工作的老年工人。根据“who may have…finding new jobs”以及首字母提示可知，此处表示有“困难”，“trouble”表示“困难”，have trouble doing sth“做某事有困难”。故填(t)rouble。 （24-25九年级上·上海浦东新·期中）Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words. (在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺。每空格限填一词，首字母已给) Homework is as important as schoolwork. It helps you remember what you were taught during school time. But after many long hours in school, many students are tired of doing their homework. Here are a few t 43 that can help you complete your homework easily. Complete your homework as early as possible. In my opinion, the sooner you complete it, the better result you will get. Some students may not a 44 . They don’t think it might be a good idea. However, putting off your work later will only increase the risk of not finishing it. Oppositely, if you do your homework as soon as you get home, you may have plenty of time to do other things you like. Remember, doing homework is a great way to r 45 what you learn in school. Keep up your confidence. Sometimes, you may get stuck(卡壳)while doing your homework. You may not be able to understand or answer any questions, but you needn’t lose your confidence. Get help from your parents or grandparents at home or wait u 46 you go to school next day. Don’t worry too much if you can’t answer a question. You can study s 47 questions to get an idea of how to solve it or simply move on to the next one. Then you may think of a way to answer that question. Organize your homework. If you think there’s too much homework to do in your daily life, you can divide it into several p 48 . However, pick the harder ones or the ones that would take you the most time first. You can finish the e 49 ones after you work out the harder problems. 【答案】43．(t)ips 44．(a)gree 45．(r)eview 46．(u)ntil 47．(s)imilar 48．(p)arts 49．(e)asier 【导语】本文主要讲述了家庭作业与学校作业同样重要，同时提供了如尽早完成、保持信心、合理组织等帮助学生轻松完成作业的方法。 43．句意：这里有一些技巧可以帮助你轻松完成作业。根据“Here are a few…that can help you complete your homework easily.”以及后文提到的完成作业的方法，结合首字母提示，tip“技巧，提示”符合语境，a few修饰可数名词复数，所以填tips。故填(t)ips。 44．句意：一些学生可能不同意。根据“Some students may not…They don’t think it might be a good idea.”以及对学生不同观点的描述，因为后文提到有些学生不认为尽早完成作业是个好主意，所以他们可能不同意，结合首字母提示，agree“同意”符合语境，情态动词may后接动词原形agree。故填(a)gree。 45．句意：记住，做作业是复习你在学校所学知识的好方法。根据“doing homework is a great way to…what you learn in school.”可知，作业可以帮助学生巩固在学校学到的知识，也就是对所学内容进行复习，结合首字母提示，review“复习”符合语境，a way to do sth.表示“做某事的方法”，所以这里用动词原形review。故填(r)eview。 46．句意：在家里向你的父母或祖父母寻求帮助，或者等到第二天上学。根据“Get help from your parents or grandparents at home or wait…you go to school next day.”以及等待的时间节点，这里表示一直等到第二天上学，结合首字母提示，until“直到”符合语境，故填(u)ntil。 47．句意：你可以先学习类似的问题，以了解如何解决它，或者直接继续做下一个问题。根据“study…questions to get an idea of how to solve it”可知，通过研究类似问题可以获得解决当前问题的思路，结合首字母提示，形容词similar“类似的”符合语境，修饰名词questions，所以填(s)imilar。 48．句意：如果你觉得日常生活中有太多作业要做，你可以把它分成几个部分。根据“divide it into several…”可知，当作业较多时，可以将其分割成几个部分来分别完成，结合首字母提示，parts“部分”符合语境，several修饰可数名词复数，故填(p)arts。 49．句意：在解决了较难的问题之后，你可以完成较容易的问题。根据“finish the…ones after you work out the harder problems.”可知，这里与harder相对，指完成较容易的作业。按照先难后易的顺序，解决了难题后再完成容易的问题，结合首字母提示，easier“更容易的”符合语境，故填(e)asier。 （24-25九年级上·上海杨浦·期中） Artificial Intelligence, or AI, is the ability of machines to think and solve problems like humans. The idea of using smart machines is not n 50 . In ancient Greece, people created robots called “automatic servants.” These machines could pour wine and mix it with water. AI began to develop more in the 1950s. Before this time, computers were not very p 51 . They could only follow simple instructions and do basic calculations. These early machines could not learn or change, and they couldn’t remember information. Computers were also very expensive, costing a lot of money. Only big companies and universities could afford to use them. During World War II, the need for smart machines became very important. The Allied armies needed to understand secret messages from German s 52 . These messages were sent using a machine called the Enigma. In 1940, a group of codebreakers in England, led by Alan Turing, built a machine called the Bombe. This machine helped break the German code, which saved many lives. After the war, Turing worked on designing computers that could store programs. In 1950, he created the Turing test. The test can c 53 if a machine thinks like a human. Today, we still use a similar test called CAPTCHA to tell humans and machines apart. In 1956, John McCarthy introduced the term “artificial intelligence” at a conference in the United States. This marked the s 54 of serious research into AI. Over the years, AI has grown a lot. Machines can now learn from data, making them smarter over time. For example, streaming services use AI to recommend shows based on what you like. As AI becomes more w 55 used, researchers are working to create even smarter machines for the future. This ongoing effort aims to make technology easier to use and improve its functions in different areas. 【答案】50．(n)ew 51．(p)owerful 52．(s)oldiers 53．(c)heck 54．(s)tart 55．(w)idely 【导语】本文主要讲述了人工智能（AI）的发展历程。 50．句意：使用智能机器的想法并不新鲜。根据“In ancient Greece, people created robots called ‘automatic servants.’ ”结合首字母提示可知，此处表示使用智能机器的想法不是新的，new“新的”，形容词作表语。故填(n)ew。 51．句意：在此之前，计算机不是很强大。根据“They could only follow simple instructions and do basic calculations.”结合首字母提示可知，它们只能按照简单的指令做基本的计算，因此之前的机器不是很强大，powerful“强大的”，形容词作表语。故填(p)owerful。 52．句意：盟军需要理解来自德国士兵的秘密信息。根据“The Allied armies needed to understand secret messages from German … .”结合首字母提示可知，此处应表示盟军需要理解来自德国士兵的信息，soldier“士兵”，可数名词，此处应用复数形式表示泛指。故填(s)oldiers。 53．句意：该测试可以检查机器是否像人类一样思考。根据“The test can … if a machine thinks like a human.”结合首字母提示可知，此处应表示该测试可以检查机器是否像人类一样思考，check“检查”，动词，情态动词can后应用动词原形。故填(c)heck。 54．句意：这标志着人们开始认真研究人工智能。根据“In 1956, John McCarthy introduced the term “artificial intelligence” at a conference in the United States.”与“the”结合首字母提示可知，此处应指这标志着人们开始认真研究人工智能，start“开始”，名词。故填(s)tart。 55．句意：随着人工智能被更广泛运用，研究人员正在努力为未来创造更智能的机器。根据“As AI becomes more … used, researchers are working to create even smarter machines for the future.”结合首字母提示可知，此处应指随着人工智能被更广泛运用，widely“广泛地”，副词修饰动词。故填(w)idely。 （24-25九年级上·上海黄浦·期中）Special Delivery Jordyn Perez was about to turn 8 years old when her mom s 56 a new way to celebrate her birthday. “What would you think about donating your gifts to a children’s hospital?” her mom said. At first, Jordyn wasn’t sure. Then she gave it some t 57 . “I was like, ‘Okay, that’s cool,’” Jordyn told TIME for Kids. “I already had everything I needed, and these kids that were going t 58 things at the hospital—they needed it more than I did.” Now a freshman in high school, Jordyn continues to bring joy to kids being treated for serious illnesses. In December, she made her eighth annual birthday-gift donation to Baptist Children’s Hospital in San Antonio, Texas. “Just to see their little faces when she h 59 them the gifts, that’s always been our favorite part,” says Jordyn’s mom, Sondra Perez. “Seeing the kids’ reactions (反应) just touches our heart.” Caring for Kids Kids can be in the hospital for lots of reasons. Whatever the patient’s age or illness, a hospital stay can be stressful. Efforts like Jordyn’s are a bright spot during a d 60 time. Jordyn’s first gift drive was in 2016. Since then, it has kicked off each year in early November, a few weeks before her birthday. Along with an invitation to her party, Jordyn’s friends get a list of gift ideas for kids at the hospital. Thus, they can prepare the different gifts. After the first round of donations, Jordyn shares the list with family, coaches, and teammates. (She plays volleyball and runs track.) The number of donations “grows every year,” she says, but she doesn’t keep an exact count. I 61 , she judges by sight. “We measure how much of the carpet it covers in our living room,” Jordyn says. “Last year, it covered the entire carpet.” Do Good, Feel Good “Seeing other people’s happiness—that’s all that matters to me,” Jordyn says. “Giving to others, it’s just a good feeling to have at the end of the day,” she also a 62 . “I want to keep doing this as long as I can.” 【答案】56．(s)uggested 57．(t)hought 58．(t)hrough 59．(h)ands 60．(d)ifficult 61．(I)nstead 62．(a)dds 【导语】本文讲述了Jordyn Perez的妈妈让她通过把礼物捐给儿童医院的孩子们来过生日的故事。 56．句意：Jordyn Perez即将满8岁时，她的妈妈建议用一种新的方式来庆祝她的生日。根据“a new way to celebrate her birthday”可知，此句是说建议用新的方式来庆祝生日。suggest“建议”，动词，根据“Jordyn Perez was about to turn 8 years old”可知，此句用一般过去时，故填(s)uggested。 57．句意：然后她又想了想。根据“At first, Jordyn wasn’t sure.”可知，此句是说她又想了想。根据“some”可知，此处用名词，thought“思考”，不可数名词，故填(t)hought。 58．句意：我已经拥有了我所需要的一切，而那些正在医院经历磨难的孩子们——他们比我更需要这些。根据“things at the hospital”可知，此句是说正在医院经历磨难的孩子们。go through“经历”，故填(t)hrough。 59．句意：乔丁的妈妈桑德拉·佩雷斯说：“当她把礼物递给他们时，看着他们的小脸，这一直是我们最喜欢的部分。”根据“them the gifts”可知，此句是说递给他们礼物。hand“递给”，动词，根据“‘Seeing the kids’ reactions (反应) just touches our heart.’”可知，此句用一般过去时，故填(h)ands。 60．句意：像Jordyn这样的努力是困难时期的亮点。根据“Efforts like Jordyn’s are a bright spot”可知，此句是说在困难时期。difficult“困难的”，形容词，修饰名词“time”。故填(d)ifficult。 61．句意：相反，她通过视觉来判断。根据前句“but she doesn’t keep an exact count”和后句“‘We measure how much of the carpet it covers in our living room’”可知，此处表示转折，应用instead，意为“相反，然而”。故填(I)nstead。 62．句意：她还补充说：“在一天结束的时候，给予是一种很好的感觉。”根据“‘Giving to others, it’s just a good feeling to have at the end of the day,’”可知，此句是说她补充说到。add“补充”，动词，根据“Jordyn says”可知，此句用一般现在时，主语“she”为第三人称单数，add用第三人称单数。故填(a)dds。 （24-25九年级上·上海崇明·期中）Fill in the blanks with proper words.（在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺。每空格限填一词，首字母已给出。） The envelope is designed to protect letters. It is so common today that we often take it for granted. But did you know when and where the envelope first appeared? The h 63 of envelopes is probably much longer than you think. It is believed the envelope first appeared in ancient China. It was used to protect royal messages. However, the early envelope was d 64 from what we use today. It was made from clay (黏土) and looked like a ball. After the message was put into it, the envelope would be sealed (密封) with more clay. To read the message, one had to b 65 the “envelope.” The first paper envelope appeared around 200 B．C． It was also invented by the Chinese. However, at first, people used it only to send money to each other as gifts. It was not until around the seventh century that it was used for sending messages. The design of the early paper envelope was very s 66 . It was just a piece of paper folded and sealed with wax. Since the envelope was made completely by hand, it was very expensive. In the 19th century, printing and manufacturing methods improved greatly. In 1853, American inventor Russel Haves invented an envelope maker. The machine could p 67 about 12,500 envelopes every day. With these improvements, the cost of envelopes went d 68 . The design also became more complex (复杂的). Today, emails have become more popular than handwritten l 69 . However, billions of envelopes are used around the world every year. They are still part of modem life. 【答案】63．(h)istory 64．(d)ifferent 65．(b)reak 66．(s)imple 67．(p)roduce 68．(d)own 69．(l)etters 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了信封最早出现在中国古代，被用来保护机密信息，后逐渐普及。今天，电子邮件比手写信件更受欢迎。然而，信封仍然是现代生活的一部分。 63．句意：信封的历史可能比你想象的要长得多。根据“But did you know when and where the envelope first … much longer than you think.”可知，提出问题“信封最早是什么时候在哪儿出现的？”，紧接着阐述“信封的历史可能比你想象的要长得多”，所以，此处表达的是“the history of……的历史”，固定短语，所以，“history历史”符合题意。故填(h)istory。 64．句意：然而，早期的信封不像我们今天使用的那样。根据题意可知，be different from与……不同，固定短语，意为“早期的信封不同于我们今天使用的那样”。故填(d)ifferent。 65．句意：要阅读信息，必须打破“信封”。根据“It was made from clay and looked like a ball. After the message was put into it, the envelope would be sealed with more clay. ”可知，早期的信封是由粘土制成的，看起来像一个球，把信息放进信封里后，信封上会盖上更多的粘土。要阅读信息，必须打破“信封”，所以，“break打破”符合题意，且to后接动词原形。故填(b)reak。 66．句意：早期的纸质信封设计非常简单。根据“It was just a piece of paper folded and sealed with wax.”它只是一张折叠并覆盖有蜡的纸（蜡），所以，信封的制作很简单，“simple简单的”符合题意。故填(s)imple。 67．句意：机器每天可以生产大约12500个信封。根据“In 1853, American inventor Russel Haves invented an envelope…12,500 envelopes every day. ”可知，1853年，美国发明家拉塞尔·霍斯发明了一种信封制造机，所以，这台机器每天可以生产大量的信封，“produce生产”符合题意，且情态动词could后接动词原形。故填(p)roduce。 68．句意：通过这些改进，信封的成本下降了。根据题意和首字母提示可知，通过改进，信封的成本下降了，所以，go down下降，固定短语。故填(d)own。 69．句意：今天，电子邮件比手写信件更受欢迎。根据“Today, emails have become more popular…are used around the world every year.”和提示词可知，电子邮件和手写信封在作比较，handwritten修饰名词复数letters。故填(l)etters。 （24-25九年级上·上海奉贤·期中）Read the passage and fill the blanks with proper words (在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给) Many years ago, when I was fresh out of school and working in Denver, I was driving to my parents’ home in Missouri for Christmas. S 70 , I found black smoke pouring from the back of my car. I stopped and wondered what I was supposed to do. A car pulled up behind me. A c 71 came out. They said they would take me to my parents’ home. We chatted on the way into the city, and when I got out of the car, the husband gave me his business card. I wrote him and his wife a thank-you note for helping me. Soon afterwards, I received a Christmas present from them. A note in it said that helping me had made their holidays m 72 . Years later, I drove to a meeting in a nearby town in the morning. In the late afternoon I returned to my car and found that the battery was dead. Then I n 73 that the Friendly Ford dealership—a shop selling cars—was right next door. I walked over and found two salesmen waiting beside the door. “Just h 74 friendly is Friendly Ford?” I asked and explained my trouble. They quickly drove a pickup truck to my car and started it. They would accept n 75 payment. When I got home, I wrote them a note to say thanks. I received a letter back from one of the salesmen. No one had ever taken the time to write him and say thank you, and i 76 meant a lot, he said. “Thank you”—two powerful words. They’re easy to say and mean so much. 【答案】70．(S)uddenly 71．(c)ouple 72．(m)eaningful 73．(n)oticed 74．(h)ow 75．(n)o 76．(i)t 【导语】本文讲述了作者两次在路上被人帮助的经历，他给他们写了感谢信，并收到了积极的反馈，以此说明“谢谢”这两个字意义重大。 70．句意：突然，我发现我的车后面冒出了黑烟。根据后句“I found black smoke pouring from the back of my car”可知车发生了故障，结合首字母提示可知此处应用副词Suddenly“突然”，修饰整个句子。故填(S)uddenly。 71．句意：一对夫妻出来了。根据后文“I wrote him and his wife a thank-you note for helping me.”及首字母提示可知此处应用名词couple“夫妻”，作主语。故填(c)ouple。 72．句意：里边的一张字条写着帮助我让他们的假期有意义。根据“A note in it said that helping me had made their holidays…”及首字母提示可知此处应用形容词meaningful“有意义的”，作宾语补足语。故填(m)eaningful。 73．句意：然后我注意到了那家友好福特经销商——一家卖车的商店——就在隔壁。根据“I…that the Friendly Ford dealership”及“I walked over and found two salesmen waiting beside the door”结合首字母提示可知此处应用动词notice“注意”，根据上下文时态可知本句应用一般过去时，动词需变为过去式“noticed”。故填(n)oticed。 74．句意：“友好福特有多友好呢？”我问到并说明了我的麻烦。此空修饰“friendly”，并且用来提出问题，结合首字母提示可知应用疑问副词how“多么”，how friendly“多友好”。故填(h)ow。 75．句意：他们不收任何费用。根据“They would accept…payment.”及首字母提示可知此处应用no“没有”，指友好福特提供的帮助是不收费的。故填(n)o。 76．句意：没有人花时间给他写信说谢谢你，那很重要，他说。根据“No one had ever taken the time to write him and say thank you, and…meant a lot, he said.”及首字母提示可知此处应用代词it“它”，指代前面说谢谢的事。故填(i)t。 （24-25九年级上·上海闵行·期中）Fill in the blanks with proper words. (在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其通顺。每空格限填一词，首字母已给) Should all students have to play an instrument? Some say it makes you smarter, but others think kids should play only if they want to. Learning to play a musical instrument is hard work, but it can also be rewarding and fun. It’s exciting to learn new skills, and when you play music, it’s like giving your brain a workout (锻炼), especially when you’re young. But that doesn’t m 77 everyone is cut out to (具有做某事的天赋) play an instrument or is even interested in it. What do you think? Should all students have to play an instrument? YES—It’s good for you. Studies show that kids who play a musical instrument do b 78 in school. Learning music helps with math, and playing an instrument makes your brain stronger, even if you only play for a year or two. Learning to play an instrument also teaches you to be p 79 and work hard, which are important skills for life. Besides, playing music is joyful and creative, and no one should miss out on that. Even if you don’t really care about learning an instrument, you might d 80 a hidden talent or interest. NO—It’s not for everyone. Not all kids have the c 81 to learn music. Some schools don’t offer free music education, and not all families can a 82 to pay for private lessons. Some kids just don’t like music or aren’t good at playing an instrument. If every kid has to try, it might make them not like music at all. One study found that kids benefit from learning an instrument o 83 when they show interest. Otherwise (否则), it takes time away from things they might enjoy more. 【答案】77．(m)ean 78．(b)etter 79．(p)atient 80．(d)iscover 81．(c)hance 82．(a)fford 83．(o)nly 【导语】本文讲了学习乐器利弊争议，有人认为对智力有益，有人认为强迫学习会适得其反。 77．句意：但这并不意味着每个人都适合演奏乐器，甚至对它感兴趣。根据上文“It’s exciting to learn new skills ... especially when you’re young.”及“But that doesn’t ... everyone is cut out to (具有做某事的天赋) play an instrument or is even interested in it.”及首字母可知，此处转折，表示“虽然学新技能很好，但并不意味着每个人都有天赋”，mean“意味着”符合句意；助动词“doesn’t”后填动词原形，故填(m)ean。 78．句意：研究表明，会演奏乐器的孩子在学校表现更好。根据“Learning music helps with math, and playing an instrument makes your brain stronger, even if you only play for a year or two.”可知，学习乐器会让孩子表现得更好，better“更好”符合句意。故填(b)etter。 79．句意：学习演奏乐器也教会你耐心和努力，这是生活中重要的技能。根据“be”可知，此处填形容词；根据“Learning to play an instrument also teaches you to be”以及首字母可知，学习乐器会让人变得有耐心，patient“耐心的”符合句意。故填(p)atient。 80．句意：即使你并不真正关心学习一种乐器，你也可能会发现一种隐藏的天赋或兴趣。根据“might”可知，此处填动词原形；根据“a hidden talent or interest”可知，此处指“发现一种隐藏的天赋或兴趣”，discover“发现”符合句意。故填(d)iscover。 81．句意：不是所有的孩子都有机会学习音乐。根据“Some schools don’t offer free music education, and not all families can ... to pay for private lessons.”可知，由于学校或者家庭原因，不是所有的孩子都有机会学习音乐，chance“机会”符合句意。故填(c)hance。 82．句意：一些学校不提供免费的音乐教育，并不是所有的家庭都能支付私人课程。根据“can”可知，此处填动词原形；根据“don’t offer free music education”可知，此处指“不能支付得起”，afford“买得起”符合句意。故填(a)fford。 83．句意：一项研究发现，只有当孩子们表现出兴趣时，他们才会从学习乐器中受益。根据“One study found that kids benefit from learning an instrument ... when they show interest.”可知，此处讲受益的前提，只有当他们感兴趣的时候才会受益，only“只有”符合句意。故填(o)nly。 （24-25九年级上·上海静安·阶段练习）     Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words（在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一次，首字母已给） Kids are born for science. This idea may surprise you because science seems d 84 to learn. Yet it really holds water and science learning is likely to make a great d 85 in kids’ lives. The most important part of science is a mixture of t 86 and experiment called the scientific method. It’s where you start with an idea, create a way to explain your idea, and show what you learned based on facts. Learning to follow this process helps you think logically (逻辑地) and carefully. One of the greatest things we can teach our children is to love learning. Learning science is a great way to do so. Children are a 87 by science because much of science is hands-on. Nothing draws a child to sitting up and taking notice like science experiments. Science opens doors to many s 88 at school. Building love for science can be helpful in other areas of study. For example, one cannot love science for very long without becoming good at its language — math! So, science encourage children to study math. An interest in science is an interest in how things were once understood compared to how they are understood now. As a result, studying science leads itself easily to studying history. Science is the b 89 thing for much of our life. The science of farming shows how our food is produced; biomedical (生物医学的) science keeps us healthy; e 90 our beds these days are designed according to scientific facts. We almost eat, sleep and breath with the help of science! 【答案】84．(d)ifficult 85．(d)ifference 86．(t)hought 87．(a)ttracted 88．(s)ubjects 89．(b)asic 90．(e)ven 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，文章主要介绍了科学学习的重要性及其对孩子成长的积极影响。 84．句意：这个想法可能会让你感到惊讶，因为科学似乎很难学。根据“Kids are born for science. This idea may surprise you”可知，此处是说人们一般不能理解孩子们天生适合学习，是因为科学是困难的，结合首字母提示可知，difficult“困难的”符合语境，此处作表语。故填(d)ifficult。 85．句意：然而，这确实是有道理的，学习科学很可能会极大地影响孩子们的生活。根据“science learning is likely to make a great”可知，此处是指学习科学能够影响生活，make a difference“产生影响”是固定搭配。故填(d)ifference。 86．句意：科学最重要的部分是想法和实验的结合，称为科学方法。根据“a mixture of”可知，此处是指科学方法是想法和实验的结合体，结合首字母提示可知，thought“想法，理论”符合语境，故填(t)hought。 87．句意：孩子们被科学吸引，因为许多科学都是实践性的。根据“because much of science is hands-on”可知，此处是指科学的实践性能够吸引孩子，结合首字母提示可知，attract“吸引”符合语境，本句主语是children，孩子们被科学吸引，本句是被动语态，其结构为be加过去分词。故填(a)ttracted。 88．句意：科学为学校里的许多学科打开了大门。根据“Building love for science can be helpful in other areas of study.”可知，此处是指培养对科学的热爱会对其他学习领域有所帮助，结合首字母提示可知，subject“学科”符合语境，空前有 many，应用复数形式。故填(s)ubjects。 89．句意：对我们生活的一大部分而言，科学是根本性的事情。根据“We almost eat, sleep and breath with the help of science!”可知，此处是指科学给予我们很多帮助，包括吃，睡和呼吸，是生活中很基础的事情，结合首字母提示可知，basic“基础的，根本的”符合语境，故填(b)asic。 90．句意：如今，甚至我们的床也是根据科学事实设计的。根据“our beds these days are designed according to scientific facts”可知，此处是指科学在我们生活中有很多作用，甚至床的设计也和科学有关，结合首字母提示可知，even“甚至”符合语境，故填(e)ven。 （24-25九年级上·上海浦东新·阶段练习）在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给。 My name Is Brad Li. I’m here today to tell you about my experience as an exchange student in the United States last year. I must admit that at first America was a big culture shock for me. Many things were s 91 to me: the language, the food and even the school. I stayed with a host family in a small town. My host parents, Mr and Mrs Hurst, were very kind. They o 92 a lot of activities for me in my spare time so that I wouldn’t miss home or feel lonely. However, to a certain degree, life in the US was hard to get used to. My main problem was with the language. I failed to know clearly in the first few weeks because everyone spoke so fast. T 93 I soon managed to get used to it, I still had problems because they used a lot of idioms. For example, they often say they are “under the weather” when they are ill. Their everyday English is very different from what we learn in China. Another d 94 was the food. My host family always had bread, potatoes and salad for meals. I really missed the dumplings, rice and delicious dishes from home. School was a big shock too. They do not require students to wear uniforms, so students can wear a 95 anything what they like. Some students have interesting hairstyles as well. Some students even have pink or purple hair! Anyway, I have many great memories of that year, e 96 playing in the snow in winter, and playing baseball. At Halloween, I went to a party dressed as Harry Potter. At Thanksgiving, we had a big dinner with a huge turkey. It was an exciting year, and it was a valuable education for me. Now I u 97 more about American culture. My American friends asked me many questions about life in China, and this made think about my own culture as well. 【答案】91．(s)trange 92．(o)rganized 93．(T)hough 94．(d)ifference 95．(a)lmost 96．(e)specially 97．(u)nderstand 【导语】本文介绍了作者Brad Li作为交换生在美国生活学习一年的经历。 91．句意：很多事情对我来说都很陌生：语言、食物，甚至学校。根据“I must admit that at first America was a big culture shock for me.”和首字母s，可知，美国对我来说是一个巨大的文化冲击，因此许多事情对我来说是陌生的，strange“陌生的”，是形容词，作为系动词were的表语，用形容词。故填(s)trange。 92．句意：他们在我的业余时间为我组织了很多活动，这样我就不会想家或感到孤独。根据“a lot of activities”和首字母o可知，他们为我组织很多活动，organize“组织”，是动词，根据“were”可知，此处用一般过去时，故填(o)rganized。 93．句意：虽然我很快就习惯了，但我仍然有问题，因为他们用了很多习语。结合句意，前一句表示我很快就习惯了，后一句表示我仍然有问题，前后表示让步关系，因此用连词though“尽管”。故填(T)hough。 94．句意：另一个不同是食物。根据“Their everyday English is very different from what we learn in China.”可知，此处讲述与在中国的生活不同之处，difference“差别，不同”，是名词，此处作主语，用名词，谓语was是第三人称单数，主语用单数名词，故填(d)ifference。 95．句意：他们不要求学生穿校服，所以学生几乎可以穿任何他们喜欢的衣服。根据“They do not require students to wear uniforms,”和首字母a可知，学生不被要求穿校服，因此他们几乎可以穿任何他们喜欢的衣服，almost“几乎”，是副词，故填(a)lmost。 96．句意：不管怎样，那一年我有很多美好的回忆，特别是在冬天的雪地里玩，打棒球。此处强调一个美好回忆的事情，用副词especially“尤其，特别”，故填(e)specially。 97．句意：现在我更了解美国文化了。根据“It was an exciting year, and it was a valuable education for me.”和首字母u可知，我在美国生活了一年，因此更了解美国文化，understand“了解”，根据“Now”可知，此处用一般现在时，主语I是第一人称单数，谓语用原形。故填(u)nderstand。 （24-25九年级上·上海闵行·阶段练习）Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words (在短文的空格内填入适当词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给) Unless you are one of those rare people with an excellent memory, you probably have trouble remembering the names of people you have just met. This problem can be frustrating (令人沮丧的) and embarrassing. L 98 , there are a number of ways you can overcome this human weakness. Before examining the methods to help remember people’s names, let’s look at the reasons why we are so f 99 in the first place. Researchers think it’s due to a lack of motivation (动机). People are better at remembering things that they want to learn. To put it simply, you’re just not that i 100 . Another reason is that putting a new face to a name is more complicated (复杂的) than we think, which leads to another problem. We usually don’t make an e 101 to memorize new names immediately. Not only that, but when meeting someone new, we may be thinking about other things and not be paying enough attention. All of this means that we need to take measures to a 102 the embarrassment of forgetting a person’s name. One good method is to say a person’s name when you greet them and also r 103 it silently to yourself a few times, which is essential for learning any type of skill. Using a memory method, such as l 104 individual names with something else, also helps. For example, if someone’s name is Ben and he is tall, you can label him (to yourself, of course) “Big Ben”. In addition, focusing on people and listening more closely when you meet them will assist you in recalling their names. Although forgetting names isn’t a matter of life or death, it’s uncomfortable. Putting these theories into practice will help you better avoid this social discomfort. 【答案】98．(L)uckily 99．(f)orgetful 100．(i)nterested 101．(e)ffort 102．(a)void 103．(r)epeat 104．(l)inking 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了一些如何记住别人名字的方法。 98．句意：幸运的是，有很多方法可以克服人类的弱点。根据“This problem can be frustrating (令人沮丧的) and embarrassing.”及“there are a number of ways you can overcome this human weakness.”可知，前面讲问题，后面讲有方法，结合首字母可知，Luckily“幸运地”符合句意。故填(L)uckily。 99．句意：首先，让我们来看看我们如此健忘的原因。根据“Before examining the methods to help remember people’s names”可知，此处是remember的反义词forget；根据“we are so”可知，此处填形容词，forgetful“健忘的”符合句意。故填(f)orgetful。 100．句意：简单地说，你就是没那么感兴趣。根据“People are better at remembering things that they want to learn.”可知，此处讲的是人们擅长记住想要学的东西，即不容易记住不感兴趣的，interested“感兴趣的”符合句意。故填(i)nterested。 101．句意：我们通常不会马上努力去记住新名字。根据“make an ... to”可知，考查make an effort to do sth.“努力做某事”。故填(e)ffort。 102．句意：所有这些都意味着我们需要采取措施避免忘记一个人的名字的尴尬。根据“the embarrassment”和首字母可知，此处指“避免尴尬”，avoid“避免”符合句意。故填(a)void。 103．句意：一个好方法是打招呼的时候叫一个人的名字，并在心里默念几次，这对学习任何一种技能都是必不可少的。根据“a few times”及首字母可知，此处指“重复几次”，repeat“重复”符合句意；根据“when you greet them and also”可知，此处填动词原形。故填(r)epeat。 104．句意：使用记忆方法，比如将个人名字与其他东西联系起来，也会有所帮助。根据例子“For example, if someone’s name is Ben/and he is tall, you can label him (to yourself, of course) ‘Big Ben’.”可知，此处指“把个人的名字和其他东西联系起来”，link表示“联系、连接”符合句意；such as表示“比如”，as是介词，后跟动名词，故填(l)inking。 （24-25九年级上·上海黄浦·阶段练习）Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words(在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通 顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给) Everybody’s Tweeting With the words “just setting up my tweet”, Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey launched a site that would change how we communicate forever. Twitter was originally created as a messaging system for a podcasting website, but it takes on a life of its own as people realize it o 105 them the power to connect with millions of people instantly. But what are we using it for, and just how is Twitter changing the way we do things? Perhaps the greatest effect Twitter has had is on breaking news. Before Twitter, news had to get the a 106 of a journalist, who then had to make sure the news was accurate and true before finally broadcasting it on the radio or TV. These days a 107 who happens to be in the right place at the right time with a Twitter account can post news the second it happens. With retweets it can be half around the world in seconds. A perfect example of this was when a US flight made an emergency landing in the Hudson River in New York City. “There’s a plane in the Hudson. I’m on the ferry going to pick up the people. Crazy!” is how eyewitness Janis Krums broke the story to the world with this Tweet and a photo of the unusual event. Young people have always loved to follow their pop idols, and Twitter has made it a whole lot easier. Before the Internet, teenagers used to join the fan clubs of their idols and write letters to their heroes. If they were l 108 two weeks later they’d get a reply written by the club secretary. Today’s teenagers don’t need to wait. By following their idols on Twitter they get all the news the minute it happens. They get to hear what they had for breakfast, what they did the night before, what they’re thinking as they sit waiting for a plane. They get to hear it d 109 from their idols themselves. Twitter allows people who think the same way to get t 110 and do something about the things they care about. They can share information, organize campaigns and put p 111 on governments and big businesses to change. It allows people to stand up to things such as cyber bullying, sexism and racism. Twitter has given the man and woman on the street the power to make a difference. 【答案】105．(o)ffers 106．(a)ttention 107．(a)nyone 108．(l)ucky 109．(d)irectly 110．(t)ogether 111． (p)ressure 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了推特的主要作用。 105．句意：推特最初是作为播客网站的消息系统而创建的，但随着人们意识到它使人有能力立即与数百万人建立联系,它也有了自己的生命。offer sb sth表示“提供某人某物”，此处指推特赋予人与其他人联系的能力，又因此处为陈述客观事实，应用一般现在时。故填(o)ffers。 106．句意：在推特出现之前，新闻必须引起一个记者的注意，记者必须确保新闻的准确性和真实性，然后才能在广播或电视上播出。get the attention of sb表示“引起某人的注意”，故填(a)ttention。 107．句意：如今，不论谁碰巧在正确的时间出现在正确的地点，并拥有推特账户，就可以在新闻发生的那一刻发布新闻。本句与上文构成转折关系，表示任何人都可以发布新闻，因此用不定代词anyone做定语从句的先行词，故填(a)nyone。 108．句意：如果他们幸运的话，两周后，他们会收到俱乐部秘书的回复。根据were可知，空处缺少表语形容“they”，根据语意可知收到回信是幸运的。故填(l)ucky。 109．句意：他们可以直接从他们的偶像那里了解到信息。此处缺少副词修饰动词“hear”，表示“直接地”，故填(d)irectly。 110．句意：推特允许志同道合的人聚在一起并做一些他们在乎的事情。get together表示“聚在一起”，故填(t)ogether。 111．句意：他们可以共享信息、组织活动并督促政府和大企业做出改变。空处缺少名词，put pressure on sb表示“督促某人做某事”，故填(p)ressure。 原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！ 16 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 专题17 首字母填空题 上海中考首字母填空已经成为上海中考英语压轴大题，是难度最大的一种题型。该题要求是根据句意和已给出的首字母，在句子的空白处填上适当的单词，使句子意思完整，语法正确的一种题型。该题型既考查学生的单词记忆和拼写能力，又考查学生对句子的理解和运用能力。 文章篇幅与体裁：通常是一篇 200 词左右的短文，体裁以记叙文或说明文为主。记叙文可能讲述一个有趣的故事、个人经历或人物传记等；说明文常介绍一些科普知识、文化现象、生活常识等。 题目设置：所缺单词首字母已给出。这些单词涵盖名词、动词、形容词、副词、代词、介词、连词等各类词性，考查学生对词汇、语法、语境的综合运用能力。 上海中考英语首字母填空综合性较强，需要学生在词汇、语法、语境理解等方面都有扎实的基础和较强的运用能力，通过不断地积累和练习，才能提高答题的准确性和效率。 · 词汇积累与运用 · 考查学生对大纲词汇的熟练掌握程度，包括一些常见的一词多义、熟词生义现象。需要学生根据上下文准确判断单词的具体含义并正确拼写。 · 对近义词、反义词、同根词、派生词等的辨析能力要求较高，以及根据单词的词根、词缀进行合理变形，如加前缀 un - 构成反义词等。 · 语法知识 · 涉及各种语法规则，如名词的单复数、动词的时态和语态、形容词和副词的比较级和最高级、代词的主格和宾格、物主代词等的正确使用。 · 对从句引导词、关系代词和关系副词的选择，以及非谓语动词的用法等语法点也有一定的考查，如根据句子结构判断是用动词不定式、动名词还是分词等。 · 固定搭配与习惯用语 · 注重考查学生对常见的动词短语、介词短语、形容词短语等固定搭配的记忆和运用，如 be good at、look forward to、pay attention to 等短语的正确使用。 · 一些英语中的习惯用语和俗语也是考点，如 it's time for sb. to do sth.、as soon as possible 等，需要学生熟悉并能在具体语境中准确运用。 · 语境理解与逻辑推理 · 要求学生能够根据上下文的语境和逻辑关系，推断出所缺单词的大致含义和词性，进而确定具体的单词。上下文可能提供了近义词、反义词、解释、举例、因果关系等线索帮助解题。 · 对文章的整体理解和把握能力至关重要，需要学生能从宏观上理解文章的主旨大意和情节发展，从而准确填写出符合语境的单词。 · 通读全文，了解大意 · 跳过空格，快速通读短文，初步了解文章的主题、大致内容和逻辑结构，为后续填词提供一个整体的语境框架。 · 尤其要关注文章的首句和尾句，首句往往能点明文章的主题或引出主要话题，尾句可能对文章进行总结或升华，对理解文章的主旨和确定单词的大致范围有很大帮助。 · 分析语境，确定词性和词义 · 仔细阅读每个空格所在的句子及上下文，根据句子结构和语法规则判断所缺单词的词性，如名词、动词、形容词、副词等。 · 结合上下文的语境线索，如关键词、短语、句子逻辑关系等，推断出所缺单词的含义，缩小选择范围。 · 试填单词，注意语法和拼写 · 根据确定的词性和词义，尝试填写符合要求的单词。在填写过程中，要特别注意单词的语法形式，如名词的单复数、动词的时态和语态、形容词和副词的比较级和最高级等。 · 确保所填单词的拼写正确，避免因拼写错误而失分。对于一些不确定的单词，可以先在脑海中搜索与之相关的近义词或反义词，再结合语境进行选择。 · 复读全文，检查核对 · 完成填词后，再通读全文，检查所填单词是否符合文章的语境和逻辑，语法是否正确，拼写是否无误。 · 重点检查上下文的连贯性和一致性，看是否有因单词填写不当而导致的语义不通、逻辑混乱等问题。如果发现问题，及时调整答案。 · 积累词汇和固定搭配 · 平时要注重词汇的积累，通过阅读、背诵单词等方式扩大词汇量，同时要注意对词汇的深度理解和运用，掌握常见的一词多义、熟词生义现象。 · 多积累固定搭配和习惯用语，将其整理成笔记并经常复习，以便在考试中能够快速准确地识别和运用。 1.（2023·上海中考真题） 2.（2022·上海中考真题） Fill in the blanks with proper words（14分） 在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺。每空格限填一词，首字母已给出。 Which would you rather spend your money on, an outing with friends or a pair of expensive shoes? It is my opinion that spending money on experiences brings greater happiness. My first r___67___ is that experiences make us different as we grow. We are not the result of the things we’ve bought. Instead, we are the result of everything we’ve seen and done. For example, getting expensive clothes didn’t c___68___ me as a person, but the camping trip last summer certainly did. It made me more independent. In addition, I p___69___ experiences because they bring people together. Sharing a new experience develops stronger relationships and creates long-lasting memories. Three years ago I met some teenagers on a study trip and now I am s___70___ in touch with them, but I hardly remember what I bought during the trip. My final point is that, although some people say it is a great j___71___ to own things, I think using the things you own is more pleasant. For example, I spend most of my spare money on new parts for my old mountain bike, but I love the experience of c___72___, not owning bike parts! To sum up, experiences make us who we are and develop stronger relationships. So next time before you pay for something, give it some s___73___ thought. Ask yourself, “Which will I spend my money on, an outing or a pair of shoes?” 3.（2021·上海中考真题） It’s 5:00 a.m.! A morming call wakes up Marco. He doesn’t get up so e51． at home in Los Angeles. Well, maybe to eat breakfast once in a while but never to herd (放牧) cows and sheep! But Marco isn’t at home. He is in Africa, on the grasslands of Kenya (肯尼亚). He is living with the herdsmen. “Life is very different in Kenya. People live a p52． life here on the grasslands. They can’t afford TVs, cars or mobile phones. They make a living mainly by herding cows and sheep,” Marco says. Marco’s trip to Africa isn’t a h53．. It’s part of the school project for biology course at Sunshine School. The school hopes the students will have more life experiences. They have never been to Africa. Kenya is a country which is c54． new to the students from Los Angeles. When the students get there, they put on local clothing. Boys herd cows. Girls collect firewood and water. Families depend on their cows. As a result, the herdsmen and the students have to m55． from one area to another so that the cows have more grass to eat. Now in Los Angeles, Kenya is on the minds of the students at Sunshine School all year. Disasters have killed many cows in Kenya, so the students decide to raise money to b56． cows for the local people. Each cow costs about $100. “One cow means more to the health of a family than money,” says Marco. “Here we are really giving life. A cow will give a kid milk every day.” The school wants to give the students a different way of thinking. Helping the herdsmen in Kenya is just the first s57．. Next, the students will try to discover ways to give a hand to those in Los Angeles who need help. 4.（2020·上海中考真题） "Meatballs again？I hate meatballs!" Henry cried loudly． "I'm not eating this!" Henry's mum and dad looked at each other．This was the second time this week that Henry had c81． about his dinner． "We're going to let you take over dinnertime．You can pick the food and cook your meals，'Mum said． "Good．We're going to eat good food every night!" Henry answered． The next day，Henry sat down to write the meal p82．"We're going to have chicken tonight，and noodles tomorrow，" Henry said． "Are we going to have anything e83．besides chicken？We need to have at least one vegetable for each meal，"，said Mum． "We can have cabbage，"Henry said． After he finished shopping，it was time to make his f84．meal．He believed that this would be his favourite meal．Since he had never cooked，his parents were both there to help him． "There's a lot to do，"Henry thought，as he looked at the mess in the kitchen．He was usually playing games outside while his parents were making dinner． It took almost two hours to cook．When dinner was finally finished，Henry was tired and h85．．But he was so excited—he made dinner! "I don't like cabbage，" cried Sophia，Henry's little sister，at the table．Henry felt quite upset．He had worked so hard on dinner，but it was i 86．to get everyone happy about every part of every meal! "I'm sorry．I didn't know this could be so hard，" Henry felt like he might cry．He began to r87．how his parents felt every time at the dinner table． "It's 0K，Henry．You worked really hard．We' ll take back dinner responsibilities． You'll have to do it enough when you're grown up，"Dad said． Henry felt released．He happily finished his dinner and never got angry at dinner table again． 5.（2019·上海中考真题） Fill in the blanks with proper words（在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺。每空格限填一词，首字母已给） Paul was my little brother，and he was special.He was different from me because he sat in a wheelchair，and he was blind.Lots of times when we walked with Paul，other kids came over and asked us why he was in his chair and why he couldn’t s___56___.They thought he was different because he had his own school bus and had to go to a special school.But that's not really the reason.Paul was different for the things just our family knew about-only we knew the s ___57___ that made him special . Paul helped me hear small sounds.Every time I was with him，I'd have to beg q___58___to hear the flying birds and the talking trees he heard. Paul helped me exercise.When we went for a walk，we'd often go uphill.When I pushed his chair all the way to the woods at the t___59___，I was really getting my exercise! Paul h___60___ ever complained.He went along with whatever the rest of us wanted to do.One time when he had a fever，he got uncomfortable，but he never shouted or fought or asked me to switch the TV channel. Sometimes Paul let me put things in，his hand.We played a kind of guessing game.I put different toys there for him to f___61___He was always surprised when I let him hold something new. Paul was my friend.He couldn't talk to me like most of my friends，and he couldn't run outside to play.But he was there for all the peaceful times，and he had the best smile in the world. I was l___62___ to grow up with him as his sister.He helped me to realize that there is a good side to every situation，if we simply make the choice to find it. 6（2018·上海中考真题） Fill in the blanks with proper words(在短文的空格内填入适当的词,使其通顺。 每空格限填一词,首字母已给)(14分) "Olyvia, love is simple. You don t have to do much to make someone happy. "That was what my mother said to me when I was a child. Over a year ago, I had a chance. My good friend Kaylee told me about her t_____81 to a small town called Gary, and how it was a life-changing experience. I made up my mind to go there myself. When I told my parents about the decision, they didn’t a_____ 82 at first. They said I didn’t know much about the place. They were worried that it was not s_____83 for me to go there. Thankfully, after I explained my plan to them in detail, they said yes. When our group arrived in Gary, I noticed how different the town was from where I lived. There were few stores or restaurants in the town; most had closed. So you would be very l_______84 if you could find a place to buy food or drinks. Houses were built on small hills. Many of them had broken doors or windows. My job was to help the local people to r_______ 85 houses.The work days were long and hot, but it was really good to see the houses taking on a new look day by day. The children there were also different. They seemed to enjoy every moment in life though they were poor. The smallest things would make these kids happy. I couldn’t find words to describe their i _____86 when they received an ice-cream, a ball or even a kiss. The community was like a big family. Everyone knew each other and was there when someone needed help. I am so glad that I had this unforgettable experience. I truly learned the m____ 87 of what my mother said. You don t need to do much to make a difference to others' lives. 7.（2017·上海中考真题） C.Fill in the blanks with proper words（在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺．每空格限填一词，首字母已给） 81． A Delicious Meal Tony is Chinese American．His family members gather together and serve a traditional Chinese meal once a week．Last week Tony i（81）　 　his friend Amy for it． Tony's family was preparing dinner when Amy arrived．The family was cooking vegetables with hot oil．The k（82）　 　was filled with many good smells．"You can help me set the table．"Tony told his friend．They gave each person a pair of chopsticks，a soup bowl，a soup spoon，and a rice bowl on a plate． "Where are the forks and knives？"Amy asked． "Oh，you won't n （83）　 　those．"Tony explained．"I will show you how to use chopsticks．Don't worry．" Tony's mother put different foods which were unfamiliar to Amy onto big plates．She asked the kids to carry the food﹣filled plates out to the table．Amy carried roast duck．It was one of the f （84）　 　dishes she recognized． Amy was a little nervous about eating with chopsticks．Tony gave her instructions on how to do it．Amy finally managed to hold the chopsticks．Just when she picked up a piece of chicken in her chopsticks，her fingers s（85）　 　 lost control of them，and the chicken flew across the table．It landed in Tony's soup with a splash（飞溅）．E（86）　 　 at the table smiled． Tony's father kindly brought out a fork and knife．He handed them to Amy．Amy felt more c（87）　 　．She ate the rest of her dinner easily．It was delicious! At the end of the meal，Amy was given a fortune cookie（签语饼干）．She broke it open and read the small note inside，"If you practice hard，you will learn many things．"Amy laughed and said，"if you let me take home a pair of chopsticks，my fortune may come true! （24-25九年级上·上海宝山·期中）Fill in the blanks with proper words. (在短文空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，首字母已给) Everyone is born with ability to learn. But whether or not you can do this well depends on your learning habits. Research shows that s 1 learners have some good habits in common. Creating an interest in what they learn Studies show that if you are interested in something, your brain is more a 2 and it’s also easier for you to pay attention to it for a long time. Good learners often c 3 what they need to learn with something interesting. For example, if they need to learn English and they like music or sports, they can listen to English songs or watch sports programs in English. This way they will not get bored. Practising and learning from mistakes Good learners think about they are good at and what they need to practise more. Remember “Use it or lose it.” Even if you learn something well, you will f 4 it unless you use it. “Practice makes perfect.” Good learners will keep practising what they have learned, and they are not a 5 of making mistakes. Alexander Graham Bell didn’t invent the telephone overnight. He kept trying many times and learned from his mistakes. D 6 their study skills It’s not enough to just study hard. Good learners know the best way they can study. For example, they may take notes by writing down key words or by drawing mind maps. They also look for ways to review what they have learned. They may do this by reading their notes every day or by explaining the information to another student. Asking questions Good learners often ask questions during or after class. They even ask each other and try to find out the answers. Knowledge comes from questioning. Learning is a lifelong journey because every day brings something n 7 . Everything that you learn becomes a part of you and changes you, so learn wisely and learn well. （24-25九年级上·上海徐汇·期中）Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words. (在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺。每空格限填一词，首字母已给。) Read the comments about changes in the future. How much do you agree with them? These days, some people work at home one or two days a week instead of going to an office every day. I think in the future a lot more people will work from home all the time. And the number of offices will decrease. It’s sad, because people will lose most of their social skills like the a 8 to connect to others. There won’t be any paper books in the future. They might disappear c 9 . If you want to read books, you will have to download them to a portable e-reader. It will hold hundreds of your favourite books. Some e-readers might also be waterproof. So you can use them when you are having a bath or a s 10 ! I think the number of people on the planet will continue to i 11 . There’ll be less space, so we’ll need to change the way we live. Maybe we’ll live underground, or maybe lots of people will live together in a single house. It’s horrible! Life will definitely get w 12 than it is now! Our house might be s 13 in the future. If there’s an emergency, it will automatically send a message to the police or call for an ambulance. Our house might also control the heating and the air-conditioning, so we’ll never feel too hot or too cold. Driverless cars are a new thing at the moment, but I think in the future it will be common to have one. I think it’ll be a good and safe thing, because we won’t have so many road a 14 . Maybe we will stop using petrol, too. That would be good. （24-25九年级上·上海奉贤·期中）Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words (在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给) Building blocks (积木) are still one of the most popular toys today. Their interesting design and easy use a 15 children of all ages. They are always the best choices as gifts. Most t 16 toys, like building blocks, were first made of wood. Today, wooden building blocks are still used, but now there are several other types of building blocks to choose from, like plastic building blocks. Children build all kinds of things that they see in everyday life with building blocks. This gives them the chance to learn the l 17 things and life skills. Building blocks can help children p 18 their language skills. Most children talk to each other as they build things with these traditional toys. This type of toy also helps develop the skills that children n 19 in life. As they begin to join groups playing with building blocks, they learn to take turns, share, and solve problems with others. However, these are not the only a 20 of playing with building blocks. Building blocks can also help develop children’s skills in math and science. They allow children to work according to the steps of scientific discovery, which are first to watch and think, and then to test. Building blocks also come in different shapes, colors and sizes. These types of building blocks e 21 children to develop skills in dividing things. Playing with building blocks is both fun and very helpful. Maybe that is the reason why building blocks are still popular today. （24-25九年级上·上海浦东新·期中）Fill in the blanks with proper words（在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使短文通顺。每空格限填一词，首字母已给出） The Answer Is In the Trees Dave Meko, a scientist at the University of Arizona, noticed that from 1999 to the following years it became drier and drier. And water levels in the huge Colorado River were dropping rapidly. This was the b 22 of a serious drought (干旱). Everyone began asking, “How long will it last?” Meko believed that he could find the answer in the trees. Meko is a tree-ring expert. He studies the rings within a tree to find information about climate change. Each year, a tree adds a new layer of wood. These layers look like a series of rings. During times of h 23 rainfall, a ring is wide. When there is a shortage of water, a ring is narrow. These rings are nature’s record of rainfall and climate change. Meko and his team quickly started a new research project. Their goal was to find out how long previous droughts lasted. The team collected as many old wood samples as possible. They tested wood samples from 1,200 years ago until the p 24 . When they examined the rings, the news about rainfall in the past was not good. Meko’s research showed that the 20th century was an unusually wet time. Trees from this period had wide, healthy rings. Rain was plentiful during that century, millions of people moved to the region. Before that time, however, the rings showed that droughts occurred on a r 25 basis. In fact, drought was part of the usual climate pattern. There were severe droughts in the 900s, the 1100s, and the late 1200s. Human history s 26 to support Meko’s findings. The native Anasazi lived in this area for hundreds of years, starting around 500 AD．They were farmers and depended on water to grow their crops. However, at the end of the 13th century, the Anasazi suddenly left the area. Experts do not know e 27 why the Anasazi left. They think it was because there was no longer enough water to farm. And Meko’s tree rings clearly show a serious drought at that time. How long will the current drought last? Using nature’s c 28 from the past, experts predict that this drought may continue for another 50 years. （24-25九年级上·上海浦东新·期中）Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words (在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给). Century-Old Chinese Ice Cream While many people think of ice cream as a modern Western invention, it actually existed as early as the Tang dynasty (朝代). Back then, it wasn’t called ice cream, though. I 29 , it was known as “Su Shan (酥山)” or “Su He Shan (苏合山).” “Su” was a dairy product s 30 to cream or butter. It is believed to have been introduced to central China by nomads (游牧民) from the north. “Su” was not only tasty but also nutritious. According to some historical records, “Su Shan” was often made by women. They would heat “Su” until it melts and then carefully pour it onto a plate, shaping it into the form of a mountain or coral reef. Afterwards, they would f 31 it in an icebox. Sometimes, sugar was added on top. The dessert might also be d 32 with some flowers and leaves to make it look more attractive. In his poem Ode to Su He Shan (《苏合山赋》), Tang poet Wang Lingran (王泠然) described how people enjoyed “Su Shan.” “It is neither solid nor watery,” he wrote. “It d 33 as soon as it touches your teeth.” In The Noble Lady (《仕女图》), a famous fresco (湿壁画) found in the tomb of Crown Prince Zhanghuai (章怀太子墓), two out of the six ladies are holding “Su Shan.” At first, researchers thought they were holding potted plants. Upon closer e 34 , they concluded that it was something more like today’s ice cream, with flowers on top. “Su Shan” was a popular dish during the Tang and Song dynasties. However, only rich people and royalty (王族) could a 35 large iceboxes to prepare this summer treat. Luckily, today, we can all enjoy ice cream whenever we want! （24-25九年级上·上海浦东新·期中）Fill in blanks with proper words (在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺。每空格限填一词，首字母已给) China’s retirement (退休) age, set in the 1950s, should have been raised long time ago because of many reasons. R 36 , the government has decided to gradually raise its official retirement age over the next 15 years, starting in 2025. The retirement age for men will increase from 60 to 63, while for women, it will rise between 55 and 58. This change is a s 37 to the problem of an aging population. The plan focuses on a 38 people to choose when to retire within certain limits. For example, people can retire up to three years earlier or later than the new retirement age, which depends on the agreements with their employers and their p 39 situations like health condition or family needs. The a 40 of the reform (改革) is not only to improve the availability (可用性) of workers but also to support the development of skills and talents in China. Even with these changes, the reform faces challenges, i 41 being anxious about its influence on youth employment (就业). And the supporting measures are needed to help older workers who may have t 42 finding new jobs. The plan also points out the importance of improving the pension (养老金) system and elder care services to meet the needs of an aging society. （24-25九年级上·上海浦东新·期中）Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words. (在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺。每空格限填一词，首字母已给) Homework is as important as schoolwork. It helps you remember what you were taught during school time. But after many long hours in school, many students are tired of doing their homework. Here are a few t 43 that can help you complete your homework easily. Complete your homework as early as possible. In my opinion, the sooner you complete it, the better result you will get. Some students may not a 44 . They don’t think it might be a good idea. However, putting off your work later will only increase the risk of not finishing it. Oppositely, if you do your homework as soon as you get home, you may have plenty of time to do other things you like. Remember, doing homework is a great way to r 45 what you learn in school. Keep up your confidence. Sometimes, you may get stuck(卡壳)while doing your homework. You may not be able to understand or answer any questions, but you needn’t lose your confidence. Get help from your parents or grandparents at home or wait u 46 you go to school next day. Don’t worry too much if you can’t answer a question. You can study s 47 questions to get an idea of how to solve it or simply move on to the next one. Then you may think of a way to answer that question. Organize your homework. If you think there’s too much homework to do in your daily life, you can divide it into several p 48 . However, pick the harder ones or the ones that would take you the most time first. You can finish the e 49 ones after you work out the harder problems. （24-25九年级上·上海杨浦·期中） Artificial Intelligence, or AI, is the ability of machines to think and solve problems like humans. The idea of using smart machines is not n 50 . In ancient Greece, people created robots called “automatic servants.” These machines could pour wine and mix it with water. AI began to develop more in the 1950s. Before this time, computers were not very p 51 . They could only follow simple instructions and do basic calculations. These early machines could not learn or change, and they couldn’t remember information. Computers were also very expensive, costing a lot of money. Only big companies and universities could afford to use them. During World War II, the need for smart machines became very important. The Allied armies needed to understand secret messages from German s 52 . These messages were sent using a machine called the Enigma. In 1940, a group of codebreakers in England, led by Alan Turing, built a machine called the Bombe. This machine helped break the German code, which saved many lives. After the war, Turing worked on designing computers that could store programs. In 1950, he created the Turing test. The test can c 53 if a machine thinks like a human. Today, we still use a similar test called CAPTCHA to tell humans and machines apart. In 1956, John McCarthy introduced the term “artificial intelligence” at a conference in the United States. This marked the s 54 of serious research into AI. Over the years, AI has grown a lot. Machines can now learn from data, making them smarter over time. For example, streaming services use AI to recommend shows based on what you like. As AI becomes more w 55 used, researchers are working to create even smarter machines for the future. This ongoing effort aims to make technology easier to use and improve its functions in different areas. （24-25九年级上·上海黄浦·期中）Special Delivery Jordyn Perez was about to turn 8 years old when her mom s 56 a new way to celebrate her birthday. “What would you think about donating your gifts to a children’s hospital?” her mom said. At first, Jordyn wasn’t sure. Then she gave it some t 57 . “I was like, ‘Okay, that’s cool,’” Jordyn told TIME for Kids. “I already had everything I needed, and these kids that were going t 58 things at the hospital—they needed it more than I did.” Now a freshman in high school, Jordyn continues to bring joy to kids being treated for serious illnesses. In December, she made her eighth annual birthday-gift donation to Baptist Children’s Hospital in San Antonio, Texas. “Just to see their little faces when she h 59 them the gifts, that’s always been our favorite part,” says Jordyn’s mom, Sondra Perez. “Seeing the kids’ reactions (反应) just touches our heart.” Caring for Kids Kids can be in the hospital for lots of reasons. Whatever the patient’s age or illness, a hospital stay can be stressful. Efforts like Jordyn’s are a bright spot during a d 60 time. Jordyn’s first gift drive was in 2016. Since then, it has kicked off each year in early November, a few weeks before her birthday. Along with an invitation to her party, Jordyn’s friends get a list of gift ideas for kids at the hospital. Thus, they can prepare the different gifts. After the first round of donations, Jordyn shares the list with family, coaches, and teammates. (She plays volleyball and runs track.) The number of donations “grows every year,” she says, but she doesn’t keep an exact count. I 61 , she judges by sight. “We measure how much of the carpet it covers in our living room,” Jordyn says. “Last year, it covered the entire carpet.” Do Good, Feel Good “Seeing other people’s happiness—that’s all that matters to me,” Jordyn says. “Giving to others, it’s just a good feeling to have at the end of the day,” she also a 62 . “I want to keep doing this as long as I can.” （24-25九年级上·上海崇明·期中）Fill in the blanks with proper words.（在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺。每空格限填一词，首字母已给出。） The envelope is designed to protect letters. It is so common today that we often take it for granted. But did you know when and where the envelope first appeared? The h 63 of envelopes is probably much longer than you think. It is believed the envelope first appeared in ancient China. It was used to protect royal messages. However, the early envelope was d 64 from what we use today. It was made from clay (黏土) and looked like a ball. After the message was put into it, the envelope would be sealed (密封) with more clay. To read the message, one had to b 65 the “envelope.” The first paper envelope appeared around 200 B．C． It was also invented by the Chinese. However, at first, people used it only to send money to each other as gifts. It was not until around the seventh century that it was used for sending messages. The design of the early paper envelope was very s 66 . It was just a piece of paper folded and sealed with wax. Since the envelope was made completely by hand, it was very expensive. In the 19th century, printing and manufacturing methods improved greatly. In 1853, American inventor Russel Haves invented an envelope maker. The machine could p 67 about 12,500 envelopes every day. With these improvements, the cost of envelopes went d 68 . The design also became more complex (复杂的). Today, emails have become more popular than handwritten l 69 . However, billions of envelopes are used around the world every year. They are still part of modem life. （24-25九年级上·上海奉贤·期中）Read the passage and fill the blanks with proper words (在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给) Many years ago, when I was fresh out of school and working in Denver, I was driving to my parents’ home in Missouri for Christmas. S 70 , I found black smoke pouring from the back of my car. I stopped and wondered what I was supposed to do. A car pulled up behind me. A c 71 came out. They said they would take me to my parents’ home. We chatted on the way into the city, and when I got out of the car, the husband gave me his business card. I wrote him and his wife a thank-you note for helping me. Soon afterwards, I received a Christmas present from them. A note in it said that helping me had made their holidays m 72 . Years later, I drove to a meeting in a nearby town in the morning. In the late afternoon I returned to my car and found that the battery was dead. Then I n 73 that the Friendly Ford dealership—a shop selling cars—was right next door. I walked over and found two salesmen waiting beside the door. “Just h 74 friendly is Friendly Ford?” I asked and explained my trouble. They quickly drove a pickup truck to my car and started it. They would accept n 75 payment. When I got home, I wrote them a note to say thanks. I received a letter back from one of the salesmen. No one had ever taken the time to write him and say thank you, and i 76 meant a lot, he said. “Thank you”—two powerful words. They’re easy to say and mean so much. （24-25九年级上·上海闵行·期中）Fill in the blanks with proper words. (在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其通顺。每空格限填一词，首字母已给) Should all students have to play an instrument? Some say it makes you smarter, but others think kids should play only if they want to. Learning to play a musical instrument is hard work, but it can also be rewarding and fun. It’s exciting to learn new skills, and when you play music, it’s like giving your brain a workout (锻炼), especially when you’re young. But that doesn’t m 77 everyone is cut out to (具有做某事的天赋) play an instrument or is even interested in it. What do you think? Should all students have to play an instrument? YES—It’s good for you. Studies show that kids who play a musical instrument do b 78 in school. Learning music helps with math, and playing an instrument makes your brain stronger, even if you only play for a year or two. Learning to play an instrument also teaches you to be p 79 and work hard, which are important skills for life. Besides, playing music is joyful and creative, and no one should miss out on that. Even if you don’t really care about learning an instrument, you might d 80 a hidden talent or interest. NO—It’s not for everyone. Not all kids have the c 81 to learn music. Some schools don’t offer free music education, and not all families can a 82 to pay for private lessons. Some kids just don’t like music or aren’t good at playing an instrument. If every kid has to try, it might make them not like music at all. One study found that kids benefit from learning an instrument o 83 when they show interest. Otherwise (否则), it takes time away from things they might enjoy more. （24-25九年级上·上海静安·阶段练习）     Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words（在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一次，首字母已给） Kids are born for science. This idea may surprise you because science seems d 84 to learn. Yet it really holds water and science learning is likely to make a great d 85 in kids’ lives. The most important part of science is a mixture of t 86 and experiment called the scientific method. It’s where you start with an idea, create a way to explain your idea, and show what you learned based on facts. Learning to follow this process helps you think logically (逻辑地) and carefully. One of the greatest things we can teach our children is to love learning. Learning science is a great way to do so. Children are a 87 by science because much of science is hands-on. Nothing draws a child to sitting up and taking notice like science experiments. Science opens doors to many s 88 at school. Building love for science can be helpful in other areas of study. For example, one cannot love science for very long without becoming good at its language — math! So, science encourage children to study math. An interest in science is an interest in how things were once understood compared to how they are understood now. As a result, studying science leads itself easily to studying history. Science is the b 89 thing for much of our life. The science of farming shows how our food is produced; biomedical (生物医学的) science keeps us healthy; e 90 our beds these days are designed according to scientific facts. We almost eat, sleep and breath with the help of science! （24-25九年级上·上海浦东新·阶段练习）在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给。 My name Is Brad Li. I’m here today to tell you about my experience as an exchange student in the United States last year. I must admit that at first America was a big culture shock for me. Many things were s 91 to me: the language, the food and even the school. I stayed with a host family in a small town. My host parents, Mr and Mrs Hurst, were very kind. They o 92 a lot of activities for me in my spare time so that I wouldn’t miss home or feel lonely. However, to a certain degree, life in the US was hard to get used to. My main problem was with the language. I failed to know clearly in the first few weeks because everyone spoke so fast. T 93 I soon managed to get used to it, I still had problems because they used a lot of idioms. For example, they often say they are “under the weather” when they are ill. Their everyday English is very different from what we learn in China. Another d 94 was the food. My host family always had bread, potatoes and salad for meals. I really missed the dumplings, rice and delicious dishes from home. School was a big shock too. They do not require students to wear uniforms, so students can wear a 95 anything what they like. Some students have interesting hairstyles as well. Some students even have pink or purple hair! Anyway, I have many great memories of that year, e 96 playing in the snow in winter, and playing baseball. At Halloween, I went to a party dressed as Harry Potter. At Thanksgiving, we had a big dinner with a huge turkey. It was an exciting year, and it was a valuable education for me. Now I u 97 more about American culture. My American friends asked me many questions about life in China, and this made think about my own culture as well. （24-25九年级上·上海闵行·阶段练习）Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words (在短文的空格内填入适当词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给) Unless you are one of those rare people with an excellent memory, you probably have trouble remembering the names of people you have just met. This problem can be frustrating (令人沮丧的) and embarrassing. L 98 , there are a number of ways you can overcome this human weakness. Before examining the methods to help remember people’s names, let’s look at the reasons why we are so f 99 in the first place. Researchers think it’s due to a lack of motivation (动机). People are better at remembering things that they want to learn. To put it simply, you’re just not that i 100 . Another reason is that putting a new face to a name is more complicated (复杂的) than we think, which leads to another problem. We usually don’t make an e 101 to memorize new names immediately. Not only that, but when meeting someone new, we may be thinking about other things and not be paying enough attention. All of this means that we need to take measures to a 102 the embarrassment of forgetting a person’s name. One good method is to say a person’s name when you greet them and also r 103 it silently to yourself a few times, which is essential for learning any type of skill. Using a memory method, such as l 104 individual names with something else, also helps. For example, if someone’s name is Ben and he is tall, you can label him (to yourself, of course) “Big Ben”. In addition, focusing on people and listening more closely when you meet them will assist you in recalling their names. Although forgetting names isn’t a matter of life or death, it’s uncomfortable. Putting these theories into practice will help you better avoid this social discomfort. （24-25九年级上·上海黄浦·阶段练习）Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words(在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通 顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给) Everybody’s Tweeting With the words “just setting up my tweet”, Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey launched a site that would change how we communicate forever. Twitter was originally created as a messaging system for a podcasting website, but it takes on a life of its own as people realize it o 105 them the power to connect with millions of people instantly. But what are we using it for, and just how is Twitter changing the way we do things? Perhaps the greatest effect Twitter has had is on breaking news. Before Twitter, news had to get the a 106 of a journalist, who then had to make sure the news was accurate and true before finally broadcasting it on the radio or TV. These days a 107 who happens to be in the right place at the right time with a Twitter account can post news the second it happens. With retweets it can be half around the world in seconds. A perfect example of this was when a US flight made an emergency landing in the Hudson River in New York City. “There’s a plane in the Hudson. I’m on the ferry going to pick up the people. Crazy!” is how eyewitness Janis Krums broke the story to the world with this Tweet and a photo of the unusual event. Young people have always loved to follow their pop idols, and Twitter has made it a whole lot easier. Before the Internet, teenagers used to join the fan clubs of their idols and write letters to their heroes. If they were l 108 two weeks later they’d get a reply written by the club secretary. Today’s teenagers don’t need to wait. By following their idols on Twitter they get all the news the minute it happens. They get to hear what they had for breakfast, what they did the night before, what they’re thinking as they sit waiting for a plane. They get to hear it d 109 from their idols themselves. Twitter allows people who think the same way to get t 110 and do something about the things they care about. They can share information, organize campaigns and put p 111 on governments and big businesses to change. It allows people to stand up to things such as cyber bullying, sexism and racism. Twitter has given the man and woman on the street the power to make a difference. 原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！ 16 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$