2021年河南中考英语试卷及答案(18)

四、语篇填空（15小题，每小题1分，共15分）
第一节
阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词，每词限用一次。

There are lots of places of interest to visit in Henan. One of the 56 famous places is the Red Flag Canal (红旗渠) in Linzhou which was 57 on the side of cliffs (悬崖) of the Taihang Mountains. The area was very dry with low rainfall because of 58 geographical conditions (地理条件). The local people used to live a hard 59 because of the shortage of water. So they decided to dig a canal to change the situation. They planned to take water 60 the Zhang River to Linxian county. The Red Flag Canal was started to build in the 1960s. The whole project took ten 61 to complete. It was really hard work. People used 62 tools to dig the canal, completely by hand.Now it has 63 helped the local people by bringing water to them and serves as the lifeline for the county. Nowadays, some parts of the Red Flag Canal are open to tourists. Every year thousands of students 64 the Red Flag Canal Museum. While they move along and cross over the canal, they will learn 65 the spirit of “Red Flag Canal” is and know how great the Chinese people are.