广东省2018中考英语七故事与诗歌;历史与社会四短文阅读人教新目

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Passage 1(2016成都改编)

A boy thought that he was the most unhappy person in the world. In his opinion, he was unlucky because almost everything bad always 1.________ to him. So he wanted to find the secret to

happiness. He walked a 2.________ way and finally came to a beautiful palace. There, he met the king.

After learning why the boy had come, the king suggested that he should look around the palace and 3.________ back in two hours. “At the same time, 4.________ want you to hold this spoon with milk，” said the king. “As you walk around my palace, carry this spoon without spilling(溢出)the milk.”

The boy kept his eyes fixed on the spoon and began to walk around the golden palace. After two hours, he came 5.________ to the king. “Well，” asked the king. “Did you see the wonderful paintings in my dining hall? Did you see the colorful flowers in the garden？” The boy felt sorry 6.________ he saw nothing. He only paid 7.________ to the milk.

“Then go back and 8.________ the beauty of my world, ”said the king. This time the boy saw all of the works of art on the walls. He saw the great gardens and mountains all around. When he came back, he described everything he saw.

“But where is the milk？”asked the king. Looking down at the spoon he held, the boy saw the milk was gone. “Well, there is only one piece of

9.________ I can give you，” said the king. “The secret to happiness is to see all the beauty of the world and also keep 10.________ eye on the milk on the spoon.”

Passage 1

【主旨大意】本文是一篇记叙文。通过讲述一个认为自己最不幸的小男孩寻找幸福的真谛的故事。告诉我们：真正的幸福是在享受这个世界美好的同时不忘记自己所肩负的责任。

1. happened 【解析】句意：在他看来，他是不幸的，因为几乎所有的坏事都经常________在他身上。根据语境可知不好的事情经常在他身上发生，用happen，故事发生在过去，用一般过去时，故填happened。

2. long 【解析】句意：他走了很________路，最终来到一个美丽的宫殿。根据语境和finally可知他走了很长的路。故填long。

3. come/be 【解析】句意：了解了男孩为什么来，国王建议他应该在宫殿四处看看，在两小时内________。 此处指“回来”，注意所填词和look around并列，位于情态动词后。故填come/be。

4. I 【解析】句意：国王说道：“同时，________想让你拿着装满牛奶的勺子”。此处是直接引语，表达“我(国王)”希望“你(男孩)”……，且此处作主语。故填I。

5. back 【解析】句意：两个小时后，他回________国王那里。“回到”用come back。故填back。

6. because/as 【解析】句意：男孩感到很抱歉，________他什么都没有看到。前后半句是因果关系，且此处表示原因。故填because/as。

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