中考英語(yǔ)完型和閱讀

完形填空1.

Makingfriendsisaskill.Likemostskills,it1withpatience（耐心）.Ifyouwanttomeet

peopleandmakefriends,youmustbewillingto2someaction.Youmustfirstgowherethereare

people.Youwon'tmakefriendsstayinghome3.

Joiningacluborgroup,talkingtothosewholikethesamethings4youdoismucheasier.Or

joinsomeone5someactivity.

Manypeopleare6whentalkingtonewpeople.7all,meetingstrangersmeansseeingthe

unknown.Andit'shumannaturetofeelabit8abouttheunknown.Mostoffearsaboutdealing

9newpeoplecomefromdoubtsabout10.Weimagineotherpeopleare11usfindingus

tootallortooshort,toothisortoothat.Butdon'tforgetthattheymustbefeelingthesameway.Try

toacceptyourself12youare,andtrytoputtheotheratease.You'llbothfeelmorecomfortable（舒

適的）.

Trytoactself-confident（自信）even13youdon'tfeelthatwaywhenyou14aroomfullof

strangers.Walktallandstraight,look15atotherpeopleandsmile.

Ifyouseesomeoneyou'dliketo16,saysomething.Don'twaitfor17persontostarta

conversation（交談）.

Justmeetingsomeone18doesnotmeanthatyou'llmakefriendswiththatperson.19is

basedonmutual（相互的）likingsand“giveandtake".Theytaketimeandefforttodevelop.Andthere

arethingsthatkeepanewfriendshipfrom_20.

LA.producesB.improvesC.movesD.races

2.A.takeB.makeC.doD.carry

3.A.lonelyB.yourselfC.aloneD.withyou

4.A.asB.thatC.whichD.what

5.A.withB.inC.onD.to

6.A.nervousB.excitedC.pressedD.worried

7.A.AtB.ForC.InD.After

8.A.unhappyB.unusualC.uncomfortableD.unlucky

9.A.withB.toC.forD.on

10.A.yourselfB.himselfC.yourselvesD.ourselves

1LA.talkingB.sayingC.judgingD.laughing

12.A.likeB.asC.whatD.that

13.A.whenB.ifC.asD.what

14.A.comeB.goC.enterD.stepto

15.A.upwardsB.directlyC.bravelyD.happily

16.A.speaktoB.talkaboutC.saytoD.callup

17.A.otherB.theotherC.anotherD.others

18.A.oldB.youngC.newD.little

19.A.RelationB.FriendshipC.ConnectionD.Feeling

20.A.growingB.livingC.goingD.happening

完形填空2

AyearagoIpaidnoattentiontoEnglishidioms,1myteachersaidagainandagainthatitwas

important.

Oneday,Ihappenedto2anEnglishman,ontheroad,andsoonwebeganto3AsIwas

talkingabouthowIwasstudyingEnglish,theforeignershookhishead,saying,4<Youdon'tsay!You

don'tsay!”Iwas4,1thought,perhapsthisisnota5topic.Well,I'd6changethetopic.So

Isaidtohim,“Well,shallwetalkabouttheGreatWall?7theway,haveyouever8there?”

''Certainly,everyonebackhomewill9meifIleaveChinawithoutseeing10.Itwasgreat.”

Isaid,“TheGreatWallisoneofthewondersintheworld.Itisaplaceof11"SoonIwas

interruptedagainbyhiswords,“12!”Icouldn't13asking,“Whydoyouaskmenottotalkabout

it?”"Well,Ididn'taskyoutodo14heanswered,gentlysurprised.

Isaid,"Didn'tyousay'Youdon'tsay,?^^

Hearingthis,theEnglishman15totears.Hebeoanto16,“'Youdon'tsay'actuallymeans

'really?5.Itisan_17ofsurprise.Perhapsyoudon'tpayattention18Englishidioms.”

ThenIknewIhadmadefoolof19.SincethenIhavebeenmore20withidioms.

l.A.thoughB.whenC.ifD.as

2.A.lookB.meetC.pickupD.findout

3.A.walkB.talkC.playD.go

4.A.pleasedB.angryC.afraidD.surprised

5.A.properB.strangeC.safeD.polite

6.A.toB.betterC.notD.like

7.A.OnB.InC.A11D.By

8.A.goneB.visitedC.seenD.been

9.A.lookatB.thinkofC.sendfbrD.laughat

lO.A.itB.themC.anythingD.something

1l.A.funB.interestC.business0.mountain

12.A.ReallyB.GoodC.Youdon,tsayD.Youareright

13.A.beB.helpC.thinkD.do

14.A.thisB.soC.anythingD.meafavor

15.A.laughedB.criedC.movedD.came

16.A.explainB.shoutC.proveD.say

17.A.experienceB.expressionC.explanation□.example

18.A.forB.toC.atD.in

19.A.meB.myselfC.him0.somebody

2O.A.helpfulB.popularC.carefulD.satisfied

A

Toomanypeoplewanttobetheirfriends,buttheydon'tgivefriendshipback.Thatiswhysome

friendshipdon'tlastlong.Tohaveafriend,youmustlearntobeone.Youmustlearntotreatyourfriend

thewayyouwantyourfriendtotreatyou.Learningtobeagoodfriendmeanslearningthreerules:be

honest;begenerous;beunderstanding.

Honestyiswhereagoodfriendshipstarts.Friendsmustbeabletotrustoneanother.Ifyoudonottell

thetruth,peopleusuallyfindout.Ifafriendfindsoutthatyouhaven'tbeenhonest,youmaylosefriend's

trust.Goodfriendsalwayscountononeanothertospeakandacthonestly.

Generositymeanssharingandsharingmakesafriendshipgrow.Youdonothavetogiveyourlunch

moneyoryourclothes.Naturallyyouwillwanttoshareyourideasandfeeling.Thesecanbevery

valuabletoafriend.Theytellyourfriendwhatisimportanttoyou.Bysharingthem,youhelpyourfriend

knowbetter.

Soonerorlatereveryoneneedsunderstandingandhelpingwithaproblem.Somethingmaygowrong

atschool.Talkingabouttheproblemcanmakeiteasiertosolve.Turningtoafriendcanbeafirststepin

solvingtheproblem.Sotobeafriendyoumustlistenandunderstand.Youmusttrytoputyourselfin

yourfriend'splacesoyoucanunderstandtheproblembetter.

Notwofriendshipsareeverexactlyalike.Butalltruefriendshipshavethreethingsincommon.Ifyou

plantokeepyourfriends,youmustpracticehonesty,generosity,andunderstanding.

1.Somefriendshipsdon?tlastverylongbecause.

A.herearetoomanypeoplewhowanttomakefriends

B.somepeoplereceivefriendshipbutdon'tgivefriendshipback

C.thosewhogiveothersfriendshipreceivefriendshipfromothers

D.theydon'tknowfriendshipissomethingserious

2.Accordingtothepassagehonestyis.

A.somethingcountableB.thebaseoffriendship

C.asimportantasmoneyD.moreimportantthananythingelse

3.Whichofthefollowingisn'tmentioned（提及）inthepassage?

A.Alwaystellyourfriendsthetruth

B.Sharingyourmindwithyourfriendsisofgreatvalue

C.Discussingyourproblemswithyourfriendoftenhelpstosolvetheproblem

D.Afriendwhogivesyouhislunchmoneyisatruefriend

4.Thebesttitleofthispassageis.

A.HonestyistheBestPolicyB.AFriendinNeedisaFriendIndeed

C.HowtobeFriendD.ThreeImportantPointsinLife

B

ManyChinesestudentswhohavelearntEnglishformorethantenyearsarestillunabletospeak

Englishverywellwhentheymeetaforeigner.Theyseemtohavemasteredthebasiclanguagestructure,

butaconversationinEnglishwillmakethemfeeluneasy.Theyareafraidthatotherpeoplemightfind

outtheirmistakes.

It'suncommonthatmanystudentswhoarebadspeakersofEnglishcanwriteEnglishperfectly.This

provesthattheyareunabletoorganizetheirideasinEnglish.Thecenteroftheproblemisthattheylack

practiceandconfidence（自信）

Whyshouldyoubeafraid?Doyoufearthoseforeignerswithwhomyouarespeaking?Don'tbeshy,

theywillnotlaughatyoujustforalittlemistakeyoumake.Thebestwaytogetridoftroubleistolearn

tospeakbyspeakingmore.Iamsurethatconstantpracticewillhelpyousucceed.

1.What'sthebesttopicforthepassage?

A.Howtospeaktoforeigners

B.HowtostudyEnglishwell

C.HowtoorganizetheideainEnglish

0.PractisespeakingEnglishallthetime

2.ManyChinesestudentscanwriteEnglishverywell,buttheycannotspeakEnglishfreely

because.

A.theyseldommeetforeigners

B.theyseldompractisespeakingEnglish

C.theyhadnochancetospeakEnglish

D.theythinkit'senoughtomasterthebasiclanguagestructure

3.SomanyChinesestudentsareafraidtospeaktoforeignersbecause.

A.theyareafraidtheycan'tunderstandforeigners

B.theydon'tthinktheirEnglishispoor

C.theyworryaboutmakingmistakesintheirspeaking

D.theydidn'tlikespeakingtoforeigners

4.Accordingtothepassenger,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.WecanspeakEnglishfluentlybydoingmorespeaking.

B.IfyoucanwriteEnglishperfectly,youareabletoorganizeyourideainEnglish.

C.IfyoucanwritegoodEnglishcomposition,youcanspeakEnglishverywell.

D.ManyChinesestudentscan'tspeakEnglishfreelybecausetheyareafraidofmakingmistakes.

5.Inthelastparagraph,theexpression“getridof,means.

A.throwawayB.setfreeC.giveupD.dowith

C

TheOriginofWords

AboutthreehundredwordsintheEnglishlanguagecomefromthenamesofpeople.Manyofthese

wordsaretechnicalwords.Whenthereisanewinventionofdiscovery,anewwordmaybecoined（杜撰）

aftertheinventororscientist.

Itisinterestingtoobservehowmanycommonwordshavefoundtheirwayintothelanguagefromthe

namesofpeople.LordSandwich,wholivedfrom1718-1792,usedtositatthegambling（賭博）table

eatingbreadwithmeatinbetween.AstheLordwastheonlyoneamonghisfriendswhoatebreadinthat

way,hisfriendbegantocallthebread“sandwich"forfun..LateronthewordbecamepartoftheEnglish

language.

Theword“boycott“meanstorefusetohaveanythingtodowithsomebodyorsomething.ltcomes

fromamancalledCaptainBoycott.Hewasalandagentin1880andhecollectedrentsandtaxesforan

EnglishlandownerinIreland.ButtheCaptainwasaveryharsh（苛亥ij的）man.Hetreatedhispoortenants

（佃戶）verybadly.Histenantsdecidednottospeaktohimatall.Eventuallywordgotbacktothe

landownerandtheCaptainwasremoved.Theword“boycott“becamepopularandwasusedbyeveryone

tomeanthekindoftreatmentthatwasreceivedbyCaptainBoycott.

1..Afewhundred___________comefromthenamesofpeople.

A.newinventionsB.languagesC.EnglishwordsD.newdiscoveries

2.LordSandwichdiedattheageof

A.96B.90C.92D.74

3.“Sandwich“isawordcoinedby______

A.LordSandwichB.thefriendsofLordSandwich

C.inventorsD.scientists

4.CaptainBoycottlivedinthe__________

A.seventeenthcenturyB.eighteenthcentury

C.nineteenthcenturyD.twentiethcentury

5.Thetenantsdidnotlike___________.

A.tocollectrentsandtaxesB.theEnglishlandowner

C.theharshlandagentD.tospeak

D

TwoShortStories

Thursday,September20,2001

Editor'snote:EnjoyYourselfEnglishisaprogrammetellingshortstoriesonChinaNationalRadio

broadcastfrom6:50a.mto7a.m,MondaythroughSaturday.Herearetwoselectedscripts（選稿）fromnext

week'sprogrammes.

AnAmericanvisitingScotlandmetanoldmanwithabeautifulsheepdog.TheAmericanoffered

US$50forthedog,buttheoldmanrefused,44Icouldn'tpartwithJock,"hesaid.Justthen,anEnglishman

walkedupandmadethesameoffer.Theoldmanagreed,pocketedthemoneyandhandedoverthe

dog.TheAmericanwasveryangry."Youtoldmeyouwouldn'tsellthedog!”hecried."No,no!”saidthe

oldman."IsaidIcouldn'tpartwithhim.England'snotthatfarawayandJockwillbebackintwo

days.Buthecouldn'tswimtheAtlantic（大西洋）

Hartleyisafraidofthundersohewenttoseeafamousdoctor."Atyourage,it'ssillytobeafraidof

thunder.Thunderisourfriend.Justthinkofitasadrumrollinthesymphony（交響樂(lè)）oflifeJsaidthe

doctor.uHowwillthatcuremyfear?”askedHartley.4tIfitdoesn't,"answerthedoctor,4tdoasIdo.

Coveryourearswithasock,getunderthebedandsingMaryHadALittleLambloudly.^^

l.Whydidn'ttheoldmansellthedogtotheAmerican?

A.Becausehedidn'tliketheAmerican.

B.BecauseheknewtheEnglishman.

C.Becausethedogcouldn'tfindtheoldmanagaineasily

0.BecausethedoglikedtogowiththeEnglishman.

2.WhydidthedoctoraskHartleytosingunderthebedloudly?

A.Becauseitwasveryquietunderthebed.

B.BecauseHartleywasafraidtogoout.

C.BecauseHartleydidn'tenjoysinging.

0.BecauseitcouldtrainHartleynottobeafraidoftheterriblesound.

3.What'sthemeaningofthewords“drumroll”？

A.Knocksomethingheavily.B.Maketerriblesoundunderthebed.

C.Cannotsing,butwanttosingloudly.D.Alongdeepsoundasifalotofquickblowsofdrums.

4.Theeditorhopesthat.

A.youwillgiveHartleysomegoodadvice

B.youwillenjoytheprogrammeontheradio

C.youliketoreadthestory

D.youwillbuythestorybookquickly

5.Fromthepassageyouknowyoucanenjoythetwostoriesontheradioon.

A.September26,2001B.Octomber25,2001

C.September22,2001D.Octomber28,2001

E

NewrulesandbehaviorstandardsformiddleschoolstudentscameoutinMarch.Middleschoolis

goingtouseanewwaytodecidewhothetopstudentsare.Thebeststudentswon'tonlyhavehigh

marks.Theywillalsobekidswhodon'tdye(color)theirhair,smokeordrink.Thefollowingaresomeof

thenewrules.

Tellthetruth.Haveyouevercopiedsomeoneelse'sworkonanexam?Don,tdoitagainJThat'snot

somethinganhoneststudentshoulddo.Ifyouhaveplayedcomputergamesfortwohoursinyour

room,don'ttellyourparentsyouhavedonehomework.

Domoreatschool.GooAstudentsloveanimalsandcareforotherpeople.AprilisBird-LovingMonth

inChina.Isyourschooldoinganythingtocelebrate?Youshouldjoin!Thatway,youcanlearnmoreabout

animalsandhowtoprotectthem.Whenmorepeopleworktogether,itmakesmorefunforeveryone.

Haveyoueverquarreledwithyourteammateswhenyourbasketballteamlost?Onlyworkingtogether

canmakeyourteamstronger.Befriendlytothepeopleyouarewith.Trytothinkofothersnotonly

yourself.

Beopentonewideas.Haveyoueverthoughtthatpeoplecouldliveonthemoon?Maybeyou'll

discoverEarthIIsomeday.Don'tlookdownonnewideas.Everyone'sideasareimportant.Youshould

welcomethem,becausenewideasmakelifebetterforeveryone.

Protectyourself.Hassomeoneevertakenmoneyfromoneofyourclassmates?Don'tletithappento

you.Ifyouhavetogohomelate,youshouldletyourparentsknow.

UsetheInternetcarefully.TheInternetcanbeveryusefulforyourstudies.Butsomethingsonthe

Internetaren'tforkids,sotrytolookatWebpagesthataregoodforyou.YoucanusetheWebforfunor

homework.Can'tyoufindanygoodWebsitesforchildren?Herearesome:

l.Theschoolnewruleswillhelpkidsbytellingthem.

A.howtheycanstudywellB.whattheyshoulddoatschool

C.whatisrightandwhatiswrongD.howtheycanprotectthemselves

2.Themainideaforthefourthparagraphisabout.

A.makingtheteamstrongerB.workingtogetherwithothers

C.beingagoodfriendtoothersD.gettingonwellwithothers

3.Thepassagetellsushowto.

A.betopstudentsB.domoreatschool

C.careforothersD.usetheInternet

F

ProverbsarequitecommoninspokenEnglish.Wedon'tnormallyputtheminacompositionora

letter.Sometimesitishelpfulifyouknowwhatcommonproverbsmean.Hereareafewexamples.

1)“Oncebitten,twiceshy."Ifadogbitesme,IshallbetwiceascarefulinfuturewhenIseeit.This

proverbisalsousedtoapplytomanythingsandnotonlytodogs.Ifyouhavebeencheatedatashop,

youwillnotgothesameshopagain.

2)“Abirdinthehandisworthtwointhebush.^^IfIamahunter,tryingtocatchbirds,itisbetterto

catchonethantoseetwobirdsinabushbutnotabletocatchthem.Thusthismeansthatwhatyou

havealreadygotisbetterthanthechanceofbeingabletogetsomethingbiggerinfuture.

3)“Toomanycooksspoilthebroth(soup)”.Whentoomanypeopledosomething,theygetineach

other'swayanddoabadjob.

4)“Topouroilontroubledwaters"istotrytocalmthingsdown.Oilislighterthanwate匚Ifashipisin

troubleatsea,anothershipmaycometohelpit.Thesecondshipcansendsmallboatstorescue

people.However,itmayfirstpouroilontheseatomakethesealessrough.

5)"Don'tbeadoginamanger(槽『means"Don'tbeselfish.^^Inastable(馬房),themangeris

theplacewherethehorse'sfoodisput.Sometimesadogwillsleepinthemangerandbarkwhena

horsecomestogetitsfood.Thedogdoeswanttoeatthelayinthemangerbutitwillnotletthe

horseeatit.

6)“Heissittingonthefence^^meansthatsomebodywillnotsaywhetherheisinfavorofaplanor

againstit.Heissittingonafencebetweentwoopposingsides,perhapswaitingtoseewhichside

willwin.

7)“Hewhopaysthepipercallsthetune.^^Apiperisamusician.Themanwhoemploysorpaysa

musiciancansaywhattunesthemanwillplay.Thusthismeansthatifamanprovidesthemoneyfor

aplan,hecansayhowitwillbecarriedout.

8)“Youcan'tgetbloodoutofastone“meansthatyoucannotgetsomethingfromapersonwhohasnot

gotanyofthethingsyouwant.e.g.youcannotgetamilliondollarsfromapoorman.

1.Peterhasabicyclewhichismuchtoosmallforhimbuthedoesnotwanttolethisyoungerbrother

rideonit.Hismotherisangryandsaystohim:.

A.Youcan'tgetbloodoutofastoneB.Don'tbeadoginamanger

C.TheearlybirdgetsthewormD.Topouroilontroubledwaters

2.Mr.andMrs.Smithhadaquarrel.Theirfriend,Mr.Brown,wanttotalktothem.Whenhecameback,

hetoldhiswifethathehadbeentryingtohelptheSmithsby.

A.pouringoilontroubledwatersB.gettingbloodoutofastone

C.beingadoginamangerD.sittingonthefence

3.Mr.Wangpaidforanewschool.Somepeopledidn'tlikethedesignoftheschoolbuttheydidn't

arguewithMr.Wangbecause.

A.hewassittingonthefenceB.oncebitten,twiceshy

C.hewhopaysthepipercallsthetuneD.abirdinthehandisworthtwointhebush

4.Mrs.Linwantedtobuyanewdress.Herhusbandsuggestedthatshebuyitfromashopneartheir

home.Mrs.Lindisagreedbecauseshehadbeencheatedbythatshop.Soshesaid:"Iwon'tgothere

againbecause

A.abirdinthehandisworthtwointhebushB.Iamsittingonthefence

C.oncebitten,twiceshyD.toomanycooksspoilthebroth

5.Mr.BrownhadquiteagoodjobinHongKongbuthethoughtthatifhewenttoSingapore,hemight

getamuchbetterjobwithmoremoneyandalargerhouse.Hiswifedidn'twanthimtoleavehisjob

inHongKongandsheremindedhimthat.

A.abirdinthehandisworthtwointhebushB.toomanycooksspoilthebroth

C.youcannotgetbloodoutofastone

G

ForthefirsttimeinHongKong'shistory,anentertainer（2A）hasbeenwrittenintomiddleschool

textbooks.HeisconsideredoneofthebestactorsinHongKong.Yes,heisChowYunfat.

TheexampleofhislonghardstruggleforsuccesshasbeenusedinachapterinaHongKongmiddle

schooltextbook.Usinghisexperience,studentscanlearntomakethemostoftheirtimeandtograb（抓

住）everyopportunity（機(jī)會(huì)）tosucceed.

Onhearingaboutthis,Chowsaidhappily,“Ireallyhopethatmyexperiencescanmakeyoung

peopleunderstandthatoneshouldnotbeafraidofdifficultiesandsetbacks（挫折），fortheyaretheonly

waytosuccess.”

Indeed,Chowhastravelledalonganddifficultpathtoreachhissuccess.In1955,hewasborninto

apoorfamilyinHongKong.Whenhewas17,hehadtoleaveschool.Heworkedinanumberof

jobs—asapostman,camerasalesmanandtaxidriver.Theseexperiencespavedthewayforhimtoplay

allkindsofroleslaterinlife.

Chowbrokeintothefilmindustryinthelate1970s.Hewasoneofthehardestworkingactorsand

starredinanumberofpopularTVdramasandfilmsincluding“ShanghaiBund”（《上海灘》）and“A

BetterTomorrow”.Since1985,hehaswonmanyawardsincludingTaiwan'sGoldenHorseAwardsand

HongKongFilmAwards（香港金像獎(jiǎng)）.

In1995,hewenttoHollywood.Althoughhewasalreadyinhis40s,hehadtolearnEnglish.Heeven

putchopsticksinhismouthtopractisepronouncingcertainsounds.

Hisfilm,“CrouchingTiger,HiddenDragon”（臣卜虎藏龍），begantogainhimmorefameand

recognitionaroundtheworld.In1998,themayorofChicagosetasideJanuary12as“ChowYunfatDay.”

1.ChowYunfathasbeenwrittenintomiddleschooltextbooksmainlybecause.

A.heplaysbestinHongKongB.hekeepsonstrugglingforsuccess

C..hisexperiencesareveryspecialD.heiswellthoughtof

2.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.ChowYunfatisproudofhissuccess.B.ChowYunfatispopularbothathomeandabroad.

C.ChowYunfatpreferstomakealivingbysellingcamerasratherthanbyperforming.

D.ChowYunfathaswonmoreawardsthanotheractors.

3.Theauthorwrotethispassageto.

A.introduceChow'swaytosuccessB.praiseChowforhisexcellentperformance

C.callonpeopletolearnsomethingfromChowD.showwhyChowispopular

H

Chineseareverygenerous（慷慨）whenitcomestoeducatingtheirchildren.Notcaringaboutthe

money,parentsoftensendtheirchildrentothebestschoolsorevenabroadtoEngland,theUnitedStates

orAustralia.Theyalsowanttheirchildrentotakeextra-courseactivitieswheretheywilleitherlearna

musicalinstrumentorballet,orotherclassesthatwillgivethemaheadstartinlife.TheChinesebelieve

thatthemoreexpensiveaneducationis,thebetteritis.Soparentswillspendanunreasonableamountof

moneyoneducation.Evenpoorcoupleswillbuyacomputerfortheirsonordaughter.

However,whatmostparentsfailtoseeisthatthebestearlyeducationtheycangivetheirchildrenis

usuallyverycheap.

Parentscanseethattheirchildren'sskillsvary,skilledinsomeareaswhile