2023年英語出生那二模閱讀首字母填空專練含答案

閱讀首字母填空專練(A).MarcoPoloItisdifficulttoimaginewhattheworldwaslikein1254.EuropewaslivinginanagethatwecalltheMedievalPeriod(中世紀(jì)).Itwasatimeofmanywars.ItwasinthattimethatMarcoPolowasborninVenice,Italy.LifeinVenicewasd86fromlifeinmostofEurope.Venicewasacityofbeautifulbuildingsandwatercanals(運(yùn)河).ManybusinessmendidbusinessinVenice.MarcoPolo’sfatherandunclewerebusinessmen.Theyhadtraveledtoafar-offcountrycalledCathay.(CathayisnowcalledChina.)Theretheyhadfriendswiththegreatruler,KublaiKhan(忽必烈).Hei87themtoreturntoCathay.WhenMarcoPolowasseventeenyearsold,hebeganajourneytoChinawithhisfatheranduncle.TheysailedtheIndianOceanandcrossedthedesertandmountainsofAsiaoncamels.ThejourneytoChinatookthreeyears.KublaiKhangreetedthePolosandsentthemlotsofgifts.Hewasespeciallyimpressed(留印象)withMarco,whocouldspeakfourl88includingChineseandothers.KhansentMarcoonmanytripst89China.Onthesetrips,MarcosawmanyamazingthingsthathehadneverseeninEurope,suchascoalusedasfuel,papermoneyi90ofcoins,andpapermakingandprintingprocesses.MarcomademanynotesaboutlifeinChina.AfteralmosttwentyyearsinChina,thePolosbegantheirjourneyhometoItaly.KublaiKhangavethemmanygiftsofivory,silk,jewels,andjade.WhentheyreturnedtoVenice,theyfoundtheircityatwar.MarcoPolowasputinprison.Hespenthistimew91abookabouthisyearsinChina.ThebookiscalledDescriptionsoftheWorld.Itbecamethemostp92bookinEurope.Becauseofthebook,manypeopleinEuropelearnedaboutlifeinChina.答案：86.different87.invited88.languages89.through/throughout90.instead91.writing92.popular(B)LiMinghasstudiedintheUKfornearlytwoyearsnow.Buthe’llneverforgethisfirstfewweeksoflivinginadifferentcountry.TheFoodInChina,I’lleatalmostanything.ButIrememberthefirstfoodItastedatschoolinEngland.Wehadthissoupandittastedofn86atall.InChina,ourfoodisquitesalty,butwelikeitbecausethesaltm87ittastenice.Afriendadvisedmetotrysomecheeseandbiscuits.Ithoughtbiscuitswerethesameas‘cookies’inAmericabutIwaswrong.Again,Ifeltdisappointedatthetasteofthebiscuitsandthecheesewasreallysour.IntroductionsInChinawhenyoumeetsomeoneforthefirsttime,yousometimesshakehands.Iwassos88whenmyfriend’smothergavemeakisswhenIlefthishouse.IfeltsoembarrassedandIknowmyfacewentveryredatthatmoment.T89WhenIwanttogoanywhereinChina,Ijusttakemybicycle.HereinEngland,Ihavetogetabuseverywhere.It’sreallyconfusingb90busesdon’tstopautomaticallyliketheydoinBeijing.Youhavetoputyourhandout,ringthebellorpressthesignalbutton.答案：86.nothing87.makes88.surprised89.Transport90.because91.presents92.often(C)Itmaybepossibletoenjoyahigherstandard(標(biāo)準(zhǔn))oflivingifyouhaveasmallfamily.Thereareclearadvantagestohavingasmallfamily.H____86____,therecanalsobeseriousdisadvantagesifitisasmallfamily.Theparentshavebigresponsibilities(責(zé)任)ofraisingchildrenbythemselvesiftheyhavenohelpfromotherfamilym____87____.Today,itisquitecommonforbothparentstoworkfulltimeinordertopayforthebasiccostoflivingoffamily.Whentheparentscomehome,theyareoftenveryt____88____fromaharddayatwork.Still,theyhavetotakecareofthechildren,cook,clean,washclothes,shop,etc.Whenthereisonlyoneparent,ofcoursetheresponsibilitiesoflookingafterthechildrenaremuchh____89____forhimorher.Theyhavetoworkoutallthethingsbythemselves.Theyjusthopethateverythinggoesrighteveryday.Moreandmore,peopleinsmallfamilieshavebeentryingtocreatetheirownextendedfamilies(大家庭)tomeettheirneeds.Theyoftentrytodevelopanet-workoffriendsandneighborstobepartoftheirself-createdextendedfamily.Forexample,smallfamiliesmaycelebrateholidayst____90____and,iftherearechildren,theymayshareresponsibilitiesofchildraising.Yourchildmightgotoaneighbor’sh____91____orapartmentafterschooloncertaindays,andthenyouwoulddosomethingine____92____tohelpyourneighborout.Manyofthesearrangementsareverysuccessfulandhelpfulforthosefamilies.答案：Howevermemberstiredheavier/hardertogetherhouseexchange(D)Differentweathermakespeoplefeeldifferent.Itinfluenceshealth,intelligence(智力)andfeelings.InAugust,itisveryhotandwetinthesouthernpartoftheUnitedStates.Peopletherehavehearttroubleandotherkindsofhealthproblemssuchasheadacheandsorethroatetc.duringthismonth.IntheNortheastandMiddleWest,itisveryhotatsometimesandverycoldatothertimes.Peopleinthesestateshavemorehearttroublebecauseofthec____86____weatherinFebruaryorMarch.Theweathercaninfluenceintelligence.Forexample,scientistsgaveareportin1983thatagroupofstudents’IQswereveryhighwhenaverystrongwindcame,butafterthestrongwind,theirIQswere10%lower.Thewindcanh____87____peoplehavemoreintelligence.Veryhotweather,ontheotherhand,canmakeitlower.Studentsoftengetworseonexamsinthehotmonthsoftheyear.SoinChinastudentsusuallyhavetheentranceexamsforhighere____88____inJuneforitisnotsohot.ThisyearjuniorhighschoolstudentsinShanghaiwillhavetheexaminthemiddleofJune.Weathera____89____hasstronginfluenceonpeople’sfeelings.Wintermaybeabadtimeforthinpeople.Theyusuallyfeelcoldduringthemonths.Theymightfeelunhappyduringcoldweather.Butfatpeoplehaveahardtimeinhots____90____.Atatemperatureofabout18oC,peoplebecomestrongerandfeelbest.Lowairpressure(壓力)maymakepeoplef____91____.Peopleleavemorebagsonbusesandinshopsonlowairpressuredays.Areyoufeelingsad,tired,unhappyorhardtorememberthingstoday?Ifyouhaveoneoftheabovefeelings,itmaybec____92____byweatherbecauseweatherinfluencespeople’shealth,intelligenceandfeelings.答案：changeablehelpeducationalsosummerforgetfulcaused(E)Wonderwhyyoucangetangrysoeasilywhileyourfriendsmilesallthetime?It’sp___86___becauseyoubothhavedifferentpersonalities(性格).Personalityisalsoabouthowpeoplethink,behave,andreact(反應(yīng))toe__87____aroundthemfromdaytoday.Sowhatmakespeoplethinkandbehaveincertainways?Partofthereasonisthatpeoplearebornlikethis.Ababygetsitsbloodtype,genes（基因）andotherphysicalthingswhenit’sstillinsideitsmother.Thesethingsmayhelpdecidewhatthebabywillbel__88____.Butone’spersonalitydoesn’tstophere.Familylife,schoollearningandlifeexperiencecanalsomakeyouthepersonyouare.Thisdoesn’tmeanit’si__89____tochangeyourpersonality.Youcanalwaystrytomakeyourselfbetter.Don’tgettooworriedaboutyourweakpoints.Justa__90____them.Thisisagoodwaytostartmakingchanges.Ifyoudon’tknowhowtomakefriends,findoutwhy.Isitbecauseyouaretoos___91___?Tellyourselftosmileatpeople.Starttalkingtopeopleusingwarmgreetings.Don’tgiveyourselfahardtimeaboutitall.It’snoteasytochangelifeh___92___inonenight.Keepworkingatit.Onedayyou’llseethatyoucanturnoveranewleafandbeanewone.答案：86.probably/possibly87.everything88.like89.impossible90.accept91.shy92.Habits(F)It’snoteasyforustoforgive(原諒)someonewhohaseverhurtyouormadeyoudisappointed.H86,severalnewstudiessaythatitcouldbegoodforyourhealth.Whenyouthinkofforgiveness,youprobablydon’tthinkofitasahealthyormedicalproblem.Ontheotherhand,studiesp87thatsomethinglikeangercanchangeyourwell-being(身心狀況).WhencartooncharactersliketheIncredibleHulkgetangry,theychangecolorsandoftengetspecialpower.Intherealw88,angerislessobvious.Scientistssayangercanbeharmfultoyourphysicalandmentalhealth.Twonewstudiesseemtoshowthes89idea.Thestudiesfindthatpeoplewhoareabletoforgivefeellessstress,lessbackpain,andlessdepression.Theyalsohavefewerheadaches,l90bloodpressure(血壓),andfewerproblemsonsleeping.Soitdoesn’tm91ifyourangeriscausedbythetrafficorotherthings.Learningtoletitgoisimportant.Wayssuchasd92breathcanhelpyoualot,orjustaskyourselfifit’sworthhurtingyourselfbystayingangrywithsomeoneelse.Forgivenessdoesnotmeanthatyousimplyacceptwhathappenedandsayit’sOK.Instead,it’sawayofmakingpeacewithyourselfaboutwhathappenedinthepast.答案：86.Hve88.world89.same90.lower91.matter92.deep(G)Haveyouevernoticedtheblackandwhitebarsonabook?Doyouknowwhattheyareusedfor?Theyarebarcodes(條形碼)usedinmostproducts.Ifyougotoasupermarket,youcanseealmosteveryproductwithabarcodeo86it.Barcodescontaininformationabouttheproduct,suchasnameandproductiondate.It’sane87andconvenientwaytoknowabouttheproducts.Justscan(掃描)thebarswithabarcodereaderandeverythingisc88.ThefirstuseofabarcodeinasupermarketcheckoutsystemwasonapackofAmericanWrigleyCompanychewinggum(口香糖)in1974.Beyondsupermarkets,barcodesaren89everywhere:forrentingcars,forluggagechecksonaplane,forparcelsyousend;lifewouldberatherdifficultw90barcodes.Mostofourthingswouldgetlostinthepost.Barcodeschangeaswell.Barcodesinthepastwere1-D,butnowthereare2-Dbarcodes,suchasQRcode.Since2023,QRhasbeenusedonChinesetraintickets.Peoplecanenterstadiums,cinemasandtheatersbyh91certaintypesofbarcodes.Ifyoufindthesebarcodethingsboring,abarcodebuildingmightbemoreupyourstreet.InStPetersburg,Russia,thereisabuildingdesignedlikeabarcode.Itl92strange,butit’sactuallyashoppingmall.Therearegamestoo.BarcodeMonstersisamobilephonegame.Youhavetoscanbarcodesandfindthemonsters!答案：86.on87.easy88.clear89.needed90.without91.holding92.looks(H)WhenIcameoutofmyoffice,itwasdark.Inordertogethomeassoonaspossible,Itookataxi.Thecarwasflyingalongtheroad,butlateritwasinatrafficjamindarkness.Ib___86___thesilenceforfearthatthedrivermightbetootiredtodrive.“Whendoyougobackhomeintheevenings?”“Nineo’clock.I’llgohomeafterthist___87_____.”“Thenwhendoyoucomeoutinthemornings?”Ithrewoutanotherquestion.“Nineo’clock,too.AndIgohomeforlunchanddinner,justasifIworkedatanoffice.”Hiswordss____88____me,becauseeverytimeIrideinataxi,whatIhearfromthedriverisonlycomplaints.Theycomplainthattheyhavetoworkfrommorningtillnight,thatitishardtoearnmoney,thattheyarebullied(欺負(fù))bythepolice,orthattheleadersenjoythefruitsoftheirwork.Its___89__theyarenotsatisfiedwitheverything.Butthisdrivertoldme,“IfindittiringtobeasectionchiefasIwasbefore.Idon’tlikemanagementwork.Ilikedriving,justoutofpleasure.It’sluckythatIs___90____drivewithoutapassenger.SoIcanearnthreeorfourthousandyuanamontheasily.Anytrick?Yes,Ineverfollowane___91____taxi.Ifitgoessouthward,Igonorthward.Ifitgoesalongthehighway,Iturnintoanarrowstreet.InthiswayIalwaysgetcustomers.”Hiswordsshowedhissatisfactionwithhislifeandthepridehetookinhisjob.Suchfeelingsaresorareamongpeoplenowadaysjustasoxygeninhighmountains.Howmanypeoplenowadayscanshowhighideals(理想；完美)bys____92____livingandgowithacalmmind?Icouldn’thelpfeelingmovedwhenIfoundsuchastateofmindinastrangeronacoldwinternight.答案：86.broke87.trip88.surprised89.seems90.seldom91.empty92.Simple(I)Ireallylikereadingandwritingshortstories.Thesestoriesareusuallyabout6to20pageslongwhichf86onaninterestingperson,aproblemwhichthepersonhad,andwhathappenedwhenthepersontriedtosolvetheproblem.Allsocietiesseemtohaveanoralstorytellingtraditioninwhichpeoplemett87totelleachothershortstories,andinwhichparentstoldtheirchildrenstoriesatbedtime.ThiswascertainlytrueinEngland,inIndia,inKenya,inMexicoandinJapan.WasittrueinChinatoo?Inmanycountries,oralstorytellingisstillimportant,butinmostcountriesnow,storiesarewrittendownandp88inbooks.MyfavoritecollectionofshortstoriesisabookcalledTheStoryGiantbyBrianPatteninwhichagiantknowsallthestoriesintheworlde89one.Ifhedoesn’tfindthelaststoryhe’lldie.Inthebookhegetsfourchildrenfromdifferentpartsoftheworldtotellhimstoriesinthehopethathewillfindthelaststorysohecanstaya90andpasstheworld’sstoriesonforever.Doyouthinkhefindsthelaststory?Ialsolikereadingnovels.OneofmyfavouritenovelsiscalledLifeofPi.ItiswrittenbyaCanadiancalledYannMartel,andisaboutanIndianboywhospendsalongtimeatseaafterashipwreck(海難)a91____withnobodybutatiger.Whataboutyou?Doyouhaveafavouritenovel?Notmanypeoplereadplaysthesedays,butmanypeoplestillenjoywatchingthematthetheatreorontelevision.Perhapsthel92popul