【满分特训】2018年中考英语专题复习分类集训(真题版)：题型六-短文填空-专项训练三-首字母填空.docVIP

时间：10～12分钟/篇　　分值：1分/小题 Passage 1(2016武汉) Henry was a kind, good boy. His father was dead, and his mother was very poor. He had a little sister about 2 years old. He wanted to help his mother because she could not 1.a________ earn(挣) enough money to buy food for his little family. One day a man gave him a dollar for 2.r________ the pocketbook which he had lost. Henry could have kept the pocketbook because no one saw him when he found it. But his mother had taught him to be 3.h________， and never to keep what did not belong to him. So he gave the pocketbook back to the man. With the dollar he bought a box, three 4.b________ and some shoe polish(鞋油). He then went to the 5.c________ of the street, and said to everyone whose boots did not look 6.n________. “Polish your boots, please？” He was so 7.p________ that gentlemen soon began to notice him, and to let him polish their boots. The first day he 8.c________ over 50 cents, which he gave to his mother to buy food with. When he gave her the money, she cried with joy and said, “You are a 9.d________， good boy, Henry. I didnt know how I could earn enough to buy bread, but now I think we can 10.m________ to get along quite well.” Henry worked after school every day. He earned almost enough to support his mother and his little sister. Passage 2(2016呼和浩特) Many years ago, in a small village, an old man was hired(雇佣) to clear the spring(泉水) up on the mountain. He took care of the spring every day, and 1.s________ away all the leaves and other things 2.t________ would make the water dirty. Soon, beautiful swans(天鹅) came to the clear spring, and the village became a popular attraction for visitors. Years passed. One evening the town leaders held a meeting. As they looked at the salary list, one of them said, “Why do we keep this old man 3.o________ year after year? I dont think we need him or his work.”Later, the old man was 4.t________ to leave. For several weeks, something changed. When early 5.a________ came, the leaves b