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短文填词(共10 小题;每小题 1 分,满分10 分)

阅读下面短文,根据语境、音标或所给单词的提示,在每个空格内填入一个适当的词,要求所填的意义准确、形式正确,使短文意思完整、行文连贯。

第一篇：

1 Look at your calendar. There are many solar terms(节气) on a Chinese lunar calendar.

On Nov. 30, 2016, UNESCO 1(add )"the 24 Solar Terms" into the List of the Intangible

Cultural Heritage of Humanity(人类非物质文化遗产). 2an important part of Chinese culture, the 24 solar terms 3/ga?d/ peoples farming and daily life.

About 2,000 years 4 ,Chinese people studied natural changes such as air_5/?tempr?t??(r)/, water and crop growth( 农作物生长). They then made 24 solar terms to show the changes in 6/si:zn/ and weather.

For instance. they named the day in a year with 7longest daytime as xiazhi. The 8 (short) one was called dongzhi. In many parts of China, it's usually 9(snow) around xiaoxue every year.

The solar terms also help farmers make 10(they) plans. When Lich comes, it's getting warm. Farmers are going to sow seeds. When mangzhong comes, the harvest time is coming.

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6 7 8 9 10

【参考答案】

1.added 6.season

2.plays

7.the

3.guide

8.shortest

4.ago

9.snowy

5.temperature

10.their

第二篇：

Have you ever watched or heard about Readers? It is a TV show that has recently 1_ (become) popular. The show invites different people to read aloud on the stage, as well as to tell the 2/?mu:v??/stories behind them. They can read everything, 3poems, books, and letters. By reading aloud, the words on the paper come to 4/laif/.

Many people are fans of the show. They begin to enjoy 5(read) aloud at home. The show gives people a special place to read across China. It is a reading pavilion( 朗读亭). Now we can find reading pavilions in many 6 (city), such as Shanghai, Hangzhou and xi'an.

The pavilion is so 7that it can hold only one person to read in it each time. There is a

microphone( 麦克风) in the pavilion and 8records peoples voices. Everyone can read for three minutes in the pavilion. The show will later 9/pik/ some of the readers and invite them to read on TV.

People of all ages have come and read in the pavilion. "Reading should be just like singing 10 talking, "said Dong Qing, the host of the show, "We can actually express our deep feelings

by reading aloud.

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【参考答案】

1.became 6.cities

2.moving

7.s

3.like

8.then

4.life

9.pick

5.reading

10.and

第三篇：

A group of swans flew down to a beach where a crow（乌鸦）was jumping around. The crow watched them with disdain(鄙视)

“You have no flying s kills at all.”he 1 (say)to the swans. "All you can do is to move your wings. Can you turn over in the air? No, that's beyond you. Let’s have a flying competition. I'll show you what real flying is!”

One of the swans, a 2 / str??/ young male, took up the challenge. The crow flew up and began to show off his skills. He flew in circles, performed other flying tricks,and then came down and looked at the swan 3(proud).

Now it was the swan's 4, He flew up,and began flying over the sea. The crow flew after him, making all kinds of comments(评价) about his flying. They flew on and until they couldn't see the land and there was nothing but water on all 5(side ). The crow was making fewer and fewer comments. Now he was so tired 6he found it hard to stay in the air, and had to stop 7(him )from falling into the water.The swan pretended( 假装) not to notice and said, "Why do 8 /ki: p / touching the water, brother? Is that another trick?

“No,” said the crow. He knew that he had lost the competition.

.“I’m in 9/?tr?bl/because of my pride.If you don't help me, I'll lose my life . "The swan took pity on him, and took him 10his back and flew back to the beach.

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【参考答案】

1.said 6.that

2.strong

7.himself

3.proudly

8.keep

4.turn

9.trouble

5.sides

10.on

第四篇：

How to realize your dream? Firstly，ask 1 ( you ) what makes you happy. Think about all the things that make you feel excited and happy in the past, You should know what you really want, not what

you should do. Create a 2/'p??s(?)n(?)l/ mission statement( 任务说明). It isn' t just for big companies,but explains what is important for you and 3you are going. Write down your past 4 /s?kses/,the contributions you want to make to the world, your short-term and long-term goals.

Examine your past goals again. Try to 5/ f?(r)get/ the feelings of shame and regret. You are entering a chapter( 时期) of your life. It's also important to examine your past experiences. But it's also important to know your 6(advantage)in the past so that you can make them work for you in the future.

Write down your dream 7 a goal. Take a look at everything your have 8(do)-your happiness list mission statement and experiences from the past. Now begin to set up a simple 9

clear goal from these materials.Try to explain your dream in simple terms.

Last but not least. vou should never give up (try) to realize your dream. Just stick to it..

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【参考答案】

1.yourself 6.advantages

2.personal

7.with

3.where

8.done

4.success

9.and

5.forget

10.trying

第五篇：W hen Ma Siwen and Zou Wei, two senior students in Yunnan Province, wrote a letter to Great Britain's Queen Elizabeth II last 1/septembe(r)/, they didn't expect a response. Much to their surprise, they 2( receive ) a reply from Buckingham Palace this January.

The two schoolgirls wrote to the Queen to congratulate her on becoming the longest- reigning monarch(在位时间最长的君主) in British history. They introduced3/ e(?)m'selvz/,their school and their hometown, and invited Queen to come. According to Ma, they revised( 修正)

the letter several 4( time) and spent one week completing the final edition. On the envelope(信封), they 5 eight stamps with the Chinese character Fu to show their blessing and Chinese characteristics.

When they got a reply from Britain, the two girls were quite surprised. "Even I myself felt it 6 (possible) to receive a word back. "Ma said. She once wrote to 7/ 'r???n/ President Vladimir Putin and U. S. President Barack Obama, but never got a response. 8 lucky those two girls are! let's take a look at the royal letter:

Dear Sien

The Queen wished me to write and 9 you for your letter in which you tell Her Majest(女王陛下) a little about yourself and where you live. Although unable to reply to you personally, the Queen was 10 (interest ) to hear of your hometown and I am to thank you, once again, for your thougtfulness in writing as you did.

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【参考答案】

1.September 6.impossible

2.received

7.Russian

3.themselves

8.How

4.times

9.send

5.put/stick

10.interested

第六篇：As teenagers, having a meaningful influence on the world seems to impossible. Changing the world does not only mean doing big and important 1(thing). By following the two 2/'s I mpl / ways below, teenagers can go green and change the world.

1.Recycle thing

According 3an online article. 63 million newspapers are sent out every day and 44 million of 4 (they )are thrown away. If you recycle these newspapers,you could save many trees .

How will you deal with your old phones or computers 5you have new ones? Throw them away or put them aside? Maybe you ca n take them to the local stores that 6/k? ' lekt/ them. Then they will be 7(give) to people who need them.

2.Go vegetarian（素食者）one day a week

Here are some 8 (surprise) facts on going vegetarian for only one day. The United States would save 100 billion gallons of gas which is 9./ ?'n?f/ to fuel all the cars of Canada and Mexico and still have some left.

“After knowing the facts.I am ready to go vegetarian one day 10week, "an American student said.

You should try your best to make the world better. It may be hard. but never give up. Small changes make a big difference.

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【参考答案】

1.things 6.collect

2.simple

7.giving

3.to

8.surprising

4.them

9.enough

5.if

10.a

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