2020年中考英语完形填空、阅读理解试题及答案3
Gertrude Chandler listened. Another train was rolling down the tracks 1 her house in Putnam, Connecticut. She 2 to live on the street near the railroad station. With her brother, John, and her sister, Frances, she often went outside to wave at the people on passing 3 . Sometimes, Gertrude was 4 and had to stay home from school. When she was not feeling well, 5 were her friends. She loved to read. She also enjoyed making her own books to 6 as gifts. One day in 1899, Gertrude looked out of the 7 at a train. She could see inside its last car, the caboose. She saw a small stove, cups, and a coffeepot. It was like a little home. Wouldn't it be 8 to live in a caboose?
After high school, Gertrude decided to find a 9 . She had always loved to write. Soon she was writing for a newspaper in her town. Later, at age twenty-six, she wrote her 10 real book. With her sister, Gertrude 11 more books. Most of these were for grown-up readers.
In 1924, Gertrude wondered again about 12 in a train car. She decided to write a story called The Boxcar Children. The characters in the book were called the Alden children. The Alden children lived in an empty train car 13 had many adventures together. When Gertrude became a teacher, she read the boxcar book to her 14.
During the next thirty years, Gertrude wrote eighteen more books about the boxcar children. She 15 in 1979, but her well-loved books live on. The adventures of Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny still bring smiles to the faces of young readers.
( )1. A. inside B. outside C. into D. out of
( )2. A. hated B. hoped C. loved D. disliked
( )3. A. trains B. cars C. ships D. planes
( )4. A. happy B. excited C. sad D. ill
( )5. A. books B. music C. songs D. photos
( )6. A. receive B. accept C. give D. read
( )7. A. window B. school C. car D. restaurant
( )8. A. boring B. wonderful C. sad D. bad
( )9. A. job B. home C. school D. book
( )10. A. first B. second C. third D. last
( )11. A. read B. make C. sell D. wrote
( )12. A. moving B. studying C. flying D. living
( )13. A. and B. so C. but D. or
( )14. A. brothers B. friends C. pupils D. parents
( )15. A. stopped B. failed C. died D. lost
Collecting stamps is a great hobby that people of all ages can enjoy. From kids to adults, stamp
A. Three.
B. Four.
C. Five.
D. Six.
( )2. __ is an interesting way to start a collection.
A. Searching your mail.
B. Finding a theme.
C. Learning how to get stamps from envelopes.
D. Joining a stamp collecting group.
( )3. What does the underlined word “search” mean in Chinese?
A. 搜寻
B. 撰写
C. 快递
D. 进入
( )4. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. The cheapest way to get stamps is to search your mail.
B. Finding a theme is not necessary to start collecting stamps.
C. If you use tongs, it will be easy to get stamps from envelops.
D. If you want to find the perfect stamp, you should join a stamp collecting group.
( )5. What is the passage mainly about?
A. How to get stamps from envelops.
B. A great stamp collecting group.
C. How to start collecting stamps.
D. A perfect theme.
You all need water. All living things must have water to survive. Without water, your body would stop working. Water makes up more than half of your body weight.
A person can’t survive for more than a few days without it. Why? Your body has lots of important jobs and it needs water to do many of them. For instance, your blood, which contains a lot of water, carries oxygen to all the cells of your body. Without oxygen your body would stop working.
Your body doesn’t get water only from drinking water. But water and milk are the best choices. Other sports drinks, soda, pop, or a fruit-flavored drink, are not good for every day. Why? They have a lot of sugar, which means a lot of calories. But water has no calories! These sweet drinks also may lack the vitamins and minerals found in milk. Lots of foods contain water. Fruit and vegetables contain water, too. Since water is so important, you might wonder if you’re drinking enough. In fact, we can’t tell how much water that kids need to drink every day. Usually, kids like to drink something with meals and should certainly drink when they are thirsty. But when it’s warm or you’re having exercise, you’ll need more. Be sure to drink some extra water when you’re out in warm weather, especially while playing sports. When you drink is also important. If you’re going to sports practice, a game, or just working out or playing hard, drink water before, during, and after playing. or playing hard, drink water before, during, and after playing.
