《2025年普通高中学业水平考试合格考英语》

(八)
　　Once,there was an old man,　　1　　went bankrupt,living in a tiny house and owned a beat - up car.He was living off of $99 social security checks.
　　
At the age of 65,he decided that things had to change.So he thought about　　2　　he had to offer.His friends talked much about his chicken recipe.He decided that this was his best shot at making a change.
　　He left Kentucky and travelled to different states to try　　3　　(sell)his recipe.He told restaurant owners that he had a mouthwatering chicken recipe.He offered the recipe to them　　4　free,just asking for a small percentage on the items　　5　　(sell).
　　　6　　(fortunate),not to most of the restaurant,he heard“No”over 1000 times.Even so,he didn't give up.He held the belief　　7　　his chicken recipe was something special.
　　He got　　8　(reject)1009 times　　9　he heard his first yes.With that one success,Colonel Sanders changed the way Americans eat chicken.
　　Kentucky Fried Chicken,　　10　　(popular)known as KFC,was born.
1.______________　　2.______________　　3.______________　　4.______________　　5.______________
6.______________　　7.______________　　8.______________　　9.______________　　10.______________

答案： 1. who；2. what；3. to sell；4. for；5. sold；6. Unfortunately；7. that；8. rejected；9. before；10. popularly

(九)
　　In much of Asia,especially　　1　　so - called“rice bowl"cultures of China,Japan,Korea,and Vietnam,food is usually eaten with chopsticks(筷子).
　　
Chopsticks are usually two long,thin pieces of wood or bamboo.They can also be made of plastic,animal bone or metal.Sometimes chopsticks are quite artistic.Truly elegant(好看的)
chopsticks might　　2　　(make)of gold and silver with Chinese characters.Skilled workers also combine(组合)various hardwoods and metal　　3　(create)special designs.
　　The Chinese have used chopsticks for five thousand years..People probably cooked their food in large pots，　　4　(use)twigs(树枝)to remove it.Over time，　　5　　the population grew,people began cutting food into small pieces so it would cook more quickly.Food in small pieces could be eaten　　6　(easy)with twigs which gradually turned into chopsticks.
　　Some people think that the great Chinese scholar Confucius(孔子),　　7　　lived from roughly 551 - 479 B.C.,influenced the　　8　　(develop)of chopsticks.Confucius believed knives would remind people of killings and　　9　(be)too violent(暴力的)for use at the table.
　　
Chopsticks are not used everywhere in Asia.In India,for example,most people traditionally eat 10　　their hands.
1.______________　　2.______________　　3.______________　　4.______________　　5.______________
6.______________　　7.______________　　8.______________　　9.______________　　10.______________

答案： 1. the；2. be made；3. to create；4. using；5. as/when；6. easily；7. who；8. development；9. were；10. with