中考英语专项训练.docx

中考英语专项训练
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A．Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage：

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The Americans think a lot about time. From childhood they __1__ to value （珍惜） time. As __2__, they are taught to be on time to go to school, to do work and to do everything. When Americans are having a good time, they say that time flies. When a person is dying, they say he is living on borrowed time.
Time is money. Time is everything in America. A working American has to work hard for eight hours a day or __3__ hours a week. This is the working time. In his spare time, he also works hard for __4__. Even Saturday and Sundays are filled with activities. In the street you can __5__ see a man walking slowly. They walk very fast. In fact they are running.
The Americans love time because time brings them money, comforts and progress. But sometimes they also __6__ time, for they feel they have become servants (仆人) of the clock.

1. A. know how        B. want          C. learn         D. like
2. A. children        B. teachers      C. parents       D. human beings
3. A. twenty          B. forty         C. sixty         D. eighty
4. A. pleasure        B. health        C. comforts      D. more money
5. A. still           B. almost        C. hardly        D. even
6. A. save            B. dislike       C. waste         D. need

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Dear Sir,
I would like to make a comment (发表意见) on the plastic bags some shops give to us.
I thought that the bad effect 1 all these bags on our environment was well 2 and that most people knew they should not keep 3 them away. However, one of the 4 near my home seems to 5 more of these bags than ever before. Red ones and white ones-it makes no difference. They don't care about the 6 of environment. They keep using plastic bags to wrap (包装) most of the things every day. When I went shopping the other day, I bought two things, and I was given three bags to wrap them. Someone should tell them to start to 7 our environment.
Yours faithfully,
Tony Wang
1. A. in B. under C. from D. on
2. A. known B. taught C. done D. kept
3. A. taking B. putting C. sending D. throwing
4. A. factories B. offices C. stations D. shops
5. A. sell B. use C. have D. pass
6. A. questions B. problems C. business D. mistakes
7. A. keep B. make C. help D. save
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Imagine you receive an e-mail that looks something like this: ARE YOU GOING TO CLASS TODAY? How does __1__ this message make you feel? Why did the sender use __2__ capital (大写) letters? Was he or she angry, or did that person just __3__to turn off the ‘Caps Lock’ (大写锁定) on the computer. This e-mail 'sounds' like the __4__ is shouting because using all capital letters in an e-mail is usually the way that people shout online.
Knowing when and when not to __5__ capital letters is just one __6__of online etiquette (礼仪). Don't do anything online that you wouldn't do in real life. Don’t use information that someone else has written, and __7__ it's yours. Do share your knowledge of the Internet with others.

1. A. reading         B. typing          C. watching          D. leaving
2. A. some          B. all             C. any              D. none
3. A. start           B. begin          C. forget            D. remember
4.A. writer          B. worker         C. nurse            D. student
5. A. copy          B .believe         C. double           D. use
6. A. mistake        B. advice         C. example          D. game
7.A.speak           B. tell           C. talk              D. say

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Overhead bridges can be seen in many parts of Singapore, in the places where traffic is very heavy and crossing the road is not safe.
These bridges can make people cross roads safely. Overhead bridges are used in very much the same way as zebra crossings.
They are more efficient (效率高的) 1 less convenient because people have to climb up a lot of steps. This is inconvenient to the old. When people pass an overhead bridge, they do not hold up (阻挡) traffic, But when they cross a 2 road using a zebra crossing, traffic is held up. This is why the government has built many overhead bridges to help people and 3 traffic moving at the same time.
The government of Singapore has 4 a lot of money building these bridges, For their own safety, people should be given hope to use them 5 rushing across the road. Old people may find it a little 6 climbing up and down the steps, but it is still much safer than walking across the road 7 all the moving traffic.
Overhead bridges are very useful. People, both old and young, should 8 use them. This will stop accidents from happening.

1. A. though B. or C. if D. till
2. A. wide B. narrow C. busy D. free
3. A, see B. keep C. find D. feel
4. A. used B. made C. spent D. borrowed
5. A. full of B. fond of C. in spite of D. instead of
6. A. difficult B. different C. worried D. excited
7. A. past B. along C. about D. with
8. A. almost B. always C. nearly D. hardly

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When you wave to a friend, you are using sign（手势）language. When you smile at someone. you mean to be __1__ . When you put one finger in front of your mouth, you mean "Be quiet."
Yet, people in different countries may use different sign languages. Once an Englishman was in Italy. He could speak a little Italian. One day while he was walking in the street, he felt __2__ and went into a restaurant. When the waiter come, the Englishman __3__ his mouth, put his fingers into it and took them out again and moved his lips. In this way, he __4__ to say. "Bring me something to eat." But the waiter brought him a lot of things to __5__, first tea, then coffee, then milk but no food. The Englishman was sorry that he was not able to tell the waiter he was hungry. He was __6__ to leave the restaurant when another man came in and put his hands on his stomach. And this sign was __7__ enough for the waiter. In a few minutes, the waiter brought him a large place of bread and meat. At last the Englishman had his meal in the same way.

1. A. well B. friendly C. fine D. careful
2. A. hungry B. tired C. cold D. ill
3. A. pointed to B. reached for C. touched D. opened
4. A. needed B. meant C. decided D. had
5. A. cat B. watch C. drink D. read
6. A. ready B. sure C. again D. afraid
7. A. quick B. big C. strong D. clear

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What do I remember about my childhood? There were good things and bad things. We used to live 1 , and my parents always got up early in the morning to feed (喂) the cows and sheep. I always remember waking up to the smell of the breakfast my mother was cooking. What a wonderful smell? I used to 2 , wash quickly and run downstairs. My breakfast would be waiting for me on the table.
During winter, the weather was always very cold. The house didn't have any heating, so we all used to wear heavy clothes in bed! When we woke up in the morning, there used to be 3 on the windows outside, and sometimes on the inside! It was a hard life, _ 4___
I remember 5 our holidays by the sea. We always used to go to the same place every year. I was a beautiful place. I was always very _ 6 there. My mother tells me that I always used to cry when we left to come home. I will never forget my childhood.

1 .A. in a town B. on a farm C. on a busy street D. in a city
2. A. leave the bed B. lie in bed C. jump out of bed D. get up
3. A. ice B. vapor C. steam D. snow
4. A. really B. only C. finally D. however
5. A. finishing B. giving C. spending D. wasting
6. A. busy B. interested C. healthy D. happy

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Among the many different sports in the world, walking over Niagara Falls (尼亚加拉瀑布) is one of the wettest.
The first woman to walk on a rope 1 Niagara Falls was Maria Spelterina. To make it even 2 , she also crossed with small baskets on her feet.
Another one of the Niagara high walkers is Balleni. When some other person 3 walking on the rope that Balleni put up, he became so mad that he tried to cut down the rope and send the other man falling into the water.
Frenchman Philippe Petit is a "dry" high walker. Standing on top of a building 1350 feet high. He was going to walk a rope between the two tall buildings in New York. Philippe took his first step with great care. The rope 4 . Now he was 5 he could do it with only a long stick (杆子), Philippe walked his way 6 a rope of 131 feet. He walked seven times. At times he turned, sat down, and 7 went on his knees. Once he lay down on the thin rope, After the forty-five-minute 8 , Philippe was taken to the police station. He was asked why he did it. He just said, "When I see two tall buildings, I walk."

1. A. on B. over C. past D. through
2. A. worse B. farther C. slower D. harder
3. A. tried B. liked C. enjoyed D. did
4. A. jumped B. caught C. broke D. held
5. A. worried B. afraid C. sure D. glad
6. A. across B. through C. to D. by
7. A. almost B. often C. even D. still
8. A. exercise B. show C. subject D. work

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The name of Daniel Hale Williams has been known to the black people in the United States for many years. He became a 1 in Chicago in 1883. After graduating, he taught at Northwestern University's medical school. He was asked by the president of the United States, Grover Cleveland, to go to Washington, D. C., to head the Freedmen's Hospital. It was one of the few hospitals for blacks in the country 2 .
He went back to Chicago to help to set up Provident Hospital. 3 it opened, Chicago’s: black doctors could not practice in hospitals. They had to treat patients 4 , so operations were performed on beds and kitchen tables. Dr. Williams also helped to set up a training school in Chicago for black nurses.
In 1893 he operated on a man who was dying from a stab wound (刺伤) in the heart. Such a wound had always 5 death. But Dr. Williams tried to save the man. 6 X-ray or blood transfusions (输血), he opened the man's chest and sewed up (修补) his heart. Everything went on well with the bold (大胆的) operation. The man 7 .

1. A. headmaster B. manager C. doctor D. nurse
2. A. at that time B. in the past C. a moment ago D. just then
3. A. After B. Before C. When D. As soon as
4. A. in the office B. in the school C. in the university D. at home
5. A. shown B. explained C. meant D. described
6. A. According to B. Instead of C. Because of D. Without
7. A. died B. lived C. became strong D. got badly hurt
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The word “Hello” is perhaps used more often than any other one in the English language. Everybody in the U.S. uses this word every day and everywhere. The first word you hear when you_ 1_up the telephone is “Hello”. The first word when you meet a friend in the street is “Hello”, too.
Where did the word come from? People think the American_ 2_, Thomas Edison, is the first person to use the word “Hello” in the late 18th century, soon_ 3 _the invention of the telephone.
At first, people had greeted (问候) each other on the telephone with “Are you there?”. They were not _ 4 _ the new thing could carry _ 5 _ but Thomas Edison never wasted time. The first time he picked up the phone, he didn’t ask if anyone was there. He was sure _ 6 _ was, and just said “Hello!”
From then on, the word “Hello” became _ 7 _ used in America.

1. A. put B. look C. lift D. pick
2. A. teacher B. doctor C. inventor D. worker
3. A. after B. before C. with D. behind
4. A. afraid B. worried C. sure D. glad
5. A. people B. noise C. lines D. voice
6. A. none B. someone C. everyone D. anyone
7. A. slowly B. easily C. luckily D. widely

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In the United States, children start school when they are five years old. In some states they must stay in school _ 1 _ they are sixteen. Most students are seventeen or eighteen years old when they _ 2 secondary（中等的）schools. There are two kinds of schools in the United States: public schools and private schools. Most children go to public schools. Their parents do not have to 3_ their education because the schools _ 4 _ money from the government. If a child goes to a private school, his parents have to get enough money for his schooling. Some parents still _ 5 _ private schools, though they are much more expensive.
Today about half of the high school students _ 6 _ universities after they finish the secondary school. A student at a state university does not have to pay very much if his parents live in that state.
But many students work while they are studying at universities. In this way they _ 7 _ good working habits and live by their own hands.

1. A. and B. though C. until D. since
2. A. leave B. begin C. study at D. pass
3. A. worry about B. pay for C. ask for D. make sure
4. A. take B. spend C. receive D. cost
5. A. wish B. hate C. prefer D. mind
6. A. follow B. miss C. change D. go on to
7. A. develop B. produce C. build D. grow

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Jack liked fish very much and when he had enough money, he would buy some for his __1__. But when his wife saw the fish, she always said to herself, “Good! I will ask my friends to lunch __2 _we will eat this fish together, ” So when Jack came home in the evening after his work, the fish was _ 3 _ there, and his wife always said, “Oh, I’m sorry to tell you that _ 4 _ ate the fish. She is so bad!” And she gave Jack some vegetables and rice for his dinner.
But one evening when this happened, Jack became very _ 5 _. He took the cat and his wife to the shop near his house and _ 6 _ the cat carefully. Then he turned to his wife and said, “My fish weighed two kilos. This cat weighs two kilos, too. My fish is here, you say. Then _ 7 _ is my cat?”

1. A. cat B. wife C. dinner D. friend
2. A. and B. but C. if