2023秋牛津译林九上英语期中复习满分训练06 阅读填表20篇（期中模拟真题）（原卷版+解析版）考试试卷

刷题06 阅读填表20篇（期中模拟真题）（解析版）
学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________
一、阅读填表
（2022秋·江苏南京·九年级校联考期中）阅读下面短文，根据所读内容，在文章后的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意：每个空格只填一个单词。
Hou Yifan, a 28-year-old girl, is a “queen of chess” in China. People around the world are impressed by the great chess player.
Hou started to play chess at 5 years old in 1999. At that time, her parents took Hou to try different mind games at a training center. “With the special shapes (形状), I was interested in the chess and wanted to take it up,” said Hou.
After playing for two years as a hobby, Hou met her coach, a great master Tong Yuanming and began a kind of new training. “Chess is a mind game full of changes. So I should learn skills from others and keep practising chess in my daily life,” Hou said.
Luckily, what she did was soon rewarded (回报). At 13, she became China’s youngest National Women’s Champion and then became the youngest chess champion in the world at 16.
Although she was well-known all over the world, she still wanted to keep improving. Having focused on international chess for a long time, Hou then wanted to study in the college. She went to Peking University in 2012. Several years later, she went on to study in the University of Oxford. “I must know more,” she said. “I would like to open my eyes to see the whole world.”
Now, the 28-year-old lady has become a teacher at Shenzhen University. She hopes to “connect the methods she learned in China to the West and allow international chess to reach more young Chinese people”.
Becoming a “queen of chess”
Introduction Hou Yifan is a 28-year-old Chinese lady. She has 1 the world with the chess.
2 of being a “queen of chess” She started 3 chess when she was five years old. After seeing the special shapes, she showed an 4 in the chess. She not only learned skills from other players but also 5 chess in her daily life. She became the 6 champion in China at 13 and in the world at 16.
Her further 7 and job In 2012, she 8 Peking University. Several years later, she 9 to study in the University of Oxford. Now she becomes a teacher at Shenzhen University.
Her hope She wants to build a 10 between China and the West.
【答案】
1．impressed 2．Experiences 3．playing 4．interest 5．practised/played 6．youngest 7．study 8．entered 9．continued 10．bridge
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。主要记述了“棋后”侯逸凡的人生经历。
1．根据第一段中“People around the world are impressed by the great chess player.”可知，侯逸凡因为高超的棋艺，给世界各地的人们留下了深刻的印象，impress表示“给……留下深刻印象”；根据句意和空格前的“has”可知，空格处应填上动词的过去分词。故填impressed。
2．根据右边表格中“She started...champion in China at 13 and in the world at 16.”可知，此处是介绍了侯逸凡下棋的成长经历，名词experience可表示“经历”，符合句意；因为是多段经历，所以要用到名词复数，单词放句首，首字母要大写。故填Experiences。
3．根据第二段中“Hou started to play chess at 5 years old in 1999.”可知，侯逸凡5岁时开始下棋；start后要接doing作宾语，因此空格处要用play的动名词形式playing。故填playing。
4．根据第二段中“‘With the special shapes (形状), I was interested in the chess and wanted to take it up,’ said Hou.”可知，在看到象棋奇怪的形状后，侯逸凡就开始对下棋感兴趣了；根据空格前的“an”可知，空格处应填名词，interest作名词时，可表示“兴趣”，符合句意。故填interest。
5．根据第三段中“‘...So I should learn skills from others and keep practising chess in my daily life,’ Hou said.”可知，除了从其他运动员身上学习技巧之外，侯逸凡还坚持练习下棋，practise表示“练习”，play chess可表示“下棋”，均符合句意；根据语境可知，此句应用一般过去时，所以空格处要填动词的过去式。故填practised/played。
6．根据第四段中“At 13, she became China’s youngest National Women’s Champion and then became the youngest chess champion in the world at 16.”可知，她在13岁的时候成为了中国最年轻的全国女子冠军，所以空格处应表示“最年轻的”。故填youngest。
7．根据右边表格中“In 2012...Now she becomes a teacher at Shenzhen University.”可知，此处主要是介绍她未来的学习和工作安排；根据空格前的“further”和空格后的“and job”可知，空格处应填名词，study可作名词，表示“学习”，符合句意。故填study。
8．根据第五段中“She went to Peking University in 2012.”可知，她于2012年去了北京大学学习；根据句意可知，空格处应填谓语动词，动词enter可表示“进入”，符合句意；根据“In 2012”可知，此句要用一般过去时，enter应用过去式entered。故填entered。
9．根据第五段中“Several years later, she went on to study in the University of Oxford.”可知，几年后，她继续在牛津大学学习；根据句意可知，空格处应填谓语动词，动词continue可表示“继续”，符合句意；根据语境可知，此句要用一般过去时，continue应用过去式continued。故填continued。
10．根据最后一段中“She hopes to ‘connect the methods she learned in China to the West and allow international chess to reach more young Chinese people’.”可知，她希望能够建立起中国和西方间的联系；根据空格前的“a”可知，空格处应填名词，bridge可表示“桥，起联系作用的事物”，符合句意。故填bridge。
（2022秋·江苏南京·九年级统考期中）阅读下面短文，根据所读内容，在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意：每个空格只填1个单词。
The late president of South Africa, Nelson Mandela. once said, “If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to a man in his own language, that goes to his heart.”
Mandela understood that our mother language is a very intimate (亲近的) thing to us. For people who speak an ancient tongue as their mother language, it helps them keep their traditions. Their language is their main connection with their ancestors. And it is also how they imagine the future.
So it’s a serious thing that a language disappears. Over the last century, more than 400 languages have died out. Some languages are now spoken only by a few dozen people, like Yagan in Chile. Africa and South Africa are also places where many languages are dying.
Why are we humans speaking fewer languages than we once did The answer has to do with globalization. With greater trade and communication, the planet has become smaller. It’s become more useful to speak some languages—English is the obvious example—than others. The effect has been to kill certain languages, usually ones spoken by less populous and powerful peoples.
But there are people and organizations all over the world that aren’t prepared to accept a planet with fewer and fewer languages. Through efforts both large and small, they are getting people to speak and read in certain languages, and to pass them on. Each year on Feb 21,The United Nations also holds International Mother Language Day in the hope that the public pay more attention to dying languages.
This work is important. As US writer Rita Mae Brown wrote, “Language is the road map of a culture. It tells where its people come from and where they are going”.
Mother tongue: a path to the 11 & the road map of a culture
Presentation of the problem The 12 of mother tongue It 13 people not only to their traditions and ancestors but also to the outlook for the future.
How 14 the problem is With 15 400 languages having died out, some languages are left to be 16 by fewer and fewer people.
17 of the problem Globalization makes it 18 useful to speak languages of less influence.
19 to solve the problem Some people and organizations are working to pass on certain languages spoken by less populous and powerful people; The UN has set Feb 21st as International Mother Language Day to 20 people’s attention to dying languages.
【答案】
11．heart 12．importance 13．connects 14．serious 15．over 16．spoken 17．Cause 18．less 19．How 20．catch/draw
【导语】本文主要讲述了某些语言已经消失，语言的消失是一件很严重的事情，人们正在想办法解决这类问题。
11．根据文中“‘If you talk to a man in his own language, that goes to his heart.’”可知，曼德拉说“如果你用一个人的语言与他交谈，你的话会进入他的心里。”由此说明语言是通往心灵的途径；根据“‘Language is the road map of a culture.’”可知，语言是一种文化的路线图。综上所述，语言既是通往心灵的途径又是文化的路线图。故填heart。
12．通读文章第二段可知，本段主要讲述母语的重要性，即它不仅将人们与他们的传统和祖先联系起来，也将人们与未来的前景联系起来。importance“重要性”，抽象名词，不可数。故填importance。
13．根据“ language is their main connection with their ancestors. And it is also how they imagine the future.”可知，母语不仅将人们与他们的传统和祖先联系起来，也将人们与未来的前景联系起来。connect“联系”，动词；本句描述客观事实，时态为一般现在时，主语it是第三人称单数，谓语动词应使用其第三人称单数connects。故填connects。
14．通读第三段，尤其根据“So it’s a serious thing that a language disappears.”可知，本段主要讲述语言的消失是一件重要的事情。serious“重要的，严肃的”，形容词。故填serious。
15．根据“Over the last century, more than 400 languages have died out.”可知，在上个世纪，有400多种语言消失了。more than“多于，超过”，相当于over。故填over。
16．根据“Over the last century, more than 400 languages have died out. Some languages are now spoken only by a few dozen people.”可知，在上个世纪，有400多种语言消失了。有些语言现在只有几十个人说。由此说明有些语言被越来越少的人使用。此处使用spoken，过去分词表被动，表示被人们说。故填spoken。
17．通读第四段，尤其根据“Why are we humans speaking fewer languages than we once did ”可知，为什么我们人类说的语言比以前少了 本段主要介绍语言消失的原因。cause“原因”，不可数名词；位于句首首字母大写。故填Cause。
18．根据“The effect has been to kill certain languages, usually ones spoken by less populous and powerful peoples.”可知，其结果是扼杀了某些语言，通常是人口较少和强大的民族使用的语言。由此说明全球化使影响力较小的语言变得不太有用了，而不被使用。less useful“不太有用的”。故填less。
19．通读第第五段可知，本段主要介绍如何解决语言消失的方法。how“如何”，副词，位于句首首字母大写。故填How。
20．根据“Each year on Feb 21,The United Nations also holds International Mother Language Day in the hope that the public pay more attention to dying languages.”可知，联合国将2月21日定为国际母语日，以引起人们对濒死语言的关注。catch/draw one’s attention“引起某人的注意力”，to后跟动词原形。故填catch/draw。
（2022春·江苏无锡·九年级统考期中）先通读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容，在文章后表格的空格内填入一个最恰当的单词。所填单词必须写在答题卡对应题号的横线上。每个空格只能填一个单词。
Over the past billions of years, many animals and plants have lived on this beautiful planet. But about 99.9 percent of them died out. This is because they couldn’t adapt to (适应) where they lived. To survive, living things must change over time. This is called evolution (进化).
When reading this article, please remember that every one of us is a lucky dog. We evolve, and we survive! After years of evolution, now we have the abilities to live in the world and enjoy it. Just like humans, other animals on Earth also evolve great abilities. For example, giraffes live on the grassland of Africa. To adapt to life there, they have evolved longer necks to reach the high trees, as well as longer legs to run away from lions and cheetahs (猎豹).
However, evolution also gives giraffes a strange habit: They only sleep for about 30 minutes a day and less than 5 minutes a time, and they sleep standing! Why are they so wakeful Well, that’s because they are so tall. They need longer time getting off the ground and run. Because of this special sleep style, they won’t become easy meals for others.
As you see, evolution isn’t always perfect. It helps animals to live, but it sometimes also gives them what they don’t really want. Don’t feel sorry. It’s part of natural selection (选择). In order to survive, all of this is necessary.
Facts About Evolution
Why evolution happens Humans and other animals on earth need to evolve great abilities to adapt to the 21 .
Take giraffes for 22 They have evolved longer necks to 23 the high trees, as well as longer legs to run away from dangerous animals.
They only sleep for a very short time and they sleep standing, or they will be eaten by others 24 .
Whether evolution is perfect Evolution isn’t always perfect. On the one hand, it helps animals to live. On the other hand, it sometimes can not just 25 their needs.
【答案】21．environment 22．example 23．reach 24．easily 25．satisfy
【导语】本文主要介绍了进化，进化不总是完美的。它有助于动物生存，但是有时也会给它们不想要的东西。
21．根据“This is because they couldn’t adapt to (适应) where they lived. To survive, living things must change over time. This is called evolution (进化).”可知，人类和地球上的其他动物需要进化出强大的能力来适应环境。故填environment。
22．根据“For example, giraffes live on the grassland of Africa.”可知，这里是拿长颈鹿作为例子，take…for example表示“拿……作为例子”。故填example。
23．根据“To adapt to life there, they have evolved longer necks to reach the high trees”可知，它们进化出了更长的脖子以够到高大的树木。故填reach。
24．根据“They only sleep for about 30 minutes a day and less than 5 minutes a time, and they sleep standing! Why are they so wakeful Well, that’s because they are so tall. They need longer time getting off the ground and run. Because of this special sleep style, they won’t become easy meals for others.”可知，它们只睡很短的时间，站着睡觉，否则很容易被别的动物吃掉。副词“easily”修饰动词“eat”。故填easily。
25．根据“As you see, evolution isn’t always perfect. It helps animals to live, but it sometimes also gives them what they don’t really want.”可知进化并不总是完美的。它有助于动物生存，但有时也会给它们真正不想要的东西，也就是不能满足它们的需求，satisfy意为“满足”，can后跟动词原形。故填satisfy。
（2022春·江苏无锡·九年级校联考期中）If you are feeling that life cannot be any worse for you, it can be challenging to think positive (积极). When stressed, depressed, upset or otherwise in a negative state of mind because you are aware that misfortune (不幸) keeps happening. It is important to change those negative thoughts to something positive. If not, you will only attract more misfortune.
It is often very hard to think positive when so many things are negative, but be sure that someone, somewhere is worse off than you.
You can choose to think differently by beginning with the smallest of steps. If you start one small, positive thing and appreciate (感激) it during the course of your day, you will begin to move into a more positive situation and people will start showing up in your life. With appreciation, you will find that over time, you will change your outlook and choose to be happy, regardless of the events around you.
Here are a few common examples for you to practice. Begin and end each day with a “Thank you for this wonderful day!” When you see the rise of gas prices, say “I am so glad to have a car in which to get around.” When your boss is too hard on you, say “I am grateful for my job as I know that many don’t have one.” If you are having health problems, be grateful for what does work: “I really do appreciate it that my eyes see, my ears hear, my mouth tastes, my legs walk. my arms lift and my mind thinks and everything else works.”
Write down whatever you’re grateful for each day. In moments when you’re feeling really down, read aloud what you wrote. This will certainly help uplift your spirits. If you practice this regularly, you will find your list getting longer and longer.
The key is to move yourself into a positive thought and keep it there long enough to make it a moment of appreciation. The more you appreciate, the happier you’ll be.
Happiness begins from appreciation
If you are feeling that life cannot be any worse for you, it can be a challenge for you to think positive. 26 it is not easy to think positive, remember that someone, somewhere is worse off than you.
27 for you to think positive ◆Beginning with the smallest of step is a good choice. One of the examples is that you can begin and end each day with a “Thank you for this wonderful day!”
◆Write down 28 that you are grateful for each day. If you keep practicing regularly, you’ll find 29 grateful things.
The key is to move yourself into a positive thought and keep it there long enough to make it a moment of appreciation. Changing those negative thoughts to something positive is of great 30 .
【答案】26．Though/Although 27．Advice/Tips/Suggestions 28．anything 29．more 30．importance
【导语】本文讲述了幸福从感恩开始，要学会欣赏，学会感恩，越感恩越幸运。
26．根据“当很多事情都是消极的时候，往往很难去想积极的事情，但要确定某个人，某个地方的情况比你更糟糕。”可知，虽然积极地思考并不容易，但要记住，在某个地方有人比你过得更糟。though/although“虽然，尽管”，引导让步状语从句，符合题干。故填Though/Although。
27．根据“◆Beginning with the smallest of step is a good choice.”以及“◆Write down...”可知，这些都是给你积极思考的建议。advice“建议”，不可数名词；tip/suggestion“建议”，可数名词，此处应用复数，故填Advice/Tips/Suggestions。
28．根据“Write down whatever you’re grateful for each day”可知，写下你每天感激的任何事情。anything“任何事情”符合语境。故填anything。
29．根据“If you practice this regularly, you will find your list getting longer and longer.”（如果你经常这样做，你会发现你的清单越来越长。）可知，如果你经常练习，你会发现更多值得感恩的事情。more“更多的”符合语境。故填more。
30．根据“It is important to change those negative thoughts to something positive”可知，把消极的想法转变为积极的想法是非常重要的。此空位于形容词后，应用名词importance表示“重要性”。故填importance。
（2023·江苏镇江·统考二模）One day, when I wake up, I find myself the ruler of the world…
We would have half an hour of “keep fit” every day, away from the Internet. My theory is that almost all Internet fights would be solved if we were all forced to walk away from computers and do some exercise in fresh air. I think a lot of our anger comes from the fact that we’re just not getting enough of it.
We must be kind to animals. Once a year, we would have a day completely devoted to animals; everybody would be allowed to have the day off and just spend their time with their dog, cat or mouse. Sometimes people are too shy to say that they love animals as much as they love humans. And I guess that I am as well. I wish I could talk about that more freely. I’m always happy when I meet other people who feel the same way, and devote their lives to taking in homeless cats and dogs, and raising money for animal charities.
Everybody would have a free Michelin-starred（米其林星级）dinner. We live in a world where we hear about these places a lot. It’s considered as the pinnacle（巅峰）of experience to go and enjoy food there. But in fact, for almost 99 per cent of people in my city don’t get the chance. It’s very expensive and might be far away, so people just don’t go. They might watch it on TV, but they never witness a two-Michelin-star restaurant for themselves. Since I come to power, everybody will get a free ticket and enjoy themselves in the restaurant.
All people would speak good English. I studied English—really badly—for nine years, in a school in south-east of China, I wasn’t very hard-working, I just did it because I kind of had to. And I really feel sorry for that, because now I’m circled by business people speaking English all the time. So, when I come to power, all people would speak English well, and things will work out.
阅读以上信息，用恰当的词完成下面的表格，每空一词。
A/An 31 about Ruling the World
“Keep fit” project ●We spend 30 minutes doing sports instead of working before computers. ●All online fights would be ended and we won’t be 32 any more.
National Animal Day ●We can have a day off to 33 for pets. ●People are too shy to speak out their love for animals. ●Being kind to animals makes me happy.
Free Michelin dinner ● 34 people have the chance to go to a Michelin-starred restaurant because of the high price and long journey. ●Everyone can enjoy a dinner without paying.
English learning ●My nine-year learning of English is a failure. I 35 later because I find it useful. ●Things will go well if we’re all good at English.
【答案】31．imagination
32．angry 33．care 34．Few 35．regret
【导语】本文主要介绍了作者想象自己成为世界的统治者之后，我们应当坚持锻炼、爱护动物、有免费的品尝米其林美食的机会和讲好英语。
31．根据第一段“One day, when I wake up, I find myself the ruler of the world…”可知，一天我醒来我发现自己是世界的统治者，本篇文章就是作者的想象，结合表格前的不定代词，可知此处应填名词单数。故填imagination。
32．根据第二段最后一句话“ I think a lot of our anger comes from the fact that we’re just not getting enough of it.”可知，这句话的主题词是anger“愤怒”，结合表格里的句子，可知横线处应填形容词。故填angry。
33．根据第三段“everybody would be allowed to have the day off and just spend their time with their dog, cat or mouse.”可知，爱护动物这个部分，每个人都应该有一天的假期，这天人们应当仅仅花费时间照顾他们的宠物，因此care for“照顾”与之对应，结合to可知，此处用动词原形。故填care。
34．根据倒数第二段“But in fact, for almost 99 per cent of people in my city don’t get the chance. ”可知，大部分人都没有这个机会，因此横线处应当是否定词，结合people可知，此处应当是修饰复数名词的不定代词，few“几乎没有”符合语境，首字母需大写。故填Few。
35．根据最后一段“And I really feel sorry for that,”可知，此处指的是我感到抱歉，因为自己没有学好英语，因此作者对于过去未做的事情感到后悔，结合表格可知，此处用一般现在时，主语是第一人称，因此动词用原形。故填regret。
（2022春·江苏无锡·九年级校联考期中）Aristotle once wrote that “happiness is a state of activity”. In other words, whether you are looking for life-long satisfaction or a few moments of good cheer, you’ve got to move forward. We’ve interviewed the experts and found five steps to take toward a sunny mood：
Over a 30-year period, University of Illinois researchers asked nearly 120,000 people how money, education, volunteer activities and close relationships influenced their happiness. Reported Newsweek’s Sharon Begley on the findings, “The greatest happiness is found with the strongest and most satisfying relationships.”
Singing aloud, talking to a stranger, raising your hand: all may increase a feeling of happiness, according to a study from Wake Forest University. Participants(参与者) followed the development of their moods for two weeks and reported feeling happier when they were more outgoing.
The editors of gave $5 or $20 to 46 strangers by chance. Half the group was told to spend the money on themselves, while the other half was told to spend it on others. Those who spent it on others felt much happier at the end of the day than those who’d spent it on themselves. There was no difference in happiness between those who spent $5 or $20, suggesting that it’s not how much money you spend, but how you spend it, that inspires the spirit.
Drinking water really can help keep you cheerful. A small 2012 study from the University of Connecticut suggested that even slight dehydration(脱水) influenced the female participants’ happiness.
Some steps toward living 36
Value your relationship The highest 37 of happiness lies in the strongest and most satisfying relationships.
38 yourself You are gain happiness by singing aloud or talking to others.
Spend money on others Your spirit will be inspired by 39 the wealth.
Drink water If a woman drinks enough water, her 40 of happiness may remain.
【答案】36．happily 37．level 38．Express 39．sharing 40．sense/feeling
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了伊利诺伊大学的调查员通过与志愿者的合作，进行了影响幸福的因素的调查研究；通过调查后，文章给出了能使我们通向幸福的一些方法和建议。
36．根据“We’ve interviewed the experts and found five steps to take toward a sunny mood”和“The greatest happiness is found with the strongest and most satisfying relationships.”可知，文章介绍一些迈向幸福生活的步骤。在句中修饰动词用副词happily，故填happily。
37．根据“The greatest happiness is found with the strongest and most satisfying relationships.”可知，最大的幸福存在于最牢固、最令人满意的人际关系中。也就是描述幸福的最高境界，故填level。
38．根据“Singing aloud, talking to a stranger, raising your hand: all may increase a feeling of happiness”可知，大声唱歌，与陌生人交谈，举手：所有这些都可以增加幸福感。这是在表达自己，express“表达”，此处用动词原形并大写首字母。故填Express。
39．根据“There was no difference in happiness between those who spent $5 or $20, suggesting that it’s not how much money you spend, but how you spend it, that inspires the spirit.”可知，花了5美元和20美元的人在幸福感上没有区别，这表明，激发精神的不是你花了多少钱，而是你怎么花。所以分享财富会鼓舞你的精神，share“分享”，介词by后用动名词作宾语。故填sharing。
40．根据“Drinking water really can help keep you cheerful. A small 2012 study from the University of Connecticut suggested that even slight dehydration(脱水) influenced the female participants’ happiness.”可知，喝水真的能让你心情愉快。康涅狄格大学2012年的一项小型研究表明，即使是轻微的脱水也会影响女性参与者的幸福感。sense/feeling“感觉”符合语境，故填sense/feeling。
（2023·江苏无锡·江苏省锡山高级中学实验学校校考三模）How important is music When they are asked this question, students and parents usually answer that music is nice, but not very important. It is often considered only as entertainment, but not the first choice for education. This opinion is shortsighted. In fact, music education is necessary and important for all students.
Music tells us who we are. Music reflects（反映）the creators’ thinking and values, as well as the social environment it came from. For example, just as Mozart music represents a lifestyle, rock music represents a lifestyle too. The jazz influence that George Gershwin and other musicians introduced into their music is obviously American because it came from American musical traditions.
Music provides a kind of ability to know the world in a different way. Science explains how the sun rises and sets. Music explores the emotive（情感的）meanings. We need every possible way to discover and respond（回应）to our world because no one way can get it all.
Music is a form of thought, as powerful as science. It is a way we human beings “talk” to each other. Through the language we express our feelings, our discoveries, our ideas, our imagination and our hopes so that they can be shared with others. When we do not let our children receive good music education, we take away from them the meanings that music expresses. Science does not tell us what it means to be human. Music does.
So music education is much more important than people generally realize.
Title: Music education is of great importance
Passageoutline Detailed information
Introduction ● Shortsighted opinion: Music is only a way of entertainment, not the top choice for education. ● 41 : Music education is important and necessary for all students.
Main Body A way to tell who we are Music not only reflects the social environment it came from but also expresses people's thinking and values.
A way to know the world We can’t discover and respond to our world in just one way. ● Science explains how nature 42 . ● Music explores the emotive meanings of nature.
A way to 43 with each other ● We use music to 44 our feelings, discoveries, ideas, imagination and hopes with others. ● Music, 45 from science, tells us what it means to be human.
Conclusion Music education is important.
【答案】41．Truth 42．works 43．communicate 44．share 45．different
【导语】本文介绍了音乐教育对于孩子们的重要性，音乐能告诉我们是什么样的人，提供一种不同的方法来认识世界，也是一种思维的方式。
41．根据第一段“ In fact, music education is necessary and important for all students.”可知，事实上，音乐教育对所有学生来说都是必要和重要的，所以此处说的是事实，truth意为“事实”，小标题首字母大写，故填Truth。
42．根据第三段“Science explains how the sun rises and sets.”可知，科学解释了自然是如何运作的，work意为“工作，运作”，该句是一般现在时，主语是nature，谓语动词用单三形式，故填works。
43．根据第四段“Music is a form of thought, as powerful as science. It is a way we human beings ‘talk’ to each other.”可知，音乐是一种思想形式，与科学一样强大，是我们人类相互“交谈”的一种方式，“交谈”也可为communicate，a way to do sth,意为“做某事的方法”，故填communicate。
44．根据第四段“Through the language we express our feelings, our discoveries, our ideas, our imagination and our hopes so that they can be shared with others.”可知，我们可以用音乐与他人分享我们的感受、发现、想法、想象力和希望，share意为“分享”，又因为use sth. to do意为“用某物做某事”，故填share。
45．根据第四段“Science does not tell us what it means to be human. Music does.”可知，音乐不同于科学，可以告诉我们作为人类意味着什么，different from意为“不同于……”，故填different。
（2023·江苏无锡·校考二模）先通读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容，在文章后表格的空格内填入一个最恰当的单词。每个空格只能填一个单词。
Have you ever visited Longmen Grottoes（石窟）or Yungang Grottoes Around 1, 800 years ago, Chinese artists made statues in mountains. Over the years, these statues have gone through earthquakes, floods and wars. Now in the 21st century, however, they are facing an even bigger problem: tourism. Too many tourists go to visit those grottoes every year and this certainly does harm to the grotto statues. How
Over many centuries, these grotto statues slowly corrode（侵蚀）because of the acidic content （酸性物含量）of air, water and so on. But when they are open to the public, the corrosion process speeds up.
According to a study, the carbon dioxide that visitors breathe out has made the air more acidic. Also, visitors bring in microorganisms（微生物）. Even their body heat can increase the grottoes’ temperature.
Bad behaviour can cause harm to the grotto statues as well. Too many visitors touch the grotto statues and cause their surfaces to change colour.
When we visit the grottoes, we can often see a sign saying, “No Flash!”or “No Photos!” This is because the strong light can be bad for the statues, especially those with colour. The light can easily make them lose colour.
To protect those ancient cultural treasures, recently China has asked the workers who take care of those grottoes not to allow too many visitors to come every day. And to keep a balance between protecting relies and educating the public, some grotto sites have also created their own digital（数字的）museums.
Title: Grotto Statues Are in 46
Problems The grottoes corrode 47 when they are open to the public. →The carbon dioxide that visitors breathe out, the microorganisms visitors bring in and visitors’ body heat make the grotto environment more acidic. →Tourists behave badly. ●They touch the grotto statues with their hands. ●The strong light of cameras makes the grotto statues lose colour easily.
48 →Control the 49 of daily visitors. → 50 tourists with online tours in digital museums.
【答案】46．Danger
47．faster 48．Actions
49．number 50．Provide
【导语】本文介绍了龙门石窟所面临的问题以及采取的行动。
46．根据“Too many tourists go to visit those grottoes every year and this certainly does harm to the grotto statues. How ”可知每年都有太多的游客去参观这些石窟，这肯定会对石窟造像造成伤害，所以石窟雕像处于危险中，in danger符合，首字母大写。故填Danger。
47．根据“But when they are open to the public, the corrosion process speeds up.”可知石窟向公众开放时腐蚀得更快，faster“更快”，副词修饰动词，故填faster。
48．根据“To protect those ancient cultural treasures, recently China has asked the workers who take care of those grottoes not to allow too many visitors to come every day. And to keep a balance between protecting relies and educating the public, some grotto sites have also created their own digital（数字的）museums.”可知这些都是为了保护这些古老的文化瑰宝所采取的行动，此处应填名词action的复数，作为标题首字母要大写，故填Actions。
49．根据“To protect those ancient cultural treasures, recently China has asked the workers who take care of those grottoes not to allow too many visitors to come every day.”可知此处是控制日访问量，应用名词number，the number of“……的数量”，故填number。
50．根据“And to keep a balance between protecting relies and educating the public, some grotto sites have also created their own digital（数字的）museums.”可知为了游客提供数字化博物馆的在线参观服务，provide“提供”，动词，位于句首首字母大写，故填Provide。
（2023·江苏无锡·统考中考真题）先通读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容，在文章后表格的空格内填入一个最恰当的单词。每个空格只能填一个单词。
To support the employment (就业) of disabled people in Guangzhou, Starbucks has opened its first “Silent Café” in China where almost half the staff are hearing impaired.
Fourteen out of the thirty staff members have trouble hearing, and so Starbucks has created a café that doesn’t require customers to say anything—nor the staff to hear anything. “This might be the quietest Starbucks among the over 3800 shops on the Chinese mainland,” says Leo Tsoi, Chief Operating Officer of Starbucks, China.
The newly opened “Silent Café” has a special ordering system where all food and drinks are numbered, letting customers easily write down their order and allowing them to place orders without having to say a word.
Chen Siting, a staff member shares her thoughts about the idea. “We cannot hear you but would like to share a tasty coffee with you,” says Siting. “I believe more people like me could find a career they dream about in the future,” she continues.
Like Siting, Zhu Jieying, has been working at Starbucks for about seven years, making him its first hearing-impaired coffee master. He has hopes that Starbucks could open more opportunities (机遇) for those who are disabled, and encourage them to prove themselves and to explore more possibilities in life.
Title; Starbucks “Silent Café”
Basic information The first one in China was 51 in Guangzhou. Almost half its staff have hearing 52 . Its customers place their order without having to say anything by writing down certain 53 .
Staff members’ thoughts Chen Siting: More hearing-impaired people like me could find their 54 career in the future. Zhu Jieying: Starbucks could 55 disabled people with more opportunities.
【答案】51．opened
52．impairment 53．numbers 54．ideal 55．provide
【导语】本文介绍了星巴克为给更多有听力障碍的人提供工作，开设了“无声咖啡店”。
51．根据“Starbucks has opened its first ‘Silent Café’ in China where almost half the staff are hearing impaired.”可知第一个“无声咖啡店”在广州开业，open表示“开业”，此处用被动语态，动词用过去分词。故填opened。
52．根据“where almost half the staff are hearing impaired.”可知几乎一半的员工都有听力障碍，have后接名词，hearing impairment表示“听力障碍”。故填impairment。
53．根据“The newly opened ‘Silent Café’ has a special ordering system where all food and drinks are numbered, letting customers easily write down their order and allowing them to place orders without having to say a word.”可知新开的“无声咖啡馆”有一个特殊的点餐系统，所有的食物和饮料都有编号，让顾客很容易写下他们的订单，让他们不用说一句话就可以下单，number表示“号码”，此处用复数。故填numbers。
54．根据“I believe more people like me could find a career they dream about in the future,”可知陈思婷相信更多像她一样的人会在未来找到梦想的职业。此空为形容词作定语修饰名词，ideal表示“理想的”。故填ideal。
55．根据“He has hopes that Starbucks could open more opportunities (机遇) for those who are disabled, and encourage them lo prove themselves and to explore more possibilities in life.”可知朱洁莹希望星巴克能够给残疾人提供更多机会，provide sb with sth表示“提供给某人某物”。故填provide。
（2023·江苏南京·统考二模）阅读下面短文，根据所读内容，在文章后各小题的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意：每个空格只填一个单词。
The drum has existed in Chinese civilization for thousands of years and has a deep spiritual meaning which is more than a kind of musical instrument. Confucius regarded the “Drum Dance” highly. It is also the origin of the Chinese phrase “guwu” which means “embolden”(大胆) in English.
The drum was mentioned in Chinese history in the Pottery Age. The Zhou dynasty set up the drum music institution that was responsible(负责的) for the management of officers known as “drum men” and developed a complete drum music system. From then on, drums came to be used in ancient Chinese practices such as sacrifice(祭祀), military(军事), labor(劳动) and other activities.
In ancient China, agriculture was the main form of production and drums were considered indispensable(不可或缺的) for a good harvest. Since the sound of drums echoes that of thunder, it was believed that playing drums could attract rain. So the instrument was used to pray to the gods for good weather and to “communicate” with them.
Drums also played a part in the war. Because of a strong resonance effect(共振作用), the drum’s sound could go very far while increasing fear in the heart of the enemies. So the drum was used as a military booster for a long time.
In the Tang and Song dynasties, the society was developing fast and drums were widely used. The national band, drama, folk art. song and dance, boat racing, lion dance, festival gathering and labor competition were all together with the beats of drums. The sound of drums became synonymous(同义的) with celebrations, filling hearts with joy.
Different types of Chinese drums exist today. For example, “Taiping Drum” is used to express hope for peace and prosperity while “Ansai Waist Drum” is meant to show the spirit of the Loess Plateau(黄土高原) and the heroic character of farmers in Northwest China. Kaifeng has “Pan Drum”, and Luochuan of Shaanxi Province is known for its “Bie Drum”. There are also some cheerful and time-honored drum dances such as “Fengyang Flower Drum” in Anhui Province and “Fishing Basket Flower Drum” in Jiangsu Province.
In a word, drum culture reflects the stability(安定) and prosperity(繁荣) of Chinese society. For thousands of years, Chinese people have always been expecting peace and satisfaction:
Drum culture in China
Introduction The drum appeared thousands of years ago in China. It goes far 56 a musical instrument and has a deep effect on history and culture.
In ancient times The 57 of the drum in China can be traced back to the Pottery Age. A special drum music institution was set up for 58 officers called “drum men”. Meanwhile, a complete drum music system was developed. Later, drums were put into 59 in ancient Chinese practices. People played drums for a good harvest in agriculture since people 60 it could bring rain. The sound of the drum could travel a long 61 . As a result, it would give enemies a 62 sense of fear in the war. With the fast 63 of the society, drums were widely used and the sound of drums filled people’s hearts with joy.
Today Drums of different types are seen across China and they 64 a lot to their local culture.
Conclusion Drum culture reflects the stability and prosperity of Chinese society. People hope to live 65 with satisfaction in the society like this.
【答案】
56．beyond 57．history 58．managing 59．use 60．believed 61．distance/way 62．stronger 63．development 64．contribute/mean/matter 65．peacefully
【导语】本文主要介绍了中国的鼓文化的意义及历史发展。
56．根据“The drum has existed in Chinese civilization for thousands of years and has a deep spiritual meaning which is more than a kind of musical instrument.”可知，鼓在中华文明中存在了几千年，有着深刻的精神内涵，它远远超出了一种乐器的范畴，more than等同于beyond“超过”。故填beyond。
57．根据“The drum was mentioned in Chinese history in the Pottery Age.”可知，鼓在中国的历史可以追溯到陶器时代。故填history。
58．根据“The Zhou dynasty set up the drum music institution that was responsible(负责的) for the management of officers known as ‘drum men’ and developed a complete drum music system.”可知，为管理官员设立了专门的鼓乐机构，称为“鼓人”，介词for后跟动名词managing“管理”。故填managing。
59．根据“From then on, drums came to be used in ancient Chinese practices such as sacrifice(祭祀), military(军事), labor(劳动) and other activities.”可知，后来，鼓被用于中国古代的实践中，put into use“使用于”。故填use。
60．根据“Since the sound of drums echoes that of thunder, it was believed that playing drums could attract rain.”可知，因为鼓声与雷声相呼应，所以人们相信打鼓可以吸引雨水，believe“相信”，时态为过去时，动词用过去式。故填believed。
61．根据“Because of a strong resonance effect(共振作用), the drum’s sound could go very far while increasing fear in the heart of the enemies.”可知，由于强烈的共振作用，鼓的声音可以传得很远，同时增加敌人心中的恐惧，long distance/way“长距离”。故填distance/way。
62．根据“Because of a strong resonance effect(共振作用), the drum’s sound could go very far while increasing fear in the heart of the enemies”可知，鼓的声音可以传得很远，能增加敌人心中的恐惧，也就是让敌人有更强的恐惧感，stronger“更强烈的”符合。故填stronger。
63．根据“In the Tang and Song dynasties, the society was developing fast and drums were widely used ... The sound of drums became synonymous(同义的) with celebrations, filling hearts with joy.”可知，随着社会的快速发展，鼓被广泛使用，由“With the fast ... of the society,”可知，空处应填名词development“发展”。故填development。
64．根据“Different types of Chinese drums exist today. For example, ‘Taiping Drum’ is used to express hope for peace and prosperity while... and ‘Fishing Basket Flower Drum’ in Jiangsu Province”可知，今天在中国各地看到不同类型的鼓，对当地文化有很大的贡献/意义/影响，contribute a lot“贡献很大”/mean a lot“意义很大”/matter a lot“影响很大”均符合其语境。故填contribute/mean/matter。
65．根据“For thousands of years, Chinese people have always been expecting peace and satisfaction”可知，人们都希望在这样的社会中安居乐业，peacefully“和平地”，副词修饰动词。故填peacefully。
（2023·江苏泰州·校考三模）阅读下面短文，请根据短文内容，在文后表格中填入恰当的单词，每空一词。
Most people have the good fortune to be raised by caring parents, who give them not only their love but also their time spent in doing various things for them. However, many who love their parents have trouble finding the time to spend with them that they know they deserve(值得). Well, here are some ideas.
●A family meal
For those who live within less than an hour’s travelling distance from their parents, a weekly get together around the dinner table is really not too much to ask. It can be at your place or theirs, or you can have other choices. Take the chance to chat about daily happenings, and repay just a little of the time they gladly spent on you. If they live really close by, you could even drop in on the way home from work at times.
●A weekly planned phone call
For those who live at a greater distance from their parents, there is no possibility of regular contact in person, but this does not mean an end to personal contact. Your parents will be glad to hear the sound of your voice, so plan to call them on the telephone at least once a week. If possible, choose a proper time when everyone is more likely to be at home. Your parents will be even happier if this could be a video call.
●E-mail, text and social networks
If your parents feel quite comfortable in the cyber world, well, spend some time with them in that location. Exchange e-mails, photos, and even Facebook friends with them. You don’t have to share every detail of your life with them, just the bits you know they will have interest in.
●Ask for your parents’ advice
Whatever problems you may be having, large or small, it’s a safe bet that your parents have been through it all before. So talk to them and ask for their advice, and if they make the way clearer for you, it might just turn out to be the best few minutes you ever spent.
●Share relaxation time
That is, plan time together doing something you both enjoy. Women preparing for a shopping trip or to take in a film could easily do the same thing together with Mum. Sometimes fathers and sons could enjoy golf or fishing together. Going out for a meal can be a time for everyone to have fun, or you can get together for a weekend once or twice a year if distance separates you.
Though most parents do not expect to play a lead role in the lives of their adult children, their years of love and gladly-given time deserve a few thoughtful minutes in return. So spend time with your parents and make them closer to you.
Find 66 for Parents
Problem ● Most people brought up by caring parents find it 67 to pay back their parents.
Ways Have dinner together ● Get together to have meals weekly 68 at your places or other places. ● Chat about what has happened in the past few days.
Make a phone call ● When regular contact in person is 69 because of the great distance, make sure your parents can hear your voice as 70 as possible. ● Choose a time 71 for both of you. This will greatly make your parents happy.
Contact 72 ● Share something interesting with your parents through e-mail, text or social networks.
Turn to your parents for advice ●Your parents can help you with different 73 of problems, because they are more experienced than you in one way or another. ● Sharing your troubles and plans is a great way to show your love.
Share your spare time ● 74 time together and do things you both enjoy.
Conclusion ● Spending time with your parents is a good way to 75 them for their devotion.
【答案】
66．Time 67．difficult/hard 68．either 69．impossible 70．much 71．proper/suitable 72．online 73．kinds 74．Plan 75．pay
【导语】本文主要讲述如何找到时间陪伴父母。
66．根据“However, many who love their parents have trouble finding the time to spend with them that they know they deserve(值得). Well, here are some ideas.”可知，本文介绍了如何找到时间陪伴父母，由于是标题，所以大写首字母。故填Time。
67．根据“However, many who love their parents have trouble finding the time to spend with them that they know they deserve(值得). Well, here are some ideas.”可知，很多人很难找时间陪伴父母。此空是短语“find it+形容词+to do”发现做某事是怎样的。difficult/hard“困难的”符合语境，故填difficult/hard。
68．根据“It can be at your place or theirs”可知，要么在你的地方，要么在其他的地方。either...or...“不是……就是……”。故填either。
69．根据“For those who live at a greater distance from their parents, there is no possibility of regular contact in person”可知，此处表示因为路途遥远，不可能经常与人联系，因此此处为impossible“不可能的”。故填impossible。
70．根据“Your parents will be glad to hear the sound of your voice, so plan to call them on the telephone at least once a week.”可知，即使不能见面，也要确保你的父母尽可能多听到你的声音，修饰动词hear，因此填much，as much as possible“尽可能多”。故填much。
71．根据“If possible, choose a proper time when everyone is more likely to be at home.”可知，选择一个对你们都最合适的时间，因此填proper。故填proper。
72．根据“Share something interesting with your parents through e-mail, text or social networks.”可知，这些都是网上交流。故填online。
73．根据“Whatever problems you may be having, large or small, it’s a safe bet that your parents have been through it all before.”可知，应是各种各样的问题，different kinds of“各种各样的”。故填kinds。
74．根据“That is, plan time together doing something you both enjoy.”可知，一起计划时间做你们都喜欢的事情，plan“计划”，动词，此处是祈使句，动词用原形。故填Plan。
75．根据“their years of love and gladly-given time deserve a few thoughtful minutes in return So spend time with your parents and make them closer to you.”可知，我们可以花费时间与父母在一起，回报他们的付出好方式，pay“回报”，空前有不定式符号，动词用原形。故填pay。
（2023·江苏镇江·统考一模）The teenage years are usually the most stressful years in a person’s life. As teens go through great changes in body, mind and so on, they are often easy to get angry and full of strong feelings. Teens of today face more challenges than before. Technological improvements and even climate change are bringing new changes and causing more trouble for teens to deal with.
One new challenge is about new technologies and ways of working, such as AI that will change the future jobs. The challenge for a teen today is preparing for an unknown future. In the past, a teen could prepare for only one career path and be quite certain to stay in the same area of work for a long time. The situation is different today as AI continues to take away jobs that depend on humans.Teens will have to meet this challenge by developing a sense of lifelong learning, being willing to learn skills that match real needs and keeping up with technology. Finally, teens will also have to prepare for career paths of more possibilities.
In addition, as the effects of climate change become more common in recent years, many teens around the world are in fear or anger. Disasters and the rise in sea levels have destroyed homes and taken away lives. Many people have been hurt by these terrible climatic events, and even if a teen has not suffered, he or she is often worried about what may happen in the future.
To manage the great challenges of the 21st century, teens should treat challenges as chances. To keep up with technological improvements, they should continue to learn new skills. As for dealing with the climate change, they can come together to think of new ways to accept changes and help create a more sustainable（可持续的）future.
阅读以上信息，用恰当的单词完成下面的表格，每空一词。
The origins（来源）of the challenges ●One is from teenagers’ own changes. ●The others are from the improvements in 76 and climate.
The 77 brought by the new types of challenges ●The rise of AI makes teenagers unsure of their future. They have to develop the sense of lifelong learning, be willing to learn skills that match real needs. They also have to give up the idea of preparing for a 78 career path.
●The effects of climate change lead teenagers to be afraid or angry. Paying too much attention to them makes teenagers 79 stay peaceful.
The solutions to the new challenges ●Teens should treat challenges as chances to 80 technological improvement. ●They should work together to accept changes and create a more sustainable future.
【答案】76．technology 77．trouble 78．possible 79．hardly 80．follow
【导语】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了如今的青少年面临着比以前更多的挑战。
76．根据第一段中“As teens go through great changes in body, mind and so on, they are often easy to get angry and full of strong feelings. Teens of today face more challenges than before. Technological improvements and even climate change are bringing new changes and causing more trouble for teens to deal with.”可知，青少年的挑战一方面来自自己，一方面来源于科技进步和气候变化。故填 technology。
77．根据第一段中“Technological improvements and even climate change are bringing new changes and causing more trouble for teens to deal with.”可知，科技进步和气候变化是两种给青少年带来麻烦的新型挑战。故填trouble。
78．根据第二段中“Finally, teens will also have to prepare for career paths of more possibilities.”可知， 青少年还必须为更多可能性的职业道路做好准备，即放弃为一条可能的职业道路做准备的想法，要发展多种可能性。故填 possible。
79．根据第三段中“In addition, as the effects of climate change become more common in recent years, many teens around the world are in fear or anger. ”可知，气候变化导致青少年恐惧或者愤怒，几乎不能保持平静。故填 hardly。
80．根据最后一段中“To manage the great challenges of the 21st century, teens should treat challenges as chances. To keep up with technological improvements, they should continue to learn new skills.”可知，青少年要把挑战视为机遇，他们应该继续学习新技能，跟上技术的进步。故填 follow。
（2022春·江苏无锡·九年级校联考期中）Everyone speaks a language, but language is not just for talking. It is our most important communication tool. Through language, we can tell other people what we think, how we feel, and what we need. In fact, civilization (文明) itself depends on our ability to communicate.
In the long history of human, languages survive, grow, disappear, move from place to place, and change with time. There are about 6,000 different living languages around the world today, and there are many thousands more that are no longer in use. Languages might sound different, but they are thought to have come from a single ancient language.
Nobody knows exactly when people first started using languages. Some scientists say that people first spoke to one another about two million years ago.
Today, our complicated (复杂的) languages get fully used in the magazines, novels, science books, and movies that fill our libraries and bookstores. As humans, it is important that we can tell the long stories, which separates us from the great apes (类人猿). Other animals may use kinds of methods to communicate, but we humans can send complicated messages through space and time.
Throughout history there were many languages that served as a lingua franca (通用语)—a common language that could serve as a bridge between people of different cultures. Today, English is the main language that plays that role around the world. Many people have studied English as a second or third language.
Language helps people to work together, to share knowledge, feelings, and build up modern societies. The development of humanity’s many languages was an important process that helped humans move forwards towards civilization.
Language
Language is our most important communication tool ● With the help of language, we tell others our 81 , feelings and needs. ● Our ability to communicate leads to civilization.
Some facts about languages ● There are about 6,000 different languages that are being 82 around the world. ● People started to speak to one another two million years ago, according to some scientists. ● Humans’ languages make it 83 for us to send complicated messages through space and time. ● English is used most 84 around the world today.
The 85 of language ● Language helps people to work together, to share knowledge, feelings, and build up modern societies. ● The development of humanity’s many languages was an important process that helped humans move towards civilization.
【答案】81．thoughts 82．used / spoken 83．possible 84．widely 85．importance / value
【分析】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了语言的历史，事实和价值。
81．细节理解题。根据第1大段“Through language, we can tell other people what we think, how we feel, and what we need.”通过语言，我们能告诉别人我们的想法，我们的感受和需要。可知，空格处缺少名词表示想法，though想法，可数名词用复数形式。故答案填thoughts。
82．细节理解题。根据第2大段“There are about 6,000 different living languages around the world today,”现在世界上大约有6000种不同的语言。可知，空格处的单词意思表示被说，被使用；use / speak使用/说要用过去分词形式表示被动语态。故答案填used / spoken。
83．细节理解题。根据第4大段“but we humans can send complicated messages through space and time.”但是我们人类能通过时间和空间发送复杂的信息。分析句子成分可知，空格处的单词词性是形容词；意思是可能的。故答案填possible。
84．细节理解题。根据第5大段“English is the main language that plays that role around the world. Many people have studied English as a second or third language.”英语在世界上扮演着主要的语言角色，很多人把它作为第2语言或者第3语言在学习。可知，空格处的单词词性是副词修饰动词使用，意思表示广泛地。故答案填widely。
85．段落大意题。根据右边表格信息“Language helps people to work together, to share knowledge, feelings, and build up modern societies.”语言帮助人们一起工作，分享知识，情感，建立现代社会；“The development of humanity’s many languages was an important process that helped humans move towards civilization.”人类多种语言的发展是人类走向文明的重要过程。可知，主要在讲述语言的作用，价值和重要性；空格处缺少名词，importance / value重要性/价值。故答案填importance / value。
（2022春·江苏无锡·九年级统考期中）
When things around the house stop working, what do you usually do with them If you’re like a lot of people, you probably just throw them away.
In some areas, it’s difficult to find people who can make repairs, and fixing things can be quite expensive. Also, some small objects are so inexpensive that it’s often easier to just buy a new one.
In 2009, Martine Postma from the Netherlands decided there must be a better way. Her solution was Repair Cafes: places where people can take broken items. There they will find tools, resources and volunteer experts who are ready to help with repairs.
Postma’s first Repair Cafe opened on Oct. 18, 2009, in Amsterdam, and was a huge success. News of the cafe spread, and people began asking how they could start their own. In 2011, Postma set up the Repair Cafe Foundation. This nonprofit organization provides guidance to those hoping to begin their own neighbourhood repair group.
Today, there are about 2,000 Repair Cafes around the world with meetings usually taking place once a month. Around 25 objects are repaired during each meeting. Everything is free, but donations are greatly welcome.
The cafes not only provide help with repairs, they also strengthen community ties. Neighbours get to know one another as they work together on projects. Moreover, valuable knowledge is passed along and preserved. Items are kept rather than thrown away, meaning less rubbish in landfills.
Title: Repair Cafes
Basicinformation The first one was 86 by Martine Postma in Amsterdam in 2009. About 2,000 of them have been set up all over the world so far. Repairing things at such a cafe 87 nothing but donations are welcome.
88 They help improve the 89 between neighbours. They help pass along and preserve valuable knowledge. They help 90 the environment.
【答案】86．opened 87．costs 88．Advantages 89．relationship 90．protect
【分析】文章主要介绍一些维修咖啡馆为人们带来的便利以及这项非营利性的组织对环境的好处。
86．根据“In 2009, Martine Postma from the Netherlands decided there must be a better way. Her solution was Repair Cafes: places where people can take broken items.”可知，2009年，来自荷兰的Martine Postma开了第一家修复咖啡馆，故填opened。
87．根据“Around 25 objects are repaired during each meeting. Everything is free, but donations are greatly welcome.”可知，在这样的咖啡馆修理东西是不用花钱的，故填costs。
88．根据表格右栏中的信息可知，这里说的都是修复咖啡馆的好处优点，故填Advantages。
89．根据“The cafes not only provide help with repairs, they also strengthen community ties.”可知，咖啡馆不仅提供维修服务，还加强了社区联系。故填relationship。
90．根据“Items are kept rather than thrown away, meaning less rubbish in landfills.”可知，这个活动还帮助保护了环境，故填protect。
（2022春·江苏无锡·九年级校联考期中）Travelling around the world is great. But booking a round-the-world (RTW) trip can be hard. Here is something that helps to get you started.
How to do it To buy a RTW air ticket that uses one airline alliance (联盟) can save you a lot of money. Any air line is possible, but knowing how the RTW booking system works will make your trip cheaper. For example, the Star Alliance offers a RTW ticket with 15 stops at most.
There are rules: you must follow one direction (east or west); end your trip in the country where you start; and it will be better if you book all of your flights before leaving, though you can change them later (which may produce extra charges).
When to go The weather will never be ideal in all of your stops. So, make it clear what you want to do most and research conditions there. If a Himalaya hike is your most important aim, do not land in Nepal windy season; if you want to swim with whale sharks off the coast of Western Australia, be there between April and July. Then accept that you will be in some places where the weather isn’t suitable for sightseeing.
Where to go The classic (and cheapest) RTW tickets are those between a few big cities, for example London—Bangkok—Singapore—Sydney—LA．If you want to fly to more unusual places (Baku—Kinshasa—Paramaribo, anyone ), prices will climb. The price of the ticket is based on the total distance covered or the number of countries visited.
If the cost matters to you, spend more time in less expensive countries. Your daily outgoings will be far higher in Europe and North America than in South-East Asia. Indonesia and India are very cheap.
Pay attention: Turn to an expert (专家) before you book: you may have a way in mind but an experienced RTW flight booker will know which way works best and costs least—it could mean big savings.
If you do not take one of your booked flights (say, by chance, you decide to travel by land from Bangkok to Singapore rather than fly it) your airline is likely to cancel all the following flights.
A 91 to a Round-the-World Trip
How to do it To buy a RTW air ticket using one airline alliance is a most money-saving way. To follow one direction and start and finish in the 92 country. To book all flights before you leave.
When to go Research weather conditions before leaving. Accept you may happen to reach your destination(目的地) at the right time.
Where to go Cheap cities like London and Sydney. Unusual places like Baku which cost 93 .
What to suggest and 94 Asking an expert before you book. 95 to take one of your booked flights may lead to the cancel of all the following flights.
【答案】91．guide/tip/suggestion 92．same 93．more 94．warn 95．Failing
【导语】本文是关于环球旅行的指南。
91．根据“But booking a round-the-world (RTW) trip can be hard. Here is something that helps to get you started.”可知，本文是关于环球旅行的指南。可以填guide/tip/suggestion。故填guide/tip/suggestion。
92．根据“ There are rules: you must follow one direction (east or west); end your trip in the country where you start;”可知，沿着一个方向，在同一个国家开始和结束。故填same。
93．根据“If you want to fly to more unusual places (Baku—Kinshasa—Paramaribo, anyone ), prices will climb. ”可知，像巴库这样不寻常的地方花费更多。故填more。
94．根据“Pay attention: Turn to an expert (专家) before you book:”可知，这是建议和提醒，and连接并列的成分，故此处用动词warn。故填warn。
95．根据“If you do not take one of your booked flights (say, by chance, you decide to travel by land from Bangkok to Singapore rather than fly it) your airline is likely to cancel all the following flights.”可知，未能乘坐预订的航班可能会导致以下所有航班被取消。故填Failing。
（2022春·江苏无锡·九年级校联考期中）Many of us have had this experience: we lie down in a bed other than our own, perhaps at a friend’s house or in a hotel room, and find it difficult to fall asleep.
Why does it happen
A new study shows one reason is what the scientists call “first night effect”. They believe that one side of the brain acts as a “night watch” to warn us about possible dangers. It prevented us from getting to sleep on the first night in a new environment.
For the study, 35 young volunteers were told to sleep in a lab for several days as researchers watched their brain activities.
According to the researchers, on their first night, the left brains were more active than the right brains and people had a hard time sleeping. However, left-brain activity reduced as days went by, falling even to the point of complete calm. In this process, the volunteers got better and better sleep experience.
The findings suggest that the different rhythms of the sides of the brain influence our sleep. When the two sides work differently, the balance between them is broken. So, the brain can’t relax and is sensitive (敏感的) to anything strange around.
“At some level, the brain is continuing to work ,even though you don’t realize it,” US professor Jerome Siege told Smithsonian Magazine. “If something unusual happens, you can be alert (警惕的).”
More surprisingly, this is like the way some animals sleep. Whales, dolphins, and many birds can sleep with half of their brain while the other half stays awake, with one eye staying open.
The researchers think that it is the result of evolution (进化) and works to protect us in possibly dangerous environments.
If you have ever had first night effects, researchers advise you to bring your own pillow or sleep in a room similar to your bedroom next time you sleep away from home.
Topic First night effect
People’s possible experience Many people have difficulty getting to sleep on the first night in a new environment.
The findings of the study First night effect forces us to stay 96 as one side of the brain is alert to possible dangers. As days go by, people’s sleep experience 97 as the left-brain activity falls.
The explanations to the findings On the first night in a new environment, pe
刷题06 阅读填表20篇（期中模拟真题）（原卷版）
学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________
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（2022秋·江苏南京·九年级校联考期中）阅读下面短文，根据所读内容，在文章后的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意：每个空格只填一个单词。
Hou Yifan, a 28-year-old girl, is a “queen of chess” in China. People around the world are impressed by the great chess player.
Hou started to play chess at 5 years old in 1999. At that time, her parents took Hou to try different mind games at a training center. “With the special shapes (形状), I was interested in the chess and wanted to take it up,” said Hou.
After playing for two years as a hobby, Hou met her coach, a great master Tong Yuanming and began a kind of new training. “Chess is a mind game full of changes. So I should learn skills from others and keep practising chess in my daily life,” Hou said.
Luckily, what she did was soon rewarded (回报). At 13, she became China’s youngest National Women’s Champion and then became the youngest chess champion in the world at 16.
Although she was well-known all over the world, she still wanted to keep improving. Having focused on international chess for a long time, Hou then wanted to study in the college. She went to Peking University in 2012. Several years later, she went on to study in the University of Oxford. “I must know more,” she said. “I would like to open my eyes to see the whole world.”
Now, the 28-year-old lady has become a teacher at Shenzhen University. She hopes to “connect the methods she learned in China to the West and allow international chess to reach more young Chinese people”.
Becoming a “queen of chess”
Introduction Hou Yifan is a 28-year-old Chinese lady. She has 1 the world with the chess.
2 of being a “queen of chess” She started 3 chess when she was five years old. After seeing the special shapes, she showed an 4 in the chess. She not only learned skills from other players but also 5 chess in her daily life. She became the 6 champion in China at 13 and in the world at 16.
Her further 7 and job In 2012, she 8 Peking University. Several years later, she 9 to study in the University of Oxford. Now she becomes a teacher at Shenzhen University.
Her hope She wants to build a 10 between China and the West.
（2022秋·江苏南京·九年级统考期中）阅读下面短文，根据所读内容，在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意：每个空格只填1个单词。
The late president of South Africa, Nelson Mandela. once said, “If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to a man in his own language, that goes to his heart.”
Mandela understood that our mother language is a very intimate (亲近的) thing to us. For people who speak an ancient tongue as their mother language, it helps them keep their traditions. Their language is their main connection with their ancestors. And it is also how they imagine the future.
So it’s a serious thing that a language disappears. Over the last century, more than 400 languages have died out. Some languages are now spoken only by a few dozen people, like Yagan in Chile. Africa and South Africa are also places where many languages are dying.
Why are we humans speaking fewer languages than we once did The answer has to do with globalization. With greater trade and communication, the planet has become smaller. It’s become more useful to speak some languages—English is the obvious example—than others. The effect has been to kill certain languages, usually ones spoken by less populous and powerful peoples.
But there are people and organizations all over the world that aren’t prepared to accept a planet with fewer and fewer languages. Through efforts both large and small, they are getting people to speak and read in certain languages, and to pass them on. Each year on Feb 21,The United Nations also holds International Mother Language Day in the hope that the public pay more attention to dying languages.
This work is important. As US writer Rita Mae Brown wrote, “Language is the road map of a culture. It tells where its people come from and where they are going”.
Mother tongue: a path to the 11 & the road map of a culture
Presentation of the problem The 12 of mother tongue It 13 people not only to their traditions and ancestors but also to the outlook for the future.
How 14 the problem is With 15 400 languages having died out, some languages are left to be 16 by fewer and fewer people.
17 of the problem Globalization makes it 18 useful to speak languages of less influence.
19 to solve the problem Some people and organizations are working to pass on certain languages spoken by less populous and powerful people; The UN has set Feb 21st as International Mother Language Day to 20 people’s attention to dying languages.
（2022春·江苏无锡·九年级统考期中）先通读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容，在文章后表格的空格内填入一个最恰当的单词。所填单词必须写在答题卡对应题号的横线上。每个空格只能填一个单词。
Over the past billions of years, many animals and plants have lived on this beautiful planet. But about 99.9 percent of them died out. This is because they couldn’t adapt to (适应) where they lived. To survive, living things must change over time. This is called evolution (进化).
When reading this article, please remember that every one of us is a lucky dog. We evolve, and we survive! After years of evolution, now we have the abilities to live in the world and enjoy it. Just like humans, other animals on Earth also evolve great abilities. For example, giraffes live on the grassland of Africa. To adapt to life there, they have evolved longer necks to reach the high trees, as well as longer legs to run away from lions and cheetahs (猎豹).
However, evolution also gives giraffes a strange habit: They only sleep for about 30 minutes a day and less than 5 minutes a time, and they sleep standing! Why are they so wakeful Well, that’s because they are so tall. They need longer time getting off the ground and run. Because of this special sleep style, they won’t become easy meals for others.
As you see, evolution isn’t always perfect. It helps animals to live, but it sometimes also gives them what they don’t really want. Don’t feel sorry. It’s part of natural selection (选择). In order to survive, all of this is necessary.
Facts About Evolution
Why evolution happens Humans and other animals on earth need to evolve great abilities to adapt to the 21 .
Take giraffes for 22 They have evolved longer necks to 23 the high trees, as well as longer legs to run away from dangerous animals.
They only sleep for a very short time and they sleep standing, or they will be eaten by others 24 .
Whether evolution is perfect Evolution isn’t always perfect. On the one hand, it helps animals to live. On the other hand, it sometimes can not just 25 their needs.
（2022春·江苏无锡·九年级校联考期中）If you are feeling that life cannot be any worse for you, it can be challenging to think positive (积极). When stressed, depressed, upset or otherwise in a negative state of mind because you are aware that misfortune (不幸) keeps happening. It is important to change those negative thoughts to something positive. If not, you will only attract more misfortune.
It is often very hard to think positive when so many things are negative, but be sure that someone, somewhere is worse off than you.
You can choose to think differently by beginning with the smallest of steps. If you start one small, positive thing and appreciate (感激) it during the course of your day, you will begin to move into a more positive situation and people will start showing up in your life. With appreciation, you will find that over time, you will change your outlook and choose to be happy, regardless of the events around you.
Here are a few common examples for you to practice. Begin and end each day with a “Thank you for this wonderful day!” When you see the rise of gas prices, say “I am so glad to have a car in which to get around.” When your boss is too hard on you, say “I am grateful for my job as I know that many don’t have one.” If you are having health problems, be grateful for what does work: “I really do appreciate it that my eyes see, my ears hear, my mouth tastes, my legs walk. my arms lift and my mind thinks and everything else works.”
Write down whatever you’re grateful for each day. In moments when you’re feeling really down, read aloud what you wrote. This will certainly help uplift your spirits. If you practice this regularly, you will find your list getting longer and longer.
The key is to move yourself into a positive thought and keep it there long enough to make it a moment of appreciation. The more you appreciate, the happier you’ll be.
Happiness begins from appreciation
If you are feeling that life cannot be any worse for you, it can be a challenge for you to think positive. 26 it is not easy to think positive, remember that someone, somewhere is worse off than you.
27 for you to think positive ◆Beginning with the smallest of step is a good choice. One of the examples is that you can begin and end each day with a “Thank you for this wonderful day!”
◆Write down 28 that you are grateful for each day. If you keep practicing regularly, you’ll find 29 grateful things.
The key is to move yourself into a positive thought and keep it there long enough to make it a moment of appreciation. Changing those negative thoughts to something positive is of great 30 .
（2023·江苏镇江·统考二模）One day, when I wake up, I find myself the ruler of the world…
We would have half an hour of “keep fit” every day, away from the Internet. My theory is that almost all Internet fights would be solved if we were all forced to walk away from computers and do some exercise in fresh air. I think a lot of our anger comes from the fact that we’re just not getting enough of it.
We must be kind to animals. Once a year, we would have a day completely devoted to animals; everybody would be allowed to have the day off and just spend their time with their dog, cat or mouse. Sometimes people are too shy to say that they love animals as much as they love humans. And I guess that I am as well. I wish I could talk about that more freely. I’m always happy when I meet other people who feel the same way, and devote their lives to taking in homeless cats and dogs, and raising money for animal charities.
Everybody would have a free Michelin-starred（米其林星级）dinner. We live in a world where we hear about these places a lot. It’s considered as the pinnacle（巅峰）of experience to go and enjoy food there. But in fact, for almost 99 per cent of people in my city don’t get the chance. It’s very expensive and might be far away, so people just don’t go. They might watch it on TV, but they never witness a two-Michelin-star restaurant for themselves. Since I come to power, everybody will get a free ticket and enjoy themselves in the restaurant.
All people would speak good English. I studied English—really badly—for nine years, in a school in south-east of China, I wasn’t very hard-working, I just did it because I kind of had to. And I really feel sorry for that, because now I’m circled by business people speaking English all the time. So, when I come to power, all people would speak English well, and things will work out.
阅读以上信息，用恰当的词完成下面的表格，每空一词。
A/An 31 about Ruling the World
“Keep fit” project ●We spend 30 minutes doing sports instead of working before computers. ●All online fights would be ended and we won’t be 32 any more.
National Animal Day ●We can have a day off to 33 for pets. ●People are too shy to speak out their love for animals. ●Being kind to animals makes me happy.
Free Michelin dinner ● 34 people have the chance to go to a Michelin-starred restaurant because of the high price and long journey. ●Everyone can enjoy a dinner without paying.
English learning ●My nine-year learning of English is a failure. I 35 later because I find it useful. ●Things will go well if we’re all good at English.
（2022春·江苏无锡·九年级校联考期中）Aristotle once wrote that “happiness is a state of activity”. In other words, whether you are looking for life-long satisfaction or a few moments of good cheer, you’ve got to move forward. We’ve interviewed the experts and found five steps to take toward a sunny mood：
Over a 30-year period, University of Illinois researchers asked nearly 120,000 people how money, education, volunteer activities and close relationships influenced their happiness. Reported Newsweek’s Sharon Begley on the findings, “The greatest happiness is found with the strongest and most satisfying relationships.”
Singing aloud, talking to a stranger, raising your hand: all may increase a feeling of happiness, according to a study from Wake Forest University. Participants(参与者) followed the development of their moods for two weeks and reported feeling happier when they were more outgoing.
The editors of gave $5 or $20 to 46 strangers by chance. Half the group was told to spend the money on themselves, while the other half was told to spend it on others. Those who spent it on others felt much happier at the end of the day than those who’d spent it on themselves. There was no difference in happiness between those who spent $5 or $20, suggesting that it’s not how much money you spend, but how you spend it, that inspires the spirit.
Drinking water really can help keep you cheerful. A small 2012 study from the University of Connecticut suggested that even slight dehydration(脱水) influenced the female participants’ happiness.
Some steps toward living 36
Value your relationship The highest 37 of happiness lies in the strongest and most satisfying relationships.
38 yourself You are gain happiness by singing aloud or talking to others.
Spend money on others Your spirit will be inspired by 39 the wealth.
Drink water If a woman drinks enough water, her 40 of happiness may remain.
（2023·江苏无锡·江苏省锡山高级中学实验学校校考三模）How important is music When they are asked this question, students and parents usually answer that music is nice, but not very important. It is often considered only as entertainment, but not the first choice for education. This opinion is shortsighted. In fact, music education is necessary and important for all students.
Music tells us who we are. Music reflects（反映）the creators’ thinking and values, as well as the social environment it came from. For example, just as Mozart music represents a lifestyle, rock music represents a lifestyle too. The jazz influence that George Gershwin and other musicians introduced into their music is obviously American because it came from American musical traditions.
Music provides a kind of ability to know the world in a different way. Science explains how the sun rises and sets. Music explores the emotive（情感的）meanings. We need every possible way to discover and respond（回应）to our world because no one way can get it all.
Music is a form of thought, as powerful as science. It is a way we human beings “talk” to each other. Through the language we express our feelings, our discoveries, our ideas, our imagination and our hopes so that they can be shared with others. When we do not let our children receive good music education, we take away from them the meanings that music expresses. Science does not tell us what it means to be human. Music does.
So music education is much more important than people generally realize.
Title: Music education is of great importance
Passageoutline Detailed information
Introduction ● Shortsighted opinion: Music is only a way of entertainment, not the top choice for education. ● 41 : Music education is important and necessary for all students.
Main Body A way to tell who we are Music not only reflects the social environment it came from but also expresses people's thinking and values.
A way to know the world We can’t discover and respond to our world in just one way. ● Science explains how nature 42 . ● Music explores the emotive meanings of nature.
A way to 43 with each other ● We use music to 44 our feelings, discoveries, ideas, imagination and hopes with others. ● Music, 45 from science, tells us what it means to be human.
Conclusion Music education is important.
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Have you ever visited Longmen Grottoes（石窟）or Yungang Grottoes Around 1, 800 years ago, Chinese artists made statues in mountains. Over the years, these statues have gone through earthquakes, floods and wars. Now in the 21st century, however, they are facing an even bigger problem: tourism. Too many tourists go to visit those grottoes every year and this certainly does harm to the grotto statues. How
Over many centuries, these grotto statues slowly corrode（侵蚀）because of the acidic content （酸性物含量）of air, water and so on. But when they are open to the public, the corrosion process speeds up.
According to a study, the carbon dioxide that visitors breathe out has made the air more acidic. Also, visitors bring in microorganisms（微生物）. Even their body heat can increase the grottoes’ temperature.
Bad behaviour can cause harm to the grotto statues as well. Too many visitors touch the grotto statues and cause their surfaces to change colour.
When we visit the grottoes, we can often see a sign saying, “No Flash!”or “No Photos!” This is because the strong light can be bad for the statues, especially those with colour. The light can easily make them lose colour.
To protect those ancient cultural treasures, recently China has asked the workers who take care of those grottoes not to allow too many visitors to come every day. And to keep a balance between protecting relies and educating the public, some grotto sites have also created their own digital（数字的）museums.
Title: Grotto Statues Are in 46
Problems The grottoes corrode 47 when they are open to the public. →The carbon dioxide that visitors breathe out, the microorganisms visitors bring in and visitors’ body heat make the grotto environment more acidic. →Tourists behave badly. ●They touch the grotto statues with their hands. ●The strong light of cameras makes the grotto statues lose colour easily.
48 →Control the 49 of daily visitors. → 50 tourists with online tours in digital museums.
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To support the employment (就业) of disabled people in Guangzhou, Starbucks has opened its first “Silent Café” in China where almost half the staff are hearing impaired.
Fourteen out of the thirty staff members have trouble hearing, and so Starbucks has created a café that doesn’t require customers to say anything—nor the staff to hear anything. “This might be the quietest Starbucks among the over 3800 shops on the Chinese mainland,” says Leo Tsoi, Chief Operating Officer of Starbucks, China.
The newly opened “Silent Café” has a special ordering system where all food and drinks are numbered, letting customers easily write down their order and allowing them to place orders without having to say a word.
Chen Siting, a staff member shares her thoughts about the idea. “We cannot hear you but would like to share a tasty coffee with you,” says Siting. “I believe more people like me could find a career they dream about in the future,” she continues.
Like Siting, Zhu Jieying, has been working at Starbucks for about seven years, making him its first hearing-impaired coffee master. He has hopes that Starbucks could open more opportunities (机遇) for those who are disabled, and encourage them to prove themselves and to explore more possibilities in life.
Title; Starbucks “Silent Café”
Basic information The first one in China was 51 in Guangzhou. Almost half its staff have hearing 52 . Its customers place their order without having to say anything by writing down certain 53 .
Staff members’ thoughts Chen Siting: More hearing-impaired people like me could find their 54 career in the future. Zhu Jieying: Starbucks could 55 disabled people with more opportunities.
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The drum has existed in Chinese civilization for thousands of years and has a deep spiritual meaning which is more than a kind of musical instrument. Confucius regarded the “Drum Dance” highly. It is also the origin of the Chinese phrase “guwu” which means “embolden”(大胆) in English.
The drum was mentioned in Chinese history in the Pottery Age. The Zhou dynasty set up the drum music institution that was responsible(负责的) for the management of officers known as “drum men” and developed a complete drum music system. From then on, drums came to be used in ancient Chinese practices such as sacrifice(祭祀), military(军事), labor(劳动) and other activities.
In ancient China, agriculture was the main form of production and drums were considered indispensable(不可或缺的) for a good harvest. Since the sound of drums echoes that of thunder, it was believed that playing drums could attract rain. So the instrument was used to pray to the gods for good weather and to “communicate” with them.
Drums also played a part in the war. Because of a strong resonance effect(共振作用), the drum’s sound could go very far while increasing fear in the heart of the enemies. So the drum was used as a military booster for a long time.
In the Tang and Song dynasties, the society was developing fast and drums were widely used. The national band, drama, folk art. song and dance, boat racing, lion dance, festival gathering and labor competition were all together with the beats of drums. The sound of drums became synonymous(同义的) with celebrations, filling hearts with joy.
Different types of Chinese drums exist today. For example, “Taiping Drum” is used to express hope for peace and prosperity while “Ansai Waist Drum” is meant to show the spirit of the Loess Plateau(黄土高原) and the heroic character of farmers in Northwest China. Kaifeng has “Pan Drum”, and Luochuan of Shaanxi Province is known for its “Bie Drum”. There are also some cheerful and time-honored drum dances such as “Fengyang Flower Drum” in Anhui Province and “Fishing Basket Flower Drum” in Jiangsu Province.
In a word, drum culture reflects the stability(安定) and prosperity(繁荣) of Chinese society. For thousands of years, Chinese people have always been expecting peace and satisfaction:
Drum culture in China
Introduction The drum appeared thousands of years ago in China. It goes far 56 a musical instrument and has a deep effect on history and culture.
In ancient times The 57 of the drum in China can be traced back to the Pottery Age. A special drum music institution was set up for 58 officers called “drum men”. Meanwhile, a complete drum music system was developed. Later, drums were put into 59 in ancient Chinese practices. People played drums for a good harvest in agriculture since people 60 it could bring rain. The sound of the drum could travel a long 61 . As a result, it would give enemies a 62 sense of fear in the war. With the fast 63 of the society, drums were widely used and the sound of drums filled people’s hearts with joy.
Today Drums of different types are seen across China and they 64 a lot to their local culture.
Conclusion Drum culture reflects the stability and prosperity of Chinese society. People hope to live 65 with satisfaction in the society like this.
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Most people have the good fortune to be raised by caring parents, who give them not only their love but also their time spent in doing various things for them. However, many who love their parents have trouble finding the time to spend with them that they know they deserve(值得). Well, here are some ideas.
●A family meal
For those who live within less than an hour’s travelling distance from their parents, a weekly get together around the dinner table is really not too much to ask. It can be at your place or theirs, or you can have other choices. Take the chance to chat about daily happenings, and repay just a little of the time they gladly spent on you. If they live really close by, you could even drop in on the way home from work at times.
●A weekly planned phone call
For those who live at a greater distance from their parents, there is no possibility of regular contact in person, but this does not mean an end to personal contact. Your parents will be glad to hear the sound of your voice, so plan to call them on the telephone at least once a week. If possible, choose a proper time when everyone is more likely to be at home. Your parents will be even happier if this could be a video call.
●E-mail, text and social networks
If your parents feel quite comfortable in the cyber world, well, spend some time with them in that location. Exchange e-mails, photos, and even Facebook friends with them. You don’t have to share every detail of your life with them, just the bits you know they will have interest in.
●Ask for your parents’ advice
Whatever problems you may be having, large or small, it’s a safe bet that your parents have been through it all before. So talk to them and ask for their advice, and if they make the way clearer for you, it might just turn out to be the best few minutes you ever spent.
●Share relaxation time
That is, plan time together doing something you both enjoy. Women preparing for a shopping trip or to take in a film could easily do the same thing together with Mum. Sometimes fathers and sons could enjoy golf or fishing together. Going out for a meal can be a time for everyone to have fun, or you can get together for a weekend once or twice a year if distance separates you.
Though most parents do not expect to play a lead role in the lives of their adult children, their years of love and gladly-given time deserve a few thoughtful minutes in return. So spend time with your parents and make them closer to you.
Find 66 for Parents
Problem ● Most people brought up by caring parents find it 67 to pay back their parents.
Ways Have dinner together ● Get together to have meals weekly 68 at your places or other places. ● Chat about what has happened in the past few days.
Make a phone call ● When regular contact in person is 69 because of the great distance, make sure your parents can hear your voice as 70 as possible. ● Choose a time 71 for both of you. This will greatly make your parents happy.
Contact 72 ● Share something interesting with your parents through e-mail, text or social networks.
Turn to your parents for advice ●Your parents can help you with different 73 of problems, because they are more experienced than you in one way or another. ● Sharing your troubles and plans is a great way to show your love.
Share your spare time ● 74 time together and do things you both enjoy.
Conclusion ● Spending time with your parents is a good way to 75 them for their devotion.
（2023·江苏镇江·统考一模）The teenage years are usually the most stressful years in a person’s life. As teens go through great changes in body, mind and so on, they are often easy to get angry and full of strong feelings. Teens of today face more challenges than before. Technological improvements and even climate change are bringing new changes and causing more trouble for teens to deal with.
One new challenge is about new technologies and ways of working, such as AI that will change the future jobs. The challenge for a teen today is preparing for an unknown future. In the past, a teen could prepare for only one career path and be quite certain to stay in the same area of work for a long time. The situation is different today as AI continues to take away jobs that depend on humans.Teens will have to meet this challenge by developing a sense of lifelong learning, being willing to learn skills that match real needs and keeping up with technology. Finally, teens will also have to prepare for career paths of more possibilities.
In addition, as the effects of climate change become more common in recent years, many teens around the world are in fear or anger. Disasters and the rise in sea levels have destroyed homes and taken away lives. Many people have been hurt by these terrible climatic events, and even if a teen has not suffered, he or she is often worried about what may happen in the future.
To manage the great challenges of the 21st century, teens should treat challenges as chances. To keep up with technological improvements, they should continue to learn new skills. As for dealing with the climate change, they can come together to think of new ways to accept changes and help create a more sustainable（可持续的）future.
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The origins（来源）of the challenges ●One is from teenagers’ own changes. ●The others are from the improvements in 76 and climate.
The 77 brought by the new types of challenges ●The rise of AI makes teenagers unsure of their future. They have to develop the sense of lifelong learning, be willing to learn skills that match real needs. They also have to give up the idea of preparing for a 78 career path.
●The effects of climate change lead teenagers to be afraid or angry. Paying too much attention to them makes teenagers 79 stay peaceful.
The solutions to the new challenges ●Teens should treat challenges as chances to 80 technological improvement. ●They should work together to accept changes and create a more sustainable future.
（2022春·江苏无锡·九年级校联考期中）Everyone speaks a language, but language is not just for talking. It is our most important communication tool. Through language, we can tell other people what we think, how we feel, and what we need. In fact, civilization (文明) itself depends on our ability to communicate.
In the long history of human, languages survive, grow, disappear, move from place to place, and change with time. There are about 6,000 different living languages around the world today, and there are many thousands more that are no longer in use. Languages might sound different, but they are thought to have come from a single ancient language.
Nobody knows exactly when people first started using languages. Some scientists say that people first spoke to one another about two million years ago.
Today, our complicated (复杂的) languages get fully used in the magazines, novels, science books, and movies that fill our libraries and bookstores. As humans, it is important that we can tell the long stories, which separates us from the great apes (类人猿). Other animals may use kinds of methods to communicate, but we humans can send complicated messages through space and time.
Throughout history there were many languages that served as a lingua franca (通用语)—a common language that could serve as a bridge between people of different cultures. Today, English is the main language that plays that role around the world. Many people have studied English as a second or third language.
Language helps people to work together, to share knowledge, feelings, and build up modern societies. The development of humanity’s many languages was an important process that helped humans move forwards towards civilization.
Language
Language is our most important communication tool ● With the help of language, we tell others our 81 , feelings and needs. ● Our ability to communicate leads to civilization.
Some facts about languages ● There are about 6,000 different languages that are being 82 around the world. ● People started to speak to one another two million years ago, according to some scientists. ● Humans’ languages make it 83 for us to send complicated messages through space and time. ● English is used most 84 around the world today.
The 85 of language ● Language helps people to work together, to share knowledge, feelings, and build up modern societies. ● The development of humanity’s many languages was an important process that helped humans move towards civilization.
（2022春·江苏无锡·九年级统考期中）
When things around the house stop working, what do you usually do with them If you’re like a lot of people, you probably just throw them away.
In some areas, it’s difficult to find people who can make repairs, and fixing things can be quite expensive. Also, some small objects are so inexpensive that it’s often easier to just buy a new one.
In 2009, Martine Postma from the Netherlands decided there must be a better way. Her solution was Repair Cafes: places where people can take broken items. There they will find tools, resources and volunteer experts who are ready to help with repairs.
Postma’s first Repair Cafe opened on Oct. 18, 2009, in Amsterdam, and was a huge success. News of the cafe spread, and people began asking how they could start their own. In 2011, Postma set up the Repair Cafe Foundation. This nonprofit organization provides guidance to those hoping to begin their own neighbourhood repair group.
Today, there are about 2,000 Repair Cafes around the world with meetings usually taking place once a month. Around 25 objects are repaired during each meeting. Everything is free, but donations are greatly welcome.
The cafes not only provide help with repairs, they also strengthen community ties. Neighbours get to know one another as they work together on projects. Moreover, valuable knowledge is passed along and preserved. Items are kept rather than thrown away, meaning less rubbish in landfills.
Title: Repair Cafes
Basicinformation The first one was 86 by Martine Postma in Amsterdam in 2009. About 2,000 of them have been set up all over the world so far. Repairing things at such a cafe 87 nothing but donations are welcome.
88 They help improve the 89 between neighbours. They help pass along and preserve valuable knowledge. They help 90 the environment.
（2022春·江苏无锡·九年级校联考期中）Travelling around the world is great. But booking a round-the-world (RTW) trip can be hard. Here is something that helps to get you started.
How to do it To buy a RTW air ticket that uses one airline alliance (联盟) can save you a lot of money. Any air line is possible, but knowing how the RTW booking system works will make your trip cheaper. For example, the Star Alliance offers a RTW ticket with 15 stops at most.
There are rules: you must follow one direction (east or west); end your trip in the country where you start; and it will be better if you book all of your flights before leaving, though you can change them later (which may produce extra charges).
When to go The weather will never be ideal in all of your stops. So, make it clear what you want to do most and research conditions there. If a Himalaya hike is your most important aim, do not land in Nepal windy season; if you want to swim with whale sharks off the coast of Western Australia, be there between April and July. Then accept that you will be in some places where the weather isn’t suitable for sightseeing.
Where to go The classic (and cheapest) RTW tickets are those between a few big cities, for example London—Bangkok—Singapore—Sydney—LA．If you want to fly to more unusual places (Baku—Kinshasa—Paramaribo, anyone ), prices will climb. The price of the ticket is based on the total distance covered or the number of countries visited.
If the cost matters to you, spend more time in less expensive countries. Your daily outgoings will be far higher in Europe and North America than in South-East Asia. Indonesia and India are very cheap.
Pay attention: Turn to an expert (专家) before you book: you may have a way in mind but an experienced RTW flight booker will know which way works best and costs least—it could mean big savings.
If you do not take one of your booked flights (say, by chance, you decide to travel by land from Bangkok to Singapore rather than fly it) your airline is likely to cancel all the following flights.
A 91 to a Round-the-World Trip
How to do it To buy a RTW air ticket using one airline alliance is a most money-saving way. To follow one direction and start and finish in the 92 country. To book all flights before you leave.
When to go Research weather conditions before leaving. Accept you may happen to reach your destination(目的地) at the right time.
Where to go Cheap cities like London and Sydney. Unusual places like Baku which cost 93 .
What to suggest and 94 Asking an expert before you book. 95 to take one of your booked flights may lead to the cancel of all the following flights.
（2022春·江苏无锡·九年级校联考期中）Many of us have had this experience: we lie down in a bed other than our own, perhaps at a friend’s house or in a hotel room, and find it difficult to fall asleep.
Why does it happen
A new study shows one reason is what the scientists call “first night effect”. They believe that one side of the brain acts as a “night watch” to warn us about possible dangers. It prevented us from getting to sleep on the first night in a new environment.
For the study, 35 young volunteers were told to sleep in a lab for several days as researchers watched their brain activities.
According to the researchers, on their first night, the left brains were more active than the right brains and people had a hard time sleeping. However, left-brain activity reduced as days went by, falling even to the point of complete calm. In this process, the volunteers got better and better sleep experience.
The findings suggest that the different rhythms of the sides of the brain influence our sleep. When the two sides work differently, the balance between them is broken. So, the brain can’t relax and is sensitive (敏感的) to anything strange around.
“At some level, the brain is continuing to work ,even though you don’t realize it,” US professor Jerome Siege told Smithsonian Magazine. “If something unusual happens, you can be alert (警惕的).”
More surprisingly, this is like the way some animals sleep. Whales, dolphins, and many birds can sleep with half of their brain while the other half stays awake, with one eye staying open.
The researchers think that it is the result of evolution (进化) and works to protect us in possibly dangerous environments.
If you have ever had first night effects, researchers advise you to bring your own pillow or sleep in a room similar to your bedroom next time you sleep away from home.
Topic First night effect
People’s possible experience Many people have difficulty getting to sleep on the first night in a new environment.
The findings of the study First night effect forces us to stay 96 as one side of the brain is alert to possible dangers. As days go by, people’s sleep experience 97 as the left-brain activity falls.
The explanations to the findings On the first night in a new environment, people’s right brain is 98 active than the left brain and that breaks the balance between them. Our brains continue to work without being realized at night so that we can be sensitive to anything unusual. Some other animals sleep in the similar way, which is thought to be 99 by evolution.
100 from researchers Bring your own pillow or sleep in a similar room that looks like yours.
（2022秋·江苏南京·九年级南京市科利华中学校考期中）Rivers are the lifeblood of human civilizations. As one of the longest-lasting civilizations, China has a large number of rivers. A total of 45,203 rivers with a drainage area (流域面积) of more than 50 square kilometers run across the country, according to the National Bureau of Statistics.
The most famous ones are the Yangtze and Yellow Rivers. As the longest river in Asia and third longest in the world, the Yangtze River has a length of 6,300 kilometers. It originates from the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (高原) and flows through 11 provincial-level administrative regions (省级行政区) before ending in the East China Sea. Second to the Yangtze River is the Yellow River, with a length of 5,464 kilometers as it flows from the west to the east of China.
Apart from its big number of natural rivers, China also has a lot of beautiful man-made rivers. The Grand Canal is one example. With a history of more than 2,500 years, the Grand Canal stretches (延伸) nearly 3,200 kilometers and connects the north and south of China.
Despite their different features, these rivers and canals continue to nourish (滋养) the Chinese people physically and culturally. They bring fertile (肥沃的) soil and enough irrigation (灌溉) water, which makes many areas “a land of fish and rice”. Connecting China as a whole, the water network runs through geographical boundaries (界限) and provides people with convenient transportation, expanding trade and promoting economic growth. These rivers are immortalized (使名垂千古) in Chinese culture, as can be found in Chinese poetry, art, literature, and folklore.
Just as Chinese President Xi Jinping said, “Lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets (绿水青山就是金山银山).”
To protect these bodies of water, many measures have been taken in recent years. For example, in August the Ministry of Water Resources announced plans to bring back 700,000 hectares (公顷) of degraded natural forest and treat almost 1.4 million hectares of land suffering from desertification (沙漠化) by 2025.
Through these government measures, our rivers have seen many positive changes—birds flying above the wetlands and farmers happily harvesting on irrigated lands.
Life flows through 101
Introduction China abounds in rivers and there are 45,203 rivers with large drainage areas running across the country in 102 .
Features of different rivers 103 rivers As one of the longest rivers in the world, the Yangtze River originates from the south-west of China and 104 in the East China Sea. As the 105 longest river in China, the Yellow River goes from the west to the east of the country.
Man-made rivers 106 the north and south of China, the Grand Canal is famous for its long history and has a length of nearly 3,200 kilometers.
Importance of the waters The waters help Chinese people develop in different ways. They turn many areas into “a land of fish and rice” 107 of necessary soil and water they bring for planting. They provide people with various support for development in China. People memorize these rivers in different forms, 108 Chinese poetry, art, literature, and folklore.
109 of the waters The government has taken measures to protect the invaluable assets in different ways. To our relief, our life is getting 110 .
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Last January, my wife received a 1,000-piece jigsaw puzzle as a birthday gift. We knew the right steps to complete it. We dealt with the frame first and then the large objects with special lines and colors. My wife mainly used the color and shape of the pieces to help with the puzzle, but I paid much attention to the picture on the box as a guide. And so began our long journey of the puzzle.
What is a jigsaw First, it is a puzzle to be solved. But unlike many puzzles, it can be solved with some talent and a stubborn determination (决心). In our case, 3 to 4 hours a day for 15 days.
In fact, a jigsaw puzzle is a testament to one’s character. You use lots of time to complete this useless task for no better reason than not giving up. I recorded the journey on Facebook and received much encouragement along the way from many unknown people.
So what to do with the completed puzzle It is too big and I have nowhere to put it. I can do nothing but to break it up and put it back in the box. It took 15 days to put the puzzle together and only two minutes to break it up.
When our pieces were back in the box, it was clear that the goal was never to complete the puzzle at all. Rather it was just a method to fill time. In this way, jigsaw puzzles are like life itself: It’s all about the journey and the destination (终点) is not very important.
Title: Jigsaw puzzles
The journey of solving the jigsaw puzzle We 111 from the frame and then moved to large objects. My wife solved the puzzle with the help of the colour and shape of the pieces 112 I used the picture on the box as a guide. I recorded the journey on Facebook and many unknown people 113 us along the way. We spent 15 days, 3 to 4 hours a day, completing the task.
Ways to deal with the completed jigsaw puzzle I have to break it up and put it back in the box because it takes up too much 114 .
My opinions on completing the jigsaw puzzle A jigsaw is a puzzle to be solved with not only some talent but a stubborn determination. We can achieve it if we don’t give pleting the jigsaw puzzle is just like life itself – the journey itself 115 more than the destination.
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ANIMAL BODY LANGUAGE
Human beings are not the only ones who communicate. Animals use body language to tell each other how they feel and what they think. Here is a quick look at how some of our animal friends send messages to us and to each other.
Dogs use sounds, body movements, and their tails to communicate. When a dog is happy, its ears will stand up and its eyes will be wide open. The dog will start barking, moving its tail, and running around in circles or jumping up and down to show you that it wants to play. A dog that is afraid will lie on its back and close its eyes. The dog may show its teeth and lower its body so that it is close to the ground. The dog may also shake, and it will put its tail between its legs. When a dog is angry, its main body language is showing its teeth and growling. The dog will try making itself look as big as possible. The tail will stand straight out from the body.
Elephants also use noises and body language to express themselves. An elephant’s sense of smell is highly developed: An elephant can smell how another elephant is feeling and even tell if it is sick. The elephant’s nose, or trunk, is also used to make noises and to welcome other elephants. Different noises have a variety of meanings: they can mean “I am hungry”, “I am angry”, or “Good to see you!” An elephant’s body language includes ear signals and gestures. If an elephant spreads its ears, it means “Watch out!” To show friendship, elephants will touch each other with their trunks and stand close to each other, putting their heads together.
Dolphins are social animals. They live in groups and love showing each other their feelings. An angry dolphin will sometimes hit its tail on the surface of the water. The movement and noise let other dolphins know that something is wrong. If a dolphin wants to send a message over a long distance, or if it wants to show how strong it is, it will jump high out of the water and land on its side, making a loud noise. A dolphin’s favourite activity is leaping into the air while playing with its friends. When dolphins are tired and need to rest, they will swim in small groups close to the surface. If you see dolphins doing this, you should not disturb them.
Animal Body Language
The ability of communication is not unique to human beings. Animals use body language to share their feelings and 116
Dogs A dog will make its ears stand up and open its eyes 117 when they are full of joy. A dog in 118 will lie on its back and close its eyes. They may show the teeth and lower their body. When a dog is angry, it will make 119 look as big as possible.
Elephants An elephant can smell another elephant’s feelings and even tell 120 it is sick or not. An elephant is able to use a lot of body language, 121 ear signals and gestures. They can show a variety of meanings. To show friendship, elephants will touch each other with their trunks and stand close to each other, 122 their heads together.
Dolphins Dolphins are social animals and live as a 123 . An angry dolphin will sometimes hit its tail on the surface of the water. A dolphin will jump high out of the water and land on its side in water 124 send a distant message or show its strength. 125 not to disturb them when you see dolphins swim in small groups close to the surface. They are tired and need to have a rest.
（2023·江苏镇江·统考中考真题）The warm climate, water plants and wetland in nature reserves provide an ideal living environment for wild animals. This makes them feel like going back to nature. In reserves, people watch and study animals’ living habits, activities and so on.
Now, the AI system in reserves plays an important role in studying wildlife. Instead of using binoculars, people just sit in front of a big screen and then they can watch every move the animals make. The AI system helps in many ways. First, the AI system can tell the differences between different types of wild animals and record the changes in numbers based on their tails, feet and beaks. Second, it can keep recording animal behaviours for researchers day and night, while in the past, such recording could not last. Moreover, it can check unusual behaviours among the animals. If an animal walks or flies in an unusual way or lies on the ground for a while, the system can help find out what happens. So researchers can take quick actions to save it in time. Besides its main functions, the system can help to warn the unauthorized (未经许可的) people away from the protected areas. The AI system is also served as an educational platform (平台) for the people. By using it, visitors can watch and learn more about the wild animals living in the reserve.
However, there are problems. On one hand, the AI system itself sometimes mistakes an animal for another, or a plant for an animal. On the other hand, people still need to go around to get a whole understanding of wildlife because the AI system has not been put in at every corner of the reserves. To further develop the AI system, the reserves are now working with more high-tech companies.
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The functions of reserves ●The reserves help wild animals feel like 126 to nature. ●Researchers can watch and study wildlife in reserves.
The AI system used in reserves The advantages ●It can tell the differences of wild animals and record the changes in numbers based on their looks. ●It can help researchers keep recording animal behaviours without considering 127 . ●By using it, the risk of wild animals’ getting hurt and deaths will be quite 128 . ●It warns unauthorized people not to enter the protected area. ●It increases visitors’ 129 about wildlife.
The problems ●It sometimes makes mistakes. ●It hasn’t 130 covered the reserves yet.
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