《2026年天利38套中考试题精选英语浙江专版》

第三节 语法填空（共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。
Sports in Ancient China

People in ancient China worked long hours each day. To relax, they 66invented(invent) many games. Some of them had a long history.
Chuíwán is 67anancient ball game. "Chuí" means "hit" and "wan" means "ball". It was one of 68the most popular(popular) sports in the Song Dynasty. On a large field, the players 69were divided(divide) into two groups. All of them had three chances to hit the ball. They needed to hit three balls into the hole to score a point, 70soit was difficult to win.

The 71first(one) record of cùjū was 2 000 years ago. The ball was filled with rice inside. As a 72relaxing(relax) game, cùjū was used in the army to train soldiers. Its rules were similar to football's. Each team usually had 12 or 16 players. A 73player’s(player) hands were not allowed—only feet and the head could be used.

In the Western Zhou Dynasty, gentlemen considered archery as a key part of their education. It was necessary for 74them(they) to learn archery when they were very young. Traditional archery was not just a sport but also a way 75to teach(teach) sportsmanship.

答案： 66.invented 67.an 68.the most popular 69.were divided 70.so 71.first 72.relaxing 73.player’s 74.them 75.to teach