英语短文填词15篇(VOA选篇)学生版

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（一）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

According to a review of evidence in a medical journal, runners live three years ___61___(long) than non-runners. You don't have to run fast or for long ___62___(see)the benefit. You may drink, smoke, be overweight and still reduce your risk of ___63___ (die) early by running. While running regularly can't make you live forever, the review says it ______ (be) more effective at lengthening life ___65___ walking, cycling or swimming. Two of the authors of the review also made a study published in 2014 ___66___ showed a mere five to 10 minutes a day of running reduced the risk of heart disease and early deaths from all ___67___(cause).

The best exercise is one that you enjoy and will do. But otherwise… it's probably running. To avoid knee pain, you can run on soft surfaces, do exercises to ___68___(strength)your leg muscles(肌肉),avoid hills and get good running shoes. Running is cheap, easy and it's always ___69___(energy).If you are time poor, you need run for only half the time to get the same benefits as other sports, so perhaps we should all give ___70___ a try.

（二）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Diets have changed in China — and so too has its top crop. Since 2011,the country ___61___（grow）more corn than rice. Corn production has jumped nearly 125 percent over ___62___ past 25 years, while rice has increased only 7 percent.

A taste for meat is ___63___ (actual) behind the change: An important part of its corn is used to feed chickens, pigs, and cattle. Another reason for corn's rise: The government encourages farmers to grow corn instead of rice ______ (improve) water quality. Corn uses less water ___65___ rice and creates less fertilizer(化肥) runoff. This switch has decreased ___66___ (pollute) in the country's major lakes and reservoirs and made drinking water safer for people.

According to the World Bank, China accounts for about 30 percent of total ___67___ (globe)fertilizer consumption. The Chinese Ministry of Agriculture finds that between 2005—when the government ___68___ (start) a soil-testing program ___69___ gives specific fertilizer recommendations to farmers - and 2011, fertilizer use dropped by 7.7 million tons. That prevented the emission(排放) of 51.8 million tons of carbon dioxide. China's approach to protecting its environment while ___70___ (feed) its citizens \"offers useful lessons for agriculture and food policymakers worldwide.\" says the bank's Juergen Voegele.

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I'm not sure _____61_____ is more frightened, me or the female gorilla(大猩猩）that suddenly appears out of nowhere. I'm walking on a path in the forest in the Central African Republic. Unexpectedly, I'm face-to-face with the gorilla, who begins screaming at ____62____ top of her lungs. That makes her baby scream, and then a 400-pound male appears. He screams the

___63___(loud)of all. The noise shakes the trees as the male beats his chest and

charges toward me. I quickly lower myself, ducking my head to avoid ________(look) directly into his eyes so he doesn't feel____65____(challenge).

My name is Mireya Mayor. I'm a ___66___(science)who studies animals such as apes and monkeys. I was searching ___67___ these three western lowland gorillas I'd been observing. No one had seen them for hours, and my colleagues and I were worried.

When the gorillas and I frightened each other, I was just glad to find ____68____(they) alive. True to a gorilla's unaggressive nature, the huge animal ____69____(mean)me no real harm. He was just saying: \"I'm king of this forest, and here is your reminder!\" Once his message was delivered, he allowed me ____70____ (stay)and watch.

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Few people I know seem to have much desire or time to cook. Making Chinese ___56___(dish) is seen as especially troublesome. Many westerners ___57___ come to China cook much less than in their own countries once they realize how cheap ___58___ can be to eat out. I still remember ___59___ (visit) a friend who’d lived here for five years and I ___60___(shock) when I learnt she hadn’t cooked once in all that time.

While regularly eating out seems to ___61___(become) common for many

young people in recent years, it’s not without a cost. The obvious one is money; eating out once or twice a week may be ___62___(afford) but doing this most days adds up. There could be an even ___63___ (high) cost on your health. Researchers have found that there is a direct link between the increase in food eaten outside the home and the rise in ______(weigh) problems.

If you are not going to suffer this problem, then I suggest that the next time you go to your mum’s home ___65___ dinner, get a few cooking tips from her. Cooking food can be fun. You might also begin to notice the effects not only on your health but in your pocket.

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She looks like any other schoolgirl, fresh-faced and full of life. Sarah Thomas is looking forward to challenge of her new A-level course. But unlike school friends ,16-year-old Sarah is not spending half-term __61__ (real)Instead, she is earning $6500 a day as __62__ model in New York.

Sarah __63__ (tell) that she could be Britain’s new supermodel earning a million dollars in the new year. Her father Peter 44, want her to give up school to model fulltime But Sarah, ____ has taken part in shows along with top models wants __65__ (prove) that she has brains as well as beauty she is determined to carry on with her __66__ (educate).

She has turned down several __67__ (invitation) to star at shows in order to

concentrate on her studies After school she plans to take a year off to model full time before going to university to get a degree __68__ engineering or architecture.

Sarah says, \"My dad thinks I should take the offer now. But at the moment, school __69__ (come) first. I don't want to get too absorbed in modeling. It is __70__ (certain) fun but the lifestyle is a little unreal. I don't want to have nothing else to fall back on when I can't model my more.\"

（六）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

Last October , while tending her garden in Mora , Sweden , Lena Pahlsson pulled out a handful of small __56__ (carrot) and was about to throw them away. But something made her look closer , and she noticed a __57__ (shine) object. Yes, there beneath the leafy top of one tiny carrot was her long-lost wedding ring.

Pahlsson screamed __58__ loudly that her daughter came running from the house. “she thought I had hurt __59__ (I),”says Pahlsson

Sixteen years __60__ (early), Pahlsson had removed the diamond ring __61__ (cook) a meal. When she wanted to put the ring back on later, it was gone. She suspected that one of her three daughters —then ten, eight, and six— had picked it up, but the girls said they hadn't. Pahlsson and her husband __62__ (search) the kitchen, checking every corner, but turned up nothing. “I gave up hope of finding my ring again,\" she says. She never replaced it.

Pahlsson and her husband now think the ring probably got __63__ (sweep) into a pile of kitchen rubbish and was spread over the garden, ____ it remained until the carrot’s leafy top accidentally sprouted (生长) through it. For Pahlsson, its return was __65__ wonder.

（七）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

In much of Asia, especially the so­called “rice bowl” cultures of China, Japan, Korea, 1.________ Vietnam, food is usually eaten with chopsticks.

Chopsticks are usually two long, thin pieces of wood or bamboo. They can also be made of plastic, animal bone or metal. Sometimes chopsticks are quite artistic. Truly elegant chopsticks might 2.________ (make) of gold and silver with Chinese characters. Skilled workers also combine various hardwoods and metal 3.________ (create) special designs.

The Chinese have used chopsticks for five thousand years. People probably cooked their food in large pots, 4.________ (use) twigs(树枝) to remove it. Over time, 5.________ the population grew, people began cutting food into small pieces so it would cook more quickly. Food in small pieces could be eaten easily with twigs which 6.________ (gradual) turned into chopsticks.

Some people think that the great Chinese scholar Confucius, 7.________ lived from roughly 551 to 479 B．C., influenced the 8.________ (develop) of chopsticks. Confucius believed knives would remind people of killings and 9.________ (be) too

violent for use at the table.

Chopsticks are not used everywhere in Asia. In India, for example, most people traditionally eat 10.________ their hands.

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George Bernard Shaw was interested in the way people spoke. He argued that he was never________ (mistake) about a person's status. However, Professor Higgins thought a superior social position was more dependent on grammar and pronunciation. Actually, his view was only accepted by a ________ (hand) of his followers. Eliza, a flower girl, was ambitious to improve herself. ________ (force)to earn money herself because her family was poor, she dreamed of working in a proper flower shop. George Bernard Shaw teamed ________ with Professor Higgins to help her. An English teacher ________ (hire) to give her lessons. But after her first lesson, she was ________ (apparent) disappointed because the teacher was so impatient with her. Actually, Eliza didn't give it up easily. ________ (look) ahead, she decided to work hard. Knowing it was impossible ________ (accept) in that profession if she did not speak correct English, she asked Professor Higgins to give her lessons. Trained for several months, she set out to speak in ________ more attractive accent. Shortly, she became known as “the London songbird” ________ her spoken English became so pleasant.

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式。

We can choose our friends, but usually we cannot choose our neighbors. However, to get a happy home life, we have to get along with ________ well as possible.

An important quality in a neighbor is consideration for________. People should not do things ________ will disturb their neighbors unnecessarily. For example, television sets need not be played at full volume (音量）________loud pop music should not be played very late at night. By avoiding things likely to upset your neighbors, you can enjoy ________ friendly relationship with them.

An equally important quality is tolerance. Neighbors should do all they can to avoid disturbing other people，________there are times when some level of disturbance is unavoidable. ________ neighbors want to get along well with each other, they have to show their tolerance. In this way, everyone will live ________peace.

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Each year ________(thousand) of tourists visit the polar regions of the Arctic and Antarctica. But the increasing number of people traveling to the ends of the Earth can have ________negative effect on fragile ecosystems. Should tourists ________(allow) to visit polar regions?

About 40,000 tourists visit Antarctica each year. More than five million travel to the Arctic and sub-Arctic. Transporting tourists to the regions ________(increase) ship and airplane traffic, adding to the risk of pollution, oil spills, and other ________(environment) damage. Because the places where wildlife is accessible ________(be) few in number, tourist traffic can become concentrated in specific areas, ________ (put)Arctic vegetation at risk.

Others say that access ________these very special parts of the world should not be restricted to only researchers and scientists. Polar tourism allows people to develop deep ________（person） connections with polar regions. “Those ________travel to the Arctic or Antarctica often become cheerleaders for supporting those places.” Jim Sano, vice president for travel and conservation at World Wildlife Fund, told TFK.

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A researcher has made a report ________ says having a lot of money makes you a bad person. Professor Paul Piff spent ten years ________ (look) at the personalities of rich people and ________ (find) that their behaviour was very different ________ the behavior of poor people. Rich people are more likely to break ________ (rule), not follow the law, and not care about other people. Wealthy people cheat more at games and are less likely to help other people. Professor Piff told the BBC, “Wealth makes you more ________ (worry) about your own interests, your own desires, your own welfare.” He added that rich people think their own goals and

needs are the most ________ (importance) thing in their life.

Professor Piff also found that poor people are more generous than rich people. The poor give a higher percentage of their money ________ (help) others than the rich. The ________ (wealth) you are, the less generous you are. You give significantly smaller portions away to other people. However, he said that rich people could change their behavior and become nicer ________ more generous.

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Many people believe small talk is very________(bore). Although that is true, there are many places where small talk is very important. In Western culture, strangers talk to other strangers________(frequent). On the other hand, small talk is not so common in Eastern culture. Strangers are________(friend)to one another in Western culture, and small talk is very important to English learning. One other place where small talk is important is in ________ interview. Besides, the best way to learn small talk is to provide many examples. Here are some________(suggest)about how to use examples. Small talk________(involve)many different topics. In other words, students can learn several lessons, _______(cover)other subjects, such as sports, jobs, schools, etc. Once we have started the small talk, ________ is your responsibility to keep the conversation ________ (focus)on your work and study. In order to do so, you can talk about anything ________ is not too personal.

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形式。

Zhu De was born ________ December 1, 1886 to a poor farmer's family in a town in Yilong County, a ________ (hill) and separate part of northern Sichuan Province. Of the fifteen ________ (child) born to the family, only eight survived. His Hakka(客家) family migrated from Hunan Province and Guangdong Province ________Sichuan. ________ his family was poor, by pooling(合伙经营) resources, Zhu was chosen to be sent to a regional private school in 12. At the age of nine, Zhu was adopted by his wealthy uncle, ________ political influence allowed him ________ (gain) access to Yunnan Military Academy. Later, he attained the rank of Xiucai in 1906, ________ (make) him qualified as a civil servant. He was admitted into a Sichuan high school around 1907, and graduated in 1908. Consequently, he returned to Yilong's primary school as a gym ________ (instruct). He was an advocate(倡导者) of modern science and political teaching, rather than the strict classical education afforded by schools, so he ________ (dismiss) from his post and entered the Yunnan Military Academy in Kunming. There, he joined the Beiyang Army and the Tongmenghui secret political society.

（十四）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

Chaplin was an extraordinary performer who ________(star) in and directed many outstanding comedies. Few people were bored ________(watch) his moustache, his gestures or his entertaining reactions when chased by ________(detective). Being drunk, sliding on a banana skin or whispering his own

failures to nobody, he made us feel more content ________our life without any verbal explanation. His particular sense of humor has astonished everybody throughout the world up to now.

In a small budget film, he played a badly-off person ________(wear) worn-out shoes and ________(mess) clothes. On one occasion, he ________(trap) by a snowstorm in a vast mountainous area. He overcame many difficulties, ________ he was not fortunate enough. With all the porridge ________(eat) up, he picked out a shoe and boiled it to eat. What he performed was a total failure. According to an actress, his acting was so ________(convince) and amusing that everybody couldn't help bursting into laughter.

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Have you ever tasted or perhaps heard of sugar painting? As fewer people choose to make this kind of painting, the traditional Chinese folk craft might have become a ________(distance)memory in some ways.________, a 38-year old craftsman, Li Jianzhong, is committed to________(keep)the art of sugar painting alive.

Li worked as a miner for more than ten years. After ________mine closed down, Li turned to housing decoration, until he ________(force) to give that up due to a finger injury. Earlier this year, he discovered sugar painting, something he really had an interest in and a strong desire to learn.

Since there was no sugar painting craftsman in his village, he studied by ________(he) through large quantities of videos and information on the internet. Li loved painting when he was young, and he found it easy________(learn) the skill in sugar painting. He soon mastered the skill and could make a ________(vary) of sugar paintings. A sugar painting is made with melted brown or white sugar. Craftsmen ________(normal) paint animals and flowers on a stone board with the syrup(糖浆). When the sugar cools down, ________appears is a piece of sugar art.