Passage 13

从方框中选择单词并用其适当形式填空，使短文意思正确、通顺。每词限用一次。

Mr Johnson had never taken planes before,but he had read a lot about air accidents. So one day when a friend 1. him to take his own small plane,Mr Johnson was very 2. . Fi nally,his friend persuaded (说服) him that it was very 3. , so Mr Johnson got into the plane.

His friend 4. the engine and began to taxi (滑行) onto the runway of the airport. Mr Johnson had ever heard the most 5. part of a flight were taking off and the landing,so he was very afraid and closed his 6. .

7. a minute or two he opened his eyes again,looked out of the 8. of the plane,and said to his friend ,“ Look at those people down there. They look as 9. as ants,don't they?”“Those are ants ,” answered his friend,^"we^'re 10. on the ground. ”

(2015四川自贡)

Passage 12

阅读下面短文，用方框中所给词的适当形式填空，使短文文理通顺，意义完整。

Why is it important for Lee to study English? After Chinese,the language that is the most 1.  in the world is English. It is said that 300,000,000 people speak English as a first language and another 500,000,000 people speak it as a 2. language. English is used by almost 1,000,000,000 people in the world and 83% of the world's 3. are written in English. But people think that there will be 4. e-mails in Chinese than in English.

Lee is studying English because he wants to be a 5. ，and he knows most scientists write in English. Lee's father,a scientist,is going to an important science meeting in Shanghai. All the 6. will be in English.

Lee's cousin Wei wants to work for an airport 7. she leaves school. Wei is going on an English course this summer to improve 8. English.

Michael lived in the USA. His family came back to live in China last year,and he is 9. Lee's school now. Michael speaks English perfectly,but his Chinese isn’t very good. In the summer holidays,Michael and Lee are planning to spend time 10. speaking English on Mon day,Chinese on Tuesday,and so on.

(2014四川绵阳)

Passage 11

阅读下面短文，用方框中所给词的适当形式填空。方框中有两个词为多余项。

check  China  difficult  easy  farm  forget  little  many  other  peace  amazing  serious

Look at the picture,what do you see? 1. ，some people say it's an old man,while others say it's a young woman and an old 2. .It is a problem with many answers. Why?

When you look at a problem from different views,you get different answers.Just turn it in your mind 3. bit,and you may see it in a completely new way.

Some people only form an idea in their mind “A problem has only one answer,and all the 4. are wrong." Some even laugh at the different answers others come up with. Well,they’re wrong!If people only believed in one answer，we might still think the world is square!What's one plus one? That's easy,two!Right? Well,that's one right answer,but not the only answer. You might think of 11 ,or some 5. characters like “二” or “十”！What's a mom plus a dad? You might think of two people,or a man and a woman,or a whole family!Screven the 6. questions can have many an swers.

Of course,some problems do only have one answer. If each of the questions in a math test had 7. than one answer,it would be quite a problem for teachers 8. . Look at things in different ways,face your life with a 9. mind,and you^,ll see a completely different world.

After reading my article,if I ask you again:“What do you see in this picture?” Will you still give the same answer now? I'm sure this picture will be 10. to you.

(2014成都) 

Passage 10

阅读下面短文，用方框中所给词的适当形式填空。每个词限用一次，方框中有两个词为多余项。

hear  listen   how successfully  place  hurt what   before them  because  natural  life

Deal with Conflict Losing friends is about as easy as making friends if you don't know how to deal with anger and conflict (冲突) .Conflict is part of everyone's 1. . It will show up at school,at work and at home. It's OK to feel angry,annoyed or sad.These feelings are 2. ，but different people deal with 3. in different ways. Some peo ple shout,call people names or even hit the person who has 4. them. Others do their best to keep away from disagreements but very few deal with conflict 5. .

Dealing with conflict is a step-by-step process. 6. you start discussing the prob lem,calm down,count to 10 and imagine a relaxing 7. . Then,say what is really bothering you,but watch how you express yourself. Don’t complain. Share 8. you feel by using“I...”.For example,don't say “You are always ordering me to do this or to do that”，but “I feel sad 9. you don't pay attention to what I think.” 

You want people to 10. your opinion so make sure you practice what you want to say. Listen carefully to the other person and accept that he or she might see the problem in a different way. Be open-minded and willing to say sorry.

(2014南昌) 

Passage 9

用方框中所给词的适当形式填空，使短文完整正确。(每个单词限用一次，每空只填一个单词)

Every day,on her way to work,Amelia had to pass a slum (贫民窟) . As a social 1. ，she had not paid much attention to it. This 2. one day when she met a ragged boy named Sam. Sam knew she was the head of social services,and that she 3. help. He reached out his hand and said. “Can you help me? I'm 4. for my dad.His hands were so 5. Amelia said ,“What's up?” “ My mom is terribly sick. Her birthday is coming. I know my 6. coming back would be the best present. My dad had left us before I was two7. old ,” said the boy.

Amelia was 8. moved and asked Sam to take her to his home. He led her to a small house. Amelia saw a woman lying on the bed. The woman knew she was dying. She said to A-melia,^“Please find a 9. for my son. ”

Amelia 10. her hand and nodded with tears. She got an idea!Her husband and she had no children,and looked forward to having one. Later Amelia brought Sam home. Ever since then,the new family have had happiness and laughter.

(2014陕西) 

Passage 8

根据语篇内容，用方框中所给词的正确形式填空，使短文通顺、连贯。方框中有两个词为多余项。

For a long time,I saw happiness as a huge banner across the finish line of a long race. I felt that only when I completed certain 1. could I finally be happy in my life. Most of the time,I felt like a tortoise. I believed that being slow and strong-minded would win the race. At other times I would act like a rabbit. I tried differ- ent roads at a 2. speed,hoping to reach that banner a little faster. Gradually,I began to see that no matter how long I raced towards it,the banner never got any 3. . I finally deci ded one day to sit down and take a rest. It was then that I saw my happiness sitting beside 4. .

It had been with me as I worked hard 5. my family,as I played with my children and I heard their laughter and even when I was 6. ill with my wife at my side looking after me. It had been with me as I raced towards that stupid banner. I just didn't have the ability to see it.

There is an old saying 7. goes,“Ten sion is who you think you should be. Relaxation is who you are. ” Perhaps we all should stop our race towards the perfect life we think we should have. We should enjoy the life we have now. Happiness will never 8. under some ban ner far away.You will find it in your own heart,soul and mind. You will find it when you realize that others love you just as you do.

Don’t be a tortoise or a rabbit when it comes to your happiness. Be a playful little dog and carry your stick of joy with you 9. you go. Take yourself out of the race and realize that when it comes to love and happiness,you 10. there already. Happiness is just around the corner.

(2014山西) 

Passage 7

根据语篇内容，用方框中所给词的正确形式填空，将答案写在相应的位置上，使短文通顺、连贯。方框中有两个词为多余项。

Just look at how much young writers like Han Han and Guo Jingming are loved,we may know writing has become a fashion among today's teenagers.

Gao Can,a 13-year-old girl,is the 1. member of the Association of Writers of Shaanxi.

She writes fairy tales,short 2. ，and most of all,poems. Gao said she began poem writing when she was in primary school. Once the teacher asked the class 3. a composition called “If I were... Gao had an idea ,“Why not make it a poem?” That was her 4. poem,and it won a lot of compliments from both her teacher and her classmates. So far,hundreds of her poems 5. out.

“Writing poems is not difficult at all. Just express 6. —what you do,what you see or what you think." said Gao ,“I don't have enough life experience,so I write about nature,about things I feel inside."

However,teenagers these days seldom write poems or read them because exams want any kind of articles 7. poems.

But like Gao,there are still students who like poems. Hu Jingzhi is one of them. The 14-year-old boy said he was 8. in poem writing. But it was annoying that he couldn’t find many poem collections in nearby bookshops.

Gao agreed with Hu. She said todays bookshops 9. with books on ‘‘how to give a successful speech” “ how to know what others think” or “how to make money 10. ".

"Poems won't teach you how to make mo-ney,but the beautiful words clear your mind and activate your imagination." said Gao, “At least read poems—for the nice things in life. ”

(2013山西)

Passage 6

阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词，每词限用一次。方框中有两个词是多余的。

One day a visitor came to Nasreddin's house. ^u I am your cousin 1. Konya,” he said,^uand I have brought you a duck to 2. the visit. ” Nasreddin was 3. . He asked his wife to cook the duck,and served the visitor a 4. dinner.

The next day another visitor arrived “ I am the friend of the man who brought you the duck ,” he said. Nasreddin invited him in and gave 5. a good meal. The next day another visi tor arrived,and said he was the friend of the friend of the man who had brought the duck. A-gain Nasreddin invited him in for a meal.6. , he was getting a bit angry. 7. seemed to be using his house as a restaurant.

Then another visitor came,and said he was the friend of the friend of the friend of the man who had brought the duck. He was 8. in.Nasreddin's wife brought some 9. to the table and the visitor tasted it. “What kind of soup is this? It 10. just like warm water."

“Ah!” said Nasreddin. “That is the soup of the soup of the soup of the duck."

(2013河南) 

Passage 5

阅读下面短文，根据文中意思，从方框中选出恰当的词并用其正确形式填空，使短文文理通顺、意义完整。

These days,more and more students in the UK are taking a ^“gap year” between their graduation from school and their university studies. This means that they take a year off to do something else,before they 1. their studies.

For most students,spending time in 2. countries is the favorite activity—and Australia is the favourite place to go.

Many parents,teachers and business people 3. that traveling can teach important val ues.

“After a year of traveling,I felt I'd grown up.

I 4. the importance of relationships with people,on all sorts of levels."

There are many companies around the world that welcome these 5. on their projects—helping people in poorer countries,or 6. in your home country. Although you don't get paid for your work,this kind of work can teach important 7. 一decision—making and finding answers to prot) lems,for example—that will help a student in a 8. one day.

Finally,getting some knowledge and experience in an area you hope to study or work in one day will always be very 9. .

If several university graduates are asking for the same job,gap year work experience allows you to say,“ I've already had some 10. of this kind of work.And that can get you the job!

(2015四川绵阳) 

Passage 4 

阅读短文，选择方框中的词并用适当形式填空，每个词最多选用一次，有一项是多余的，每空一词。

Sometimes,we see some people reading books while biting their nails (咬指甲) . According to the BBC (英国广播公司) ，up to 45 percent of teenagers bit their nails. There is not an exact answer 1. why people bite their nails. But most commonly,nail biting is said to be a nervous habit. It is done 2. of stress (压力) , bore dom or excitement.

What's more,a report says that people with higher levels of intelligence(智力) 3. biting their nails at an early age. It believes that compared 4. common person,5. with higher levels of intelligence may feel higher levels of stress more easily.

This habit is 6. for the biters. It can give them red or sore fingertips. And long-term nail biting can affect(影响) 7. nails grow.

But don't worry!There are many 8. to stop biting your nails. First,keep your nails clean. The more you focus on taking care of your nails,the 9. likely you may bite them again. Al so,when you feel stressed,try to relax.10. exercise or having a warm bath both help.

(2015湖北荆州)