《2025年5年中考3年模拟英语广东专版》

                                             Cloze1(2023广东)
　　　
　　There is a small thing we use every day. We usually put　　1　　in the bathroom. Without it, we might have tooth problems. Can you guess　　2　　it is? Yes, it's the toothbrush. But do you know anything about its history?
　　
According to some research, before toothbrushes appeared, the ancient Chinese people　　3　　their teeth with some small tree branches(树枝). About 800 years ago, people made a kind of brush with pig hair and bamboo. It might　　4　　the world's earliest form of toothbrushes. As time went　　5　, the forms of toothbrushes changed. For example, people chose horse - tail hair instead of pig hair　　6　　pig hair was too hard. Imagine that you travel back to　　7　　of years ago and brush your teeth comfortably. It sounds fantastic, doesn't it?
　　
Around the 15th century, the Chinese toothbrush found its way into Europe. It became　　8　　among local people soon. The　　9　　of toothbrushes was not as famous as that of paper - making, but it was very useful in daily life. Today we have a good　　10　　of brushing teeth. We should thank the ancient Chinese for it.
1. __________ 2. __________ 3. __________ 4. __________ 5. __________
6. __________ 7. __________ 8. __________ 9. __________ 10. __________

答案： 语篇解读　本文是一篇说明文，文章介绍了牙刷的发明及其发展历程。
1.it　考查代词。设空处位于动词put后作宾语，指代上一句中的a small thing，应用代词it。下文中的Without it也证明该空填it。
2.what　考查宾语从句的连接词。根据后一句“Yes, it's the toothbrush.”可知,前一句是问“你能猜到它是什么吗？”,故填what。
3.cleaned　考查一般过去时。分析句子可知,设空处缺少谓语动词,根据空后的their teeth with some small tree branches可知，这里说的是古人清洁牙齿的方法，结合供选词汇可知，应用clean;根据空前“before toothbrushes appeared”可知时态为一般过去时，故填cleaned。
4.be　考查动词。空前为情态动词might,设空处应使用动词原形;根据句意，结合供选词汇可知，应补充“是”的含义，故填be。
5.by　考查介词搭配。go by“(时间)流逝”，为固定用法，故填by。
6.because　考查状语从句的引导词。分析句子结构可知，设空处引导状语从句，空前说人们选择马尾毛代替猪毛，空后说猪毛太硬，为前“果”后“因”的关系，故填because。
7.hundreds　考查数词。根据空后的of years ago,并结合供选词汇可知，这里想表达的是“几百年前”，hundred前没有具体数字修饰且与of连用时，要加 - s,故填hundreds。
8.popular　考查形容词。空前为系动词became,空处应用形容词，根据语境，结合供选词汇可知，应填popular,become popular among...“在……中受欢迎”。
9.invention　考查名词。根据后面的not as famous as that of paper - making,并结合供选词汇可知，这里说的是牙刷的发明不如造纸的发明有名，该空位于The和of之间，应用invent的名词形式，故填invention。
10.habit　考查名词。根据语境，结合供选词汇可知，这里想表达的是“刷牙的好习惯”，空前有冠词a,要用单数,故填habit。