初中英語星級訓(xùn)練閱讀理解+完形填空

1、- -Test 11 C In 1885, a young doctor named Arthur Conan Doyle opened offices in London. He wanted to be a successful doctor, but for some reasons he never found enough patients.To _1_ the time, he began to write stories and send them to the newspapers. Conan Doyles stories were about a clever detect

2、ive, Sherlock Holmes.Conan Doyle wrote that Sherlock Holmes lived at 221 b Baker Street in London, and people with problems came to his for _2_. Often police detectives came to Sherlock Holmes with their problems, too.He was able to solve mysteries that the cleverest policemen in England were _3_ to

3、 figure out. Sometimes Sherlock Holmes could solve a mystery without leaving his chair.He listened carefully to the information his client 托付人 gave and figured out the answer.At other times he spent days or weeks looking for clues. Sherlock Holmes travelled to different cities and countries to solve

4、 the mysteries. _4_ he wore disguises, pretending to be an old man, or a sailor. Holmes did anything to find out the answer to the mysteries he was working on. Sherlock Holmes is the most _5_ detective in English literature,but many people dont understand that he is a fictional 虛構(gòu)的 character, not a

5、real person.The English post offices report that people still send mail to Sherlock Holmes in Baker Street.Even he gets more than 2,000 _6_ every year. 1. A. keep B. change C. pass D. mention 2. A. practice B. thinking C. trust D. help 3. A. willing B. suitable C. likely D. unable - word.zl- - 4. A.

6、 Seldom B. Never C. Sometimes D. Always 5. A. tired B. relaxed C. nervous D. famous 6. A. visitors B. letters C. calls D. directions Test 13 E Green is an important color in nature. It is the color of grass and the leaves on trees. It is the color of most growing plants, too. Sometimes, the word gre

7、en means young, fresh and growing. Sometimes, it describes something that is not yet finished or plants that are not ripe. For example, a greenhorn is someone who has no experience, who is new to a situation. In the fifteenth century, a greenhorn was a young cow or ox whose horns had not yet develop

8、ed. A century or so later, a greenhorn was a soldier who had not yet - word.zl- -had any experience in war. By the eighteenth century, a greenhorn had the meaning it has today-a person who is new in a job.About one hundred years ago, greenhorn was a popular expression in the American west. Old-timer

9、s used it to describe a man who had just arrived from one of the big cities in the east. The greenhorn didnt have the skills that he would need to live in the hard, rough country. Someone who has the ability to grow plants well is said to have a green thumb. The expression comes from the early ninet

10、een hundreds. A person with a green thumb seems to have a magic touch that makes plants grow quickly and well. You might say that the woman next door has a green thumb if her garden continues to grow long after your plants have died. The Green Revolution is the name which was given some years ago to

11、 the development of new kinds of rice and other grains. The new plants produced much larger crops. The Green Revolution was the result of hard work by agricultural scientists who had green thumbs. Green is also the color used to describe the powerful feeling - jealousy. The green-eyed monster is not

12、 a frightening creature from outer space. It is an expression used about four hundred years ago by British writer William Shakespeare in his play Othello. It describes the unpleasant feeling a person has when someone has something that he wants to get. A young man may suffer from the green-eyed mons

13、ter if his girlfriend begins going out with someone else. 1. What does a “greenhorn now refer to. _ 2. Is the person with a green thumb good at growing plants. _ 3. Who works hard and helps to develop new kinds of rice and other grains. - word.zl- -_ 4. People dont use green to describe peoples feel

14、ing, do they._ 5. When was the expression “the green-eyed monster probably firstly used. _ 6. What kind of person with the green-eyed monster do you think he/she is. _ Test 14 D - word.zl- -With so many things going on in your life and the pressure of work and society, you may start thinking it is n

15、ot wise at all to start a hobby. But the reason that stops you from getting into a hobby is the s_1_ reason why you should surely take up a hobby. Hobby can r_2_ pressure. There is nothing wrong with focusing on your job. After all, it is your way of making money. H_3_, when you focus on work too mu

16、ch, you may forget about other aspects 方面 of your life. That is when things start to go wrong. What you have to think about is: even the richest people are not pleased with money or material things a_4_. We all need a space where we can become ourselves, without any pressure. Hobbies can help recove

17、r 復(fù)原 not only your p_5_ energy but also your emotional energy. And that will be shown in all aspects of your life. Although you can relax by sleeping or doing nothing, a hobby has a different relaxing effect. Doing nothing can relax your tired body, but it is no solution to a tired m_6_ . That is th

18、e big difference between the two. A hobby is a great way to spend time on your enjoyment. But if you are thinking that a hobby is all about being quiet, then you are wrong. In fact, hobbies can also be h_7_ to your social skills. Hobbies can even help to expand 拓展 your network, and that can become a

19、n advantage to your job. 1. _ 2. _ 3. _ 4. _ 5. _ 6. _ 7. _ E When Matty Sallin, 34, was studying art and technology at New York University, he got an - word.zl- -interesting task for the final exam: Create something for the ordinary family. He decided to create an alarm clock. To get up in time, ma

20、ny people have to use an alarm clock every morning. But the sound of the clock is extremely noisy and unpleasant, he says. So before he started to design the new clock, he asked different people what theyd like to wake up to in the morning. A lot of them said, The smell of bacon 培根肉 . So Sallin and

21、his two classmates invented a new kind of alarm clock: a wooden box with a pig face and a digital clock that uses the smell of cooking bacon to wake people up. He explains, Theres no danger of burning, because I built it carefully. It uses special light bulbs 燈泡 instead of a fire for cooking and rum

22、s off automatically after ten minutes. Just a few easy steps are required to set the alarm. What you do is to put a few pieces of bacon meat inside the box the night before, then you set the alarm, says Sallin. If you set the alarm for 8:00, it will turn on at 7:50 and slow cook for ten minutes unde

23、r the bulbs. Then the bulbs rum off and a fan blows the smell out through the nose of the pig. So the pleasant smell of bacon will wake you up. There will be no more noisy alarms, says Sallin. Then you can open the door on the side and pull the bacon out and eat it. When Sallin was a kid, he spent a

24、 lot of time making drawings of inventions. I wanted to make a lift in my back yard and a special tree house, he says. But I never really thought Id become an inventor. Sallin got an A for his alarm clock and went on to invent other thingsbut people continue to email him every day asking where they

25、can buy his alarm clock. If he decides to produce and sell his - word.zl- -special alarm clock, maybe he can build a successful business out of it. 1. What was Matty Sallin. _ 2. How many people worked together on the new alarm clock. _ 3. How long did it take to cook the bacon. _ 4. Why are light b

26、ulbs used for cooking bacon instead of a fire. _ 5. Whats special about Sallins alarm clock. _ wakes people up instead of the loud alarm. 6. What do you think of the new alarm clock. _ - word.zl- -Test 26 B When I arrived,it was early morning and it was raining.I got out of the car,went through a ga

27、te and walked along a path.In the east,the sky was becoming light,but beside the path,it was still very dark.I knew it was there,but there was nothing to see. After about a kilometre, a stranger appeared in front of me. “I going the right way. I asked.He knew where I was going. he replied, Yes, “you

28、 will get there in five minutes. Finally, I came to some rocks, and stopped.I looked carefully over them,but it was still too dark to see anything. Suddenly, the clouds cleared and the rain stopped. The sun rose behind me and beyond the rocks. I saw that the ground fell away and down to a river, far

29、 below me. I was on the edge of the Grand Canyon, one of the wonders of the natural world. I looked down to the Colorado River about 2 kilometres below me. If you put the three tallest buildings in the world at the bottom of the canyon, they still will not reach the top. Then I looked across to the

30、other side of the canyon. How far is it.It is 20 kilometres,maybe more.finally,I looked to my left and to my right, and on both sides the canyon disappeared into the distance over 400 kilometres long. The Grand Canyon is not just big. It is bigThat morning on the edge of the canyon, I asked myself a

31、 question. It is not or “How wide is it. or “How long is it. but “Is the Grang Canyon the greatest wonder anywhere in the natural world. I know the answer. But what do you think. 1. The passage may come from _. - word.zl- -A. a guidebook B. a grammar book C. a dictionary D. a diary 2. There was noth

32、ing to see because _. A. there was nothing B. it was too dark C. it was raining D. it was in the morning 3. The writer was facing to the _ on the edge of the Grand Canyon. A. south B. north C. east D. west 4. The writer asked himself a question about the Grand Canyon. A. How deep is it. B. How wide

33、is it. C. How long is it. D. Is it the greatest wonder. 5. According to the passage, which sentence is not right A. The Grand Canyon is taller than three tallest buildings in the world. B. The Grand Canyon is much longer than 400 kilometres. C. The Colorado River was about 2 kilometres below the win

34、ter. D. The writer thinks the Colorado River is the greatest wonder of the natural world. 6. The writers purpose in writing this passage is _.A. to give facts about the Grand Canyon B. to tell how he feels about the Grand Canyon C. to describe the Grand Canyon D. to tell people to visit the Grand Ca

35、nyon - word.zl- -Test 27 B A steel bridge collapsed 倒塌 during evening rush hour. Dozens of cars fell down 60 feet into the Mississippi River. Ten people died, and more than 50 were seriously injured. The bridge was being repaired because it was found to be structurally deficient 構(gòu)造缺陷 ; it needed to

36、be repaired. Like many bridges throughout America, the bridge was built more than 40 years ago. Traffic was much lighter then. Nowadays, cars, buses, and big trucks cross the bridge every day, even late at night. “I heard a terrific sound.said Miss Turner to the disaster. She ran out of her car to s

37、ee what was - word.zl- -happening. She saw cars falling into the river and heard people screaming. She heard the loud sounds of the bridge collapsing and sounds as the parts of the bridge and cars hit the water. “It was horrible, she said. Engineers had no explanation for the collapse. They said the

38、 bridge had been inspected recently. The report said that, although it was structurally deficient, the bridge was not unsafe. Since the report did not say that the bridge was unsafe, the decision was to simply repaired it at some locations. Americans were shocked 震動 that an American bridge could sim

39、ply collapse. The news was all over TV, radio, and most newspapers. One newspaper survey showed that almost 10 percent about 59,000 of America s bridges were structurally deficient.At first, some people thought that terrorists 懼怕分子 might have put a bomb 炸彈 into the bridge. One driver said that, befo

40、re he drove over another bridge in America, he would make sure that a life jacket was in the front seat next to him. 1. Where did the disaster happen. A. In Canada. B. In America. C. In England. D. In China. 2. How many people died in the disaster. A. 50. B. 10. C. 60. D. 40. 3. When was the bridge

41、built. A. Less than 40 years ago. C. More than 40 years ago B. Less than 50 years ago. D. More than 50 years ago 4. Miss Turner was _ when the bridge collapsed. D. in a boat A. in her car B. in the office C. on the bridge - word.zl- - 5. The underlined word inspected probably means _. D. examined A.

42、 built B. found C. printed 6. How did Americans feel after the disaster. A. They were excited about the news. B. None of them dared to cross any bridge. C. They were frightened and worried. D. They were angry and sad. - word.zl- - word.zl- -Test 28 B “Ask not what your country can do for you -ask wh

43、at you can do for your country. It s a famous quote from US president John F. Kennedy speech in 1961. 就職的Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of the social networking site Facebook, must agree with Kennedy. The 26-year-old American recently donated $100 million 670 million yuan to the public schools in New

44、Jersey, US. Who is this young billionaire. How did he make his fortune. Six years ago, Zuckerberg was a computer geek 怪才 at Harvard University. As a second-year student, he set up a website to put the -photos of incoming first-year students-online. The website, where people were able to share person

45、al information, was a success at once. Zuckerberg first opened Facebook to high school students and then to everyone. Greetings such as “Have you checked your Facebook page today. and “Do your friends know what you ate for breakfast. became a part of American life. Now Facebook is the most popular s

46、ite in the world with 500 million users. If Facebook were a country, it would be the worlds third largest.“I could have never imagined all of the ways people would use Facebook when we were getting started six years ago, Zuckerberg wrote in a recent blog. Zuckerbergs dream is to make the In ternet a

47、 more connected place. That mission 任務(wù) could - word.zl- -become profitable 有利潤的 for Facebook: The more people share information about themselves online, the more money Facebook will make selling advertising. Zuckerberg is already worth $6.9 billion 46 billion yuan, according to Forbes. Yet the billi

48、onaire keeps his own life out of the public eye. At the company, its said that he sits among a sea of desks like hundreds of workers. A visitor to Facebook might not even spot Zuckerberg in T-shirt and jeans. He usually takes one two-week vacation each year with his girlfriend Priscilla Chan, a Chin

49、ese American student at Harvard. On the weekends, its reported that he roastshis backyard for friends and takes Mandarin lessons. The Social Network, a movie based on Zuckerbergs story, came out last month. It has becomone of the popular films of the year. 1. At the very beginning, Mark Zuckberg set

50、 up the website in order to _. A. communicate with more people B. make a lot of money C. put the photos of first-year students online D. become a famous person 2. Recently Mark Zuckerberg donated $100 million to _. A. Harvard University B. Facebook C. the public schools in New Jersey D. high school

51、students 3. Mark Zuckerberg founded Facebook _. A. when he was a first-year student at Harvard University. B. when he was 26 years old C. six years ago D. as soon as he graduated - word.zl- - 4. The sentence “Yet the billionaire keeps his own life out of the publ ic eye. means _. A. Mark Zuckerberg

52、doesnt want to attract peoples attention.B. Mark Zuckerberg doesnt like to live in public places.C. Mark Zuckerberg is afraid to meet people. D. Mark Zuckerberg lives in a place far away from people. 5. In his daily life, Mark Zuckerberg _. A. likes to roast pig and goat for friends on weekdays B. s

53、ometimes takes Mandarin lessons C. is quite different from other people D. makes some movies. 6. Which of the following about Mark Zuckerberg is NOT TRUE. A. Now Facebook is the most popular website in the world with 500 million users. B. He has a Chinese American girlfriend. C. He usually takes a v

54、acation each year. D. He knew he would make a lot of money when he first set up the website. - word.zl- -Test 39 D Children have their own rules in playing games. They s_1_ need a referee 裁判 and rarely trouble to keep scores. They dont c_2_ much about who wins or loses, and it doesn them if the game

55、 is not finished. Yet, they like games that depend a lot on l_3_, so that their personal abilities cannot be directly compare. They also enjoyed games that move in stages, in which each stage, the choosing of leaders, the picking-up of sides, or the determining of which side shall start, is almost a

56、 game in itself. Parents can hardly find childrens game i_4_, and they often dont understplay such simple game again and again. However, it is found that a child plays games for very important reasons. He can be a good player without having to think whether he is a popular person, and he can - word.

57、zl- -find himself being a useful partner to someone of whom he is ordinary afraid. He becomes a leader when it comes to his turn. He can be c_5_, too, in particular games, that it is his place to g_6_ orders, to pretend to be dead, to throw a ball actually at someone, or to kiss someone he has caugh

58、t. It appears to us that when children play a game they imagine a situation under their control. Everyone knows the rules, and more importantly, everyone plays according to the rules. Those rules may be childish, but they make sure that every child has a c_7_ to win. 1. _ 2. _ 3. _ 4. _ 5. _ 6. _ 7.

59、 _ word.zl- - -Test 36 C Creativity is the key to a bright future. Here is how schools and parents can help their children to develop their creativity. Drew worked for a company in 1925. At work he invented a kind of material _1_ enough to hold things together. But his boss told him not to think mor

60、e about the idea. Drew didn finally, using his own time, made a kind of tape, which now is used everywhere by many people. And his company learned from its thought. Now the company asked its workers to spend 15 percent of their work time just _2_ and developing new ideas. - word.zl- -Creativity is n