初三英语完型填空与阅读理解.doc

Cloze
People all over the world celebrate the New Year. However, not all countries celebrate in the same way. In some countries, the New Year doesn’t begin on the 1 date every year.
In many countries, the New Year begins on January 1, but people start celebrating on December 31, New Year’s Eve. In New York many people go to celebrate in Times Square. While they’re 2 the New Year, they listen to music, sing traditional songs and have fun. Just before 12 o’clock, everyone 3 down from 10: 10, 9, 8... As soon as it’s 12 o’clock, everyone shouts very 4 , “Happy New Year!”
New Year’s Day is often a family day. Some families get together to enjoy a special 5 . When the weather is fine, many families go out for a walk.
On New Year’s Day, many people make resolutions for the new year. They 6 a list of things, such as “I will help out more 7 housework. I will work harder at school than others.” or “I won’t 8 so much time playing video games.” When they have made their lists, they read it to their family or friends and promise to 9 their resolutions.
So it doesn’t matter how they celebrate, for people in countries all over the world, it’s a time to say 10 to the last year, and to welcome the new.

1. A. familiar B. same C. important D. different
2. A. worrying about B. staying up C. waiting for D. putting off
3. A. comes B. turns C. looks D. counts
4. A. loudly B. quietly C. sadly D. safely
5. A. meal B. walk C. job D. lesson
6. A. put on B. write down C. take away D. let down
7. A. for B. at C. with D. as
8. A. take B. cost C. worth D. spend
9. A. follow B. make C. do D. give
10. A. hello B. sorry C. goodbye D. love
Cloze 1-5 BCDAA 6-10 BCDAC

MY mother lived alone for many years. My work and my three children had made it impossible to visit her very often. One night I called to invite her out for dinner.
“What’s wrong? Are you OK?” she asked. My mother was the kind of vwoman who thought a late night call was a sign of bad news.
“I thought that it would be pleasant to spend some time with you,” I answered. “Just the two of us.” She thought about it for a moment, and then said: “I would like that very much.”
That Friday after work, as I drove over to pick her up, I was a bit nervous. When I arrived at her house, I found that she, too, was a little nervous about our date. She waited in the doorway, dressed beautifully. She smiled like an angel (天使).
We went to a small, nice restaurant. Over dinner, we talked about each other’s recent lives. We had a good time. As we arrived at her house later, she said: “This was the most pleasant day I ever had.”
A few days later, my mother died of heart attack (心脏病). At that moment, I understood the importance of saying “I love you” before it’s too late, and to give our loved ones the time that they deserve (应得). Nothing in life is more important than family.
1. The author didn’t visit his mother often because _____.
A. he didn’t get along well with his mother B. his work and family took up a lot of time
C. he lived far away from his mother D. he didn’t have enough money
2. When the author’s mother got his call, she probably thought _____.
A. there was some good news B. the author would give her a surprise
C. the author would invite her to dinner D. something bad might have happened
3. When the author drove to pick up his mother, she might have felt _____.
A. excited and glad B. shy and uncomfortable C. moved and interested D. worried and nervous
4. The story tells us that _____.
A. a mother’s love is great B. children should take care of parents
C. it’s better to speak out your love D. it’s never too late to learn
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MOST people are born with straight hair, but why are there people born with curly hair? It may look like a simple question that we can easily answer, but the answer is not as simple as it seems.
The color and shape of your hair are determined by your genes (基因). Whether you have straight hair or curly hair comes from your parents’ genes. “If both your parents give you the curly version of the gene, you end up with curly hair,” Barry Starr, a geneticist at Stanford University, US, told Popular Science. If both give you the straight version you end up with straight hair. And if one gives you curly genes and the other But how does DNA work onstraight, you could end up with something in between. a single hair?
Scientists show that the curls of hair depend on the nature of its follicle (毛囊). When a follicle is asymmetrical (不对称的), the hair that it produces tends to curl. Another point is that the follicle of curly hair has a hooked (钩状的) end. The more hooked the follicle is, the curlier the hair. Follicles for straight hair have no hooks.
But even if you are born with straight hair, there are some ways that straight hair can turn curly. Scientists have found that a cell (细胞) called EGFR in follicles appears to control the growth of hair. For example, certain cancer drugs that stop these cells may cause a patient to develop curly hair as a side effect.
1. According to Paragraph 2, if both of your parents give you the curly version of the gene, you will have _____ hair.
A. curly B. straight C. both curly and straight D. neither curly nor straight
2. What is the main idea of Paragraph 3?
A. Genes determine the color and shape of your hair. B. How human genes work on a single hair.
C. Most people are born with straight hair. D. Why follicles for straight hair have no hooks.
3. What do the curls of hair mainly depend on?
A. The hooked end. B. A cell called EGFR. C. The nature of follicle. D. The growth of hair.
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SUCCESS isn’t just making money, Mama always said. Success is doing something positive (积极的) for others.
In 1977, when my brother received his PhD in physics, my mother wrote him a long, warm letter. She praised his years of hard “To think, you haveuwork and reminded him to use his education to help others. the knowledge to work for the betterment of mankind (人类)!”
Mama took time for everyone. One cold day, she saw the neighbors’ three young children playing in our yard. They wore poor (破旧的) sweaters and trembled (颤抖) in the wind. Mama My mother askedvcalled them to our door. They stared at a pot of homemade soup them in, fed them and looked through our closets for extra coats.
From that day, Mama often brought something to eat to their home. She telephoned the children in the morning to make sure they got up for school. Often, she walked them down the lane and waited with them for the bus.
“Do good,” she always said, “and be there for others”. I recall a difficult night when I was at college. I dreamed my father had died. I called home in tears. “Everything is all right,” my mother assured me. “Don’t worry.”
At six o’clock, the college security (保卫科) phoned me. I had visitors. I wondered who had come to see me at that hour. There stood my parents. They had gotten up and driven into the city in the darkness. “I just wanted to make sure you were okay,” Mama said, sleepy-eyed and anxious.
1. What is success in Mama’s eyes?
A. Making money.B. Having power.C. Doing something positive for others.D. Being one’s best and knowing a lot.
2. Why did Mama write Leo a long letter?
A. To express she was proud of him.B. To remind him to help others.
C. To ask him for some money.D. To tell him she missed him.
3. Why did Mama telephone the children in the morning?
A. To talk with them.B. To sing a song for them.C. To ask them for help.D. To wake them up.
4. How did the writer feel at the end of the story?
A. Nervous. B. Moved.C. Excited. D. Sad.

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