初三英语二模(2011.04)完型填空集锦

初三英语二模（2011.04）各区完型集锦杨浦区C. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage（选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文):（14分）A father sent his 5-year-old son to learn how to play the piano. A few months passed, and then a very famous pianist came to their town. They 85 to get two tickets to one of his concerts.On that day, the father sat down with his son. However, it was too difficult for the child to just sit doing nothing, so he walked away quietly. When the stage (舞台) lights became dark, the father found that his son was no longer with him. 86 , he found his son was on stage and walking towards the piano. The child sat in front of the piano and started playing a very 87 tune (曲调) Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star. The light operator was also surprised when he heard the music, and he thought that the concert had made some 88 . So he turned the lights on the boy. Everybody was surprised to see the little child sitting at the piano 89 the famous pianist. The pianist was surprised, too. 90 when he saw the child playing happily, he was not angry; he sat down and played with the child. The pianist filled the weaknesses so that they could give a beautiful piano concerto (协奏曲).When they finished, the audience gave them a big round of cheers.Unfortunately, because of this, the child became too proud, “Just after one month of piano practice I can be so great!” The child didnt 91 that the one that made the concert perfect was the pianist sitting beside him.85.A) preferredB) managedC) wantedD) started86.A) After allB) In other wordsC) To his surpriseD) At least87.A) difficultB) perfectC) successfulD) simple88.A) progressB) fun C) changesD) mistakes89.A) instead ofB) in front ofC) because ofD) in charge of90.A) ButB) SoC) SinceD) After91.A) expectB) believeC) hopeD) realizeD. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words（在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给):（14分）In August 2005, Mark Bent, 49, a businessman, first visited a village in Africa. He found people were too p 92 to have electric light. So he spent $250,000 developing and producing a solar-powered flashlight (太阳能手电筒). “In places where there is no electricity or running water, having light at night is their d 93 . I will try my best to help them,” said Bent.The solar-powered flashlight gets power from the sunlight and can last for 7 hours every night. People just put three AA batteries (蓄电池) in it. The batteries are o 94 80 cents.Over the last year, Bent said, he and his friends have sent 10,500 flashlights to many refugees (难民). In a refugee camp, a refugee named Peter Gatkuoth wrote about the i 95 of the solar flashlight. “If we meet a thief, we will turn on our solar flashlight and the thief will run away. If a person is s 96 at night, we will use the flashlight to take him to the health center. If wild animals come close to me, I will use the light to f 97 them away.” Others said the lights were hung above school desks for children and adults to study after a days work. With a little research, Bent found that nearly two billion people around the world live without electric light. A lot of children have breathing p 98 , in part because of the use of wood and candles for light in their small homes. 奉贤区C. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage. (选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文)（共14分）All about Britains TeenagersSchoolBritish teenagers can leave school at sixteen after taking their GCSE exams. They study for exams in as many as ten subjects. _85_they have to work pretty hard! Todays teens spend more time doing their homework than any teenagers in the past, studying for 2.5-3 hours every evening.Free timeIts not all work, of course. What do British teenagers do to have _86_? They love watching TV, going out, meeting friends in Internet cafes and listening to music.CommunicationsIn addition to the Internet, teenagers in Britain use their computers to play games and do their homework.They_87_love their mobile phones, and spend hours taxing(发短信) their friends and chatting. Today, phones are getting smaller and lighter and you can do a lot more with them than just talk. Text messaging has become the _88_and most popular way to communicate. More than 90% of 12-to16-year-olds have a mobile, and experts(专家)say that his _89_teenagers from spending their money on sweets and cigarettes.Fashion(服饰)At school, almost all British teenagers have to wear a school uniform. However, in their free time they can wear whatever they like, and what they like is designer names such as Nike, Diesel and Paul Smith._90_, 40% of British teens say that they think it is important to have the latest fashion. Looking good doesnt come_91_, but many teenagers think it usual or easy to spend more than 100 on one item of clothing?85. A)but B)or C)so D)because86. A)lessons B)sports C)advice D)fun87. A)never B)already C)also D)no longer88. A)coolest B)laziest C)slowest D)happiest89. A)brings B)gives C)borrows D)stops90. A)In addition B)In fact C)In return D)In surprise91. A)cheap B)expensive C)special D)ordinaryDRead the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words(在短文的空格内填入恰当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给)：（共14分）Most of the movies show our relationship and our society. Whats more important is that people love to watch highs and lows of the relationships in movies. Friendship has been the f_92_subject of movie makers for a long time. Many movies are based on lovely relationships like friendship. Movies based on friendship make us r_93_that the relationship between friends is delicate (需要小心处理的). These movies also show how important it is to have a true friend in life and to own the friendship.Friendship is described in different w_94_in movies. These movies show different faces of this lovely relationship including the pleasant and interesting faces. Let us discuss how friendship is described in movies.Friends share common interests: In most of the movies, it is shown that two people become friends e_95_when they have some common interests. For example, two friends may be in love with the same sports, studying in the same school or living in the same n_96_.you can see such friendship in movies such as “Harry Potter” and “Lord of Rings”. Harry Potter has two friends. All of them are interested in magic.Friends make sacrifices (牺牲): In most of the movies, friends make sacrifices for each other. A g_97_example is “Sholay”. In this movie, there are two friends Jay and Veeru who are there for each other till death. Jay sacrifices his life to save his friend.Friends never run away from difficulties: In movies, it is always shown that true friends always stand up for their friends in times of difficulties.Understanding: In movies, friends understand each other w_98_even saying a word. A single smile can brighten up the faces of all the friends.普陀区(C)On 26 December, 2004, more than 270,000 people lost their lives in a tsunami. As the 2004 Tsunami hit areas with tourists, people from over 50 85 were among the dead. This made it a truly world disaster.The 2004 Tsunami disaster shook the world. Before it happened, most people did not even know what a tsunami was. Then in the hours and days after the first killer waves hit the coast of 13 Southeast Asian and African countries. 86 began to talk about tsunami.The 2004 Tsunami was caused by a 9.15 earthquake. The earthquake was so powerful that the ocean floor split into a 1,000 km long crack (1,000 km: the distance from Beijing to Wuhan). The two sides of this crack moved 87 about 10 metres (10 metres: the height of a four-floor building).This caused the movement of about 30 km3 of water (30 km3: the amount of water in 12 million Olympic swimming pools)!270,000 humans lost their lives in the 2004 Tsunami, but 88 , not a single animal in the Yala National Park was killed. How did the animals know the tsunami was coming? Nobody knows, but they had moved to 89 ground or climbed up hills and big trees and were saved. Scientists say that studying animal behaviour could serve as an early warning system for humans in the future.On 26 December, 2004, Tilly Smith, a 10-year-old British schoolgirl was walking along a beautiful beach in Thailand with her mother. Suddenly, she noticed that the sea was bubbling and that it was like a beer. Tilly remembered a school geography lesson, and 90 that a bubbling sea was a warning sign for a tsunami. Tilly got her family and 100 other people to safety before the first wave hit the beach.Natural disasters are unexpected. 91 you often hear about them and their terrible effects, you never imagine one happening to you. Neither did any of those 270,000 people. Knowledge is the only way to protect yourself.Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage.85.A) schoolsB) townsC) countriesD) families86.A) few peopleB) everyone C) no oneD) someone87.A) up and downB) from left to rightC) to the centreD) forward88.A) unluckilyB) certainlyC) amazinglyD) immediately89.A) softerB) deeperC) widerD) higher90.A) imaginedB) recognized.O) agreedD) promised91.A) AlthoughB) BecauseC) WhenD) If(D)Read the passage and Till in the blanks with proper words.Elizabeth Blackwell was born in England in 1821. Her rather gave his daughters as good education as his sons. He encouraged his daughters to learn Latin and Greek, read books, learn maths, and study science This was a very u 92 thing to do at a time when few women had any education at all. Women only learned such s 93 as music, painting, and sewing. Because of her father, Elizabeth grew up to be much more independent than most women of her time.When she was eleven, Elizabeth, and her family moved to the United States. Her father started several businesses, but he was never a 94 to do very well. When Elizabeth Blackwell was seventeen, her father died, leaving no money for his family. For several years Elizabeth taught school to help support the family. She became more and more interested in movements for womens r 95 .In the early 1800s, women could not have their own houses or money. They belonged to their fathers and brothers before getting married and l 96 they belonged to their husbands. If a woman did not marry, the only thing for her to do was to live with her parents or one of her relatives, doing housework and helping with the children in return for her food and shelter. Women were not expected to do work o 97 the home or to support themselves.Elizabeth Blackwell did not marry. She did not want to live with any of her brothers. She h 98 the idea of depending on anyone else. She thought and thought about how she could make a living by doing something useful.浦东新区C. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passageSaving the environment is actually quite simple, when you come to think about it.It does not have to be a complex_85_. If you and everyone follow these tips, you are helping save the environment friendly.Switch off the light when you leave the room. By now you have probably wasted thousands of watts lightning you room _86_ you werent there. If you work on a Home office, this habit is not only bad for the environment, but also for your pocket.Turn off the computer when possible. If you know that you will be _87_ for hours or more, however, turning it off could result in large saving over the long run.Print only when necessary. Sure, reading on paper might be more _88_, but you should avoid print those two-line e-mails every time, Read it on the screen and print only necessary document. Remember also to use _89_ sides of the sheet.Use fluorescent lamps. (荧光灯). The fluorescent lamps may _90_ more in the stores, but within the time you use one ,you should have already recovered the investment. A normal incandescent light bulb lasts 750 hours but a fluorescent will gave off the same amount of light yet last for 75000 to 10000 hours with 1/3 of the wattage.Use low lush toilets. In your household, 40% of the pure water is flushed down the toilet. You can _91_this simple way at home; use small plastic bottles, filled with water or stones to displace the amount of water in toilets, This will makes it a low flush toilet or you can use a displacement bag in your tank, which might save you 1-2 gallons per flush.84. A promise B process C product D progress86. A while B before C after D since87. A off B in C far D away88. A careful B cheerful C comfortable D changeable89. A all B some C both D either90. A cast B take C spend D buy91. A arrange B try C find D inventD. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper wordsAnger is a common and healthy human emotion, But when it get out of control, It can c_ problems: problems at work, in your personal relationships and in your family life, Everybody gets angry sometimes. Although being angry is a familiar situation, what you do when you feel angry is important. This is d_ for kids and even for adults, too.These ideas may calm you down and help solve the problem which is troubling you. First, exercise can be good for people who are trying to get their tempers u_ control because its a method of releasing energy and stress. For example, you will feel good to dance around your room with your favorite music! Second, get into the h_ of saying how youre feeling and why. If you are having trouble with your temper, talk with your parents or friends and tell them what you are trying to do . Words help you show your feelings and r_ understanding from others. Third, breathe deeply and repeat a calm word or phrase s_, such as relax or take it easy to yourself while breathing. Besides, youd better think of people and things you are thankful for because you cant be truly angry and thankful as the same time.Anger is never an excuse to give up your work or influence the people around you .,Remember: life will always be filled with p_, frustrated and some other unexpected actions. You cant change that, but you can change your way to face the events that affect you. Learning to control your angry responses can help you stay away from being even unhappier.静安区C. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage( 选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文)Is there anything we dont know about Victoria Beckham? She was a member of the most successful British girl band(乐队)of all time-the Spice girls-who sold more than thirty million _85_ all over the world .She is married to the England football captain，David Beckham. She is one of the most photographed women in the world.So can her autobiography (自传)tell us anything we havent known about Victoria Beckham? The surprising answer is yes.Victorias book, “Learning to fly,” is about her thoughts to be famous. We learn that at the age of eight, Victoria _86_ one day turning on the Christmas light in London. She tells us about getting into the Spice girls and what she first thought of is the other band members .And, of course, we can also read about the moment her and Davids _87_ first met at a party and they fell in love at once.Many people do not know that Victoria is a trained dance teacher. She graduated from a famous dance school in England-Lanes Theatre Art School. While she was there, she was bullied (欺负)by other students. And the headmistress _88_ liked her for not being as slim and beautiful as the others.The best part of “Learning to fly,” is its honesty. Victoria does not hide her _89_side because she was brave enough to face it. She describes how at one point she almost go away from David because of her worry about other women-she once hit him in the face when she heard he had kissed another girl.She tells us that when her baby, Brooklyn ,was first born she spent thousands of pounds each week on his protection. She explains she often feels much pain these days _90_ the newsmen who always follow her and keep searching the next photograph of her.This is a story about the real truth behind all the photographs .Her autobiography tells the world that Victoria, as the rest of us, _91_ the same ambitions and fears as well. Through her book, she encourages her fans that dreams can come true.85. A)footballs B)photos C)records D)robots86. A)consisted of B)dreamed of C)took care of D)made fun of87. A)eyes B)books C)parts D)presents88. A)always B)certainly C)already D)seldom89. A)luckier B)cheaper C)weaker D)prouder90. A)instead of B)because of C)in favour of D)with the help of91. A)prevents B)wastes C)enables D)sharesD. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words (在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给)：（14分）James is a good student and he has lots of friends, but he also has a problem .Some older boys are bullying him at school .James isnt happy and he doesnt know what to do about it .Here are some suggestions to the t 92 in this situation .Dont feel worried. Its not your fault（过错）! Being bullied can make you feel very l 93 and angry, but you are not alone. Dont feel that you have to hide the problem .You should find a person you can tru