拓展训练 2020年中考英语专题分类卷 题型四短文填空 17-24
Passage 17(2017 .兰州 )
closerwhowithouthappenfarmergreatlYcomfortasmakeourThe development of technologies has （1）changed the life styles of thepeople all over the world. Radio, TV, computers, fax and satellites bringdifferent countries and people（2）to each other. We can see nearly everything（3）thousands of miles away and communicate with people in different lands（4）leaving home. We do not have to do shopping every day. Once a week webuy （5） household materials including meat, vegetables, etc, and store themin refrigerators. With the help of tiny scissors doctors can examine the child（6）is still in the womb(子宫) of his mother.（7）use newer technology both for agricultural activities as well as for their（8）. The needs of oil technology, such（10）long pipelines(管线) ,electric power, good roads, airports, bring peoplefrom different lands to the Gulf(海湾) countries to（10）a living.
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There was a man who had four sons. He wanted his sons to learn not to judge (判断)things too（1）. So he sent them to go and look at a pear tree that was far away in tum. The first son went in winter, the second in spring, the third insummer, and the（2） son in fall.
When they had all gone and come back, he asked them to describe what they had seen. The first son said there was（3）on the tree. The second son said it was（4） with green buds(花蕾) and full of promise. The third son said it wasfilled with flowers that smelled so sweet and looked so beautiful. The last son（5） with all of them, he said it was full of fruit, life and harvest(收获). Theman then explained to his sons that they were all right, because they each hadseen but one season in the（6）life. He told them that they cannot judge a tree,or a person, by only one season, they can only be judged at the end, when allthe seasons are up.lf you give up when it's winter, you will miss the promise ofyour spring, the（7）of your summer, the harvest of your fall. Don't let thepain of one season destroy the joy of all the rest.
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The Chongyang Festival is a Chinese traditionalfestival. It is celebrated on the ninth day of the ninth lunarmonth.It's also（1） (call) the Double Ninth Festival.
The festival started as （2） /’?：li/ as the WarringStates Period
(475-221 BC).It has a history of more than 1,700 years. Amongthe numbers from zero to nine, nine is the（3） ( high)odd number (奇数).People believe that two \for a long life. So it is a special holiday （4）Chinese people to show love and respect for their elders.They hold many（5）( kind) of activities in honor of old people, wishing them good（6）/helθ/ and a long life.
The festival comes during the golden time of （7） /f?:l/. On the day,people traditionally drink chrysanthemum (菊花) wine, eat Double-Ninth Cakes（8）climb mountains. They also carry
a kind of plant named dogwood. Peoplein ancient times believed that（9）plant could drive away evil (邪恶的) spiritsand prevent them from（10） ( catch)an illness in winter. （1）______（2）______（3）______（4）______（5）_____
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Next time you're in a public place, take a look around you. And（1） how many people are using their phones. I can tell you now that it is probably morethan half, whether you're on a bus, in a cafe（2） simply walking down thestreet.
I'm not saying that I am not an example of this, but it （3） amazes(使惊愕)me how people can spend so much time on their phones without （4） toothers. Has it gone too far?
Recently, my smart phone broke and had to be （5） off for repair for aweek or so.I had to use a really old, basic phone just to keep me in touch withmy family and（6） . All I could do on this phone was to send text messages,make calls and play one game. And I loved it. I loved being（7）from theInternet, and I really didn't mind not having updates (更新) about what myfriends were doing. It allowed（8）to spend more time enjoying my time inLondon and watching the people （9） me and really see what was going on.
However, I knew that as soon as I got my smart phone back I would be oneof those （10）0nce again. Perhaps I should just go back to using the basicphone and forget I ever got my smart phone back.
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How do we know the time? A clock, a watch or a cell phone can help us.However, many years ago there were no clocks and knowing the time was not soeasy. Over the centuries, people have developed different w（1）of telling thetime.
About 5,500 years ago, the Egyptians i （2）the sun clock. This was a tallstone structure. Its shadow (影子) showed the movement of the s（3） . They were able to determine(测定) midday.
About 3,500 years ago,the Egyptians made a sundial. It was smaller than the sun clock and could measure (测量)the time for half a day. On c （4）daysor at night it was impossible to tell the time with a sun clock or a sundial.
Water clocks were the f （5）clocks not to use the sun. The idea is simple. Water flows(流动) from one container(容器) to another. When the water reachesa certain 1（6） , it moves a lever (控制杆) and this shows the hours. The Egyptians used water clocks about 3 ,400 years ago. These clocks were popular inthe Middle East and China but they f（7）to keep accurate(精确的)time.
In the 13th century, the mechanical clock was invented. This was moreaccurate, b（8） was expensive to make. Over the next few centuries it wasdeveloped. For example,springs (发条) were added around 1500. This i （9）accuracy and allowed clocks to be smaller.
In 1927, the first quartz clock was developed. Clocks became cheaper tobuild and own. People began depending on them more and more to runbusinesses, markets and so on.
More recently, in 1956, came the digital clock. And nowadays satellites(人造卫星) send our cell phones the time to the exact second. There has been a lotof progress in timekeeping but
some things never c （10） . Many of us still havetrouble getting out of bed on time and not missing appointments.
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Passage 22(2018 .重庆 A)
As we are growing up, we really need advice from adults. Here are threepeople talking about their experiences... Jasper ,26 , actor
You're not alone. Sometimes when you're a teenager, you feel as if you're all alone and there's_____ you can talk to. Do you know twenty to thirty percent of teenagers inthe US have a hard ______ going through the period? They feel lonely andsad. I think life is so much easier if you ________ your troubles with others. Iregret that I didn't take the advice when someone gave it to me. Steve,27, teacher
Your teachers only want what's best for you.
When I was in school,I never thought I'd become a teacher. I acted badly inclass, and I feel ______ about that now. I love my job and I know howchallenging it is, so I hope kids can show their teachers more respect(尊重).Ihope kids can ______ that teachers push them to do their best and not justto give them a hard time. Anna,29, doctor
Money doesn't grow on trees.
When I was a teenager,I never learned ________. to save money. I justspent it! My parents gave me everything I wanted, but I realize now they spentlittle ____________ themselves. Now I wish I knew more about planning mymoney, and I am not the only one. It seems that today's teenagers know aboutmoney planning even less ______ me years ago.I do wish they could learnabout it earlier.
Passage 23(2017 .河北模拟)
My best friend Michael is a 15-year-old boy. We are in the same class. Heworks very h（1） . He is never late for school and he does well in all his（2）(lesson). He is always ready to help others. My math is very poor, so he oftenhelps me w （3）it after class. His parents are both teachers and they are really B（4）, so he often helps do the housework at home.
He is a little shorter but he is（5） ( strong) than me. He likes playingfootball very much at school. We often play football t （6）and he plays it well. But I'm more （7）(interest) in art. He gets on well with our classmates.Everyone in our class（8）(like) him. But now it's time to graduate and we aregoing to leave school.
Michael and I are going to（9）( difference)high schools.In the future,he wants to be a policeman and I hope to be a（10） ( music). We believe ourfriendship will be forever. （1）______（2）______（3）______（4）______（5）_____
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Passage 24
拓展训练 2020年中考英语专题分类卷 题型四短文填空 17-24附答案
