2023年中考一轮复习阅读理解 短文填空 首字母填空专题
根据首字母和短文内容写出单词，完成短文。
A
Life is made up of success and failure. No one is always successful and also no one is a___1___ a failure. So it doesn’t make much difference whether you are successful or not. The m___2___ important thing is what you do when you face success or failure. If you lose your heart when you fail or like to show o___3___ when you succeed, you’ll never succeed. I___4___, you should face it bravely, and work hard to find some better methods to h___5___ you. Believe that your failure can be changed into success and put your effort into what you are doing. Then you can make greater progress.
Why do some people often d___6___ about themselves and feel discouraged though they are able to do something I think there are two main reasons. F___7___, these people don’t have a correct estimate (评估) of themselves. Second, they may take s___8___ difficulties for big ones.
The word “success” itself has hundreds of definitions (定义). For some people it means power. For some people it means great achievement. For o___9___ it is wealth (财富). I think it means achieving in one’s work, making contributions (共享) to the development of our country and bringing h____10____ to people.
B
I don’t believe it! It’s 11p.m. and I’m still sitting here writing this article for the school magazine !I’ve had two weeks to write it and my teacher wants it tomorrow . She’s always c____11____ that I leave things to the last minute. Maybe she’s right. A month ago, I made up my mind to be more efficient this year and not to leave thing to the last minute. But I’ve failed. I’ve also been trying to get fitter for four weeks now. I’ve started going to the gym. I’ve taken up karate lessons and I’ve changed my diet. I’ve even been going to bed earlier. But I’m not feeling any fitter. I felt just a little u____12____. I miss my bad habits. Why is leading a better life so hard
I’ve just read an article on a website and I’ve found out that it isn’t my fault! In fact, it isn’t anyone’s fault! It’s our brains. They’re programmed, therefore, it is difficult to break bad habits. There’s nothing we can do . Scientists have done experiments that show we use one part of our brain when we think about o____13____and another when we think about other people. However, when we think about the ‘future us’, we use the part of the brain that we usually use to think about other people. In other words, the brain sees the ‘future you’ as a different person to your ‘present you ’. And that’s why we don’t always find it easy to make sensible d____14____ in the future when we face difficulties.
But that’s not all. Scientists have also found out that it takes around ten weeks to form a good habit. For example , if I want to keep fit, it’s going to take me ten weeks to go to the gym and then it will become an automatic part of my life. That’s because ten weeks is the amount of time the brain needs to change and a____15____new ways of behavior as a part of everyday life. The good news is that once you make it to ten weeks, everything becomes much easier. The bad news is that ten weeks is a really long time, so it’s easy to give up on （打消）your good plan s_____16_____
So there you are. Maybe we want to change our ways and become better people but our brains won’t let us . or is this just an e____17____ Look! I’ve finished my article on time. Anything is possible!
C
The Customer (消费者) Is Always Right
In 1909, an American named Harry Selfridge went to Britain and opened a store on London’s Oxford Street. It was called Selfridge’s and it offered a new kind of shopping e___18___. It was built like a large palace. Shoppers could walk from floor to floor to buy clothes, furniture toys and a variety of other items, each in its own department. Selfridge’s “department” store made shopping convenient and e___19___. It treated it’s customers like kings. As Harry liked to say, “The customer is always right.”
Selfridge’s department store idea caught on worldwide. In 1918, the Kwok brothers, from Australia, opened their Yong’an Department Store on Nanjing Road in Shanghai. It’s still there today. However, its f___20___ along with that of other department stores, may be in question. Modern shoppers are giving up on shopping at department stores.
I___21___, shoppers are spending their money at “specialty” stores. They are buying their clothes at Uniqlo and H&M, and their furniture and household goods at IKEA．These specialty stores offer more c___22___, better prices, better services and a better in-store experience. Department stores are also challenged (挑战) b___23___ the internet. The internet now accounts for (占) 20 percent of all consumer purchases and the number is g___24___ every year. If you need evidence (证据), just look at the popularity of Singles Day.
China, in g___25___, has become a consumer society. People now spend about 30 trillion (万亿) yuan on shopping every year. That’s a lot of money. Stores know that they will have to change if they hope to s___26___. It’s no less true today t____27____ it was in Harry Selfridge’s time — the customer is always right.
D
A young couple decided to go c_____1_____ in the mountains to celebrate their first year of marriage（结婚）. They took with them the t_____2_____ they would need — warm clothes, food and a tent.
They went up to the mountains and f_____3_____ a fine place to set up their rent. Then they decided to go for a hike（徒步旅行）to see more of the mountains.
A_____4_____ a long hike, they went back to their camp, built a fire and cooked d____5____. Finally, it was time to go to sleep.
Sometimes in the middle of the n____6____, the wife woke up her husband and said:”Look up at the sky. What do you see ”
Her husband answered,”I see m_____7_____ of stars in the sky. ”
His wife said:”That’s right. W______8______ does the mean to you ”
The husband said:”Well, if there are so many stars out there , that means there might a_____9_____ be a planet just like ours. And if that’s true, then there could be life on one of those planets. That’s kind of e______10______!”
His wife said:”You are wrong. It means that someone has stolen our tent! ”
E
Most people want to be happy, but few know how to find happiness. The first s ___38___ of happiness is to enjoy the simple things in life. Too often, we spend so much time thinking about the f___39___ that we fail to enjoy the present. You should enjoy life's simple pleasures, such as r ____40____ a good book and spending time with close friends. People who have several close friends often live happier and h ___41___ lives. Another secret to living a happy life is to have some h___42___ . Many people like dancing, listening to m ____43____ or playing a sport. You will forget about your problems and only think about the activities. F ____44____，many people find happiness in helping others. Studies s ___45___that people feel good when they spend their time helping others. That is, doing good things for someone makes you feel m ___46___ happier. You can help a friend w_____47_____ his or her studies, go shopping to buy food for an elderly person, or simply help out around the house by washing the dishes.
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