1、2019年中考真题英语分项汇编专题19 短文填空考点1首字母填空Passage 1（2019 江苏省南京市）请根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为（1）-（10）的相应位置上。Chinese writing is one of the worlds greatest writing systems It is more w（1） in use than alphabetic（字母的） writing systems More than half of the worlds books are written in Chinese， including histor
2、ical writings and novels， along with writings on government and lawAt the beginning， written Chinese was a picturebased 1 （2） It dates back several thousand years to the u（3）seof animal bones and shells on which symbols were carved （刻） by ancient Chinese peopleSome of the ancient symbols can still b
3、e seen in t （4） hanziBy the Shang Dynasty， these symbols had become a welldeveloped writing system， Over the years， the system developed into different forms， as it was a time when people were d（5） geographically， leading to different dialects（ 方言） and characters This， however， c（6） under Emperor Qi
4、shihuang of the Qin DynastyEmperor Qinshihuang united（统一）the seven major states into one country where the Chinese writing system began to develop in one direction That writing system was of great i（7） in uniting the Chinese people and culture Even today， no matter where Chinese people live or what
5、dialect they speak， they can all still c（8）ommunicatein writing Written Chinese has also become an important method to c （9） Chinas present with its past People in modern times can read the classic works which were written by Chinese in ancient timesToday， Chinese writing system is still an importan
6、t part of Chinese culture， As China plays a g（10） role in the world， an increasing number of international students are beginning to appreciate（ 欣赏） Chinas culture through this amazing language Written Chinese spreads Chinese culture wherever it goesPassage 2（2019 湖北省咸宁市）阅读下面短文, 在空白处写出适当的单词，单词首字母已给出
7、。有的词请注意词形的变化！ Confucius is the greatest teacher in Chinese history. He was born on S_41_28th. 511B.C. in the Kingdom of Lu. in todays Shandong Province. When he was young, he and his mother had a hard l_42_. At the age of fifteen, he began to learn music, and he did well in it. Then he went on l_43_
8、other subjects. When he was thirty, he b_44_a teacher. He started his own school. He believed everyone should have a chance to get education whether they were r_45_or poor. He had about, 3,000 s_46_and many of them became famous.Chinese see Confucius as the greatest thinker w_47_had many wise ideas
9、about human nature and behavior. And he is also regarded a_48_the greatest teacher. His most important ideas are about kindness and g_49_manners. He said young people should t_50_care of the old. People should not only always think of themselves, but work for o_51_. His ideas are around in peoples e
10、veryday life. Today people can still hear the ideas, and they even go far into east a_52_south Asia.Passage 3（2019 襄阳市）阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容及首字母提示，在短文空白处填入一个恰当的词，使短文内容完整，通顺。Most adults find it hard to remember the things happened while they were children. Now scientists have found exactly when these memori
11、es d_51_. A new study has found that most three-year-old children can remember a lot of what happened to them a year e_52_,and these memories are still clear while they are 5 and 6, but by the time they are over 7, these memories become weaker r_53_. Most children by the age of 8 or 9 can only remem
12、ber 35% of their e_54_ from under the age of 3 according to the new studies. The scientists say this is because at around this age the way we form(形成)memories begins to change. They say that before the age of 7 children do not have a s_55_of time and place in their memories. In older children, howev
13、er, the early things they can remember become more adult-like in the way they are formed. Children also have a far faster speed of f _56_ than adults. The discoveries also help to explain why children can often have clear memories of what they have done, b_57_ then forget them just several years lat
14、er. The children were organized to the laboratory for the first time at the age of 3 and discussed 6 impressed(印象深刻的)things from their past, such as the first relaxing trip with your family, the first d_58_ accident you met, and the first day of school. The children then returned for a second s_59_b
15、etween the ages of 5 and 9 to discuss the same things. The scientists found that between the ages of 5 and 7,the amount（量）of memories that the children could remember r _60_ between 63%-72%. However, between the ages of 8 to 9, the amount of memories that the children could remember fell to between 35%-36%.
