中考英语选词填空专项练习2Aby gave found just went finally sent into passed never bad nearThere was a little boy with a bad temper(脾气)。
His father(1)_________ him some nails to drive into the back fence(栅栏) when he lost his temper. The first day the boy drove 37 nails(2)________ the fence. Then it began to become less. He (3)_________it was easier to hold his temper than to drive those nails into the fence.(4)__________the day came when the boy didn’t lose his temper at a11.He told his father about it and the father suggested that the boy should now pull out one nail for each day that he was able to hold his temper. The days (5)__________and the young boy was finally able to tell his father that all the nails were gone.The father took his son (6)___________the hand and led him to the fence. He said，“You have done well. my son, but look at the fence. It will (8)__________be the same. When you say things in anger，they leave a scar(痕迹)(9)___________ like this one. You can put a knife in a man and draw it out. It won’t matter how many times you say I’m sorry. the wound(伤口) is still there. A verbal（言语）wound is as (10)____________as a physical（肉体）one.New York，London，Paris and other big cities are exciting places to live in．There are many interesting things to see and to do．You can go to different kinds of museums，plays and films．You can also go shopping to buy things from all over the world．But there are serious problems in big cities too． The cost of living is high，and there are too many people in some of big cities． Every year many people move to the big cities because there are some chances to find jobs，to study at good schools，and to receive good medical care．But sometimes these people cannot find work or a good place to live in．Also，too many people in a small space make it hard to keep the cities safe and clean．Some people enjoy living in big cities． Others do not． Before people move to big cities，they should think about the problems of living there．I worked for a short time as a cashier(出纳员)at a restaurant a few months ago，I also helped clean up the tables when it was especially busy． One night，just before Christmas, I found a large black wallet on the floor near one of the tables．I guessed I should check it to find out who was the owner，but I was very busy at the time．Also，I imagined that if there wassomething valuable(有价值的)in the wallet，the owner would be back．Sure enough，an hour later a man came up to the counter and asked if anyone had found a wallet． I asked him to describe the lost wallet，and after he described it exactly，I gave him the wallet．He expressed his sincere thanks when I handed it to him．He asked me if I had opened it，and when I told him “no”．At once he opened it and showed that it had nearly $8QO in cash(现金)．He took out a twenty—dollar bill and handed it to me and I was amazed atthis．“A reward(酬劳)for your honesty(诚实)．”he said and then turned and walked away．Thinking about it later；I began wondering whether I would have been honest if I had known what was in the wallet! I thought that if I had no way to find the owner and no one returned to claim(认领)it，I might keep it．But it also came into my mind that I actually saved s omeone’s Christmas plans by finding and returning the wallet． The good feeling it gave me was worth more than anything money could buy．In a small town, there lived a doctor. He was good and kind. He was ready to go and help people. People always went to him when they were ill.Many years later, the doctor began to forget things. People were afraid and little by little, they stopped going to him. The doctor saw his business wasn’t as good as before. He thought, " Well, if I was the patient (病人), I' d be afraid to go to me too. Maybe it's time for me to stop being a doctor. But this town has no doctor. What will the people do when they become ill?"His wife heard him talking to himself and said, "Why don’t you find a young doctor to take your place? Then people will have another good doctor to take care of them and I will get my husband back."The doctor liked what his wife said. He found a very good young doctor to help the people. The doctorand his wife then had time to take long walks together, go dancing, go travelling and spend the rest(剩余部分) of their days together.M y parents divorced (离婚) when I was 8 years old. Their marriage was a mistake of World War II. And about 50 years ago, I was the only child I knew who didn't have a father at home on Father's Day. Divorce was very uncommon back then.So when my friends were in town shopping for presents for their fathers, I decided since my mother was both Mother and Father, no one else was like her, who better deserved a present on Father's Day than her?I bought her a little set of (一套) tools, just a few things, hammer, pliers and screwdriver anda box to put all these things in. I got some ideas from my grandfather and named it Mother's Tool Box. She was excited, more at the thought of being cared for on Father's Day than of the present. She always said she liked her Father's Day memories better than the Mother's Day ones. It made her feel special — and she was. I have noticed in the past few years, greeting cards are even madefor "Mother on Father's Day". Ever since then, my mother has got cards on Father’s Day. By the way, she knew just how to use those tools and others she had ever used over the years.I t was 8:40 in the evening and I was at Starbucks—Plaza Singapura, the place we are going to meet. I was 20 minutes before meeting time. It is not polite to be late for a date（约会）for the first time anyway. I waited, looking at the people coming and going. I was daydreaming about today's soccer match I played and started thinking about life and soccer. Life is like soccer. You never know when you are going to get hit by the ball in your face. You have to live!As I was trying to relax myself, I felt her appearance—the smell, I can never forget. I looked up and saw her smiling and making her way towards me. She was pretty-looking and she was in fashion (时尚). I stood there watching her coming. A bright colour T-shirt with a beautiful skirt. Wow, I really love girls wearing skirts. It makes them look more attractive and natural.“Sorry I am late.”“No, it’s O K. I am just early myself.”“So what film are we going to see?”“It's OK, we will check it out later, and anyway what matters most is who I am going to see it with, not the show.”It is a beautiful day in June. The sun is hot. It's time to harvest strawberries (草莓),and the strawberry fields are full of people. These people are picking strawberry. They are not farmers, and they are picking fruit for fun. They can buy strawberries in a supermarket but it is cheaper to pick their own fruit. Strawberries from the farm are also flesher (更新奇的). Most people also like to pick their own fruit because it is a pleasant way to spend as afternoon .One little boy is walking between the rows of plants. He is Picking the strawberries and eating them as fast as he can. Two young women in petty dress and high-heeled shoes(高跟鞋)are getting out of their car. Now they are 'taking off their shoes. These women are taking a break from their work. They want to pick fruit and enjoy the sunshine.The most popular food in America was invented because a cook got angry. George Crum was a cook at a restaurant in Saratoga Springs, New York. One day in 1853,a customer (顾客)who had ordered fried (油炸的)potatoes sent them back to the kitchen. He wanted the cook to slice (切)them thinner and fry them longer. George Crum had a bad temper(脾气),and he thought the potatoes were fine the way he made them. To teach the customer a lessen, he sliced potatoes very thin and fried them until they were crispy (脆的).But instead of being angry. the customer loved the new fried potatoes? He asked for more. Other people who tried them like them too, and customers kept asking for them. Far many years, people called them Saratoga chips after the town where they were first made.Even now. after more than 150 years, potato chips are very popular. Al least one of every ten potatoes grown in the United States is made into potato chips. So if you like potato chips, be glad George Crum had a bad temper!Many students get a driver's permit at 15. In California, they are then allowed to drive for 50 hours under supervision. "Under supervision" means that a friend or relative who already has a license has to ride with them. But what happens when teenagers(persons between 13 and 19 years old)start driving on their own? Many are careful drivers and never have a problem. But many other are not, and they create(造成)Problems on the road. Fifteen-year-olds are too young to drive, and sixteen-year-olds are too immature(不成熟的)to start driving alone.In the United States, more teenagers are killed in driving accidents than in any other way. While fewer than 7% of drivers are teenagers, teenagers are involved (占，包括)in 14% of the terrible car accidents in the country. Sixteen-year-olds involved in over 43 crashes in every million kilometers they drive. But seventeen-year-olds cause only about 30 accidents a million kilometers of driving. One year makes a difference. So the age limit(限制)should be increased.Rivers are one of our most important natural resources(自然资源). Many of the world’s great cities are located on rivers, and almost every country has at least one river flowing through it that plays an the lives of its people.Since the beginning of history, people have used rivers for transportation. The longest one in the United States is the Mississippi. The lifeline of Egypt is the Nile. To the people of India , the Ganges is great, but it is also important for transportation; ships can travel along it for a thousand miles. Other great rivers are the Congo in Africa and the Mekong in southeast Asia, The greatest of all for navigation(航海), however, is the Amazon in Brail, It is so wide and so deep that large ships can go about two thousand miles upon it.Besides transportation, rivers give food, water to drink, water for crops, and chances for fun and recreation for the people who live along their banks. In order to increase the supply of water for crops, engineers sometimes build a dam(大坝) across a river and let a lake form behind the dam. Then people can use the water not only to irrigate(灌溉) their fields but also to make electricity for their homes and industries.However, large cities and industries that are located upon rivers often make problems. As the cities grow in size and industries increase in number, the water in the rivers becomes polluter with chemicals and other materials. People are learning the importance, however, of doing more to keep their rivers clean if they want to enjoy the benefits(利益) of this natural resource.A friend of mine named Paul received an expensive car from his brother as a Christmas present．On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office，a street urchin (顽童) was walking around the shining car．“Is this your car，Paul？”he asked．Paul answered，“Yes，my brother gave it to me for Christmas．”The boy was surprised．“You mean your brother gave it to you and it didn’t cost you nothing？Sir，I wish…”He hesitated(犹疑)．Paul thought of course he knew what the boy wanted, but what the boy said surprised him greatly．“I wish,” the boy went on, “that I could be a brother like that．”Paul looked at the boy in surprise, and then he said again, “Would you like to take a ride in my car？”“Oh yes，I’d love to．”The boy answered.After a short ride，the boy turned and with his eyes shining，said，“Paul，would you mind driving in front of my house？”Paul smiled a little．He thought he knew what the boy wanted．He wanted to show his neighbours that he could ride home in a big car. But Paul was wrong again. “Will you stop where those two steps are？” the boy asked．He ran up to the steps. Then in a short while Paul heard him coming back, but he was not coming fast. He was carrying his little crippled (残疾的) brother. He sat him down on the step and pointed to the car.“There she is, Buddy, just like I told you upstairs. His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didn’t cost him a cent. And some day I’m going to give you one just like it…then you can see for yourself all the nice things in the Christmas windows that I’ve been trying to tell you about.”Paul got out and lifted the boy to the front seat of his car. The shining-eyed older brother climbed in beside him and the three of them began an unforgettable holiday ride.April 1st is a day on which, in some countries, people try to play jokes on others. If one succeeds in joking with somebody, one laughs and says, “April Fool,” and then the person who has been joked with usually laughs, too.One April 1st, a country bus was going on a countryside road. The road was so small and not so straight that the driver had great trouble in driving along. When the bus slowed down and stopped, he quickly turned his key again and again, looking very worried, but nothing happened. Then he turned to the passengers with an unhappy look on his face and said, “This poor bus is getting old and it isn’t going as well as it used to. There is one thing to do if we want to get home before dark. I shall count three, and on the word ‘three’, I want you all to lean forward（前倾）suddenly as hard as you can. That should get the bus started again. Now, all of you lean back（后仰）as far as you can in your seats and get ready.”The passengers all followed the driver’s words. They leaned back all at once and waited quietly for the driver’s number counting. Then the driver turned to his front and asked whether they were ready. The passengers hardly had enough breath to answer “yes”.“One! Two! Three!” counted the driver. The passengers all leaned forward suddenly ——and the bus started up at a great speed.The passengers breathed more easily and began to smile with joy. But their smiles turned to surprise and then big laughter when the driver cried, “April Fools.”A 10-year-old British girl saved 100 other tourists from the Asian tsunami（海啸）having warned them a huge body of water was on its way after learning something about this weeks earlier at school.“I was on the beach and the water started to go funny,” Tilly Smith told the Sun.“There were bubbles（水泡）and the huge waters went out all of a sudden. I realized at once what was happening and had a feeling that there was going to be a tsunami. I soon told mummy about this.”While other holidaymakers stood and watched as the disappearing waters left boats and fish on the sands. Tilly seemed to know the danger signs at once because she had just learned a school lesson on huge waves caused by the moving and shaking of the underwater earth.Quick action by Tilly’s mother and Thai hotel staff（工作人员）meant Maikhao beach was quickly cleared, just minutes before a huge wave fully swept the beach. The beach was one of the few on the Thai island of Phuket where no one was killed.Her teacher, Andrew Kearney, spoke highly of his quick-thinking student. “Tilly is a very bright, clear-headed girl … It happened that our class were learning about tsunami just two weeks before Christmas,” he told the newspaper.A woman saw：three o1d men sitting in her front yard．She said，“I d o n’t think I know y ou，but you must be very hungry．Please come in and have something to eat．”“We d on’t g o into a house together，”they replied．“Wh y is that?” she asked．One of the old men answered。
