五、首字母填空。
新素材 社会百科 If asked to name the most famous cartoon character from their country, Americans may say Mickey Mouse. And people in Belgium would proudly m 1 Tintin. And in China, the title would probably go to Sanmao, a thin boy with only three hairs on his head, who was c 2 by the late comic artist Zhang Leping(1910—1992).
On March 26, Zhang was given the Special Honour Award at the 2018 Bologna Children's Book Fair. Zhang is the first Chinese cartoonist to ever r 3 this prize.
The story of Sanmao starts with his moving to Shanghai to make a living. As an orphan(孤儿), Sanmao has n 4 to depend on and has to take on many different jobs, such as selling newspapers, polishing shoes and performing kung fu. But still, it's h 5 for him to afford the cost of living. He has to sleep on the streets and is often laughed at by strangers.
Although his living conditions are p 6 , Sanmao is a kind boy who often shares whatever food he has with homeless people. He is also a boy of integrity(正直). For example, he once r 7 to join a group of thieves who promised to feed him every day in exchange for his services.
According to Sanmao's e 8 , people learn about the most turbulent (动荡的) moments of Chinese history in the 20th century. This is why even though Sanmao is often seen as "China's Tintin", his tale is c 9 to be much darker than that of the Belgian character.
The birth of Sanmao also filled a blank in the Chinese comic i 10 . Using the skill of line drawing, Zhang wrote no dialogue and used the simplest brushwork to show the complexity of life in old Shanghai.
1.
mention
2.
created
3.
receive
4.
nobody
5.
hard
6.
poor
7.
refused
8.
experiences
9.
considered
10.
industry
解析：
【分析】
做这类首字母填空题，首先第一步要通读全文，明确文章核心主题是介绍中国经典卡通形象三毛及其创作者张乐平的相关背景，理清整体叙事逻辑。接下来逐空分析：先判断空格所需的词性，再结合前后文的语义关联、固定搭配和给出的首字母提示推导单词，最后还要把所有填好的单词代入全文通读，验证语法和语义是否通顺，避免出现逻辑矛盾的情况。比如第一空对应前文美国人说出本国知名卡通形象的表述，就能推导出比利时人会“提及”丁丁，再结合首字母m锁定单词，其余空也按照“语义+词性+首字母”的逻辑逐一推导即可。
【解析】
1. 前文提到美国人可能说出本国最知名的卡通形象米老鼠，对应本句表达比利时人会骄傲地提到丁丁，情态动词would后接动词原形，首字母为m，故填mention。
2. 本句介绍三毛这个角色是由已故漫画家张乐平创作的，属于被动语态“be+过去分词”结构，首字母为c，故填created。
3. 句意：张乐平是有史以来第一位获得该奖项的中国漫画家，不定式符号to后接动词原形，“receive the prize”是固定搭配表示获奖，首字母为r，故填receive。
4. 前文说明三毛是孤儿，因此没有任何人可以依靠，首字母为n，故填nobody。
5. 固定句型it's+形容词+for sb to do sth，结合后文他只能睡在街上、被人嘲笑的描述，可知他很难负担生活开支，首字母为h，故填hard。
6. 本句是让步状语从句，后文提到三毛依然很善良，对应前文表达他的生活条件很差，首字母为p，故填poor。
7. 后文提到小偷团伙承诺给他提供食物换取他入伙，结合前文介绍三毛为人正直，可知他拒绝加入，描述过去发生的动作用一般过去时，首字母为r，故填refused。
8. 句意：人们通过三毛的经历了解到20世纪中国历史最动荡的时期，“experience”表示经历时是可数名词，这里用复数表示多段经历，首字母为e，故填experiences。
9. 固定搭配be considered to be表示“被认为是”，本句表达三毛的故事被认为比丁丁的故事要黑暗得多，属于被动语态，首字母为c，故填considered。
10. 句意：三毛的诞生也填补了中国漫画行业的空白，首字母为i，故填industry。
【答案】
1. mention 2. created 3. receive 4. nobody 5. hard 6. poor 7. refused 8. experiences 9. considered 10. industry
【知识点】
首字母填空，固定搭配，被动语态
【点评】
本题选取本土经典文化相关的素材，既考察学生的上下文语义理解能力，也覆盖了动词时态、语态、常用固定句型的考点，难度适中。学生解题时要注意不要脱离语境孤立猜词，遇到拿不准的空可以先跳过，等后文信息补全后再回头推导，填完后通读全文验证通顺度就能大幅提升正确率。
【难度系数】
0.6
