2019 一模海淀

第一节 语法填空（共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分, 共 15 分）

阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写 1 个适当的单词， 在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

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Old Tom had four sons. He wanted them 1 (learn) not to judge things too quickly. So he sent them to look at an apple tree in different seasons. The first son went in winter, the second in spring, the third in summer, and the youngest in autumn. When they all came back, he called them together to describe 2 they had seen. The sons had different 3 (opinion). Tom then told them that they shouldn’t judge a tree, or a person, by only one season.

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Everyone 4 (love) snow. But when school stays open despite the snow, it can be really annoying. However, there is one upside of going to school 5 a cold winter day: you might be smarter. So far, researchers who study the brain 6 (find) that cold temperatures make us think more quickly since messages travel faster among our brain cells. So the scientists say 7 (hang) out on a cold morning may boost the result of any test that day. C

A black hole is a spot in space that has 8 (power) gravity. Its gravity is so strong that it pulls everything nearby into it, stars, planets and other things. Black holes form when a star dies. When that happens, a huge amount of matter crowds into a very small space, 9 becomes very dense. Black holes 10 (talk) about in 1783 first. That year, one scientist said that in the universe, there might be places with strong gravity to trap light, although he didn’t use the term “black hole”.

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2019 一模西城

第一节 语法填空（共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，共 15 分）

阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写 1 个适当的单词， 在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

A

I often help my mom cook and baked chicken is my favorite thing to make. One day, when mom was sick, I tried to make the chicken all by myself. I washed the chicken and put it in a pan in the oven 1 (bake). When the bell rang to tell me the chicken was done, I opened the oven door. Guess what? The chicken was not cooked! I started to laugh. I forgot to turn 2 the oven! Did you know what I did next? I 3 (order) pizza. Mom was happy I “cooked” by myself and we could eat the pizza together.

B

Chocolate was first used as a drink over 3,500 years ago in Central America. It was very popular with the Mayans and the Aztecs. In fact, cocoa beans were very important to people there. That was 4 they were used as money. In the beginning, cocoa 5 (plant) in Ecuador, which was, for a long time, the world’s number-one producer of cocoa beans. It is still one of the top 6 (producer) of the beans, but nowadays more than 70 per cent of cocoa beans come from West Africa.

C

Wallace’s giant bee is the world’s 7 (large) bee, with a body the size of a human thumb and wings that can spread to about 2.5 inches. That may sound 8 (frighten), but the bee isn’t likely to hurt anyone. It uses its large jaws (嘴) to collect a sticky goo, called resin, from trees. The bee 9 (make) its home in termite mounds (白蚁丘) found on trees, using the resin to protect its nest from the termites. Until recently, the bee had been seen by scientists only 10 (two), once in 1868 and again in 1981.

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2019 一模东城

第一节 语法填空（共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分, 共 15 分）

阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写一个适当的单．．词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

A

Tons of waste is being left on Mount Qomolangma by a 1 (grow) number of visitors, which bothers many people. A team will deal with the task 2 the climbing season ends this May, by which time there will be fewer visitors. Garbage 3 (collect) on Qomolangma requires two to three years of training, according to Cering Dandar, a mountaineer and guide.

B

Food is one of the most basic and important daily needs. It gives us the strength and energy we need 4 (work) and play. Food also plays a role in our social interactions. Whether we 5 (celebrate) important occasions or just relaxing with friends, eating is an important social pastime. It is also an important part of our culture. 6 a particular people like to eat can tell us a lot 7 a country’s geography, history and traditions.

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Going to museums has become a trendy thing to do during the holidays in China. A popular choice this Spring Festival was the Palace Museum, 8 a special exhibition was staged to provide a virtual royal experience for visitors. The entire museum 9 (decorate) with newly-restored ancient royal lanterns and spring couplets, including a set of the Chinese character “Fu” 10 (write) by five Qing Dynasty emperors.

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