第十三講：語(yǔ)法填空，選詞填空精練

第一部分，語(yǔ)法填空

閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入一個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)脑~，或填入括號(hào)中所給單詞的正確形式。(2023年浙江紹興中

考)

WhenReshmaKosarajuwas12,herfamily](move)fromChicagotoNorthernCalifornia.Soon

after,theCampFirestarted."Itwasoneof2(big)firesinCaliforniahistory,Reshma,now17,toldTIME

forKids.3herschoolwasabout320kilometerssouthofthefire,studentsstillhadtowearmasks(面罩)

because4thesmoke."Itisanunusualexperienceforme,becauseIhavenever5(real)

experiencedthisproblem,9,shesaid.Soshehoped6(deal)withtheproblem.Latershecreateda

7(use)waytopredictforestfireswithartificialintelligence(人工智能).Hermethodisnearly90%right.

“8realizedthatifIcouldsucceed,theresultscouldmake9bigdifference.Forexample,the

environmentcanbehelpedandmany10(life)canbesaved/5Reshmasaid.

Passage2

閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)膬?nèi)容(1個(gè)單詞)或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。將答案填寫(xiě)在答題紙的相

應(yīng)位置。(2023年浙江杭州)

TrafficSchool

Haveyoueverdriventhrougharedtrafficlight?Haveyoueverparkedinthewrongplaceordriven

1(fast)thanthespeedlimit(限制)？Theanswersareprobably"yes”.Everyyear2(thousand)

ofdriversbecome"offenders”-theybreaktherulesoftheroad.But3arethepunishmentsforthisoffence?

Inmostcountriesdrivershavetopayafine(罰款)，4(usual)$100一$300.ButintheUSA,Australia

andsome5(Europe)countriesoffendersalsogetpointsontheirdrivinglicense.Aftertheyget6

certainnumberofpoints,theycan'tdrive.

Lifeisdifficultwhenyoucan'tdrive.SofarsomestatesintheUSA7(introduce)anewwaytoavoid

this-TrafficSchool.Offendershaveachoice:Theycangetpointsontheirlicense8theycandoacourseat

TrafficSchool.

TrafficSchoolsrun“driverimprovementcourses”.Theycostabout$100andtakefromfour9

twelvehours.Mostpeopledothecourseinaclassroom,butinsomestatesdriverscandothecourseonline.Drivers

learntherulesoftheroadandtheylearnhow10(be)betterdrivers.Theydon'thavetotakeadrivingtest,

butattheendofthecoursetheyhavetopassawrittenexamination.

請(qǐng)認(rèn)真閱讀下面短文，在答題卡標(biāo)有題號(hào)的橫線上，填入一個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。(2023

年江蘇蘇州市)

DancingwiththeLight

Afewyearsago,IvisitedtheClassicalGardensofSuzhou.Duringthevisit,myattentionwasdrawnaway

fromtheplants,bridgesandstones,towards]wallsofthegardens.Mostlywhite,somepartsofthewalls

arelosingsmall2(piece)oftheircovering.Thiscreatesspaceinwhichlightandplantscanbe3

(see).Thewallsarenotonlytheboundariesofthegardens,buttheyalsoformprotectedpathsthatguideyouona

trip.

Thememoryofthewhitewallsstayedwithme.Ikept4(imagine)howmanyshadows(影)couldbe

collectedbythemtodancewiththelight.Thisfantasticmomentwassolively5Icamebacktoexploreit

withmycamera.

Working6(free)withthesewallsandtheirmarks,Ibegantofeellikecollectingallthestoriesthat

werepaintedthere.Weatherandtimehaveturnedthese7(amaze)whitewallsintoChineselandscape

paintings.

I8(take)thephotosduringthemonthofJune,justaftertherain.Theairwasfullofsmalldropsof

water,showingthelightandthecolor9thethingsaround.Ascolorwasbornoutofadancebetweenlight

andabody,whenphotographingincolorIfound10(I)enjoyingamomentofthisdance.

讀下面的短文，在短文空白處填入一個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或填入括號(hào)中所給單詞的正確形式，使短文的意思完

整，并將所填答案填寫(xiě)在答題卡相應(yīng)題號(hào)的橫線上。（2023年湖北襄樊市）

Didancientpeopleplanttrees?Theydidn'thaveaspecialdaytoplanttreeslikeTreePlantingDay,]

thetraditionofplantingtreeshasbeenthereforalongtime.Backthen,itwasalways2(rain)aroundthe

QingmingFestivalinspring.Thetreesthatwereplantedaroundthistimehadbetterconditionstogrowthanusual,

sopeopleformedthecustomofplantingtreesaroundtheQingmingFestival.

Thereweremanykindsoftrees.However,mulberrytrees(桑樹(shù))andfruittreeswere3(popular)ofall.

Tofeedthesilkworms(蠶)，moremulberryleaves4(need).Silkcamefromthesilkworms,andthenwas

madeintosilkclothesandtradedbetweentheeastandthewestoftheworld.Amongtheancientpeoplewho

suggested5(get)treestoofferfoodandclothes,therewasamanwhosenameiswell-known,Mencius(孟

子).

DongFeng,afamousdoctorintheThreeKingdomPeriod(三國(guó)時(shí)期)，savedmany6(patient)livesfor

free.Heonlyaskedthemtoplantapricottrees(杏樹(shù))onahill.Gradually,aforestofapricottreesgrewon7

hill.Thafswhywenowpraiseadoctorwhohasexcellentskillswiththewords“warmthinanapricotforest.^^

Eachdynastyhasdifferenttreeplantingprojects.LiShimin,EmperorTaizongoftheTangDynasty8

(person)plantedaginkgotree(名艮杏樹(shù))inatempleinChang?an.1,400yearslater,theginkgotreeisstillgrowing.

Sofar,thetemple9(become)apopularplacefortourists.

So,10TreePlantingDaynextyear,doyouwanttoplantatreewithyourwishesonit?

閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。(2023年湖南長(zhǎng)沙)

DoyouknowWorldLetterWritingDay?Itfalls]September1steveryyear.Itwassetupby

RichardSimpkinin2014.Heencouragedpeople2(take)abreakfromtoday'ssocialmedia(媒體)and

writealettertosomeonebyhand.

Whoshouldyouwriteto?Thinkaboutafriendorrelativethatlivesfaraway.Aparentorbestfriendwould

alsolovetoreceive3(you)letter.

Howdoyouwritealetter?4(general)speaking,aletterincludestheseparts.Thedateandagreeting

(問(wèn)候語(yǔ))suchas"Dear...”shouldbeatthetopoftheletter.Aclosingsuchas"Love"or"Yourstruly“needsto

followthebody.Enditby5(sign)it.

Whyshouldyoupickupapenandwritealetter?Itisasurprisethatmaymakesomeone'sday.Ifs6

goodwaytoshowpeoplethatyouhavebeenthinkingofthem.Everyonelovesapersonaltouch.Itmakes

7(enjoy)memories(回憶).Somepeoplesave8(letter)andlookatthemovertheyears.

Arecentstudyshowsthatletterwriting9(make)thewriterhappy,too."HandwritingisyourDNA.

It'syourfingerprintthatonlyyoucansharewithothers,saidRichardSimpkin.

So,getsomepaper10pickupapen.Startwritingalettertoday!

Passage6(原創(chuàng))

觀書(shū)有感

（宋?朱熹）

半畝方塘一鑒開(kāi),

天光云影共徘徊。

問(wèn)渠那得清如許?

為有源頭活水來(lái)。

TheBook

(ByZhuXi)

Thereliesaglassyoblongpool,

Wherelightandshadepursuetheircourse.

Howcanitbesoclearandcool?

Forwatercomesfreshfromthesource.

(TranslatedbyXuYuanchong)

Readingcanbehelpfulindifferentways.SongDynastypoetZhuXi(1130-1200)usesthemetaphor(比喻)of

flowingwater(流水)inthepoemTheBook.Hewants1(tell)readersthatreadingisimportant,inorder

toimproveoneself.Onlyby2(read),canpeopletakeinnewknowledgeinordertomakeprogress.Sohe

hopespeoplecouldgetpastbeinglazywhilereadinginordertomaketheirmindsas3(clear)asapoolof

water.

Thepoembeginswithapictureof4squarepond,halfanacreinsize.Thepoetgoesintodescriptive

detailabouthowthepondreflectstheskyandtheclouds,creatinga5(peace)andquietenvironment.The

tranquilpoolofwaterservesasamirror,reflectingtheworldaroundit.

Thequestioncomesup,“howcanitbesopureandclear?^^Theanswerhiddeninthispoem6(lie)in

thelastline.Thepond'sclarity(y青澈)andfreshnessareduetothesourceoflivewater(活水)7runs

intoit.

The“l(fā)ivewater“andthepoolisasmartmetaphorwhich8(used)byZhuXitoexplainthe

9(important)oforiginalandauthenticknowledgeforclarityofmind.Thepoolsymbolizesthemind

ofareader,whilethelivewaterrepresentsthecontinualinflux(涌入)ofknowledge.

Thepoemconcludeswiththemessagethataslongasonecontinuouslyseeksout(尋求)freshandoriginal

knowledge,10(they)mind,likethepond,canremainclearanduntainted.Thafsthepoefsattitude

towardslifeandlearning.Learningisaboutconstantlyabsorbingnewthingstomaintaintheirprogressandvitality

（活力）.

ThafsthewisdomZhuXishareswithusin"Book”

Passage7（原創(chuàng)）

Lifeisfulloffarewells（告另U）.Thafsperhapswhythisthemehasbeenwrittenaboutbypoetsaroundtheworld.

Ifssadtosaygoodbyetoourfriendsandfamilymembers.Insteadofsimplyexpressingsadness,manypoetssee

farewellsfromapositiveperspective（樂(lè)觀的視角）.Lefssee.

送元二使安西

唐?王維

渭城朝雨泡輕塵，

客舍青青柳色新。

勸君更盡一杯酒，

西出陽(yáng)關(guān)無(wú)故人。

AFarewellSong

WangWei

Nodustisraisedontheroadwetwithmorningrain;

Thewillowsbythehotellooksofreshandgreen.

Iinviteyoutodrinkacupofwineagain;

Westofthesunnypassnomorefriendswillbeseen.

（TranslatedbyXuYuanchong）

“AFarewellSong“isafamouspoembyWangWei,awell-knownpoetfromChina'sTangDynasty.Heisfamous

1（介詞）hisdeepandtouching2（describe）ofnatureandemotions.

WangWeiwasnotjustapoet,butalsoanartistandagovernmentofficial.He3（like）tomakehispoems

peacefulandmakereaders4（think）aboutthemselves.Hispoemsoftenshowhowpeopleandnaturecan

livetogether5peacefully.

Lookingatthestyleofwriting,thepoetusessimplelanguage6（關(guān)系代詞）isfilledwithemotion.The

line,<6Nodustisraisedontheroadwetwithmorningrain,^^createsapeacefulimageofaquietmorning,whichis

likeapeacefulmomentbeforesomethingbighappens."Thewillowsbythehotellooksofreshandgreen”,addsto

thepeacefulandhopefulfeelingby7（paint）apictureoffresh,newspring.Thewillowbranches（柳樹(shù)）

8（consider）asatypicalsymboloffarewellinChina.Inancienttimes,Chinesepeopleoftenusedthem

asaparting（分另!j的）giftbetweenfriendsandfamily.

“Iinviteyoutodrinkacupofwineagain^^isthepoefswarmandrealwayofnotwantingtosaygoodbyetohis

friend.Havinganotherdrinktogetherislikeasymbolof___9（they）goodbye.Lastly,"Westofthesunny

passnomorefriendswillbeseen^^showsthefeelingofbeingaloneandmissingsomeone.Alsoshowshissincere

(真誠(chéng)的)loveandcareforhisfriend.

Ingeneral,thispoemcreatesafeelingofquiet10(sad).Itmixesbeautifulpicturesandhumanfeelings

todeeplyexpresstheuniversalexperienceofsayinggoodbye.

TraditionalChinesefestivalsareanimportantpartofChineseculture.TheDoubleNinthFestivalhasahistory

ofover2,000years.Climbingamountain](be)thetraditionoftheDoubleNinthFestivalsincethe

WesternHanDynasty.Buthowmanypeopletodaystillfollowthistradition?Inmodern2(social),many

traditionalChinesefestivalsarebecominglessandlesspopular.

Traditionalfestivals3(true)teachusalotaboutournation'shistory.TheDragonBoatFestival,for

example,4(celebrate)inhonorofQuYuan,whoisagreatpoetlivingintheWarringStatesperiodof

ancientChina.

Besides,traditionalfestivalsmakeitpossibleforus5(learn)moreaboutthefineChinesevalues.

Manyfestivals,suchastheMid-AutumnFestivalhaveacaring,family-centredmessage.Thefullmoon6

thefestivalisconsideredtostandforfamilytogetherness.Familymembers7(come)backhomeevenif

theyliveveryfaraway.Withthecelebrationsofthesefestivals,youngergenerationslearntohonorfineChinese

values.

Finally,traditionalfestivalsareasourceofnationalprideandhelpshapeournationalidentity.Forexample,

wecelebratetheHanshiFestivalandtheLabaFestivalwithspecial8(custom),andtheseshared

experiencesbringustogetherasapeople.

Traditionalfestivalshavebeengraduallypasseddowntousfromearliergenerations.Theytellus8

weareandfilluswithprideinbeingChinese.Soitisourdutytoprotect10(their)forgenerationsto

come.

^Ige9

Areyouafraidofpublicspeaking?Don'tworryalotbecauseyouaren'talone.Otherpeoplealsohavethesame

fear.Butthereareseveralwaystoovercome(克月艮)yourfearofgivingaspeech1.public.Thefollowing

wordswillbe2.(use)toyou.

Faceyourselfbravely.Thebiggestproblemwithpublicspeakingisn'tfacingtheaudience(觀眾).Actually,the

audiencedoesn'thaveaverybiginfluence3.yourfeelings.Butit'syouyourselfthatmakeadifference.

Theaudienceisn'texpectingyoutofail4.(give)aspeech.Thefirststepinovercomingyourfearofpublic

speakingistounderstandthatyouareyourown5.(bad)enemy.

Weareallinthistogether.Youandtheaudienceareinateam.Theaudiencewatchyoubecausetheywaitto

learnsomething6.you.Youshouldwantandliketoteachtheaudience.Thebestwaytodoitisthatyou

are7.(prepare)todoitwell.

Don'tcaretoomuchabouttheworstthingthatcouldhappen.Youmayneverovercomeyourfearofpublic

speaking,butthatdoesn'tmeanyoucan'tdo8.(good)infrontofagroup.Peoplewithafearofpublic

speakingareoftenafraid9.makingmistakes.Butyoucanfindsolace(安慰)inknowingthatifyou

makeamistake,99%oftheaudiencewillnotrealizeit.Remember,yourlifewillstillgoonafterthespeechisover!

Believeinyourselfandbe10.(pride)ofyourself.Pmsureyou'llbeawonderfulpublicspeaker.

Passage10

HaveyoueverheardoftheHangingGardensofBabylon(巴比倫空中花園)？Itissaidthatthey

1(build)inthe5thcenturyB.C.TheyareconsideredasoneoftheSevenWondersoftheAncientWorld.

Itisalargecollectionof2(plant)thatarehungfromthewallsofapalaceinIraq.Whenitcomestoits

3(high),somestoriesdescribedthattheHangingGardenswereastallashundredsoffeet,butsome

historianssaidtheywere4(true)notthathigh.

ThereasonbehindtheHangingGardenssoundslikeafairytale.Anemperorbuiltthegardensaround600B.C.

foraspecialpurpose-preventinghiswifefrom5(miss)herhomelandsomuch.Theemperor'swifemissed

herhomeinMedea,whichhadgreatmountains,6theemperordecidedtobringthemountainstohispalace.

7thesametime,heorderedtheslaves(奴隸)tobuildahugehillandplantallkindsoftreesandflowers

onit.Unluckily,inthe1stcenturyB.C.,anearthquakehappenedinBabylon,destroying(毀壞)alargepartofthe

city,8(include)theHangingGardens.

Today,somepeoplethinkthattheHangingGardensofBabylonarenotrealbecauseBabylonianrecordsnever

talkedabouttheseamazinggardens.

However,thewritingsofsomeGreekhistoriansgave9(live)descriptionsofthegardens.Recently,

somefindingsW(show)thatsomegreatgardensindeedexisted(存在)inIraq.Buttheystillneedtobe

furtherproved(證明)partoftheHangingGardensofBabylon.

Passage11

Itissaidthattheliterary(文學(xué)的)](art)ofancientChinawereinspiredeitherbytea2by

wine.

AccordingtoLuYu'sTeaClassics,tea-drinkinginChinacanbetraced(追溯)backtotheZhouDynasty:tea

3(discover)byShennongandbecamepopularasadrinkintheStateofLubecauseofZhouGong.

Tea-drinkinginChinahasahistoryoffourthousandyears.Asthelegend(傳說(shuō))hasit,Shennongtasted

hundredsofwildplantstosee4werepoisonous(有毒的)soastopreventpeoplefrom5(eat)the

poisonousplants.Itissaidthathewaspoisonedseventy-twotimesinoneday6wassavedbyeating

someleavesof7evergreenplantwithwhiteflowers.Later,peoplecalledtheleavesthatsavedhislife

“cha”.

Inmoderntimes,peoplestillkeeptea-drinkingasoneoftheirdailyactivities.Accordingtothestudy,teacan

alsohaveeffects8somemodernillnesses.Tothosewhohavetoworkwithcomputersforalongtime,

drinkingteacanhelpthemtobuildupawallagainstthecomputerradiation(輻射).Tothosewhomayhavetoo

muchfat,drinkingteacanhelpthemtorecreateanewbalanceintheirbodies.

Andtothose9(age)people,drinkingteaisalsoagoodway10(keep)acalmmoodfora

longerlife.

Passage12

Whichdoyoulikebetter,studyingwithyourclassmatesatschoolorstudying1.yourselfathome?I

have2.answerfrommyexperienceatwork.

WhenIleftmyjobinmylatetwentiestowriteabook,IthoughtIwas3.(luck).Nomoregetting

upearly;nomoreworryingabout4.toweartowork.IcouldsleepuntilIwokeupnaturally;Icould

enjoymycoffeeasIworkedonmybook.Atfirst,itwaslikebeinginheaven(天堂).But20bookslater,Ibeganto

feellonely.Itwasjustme,mywork,andtheInternet.IspenthoursontheInternet5.(chat)insteadof

writing.IthoughtIwasstillclosetoeveryonearoundme,butinfact,Iwasmuch6.(lonely)thanever.

Asaresult,I7.(become)moreafraidofbeingoutintheworld.

IfeltlikeIwantedtostepawayfromthelonelylifeandgetintoaroutine(日常規(guī)律)again.Iwasthinking

aboutrentinganoffice,butIfoundthatIwouldstillbelonely.Icalledafew8.(friend)whoworked

athomeaswellandaskedifthey'dliketojoinme.Theywerefeelingjustaslonelyasme,sotheywereveryglad

thattheycouldbe9.(invite).Theyallagreed.

Eachofus10.(find)thatwenowenjoytheroutineof“goingtowork“again,andwe'rehappierthan

before.

Passage13

WhenSuansuanfirstreadThelandofPeachBlossom(《桃花源記》)inherhighschoolChinesetextbook,

shedidn'tthinktoomuchaboutit.Onedayincollege,sheremembered]essayagain.Afterfurthering

herstudies,sherealizedthatthereismorethanshefirstsawtothe320-wordtext.

Forexample,thelandofpeachblossomnotonlyappearsinTaoYuanming'sessay,butalsoinmanypoems,

paintingsand2(play).Thefishermaninthetextdoesn'thaveaname,forheisasymbolofaspecial

groupofpeople-thehermits(隱士).Suansuanalsocomparesthe“caveheaven(洞天)“inTaoism(道教)

3the"AllegoryoftheCave(洞穴隱喻)“byancientGreekphilosopherPlato.

ThesimpletextbecamemuchmorefunandattractivetoSuansuan.Shewant4(share)herideas

withmorepeople-bymakingvideos.Tobetterpresentherideas,shepaintsinhervideos.Foravideounder10

minutesinlength,shemaydrawupto80drafts(畫(huà)稿).

StartinginMay2019,she5(make)morethan50videos.Sevenareaboutthe6(hide)

storiesbehindsometextsinChinesetextbooks.Therest7(be)aboutlearningmethodsandotherworks

ofliterature(文學(xué)).Thesehaveearnedhermorethan1.5millionfansonBilibili,manyofwhomareteenagers.

Theyhaveleftbulletcommentsandmessagesofthanks.Theysayshehasmadetheirschoollife8

(interesting).

Suansuansaidthetwothings9bringherthemosthappinessarelearningand10(create).

Makingvideoscombinesboth.Soshewillkeepdoingit.

Passage14

Socialmediaisaplatformwherepeoplefromallovertheworldcanconnectandinteractwitheachother.It

hasbecomeoneofthe](big)platformseverinhistoryandhaschangedsomanythingsinourlife.

Studentsarealsousingsocialmediainanumberof2(way).

Socialmediaprovidesaplatformforstudents3(learn)andcommunicate.Itmakesstudents?life

moreconvenient4colorful.Sociallearninghasbeeninvolvedinalmostallthee-leamingwebsites.

Studentscanalsotakeadvantageoflivevideothatisapart5somanysocialnetworkingsites(社交網(wǎng)站)

totakeclasses.

Socialmediaalsooffersstudents6tooltoexpressthemselves.

Manystudentsarescaredofthethoughtofwhat7(happen)iftheyexpressthemselves.Andsocial

media8(help)themtosharetheirthoughtswithoutanyfear,makingitmorelikelyforthemtocome

outoftheboxandexploretheirtalents.Whenstudents9(active)takepartinsocialmedia,theymaycome

toagloballevel.Forinstance,theycanevenlearnaboutthedifferentcoursespresentedbyuniversitiesfromall

aroundtheworld,whichisbeneficialfor10(they)toimprovetheirknowledgeofforeigncultures.

Passage15

WeallheardthestoryofNvwapatchingup(修補(bǔ))theskywithmeltedcolouredstones.Manyyearspassedand

troublesbrokeoutagain.Oneofthem](be)abigflood.ItappearedintheYellowRiverduringtheruleof

EmperorYao,andthepeople2(force)togiveuptheirvillagesandgotoliveintreesormountains.Theflood

broughtgreatdamagetothe3(people)life.EmperorYaofeltsorryforthesufferingofthepeople,soheasked

Guntosolvetheproblem.Receivingtheorder,Gunledhisteamtobuilddikes(堤壩)tokeepbackthewater4

failed.ThenShun,thenextemperor,orderedGun'ssonYutocontinuewiththeworkafterGundied.

Yuacceptedtheworkandfoundthatitwasmuch5(difficult)thanhehadthought.Buthefoughtagainst

thegreatfloodbravely.Forthirteenyears,heput6(he)tohiswork.Hepassedhishousethreetimesbuthe

didnotenterit.Drawingalessonfromhisfather^failure,heusedmethodsofchannelinganddredging(挖道和疏

浚)andcontrolledthegreatflood7(success).Hedidsomuch8thepeoplethattheycalledhim"Yuthe

Great99andEmperorShunchosehimasthenextemperor.

Yuwonthetrustofhisemperorandthepeoplewithhisgreateffort.Hewassuch9wise,strong-minded

andgreatpersonthatheisworth10(learn)from.Wewillrememberhimforever.

第二部分選詞填空

Passage1

請(qǐng)從方框內(nèi)選擇適當(dāng)?shù)脑~并用其正確形式填空，使文章完整連貫。注意每空一詞，每詞僅用一次，有兩詞為

多余項(xiàng)。請(qǐng)將答案寫(xiě)在答題卡對(duì)應(yīng)題目的答題位置上。(2023年廣東中考)

iteitherbebecausewhatelsebyinventcleanpopularhabithundred

Thereisasmallthingweuseeveryday.Weusuallyput]inthebathroom.Withoutit,wemight

havetoothproblems.Canyouguess2itis?Yes,ifsthetoothbrush.Butdoyouknowanythingaboutits

history?

Accordingtosomeresearch,beforetoothbrushesappeared,theancientChinesepeople3theirteeth

withsomesmalltreebranches(樹(shù)枝).About800yearsago,peoplemadeakindofbrusheswithpighairand

bamboo.Itmight4theworld'searliestformoftoothbrushes.Astimewent5.theformsof

toothbrusheschanged.Forexample,peoplechosehorse-tailhairinsteadofpighair6pighairwastoo

hard.Imaginethatyoutravelbackto7ofyearsagoandbrushyourteethcomfortably.Itsoundsfantastic,

doesn'tit?

Aroundthe15thcentury,theChinesetoothbrushfounditswayintoEurope.Itbecame8-amonglocal

peoplesoon.The9oftoothbrusheswasnotasfamousasthatofpaper-making,butitwasveryusefulin

dailylife.Todaywehaveagood10ofbrushingteeth.WeshouldthanktheancientChineseforit.

短文填空從下面方框中選出10個(gè)單詞，將其正確形式填入短文，使短文意思正確通順（每詞限用一次）。

（2023年四川成都）

actualadvantagechancechilddifficultdifferencefewhearmanypossiblesilencetell

Fmtbrsh*.\'

stem.

microphonea、

microphome

Doyoubelievearoseplantsays"Iwantsomewater“oratreeshouts“Myarmshurt"?Maybeyouwillsay

thiscouldonlyhappeninsome]stories.

Infact,plantsarenotalways2.Arecentstudyhasfoundplantsshoutwhentheyareinneedofwateror

havingtheirstemscut."Eveninaquietfield,thereare3somesoundsthatcarryinformation.However,the

pitch（音高）istoohighforpeople4saidLilachHadany,aprofessorfromTelAvivUniversity.

Theresearchersusedmicrophonestorecordsometomatoplantsandfoundthatstressedplantssendout

5soundsthanunstressedplants.t4Whentomatoesarenotstressedatall,theyareveryquiet,9,Professor

Hadanysaid.Theyalsotrainedamachinein6thedifferencesbetweenthirstyplantsandcutplants.The

resultshowsthatwhenthecausesofstresschange,theyshout7.Aftertheteamrecordedmanykindsof

otherplants,theyfoundthatmanyplantslikecom,wheatandgrapeplantssendoutsoundswhentheyareunder

stress,too.

“Thereisa8thatalotofcommunicationishappening,9,ProfessorHadanysaid."'Becauseotherplants

canprobablyhearthecallofthestressedplants."

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willmakesurewhethercomisgettingenoughwaterorwherewaterisneededmostwithoutmuch10,

用方框里面的單詞填空

it,today,become,difference,state,great,through,begin,wide,be

Chinesewritingisoneoftheworld's1.writingsystems.Itismore2.inusethan

alphabetic（字母的）writingsystems.Morethanhalfoftheworld'sbooks3.writteninChinese,including

historicalwritingsandnovels,alongwithwritingsongovernmentandlaw.

Atthebeginning,writtenChinesewasapicture-basedlanguage.Itdatesbackseveralthousandyearstotheuse

ofanimalbonesandshellsonwhichsymbolswerecarved（亥（］）byancientChinesepeople.Someoftheancient

symbolscanstillbeseenin4.