初中英語(yǔ)五選四專項(xiàng)練習(xí)

_ _ 班級(jí)： 小組： 姓名:英語(yǔ)五選四專項(xiàng)訓(xùn)練從ABCDE四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出能填入短文空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，其中有一個(gè)多余選項(xiàng)。Itwasasunnyday.Mr.Blackwenttotownonbusiness.Onhiswayhome,hefoundinfrontofhimabigpileofhay（干草）.Hegotdownfromhishorse.Thehayhadfallenoffawagon（馬車）.Aboywasstandingbythewagonandlookedworried.Hewassorryforthelittledriver."1__"Mr.Blacksaid."Comewithmetothevillageoverthere,andIwillfindsomeonetohelpyou".InthevillageMr.Black'sfriendaskedhimandtheboytohavedinner,Mr.Blackenjoyedtheman'sdinner,buthesawtheboystilllookedworried."Dadwon'tlikethis!"theboysaidinalowvoice."Don'tworrytoomuch,"saidMr.Black."Justbecarefulnexttime.Nowhaveyourdinner,andyouneedn'tworry.""ButIwashereforalongtime.2""Oh,comeonnow,"saidMr.Black."Yourdadwillunderstand,hewillbegladifheknowsthatyouhavehadagooddinner.Iwillgowithyouandexplainwhathashappened.3__"Theboyanswered,"__4".Bytheway,where,syourdad?He'sunderthepileofhay!Hisdadaskedhimtoleaveassoonaspossible.Nowdon'tworry,myboy.Dadwillbeangry.Animalswithsixlegsarecalledinsects.Someinsectssuchaslocusts（蝗蟲(chóng)）eatcrops.Theyarenotfarmers'friendsbuttheirenemies.Weallknowthereareotheranimalsthateatinsects.Birdseatinsects,andfisheatinsects,too.Butdoyouknowtherearesomekindsofinsectsthateatotherinsects?Theyarealsofriendsoffarmers.Thedragonfly（蜻蜓）isoneofthem.Manypeopleareafraidofthedragonfly.Butitisafriendlyinsect.Ithelpstokillflyinginsects,especiallymosquitoes（蚊子）.Somedragonflieseatwhileflying,butothersliketocomedowntothegroundbeforeeatingtheirmeal.Thedragonflycan,twalk,becauseallitslegsareatthefrontofitsbody.Butithastwopairsofstrongwingssoitcanflyveryfast.Thedragonflyisoneofthefastestinsectsintheworld.Thedragonflycanseeverywell.Butthelifeofdragonflyisshort.Itcan,tliveinthecoldweather.

班級(jí):小組:姓名:班級(jí):小組:姓名:Adragonflymayhaveasmanyasonehundredmosquitoesinitsmouthatatime.Therearemoreinsectsthananyotherkindofanimals.Itcanseeamovinginsectfaraway.Theyarefarmers,friends.Itcanflyinthesky.Didyousleepwelllastnight?Maybemanypeoplewillanswer:No.Ifyousayyoudonothavegoodsleep,itmeans:wakingearlyandnotgettingbacktosleep.Youmaygettired,worriedandanxious.Yourmemoryandabilitytorememberthingswillgetworse.Thenwhatshouldyoudowhenyouhavethetrouble?Donotworryaboutittoomuch.Let'sseeifyoucanhelpyourself..First,makesurethatyourbedroomisn'ttoocoldortoohot.Keepitdarkandquiet.Second,checkyourlifestyle.Donotdrinktea,coffee,colaorchocolatebeforebed.Drinklesswaterandavoidnight-timetoiletvisits.Setyourbodyclockwellbygettingupandgoingtobedatthesametimeeveryday.Developarelaxingbedtimehabit.Readorlistentomusic,thentakeawarmbath.Ifyoureallycannotsleep,trysomebread,riceormilk..Goforadailywalk.Naturallighthelpsyouregulate（調(diào)整）yourbodyclock,soexerciseoutdoorsifyoucan.Forgettheworriesoftheday.Writedownanyworries,thoughtsorquestionsbeforeyougotobed..Thetechniquesareasfollows:Theywillhelpyoufallasleep.Withthesewrittendown,youwillhavelesstothinkaboutandyoursleepwillbecomeeasier.Infact,intheworldaboutonethirdofthepeopledonothavegoodsleep.Forsomepeople,itishardtofallasleep.班級(jí):小組:姓名:班級(jí):小組:姓名:Thousandsofyearsago,peopledidn'tliveincoldplacesbecausetheydidn'tknowhowtokeepthemselveswarm.Latertheylearnedtomakeclothes.Whenananimalwaskilled,theymadeuseofitsskinstocovertheirbodies.Natureispeople'sgoodfriend.Itoncehelpedpeoplefindfire,whenlightinghitaforestandstartedafire.Thefirekeptthemwarm,andalsofrightenedwildanimals.Soonpeoplefoundthefoodcookedtastedmuchbetter,sotheybegantousethefiretocookfood.Butpeoplestilldidn'tknowhowtomakeafire.Whentheygotafirefromtheforesttheytriedtokeepitburning.Butlatertheyfounddifferentwaystomakefire.Forexample,theymadefirebyburningwoodorknockingtwopiecesofstones.Todayit'seasyforpeopletomakefirebecausetheyhavematches,lightersanddifferentkindsofheaters.Ifitwentout,theyhadtowaitforyears.Theskinskeepthemwarm.Theycanmakefireatanytimetheyneed.Peopletooksomeofthisfiretotheirhomes.Peopledidn'tknowhowtousefire.五Doyoulikechocolate?__1_Aboxofitcanbeagreatgift.Buyoneforafriendandgiveitasasurprise.Seehowhappythatpersongets.Sayyoujustgotaboxofchocolate.2__Amanhasstudiedpeople'schoice.Hesaystheytellsomethingabouttheperson.Didyouchoosearoundpiece?Youareapersonwholikestoparty.Didyouchooseanoval（橢圓形的）shape?Youareapersonwholikestomakethings.Pickingasquareshapeshowssomethingelse.Thepersonishonestandtruthful.3.Whatkindofchocolatedoyoupick?Maybeyoulikemilkchocolate.Thisshowsyouhavewarmfeelingsaboutthepast.Darkchocolatemeanssomethingelse.Apersonwhochoosesitlookstowardthefuture.Whataboutwhitechocolate?Wouldyouchooseit?4__Somepeoplelikechocolatewithnuts（ 果仁）.Thesearepeoplewholiketohelpothers.Doyoubelievetheseideas?Cancandytellallthesethings?Itdoesn'treallymatter.Thereisonesurethingabouteatersofchocolate.Theyeatitbecausetheylikeit.Youcandependonhimorher.

班級(jí):小組:姓名:班級(jí):小組:姓名:Maybemostpeopledo.Whichpiecedoyoupickfirst?Ifso,youmayfindithardtomakeupyourmind.Becausetheyaresosweet.六Longago,peopledidnotneedmoney.Theylivedonwildanimals,fruitsandotherplants.Astimepassedby,peoplelearnedtoraiseanimalsandcrops.Sometimes,familiesproducedmorethantheyneeded,sotheystartedtotradewithotherfamilies.However,itwasnotthekindofmoneyweusetoday.Theyusedshells,rice,salt,largestones,etc.Duringthe600sBC,peoplebeganusingcoinsasmoney.Theysoonfoundthatcoinswereeasiertocarrythangoodsandlastedalongtime.TheChinesewerethefirsttousethepapermoney,probablyasearlyasthe11thcentury.TheItaliantravelersMarcoPolosawtheChineseusingmoneywhenhevisitedChinainthe1200s.Today,wehavemanywaystopayforthings.Wedonotusecoinsorpapermoney.Oftenpeopleprefertopayforthingsbycard.Later,countriesbegantomaketheirowncoins.Weusemoneytobuythingseveryday.Payingwithacardiseasierandsaferthancarryingaroundalotof"real"money.D.However,Europeancountriesdidnotstartusingpapermoneyuntil1600s.E.Later,peoplebegantousemoneyasameansofexchange（交換）.七London'sChinesecommunity（社區(qū)）datesbacktothe18thcentury,whenasmallnumberofsailorsmovedtothecitytoworkinEastLondon.Astimewenton,otherChinesepeoplecametothisareaanditbegantobeknownas"Chinatown".However,London'sChinesecommunityremainedverysmallformanyyears:atthestartofthe20thcentury,therewerejust545ChinesepeopleinBritain,Atfirst,thenewimmigrants（移民）founditdifficulttogetjobs.Inthe1950s,however,asmallChineserestaurantopenedinLondon.Suddenly,Chineserestaurantsandtake-awaysstartedopeningineverypartofthecity.Insteadiftoolittlework,thenewChineseimmigrantsnowfoundthattheyhadtoomuch!Theyworkedascookers,managersorwaiters.。Astimewentby,London'sChinesecommunitybecamemoreandmoresuccessful.Thesonsanddaughtersoftheoriginalrestaurantworkersstudiedandworkedveryhard.Andmostwentontogethighlypaidjobs.

班級(jí):小組:姓名:班級(jí):小組:姓名:Chinatown,however,isstilllovelyasever.Mostofthemenjoyedtheirlovesandarrangedtheirfriendsandrelativestojointhemfromoverseas.Itisdifficulttofindjobs.ManyBritishpeoplevisiteditandsaidthatChinesefoodwaswonderful.AftertheSecondWorldWar,manyfarmersinHongKonglosttheirjobsandcametoLondon.ManyChinesefamiliesleftChinatownandmovedtothemoreexpensivearea.八In1826,aFrenchmannamedNiepceneededpicturesforhisbusiness.Buthewasnotagoodartist.Soheinventedaverysimplecamera（照相機(jī)）.Heputitinawindowofhishouseandtookapictureofhisgarden.Thenextimportantdateinthehistoryofphotography（攝影術(shù)）wasin1837.Thatyear,Daguere,anotherFrenchman,tookapictureofhisreadingroom.Inhispictureyoucouldseeeverythingveryclearly,eventhesmallestthing.ThiskindofphotowascalledaDaguerreotype.Inabout1840,photographywasdeveloped.Thenphotographerscouldtakepicturesofpeopleandmovingthings.Thatwasnotsimple.Butthisdidnotstopthem,forexample,someintheUnitedStatesworkedveryhard.MathewBradywasafamousAmericanphotographer.Hetookmanypicturesofgreatpeople.Photographyalsobecameonekindofarebytheendifthe19thcentury.Somephotoswerenotjustcopiesoftherealworld.Itwasdifficulttotakepictures.Thepictureswereunusualbecausetheywereverylifelike（栩栩如生的）.Thatwasthefirstphoto.Thephotographershadtocarryalotoffilmandothermachines.Theyshowedfeelings,likeotherkindsofart.九Spendingtwoorthreehoursplayingoutdoorseachdaycanreduceachild'schanceofbecomingshort-sighted,aresearchshows..TheAustraliangovernmentresearchersbelievethatthesunlightisgoodforpeople'seyes.Theycomparedthevision（視力）andhabitsof100

班級(jí):小組:姓名:班級(jí):小組:姓名:seven-year-oldchildreninSingaporeandAustralia.Inall,30%oftheSingaporeanchildrenwereshort-sighted—thisrate（比率）wastentimeshigherthanAustralianchildren.However,theAustraliachildrenspentanaverage（平均）oftwohoursadayoutdoors—90minutesmorethantheSingaporeanchildren.Professor（教授）IanMorgansaid,"Humansarenaturallylong-sighted.We'realsoseeingmoreandmoreshort-sightedchildrenincitiesallaroundtheworld-andthemainreasonmaybethatcitychildrenspendlesstimeoutdoors."Daylightcanbehundredsoftimesbrighterthanindoorlight.Butwhydoesplayingoutsidepreventusfrombecomingshort-sighted?Sobeoutdoors.Itdoesn'tmatterifthattimeisspenthavingapicnicorplayingsports.Scientistsbelievethatnaturallighthasaspecialchemicalwhichstopstheeyeballfromgrowingoutofshapeandpreventspeoplebecomingshort-sighted.Butwhenpeoplebegintogotoschoolandspendlittleornotimeoutdoors,thenumberofshort-sightedpeoplegetslarger.Itchallengesthebeliefthatshort-sightednessiscausedbycomputeruse,watchingTVorreadinginweaklight.Bothgroupsspentasimilaramountiftimereading,watchingtelevisionandplayingcomputergames.Childrendon'tknowhowtousetheireyescorrectly.十WhenyouarelearningEnglish,listening,speaking,andwritingareimportant,butreadingcanalsobeveryhelpful.Whenyouread,you