短文填空
(2018·山东日照)五、阅读填空（共10小题，满分10分）
阅读下面的短文，在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式（每空不多于三个单词）。
When doing Christmas shopping, Joy came across（偶遇）Nick, the least popular student in school because he wore strange clothes and had a face only a mother could love.
After dinner, Joy’s family went 51 church for the Christmas Eve service. A man with Bible（圣经）read a story about Jesus, who came 52 （help）people on Earth. Joy’s thoughts kept turning back to Nick. It must be terrible to be lonely on Christmas Day with his parents dead. 53 （tear）started to run down her cheeks but she brushed them away.
That night, while everyone else 54 （sleep）like a baby, Joy was thinking ways to help Nick. As soon as she heard her parents get up, she 55 （quick）jumped out of bed. She told 56 about Nick. Then she asked, “Shall we invite him over today?” “Sure,” said her mother who was always happy 57 guests came. Her father smiled.
When Joy called Nick two hours later, he was deeply 58 （move). He joined them for dinner. To Joy’s surprise, she enjoyed 59 （spend）time with him. Joy came to understand sharing Christmas cheer is the 60 （great）joy to Nick, even to the whole world.
【主旨大意】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述的是充满爱心、善良的小女孩Joy在圣诞节前夜，同情失去父母的同学Nick，邀请他到自己家一起欢度圣诞节的故事。
51. to 【解析】go与to一起构成动词短语，后接地点名词，表示“去……”，故填to。
52. to help【解析】 动词不定式表示目的，故填to help。
53. Tears 【解析】 tear是可数名词，此处应该用复数，故填Tears。
54. was sleeping 【解析】 此句为时间状语从句，根据句意和主句的时态可知此处应该用过去进行时，故填was sleeping。
55. quickly 【解析】动词前需用副词修饰，故填quickly。
56. them 【解析】此处缺少宾语，需要用代词的宾格形式，故填them代替her parents。
57. when 【解析】此处为时间状语从句，缺少时间副词，故填when。
58. moved 【解析】根据句意可知，此处为被动语态，故填move的过去分词，故填moved。
59. spending【解析】 enjoy后面用动词ing形式，故填spending。
60. greatest 【解析】根据句意乔伊明白分享圣诞快乐是Nick乃至全世界最大的快乐。可知此处应该用形容词的最高级来形容，故填greatest。
(2018?内蒙古赤峰)B. 阅读下面短文，根据中文、首字母、音标及语境提示填写所缺单词，使短文意思完整。请将答案填写在答题卡指定位置。（每空限填一词）
Some things usually have different meanings in different cultures. Here are some words about 61 that are used differently in western cultures and Chinese culture.
Most phrases in 62 about the dog, such as “a homeless dog”, “a running dog” and “a dog catching a mouse”, have negative meanings. But in western countries, dogs are considered honest and good friends of 63 (人类). The word,“dog”, has positive meanings. For example, “you are a lucky dog” means you are a lucky 64 /p??(r) sn/. And “every dog has its day” means everyone has good luck at times.
As we know, dragons are very important in Chinese culture. In ancient times, dragons were regarded as strong and magical creatures. They 65 /br??t/ hope and good luck. The ancient emperors compared themselves to dragons. Nowadays, many p 66 want their children to become “dragons”. But in western cultures, dragons were d 67 animals. Heroes killed them to protect people.
Some things have 68 (相似的) meanings in Chinese culture and western cultures. The rose is regarded as a symbol of love in b 69 China and some western countries. People in China and the West think the rose also 70 for peace, courage and friendship. When we pay attention to the cultural meanings of words, we will understand them better.
