期中复习之短文首字母填空15篇（天津专用）-2025-2026学年九年级英语上学期期中复习（外研版）

期中复习之短文首字母填空15篇 （天津专用） 本资料共15篇专题训练，从上到下依次按照难度排列 题号 难度 知识点 1 较易 烹饪,家人和亲人,家庭生活 2 较易 发明与创造 3 适中 科普知识 4 适中 爱好,青少年问题 5 适中 自然景观,景点/建筑 6 适中 其他人,记叙文,宠物 7 适中 教育,说明文,个人经历 8 适中 方法/策略 9 适中 教育 10 适中 科普知识,青少年问题 11 较难 中华文化,说明文,传统节日 12 较难 网络的利弊,旅行 13 较难 景点/建筑 14 较难 网络的利弊,旅行 15 较难 其他著名人物 基础语篇巩固练习 阅读短文，填入适当的词使句子意思完整，表达正确。 People are so busy these days that many have no time to c 1 . This is a problem, because many families love home cooking! A family meal brings everyone t 2 . In some families, meals are often the o 3 time everyone sees one another at the same time. Another r 4 people enjoy home cooking is that it is often a way of s 5 love. A parent who makes some cookies is not just satisfying a child’s sweet tooth. She or he is sending a m 6 . The message says, “I care you so much and I spend one hour making cookies, even t 7 you may eat them up in 15 minutes.” There is also something about the smell of home cooking. The s 8 of home cooking makes people of all ages happy. It makes most of us f 9 good and loved-even if we are the ones doing the cooking! Next time you smell a cake being cooked, stop for a m 10 and pay attention to your mood. (情绪) 【答案】 1．(c)ook 2．(t)ogether 3．(o)nly 4．(r)eason 5．(s)howing/(s)haring 6．(m)essage 7．(t)hough 8．(s)mell 9．(f)eel 10．(m)oment/(m)inute 【导语】本文讲述了人们喜欢家常饭菜的原因，因为家里做的饭菜代表着美味、温暖、爱心，同时给家人带来心情的愉悦。 1．句意：这段日子人们忙得连做饭的时间都没有。根据“This is a problem, because many families love home cooking!”及首字母提示可知，人们是没有时间做饭，cook“做饭”，不定式结构to后面加动词原形。故填(c)ook。 2．句意：一顿家庭聚餐把大家聚在一起。根据“meals are often the only time everyone sees one another at the same time.”及首字母提示可知，家庭聚餐是把大家聚在一起，together“在一起”。故填(t)ogether。 3．句意：在一些家庭中，吃饭往往是每个人同时见面的唯一时间。根据“meals are often the o...time everyone sees one another at the same time.”及首字母提示可知，应表达吃饭是每个人见面的仅有的时间，only“仅有的”，形容词修饰名词time。故填(o)nly。 4．句意：人们喜欢家常菜的另一个原因是，这通常是一种表达/分享爱的方式。根据“that it is often a way of showing/sharing love.”及首字母提示可知，应表达喜欢家常菜的原因，reason“原因”，another修饰用可数名词单数形式。故填(r)eason。 5．句意：人们喜欢家常菜的另一个原因是，这通常是一种表达/分享爱的方式。根据“a way of s...love.”及首字母提示可知，应表达是表达爱或是分享爱，show“表达”/share“分享”，介词of后面用动名词形式。故填(s)howing/(s)haring。 6．句意：她或他正在发送信息。根据“The message says,”可知，表达正在发送信息，message“信息”，a修饰用单数形式。故填(m)essage。 7．句意：信息上写着：“我非常关心你，我花了一个小时做饼干，即使你可能会在15分钟内把它们吃光。”even though“即使”，固定搭配。故填(t)hough。 8．句意：家常菜的味道让所有年龄段的人都很开心。根据“There is also something about the smell of home cooking.”及首字母可知，应表达家常菜的味道让人感觉开心，smell“味道”。故填(s)mell。 9．句意：它让我们大多数人感觉良好和被爱，即使我们是做饭的人！根据“It makes most of us f...good and loved”及首字母提示可知，应表达感到开心，feel“感到”，make sb do sth“使某人做某事”，空处用动词原形。故填(f)eel。 10．句意：下次你闻到蛋糕正在做的味道时，停下来一会儿/一分钟，注意你的情绪。根据“stop for a m...and pay attention to your mood. (情绪)”及首字母提示可知，是停下来一会或是一分钟，stop for a moment“停一会”，固定搭配，minute“分钟”，a修饰用单数形式。故填(m)oment/(m)inute。 根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，使短文意思完整。 If you are a little afraid when you walk alone at night, you can phone your family to make sure they know you are s 1 . But making calls may make you the target (目标) for bad people. Now there is an app and i 2 lets your family know your journey. And it will call for help when it feels you’re i 3 danger. The app is called Companion (同伴) . B 4 you start your journey, you input (输入) your starting place and your finishing place. Then you s 5 them to your companion. The companion can be anyone in your phone book, and they don’t n 6 to have the app. The app will tell your companion w 7 you are at any time. And it will show a button (按钮) on your phone screen every few m 8 , asking “Are you OK?” If you don’t press the button in 15 seconds (秒), your companion will get an alarm (报警). And the app will be ready to call the police for h 9 . With the app, you will never be w 10 about going home alone. 【答案】 1．(s)afe 2．(i)t 3．(i)n 4．(B)efore 5．(s)end 6．(n)eed 7．(w)here 8．(m)inutes 9．(h)elp 10．(w)orried 【导语】本文介绍了一款能够显示行程并随时准备向警方求助的应用程序。 1．句意：如果你在晚上独自走路时有点害怕，你可以打电话给家人，确保他们知道你安全。根据“you can phone your family to make sure they know you are s...”可知，是指给家人打电话，确保他们知道你是安全的，空处用形容词safe“安全的”，作表语。故填(s)afe。 2．句意：现在有一个应用程序可以让你的家人知道你的旅程。此处指代an app，且在句中作主语，用it指代。故填(i)t。 3．句意：当它感觉到你有危险时，它会呼救。be in danger“处于危险中”，固定短语。故填(i)n。 4．句意：在你开始你的旅程之前，你输入你的起点和终点。根据“B... you start your journey, you input (输入) your starting place and your finishing place.”可知，是指在开始旅程之前，输入起点和终点，before“在……之前”，引导时间状语从句。故填(B)efore。 5．句意：然后，你将它们发送给你的伙伴。根据“you input (输入) your starting place and your finishing place.”可知，是指把输入的信息发送给你的伙伴，send“发送”，时态为一般现在时，主语是you，动词用原形。故填(s)end。 6．句意：伙伴可以是你的电话簿中的任何人，他们不需要有这个应用程序。根据“and they don’t n... to have the app.”可知，是指他们不需要有这个应用程序，need“需要”，don’t后跟动词原形。故填(n)eed。 7．句意：该应用程序将随时告诉你的伙伴你在哪里。根据“w... you are”可知，是指应用程序告诉伙伴你在哪里，用where引导宾语从句。故填(w)here。 8．句意：它每隔几分钟就会在你的手机屏幕上显示一个按钮，询问“你还好吗？”根据“it will show a button (按钮) on your phone screen every few m...”可知，是指每隔几分钟就会在手机屏幕上显示一个按钮，minute“分钟”，few后跟名词复数。故填(m)inutes。 9．句意：应用程序将准备好向警察寻求帮助。call sb for help“向某人寻求帮助”，固定短语。故填(h)elp。 10．句意：有了这个应用程序，你永远不会担心独自回家。根据“you will never be w... about going home alone.”可知，是be worried about“担心”。故填(w)orried。 根据短文内容及首字母提示完成短文。 When we think of Hollywood, we think of films and famous film s 1 . They are part of Hollywood’s h 2 . Today people make films in other places too. Not all the famous film stars live in Hollywood. But Hollywood is still a very special p 3 in Los Angeles, California. You can e 4 see where Hollywood is in Los Angeles. There is a big sign on the hills. It says “HOLLYWOOD”. The white letters are quite t 5 . You can see t 6 from far away. The sign is a famous and mark in Los Angeles. Many postcards show this famous landmark. In the h 7 of Hollywood, there is the Hollywood Bowl. This is an open-air theatre. It is one of the l 8 open-air theatres in the world. It has so many s 9 and a very special stage. The stage was designed by the great American architect Lloyd Wright. You can listen to all k 10 of concerts at the Hollywood Bowl. 【答案】 1．(s)tars 2．(h)istory 1．(p)lace 2．(e)asily 3．(t)all 4．(t)hem 5．(h)ills 6．(l)argest 7．(s)eats 8．(k)inds 【导语】本文主要介绍了好莱坞的相关信息。 1．句意：当我们想到好莱坞时，我们想到的是电影和著名的电影明星。根据“we think of films and famous film s...”可知是指电影明星，应用复数名词stars。故填(s)tars。 2．句意：他们是好莱坞历史的一部分。根据“They are part of Hollywood’s h...”可知电影和著名的电影明星都是好莱坞历史的一部分，应用名词history，故填(h)istory。 3．句意：但好莱坞在加州洛杉矶仍然是一个非常特别的地方。根据“But Hollywood is still a very special p...”可知好莱坞是一个非常特别的地方，应用单数名词place“地方”，故填(p)lace。 4．句意：你可以很容易地看到好莱坞在洛杉矶的位置。根据“There is a big sign on the hills”可知标志很大，所以很容易看到，应该用副词easily修饰动词，故填(e)asily。 5．句意：白色的字母相当高。根据上文“There is a big sign on the hills.”可知“HOLLYWOOD”中的字母很高，应用tall“高的”作表语，故填(t)all。 6．句意：你从很远的地方就能看到它们。此空代指那些字母，位于动词后，应用宾格代词，故填(t)hem。 7．句意：在好莱坞的山上，有好莱坞露天剧场。根据上文“There is a big sign on the hills. ”可知是指好莱坞的山，hill“山”，此处应用名词复数，故填(h)ills。 8．句意：它是世界上最大的露天剧院之一。根据“It is one of the l...open-air theatres in the world.”可知好莱坞露天剧场是世界上最大的露天剧院之一，此处应用形容词最高级largest“最大的”。故填(l)argest。 9．句意：它有很多座位和一个非常特别的舞台。根据“It has so many s...and a very special stage. ”可知剧场有很多座位，seat“座位”，many修饰名词复数，故填(s)eats。 10．句意：你可以在好莱坞露天剧场听各种各样的音乐会。all kinds of“各种各样的”，为固定短语，故填(k)inds。 根据短文内容及首字母提示, 填写所缺单词, 使短文意思完整。 Danny has a hobby—playing games online. He is interested in solving puzzles (猜谜). He always waits f 1 others to chat with him. Now Danny is s 2 quietly in front of his computer. His mother thinks he is doing homework, b 3 she is wrong. Danny is surfing the Internet, solving puzzles and chatting with other gamers around the world. H 4 interesting it is! Danny thinks. Why are games online so interesting? “B 5 I can pretend to be a different person. There are also many different k 6 of games for me to play,” says Danny. “Other people love to play these games because they can play at any time. Someone in the world always wishes to p 7 .” Starting a game online is not easy. Some gamers don’t w 8 new gamers but other gamers are helpful. When Danny has a q 9 , he always says, “Excuse me, are you busy? I am new at this game and I need some help.” Sometimes this w 10 . At other times, however, the gamer at the other end makes you feel like a fool. 【答案】 1．(f)or 2．(s)itting 3．(b)ut 4．(H)ow 5．(B)ecause 6．(k)inds 7．(p)lay 8．(w)elcome 9．(q)uestion 10．(w)orks 【导语】本文讲述了Danny的爱好——网络游戏，他为什么喜欢网络游戏，以及作为一个游戏新手如何开始一个游戏。 1．句意：他总是等着别人和他聊天。wait for sb“等待某人”。故填(f)or。 2．句意：现在丹尼正安静地坐在电脑前。根据“quietly in front of his computer”并结合单词首字母s可知，此处表示“丹尼坐在电脑前”，sit“坐”符合题意。根据“Now”可知，此处是现在进行时be doing。故填(s)itting。 3．句意：他妈妈以为他在做作业，但她错了。根据“she is wrong”可知，此处表示转折，应该用but连接。故填(b)ut。 4．句意：多有趣啊！此句为感叹句，结合单词首字母H可知，此感叹句的结构为How+形容词+主谓！故填(H)ow。 5．句意：因为我可以假装成另一个人。根据“Why are games online so interesting?”可知，此处应该解释原因，because“因为”符合题意。故填(B)ecause。 6．句意：还有许多不同种类的游戏供我玩。根据“many different k… of games”可知，此处是在介绍游戏的种类，kind“种类”符合题意，many后接可数名词的复数。故填(k)inds。 7．句意：世界上总有人想玩。根据“Other people love to play these games because they can play at any time.”可知，此处表示“玩游戏”，play“玩”符合题意。wish to do sth.“希望做某事”。故填(p)lay。 8．句意：有些玩家不欢迎新玩家，但其他玩家却很有帮助。根据“Some gamers don’t w…new gamers”并结合单词首字母w可知，有些玩家不欢迎新玩家，welcome“欢迎”符合题意，助动词don’t后接动词原形。故填(w)elcome。 9．句意：当丹尼有问题时，他总是说。根据“Excuse me, are you busy? I am new at this game and I need some help.”可知，当丹尼有问题时会这样说，question“问题”，不定冠词a后用其单数。故填(q)uestion。 10．句意：有时这是有效的。根据“At other times, however, the gamer at the other end makes you feel like a fool.”可知，这样说有时是有效的，work“奏效”符合题意，句子是一般现在时，主语是this，谓语动词用其三单形式。故填(w)orks。 根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，使短文意思完整。每空限填一词。 Angel Falls is in Venezuela(委内瑞拉), South America. It is about 979 metres h 1 . It is the highest waterfall in the world. James Crawford Angel, an American explorer (探险家), was the first to fly over the falls in a plane. But he died there in 1937 b 2 of the plane crash. To r 3 him, people called the waterfall “Angel Falls”. The best way to r 4 Angel Falls is to take a plane. You can also get there by boat in the rain season. However, there is no p 5 leading you to the bottom of it. Around Angel Falls, there are rainforests. You can see the beautiful rainbows (彩虹) and many k 6 of nice birds around Angel Falls. The waterfall is also a famous filming location. The wonderful waterfall in the 3D film Up(《飞屋环游记》) is j 7 Angel Falls. Every year, many people all around the world visit Angel Falls. But o 8 a few lucky people can get the full view of the waterfall. A 9 who takes the plane to visit the falls can get a certificate (证书) printed with “the brave explorer”. Do you want to get o 10 ? Welcome to Angel Falls! 【答案】 1．(h)igh 2．(b)ecause 3．(r)emember 4．(r)each 5．(p)ath 6．(k)inds 7．(j)ust 8．(o)nly 9．(A)nyone 10．(o)ne 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，介绍世界上最高的瀑布——安赫尔瀑布。 1．句意：它大约979米高。根据“It is about 979 metres h...”可知，此处介绍高度，high“高”符合语境。故填(h)igh。 2．句意：但他在1937年死于飞机失事。根据“But he died there in 1937 b...of the plane crash.”可知，此处介绍原因，because of“因为”符合语境，故填(b)ecause。 3．句意：为了纪念他，人们称这瀑布为“安赫尔瀑布”。根据“To r...him, people called the waterfall ‘Angel Falls’.”可知，是为了纪念他，remember“纪念”符合语境，动词不定式符号to后加动词原形。故填(r)emember。 4．句意：去安赫尔瀑布最好的方法是乘飞机。根据“The best way to r...Angel Falls is to take a plane.”可知，介绍到达安赫尔瀑布最好的方法，reach“到达”符合语境，动词不定式符号to后加动词原形。故填(r)each。 5．句意：然而，没有一条路可以引领你到达它的底部。根据“However, there is no p...leading you to the bottom of it.”可知，没有一条路可以引领你到达它的底部，path“路”符合语境，故填(p)ath。 6．句意：你可以在安赫尔瀑布周围看到美丽的彩虹和各种各样的好鸟。根据“You can see the beautiful rainbows (彩虹) and many k...of nice birds around Angel Falls.”可知，安赫尔瀑布附近有很多种类的鸟，many kinds of“很多种类”，故填(k)inds。 7．句意：3D电影《飞屋环游记》里的壮观瀑布就是安赫尔瀑布。根据“The wonderful waterfall in the 3D film Up(《飞屋环游记》) is j...Angel Falls.”可知，《飞屋环游记》里的瀑布就是安赫尔瀑布，just“恰好，正是”符合语境，故填(j)ust。 8．句意：但只有少数幸运的人可以看到瀑布的全貌。根据“But o...a few lucky people can get the full view of the waterfall.”可知，只有少数幸运的人可以看到瀑布的全貌，only“只，仅仅”符合语境，故填(o)nly。 9．句意：任何乘坐飞机参观瀑布的人都可以获得一张印有“勇敢的探险家”字样的证书。根据“A...who takes the plane to visit the falls can get a certificate”可知，任何乘坐飞机参观瀑布的人都可以获得一张证书，anyone“任何人”符合语境，句首需大写首字母。故填(A)nyone。 10．句意：你想得到一个吗？此处泛指一张证书，用one表泛指，故填(o)ne。 Joanne planned to leave work early this afternoon and have a bath before going out to a meeting. When she arrived at her house, she n 1 something unusual about Sheba, a large dog. Sheba was lying on the f 2 and could hardly breathe (呼吸). Joanne realized she would have to take her to the vet (兽医) immediately. “It looks like something is stuck in her throat,” said Dr. Sterne, “it shouldn’t take me too long to get it out.” As she was going to a meeting, Joanne left w 3 the dog and rushed back home. When she was once m 4 entering the house, the phone rang. Dr. Sterne’s anxious v 5 was heard, “I want you to get right out of your house immediately,” said the doctor. “The police will be there any time now. Wait outside for us.” Joanne was confused and frightened. She q 6 ran into the street. At that moment, a police car stopped outside the house. Two policemen got out and ran into the house, without explaining a 7 . Then the doctor arrived. Just then, the two policemen c 8 a man out of the house, who, it seemed, could hardly walk. There was blood (血) all o 9 him. “I think he must be a thief,” said the doctor, “I knew he was there b 10 I finally took three human fingers out of Sheba’s throat.” 【答案】 1．(n)oticed 2．(f)loor 3．(w)ithout 4．(m)ore 5．(v)oice 6．(q)uickly 7．(a)nything 8．(c)arried 9．(o)ver 10．(b)ecause 【导语】本文讲述了乔安妮发现爱犬希巴喉咙异常，送医后意外牵扯出小偷潜入家中的故事，情节跌宕起伏。 1．句意：当她到家时，她注意到希巴（一只大狗）有些异常。根据“When she arrived at her house, she...something unusual about Sheba, a large dog.”以及首字母提示可知，此处表示“注意到”notice，结合上下文时态，此处用一般过去时，notice过去式为noticed，故填(n)oticed。 2．句意：希巴躺在地板上，几乎无法呼吸。根据“Sheba was lying on the...and could hardly breathe.”以及首字母提示可知，此处表示“地板” floor，故填(f)loor。 3．句意：因为要去开会，乔安妮没带狗就离开了，然后匆匆赶回家。根据“As she was going to a meeting, Joanne left...the dog and rushed back home.”以及首字母提示可知，此处表示“离开时未携带狗”，without“没有”符合语境，故填(w)ithout。 4．句意：当她再次进入房子时，电话响了。根据“When she was once...entering the house, the phone rang.”以及首字母提示可知，“once more”为固定短语表示“再次”，故填(m)ore。 5．句意：能听到斯特恩医生焦虑的声音。根据“Dr. Sterne’s anxious...was heard, ‘I want you to get right out of your house immediately,’ said the doctor.”以及首字母提示可知，此处表示“焦虑的声音”，“声音”voice，符合语境。故填(v)oice。 6．句意：她快速跑到街上。根据“She...ran into the street.”以及首字母提示可知，此处需用副词修饰“ran”，表示“快速地跑”，quickly“快速地”符合语境。故填(q)uickly。 7．句意：两名警察下车，没解释任何事就跑进了房子。根据“Two policemen got out and ran into the house, without explaining...”以及首字母提示可知，否定句中表示“任何事”用 anything，故填(a)nything。 8．句意：就在那时，两名警察把一个男人从房子里带了出来，他看起来几乎走不动了。根据“Just then, the two policemen...a man out of the house, who, it seemed, could hardly walk.”以及首字母提示可知，此处表示“把人带出来”，“携带；带”carry，此处为一般过去时，carry的过去式是carried，故填(c)arried。 9．句意：他浑身是血。根据“There was blood (血) all...him.”以及首字母提示可知，此处指浑身是血，all over“遍及”符合语境，故填(o)ver。 10．句意：我知道他在那里，因为我最后从希巴的喉咙里取出了三根人类的手指。根据“I knew he was there...I finally took three human fingers out of Sheba’s throat.”以及首字母提示可知，此处表因果关系，应使用because表示原因，故填(b)ecause。 What’s the purpose of education? How does school life influence a teenager’s character and life choices? A new documentary offers some p 1 answers. Dare to Grow Up f 2 three students for eight years, from their first day of high school to their graduation from college. Zhou Ziqi, Chen Chuqiao and Li Wenting all went to Beijing National Day School. When they e 3 in 2012, the school was at a turning point. It was c 4 from exam-oriented education to a focus on students’ all-round development. The students got to have more freedom to develop their own i 5 and show their personalities. Zhou Ziqi was a straight-A student, but a rebellious one. He a 6 with teachers about historical questions. He even wrote a 10,000-word letter to his school principal, throwing out the suggestion on how to reform the students’ military training as he felt it was a 7 human nature. W 8 Zhou was more than willing to speak up, Li was shy and quiet, but she knew well what she wanted. Meanwhile, Chen was a sensitive girl who enjoyed Chinese and art. At first, she w 9 because she didn’t know what she’s good at and what job she could do in the future. Later she gradually developed a clearer goal to be a film director. “The documentary s 10 us the variety of the world and the young generation,” an Internet user wrote in his review on a film website. 【答案】 1．(p)ossible 2．(f)ollows 3．(e)ntered 4．(c)hanging 5．(i)nterests 6．(a)rgued 7．(a)gainst 8．(W)hile 9．(w)orried 10．(s)hows 【导语】本文主要介绍了纪录片《真实成长》，该纪录片追踪拍摄了三名学生从高中入学到大学毕业八年的时光，展现了他们的成长以及学校从应试教育向注重学生全面发展的转变，也体现出世界和年轻一代的多样性。 1．句意：一部新的纪录片提供了一些可能的答案。根据首字母“p”以及“answers”可推断此处需要一个形容词修饰answers，表示“可能的答案”。“possible”意为“可能的”，符合语境。故填(p)ossible。 2．句意：《真实成长》追踪了三名学生八年，从他们高中入学的第一天到大学毕业。根据首字母“f”以及“three students for eight years”可推断此处表示“追踪”，“follow”意为“跟随；追踪”，主语“Dare to Grow Up”是纪录片名称，视为单数，句子时态为一般现在时，所以用第三人称单数形式“follows”。故填(f)ollows。 3．句意：当他们在2012年入学时，学校正处于一个转折点。根据首字母“e”以及“in 2012”“the school”可推断此处表示“入学”，“enter”意为“进入”，根据“in 2012”可知句子时态为一般过去时，所以用过去式“entered”。故填(e)ntered。 4．句意：它正从应试教育向注重学生的全面发展转变。根据首字母“c”以及“from exam-oriented education to a focus on students’ all-round development”可推断此处表示“转变”，change意为“改变；转变”，“was+现在分词”构成过去进行时，所以用现在分词changing。故填(c)hanging。 5．句意：学生们有了更多的自由来发展自己的兴趣并展示自己的个性。根据首字母“i”以及“develop their own”可推断此处表示“兴趣”，“interest”意为“兴趣”，是可数名词，此处用复数形式interests表示泛指。故填(i)nterests。 6．句意：他和老师争论历史问题。根据首字母“a”以及“with teachers about historical questions”可推断此处表示“争论”，“argue”意为“争论”，根据上下文可知句子时态为一般过去时，所以用过去式argued。故填(a)rgued。 7．句意：他甚至给学校校长写了一封一万字的信，就如何改革学生军训提出建议，因为他觉得这违背人性。根据首字母“a”以及“human nature”可推断此处表示“违背”，“against”意为“违反；反对”，符合语境。故填(a)gainst。 8．句意：周（子奇）更愿意畅所欲言，而李（文婷）却害羞安静，但她很清楚自己想要什么。根据首字母“W”以及前后句的逻辑关系，可推断此处用While表示“而”，对比两个人的性格。故填(W)hile。 9．句意：起初，她很担心，因为她不知道自己擅长什么，将来能做什么工作。根据首字母“w”以及“because she didn’t know what she’s good at and what job she could do in the future”可推断此处表示“担心”，“worry”意为“担心”，根据“At first”以及“didn’t”可知句子时态为一般过去时，所以用过去式“worried”。故填(w)orried。 10．句意：一位网友在一个电影网站的评论中写道：“这部纪录片向我们展示了世界和年轻一代的多样性。”根据首字母“s”以及“us the variety of the world”可推断此处表示“展示”，“show”意为“展示”，主语“The documentary”是单数，句子时态为一般现在时，所以用第三人称单数形式shows。故填(s)hows。 根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，使短文意思完整。 When you want to invite friends to a party, you’d better send them invitations (邀请函). Your friends and guests also expect to know about your p 1 soon. This is a good way to s 2 your respect (尊重). Here are some ways of inviting friends to your party. 1. Mailed (邮寄) Invitation The m 3 traditional way to invite your friends and guests is to mail invitations. You need to w 4 down all the information about the party, such as the party calendar (日程表), place, clothes to wear, t 5 to bring, phone number and so on. 2. Online Invitation You can also i 6 friends to a party through the Internet. You can buy some online invitations, put pictures and videos in the online invitations and then e-mail them. They must be very h 7 to get these invitations. 3. Phone Call If you want to save more time, you can just make a call. In this way, you can tell them more about your party. And you can hear if they’re i 8 in the party. 4. In-Person (亲自的) Invitation An in-person invitation can let you talk to your friends about the party and know their interests. But w 9 you talk to the friends, you may forget some important information. So, you’d better p 10 an invitation for them, too. 【答案】 1．(p)arty 2．(s)how 3．(m)ost 4．(w)rite 5．(t)hings 6．(i)nvite 7．(h)appy 8．(i)nterested 9．(w)hen 10．(p)repare 【导语】本文主要介绍邀请朋友参加你举行的聚会的一些方法。 1．句意：你的朋友和客人也希望尽快知道你的聚会。根据上文“When you want to invite friends to a party”并结合首字母提示可知，此处指聚会。故填(p)arty。 2．句意：这是一个展示你尊重的好方法。根据句意并结合首字母提示可知，此处指这是一个展示你尊重的好方法，show“展示”符合；根据空前的“to”可知，此处用动词原形。故填(s)how。 3．句意：最传统的邀请朋友和客人的方式是邮寄邀请函。根据常识可知，邮寄邀请函是最传统的邀请朋友和客人的方式，此处用最高级的形式。故填(m)ost。 4．句意：你需要写下所有关于聚会的信息，例如聚会的日程表、地点、要穿的衣服、要带的东西、电话号码等。根据句意并结合首字母提示可知，此处指写下所有关于聚会的信息，write“写”，根据空前的“need to”可知，此处用动词原形。故填(w)rite。 5．句意：你需要写下所有关于聚会的信息，例如聚会的日程表、地点、要穿的衣服、要带的东西、电话号码等。根据句意并结合首字母提示可知，此处指要带的东西，thing“东西”符合，此处用复数形式，表示概数概念。故填(t)hings。 6．句意：你也可以通过互联网邀请朋友参加聚会。根据上文“When you want to invite friends to a party”并结合首字母提示可知，此处指邀请，invite“邀请”符合；根据空前的“can”可知，此处用动词原形。故填(i)nvite。 7．句意：他们收到这些邀请函一定会很高兴。根据上文“You can buy some online invitations, put pictures and videos in the online invitations and then e-mail them.”并结合首字母提示可知，此处指他们收到这些邀请函一定会很高兴。故填(h)appy。 8．句意：你可以听到他们是否对聚会感兴趣。根据句意并结合首字母提示可知，此处指打电话能够了解对方是否对聚会有兴趣，be interested in…“对……感兴趣”，固定搭配。故填(i)nterested。 9．句意：但是当你和朋友交谈时，你可能会忘记一些重要信息。根据句意并结合首字母提示可知，此处表示主句和从句的动作同时发生，when“当……时候”符合，引导时间状语从句。故填(w)hen。 10．句意：所以，你最好也为他们准备一份邀请函。根据上“But…you talk to the friends, you may forget some important information.”并结合首字母提示可知，此处准备邀请函，prepare“准备”符合；根据空前的“you’d better”可知，此处用动词原形。故填(p)repare。 根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，使短文意思完整。每空限填一词。 These days, more and more students in the UK are taking a “gap year” between their graduation from school and their university studies. This means that they take a year off to do something else, before they s 1 their studies. For most students, spending time in f 2 countries is the favourite activity—and Australia is the favourite place to go. Many parents, teachers and business people a 3 that traveling can teach important values. “After a year of traveling, I felt I’d grown up. I had learned the i 4 of relationships with people, on all sorts of levels.” There are many companies a 5 the world that welcome these students on their projects—helping people in poorer countries, or e 6 in your home country. Although you don’t get paid for your work, this kind of work can teach important s 7 -decision-making and finding answers to problems, for example—that will help a student in a job o 8 day. Finally, getting some knowledge and experience in an area you hope to study or work in one day will always be very u 9 . If several university graduates are asking for the same job, gap year work experience allows you to say. “I’ve already had some e 10 of this kind of work.” And that can get you the job! 【答案】 1．(s)tart 2．(f)oreign 3．(a)gree 4．(i)mportance 5．(a)round 1．(e)ven 2．(s)kills 3．(o)ne 4．(u)seful 5．(e)xperience 【导语】本文主要讲述了越来越多的英国学生会有“学业间隔年”，他们通常去其他的国家旅行，这有助于学生的发展，同时对未来的学习与工作也有很大好处。 1．句意：这意味着他们在开始学习之前要休息一年去做其他事情。根据“This means that they take a year off to do something else, before they...their studies.”可知，他们要在开始学习之前去做其他的事，填start符合句意。故填(s)tart。 2．句意：对于大多数学生来说，花时间在国外是最喜欢的活动。根据下文“and Australia is the favourite place to go”可知，他们最喜欢去的是澳大利亚，澳大利亚对于英国学生来说是国外。故填(f)oreign。 3．句意：许多家长、老师和商界人士都认为旅行可以教会他们重要的价值观。根据“Many parents, teachers and business people...that traveling can teach important values.”可知，父母、老师和商人都认为旅行可以教会重要的价值观，空格处缺少谓语，用agree符合句意。故填(a)gree。 4．句意：我懂得了与人建立各种层次关系的重要性。根据“I felt I’d grown up”可知，我觉得我长大了，推测应该是明白了与人建立各种层次关系的重要性。故填(i)mportance。 5．句意：世界上有许多公司欢迎这些学生参与他们的项目——帮助贫穷国家的人，甚至是你自己国家的人。根据“There are many companies...the world”可知，around the world在世界范围内。故填(a)round。 6．句意：世界上有许多公司欢迎这些学生参与他们的项目——帮助贫穷国家的人，甚至是你自己国家的人。根据“helping people in poorer countries, or...in your home country”可知or前面是贫穷国家的人，or用于进一步递进，even甚至，表递进。故填(e)ven。 7．句意：虽然你的工作没有报酬，但这种工作可以教会你重要的技能。根据“decision-making and finding answers to problems”可知，做决定和找到问题的答案，都是重要的技能。故填(s)kills。 8．句意：例如，有一天，这种技能会在工作中使学生受益。根据“that will help a student in a job...day.”可知，这会在将来的某一天是学生受益，one day将来的某一天。故填(o)ne。 9．句意：最后，在你希望有一天学习或工作的领域获得一些知识和经验总是非常有用的。根据“getting some knowledge and experience in an area you hope to study or work in one day will always be very...”可知，学习或工作的领域获得一些知识和经验总是非常有用的。故填(u)seful。 10．句意：我对这种工作已经有了一些经验。根据“I’ve already had some...of this kind of work.”可知，句子使用了现在完成时，说明已经学习到了一些经验。故填(e)xperience。 People are playing video games everywhere these days, whether they’re riding a bus or sitting in a restaurant. Some of them enjoy these games so much t 1 they can’t put them down. But is this a h 2 habit? The World Health Organization (WHO) doesn’t think so. In June. It recognized “gaming disorder (障碍)” as a mental disorder in its International Classification of Diseases, CNN reported. “Gaming disorder” refers to persistent (持续的) or recurrent (经常重复的) video-gaming b 3 , whether online or offline. Of course, not everyone who plays video games has this disorder. It has t 4 main characteristics (特征). The first sign is when the player loses c 5 over his or her gaming habits. The second is when playing games becomes m 6 important than other activities for the player. The third is when the condition leads to serious problems in the player’s p 7 and family life. Many experts have welcomed the decision, saying that it puts the condition on the map as something to take s 8 , the BBC noted. It is believed that new services to treat this disorder will a 9 following the WHO classification. In fact, some countries are already working to solve this problem. South Korea has introduced a law banning (禁止) children u 10 16 from playing online games between midnight end 6 am, USA Today reported. Chinese tech company Tencent is also setting limits on the amount of lime that teenagers can play its games. Children between 12 and 18 years old can only play two hours per day. 【答案】 1．(t)hat 2．(h)ealthy 3．(b)ehavior 4．(t)hree 5．(c)ontrol 6．(m)ore 7．(p)ersonal 8．(s)eriously 9．(a)ppear 10．(u)nder 【导语】本文主要讲述了“游戏障碍”的症状及各国的应对策略。 1．句意：他们中的一些人非常喜欢这些游戏，以至于他们无法放下它们。so…that…“如此……以致于……”。故填(t)hat。 2．句意：但这是一种健康的习惯吗？根据“The World Health Organization (WHO) doesn’t think so.”可知，此次是在询问这是否是一种健康的习惯，healthy“健康的”，形容词作定语修饰名词habit。故填(h)ealthy。 3．句意：“游戏障碍”指的是持续或反复的电子游戏行为。根据“Gaming disorder”以及单词首字母b可知，“游戏障碍”是持续或反复的电子游戏行为，behavior“行为”符合题意。故填(b)ehavior。 4．句意：它有三个主要特征。根据“The first sign…The second…The third”可知，此处表示“三个”，three符合题意。故填(t)hree。 5．句意：第一个标志是玩家失去了对自己游戏习惯的控制。根据“the player loses c… over his or her gaming habits”可知，此处表示“失去控制”，其对应的英文表达为lose control。故填(c)ontrol。 6．句意：第二个标志是，对玩家来说，玩游戏比其他活动更重要。根据“than”可知，此处应该用比较级，important的比较级为more important。故填(m)ore。 7．句意：第三个标志是当这种情况导致玩家的个人和家庭生活出现严重问题时。根据“the condition leads to serious problems in the player’s p… and family life.”可知，这种情况会导致玩家的个人和家庭生活出现严重问题，personal“个人的”符合题意，形容词作定语。故填(p)ersonal。 8．句意：许多专家对这一决定表示欢迎，称它让这种情况成为值得重视的问题。take…seriously“重视；认真对待……”。故填(s)eriously。 9．句意：人们相信，按照世卫组织的分类，将出现治疗这种疾病的新服务。根据“new services to treat this disorder will a…”可知，新服务将会出现，appear“出现”符合题意，助动词will后接动词原形。故填(a)ppear。 10．句意：韩国出台了一项法律，禁止16岁以下儿童在午夜至早上6点之间玩网络游戏。根据“banning (禁止) children u…16 from playing online games”可知，此处表示“16岁以下的儿童”，under“在……下面”符合题意。故填(u)nder。 重难语篇提升练习 根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，使短文意思完整。每空限填一词。 The chrysanthemum (菊花) is a very p 1 flower in China. The beautiful flower has many m 2 in Chinese culture. The chrysanthemum is k 3 as one of the “Four Gentlemen in Plants”. The other three are the plum blossom, the orchid, and bamboo. In the past, they stood for noble (高尚的) qualities. The chrysanthemum comes out in bright colors during cold a 4 days when most flowers die. They are beautiful, strong and tough. The flower thus greatly inspired (启发) ancient Chinese poets. They spoke highly of its beauty and also used the chrysanthemum to represent (代表) their o 5 in their works. Tao Yuanming was a famous poet. He once wrote a poem about living as a hermit (隐士). He d 6 how he loved the chrysanthemum and used it to show his spirit in the poem. “I pluck chrysanthemums under the eastern hedge, and gaze afar toward the southern mountains (采菊东篱下，悠然见南山),” Tao wrote in his poem. S 7 then, the chrysanthemum has become the s 8 of the hermit. But the chrysanthemum is not only found in Chinese poems. It is also a part of Chinese food. The Chongyang Festival falls on the ninth day of the ninth month of the lunar year. On that day, drinking wine made from chrysanthemums is a popular tradition. Chrysanthemum tea is also usually seen on Chinese dinner tables. It tastes great. People believe it is good for one’s health, e 9 for eyes. In a word, the chrysanthemum has played an i 10 role in people’s life in China. 【答案】 1．(p)opular 2．(m)eanings 3．(k)nown 4．(a)utumn 5．(o)pinions 6．(d)escribed 7．(S)ince 8．(s)ymbol 9．(e)specially 10．(i)mportant 【导语】本文是说明文。主要介绍了在中国传统文化中，“菊花”所代表的含义以及人们对于“菊花”的饮食偏爱以及对人们的影响。 1．句意：菊花在中国是一种非常受欢迎的花。根据首字母提示和后文对菊花在中国文化、饮食等多方面的介绍可知，菊花在中国备受喜爱，形容词popular“受欢迎的”符合语境。故填(p)opular。 2．句意：这美丽的花在中国文化中有许多含义。根据“The beautiful flower has many...in Chinese culture”和首字母提示可知，菊花在中国传统文化中有许多含义，名词meaning“意思”符合语境；many后接复数名词。故填(m)eanings。 3．句意：菊花被誉为“植物四君子”之一。根据“The chrysanthemum is...as one of the ‘Four Gentlemen in Plants’.”及首字母提示可知，此处是短语be known as“被称为”。故填(k)nown。 4．句意：在寒冷的秋日里，大多数花都凋零了，菊花开出了鲜艳的颜色。根据“when most flowers die”及首字母可知，此处指的是“在寒冷的秋天”，名词autumn“秋天”符合语境。故填(a)utumn。 5．句意：他们高度评价菊花的美丽，并在作品中用菊花来表达自己的观点。根据“They spoke highly of its beauty and also used the chrysanthemum to represent (代表) their...in their works.”及首字母提示可知，用菊花表达自己的观点，opinion“观点”，是名词，空前有“their”修饰，此处名词应用复数形式。故填(o)pinions。 6．句意：他在诗中描述了自己多么喜爱菊花，并借此表达自己的精神。根据“He ... how he loved the chrysanthemum and used it to show his spirit in the poem.”及首字母提示可知，此处需一个动词作谓语，时态为一般过去时，动词described“描述”符合语境。故填(d)escribed。 7．句意：从那以后，菊花就成了隐士的象征。since then是固定短语，意为“从那以后”，常用于现在完成时，符合语境。故填(S)ince。 8．句意：从那时起，菊花就成了隐士的象征。根据“the chrysanthemum has become the...of the hermit”及首字母提示可知，菊花就成了隐士的象征，symbol“象征”，名词短语the symbol of表示“……的象征”。故填(s)ymbol。 9．句意：人们认为它对健康有益，尤其是对眼睛有益。根据“People believe it is good for one’s health...for eyes.”及首字母提示可知，此处表示强调，指的是especially“尤其”。故填(e)specially。 10．句意：总之，菊花在中国人民的生活中扮演着重要的角色。play an important role是固定短语，意为“扮演重要角色”，结合前文对菊花多方面的介绍，可知其地位重要，important“重要的”符合语境。故填(i)mportant。 根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，使短文意思完整。每空限填一词。 When you see a photo of a beach covered in dreamy pink sand on social media, you might wish to visit the place in person. But when you get there, you find nothing but a lakeshore with broken red bricks. This is one of the many complaints (投诉) that users shared online about their disappointing e 1 following travel guides on Xiaohongshu, a lifestyle sharing platform. The app a 2 users to share travel blogs and lifestyle stories through short videos and photos. Some angry users put “before” and “after” photos of scenic Spots (景点) to show the difference b 3 real life and the online posts, reported China Daily. On Oct 17, Xiaohongshu a 4 for posting over-retouched (过度美化的) pictures. According to the company, some bloggers did not make clear that their pictures were w 5 of photography and those pictures were taken as travel guides by some app users. Xiaohongshu said it’s going to bring out scenic spot ranking lists along with places-to-avoid lists. The move is to make sure users can get more detailed i 6 . People don’t have the same opinions about the issue. Many agree that the beautiful but not real photos are “fraudulent (欺骗性的)” or misleading. Some, h 7 , argue that it is not wrong for people to post fascinating photos, and viewers should learn to recognize what is t 8 and what is false. Gu Huimin, dean (院长) of the School of Tourism Sciences from Beijing International Studies University, said that social media companies should have rules about content (内容) posted on their platforms. “Instead of over-retouched pictures, the platforms can show content digging into the c 9 of a tourist site,” Gu said. “The viewers, on the other hand, should understand that real traveling is far more than s 10 ‘checking in’ at an Internet-famous site.” 【答案】 1．(e)xperiences 2．(a)llows 3．(b)etween 4．(a)pologized 5．(w)orks 6．(i)nformation 7．(h)owever 8．(t)rue 9．(c)ulture 10．(s)imply 【导语】本文讲述了小红书网红景点照片与现实不符引发争议，平台将推出真实景点排行榜，并打击过度美化照片。 1．句意：这是用户在网上分享的众多抱怨之一，这些抱怨是他们在生活方式分享平台小红书上观看旅行指南时感到失望的经历。根据上文“But when you get there, you find nothing but a lakeshore with broken red bricks.”可知，分享的是经历，experiences“经历”，可数名词，此处应用复数形式表示泛指。故填(e)xperiences。 2．句意：该应用允许用户通过短视频和照片分享旅游博客和生活方式故事。根据“The app … users to share”结合首字母提示可知，此处应指该应用允许用户分享，allow sb. to do sth.“允许某人做某事”，动词短语，主语“The app”为单数，时态为一般现在时，因此动词应用第三人称单数形式allows。故填(a)llows。 3．句意：据《中国日报》报道，一些愤怒的用户将景点的“之前”和“之后”照片放在网上，以显示现实生活和在线帖子之间的区别。根据“the difference … real life and the online posts”结合首字母提示可知，the difference between A and B，意为“A和B之间的不同之处”。故填(b)etween。 4．句意：10月17日，小红书为发布过度修饰的照片道歉。根据“Xiaohongshu … for posting over-retouched (过度美化的) pictures”结合首字母提示可知，此处应指小红书为发布过度修饰的照片道歉，apologize for sth.“为……道歉”，动词短语，时态应用一般过去时，因此动词应用过去式apologized。故填(a)pologized。 5．句意：据该公司称，一些博主没有明确表示他们的照片是摄影作品，这些照片是由一些应用程序用户作为旅游指南拍摄的。根据“of photography”结合首字母提示可知，此处指摄影作品，work“作品”，可数名词，根据“were”可知，此处填名词复数形式works。故填(w)orks。 6．句意：此举是为了确保用户能够获得更详细的信息。根据“users can get more detailed …”结合首字母提示可知，此处应指用户能够获得更详细的信息，information“信息”，不可数名词。故填(i)nformation。 7．句意：然而，一些人认为，人们上传迷人的照片并没有错，观众应该学会辨别真假。根据“argue that it is not wrong for people to post fascinating photos”可知，此处表转折，因此用however“然而”。故填(h)owever。 8．句意：然而，一些人认为，人们上传迷人的照片并没有错，观众应该学会辨别真假。根据“what is … and what is false”结合首字母提示可知，此处应用false的反义词，因此用true“真的”，形容词作表语。故填(t)rue。 9．句意：“这些平台可以展示挖掘旅游景点文化的内容，而不是过度修饰的图片，”顾说。根据“the … of a tourist site”结合首字母提示可知，此处应指旅游景点的文化，culture“文化”。故填(c)ulture。 10．句意：另一方面，观众应该明白，真正的旅行远不只是在一个知名网红景点“签到”那么简单。根据“far more than ... ‘checking in’ at an internet-famous site”及首字母可知，此处指“不止是简单地在网红景点‘打卡’ ”，因此用simply，意为“简单地”。故填(s)imply。 根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，使短文意思完整。每空限填一词。 The Tianjin Natural History Museum is one of China’s oldest museums. It c 1 its 110th birthday on Friday. Several international meetings took place from Friday through Sunday. At the meetings, the museum signed agreements (协议) with the National Museum of Natural History, Natural History Museum of Nantes and the Rombies Historical and Archaeological Research Society in France to increase communication and research and exchange (互换) e 2 . The museum also signed agreements with Hebei University and Tianjin International Studies University. So, the museum will have more chances to work together with o 3 15 natural history museums. A French scientist Paul Emile Licent (1876-1952, Chinese name Sang Zhihua) s 4 up the museum in 1914. At first the n 5 of the museum was the Hoangho Paiho Museum (黄河白河博物馆). Sang Zhihua did lots of research on culture, geographical conditions, meteorology (气象学), animals and plants along the Yellow River and the Haihe River for 25 years from 1914 to1938. He c 6 more than 200,000 specimens (标本) of ancient animals, plants, humans and stones. His scientific research and work i 7 greatly around the world. In 2014, the museum was re-opened to the p 8 at the new site in the Tianjin Culture Center. The area of the museum is about 35,000 square meters. The Hoangho Paiho Museum is about 2.5 kilometers away from it, in the Wudadao area. With the general theme (主题) of “Homeland”, the museum l 9 all through ancient times to the present age, and it includes the whole world as well as the city of Tianjin in four p 10 -Footprints, Exploration, Life, and Ecology. 【答案】 1．(c)elebrated 2．(e)xhibitions 3．(o)ther 4．(s)et 5．(n)ame 6．(c)ollected 7．(i)nfluenced 8．(p)ublic 9．(l)asts 10．(p)arts 【导语】本文介绍了天津自然历史博物馆的历史、发展及其与国内外学术机构的合作，强调了博物馆的科研成就及其在全球自然历史研究中的重要地位。 1．句意：上周五，它庆祝了110岁生日。根据“It ... its 110th birthday”及首字母提示可知，此处表示“它庆祝了110岁生日”，celebrate“庆祝”，时态为一般过去时。故填(c)elebrated。 2．句意：在会议上，博物馆与法国国家自然历史博物馆、南特自然历史博物馆和罗姆比斯历史考古研究会签署了协议，以加强沟通和研究，并交流展览。根据“the museum signed agreements ... and exchange ...”及首字母提示可知，此处应是展览。exhibition“展览”，应用名词复数。故填(e)xhibitions。 3．句意：因此，博物馆将有更多的机会与其它15个自然历史博物馆合作。根据“the museum will have more chances to work together with ... 15 natural history museums.”及首字母提示可知，此处表示“与其他15个自然历史博物馆合作”，other“其他的”。故填(o)ther。 4．句意：1914年，法国科学家保罗·埃米尔·利森特（1876-1952，中文名桑志华）建立了这座博物馆。根据“... up the museum in 1914”及首字母提示可知，此处表示“建立博物馆”。set up“建立”，时态是一般过去时，set的过去式为set。故填(s)et。 5．句意：最初，博物馆的名字是黄河白河博物馆。根据“the ... of the museum was the Hoangho Paiho Museum”及首字母提示可知，此处表示“博物馆的名字”，name“名字”。故填(n)ame。 6．句意：他收集了20多万件古代动物、植物、人类和石头的标本。根据“He ... more than 200,000 specimens”及首字母提示可知，此处表示“收集了20多万件标本”，collect“收集”，时态是一般过去时。故填(c)ollected。 7．句意：他的科学研究和工作在世界上产生了很大的影响。根据“His scientific research and work ... greatly around the world.”及首字母提示可知，此处表示“产生很大影响”，influence“影响”，时态是一般过去时。故填(i)nfluenced。 8．句意：2014年，博物馆在天津文化中心的新址重新向公众开放。根据“the museum was re-opened to the ...”及首字母提示可知，此处表示“向公众开放”，public“公众”。故填(p)ublic。 9．句意：博物馆以“家园”为总主题，贯穿古今，将世界和天津分为足迹、探索、生命、生态四个部分。根据“the museum ... all through ancient times to the present age”及首字母提示可知，此处表示“贯穿古今”，last“持续”。主语是the museum，时态是一般现在时，应用其三单形式。故填(l)asts。 10．句意：博物馆以“家园”为总主题，贯穿古今，将世界和天津分为足迹、探索、生命、生态四个部分。根据“Footprints, Exploration, Life, and Ecology”及首字母提示可知，此处表示“四个部分”。part“部分”，应用名词复数parts。故填(p)arts。 根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，使短文意思完整。每空限填一词。 When you see a photo of a beach covered in dreamy pink sand on social media, you might wish to visit the place in person. But when you get there, you find nothing but a lakeshore with broken red bricks. This is one of the many complaints (投诉) that users shared online about their disappointing e 1 following travel guides on Xiaohongshu, a lifestyle sharing platform. The app a 2 users to share travel blogs and lifestyle stories through short videos and photos. Some angry users put “before” and “after” photos of scenic Spots (景点) to show the difference b 3 real life and the online posts, reported China Daily. On Oct 17, Xiaohongshu a 4 for posting over-retouched (过度美化的) pictures. According to the company, some bloggers did not make clear that their pictures were w 5 of photography and those pictures were taken as travel guides by some app users. Xiaohongshu said it’s going to bring out scenic spot ranking lists along with places-to-avoid lists. The move is to make sure users can get more d 6 information. People don’t have the same opinions about the issue. Many agree that the beautiful but not real photos are “fraudulent (欺骗性的)”or misleading. Some, h 7 , argue that it is not wrong for people to post fascinating photos, and viewers should learn to recognize what is t 8 and what is false. Gu Huimin, dean (院长) of the School of Tourism Sciences from Beijing International Studies University, said that social media companies should have rules about content (内容) posted on their platforms. “Instead of over-retouched pictures, the platforms can show content digging into the c 9 of a tourist site,” Gu said. “The viewers, on the other hand, should understand that real traveling is far more than s 10 ‘checking in’ at an internet-famous site.” 【答案】 1．(e)xperiences 2．(a)llows 3．(b)etween 4．(a)pologized/(a)pologised 5．(w)orks 6．(d)etailed 7．(h)owever 8．(t)rue 9．(c)ulture 10．(s)imply 【导语】本文讲了小红书网红景点照片与现实不符引发争议，平台将推出真实景点排行榜，并打击过度美化照片。 1．句意：这是用户在网上分享的众多抱怨之一，这些抱怨是他们在生活方式分享平台小红书上观看旅行指南时感到失望的经历。根据上文“But when you get there, you find nothing but a lakeshore with broken red bricks.”可知，分享的是经历，experiences“经历”符合句意，故填(e)xperiences。 2．句意：该应用允许用户通过短视频和照片分享旅游博客和生活方式故事。考查allow sb. to do sth.“允许某人做某事”；主语“The app”为单数，所以填动词第三人称单数形式allows。故填(a)llows。 3．句意：据《中国日报》报道，一些愤怒的用户将景点的“之前”和“之后”照片放在网上，以显示现实生活和在线帖子之间的区别。考查the difference between A and B“A和B之间的不同之处”，故填(b)etween。 4．句意：10月17日，小红书为发布过度修饰的照片道歉。根据上文“This is one of the many complaints”可知，此处指“道歉”，apologize/apologise for sth.“为……道歉”；根据“On Oct 17”可知，时态为一般过去时，所以填动词过去式apologized/apologised。故填(a)pologized/(a)pologised。 5．句意：据该公司称，一些博主没有明确表示他们的照片是摄影作品，这些照片是由一些应用程序用户作为旅游指南拍摄的。根据“of photography”可知，此处指摄影作品，work“作品”符合句意；根据“were”可知，此处填名词复数形式works。故填(w)orks。 6．句意：此举是为了确保用户能够获得更详细的信息。根据“information”可知，此处填形容词修饰名词；根据“Xiaohongshu said it’s going to bring out scenic spot ranking lists along with places-to-avoid lists.”可知，是为了提供更详细的信息，detailed“详细的”符合句意。故填(d)etailed。 7．句意：然而，一些人认为，人们上传迷人的照片并没有错，观众应该学会辨别真假。根据“argue that it is not wrong for people to post fascinating photos”可知，此处表转折，however“然而”符合句意。故填(h)owever。 8．句意：然而，一些人认为，人们上传迷人的照片并没有错，观众应该学会辨别真假。根据“what is ... and what is false”可知，此处填false的反义词true。故填(t)rue。 9．句意：“这些平台可以展示挖掘旅游景点文化的内容，而不是过度修饰的图片，”顾说。根据“digging into”和首字母可知，此处指“深挖文化内容”，culture“文化”符合句意。故填(c)ulture。 10．句意：“另一方面，观众应该明白，真正的旅行远不只是在一个知名网站上‘签到’那么简单。” 根据“far more than ... ‘checking in’ at an internet-famous site”及首字母可知，此处指“不止是简单地在网红景点‘打卡’”，simply“简单地”符合句意。故填(s)imply。 根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，使短文意思完整。每空限填一词。 Albert Einstein once said, “I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious (好奇的).” The greatest inventions in history would be i 1 without curiosity. Curiosity can bring new discoveries. Benjamin Franklin is a great example. He was drawn to electricity and had a deep curiosity about its nature. He did lots of r 2 to try to understand it. For example, he flew a kite during a storm. His curiosity led him to invent the lightning rod (避雷针). This invention p 3 buildings from lightning. Curiosity can also make people brave. Just look at Wan Hu, the Ming Dynasty pioneer of space exploration (探索). He was so curious about space that he i 4 a “flying chair”! He lost his life while testing this invention. A 5 he failed, his curiosity gave future explorers ideas. People learnt from his example, and created safer w 6 to explore space. But curiosity is m 7 than just taking risks. It also drives people towards certain goals. Zhang Heng, a Chinese scientist and inventor, was curious about the world: how did e 8 in the world move? He spent years studying the sky and the earth. F 9 , he drew China’s first star map, and invented the first earthquake detector. His curiosity continues to influence scientists today. As Jacques Cousteau said, “What is a scientist after all? It is a curious man looking through a keyhole, the keyhole of nature, trying to know what’s going on.” Curiosity is the key. It opens one door after another for us to d 10 a new world. 【答案】 1．(i)mpossible 2．(r)esearch 3．(p)rotects 4．(i)nvented 5．(A)lthough 6．(w)ays 7．(m)ore 8．(e)verything 9．(F)inally 10．(d)iscover 【导语】本文通过爱因斯坦、富兰克林、万户和张衡等名人的例子，阐述了好奇心在科学探索和发明创造中的重要性。 1．句意：历史上最伟大的发明如果没有好奇心是不可能的。根据“The greatest inventions in history would be…without curiosity.”的语境并结合首字母提示可知，此处指没有好奇心是不可能有历史上最伟大的发明，impossible“不可能的”符合。故填(i)mpossible。 2．句意：他做了大量研究来理解它。根据下文“For example, he flew a kite during a storm.”并结合首字母提示可知，此处指做大量研究，do research“做研究”，是固定搭配。故填(r)esearch。 3．句意：这项发明保护建筑物免受雷击。根据上文“His curiosity led him to invent the lightning rod (避雷针)”及常识可知，避雷针保护建筑物免受雷击，protect“保护”，此处表示事实，句子时态为一般现在时，主语为“This invention”，用三单形式。故填(p)rotects。 4．句意：他对太空如此好奇，以至于发明了“飞行椅”。根据下文“He lost his life while testing this invention.”并结合首字母提示可知，此处指发明“飞行椅”，invent“发明”，句子时态为一般过去时。故填(i)nvented。 5．句意：尽管他失败了，但他的好奇心为未来的探索者提供了想法。根据“he failed, his curiosity gave future explorers ideas”的语境并结合首字母提示可知，此处句意发生了让步，although“尽管”符合，句首首字母大写。故填(A)lthough。 6．句意：人们从他的例子中学习，并创造了更安全的探索太空的方法。根据“created safer…to explore space”的语境并结合首字母提示可知，此处指创造了更安全的探索太空的方法，way“方法”，用复数形式表示泛指。故填(w)ays。 7．句意：但好奇心不仅仅是冒险。根据下文“It also drives people towards certain goals.”并结合首字母提示可知，此处指好奇心不仅仅是冒险，more than“不只是”，是固定搭配。故填(m)ore。 8．句意：中国科学家和发明家张衡对世界充满好奇：世界上的一切是如何运动的？根据“how did…in the world move”的语境并结合首字母提示可知，此处指世界上的一切是如何运动的，everything“一切”符合。故填(e)verything。 9．句意：最终，他绘制了中国第一张星图，并发明了第一台地震仪。根据“…he drew China’s first star map, and invented the first earthquake detector”的语境并结合首字母提示可知，此处指研究的最终结果，finally“最终”，句首首字母大写。故填(F)inally。 10．句意：它为我们打开一扇又一扇门，去发现新世界。根据“It opens one door after another for us to… a new world.”的语境并结合首字母提示可知，此处指发现新世界，discover“发现”，根据空前的不定式符号to可知，此处用动词原形。故填(d)iscover。 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 期中复习之短文首字母填空15篇 （天津专用） 本资料共15篇专题训练，从上到下依次按照难度排列 题号 难度 知识点 1 较易 烹饪,家人和亲人,家庭生活 2 较易 发明与创造 3 适中 科普知识 4 适中 爱好,青少年问题 5 适中 自然景观,景点/建筑 6 适中 其他人,记叙文,宠物 7 适中 教育,说明文,个人经历 8 适中 方法/策略 9 适中 教育 10 适中 科普知识,青少年问题 11 较难 中华文化,说明文,传统节日 12 较难 网络的利弊,旅行 13 较难 景点/建筑 14 较难 网络的利弊,旅行 15 较难 其他著名人物 基础语篇巩固练习 阅读短文，填入适当的词使句子意思完整，表达正确。 People are so busy these days that many have no time to c 1 . This is a problem, because many families love home cooking! A family meal brings everyone t 2 . In some families, meals are often the o 3 time everyone sees one another at the same time. Another r 4 people enjoy home cooking is that it is often a way of s 5 love. A parent who makes some cookies is not just satisfying a child’s sweet tooth. She or he is sending a m 6 . The message says, “I care you so much and I spend one hour making cookies, even t 7 you may eat them up in 15 minutes.” There is also something about the smell of home cooking. The s 8 of home cooking makes people of all ages happy. It makes most of us f 9 good and loved-even if we are the ones doing the cooking! Next time you smell a cake being cooked, stop for a m 10 and pay attention to your mood. (情绪) 根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，使短文意思完整。 If you are a little afraid when you walk alone at night, you can phone your family to make sure they know you are s 1 . But making calls may make you the target (目标) for bad people. Now there is an app and i 2 lets your family know your journey. And it will call for help when it feels you’re i 3 danger. The app is called Companion (同伴) . B 4 you start your journey, you input (输入) your starting place and your finishing place. Then you s 5 them to your companion. The companion can be anyone in your phone book, and they don’t n 6 to have the app. The app will tell your companion w 7 you are at any time. And it will show a button (按钮) on your phone screen every few m 8 , asking “Are you OK?” If you don’t press the button in 15 seconds (秒), your companion will get an alarm (报警). And the app will be ready to call the police for h 9 . With the app, you will never be w 10 about going home alone. 根据短文内容及首字母提示完成短文。 When we think of Hollywood, we think of films and famous film s 1 . They are part of Hollywood’s h 2 . Today people make films in other places too. Not all the famous film stars live in Hollywood. But Hollywood is still a very special p 3 in Los Angeles, California. You can e 4 see where Hollywood is in Los Angeles. There is a big sign on the hills. It says “HOLLYWOOD”. The white letters are quite t 5 . You can see t 6 from far away. The sign is a famous and mark in Los Angeles. Many postcards show this famous landmark. In the h 7 of Hollywood, there is the Hollywood Bowl. This is an open-air theatre. It is one of the l 8 open-air theatres in the world. It has so many s 9 and a very special stage. The stage was designed by the great American architect Lloyd Wright. You can listen to all k 10 of concerts at the Hollywood Bowl. 根据短文内容及首字母提示, 填写所缺单词, 使短文意思完整。 Danny has a hobby—playing games online. He is interested in solving puzzles (猜谜). He always waits f 1 others to chat with him. Now Danny is s 2 quietly in front of his computer. His mother thinks he is doing homework, b 3 she is wrong. Danny is surfing the Internet, solving puzzles and chatting with other gamers around the world. H 4 interesting it is! Danny thinks. Why are games online so interesting? “B 5 I can pretend to be a different person. There are also many different k 6 of games for me to play,” says Danny. “Other people love to play these games because they can play at any time. Someone in the world always wishes to p 7 .” Starting a game online is not easy. Some gamers don’t w 8 new gamers but other gamers are helpful. When Danny has a q 9 , he always says, “Excuse me, are you busy? I am new at this game and I need some help.” Sometimes this w 10 . At other times, however, the gamer at the other end makes you feel like a fool. 根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，使短文意思完整。每空限填一词。 Angel Falls is in Venezuela(委内瑞拉), South America. It is about 979 metres h 1 . It is the highest waterfall in the world. James Crawford Angel, an American explorer (探险家), was the first to fly over the falls in a plane. But he died there in 1937 b 2 of the plane crash. To r 3 him, people called the waterfall “Angel Falls”. The best way to r 4 Angel Falls is to take a plane. You can also get there by boat in the rain season. However, there is no p 5 leading you to the bottom of it. Around Angel Falls, there are rainforests. You can see the beautiful rainbows (彩虹) and many k 6 of nice birds around Angel Falls. The waterfall is also a famous filming location. The wonderful waterfall in the 3D film Up(《飞屋环游记》) is j 7 Angel Falls. Every year, many people all around the world visit Angel Falls. But o 8 a few lucky people can get the full view of the waterfall. A 9 who takes the plane to visit the falls can get a certificate (证书) printed with “the brave explorer”. Do you want to get o 10 ? Welcome to Angel Falls! Joanne planned to leave work early this afternoon and have a bath before going out to a meeting. When she arrived at her house, she n 1 something unusual about Sheba, a large dog. Sheba was lying on the f 2 and could hardly breathe (呼吸). Joanne realized she would have to take her to the vet (兽医) immediately. “It looks like something is stuck in her throat,” said Dr. Sterne, “it shouldn’t take me too long to get it out.” As she was going to a meeting, Joanne left w 3 the dog and rushed back home. When she was once m 4 entering the house, the phone rang. Dr. Sterne’s anxious v 5 was heard, “I want you to get right out of your house immediately,” said the doctor. “The police will be there any time now. Wait outside for us.” Joanne was confused and frightened. She q 6 ran into the street. At that moment, a police car stopped outside the house. Two policemen got out and ran into the house, without explaining a 7 . Then the doctor arrived. Just then, the two policemen c 8 a man out of the house, who, it seemed, could hardly walk. There was blood (血) all o 9 him. “I think he must be a thief,” said the doctor, “I knew he was there b 10 I finally took three human fingers out of Sheba’s throat.” What’s the purpose of education? How does school life influence a teenager’s character and life choices? A new documentary offers some p 1 answers. Dare to Grow Up f 2 three students for eight years, from their first day of high school to their graduation from college. Zhou Ziqi, Chen Chuqiao and Li Wenting all went to Beijing National Day School. When they e 3 in 2012, the school was at a turning point. It was c 4 from exam-oriented education to a focus on students’ all-round development. The students got to have more freedom to develop their own i 5 and show their personalities. Zhou Ziqi was a straight-A student, but a rebellious one. He a 6 with teachers about historical questions. He even wrote a 10,000-word letter to his school principal, throwing out the suggestion on how to reform the students’ military training as he felt it was a 7 human nature. W 8 Zhou was more than willing to speak up, Li was shy and quiet, but she knew well what she wanted. Meanwhile, Chen was a sensitive girl who enjoyed Chinese and art. At first, she w 9 because she didn’t know what she’s good at and what job she could do in the future. Later she gradually developed a clearer goal to be a film director. “The documentary s 10 us the variety of the world and the young generation,” an Internet user wrote in his review on a film website. 根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，使短文意思完整。 When you want to invite friends to a party, you’d better send them invitations (邀请函). Your friends and guests also expect to know about your p 1 soon. This is a good way to s 2 your respect (尊重). Here are some ways of inviting friends to your party. 1. Mailed (邮寄) Invitation The m 3 traditional way to invite your friends and guests is to mail invitations. You need to w 4 down all the information about the party, such as the party calendar (日程表), place, clothes to wear, t 5 to bring, phone number and so on. 2. Online Invitation You can also i 6 friends to a party through the Internet. You can buy some online invitations, put pictures and videos in the online invitations and then e-mail them. They must be very h 7 to get these invitations. 3. Phone Call If you want to save more time, you can just make a call. In this way, you can tell them more about your party. And you can hear if they’re i 8 in the party. 4. In-Person (亲自的) Invitation An in-person invitation can let you talk to your friends about the party and know their interests. But w 9 you talk to the friends, you may forget some important information. So, you’d better p 10 an invitation for them, too. 根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，使短文意思完整。每空限填一词。 These days, more and more students in the UK are taking a “gap year” between their graduation from school and their university studies. This means that they take a year off to do something else, before they s 1 their studies. For most students, spending time in f 2 countries is the favourite activity—and Australia is the favourite place to go. Many parents, teachers and business people a 3 that traveling can teach important values. “After a year of traveling, I felt I’d grown up. I had learned the i 4 of relationships with people, on all sorts of levels.” There are many companies a 5 the world that welcome these students on their projects—helping people in poorer countries, or e 6 in your home country. Although you don’t get paid for your work, this kind of work can teach important s 7 -decision-making and finding answers to problems, for example—that will help a student in a job o 8 day. Finally, getting some knowledge and experience in an area you hope to study or work in one day will always be very u 9 . If several university graduates are asking for the same job, gap year work experience allows you to say. “I’ve already had some e 10 of this kind of work.” And that can get you the job! People are playing video games everywhere these days, whether they’re riding a bus or sitting in a restaurant. Some of them enjoy these games so much t 1 they can’t put them down. But is this a h 2 habit? The World Health Organization (WHO) doesn’t think so. In June. It recognized “gaming disorder (障碍)” as a mental disorder in its International Classification of Diseases, CNN reported. “Gaming disorder” refers to persistent (持续的) or recurrent (经常重复的) video-gaming b 3 , whether online or offline. Of course, not everyone who plays video games has this disorder. It has t 4 main characteristics (特征). The first sign is when the player loses c 5 over his or her gaming habits. The second is when playing games becomes m 6 important than other activities for the player. The third is when the condition leads to serious problems in the player’s p 7 and family life. Many experts have welcomed the decision, saying that it puts the condition on the map as something to take s 8 , the BBC noted. It is believed that new services to treat this disorder will a 9 following the WHO classification. In fact, some countries are already working to solve this problem. South Korea has introduced a law banning (禁止) children u 10 16 from playing online games between midnight end 6 am, USA Today reported. Chinese tech company Tencent is also setting limits on the amount of lime that teenagers can play its games. Children between 12 and 18 years old can only play two hours per day. 重难语篇提升练习 根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，使短文意思完整。每空限填一词。 The chrysanthemum (菊花) is a very p 1 flower in China. The beautiful flower has many m 2 in Chinese culture. The chrysanthemum is k 3 as one of the “Four Gentlemen in Plants”. The other three are the plum blossom, the orchid, and bamboo. In the past, they stood for noble (高尚的) qualities. The chrysanthemum comes out in bright colors during cold a 4 days when most flowers die. They are beautiful, strong and tough. The flower thus greatly inspired (启发) ancient Chinese poets. They spoke highly of its beauty and also used the chrysanthemum to represent (代表) their o 5 in their works. Tao Yuanming was a famous poet. He once wrote a poem about living as a hermit (隐士). He d 6 how he loved the chrysanthemum and used it to show his spirit in the poem. “I pluck chrysanthemums under the eastern hedge, and gaze afar toward the southern mountains (采菊东篱下，悠然见南山),” Tao wrote in his poem. S 7 then, the chrysanthemum has become the s 8 of the hermit. But the chrysanthemum is not only found in Chinese poems. It is also a part of Chinese food. The Chongyang Festival falls on the ninth day of the ninth month of the lunar year. On that day, drinking wine made from chrysanthemums is a popular tradition. Chrysanthemum tea is also usually seen on Chinese dinner tables. It tastes great. People believe it is good for one’s health, e 9 for eyes. In a word, the chrysanthemum has played an i 10 role in people’s life in China. 根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，使短文意思完整。每空限填一词。 When you see a photo of a beach covered in dreamy pink sand on social media, you might wish to visit the place in person. But when you get there, you find nothing but a lakeshore with broken red bricks. This is one of the many complaints (投诉) that users shared online about their disappointing e 1 following travel guides on Xiaohongshu, a lifestyle sharing platform. The app a 2 users to share travel blogs and lifestyle stories through short videos and photos. Some angry users put “before” and “after” photos of scenic Spots (景点) to show the difference b 3 real life and the online posts, reported China Daily. On Oct 17, Xiaohongshu a 4 for posting over-retouched (过度美化的) pictures. According to the company, some bloggers did not make clear that their pictures were w 5 of photography and those pictures were taken as travel guides by some app users. Xiaohongshu said it’s going to bring out scenic spot ranking lists along with places-to-avoid lists. The move is to make sure users can get more detailed i 6 . People don’t have the same opinions about the issue. Many agree that the beautiful but not real photos are “fraudulent (欺骗性的)” or misleading. Some, h 7 , argue that it is not wrong for people to post fascinating photos, and viewers should learn to recognize what is t 8 and what is false. Gu Huimin, dean (院长) of the School of Tourism Sciences from Beijing International Studies University, said that social media companies should have rules about content (内容) posted on their platforms. “Instead of over-retouched pictures, the platforms can show content digging into the c 9 of a tourist site,” Gu said. “The viewers, on the other hand, should understand that real traveling is far more than s 10 ‘checking in’ at an Internet-famous site.” 根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，使短文意思完整。每空限填一词。 The Tianjin Natural History Museum is one of China’s oldest museums. It c 1 its 110th birthday on Friday. Several international meetings took place from Friday through Sunday. At the meetings, the museum signed agreements (协议) with the National Museum of Natural History, Natural History Museum of Nantes and the Rombies Historical and Archaeological Research Society in France to increase communication and research and exchange (互换) e 2 . The museum also signed agreements with Hebei University and Tianjin International Studies University. So, the museum will have more chances to work together with o 3 15 natural history museums. A French scientist Paul Emile Licent (1876-1952, Chinese name Sang Zhihua) s 4 up the museum in 1914. At first the n 5 of the museum was the Hoangho Paiho Museum (黄河白河博物馆). Sang Zhihua did lots of research on culture, geographical conditions, meteorology (气象学), animals and plants along the Yellow River and the Haihe River for 25 years from 1914 to1938. He c 6 more than 200,000 specimens (标本) of ancient animals, plants, humans and stones. His scientific research and work i 7 greatly around the world. In 2014, the museum was re-opened to the p 8 at the new site in the Tianjin Culture Center. The area of the museum is about 35,000 square meters. The Hoangho Paiho Museum is about 2.5 kilometers away from it, in the Wudadao area. With the general theme (主题) of “Homeland”, the museum l 9 all through ancient times to the present age, and it includes the whole world as well as the city of Tianjin in four p 10 -Footprints, Exploration, Life, and Ecology. 根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，使短文意思完整。每空限填一词。 When you see a photo of a beach covered in dreamy pink sand on social media, you might wish to visit the place in person. But when you get there, you find nothing but a lakeshore with broken red bricks. This is one of the many complaints (投诉) that users shared online about their disappointing e 1 following travel guides on Xiaohongshu, a lifestyle sharing platform. The app a 2 users to share travel blogs and lifestyle stories through short videos and photos. Some angry users put “before” and “after” photos of scenic Spots (景点) to show the difference b 3 real life and the online posts, reported China Daily. On Oct 17, Xiaohongshu a 4 for posting over-retouched (过度美化的) pictures. According to the company, some bloggers did not make clear that their pictures were w 5 of photography and those pictures were taken as travel guides by some app users. Xiaohongshu said it’s going to bring out scenic spot ranking lists along with places-to-avoid lists. The move is to make sure users can get more d 6 information. People don’t have the same opinions about the issue. Many agree that the beautiful but not real photos are “fraudulent (欺骗性的)”or misleading. Some, h 7 , argue that it is not wrong for people to post fascinating photos, and viewers should learn to recognize what is t 8 and what is false. Gu Huimin, dean (院长) of the School of Tourism Sciences from Beijing International Studies University, said that social media companies should have rules about content (内容) posted on their platforms. “Instead of over-retouched pictures, the platforms can show content digging into the c 9 of a tourist site,” Gu said. “The viewers, on the other hand, should understand that real traveling is far more than s 10 ‘checking in’ at an internet-famous site.” 根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，使短文意思完整。每空限填一词。 Albert Einstein once said, “I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious (好奇的).” The greatest inventions in history would be i 1 without curiosity. Curiosity can bring new discoveries. Benjamin Franklin is a great example. He was drawn to electricity and had a deep curiosity about its nature. He did lots of r 2 to try to understand it. For example, he flew a kite during a storm. His curiosity led him to invent the lightning rod (避雷针). This invention p 3 buildings from lightning. Curiosity can also make people brave. Just look at Wan Hu, the Ming Dynasty pioneer of space exploration (探索). He was so curious about space that he i 4 a “flying chair”! He lost his life while testing this invention. A 5 he failed, his curiosity gave future explorers ideas. People learnt from his example, and created safer w 6 to explore space. But curiosity is m 7 than just taking risks. It also drives people towards certain goals. Zhang Heng, a Chinese scientist and inventor, was curious about the world: how did e 8 in the world move? He spent years studying the sky and the earth. F 9 , he drew China’s first star map, and invented the first earthquake detector. His curiosity continues to influence scientists today. As Jacques Cousteau said, “What is a scientist after all? It is a curious man looking through a keyhole, the keyhole of nature, trying to know what’s going on.” Curiosity is the key. It opens one door after another for us to d 10 a new world. 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $