1、2023年南京市中考英语复习之首字母填空1Chinese people started to build gardens more than 2,000 years ago. Chinese gardens are a special form of t_66_ Chinese culture and art. At the entrance to a Chinese garden, there is usually a huge stone or wall to screen（挡住）your view. This is to give you a pressed-in feeling, in
2、 order to later produce unexpected joy w _67_ you turn around the hall to see the amazing rock formations（假山）and a big lake. The best e_68_ is the Summer Palace. Rock formations play an i_69_ role in the design of a Chinese-style garden. Without them, a garden could not be considered a Chinese-style
3、 garden. They are as important to a Chinese-style garden as sculptures are to a European-style garden. Ge Garden in Yangzhou is famous for i_70_ Four Seasons Rockeries（假山花园）. G_71_ in the south are mostly small in size. Chinese garden designers have used the method of “borrowing scenery with a mirro
4、r（镜子）” to create a sense of s_72_. A mirror is hung opposite a window to take in the outside scenery. A fine example of this is Pian Shi Shan Fang, a rockery in He Garden, Yangzhou. A big mirror is built into the wall of its west corridor. The whole garden will be s_73_ in the mirror wherever the vi
5、sitors are. A pool or a lake in a garden a_74_ serves this purpose. A pool runs from south to north through the garden of Pian Shi Shan Fang. East of the rockery, a man-made moon is reflected（倒映）in the p_75_.Whatever methods used, every effort is made to achieve the purpose of giving visitors a sens
6、e of space in the garden.66. (t)raditional 67. (w)hen 68. (e)xample 69. (i)mportant 70. (i)ts71. (G)ardens72. (s)pace 73. (s)een74. (a)lso75. (p)ool2The Chinese life is colorful with many interesting folk ways. The Lantern Festival is on the 15th day of the first lunar month, it has a Chinese name Y
7、uanxiao Festival. Yuanxiao comes from the f_66_ that people call the first lunar month the Yuan Month and night Xiao. The night of the 15th day of the first lunar month m_67_ the beginning of the first full moon. On the Lantern Festival, the Chinese people have the custom of e_68_ lantems and eating
8、 glutinous rice dumplings. There is a common saying that“Playing on the Lantern Festival.”The custom started during the Han Dynasty，and has a h_69_ of more than 2000 years. On that night, every place is decorated with lanterns and streamers(饰带) and there is a bustling atmosphere. As night f_70_， peo
9、ple go in crowds to the sea of colorful lanterns: palace lanterns，wall lamps, figure lanterns, flower lanterns, revolving horse lanterns, animal lanterns, and toy lanterns, of all types and c_71_. Some lanterns have riddles(谜语) on them，which encourage people to try to be the f_72_ to find the answer
10、.It is a_73_ a traditional custom to eat glutinous rice dumplings at this time. As early as the Song Dynasty，there was such a kind of food, a round ball m_74_ of glutinous rice flour with a filling of sugar and kernels(果仁). Since it is eaten on the Lantern Festival，people call it yuanxiao.The Chines
11、e people hope that e_75_ is satisfactory (yuanman in Chinese), and to eat glutinous rice dumplings on the first night with a full moon in a year is to wish that family members will remain united, harmonious, happy and satisfied.66. food 67. means 68. enjoy 69. history 70. falls 71. colours 72. first
12、 73. also 74. made 75. everything3Sometimes, children cant keep a single bit of information in their mind while they are doing something else. If so, they may have problems with their working memory. It is an important s_68_ for children. Here are some t_69_ to help improve childrens working memory.
13、Read actively. They may form long-term (长时间的) memories more e_70_ when children take part in active reading. Active reading i_71_ not only asking notes, but also speaking aloud and asking questions about the material that they are reading.Use visualization (形象化) skills. When reading something, ask c
14、hildren to imagine the scene of the story and d_72_ it. For example, ask them to set a table for a few people and have a p_73_ in their mind, and then have a description.Ask them to teach others. Teaching a_74_ person means being able to understand the information well before saying it aloud. When c
15、hildren are learning a new skill, ask them to show others h_75_ to do it. They should be able to explain it to others.Moreover, there are lots of matching games that can be p_76_ to improve their working memory, or you can use something simple l_77_ a magazine or a newspaper. Have them find a certai
16、n word as many times as they can in one minute.68. (s)kill 69. (t)ips 70. (e)asily 71. (i)ncludes 72. (d)escribe 73. (p)icture 74. (a)nother 75. (h)ow 76. (p)layed 77. (l)ike4Food waste is a big problem around the world.While some people t 1 awayunwanted food, lots of people in other parts of the wo
17、rld face food shortages.In order to reduce food waste, many c 2 in the world like Germany andFrance have food banks.People and grocery stores can give extra food to them and they can give the food to t 3 in need.Shanghai Oasis opened Chinas first food bank in 2015.In five years, it saved seven milli
18、on tons of food and h 4 760, 000 people.Many fruits and v 5 go to waste because they look ugly.For example, about 25 to 30 percent of carrots dont make it to the store because of their 1 6 .So try to buy ugly food next time, since it is j 7 as good as normal food.Many Chinese restaurants are telling
19、 people to o 8 dishes by using the N - lformula. N s 9 for the number of people in your group.So if youre in a group of s 10 people, you should order five dishes.To reduce food waste is a big task, and it needs time.Everyone can do something to make a difference.1. throw2. countries3.those4.helped5.
20、vegetables6.looks7.just8.order9.stands10.six5One of the founders of the Communist Party of China once wrote about youth. The youth are like the early spring, like the morning sun, like the budding flowers, like the sharp blade fresh off the grinding stone. Youth is the most 46.v_ time of life. Youth
21、 is a relatively(相对地)short 47.p_ in ones life. During this time, habits and interests are formed for the 48.r_ of your life. So its important to have a good start. But what is the 49.s_ of youth? Its a time to begin the process of self-reliance and self-motivation. Sure, you might have parents and f
22、riends help you now, but 50.f_, you must depend on yourself. 51.W_ needing help or advice, your character and confidence can be built by yourself. No one can 52.f_ you to get good grades or get the perfect job-those responsibilities(责任) are yours. 53.O_ you can be the master of your life. When you a
23、re in trouble, continue trying. 54.T_ yourself to be strong. Tell yourself that difficulties are not always problems. You can do the work that others cant. Anything 55.w_ doing isnt easy-its best to learn that lesson early. Never complain and always work hard to achieve your dreams.46. valuable 47.p
24、eriod 48.rest 49.spirit 50.finally 51. Without 52. force 53. Only 54. Train 55. worth 6Reyes Guana grew up in a poor Mexican family. He has seven brothers and sisters. His parents always had two jobs to make ends meet. At weekends, the whole (66) f_ went to fields to work. When the children were you
25、ng, they stayed in the car. As they grew (67) o_ they worked too.As a boy, Guana was a “very shy” child who was very (68) q_ in school. He had few friends but he had a good relationship with the school cleaner. He liked to call the friendly lady “Nike” because she usually wore Nike clothes and shoes
26、. Nike was well organized and the boy liked (69) h_ she made everything clean. He told her he wanted to be a cleaner, too. “Well, its good if you want to be a cleaner,” Nike said to little Guana with (70) k_. “But make sure you go to college and make it as one of your steps there.”Guana also looked
27、up to the principal (校长) of his school. He was a tall and good-looking man. Also, he always went to someone in (71) n_. The principal told the boy that his job was to help students and teachers. “Wow, when I grow up, I want to do what youre doing.” “Well, you can do it!” the principal (72) r_. Guana
28、 did get there, and the two men remain friends. The former principal is now almost 90 years old.But (73) b_ becoming a school principal, Guana followed in Nikes footsteps and worked for three schools in Lodi, California. And being a cleaner at a school made him think about how to show respect for ev
29、eryone in an organization. In Guanas school system today, everyone is (74) i_ to parties and events. Everyone is important not only the people who clean the floors or drive the buses but also the people who teach the students or lead the schools.He never (75) f_ where he came from, or how he felt. N
30、ow, Guana tells his own three children how important an education is for their lives.66. family 67. older 68. quiet 69. how 70. kindness 71. need 72. replied 73. before 74. invited 75. forgot7A man had a garden. He planted a rose and watered it c_46_. Before the rose blossomed(盛开), he noticed many t
31、horns(刺) around the bud(花蕾) and he thought, “H_47_ can any beautiful flower come from a plant with so many sharp thorns?” Because of this i_48_, he lost interest in this kind of plant, then he gave up watering the rose. And just b_49_ it was ready to blossom, it died.Good qualities are just like ros
32、es. There is a rose in e_50_ spirit. The good qualities planted in us at birth, grow among the thorns our weaknesses. Many of us look at o_51_ and we only see our weaknesses. We lose heart, thinking that n_52_ good can possibly come from us. We give up watering the roses in us, and slowly they die.
33、We never realize the g_53_ of being able to find out our good qualities.Someone may not see the rose in himself, so we need to help him d_54_ the rose. With love, we can accept a person into our life, even though we know his true weaknesses. At the same time, we should e_55_ him to face his weakness
34、es bravely and correct them. Then he will blossom many times.46. carefully 47. How 48. idea 49. before 50. every/each/ everyones/everybodys51. ourselves 52. nothing53. gift(s) 54. discover 55. encourage8Sometimes we fall in love with something at once and sometimes it takes long. The same is true wi
35、th poems. If we were lucky e_71_, we open a book and find a poem that attracts us at once. But usually we need to spend a little t_72_ or make a little effort to truly understand a poem. Today Id like to talk about reading poems in ways that make the experience better.Reading a poem repeatedly will
36、deepen your understanding of it. Sometimes a poem that seems b_73_ on first reading becomes interesting with more reading. A poem that feels meaningless becomes deeper and more meaningful. And sometimes youre just not in the right mood the first time you read a poem, but l_74_ it touches your heart.
37、Keep a d_75_ at hand when you are reading poems. Poets like to use unusual words. Instead of skipping over (跳过) these words or trying to g_76_ their meanings, look them up.Read aloud and listen to the poem. Reading aloud will make the poems rhythm clear. Besides, a poets reading is very helpful b_77
38、_ we can understand the poems meanings from where the poet places emphasis (强调) or pauses (停顿).After you finish reading a poem, take a few moments to consider w_78_it is saying. Sometimes its meanings are better understood t_79_ repeated reading. Other times they need our careful and deep thought on
39、 a poem.It is h_80_ to say whether theres a right or wrong way to read poems, but reading practices will enrich your experience, increase your enjoyment, and deepen your understanding of any poem.71. enough 72. time73. boring 74. later75. diary76. guess77. because 78. what79. through 80. hard9Our li
40、ves changed tracks the day our son was born. We 66.wwhether we should move back to our home country Brazil. I remembered looking down at our newborn baby and thinking about how different his life would be there.During the ten years away from my big family and my culture, I missed the delicious foods
41、, samba, Brazilian jujitsu(柔术), and sunny skies, My wife 67.mour homeland too, As a musician, it would be 68 efor her to do her work in Brazil. But in the United Kingdom, I had the funding and lab resources for my research. Would such a move be a disadvantage to my career?A few weeks later, my broth
42、er called from Brazil, telling me that our father had passed away. The great happiness I felt about my son s birth suddenly gave way to deep 69.s.We had no doubt it was the right time to 70. rto brazil. We applied for the professor positions at a university in our hometown and71,breceived offers.72.
43、H, it wasnt easy getting started with my research in Brazil. I didnt receive any start-up funding for my lab. Now, thanks to Brazilian funding, I have a team of bright young scientists and can 73.aexpensive lab resources.We are living the lives we wanted to live-working on rewarding research and fee
44、ling closer to our family and 74,cin our home country. My son is growing up close to his cousins. I take up Brazilian jujitsu training,which I havent been able to do during my years 75.a.My wife and I feel happy to find a way home.66. wondered67.missed68.easier69.sadness70.return71.both72.However73.
45、afford74.culture75.away10Nothing is impossible to a willing heart. A short video about seven people wearing prosthetic devices(人造装置) who (66) t on a desert race challenge has become popular. The seven disabled people (67)jin the 108-kilometer desert race from May 11 to 14 in Dunhuang, Northwest Chin
46、as Gansu Province. Six of the seven had one leg amputated(截肢)，and (68) ohad two legs amputated. Cheng Baojun, a man from Luohe, Central Chinas Henan Province, the double amputee, said he never (69) i he could take part in the desert race. “It is great, I can do it, and you can also.” “It is easy to
47、say, but walking it is (70) h. ” Cheng said. On the first day, they finished a complete section of 27 kilometers of the race, and on the second day, they finished 20 kilometers. “My legs were painful while I was walking. We also met with a very big sandstorm on the way. But (71) s it was a challenge, we could not give up. We all encouraged each other to continue. ” he said. After g
