牛津英語譯林版初中英語中考短文強化訓練7

1、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 thenecklace(項鏈)？”1the mother checked the back of the little box and said, “ $ 1.95. If youreally want it, I ' tllhink of some _2_

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 w

3、ent 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 w

4、as 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 mypearls. But you can have Princess the white hors

5、e from my collection. She my favourit'e.s ” “That's okay, Honey. Go_o_d_1 1_. ” 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_,

6、he noticed his daughter' s mouth was shakingsailnedntotneear fell downher 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 ey

7、es, Jenny's kind daddy reached out with one hantdo 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.()1. A. AngrilyB. QuicklyC. SuddenlyD. Luckily()2. A. choresB. questionsC. decision

8、sD. collections()3. A. examB. competitionC. performanceD. birthday()4. A. choseB. madeC. emptiedD. repaired()5. A. tenB. twentyC. thirtyD. forty()6. A. otherB. the otherC. anotherD. others()7. A. threwB. woreC. hidD. bought()8. A. stopB. continueC. takeD. remember()9. A. bookB. taskC. planD. story()

9、10. A. giveB. sellC. lendD. send()11. A. morningB. afternoonC. eveningD. night()12. A. expensiveB. beautifulC. oldD. boring()13. A. went outB. woke upC. came inD. sat down()14. A. nothingB. somethingC. anythingD. everything()15. A. ForB. WithC. OfD. To、閱讀理解AState of MindBy Walter D. WintleIf you thi

10、nk you are beaten, you are;If you think you dare not, you donIf you 'd like to win, but think you canIf you think you 're outclassed(超能的),you are 't.You've got to think high to rise.Yourtv.e got to be sure of yourself beforeIt s almost a cinch you won ' t.You can everthe prize.If

11、 you think you 'lllose, you've lost;Life V battles(戰(zhàn)斗)don'alwaysgoFor out in this world we findTo the stron ger or faster man;Success beg ins with a fellow It ' s all in the state of mind.()1. The un derl ined partA. a certa in thi ngB. an impossible thing( )2. The word in the bla nk

12、 is probablyA. failB. avoids will But sooner or later the man who winsIs the one who thinks he can!a cinch ” in Paragraph 1 probably means .C. a difficult thingD. an un expected thing” in Paragraph 3.C. missD. win()3. From the last paragraph, we know the victory belongs to the man who .A. is careful

13、B. works hardC. thinks he canD. is stron ger and faster()4. Accord ing to the poem, if we want to do someth ing, we shouldA. get to do it activelyB. thi nk twice before we doC. think about the result firstD. get to do it as fast as possible()5. What can we lear n from the poem?A. Never give up.B. At

14、titude is everyth ing.C. Failure is the mother of success.D. The greater your dream is, the wider the world becomes.BMost people know Jackie Robinson as the first African American, who played baseball in the Major League Baseball. In the 1940s, a boy n amed Stephe n Satlow got to know Robinson as bo

15、th a n eighbour and a friend. That frien dship is the basis ( 基 礎)for the new novel, The Hero Two Doors Down, written by Robinson ' s daughter Sharon Robinson, which tells the true story of the friendship from Satlow 's perspective(視角).Sharon Robinson chatted with a reporter about her new bo

16、ok and her famous father.Reporter:Sharon Robinson: I have worked for Major League Baseball for the last 20 years and I have watched the react ions of thousands of kids when they met their favourite players. It brought me back to Stephen Satlow ' s story when he met my dad. I wan ted to share tha

17、t experie nee.Reporter: Did Stephen share a lot of his memories with you to help you write this story?Sharon Robinson: There are certainly lots of things that are fictional , but there are some key moments that are based on facts. I have known Stephen for all these years, but I never really thought

18、about what Stephen ' childhood was like. After in terview ing Stephe n, I knew this was his story. That why I waVeSto tell it from his perspective.Reporter: What did you lear n from your dad?Sharon Robinson: He taught me to have courage and perseveranee毅力).I watched how he dealt with something b

19、oth pers onal and n ati on wide. He talked to me about fair ness and freedom. Those con versati ons made a big differe nee to shap ing my life and my promise to others.()1. Stephen Satlow was.A. Jackie Robinson ' s friend and neighbour B. a famous American baseball playerC. Sharon ' s brothe

20、rD. a reporter()2. Which sentence of the follow ing should be filled in the bla nk?A. How long have you worked for Major League Baseball?B. Why did you want to write this book?C. Who is the book written for?D. What is the book about?()3. The un derl ined word“ fictional ” means “” in this passage.A.

21、 poeticB. scie ntificC. idealD. imagi nary()4. How many less ons did Sharon Robinson lear n from Jackie Robinson?A. One.B. Two.C. Three.D. Four.( )5. The book mainly talks about.A. a notice B. a friendship C. a reporter D. a boyCAs the old Chinese saying goes, “ Foodis the first necessity of man. “A

22、lthough food has played an important part in Chinese culture for years, hunger had been a huge problem in the country until the 1970s. However, the Chinese scientist Yuan Longping helped to solve this problem.On Sept. 8, Yuan, together with two other scientists, won China 's 201,8foFruhtiusrecoS

23、nctineunoceusPrreizsearch on rice. Even on his 88th birthday on Sept. 7, he took part in the International Development Forum of Rice Production in Hunan Province. Although he was recovering ( 恢復) from an illness at the time, he was happy to talk to reporters about his latest work with seawater rice.

24、Yuan has been doing research on rice since he was at college. In 1964, he discovered a natural hybrid ( 雜交) rice plant. Since then, he has focused on developing high-yield( 髙產的 )hybrid rice varieties. These varieties now hold about two thirds of China 's rice crops, according to China News. So,

25、it wonder that h'e s n'o s known as the “ Father of Hybrid Rice ”.And thanks to China 's Belt and Road policy, Yuan 's hybrid rice is helping to solveafrooudndprtoheblewmorsld. Indeed, according to Xinhua News Agency, hybrid rice plants in Kenya produce four to five times more rice t

26、han the country 's o plants.As a famous scientist? Yuan made a speech in English at the 9th Shandong High-Level Talents Forum in Qingdao. His speech made him welcome on the Internet. Beginning with “I speak broken English ”,his 20-minute speech turned out to be a huge success, with hardly any pa

27、uses(停頓)or mistakes. Yuan was simply being modest duri ng his speech. Accord ing to a 1999 article by CNN, the scientist speaks both English and Russian very well.“I never need an interpreter when I go overseas,told the US News Network.But in spite of his great knowledge, Yuanunderstandsthat even th

28、ewisest people should stillbeopen to learning newthings. “The farmers of our country haverichexperience inplantingrice,etold XinhuaNewsA”gehncy.“Weshould learnfrom them. ” ()1. Yuan Longping was born on.A. Sept. 6, 1930B. Sept. 7, 1930C. Sept. 6, 1931D. Sept. 7, 1931()2. Why did Yuan Longping say he

29、 spoke broken English at the 9th Shandong High-Level Talents Forum in Qingdao?A. Because he is proud.B. Because he is modest.C. Because his English is really poor.D. Because he can only speak Russian.()3. Which of the following is WRONG about Yuan Longping according to the passage?A. He found out a

30、natural hybrid rice plant in 1964.B. His hybrid rice has held most of China's rice crops.C. He wants to introduce his hybrid rice to Kenya in Africa.D. He is called Father of Hybrid Rice because of his rice.()4. The underlined word“them” refers to “ A. the wisest peopleB. new thingsC. scientists

31、D. farmers()5. According to the passage, we learn .A. Yuan Longping is doing research on seawater riceB. many Chinese people had enough rice to eat before 1970C. only Yuan Longping won China's 2018 Future Science PrizeD. Yuan Longping thinks Chinese farmers have less experience in planting rice三

32、、任務型閱讀Literature(文學)is a word used to describe writte n as well as spoke n material. Gen erally speak in g, it is ofte n used to describe anything from creative imagination, including works of poetry, drama and fiction.Then why should we read literature, since it is often imaginary and seems unconne

33、cted with real life? A lot of us read literature for enjoyment and relaxation. It s always pleasant to read some interesting books in our spare time. In a modern life full of stress* it is our common wish to read some imaginary works and look for relaxation away from the stress in life.Reading liter

34、ature is more than fun, and it also allows us to get knowledge. As a general rule, literature represents a Ianguage of a people, and it often helps us know more about the traditions, attitudes and values of the age in which it was writte n.Sometimes literature can eve n offer us n ew, creative ways

35、to have a better un dersta nding of the world. It in troduces us to new worlds of experie nces. We enjoy the comedy and the tragedy of poems, stories and plays, and we may even grow through our literary journey with books. At last we may discover the meaning in literature by looking at what the writ

36、er says and how he or she says it. In some way , we explore the human condition and study the way they think and feel the way they feel. Literature helps us think clearly and en courages us to ope n min ds.So we can certa inly say literature is of great importa nee to us. Why not get going with one

37、poem, drama or novel at on ce?閱讀短文，根據(jù)短文內容完成表格中所缺信息 ，每空一詞。1.should we read literature?Expla nati onIt 2.anything from creative imag in ati on.TypesIt 3.poems, drama, fiction and so on.4.forreadi ng literatureTo get enjoyment and relaxati on and to forget stress in 5.To get 6.to make us learn about tr

38、aditions, attitudes and values of the age in which it was written.To offer people ways to better 7.the world, to enjoy 8.of literature, to grow through theliterary journey, to discover the meaning in literature, and even to explore how humans think and feel.To help us think 9.and make us ope n our m

39、in ds.Suggestio nLiterature is 10.to us. so we' d better read literature at once.5.10.'t believe my eyes. I hphdorea!lly got a cell1. 2. 3. 4.6. 7. 8. 9.Whe n I ope ned the box at my 12th birthday party, I could nAs soon as I got to my school the n ext mornin g, I showed off my pho ne and as

40、ked every one for their nu mber. It felt like I didn ' t even exist in that class anymore. I wouldn' t pay much attentionecauhe teaaheo® busy with my phone.Luckily 1 didn' t get caught using it. I was pretty sure thatebcher did notice that I stopped paying attention to her because a

41、week later we took a test and 1 got Grade D for the first time. To make matters worse, my mom had to sign the test. It was hard to show my mom the paper. She n ever expected“ D” on my tests. Well, fin ally, I showed her and she could n Shewas angry but most of all. she was disappointed（失望的）.Weeks pa

42、ssed and my pare nts started to dislike the fact that I had a phone. They would say.have no ticed that you“ Wen ever pay atte ntio n to u s. It ' s like you have your own little world now and we don com mun icate as muchwith your phone. acted like they were wrong, but then I started to wonder if

43、 it was true that I was spending too much time on the phone.A week later I tried going a whole day without a cell phone and it didn' t go that badly. I hUl：hSloeKeaucSE I was actually spending time with my family and paying attention to them. From that day, I had a different point of view toward

44、s cell phon es.Phones really take you away from the rest of the world. I' m not saying that phones are bwe ashoitiHdl ' t use them,but that you do have to spare some time to spe nd with your family and not get stuck with your phone all day. My pho ne took away time from my homework and from my f