2025年中考英语常考语法点-短文首字母填空（含解析）

短文首字母填空 （2024·江苏镇江·中考真题）根据短文内容及所给首字母提示写出所缺单词，使短文意思完整，每空一词。 Zodiac animals are important to the Chinese people for long. Many years ago, a president from a foreign country v 1 China. At the dinner, he presented people with a riddle, “There are twelve things that can be given to all the Chinese, and each person can get his or her o 2 . What are the twelve things ” The answer is of course the “12 zodiac animals”. As a cultural sign that stays with a person since his or her b 3 , the zodiac animal of the year plays an important role in e 4 life. Even today, many Chinese people will use “What is your zodiac animal ” instead of “How old are you ” when they ask about a person’s a 5 . In ancient times, people formed clans (部落). Different clans had different signs. The clans usually used the looks of animals. O 6 , an important meeting was held. At the meeting, the animals used by the most powerful clans were d 7 as the zodiac animals. Just l 8 China, many other countries also have similar systems of zodiac animals. For example, India has a system of 12 zodiac animals, which is a 9 the same as that of China, with only the lion in the place of the tiger. The Vietnamese (越南的) system has cat instead of rabbit, but the other e 10 animals remain the same. It is widely believed that it was the Chinese zodiac culture that spread to the countries nearby. （2023·江苏镇江·中考真题）根据短文内容及所给首字母提示写出所缺单词，使短文意思完整，每空一词。 At the dinner table, Westerners use knives and forks, while the Chinese use chopsticks. S 11 at least 3,000 years ago, chopsticks have been the eating tool for the Chinese people. Ancient Chinese used pottery pots (陶罐) to cook food during the Pottery Age. And they used branches or bamboo sticks to p 12 up the food. Later on, they developed the habit of using the chopsticks. In general, the material of chopsticks can be d 13 into five groups: bamboo and wood, metal, jade, bone and chemical plastics. In Modern Chinese family life, people prefer to use the bamboo or wooden chopsticks b 14 they are good for the environment and cost a little. Using knives and forks or chopsticks brings about a difference not o 15 in lifestyle. For example, the use of knives and forks makes it c 16 for people to eat individually (分别地). And the use of chopsticks makes it possible for the family members to have meals t 17 . As the Westerners prefer to eat individually, they have the idea and habit of not d 18 on others after they grow into adults. The w 19 that Chinese people use chopsticks and eat with others around the table is connected with the lifestyle of the Chinese family. Nowadays, an increasing n 20 of foreign students are coming to China. They are happy to learn to use chopsticks and enjoy the pleasure of eating with friends around the table. （2022·江苏镇江·中考真题）根据短文内容及所给首字母提示写出所缺单词，使短文意思完整，每空一词。 To many young Chinese p ... ...