牛津英语译林版初中英语中考短文强化训练 5 - 教师版 - 副本

短文强化训练4一、完形填空My father? who taught me so much, was gone. I deeply missed ___1___ , I remembered when I was young he held the handlebar(车把)and walked along my bike until I felt ready to ___2___ on my own. I remembered that he pulled up to my broken-down car at night, doing a quick fix and pushing it home.One of the biggest lessons Dad taught me was to be professional and ___3___. When I was growing up, I mowed(割草)grass for neighbours in some ___4___ during the summer to make pocket money. Dad was my salesman. He introduced my service to neighbours and offered a ___5___ they could not refuse. I got $ 10 a yard. I later found out my friends could get $ 20 or more ___6___ the same work.Every time I mowed grass 9 Dad was there-to watch. I used to wonder ___7___ he came with me. He stood watching my work in the heat ___8___ he could have been inside relaxing with air conditioning and an icy drink.One day when I was cutting grass in my next-door neighbour’s yard, he ___9___ stood there. In the afternoon, I finished my work and felt tired and ___10___. I was picturing the tall glass of icy cola I would drink in a minute to cool down when I saw Dad pointing to one ___11___ and shouted to me, “You missed a piece.”I was unhappy, hoping he would let me go home. But he kept pointing, being ___12___. I had to go back to cut that piece of grass. I said to myself in a low voice, ‘‘That piece isn’t hurting anyone. Why won’t he just let it go?” Later, other neighbours took notice of the good work I did and I soon got more ___13___.When I reached adulthood, I understood Dad’s message: If you say you are going to perform a job at a certain time, ___14___ your word. When you’re running a business, the work you do means a great deal about you. If you want to be seen as a businessman, with honesty you must ___15___ a good product. That single corner of grass meant the job was not done well. ( )1. A. you B. him C. her D. them( )2. A. ride B. walk C. drive D. fly( )3. A. clever B. honest C. brave D. rich( )4. A. parks B. streets C. farms D. yards( )5. A service B. information C. price D. pleasure( )6. A. for B. at C. of D. with( )7. A. how B. whether C. where D. why( )8. A. because B. when C. unless D. until( )9. A. still B. just C. again D. ever( )10. A. hot B. cold C. busy D. free( )11. A. room B. glass C. corner D. tree( )12. A. angry B. excited C. happy D. embarrassed( )13. A. friends B. food C. drinks D. business( )14. A. forget B. keep C. choose D. consider( )15. A. buy B. like C. offer D. receive二、阅读理解AWhat do you usually do in your free time? We did a survey on students free-time activities last week. There were 158 students taking part in the survey. Here are the results.★How often do you watch TV?A. Sometimes ；when I need to look for something.B. Pretty often；I enjoy surfing the Internet.C. Every day；I can’t live without the Internet.★ How often do you do exercise?A. Sometimes; when I find something interesting.B. Often；I like watching TV.C. Every day; I can’t live without the TV.★ How often do you surf the Internet?A. I go to the gym at least once a week.B. I don’t do any exercise regularly, but I go out for a walk at least twice a week.C. I never take any exercise.★ When I have free time ...A. I always organize it. I know what to do.B. I usually spend it with my friends and family.C. I never organize it. That is why I call it “free”!( )1. How many students watch TV every day?A. About 58.B. About 55.C. About 42.D. About 20.( )2. How many students surf the Internet every day?A. About 60.B. About 47.C. About 30.D. About 20.( )3. What do many students do instead of taking exercise regularly?A. Go to the gym.B. Stay at home.C. Read books.D. Take a walk.( )4. How do most of the students spend their free time according to the chart?A. They spend it with their friends and family.B. They stay at home to watch TV.C. They do the things they organize.D. They go to visit the countryside.( )5. Which of the following is NOT true?A. About 35% of the students only watch TV when the show is interesting.B. Most of the students cant live without the Internet nowadays.C. Some students don’t organize their free time at all.D. They did the survey among 158 students.BNow Chinese people are crazy about koi fish(锦鲤), which represent good luck in fengshui. It has driven millions of netizens to repost koi-related messages on WeChat in the hope of getting more wealth and better health.“Xinxiaodai”, an IT engineer in Beijing, recently became the “national koi fish” after winning an online lottery, which gives her prizes by the Alipay mobile payment system.“Does it mean I don’t have to work the rest o£ my life?” she said on Sina Weibo after learning of her win. The Weibo message has been reposted nearly 800,000 times by press time, with most netizens hoping to borrow some luck from “Xinxiaodai”, Among her prizes from over 150 Chinese and overseas companies are a night at Trump Tower, two round-trip tickets to Africa and an eight-day Alaska cruise(巡游).In China and Japan, people have a long history of keeping koi fish, which they believe could bring good luck. The tradition continues on the Internet, as “reposting koi fish” has become a fashion on Weibo.One of the most popular Weibo accounts (账户), “King of Koi Fish” has more than 10 million followers. The account’s most fashionable Weibo message “Follow and repost this koi fish picture. Something good must happen within one month.”, has been reposted more than 9 million times. “What if it works?”said a netizen from North China’s Hebei Province, who casually reposts koi fish. “It does no harm.”Reposting koi fish is a way of reducing pressure, no matter whether they seriously repost or take it as a joke, Jiang Haisheng, head of the Journalism and Communication Department at the Shandong University of Political Science and Law, said. “But good wishes should be based on hard work instead of online reposts and daydreams,” Jiang noted.( )1. Chinese netizens who repost koi-related messages hope to________.A. get more wealth and better healthB. have more fans on the InternetC. travel all over the worldD. be an IT engineer( )2. What does the underlined word “lottery” mean in Paragraph 2?A.转发B.比赛C. 人气D.彩票( )3. From Paragraph 3, we know________.A. the Weibo message of “Xinxiaodai” was reposted nearly 800,000 times in totalB. the prizes of “Xinxiaodai” came from more, than 150 Chinese companiesC. “Xinxiaodai” can go on a cruise in Alaska for eight daysD. “Xinxiaodai” doesn’t have to work the rest of her life( )4. According to the passage, ______.A. only Chinese like keeping koi fishB. “Xinxiaodai” is a net name of a childC. “King of Koi Fish” has over 10 million fansD. all the netizens from Hebei enjoy reposting koi fish( )5.What’s the writer’s purpose of using Jiang Haisheng’s words in the last paragraph?A. To help people repost koi fish on the Internet.B. To tell people to work hard rather than daydream.C. To ask people to repost koi fish instead of taking it as a joke.D. To remind more people of reposting koi fish to get good luck,COne Saturday morning, Carol called her good friend and said, “My dad’s taking me to Santa Monica today. Laura, do you want to go with us?” Laura loves to go to the beach, so she said she would be happy to go with them.Santa Monica Beach is one of the most beautiful beaches in California. There are more scenic views on the coastline up and down the state. It has a very large beach area that features(以…为特色)white sand and lots of room to play. Carol likes to throw a Frisbee around with her friends and to play volleyball.“Do you want to play volleyball, Laura?” Carol asked when they got there. “Sure,” said Laura, “but who are we going to play with? It needs more than two people to play. “Carol thought about it, and said that they should start playing first and then others would join in, so the two girls started playing alone. Just as Carol said, more kids came over and wanted to play with them. Soon they had more than enough people for a game, and they played for hours.After the game, the two girls wanted to cool off, so they decided to jump into the ocean for a little relief. The water was cool, and the waves were just right. The water was also crowded. Some people were surfing both on surfboards and bodyboards, while others were swimming out to the buoys(浮标). The two girls had fun swimming in the water.About half an hour later, the two girls felt a little tired and came to the coast. On the coastline, they saw two boys were digging for seashells. They ran up to them and asked them if they could try. “Sure. Why not?” said the two boys. So Carol and Laura started searching for the seashells on the beach and soon found a very beautiful one. The two girls had a good time. ( )1. Laura is Carol’s ______.A. friendB. sisterC. cousinD. classmate( )2. Santa Monica BeachA. is the most beautiful beach in CaliforniaB. has lots of rooms in the beach hotelsC. is famous for white sandD. has fewer sights( )3. The underlined word “them” in the last paragraph refers to “______”.A. seashellsB. the two girlsC. the swimmersD. the two boys( )4. Which is the correct order of some activities mentioned on the beach?a. digging for seashellsb. throwing a Frisbeec. swimming in the sead. playing volleyballe. surfing on surfboardsA. a—c—d—b—eB. b—d—c—a—eC. b—d—e—c—aD. a—b—d—c—e( )5. What’s the best title for the passage?A. Carol’s dayB. A visit to a beachC. Carol and her friendsD. Games on a beach三、任务型阅读In today’s busy world, it’s easy to put everyone else first. With the needs of work and family, you might feel that there’s not much time left for you. Perhaps you even feel sorry about taking up time for yourself. After all, shouldn’t you spend the time with your kids, your spouse(配偶),or your parents?We all need time to rest and recharge. If life is so busy that you can’t manage to have a few hours for yourself, then it’s especially important that you make “me time”:You need to take care of your healthIf you run yourself into the ground, you’re not going to be of much help to the people around you. You need to remind yourself that your health is important. Good physical and mental health requires care of your body? mind and soul.You want space to breathe and thinkIf your life is starting to feel like a treadmill(跑步机), it’s time to stop. When you’re in the thick of things, it’s hard to get more ideas. Perhaps you’re struggling with a particular decision like a choice of jobs’or the chance to get an important qualification(资格).It can be too easy to put off decisions or make hurried choices if you don’t spare some time to stop and think.You are important tooSometimes, We put other people first because we’re secretly sure that they’re more important than us. We don’t care about our own needs—in order to help them. Perhaps you’ve got a relative who’s ill, or a friend who’s facing huge struggles in his life, but don’t forget that you are important too.No matter how busy you are, you can find time for yourself—even though you have to start with just a few minutes each day, or an hour or two every weekend. What can you do this week to make more breathing space in your life?1. __________2. __________3. __________4. __________5. __________6. __________7. __________8. __________9. __________ 10. __________BMy dear son.Your letter of last week reached us yesterday, and I only have $ 13 left at present, which I will send to you with this letter. I may sell the other pig next week and make up the balance of what you wanted. I will probably have to wear the old overcoat to meetings again this winter, but that doesn’t matter as long as you are getting education.I want you to be well educated so that you can go anywhere and spell the hardest word. I want you to be able to go among the Romans or the Medes and Persians and talk to any of them in their own native tongue. I never had any advantages when I was a boy, but your mother and I decided that we would support your learning no matter how much it may take though it means cutting down our daily living costs.I hope you will get your education as cheap as you can, for it is a big job for your mother and me to pay the school fees. I knew education comes high but I didn’t know the clothes also cost so much. Now regarding that boat-paddling suit, and that basketball suit, and that bathing suit, and that lawn-tennis suit, I don’t care about the money, because you say a young man can’t really educate himself successfully and completely without them, but I wish you’d send home what you get through with this fall, and I will wear them through the winter under my other clothes. We have much colder winters here than we used to, or else I am failing in bodily health. Last winter I tried to go through without underclothes, the way I did when I was a boy, but a cold wave(流)came down our way and picked me out of a crowd.I am not a penman, so you will have to excuse this letter. We are all quite well, except your old grandpa, whose shoulders badly hurt, and hope this will find you enjoying the same great blessing.Your father根据上面短文内容回答问题。

短文强化训练5一、完形填空One evening a young woman walked on the beach. She turned to see the ___1___ she had left in the sand, but they had already been ___2___ by the water. When she turned to continue her walk, she was surprised to see an old woman ___3___ by a fire.She walked up to the old ___4___ and asked, “Where did you come from? I didn’t see you here a minute ago.”___5___ answering her question, the old woman said, “Sit with me, my child. I have something to show you.”As the young woman sat down beside the fire, the old woman handed her a ___6___. She turned the pages of the book one by one and was ___7___ to discover they told the story of her whole life, from the early days of childhood to the present. But when she turned to the next page, she found it ___8___. And the rest of the pages in the book were all empty.“Does this mean my life ends tonight?” she asked.“No, my child. It means tonight your life ___9___.”At that time the old woman took the book into her hands ___10___ began to tear (撕掉)each of the pages that had words out of the book. She then threw ___11___ into the fire until all left were empty pages. She handed the book of empty pages to the young woman.“You see,” she said, “just as the water washed away your footsteps in the san d, your past is forever gone. What you ___12___ have is here arid now. Each moment is the beginning of the ___13___ of your life and you should live it to the fullest, because you won’t live that moment a(n) ___14___ time. For your future, you are free to shape it as you wish, ___15___ it has not yet been written.”(B )1. A. rubbish B. footsteps C. water D. shells(D )2. A. picked up B. taken back C. put out D. washed away(A )3. A. sitting B. dying C. sleeping D. cooking(D )4. A. house B. tree C. man D. woman(B )5. A Thanks to B. Instead of C. As for D. According to(D )6. A. newspaper B. magazine C. notebook D. book(D )7. A. tired B. sad C. glad D. amazed(D )8. A. dirty B. clean C. full D. empty(C )9. A. ends B. stops C. begins D. falls(B )10. A. but B. and C. dr D. so(A )11. A. them B. it C. her D. us(C )12. A. hardly B. lately C. truly D. nearly(D )13. A. last B. first C. most D. rest(C )14. A. other B. another C. second D. first(B )15. A. whether B. because C. unless D. until二、阅读理解ACome and join us at Mimi’s Place!When you are on the road and need a place to rest, or when you just want to get away from your busy life, come to Mimi’s Place and we’ll take good care of you. I am sure you will fall in love with Mimi’s Place.At Mimi’s Place, you can exercise in our big swimming poo l. You can walk in our beautiful garden. You can also enjoy a delicious breakfast every morning after getting up. By the way, the breakfast is free!Each room comes with its own .bath , TV, Wi-Fi and fridge. At Mimi’s Place, you can find a room which is suitable for you and makes you relaxed.Mimi’s Place is your home away from home.Price: $ 40 for a room a day $ 50 for a room a day (during the holidays)Address: 2800 First Street Columbus, OH43220Tel: 652—9985 E-mail: mimisplace@hotmail. com来“咪咪家”加入我们吧!当你在路上需要一个休息的地方，或者当你想从繁忙的生活中解脱出来，来咪咪的家，我们会好好照顾你。

中考英语满分必背作文系列51三年初中生活即将结束，在你学习和成长的路上一定得到了不少人的鼓励，支持和帮助。

虽然你就要和一些人说再见了，但总有些人是你一生都难以忘记的。

请以I’ll never forget _______为题，谈谈你最难忘的人。

老师、好友，家人，同桌还是……基本信息：1）Who is he/she?2）What kind of person is he/she?3）What did he/she do for you ?4）Why is he/she unforgettable?参考词汇：loving, strict, understanding, patient, friendly, generous, reliable, intelligent, optimistic, humorous, confident, honest, helpful…要求：1）补全标题；2）文中不得出现真实姓名和地名3）介绍他/她的具体情况以及对你的影响；4）词数不少于70词。

【参考范文】I’ll never forget my English teacherIn my junior school life, many people have helped me. The person I want to thank most is My English teacher-Ms Lee.Ms Lee is kind and outgoing. She often helps me with my English. When I am in trouble, she always encourages me to face my difficulties. With her help, I made great progress in English and became interested in it.I still remember that once I failed in an important English exam and was upset, she cheered me up and told me some good ways to improve my English. With her help, I made great progress in English and became interested in it.I’m very thankful for all that she has done for me.2最近你和你的同学就“中学生生活中存在的问题”展开了讨论，并就这些问题提出了一些建议。

短文强化训练6一、完形填空Gunjan was going to be 10 years old. But she did not look forward to her ___1___ coming. She still remembered the night her dad had lost his ___2___. Her dad said to her mum, “Shan no, I don’t have a job. How can we afford the fees(费用)of sending ___3___ of them to school? Gunjan’s studies will have to be stopped.” When her parents were talking, they did not know Gunjan was ___4___.“But Gunjan is too small,” said her mother. “Her brother Girish had to study further,” said her father and he ___5___ to listen to the mother’s arguments that Gunjan was better at studies than her brother.In another 10 days was Gunjan’s birthday. Gunjan was sure her father would take ___6___ out of school. What could she do? She ___7___ wanted to go to the college in town “God, please let my father find some work,” she kept saying, ___8___ God seemed to have turned deaf. She felt ___9___!Gunjan’s birthday came. In the morning, she had to go to her school to ___10___ all her school things with her father? although she didn’t want to. When reaching the street crossing, a car drove so ___11___ that it almost hit a little girl in front of her. ___12___ thinking, Gunjan pushed the girl hard. The girl was saved, but Gunjan was hurt. She was taken to ___13___ immediately. Luckily, Gunjan wasn’t hurt badly. Meanwhile, she was known and interviewed as a heroine(女英雄). ___14___ they learned about Gunjan’s story, many people gave away money to Gunjan and helped her father find a new job.Gunjan was very ___15___ that she could go to school again. After several years, she achieved her wish that she went to the college in town.(B )1. A. study’s B. birthday’s C. dream’s D. plan’s(D )2. A. money B. car C. house D. job(A )3. A. both B. all C. each D. neither(B )4. A. asleep B. awake C. clever D. silly(D )5. A. agreed B. decided C. promised D. refused(A )6. A. her B. it C. him D. them(D )7. A. never B. hardly C. suddenly D. even(C )8. A and B. or C. but D. so(B )9. A. hopeful B. hopeless C. meaningful D. meaningless(B )10. A. send up B. take back C. throw away D. check out(A )11. A. fast B. slowly C. carefully D. hard(D )12. A. By B. Through C. With D. Without(C )13. A. school B. train station C. hospital D. police station(C )14. A. Although B. If C. When D. Until(B )15. A. upset B. happy C. terrible D. hungry二、阅读理解AAre you interested in pandas? Below are the top places to see them in China.Dujiangyan Panda BaseLocation:Dujiangyan Prefecture, about 68 km from ChengduPandas:about 30Activities:spending time with pandas as a panda keeperBest for:those who want a less-crowded panda volunteer programmeTime needed:1 dayChengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding(繁殖)Location:The outskirts(市郊)of Chengdu, about 40 minutes by carPandas:about 150Activities:watching pandas and panda breeding moviesBest for:people who don’t have much time, and are only interested in watching or holding pandasTime needed:half a dayWolong Panda Research CentreLocation:about 105 km northwest of ChengduPandas:about 30 (but only 26 can be visited)Activities:watching pandas, taking care of pandas9 taking photos with a pandaBest for:people who want to take part in the volunteer programme( taking care of pandas)Time needed:2 daysBeijing ZooLocation: BeijingPandas: about 15Activities: watching pandas onlyBest for: travellers who can’t make it to ChengduTime needed: 2 hoursOcean Park, Hong KongLocation:Hong KongThere are three giant pandas in Ocean Park:An An, Le Le and Ying Ying. Le Le and Ying Ying are presents from China’s central government to celebrate the tenth anniversary(周年纪念)of Hong Kongs return to the motherland in 2007.你对熊猫感兴趣吗?下面是中国最值得一看的地方。

短文强化训练10一、完形填空Frank was a very talkative boy. He never saw a new thing without asking a lot of questions about it. His mother was very kind and ___1___ . When it was proper to answer his questions, she would do so.The first time Frank saw an hourglass? he was very ___2___, but he did not know what it was. His mother ___3___, “An hourglass is made in the shape of the figure ‘8’. The sand is put in one end, and ___4___ a small hole in the middle. The sand put into the glass will go through ___5___ an hour.”Frank watched the little stream of sand. He was impatient, because it would not run faster. “Let me ___6___ it, Mother,” he said, “it is lazy, and will never get through.”“Oh yes, it will, my son,” said his mother. “The sand moves ___7___, but it moves all the time. When you look at the clock, you will find the same. ___8___ you are playing, the sand is running, grain by grain, and the hands of the ___9___ are moving, second by second. At night, the sand in the hourglass has run through twelve times. The hour hand of the clock has moved all around ___10___ great face. This is because they keep working every ___11___. They do not stop to think how much they have to do, and ___12___ it will take them to do it.”One day, Frank’s mother wanted him to learn a poem, but he said, “Mum, I ___13___. “ His mother said, “Study all the time. ___14___ care about the time it will take. You will be able to say it very soon.”Frank followed his mother’s ___15___. He studied and in one hour and a half he knew the poem perfectly.(B )1. A. strict B. patient C. nervous D. polite(C )2. A. pleased B. relaxed C. interested D. bored(A )3. A. explained B. repeated C. thought D. added(A )4. A. runs through B. runs along C. goes over D. goes across(D )5. A. before B. for C. after D. in(A )6. A. shake B. get C. take D. carry(D )7. A. carefully B. quickly C. heavily D. slowly(D )8. A. Since B. Unless C. Before D. While(C )9. A. boy B. mother C. clock D. hourglass(C )10. A. his B. her C. its D. their(D )11. A. year B. month C. week D. minute(B )12. A. how far B. how long C. how much D. how soon(B )13. A. can B. can’t C. could D. couldn’t(B )14. A. Often B. Never C. Always D. Sometimes(C )15. A. rule B. steps C. advice D. decision二、阅读理解ABeautiful art museums in ChinaTree Art MuseumTree Art Museum is beside a main road in the Songzhuang art village. It is a place where visitors can communicate with nature, light, trees, water and art.Opening hours: 10:00 am~5:00 pm (closed on Mondays)Location: Songzhuang. Beijing Building area: 3,200 m2Opening year: 2012Mu Xin Art MuseumMu Xin Art Museum is on top of a lake. It was built in memory of Chinese artist and writer Mu Xin (1927~2011). You can enjoy Mu Xin’s artworks here. From the outside it looks as if the rooms of the museum are floating(漂浮)on the water. Opening hours: summer months 9:00 am~5:30 pmwinter months 9:00 am~5:00 pm (closed on Mondays)Location: Wuzhen, Zhejiang Building area: 6,700 m2Opening year: 2015Sifang Art MuseumSifang Art Museum is one of the best private art museums in China. As an important part of the Sifang Parkland. it is an architectural (建筑方面的) wonderland hidden in a Chinese forest.Opening hours: 10:00 am5:00 pm (no visit after 4:30 pm, closed on Mondays)Location: Nanjing. Jiangsu Building area: 1,858 m2Opening year: 2013The Yinchuan Han Meilin Art MuseumWhen famous Chinese artist Han Meilin first visited Helan Mountain in the 1980s, he fell in love with the rock paintings. He later paid more visits and got lots of inspiration for his rock art.In 2015. the third Han Meilin Art Museum opened at the foot of Helan Mountain, after two Han Meilin Art Museums opened in Hangzhou and Beijing.Opening hours: summer months 9:00 am~5:30 pm winter months 9:30 am~5:00 pm (closed on Mondays)Location: Yinchuan. Ningxia Building area: 5,980 m2Opening year: 2015中国美丽的艺术博物馆树艺术博物馆树艺博物馆位于宋庄艺术村的一条主干道旁。

短文强化训练7一、完形填空Jenny was five. One day, waiting with her mother at the checkout stand in a store, she saw a circle of bright white pearls(珍珠)in a pink box.“Mommy, can I have the necklace(项链)?” ___1___ the mother checked the back of the little box and said, “$ 1. 95. If you really want it, I’ll think of some___2___ for you and in no time you can save enough money to buy it for yourself. Your ___3___ is only a week away and you might get another dollar from Grandma.”As soon as Jenny got home, she ___4___ her coin bank and counted out 65 cents. After dinner, she did more than her share of chores for 20 cents, and she went to the neighbour and asked Mrs McJames if she could pick cotton for ___5___ cents. On her birthday. Grandma did give her ___6___ new dollar and at last she had enough money to buy the necklace. Jenny loved her pearl necklace. She ___7___ it everywhere.Jenny had a very loving daddy and every night when she was ready for bed, he would ___8___ whatever he was doing and come upstairs to read her a story. One night when he finished the ___9___, he asked Jenny, “Do you love me?”“Oh yes, Daddy. You know that I love you.”“Then ___10___ me your pearls.”“Oh, Daddy, not my pearls. But you can have Princess—the white horse from my collection. She’s my favourite.”“That’s okay, Honey. Good ___11___.” And he brushed her face with a kiss.About a week later, the same thing happened. Jenny gave her father the ___12___ baby doll she got for her birthday instead of the necklace.A few nights later when the father ___13___, he noticed his daughter’s mouth was shaking and one silent tear fell down her face.“What’s the matter, Jenny?”Jenny said ___14___ but lifted her little hand up to her daddy. And when she opened her hand, there was her little pearl necklace. “Here, Daddy. It’s for you.”___15___ tears in his eyes, Jenny’s kind daddy reached out with one hand to take the cheap necklace, and with the other hand he reached into his pocket and pulled out a blue silk case with a set of real pearls and gave it to his daughter.(B )1. A. Angrily B. Quickly C. Suddenly D. Luckily(A )2. A. chores B. questions C. decisions D. collections(D )3. A. exam B. competition C. performance D. birthday(C )4. A. chose B. made C. emptied D. repaired(A )5. A. ten B. twenty C. thirty D. forty(C )6. A. other B. the other C. another D. others(B )7. A. threw B. wore C. hid D. bought(A )8. A. stop B. continue C. take D. remember(D )9. A. book B. task C. plan D. story(A )10. A. give B. sell C. lend D. send(D )11. A. morning B. afternoon C. evening D. night(B )12. A. expensive B. beautiful C. old D. boring(C )13. A. went out B. woke up C. came in D. sat down(A )14. A. nothing B. something C. anything D. everything(B )15. A. For B. With C. Of D. To二、阅读理解AState of MindBy Walter D. WintleIf you think you are beaten, you are; If you think you’re outclassed(超能的), you are;If you think you dare not, you don’t.You’ve got to think high to rise.If you’d like to win, but think you can’t.You’ve got to be sure of yourself beforeIt s almost a cinch—you won’t.You can ever ________ the prize.If you think you’ll lose, you’ve lost；Life’s battles(战斗)don’t always goFor out in this world we find To the stronger or faster man;Success begins with a fellow’s will But sooner or later the man who winsIt’s all in the state of mind.Is the one who thinks he can!心境沃尔特·d·温德尔(Walter D. Wintle)著如果你认为你输了，那你就是输了;如果你认为你不敢，那你就不敢。

短文强化训练9一、完形填空A crow(乌鸦)lived in the forest and was completely satisfied with life. But one day he ___1___ a swan (天鹅). “This swan is so white,” he thought, “and I am so black. This swan must be the ___2___ bird in the world.”He expressed his thoughts to the swan. “Actually,” the swan replied, “I was feeling that I was the happiest bird ___3___ I saw a parrot, which has two colours. I now ___4___ the parrot is the happiest bird.” The crow then went to the parrot. The parrot explained, “I lived a very happy life until I saw a peacock. I have only two ___5___, but the peacock has many colours.”The crow then visited a peacock in the zoo and saw that hundreds of people had ___6___ to see him. After the people had left, the crow went to the peacock. “Dear peacock,” the crow said, “you are so ___7___. Every day thousands of people come to see you. When people see ___8___, they immediately go away. I think you are the happiest bird on th e planet.”The peacock replied, “I ___9___ thought that I was the most beautiful and happiest bird on the planet. But because of my beauty, I am entrapped(诱捕)into this ___10___. I have examined the zoo very carefully, and I have realized that the crow is the only bird not kept in a cage. ___11___ for the past few days I have been thinking that if I were a crow, I could happily hang out everywhere.”That’s our problem too. We always make unnecessary ___12___ with others and become sad. We don’t value ___13___ we have had. As a result, this all leads to the worst cycle of unhappiness! ___14___ to be happy with what you have instead of looking at what you don’t have. The one who is ___15___ with what he she has. is the happiest person in the world.(D )1. A. caught B. helped C. left D. saw(B )2. A. funniest B. happiest C. cleverest D. whitest(C )3. A. because B. unless C. until D. though(A )4. A. think B. predict C. doubt D. promise(C )5. A. wings B. eggs C. colours D. feet(A )6. A. got together B. broken in C. come back D. stayed up(B )7. A. ugly B. beautiful C. busy D. comfortable(A )8. A. me B. you C. him D. her(C )9. A. never B. suddenly C. always D. seriously(D )10. A. forest B. garden C. park D. zoo(A )11. A. So B. But C. And D. Or(C )12. A. friends B. decisions C. comparisons D. efforts(D )13. A. why B. how C. if D. what(A )14. A. Learn B. Imagine C. Get D. Forget(D )15. A. angry B. strict C. good D. satisfied二、阅读理解AZhang Shiynan. 13, from ShanghaiI think robots will replace accountants(会计). Most accountants deal with numbers and bills at big companies. They must work very carefully. Even a small mistake can cause a big problem. Sometimes, people may get tired and make mistakes. But robots won t and they can solve the problem easily. Using robots means there will be fewer problems.Luo Xiangqi. 13, from FujianSomeday, robots will take the place of shop assistants, Robots use computers and they’re good at arithmetic(算术). The robot assistants calculate(计算)more accurately and more quickly than human assistants. The robot assistants have no feelings. Whatever the customers buy. they will always behave well. The robot assistants can make shopping more enjoyable.Zhang Yifei. 14, from BeijingI believe the robots are going to take the place of the workers in the manufacturing(制造业)industry. Most workers in a factory do heavy and boring work. Robots will work on it better and faster than people. I know some factories are already usingrobots, but 1 think they will totally replace humans in the future.Gao Xinyi. 14, from BeijingRobots will replace astronaut s in the future. An astronaut’s job is to push buttons, clean the space capsule(太空舱)，collect data and take photos. Robots have different abilities to copy human behaviour with the help of artificial intelligence(人工智能). So maybe someday scientists will create robot astronauts in order to explore space.Zhao Jiacheng. 14, from ShaanxiSmart robots will probably take the place of drivers. That s because this kind of work doesn’t need high education or much knowledge. As long as people pass the test and get a driving license, they can do it, so smart robots can drive instead of people. W hat’s more, employers will prefer to use robots because they won’t have to pay them a high salary each month.张世男，13岁，来自上海我认为机器人将取代会计师。

牛津英语译林版英语中考短文强化训练试题专攻一、完形填空The event that all students in Shanghai Cunzhi Middle School had been looking forward to. the Ninth School Book Festivals finally arrived. It’s an every-year school festival to ___1___ students to enjoy reading. At this exciting event, the book ___2___ is always the most important activity.In the playground, there were fifteen newsstands designed by students for the purpose of collecting different ___3___. Students could bring their favourite books to share with others and in return, they would get a(n) ___4___ bookmark. At the newsstands, they could also exchange their own books for ones they were interested in.Another amazing part of the festival was that it was open to ___5___ as well.During the activity, we had the chance to share our lovely books with our parents. We wrote some book reviews based ___6___ our opinions and feelings to help our parents get to know them better. Our parents did the same. We found a lot of ___7___.What’s more, during the festival, we had class meetings to share our reading experiences and ___8___ good books. As the Chinese Poetry Conference(《中国诗词大会》)was so ___9___ , we also organized a small themed class meeting about the Chinese poetry. We shared ___10___ enjoyed our favourite classic poems or works with each other.Former US President, Abraham Lincoln once said. “An ability and a taste for reading give access (接近) to whatever has ___11___ been discovered by others.” Our School Book Festival has the same ___12___: To let us find the happiness of reading through all these activities. It also encourages us to ___13___ a good reading habit.I’d like to conclude with a popular ___14___ in my school: “Make every day in your life a ___15___ day.”(A)1. A. encourage B. send C. order D. allow(D)2. A. sale B. review C. production D. exchange(B)3. A. stamps B. books C. tickets D. balls(A)4. A. beautiful B. expensive C. long D. strange(C)5. A. officers B. businessmen C. parents D. policemen(B)6. A. with B. on C. in D. for(A)7. A. joy B. money C. food D. time(D)8. A. buy B. sell C. write D. introduce(B)9. A. boring B. popular C. difficult D. easy(C)10. A. but B. or C. and D. so(A)11. A. already B. never C. seldom D. just(B)J2. A. way B. goal C. step D. suggestion(C)13. A. change B. leave C. form D. trust(D)14, A. poem B. lesson C. activity D. saying(C)15. A. writing B. working C. reading D. studying二、阅读理解ASummer is almost here, which means it is time for swimming classes again at the Mangakino Community Pool.Beginning time: Monday, May 6th Swimming classes: 15Lasting time: 10 hours each class Cost: $ 20 each classNumber of children each class: 6Note:♦ Classes will increase in difficulty each week. The first week is for children up to six years old. The last week is for advanced(高级的)swimmers who want to improve their race skill.♦ Children can sign up for as many classes as they like, but they must pass the skills level test. For example, children signing up for Level 4 must show their certificates(证书)for completing Level 3.♦ Children can’t sign up for a level they’re not really for. Children who have never attended Community Pool classes must show up on April 29 or 30 for a swimming skills test. Coaches will divide the children into different levels.Swimming classes are fun for all. Children learn new skills and make new friends. Parents get to meet other parents in the community. Swimming, like bicycling, is a valuable skill that once learned, is never forgotten.夏天快到了，这意味着又到了曼加基诺社区游泳池上游泳课的时候了。

短文强化训练4一、完形填空My father? who taught me so much, was gone. I deeply missed ___1___ , I remembered when I was young he held the handlebar(车把)and walked along my bike until I felt ready to ___2___ on my own. I remembered that he pulled up to my broken-down car at night, doing a quick fix and pushing it home.One of the biggest lessons Dad taught me was to be professional and ___3___. When I was growing up, I mowed(割草)grass for neighbours in some ___4___ during the summer to make pocket money. Dad was my salesman. He introduced my service to neighbours and offered a ___5___ they could not refuse. I got $ 10 a yard. I later found out my friends could get $ 20 or more ___6___ the same work.Every time I mowed grass 9 Dad was there-to watch. I used to wonder ___7___ he came with me. He stood watching my work in the heat ___8___ he could have been inside relaxing with air conditioning and an icy drink.One day when I was cutting grass in my next-door neighbour’s yard, he ___9___ stood there. In the afternoon, I finished my work and felt tired and ___10___. I was picturing the tall glass of icy cola I would drink in a minute to cool down when I saw Dad pointing to one ___11___ and shouted to me, “You missed a piece.”I was unhappy, hoping he would let me go home. But he kept pointing, being ___12___. I had to go back to cut that piece of grass. I said to myself in a low voice, ‘‘That piece isn’t hurting anyone. Why won’t he just let it go?” Later, other neighbours took notice of the good work I did and I soon got more ___13___.When I reached adulthood, I understood Dad’s message: If you say you are going to perform a job at a certain time, ___14___ your word. When you’re running a business, the work you do means a great deal about you. If you want to be seen as a businessman, with honesty you must ___15___ a good product. That single corner of grass meant the job was not done well.(B )1. A. you B. him C. her D. them(A )2. A. ride B. walk C. drive D. fly(B )3. A. clever B. honest C. brave D. rich(D )4. A. parks B. streets C. farms D. yards(C )5. A service B. information C. price D. pleasure(A )6. A. for B. at C. of D. with(D )7. A. how B. whether C. where D. why(B )8. A. because B. when C. unless D. until(C )9. A. still B. just C. again D. ever(A )10. A. hot B. cold C. busy D. free(C )11. A. room B. glass C. corner D. tree(A )12. A. angry B. excited C. happy D. embarrassed(D )13. A. friends B. food C. drinks D. business(B )14. A. forget B. keep C. choose D. consider(C )15. A.. buy B. like C. offer D. receive二、阅读理解AWhat do you usually do in your free time? We did a survey on students free-time activities last week. There were 158 students taking part in the survey. Here are the results.★How often do you watch TV?A. Sometimes ；when I need to look for something.B. Pretty often；I enjoy surfing the Internet.C. Every day；I can’t live without the Internet.★ How often do you do exercise?A. Sometimes; when I find something interesting.B. Often；I like watching TV.C. Every day; I can’t live without the TV.★ How often do you surf the Internet?A. I go to the gym at least once a week.B. I don’t do any exercise regularly, but I go out for a walk at least twice a week.C. I never take any exercise.★ When I have free time ...A. I always organize it. I know what to do.B. I usually spend it with my friends and family.C. I never organize it. That is why I call it “free”!(C )1. How many students watch TV every day?A. About 58.B. About 55.C. About 42.D. About 20.(B )2. How many students surf the Internet every day?A. About 60.B. About 47.C. About 30.D. About 20.(D )3. What do many students do instead of taking exercise regularly?A. Go to the gym.B. Stay at home.C. Read books.D. Take a walk.(A )4. How do most of the students spend their free time according to the chart?A. They spend it with their friends and family.B. They stay at home to watch TV.C. They do the things they organize.D. They go to visit the countryside.(B )5. Which of the following is NOT true?A. About 35% of the students only watch TV when the show is interesting.B. Most of the students cant live without the Internet nowadays.C. Some students don’t organize their free time at all.D. They did the survey among 158 students.BNow Chinese people are crazy about koi fish(锦鲤), which represent good luck in fengshui. It has driven millions of netizens to repost koi-related messages on WeChat in the hope of getting more wealth and better health.“Xinxiaodai”, an IT engineer in Beijing, recently became the “national koi fish” after winning an online lottery, which gives her prizes by the Alipay mobile payment system.“Does it mean I don’t have to work the rest o£ my life?” she said on Sina Weibo after learning of her win. The Weibo message has been reposted nearly 800,000 times by press time, with most netizens hoping to borrow some luck from “Xinxiaodai”, Among her prizes from over 150 Chinese and overseas companies are a night at Trump Tower, two round-trip tickets to Africa and an eight-day Alaska cruise(巡游).In China and Japan, people have a long history of keeping koi fish, which they believe could bring good luck. The tradition continues on the Internet, as “reposting koi fish” has become a fashion on Weibo.One of the most popular Weibo accounts (账户), “King of Koi Fish” has more than 10 million followers. The account’s most fashionable Weibo message “Follow and repost this koi fish picture. Something good must happen within one month.”, has been reposted more than 9 million times. “What if it works?”said a netizen from North China’s Hebei Province, who casually reposts koi fish. “It does no harm.”Reposting koi fish is a way of reducing pressure, no matter whether they seriously repost or take it as a joke, Jiang Haisheng, head of the Journalism and Communication Department at the Shandong University of Political Science and Law, said. “But good wishes should be based on hard work instead of online reposts and daydreams,” Jiang noted.现在中国人非常喜欢锦鲤，它在风水中代表好运。

牛津译林版初三英语中考复习阅读组合训练五一、完形填空。

Increase happinessI ever worked as a volunteer in a nursing home. One day, a 90-year-old lady moved into the nursing home. Although she was nearly ___1___, her hair and clothes looked very nice.Her husband passed away recently, ___2___ she had to move out of her old house. After many hours of ___3___ patiently in the hall of the nursing home, she smiled sweetly when I told her that her room was __4__. In the elevator(电梯), I began to ___5__ her room, including the old sheets hung on her window.“I love it,” She smiled with the excitement of an eight-year-old who has just been given a new toy. “But you haven’t seen the room. Just wait.”“That doesn’t have anything to do with it,”she replied. “Happiness is __6___ you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my room or not doesn’t ___7___ the furniture. It’s how I arrange my mind.I already decided to ___8___ it. It’s a decision I make every morning when I wake up. I have two choices: I can spend the day in bed complaining about the parts of my body that ___9__ work, or get out of bed and thank the ones that still do.If you want to be happy, please remember these five simple rules: free your heart from hate; free your mind from ___10___; live simply; give more; expect less. Then your happiness will increase every day.1. A. blind B. deaf C. homeless D. sad2. A. so B. if C. before D. because3. A. running B. talking C. jumping D. waiting4. A. open B. closed C. ready D. locked5. A. enter B. describe C. tidy D. clean6. A. nothing B. something C. anything D. everything7. A. pick up B. care for C. depend on D. think about8. A. leave B. forget C. love D. buy9. A. still B. always C. without D. hardly10. A. worries B. works C. memories D. experiences二、阅读理解。