1、英語中考專題練習- 首字母填空Passage 1Heres a story about Ming s life on the waters. Ming has lived all his life on a wide r1in china. His home is a large house-boat with a roof, one of hundreds that move up and down. In about six yearshe has not once been on l2,but he is never lonely. He is a strong swimmer. In

2、face（實際上） ,he couldswim before he could walk. When he wants to play with his f3,he just swims across to their boats or asksthem to v 4him.Ming s father is a fishman,but he never u5a line or a net（網）. Great black birds called cormorants dothe fishing for him. Rings（圈） have been put around the birdsn6

3、so that they cannot eat the fishthey catch. They have been t7to bringthe fishto people. And thenpeople reward（獎勵） them with a finebigfishas soon sa theirwork is f 8. Ming loves watching thecormorants, but better still he likes going s9with his mother. The shops, of course, are boats very like hiso 1

4、0 .1. r2. l3. f4. v5. u6. n7. t8. f9. s10. oPassage 2Can animals be made to work for people? Some scientists think that one day animals may be trained（訓練）to do a number of simple jobs i1of people. They say that at a circus（雜技場） ,for example, we maysee elephants, monkeys, dogs and other animals doing

5、 q2skillful（熟練的） things. Perhaps you have seenthem on the television or in a film. If you watch closely, you may find that the trainer（馴獸員） always g3the animal some sugar o 4a piece of fruit as a reward（報酬） . The scientists say that many d 5animalsmay be trained to do a lot of simple things if they

6、know they will get a reward f6doing that.Of course, as we know, dogs can be trained to look after a house, and soldiers in both old and modern t7have u 8geese to give warning （警報） by m 9a lot of noise when an enemy comes near. And also itmay be possible to train animals to work in families or f10 .1

7、. i2. q3. g4. o5. d6. f7. t8. u9. m10. fPassage 3In recent years, playing kite board seems to become more and more popular in Alaska in America. It is anew and old game. The game has w1the interest of many young people. The game is interesting but alittle d 2. One needs to play it very c3 .A kite bo

8、ard is in fact a skateboard（滑雪板） drawn（拉） by a few big flying kites. The old game was p4by some young people in Holand and Spain as e5 as the last century. Since the board was hard tocontrol （控制） ,f 6people dared（敢） to play it. With the development of the design （設計） of kite andskateboard, many peop

9、le can l 7How to play it. A kite board may go as f8as about 50 kilometres anhour. If you haven thad any practice, you d better not play it. It is not s9 .It is said that the game can exercise not only your b10 , but also the sensitivity of your brain （大腦的敏捷） .1. w2. d3. c4. p5. e6. f7. l8. f9.s10. b

10、Passage 4British Milkman Steve Leech saved some shops and flats with milk and won a National Bravery Award（國家勇敢獎） .Leech, 35 years old, said that when he was sending out milk as u1along Pine Street, he s2heard a loud, strange sound behind him and then he saw smoke coming out of a shop in Cornwall, s

11、outhernEngland. “That must be a fire, I t3,”Leech said. “Then I quickly d4to do something. So I p5thedoor in and then I s6for the people inside. Then I started pouring milk e7.”He used 320 pints of milkto stop the fire. When firefighters r8the shop, the fire was under control （得到控制） .Leech helped sa

12、ve the l9of eight people in the flats above the shops.“It was hard work o10all those bottles. But it was even harder trying to tell my boss where all themilk had gone, ”Leech said jokingly.1. u2. s3. t4. d5. p6. s7. e8. r9. l10. oPassage 5While t 1in Russia, Ed Jackson ran short of（缺少）money. So he w

13、rote to his brother, asking for 500. “Send the m2by telegram（電報） to the bank（銀行） here,”he wrote. After a week Ed began v3the bank. He s4his passport（護照） to the bank clerk （職員） . “Nothing has come for you, Mr. Jackson, ”he was told.This went o5for three weeks, and Mr. Jackson got veryw6. He then phon

14、ed his brother, askingw7the money was. The brother said it had been sent three weeks b8. That evening Ed Jackson wasarrested（被捕） for failing to p9his hotel bill （賬單） . He tried to tell the police what his problem was, butno one would believe him. At last he was s10to the police station for fifteen d

15、ays.1. t2. m3. v4. s5. o6. w7. w8. b9. p10. sPassage 6April Fools Day is on April 1st. People can play j1on others on this special d2. If you succeed,you usually laugh and say “April Fool! ”The person who has been fooled by you l3, too, and he will neverbe angry with you.Mother s Day is on the secon

16、d Sunday of May. It s a day to t4mothers. On that day mothers usuallyreceive flowers and cards from their children. Fathers and children do the housework so that mothers can have a r 5 .Easter Day falls on the first Sunday after the full moon which is on or after March 21 st. Its also calledEaster S

17、unday. It is said that on that day Jesus Christ comes back to l6. Many people go to church andchildren often get p7such as toy rabbits.Thanksgiving Day is on the fourth Thursdayin November. Its a day when people give thanks for thegood things in life. Usually families all get t8and have a big dinner

18、.Christmas Day comes on D925th. It s the most important festival in a year. The beautiful things canbe s10everywhere. People exchange gifts, send Christmas cards and visit friends.1. j2. d3. l4. t5. r6. l7. p8. t9. D10. sPassage 7A Delicious BookMr King taught English in a middle school. He was very

19、 ball the time and couldn tdo some r.So he left the school and opened a book shop in the cof the town. It wasn tbig enough but all the bookswere nice and most people liked to buy some there. When the shop was c, he could read at home. Heknew a lot and the learned （有學問的） person were glad to make fwit

20、h him.It was Sunday and it was cold outside. Mr King was very busy. At nine in the evening all the buyers left ea girl. She was dressed up and waited for sthere. Standing by the shelves, she looked over the books oneafter a. It made them in a fearful mess（凌亂不堪） . Mr King came up to her and asked,“Ex

21、cuse me,madam. What can I do for you?”“Your books are all dull （乏味的） ,”said the girl,“I want a done.”“Thats easy,”Mr King smiled. He tout a cookbook （烹調書） and said, “Here you are, madam.”Passage 8Once Effendi had a joke with the Prime Minister（首相） . He said the Minister wdie the next day. The next d

22、ay, the Minister really foff the horse and died. When the king hof this,he got angry and sent his men to cEffendi at once.WEffendi came, the king shouted a, “Effendi, since you knew when my minister would die,you must also know the date of your own death. Say it out, or youll die today. ”Effendi lat

23、 the king and answered, “But how can I know? I lldie two days ethan you.”The king was athat he would die if he killed Effendi. He thought he must keep Effendi alive（活著）as long as he could. So he lhim go.Passage 9Roy Trenton drove a taxi before. A short while ago, however, he ba bus-driver and he fee

24、ls no sorryabout it. He was finding his new work far more i.When he was driving along Catford Street recently, hesaw two thieves rout of a shop and run towards a waiting car. One of them was carrying a bag fofmoney. Roy acted quickly and drove the bus straight to the thieves. The one wthe money got

25、so afraidthat he dropped the bag. As the thieves were trying to get ain their car, Roy drove his bus into the bof it. While the car was moving away, Roy stopped his bus and tthe police. The thieves car was badlydamaged（損壞） and eto recognize（辨認） . Shortly afterwards, the police stopped the car and bo

26、th menwere c.Passage 10Now, let s begin our sports report. Here s a really good game, the bone I have seen this year. It s thelast five minutes of the g.Henry plays football fFrance. He has the ball now. He pthe ball toDavid. David kit over the heads of the Englishmen towards the goal. But he s too

27、far a. France andEnglandstill have onegoal each and there are only two mleftof the game. Just then an Englishpgets the ball. He gives it to Bill,“King of the match ”. Bill puts the ball into the goal. In the ethe Englishteam w.Passage 11Today people can uthe phone to talk with others almost anywhere

28、 on the earth. But when you use thephone, you don tsee the person you are twith. That may cin the future.Today some people are using a kind of telephone c“Picture phone”or “Vision phone ”. Wit ,two people who are talking can see each other.Picture phones can be useful when you have sto show the pers

29、on you re calling. They may haveother uses in the future. One day you may be able to ring up a land ask to borrow a book. Then you ll beable to read the book right overyour picture phone. Oryou may be able to go shopping tyour picturephone. If you see something in the newspaper that you think you wa

30、nt to buy, youll go to your phone and callthe shop. People at the shop will s you the thing you re interested in right over the phone. You ll be able to shop all over town and n leave your room.Passage 12A Delicious BookMr. King taught English in a middle school. He was very b1all the time and could

31、n tdo some r2. So he left the school and opened a bookshop at the e3of the town. It wasn tbig enough but allthe books were nice and most people liked to buy some there. When the shop was c4, he could read athome. He knew a lot and the learned （有學問的）persons were glad to make f5with him.It was Sunday

32、and it was cold outside. Mr. King was very busy. At nine in the evening all the buyers left e6a girl. She was dressed up and waited for s7there. Standing by the shelves, she looked over thebooks one after a8. It made them in a fearful mess（凌亂不堪） . Mr. King came up to her and asked,“Excuse me, madam.

33、 What can I do for you? ”“Your books are all dull （乏味的） ,”said the girl. “I want a d9one.”“Thats easy,”Mr. King smiled. He b10out a cookbook （烹調書） and said, “Here you are, madam.”..9.10.Passage 13Some of Rober t sold friends were t1about young people in their town. They alla2that old p

34、eople were cleverer than young people. Then one of them said,“But young people are s3than old people.”All of them agreed that this is true e4Robert. He thought he was as strong as b5.“That is not possible, ”said his friends.“Well, ”said Robert, “In one c6of my garden there s a big stone. When I was

35、young, Icouldn tm7it. I wasn tstrong e8. Now I m old and when I try to move it, I s9cant. Thats w10I m as strong as before.”..9.10.Passage 14In the home a dad is very important. He is the person who provides us w1money and clothes.He can make your bedroom more beautiful, mend your radi

36、o, make c2for your birds, r3yourbicycle and help you with your maths homework. A dad can be very u4for taking you in the car to andfrom parties, music lessons, and dancing lessons. He is the one who complains about the time yous5talking on the t6, as he has to p7the bills. Dad is someone who will su

37、pport you inan argument, if he b8you to be right. He is someone who reads your school r9, and treats（獎勵） you if it is good. A dad likes to come into a nice happy home in the evening, and sit in his chair with a n..9.5.10.Passage 15Can vegetables be p1in winter? Yes, but a greenhouse（溫

38、室） must beb2first. The greenhouse should be m3of glass. A large greenhouse may be ten metres l4,three metres w5, and two meters high. The sunshine can r6the vegetables t7the glass. Thewind and cold air can be s8from getting in. the air inside the greenhouse is always w9. Moreand more greenhouses are

39、b10built all over the world. All kinds of vegetables can be brought onto our dinner tables in winter...9.10.Passage 16Travelingtoallcountries ofthe worldgets easier and easier, buthowwelldo we knowandu_each other? Here is a simple test. Imagine( 設想 ) you willhold a m_at four oclock,wha

40、t time should you e_yourforeignbusiness friends to come? If they are German, they willa_on time. If they are American, theyll probably be fifteen minutes early. If they are British, theyllbe fifteen minutes late.The British seemed to think since the English l_was widely used in the world, what they

41、did wascertain to be widelyunderstood. Very soon they f_theywere completely( 完全地 ) wrong.Fore_, the British are happy to have a business lunch and discuss business matters with a drink during themeal; the Japanese p_not to work while eating. Lunch is a time for them to relax and get to knowe_other,

42、and they don tdrink at lunch. The Germans like to talk about business b_dinner;the French like to eat first and talk afterwards. They have to be well fed and watered before they discuss anything.Passage 17Do you k_robots? There are a l_of robots in the world now. Some of the robots canwalk, sing and

43、 dance. Some can talk w_people.Most of them can do heavy work.In a fewm_years, a robot will be able to d_a car, a train, a ship or a p_. In a hospital,a restaurant or a shop, we m_see a robot at work. By then, we need n_do the cooking orgo shopping ourselves. We just give orders( 命令 ) to a robot and

44、 it will do a_the housework. A robotwill be our good f_.Passage 18Last MayI stayed in Santo Lusa fora week. That was my f_tripthere. One morningIs_out to visit a famous museum, but I didntknow w_way to go, so I stopped a strangerand asked, “Excuse me, does this street lead( 通向 )to the Grand Museum?

45、”“Yes,”he answered. “Go along this street and turn left at the second crossing. You can tm_it ”. So I w_two blocks( 街區 ) andturned to my left, but the museum w_there. Then I asked a second stranger. He said,“Go along thisstreet and turn left at the second crossing. ”But a_I couldn tfind the museum.

46、I asked a third strangerand he said the same thing.This time I found the Grand Museum. Just then s_walked up and said.“Excuse me. Where sthe nearest b_?” I answered q_, “Go along this street and turn left at the secondcrossing! ”Passage 19Do you have a pet? Are you i_in taking care of animals? Girls

47、 and boys who like animals maywant to study to be animal doctors. They re often c_ ”vets”. Manyof them workin animalh_. Others may work on farms or at a z_. Some study animal diseases( 疾病 ) and try to findw_to keep the animals from getting i_. They do studies in m_for animals.Vets listen to an anima

48、ls h_. They check(檢查 ) its ears, eyes, mouth, and blood. Theyo_animalswhenthey need to.Theymaygivethe animals shots( 注 射 )and tellthe petso_what food is best.Passage 20“I don twant move! ”Fred said to his father.“I like living here in New York City. And I_toplay in the streets. My Friends are_. I wa

49、nt to stay! ”“Wehaveto_.Fred.” Mr.Sparkssaid,“Ihavea_jobintheIsland.Why_you wait until you see them? Maybe you will like living_.”“Never! ”was Freds_.A few weeks_, the Sparks family left the city by plane. They_over land for hours. InSan Francisco they took_big plane. This time they flew over water.

50、At_theysaw land.“This is Hawaii, ” Mr.Sparks said. “Andit is the islandwe are tolive_. But we will visit the other islands, too. _of them are beautiful.”“I don tcare(關心 )_they are like, ”said Fred. “I wish I could go_to New York Cityright now! ”Passage 21More and morepeople are_thelifewithcomputers.

51、Usingcomputers youcan sendE-mail_andeasily. Youareable tosenda letter with picturesandsounds tosomeone,_in the world withoutputting a stamp. E-mailcan send itsmessage tothe other side oftheworld_seconds( 秒 ). E-mail iseasy to use and it_timeandmoney. It serves(服務 )fortwenty-four hours. So it doesn tmatter ifyour friends are in bed when you send E-mail to them, oryou aresee