期中复习之短文首字母填空10篇（扬州专用）-2025-2026学年七年级英语下册期中复习（译林版）

期中复习之短文首字母填空10篇 （扬州专用） Have you heard of colourful tiger-head shoes (虎头鞋)? They are a beautiful childhood memory (记忆) for many Chinese people. As time goes by, however, fewer children w 1 such shoes. Tiger-head shoes are t 2 Chinese folk handicrafts, and they are also used as shoes for c 3 . Their name comes from the toe cap (鞋头), because it looks like the h 4 of a tiger. In the north of China, people also call them cat-head shoes. In Chinese c 5 , people use tiger-head patterns (图案) in the hope that their children will become as strong and h 6 as tigers. Also, people believe the tiger-head patterns can p 7 children from illness (疾病). Hu Shuqing, a woman in Qixian County, Henan Province, has spent over 17 years c 8 10,000 pairs of tiger-head shoes. Her collection is worth m 9 than 1 million RMB．She became interested in these shoes a 10 getting a pair from someone as a gift. She said folk handicraft needs to be protected, shared and passed on. 【答案】 1．(w)ear 2．(t)raditional 3．(c)hildren 4．(h)ead 5．(c)ulture 6．(h)ealthy 7．(p)rotect 8．(c)ollecting 9．(m)ore 10．(a)fter 【导语】本文围绕中国传统民间手工艺品虎头鞋展开，介绍其是许多中国人的童年记忆，阐述其作为传统手工艺品的属性、给孩子穿的用途、命名由来、文化寓意，还讲述河南息县胡书清花费17年多收集10000双虎头鞋的故事。 1．句意：然而，随着时间流逝，越来越少的孩子穿这样的鞋子。根据“such shoes”可知是穿这样的鞋子，wear符合语境，句子用一般现在时，主语是名词复数，谓语动词用原形。故填(w)ear。 2．句意：虎头鞋是传统的中国民间手工艺品。根据“Chinese folk handicrafts”可知虎头鞋属于中国传承已久的手工艺品，“traditional”（传统的）为形容词，用于修饰“Chinese folk handicrafts”。故填(t)raditional。 3．句意：并且它们也被用作孩子们的鞋子。根据“they are also used as shoes for”以及常识可知，通常是孩子们穿虎头鞋，此处表示泛指用名词复数cihldren“孩子们”。故填(c)hildren。 4．句意：它们的名字源于鞋头，因为鞋头看起来像老虎的头。根据“Their name comes from the toe cap (鞋头), because it looks like the...of a tiger”可知鞋头看起来像老虎的头，head“头”，用名词单数。 故填(h)ead。 5．句意：在中国文化里，人们使用虎头图案，期望自己的孩子能变得和老虎一样强壮、健康。根据“In Chinese...”以及后文对虎头图案寓意的阐述可知，这是中国文化层面的内容，culture“文化”。故填(c)ulture。 6．句意：在中国文化里，人们使用虎头图案，期望自己的孩子能变得和老虎一样强壮、健康。 根据“as strong and...as tigers”可知是和老虎一样强壮、健康，healthy“健康的”。故填(h)ealthy。 7．句意：而且，人们认为虎头图案能保护孩子们免受疾病侵害。 根据“children from illness”可知是保护孩子们免受疾病侵害，protect“保护”，情态动词后加动词原形。故填(p)rotect。 8．句意：河南杞县的妇女胡书清，花费17 年多时间收集了10000双虎头鞋。根据“Her collection”可知是收集虎头鞋，collect“收集”，“spend +时间+ doing sth.” 是固定语法结构，表达“花费时间做某事” 。故填(c)ollecting。 9．句意：她的藏品价值超过100万人民币。根据“than 1 million RMB”可知是超过100万人民币，more than“超过”。故填(m)ore。 10．句意：在从别人那里收到一双（虎头鞋 ）作为礼物后，她对这些鞋子产生了兴趣。 根据“getting a pair from someone as a gift”可知是在从别人那里收到一双（虎头鞋 ）作为礼物后，after“在……之后”。故填(a)fter。 The Scarecrow tells them that the lion is a coward and will not hurt them. The Queen agrees to h 1 . The Scarecrow suggests she can call all her mice to come and bring a long piece of string. The Queen turns to the mice near her. They r 2 in every direction. The Scarecrow t 3 the Woodman to go to the trees and make a truck out of the tree limbs. The Woodman puts it t 4 with wooden pegs and makes four wheels out of pieces of the tree trunk. By the time the mice come, the truck is r 5 . T 6 of mice come from all directions. Each brings a piece of string in its m 7 . Dorothy wakes up from her sleep and is surprised to find h 8 on the grass with thousands of mice around. The Scarecrow tells her e 9 . The Scarecrow and Woodman attach the mice to truck. They tie one end of the string a 10 the neck of each mouse and the other to the truck. When all the mice pull together, they can pull the truck to where the Lion sleeps. 【答案】 1．(h)elp 2．(r)un 3．(t)ells 4．(t)ogether 5．(r)eady 6．(T)housands 7．(m)outh 8．(h)erself 9．(e)verything 10．(a)round 【导语】本文讲述稻草人和铁皮樵夫等借助老鼠及制作的卡车，准备去营救胆小狮子的过程，包括女王同意帮忙、老鼠行动、制作卡车、老鼠集合带绳等一系列情节。 1．句意：女王同意帮忙。根据“The Scarecrow tells them that the lion is a coward and will not hurt them.”及首字母提示可知，此处表示愿意去帮忙救助小狮子。agree to do sth.“同意做某事”，help“帮忙”。故填(h)elp。 2．句意：他们向各个方向跑去。根据“in every direction.”及首字母提示可知，这里应是跑去四面八方，run“跑步”；主语是They，用动词原形，故填(r)un。 3．句意：稻草人告诉铁皮樵夫去树林，用树枝做一辆卡车。根据“the Woodman to go to the trees and make a truck out of the tree limbs.”及首字母提示可知，tell sb. to do sth.“告诉某人做某事”；此处表示稻草人告诉铁皮樵夫做某事；主语The Scarecrow是第三人称单数，谓语动词需用三单形式。故填(t)ells。 4．句意：铁皮樵夫用木钉把树枝等组装在一起，并用树干碎片做了四个轮子。根据“with wooden pegs and makes four wheels out of pieces of the tree trunk.”及首字母提示可知，此处表示用木钉组装东西，put...together“把……组装在一起”为常用表达。故填(t)ogether。 5．句意：等老鼠来的时候，卡车准备好了。根据“By the time the mice come, the truck is”及首字母提示可知，这里表示卡车已经准备就绪。be ready“准备好”。故填(r)eady。 6．句意：成千上万的老鼠从各个方向赶来。根据“of mice come from all directions.”及首字母提示可知，Thousands of“成千上万的……”，为固定短语，这里表示老鼠的数量。故填(T)housands。 7．句意：每只老鼠嘴里都叼着一段绳子。根据“Each brings a piece of string in its”及首字母提示可知，这里表示每只老鼠嘴里都有绳子；in one’s mouth“在……嘴里”。故填(m)outh。 8．句意：多萝西从睡梦中醒来，惊讶地发现自己躺在草地上，周围有成千上万只老鼠。根据“Dorothy wakes up from her sleep and is surprised to find”及首字母提示可知，这里表示多萝西发现自己在草地上，主语是Dorothy，指代女性，表示自己需用反身代词herself。故填(h)erself。 9．句意：稻草人把一切都告诉了她。根据“The Scarecrow tells her”及首字母提示可知，这里表示稻草人把所有事都说了出来。everything“一切”符合语境。故填(e)verything。 10．句意：他们把绳子的一端系在每只老鼠的脖子上，另一端系在卡车上。根据“They tie one end of the string”及首字母提示可知，这里表示把绳子缠在脖子上。around the neck“在脖子上”。故填(a)round。 根据短文内容和首字母提示，在下文空格处填入适当的词使短文完整。在标有题号的横线上，完整写出空缺处所填单词的正确形式。(每空一词) The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms (节气). Grain Rain (谷雨), a 1 the last term in spring, starts on April 20 and ends on May 4. It d 2 from the old saying, “Rain brings up the growth of h 3 of grains.” With an increase in temperature and rainfall, the grains grow f 4 and stronger. And it’s necessary to protect the crops from insect pests. Grain Rain falls b 5 the end of spring and the beginning of summer. There is infrequent (罕见的) cold air m 6 to the south and lasting cold air in the north. This period sees warmer weather and an increase in r 7 days. In southern China, there is an old custom that people drink tea on the day of Grain Rain. It is s 8 that drinking tea on this day is to prevent bad luck. The Grain Rain f 9 is celebrated by fishing villages in northern China. It marks the start of the fishermen’s first voyage (航行) of the year. The custom began more than 2,000 years ago, when people thanked the gods because they p 10 humans from being hurt by heavy storms. 【答案】 1．(a)s 2．(d)ates 3．(h)undreds 4．(f)aster 5．(b)etween 6．(m)oving 7．(r)ainy 8．(s)aid 9．(f)estival 10．(p)rotected 【导语】本文介绍了中国传统节气“谷雨”的时间、名称由来、气候特点及相关习俗，展现了这一节气与农业生产、民间文化的密切联系。 1．句意：谷雨作为春季的最后一个节气，始于4月20日，止于5月4日。根据“the last term in Spring”可知，此处表示“作为”，结合语境和首字母a提示填“as”，故填(a)s。 2．句意：它源于一句古话：“雨生百谷”。“date from”为固定搭配，意为“源于、来自”。主语是第三人称单数It，故填(d)ates。 3．句意：雨生百谷。hundreds of是固定短语，意为“成百上千的”，“hundreds of grains”即“百谷”，是古语中对谷物的泛指，故填(h)undreds。 4．句意：随着气温升高和降雨量增加，谷物长得更快、更健壮。根据“stronger”（比较级）及“temperature and rainfall increase”的条件，可知谷物生长“更快”，根据句意及首字母f提示，用比较级“faster”，与“stronger”并列。故填(f)aster。 5．句意：谷雨介于春末和夏初之间。“between...and...”为固定搭配，意为“在……和……之间”，结合句意及首字母b提示，填“between”。故填(b)etween。 6．句意：南下的冷空气罕见，北方则有持续的冷空气。根据句意可知，此处表示“向南方移动的空气”，结合首字母m提示，move符合句意，and表示并列，所以此处填moving，故填(m)oving。 7．句意：这段时间天气转暖，雨天增多。根据前文“increase in rainfall”及首字母r提示，可知此处指“雨天”，故填(r)ainy。 8．句意：据说在这一天喝茶可以辟邪。“It is said that...”为固定句型，意为“据说……”，用于引出传统说法，故填(s)aid。 9．句意：中国北方的渔村会庆祝谷雨节。根据“celebrated by fishing villages”及后文“marks the start of the fishermen’s first voyage”，可知此处指“谷雨节”，结合句意及首字母f提示，填festival，故填(f)estival。 10．句意：这项习俗始于 2000 多年前，当时人们感谢神灵保护他们免受暴风雨的伤害。“protect...from...”为固定搭配，意为“保护……免受……”。结合首字母p可知，用protect。根据“began”和“thanked”可知，此处用一般过去时，故填(p)rotected。 根据短文内容和首字母提示，在下文空格处填入适当的词使短文完整。（每空一词） The days passed. The children started to forget their old life. But they n 1 forgot their father. They still m 2 him. W 3 was father away for so long? Was there something that mother didn’t tell them? The a 4 came on the day when Bobbie went to the station to get some magazines. They were old magazines which people l 5 on trains or in the waiting room. Mr Perks said the children could have them to read. The magazines were h 6 , so she stops and puts them down for a minute. W 7 she was resting, she looked at the newspaper a 8 them. Her heart jumped s 9 when she saw a name. She never remembered how she got home. She took the newspaper to her room and read it again. At the top of the page it said: Five years in prison for spying. And the name of the “spy” was the name of her father. “T 10 isn’t true. I don’t believe it. “ she whispered. 【答案】 1．(n)ever 2．(m)issed 3．(W)hy 4．(a)nswer 5．(l)eft 6．(h)eavy 7．(W)hile 8．(a)round 9．(s)uddenly 10．(T)hat 【导语】本文讲述孩子们在父亲长期离家后逐渐适应新生活，但始终无法忘记父亲。Bobbie在车站偶然发现旧杂志中的报纸，意外得知父亲因“间谍罪”被判入狱的消息，震惊且无法接受。故事通过孩子们的情感变化与真相的揭露，展现亲情与信任的考验。 1．句意：但他们从不忘记他们的父亲。根据前文“The children started to forget their old life.”以及转折词“But”，结合首字母提示可知，此处表示“从不”，never“从不”，副词。故填(n)ever。 2．句意：他们仍然想念他。前文提到孩子们没有忘记父亲，结合首字母提示，此处应是“想念”父亲，miss“想念”，是动词；句子时态为一般过去时，动词用过去式。故填(m)issed。 3．句意：为什么父亲离开这么久？根据后文“Was there something that mother didn’t tell them?”可知，此处是在询问原因，结合首字母提示，Why“为什么”，疑问副词，句首首字母大写。故填(W)hy。 4．句意：答案在博比去车站买杂志的那一天揭晓了。前文提出了疑问，此处应指“答案”出现了，结合首字母提示，answer“答案”，名词，根据语境可知用单数形式。故填(a)nswer。 5．句意：这些是人们落在火车上或候车室里的旧杂志。结合语境及首字母提示，此处指人们“遗留”在火车或候车室的杂志，leave“遗留”，动词；根据“They were old magazines”可知，句子时态为一般过去时，leave的过去式是left。故填(l)eft。 6．句意：杂志很重，所以她停下来把它们放下一会儿。根据后文“so she stops and puts them down for a minute”可知，杂志应该是“重的”，结合首字母提示，heavy“重的”，形容词。故填(h)eavy。 7．句意：当她休息的时候，她看了看周围的报纸。结合语境及首字母提示，此处表示“当……的时候”，While“当……时”，连词，引导时间状语从句，句首首字母大写。故填(W)hile。 8．句意：当她休息的时候，她看了看周围的报纸。结合语境，报纸应是在杂志“周围”或“中间”，结合首字母提示，around“在……周围”，介词。故填(a)round。 9．句意：当她看到一个名字时，她的心跳突然加速。结合语境，看到熟悉的名字时心跳应该是“突然”加速，结合首字母提示，suddenly“突然”，副词。故填(s)uddenly。 10．句意：那不是真的。此处指代前文提到的报纸上关于父亲是“间谍”的内容，结合首字母提示，That“那，那个”，代词，句首首字母大写。故填(T)hat。 根据短文内容和首字母提示，在下文空格处填入适当的词使短文完整。(每空一词) How old is “old”? The a 1 has changed over the years. Two h 2 years ago, you were old at 35. At the beginning of the 20th century, the average life span (平均寿命) was 45. In 1950, 70-year-olds were really old. Today, a h 3 70-year-old is still thought young. So, how old is “old”? The answer is one you’ve heard many times, from all k 4 of people. “You are as old (or young) as you feel.” Your age only t 5 you how many years you have lived. Your body tells you h 6 well you’ve lived. “N 7 grows old because of living a number of years.” wrote a writer. “People grow old when they don’t have their ideals(理想). “People shouldn’t have the w 8 ideas about aging. Sometimes. older minds can be as bright as y 9 minds. Alice Brophy once said, “It makes me unhappy when people say, “You look young for y 10 age.” What does that mean? You know you can die old at 30 and live young at 80. 【答案】 1．(a)nswer 2．(h)undred 3．(h)ealthy 4．(k)inds 5．(t)ells 6．(h)ow 7．(N)obody 8．(w)rong 9．(y)oung 10．(y)our 【导语】本文围绕“怎样才算老”这一问题展开探讨。通过讲述不同时期人们对于“老”的年龄界定的变化，来引出观点：年龄不仅取决于实际活过的年数，更在于个人的感受。同时引用作家的话以及爱丽丝·布罗菲的观点，强调人们不应有错误的衰老观念，心智的年轻与否和实际年龄并无必然联系。 1．句意：这个答案多年来已经发生了变化。根据“How old is ‘old’?”可知，这里说的是关于“多大算老”这个问题的答案，此处需要填入名词单数，answer“答案”符合，故填(a)nswer。 2．句意：两百年前，35岁就算老了。根据首字母及语境可知，此处说的是两百年前，hundred“百”，two hundred“两百”，故填(h)undred。 3．句意：如今，健康的70岁老人仍被认为很年轻。根据首字母及“is still thought young”可知，这里说的是健康的70岁老人，应用形容词healthy“健康的”，作定语，故填(h)ealthy。 4．句意：答案是你从各种各样的人那里听过很多次的。根据首字母及语境可知，这里说的是各种各样的人，all kinds of“各种各样的”，故填(k)inds。 5．句意：你的年龄只告诉你你活了多少年。根据首字母及语境可知，此处缺少动词，说的是年龄告诉你活了多少年，tell“告诉”符合语境，主语“Your age”是第三人称单数，所以用tells，故填(t)ells。 6．句意：你的身体告诉你你活得有多好。根据首字母及“...well you’ve lived”可知，这里说的是身体告诉你活得怎么样，how“怎样”，故填(h)ow。 7．句意：没有谁因为活了若干年而变老。根据首字母及“...grows old because of living a number of years.”可知，这里说的是没有人因为活了一些年就变老，nobody“没有人”符合，首字母大写，故填(N)obody。 8．句意：人们不应该对衰老有错误的观念。根据首字母及语境可知，这里说的是不应该有错误的观念，应用形容词wrong“错误的”，作定语，故填(w)rong。 9．句意：有时候，年长的头脑可以和年轻的头脑一样敏锐。根据“older minds”可知，这里说的是年轻的头脑，young“年轻的”，故填(y)oung。 10．句意：当人们说“你看起来比你这个年龄显年轻”时，这让我不高兴。根据首字母及“You look young for...”可知，这里说的是对于“你这个年龄”，your“你的”符合，故填(y)our。 “Take me home.” “Go to The City of Emeralds.” “Follow the yellow brick road.” These sayings come from The Wizard of Oz, one of America’s most famous books. It is a kind of fairy tale. The w 1 is L. Frank Baum. He wrote many c 2 books. All the children liked to read them. This book is about the story of Dorothy. She l 3 in the state of Kansas, but she isn’t happy. Her o 4 friend is her dog, Toto. She wants to see other places. One day her wish comes t 5 . A strong wind blows her house up into the sky. It comes down in a new place. It is a land called Oz. Dorothy likes Oz, but she s 6 want s to go home. First, she has to t 7 a long way. She meets interesting creatures (生物). She m 8 new friends, but she also has to run away from danger. Many people read the book, but a film made in the late 1930s was even more popular. Today people are a 9 to see it on TV in the US. B 10 adults (成人) and children love Dorothy and her colorful group of friends very much. The story has been translated into many languages. — Adapted from The Wizard of Oz 【答案】 1．(w)riter 2．(c)hildren’s 3．(l)ives 4．(o)nly 5．(t)rue 6．(s)till 7．(t)ravel 8．(m)akes 9．(a)ble 10．(B)oth 【导语】本文主要介绍了美国著名童话《绿野仙踪》的作者、主角多萝西的故事以及其书籍、电影的受欢迎程度和传播情况。 1．句意：这位作家是L. 弗兰克·鲍姆。根据“He wrote many...”可知，此处指写书的人，即作家，“writer”意为“作家”；结合语境，主语为单数，故填(w)riter。 2．句意：他写了许多儿童书籍。根据“All the children liked to read them.”可知，这些书是给孩子们看的，“children’s”是名词所有格，意为“儿童的”，修饰名词“books”，故填(c)hildren’s。 3．句意：她住在堪萨斯州，但她并不快乐。根据“in the state of Kansas”可知，此处指居住在某地，“live”意为“居住”；句子时态为一般现在时，主语“She”为第三人称单数，谓语动词应用三单形式，故填(l)ives。 4．句意：她唯一的朋友是她的狗托托。根据“ Her ... friend is her dog, Toto.”可知，此处指仅有的朋友，“only”意为“唯一的”，修饰名词“friend”，故填(o)nly。 5．句意：一天，她的愿望实现了。根据“her wish comes...”可知，此处考查固定短语“come true”，意为“实现”，故填(t)rue。 6．句意：多萝西喜欢奥兹国，但她仍然想回家。根据“Dorothy likes Oz, but...”可知，此处表转折，指尽管喜欢新地方，还是想回家，“still”意为“仍然”，故填(s)till。 7．句意：首先，她必须长途旅行。根据“a long way”可知，此处指进行长途行程，“travel”意为“旅行”；“has to”后接动词原形，故填(t)ravel。 8．句意：她交到了新朋友，但也不得不逃离危险。根据“new friends”可知，此处考查固定短语“make friends”，意为“交朋友”；句子时态为一般现在时，主语“She”为第三人称单数，谓语动词应用三单形式，故填(m)akes。 9．句意：如今，美国人能够在电视上看到它。根据“to see it on TV”可知，此处考查固定短语“be able to”，意为“能够”，故填(a)ble。 10．句意：成人和儿童都非常喜欢多萝西和她那群色彩鲜明的朋友们。根据“adults and children”可知，此处考查固定短语“both...and...”，意为“两者都”，故填(B)oth。 根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，使其意思完整。 Would you like to know about New York? Please follow me. Public transport (公共交通). In New York, there’s a good bus and subway (地铁) service. I 1 you are planning to use the subway a lot, you should buy a subway ticket for ten journeys b 2 it’s cheaper. But you don’t have to use public transport, because there are lots of places you can go to on foot, l 3 the Empire State Building (帝国大厦), 5th Avenue and Central Park. The New York taxis are a part of the city experience (经历), so you should take at l 4 one taxi during your visit!     Hotels. There are p 5 of good hotels in New York. The best is The Plaza on 5th Avenue. Eating out. There are many kinds of food in New York and you shouldn’t eat at KFC every day. There are good r 6 in Little Italy and Chinatown, for example. S 7 in New York is fun. There are big shops on 5th Avenue. They are o 8 seven days a week. But be careful when you look at the prices; you have to pay a special 8% tax (税) on everything you buy in New York.      Places of interest to see. Finally, there are a lot to see in New York. It’s f 9 for Times Square, the Statue of Liberty and so on. It is reported that every year, m 10 of visitors come to the modern city. 【答案】 1．(I)f 2．(b)ecause 3．(l)ike 4．(l)east 5．(p)lenty 6．(r)estaurants 7．(S)hopping 8．(o)pen 9．(f)amous 10．(m)illions 【导语】本文提供一份关于纽约的基本旅游指南，涵盖公共交通、住宿、餐饮、购物和主要旅游景点。 1．句意：如果你打算经常乘坐地铁，你应该买一张十次的地铁票，因为它更便宜。观察句子结构可知，空格所在句是一个从句；根据“you should buy a subway ticket for ten journeys”和首字母提示可知，该句是一个条件状语从句。故填(I)f。 2．句意：如果你打算经常乘坐地铁，你应该买一张十次的地铁票，因为它更便宜。空格前的句子“you should buy a subway ticket for ten journeys”和空格后的句子“it’s cheaper.”存在着因果关系。故填(b)ecause。 3．句意：但是你不必乘坐公共交通工具，因为有很多地方你可以步行去，比如帝国大厦、第五大道和中央公园。根据空格后的内容“the Empire State Building (帝国大厦), 5th Avenue and Central Park.”可知，这是在举例。故填(l)ike。 4．句意：所以在参观期间你至少应该乘坐一辆出租车！at least“至少”。故填(l)east。 5．句意：纽约有好多旅馆。plenty of“大量，许多”。故填(p)lenty。 6．句意：比如，在小意大利和唐人街就有不错的餐馆。根据“Eating out.”以及首字母提示可知，空格所填词为restaurant，根据空格前的“are”可知，空格处填复数形式。故填restaurants。 7．句意：在纽约购物很有趣。根据下文“There are big shops on 5th Avenue.”以及首字母提示可知，空格所填词为(S)hopping。 8．句意：它们一周营业七天。根据“seven days a week”以及首字母提示可知，这里说的是大商店一周营业七天。故填(o)pen。 9．句意：它以时代广场、自由女神像等而闻名。be famous for ...“因为……而著名”。故填(f)amous。 10．句意：据报道，每年有数百万的游客来到这个现代化的城市。millions of“数以百万计的”。故填(m)illions。 根据短文内容和首字母提示，在下文空格处填入适当的词使短文完整。（每空一词） The next night we sit very quietly in Sir Henry’s room. Midnight passes, one o’clock passes. It is almost two o’clock. Suddenly we h 1 footsteps outside the room. Sir Henry gently opens his door and we look out. We see Barrymore and f 2 him. He goes into the room and l 3 out of the window, exactly the same as the night before. Sir Henry walks into the room and Barrymore j 4 away from the window. His face is w 5 with shock as he looks from Sir Henry to me. “What are you doing here, Barrymore?” asks Sir Henry. “N 6 , sir.” “Barrymore,” says Sir Henry angrily. “Tell us the truth! W 7 are you looking out of the window? What are you doing with the candle?” “Don’t ask me, Sir Henry-don’t ask me!” “He is g 8 a signals(信号),” I say. “Let’s see if there is an answer.” I hold the candle and stare out into the night. Then, suddenly I see a small l 9 on the moor. “There it is!” I cry. “No, no, sir.” Barrymore says. “Believe me.” Come, tell us! Who is on the moor?” asks Sir Henry. “My brother is on the moor,” answers Mrs Barrymore. She is standing at the door. “We c 10 let him die. The light is a signal that we have food for him. Then your brother is.” —Taken from The Hound of the Baskervilles 【答案】 1．(h)ear 2．(f)ollow 3．(l)ooks 4．(j)umps 5．(w)hite 6．(N)othing 7．(W)hy 8．(g)iving 9．(l)ight 10．(c)an’t/(c)annot 【导语】本文摘自《巴斯克维尔的猎犬》，主要讲述了亨利爵士和巴里摩尔的一段对话。 1．句意：突然我们听见房间外面的脚步声。根据“…footsteps outside the room.”可知是听见房间外面的脚步声，结合首字母，应用hear表示“听见”，结合文章时态是一般现在时，主语是we，应用动词原形。故填(h)ear。 2．句意：我们看到了巴里摩尔并跟随他。根据“He goes into the room”可知他走进了房间，结合首字母，可知我们是跟着他，follow表示“跟随”，and表示并列，与see一样用原型。故填(f)ollow。 3．句意：他走进房间然后向窗户外面看，就像前晚一样。短语look out of表示“向外看”，and表示并列，即look需要和goes一样用三单式。故填(l)ooks。 4．句意：亨利爵士走进房间，巴里摩尔从窗户跳了起来。根据“away from the window”可知是从窗户上跳下来，结合首字母，应用jump表示“跳跃”，句子是一般现在时且主语是第三人称单数，谓语动词需要三单式。故填(j)umps。 5．句意：他的脸因震惊而发白，从亨利爵士看向我。根据“…with shock ”可知带着震惊，结合首字母，应用white表示“白色的”，在句中作表语。故填(w)hite。 6．句意：没什么，爵士。根据前文的“What are you doing here, Barrymore?”可知此处表示没有做什么，应用nothing表示“没什么”。故填(N)othing。 7．句意：你为什么看着窗外？根据前文“Tell us the truth!”可知要求告诉我们真相，结合首字母应用why表示“为什么”，询问原因。故填(W)hy。 8．句意：他在发信号。根据“…a signals”可知是发送信号，结合首字母应用give表示“发送”，is后接现在分词形式。故填(g)iving。 9．句意：然后，突然我看到沼地上有一盏小灯。根据“I hold the candle and stare out into the night. ”可知我拿着蜡烛，凝视着黑夜。因此我是要找出发信号的原因，结合首字母应用light表示“光亮”。故填(l)ight。 10．句意：我们不能让他死掉。根据“The light is a signal that we have food for him.”可知要给他食物，因为不能让他死掉，结合首字母应用can’t或者cannot表示“不能”。故填(c)an’t/(c)annot。 根据短文内容和首字母提示，在下文空格处填入适当的词使短文完整。（每空一词） The days pass. Dorothy remembers Uncle Henry and Aunt Em in Kansas. She remembers her friends the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman. She’s very sad and she often c 1 . At night she goes to see the Lion. The Witch doesn’t give him anything to eat or drink, so Dorothy takes him food and water from the k 2 . Then she lies down next to him, puts her head on his warm body and s 3 until the morning. The Witch watches Dorothy all the time. She’s waiting for the r 4 moment to take the silver shoes. Dorothy wears them all the time. She loves them. The o 5 time she takes them off is when she has a bath. The Witch doesn’t like water, so she’s a 6 to go near the girl when she’s in the bath. One day Dorothy is cleaning the kitchen and she slips on the wet floor. She falls over and one of the silver shoes comes off. The Witch is watching. She picks it up quickly and puts it on. “Give me back my s 7 !” Dorothy says. “No! It’s mine now.” the Witch replies. “You are a wicked woman!” Dorothy shouts. There’s a bucket of water near the door. The girl picks it up and throws the water over the Witch. “Aarrgh!” the Witch cries. “Water is the e 8 of me!” And she starts to disappear (消失) in front of Dorothy’s eyes. “I am going.” she says. “Going, going, going.” In another minute, there’s just a big brown puddle (积水) of water on the kitchen floor. Dorothy quickly takes her shoe, puts it on a 9 and runs outside. “The Witch, is dead!” she shouts .The Winkies look at her in surprise. They are also the Witch’s slaves (奴隶). “We’re all f 10 now!” she says to them. They start cheering and shouting. ---Taken from The Wonderful Wizard of OZ 【答案】 1．(c)ries 2．(k)itchen 3．(s)leeps 4．(r)ight 5．(o)nly 6．(a)fraid 7．(s)hoe 8．(e)nd 9．(a)gain 10．(f)ree 【导语】本文讲述了多萝西被女巫盯着，在女巫抢她的鞋子的时候，她把一桶水倒在了女巫的头上，女巫怕水就消失了的故事。 1．句意：她很伤心，经常哭。根据“She’s very sad”及首字母可知，她经常哭泣；cry“哭泣”符合语境；主语为“she”，时态为一般现在时，故动词要用第三人称单数。故填(c)ries。 2．句意：女巫没有给他任何吃的或喝的，所以多萝茜从厨房给他拿食物和水。根据“food and water”及首字母可知，此处指从厨房拿水和食物；kitchen“厨房”符合语境。故填(k)itchen。 3．句意：然后她躺在他旁边，把头放在他温暖的身体上，一直睡到早上。根据“she lies down next to him, puts her head on his warm body”及首字母可知，此处指在他身边睡觉；sleep“睡觉”符合语境；主语为“she”，时态为一般现在时，故动词要用第三人称单数。故填(s)leeps。 4．句意：她在等合适的时机来拿银鞋。根据“Dorothy wears them all the time.”可知，女巫在等待合适的时机拿走银鞋；right“正确的，恰当的”符合语境，修饰名词。故填(r)ight。 5．句意：她只有在洗澡的时候才会脱下来。根据“Dorothy wears them all the time.”可知，多萝西一直穿着鞋子，只有在洗澡的时候才脱下来；结合首字母提示，only“只，只有”符合语境。故填(o)nly。 6．句意：女巫不喜欢水，所以她不敢在女孩洗澡的时候靠近她。根据“The Witch doesn’t like water”及下文女巫遇水消失可知，女巫不敢在女孩洗澡时靠近她；结合首字母，afraid“害怕的”符合语境。故填(a)fraid。 7．句意：“把鞋还给我！”多萝西说。根据上文“one of the silver shoes comes off. The Witch is watching. She picks it up quickly and puts it on”可知，女巫拿到了一只鞋，所以此处多萝西让女巫把鞋还给她；shoe“鞋”符合语境。故填(s)hoe。 8．句意：水是我的终结！根据“And she starts to disappear (消失) in front of Dorothy’s eyes.”可知，水能终结女巫；结合首字母，end“结束”符合语境。故填(e)nd。 9．句意：多萝西迅速拿起鞋子，穿上，跑了出去。根据“Dorothy quickly takes her shoe”可知，此处指多萝西再次穿上鞋子；结合首字母，again“再一次”符合语境。故填(a)gain。 10．句意：我们现在都自由了！根据上文“They are also the Witch’s slaves (奴隶).”可知，女巫死了，所有人都自由了；结合首字母，free“自由的”符合语境。故填(f)ree。 根据短文内容和首字母提示，在下文空格处填入适当的词使短文完整，完整地写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。(每空一词) In the heart of the American Midwest, there lives a little girl named Dorothy. Dorothy lives on a f 1 in Kansas with her uncle, aunt and her dog, Toto. One day, a strong tornado sweeps through (席卷) the area, p 2 up Dorothy’s house and carrying it far, far away. When Dorothy wakes up, she finds h 3 in a strange and magical land called Oz. The land of Oz is full of a 4 things and colorful views. Dorothy decides to find a way back home to Kansas. As Dorothy goes t 5 the land of Oz, she makes some friends. The first is Scarecrow who wants a brain. The second is Tin Man who wishes for a heart. The third is Cowardly Lion who needs courage. Together, they decide to travel to the Emerald City to meet the great and powerful Wizard of Oz. They hope Oz can help them realize their wishes. On the way to the Emerald City, they slowly walk through the thick fields and dark woods. They c 6 climb over the high and dangerous mountains. They often hear very strange and scary cries of animals. And they bravely cross two wide and fast-flowing big rivers. After trying many times, Dorothy and her friends finally r 7 the Emerald City. They are amazed by its beauty. They go into the wizard’s p 8 and are greeted by a grand figure who says he is the Wizard of Oz. “But soon, Dorothy finds the truth—the Wizard isn’t really powerful at all. He is just an ordinary man who uses m 9 tricks to make people trust him. At first, Dorothy feels sad, but then she understands: to get back home, she has to d 10 on herself and her friends.” And so, Dorothy and her new friends go on their journey and decide to overcome any problems and find their way back to Kansas. 【答案】 1．(f)arm 2．(p)icking 3．(h)erself 4．(a)mazing 5．(t)hrough 6．(c)arefully 7．(r)each 8．(p)alace 9．(m)agic 10．(d)epend 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，改编自经典童话《绿野仙踪》，讲述了小女孩多萝西被龙卷风带到奥兹国后，与稻草人、铁皮人和胆小狮子结伴寻找回家之路的故事。 1．句意：多萝西和叔叔、婶婶以及她的狗托托住在堪萨斯州的一个农场里。根据“lives on a...”及首字母“f”可知，空处需填表示居住地的名词，farm“农场”符合语境。故填(f)arm。 2．句意：一天，一场猛烈的龙卷风席卷了该地区，卷起多萝西的房子，将它带到了遥远的地方。pick up“卷起”，动词短语。空处需用现在分词作伴随状语，与主语“tornado”是主动关系。故填(p)icking。 3．句意：当多萝西醒来时，她发现自己身处一个名为奥兹的奇怪而神奇的土地。find oneself in...表示“不知不觉处于某地”，固定短语。主语为she，反身代词用herself。故填(h)erself。 4．句意：奥兹国充满了神奇的事物和多彩的景色。修饰名词“things”需形容词，根据首字母“a”提示可知，形容词amazing“令人惊奇的”符合语境。故填(a)mazing。 5．句意：多萝西穿过奥兹国时，结识了一些朋友。go through表示“穿过某地”，动词短语。故填(t)hrough。 6．句意：他们小心翼翼地攀登险峻的高山。修饰动词“climb”需副词，根据首字母“c”提示可知，carefully“小心地”符合语境。故填(c)arefully。 7．句意：历经艰辛后，多萝西和她的朋友们终于到达翡翠城。根据“finally r...the Emerald City”可知，此处表示达到翡翠城，动词reach“到达”符合语境。此句时态为一般现在时，主语是复数，动词用原形。故填(r)each。 8．句意：他们走进巫师的宫殿，迎接他们的是一位伟大的人物，他说自己是奥兹国的巫师。根据“wizard’s”及首字母“p”可知，空处表示“宫殿”palace。故填(p)alace。 9．句意：他只是一个用魔术让人们信任他的普通人。修饰名词“tricks”需形容词，根据首字母“m”提示可知，magic“魔法的”符合语境。故填(m)agic。 10．句意：起初，多萝西感到难过，但后来她明白了：要回家，她必须依靠自己和朋友。depend on表示“依靠”，动词短语。情态动词has to后接动词原形。故填(d)epend。 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 期中复习之短文首字母填空10篇 （扬州专用） Have you heard of colourful tiger-head shoes (虎头鞋)? They are a beautiful childhood memory (记忆) for many Chinese people. As time goes by, however, fewer children w 1 such shoes. Tiger-head shoes are t 2 Chinese folk handicrafts, and they are also used as shoes for c 3 . Their name comes from the toe cap (鞋头), because it looks like the h 4 of a tiger. In the north of China, people also call them cat-head shoes. In Chinese c 5 , people use tiger-head patterns (图案) in the hope that their children will become as strong and h 6 as tigers. Also, people believe the tiger-head patterns can p 7 children from illness (疾病). Hu Shuqing, a woman in Qixian County, Henan Province, has spent over 17 years c 8 10,000 pairs of tiger-head shoes. Her collection is worth m 9 than 1 million RMB．She became interested in these shoes a 10 getting a pair from someone as a gift. She said folk handicraft needs to be protected, shared and passed on. The Scarecrow tells them that the lion is a coward and will not hurt them. The Queen agrees to h 1 . The Scarecrow suggests she can call all her mice to come and bring a long piece of string. The Queen turns to the mice near her. They r 2 in every direction. The Scarecrow t 3 the Woodman to go to the trees and make a truck out of the tree limbs. The Woodman puts it t 4 with wooden pegs and makes four wheels out of pieces of the tree trunk. By the time the mice come, the truck is r 5 . T 6 of mice come from all directions. Each brings a piece of string in its m 7 . Dorothy wakes up from her sleep and is surprised to find h 8 on the grass with thousands of mice around. The Scarecrow tells her e 9 . The Scarecrow and Woodman attach the mice to truck. They tie one end of the string a 10 the neck of each mouse and the other to the truck. When all the mice pull together, they can pull the truck to where the Lion sleeps. 根据短文内容和首字母提示，在下文空格处填入适当的词使短文完整。在标有题号的横线上，完整写出空缺处所填单词的正确形式。(每空一词) The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms (节气). Grain Rain (谷雨), a 1 the last term in spring, starts on April 20 and ends on May 4. It d 2 from the old saying, “Rain brings up the growth of h 3 of grains.” With an increase in temperature and rainfall, the grains grow f 4 and stronger. And it’s necessary to protect the crops from insect pests. Grain Rain falls b 5 the end of spring and the beginning of summer. There is infrequent (罕见的) cold air m 6 to the south and lasting cold air in the north. This period sees warmer weather and an increase in r 7 days. In southern China, there is an old custom that people drink tea on the day of Grain Rain. It is s 8 that drinking tea on this day is to prevent bad luck. The Grain Rain f 9 is celebrated by fishing villages in northern China. It marks the start of the fishermen’s first voyage (航行) of the year. The custom began more than 2,000 years ago, when people thanked the gods because they p 10 humans from being hurt by heavy storms. 根据短文内容和首字母提示，在下文空格处填入适当的词使短文完整。（每空一词） The days passed. The children started to forget their old life. But they n 1 forgot their father. They still m 2 him. W 3 was father away for so long? Was there something that mother didn’t tell them? The a 4 came on the day when Bobbie went to the station to get some magazines. They were old magazines which people l 5 on trains or in the waiting room. Mr Perks said the children could have them to read. The magazines were h 6 , so she stops and puts them down for a minute. W 7 she was resting, she looked at the newspaper a 8 them. Her heart jumped s 9 when she saw a name. She never remembered how she got home. She took the newspaper to her room and read it again. At the top of the page it said: Five years in prison for spying. And the name of the “spy” was the name of her father. “T 10 isn’t true. I don’t believe it. “ she whispered. 根据短文内容和首字母提示，在下文空格处填入适当的词使短文完整。(每空一词) How old is “old”? The a 1 has changed over the years. Two h 2 years ago, you were old at 35. At the beginning of the 20th century, the average life span (平均寿命) was 45. In 1950, 70-year-olds were really old. Today, a h 3 70-year-old is still thought young. So, how old is “old”? The answer is one you’ve heard many times, from all k 4 of people. “You are as old (or young) as you feel.” Your age only t 5 you how many years you have lived. Your body tells you h 6 well you’ve lived. “N 7 grows old because of living a number of years.” wrote a writer. “People grow old when they don’t have their ideals(理想). “People shouldn’t have the w 8 ideas about aging. Sometimes. older minds can be as bright as y 9 minds. Alice Brophy once said, “It makes me unhappy when people say, “You look young for y 10 age.” What does that mean? You know you can die old at 30 and live young at 80. “Take me home.” “Go to The City of Emeralds.” “Follow the yellow brick road.” These sayings come from The Wizard of Oz, one of America’s most famous books. It is a kind of fairy tale. The w 1 is L. Frank Baum. He wrote many c 2 books. All the children liked to read them. This book is about the story of Dorothy. She l 3 in the state of Kansas, but she isn’t happy. Her o 4 friend is her dog, Toto. She wants to see other places. One day her wish comes t 5 . A strong wind blows her house up into the sky. It comes down in a new place. It is a land called Oz. Dorothy likes Oz, but she s 6 want s to go home. First, she has to t 7 a long way. She meets interesting creatures (生物). She m 8 new friends, but she also has to run away from danger. Many people read the book, but a film made in the late 1930s was even more popular. Today people are a 9 to see it on TV in the US. B 10 adults (成人) and children love Dorothy and her colorful group of friends very much. The story has been translated into many languages. — Adapted from The Wizard of Oz Would you like to know about New York? Please follow me. Public transport (公共交通). In New York, there’s a good bus and subway (地铁) service. I 1 you are planning to use the subway a lot, you should buy a subway ticket for ten journeys b 2 it’s cheaper. But you don’t have to use public transport, because there are lots of places you can go to on foot, l 3 the Empire State Building (帝国大厦), 5th Avenue and Central Park. The New York taxis are a part of the city experience (经历), so you should take at l 4 one taxi during your visit!     Hotels. There are p 5 of good hotels in New York. The best is The Plaza on 5th Avenue. Eating out. There are many kinds of food in New York and you shouldn’t eat at KFC every day. There are good r 6 in Little Italy and Chinatown, for example. S 7 in New York is fun. There are big shops on 5th Avenue. They are o 8 seven days a week. But be careful when you look at the prices; you have to pay a special 8% tax (税) on everything you buy in New York.      Places of interest to see. Finally, there are a lot to see in New York. It’s f 9 for Times Square, the Statue of Liberty and so on. It is reported that every year, m 10 of visitors come to the modern city. 根据短文内容和首字母提示，在下文空格处填入适当的词使短文完整。（每空一词） The next night we sit very quietly in Sir Henry’s room. Midnight passes, one o’clock passes. It is almost two o’clock. Suddenly we h 1 footsteps outside the room. Sir Henry gently opens his door and we look out. We see Barrymore and f 2 him. He goes into the room and l 3 out of the window, exactly the same as the night before. Sir Henry walks into the room and Barrymore j 4 away from the window. His face is w 5 with shock as he looks from Sir Henry to me. “What are you doing here, Barrymore?” asks Sir Henry. “N 6 , sir.” “Barrymore,” says Sir Henry angrily. “Tell us the truth! W 7 are you looking out of the window? What are you doing with the candle?” “Don’t ask me, Sir Henry-don’t ask me!” “He is g 8 a signals(信号),” I say. “Let’s see if there is an answer.” I hold the candle and stare out into the night. Then, suddenly I see a small l 9 on the moor. “There it is!” I cry. “No, no, sir.” Barrymore says. “Believe me.” Come, tell us! Who is on the moor?” asks Sir Henry. “My brother is on the moor,” answers Mrs Barrymore. She is standing at the door. “We c 10 let him die. The light is a signal that we have food for him. Then your brother is.” —Taken from The Hound of the Baskervilles 根据短文内容和首字母提示，在下文空格处填入适当的词使短文完整。（每空一词） The days pass. Dorothy remembers Uncle Henry and Aunt Em in Kansas. She remembers her friends the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman. She’s very sad and she often c 1 . At night she goes to see the Lion. The Witch doesn’t give him anything to eat or drink, so Dorothy takes him food and water from the k 2 . Then she lies down next to him, puts her head on his warm body and s 3 until the morning. The Witch watches Dorothy all the time. She’s waiting for the r 4 moment to take the silver shoes. Dorothy wears them all the time. She loves them. The o 5 time she takes them off is when she has a bath. The Witch doesn’t like water, so she’s a 6 to go near the girl when she’s in the bath. One day Dorothy is cleaning the kitchen and she slips on the wet floor. She falls over and one of the silver shoes comes off. The Witch is watching. She picks it up quickly and puts it on. “Give me back my s 7 !” Dorothy says. “No! It’s mine now.” the Witch replies. “You are a wicked woman!” Dorothy shouts. There’s a bucket of water near the door. The girl picks it up and throws the water over the Witch. “Aarrgh!” the Witch cries. “Water is the e 8 of me!” And she starts to disappear (消失) in front of Dorothy’s eyes. “I am going.” she says. “Going, going, going.” In another minute, there’s just a big brown puddle (积水) of water on the kitchen floor. Dorothy quickly takes her shoe, puts it on a 9 and runs outside. “The Witch, is dead!” she shouts .The Winkies look at her in surprise. They are also the Witch’s slaves (奴隶). “We’re all f 10 now!” she says to them. They start cheering and shouting. ---Taken from The Wonderful Wizard of OZ 根据短文内容和首字母提示，在下文空格处填入适当的词使短文完整，完整地写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。(每空一词) In the heart of the American Midwest, there lives a little girl named Dorothy. Dorothy lives on a f 1 in Kansas with her uncle, aunt and her dog, Toto. One day, a strong tornado sweeps through (席卷) the area, p 2 up Dorothy’s house and carrying it far, far away. When Dorothy wakes up, she finds h 3 in a strange and magical land called Oz. The land of Oz is full of a 4 things and colorful views. Dorothy decides to find a way back home to Kansas. As Dorothy goes t 5 the land of Oz, she makes some friends. The first is Scarecrow who wants a brain. The second is Tin Man who wishes for a heart. The third is Cowardly Lion who needs courage. Together, they decide to travel to the Emerald City to meet the great and powerful Wizard of Oz. They hope Oz can help them realize their wishes. On the way to the Emerald City, they slowly walk through the thick fields and dark woods. They c 6 climb over the high and dangerous mountains. They often hear very strange and scary cries of animals. And they bravely cross two wide and fast-flowing big rivers. After trying many times, Dorothy and her friends finally r 7 the Emerald City. They are amazed by its beauty. They go into the wizard’s p 8 and are greeted by a grand figure who says he is the Wizard of Oz. “But soon, Dorothy finds the truth—the Wizard isn’t really powerful at all. He is just an ordinary man who uses m 9 tricks to make people trust him. At first, Dorothy feels sad, but then she understands: to get back home, she has to d 10 on herself and her friends.” And so, Dorothy and her new friends go on their journey and decide to overcome any problems and find their way back to Kansas. 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $