中考英语选词填空专题突破（第13期）
王楚钦：世界杯冠军之路
资源提供：冷水江市初中英语名师工作室石丹
温馨提示
做选词填空，请牢记大四步核心方法：
① 通全文·抓大意 → 先读懂文章主旨，杜绝看一空填一空
② 标词性·预变形 → 标注备选词词性，提前预判词形变化
③ 逐空定·四小步 → 判成分→定词性→选词义→变形
④ 代入读·复查验 → 填完通读全文，核查逻辑与语法
方法详解可回顾本工作室第1期推文
真题呈现
阅读下面短文，从方框中选择适当的单词并用其适当形式填空，使短文意思完整。每空限填一词，每词限用一次。
competeofcalm real fight first honor tryhardbut |
The 2026 Macao World Cup Final was one of the most amazing sports events. Wang Chuqin fought through a (1) ________ seven-game match against Sora Matsushima. He made an incredible 4-3 comeback and won his (2) ________ ever World Cup Men’s Singles title!
The game was full (3) ________ ups and downs. It was so nervous to watch. At one point, Wang Chuqin was losing 2 to 3, and he was standing right on the edge of losing the whole match. Everyone worried about him, (4) ________ he never gave up. He kept his clear mind and (5) ________ back hard. He won the sixth game easily by 11-4 and pushed the match into the final game.
In that final game, it was a very close (6) ________, point by point. Under great pressure, Wang stayed (7) ________ and made no mistakes. Finally, he won the game 11-8 and finished his amazing comeback.
With this important win, he protected and defended the (8) ________ of Chinese Table Tennis. He showed his strong spirit to the whole world. He also proves that a (9) ________ champion never has an easy way—they fight hard even when things look bad and never stop (10) ________.
All Chinese people are proud of Wang Chuqin. He sets a good example for us. Whatever difficulties we meet, we should keep trying and never give up.
答案解析
1. hard
解析：空格前是冠词a，后是名词match，需要形容词修饰名词，a hard match 表示“一场艰难的比赛”，符合语境。
2. first
解析：his 后接序数词表示顺序，his first ever title 表示“他首次夺冠”，符合语境。
3. of
解析：固定短语be full of 充满……。
4. but
解析：前句“大家都担心他”，后句“他从不放弃”，前后语义转折，用连词 but。
5. fought
解析：固定搭配fight back 反击；全文为过去时，fight 变为过去式fought。
6. competition
解析：形容词close后接名词，a close competition 一场势均力敌的比赛。
7. calm
解析：系动词stay后接形容词作表语，stay calm 保持冷静。
8. honor
解析：the 后接名词，defend the honor 表示“捍卫荣誉”，为常用搭配。
9. real
解析：修饰名词champion，用形容词，a real champion 真正的冠军。
10. trying
解析：固定搭配stop doing sth. 停止做某事；never stop trying 永不停止努力。
参考答案汇总
1.hard 2. first 3. of 4. but 5. fought
6.competition 7. calm 8. honor 9. real 10. trying
教师寄语
体育精神是中考英语常考话题，本题重点考查词性转换、时态、固定搭配，贴合真题难度，适合日常训练。
做选词填空切记不要急于填空，先通读把握全文脉络，再逐空按步骤分析，最后通读复查，每一个步骤都是提分关键。坚持专项练习，熟练掌握解题方法，轻松突破选词填空题型！
——冷水江市初中英语名师工作室
教着，感受着；走着，快乐着。
Teach the feeling;
Walking, happy.
编辑: 康娟
初审: 康娟
复审: 康桂芬
终审: 杨丽琼
