
(2024·遼寧·中考)閱讀短文,在空白處填入一個適當的單詞或用括號內所給詞的正確形式填空,使短文通順、連貫。
Have you heard of wallball? Wallball is a simple sport to play. You onlyneed a ball 31.______a wall, so you can play anywhere at any time.
As the name shows, wallball is about hitting a small ball against a wall. Todo this, keep your hand open and use your palm(手掌)to hit it. Usually, gloves32.______(need), but you can choose not to wear them. You can use eitherof your 33.______(hand)to hit the ball.
Two players take turns to hit the ball. One player bounces(彈起)the ballonce and hits it against the wall. Then 34.______other player hits it backto the wall. If a player fails to hit the ball to the wall before it bounces twice,this player will lose one point.
The player that reaches 11, 15 or 21 points first wins the game. Beforestarting, make sure how many points you want 35.______(reach). If youwin two games first, you’ll win the match. But if the game score is 1?1, onemore game is often played.
“Last month, we 36.______(have) several matches against otherschools. Every match was 37.______(exciting)than I thought. I can’t waitfor the next year’s match! It makes 38.______(I)crazy,”said James, awallball lover from the UK.
More and more people today become interested 39.______wallball. Someclubs have built colorful courts(球場). However, you can 40.______(cer?tain)set up your own court at home. If you like wallball, get started.
【答案】31.and 32.areneeded 33.hands 34.the 35.toreach 36.had37.moreexciting 38. me 39. in 40. certainly
【文章大意】本文主要介紹了一種運動——墻球。
31. 句意:“你只需要一個球和一堵墻,這樣你可以在任何時間任何地點玩。”前后兩者是并列關系,用and連接,故填and。
32.句意:“通常,手套是必需的,但你可以選擇不戴。”主語“gloves”是動作的承受者,時態是一般現在時,所以用一般現在時的被動語態,故填areneeded。
33. 句意:“你可以用兩只手中的任何一只來擊球。”可知,是兩只手中的任何一只,此處用名詞復數形式,故填hands。
34.句意:“然后另一個球員把球打回了墻上。”此處是one...the other...結構,意為“一個……另一個……”,故填the。
35. 句意:“在開始之前,確定你想達到多少點。”want to do“想要做”,故填to reach。
36.句意:“上個月,我們和其他學校進行了幾場比賽。”根據“last month”可知,是一般過去時,動詞用過去式,故填had。
37. 句意:“每場比賽都比我想象的更精彩。”根據“than”可知,此處應使用形容詞比較級,故填more exciting。
38.句意:“這讓我瘋狂。”此處在動詞后作賓語,用賓格,故填me。
39.句意:“現在越來越多的人對墻球感興趣。”become interested in“對……產生興趣”,固定短語,故填in。
40.句意:“然而,你當然可以在家里建立自己的球場。”此處在句中修飾動詞短語,用副詞形式,故填certainly。