江苏省南京市鼓楼区2021-2023年中考英语二模试题分类汇编：完形填空(含解析).pdf

江苏省南京市鼓楼区

2021-2023年中考英语二模试题分类汇编

完形填空

2023年江苏省南京市鼓楼区中考二模英语试题

二、完形填空(共10小题；每小题1分,满分10分)

请认真阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出

最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

InthecityofLondonabout150yearsago,manypeoplestartedtogetverysick.The

sicknesstheyhadwascalledcholera(霍乱).Thediseasecaused16among

Londonersbecausenobodyknewhowtopreventitorcureit.

Mostdoctorsthoughtthatpeoplegotcholerafrombreathingin17air.Theytold

patientstoopentheirwindowsandbreatheinfreshairasmuchaspossible.Some

doctorstoldtheirpatientstodrinklotsofwaterortakecertainmedicine.However,

theiradvicedidnot18.Theydidnotknowwhattodo.

JohnSnowwasadoctorandscientistwhohada(n).19idea.Hethoughtthatcholera

mighthavebeenspreadingthroughthewaterthatpeopleweredrinking.Maybe

pollutedwaterwasmakingeveryonesick.

Atfirst,nobodypaidmuchattentiontoDr.Snow.Theybelievedthatcholerawas

spreadthroughtheairandthatwaterwasnotthe.20.Dr.Snowdevelopedaplanto

provehistheory(理论).HewenttodifferentneighbourhoodsinLondonand21their

water.Healsocountedthenumberofsickpeopleineachneighbourhood.Itwasjust

ashehadthought!Theneighbourhoodswiththecleanestwaterhadthe22sick

people.Theplaceswiththedirtiestwaterhadthegreatestnumberofsickpeople.

Thisprovedhistheorythatcholerawasspreadthroughdirtywater.Theother

doctorsfinally.23thatDr.Snowwasright.AlloverLondon,peoplestoppeddrinking

waterthatmightbepolluted.Almost24peoplestoppedgettingsick.Allittookwas

cleanwater.

ThankstoDr.JohnSnow,wealsoknowhowtostopmanyothersicknessesthatcan

bespreadthroughdirtywater.Wewouldnotknowabouttherisksofdirtywaterifit

werenotforDr.JohnSnowshardworkand25.Dr.Snowmay