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专题03 短文首字母填空15篇-2023年中考英语逆袭冲刺名校模拟真题特快专递（上海专用）
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这是一份专题03 短文首字母填空15篇-2023年中考英语逆袭冲刺名校模拟真题特快专递（上海专用），共23页。
2023中考英语逆袭冲刺 名校模拟真题特快专递
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专题03 短文首字母填空15篇
（2022·上海杨浦·一模）Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words（在短文的空格内填入适当的词， 是其内容通顺，每空格限填一次，首字母已给）
One day, Jenny was taking her first art class at school. She was very excited.
The art teacher, Mrs Minton, told the children to paint the flowers in a vase at the front of the class.
“Don’t worry if your painting doesn’t look e____1____ like the painting by the person next to you,“ she said. “The important thing is to paint what you see.”
Jenny worked very hard. She spent so long painting that her hand began to h____2____ from holding the brush. She put the brush down for a moment to rest and looked at the painting next to hers.
“That’s really good”, she said to Carrie. Carrie’s painting was small and neat. Every flower was just like the real flowers in the vase.
“Thanks,” said Carrie. She looked over at Jenny’s painting. “Oh! What happened to yours?”
“What do you mean?” asked Jenny. She looked at her own painting. It was very different from Carrie’s. It covered the whole page and the colors were b____3____ than the real flowers.
“It looks like a big m____4____,” said Carrie. “Did you pour the paint?”
“No,” said Jenny, upset. “I painted what I saw, just like Mrs Minton said.”
“It’s OK, you know,” said Carrie. “Not everyone is good at art.”
Mrs Minton heard what Carrie said, and she came over to look at Jenny’s work.
“Oh my,” said Mrs Minton. “I think it’s wonderful, Jenny. It’s so full of color and happiness.”
Jenny was very s____5____.
“But Mrs Minton, it doesn’t look anything like the flowers you told us to draw.” Carrie said.
“Maybe not to you, Carrie. Everyone sees different things when they look at the world.” She showed them a picture in a book of a painting. “This is a picture an artist painted of his own face. This is how he saw h____6____ ”.
“But ... but ... it’s just a few lines,” said Carrie. “It doesn’t look anything like a real person.”
Mrs Minton turned to Jenny. “You should read this book. Jenny. There are a lot of different kinds of paintings and one isn’t better than the other.”
That evening, Jenny read all about the famous artists. Some of their paintings were very s____7____, but she liked to look at them all.
“I’m going to be an artist when I grow up,” she said to her mother.
（2022·上海·模拟预测）It was the last day for Teddy in the company. After he packed up all his personal belongings, he started back home. An old lady stood on the side of the road. He a____8____ didn’t see her. Even in the dim(微弱) light of day, he could see she was in trouble. Teddy stopped his car and got out, walked towards the old lady.
Even with the smile on his face, she was w____9____. No one had stopped to help for the last hour or so. Was he going to hurt her? He didn’t look safe.
He said, “I am here to help you, Madam. Why don’t you wait in the car where it is warm? By the way, my name is Teddy.”
Well, all she had was a flat tire(爆胎), but for an old lady, that was bad enough. Teddy lay down and moved under the car changing the tire. But he had to get d____10____ and his hands hurt.
As he was tightening up the lug nuts, she rolled down the window and began to talk to him. She told him that she was from St. Louis and was only just passing though. She was grateful for his help.
Teddy just smiled as he finished the work. The lady asked how much she owed him. Any amount would be all right with her. She already i____11____ all the awful things that might happen if he had not stopped. Teddy never thought about being paid. This was not a j____12____ to him. This was helping someone in need, and God knows there were plenty who had given him a hand in the past. He had lived his whole life that way, and it never occurred to him to act any other way.
He told her that if she really wanted to pay him back, the next time she saw someone who needed help, she could do him or her a favour w____13____ hesitation. Teddy added, “And think of me.”
He waited until she started her car and drove off. It had been a cold day and he had felt d____14____ just now. Now he felt good as he went home, disappearing into the twilight(暮色).
（2022·上海·模拟预测）How hard is to learn to read? The challenge is much greater for people with a kind of disease, dyslexia (阅读障碍症). Dyslexia is a reading problem that affects about one out of every ten people.
Dyslexia has nothing to do with intelligence, but Dyslexics have a h______15______ time reading written words. When most children begin to read, they learn the sounds that make up words. Then they connect the sounds to letters and blend the sounds to make words. At last they can r______16______ words they’ve sounded out. But children with dyslexia have trouble remembering the sounds and the letters that go with them.
A______17______ dyslexia can’t be cured, there are ways to help people with dyslexia learn to read. Students can work with a specially-trained teacher to learn how to remember sounds. They can practice how to m______18______ their mouths to make certain sounds.
Another way to help is to give students stories to read, using a special font (字体). A font is a set of the letters of the alphabet, in a certain style. Christian Boer is a Dutch designer who created a special dyslexic-friendly font called “dyslexic.” Christian has dyslexia, and he wanted to do something to make reading easier for people like him. He made each letter look different, so readers are l______19______ likely to get confused. Christian has won awards for creating this font.
Scientists are studying special dyslexic fonts to decide w______20______ they really help people with dyslexia to read faster and more accurately. So far, the results are mixed. However, scientists are sure that careful font design is an important s______21______ toward helping dyslexics meet their challenges.
（2022·上海·模拟预测）According to a recent study, dogs get jealous(妒忌的) just like humans do. In the study, two groups of dog owners were compared. One group showed affection(喜爱) to another dog. The other showed affection to objects such as a book or toy. The authors of the study concluded that dogs displayed more jealous behaviors when their owners showed affection toward another dog. With that in mind, here are some signs of a jealous dog.
Pushing you away
Have you ever moved toward a member of your family, only to have your dog push you away? This behavior is your dog’s way of telling you that it needs more a____22____.
Mean(小气的) actions
Your dog might show jealousy by b___23___or biting.
Doing a trick
A jealous dog will perform tricks in order to get your praise or care. How do you deal with a jealous dog? Try the following w____24____.
T____25____ your dog
Practice basic commands(指令) like sit and stay. This will help you manage your dog when you notice bad behavior.
Encourage good behavior
Give your dog treats and care when it’s calm. This will help your dog understand h___26___ you want it to behave.
Make friends
Let your dog get along with o____27____. The dog park is a good place for your dog to practice playing with other dogs.
Get everyone involved
Jealousy in dogs usually happens when a dog forms a strong bond with one person. Allow the people around you to spend time with you and your dog. That way, your dog will learn that all of them deserve respect.
When a dog loves someone deeply, it’s n____28____ for it to feel jealous. Helping a jealous dog learn to share its favorite person is very important.
（2022·上海杨浦·三模）在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其通顺。
I’m not normally a lucky person, but I entered a competition last month to win tickets for a rugby match at Twickenham. Two weeks ago, I was finishing my homework when my phone rang. I was one of the competition w___29___. No way! I couldn’t believe it! A few days later, I was sitting on a train with my dad. We were on our way to London.
When we arrived, I was amazed. I knew Twickenham was the largest rugby stadium in the world, but it’s h___30___-there’s enough room for 8,200 supporters. At the entrance we met Martin-our guide for the day. He showed us around the stadium and the museum. We learnt that the stadium is over 100 years old.
Before there was a stadium there, people g___31___ cabbages on the land, so it’s also known as “the Cabbage Patch”.
Next, Martin took us to our seats and the view was amazing. While we were waiting for the match to start, a band started playing and a group of dancers appeared. At 2:30, the match started. There are several different ways of getting points in rugby, so it’s a___32___ exciting to watch. After 40 minutes, it was half-time. The Australians were playing really well and they were winning 13-6. The England coach didn’t look p___33___. His team was losing by 7 points.
England began the second half well. Then Dad grabbed my arm and pointed at one of the England players. He was running with the ball and the Australians were trying to s___34___ him. He scored and the crowd went crazy! At full-time, England beat Australia 20-13. I was really happy!
From that moment, I knew I wanted to play rugby, but there’s only a boys’ team at my school. With my dad’s help, I found a girls’ team nearby and next week I will begin rugby training. My friends Ali and Matt think I’m mad, but I think they are old-fashioned. More and more w___35___ are beginning to take up sports like rugby, football and golf. Who knows? Maybe one day I’ll play for England at Twickenham.
（2022·上海·一模）Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words(在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给)
In 1997, Lottie Williams was walking through a park in Oklahoma, in the US, with her friends. Suddenly something tapped her on the shoulder and fell to the ground. She picked the object up. It was about as h____36____ as an empty soda can. Later scientists told her it was a piece of a Delta H rocket that had been used to launch a satellite.
Many countries around the world have sent satellites into space. We need satellites to send and r____37____ TV and radio signals, to report the weather and for many other things. But when they become old or they break down or we don’t need them anymore, we just leave them there. They become space junk.
Scientists think there are about 16,000 objects l____38____ than 10 centimeters wide flying around the Earth, and tens of millions of smaller objects too. They travel at around 7 kilometers a second. That’s fast! And it’s their speed that makes these pieces of space junk really dangerous. If one small piece of space junk hits something at high speed, it can do a lot of damage. L____39____, there haven’t been many collisions (撞). But in 2009, an old Russian satellite hit and d____40____ an American satellite—and that created 2,000 new pieces of space junk!
Pieces of space junk re-enter the Earth’s atmosphere every day. But Lottie Williams is the o____41____ person who has been hit. The piece that hit her was light, and the air in the atmosphere had slowed it down. Most space junk burns up and doesn’t reach the Earths s____42____. But in 2011, a metal ball 35 centimeters wide fell to Earth in Namibia, Africa. It made a hole in the ground 30 centimeters deep and over 3 meters wide. Lottie was lucky she wasn’t hit by that!
（2022·上海·模拟预测）Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words(在短文的空格内填入适当的词，是其内容通顺，每空格限填一次，首字母已给)
Good things often come in small packages. This is e____43____ true in the case of miniature art(微型艺术), where, upon close observation, great things are often revealed. The National Gallery of London describes “an artist who paints in great details on a very small scale” as a miniaturist. The pieces that miniaturists create are called miniature art. E____44____ examples can be dated back to centuries ago in many places around the world. In India, tiny drawings were painted on to palm leaves 7.62 centimeters wide. A 12.5-millimeter-tall carving of a bird, d____45____ in Lingjing, China, has been called China’s oldest work of art. The carving, about 13,500 years old, might be one of the world’s oldest pieces of miniature art.
Over the years, miniaturists have used many different m____46____, from paper to plant seeds, to create tiny paintings, sculptures and engravings of people, animals and scenery.
Two things are required of each artist: plenty of time and being p____47____ to create miniature art. The pieces are so tiny that they need to be worked on carefully and slowly.
Though small, the pieces must be perfectly formed. Someone o____48____ said, “A miniature must always be designed for close observation. It is meant to be held in the hand, watched closely and even to be looked at with a magnifying glass.” Tiny miniature paintings must be accomplished with such fine strokes(笔划) that when the piece is magnified, its amazing detail is enhanced. The same is true for miniature sculptures and all other forms of miniature art. Miniature art began to l____49____ its attraction in the 19th century when photography appeared. Over the last 30 years, though, miniatures have been made popular again. It is unlikely that miniature art will ever go away as long as people remain fascinated by tiny masterpieces.
（2022·上海浦东新·一模）Fill in the blanks with proper words.
Li Wen is a normal 15-year-old boy who works hard in school and gets good grades. It is hard to b____50____ that he used to be a “problem child” until a conversation with his parents influenced his way of thinking. Li Wen lives in the Sichuan countryside. As a small child, he seldom gave his parents any problems, and they were proud of him. H____51____, after his parents moved to Guangzhou to work, the boy’s life became more difficult. He had to move in with his grandmother.
Li Wen began to cause problems for himself and his family. He was no longer interested in studying. He was o____52____ absent from classes, and he failed his examinations. Finally, his parents made a decision to send him to a boarding school. Li Wen no longer lived with his grandmother. He studied, ate and s____53____ at the school, and he hated it. There were so many rules, and he used to keep breaking them. One day, he told his teacher he wanted to leave the school. Even the teacher agreed that Li Wen was wasting his time.
The head teacher advised his parents to talk with their son in person. His parents took a 40-hour train ride and a five-hour b____54____ ride to go back to their hometown. To Li Wen’s surprise, their conversation changed his life. “It was exactly what I needed,” he said. “My parents helped me to u____55____ how much they had given me. They also told me that even though they couldn’t be there to take care of me, they were always thinking of me and would take pride in everything good that I did. That’s when I decided to change. I realized that since my parents moved away, I’ve been afraid of being a____56____, and have tried to make my parents pay more attention to me.”
Now Li Wen has really changed. He has been working hard and is now one of the best students in his class. His parents’ love has made him feel good about himself. “It’s very important for parents to be there for their children,” Li Wen says.
（2022·上海·模拟预测）Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words（在短文的空格内填入适当的词， 是其内容通顺，每空格限填一次，首字母已给）
Beethoven(贝多芬)is famous for his nine symphonies(交响乐). Before he died, he began a new symphony, but never f____57____ it. Computer scientists and musicians have now used artificial intelligence(AI人工智能)to complete his 10th Symphony.
Beethoven was born over 250 years ago, yet his music is still played daily around the world. Beethoven wrote many famous pieces of music, especially his nine symphonies. When Beethoven died in 1827, he had some ideas for a 10th Symphony. But all that he left b____58____ were some notes about the piece and a few “sketches”-short bits of written music.
In 2019, a special team of musicians, computer scientists, and historians was formed. Their g____59____ is to try to complete Beethoven’s 10th Symphony to celebrate his 250th birthday. The team didn’t just want to complete the symphony, they wanted to come as close as possible to producing the symphony that Beethoven meant to write. That’s where AI came in.
To t____60____ an AI to help with the symphony, the team turned every piece of music that Beethoven ever wrote into a form the computer could understand. In this way, the AI could look for patterns in the way Beethoven wrote.
Other members of the team studied Beethoven’s notes and sketches, and worked to figure out what Beethoven was p____61____ to do.
One early test told the team they were on the r____62____ track. They took a few minutes of music created by the AI based on Beethoven’s sketches, and played it for Beethoven experts, musicians, and reporters. No one could tell which parts had been written by Beethoven and which parts the AI made up.
It took the team over two years to complete Beethoven’s 10th Symphony. Recently, it was performed for the first rime ever by the Beethoven Orchestra in Bonn, Germany.
So Beethoven now has a 10th Symphony. And t____63____ Beethoven didn’t write it all, the team feels sure that the music is very much like what he might have written.
（2022·上海黄浦·一模）在短文的空格内填入适当的词，是其内容通顺，每空格限填一次，首字母已给。
If you had to describe yourself to someone else, what would you say? It can be difficult to see yourself from the o____64____, but being aware of who you are can help you understand emotions and strengthen friendships.
Self-awareness means tuning into your thoughts, feelings and behaviour, and understanding how they can a____65____other people. If you’re self-aware, you may know that you love playing an instrument because you’re good at it, and music makes you happy. Dr Tasha Eurich describes self-awareness as “an ability” to see ourselves c____66____, to understand who we are, how others see us, and how we fit into the world.
Knowing what you like and dislike, what you’re good at and what you find difficult a____67____ you to make better decisions about friendships, schoolwork and even which films to watch. You learn to trust your own feelings more, which builds c____68____. The world Health Organisation says self-awareness is one of 10 important life s____69____ that help young people lead happier, healthier lives. Being self-aware doesn’t mean only thinking of yourself. By understanding your own feelings, you have more respect for other people too.
A good way to learn about anything is to ask questions. Dr. Eurich s____70____ asking yourself questions that start with “What” instead of “Why”. So if you don’t understand why you keep arguing with a friend, ask yourself what you disagree instead of why you’re arguing.
（2022·上海静安·一模）I was cycling and saw a person about 250 meters ahead of me. I could tell I was cycling a little f__71__ than him. I decided to catch up with him. I had about a kilometre to go on the road before turning off.
I started cycling more and more quickly. After a while, I was o__72__ about 100 metres behind him, so I really sped up and tried my best.
Finally, I passed him. On the inside, I felt so d__73__. I defeated him! But he didn’t know we were racing.
After I passed him, I felt so happy and rode on. Soon I found that I had missed my turn and had to r__74__.
Isn’t that what happens in life when we compete with others, trying to outdo them or trying to show that we are more s__75__ or more important? We think it is an exciting moment, so we spend our time and e__76__ running after them and miss out on our own paths.
The problem with an unhealthy race is that it’s a never ending cycle. There will always be s__77__ ahead of you in one way or another. What you should do is just run your own race and wish others well.
Wherever you go, no matter what the weather is, always bring your own sunshine.
（2022·上海金山·二模）On my father’s birthday, my parents and I went out for dinner. The restaurant was brightly lit and very noisy, with lots of diners. Waiters move b___78___ between the tables.
We had just ordered our meals when suddenly all the lights in the restaurant went out. The place went completely dark. All the conversations in the restaurant s___79___ for a moment, and then everybody started talking together. “What’s happened to the lights? ” “Ooh, it’s a blackout! ” Some people laughed, and other seemed a little w___80___.
Then the restaurant manager came in, holding a candle. He spoke to all the diners, “Ladies and gentlemen, I am very sorry for this. Our power has gone out. The power has gone out across the whole neighborhood, and we don’t know when it will be restored. Please be p___81___. Our waiters will bring candles so that you can continue with your evening.”
The waiters came in with lit candles and placed them on the tables.
One of the diners asked, “What about our meals?”
“Don’t worry, sir,” replied the manager. “Fortunately, we use gas in our kitchen, not e___82___, so the chef can continue cooking all your meals. Once again, ladies and gentlemen, I a ___83___.”
My father said to me, “let’s go out the street and take a look.”
He and I went out of the front door and looked up and down the street. Sure enough, it was in total darkness.
We went back in and sat at the table with my mother. Our faces were lit up by the candlelight. The waiter brought our meals and we started eating.
“You know, I don’t mind this at all.” said Dad. He looked around at the restaurant. “It’s quite pretty! And I feel s___84___——I’m having a birthday dinner by candlelight!”
“You always look on the right side! ” said Mum. We all laughed.
（2022·上海静安·二模）
Tourism has become a huge industry. Tourists make millions of foreign trips a year, twice as m___85___ as 20 years ago. It’s now the largest employer on Earth. Clearly, it can do great good, but it can also do great damage.
It’s true that tourism has brought benefits to many areas of the world that were very poor. However, mass tourism also has some bad e___86___. Local culture and customs change as more tourists arrive. Too much tourism damages the environment. And more and more tourists are behaving badly.
Complaints from local people are growing. In cities such as Barcelona or Venice residents say that too many tourists arrive on cruise ships（游抡）. As a result, town centres are overcrowded. They tell stories about n___87___ parties that keep people awake all night. In famous beauty spots, where tourist money was welcomed, people are now worried about the damage tourists do to the environment.
Of course, many tourists enjoy the benefits of tourism in a responsible way. They choose holidays that support the local economy and they respect the local culture and the environment. Environmentally friendly tourism, or eco-tourism, is becoming more p___88___.
Responsible tourist behaviour is necessary, but it isn't enough to solve the problem. Many people now believe that governments should control how many visitors enter their country. They believe they should l___89___ the number of cruise ships that use their ports and should not allow too many hotel developments.
U___90___, governments are in a difficult situation. Tourism brings in a lot of money and this helps them i___91___ life for the local people. However, some governments are beginning to understand that too much tourism can be bad for the local population and the environment. They’ve taken some measures to promote environmentally friendly tourism. There may still be hope.
（2022·上海上海·二模）Impatient people are often seen as proud and self-important. Being impatient can affect your relationships at work and at home negatively (有害地). People will sense anger from you and not like d_____92_____ with you if you are impatient. They might even come to avoid you completely. Impatient people are often seen as making quick decisions as they don’ t let people communicate fully or find out all the facts first. When you notice you are impatient, you can find some ways to overcome them. Here are two ways that may help you.
Because impatient people are often b_____93_____ and hate to waste time, they sometimes don’ t leave extra time for small mistakes. This means that, if they need to be somewhere, they are always doing other tasks t_____94_____ the last minute. They don’ t leave extra time in case a bus is late, they can’ t find their car keys or some other p_____95_____ appear. When you need to get somewhere, especially if it is somewhere important, give yourself some extra time. If you arrive early, you can relax or do something then.
Be prepared. If being hungry gets you impatient, keep a health bar with you at all times. If you hate sitting around waiting, see to some business on your phone or keep a book to read handy at all times. If you know that you might be s_____96_____ in traffic or wait at the airport, think about what you might need to pass the time. A game might be helpful or even something as s_____97_____ as a pen and paper to write a letter.
Sometimes patience is about changing our attitude to our place in the world. Don’ t believe that your time is more important than a_____98_____ else’ s. You can learn to control the emotions you feel when you are impatient and so become a person who is both easier to get on with and enjoys life more.
（2022·上海徐汇·二模）Hundreds of thousands of people often see their faces on the TV screen. They may be speaking “live” from the scene of an earthquake or interviewing a famous person. They look confident as they present stories or give regular updates on an important news event. They are TV reporters.
To many of us, TV reporters seem to have an e_____99_____ job. After all, they will be among the first to know about major local and world events and they often get to watch these events happen right before their eyes. They e_____100_____ have many opportunities to meet well-known people and top leaders.
Actually, reporters not only have to put in a lot of hard work, they must also develop different skills and have the right personality for the job.
TV reporters must tell an interesting story so that people will want to watch and pay attention to it. To get the news to their viewers as quickly as possible, TV reporters have to work long and irregular hours. They often work nights, weekends, and h_____101_____ —when people in most other jobs are taking their days off. Reporters must always be ready to get to work right away. During sudden news event, TV reporters may have to put down some notes and start reporting i_____102_____. In such a situation, they may not have the time to get back to the TV station and write down their story. Sometimes, a reporter has to c_____103_____ a news story that he has been working on because another news story may seem more important.
When TV reporters study for their job, they have to learn to write news stories that go with the video the cameraman has shot. Writing for TV is very different from writing an o_____104_____ report.
In order to attract their viewers, they must learn to dress professionally and smartly. TV reporters must speak clearly and appear relaxed. They must learn to look into the camera and smile. Besides, a TV reporter’s v_____105_____ is key to his or her success on the job. When training for the job, students learn to speak at the right volume to deliver their news story in such a way as to keep their viewers interested.
参考答案：
1．(e)xactly 2．(h)urt 3．(b)righter 4．(m)ess 5．(s)urprised 6．(h)imself 7．(s)trange
【分析】本文主要通过珍妮画画的故事告诉我们：每个人看世界的时候看到的东西都不一样。
1．句意：如果你的画和你旁边的人画的不一样，也不要担心。根据“Don’t worry if your painting doesn’t look...like the painting by the person next to you,”结合单词首字母可知此处是指如果你的画确实和你旁边的人画的不一样。exactly“确切地”，是副词，故填(e)xactly。
2．句意：珍妮工作很努力。她花了很长时间作画，手因握画笔而开始疼痛。根据“She spent so long painting that her hand began to....from holding the brush”结合单词首字母可知此处是指手因长时间握画笔而开始疼痛，hurt“疼痛”，是动词，空前有不定式符号to，动词用原形，故填(h)urt。
3．句意：它覆盖了整页，颜色比真正的花还要鲜艳。根据“It covered the whole page and the colors were...than the real flowers.”结合单词首字母可知此处是指颜色更明亮，鲜艳，bright“明亮的”，由than可知用比较级形式，故填(b)righter。
4．句意：看起来一团糟。根据“It looks like a big...said Carrie. ‘Did you pour the paint?’”结合单词首字母可知此处是指一团糟，mess“混乱”，前面有a修饰，用原形，故填(m)ess。
5．句意：珍妮非常惊讶。根据“It looks like a big...said Carrie. ‘Did you pour the paint?”以及“I think it’s wonderful, Jenny. It’s so full of color and happiness”可知珍妮是感到很惊讶的，surprised“惊讶的”，修饰人，故填(s)urprised。
6．句意：这就是他对自己的看法。根据“ Everyone sees different things when they look at the world”以及“This is how he saw...”结合单词首字母可知此处是指艺术家对他自己的看法，himself“他自己”，是反身代词，故填(h)imself。
7．句意：他们的一些画很奇怪，但她喜欢全部看一看。根据“Some of their paintings were very ...but she liked to look at them all.”结合单词首字母可知此处是指一些画很奇怪，strange“奇怪的”，是形容词，故填(s)trange。
8．(a)lmost 9．(w)orried 10．(d)irty 11．(i)magined 12．(j)ob 13．(w)ithout 14．(d)isappointed
【分析】本文主要讲述了Teddy在他最后一天工作日回家的路上帮助了一位老妇人的善行义举，老妇人想用金钱来回报他，但是Teddy告诉老妇人，如果想回报他，在看到别人有需要帮助的时候，要毫不犹豫地帮助别人。
8．句意：他几乎没有看见她。此句不缺任何成分，此空应填副词作状语，根据“He …didn’t see her”及首字母可知，几乎没看见她，almost“几乎”，故填(a)lmost。
9．句意：尽管他脸上挂着微笑，她还是很担心。根据“Was he going to hurt her? He didn’t look safe.”可知，看到Teddy停下车，这位女士担心他会不会伤害她，故填(w)orried。
10．句意：但他弄脏自己，并且弄伤了双手。根据“Teddy lay down and moved under the car changing the tire”及首字母可知，换轮胎会弄脏双手，dirty“脏的”，形容词作表语，故填(d)irty。
11．句意：她已经想象过，如果他不停下来，可能会发生的所有可怕的事情。此空缺少动词作谓语，根据“She already … all the awful things that might happen if he had not stopped”及首字母可知，已经想象过如果没有Teddy的帮助会发生更糟糕的事，imagine“想象”，根据“might”可知，主句用一般过去时，故填(i)magined。
12．句意：这不是他的工作。根据“Teddy never thought about being paid”及首字母可知，他不需要那位女士给他钱，因为帮助这位女士并不是一份工作，故填(j)ob。
13．句意：她可以毫不犹豫地帮他或她一个忙。根据“He told her that if she really wanted to pay him back, the next time she saw someone who needed help”及首字母可知，Teddy希望这位女士如果下次看到有人需要帮助，希望她可以毫不犹豫地出手帮助别人，without hesitation“毫不犹豫”，故填(w)ithout。
14．句意：那是一个寒冷的日子，他刚才感到很失望。根据第一段“It was the last day for Teddy in the company. After he packed up all his personal belongings”以及“Now he felt good as he went home, disappearing into the twilight”可知，刚开始Teddy还因为今天是他最后一天工作日而感到失望，故填(d)isappointed。
15．(h)ard 16．(r)ecognize##(r)ecognise 17．(A)lthough 18．(m)ove 19．(l)ess 20．(w)hether 21．(s)tep
【分析】本文主要关于阅读障碍症，介绍阅读障碍症患者如何阅读书面文字以及能帮助他们阅读的特殊字体。
15．句意：阅读困难症与智力无关，但阅读障碍症患者很难阅读书面文字。根据“When most children begin to read, they learn the sounds that make up words.”可知，阅读障碍症患者很难阅读书面文字，hard“困难的”，符合语境。故填(h)ard。
16．句意：最后，他们能识别出他们听到的单词。根据“When most children begin to read, they learn the sounds that make up words. Then they connect the sounds to letters and blend the sounds to make words.”可知，阅读障碍症患者通过听声音来识别单词，recognize/recognise“识别”，动词，空前有情态动词can，此处填动词原形。故填(r)ecognize/(r)ecognise。
17．句意：虽然阅读障碍症无法治愈，但有一些方法可以帮助阅读障碍症患者学习阅读。根据“dyslexia can’t be cured, there are ways to help people with dyslexia learn to read”可知，此处为让步关系，应用although“尽管”引导让步状语从句。故填(A)lthough。
18．句意：他们可以练习如何移动嘴巴发出特定的声音。根据“They can practice how to...their mouths to make certain sounds.”以及首字母提示可知，此处指移动嘴巴发出特定的声音，move“移动”，动词；how to do sth.“如何做某事”，所以此处填动词原形。故填(m)ove。
19．句意：他让每个字母看起来都不一样，所以读者不太可能感到困惑。根据“He made each letter look different, so readers are...likely to get confused.”可知，此处指读者不太可能感到困惑，less“更少”，符合语境。故填(l)ess。
20．句意：科学家们正在研究特殊的阅读障碍字体，以确定它们是否真的能帮助阅读障碍症患者更快更准确地阅读。根据“Scientists are studying special dyslexic fonts to decide...they really help people with dyslexia to read faster and more accurately.”可知，此处指确定它们是否真的能帮助阅读障碍症患者更快更准确地阅读，whether“是否”。故填(w)hether。
21．句意：然而，科学家们确信，细致的字体设计是帮助阅读障碍症患者应对挑战的重要一步。根据“scientists are sure that careful font design is an important...toward helping dyslexics meet their challenges”以及首字母提示可知，此处指细致的字体设计是帮助阅读障碍症患者的重要一步，step“步骤”，名词，空前有an，此处填名词单数。故填(s)tep。
22．(a)ttention 23．(b)arking 24．(w)ays 25．(T)rain 26．(h)ow 27．(o)thers 28．(n)atural
【分析】本文主要讲述了狗也有嫉妒心，给出其嫉妒的表现以及一些处理的方法。
22．句意：这种行为是你的狗在告诉你它需要更多的关注。根据“This behavior is your dog’s way of telling you that it needs more...”结合单词首字母可知处是指狗狗这样做是为了告诉你它需要更多的关注，attention“注意，关注”，是不可数名词，故填(a)ttention。
23．句意：你的狗可能会通过吠叫或咬来表示嫉妒。根据“Your dog might show jealousy by...or biting.”结合单词首字母可知狗狗是通过叫或者咬来表示嫉妒。bark“叫”，是动词，前面有介词，动词用动名词形式，故填(b)arking。
24．句意：尝试以下方法。根据“Try the following...”以及下文可知此处是指方法，way“方法”，是可数名词，下文有好几种方法，所以名词用复数形式，故填(w)ays。
25．句意：训练你的狗。根据“Practice basic commands(指令)like sit and stay. This will help you manage your dog when you notice bad behavior.”可知此处是指训练你的狗。train“训练”，是动词，此处是祈使句，动词用原形，故填(T)rain。
26．句意：这将帮助你的狗了解你希望它如何表现。根据“Give your dog treats and care when it’s calm. This will help your dog understand...you want it to behave.”结合单词首字母可知此处是指你希望它怎么去表现，how“怎么样”，故填(h)ow。
27．句意：让你的狗与其他狗相处。根据“The dog park is a good place for your dog to practice playing with other dogs.”可知此处是指和其他的狗狗相处，others等于other+dogs，此处表示“其他狗”，故填(o)thers。
28．句意：当一条狗深深地爱着一个人时，嫉妒是很自然的。根据“When a dog loves someone deeply, it’s...for it to feel jealous”可知此处是指狗有嫉妒心是很正常，自然的。natural“自然的”，是形容词，故填(n)atural。
29．(w)inners 30．(h)uge 31．(g)rew 32．(a)lways 33．(p)leased 34．(s)top 35．(w)omen
【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了作者因为参加一场球赛而奠定了自己也想打橄榄球的决心。
29．句意：我是比赛的获胜者之一。根据“but I entered a competition last month to win tickets for a rugby match at Twickenham”可知，作者赢了一场在特威克纳姆举行的橄榄球比赛的门票，所以是获胜者，winner“获胜者”，用于“one of+名词复数”结构中，故填(w)inners。
30．句意：我知道Twickenham是世界上最大的橄榄球体育场，但它太大了——有足够的空间容纳8200名球迷。根据“there’s enough room for 8,200 supporters”可知，体育场很大，huge“巨大的”符合语境，在句中作表语，故填(h)uge。
31．句意：在那里没有体育场之前，人们在土地上种植卷心菜，所以它也被称为“卷心菜地”。根据“people g...cabbages on the land”可知，是在土地上种植卷心菜，grow“种植”符合语境，时态是一般过去时，动词用过去式，故填(g)rew。
32．句意：在橄榄球比赛中有几种不同的得分方式，所以观看比赛总是令人兴奋的。根据“There are several different ways of getting points in rugby, so it’s a...exciting to watch.”可知，观看比赛总是令人兴奋的，用副词“always”作状语，故填(a)lways。
33．句意：英格兰队教练看上去不太高兴。根据“The England coach didn’t look p...His team was losing by 7 points.”可知，他的队伍输了，所以教练不高兴，pleased“高兴的”符合语境，在句中作表语，故填(p)leased。
34．句意：他带球跑，澳大利亚队员试图阻止他。根据“Then Dad grabbed my arm and pointed at one of the England players. He was running with the ball and the Australians were trying to s...him.”可知，澳大利亚队员试图阻止英国的队员进球，stop“阻止”符合语境，用于“try to do sth”短语中，故填(s)top。
35．句意：越来越多的妇女开始从事像橄榄球、足球和高尔夫这样的运动。根据“With my dad’s help, I found a girls’ team nearby and next week I will begin rugby training.”可知，作者去参加了女子队，所以越来越多的女性开始从事像橄榄球、足球和高尔夫这样的运动，woman“女性”符合语境，根据“are”可知，此处应用复数形式，故填(w)omen。
36．(h)eavy 37．(r)eceive 38．(l)arger 39．(L)uckily 40．(d)estroyed 41．(o)nly 42．(s)urface
【分析】主旨大意：在1997年，威廉被飞来的不明物体击中，这个物体就是卫星的一部分，很多卫星老了以后就成为太空垃圾，而且其危害很大。
36．句意：它就像一个空汽水罐一样重。was后接形容词作表语，as…as中间接形容词原级，根据“an empty soda can”及首字母可知，跟空汽水罐一样重，heavy“沉重的”符合，故填(h)eavy。
37．句意：我们需要卫星发送和接收电视和无线电信号，报告天气和许多其他事情。此空与send构成并列关系，根据“TV and radio signals”及首字母可知，此处指接收电视和无线电信号，receive“接收”符合，故填(r)eceive。
38．句意：科学家们认为大约有16000个直径大于10厘米的物体围绕地球飞行。根据“and tens of millions of smaller objects too”及首字母可知，此处指大于10厘米的物体，large“大的”符合，根据“than”可知，此空应填比较级，故填(l)arger。
39．句意：幸运的是，没有太多的碰撞。此空位于句首，且空格后有逗号隔开，此空应填副词修饰整个句子。根据“there haven’t been many collisions”可知，没有太多的碰撞，这是一件幸运的事，故填(L)uckily。
40．句意：但在2009年，一颗旧的俄罗斯卫星撞毁了一颗美国卫星，并产生了2000块新的太空垃圾。根据“an old Russian satellite hit”及“that created 2,000 new pieces of space junk”可知，两个卫星撞毁会产生太空垃圾，destroy“摧毁”符合，根据“hit”可知，句子是一般过去时，动词用过去式，故填(d)estroyed。
41．句意：但是洛蒂·威廉姆斯是唯一被击中的人。根据“Pieces of space junk re-enter the Earth’s atmosphere every day”及but并结合首字母可知，他是唯一被击中的人，only“唯一的”符合，故填(o)nly。
42．句意：大多数太空垃圾燃烧后不会到达地球表面。根据“Most space junk burns up”及首字母可知，太空垃圾燃烧后就不会到达地球表面，surface“表面”符合，故填(s)urface。
43．(e)specially##(e)xactly##(e)xtremely 44．(E)arly 45．(d)iscovered 46．(m)aterials 47．(p)atient 48．(o)nce 49．(l)ose
【分析】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍微型艺术的发展历史。
43．句意：这在微型艺术中尤其是完全/非常正确的，在那里，通过近距离的观察，伟大的事物往往会被揭示出来。根据题干中“is…true”可知此处需填副词修饰形容词，根据后句“…upon close observation, great things are often revealed.”可知微型艺术是通过近距离观察，伟大美妙的事物常被发现，所以美好的事物常来自于细小的包装，这句话非常准确地诠释了微型艺术。结合所给首字母。故填(e)specially/(e)xactly/(e)xtremely。
44．句意：早期的例子可以追溯到几个世纪前的世界各地的许多地方。根据题干中“be dated back to centuries ago”追溯到几个世纪前以及后句“In India, tiny drawings were painted on to palm leaves 7.62 centimeters wide. A 12.5-millimeter-tall carving of a bird, d..in Lingjing, China, has been called China’s oldest work of art.”可知在印度，在宽7.62厘米的棕榈叶上画上了细小的图案；在中国灵井发现了一尊12.5毫米高的鸟雕，被称为中国最古老的艺术品。可见很早前就有微型艺术。根据所给空后面的名词可知填形容词。结合后文句意以及首字母。故填(E)arly。
45．句意：在中国灵井发现了一尊12.5毫米高的鸟雕，被称为中国最古老的艺术品。分析题干“A 12.5-millimeter-tall carving of a bird… in Lingjing, China, has been called…”可知此处需用过去分词作定语，修饰“A 12.5-millimeter-tall carving of a bir”，结合句意和所给首字母此处应是表达在中国发现一尊12.5毫米高的鸟雕。故填(d)iscovered。
46．句意：多年来，微图画家们使用了许多不同的材料，从纸张到植物种子，来创作微型绘画、雕塑和人、动物和风景的雕刻。根据所给空“many different…”可知此处需填名词复数；根据后文“from paper to plant seeds, to create tiny paintings, sculptures and engravings of people, animals and scenery.”可知从纸张到植物种子进行雕刻，可见微图画家用不同的材料来创作。结合首字母和句意，故填(m)aterials。
47．句意：每个艺术家都需要两件事：足够的时间和耐心来创作微型艺术。根据题干“being…”可知此处需填形容词，根据后文“The pieces are so tiny that they need to be worked on carefully and slowly.”可知这些作品太小了，需要小心而缓慢地处理。”所以微型艺术需要耐心。故填(p)atient。
48．句意：有人曾经说过：“微型模型必须是为了近距离观察而设计的。”根据题干“someone…said”可知此处需填副词；根据后文引用的内容““A miniature must always be designed for close observation. It is meant to be held in the hand, watched closely and even to be looked at with a magnifying glass.” ”可知这是有人曾经说过的话。结合首字母，故填(o)nce。
49．句意：微型艺术在19世纪摄影术出现后开始失去吸引力。根据题干“begin to do”开始做某事，此处需填动词原形，根据后句“…photography appeared”可知摄影技术出现，可推测出微型艺术就开始失去吸引力。结合所给首字母，故填(l)ose。
50．(b)elieve 51．(H)owever 52．(o)ften 53．(s)lept 54．(b)us 55．(u)nderstand 56．(a)lone
【分析】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要介绍了李闻通过和父母的谈话由一个“问题儿童”变成了一个品学兼优的好学生的故事。
50．句意：很难相信他曾经是一个“问题儿童”，直到与父母的谈话影响了他的思维方式。根据空后的“he used to be a “problem child”可知，应该是很难相信他曾经是一个“问题儿童”，由空前的“to”可知，应该填的是动词原形believe“相信”，故填(b)elieve。
51．句意：然而，在他的父母搬到广州工作之后，男孩的生活变得很艰难。根据前文的“As a small child, he seldom gave his parents any problems, and they were proud of him”和后文的“after his parents moved to Guangzhou to work, the boy’s life became more difficult”可知，前后是转折关系，用however“然而”，首字母大写，故填(H)owever。
52．句意：他经常逃课。根据前文的“He was no longer interested in studying”并结合所给首字母可知，应该是他经常逃课，often意为“经常”，故填(o)ften。
53．句意：他在学校学习，吃饭和睡觉。根据前文的“his parents made a decision to send him to a boarding school”可知，应该是在学校学习，吃饭和睡觉，时态是一般过去时，用sleep“睡觉”的过去式slept，故填(s)lept。
54．句意：他的父母坐了40个小时的火车和5个小时的公共汽车回到他们的家乡。根据前文的“took a 40-hour train ride and a five-hour”并结合所给单词首字母可知，应该是5个小时的公共汽车的车程，bus意为“公共汽车”，故填(b)us。
55．句意：我的父母帮助我了解他们给了我多少。根据空前的“My parents helped me to”和空后的“how much they had given me”并结合所给单词首字母可知，应该是我的父母帮助我了解他们给了我多少，由空前的“to”可知，应该填动词原形understand“理解”，故填(u)nderstand。
56．句意：我一直害怕孤独。根据前文的“I realized that since my parents moved away”和后文的“and have tried to make my parents pay more attention to me”并结合所给单词首字母可知，应该是“我”一直害怕孤独，形容词alone意为“孤独的”，故填(a)lone。
57．(f)inished 58．(b)ehind 59．(g)oal 60．(t)rain##(t)each 61．(p)lanning##(p)reparing 62．(r)ight 63．(t)hough
【分析】这篇短文主要讲述了著名的音乐家贝多芬在他去世之前，他开始了一部新的交响乐，但从未完成过。计算机科学家和音乐家通过人工智能想完成他的第十交响曲。
57．句意：在他去世之前，他开始了一部新的交响乐，但从未完成。根据“Before he died, he began a new symphony,”及下文but转折连词，可知此处是“但从未完成”，整篇短文是过去时态，finish“完成”，是动词，过去式是finished，故填(f)inished。
58．句意：但他留下的只是一些关于这首曲子的笔记和一些“草图”——些短小的书面音乐。根据“were some notes about the piece and a few “sketches”-short bits of written music.”可知，此处是“但他留下的所有”，短语leave behind“留下”，故填(b)ehind。
59．句意：他们的目标是完成贝多芬的第十交响曲，以庆祝他的250岁生日。根据“to try to complete Beethoven’s 10th Symphony to celebrate his 250th birthday.”可知，此处是“他们的目标是……”，their是形容词性物主代词，后加名词，goal“目标”，是名词，谓语动词是单数is，主语应为单数，故填(g)oal。
60．句意：为了训练/教授人工智能帮助创作交响乐，该团队将贝多芬创作的每一首音乐都转换成计算机可以理解的形式。to是动词不定式，后加动词原形，根据“an AI to help with the symphony”可知，此处是训练/教授人工智能，短语train/teach sb. to do sth.“训练/教授某人做某事”，train“训练”，是动词；teach“教”，是动词，故填(t)rain/(t)each。
61．句意：团队中的其他成员研究了贝多芬的笔记和草图，并努力找出贝多芬正在计划/准备做什么。根据语境知是过去进行时，其结构是was doing的形式，根据“and worked to figure out”可知，此处是“并努力找出贝多芬正在计划/准备做什么”，plan“计划”，是动词，现在分词是planning；prepare“准备”，是动词，现在分词是preparing，故填(p)lanning/(p)reparing。
62．句意：一个早期测试告诉团队他们在正确的轨道上。根据“They took a few minutes of music created by the AI based on Beethoven’s sketches, and played it for Beethoven experts, musicians, and reporters.”可知，他们在正确的轨道上，track是名词，空前用形容词修饰，right“正确的”，是形容词，故填(r)ight。
63．句意：虽然贝多芬并没有写下所有的作品，但团队确信这首音乐与他可能写的非常相似。根据“the team feels sure that the music is very much like what he might have written.”可知，此处是让步状语从句，though“虽然”，是连词，引导让步状语从句，故填(t)hough。
64．(o)utside 65．(a)ffect 66．(c)learly 67．(a)llow 68．(c)onfidence 69．(s)kills 70．(s)uggests
【分析】本文主要介绍了自我意识的概念以及拥有自我意识的重要性。
64．句意：从外部看自己可能很难，但了解自己可以帮助你理解情绪，增进友谊。but表示转折，根据“but being aware of who you are can help you understand emotions and strengthen friendships.”以及结合首字母o可知，此处指“从外面”。故填(o)utside。
65．句意：自我意识意味着调整你的想法、感受和行为，并理解它们如何影响他人。根据“…other people”以及结合首字母a可知，此处指“影响他人”。故填(a)ffect。
66．句意：Tasha Eurich博士将自我意识描述为清楚地认识自己的能力，了解我们是谁，别人如何看待我们，以及我们如何融入这个世界。根据“see ourselves…”可知，此空需要填一个副词修饰动词see，结合单词首字母c可知，应该是clearly“清楚地”。故填(c)learly。
67．句意：知道你喜欢什么，不喜欢什么，你擅长什么，你发现什么困难，让你在友谊，学业，甚至是看什么电影上做出更好的决定。allow sb. to do sth.“允许某人做某事”。故填(a)llow。
68．句意：你要学会更多地相信自己的感觉，这样才能建立信心。根据“You learn to trust your own feelings more,”可知，更多地相信自己的感觉可以建立信心。故填(c)onfidence。
69．句意：世界卫生组织表示，自我意识是帮助年轻人过上更幸福、更健康生活的十大重要生活技能之一。根据“self-awareness”及结合首字母s可知，自我意识是一项生活技能。skill“技能”，one of后接可数名词复数。故填(s)kills。
70．句意：Eurich建议用“什么”而不是“为什么”开始问自己问题。根据“A good way to learn about anything is to ask questions.”以及“asking yourself questions that start with “What” instead of “Why””可知，这是Eurich的建议，suggest“建议”，本文时态为一般现在时，主语Eurich为第三人称单数，故填(s)uggests。
71．(f)aster 72．(o)nly 73．(d)elighted 74．(r)eturn 75．(s)uccessful 76．(e)nergy 77．(s)omebody##(s)omeone
【分析】本文通过介绍作者自己的亲身经历，告诉我们没有必要总是打败别人的道理。
71．句意：我看得出来我骑车比他快一点。由句中的“than”可知，此处使用比较级；根据下文“I decided to catch up with him.我决定追上他。”可知，我要想追上前方那个人，就得比他骑快点。fast“快速地”，其比较级为faster“较快地”。故填(f)aster。
72．句意：过了一会儿，我离他只有100米远了，所以我加快了速度，尽了最大努力。根据下文“sped up and tried my best”可知，我加速了，与他的距离缩短了，距离他仅仅有100米。故填(o)nly。
73．句意：在内心，我感到如此高兴。根据后文“I defeated him!”可知，作者打败了他，内心愉悦。故填(d)elighted。
74．句意：很快，我发现我已经错过了我的路口，不得不折返回去。根据文中“missed my turn”可知作者为了超越前面的人而错过了路口，不得不往回走。故填(r)eturn。
75．句意：当我们和别人竞争时，努力去超过别人或展示我们比别人更加成功、更加重要时，这种情景难道不是发生在我们生活中吗？结合本句中“outdo them”以及“more important”，可知与之并列的为“more successful”，故填(s)uccessful。
76．句意：我们花费时间和精力追逐他们，结果却错过了自己的路。句中“spend”意为花费，需要加时间或精力作宾语，故填(e)nergy。
77．句意：在你前面的一条路或其他路上，总会有某人领先于你。结合文中“What you should do is just run your own race and wish others well.”可知，走好自己的路，也祝福别人。故填(s)omebody或(s)omeone。
78．(b)usily 79．(s)topped 80．(w)orried 81．(p)atient 82．(e)lectricity 83．(a)pologize 84．(s)pecial
【分析】本文是一篇记叙文。作者讲述了在父亲生日那天，他和父母出去吃晚饭。刚点了餐，餐厅里的灯因停电突然熄灭了。结果父亲一点也不介意，因为这是真正在烛光下吃的一顿生日晚餐。
78．句意：服务员在桌子间忙来忙去。根据句子结构可知，空处的词是修饰动词，应是副词；根据首字母提示和句意，空处应是busily，忙碌地。故填(b)usily。
79．句意：餐厅里所有的谈话都停了一会儿。根据句子结构可知，空处是句子的谓语动词；结合前句“The place went completely dark.”语境可知，空处应是stop，停止；句子是一般过去时，动词应用过去式stopped。故填(s)topped。
80．句意：其他人似乎有点担心。根据前句“Some people laughed,”和首字母提示可知，空处应是worried，担心的。故填worried，担心的。故填(w)orried。
81．句意：请耐心点。根据前句“The power has gone out across the whole neighborhood, and we don’t know when it will be restored.”语境和首字母提示可知，应是请求大家耐心点，故空处应是patient，耐心的，形容词。故填patient。故填(p)atient。
82．句意：幸运的是，我们厨房里用的是煤气，而不是电，这样厨师就可以继续为你做饭了。根据前文因停电而灯突然熄灭的语境和首字母提示可知，空处应是electricity，电。故填(e)lectricity。
83．句意：女士们先生们，我再次向你们道歉。根据前文停电语境和首字母提示可知，空处应是apologize，道歉；句子是一般现在时，主语“I”是第一人称，故动词应用原形。故填(a)pologize。
84．句意：我觉得很特别——我要在烛光下吃生日晚餐！根据后句“I’m having a birthday dinner by candlelight!”和首字母提示，feel是系动词，后跟形容词，空处应是special，特别的。故填(s)pecial。
85．(m)any##(m)uch 86．(e)ffects 87．(n)oisy 88．(p)opular 89．(l)imit 90．(U)nfortunately##(U)nluckily 91．(i)mprove
【分析】文章介绍了旅游的好处和负面影响，以及怎样消除和避免这些消极影响。
85．句意：游客每年有数百万次的国外旅行，是20年前的两倍。as...as中间接形容词副词的原级，此处指的是“和……一样多”，结合首字母提示可知，many/much符合，故填(m)any/(m)uch。
86．句意：然而，大众旅游也有一些不良影响。根据“tourism has brought benefits to many areas of the world that were very poor”以及However提示可知，此处表达的是不好的影响，此处用可数名词effect的复数，表示“影响”这个整体概念。故填(e)ffects。
87．句意：他们讲吵闹的聚会让人彻夜未眠的故事。根据“tell stories”以及“that keep people awake all night”及首字母提示可知，此处指的是“吵闹的”聚会，形容词作定语，修饰其后的名词，故填(n)oisy。
88．句意：环境友好型旅游或生态旅游正变得越来越流行。根据上文“They choose holidays that support the local economy and they respect the local culture and the environment.”可知，他们选择支持地方经济的节日旅行，他们尊重地方文化和环境。环境友好型旅游，或者叫生态旅游正越来越受欢迎。popular“受欢迎的”，故填(p)opular。
89．句意：他们认为，应该限制使用他们港口的游轮数量，不应该允许过多的酒店开发。根据上文“Many people now believe that governments should control how many visitors enter their country.”可知，很多人现在认为，政府应该控制进入自己国家的游客人数。他们相信，他们应该限制使用其港口的游轮的数量，应该不准许发展太多宾馆。limit“限制”，故填(l)imit.
90．句意：不幸的是，各国政府处境艰难。根据“governments are in a difficult situation.”可知，此处表达的是“遗憾的是/不幸的是”，政府处在一个困难的境地。unfortunately/unluckily符合语境，故填(U)nfortunately/(U)nluckily。
91．句意：旅游业带来了很多钱，这有助于他们改善当地人的生活。根据“life for the local people”可知，此处指的是“改善”当地人的生活，improve“改善”，help sb do sth“帮助某人做某事”，故填(i)mprove。
92．discussing#dealing 93．busy 94．till 95．problems 96．stuck#stopped 97．simple 98．anyone#anybody
【分析】本文主要阐述了没有耐心的人会有什么表现，以及这样的人应该如何克服这个问题。
92．句意：如果你不耐烦，人们会感觉到你身上的怒气，就不喜欢和你交流/打交道。根据like doing sth.，可知此处填动名词形式；discuss with sb.意为“和某人讨论、交流”，deal with sb.意为“和某人打交道”，都符合语境，故填discussing/dealing。
93．句意：因为没有耐心的人经常很忙、讨厌浪费时间，所以他们不会留出额外时间容错。此处需要形容词作表语，根据后文“they sometimes don’ t leave extra time for small mistakes”，可知他们时间宝贵，非常繁忙，busy意为“忙的”，符合语境，故填busy。
94．句意：这意味着，如果他们需要去某处，他们总是在忙其他的工作直到最后一分钟。此处需要一个介词表时间，till意为“直到”，符合语境，故填till。
95．句意：他们不会留出额外的时间以防公交车晚点、找不到车钥匙或其他问题可能出现。根据后文用动词原形，可知此处填名词复数。根据前文“in case a bus is late, they can’ t find their car keys”是在列举可能出现的问题，可知此处填problem“问题”符合语境，故填problems。
96．句意：如果你知道自己可能会被困在车流中或要在机场等待，考虑一下你需要做什么来打发时间。be stuck in/be stopped in都可以表示“被困于某事”，符合语境，故填stuck/stopped。
97．句意：玩游戏可能有帮助，或者甚至是简单的东西，例如可以写封信的一支笔和纸也行。as...as结构意为“和……一样……”，中间填形容词或副词原级，此处修饰名词pen和paper，可知填形容词。simple意为“简单的”，符合语境，故填simple。
98．句意：不要觉得你的时间就比别人的更重要。anyone/anybody意为“任何人”，是复合不定代词，符合语境，故填anyone/anybody。
99．(e)xciting 100．(e)asily 101．(h)olidays 102．(i)mmediately 103．(c)ancel 104．(o)rdinary 105．(v)oice
【分析】本文介绍了记者这个职业的优势，如有更多机会接触到名人和最高领导人；也介绍了作为记者所要面临的挑战，如工作时间不固定等。
99．句意：对很多人来说，电视台记者似乎有一份令人激动的工作。此处缺少一个形容词修饰名词“job”；根据“After all, they will be among the first to know about major local and world events and they often get to watch these events happen right before their eyes.”和结合首字母提示可推测此处是“令人激动”的工作，“令人激动”的英文是exciting。故填(e)xciting。
100．句意：他们容易有更多机会见到名人和最高领导人。此处缺少副词修饰动词“have”；根据“After all, they will be among the first to know about major local and world events and they often get to watch these events happen right before their eyes.”结合首字母可推测此处是“容易”有更多机会见到名人和最高领导人，“容易地”的英文是easily。故填(e)asily。
101．句意：他们经常在晚上、周末和假期——此时大多数职业的人们正在放假的时候工作。根据空格后“when people in most other jobs are taking their days off”和“They often work nights, weekends”可知，别人休息时他们工作；“nights”“weekends”和此空并列并用复数；结合首字母“holiday假期”符合语境。故填(h)olidays。
102．句意：突发新闻时，记者不得不记下一些笔记，然后马上开始报道。此处是副词修饰动词“start”；根据“During sudden news event”可知，突发新闻时应是需要“马上”报道，结合首字母“马上”的英文是“immediately”。故填(i)mmediately。
103．句意：记者不得不取消他正在做的新闻故事，因为有别的更重要的新闻。have to do sth.不得不做某事，to后用动词原形；根据“because another news story may seem more important.”可知，有更重要的新闻时，应是“取消”他们正在做的新闻，结合首字母“取消”的英文是“cancel”。故填(c)ancel。
104．句意：为电视台写报道和一般报道不同。此处缺少形容词修饰名词“report”；结合语境可知“ Writing for TV ”和“…报道”不同，结合首字母可知应是“普通的”报道，“普通的”的英文是“ordinary”。故填(o)rdinary。
105．句意：除此之外，记者的声音也是这个职业成功的关键。此空前有reporter’s名词所有格，后跟名词；根据“students learn to speak at the right volume”可知，此空应是和声音有关，结合首字母“voice声音”符合语境，故填(v)oice。
2023中考英语逆袭冲刺 名校模拟真题特快专递
第一期
专题03 短文首字母填空15篇
（2022·上海杨浦·一模）Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words（在短文的空格内填入适当的词， 是其内容通顺，每空格限填一次，首字母已给）
One day, Jenny was taking her first art class at school. She was very excited.
The art teacher, Mrs Minton, told the children to paint the flowers in a vase at the front of the class.
“Don’t worry if your painting doesn’t look e____1____ like the painting by the person next to you,“ she said. “The important thing is to paint what you see.”
Jenny worked very hard. She spent so long painting that her hand began to h____2____ from holding the brush. She put the brush down for a moment to rest and looked at the painting next to hers.
“That’s really good”, she said to Carrie. Carrie’s painting was small and neat. Every flower was just like the real flowers in the vase.
“Thanks,” said Carrie. She looked over at Jenny’s painting. “Oh! What happened to yours?”
“What do you mean?” asked Jenny. She looked at her own painting. It was very different from Carrie’s. It covered the whole page and the colors were b____3____ than the real flowers.
“It looks like a big m____4____,” said Carrie. “Did you pour the paint?”
“No,” said Jenny, upset. “I painted what I saw, just like Mrs Minton said.”
“It’s OK, you know,” said Carrie. “Not everyone is good at art.”
Mrs Minton heard what Carrie said, and she came over to look at Jenny’s work.
“Oh my,” said Mrs Minton. “I think it’s wonderful, Jenny. It’s so full of color and happiness.”
Jenny was very s____5____.
“But Mrs Minton, it doesn’t look anything like the flowers you told us to draw.” Carrie said.
“Maybe not to you, Carrie. Everyone sees different things when they look at the world.” She showed them a picture in a book of a painting. “This is a picture an artist painted of his own face. This is how he saw h____6____ ”.
“But ... but ... it’s just a few lines,” said Carrie. “It doesn’t look anything like a real person.”
Mrs Minton turned to Jenny. “You should read this book. Jenny. There are a lot of different kinds of paintings and one isn’t better than the other.”
That evening, Jenny read all about the famous artists. Some of their paintings were very s____7____, but she liked to look at them all.
“I’m going to be an artist when I grow up,” she said to her mother.
（2022·上海·模拟预测）It was the last day for Teddy in the company. After he packed up all his personal belongings, he started back home. An old lady stood on the side of the road. He a____8____ didn’t see her. Even in the dim(微弱) light of day, he could see she was in trouble. Teddy stopped his car and got out, walked towards the old lady.
Even with the smile on his face, she was w____9____. No one had stopped to help for the last hour or so. Was he going to hurt her? He didn’t look safe.
He said, “I am here to help you, Madam. Why don’t you wait in the car where it is warm? By the way, my name is Teddy.”
Well, all she had was a flat tire(爆胎), but for an old lady, that was bad enough. Teddy lay down and moved under the car changing the tire. But he had to get d____10____ and his hands hurt.
As he was tightening up the lug nuts, she rolled down the window and began to talk to him. She told him that she was from St. Louis and was only just passing though. She was grateful for his help.
Teddy just smiled as he finished the work. The lady asked how much she owed him. Any amount would be all right with her. She already i____11____ all the awful things that might happen if he had not stopped. Teddy never thought about being paid. This was not a j____12____ to him. This was helping someone in need, and God knows there were plenty who had given him a hand in the past. He had lived his whole life that way, and it never occurred to him to act any other way.
He told her that if she really wanted to pay him back, the next time she saw someone who needed help, she could do him or her a favour w____13____ hesitation. Teddy added, “And think of me.”
He waited until she started her car and drove off. It had been a cold day and he had felt d____14____ just now. Now he felt good as he went home, disappearing into the twilight(暮色).
（2022·上海·模拟预测）How hard is to learn to read? The challenge is much greater for people with a kind of disease, dyslexia (阅读障碍症). Dyslexia is a reading problem that affects about one out of every ten people.
Dyslexia has nothing to do with intelligence, but Dyslexics have a h______15______ time reading written words. When most children begin to read, they learn the sounds that make up words. Then they connect the sounds to letters and blend the sounds to make words. At last they can r______16______ words they’ve sounded out. But children with dyslexia have trouble remembering the sounds and the letters that go with them.
A______17______ dyslexia can’t be cured, there are ways to help people with dyslexia learn to read. Students can work with a specially-trained teacher to learn how to remember sounds. They can practice how to m______18______ their mouths to make certain sounds.
Another way to help is to give students stories to read, using a special font (字体). A font is a set of the letters of the alphabet, in a certain style. Christian Boer is a Dutch designer who created a special dyslexic-friendly font called “dyslexic.” Christian has dyslexia, and he wanted to do something to make reading easier for people like him. He made each letter look different, so readers are l______19______ likely to get confused. Christian has won awards for creating this font.
Scientists are studying special dyslexic fonts to decide w______20______ they really help people with dyslexia to read faster and more accurately. So far, the results are mixed. However, scientists are sure that careful font design is an important s______21______ toward helping dyslexics meet their challenges.
（2022·上海·模拟预测）According to a recent study, dogs get jealous(妒忌的) just like humans do. In the study, two groups of dog owners were compared. One group showed affection(喜爱) to another dog. The other showed affection to objects such as a book or toy. The authors of the study concluded that dogs displayed more jealous behaviors when their owners showed affection toward another dog. With that in mind, here are some signs of a jealous dog.
Pushing you away
Have you ever moved toward a member of your family, only to have your dog push you away? This behavior is your dog’s way of telling you that it needs more a____22____.
Mean(小气的) actions
Your dog might show jealousy by b___23___or biting.
Doing a trick
A jealous dog will perform tricks in order to get your praise or care. How do you deal with a jealous dog? Try the following w____24____.
T____25____ your dog
Practice basic commands(指令) like sit and stay. This will help you manage your dog when you notice bad behavior.
Encourage good behavior
Give your dog treats and care when it’s calm. This will help your dog understand h___26___ you want it to behave.
Make friends
Let your dog get along with o____27____. The dog park is a good place for your dog to practice playing with other dogs.
Get everyone involved
Jealousy in dogs usually happens when a dog forms a strong bond with one person. Allow the people around you to spend time with you and your dog. That way, your dog will learn that all of them deserve respect.
When a dog loves someone deeply, it’s n____28____ for it to feel jealous. Helping a jealous dog learn to share its favorite person is very important.
（2022·上海杨浦·三模）在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其通顺。
I’m not normally a lucky person, but I entered a competition last month to win tickets for a rugby match at Twickenham. Two weeks ago, I was finishing my homework when my phone rang. I was one of the competition w___29___. No way! I couldn’t believe it! A few days later, I was sitting on a train with my dad. We were on our way to London.
When we arrived, I was amazed. I knew Twickenham was the largest rugby stadium in the world, but it’s h___30___-there’s enough room for 8,200 supporters. At the entrance we met Martin-our guide for the day. He showed us around the stadium and the museum. We learnt that the stadium is over 100 years old.
Before there was a stadium there, people g___31___ cabbages on the land, so it’s also known as “the Cabbage Patch”.
Next, Martin took us to our seats and the view was amazing. While we were waiting for the match to start, a band started playing and a group of dancers appeared. At 2:30, the match started. There are several different ways of getting points in rugby, so it’s a___32___ exciting to watch. After 40 minutes, it was half-time. The Australians were playing really well and they were winning 13-6. The England coach didn’t look p___33___. His team was losing by 7 points.
England began the second half well. Then Dad grabbed my arm and pointed at one of the England players. He was running with the ball and the Australians were trying to s___34___ him. He scored and the crowd went crazy! At full-time, England beat Australia 20-13. I was really happy!
From that moment, I knew I wanted to play rugby, but there’s only a boys’ team at my school. With my dad’s help, I found a girls’ team nearby and next week I will begin rugby training. My friends Ali and Matt think I’m mad, but I think they are old-fashioned. More and more w___35___ are beginning to take up sports like rugby, football and golf. Who knows? Maybe one day I’ll play for England at Twickenham.
（2022·上海·一模）Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words(在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给)
In 1997, Lottie Williams was walking through a park in Oklahoma, in the US, with her friends. Suddenly something tapped her on the shoulder and fell to the ground. She picked the object up. It was about as h____36____ as an empty soda can. Later scientists told her it was a piece of a Delta H rocket that had been used to launch a satellite.
Many countries around the world have sent satellites into space. We need satellites to send and r____37____ TV and radio signals, to report the weather and for many other things. But when they become old or they break down or we don’t need them anymore, we just leave them there. They become space junk.
Scientists think there are about 16,000 objects l____38____ than 10 centimeters wide flying around the Earth, and tens of millions of smaller objects too. They travel at around 7 kilometers a second. That’s fast! And it’s their speed that makes these pieces of space junk really dangerous. If one small piece of space junk hits something at high speed, it can do a lot of damage. L____39____, there haven’t been many collisions (撞). But in 2009, an old Russian satellite hit and d____40____ an American satellite—and that created 2,000 new pieces of space junk!
Pieces of space junk re-enter the Earth’s atmosphere every day. But Lottie Williams is the o____41____ person who has been hit. The piece that hit her was light, and the air in the atmosphere had slowed it down. Most space junk burns up and doesn’t reach the Earths s____42____. But in 2011, a metal ball 35 centimeters wide fell to Earth in Namibia, Africa. It made a hole in the ground 30 centimeters deep and over 3 meters wide. Lottie was lucky she wasn’t hit by that!
（2022·上海·模拟预测）Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words(在短文的空格内填入适当的词，是其内容通顺，每空格限填一次，首字母已给)
Good things often come in small packages. This is e____43____ true in the case of miniature art(微型艺术), where, upon close observation, great things are often revealed. The National Gallery of London describes “an artist who paints in great details on a very small scale” as a miniaturist. The pieces that miniaturists create are called miniature art. E____44____ examples can be dated back to centuries ago in many places around the world. In India, tiny drawings were painted on to palm leaves 7.62 centimeters wide. A 12.5-millimeter-tall carving of a bird, d____45____ in Lingjing, China, has been called China’s oldest work of art. The carving, about 13,500 years old, might be one of the world’s oldest pieces of miniature art.
Over the years, miniaturists have used many different m____46____, from paper to plant seeds, to create tiny paintings, sculptures and engravings of people, animals and scenery.
Two things are required of each artist: plenty of time and being p____47____ to create miniature art. The pieces are so tiny that they need to be worked on carefully and slowly.
Though small, the pieces must be perfectly formed. Someone o____48____ said, “A miniature must always be designed for close observation. It is meant to be held in the hand, watched closely and even to be looked at with a magnifying glass.” Tiny miniature paintings must be accomplished with such fine strokes(笔划) that when the piece is magnified, its amazing detail is enhanced. The same is true for miniature sculptures and all other forms of miniature art. Miniature art began to l____49____ its attraction in the 19th century when photography appeared. Over the last 30 years, though, miniatures have been made popular again. It is unlikely that miniature art will ever go away as long as people remain fascinated by tiny masterpieces.
（2022·上海浦东新·一模）Fill in the blanks with proper words.
Li Wen is a normal 15-year-old boy who works hard in school and gets good grades. It is hard to b____50____ that he used to be a “problem child” until a conversation with his parents influenced his way of thinking. Li Wen lives in the Sichuan countryside. As a small child, he seldom gave his parents any problems, and they were proud of him. H____51____, after his parents moved to Guangzhou to work, the boy’s life became more difficult. He had to move in with his grandmother.
Li Wen began to cause problems for himself and his family. He was no longer interested in studying. He was o____52____ absent from classes, and he failed his examinations. Finally, his parents made a decision to send him to a boarding school. Li Wen no longer lived with his grandmother. He studied, ate and s____53____ at the school, and he hated it. There were so many rules, and he used to keep breaking them. One day, he told his teacher he wanted to leave the school. Even the teacher agreed that Li Wen was wasting his time.
The head teacher advised his parents to talk with their son in person. His parents took a 40-hour train ride and a five-hour b____54____ ride to go back to their hometown. To Li Wen’s surprise, their conversation changed his life. “It was exactly what I needed,” he said. “My parents helped me to u____55____ how much they had given me. They also told me that even though they couldn’t be there to take care of me, they were always thinking of me and would take pride in everything good that I did. That’s when I decided to change. I realized that since my parents moved away, I’ve been afraid of being a____56____, and have tried to make my parents pay more attention to me.”
Now Li Wen has really changed. He has been working hard and is now one of the best students in his class. His parents’ love has made him feel good about himself. “It’s very important for parents to be there for their children,” Li Wen says.
（2022·上海·模拟预测）Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words（在短文的空格内填入适当的词， 是其内容通顺，每空格限填一次，首字母已给）
Beethoven(贝多芬)is famous for his nine symphonies(交响乐). Before he died, he began a new symphony, but never f____57____ it. Computer scientists and musicians have now used artificial intelligence(AI人工智能)to complete his 10th Symphony.
Beethoven was born over 250 years ago, yet his music is still played daily around the world. Beethoven wrote many famous pieces of music, especially his nine symphonies. When Beethoven died in 1827, he had some ideas for a 10th Symphony. But all that he left b____58____ were some notes about the piece and a few “sketches”-short bits of written music.
In 2019, a special team of musicians, computer scientists, and historians was formed. Their g____59____ is to try to complete Beethoven’s 10th Symphony to celebrate his 250th birthday. The team didn’t just want to complete the symphony, they wanted to come as close as possible to producing the symphony that Beethoven meant to write. That’s where AI came in.
To t____60____ an AI to help with the symphony, the team turned every piece of music that Beethoven ever wrote into a form the computer could understand. In this way, the AI could look for patterns in the way Beethoven wrote.
Other members of the team studied Beethoven’s notes and sketches, and worked to figure out what Beethoven was p____61____ to do.
One early test told the team they were on the r____62____ track. They took a few minutes of music created by the AI based on Beethoven’s sketches, and played it for Beethoven experts, musicians, and reporters. No one could tell which parts had been written by Beethoven and which parts the AI made up.
It took the team over two years to complete Beethoven’s 10th Symphony. Recently, it was performed for the first rime ever by the Beethoven Orchestra in Bonn, Germany.
So Beethoven now has a 10th Symphony. And t____63____ Beethoven didn’t write it all, the team feels sure that the music is very much like what he might have written.
（2022·上海黄浦·一模）在短文的空格内填入适当的词，是其内容通顺，每空格限填一次，首字母已给。
If you had to describe yourself to someone else, what would you say? It can be difficult to see yourself from the o____64____, but being aware of who you are can help you understand emotions and strengthen friendships.
Self-awareness means tuning into your thoughts, feelings and behaviour, and understanding how they can a____65____other people. If you’re self-aware, you may know that you love playing an instrument because you’re good at it, and music makes you happy. Dr Tasha Eurich describes self-awareness as “an ability” to see ourselves c____66____, to understand who we are, how others see us, and how we fit into the world.
Knowing what you like and dislike, what you’re good at and what you find difficult a____67____ you to make better decisions about friendships, schoolwork and even which films to watch. You learn to trust your own feelings more, which builds c____68____. The world Health Organisation says self-awareness is one of 10 important life s____69____ that help young people lead happier, healthier lives. Being self-aware doesn’t mean only thinking of yourself. By understanding your own feelings, you have more respect for other people too.
A good way to learn about anything is to ask questions. Dr. Eurich s____70____ asking yourself questions that start with “What” instead of “Why”. So if you don’t understand why you keep arguing with a friend, ask yourself what you disagree instead of why you’re arguing.
（2022·上海静安·一模）I was cycling and saw a person about 250 meters ahead of me. I could tell I was cycling a little f__71__ than him. I decided to catch up with him. I had about a kilometre to go on the road before turning off.
I started cycling more and more quickly. After a while, I was o__72__ about 100 metres behind him, so I really sped up and tried my best.
Finally, I passed him. On the inside, I felt so d__73__. I defeated him! But he didn’t know we were racing.
After I passed him, I felt so happy and rode on. Soon I found that I had missed my turn and had to r__74__.
Isn’t that what happens in life when we compete with others, trying to outdo them or trying to show that we are more s__75__ or more important? We think it is an exciting moment, so we spend our time and e__76__ running after them and miss out on our own paths.
The problem with an unhealthy race is that it’s a never ending cycle. There will always be s__77__ ahead of you in one way or another. What you should do is just run your own race and wish others well.
Wherever you go, no matter what the weather is, always bring your own sunshine.
（2022·上海金山·二模）On my father’s birthday, my parents and I went out for dinner. The restaurant was brightly lit and very noisy, with lots of diners. Waiters move b___78___ between the tables.
We had just ordered our meals when suddenly all the lights in the restaurant went out. The place went completely dark. All the conversations in the restaurant s___79___ for a moment, and then everybody started talking together. “What’s happened to the lights? ” “Ooh, it’s a blackout! ” Some people laughed, and other seemed a little w___80___.
Then the restaurant manager came in, holding a candle. He spoke to all the diners, “Ladies and gentlemen, I am very sorry for this. Our power has gone out. The power has gone out across the whole neighborhood, and we don’t know when it will be restored. Please be p___81___. Our waiters will bring candles so that you can continue with your evening.”
The waiters came in with lit candles and placed them on the tables.
One of the diners asked, “What about our meals?”
“Don’t worry, sir,” replied the manager. “Fortunately, we use gas in our kitchen, not e___82___, so the chef can continue cooking all your meals. Once again, ladies and gentlemen, I a ___83___.”
My father said to me, “let’s go out the street and take a look.”
He and I went out of the front door and looked up and down the street. Sure enough, it was in total darkness.
We went back in and sat at the table with my mother. Our faces were lit up by the candlelight. The waiter brought our meals and we started eating.
“You know, I don’t mind this at all.” said Dad. He looked around at the restaurant. “It’s quite pretty! And I feel s___84___——I’m having a birthday dinner by candlelight!”
“You always look on the right side! ” said Mum. We all laughed.
（2022·上海静安·二模）
Tourism has become a huge industry. Tourists make millions of foreign trips a year, twice as m___85___ as 20 years ago. It’s now the largest employer on Earth. Clearly, it can do great good, but it can also do great damage.
It’s true that tourism has brought benefits to many areas of the world that were very poor. However, mass tourism also has some bad e___86___. Local culture and customs change as more tourists arrive. Too much tourism damages the environment. And more and more tourists are behaving badly.
Complaints from local people are growing. In cities such as Barcelona or Venice residents say that too many tourists arrive on cruise ships（游抡）. As a result, town centres are overcrowded. They tell stories about n___87___ parties that keep people awake all night. In famous beauty spots, where tourist money was welcomed, people are now worried about the damage tourists do to the environment.
Of course, many tourists enjoy the benefits of tourism in a responsible way. They choose holidays that support the local economy and they respect the local culture and the environment. Environmentally friendly tourism, or eco-tourism, is becoming more p___88___.
Responsible tourist behaviour is necessary, but it isn't enough to solve the problem. Many people now believe that governments should control how many visitors enter their country. They believe they should l___89___ the number of cruise ships that use their ports and should not allow too many hotel developments.
U___90___, governments are in a difficult situation. Tourism brings in a lot of money and this helps them i___91___ life for the local people. However, some governments are beginning to understand that too much tourism can be bad for the local population and the environment. They’ve taken some measures to promote environmentally friendly tourism. There may still be hope.
（2022·上海上海·二模）Impatient people are often seen as proud and self-important. Being impatient can affect your relationships at work and at home negatively (有害地). People will sense anger from you and not like d_____92_____ with you if you are impatient. They might even come to avoid you completely. Impatient people are often seen as making quick decisions as they don’ t let people communicate fully or find out all the facts first. When you notice you are impatient, you can find some ways to overcome them. Here are two ways that may help you.
Because impatient people are often b_____93_____ and hate to waste time, they sometimes don’ t leave extra time for small mistakes. This means that, if they need to be somewhere, they are always doing other tasks t_____94_____ the last minute. They don’ t leave extra time in case a bus is late, they can’ t find their car keys or some other p_____95_____ appear. When you need to get somewhere, especially if it is somewhere important, give yourself some extra time. If you arrive early, you can relax or do something then.
Be prepared. If being hungry gets you impatient, keep a health bar with you at all times. If you hate sitting around waiting, see to some business on your phone or keep a book to read handy at all times. If you know that you might be s_____96_____ in traffic or wait at the airport, think about what you might need to pass the time. A game might be helpful or even something as s_____97_____ as a pen and paper to write a letter.
Sometimes patience is about changing our attitude to our place in the world. Don’ t believe that your time is more important than a_____98_____ else’ s. You can learn to control the emotions you feel when you are impatient and so become a person who is both easier to get on with and enjoys life more.
（2022·上海徐汇·二模）Hundreds of thousands of people often see their faces on the TV screen. They may be speaking “live” from the scene of an earthquake or interviewing a famous person. They look confident as they present stories or give regular updates on an important news event. They are TV reporters.
To many of us, TV reporters seem to have an e_____99_____ job. After all, they will be among the first to know about major local and world events and they often get to watch these events happen right before their eyes. They e_____100_____ have many opportunities to meet well-known people and top leaders.
Actually, reporters not only have to put in a lot of hard work, they must also develop different skills and have the right personality for the job.
TV reporters must tell an interesting story so that people will want to watch and pay attention to it. To get the news to their viewers as quickly as possible, TV reporters have to work long and irregular hours. They often work nights, weekends, and h_____101_____ —when people in most other jobs are taking their days off. Reporters must always be ready to get to work right away. During sudden news event, TV reporters may have to put down some notes and start reporting i_____102_____. In such a situation, they may not have the time to get back to the TV station and write down their story. Sometimes, a reporter has to c_____103_____ a news story that he has been working on because another news story may seem more important.
When TV reporters study for their job, they have to learn to write news stories that go with the video the cameraman has shot. Writing for TV is very different from writing an o_____104_____ report.
In order to attract their viewers, they must learn to dress professionally and smartly. TV reporters must speak clearly and appear relaxed. They must learn to look into the camera and smile. Besides, a TV reporter’s v_____105_____ is key to his or her success on the job. When training for the job, students learn to speak at the right volume to deliver their news story in such a way as to keep their viewers interested.
参考答案：
1．(e)xactly 2．(h)urt 3．(b)righter 4．(m)ess 5．(s)urprised 6．(h)imself 7．(s)trange
【分析】本文主要通过珍妮画画的故事告诉我们：每个人看世界的时候看到的东西都不一样。
1．句意：如果你的画和你旁边的人画的不一样，也不要担心。根据“Don’t worry if your painting doesn’t look...like the painting by the person next to you,”结合单词首字母可知此处是指如果你的画确实和你旁边的人画的不一样。exactly“确切地”，是副词，故填(e)xactly。
2．句意：珍妮工作很努力。她花了很长时间作画，手因握画笔而开始疼痛。根据“She spent so long painting that her hand began to....from holding the brush”结合单词首字母可知此处是指手因长时间握画笔而开始疼痛，hurt“疼痛”，是动词，空前有不定式符号to，动词用原形，故填(h)urt。
3．句意：它覆盖了整页，颜色比真正的花还要鲜艳。根据“It covered the whole page and the colors were...than the real flowers.”结合单词首字母可知此处是指颜色更明亮，鲜艳，bright“明亮的”，由than可知用比较级形式，故填(b)righter。
4．句意：看起来一团糟。根据“It looks like a big...said Carrie. ‘Did you pour the paint?’”结合单词首字母可知此处是指一团糟，mess“混乱”，前面有a修饰，用原形，故填(m)ess。
5．句意：珍妮非常惊讶。根据“It looks like a big...said Carrie. ‘Did you pour the paint?”以及“I think it’s wonderful, Jenny. It’s so full of color and happiness”可知珍妮是感到很惊讶的，surprised“惊讶的”，修饰人，故填(s)urprised。
6．句意：这就是他对自己的看法。根据“ Everyone sees different things when they look at the world”以及“This is how he saw...”结合单词首字母可知此处是指艺术家对他自己的看法，himself“他自己”，是反身代词，故填(h)imself。
7．句意：他们的一些画很奇怪，但她喜欢全部看一看。根据“Some of their paintings were very ...but she liked to look at them all.”结合单词首字母可知此处是指一些画很奇怪，strange“奇怪的”，是形容词，故填(s)trange。
8．(a)lmost 9．(w)orried 10．(d)irty 11．(i)magined 12．(j)ob 13．(w)ithout 14．(d)isappointed
【分析】本文主要讲述了Teddy在他最后一天工作日回家的路上帮助了一位老妇人的善行义举，老妇人想用金钱来回报他，但是Teddy告诉老妇人，如果想回报他，在看到别人有需要帮助的时候，要毫不犹豫地帮助别人。
8．句意：他几乎没有看见她。此句不缺任何成分，此空应填副词作状语，根据“He …didn’t see her”及首字母可知，几乎没看见她，almost“几乎”，故填(a)lmost。
9．句意：尽管他脸上挂着微笑，她还是很担心。根据“Was he going to hurt her? He didn’t look safe.”可知，看到Teddy停下车，这位女士担心他会不会伤害她，故填(w)orried。
10．句意：但他弄脏自己，并且弄伤了双手。根据“Teddy lay down and moved under the car changing the tire”及首字母可知，换轮胎会弄脏双手，dirty“脏的”，形容词作表语，故填(d)irty。
11．句意：她已经想象过，如果他不停下来，可能会发生的所有可怕的事情。此空缺少动词作谓语，根据“She already … all the awful things that might happen if he had not stopped”及首字母可知，已经想象过如果没有Teddy的帮助会发生更糟糕的事，imagine“想象”，根据“might”可知，主句用一般过去时，故填(i)magined。
12．句意：这不是他的工作。根据“Teddy never thought about being paid”及首字母可知，他不需要那位女士给他钱，因为帮助这位女士并不是一份工作，故填(j)ob。
13．句意：她可以毫不犹豫地帮他或她一个忙。根据“He told her that if she really wanted to pay him back, the next time she saw someone who needed help”及首字母可知，Teddy希望这位女士如果下次看到有人需要帮助，希望她可以毫不犹豫地出手帮助别人，without hesitation“毫不犹豫”，故填(w)ithout。
14．句意：那是一个寒冷的日子，他刚才感到很失望。根据第一段“It was the last day for Teddy in the company. After he packed up all his personal belongings”以及“Now he felt good as he went home, disappearing into the twilight”可知，刚开始Teddy还因为今天是他最后一天工作日而感到失望，故填(d)isappointed。
15．(h)ard 16．(r)ecognize##(r)ecognise 17．(A)lthough 18．(m)ove 19．(l)ess 20．(w)hether 21．(s)tep
【分析】本文主要关于阅读障碍症，介绍阅读障碍症患者如何阅读书面文字以及能帮助他们阅读的特殊字体。
15．句意：阅读困难症与智力无关，但阅读障碍症患者很难阅读书面文字。根据“When most children begin to read, they learn the sounds that make up words.”可知，阅读障碍症患者很难阅读书面文字，hard“困难的”，符合语境。故填(h)ard。
16．句意：最后，他们能识别出他们听到的单词。根据“When most children begin to read, they learn the sounds that make up words. Then they connect the sounds to letters and blend the sounds to make words.”可知，阅读障碍症患者通过听声音来识别单词，recognize/recognise“识别”，动词，空前有情态动词can，此处填动词原形。故填(r)ecognize/(r)ecognise。
17．句意：虽然阅读障碍症无法治愈，但有一些方法可以帮助阅读障碍症患者学习阅读。根据“dyslexia can’t be cured, there are ways to help people with dyslexia learn to read”可知，此处为让步关系，应用although“尽管”引导让步状语从句。故填(A)lthough。
18．句意：他们可以练习如何移动嘴巴发出特定的声音。根据“They can practice how to...their mouths to make certain sounds.”以及首字母提示可知，此处指移动嘴巴发出特定的声音，move“移动”，动词；how to do sth.“如何做某事”，所以此处填动词原形。故填(m)ove。
19．句意：他让每个字母看起来都不一样，所以读者不太可能感到困惑。根据“He made each letter look different, so readers are...likely to get confused.”可知，此处指读者不太可能感到困惑，less“更少”，符合语境。故填(l)ess。
20．句意：科学家们正在研究特殊的阅读障碍字体，以确定它们是否真的能帮助阅读障碍症患者更快更准确地阅读。根据“Scientists are studying special dyslexic fonts to decide...they really help people with dyslexia to read faster and more accurately.”可知，此处指确定它们是否真的能帮助阅读障碍症患者更快更准确地阅读，whether“是否”。故填(w)hether。
21．句意：然而，科学家们确信，细致的字体设计是帮助阅读障碍症患者应对挑战的重要一步。根据“scientists are sure that careful font design is an important...toward helping dyslexics meet their challenges”以及首字母提示可知，此处指细致的字体设计是帮助阅读障碍症患者的重要一步，step“步骤”，名词，空前有an，此处填名词单数。故填(s)tep。
22．(a)ttention 23．(b)arking 24．(w)ays 25．(T)rain 26．(h)ow 27．(o)thers 28．(n)atural
【分析】本文主要讲述了狗也有嫉妒心，给出其嫉妒的表现以及一些处理的方法。
22．句意：这种行为是你的狗在告诉你它需要更多的关注。根据“This behavior is your dog’s way of telling you that it needs more...”结合单词首字母可知处是指狗狗这样做是为了告诉你它需要更多的关注，attention“注意，关注”，是不可数名词，故填(a)ttention。
23．句意：你的狗可能会通过吠叫或咬来表示嫉妒。根据“Your dog might show jealousy by...or biting.”结合单词首字母可知狗狗是通过叫或者咬来表示嫉妒。bark“叫”，是动词，前面有介词，动词用动名词形式，故填(b)arking。
24．句意：尝试以下方法。根据“Try the following...”以及下文可知此处是指方法，way“方法”，是可数名词，下文有好几种方法，所以名词用复数形式，故填(w)ays。
25．句意：训练你的狗。根据“Practice basic commands(指令)like sit and stay. This will help you manage your dog when you notice bad behavior.”可知此处是指训练你的狗。train“训练”，是动词，此处是祈使句，动词用原形，故填(T)rain。
26．句意：这将帮助你的狗了解你希望它如何表现。根据“Give your dog treats and care when it’s calm. This will help your dog understand...you want it to behave.”结合单词首字母可知此处是指你希望它怎么去表现，how“怎么样”，故填(h)ow。
27．句意：让你的狗与其他狗相处。根据“The dog park is a good place for your dog to practice playing with other dogs.”可知此处是指和其他的狗狗相处，others等于other+dogs，此处表示“其他狗”，故填(o)thers。
28．句意：当一条狗深深地爱着一个人时，嫉妒是很自然的。根据“When a dog loves someone deeply, it’s...for it to feel jealous”可知此处是指狗有嫉妒心是很正常，自然的。natural“自然的”，是形容词，故填(n)atural。
29．(w)inners 30．(h)uge 31．(g)rew 32．(a)lways 33．(p)leased 34．(s)top 35．(w)omen
【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了作者因为参加一场球赛而奠定了自己也想打橄榄球的决心。
29．句意：我是比赛的获胜者之一。根据“but I entered a competition last month to win tickets for a rugby match at Twickenham”可知，作者赢了一场在特威克纳姆举行的橄榄球比赛的门票，所以是获胜者，winner“获胜者”，用于“one of+名词复数”结构中，故填(w)inners。
30．句意：我知道Twickenham是世界上最大的橄榄球体育场，但它太大了——有足够的空间容纳8200名球迷。根据“there’s enough room for 8,200 supporters”可知，体育场很大，huge“巨大的”符合语境，在句中作表语，故填(h)uge。
31．句意：在那里没有体育场之前，人们在土地上种植卷心菜，所以它也被称为“卷心菜地”。根据“people g...cabbages on the land”可知，是在土地上种植卷心菜，grow“种植”符合语境，时态是一般过去时，动词用过去式，故填(g)rew。
32．句意：在橄榄球比赛中有几种不同的得分方式，所以观看比赛总是令人兴奋的。根据“There are several different ways of getting points in rugby, so it’s a...exciting to watch.”可知，观看比赛总是令人兴奋的，用副词“always”作状语，故填(a)lways。
33．句意：英格兰队教练看上去不太高兴。根据“The England coach didn’t look p...His team was losing by 7 points.”可知，他的队伍输了，所以教练不高兴，pleased“高兴的”符合语境，在句中作表语，故填(p)leased。
34．句意：他带球跑，澳大利亚队员试图阻止他。根据“Then Dad grabbed my arm and pointed at one of the England players. He was running with the ball and the Australians were trying to s...him.”可知，澳大利亚队员试图阻止英国的队员进球，stop“阻止”符合语境，用于“try to do sth”短语中，故填(s)top。
35．句意：越来越多的妇女开始从事像橄榄球、足球和高尔夫这样的运动。根据“With my dad’s help, I found a girls’ team nearby and next week I will begin rugby training.”可知，作者去参加了女子队，所以越来越多的女性开始从事像橄榄球、足球和高尔夫这样的运动，woman“女性”符合语境，根据“are”可知，此处应用复数形式，故填(w)omen。
36．(h)eavy 37．(r)eceive 38．(l)arger 39．(L)uckily 40．(d)estroyed 41．(o)nly 42．(s)urface
【分析】主旨大意：在1997年，威廉被飞来的不明物体击中，这个物体就是卫星的一部分，很多卫星老了以后就成为太空垃圾，而且其危害很大。
36．句意：它就像一个空汽水罐一样重。was后接形容词作表语，as…as中间接形容词原级，根据“an empty soda can”及首字母可知，跟空汽水罐一样重，heavy“沉重的”符合，故填(h)eavy。
37．句意：我们需要卫星发送和接收电视和无线电信号，报告天气和许多其他事情。此空与send构成并列关系，根据“TV and radio signals”及首字母可知，此处指接收电视和无线电信号，receive“接收”符合，故填(r)eceive。
38．句意：科学家们认为大约有16000个直径大于10厘米的物体围绕地球飞行。根据“and tens of millions of smaller objects too”及首字母可知，此处指大于10厘米的物体，large“大的”符合，根据“than”可知，此空应填比较级，故填(l)arger。
39．句意：幸运的是，没有太多的碰撞。此空位于句首，且空格后有逗号隔开，此空应填副词修饰整个句子。根据“there haven’t been many collisions”可知，没有太多的碰撞，这是一件幸运的事，故填(L)uckily。
40．句意：但在2009年，一颗旧的俄罗斯卫星撞毁了一颗美国卫星，并产生了2000块新的太空垃圾。根据“an old Russian satellite hit”及“that created 2,000 new pieces of space junk”可知，两个卫星撞毁会产生太空垃圾，destroy“摧毁”符合，根据“hit”可知，句子是一般过去时，动词用过去式，故填(d)estroyed。
41．句意：但是洛蒂·威廉姆斯是唯一被击中的人。根据“Pieces of space junk re-enter the Earth’s atmosphere every day”及but并结合首字母可知，他是唯一被击中的人，only“唯一的”符合，故填(o)nly。
42．句意：大多数太空垃圾燃烧后不会到达地球表面。根据“Most space junk burns up”及首字母可知，太空垃圾燃烧后就不会到达地球表面，surface“表面”符合，故填(s)urface。
43．(e)specially##(e)xactly##(e)xtremely 44．(E)arly 45．(d)iscovered 46．(m)aterials 47．(p)atient 48．(o)nce 49．(l)ose
【分析】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍微型艺术的发展历史。
43．句意：这在微型艺术中尤其是完全/非常正确的，在那里，通过近距离的观察，伟大的事物往往会被揭示出来。根据题干中“is…true”可知此处需填副词修饰形容词，根据后句“…upon close observation, great things are often revealed.”可知微型艺术是通过近距离观察，伟大美妙的事物常被发现，所以美好的事物常来自于细小的包装，这句话非常准确地诠释了微型艺术。结合所给首字母。故填(e)specially/(e)xactly/(e)xtremely。
44．句意：早期的例子可以追溯到几个世纪前的世界各地的许多地方。根据题干中“be dated back to centuries ago”追溯到几个世纪前以及后句“In India, tiny drawings were painted on to palm leaves 7.62 centimeters wide. A 12.5-millimeter-tall carving of a bird, d..in Lingjing, China, has been called China’s oldest work of art.”可知在印度，在宽7.62厘米的棕榈叶上画上了细小的图案；在中国灵井发现了一尊12.5毫米高的鸟雕，被称为中国最古老的艺术品。可见很早前就有微型艺术。根据所给空后面的名词可知填形容词。结合后文句意以及首字母。故填(E)arly。
45．句意：在中国灵井发现了一尊12.5毫米高的鸟雕，被称为中国最古老的艺术品。分析题干“A 12.5-millimeter-tall carving of a bird… in Lingjing, China, has been called…”可知此处需用过去分词作定语，修饰“A 12.5-millimeter-tall carving of a bir”，结合句意和所给首字母此处应是表达在中国发现一尊12.5毫米高的鸟雕。故填(d)iscovered。
46．句意：多年来，微图画家们使用了许多不同的材料，从纸张到植物种子，来创作微型绘画、雕塑和人、动物和风景的雕刻。根据所给空“many different…”可知此处需填名词复数；根据后文“from paper to plant seeds, to create tiny paintings, sculptures and engravings of people, animals and scenery.”可知从纸张到植物种子进行雕刻，可见微图画家用不同的材料来创作。结合首字母和句意，故填(m)aterials。
47．句意：每个艺术家都需要两件事：足够的时间和耐心来创作微型艺术。根据题干“being…”可知此处需填形容词，根据后文“The pieces are so tiny that they need to be worked on carefully and slowly.”可知这些作品太小了，需要小心而缓慢地处理。”所以微型艺术需要耐心。故填(p)atient。
48．句意：有人曾经说过：“微型模型必须是为了近距离观察而设计的。”根据题干“someone…said”可知此处需填副词；根据后文引用的内容““A miniature must always be designed for close observation. It is meant to be held in the hand, watched closely and even to be looked at with a magnifying glass.” ”可知这是有人曾经说过的话。结合首字母，故填(o)nce。
49．句意：微型艺术在19世纪摄影术出现后开始失去吸引力。根据题干“begin to do”开始做某事，此处需填动词原形，根据后句“…photography appeared”可知摄影技术出现，可推测出微型艺术就开始失去吸引力。结合所给首字母，故填(l)ose。
50．(b)elieve 51．(H)owever 52．(o)ften 53．(s)lept 54．(b)us 55．(u)nderstand 56．(a)lone
【分析】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要介绍了李闻通过和父母的谈话由一个“问题儿童”变成了一个品学兼优的好学生的故事。
50．句意：很难相信他曾经是一个“问题儿童”，直到与父母的谈话影响了他的思维方式。根据空后的“he used to be a “problem child”可知，应该是很难相信他曾经是一个“问题儿童”，由空前的“to”可知，应该填的是动词原形believe“相信”，故填(b)elieve。
51．句意：然而，在他的父母搬到广州工作之后，男孩的生活变得很艰难。根据前文的“As a small child, he seldom gave his parents any problems, and they were proud of him”和后文的“after his parents moved to Guangzhou to work, the boy’s life became more difficult”可知，前后是转折关系，用however“然而”，首字母大写，故填(H)owever。
52．句意：他经常逃课。根据前文的“He was no longer interested in studying”并结合所给首字母可知，应该是他经常逃课，often意为“经常”，故填(o)ften。
53．句意：他在学校学习，吃饭和睡觉。根据前文的“his parents made a decision to send him to a boarding school”可知，应该是在学校学习，吃饭和睡觉，时态是一般过去时，用sleep“睡觉”的过去式slept，故填(s)lept。
54．句意：他的父母坐了40个小时的火车和5个小时的公共汽车回到他们的家乡。根据前文的“took a 40-hour train ride and a five-hour”并结合所给单词首字母可知，应该是5个小时的公共汽车的车程，bus意为“公共汽车”，故填(b)us。
55．句意：我的父母帮助我了解他们给了我多少。根据空前的“My parents helped me to”和空后的“how much they had given me”并结合所给单词首字母可知，应该是我的父母帮助我了解他们给了我多少，由空前的“to”可知，应该填动词原形understand“理解”，故填(u)nderstand。
56．句意：我一直害怕孤独。根据前文的“I realized that since my parents moved away”和后文的“and have tried to make my parents pay more attention to me”并结合所给单词首字母可知，应该是“我”一直害怕孤独，形容词alone意为“孤独的”，故填(a)lone。
57．(f)inished 58．(b)ehind 59．(g)oal 60．(t)rain##(t)each 61．(p)lanning##(p)reparing 62．(r)ight 63．(t)hough
【分析】这篇短文主要讲述了著名的音乐家贝多芬在他去世之前，他开始了一部新的交响乐，但从未完成过。计算机科学家和音乐家通过人工智能想完成他的第十交响曲。
57．句意：在他去世之前，他开始了一部新的交响乐，但从未完成。根据“Before he died, he began a new symphony,”及下文but转折连词，可知此处是“但从未完成”，整篇短文是过去时态，finish“完成”，是动词，过去式是finished，故填(f)inished。
58．句意：但他留下的只是一些关于这首曲子的笔记和一些“草图”——些短小的书面音乐。根据“were some notes about the piece and a few “sketches”-short bits of written music.”可知，此处是“但他留下的所有”，短语leave behind“留下”，故填(b)ehind。
59．句意：他们的目标是完成贝多芬的第十交响曲，以庆祝他的250岁生日。根据“to try to complete Beethoven’s 10th Symphony to celebrate his 250th birthday.”可知，此处是“他们的目标是……”，their是形容词性物主代词，后加名词，goal“目标”，是名词，谓语动词是单数is，主语应为单数，故填(g)oal。
60．句意：为了训练/教授人工智能帮助创作交响乐，该团队将贝多芬创作的每一首音乐都转换成计算机可以理解的形式。to是动词不定式，后加动词原形，根据“an AI to help with the symphony”可知，此处是训练/教授人工智能，短语train/teach sb. to do sth.“训练/教授某人做某事”，train“训练”，是动词；teach“教”，是动词，故填(t)rain/(t)each。
61．句意：团队中的其他成员研究了贝多芬的笔记和草图，并努力找出贝多芬正在计划/准备做什么。根据语境知是过去进行时，其结构是was doing的形式，根据“and worked to figure out”可知，此处是“并努力找出贝多芬正在计划/准备做什么”，plan“计划”，是动词，现在分词是planning；prepare“准备”，是动词，现在分词是preparing，故填(p)lanning/(p)reparing。
62．句意：一个早期测试告诉团队他们在正确的轨道上。根据“They took a few minutes of music created by the AI based on Beethoven’s sketches, and played it for Beethoven experts, musicians, and reporters.”可知，他们在正确的轨道上，track是名词，空前用形容词修饰，right“正确的”，是形容词，故填(r)ight。
63．句意：虽然贝多芬并没有写下所有的作品，但团队确信这首音乐与他可能写的非常相似。根据“the team feels sure that the music is very much like what he might have written.”可知，此处是让步状语从句，though“虽然”，是连词，引导让步状语从句，故填(t)hough。
64．(o)utside 65．(a)ffect 66．(c)learly 67．(a)llow 68．(c)onfidence 69．(s)kills 70．(s)uggests
【分析】本文主要介绍了自我意识的概念以及拥有自我意识的重要性。
64．句意：从外部看自己可能很难，但了解自己可以帮助你理解情绪，增进友谊。but表示转折，根据“but being aware of who you are can help you understand emotions and strengthen friendships.”以及结合首字母o可知，此处指“从外面”。故填(o)utside。
65．句意：自我意识意味着调整你的想法、感受和行为，并理解它们如何影响他人。根据“…other people”以及结合首字母a可知，此处指“影响他人”。故填(a)ffect。
66．句意：Tasha Eurich博士将自我意识描述为清楚地认识自己的能力，了解我们是谁，别人如何看待我们，以及我们如何融入这个世界。根据“see ourselves…”可知，此空需要填一个副词修饰动词see，结合单词首字母c可知，应该是clearly“清楚地”。故填(c)learly。
67．句意：知道你喜欢什么，不喜欢什么，你擅长什么，你发现什么困难，让你在友谊，学业，甚至是看什么电影上做出更好的决定。allow sb. to do sth.“允许某人做某事”。故填(a)llow。
68．句意：你要学会更多地相信自己的感觉，这样才能建立信心。根据“You learn to trust your own feelings more,”可知，更多地相信自己的感觉可以建立信心。故填(c)onfidence。
69．句意：世界卫生组织表示，自我意识是帮助年轻人过上更幸福、更健康生活的十大重要生活技能之一。根据“self-awareness”及结合首字母s可知，自我意识是一项生活技能。skill“技能”，one of后接可数名词复数。故填(s)kills。
70．句意：Eurich建议用“什么”而不是“为什么”开始问自己问题。根据“A good way to learn about anything is to ask questions.”以及“asking yourself questions that start with “What” instead of “Why””可知，这是Eurich的建议，suggest“建议”，本文时态为一般现在时，主语Eurich为第三人称单数，故填(s)uggests。
71．(f)aster 72．(o)nly 73．(d)elighted 74．(r)eturn 75．(s)uccessful 76．(e)nergy 77．(s)omebody##(s)omeone
【分析】本文通过介绍作者自己的亲身经历，告诉我们没有必要总是打败别人的道理。
71．句意：我看得出来我骑车比他快一点。由句中的“than”可知，此处使用比较级；根据下文“I decided to catch up with him.我决定追上他。”可知，我要想追上前方那个人，就得比他骑快点。fast“快速地”，其比较级为faster“较快地”。故填(f)aster。
72．句意：过了一会儿，我离他只有100米远了，所以我加快了速度，尽了最大努力。根据下文“sped up and tried my best”可知，我加速了，与他的距离缩短了，距离他仅仅有100米。故填(o)nly。
73．句意：在内心，我感到如此高兴。根据后文“I defeated him!”可知，作者打败了他，内心愉悦。故填(d)elighted。
74．句意：很快，我发现我已经错过了我的路口，不得不折返回去。根据文中“missed my turn”可知作者为了超越前面的人而错过了路口，不得不往回走。故填(r)eturn。
75．句意：当我们和别人竞争时，努力去超过别人或展示我们比别人更加成功、更加重要时，这种情景难道不是发生在我们生活中吗？结合本句中“outdo them”以及“more important”，可知与之并列的为“more successful”，故填(s)uccessful。
76．句意：我们花费时间和精力追逐他们，结果却错过了自己的路。句中“spend”意为花费，需要加时间或精力作宾语，故填(e)nergy。
77．句意：在你前面的一条路或其他路上，总会有某人领先于你。结合文中“What you should do is just run your own race and wish others well.”可知，走好自己的路，也祝福别人。故填(s)omebody或(s)omeone。
78．(b)usily 79．(s)topped 80．(w)orried 81．(p)atient 82．(e)lectricity 83．(a)pologize 84．(s)pecial
【分析】本文是一篇记叙文。作者讲述了在父亲生日那天，他和父母出去吃晚饭。刚点了餐，餐厅里的灯因停电突然熄灭了。结果父亲一点也不介意，因为这是真正在烛光下吃的一顿生日晚餐。
78．句意：服务员在桌子间忙来忙去。根据句子结构可知，空处的词是修饰动词，应是副词；根据首字母提示和句意，空处应是busily，忙碌地。故填(b)usily。
79．句意：餐厅里所有的谈话都停了一会儿。根据句子结构可知，空处是句子的谓语动词；结合前句“The place went completely dark.”语境可知，空处应是stop，停止；句子是一般过去时，动词应用过去式stopped。故填(s)topped。
80．句意：其他人似乎有点担心。根据前句“Some people laughed,”和首字母提示可知，空处应是worried，担心的。故填worried，担心的。故填(w)orried。
81．句意：请耐心点。根据前句“The power has gone out across the whole neighborhood, and we don’t know when it will be restored.”语境和首字母提示可知，应是请求大家耐心点，故空处应是patient，耐心的，形容词。故填patient。故填(p)atient。
82．句意：幸运的是，我们厨房里用的是煤气，而不是电，这样厨师就可以继续为你做饭了。根据前文因停电而灯突然熄灭的语境和首字母提示可知，空处应是electricity，电。故填(e)lectricity。
83．句意：女士们先生们，我再次向你们道歉。根据前文停电语境和首字母提示可知，空处应是apologize，道歉；句子是一般现在时，主语“I”是第一人称，故动词应用原形。故填(a)pologize。
84．句意：我觉得很特别——我要在烛光下吃生日晚餐！根据后句“I’m having a birthday dinner by candlelight!”和首字母提示，feel是系动词，后跟形容词，空处应是special，特别的。故填(s)pecial。
85．(m)any##(m)uch 86．(e)ffects 87．(n)oisy 88．(p)opular 89．(l)imit 90．(U)nfortunately##(U)nluckily 91．(i)mprove
【分析】文章介绍了旅游的好处和负面影响，以及怎样消除和避免这些消极影响。
85．句意：游客每年有数百万次的国外旅行，是20年前的两倍。as...as中间接形容词副词的原级，此处指的是“和……一样多”，结合首字母提示可知，many/much符合，故填(m)any/(m)uch。
86．句意：然而，大众旅游也有一些不良影响。根据“tourism has brought benefits to many areas of the world that were very poor”以及However提示可知，此处表达的是不好的影响，此处用可数名词effect的复数，表示“影响”这个整体概念。故填(e)ffects。
87．句意：他们讲吵闹的聚会让人彻夜未眠的故事。根据“tell stories”以及“that keep people awake all night”及首字母提示可知，此处指的是“吵闹的”聚会，形容词作定语，修饰其后的名词，故填(n)oisy。
88．句意：环境友好型旅游或生态旅游正变得越来越流行。根据上文“They choose holidays that support the local economy and they respect the local culture and the environment.”可知，他们选择支持地方经济的节日旅行，他们尊重地方文化和环境。环境友好型旅游，或者叫生态旅游正越来越受欢迎。popular“受欢迎的”，故填(p)opular。
89．句意：他们认为，应该限制使用他们港口的游轮数量，不应该允许过多的酒店开发。根据上文“Many people now believe that governments should control how many visitors enter their country.”可知，很多人现在认为，政府应该控制进入自己国家的游客人数。他们相信，他们应该限制使用其港口的游轮的数量，应该不准许发展太多宾馆。limit“限制”，故填(l)imit.
90．句意：不幸的是，各国政府处境艰难。根据“governments are in a difficult situation.”可知，此处表达的是“遗憾的是/不幸的是”，政府处在一个困难的境地。unfortunately/unluckily符合语境，故填(U)nfortunately/(U)nluckily。
91．句意：旅游业带来了很多钱，这有助于他们改善当地人的生活。根据“life for the local people”可知，此处指的是“改善”当地人的生活，improve“改善”，help sb do sth“帮助某人做某事”，故填(i)mprove。
92．discussing#dealing 93．busy 94．till 95．problems 96．stuck#stopped 97．simple 98．anyone#anybody
【分析】本文主要阐述了没有耐心的人会有什么表现，以及这样的人应该如何克服这个问题。
92．句意：如果你不耐烦，人们会感觉到你身上的怒气，就不喜欢和你交流/打交道。根据like doing sth.，可知此处填动名词形式；discuss with sb.意为“和某人讨论、交流”，deal with sb.意为“和某人打交道”，都符合语境，故填discussing/dealing。
93．句意：因为没有耐心的人经常很忙、讨厌浪费时间，所以他们不会留出额外时间容错。此处需要形容词作表语，根据后文“they sometimes don’ t leave extra time for small mistakes”，可知他们时间宝贵，非常繁忙，busy意为“忙的”，符合语境，故填busy。
94．句意：这意味着，如果他们需要去某处，他们总是在忙其他的工作直到最后一分钟。此处需要一个介词表时间，till意为“直到”，符合语境，故填till。
95．句意：他们不会留出额外的时间以防公交车晚点、找不到车钥匙或其他问题可能出现。根据后文用动词原形，可知此处填名词复数。根据前文“in case a bus is late, they can’ t find their car keys”是在列举可能出现的问题，可知此处填problem“问题”符合语境，故填problems。
96．句意：如果你知道自己可能会被困在车流中或要在机场等待，考虑一下你需要做什么来打发时间。be stuck in/be stopped in都可以表示“被困于某事”，符合语境，故填stuck/stopped。
97．句意：玩游戏可能有帮助，或者甚至是简单的东西，例如可以写封信的一支笔和纸也行。as...as结构意为“和……一样……”，中间填形容词或副词原级，此处修饰名词pen和paper，可知填形容词。simple意为“简单的”，符合语境，故填simple。
98．句意：不要觉得你的时间就比别人的更重要。anyone/anybody意为“任何人”，是复合不定代词，符合语境，故填anyone/anybody。
99．(e)xciting 100．(e)asily 101．(h)olidays 102．(i)mmediately 103．(c)ancel 104．(o)rdinary 105．(v)oice
【分析】本文介绍了记者这个职业的优势，如有更多机会接触到名人和最高领导人；也介绍了作为记者所要面临的挑战，如工作时间不固定等。
99．句意：对很多人来说，电视台记者似乎有一份令人激动的工作。此处缺少一个形容词修饰名词“job”；根据“After all, they will be among the first to know about major local and world events and they often get to watch these events happen right before their eyes.”和结合首字母提示可推测此处是“令人激动”的工作，“令人激动”的英文是exciting。故填(e)xciting。
100．句意：他们容易有更多机会见到名人和最高领导人。此处缺少副词修饰动词“have”；根据“After all, they will be among the first to know about major local and world events and they often get to watch these events happen right before their eyes.”结合首字母可推测此处是“容易”有更多机会见到名人和最高领导人，“容易地”的英文是easily。故填(e)asily。
101．句意：他们经常在晚上、周末和假期——此时大多数职业的人们正在放假的时候工作。根据空格后“when people in most other jobs are taking their days off”和“They often work nights, weekends”可知，别人休息时他们工作；“nights”“weekends”和此空并列并用复数；结合首字母“holiday假期”符合语境。故填(h)olidays。
102．句意：突发新闻时，记者不得不记下一些笔记，然后马上开始报道。此处是副词修饰动词“start”；根据“During sudden news event”可知，突发新闻时应是需要“马上”报道，结合首字母“马上”的英文是“immediately”。故填(i)mmediately。
103．句意：记者不得不取消他正在做的新闻故事，因为有别的更重要的新闻。have to do sth.不得不做某事，to后用动词原形；根据“because another news story may seem more important.”可知，有更重要的新闻时，应是“取消”他们正在做的新闻，结合首字母“取消”的英文是“cancel”。故填(c)ancel。
104．句意：为电视台写报道和一般报道不同。此处缺少形容词修饰名词“report”；结合语境可知“ Writing for TV ”和“…报道”不同，结合首字母可知应是“普通的”报道，“普通的”的英文是“ordinary”。故填(o)rdinary。
105．句意：除此之外，记者的声音也是这个职业成功的关键。此空前有reporter’s名词所有格，后跟名词；根据“students learn to speak at the right volume”可知，此空应是和声音有关，结合首字母“voice声音”符合语境，故填(v)oice。
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