(完整版)初三英语首字母填空(难)
初中英语高难度首字母填空(含答案)
For many men, the idea that they have a better sense of direction than women was never in d__1__, but now a scientific study has proved it.Researchers from Norway scanned the brains of volunteers after they c__2__ navigation tasks to discover men dobetterin finding their way because they use a separate part of their brain. Surprisingly, when women hadtestosterone(睾丸素) d__3__ onto their tongues, their navigational skills i__4__.Using 3D goggles(护目镜)and a joystick, 36 participants a__5__ - 18 men and 18 women - had to orient themselves in a large virtual maze while functional images of their brains were continuously r__6__.In the MRI scanner(核磁共振扫描仪), they weregiven 30 seconds for each of the 45 navigation tasks. One of the tasks, for example, was to 'find the yellow car' from different starting points.The men solved 50 p__7__ more of the tasks than the women.According to lead researcher Dr Carl Pintzka from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), women and men have d__8__ navigational strategies.Men use cardinal directions – the use of north, south, east and west - during navigation to a greater degree.'Men's sense of direction was more effective. They quite simply got to their destination faster,' he said.'If they're going to the Student Society building in Trondheim, for example, men usually go in the general direction where it's l__9__,' Dr Pintzka explained.'Women usually orient themselves a__10__ a route to get there, for example, "go past the hairdresser and then up the street and turn right after the store."'The study shows that using cardinal directions is more efficient because it is a more flexible strategy.The destination can be r__11__ faster because the strategy d__12__ less on where you start.For many men, the idea that they have a better sense of direction than women was never in doubt, but now a scientific study has proved it.Researchers from Norway scanned the brains of volunteers after they completed navigation tasks to discover men dobetterin finding their way because they use a separate part of their brain. Surprisingly, when women hadtestosterone(睾丸素) dropped onto their tongues, their navigational skills ing 3D goggles(护目镜)and a joystick, a total of 36 participants - 18 men and 18 women - had to orient themselves in a large virtual maze while functional images of their brains were continuously recorded.In the MRI scanner(核磁共振扫描仪),they were given 30 seconds for each of the 45 navigation tasks. One of the tasks, for example, was to 'find the yellow car' from different starting points.The men solved 50 percent more of the tasks than the women.According to lead researcher Dr Carl Pintzka from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), women and men have different navigational strategies.Men use cardinal directions – the use of north, south, east and west - during navigation to a greater degree.'Men's sense of direction was more effective. They quite simply got to their destination faster,' he said.'If they're going to the Student Society building in Trondheim, for example, men usually go in the general direction where it's located,' Dr Pintzka explained.'Women usually orient themselves along a route to get there, for example, "go past the hairdresser and then up the street and turn right after the store."'The study shows that using cardinal directions is more efficient because it is a more flexible strategy.The destination can be reached faster because the strategy depends less on where you start.Images of the brain showed that both men and women use large areas of the brain when they navigate, butsome areas were different.The men used the hippocampus(海马体) more, while women used their frontal areas toa greater extent.'That correspondsto the fact that the hippocampus is necessary to make use of cardinal directions,' added Dr Pintzka.He explained the findings in evolutionary terms.'In ancient times, men were hunters and women were gatherers. Therefore, our brains probably evolved differently.'For instance, other researchers have discovered that women are better at finding objects locally than men. In simple terms, women are faster at finding things in the house, and men are faster at finding the house,' Dr Pintzka said.During a second experiment, a separate group of women was given a drop of testosterone under their tongue just before they were going to solve the maze puzzles.In this step, 42 women were divided into two groups.Half ofthem received a drop of placebo(指无药效、仅产生心理作用的制剂), and 21 got a drop of testosterone under thetongue.The study was double-blinded so that neither Dr Pintzka nor the women knew who got what.'We hoped that they would be able to solve more tasks, but they didn't.'However, they had improved knowledge of the layout of the maze, and they used the hippocampus to a greater extent, which tends to be used more by men for navigating,' he said.Losing one's sense of direction is one of the first symptoms in Alzheimer's disease.He hopes that by understanding how men and women use different brain areas and strategies to navigate, researchers will be able to enhance the understanding of the disease's development, and develop coping strategies for those already affected.Confusing accents and odd public transport habits have been listed among the biggest culture shocks for people moving to the UK.难懂的口音和奇怪的公共交通习惯双双跻身外国人到英国后感受到的最大文化冲击之列。
完整版)天津中考英语-首字母填空
完整版)天津中考英语-首字母填空XXXn 8: Cloze Test (10 ns。
1 point each。
10 points in total)Fill in the missing words according to the article and the XXX of the passage。
You can only fill in one word for each blank.In 1937.on July 2nd。
Amelia Earhart。
an American pilot。
and Fred Noonan set off from New Guinea for Howland Island in the Pacific。
This was the most XXX part of their journey around the world。
However。
XXX after the plane took off。
The weather was very bad。
so she had to fly at an altitude of 3,000 meters。
Flying this high caused the plane to use up XXX.After about 20 hours。
Earhart and XXX island was approximately 65 miles away。
but XXX faces。
so they couldn't see it。
Near Howland。
a ship was waiting for the plane。
Earhart contacted the ship。
saying。
"XXX" However。
the ship receivedno response from Earhart。
After several attempts to contact her。
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2015学年初三英语一模首字母填空汇编One【宝山】Origami （日式手折纸) is the traditional Japanese art of paper folding, which started in the 17th century. It has d___81_____into a modern art form since then。
The goal of this art is to transform a flat sheet of paper into various things t____82_____folding techniques。
In general, origami begins with a square sheet of paper whose sides may be different colors or prints。
Many people enjoy making origami flowers, animals, or toys. For all of these things， there are a few kinds of folds that you need to use。
For example， sometimes you need to fold the paper in h___83__.__。
2023年上海中考英语热点重难点专练重难点14 首字母填空解题技巧(原卷版)
重难点14 首字母填空解题技巧（原卷版）（建议用时：30分钟）上海市五年中考试卷首字母填空考查要点统计发现考查重点是名词、动词、形容词、副词和代词这几大词类。
1.跳过空格，通读短文，了解大意。
2.复读短文，确定语义，判断句子成分。
3.判断空格单词在句子成分里的词性，缩小范围。
4.联系上下文，找关键信息推测出答案。
5.通读短文，检查答案。
注意时态，语法，以及词性等问题。
一、短文首字母填空在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其通顺。
I’m not normally a lucky person, but I entered a competition last month to win tickets for a rugby match at Twickenham. Two weeks ago, I was finishing my homework when my phone rang. I was one of the competition w___1___. No way! I couldn’t believe it! A few days later, I was sitting on a train with my dad. We were on our way to London.When we arrived, I was amazed. I knew Twickenham was the largest rugby stadium in the world, but it’sh___2___-there’s enough room for 8,200 supporters. At the entrance we met Martin-our guide for the day. He showed us around the stadium and the museum. We learnt that the stadium is over 100 years old.Before there was a stadium there, people g___3___ cabbages on the land, so it’s also known as “the Cabbage Patch”.Next, Martin took us to our seats and the view was amazing. While we were waiting for the match to start, a band started playing and a group of dancers appeared. At 2:30, the match started. There are several different ways of getting points in rugby, so it’s a___4___ exciting to watch. After 40 minutes, it was half-time. The Australians were playing really well and they were winning 13-6. The England coach didn’t look p___5___. His team was losing by 7 points.England began the second half well. Then Dad grabbed my arm and pointed at one of the England players. He was running with the ball and the Australians were trying to s___6___him. He scored and the crowd went crazy! At full-time, England beat Australia 20-13. I was really happy!From that moment, I knew I wanted to play rugby, but there’s only a boys’ team at my school. With my dad’s help, I found a girls’ team nearby and next week I will begin rugby training. My friends Ali and Matt think I’m mad, but I think they are old-fashioned. More and more w___7___ are beginning to take up sports like rugby, football and golf. Who knows? Maybe one day I’ll play for England at Twickenham.二、Henry's mum and dad looked at each other．This was the second time this week that Henry hadc____8____ about his dinner．"We're going to let you take over dinnertime．You can pick the food and cook your meals，'Mum said．"Good．We're going to eat good food every night!" Henry answered．The next day，Henry sat down to write the meal p____9____"We're going to have chicken tonight，and noodles tomorrow，" Henry said．"Are we going to have anything e____10____besides chicken？We need to have at least one vegetable for each meal，"，said Mum．"We can have cabbage，"Henry said．After he finished shopping，it was time to make his f____11____meal．He believed that this would be his favourite meal．Since he had never cooked，his parents were both there to help him．"There's a lot to do，"Henry thought，as he looked at the mess in the kitchen．He was usually playing games outside while his parents were making dinner．It took almost two hours to cook．When dinner was finally finished，Henry was tired andh____12____．But he was so excited—he made dinner!"I don't like cabbage，" cried Sophia，Henry's little sister，at the table．Henry felt quite upset．He had worked so hard on dinner，but it was i____13____to get everyone happy about every part of every meal!"I'm sorry．I didn't know this could be so hard，" Henry felt like he might cry．He began tor____14____how his parents felt every time at the dinner table．"It's 0K，Henry．You worked really hard．We' ll take back dinner responsibilities．You'll have to do it enough when you're grown up，"Dad said．Henry felt released．He happily finished his dinner and never got angry at dinner table again．三、Anna Du was walking along the beach when she noticed plastics there. She reacheddown to pick them up, and quickly realized there were many more tiny pieces than she could deal with. It seemed i____15____ to clean them all up.Du, 12 years old at the time, tired to solve the problem like any good scientist-first, by doing a littlerr____16____. She conducted surveys and searched for information. That’s how she learned that 8 million tons of plastics end up in the oceans every year.Then she got to work building something that could help solve the problem: a remote-operated vehicle (遥控潜水器)—ROV, Her ROV can move through water and find plastics on the ocean floor.The actually cool part of Du’s ROV is the detection (探测) system. She uses a c____17____ along with three different kinds of light to find the plastics through pictures. She also uses visible (可见的) light to find unnatural colors that might make the plastics stand out.“She has a very good engineering sense to break down a problem like this and then go after it,” says engineer Casey Machado, “It sounds s____18____, but it’s a level of thinking that’s really difficult.”Do started attending public events and workshops at a university when she was five years old, and so she picked up the engineering skills necessary to build her ROV. She says actually getting her ROV to move through water well was not easy. She f____19____ many times, but she never gave up trying and testing.When asked about future plans, she said that she wanted to address the effects of climate (气候) change. “I think there are a lot of problems that could be solved with new i____20____.” says Du.Du thanks her parents, who for years have taken her to student outreach activities, for supporting her interest in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). She says she has been able to meet students and scientists there.“I know I want to be an engineer because I like building things to help solve world problems,” says Du. “But I’m not sure what kind of engineer I want to be yet.”L____21____, she has plenty of time to figure that out at her age.四、Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words(在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给)In 1997, Lottie Williams was walking through a park in Oklahoma, in the US, with herfriends. Suddenly something tapped her on the shoulder and fell to the ground. She picked the object up. It was about as h____22____ as an empty soda can. Later scientists told her it was a piece of a Delta H rocket that had been used to launch a satellite.Many countries around the world have sent satellites into space. We need satellites to send and r____23____ TV and radio signals, to report the weather and for many other things. But when they become old or they break down or we don’t need them anymore, we just leave them there. They become space junk.Scientists think there are about 16,000 objects l____24____ than 10 centimeters wide flying around the Earth, and tens of millions of smaller objects too. They travel at around 7 kilometers a second. That’s fast! And it’s their speed that makes these pieces of space junk really dangerous. If one small piece of space junk hits something at high speed, it can do a lot of damage. L____25____, there haven’t been many collisions (撞). But in 2009, an old Russian satellite hit and d____26____ an American satellite—and that created 2,000 new pieces of space junk!Pieces of space junk re-enter the Earth’s atmosphere every day. But Lottie Williams is the o____27____ person who has been hit. The piece that hit her was light, and the air in the atmosphere had slowed it down. Most space junk burns up and doesn’t reach the Earths s____28____. But in 2011, a metal ball 35 centimeters wide fell to Earth in Namibia, Africa. It made a hole in the ground 30 centimeters deep and over 3 meters wide. Lottie was lucky she wasn’t hit by that!五、On Dec 9, three Chinese astronauts who are working aboard the Tiangong Space Station, gave a lecture above Earth and showed millions of students their life there. They also did some fun s____29____ experiments. Let’s take a look at some of them.Use it or lose itThe human body grows with the pull of Earth’s gravity (重力). But in space, our bones and muscles don’t need to s____30____ our body’s weight. This will cause bone and muscle loss. It is said that astronauts can lose up to 20 percent of their muscles after just a couple of weeks. That is dangerous for astronauts because they will be too w____31____ to work.Astronauts have different ways to prevent this. During the lecture, Zhai introduced a special uniform Ye was wearing. It’s called a “penguin suit”. It can keep their muscles strong.Wang also showed students how she walked on a treadmill (跑步机) and rode a bicycle. Astronauts usually e____32____ with these tools every day to keep their body strong.Space water is differentDuring another experiment, Wang made a water film (膜). Then she added more water drops onto the film to make it a water ball. But this can n____33____ happen on Earth. Why?We need to first u____34____ the surface tension (表面张力) of water. Surface tension is like a “skin” of water. The “skin” is there because water molecules (分子) are drawn to each other. One example on the Earth is that some bugs (昆虫) can “walk on water”. Most of the time, gravity is too strong and it breaks the “skin”. But with zero gravity in space, the “skin” stays much stronger and the water ball will not b____35____.Space water is different in many other ways from that on Earth. For example, water will not flow downward if you try to pour it into a cup. If astronauts cry, the tears will not fall down. They have to wipe them away!。
2020年中考英语题型解题技巧专题09 首字母填空(原卷版)
首字母填空根据首字母填空是考查词汇综合运用能力的一种较难的题型。
它的特点是将一篇文章中若干个词“掏空”,留下该词的首字母,它既作为提示又作为限制,让我们根据短文的意思把单词拼写完整。
考生需通读全文,在字里行间捕捉信息,先易后难,既要理清逻辑,又要综合考虑。
根据首字母填空考查范围极广,可以是英语知识的方方面面,还可能涉及其他学科,它要求考生在充分理解短文的基础上将单词拼写出来,并且单词形式合理,符合语法规范,符合短文需要。
根据首字母填空的解题技巧如下:(1)看第一句动词的时态,确定本文的基本时态;(2)通读全文;(3)做题:看前后文确定词性,注意名词单复数、动词时态以及单词拼写;(4)检查所填单词是否符合文意。
例1“ Make-A-Wish” is one of the world’s most well-known charities. It makes wishes come true for children who have s 1 illnesses. It gives them hope and helps them forget about their h 2 problems.It s 3 in 1980 in Phoenix, Arizona. Christopher was a 7-year-old boy who was very sick. He always dreamed of becoming a p 4 to fly in the sky. They gave Christopher a tour of the city in a police helicopter(直升飞机) and b 5 a space helmet for him.There are four kinds of wishes children usually have:I wish to go. Children usually want to visit some p 6 of interest, like the Statue of Liberty.I wish to meet. Children sometimes want to meet their f 7 film stars or sports players.I wish to be. Some children wish to become doctors to help people who don’t have money for m 8 treatment.I wish to have. Some children want to have a computer, a bike or many other things. L 9 for them, they can get what they want from the charity.Let’s hope more wishes will come true in the f 10 . People who work in the charity always try for the best. Will you be one of them?专题训练一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。
初三中考英语首字母填空专项练习(含答案)
上海初三中考英语首字母填空专项练习一、Firefighters or firemen play an important role in our daily life. In some places, firefighters use watchtowers to look for smoke and fires, although they get a fire report by telephone. A high tower is still very u 67 for watching and guarding a place. Fire fighters also make it a placefor practice. They learn how to p 68 out fires from burning buildings. They try to c 69 up the outside of the tower as fast as possible. They carry water hoses up to the fire. They practise carrying imaginable victims down f 70 high ladders.There are reasons that firefighters are called for help. Maybe a building or a forest is o 71 fire.A train accident happens and people are t 72 inside. Still, people need to be rescued from floods or an earthquake. Whenever there is an emergency situation, they can be seen f 73 there.Being a fire fighter needs a lot of t 74 . In the first place, firefighters should know how to educate the community （社区）by visiting schools, community centres and people in their own homes to p 75 fire and accidents from starting. They have to learn how to deal with different dangerous situations. Above all, it?s necessary for firefighters to exercise every day to be h 76 and strong.二、Man has a big brain. He can think and s 72 languages. Scientists once thought that man isn?t the same as animals b 73 man can think and learn. They know now that dogs, monkeys and birds can learn, too.They are beginning to u 74 that men are different from animals because they can speak. Animals can?t speak. They make much n 75 when they are afraid, or unhappy. Apes( 猿) can learn some things more quickly than man. One or two of them have learned a few words. But they can not join words to make s 76 . They cannot think l 77 us because they have no language. Language is a wonderful thing. Man has been a 78 to build a modern world because he has language. Every child can speak his own language very w 79 when he is four or five, b 80 no animals learn to speak.How do children learn it? Scientists don?t really know w 81 happens inside our body when we speak. They only know that man can speak because he has a brain.三、Our dog, Rex, used to sit outside our front gate and bark. Every time he wanted to come into the garden he would bark u 72 someone opened the gate. As the neighbours complained of the noise, my husband s 73 weeks training him to press his paw on the latch ( 门闩) to let himself in. Rex soon became good at o 74 the gate.H 75 , when I was going out shopping last week, I n 76 him in the garden near the gate. This time he was barking so that someone would let him o 77 ! Since then, he has developed another bad h 78 . As soon as he opens the gate from the outside, he comes i 79 the gardenand waits until the gate shuts. Then he sits and barks until someone lets him out. After this he immediately lets himself in and begins barking a 80 . Yesterday my husband removed the gate and Rex got soa 81 that he disappeared. Since then, we have not seen him.四、Elizabeth lived with her six children in a small house. One winter, there was a big flood and quitea f 72 houses were washed away, but Elizabeth?s house was highe 73 to escape it. Elizabeth took in one of the families which had lost everything. She shared her home until the family could build a 74 house. Elizabeth?s friends could not understand w 75 she wanted to give so much when she already had so many children to support.“Well, ”Elizabeeth76 to her friends, “at the end of Wro r I,l d t h W e r a e was a poor woman in a town in Germany. Her husband had been killed in the war and she had a lot of children, just likem 77 now. ”“The day before Christmas, this woman said to her children, ,We won?t be a 78 to have much for Christmas. I?m going to get just one p 79 for us all. Now I?ll go and get it.? She came back w 80 a little girl who had no parents. ,Here?s our present, ?she said to her own children."The children were more than excited to get such a present. They welcomed the little girl warmly,and she g 81 up as their sister. I was that Christmas present. ”五、Teenagers are very busy at school now and often forget to think about their diets and sports. The truth is that healthy eating and regular exercise are t 67 ways to keep fit.D 68 your teenage years, it is important to give your body enough e 69 it needs. Young girls need about 2,200 calories a day. Usually boys need a bit m 70 , many doctors suggest, 2,800 calories for teenage b 71 . 50% of your calories should come from rice, bread, vegetables and fruit. You also need to drink a lot of water, 6 to 8 glasses a day. D 72 enough water will improve your dry skin and give you healthy body.Physical a 73 , such as playing basketball and swimming, are something that can help to make you look good, feel good and be healthy. Experts ( 专家) suggest that teenagers spend at l 74 30 minutes exercising a day, five times a week.After you exercise a bit, your body produces something that makes you feel r 75 and comfortable. It can even help you sleep better at night and let you p 76 more attention when you study.六、Years ago in Scotland, the Clark family had a dream. The couple worked and saved, making p___72___ for their nine children and themselves to travel to the USA. It had taken years before they saved enough money and got everything r___73___ for the trip.The whole family was excited about their new life. However, seven days b 74 they left for the USA, the youngest son was bitten （咬）by a dog. The doctor treated the boy,b 75 because there was a possibility of rabies（狂犬病）, they would be kept away from others for fourteen days.The family?s dream could not come t 76 . They would not be able to make the trip to America as they had planned. Watching the ship leave---without the Clark family, the father was quitea 77 with both his son and God for their bad luck.Five days later, a piece of sad news s__ 78___ throughout Scotland---the strong and powerful ship, Titanic, had gone down, taking h 79 of lives with it. The Clark family was to have been on that ship, but because the son was bitten by a dog, they were left b 80 in Scotland.When Mr Clark heard the news, he thanked his son for saving the family. He thanked the God fort 81 a sad thing into a good one.Although we may not always understand, all things happen for a reason.七、Advertisements are everywhere! They?re on the radio and TV , in the newspapers and magazines, and on buses, and b 67 ．They?re on websites and mobile phones．Companies give their products to film stars, pop stars and sports stars to u 68 so that fans will buy them in order to copy the stars．Advertisements have become so common that they aren?t w 69 any more．We don?t like advertisements．So we try not to see them．We turn o 70 the advertisements on our computers．We refuse to watch them on TV , or read them in magazines ．We no l 71 pay attention to the posters all around us ．We don?t copy the stars because we know maybe they don?t r 72 like the things they advertise．This means that advertising companies need a new w 73 to sell their products ．They can?t make their products “cool ”by a d．v e A r d t i s v i e n r g t i s e m e n t s aren?t cool, and teenagers won?t buy the things in advertisements j 74 because the advertisements say they are fashionable ．The latest way to advertise is not to advertise ．I 75 of using stars, companies are using teenagers．They pay them to tell their friends about new products ．Teenagers don?t want to dress like everyone else and buy the things that everyone else has．They want to look d 76 and create their own styles．Teenagers don?t think it?s cool to copy the stars or buy things they?ve seen in advertisements．答案一：eful 68. put 69. climb 70. from 71.on 72. trapped 73. fighting 74. training75. prevent 76. healthy答案二：72. speak 73. because 74. understand 75. noise 76. sentences 77. like 78. able79. well 80. but 81. what答案三：72. until 73. spent 74. opening 75. However 76. noticed 77. out 78. habit79. into 80. again 81. angry答案四：72. few 73. enough 74. another 75. why 76. explained 77. me 78. able79. present 80. with 81. grew答案五：67. two 68. During 69. energy 70. more 71.boys 72. Drinking 73. activities74. least 75. relaxed 76. pay答案六：72. plans 73. ready 74. before 75. but 76. true 77.angry 78. spread79. hundreds 80. behind 81. Turning答案七：67．buildings 68 ．use 69．working 70 ．off 71．longer 72．Really 73．way 74．just 75．Instead 76．different。
(版)初三中考英语首字母填空专项练习(含答案),文档
上海初三中考英语首字母填空专项练习一、Firefigh ters orfiremenplayanimportantroleinourdailylife.Insomeplaces,firefighters usewatchtowerstolookforsmokeandfires,althoughtheygetafire reportbytelephone.A hightowerisstillveryu67forwatchingandguardingaplace.Firefightersalsomakeitaplaceforpractice.Theylearnhow top68outfiresfromburningbuildings.They trytoc69uptheoutsideofthetowerasfastaspossible.Theycarrywaterhosesuptothefire.Th eypractisecarryingimaginablevictimsdownf70highladders.Therearereasonsthatfirefightersarecalledforhelp.Maybeabuild ingoraforestiso71fire.Atrai n accidenthappensandpeoplearet72inside.Still,peopleneedtoberescuedfromflood s oranearthquake.Whenever thereisanemergencysituation,theycanbeseenf73there .Beingafirefighterneedsal otoft74.Inthefirstplace,firefightersshouldknowhowtoeducatethecommunity〔社区〕byvisitingschools,communitycentresandpeopleintheirownhomestop75fireandaccidentsfromstarting.Theyhavetolearnhowtodealwithdifferentdangeroussituations.Abov eall,it 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初三英语首字母填空练习题(附答案)
初三英语首字母填空练习题（76道）1. You can practice soccer by j a sports club.2.Who e in my class will go to the movie besides me?3.Please find out some d between the two pictures.4.People want to challenge m in the face of difficulties.6.Judy was late for class and e________ the reason to the teacher.7.There are 12 months in a year. And D________ is the twelfth month of a year.8.I p________ reading books at home to hanging out with friends every weekend.9.Tom has many hobbies, i________hiking and running.10.My son is so c________that he often leaves his homework at home.11.There's no need for you to worry about f________your driving test because you haveprepared well enough.12.Qian Xuesen, the father of China’s space program, is generally considered as the greatests________ in China.13.My mother walked into the bedroom q________ while my sister was sleeping because shewas afraid to wake her up.14.Most of us can’t a________ to buy the car, for it costs a lot of money.15.The choice is important. You should think about it carefully before you make the finald________.16.Their school is as big as o__________.17.In summer, it's much h__________ in Xi'an than that in Xichang.18.Parents shouldn't push their kids so hard, they should u__________their children.19.Could you get me an i__________to your friend?20.Jack comes from America, but he knows many t folk stories about Chinese festivals.21.The Russian soup s very nice, I can’t wait to drink it.22.Do you know w_________baseball this is? Does it belong to Jim?23.If we work hard together, our actions can make a d_________to the world and lead to abetter future.24.It rained heavily. It was too dark for us to see the road c________.25.Scrooge is mean and only thinks about himself. And he doesn't t________others nicely.26.The story Y u gong Moves a Mountain shows us that a________is possible if you work hard.27.Such bad books shouldn't be allowed to sell at any bookstore. They are h________to children.28.Grace will go to a u________for further education after she finishes high school.29.It's u________ that he has been independent now under his mom's overprotection.30.This 5-year-old boy has such a good sense of d________ that he never gets lost.31.Ms. W ang is very strict with us. She always asks us to do everything according to her i________.32.I read newspapers every day and I've noticed r________that Chengdu Tianfu International Airport will son be completed in Chengdu Eastern New Area.33.People of Shanghai has i________ us to improve the rubbish collecting system.34.The trade war between China and the US will have influence on our country, but ourgovernment c_________says that we have the ability to deal with it.35.Being e________by my teachers, I can solve almost all the problems that seemed difficultfor me at first.36.It's known to all that Taiwan is part of China, and it can never be s________ from our motherland.37.The manager will be so busy next month, that he has to c__________ a few unimportant meetings.38.Creativity is great w_________ for us because of its value in our work and life.39.I am c_________wrong for sure. I have to do the research from the very beginning.40.All the p_______ on the flight 3U 8633 feel thankful for the quick decision made by the pilot.41.The tour i_________a visit to the Disneyland, so you needn’t pay for the tickets.42.At last. Ann o_______ her shyness and gave us a speech in public.43.“Are you sure you can work out the problem yourself?” Peter asked me in d__________.44.I was so c______________ that I made the same mistake again.45.She’ll take her son to the d_________ to have his teeth checked.46.You’ll be p__________if you break the traffic rules.47.Don’t worry. If you keep on studying hard, g_________ you will make progress.48.Some parents often tell their kids not to believe s__________words.49.Alice always b________ her teeth after meals to have good teeth.50.—Hello! May I speak to Jeff?—Sorry, he is not at home. But I can take a m________ for you.51.There are nineteen people waiting for the dentist in front of me. I'm the t________.52.—Would you like some milk or coffee? —N________. I'd like a glass of water.53.With the spread of COVID-19 around the world, staying in China is much s________than in many other countries.54.In autumn, l________ fall down and it makes an amazing scene.55.The teacher advised the couple to talk with their son i________ person.56.It's dinner time. I'm wondering w________ to have Chinese food or Western food.57.I felt so sleepy that I could h________ open my eyes.58.In China, you are not s________ to start eating first if there are old people at the table.59.In Western countries, S________ is the first day of a week.60.Her parents are tall but she is of m________height.61.Chinese people like to eat r________ and noodles while Westerners like to eat bread.62.He had to see the doctor by h________ because his parents weren’t at home.63.We should neither feed the animals n________touch them in the zoo.64.What e________ should we do to protect the environment besides planting more trees?65.We sat o________ each other, so I could see his face clearly.66.After the race, the sportsman was so t________that he drank a lot of water in one go.67.My father was born in 1980, and we’re planning to celebrate his f________ birthday next week.68.Our Chinese Dream is sure to be a________ as long as we all work hard.69.We can i________ our pronunciation by listening to tapes．70.My birthday is in December，the t________ month of a year．71.This novel written by Mo Yan is w________ read, many people have read it.72.Old Henry is d________ . He is unable to hear anything．73.Guangzhou is in the s________ of China, and it is not far from Hong Kong.74.People prefer to wear T-shirts made of c________ in summer because they make people feel more comfortable.75.This is the w________ restaurant that I have ever been to. Its dishes and service aren't good at all.76.There are many p________ at the Chengdu Research Base. They are a symbol of China.初三英语首字母填空练习题答案1. You can practice soccer by join a sports club.2.Who else in my class will go to the movie besides me?3.Please find out some differences between the two pictures.4.People want to challenge themselves in the face of difficulties.6.Judy was late for class and explained the reason to the teacher.7.There are 12 months in a year. And December is the twelfth month of a year.8.I prefer reading books at home to hanging out with friends every weekend.9.Tom has many hobbies, including hiking and running.10.My son is so careless that he often leaves his homework at home.11.There's no need for you to worry about failing your driving test because you haveprepared well enough.12.Qian Xuesen, the father of China’s space program, is generally considered as the greatestscientist in China.13.My mother walked into the bedroom quietly while my sister was sleeping because shewas afraid to wake her up.14.Most of us can’t afford to buy the car, for it costs a lot of money.15.The choice is important. You should think about it carefully before you make the finaldecision.16.Their school is as big as ours.17.In summer, it's much hotter in Xi'an than that in Xichang.18.Parents shouldn't push their kids so hard, they should understand their children.19.Could you get me an introduction to your friend?20.Jack comes from America, but he knows many traditional folk stories about Chinese festivals.21.The Russian soup smells very nice, I can’t wait to drink it.22.Do you know whose baseball this is? Does it belong to Jim?23.If we work hard together, our actions can make a difference to the world and lead to abetter future.24.It rained heavily. It was too dark for us to see the road clearly.25.Scrooge is mean and only thinks about himself. And he doesn't treat others nicely.26.The story Y u gong Moves a Mountain shows us that anything is possible if you work hard.27.Such bad books shouldn't be allowed to sell at any bookstore. They are harmful to children.28.Grace will go to a university for further education after she finishes high school.29.It's unbelievable that he has been independent now under his mom's overprotection.30.This 5-year-old boy has such a good sense of direction that he never gets lost.31.Ms. W ang is very strict with us. She always asks us to do everything according to her instruction.32.I read newspapers every day and I've noticed recently that Chengdu Tianfu International Airport will son be completed in Chengdu Eastern New Area.33.People of Shanghai has inspired us to improve the rubbish collecting system.34.The trade war between China and the US will have influence on our country, but ourgovernment confidently / calmly says that we have the ability to deal with it.35.Being encouraged by my teachers, I can solve almost all the problems that seemeddifficult for me at first.36.It's known to all that Taiwan is part of China, and it can never be separated from our motherland.37.The manager will be so busy next month, that he has to cancel a few unimportant meetings.38.Creativity is great wealth for us because of its value in our work and life.39.I am completely wrong for sure. I have to do the research from the very beginning.40.All the passengers on the flight 3U 8633 feel thankful for the quick decision made by the pilot.41.The tour includes a visit to the Disneyland, so you needn’t pay for the tickets.42.At last. Ann overcame her shyness and gave us a speech in public.43.“Are you sure you can work out the problem yourself?” Peter asked me in disbelief.44.I was so careless that I made the same mistake again.45.She’ll take her son to the dentist to have his teeth checked.46.You’ll be punished if you break the traffic rules.47.Don’t worry. If you keep on studying hard, gradually you will make progress.48.Some parents often tell their kids not to believe strangers’ words.49.Alice always brushes her teeth after meals to have good teeth.50.—Hello! May I speak to Jeff?—Sorry, he is not at home. But I can take a message for you.51.There are nineteen people waiting for the dentist in front of me. I'm the twentieth.52.—Would you like some milk or coffee? —Neither. I'd like a glass of water.53.With the spread of COVID-19 around the world, staying in China is much safer than inmany other countries.54.In autumn, leaves fall down and it makes an amazing scene.55.The teacher advised the couple to talk with their son in person.56.It's dinner time. I'm wondering whether to have Chinese food or Western food.57.I felt so sleepy that I could hardly open my eyes.58.In China, you are not supposed to start eating first if there are old people at the table.59.In Western countries, Sunday is the first day of a week.60.Her parents are tall but she is of medium height.61.Chinese people like to eat rice and noodles while Westerners like to eat bread.62.He had to see the doctor by himself because his parents weren’t at home.63.We should neither feed the animals nor touch them in the zoo.64.What else should we do to protect the environment besides planting more trees?65.We sat opposite each other, so I could see his face clearly.66.After the race, the sportsman was so thirsty that he drank a lot of water in one go.67.My father was born in 1980, and we’re planning to celebrate his fortieth birthday next week.68.Our Chinese Dream is sure to be achieved as long as we all work hard.69.We can improve our pronunciation by listening to tapes．70.My birthday is in December，the twelfth month of a year．71.This novel written by Mo Yan is widely read, many people have read it.72.Old Henry is deaf . He is unable to hear anything．73.Guangzhou is in the south of China, and it is not far from Hong Kong.74.People prefer to wear T-shirts made of cotton in summer because they make people feel more comfortable.75.This is the worst restaurant that I have ever been to. Its dishes and service aren't good at all.76.There are many pandas at the Chengdu Research Base. They are a symbol of China.。
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首字母填空——能力提升训练Passage 1The White House of AmericaThe White House is one of the world’s most famous b 1 . For more than two hundred years, the White House has been more than just the home of the Presidents and their families. It has stood as a s 2 of being President, of the United States g 3 , and of the American people. At various times in history, the White House has been k 4 as the “President’s Palace”, the “President’s House”, and the “Executive Mansion”(行政官邸). President Theodore Roosevelt officially gave the White House its current name in 1901.The White House includes special sections for public visits and p 5 family sections that are just for the family. The president’s office, for example, is in the West Wing of the building. Above the Oval(椭圆的)Office are the private family sections, where the present President Obama and his family have dinner t 6 nearly every night.Each year about 15 million people visit the White House. As a v 7 , you can walk on the White House lawns, go through its halls and even sample(品尝)a meal from its kitchen! With five full-time cooks, the White House kitchen is able to serve dinner to as many as 140 g 8 .It takes a lot of people to keep the White House running—about 1,700 to be exact! These employees do everything f 9 cooking to answering phones to taking photos to arranging flowers to decorating the place for Christmas each year. There are official White House electricians(电工), servants, cooks, secretaries and even librarians.For recreation（娱乐）, the White House has a variety of facilities available to people,i 10 a tennis court, a swimming pool, a movie theater, and so on.Help: executive mansion n. 行政官邸oval adj. 椭圆的sample v. 品尝facility n. 设备True or false:1. In America, people are not allowed to visit the White House.2. The White House is only the home of the Presidents of America.Key: 1. F 2. F1. buildings2. symbol3. government4. known5. private6. together7. visitor8. guests9. from 10. includingPassage 2So many twinsWalk around Kodinji village and you’ll think that you have double vision. N 1 knows why there are so many twins in the village of over 5,000 people.In fact with about 35-45 twins per 1,000 live birth, this village in North Kerala, India, has four times more twins than normal. B 2 on door-to-door surveys, there are probably now around 230 sets of twins in the village, locals said. That number doesn’t include five women pregnant (怀孕的) with twins.The twins of 60 are the oldest twins in the village, while the youngest were born on June 10 this year. Being a twin is not always easy. Pathummakutty, a middle-aged woman, recalls how her family struggled for a l 3 when she was a child. But she also remembers good timessuch as l 4 after she was mixed up with her twin sister. At the local school, 15-year-old Salmabi said teachers often c 5 her for her twin sister and she was once scolded for something that her twin sister did.Scientists are still trying to uncover the m 6 of why there are so many twins in the village. “Based on scientific facts, we feel something in the e7 is causing this. It could be something in the water,” said a local do ctor, M.K. Sribiju. The locals also believe it is to do with the water. Kodinji is surrounded by clear water in the small river.As scientists try to find the r 8 for the large numbers of twins in the village, the parents are busy trying to tell their children apart. While parents lightheartedly（自由自在地；无忧无虑地）point out that their twins even seem to fall sick together but not all traits (特性) are s 9 . The twins Anu and Abhi prefer different film stars and one of the boys likes to play tennis, w 10 the other prefers kicking a soccer ball.1. nobody2. Based3. living4. laughter5. confused6. mystery7. environment8. reason9. shared 10. whilePassage 3One of the best tourist destination-Cape TownC ape Town （开普敦，南非西南部港市）is making great efforts to strengthen its travel i1 to make sure that it is ready to entertain all the t2 who will travel to South Africa for the international football event, the World Cup in 2010. As Cape Town began to grow, the world started to really discover the true potential of this beautiful tourist d 3. Whether for pure pleasure or business opportunities, the number of people traveling to South Africa, and especially Cape Town, has increased g 4.A truly i 5 aspect（方面）that helped the growth of Cape Town’s travel industry was Cape Town’s architecture（农业）that combines（结合）different architectural styles from all over the world including such countries as Britain, France and Holland. Cape Town’s architecture is considered to have the largest number of buildings built in Cape Dutch style. Cape Town’s travel industry also benefits from the annual Cape Town Minstrel Carnival（吟游诗人嘉年华会）, which is h 6 on January 2nd and has a lot of music and beautiful displays that are sure to entertain anyone visiting or p 7 through Cape Town.To really make your vacation to Cape Town unforgettable, make sure that you rent a car from one of the many car rental companies in Cape Town. Apart from the local car rental companies, there are a lot of i 8 car rental companies that benefit from the growing Cape Town travel industry. There is surely a car rental company that has the v 9 to suit each and every one of your needs. Some companies offer full insurance（保险）, some do not, so be careful before c 10 . The most important factors you need to think about when making your pick from the large variety of car rental companies are insurance against theft, and insurance against accidents. Other than this concern, we are sure you will have a great time in Cape Town.Notes：Minstrel Carnival n. 吟游诗人嘉年华会rent v. 租赁theft n. 偷窃1. industry2. tourists3. destination4. greatly5. important6. held7. passing8. international9. vehicle 10. choosingPassage 4The invention of paper in ChinaWhat makes a truly great invention? Must it be practical? Can it be beautiful? Must a great invention make a big d 1 to the lives of many or only a few people? There are many different ways to judge what makes a good invention.Perhaps the g 2 invention is the one that not only has an influence on almost everyone living on the planet, but also allows people to have access（接近，进入）to more information and to advance civilization.In today’s world, e ven with the d 3 of technology, it’s difficult to imagine a world without paper! Things like money, books, and ID cards would not be possible without the invention of paper.The world would be very different today, indeed, without the c 4 of Cai Lun, a Chinese man who lived in the Eastern Han Dynasty in central China. Cai worked as a paperwork secretary under Emperor Hedi. D 5 that time, it was common to record something important in natural m 6 such as silk, bamboo or wood. Silk was very expensive, and it took a long time to make it. Bamboo was widely found, but carrying it around took lots ofs 7 . The pieces of wood took up too much room.Cai revolutionized (变革) this practice by c 8 a type of writing material made from inexpensive materials such as tree bark(树皮), and old cloth. He even put broken fishing nets into his papermaking. His work began to be known around China as “Cai Lun paper”. People praised the writing material for its strong but lightweight quality. It was inexpensive and could be mass-produced easily.Because it was cheap, lightweight and easily t 9 , the new paper invented by Cai allowed scholars to record more and more stories of China’s long and well–known history. Furthermore, it helped s 10 the information to the world.1. spread2. greatest3. development4. contributions5. During6. materials7. strength8. creating9. transported 10. differencePassage 5Pop singer-Khalil FongKhalil Fong was b 1 in Hawaii and his family moved to Shanghai when he was 6. His father wanted him to learn more about Chinese culture. Six years later, they moved to Guangzhou and then moved to Hong Kong.Khalil was a self-educated guitar player and pianist. When he was 16, he sent his demos (录音样带) to music producers. Four years later, Warner Music（华纳音乐）Hong Kong asked him to be their producer.His first l 2 is English and he can also speak Mandarin（普通话）, Shanghainese and Cantonese. A 3 living in Hong Kong, he first became popular in Taiwan. This is because his songs are sung in Mandarin r 4 than Cantonese.Khalil released (发行) his first album Soul Boy on September 18th, 2005. He has won a number of a 5 , including a silver award for New Male Artist at Commercial Radio. He released his s 6 album This Love in December, 2006. The popular song Love Love Love in it a 7 a lot of people.Khalil’s fourth album Orange Moon was r 8 in December, 2008. He said this album is a more romantic (爱情的) album, and most of the songs are about l 9 .Khalil released a cover album Timeless in August, 2009. If you want to learn more about Khalil Fong, please e 10 the songs yourself!1. born2. language3. although4. rather5. awards6. second7. attracts8. released9. love10. enjoyPassage 6Dogs —humans’ best friendsWe all think that dogs are “humans’ best friends”. Dogs have earned the love and respect of humans. Many have given their own lives to s 1 people. Dogs are faithful and devoted. For example, Bobby, a Skye terrier(斯凯狗,一种苏格兰种长毛短腿猎犬）, went to the market with his Scottish m 2 every day. After his master died, Bobby would not move from his grave. He stayed there until he died, for about 10 years.Dogs serve many useful f 3 . One type of dog is good at watching and herding sheep. Wherever sheep are raised, a sheep-herding dog is developed. For instance, there is the German Shepherd Dog. In Scotland, there is the Shetland Sheep-dog. They are both recognized breeds. Specially-trained dogs l 4 the blind. Such dogs are carefully selected. It takes about three to five months to train them. Guide dogs will refuse to cross a busy street u 5 the traffic has stopped.One interesting type of dog is the St. Bernard. How did it get its name? It was developed by the monks(僧侣，修道士) of the St. Bernard Monastery which is l 6 in the Alps（阿尔卑斯山）of Switzerland. The dogs weigh from 140 to 220 pounds. This kind of dog is one of the h 7 dogs in the world.St. Bernards are famous for rescuing travelers lost in the snow. They have a wonderfuls 8 of smell. They find people buried u 9 several feet of snow. A St. Bernard named Barry rescued 40 persons. This was over a period of years.There is a popular misconception（误解，错解）a 10 these dogs. They do not carry flasks around their necks. Sir Edwin Landseer misrepresented（不如实描述）them this way in a painting.1. save2. master3. functions4. lead5. unless6. located7. heaviest8. sense9. under 10. aboutPassage 7The phone you dial on your handIf you’re sick of carrying your cell phone around with you, scientists could have come up with a s 1 : a phone that you dial on your arm!It sounds c 2 but the experts have invented a device（装置）that projects (投影) your phone’s numbers onto your skin.To make a c 3 you just dial the numbers where they appear on your arm and the “phone” will call your friends!At the m 4 you have to carry a projector with you for the device to work.The projector is strapped（绑）to your arm, and projects a keypad（键盘）on your skin. When you touch a key, the movement is picked up by a sensor（传感器）in the projector which sends a m 5 to the device telling it what to do.The device is still being developed and won’t be in the shops for a while.1. solution2. crazy3. call4. moment5. messagePassage 8It's dangerous to drive when you're on the phoneA new study g 1 by the University of Utah(美国犹他大学) found that cell phones are more of a distraction（注意力分散）than anything else for drivers. Researchers found that the cell phone is a bigger distraction for the driver rather than a p 2 sitting and talking in their ca r. “The passenger adds a second set of eyes, and helps the driver notice and r 3 them where to go,” says David Strayer, a professor at the University of Utah and a co-author of the study.The s 4 showed that hands-free（免提的）phones are just as distracting to drivers. They also discovered that when a younger adult talks on his cell phone w 5 driving, his reaction becomes as slow as a senior citizen’s reaction. They also found that drivers talking on cell phones are as sluggish（行动缓慢的，懒惰的）as someone with a 0.08 blood alcohol level.“When you take a l 6 at the data, it turns out that a driver talking with a passenger is not so t 7 as a driver talking on a cell phone,” Strayer says. “You also find when there is a passenger in the car, almost everyone takes the exit. But half the people talking on the cell phone f 8 to take the exit.” “The d9 is that the passenger is in the car and knows what the traffic conditions are like, and he helps the driver by reminding him,” says Strayer.So, the next time you want to talk to your friend on the phone while you are driving, go pick them up instead and have the conversation in the car. Then you’re less l10 to cause an accident.1. given2. passenger3. reminds4. study5. while6. look7. terrible8. fail9. difference 10. likelyPassage 9Man's food dosen't all suits dog内容简介：有一些人吃的食物对狗来说是有毒的。