(2016遵义71-80题)阅读短文，根据其内容，用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空。(每个单词限用一次)

　　picture　different　during　he　well

　　take　because　guitar　work　find

　　A reporter from Jiangsu Province went to Australia and some other countries with his father for a 3­month trip.His father spent most of his life __1__ in the field.The son started the amazing trips with his father around the world __2__ the farmer father got cancer—a serious illness.

　　The reporter wanted to __3__ his father to travel，hoping that his father can __4__ his younger self in his last days.They travelled more than 13 000 kilometers and took over 110 000 __5__ on their trips to __6__ countries.Well，a miracle(奇迹) happened __7__ the “rebirth” trips.To their surprise，__8__ father got better from illness and became more open­hearted.

　　He even taught himself to play the __9__，and then he played it very __10__.Now he is expecting another trip to Africa.He is the most stylish dad ever.

　　Time caves(雕刻) his face but youth flows in his blood.This is the real style.

　　【主旨大意】一位来自江苏省的记者带着患有癌症的父亲到其他国家旅行，目的是让他父亲找到年轻时的自我，结果奇迹发生了，他父亲的病好多了，父亲也变得开朗时尚了。

　　1.working　【解析】由句式“sb.spends time doing sth.”可知此处填v.­ing形式，由in the field可知选用动词work，故答案为working。

　　2.because　【解析】由前半句与后半句的逻辑关系可知选用连词because。

　　3.take　【解析】由固定搭配“take sb.to do带某人干……”，可知选用动词take，又因want to do sth.的搭配，可知此动词用在不定式符号to之后用原形，故答案为take。

　　4.find　【解析】由宾语younger self可知选用及物动词find，放情态动词之后用原形，故答案为find。

　　5.pictures　【解析】由动词take与所给的名词搭配，只有pictures可以，同时根据生活常识，旅行中要拍照，由数词110 000可知填复数pictures。

　　6.different　【解析】由文章第一句可知他们去不同的国家。

　　7.during　【解析】由此句的句子结构可知要填介词，根据句意“在重生的旅行中，奇迹发生了”。故填during。

　　8.his　【解析】信息很明显，此处指“reporter”的父亲，故填his。

　　9.guitar　【解析】由父亲的转换及动词play the可知填guitar，意为“父亲自学弹吉他。”

　　10.well　【解析】play it之后跟副词表示程度，故选填well。

　　2017备考猜押

　　阅读短文，用方框中所给词的正确形式填空。(每词限用一次)

　　Group 1(2016孝感中考改编)

　　制作规定

　　either　 follow　 too many

　　strict　 because　must

　　I'm Molly Brown，a student from New York.Every day，there are 1.__too__many__ terrible rules around me.In the morning，Mom's rules come—“Get up now and make your bed!”，“Don't leave your dirty dishes in the kitchen!” After that，I run to school 2.__because__ I can't be late.At school，I also have more rules 3.__to__follow__—don't be noisy，don't eat in class，…

　　I can't play basketball after school except on weekends.Dad's rule is “You 4.__must__ do your homework.” After dinner，I have to read a book.So I can't relax，5.__either__.No games，no TV programs，only rules，rules.

　　However，Dr.Know tells me that parents and school are sometimes 6.__strict__，but they make rules to help us to behave well in daily life.I believe rules are necessary.

　　\Group 2(2016南充中考)

　　介绍南极洲

　　they　easy　swim　month　large

　　It is always very cold in Antarctic(南极洲).People have never lived there for long because it is too cold.There are scientists，but they only stay for a few 1.__months__.In Antarctic，animals and plants can't live 2.__easily__ on the land，but the sea is full of living things.Many different kinds of penguins(企鹅) and seals(海豹)live there all year.They spend most of their lives 3.__swimming__ in the freezing Antarctic water.The sea provides lots of food for 4.__them__ because it is full of fish and sea life.The 5.__largest__ seals in the world live in Antarctic.They're called elephant seals.

　　Group 3(2016菏泽中考)

　　要学会喜欢别人

　　from　I　sit　will　like　window

　　friendly　more　not　think

　　One sunny spring morning，Clark and I were 1.__sitting__ in the school library.Then I looked out of the 2.__window__ and saw Mr.White，my English teacher crossing the school yard.“I don't want to meet him，” I said.“Why 3.__not__?” asked Clark.“He just doesn't like me.” I explained.

　　Clark thought for a second and said，“Maybe you've got it wrong.He probably 4.__thinks__ you don't like him，so he's not 5.__friendly__ to you.People like people who like them.If you show interest in him，he 6.__will__ be interested in you.Get to talk to him.”

　　At last I walked down and greeted Mr.White warmly.He looked at 7.__me__，surprised.And then we laughed together and talked happily.I could imagine Clark watching 8.__from__ the window，smiling.Learn to 9.__like__ people first.You'll find that the light you shine on others will soon be shining back at you even 10.__more__ brightly.

　　Group 4(2016黄石中考)

　　介绍所读的书《我的人生》

　　show　sad　write　difficult　since　courage

　　them　hard­working　at　become

　　I like reading.I love many different kinds of books，because they not only open my mind but also give me 1.__courage__.

　　Up to now I have read a lot of books，such as magazines，novels and storybooks.But one of the books that I like best is The Story of My Life.It was 2.__written__ by American writer Helen Keller in 1902.She was a blind，deaf and dumb person.In the book，she wrote that she had not been able to see，hear or speak 3.__since__ she was one year and seven months old.This unusual thing made her very 4.__sad__.Luckily，she met her good teacher，Miss Sullivan 5.__at__ the age of seven.Helen was getting happier every day.Then，Miss Sullivan helped her learn how to write English words.At first，Miss Sullivan wrote some words on Helen's hands with her own fingers again and again.Helen was a very 6.__hard­working__ girl.She tried as much as possible to remember words.After that，she wrote many famous works.The Story of My Life is one of 7.__them__.

　　The Story of My Life describes her hard struggle(奋斗) to 8.__become__ a good writer and educationist of the world.It 9.__shows__ us an important truth：Nothing is 10.__difficult__ if you put your heart into it! This is why I like it best.What about you?

　　Group 5(2016丹东中考改编)

　　网上购物

　　how　different　toy　on　become

　　better　one　our　if　spend

　　Our clothes will become small with our growth.Some books and 1.__toys__ will be not used any more.2.__How__ will you deal with these old things? Don't worry! Here's a good way.Online shopping will help you.Online shopping is 3.__becoming__ more and more popular now.

　　We can bid (竞价) for the 4.__different__ goods (商品、货品) online，such as books，dolls，clothing and used cars.We can 5.__spend__ less money on 6.__better__ goods.Also，we can sell the things well through the Internet.There are many world online market places 7.__on__ the Internet.

　　8.__If__ we want to buy or sell something online，we must become the member of one of them 9.__first__.

　　Let's buy and sell things online.Let's enjoy 10.__ourselves__ online.

　　Group 6(2016西宁中考)

　　全面看待事物

　　young　beautiful　agree　tree

　　quick　cover　something

　　There was a man who had four sons.He wanted his sons to learn not to judge(判断)things too 1.__quickly__.So he sent them to go and look at a pear tree that was far away in turn.The first son went in winter，the second in spring，the third in summer，and the 2.__youngest__ son in fall.

　　When they had all gone and come back，he asked them to describe what they had seen.The first son said there was 3.__nothing__ on the tree.The second son said it was 4.__covered__ with green buds(花蕾)and full of promise.The third son said it was filled with flowers that smelled so sweet and looked so beautiful.The last son 5.__disagreed__ with all of them，he said it was full of fruit，life and harvest(收获).The man then explained to his sons that they were all right，because they each had seen but one season in the 6.__tree's__ life.He told them that they cannot judge a tree，or a person，by only one season，they can only be judged at the end，when all the seasons are up.If you give up when it's winter，you will miss the promise of your spring，the 7.__beauty__ of your summer，the harvest of your fall.Don't let the pain of one season destroy the joy of all the rest.

　　Group 7(2016山西中考)

　　对妈妈的态度

　　I　make　teach　large　control

　　try　leaf　quiet　before　without

　　As a child，I got angry quite easily and was not good at communicating with others.I still remember it was an early autumn.Some 1.__leaves__ started to turn yellow and weather became cool.One day，as I was getting ready for school，my mother carelessly handed me my father's vest(背心)instead of 2.__mine__.At that time，I was getting to have a 3.__larger__ size than my father，so when I put on the vest，I felt as if I wasn't able to breathe! I realized that it was a small mistake which 4.__was__made__ by my mother，but somehow the breathless feeling was so strong that it made me very angry.My mother said sorry with a smile，but I shouted at her 5.__without__ thinking much，I got it off my body so wildly that I made a hole in it.I put on my own vest and rushed out of the house 6.__before__ my mother could stop me.

　　Later，my mother shared her bad feelings with my father，“See what your son has done.” Instead of scold(责备)or beat me，my father 7.__quietly__ asked my mother to mend the vest.

　　Later when my mother told me about my father's response，I felt ashamed(惭愧的)of my bad behavior.My father's gentle kindness 8.__taught__ me a lesson which I would never forget.

　　On that day，I decided not to let anger 9.__control__ me any longer.Of course，there are times when I am angry.However，whenever that happens，I 10.__will__try__ to remember my father's vest.It always reminds me to think about others' feelings when I get angry.

　　Group 8(2016达州中考)

　　女儿给父亲的圣诞礼物：女儿的吻

　　children　discourage　under　kiss　upset

　　shout　look　beg　bring　something

　　A long time ago，a man punished his 3­year­old daughter for wasting a roll of gold wrapping(包着的) paper.Money was tight and he became very angry when the child tried to decorate(装饰) a box to put 1.__under__the Christmas tree.

　　However，the little girl 2.__brought__ the gift to her father the next morning and said，“This is for you，Daddy.”The father was 3.__upset__ by his earlier overreaction(过激的)，but his anger rose again when he found out the box was empty.He 4.__shouted__ at her，“Don't you know，when you give someone a present，there should be 5.__something__inside?”

　　The little girl 6.__looked__up at him，tears filled in her eyes，and cried，“Oh，Daddy，it's not empty at all.I blew 7.__kisses__ into the box.They are all for you，Daddy.”The father was shocked.He put his arms around his little girl，and he 8.__begged__for her forgiveness.

　　Only a short time later，an accident took the life of the child.Her father kept that gold box by his bed for many years，and whenever he was 9.__discouraged__，he would take out an imaginary kiss and remember the love of his 10.__child__who had put it there.

　　Group 9(2016自贡中考)

　　airport　I　wife　meet　sweet

　　and　with　decide　Africa　help

　　Here was an interesting story about learning English.George was head of an 1.__African__ country.He was going to pay a visit to the USA.He 2.__decided__ to learn some English words so that he might greet Obama，president of the USA，in English.So he asked his wife for 3.__help__because she know a little English.His 4.__wife__ told him，“When you 5.__meet__Mr.President，just greet him with‘How are you’，and he may answer‘I am fine’.Then you need only to say 6.‘__Me__，too.’and leave the rest to your interpreter(口译员).”

　　When his plane landed at the 7.__airport__，George was a little nervous，he said to the smiling Obama，“Who are you?”This was quite unexpected to the president and surprised him greatly.But he quickly calmed(冷静)down.Still 8.__with__a smile on his face，he answered.“I am Michelle Obama's husband.”To his reply，George answered back without a moment “Me，too”，9.__and__looked at the president's wife，Michelle，smiling 10.__sweetly__ as well.

　　Group 10(2016黔南中考)

　　many　about　they　watch　give

　　friend　however　large　millions of　be

　　On Chinese New Year's Eve，almost Chinese people are used to watching the CCTV Spring Featival Gala(春晚).1.__However__，another thing is also becoming popular this year.

　　2.__Giving/To__give__red envelopes(红包) to children is one of the traditions of the Chinese New Year.And now，the Internet companies，Tencent(腾讯)and Alibaba(阿里巴巴)，also join in the traditional activity.So people can use 3.__their__smart mobile phones through WeChat or QQ to send and grab red envelopes.

　　On the Chinese New Year's Eve of 2016，4.__millions__of__people were busy with shaking their smart mobile phones，trying to grab WeChat or QQ red envelopes as 5.__many__as they could .There 6.__were__about 420 million people grabbing and sending red envelopes online.While people 7.__were__watching__TV，they took an active part in the activity，hoping to bring good luck for their relatives，8.__friends__and themselves.During the five­hour show，WeChat and QQ users shook their smart mobile phones up to about 10.1 billion times.

　　AliPay(支付宝) information showed that there were 9.__about__100 million yuan each round to be traded on that day.It has been 10.__the__largest__record so far.And now more and more people like grabbing red envelopes online.