专题03 短文首字母填空10篇-2023年中考英语逆袭冲刺名校模拟真题特快专递（上海专用）.docx

2023中考英语逆袭冲刺 名校模拟真题特快专递 第六期 专题03 短文首字母填空10篇 （2023·上海宝山·统考一模）In Japan, travelling by train is very popular. When railways first spread, many railway stations were managed by stationmasters(火车站站长). These stationmasters needed to make sure that everything went well at their own stations. Many stations stopped employing(雇用) stationmasters a long time ago. However, in recent years, a new type of stationmaster has a ____1____ in Japan: the animal stationmaster. This all started when a station in Japan decided to employ a cat named Tama as its stationmaster in order to improve business. The area around Kishi Station didn’t get any v ____2____ . The trains were often empty. In 2004, the station was almost shut down because there were few customers. The man who worked at Kishi Station as an unofficial stationmaster was also the owner of a grocery store(杂货店) next to the station. He took care of a street cat named Tama. In 2007, he decided to i ____3____ Tama to the manager of the railway line as the stationmaster. Before that, Tama had already been a popular cat among local people. The manager noticed Tama’s popularity and made her the new stationmaster of Kishi Station. Tama’s bosses did not have to give her any money as salaries. I ____4____ , they gave her free food. She needed to greet customers and wear a stationmaster’s hat and a uniform. After all, a stationmaster must look s ____5____ for the customers at all times. Soon, Tama attracted a lot of attention. More and more people would go all the way to the station to see Tama and take pictures with her. In a very short time, Tama not only brought business to the station, but also brought a few billion yen(日元) to the local e ____6____ . Tama seemed to enjoy being the centre of attention, and continued to work at the station until she died in 2015 at the age of 16. It’s a great age for a cat (about 80 in human years). Her funeral(葬礼) was attended by many of her fan