Unit 2 Inspiring people 短文填空（热点题型专练）英语新教材人教版九年级上册

**基本信息** 聚焦“人与社会——励志人物”主题，通过分层短文填空训练，系统提升词汇运用能力，融合文化意识与思维品质培养。 **专项设计** |模块|题量/典例|题型特征|知识逻辑| |----|-----------|----------|----------| |巩固基础·专项突破|4篇（爱迪生/钟南山等）|基础词汇考查（首字母/汉语提示）|围绕人物生平构建“品质-行为-成就”词汇链| |培优拔高·挑战攻坚|6篇（袁隆平/苏炳添等）|复杂语境词汇运用|深化人物精神内涵，衔接中考高频词汇与跨文化理解|

Unit 2 Inspiring people 短文填空题型专练（话题：人与社会——励志人物） 热点题型概览 题型夯基提升 巩固基础·专项突破 Passage 1 Thomas Edison was one of the greatest inventors in history. He is f 1 for inventing the practical light bulb. But before he succeeded, he failed thousands of times. When someone asked him how he felt about those f 2 , he said they were not failures but valuable lessons. He l 3 a lot from each mistake and kept trying without stopping. Edison’s s 4 didn’t come easily. He spent most of his time working in his lab day and night. He had a s 5 will and never gave up, even when others laughed at his “useless” experiments. He c 6 still continue his research day after day. One day, after hundreds of t 7 , he finally made the light bulb light up. It was a great moment that changed the world. His invention brought bright light to people’s lives. Edison’s story tells us that success r 8 perseverance and hard work. No matter how hard things get, we should never g 9 up. As long as we keep trying and learn from mistakes, we will a 10 our goals in the end. 【答案】 1．famous/amous 2．failures/ailures 3．learned/earned 4．success/uccess 5．strong/trong 6．could/ould 7．tries/ries 8．requires/equires 9．give/ive 10．achieve/chieve 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述发明家托马斯・爱迪生发明实用灯泡的经历，告诉我们成功依靠毅力与努力，不要轻言放弃。 【详解】 1．句意：他因发明实用灯泡而出名。固定搭配be famous for“因……闻名”，首字母f提示填famous。 2．句意：当有人问他对于那些失败作何感想时，他说这些算不上失败，而是宝贵的经验教训。后文“they were not failures”给出提示，those后接可数名词复数，首字母f提示填failures。 3．句意：他从每一次失误中学到很多，不停地坚持尝试。全文主体时态为一般过去时；固定搭配learn from“从……学习”，首字母l提示填learned。 4．句意：爱迪生的成功来之不易。后文讲述他日夜在实验室工作，结合上下文与首字母s，此处指“成功”，应填success。 5．句意：他拥有坚定的意志，即便别人嘲笑他“无用”的实验，他也永不放弃。固定搭配strong will“坚定的意志”，形容词修饰名词will，首字母s提示填strong。 6．句意：他仍然能够日复一日继续自己的研究。句子时态为一般过去时，结合语境与首字母c，应填could。 7．句意：有一天，经过数百次尝试之后，他终于让灯泡亮了起来。hundreds of后接可数名词复数；结合实验背景，首字母t提示填tries。 8．句意：爱迪生的故事告诉我们成功依靠毅力与辛勤付出。主语success为不可数名词，主句是一般现在时，谓语动词使用三单形式；结合句意与首字母r提示填requires。 9．句意：无论处境多么艰难，我们永远不能放弃。固定搭配give up“放弃”；情态动词should后接动词原形，首字母g提示填give。 10．句意：只要我们不断尝试、从错误中吸取教训，最终我们将会实现目标。固定搭配achieve one’s goals“实现目标”；will后接动词原形，首字母a提示填achieve。 Passage 2 阅读下面短文，根据括号内所给汉语注释写出单词的正确形式（每空一词）。 Zhong Nanshan is a well-known doctor in China. He has made great 1 (贡献) to the fight against diseases. Born into a medical family, he 2 (选择) to become a doctor at a young age. Throughout his career, Zhong has 3 (面对) many challenges. He has always put 4 (病人) first. He once said, “My 5 (职责) is to save lives.” His words have inspired millions of people. During the SARS outbreak, he worked day and night to find a cure. His 6 (勇气) and determination gave people hope. He also 7 (鼓励) young doctors to work hard and never give up. Now in his 80s, Zhong is still active in his field. He often gives 8 (演讲) to share his knowledge. He also uses his fame to 9 (提高) public awareness of health issues. Zhong Nanshan is a true hero. His 10 (精神) will continue to encourage us to face challenges with strength and hope. 【答案】 1．contributions 2．chose 3．faced 4．patients 5．duty 6．courage 7．encouraged 8．speeches 9．raise 10．spirit 【导语】本文介绍了钟南山院士从年少立志行医到攻坚克难守护大众健康的感人事迹，赞扬了他勇于担当、无私奉献的崇高精神。 【详解】 1．句意：他为抗击疾病作出了巨大贡献。make great contributions to意为“为……作出巨大贡献”，固定搭配，故空处应填contributions。 2．句意：出身于医学世家，他年少时就选择成为一名医生。空处需填动词作谓语。汉语提示“选择”对应的动词为choose。“at a young age”提示动作发生在过去，应用choose的过去式chose。 3．句意：在职业生涯中，钟面临了许多挑战。空处需填动词作谓语。汉语提示“面对”对应的动词为face。“has”提示此处需填face的过去分词形式faced构成现在完成时。 4．句意：他始终把患者放在首位。空处需填名词作宾语。汉语提示“病人”对应的名词为patient，可数名词。空前无限定词修饰，此处泛指“所有病人”，应用patient的复数形式patients。 5．句意：我的职责是拯救生命。空处需填名词作主语。汉语提示“职责”对应的名词为duty，可数名词。“is”提示此处应填名词单数形式。 6．句意：他的勇气和决心给了人们希望。空处需填名词和determination并列作主语。汉语提示“勇气”对应的名词为courage，不可数名词。 7．句意：他还鼓励年轻医生努力工作，永不放弃。空处需填动词作谓语。汉语提示“鼓励”对应的动词为encourage。本段描述过去发生的事情，应用encourage的过去式encouraged。 8．句意：他经常发表演讲，分享自己的知识。空处需填名词作宾语。汉语提示“演讲”对应的名词为speech，可数名词。空前无限定词修饰，且演讲不止一个，应用speech的复数形式speeches。 9．句意：他还利用自己的名气来提高公众对健康问题的认识。use sth. to do sth.意为“用某物做某事”，因此空处应填动词原形。汉语提示“提高”对应的动词为raise。 10．句意：他的精神将继续激励我们以坚强和希望迎接挑战。空处需填名词作主语。汉语提示“精神”对应的名词为spirit，此处表抽象“精神”，不可数名词，用原形。 Passage 3 课文回顾，根据括号内所给汉语注释写出单词的正确形式（每空一词）。 Adam asks everyone who is the person they respect the most is. Yaming thinks I.M. Pei is very 1 (令人钦佩). He is the 2 (设计师) of the Louvre Museum’s glass pyramid and Suzhou Museum. His works keep a beautiful 3 (平衡) between the East and the West. Yaming has read many books and 4 (报道) about Pei. He hopes to become a 5 (创造性) person like him. Chen Jie talks about Wang Yaping — China’s first woman to walk in space and give a live class from space. Chen Jie thinks Wang is full of 6 (勇气). She wants to become as 7 (勇敢) as Wang Yaping. She also praises Wang for her great 8 (智慧). Finally, Adam says the most 9 (鼓舞人心) person in his mind is his father. He always supports and 10 (鼓励) Adam’s exchange study. Although they respect different people, these people all help them move forward. 【答案】 1．admirable 2．designer 3．balance 4．reports 5．creative 6．courage 7．brave 8．wisdom 9．inspiring 10．encourages 【导语】本文讲述亚当和同学们各自分享自己最敬佩的人物，分别讲述建筑大师贝聿铭、航天员王亚平以及平凡父亲的事迹，赞美榜样身上优秀品质，明白榜样指引自己不断前行。 【详解】 1．句意：Yaming认为贝聿铭非常令人钦佩。根据汉语提示“令人钦佩”可知，admirable符合句意，作表语。故填admirable。 2．句意：他是卢浮宫玻璃金字塔和苏州博物馆的设计师。根据汉语提示“设计师”可知，designer符合句意；前有the修饰，应用名词。故填designer。 3．句意：他的作品在东西方之间保持着美丽的平衡。根据汉语提示“平衡”可知，balance符合句意；a beautiful后接可数名词单数。故填balance。 4．句意：Yaming读过许多关于贝聿铭的书籍和报道。根据汉语提示“报道”可知，report符合句意；由“many books and”可知，此处与books并列，应用名词复数形式。故填reports。 5．句意：他希望成为像他一样有创造力的人。根据汉语提示“创造性”可知，creative符合句意，修饰名词person。故填creative。 6．句意：陈杰认为王亚平充满勇气。根据汉语提示“勇气”可知，courage符合句意；be full of后接名词。故填courage。 7．句意：她想变得像王亚平一样勇敢。根据汉语提示“勇敢”可知，brave符合句意；as...as中间接形容词原级。故填brave。 8．句意：她还赞扬王亚平拥有伟大的智慧。根据汉语提示“智慧”可知，wisdom符合句意；great修饰名词。故填wisdom。 9．句意：最后，Adam说，他心中最鼓舞人心的人是他的父亲。根据汉语提示“鼓舞人心”可知，inspiring符合句意，修饰名词person。故填inspiring。 10．句意：他总是支持并鼓励Adam的交换学习。根据汉语提示“鼓励”可知，encourage符合句意；主语He为第三人称单数，且由“always”可知用一般现在时，故填encourages。 Passage 4 阅读下面短文，根据括号内所给汉语注释写出单词的正确形式（每空一词）。 During the 16th 1 (世纪), an explorer with his crew set sail (起航) for an unknown world, which began a new 2 (时期) of discovery. They travelled to the 3 (西方) coast to find new lands. The journey was difficult because there was a 4 (短缺) of fresh water. At that time there was no 5 (电子的) equipment to track the days at sea. He drew a 6 (日历) on a piece of paper to record the days. And his 7 (宽) knowledge of the stars helped them. Sometimes the crew held a long 8 (讨论) about which direction to go. They faced storms but they were brave enough to continue. Their discovery 9 (大大) changed history. Their 10 (探索) brought back many amazing stories. People celebrated their safe return. 【答案】 1．century 2．period 3．western 4．shortage 5．electronic 6．calendar 7．wide 8．discussion 9．greatly 10．exploration 【导语】本文主要介绍了16世纪，一位探险者的航行故事。 【详解】 1．句意：在16世纪期间，一位探险者启航去未知世界。“世纪”可用century表示，the 16th century“16世纪”。 2．句意：这开启了探险的新时期。“时期”翻译为period；空前有不定冠词a，应填单数形式。 3．句意：他们去西海岸寻找新大陆。空处修饰名词coast，应填形容词；“西方的”翻译为western。 4．句意：旅程是艰难的，因为缺少淡水。a后接可数名词单数，“短缺”可用shortage表示。 5．句意：那时，海上没有电子设备记录时间。“电子的”可用electronic表示，作定语修饰“equipment”。 6．句意：他在一张纸上画了日历来记录时间。“日历”翻译为calendar，a后接可数名词单数。 7．句意：他对于星星的宽泛知识帮助了他。“宽的”可用wide表示，作定语修饰“knowledge”。 8．句意：有时，船队会花很长时间讨论去哪个方向。a后接可数名词单数，“讨论”可用discussion表示。 9．句意：他们的发现极大地改变了历史。空处修饰动词changed，应填副词；“大大地”可用greatly表示。 10．句意：他们的探索带回了很多惊人的故事。Their后接名词，“探索”可用exploration表示。 培优拔高·挑战攻坚 Passage 5 Yuan Longping is one of the most inspiring people in China. He was b 1 in 1930. As a scientist, he s 2 most of his life researching hybrid rice. His work helped solve the food problem for millions of people a 3 the world. Yuan was not afraid of f 4 . He tried again and again even when he failed. He was also very h 5 and never showed off his achievements. When he was old, he still kept working in the fields. His s 6 inspired many young people to study science. People all over China r 7 him deeply. He passed away in 2021, but his spirit will l 8 on forever. We should l 9 from him and try our best to make our own c 10 to the world. 【答案】 1．born/orn 2．spent/pent 3．around/round 4．failure/ailure 5．humble/umble 6．spirit/pirit 7．respect/espect 8．live/ive 9．learn/earn 10．contributions/ontributions 【导语】本文主要介绍了中国极具影响力的科学家袁隆平的相关事迹与精神品质。 【详解】 1．句意：他出生于1930年。固定搭配be born in表示“出生于（某年份）”，符合语境。 2．句意：作为一名科学家，他一生的大部分时间都在研究杂交水稻。结合首字母提示，此处表达“他花费一生大部分时间在研究杂交水稻上”，动词spend意为“花费”，主语是he，描述过去的动作用spend的过去式spent。 3．句意：他的工作帮助解决了世界各地数百万人的粮食问题。固定搭配around the world表示“全世界”，符合语境。 4．句意：袁不怕失败。后文提到“He tried again and again even when he failed.”，他失败后仍反复尝试，说明他不害怕失败，名词failure“失败”，符合语义。 5．句意：他也非常谦虚，从不炫耀自己的成就。后文提到“never showed off his achievements”，他从不炫耀成就，说明他十分谦逊，形容词humble“谦虚的，谦卑的”，符合语境。 6．句意：他的精神激励了许多年轻人学习科学。根据后文“He passed away in 2021, but his spirit will ... on forever.”可知，他的精神激励年轻人学习科学，名词spirit意为“精神”，符合语义。 7．句意：全中国的人都很尊敬他。袁隆平是深受全国人们尊敬的科学家，动词respect“尊敬，尊重”，符合语境，句子时态为一般现在时，主语“People”是复数含义，因此动词respect用原形。 8．句意：他于2021年去世，但他的精神将永远存在。固定搭配live on表示“长存、延续”，符合“他的精神永远长存”的语义。 9．句意：我们应该向他学习，尽我们最大的努力为世界做出自己的贡献。固定搭配learn from sb.表示“向某人学习”，符合语境。 10．句意：我们应该向他学习，尽我们最大的努力为世界做出自己的贡献。固定搭配make contributions to表示“为……做贡献”，符合语义。 Passage 6 Yang Zhenning, a world-famous physicist and a true patriot (爱国者), was born in Hefei, Anhui in 1922. As a t 1 , he moved to Tsinghua Garden with his father, sowing the seed of science in his heart. In 1938, he e 2 Southwest Associated University and studied under Wu Dayou and Wang Zhuxi. In 1945, he went to the US as a government-funded student. A 3 getting his doctorate at the University of Chicago, he started his academic career at Princeton’s Institute for Advanced Study. Yang made t 4 great achievements. In 1954 with Mills, he put forward the “Yang Mills Gauge Theory” (规范场论). This theory, as i 5 as Maxwell’s equations, laid the foundation (奠基) for the Standard Model of particle physics. In 1957, he won the Nobel Prize in Physics—Yang became the first Chinese to get this honor. In 1967, his “Yang-Baxter Equation” opened a new f 6 in statistical (统计学的) physics. Though he was a 7 , Yang still cared about his motherland. As the first overseas Chinese scientist to visit China, he gave lectures to call on overseas Chinese scholars to visit China. He also set up an education exchange committee, and later helped start the Qiushi Science Fund. In 2003, Yang settled in Tsinghua Garden, n 8 his home “Gui Gen Ju” (“returning to the root”). He d 9 savings and raised money to bring top talents like Yao Qizhi to China. In 2015, he gave up US citizenship and joined the Chinese Academy of Sciences. In October 2025, this centenarian (百岁的) giant passed away. B 10 the “Yang-Mills Theory” and his patriotism will stay forever, a spiritual light across the century. 【答案】 1．teenager/eenager 2．entered/ntered 3．After/fter 4．three/hree 5．important/mportant 6．field/ield 7．abroad/broad 8．named/amed 9．donated/onated 10．But/ut 【导语】本文主要介绍了世界著名物理学家、爱国者杨振宁的生平经历、顶尖学术成就，以及他始终心系祖国、推动中国科教发展、落叶归根的爱国事迹，缅怀了他的学术贡献与跨世纪的精神遗产。 【详解】 1．句意：少年时期，他随父亲搬到清华园，在心中埋下了科学的种子。杨振宁1922年出生，后来随父亲搬到清华园时属于少年时期，结合首字母t提示应填teenager。 2．句意：1938年，他进入西南联合大学，师从吴大猷和王竹溪。句意“he…Southwest Associated University”明确指出杨振宁进入西南联大读大学，首字母e对应动词enter；1938年是过去时间，应填过去式entered。 3．句意：在芝加哥大学获得博士学位后，他在普林斯顿高等研究院开始了他的学术生涯。杨振宁先在芝加哥大学取得博士学位，再去普林斯顿工作，结合首字母A，应填表示“在……之后”的介词After符合逻辑。 4．句意：杨振宁取得了两项重大成就。后文“In 1954…In 1957,…In 1967,…”分别列举了杨振宁的三项主要成就（规范场论、诺贝尔奖成果、杨-巴克斯特方程），首字母t对应基数词three。 5．句意：这一理论，与麦克斯韦方程组一样重要，为粒子物理标准模型奠定了基础。此处是固定结构“as+形容词原级+as”表示“和……一样……”，语境说杨-米尔斯理论和麦克斯韦方程组都是物理学的基础，同等重要，首字母i对应形容词important。 6．句意：1967年，他的“杨-巴克斯特方程”在统计物理学中开辟了一个新领域。此处表示“在某个学科开辟新领域”，常用搭配open a new field，首字母f提示填field，符合语境。 7．句意：虽然他身在国外，杨仍然关心他的祖国。前文提到杨振宁1945年去美国留学工作，直到2003年才回国定居，此处说他人在海外仍心系祖国，首字母a提示应填abroad。 8．句意：2003年，杨振宁定居清华园，将他的家称为“归根居”（意为“回归根本”）。此处表示给住所命名为“归根居”，结合首字母n和过去的时态，用name的过去式named。 9．句意：他捐献积蓄并筹集资金，将姚期智等顶尖人才带到中国。此处表示他捐赠自己的积蓄、筹钱引进顶尖人才，结合首字母d和过去时态，用donate的过去式donated。 10．句意：但是，“杨-米尔斯理论”和他的爱国精神将永远留存，成为跨越世纪的精神之光。前文说杨振宁逝世，后文说他的理论和精神永存，是转折关系，首字母B对应转折连词But，符合逻辑。 Passage 7 请认真阅读下面短文，并根据各题所给首字母的提示，写出一个合适的英语单词完整、正确的形式，使短文通顺。 “Nothing is impossible; the word itself says ‘I’m possible’.” Audrey Hepburn, the British a 1 and star of the silver screen, said this. However, doubts and fears often hold us back. How can we face them bravely and s 2 finally? The runner Su Bingtian gives a p 3 answer to this question. The young man began his sporting life in 2006. At that time, no one from Asia had ever run the 100m race in less than 10 seconds. Su trained h 4 and quickly became one of the fastest runners in Asia. In 2011, he ran the race in 10.16 seconds. However, Su wasn’t s 5 . To run in under 10 seconds, in 2014, he changed his starting leg. This was a very risky d 6 . He had to start from zero. At first, he was s 7 than before. Also, he was 25 years old. At such an age, many runners choose to stop running. People doubted him. However, Su fought his fears and b 8 a sporting hero. In 2015, he clocked 9.99 seconds and made history. In 2021, he finished in 9.83 seconds at the Tokyo Olympics. He was also the first Chinese athlete to run in the Olympic 100m final. Su Bingtian has told youngsters, “N 9 let your age hold you back. Have a try and try harder. I believe you can write your own story.” Nothing is impossible as long as you try and stick to it. E 10 can be a Su-perman! 【答案】 1．actress/ctress 2．succeed/ucceed 3．perfect 4．hard/ard 5．satisfied/atisfied 6．decision/ecision 7．slower/lower 8．became/ecame 9．Never/ever 10．Everyone/veryone 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了短跑运动员苏炳添克服年龄、伤病与外界质疑，通过不懈努力突破10秒大关、创造历史的故事。 【详解】 1．句意：“没有什么是不可能的；‘不可能’这个词本身就在说‘我是可能的’。”英国女演员兼银幕明星奥黛丽·赫本曾说过这句话。空格前为形容词British，后接并列名词star，结合常识，奥黛丽·赫本是知名女演员，首字母a提示填名词actress，与star并列作同位语。 2．句意：然而，怀疑和恐惧常常阻碍我们。我们如何才能勇敢地面对它们并最终取得成功？句中and连接并列谓语，与动词原形face保持一致，需填动词原形。结合“克服阻碍”的语境及首字母s提示，这里表达“成功”的含义。 3．句意：短跑运动员苏炳添为这个问题给出了一个完美的答案。空格后为名词answer，需用形容词修饰。结合下文苏炳添用亲身经历生动诠释了如何克服阻碍，首字母p提示填形容词perfect，契合语境。 4．句意：苏炳添刻苦训练，很快就成为了亚洲跑得最快的运动员之一。句中需副词修饰动词trained。结合后文他的成绩进步，首字母h提示填副词hard，表示“努力地、刻苦地训练”，符合语境。 5．句意：然而，苏炳添并不满足。句中wasn’t后接形容词作表语。结合后文他为跑进10秒主动改变起跑腿，说明他不满足于现状，首字母s提示填形容词satisfied，be satisfied表示“满足的”，契合语境。 6．句意：为了跑进10秒大关，2014年，他改变了自己的起跑腿。这是一个非常冒险的决定。空格前为形容词risky，需用名词单数形式。结合前文他改变起跑腿的行为，首字母d提示填名词decision，表示“一个冒险的决定”。 7．句意：他不得不从零开始。起初，他的成绩比以前慢了。句中出现than，需用形容词比较级。结合前文“从零开始”和后文“人们质疑他”，说明他初期的成绩比之前慢，首字母s提示填形容词比较级slower。 8．句意：然而，苏炳添战胜了内心的恐惧，成为了一名体育英雄。句中and连接并列谓语，与过去式fought保持一致，需用动词过去式。结合后文他创造历史的成就，首字母b提示填动词过去式became，表示“成为一名体育英雄”。 9．句意：苏炳添曾对年轻人说：“永远不要让你的年龄成为你的阻碍。”句首为祈使句，表达否定含义的建议，结合语境“不要被年龄限制”，首字母N提示填副词Never，位于句首首字母大写。 10．句意：只要你愿意尝试并坚持下去，没有什么是不可能的。每个人都可以成为像苏炳添一样的强者！句中缺少主语，结合前文对年轻人的鼓励语境，首字母E提示填代词Everyone，表示“任何人都可以做到”，句首首字母大写。 Passage 8 请认真阅读下面短文，并根据各题所给首字母的提示，写出一个合适的英语单词完整、正确的形式，使短文通顺。 Xu Mengtao is a famous Chinese skier. She has won many gold medals and inspired many people with her strong will. However, her road to success was never easy—it was full of pain, failures, and hard choices. When she was only 20 years old, Xu got a serious knee problem. It was a d 1 time for her. Many athletes would have given up, but she decided to keep going. She spent months recovering and trained very hard. She kept practising w 2 other athletes were competing in world games and winning medals. Her coach often c 3 her skills with those of the world’s best skiers. Xu knew she still had a long way to go to reach their l 4 . But she did not lose heart. I 5 , she worked even harder to improve herself. Over the next ten years, Xu took part in many world c 6 . She failed again and again, yet she never rushed. Each loss was a heavy blow, but she stayed p 7 . She believed that one day her hard work would pay off. Her fans wrote her many letters. She was deeply moved and sent them her warm r 8 . She also kept every letter and read them when she felt down. At last, she made it. T 9 years of effort, she won the gold medal at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. Standing on the highest platform, she cried tears of joy. Her story touched m 10 of people across the country. She showed that true champions are not those who never fail, but those who never give up. 【答案】 1．difficult/dark/ifficult/ark 2．while/hile 3．compared/ompared 4．level/levels/evel/evels 5．Instead/nstead 6．competitions/ompetitions 7．patient/positive/atient/ositive 8．replies/eplies 9．Through/hrough 10．millions/illions 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了中国滑雪运动员徐梦桃克服伤病与多次失败的打击，坚持追梦，最终获得2022年北京冬季奥会金牌的故事。 【详解】 1．句意：那对她来说是一段艰难/黑暗的时期。前文提到徐梦桃20岁时得了严重的膝盖伤病，这对运动员来说是非常难熬的阶段，difficult艰难的，dark黑暗的，都符合语境，修饰time。 2．句意：当其他运动员参加世界赛事争夺奖牌时，她一直在坚持训练。此处需要连词连接两个同时发生的动作，表示“当……的时候”，首字母为w，while符合语境。 3．句意：她的教练经常把她的技术和世界顶级滑雪运动员的技术作比较。固定搭配compare...with...表示“把……和……作比较”，本文讲述过去的经历，用一般过去时。 4．句意：徐梦桃知道要达到他们的水平，她还有很长的路要走。此处表示顶级运动员的竞技水平，level表示“水平”，既可使用单数也可使用复数。 5．句意：相反，她更加努力地提升自己。前文提到她没有灰心，此处表示转折，指她没有放弃“反而”加倍努力，Instead“反而”，符合语境。 6．句意：接下来的十年里，徐梦桃参加了很多世界比赛。many后接可数名词复数，competition表示“比赛”，符合“参加比赛”的句意。 7．句意：每一次失利都是沉重的打击，但她一直保持耐心/乐观。stay是系动词，后接形容词作表语，patient耐心的，positive乐观的，都符合徐梦桃面对失败不放弃的状态。 8．句意：她深受感动，并且给粉丝们寄去了温暖的回复。空格处位于形容词warm之后，需要填入名词，前文提到粉丝们给徐梦桃写了很多信，结合首字母可知，此处表示“回复” reply，来信不止一封，因此用名词复数形式。 9．句意：经过多年的努力，她在2022年北京冬奥会上获得了金牌。此处需要介词表示“经过一段时间的努力”，首字母为T，Through符合语境。 10．句意：她的故事感动了全国数百万人。millions of是固定搭配，表示“数百万的，许许多多的”，符合句意。 Passage 9 阅读下面短文，根据括号内所给汉语注释写出单词的正确形式。 Yuan Longping, known as the “father of hybrid rice”, was born in 1930. He 1 (花费) his entire life improving rice production. His work helped 2 (解决) the food problem for millions of people. Yuan faced many 3 (困难) in his research. He was often 4 (嘲笑) by others who doubted his methods. But he never gave up. His 5 (坚持) eventually led to success. In 1981, Yuan received his first major award. However, he remained humble. He said, “I am just a(n) 6 (普通的) farmer.” He 7 (捐赠) much of his prize money to agricultural research. Yuan’s 8 (影响) extends beyond China. His research has been adopted by many countries. He 9 (相信) that science should serve humanity. Yuan Longping passed away in 2021, but his 10 (遗产) lives on. He is remembered as a hero who fed the world. 【答案】 1．spent 2．solve 3．difficulties 4．laughed at 5．persistence 6．ordinary 7．donated 8．influence 9．believed 10．legacy 【导语】本文介绍“杂交水稻之父”袁隆平的一生，讲述他投身水稻研究、克服重重困难、无私奉献的事迹，赞扬他造福人类、永不言弃的崇高精神。 【详解】 1．句意：他花费毕生精力提高水稻产量。“花费”对应单词spend，固定搭配spend time (in) doing sth.，全文叙述袁隆平生平，使用一般过去时，spend的过去式为spent，在句中作谓语。 2．句意：他的研究帮助数百万人解决粮食问题。“解决”对应单词solve，固定搭配help (to) do sth.，to可以省略，因此使用动词原形solve。 3．句意：袁隆平在研究中遇到许多困难。“困难”对应单词difficulty，many后接可数名词复数形式，difficulty复数为 difficulties，作faced的宾语。 4．句意：他常常遭到质疑他研究方法的人的嘲笑。“嘲笑”对应单词laugh at，主语He和laugh at之间为被动关系，被动语态结构be+过去分词，laugh的过去分词为laughed。 5．句意：他的坚持最终带来了成功。“坚持”对应单词persistence，不可数名词，在句中作主语。 6．句意：我只是一名普通的农民。“普通的”对应单词ordinary，形容词，在句中作定语修饰名词farmer。 7．句意：他把大部分奖金捐赠给农业研究。“捐赠”对应单词donate，讲述过去发生的事件，使用一般过去时，donate的过去式为donated，在句中作谓语。 8．句意：袁隆平的影响不止局限于中国。“影响”对应单词influence，不可数名词，名词所有格Yuan’s后接名词，在句中作主语。 9．句意：他相信科学应当服务人类。“相信”对应单词believe，叙述人物生平观点，使用一般过去时，believe的过去式为believed，在句中作谓语。 10．句意：袁隆平于2021年逝世，但他的遗产永存。“遗产”对应单词legacy，不可数名词，名词所有格his后接名词，在句中作主语。 Passage 10 Helen Keller is one of the most i 1 people in the world. She lost her sight and hearing when she was only 19 months old. At first, she was very angry and l 2 , but with the help of her teacher Anne Sullivan, she learned to communicate. She s 3 hard and learned to read and write. Later, she went to college and became a writer. Her books have e 4 millions of people around the world. She d 5 her life to helping disabled people, showing them that they can a 6 great things too. Helen’s story tells us that no matter how hard life is, we should never g 7 up. We need to have c 8 and d 9 to face all challenges. She will always be a r 10 model for us to learn from. 【答案】 1．inspiring/nspiring 2．lonely/onely 3．studied/tudied 4．encouraged/ncouraged 5．devoted/evoted 6．achieve/chieve 7．give/ive 8．courage/ourage 9．determination/etermination 10．role/ole 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述海伦・凯勒的人生经历，介绍她身残志坚、努力学习并终身助力残障人士的励志故事。 【详解】 1．句意：海伦・凯勒是世界上最鼓舞人心的人物之一。固定结构one of the most+形容词+复数名词，意为“最……之一”，修饰名词people。结合首字母 i 与语境，填inspiring。 2．句意：起初，她十分暴躁并且孤独。并列连词and连接并列形容词，描述海伦早期消极状态。首字母l提示填lonely。 3．句意：她努力学习，学会读写。固定搭配study hard意为“努力学习”；全文主体时态为一般过去时，首字母s提示填studied。 4．句意：她的书籍鼓舞了全球数百万人。助动词have提示本句使用现在完成时，需要动词过去分词；结合文意与首字母e，填encouraged。 5．句意：她将一生奉献给帮助残障人群。固定搭配devote one’s life to doing sth意为“毕生致力于……”；文章为过去时态，首字母d提示填devoted。 6．句意：向他们证明残障人士同样可以成就伟大事业。情态动词can后接动词原形；结合语境和首字母a，填achieve。 7．句意：海伦的故事告诉我们无论生活多么艰难，我们永远不能放弃。固定短语give up意为“放弃”；情态动词should后使用动词原形，首字母g提示填give。 8．句意：我们需要拥有勇气和决心去迎接所有挑战。动词have后接名词作宾语，结合后文面对困境的语境以及首字母c，填courage，意为“勇气”。 9．句意：我们需要拥有勇气和决心去迎接所有挑战。并列连词and连接两个并列名词，结合语境与首字母d，填determination，意为“决心”。 10．句意：她永远会是值得我们学习的榜样。固定短语role model意为“榜样”，不定冠词a修饰role，首字母r提示填role。 1 / 13 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ Unit 2 Inspiring people 短文填空题型专练（话题：人与社会——励志人物） 热点题型概览 题型夯基提升 巩固基础·专项突破 Passage 1 Thomas Edison was one of the greatest inventors in history. He is f 1 for inventing the practical light bulb. But before he succeeded, he failed thousands of times. When someone asked him how he felt about those f 2 , he said they were not failures but valuable lessons. He l 3 a lot from each mistake and kept trying without stopping. Edison’s s 4 didn’t come easily. He spent most of his time working in his lab day and night. He had a s 5 will and never gave up, even when others laughed at his “useless” experiments. He c 6 still continue his research day after day. One day, after hundreds of t 7 , he finally made the light bulb light up. It was a great moment that changed the world. His invention brought bright light to people’s lives. Edison’s story tells us that success r 8 perseverance and hard work. No matter how hard things get, we should never g 9 up. As long as we keep trying and learn from mistakes, we will a 10 our goals in the end. Passage 2 阅读下面短文，根据括号内所给汉语注释写出单词的正确形式（每空一词）。 Zhong Nanshan is a well-known doctor in China. He has made great 1 (贡献) to the fight against diseases. Born into a medical family, he 2 (选择) to become a doctor at a young age. Throughout his career, Zhong has 3 (面对) many challenges. He has always put 4 (病人) first. He once said, “My 5 (职责) is to save lives.” His words have inspired millions of people. During the SARS outbreak, he worked day and night to find a cure. His 6 (勇气) and determination gave people hope. He also 7 (鼓励) young doctors to work hard and never give up. Now in his 80s, Zhong is still active in his field. He often gives 8 (演讲) to share his knowledge. He also uses his fame to 9 (提高) public awareness of health issues. Zhong Nanshan is a true hero. His 10 (精神) will continue to encourage us to face challenges with strength and hope. Passage 3 课文回顾，根据括号内所给汉语注释写出单词的正确形式（每空一词）。 Adam asks everyone who is the person they respect the most is. Yaming thinks I.M. Pei is very 1 (令人钦佩). He is the 2 (设计师) of the Louvre Museum’s glass pyramid and Suzhou Museum. His works keep a beautiful 3 (平衡) between the East and the West. Yaming has read many books and 4 (报道) about Pei. He hopes to become a 5 (创造性) person like him. Chen Jie talks about Wang Yaping — China’s first woman to walk in space and give a live class from space. Chen Jie thinks Wang is full of 6 (勇气). She wants to become as 7 (勇敢) as Wang Yaping. She also praises Wang for her great 8 (智慧). Finally, Adam says the most 9 (鼓舞人心) person in his mind is his father. He always supports and 10 (鼓励) Adam’s exchange study. Although they respect different people, these people all help them move forward. Passage 4 阅读下面短文，根据括号内所给汉语注释写出单词的正确形式（每空一词）。 During the 16th 1 (世纪), an explorer with his crew set sail (起航) for an unknown world, which began a new 2 (时期) of discovery. They travelled to the 3 (西方) coast to find new lands. The journey was difficult because there was a 4 (短缺) of fresh water. At that time there was no 5 (电子的) equipment to track the days at sea. He drew a 6 (日历) on a piece of paper to record the days. And his 7 (宽) knowledge of the stars helped them. Sometimes the crew held a long 8 (讨论) about which direction to go. They faced storms but they were brave enough to continue. Their discovery 9 (大大) changed history. Their 10 (探索) brought back many amazing stories. People celebrated their safe return. 培优拔高·挑战攻坚 Passage 5 Yuan Longping is one of the most inspiring people in China. He was b 1 in 1930. As a scientist, he s 2 most of his life researching hybrid rice. His work helped solve the food problem for millions of people a 3 the world. Yuan was not afraid of f 4 . He tried again and again even when he failed. He was also very h 5 and never showed off his achievements. When he was old, he still kept working in the fields. His s 6 inspired many young people to study science. People all over China r 7 him deeply. He passed away in 2021, but his spirit will l 8 on forever. We should l 9 from him and try our best to make our own c 10 to the world. Passage 6 Yang Zhenning, a world-famous physicist and a true patriot (爱国者), was born in Hefei, Anhui in 1922. As a t 1 , he moved to Tsinghua Garden with his father, sowing the seed of science in his heart. In 1938, he e 2 Southwest Associated University and studied under Wu Dayou and Wang Zhuxi. In 1945, he went to the US as a government-funded student. A 3 getting his doctorate at the University of Chicago, he started his academic career at Princeton’s Institute for Advanced Study. Yang made t 4 great achievements. In 1954 with Mills, he put forward the “Yang Mills Gauge Theory” (规范场论). This theory, as i 5 as Maxwell’s equations, laid the foundation (奠基) for the Standard Model of particle physics. In 1957, he won the Nobel Prize in Physics—Yang became the first Chinese to get this honor. In 1967, his “Yang-Baxter Equation” opened a new f 6 in statistical (统计学的) physics. Though he was a 7 , Yang still cared about his motherland. As the first overseas Chinese scientist to visit China, he gave lectures to call on overseas Chinese scholars to visit China. He also set up an education exchange committee, and later helped start the Qiushi Science Fund. In 2003, Yang settled in Tsinghua Garden, n 8 his home “Gui Gen Ju” (“returning to the root”). He d 9 savings and raised money to bring top talents like Yao Qizhi to China. In 2015, he gave up US citizenship and joined the Chinese Academy of Sciences. In October 2025, this centenarian (百岁的) giant passed away. B 10 the “Yang-Mills Theory” and his patriotism will stay forever, a spiritual light across the century. Passage 7 请认真阅读下面短文，并根据各题所给首字母的提示，写出一个合适的英语单词完整、正确的形式，使短文通顺。 “Nothing is impossible; the word itself says ‘I’m possible’.” Audrey Hepburn, the British a 1 and star of the silver screen, said this. However, doubts and fears often hold us back. How can we face them bravely and s 2 finally? The runner Su Bingtian gives a p 3 answer to this question. The young man began his sporting life in 2006. At that time, no one from Asia had ever run the 100m race in less than 10 seconds. Su trained h 4 and quickly became one of the fastest runners in Asia. In 2011, he ran the race in 10.16 seconds. However, Su wasn’t s 5 . To run in under 10 seconds, in 2014, he changed his starting leg. This was a very risky d 6 . He had to start from zero. At first, he was s 7 than before. Also, he was 25 years old. At such an age, many runners choose to stop running. People doubted him. However, Su fought his fears and b 8 a sporting hero. In 2015, he clocked 9.99 seconds and made history. In 2021, he finished in 9.83 seconds at the Tokyo Olympics. He was also the first Chinese athlete to run in the Olympic 100m final. Su Bingtian has told youngsters, “N 9 let your age hold you back. Have a try and try harder. I believe you can write your own story.” Nothing is impossible as long as you try and stick to it. E 10 can be a Su-perman! Passage 8 请认真阅读下面短文，并根据各题所给首字母的提示，写出一个合适的英语单词完整、正确的形式，使短文通顺。 Xu Mengtao is a famous Chinese skier. She has won many gold medals and inspired many people with her strong will. However, her road to success was never easy—it was full of pain, failures, and hard choices. When she was only 20 years old, Xu got a serious knee problem. It was a d 1 time for her. Many athletes would have given up, but she decided to keep going. She spent months recovering and trained very hard. She kept practising w 2 other athletes were competing in world games and winning medals. Her coach often c 3 her skills with those of the world’s best skiers. Xu knew she still had a long way to go to reach their l 4 . But she did not lose heart. I 5 , she worked even harder to improve herself. Over the next ten years, Xu took part in many world c 6 . She failed again and again, yet she never rushed. Each loss was a heavy blow, but she stayed p 7 . She believed that one day her hard work would pay off. Her fans wrote her many letters. She was deeply moved and sent them her warm r 8 . She also kept every letter and read them when she felt down. At last, she made it. T 9 years of effort, she won the gold medal at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. Standing on the highest platform, she cried tears of joy. Her story touched m 10 of people across the country. She showed that true champions are not those who never fail, but those who never give up. Passage 9 阅读下面短文，根据括号内所给汉语注释写出单词的正确形式。 Yuan Longping, known as the “father of hybrid rice”, was born in 1930. He 1 (花费) his entire life improving rice production. His work helped 2 (解决) the food problem for millions of people. Yuan faced many 3 (困难) in his research. He was often 4 (嘲笑) by others who doubted his methods. But he never gave up. His 5 (坚持) eventually led to success. In 1981, Yuan received his first major award. However, he remained humble. He said, “I am just a(n) 6 (普通的) farmer.” He 7 (捐赠) much of his prize money to agricultural research. Yuan’s 8 (影响) extends beyond China. His research has been adopted by many countries. He 9 (相信) that science should serve humanity. Yuan Longping passed away in 2021, but his 10 (遗产) lives on. He is remembered as a hero who fed the world. Passage 10 Helen Keller is one of the most i 1 people in the world. She lost her sight and hearing when she was only 19 months old. At first, she was very angry and l 2 , but with the help of her teacher Anne Sullivan, she learned to communicate. She s 3 hard and learned to read and write. Later, she went to college and became a writer. Her books have e 4 millions of people around the world. She d 5 her life to helping disabled people, showing them that they can a 6 great things too. Helen’s story tells us that no matter how hard life is, we should never g 7 up. We need to have c 8 and d 9 to face all challenges. 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