短文填空 话题一 天气
Passage 1
Nowadays, most of us simply go online, watch TV or check the radio to know what the weather will be like. ____1____, if you are in a place where you can’t use any of those resources and need to know ____2____ might be happening soon, you can ____3____ at the clouds in the sky for help. It’s especially useful if you enjoy outdoor activities, such as hiking or camping.
The types of clouds in the sky can tell you a lot about the ____4____. Generally, clouds ____5____ are white and high suggest good weather, and dark and low clouds mean rain or
storms are ____6____.
Clouds can be black, white and gray and each means something ____7____ about the weather. Black clouds mean that there is a coming storm that does not have strong winds. White clouds usually mean good weather, though a storm could be ____8____ its way later in the day. ____9____ clouds usually mean a new or a light storm. But they also mean the storm will spread across a large area and may remain for ____10____ while.
1. However 2, what 3, look 4, weather 5, that/which 6, coming 7, different 8, on 9, Gray 10, a Passage 2
When people want to know about the weather, they usually go to their radios, TVs, newspapers or to the Internet. However, you can also find many ____1____ signs among wildlife. Mice and deer are good weather indicators. Before ____2____ storm, people outside have seen that field mice come out of their holes ____3____ that deer come down from the mountains.
Birds are good weather indicators. For____4____, some birds become irritable (急躁的) and will fight over a piece of bread. ____5____ birds chirp (叽叽喳喳) and sing just before a storm. ____6____ seems they know they won’t have another chance for one or two hours. You will sometimes see birds getting together on a wire (电线) close to a building. That is ____7____ the low pressure makes the air ____8____ thin that birds have difficulty flying.
It is unusual to see many birds ____9____ overhead in the summertime. Watch for other signs if you see this. If they fly in the wrong direction, they may be flying ahead of a storm.
____10____ paying closer attention to some important signs in nature, we can become better prepared for any kind of weather.
1, weather 2, a 3, and 4, example 5, Other 6, It 7, because 8, so 9, flying 10, By
话题二 饮食
Passage 3
We have no idea about when men first began to use salt. But we do know ____1____ it had been used in many different ways through the history.
For example, in many history books, it is recorded that people who lived three thousand years ago ____2____ salted fish. Thousands of years ago in Egypt, salt ____3____used to keep the dead. It can prevent the dead bodies from decay(腐烂).
In the eighteenth century, a person who ____4____ salt was thought to have broken the law. If ____5____ person was caught stealing salt, he would be thrown into prison. Books also record that in England, about ten thousand people were put into prison during that century ____6____ of stealing salt! In 1553, if a man took more than ____7____ share of salt, he would be thought to have broken the law and would be seriously punished.
Salt was very important on the dinner table of a ____8____. It was always put in ____9____ of the king when he sat down to eat. Then important visitors sat near the salt while____10____ important visitors were given seats farther away from it. 1, that 2, ate 3, was 4, stole 5, a
6, because 7, his 8, king 9, front 10, less Passage 4
There is a lot of argument about raw(生的) food diet. One is that heating food above a certain ____1____ (often 46℃) kills nutrients(营养成分).
For example, vitamin C is easily killed by heat. Many vegetables are ____2____ with vitamin C, which will disappear ____3____ they are cooked. The same thing happens with B vitamins. They aren’t as much in vegetables____4____ vitamin C, but they are also reduced when heated.
Supporters of raw diets believe ____5____ eating raw foods can help slow aging, prevent disease and improve well-being.
____6____ cooking food doesn’t always take away its nutrients. Researchers found that cooking increases a kind of nutrient in tomatoes, which is helpful for ____7____ lower risk of heart disease and some cancers. Cooking can also____8____ the amount of calcium(钙) some vegetables provide.
Cooking can have ____9____ advantages. A Harvard University study found that cooking also makes food easier to bite, easier to take in and improves ____10____ energy value.
The key here, however, isn’t to stress so much about how you eat your fruit and vegetables. Just make sure you eat them.
1, temperature 2, filled 3, when 4, as 5, that 6, But 7, a 8, increase 9, other 10, its
话题三 安全
Passage 5
Nine-year-old Samuel Meyers is an Australian boy from Clover Hill State School, Queensland. He just became the national ____1____of the little BIG idea competition in the Grade 3—4 group because of his smart helmet idea.
____2____ idea is called the Hero Helmet. Samuel Meyers wants to stop people ____3____ their bikes or scooters(电动车) without a helmet. ____4____ is a controller inside the helmet. It ____5____ the lock of the bike or the scooter. It won’t unlock the bike or scooter unless the rider puts ____6____ the helmet.
His grandpa once ____7____ him how the idea came to him. “I like biking,” Samuel answered. “I often see children falling without a helmet and I know ____8____ dangerous it can be. I want to save lives.”
Samuel’s idea was loved by engineer Jordon Nguyen. “It is good to see so many students from all over Australia have ____9____ own ideas to help others. I love Samuel’s idea most ____10____ it can solve a real problem. I’m excited to see where he takes his idea in the future,” he said.
1, winner 2, The 3, riding 4, There 5, controls 6, on 7, asked 8, how 9, their 10, because Passage 6
There may be different dangers around us. Learning to keep ____1____ is always important. Sudden accidents ____2____ every day. When there is one, ____3____ first and most important rule is to stay calm. Here are some accidents you may meet with and the related tips for you.
When students around you begin to push, stand at one place and try to hold onto something. Or stay at ____4____ corner until the crowd leaves.
When a fire ____5____ out, stay calm and follow teachers’ instructions. Leave the classroom quickly and use a piece of cloth to ____6____ your mouth and nose. In this way, hot air and smoke will do less harm to you. If your clothes catch ____7____, drop to the ground and roll from side to side to put it ____8____. Don’t run back to a burning house for anything.
Always ____9____ traffic rules on roads. Don’t rush on roads. If you walk to school or go to school by bike, remember to wait for the green traffic light. Make sure it is clear when you are ready to cross it. Look left and then right for cars ____10____ you cross the road.
1, safe 2, happen 3, the 4, a 5, breaks 6, cover 7, fire 8, out 9, follow 10, before
话题四 工作
Passage 7
Pulling heavy suitcases all day in the summer is hard work, especially when you are ____1____ thin 14-year-old boy. That was ____2____ in 1940—the youngest and smallest baggage boy at New York City’s Pennsylvania Railway Station.
____3____ just a few days on the job, I began noticing that the other fellows were overcharging(过度收费) passengers. I’d like to join them, thinking, “Everyone ____4____ is doing it.”
When I got home that night, I told my dad ____5____ I wanted to do. “You give an honest day’s work,” he said, ____6____ straight into my eyes. “They are paying you. If they want to do that, just let them do that.” I followed my dad’s advice for the rest of that summer and have lived by his words ____7____ then.
Of all the jobs I’ve had, it was my experience at Pennsylvania Railway Station that has stuck with me. Now, I teach my players to respect other people and their possession. Being a member of a team is a totally shared experience. If one person ____8____, it destroys trust and hurts everyone. I can put up with many things, but not with people ____9____ steal. If one of my players were caught stealing, he’d be gone.
Whether you’re on a sports team, in an office ____10____ a member of a family, if you can’t trust one another, there is going to be trouble.
1, a 2, me 3, After 4 else 5, what 6, looking 7, since 8, steals 9, who 10, or Passage 8
Most people have jobs. They go to work nearly every day. Some people are lucky. Either they have very interesting jobs ____1____ they make a lot of money. Most people are not so ____2____. Their jobs may not be very interesting. And they may not ____3____ much money.
The most interesting jobs are often the most difficult. People take a long time to learn ____4____ to do them. Doctors study ____5____ at least six years after finishing school.
Some young people have interesting and high-pay jobs. Many young players do ____6____ work successfully. Football and tennis stars are usually under 35 ____7____ old. Older people usually cannot play these sports very well. They cannot move fast enough. Golf, however, is ____8____ good sport for older people. Many golf players are quite old, but they can play it successfully. Most people work ____9____ they are 60 or 65 years old. Then they retire (退休) and have a lot of free time. Some people never retire，though.
These people usually have very interesting jobs. Writers, artists, scientists and actors usually ____10____ to the end of their lives. Their work is their life. 1, or 2, lucky 3, make 4, how 5, for 6, their 7, years 8, a 9, until 10, work
话题五 社会与人口问题
Passage 9
Great changes have been made in family life because of science and industry. In the past, ____1____ more Americans lived on farms, the typical family had many children. In ____2____ farm family, parents and their children often lived with grandparents. Often too, uncles and aunts lived nearby. But when industry became more important ____3____ agriculture in American life, families became smaller because industry requires workers ____4____ are ready and able to move off the land and to move again whenever necessary.
And ____5____ families cannot be moved from place to place as smaller families can. So at present， people ____6____ like to have smaller families.
____7____ the future, because of industrialization, a typical family will be required to ____8____ even more often than now, so families will be even smaller. The typical family may remain childless and consist only of a man and a ____9____. A small number of families may ____10____ raising children as their chief work. At the same time they may also raise other people’s children, leaving those families free to move from job to job.
1, when 2, a 3, than 4, who 5, large
6, would 7, In 8, move 9 woman 10, consider/regard Passage 10
A very important world problem is the growth of population on the earth. The population of the world today is more than 7,500,000,000. That is a great number and we know ____1____ quite well. The important thing is not how large the population of the world is now, ____2____ the rate (速度) of the growth. It is about 1.63% every year after the number of dead people has been taken away.
To give you some ideas of ____3____ birth rate, look at the second ____4____ of your watch. Every second, four babies are ____5____ in the world. Another baby! Another baby! Another baby! Another baby! You cannot speak quickly enough to keep up ____6____ the birth rate. The population is ____7____ faster and faster. So it goes on, hour after hour. In one day, people have to find food for over 350,000 mouths more.
This great growth of population will make a big problem by the year of 2030.There will be as ____8____ as 8,500,000,000 people on the ____9____! So this is one of the biggest ____10____ that you are going to meet within your life. 1, it 2, but 3, the 4, hand 5, born
6, with 7, growing 8, many 9, earth 10, problems
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