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1.(2024·Jiangsu Suzhou·High School Entrance Examination Unified Real Questions)Please read the following short passage carefully. Fill in the appropriate word or the correct form of the word in parentheses on the answer sheet where the question number is marked.
When cultures meet, not just their language or clothing may be different. Often their food will be ___44___(great)different too. People on both sides can discover new chances for trading. This text ___45___(tell)how some common food plants spread around the world.
As early as 5,000 BC, ___46___(potato)were traded in South America as a valuable type of food. They were ___47___(take)to Europe in the 1500s and their use soon spread across it.
Tea drinking started in China. By the early 1600s, traders had begun to ship tea from China to Europe. Tea drinking soon ___48___(become)fashionable there but because ___49___ its high price, it remained a drink for the wealthy.
Sugar cane(甘蔗)was first used to produce ___50___ kind of sweet juice over 8,000 years ago on the island of New Guinea. Its use soon spread across South East Asia and then to the ___51___(wide)world.
Cocoa was used to make a cold, spicy drink in Central America over 3,000 years ago. The Europeans brought it back with ___52___(they)in the 1520s and added sugar to make the sweet, hot drink we know today. ___53___ it’s expensive, many people still love it.
【Answers】
44. greatly
45. tells
46. potatoes
47. taken
48. became
49. of
50. a
51. wider
52. them
53. Although/Though
2.(2024·Jiangsu Yangzhou·High School Entrance Examination Unified Real Questions)According to the content of the short passage and the initial letter hints, fill in the appropriate words to make the short passage complete. Fill in the correct form of each word marked in parentheses on the answer sheet.
Even though my grandfather was a farmer, my grandmother would iron his work clothes every day. Grandmother mixed up her own starch(淀粉浆)in a glass b___61___ with a metal cap that had several holes. She sprinkled Grandfather’s jeans with the starch, hung them over a chair for a few minutes, and then i___62___ them.
Because I watched her do this through my childhood, I thought every old woman did it. But as the years passed, I began to question this p___63___. Why did Grandfather need his work clothes ironed? Most days, he never saw anyone b___64___ me and maybe a few other farmers. The clothes became dirty in just a short time. Why did Grandmother s___65___ devote time and effort to ironing Grandfather’s clothes that were rarely seen?
One day when I was about 13, I asked Grandmother about it. She told me Grandfather was the most handsome man in the world. Later that day, I looked c___66___ at Grandfather. He sure didn’t look so handsome to me. He was short and fat with false teeth(假牙). Later I told her my thought.
She gave me a girlish smile and said, “You just aren’t looking in the right light, Cathy. I remember when he had r___67___ teeth. He has the most beautiful eyes I have ever seen. They are e___68___ the same color as the sky just before the sun goes down. I want the world to see my h___69___ as the most beautiful man. I want him to feel beautiful. I iron his clothes every day because for all these years, he has made me feel beautiful.”
The years went on, and I watched Grandmother and Grandfather grow old together. I was probably 30 when I u___70___ what beauty really was. It was Grandmother ironing Grandfather’s jeans with starch from a glass bottle.
【Answers】
61. bottle
62. ironed
63. practice
64. but
65. still
66. carefully
67. real
68. exactly
69. husband
70. understood
2.(2024·Jiangsu Lianyungang·High School Entrance Examination Unified Real Questions)According to the content of the short passage and the initial letter hints, write the correct form of the missing words to make the short passage complete.
Students at a university in Anhui Province will probably not receive their diplomas(毕业文凭)if they fail a fitness test. The test has running, standing long jump and some other sports ___56___(activity). This rule has caused hot discussion. According to the plan, the new rule ___57___(come)into force soon. And if students fail to pass the fitness tests, they won’t get their diplomas.
However, it is not a one-time test like gaokao. Students who fail the tests ___58___ graduation will be given another chance. He can take the test for a ___59___(two)time. And if they fail again, they will have to take the test even after graduation.
Do you think it is ___60___ only university doing so? No! If students want to enter Tsinghua University, they also have to be able to swim. Or they will prepare to learn swimming. And they must pass a swimming test after school begins.
Tsinghua University will ask the students ___61___(learn)swimming and will organize a swimming test for all new students in September. If students fail to swim as long as at least 50 metres, they will have to take the swimming course throughout their studies. And of course, students are also reminded to learn and practise swimming ___62___(safe). They will be able to swim by the time they graduate, ___63___ the university won’t give them diplomas.
University students ___64___(encourage) to do more exercise after class. But some just stay in the classroom all day long. Few students take exercise even if they are free. They need to do some exercise to keep ___65___(they) healthy. Swimming is also a survival skill. It does no harm to people at all and is the correct sport for students. Any student who wants to enter Tsinghua University, remember, swimming is your necessary skill.
【Answers】
56. activities
57. will come
58. of
59. second
60. the
61. to learn
62. safely
63. or
64. are encouraged
65. themselves
【解析】
【语篇导读】本文是一篇说明文，短文介绍了安徽的一所大学将对学生进行体育测试的规定，如果学生测试不及格，将无法获得毕业证的情况。
66.句意：考试有跑步、立定跳远等体育活动。根据“running, standing long jump and some other sports”可知，空格处应填入复数名词，故填activities。
67.句意：根据计划，新规定将很快生效。根据“the new rule”可知，时态应使用一般将来时，故填will come。
68.句意：没有通过毕业考试的学生将会得到另一次机会。根据“Students who fail the tests…graduation will be given another chance.”可知，空格处应填入名词，表示毕业测试，故填of。
69.句意：他可以参加第二次考试。此处作定语修饰time，用序数词形式，故填second。
70.句意：你认为这是唯一一所这样做的大学吗？the only“唯一的”，故填the。
71.句意：清华大学将要求学生学习游泳，并将于9月份为所有新生组织一次游泳测试。根据“ask the students”可知，空格处应填入动词原形，故填to learn。
72.句意：当然，学生们也被提醒要安全地学习和练习游泳。此处在句中修饰动词，用副词形式，故填safely。
73.句意：他们毕业的时候会游泳，否则大学不会给他们颁发文凭。根据“They will be able to swim by the time they graduate, …the university won’t give them diplomas.”可知，必须学会游泳，否则学校不给毕业证，故填or。
74.句意：鼓励大学生在课后多做运动。本句主语是动作的承受者，时态是一般现在时，所以用一般现在时的被动语态，故填are encouraged。
75.句意：他们需要做一些运动来保持健康。本句主语是They，所以是保持“他们自己”的健康，用反身代词形式，故填themselves。
76.句意：他是一个充满爱心和责任感的人。时态是一般现在时，主语是He，故填is。
77.句意：在过去的21年里，他目睹了许多教师因为村里的恶劣条件来了又走。根据“Over the past 21 years”可知，时态是现在完成时
，故填has seen。
78.句意：然而，他留下了，并尽一切努力帮助孩子们解决他们的问题。孩子们的问题不止一个，用名词复数形式，故填problems。
79.句意：有一年冬天，在山路上行走比平时难得多。根据“than usual”可知，此处用形容词比较级，故填more difficult。
80.句意：为了更好地照顾那些父母离开农村到城市找工作的学生们，张要求他的妻子放弃工作，帮学生做饭和打扫卫生。此处与clean并列，help do sth“帮助做某事”，使用动词原形，故填cook。
78.句意：在接下来的一个月里，我带领了数百名游客，并顺利完成了我的工作。此处在句中修饰动词，用副词形式，故填successfully。
79.句意：这段经历对我影响很大。have a/an+adj+influence on“对……有……的影响”，故填on
80.句意：我很自豪能成为一名志愿者导游，帮助更多的人了解常州。feel proud of“感到骄傲”，故填proud