Passage 1 (2015 山东临沂)

      根据短文内容，用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空，必要时可加助动词或情态动词。

      Bridges are built for many reasons.Some bridges are built so that cars l       ( cross) over rivers. Others are made for trains to use. In Washington State,there is a very unusual bridge.lt was built for squirrels (松鼠).

      The town of Longview has a very busy street. Many cars pass it every day.When squirrels tried to cross the street,they 2       (kill) . Amos Peters wanted 3      (protect) these small and lovely animals, so he built a bridge for them—one that would let them pass above the traffic.

      The bridge 4       (be) a symbol of the town for over 40 years since then. And every Christmas,the local people 5       (add) a small Christmas tree to the center of the bridge.How lovely!

      A few years ago,the local people 6       (create) a squirrel festival and they raised money 7       (build) two more bridges for these lovely animals.For years,because of the bridges,the squirrels in the town have been able to cross safely from one side of the street to the other.

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Passage 17(2012 江苏无锡)

        先通读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容和所给首字母，在空格内填人一个适当的单词，使短文意思完整。

        Have you ever tried the“ Magic Cube”(魔方) ？Pick up one of these cubes and you probably won’t be able to p    1     it down. How hard can it be to rearrange the nine little s    2      on each side of the cube? In fact,there are millions of possibilities!It has been over 30 years since the cube first h   3   the market.However,not many people know that it was used just as a simple classroom m    4     at the beginning.

       In 1974,Mr.Erno Rubik i     5     the “Magic Cube” as he called it.He did this to help his students u    6     difficult 3D concepts (概念) .This classroom example was quickly t    7      into a popular toy.In 1919,Ideal Toys started to sell it as u Rubiks CubeThe invention quickly became a 1980s c    8     icon.

As time went by,the cube once l   9   its attractive qualities.

However,it made a comeback with the internet.Now anyone can go online and find many videos that show ways to s    10     the cube.Erik Akkersdijk of the Netherlands holds the world record now. He finished in just 7. 08 seconds!

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Passage 16(2012 河南)

       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。

       later ,trousers, I, sing, one, if, watch, old ,in, big, father, when 

       Michael Jackson was born in Indiana,America,on August 29,1958.He was the seventh of the nine children 1        his family.

       His father,Joe Jackson,set up the family band“The Jacksons”. It 2       became “ The Jackson 5”.Little Michael always 3        his brothers practice singing. When he was about 5 years 4      ,he joined the group and became the lead singer of “The Jackson 5”.

       Michael’s first public show was at a school program in his 5        grade in 1963.Wearing black 6        and a white shirt,he sang Climb Evry Mountain.Michael saidEverybody gave me a big hand 7        I finished singing.I just couldn’t believe it. I didn’t think I had done anything special.I was just 8       the way I sang at home every night. I just open 9        mouth and sing."

       Michael’s father was very strict with his sons. With their 10       help,Michael and“The Jackson 5”started collecting trophies (奖杯) at talent shows.

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Passage 15(2012 浙江杭州)

      用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文通顺、正确、连贯(每个单词限用一次) 。

            example, they, nobody, correct, usual,reach, build, so, if, next

      “Logic is the science of thinking." I said,clearing my throat. u Before we think 1        , we must learn to tell the common fallacies (谬误) of logic.These we will take up tonight."

      “Wow!” she cried,clapping her hands happily.

       I went bravely on.“First let us examine the fallacy of Unqualified Generalization (绝对判断) . For example: Exercise is good,2       everybody should exercise."

      “I agree ,” said Polly seriously.“I mean exercise is wonderful.I mean it 3        the body and everything. ”

      “Polly,”I said gently ,“it is a fallacy. ‘ Exercise is good ’ is an Unqualified Generalization. For example,4       you have heart disease,exercise is bad,not good. Many people are ordered by 5        doctors not to exercise.You must say exercise is 6        good,or exercise is good for most people.If not,you have made the fallacy of Unqualified Generalization.

      “ 7       we take up a fallacy called Hasty Generalization (草率结论) .Listen carefully.You can’t speak French.I can’t speak French. Peter can’t speak French.I must therefore conclude that 8        at this school can speak French."

      “Really?” said Polly,surprised.

      “Polly,” I said calmly, “it’s a fallacy .The conclusion is 9       too hurriedly.There are too few 10        to support such a conclusion."

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Passage 14(2013 江苏扬州)

      根据首字母提示补全短文。

      A man tried to catch monkeys to sell them to zoos. The monkeys,however,were very c    1     and every kind of trap (计谋) that he set failed.

      A young boy watched the man’s efforts and then took a pot with a narrow (狭窄白勺) neck.He placed a few peanuts around the pot and put lots of peanuts i   2    it.He then tied the pot to a tree and he told the man, “We should have a m   3    in a few hours."

      Some monkeys soon discovered the peanuts and the pot. One put his hand into the pot e    4    and got a handful of peanuts,but he couldn’t p   5     his hand with peanuts out of the narrow opening of the pot.The monkey was a    6     and began to cry. Some of the other monkeys tried unsuccessfully to pull the pol off his hand.

      The boy and the man heard the noise. As the boy came near to the monkeys with a bag,the monkeys all ran away e    7    the one with his hand in the pot.The boy packed the monkey and the pot into the bag. The man was s    8     and asked the boy the secret of his monkey trap,u Why was it so easy for the monkey to get his hand in but so h    9     to get it out?”

      The boy laughed and said,The monkey could get his hand back out if he let go of the peanuts in the pot,but he just wasn't w    10     to let go.They never are."

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Passage 13(2013 陕西)

       从方框中选择合适的单词，并用其正确形式填空。

             ask,thank,happy,remember,kindness,good,drive,he,sixth,poor 

       I took the bus to school every day when I was in primary school.

Alvin,our bus 1        ,picked us up every morning.We were all from 2       families. My parents could hardly support the family with 3       children.

       Once a month,Alvin stopped at the local bus stop.Then someone came out and 4        each of us if we wanted an ice cream or a drink.Alvin paid for it. At the end of the school year,he took us to 5        home for dancing. The 6       that he showed was amazing. We didn’t get treats like that too often,so what he did for us was 7        remembered.

       Twenty years later,I called him and 8        him for all he did for us.I told him that he probably couldn't remember me,but I sure 9        him And I could hear the smile in his voice when he said he was happy that I called.

       He is the reason why I do my 10        to show kindness to everyone I meet. He has had a big influence on my life. And I am very pleased that I was able to tell him.

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Passage 12(2013 上海)

       将下列词或词组填入空格。每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次。

       A. results   B. outdoor     C. recently   D. take part in E.wild

       F.choices     G.go abroad    H.gently      I.offer 

       Do you know what is special about November and June in the UK? They are,possibly,the only two months with no school holidays. A newspaper 1        did a survey among a group of students. In the survey,68 percent of the students said that their parents were at work in the school holidays. 73 percent said that they were bored during the school holidays and 35 percent said they were happy to go back to school!The 2       of the survey show that not everybody wants to have many holidays.week holiday.

       If you don’t want to stay at home and get bored, go out and 3       some interesting activities. A lot of schools organize various trips during the holidays, especially when they have a one-

You have many 4        to make.

       Many schools take groups of students to some training centres. There,students can learn a lot from 5        activities. For example,students learn how to make a camp in the forest.They also learn more about 6        animals and plants.At the same time,they are taught how to find their way back to the centre.

In most towns,some other centres 7        students different courses,such as computer game design,film making and painting. Students can also 8        for school trips. They can practise their foreign languages and experience everyday life in different cultures.

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Passage 11(2013 天津)

       根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，使短文意思完整。每空限填一词。

       Many people say dolphins are very intelligent (聪颖的) .They seem to be able to think,understand,and learn things quickly. But are they c   l    like humans or more like cats or dogs? Scientists say dolphins’intelligence is s   2    to human intelligence in some ways. How?

       Like humans,every dolphin has a “ name . I   3   is a special whistle (哨声) .Scientists think dolphins,like people ,“ t    4     ”to each other about a lot of things,such as their age,their feelings,or finding food. And,like humans,dolphins use a system (系统) of sounds and body language to c    5     .But understanding their conversations is not easy for humans.No one“speaks dolphin”yet,but some scientists are trying to learn.

       Dolphins are also social animals. They live in groups,and they often come to play games from different groups and have f    6    , just like people.In fact,playing t    7     is something only intelligent animals do.

       Dolphins and humans b    8      make plans to get something they want.In the seas of southern Brazil,dolphins use an interesting way to get food. When fish are n    9     a boat,dolphins signal (发信号) to the fishermen to put their nets (网) in the water. And the men can catch a lot of fish. What is the advantage for the dolphins? Why do they h   10     the men? The dolphins can get some of the fish.

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Passage 10 (2014 浙江杭州)

     用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文通顺、正确、连贯 (每个单词限用一次) 。

                 on, first, give, change, it, letter, while, because, cheap, fast 

      The British love sending text messages.They send more than 2. 5 billion every month.And most people now understand the language of text,with its numbers and missing 1       . In fact,when a student at a Scottish school wrote the whole article “ in txt”，his teacher 2        him “C+ 4 f4t”( “C+ for effort”) .

      Although texting (发短信) is a 3       way of staying in touch with your friends,it can also bring problems.In 2005,a British teenager became the 4       person in the world to receive treatment for an addiction (沉溺) to text messaging.In one year,the nineteen-year-old spent about £4,500 5       texts.

      For some people,text messaging has 6        their lives. For example,James Trusler from Sussex in England travels around the world taking part in texting competitions and TV shows. He’s the world’s 7       texter and recently set a new world record 8        he was appearing on Australian TV.He texted： u The razortoothed piranhas of the genera Serraslmus and Pygocentrus are the most ferocious freshwater fish in the world. In reality they seldom attack a human. M 9       took him 67 seconds. James sends a lot of text messages—about 2,500 a month. But he doesn’t get big bills 10        he works for a large mobile phone company!

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Passage 9(2014 江苏南京)

      根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词。

      In the 1930s,Dan West was farming in Spain.lt was wartime,and people were starving (挨饿) .An i   1    hit him as he handed out cups of milk to children.“These children don't need a cup. They need a cow. This was the b   2   of Heifer International.

      Heifer International gives different k   3    of gifts.Its gifts might say “quack” or “moo”.Dan West asked friends in the United States to give gifts of heifers (小母牛) ，or young cows.S   4    then,Heifer International has given animals to four million families.lt gives people the chance to f    5    themselves.

      Heifer International wants the people they help to help others. For one project,the group s   6   chickens to some children in Asia. The children yearned for (向往) the day when they could help others. Nine-year-old Julie knew she had to look after her chickens w   7    so they would produce new eggs and healthy chicks. She t    8    good care of them,and they gave birth to strong,healthy chicks.Julie then passed on the gift of chicks to other families.

      Because of Heifer International,children can s    9     their days in a schoolhouse instead of working in the fields. They can use the money they earn from their animals to pay for school. Heifer International has made a huge d   10    to peopled lives for many years.People should be grateful to a kindhearted farmer named Dan West.

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