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1、 中考英語(yǔ)首字母填空專項(xiàng)練習(xí)題 (二) 2012.5.12一 Do you know Sweden(瑞典)?It l_ in the north of Europe. It is the fourth largest country in Europe with an a_ of 450, 000 square kilometers and the population of about 8.5 million. Over one third of them live in the three largest cities, namely Stockholm, Goteborg and Mal

2、mo. More than half of Sweden is c_ with trees. It is one of the r_ countries in the world. About 100 years ago Sweden became industrialized(工業(yè)化). Today less than one third of the people are f _.Sweden is the country where the famous Nobel Prizes are awarded. Many people who have been to Stockholm, t

3、he c_ of Sweden. The first language of Sweden is Swedish. English is the first f_ language in schools. Many middle-school students can s_two to three languages. Most of the Swedish people,men and women, old and young, can speak English. So there is no p_to speak with them in English. 1.lies 2.area 3

4、.covered 4.richest 5.farmers 6.capital 7.foreign 8.speak 9.old 10.problem三These years, with the development of society, more and more teenagers have suffered from stress. Some of the problems can make them feel very w_and unhappy all day. Who can help them? A teacher from a college tried his best to

5、 help them. He thought of a lot of w_ to help them. On Monday and Thursday, you can v_ him. Here are some ideas how to keep the young men healthier in every way.F_ , it is very important to keep healthy. To get e_ sleep every day is also necessary. Try to have a healthy d_ . Secondly, maybe you are

6、not the top students. It doesnt m_ . The most important thing is to work hard. If you try your best, your teachers and parents will understand you. If you have some problems, you should be a_ to talk with your teachers and parents. They can help you. Remember to s_ your happiness and s_with your goo

7、d friends. Sometimes you can go out for a walk. In a word, you can try to make you happy by yourselves. Im sure you can be happy every day. 三 1.worried 2.ways 3.visit 4.Firstly 5.enough 6.diet 7.matter 8.able 9.share 10.sadness四Before windows were used, old h_ in Europe(歐洲)and Britain were very dark

8、. Their great rooms were high w_ only one hole in the roof 屋頂) let the smoke o_ from cooking fire. Later, people began to make the holes b _ to have more light and air in their homes. The first English window was j_ a small opening(口,孔)in the wall. It was cut long to let in as m_ light as possible,

9、and narrow to keep out the bad w_. But, more wind than light would c_ in if the window was cut long. This is why it was c_ The wind eye And the word w_ comes form two ancient (古代的) words for wind and eye . 四 1.houses 2.with 3. out 4.bigger 5.just 6.much 7.weather e 9.called 10.window 五Thirty years a

10、go, I walked into your bakery and asked for some loaves(條) of bread to sell. At that time, I was 12 years old. A young lady s_ me that day. She gave me five loaves and wished me good l_ . I took the loaves and went out to sell them. It t _ me all day, but I sold them all. At the e_of the day, I had

11、some money. I was the h_ boy in the world as I walked home that evening. The next day, I went to a bicycle shop. I paid a deposit(定金) on a new bicycle. And then I started my next j_ as a newspaper delivery boy. Soon I c_ pay the rest of the money for the bicycle and the bike was mine. I was so proud

12、 of m_ ! Today I still work in the delivery business. I have a lot of trucks to send goods all over the country. I live in a beautiful house, but I dont ride a bicycle these days. I drive a large nice car. I don know e_ that young lady was. But b_ she gave me the start, t I have become a successful

13、man. Id like to show my thanks to her. 五 1.served 2.luck 3.took 4.end 5.happiest 6.job 7.could 8.myself 9.sho/shom 10.become 六Long ago, people used bells more t _ they do today. The postmen used to ring a hand bell when they delivered letters. Fire engines had bell i _ of sirens(號(hào)笛). People who sold

14、 things came past houses, ringing abell and shouting w_ was for sale. Every village had its church bell to let people know it was t_to go to church. At night, this bell was ringing so that travelers would find the village in the d_. In most countries bells were hung r_ the necks of animals. The bell

15、s helped owners to find lost cows or sheep. Today, in India, animals still wear bells. Now bells are used l _ and less, Buzzers, sirens and horns have t_ their place. Now people try to keep the old bells in school and churches so t_they will not l_ their beautiful sounds for ever. 六 1.than 2.instead

16、 3.what 4.time 5.dark 6.round 7.less 8.taken 9.that 10.lose七Life gets noisier every day and very f_ people can be free from noise of some kind or another. W_ you live in the centre of a modern city or a village far away - the chances that you will be disturbed by planes, cars, radios, etc. are almos

17、t everywhere. We seem to be used to noise, too. Some people feel quite lonely w_ background music while they are working. Tests have s_ that total silence can be very frightening experiences. H_ , some people enjoy listening to pop music which is very loud, and this can do harm to their ears. The no

18、ise level in some places is far a_the usual safety level for heavy industrial areas.One recent report about noise said that a_ a lot of people say that any noise disturbs their attention, only a sudden c_ in the level of noise really affects people attention. It goes on to say that a background nois

19、e, s which doesnt change too much (music, for example) may even help people to pay attention. People are testing ways to make less noise. There are even laws c_ noise. We cant r _ to the good old days of peace and quiet. But we can make less noise - if we shout loudly enough about it 七 1.few 2.wheth

20、er 3.without 4.shown 5.However 6.above 7.although 8.change 9.controling 10.return八There are t_ many accidents in cities. Accidents often happen when people c_ the roads or streets. Read the passage c_ and learn to be careful later on. Be careful when it is r_. Many accidents happen on rainy days. Pe

21、ople are in a h_ because they dont want to get w_. They often cross the roads quickly. Often they cant see c _ as they hold their umbrellas in front of t _ . Remember that cars take l _ time to stop when the roads are wet. When it is raining, we must be more and more careful, not l _ careful. 八 1.to

22、o 2.cross 3.carefully 4.rainy 5.hurry 6.wet 7.clearly 8.themselves 9.longer 10.less九Most American families are smaller than the families in other c_. Children in the US will l_ their parents homes. When they grow up, they usually live f_ from their parents because they want to f _ good jobs. They of

23、ten w_to their parents or telephone them. And they often go to v_ their parents on holiday. Parents usually let their children choose their o _ jobs. Americans think it i_ for young people to decide on their lives by themselves. Children are asked to do some work around their houses. And in many fam

24、ilies, Children are p_ for doing some housework so that they can learn h _ to make money for their own use. 九 1.countries 2.live 3.far 4.find 5.write 6.visit 7.own 8.important 9.paid 10.how十Someone says: Time is money, but I think time is e _ more important than money. Why? Because when money is spe

25、nt, we can get it back. However, when time is g_, it will never r_ . Thats why we mustn waste time. It goes without saying that the t _ is usually limited t (有限的) Even a second is very important. We should make full use of . our time to do s 5 useful. But it is a pity that there are a lot of people

26、who do not know the i_of time. They spent their limited time smoking, drinking and p _. They do not know that wasting time means wasting part of their own l_. In a word, we should save time. We shouldnt l _ todays work for tomorrow. Remember we have n 10 time to lose.十 1.even 2.gone 3.return 4.time

27、5.something 6.importance 7.playing 8.lives 9.leave 10.no 十一Andy was born in China 15 years ago.In 2005, she m _to the USA with her family. a high school student, has found many differences As she b _ Chinese and Americans: About money 1) Americans like to spend m_than they have,so many of them are a

28、lways in debt(欠債).But Chinese usually spend less than they have, so many 0f them always have m_ left in the bank. 2) The American kids themselves make their own money.Most Chinese kids always a_ their parents for money. 3) Many American parents think there is n _ need to send their children t0 an ex

29、pensive university. s different in China. It Many Chinese parents would do anything to send their children to expensive universities t_their family isnt rich enough. About school 1) Many American girls take part in sports,dancing and singing groups while many Chinese girls take part in study groups.

30、2) Many American students think that B is good while many Chinese students think that B is too b_ . About friends Most American parents let their sons or daughters make friends by t _ . They never ask them about their friends while Chinese parents usually enjoy knowing more about their childrens fri

31、ends i_ many different ways,and usually stop them from staying out too late with friends. 十二Do you have bright ideas? Ideas for inventions that c_ the world or, at least, make life easier for somebody. P_ we all do sometimes, but we dont often make the idea a real thing. Recently, there was a compet

32、ition in a country, which e_young people to make their bright ideas come true. There were t _ groups in the contest: Group A was for school children under 16; Group B was for those o_ 16. And there were eleven prize-winners altogether. Neil Hunt, one of the prize-winners, was c_ Sunshine Superman by

33、 one newspaper writing about his design. When people study the weather, its important to be able to record the sunshine accurately(準(zhǔn)確地,精確地). We need to know how many h_of sunshine we have and how strong it is. Most sunshine recorders o _record direct (直接的) sunshine. Neil is more accurate and this is

34、 very i s _for research into ways of using solar power(太陽(yáng)能). Neil plans to keep inventing. The ideas in the competition were so g _ that we are surprised that the industry (工業(yè)界) doesnt ask more school children for suggestions. 十一 1.moved 2.between 3.more 4.money 5.ask 6.no 7.though 8.bad 9.themselve

35、s 10.in 十二 1.change 2.Perhaps/Probably 3.encourage 4.two 5.over 6.called 7.hours 8.only 9.important 10.great/ good十三British teenagers can leave school at sixteen after taking their GCSE exams. They study for exams in as many as ten subjects, s_ they have to work pretty hard! Todays teens spend more

36、time doing their homework than any teenagers in the past, s_ for 2.5 3 hours every evening. Free Time Its not all work, of course. What do British teenagers do to have f_? They love watching TV, going out, meeting friends in Internet cafs and listening to music. Communications In addition to the Int

37、ernet, teenagers in Britain use their computers to play games and do their homework. They a_ love their mobile phones, and spend hours texting (發(fā)短信) their friends and chatting. Today, phones are getting smaller and lighter and you can do a lot more w_them than just talk. Text messaging has b_ the co

38、olest and most popular way to communicate. More than 90% of 12- to 16-year-olds have a mobile, and experts say that this stops t_ from spending their money on sweets and cigarettes. Fashion (服飾) At school, almost all British teenagers have to w_ a school uniform. However, in their free t_ they can w

39、ear whatever they like, and what they like is designer names such as Nike, Diesel and Paul Smith. In fact, 40% of British teens say that they think it is important to have the latest fashion. Looking good doesnt come c_ , but many teenagers think it usual or easy to spend more than 100 on one item o

40、f clothing. 十四My nine-year-old daughter, Maria, is in Year Four. Every evening we get into h _ battles (爭(zhēng)執(zhí)). Three afternoons a week, she has a_(net-ball, singing) after school and by the time we get home, homework is the l_ thing she feels like doing. The other two days, she gets home early and we

41、argue (爭(zhēng)論) about w_ she should do her homework r _after school, or if she should have some time to rest and play f_ When Maria at last sits down to do her homework, she seems to want me there helping all the time. I do want to help her, but Im s_ that she is going to need to be able to do it on her

42、o_ And in f _ , most of the time, I have other things I need to be doing. It seems that children these days have much more homework than we did, and some of it is really beyond (超越) their a_.As you can see, Im really worried about homework and I really dont know what I should do. Any ideas? 十三 1.so

43、2.studying 3.fun 4.also 5.with 6.become 7.teenagers 8.wear 9.time 10.cheap 十四 1.homework 2.activities3.last 4.whether 5.right 6.forst 7.sure 8.own 9.fact 10.abilities 十六 On May 23, six pandas left an important panda base (基地) in Wolong, southwest Chinas Sichuan Province, because of damaged (損 壞的) s_

44、 and food shortages after the May 12 earthquake, a local official said. The pandas were t_ by trucks from China Giant Panda Protection and Research C_ to Yaan, another base less affected by the earthquake, said Xiong Beirong, an official of Sichuan Provincial Forestry Bureau (林業(yè) 局). Eight other pand

45、as l_ for the Chengdu Research Base on May 18. They will be carried by China Southern Airlines (CSA) to Beijing, where they will s_ at the Beijing Zoo, said Wolong director Zhang Hemin.Liu Shaoyong, a leader of CSA, said the pandas were scheduled (預(yù)定) to leave Chengdu at 3 p.m. Saturday. They will t

46、ravel on a Boeing 747-700 plane with bamboo a_ water. There is e _ water now, b _ food is still a big problem. The pandas need bamboos and apples. Xiong Beirong said. After the earthquake, tons of bamboo shoots, apples, eggs, milk powder and medicines were brought to the center, but the supplies cou

47、ld only l_ about a week, she said. There are about 1,590 pandas l _ in the wild in China, mostly in Sichuan and the northwestern provinces of Shaanxi and Gansu. 十七The mobile phone is a useful thing, but maybe I dont know h_ to use it. Sometimes it makes things difficult for me. One day I wanted to s

48、ee my friend nearby. I could a _ at his house in five minutes, but I looked at my mobile phone and thought i _would be better to ring him up. I r_ him for the first time, but the line was busy. Five minutes later, there was an answer, but it was the wrong number. Then I tried a_ and this time I got

49、an answer from him.I asked him if he was at home in the afternoon. And he said-at 1_ I thought he said-he would be at home all afternoon. So I went to his house, but then I found n_ in. I called him for the fourth time. This time I got so angry that I s_ , You are not at home? But you just told me o

50、ver the telephone that you would be at home all afternoon! Here w_ his answer, No, I said: I will NOT be at home all afternoon. I went back to my room, sat down in front of the mobile phone and looked at it. What e_could I do? Nothing! 十六 1.shelters 2.taken 3.Center 4. left 5. stay 6. and 7. enough

51、8.but 9.last 10.living 十七 1. how 2. arrive 3. it 4. rang 5. again 6. least 7. nobody 8. shouted 或 screamed 9. was 10. else 十八We were singing, Happy birthday to you My mother was smiling, surrounded by my father, my little sister and me. It was time to send wishes. My father said, Youve done m _ thin

52、gs for us. On this special day, let me d _ all the housework for you. After kissing my mother, my sister said, Mum, you a g _ mum in my re eyes. I l _ at my mothers eyes and said, Dear mum, I am always waiting for one day when you and Dad get old. My parents seemed puzzled (困惑), and I explained, Whe

53、n youre old, I will take care of you just like you take care of me. There were tears in their eyesYes, w _ they get old, I will take care of them. These words were in my mind f_ a long time, and at last I said them to my dear parents. I felt v_ happy. My parents are just common people, b_ theyre gre

54、at. Like other parents, they bring us up with love, and give us food and c_ . They teach us how to be real people. My parents have done a lot of things for me and I am very thankful to them. However, they will not always be able to take care of me. One day, they will get old. They may not even be ab

55、le to take care of t _ . But that doesnt matter. I, their child, will take charge. 1.many 2.do 3.good 4.looked 5.when 6.for 7.very 8.but 9.clothes 10. themselves 二十Do you know the differences between the new building and the old ones?Old buildings h_ brick(磚)and stone walls. The walls hold up the b

56、_. In cities, many modern building l _ as if they are made just of windows. Walls of dark glass reach high into the air. Many buildings are m_ than 50 stories(層)tall. Are walls of glass strong e _ to hold up the new buildings? No, The new glass walls do not hold up the buildings, b _ they only cover up the frame(框架)made of steel. Have you ev