【考点扫描】
【中考范例】
（2004年陕西省中考试题）
V. 短文填空（共10空，每空1分，计10分）
   根据上下文和括号里的汉语提示，在下面的空白处写出正确的单词和短语，使短文意思完整。
   When you laugh, you will 1 ______(张开) your mouth and your teeth. The healthier those teeth are, the happier you look. Why is that?
   It’s 2 _______(因为) your teeth are important in many ways. If you take care of them, they’ll help to take care of you. Strong, healthy teeth help you eat the right food to help you grow. They also help you speak clearly.
   You can take care of your teeth by doing like these:
   Brush your teeth 3_______ (一日两次) after breakfast and before bedtime. If you can, brush 4 _______(午饭后) or after eating sweet cakes.
   Brush all of your teeth, not just the front ones. Spend some time on the teeth along the sides and in the back.
   Take your time while brushing. Spend 5_______ (至少) 3 minutes each time you brush.
   Be sure your toothbrush is soft(柔软的). Ask your parent to help you get a new toothbrush 6 ________(每三个月).
   Learn how to floss(用牙线清理) your teeth, which is a very important way to keep them healthy. It feels strange when you do it at first, but soon you’ll 7 _____(习惯于) doing it. The floss gets rid of food that’s hidden between your teeth.
   Brushing and flossing 8 ______(保持) your teeth healthy. You also need to care about what you eat and drink. Eat 9 ______(许多) fruits and vegetables and drink water 10_______ (代替) drinks.
1. open  张开嘴的“张开”应用open。
2. because 要回答前面why提出的问题，应用because。
3. twice a day 这是英语常见的一种表示方法。
4. after lunch after之后常常跟一个时间点，lunch可看作一个时间点。
5. at last 这是一个固定的短语
6. every three months every之后如果有大于一的数词来修饰名词，这个名词用复数形式。又如：every three days, every four years。
7. be/ get used to 这也是一个习惯用语，后接名词或定名词。
8. keep “keep somebody/ something +形容词”是一个常见句型。
9. lots of / a lot of / many 这几个限定词都可用来修饰可数名词的复数。
10. instead of 这是一个短语介词，后接名词活动名词。
【满分演练】
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Everyone needs friends. We all like to feel close to someone. It is nice to have a friend to talk, laugh, and do things with. Surely, there are times when we need to be alone. We don't always want people1________(周围). But we would feel lonely if we never had a friend.
No two people are just the same. Sometimes friends don't 2_________(相处得好). That doesn't mean that they no longer like 3_________(互相). Most of the time they will make up and 4__________(继续)being friends.
Sometimes friends move away. Then we feel very sad. We 5_______(想念) them very much. But we call them and write to them. It could be that we would even see them again. And we can 6__________(结交新朋友）. It is surprising to find out how much we like new people when we get to know them.
Families sometimes name their children after a close friend. 7_________(许多地方)are named after men and women who have been friendly to people in a town. Some libraries are named this way. So are some schools. We 8_______（想起）these people when we go to these places.
There's more good news for people who have friends. They live 9________(长一些)than people who don't. Why? It could be that they are happier. Being happy helps you stay well. Or it could be just knowing that someone cares. If someone cares about you, you take better care of 10________（你自己）.
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