1、短文填空備考模擬Passage 91 Katy Sullivan is an actress，an athlete，and a person who refuses to use the words “no” or “I cant”. She was born (1) the lower half of her legs and has worn prosthetic legs all her life. She grew (2) in Alabama，the US. When a person is born without legs，there are lots of things tha

2、t are (3) to do. But Katy believes she can do anything.She chose to do two things that are difficult even with both legs. As a teenager，she saw a(n) (4) that made a big impression on her. Before it was over，Katy had made up her (5) to be an actress. She got a degree in theater and then moved to Los

3、Angeles，where she has (6) roles in theater，TV shows and movies. She thinks that if you believe you can do (7) ，you should go for it. So when Katys friend asked her (8) shed like to try running，she said “yes”. She was given a pair of running legs and started running. Katy was the first person in the

4、world with two prosthetic legs to (9) up running as a competitive sport. She made it to the 100-meter final in (10) 2012 London Paralympics. Katys family，friends and fans look up to her as an example of someone who has overcome difficulties and achieved her dreams.withoutupdifficultmovie/filmmindpla

5、yedsomethingwhether/iftakethegrow upmake up ones mindplay rolestake upPassage 92 England is the biggest of the four countries in the United Kingdom. Together with Scotland and Wales，these (1) countries make up the island of Great Britain. When you include Northern Ireland，we call it the UK. Over 50

6、million people (2) in England. Thats around 80 percent of the UKs total (3) . English people love music. In summer，there (4) music festivals all over the country. People in England (5) to all kinds of music，especially pop and rock. England has produced many world-famous bands and singers like the Be

7、atles，Coldplay，Ed Sheeran and Adele. The most popular (6) in England are football，rugby and cricket. Most towns have at (7) one field where teams can play. English football teams like Manchester United，Chelsea and Liverpool are world-famous. Cricket is a traditional sport played with bats and a ball

8、. It began in England and is now (8) by people all over the world. England is a very multicultural country and this has a big influence (9) the food people eat. Indian，Chinese and Italian foods are (10) besides traditional English food like fish and chips，roast beef or sausage and mashed potatoes. M

9、any English people drink several cups of tea each day，usually with milk.threelivepopulationarelistensportsleastplayedonpopular/welcomemake uphave influence onat leastPassage 93 It is a fact that people die every moment of every day. However，the deaths of those (1) have done great work can be especia

10、lly shocking and heartbreaking. On January 26，Kobe Bryant，one of the best NBA players in history，(2) in a terrible accident. He was 41 years old when his helicopter crashed，killing him and eight others，(3) his 13-year-old daughter Gianna Bryant. In the basketball world，Bryant ranks among the top pla

11、yers of all time. He (4) the NBA directly from high school. He played his whole 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers and helped the team (5) five NBA championships. He was fast，skillful and strong.“(6) youre competing，youre not worried about the end result，” Bryant said. “Its all about trustin

12、g in (7) hard work.” Off the court，Bryant was known as a successful businessman，an Oscar-winning film-maker，and a proud (8) of four daughters. The fact that Bryant is no (9) with us is sad. Well never see him give another interview or play in another (10). But the work he has done will keep encourag

13、ing us years after his death.whodiedincludingfatherentered/joinedwinWhen/Whilethelongergamebe worried aboutPassage 94 Leonardo da Vinci only painted thirteen paintings in his life. And three of those thirteen werent finished. The story is that in 1505 a rich silk businessman wanted a(n) (1) of his w

14、ife. He asked Leonardo to paint it. Leonardo took the job and he (2) on it for many years. Nobody knows what the womans name was. In English，the painting is (3) The Mona Lisa. In the picture，only the upper half of Mona Lisas body is shown. Mona Lisas black dress is very simple. (4)_hands are crossed

15、. But it is the expression on her face that draws people to her. Her lips are pressed together in a half-smile. She looks as (5) she is keeping a secret. Her (6) are full of mystery，too. They seem to look out at something only she can see. The Mona Lisa is probably the (7) famous painting in the wor

16、ld. Why? No one can really (8)_that question. But Leonardo loved the painting，(9). When he finished，he decided to keep it. In fact，he kept it with him wherever he went for (10) rest of his life. The Mona Lisa is in the Louvre，a famous museum in Paris where crowds come every day to see her.picture/pa

17、intingworkedcalled/namedHerifeyesmostanswertootheas ifanswer a questionthe restPassage 95 “Please dont go to Wuhan unless its really necessary，” Zhong Nanshan，(1) famous doctor，said to the public when COVID-19 hit Wuhan. But he (2) an overnight train to Wuhan to fight the illness. Many Chinese know

18、Zhong as the hero (3) defeated SARS in 2003. He grew (4) in a family of doctors. In 2003，when SARS hit China，he volunteered to treat patients and asked other doctors to send their most (5)_cases to him. After months of efforts，his treatment plan for SARS saved thousands of (6) . 17 years later，Zhong

19、 is once again leading a medical team to (7) with COVID-19. (8) this new virus is known to be more dangerous to old people，Zhong worries little about his own safety. On January 18，he took a high-speed train (9) Guangzhou to Wuhan. Two days later，he became the first (10) to tell the public that the v

20、irus can be spread between humans. Soon，his team developed a rapid test kit for the illness that can show results within 15 minutes. As Peoples Daily wrote，“the 84-year-old Zhong Nanshan shows his professionalism as a doctor and courage as a soldier.”atookwho/thatupseriouslives/people/patientsdealTh

21、ough/Althoughfromdoctortake a trainfromtoPassage 96 In the 4th century，there was a man called Saint Nicholas in Myra. He was very rich and liked to (1) others. He often gave many gifts，money and other useful things to (2)poor. He did this at night secretly so that no one knew，(3) he wanted no praise

22、. At that time，there were three poor sisters in his town. (4) parents died. They could hardly make a living. Nicholas felt (5) for them and decided to do something to help them. On Christmas Eve，when everyone was (6) ，Nicholas walked to the house where the three sisters lived. Quietly，he climbed ont

23、o the roof and dropped three bags of (7) into the chimney. The three sisters had happened to wash their stockings before they went to (8). The stockings had been hung above the fire to dry. When Nicholas dropped the gold，each bag fell into a stocking. The three sisters were (9) to find the three bag

24、s of gold in their stockings the next morning. Now they didnt have to worry about their meals. Soon，the story began to get around. Other children began to hang (10) stockings on Christmas Eve in the hope of finding bags of gold when they woke up the next morning. Over the years，the custom of hanging

25、 stockings up by the chimney on Christmas Eve has been known all over the world.helpthebecauseTheirsorryasleep/sleepinggoldbedsurprised/happyupgo to bedhang upPassage 97 Mulan Ci is a famous Chinese ancient poem. It (1) the story of a girl named Hua Mulan in the Northern Wei Dynasty. Mulans country

26、wasnt so strong that it was destroyed by the enemies at times. To (2) the country，the emperor required one man from each family to join the army. The only man in her family，her 60-year-old (3) had to join. Mulan decided to take the place of him. At that time，(4) were not allowed to join the army. In

27、 order not to be seen through，she dressed (5) up as a man. In the army，Mulan acted just like a man. She (6) in a mans voice，and walked with big steps. During the battles，she was as brave as a man. Also，she was very (7) . She always had good thoughts that helped beat their enemies. At last，Hua Mulans

28、 army won (8) final victory. The emperor offered Mulan a high official position to praise her courage and achievement，(9)she refused. When she changed back to her womens clothes，all her comrades were (10) . Mulans story might be a legend.But her courage is well worth learning from.tellsprotect/savef

29、athergirls/womenherselfspokesmart/cleverthebutsurprised/shockedtell a storydress oneself upPassage 98 A British girl，Taryn Everdeen，has just finished writing a novel with her favorite writer，Carolyn Meyer，even though she is 66 years younger than her. Taryn was only 15 years old when she first (1) a

30、letter to 81-year-old Carolyn Meyer to give thanks for her historical novels. “Carolyn was one of my favorite writers. I grew up (2) her books. When I was nine or ten，I would listen to her stories every nightThat made me fall in (3) with history，” says Taryn. Taryn，who is from Norwich，England，was (4

31、) when Carolyn wrote back and suggested writing a novel together. Carolyn is (5) American writer who writes novels for children and young people. She had published over 60 children books，but she had never wanted to work with another writer (6) she got Taryns letter. Three years ago，after Taryn wrote

32、 to her，Carolyn (7) the young girl to stay with her in the US，so they could write a novel together. They decided to write a time-traveling (8) . They sent ideas to each other (9) email. Carolyn also visited Taryn last year，and Taryn flew to the US over the summer，after (10) finished her school exams

33、. They now have the first draft of Mirror of Time. They decide to give it to some publishers and hope they will be interested in it.wrotereadinglovesurprisedanuntilinvited/askedstory/bookbyshenotuntilPassage 99 J.K.Rowlings first Harry Potter book came out in 1997. It received a lot of praise. Neith

34、er Harry (1) his creator has ever looked back. Is there anything more to say 23 years after the book came into our world? Harry (2) up in a home that he hates. Although he does not know it，senior wizards sent him to (3) with the Dursley family. They are terrible. They treat Harry very (4) and turn h

35、im into their servant. Finally，Harry finds out he is a wizard. Then he is to leave the Dursleys and go to (5).Of course，Harrys school is not any old school. The Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is special. People (6) are magical by nature are educated here. They are educated for one purpos

36、e：to use their magic for good. But there are (7) people in the Harry Potter world. Voldemort killed Harrys parents (8) he was a baby. In the first book of the series，Harrys story ends with fighting Voldemort. In a way，this makes (9) story very old-fashioned. Its a story of good fighting against bad. But the Harry Potter series as a whole has a special message (10) young readers. The characters may have superhuman magic，but theyr