中考英语补全短文专项练习.doc

阅读短文，根据短文内容，从短文后的六个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一项是多余的。(一)Gloria is a famous hostess of a TV station. When she was 15, she happened to walk into a bookstore in her hometown and began looking at the books on the shelves. The man behind the counter, John Smith, asked if shed like a job. She needed to start saving for college, so she said yes.Gloria worked after school and during summer vacations, and the job helped pay for her first year of college. During college she would do many other jobs: she served coffee in the student union, was a hotel cleaner and even made maps for the Forest Service. 1 One day a woman came into the bookstore and asked Gloria for books on cancer. The woman seemed anxious. Gloria showed her practically everything they had and found other books they could order. The woman left the store less worried, 2 Years later, as a television hostess, Gloria heard about a child who was born with problems with his fingers and hand. His family could not afford an operation, and the boy lived in shame, hiding his hand in his pocket all the time. 3 After the story was broadcast, some doctors called, offering to perform the operation for free.Gloria visited the boy in the hospital after the operation. The first thing he did was to hold up his repaired hand and say, “Thank you.” 4 At Smiths bookstore, Gloria always realized she was working for the customers, not the store. 5 The TV station pays her, but she feels that she should work for the people who watch the programs, helping them understand the world better.A Gloria persuaded her boss to agree to let her do the story.B What a sweet sense of satisfaction Gloria felt!C and Gloria has always remembered the pride she felt in having helped her customer. D Today its the same.E But selling books was one of the most satisfying jobs. F. She never forgot the experiences.(二)I was born in New York, but I grew up in San Francisco. 1 If I was asked now where I want to live forever, I would say London. But I will always be American.San Francisco, like London, has many parks. 2 I didnt go to school. I only had three hours of formal education when I was five. I was sent to school but came home at noon on the first day. I said I didnt enjoy it and hadnt learned anything. 3 , so I never went back.My mother then taught me and my two sisters in the way of an English lady who had good education. We learned languages and reading more than sciences and math. Sometimes she taught us herself, but we also had other teachers. They asked us to take lessons every day. About once a week we walked to Golden Gate Park. While we were walking, my mother taught me to read music. 4 and I remember now how Id like to have it. I couldnt say my “r” when I was small. My mother said if I could say an “r” well, I would have the toy train. I practiced and practiced. Then one morning I woke everybody up with my “r” s. I got the toy train . 5 - but I work hard for them.AMy parents thought that school was unsuitable for meBEvery day my sisters and I were taken to play in the parks as children.COne day I noticed a little toy train in the window of a shop.DI began to live in London 25 years ago.E. I like the city very much.FI usually get the things I want in life. (三)Are you the only child in the family? 1 Parents are the closed people to you in the world. But a lot of middle school students have a problem. They feel theyre not as close to their parents as before. They even dont think their parents are fair to them. 2 Some say their parents dont allow them to play computer games when other classmates are playing that. Others say when theyre making phones to friends, their parents like to ask if they are speaking to a boy or a girl. 3 Some students even decide to leave home because theyre afraid to tell their parents when they have done something wrong, especially when they do badly in exams. Then they think running away is the best choice. 4 Problems are parts of life. Here are some suggestions for you to solve your problems.1). 5 _ Dont be afraid to tell them your feeling.2).Get help from others like good friends or teachers.3).Keep a diary to help you understand more about yourself and your feelings.4).Show your parents youre growing up, Then theyll feel youre no longer a small child.If you follow the advice, youll have a happy life and never think of running away.A. Try not to argue with your parents.B. Find a good chance to talk with your parentsC. Some students complain that their parents often say a lot to them, but never listen to them.D. These make them very unhappy.E. But they dont know running away may bring them more problems.F. If so, you are the most important in your family. （四）Mrs. Daives was a teacher in India. One summer she got a job as a teacher in an international school. 1 After she discussed with her husband, they decided to move to London. 2 He didnt want to leave his friends. He said that he would rather live with his classmate, Mike. His parents thought that he would change his mind later. Soon it was August. Mr. and Mrs. Daives were busy packing. 3 When the day came for them to leave India, Mr. and Mrs. Daives found their son lost. They were anxious and they called Mike, but he didnt know where Matt was, either. 4 He walked past a park. He remembered that he and his father often played tennis in the park. He walked past a supermarket. It reminded him of shopping with his mother. He realized that those things would be meaningless without his family. 5 He told them he was looking forward to living in London with them and making new friends there.A. Matt quickly ran home to say sorry to his parents.B. But the school was in London.C. In fact, at that time Matt was walking alone on the street.D. However, Matt refused to go with his parents.E. The boy felt surprised and upset. F. He had no idea what to do.(五)As we all know, weather changes are different from other world problems. 1 It goes wherever it wants to. Floods , strong winds, droughts, earthquake, and things like that show us what a change in climate could bring upon us. 2 They may hurt people who live where they happen. If all countries work together to learn about the danger of nature, we can make it less dangerous and less expensive by helping each other.Luckily, in 1873, the IMO(国际气象组织) was founded. 3 Our country joined it in 1972. World Meteorological Day is celebrated each year on March 23rd. 4 Because it can change the weather. All of the countries around the world are trying their best to protect the environment. 5 People know that if we dont protect our environment or pay any attention to change in the weather and climate, bad things will happen.A. Its said that those changes could happen at any timeB. The weather is not part of any countryC. They found 11kinds of ways to do it.D. Today, it has 187countries and regions as membersE. Its one of the most serious problemsF. More and more people are learning that the environment is very important.阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，补全表格中所缺的信息。一 The idea of Mothers Day is a very old idea. It was started by the ancient Egyptians (埃及人),who celebrated(庆祝) a day to honour (向表示敬意) Isis, the mother of the pharaohs. The early Christians(基督教徒) celebrated a day to honour Mary, the mother of Jesus. Later, English Christians celebrated to honour all mothers. This English holiday was called “Mothering Sunday”.When the English came to America, they did not have time for Mothering Sunday, so the holiday was not celebrated in America. In 1914,the U.S passed a law which designated(规定) the second Sunday in May as Mothers Day to honour the mothers who had lost sons in war. Today, Mothers Day is celebrated in many other countries for all mothers. In Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Mothers Day is celebrated on the same day as in the United Statesthe second Sunday in May. Children give their mothers cards, gifts, and flowers. Schools plan Mothers Days special activities. In China, the holiday is celebrated to show the respect(尊重) the Chinese have for the old people, and the love they have for their parents. Ten top mothers are chosen by the government. People all over the country try different ways to help mothers who are poor. (81)_People/CountyWho to HonourActivitiesin ancienttimesEgyptiansIsisearly ChristiansMarylaterthe Englishall mothersthe U.Smothers who had lost sons in war(82)_nowCanada,Australia, etcall mothersgive mothers cards, gifts, andflowers;(83)_China(84)_;parentschoose ten top mothers;(85)_二Last Tuesday, a little girl died after eating some fried chicken. Her father bought the chicken for her from a street seller in Fenzhuang Village, Fengtai,Beijing. After testing the girl, the doctor said she was poisoned (中毒) by nitrites (亚硝酸盐). Some experts suggest that we should buy foods with QS signs. They are safer.After hearing about the accident, many people feel more worried about the food safety because there have been many food safety problems in our country these years. For example, poisonous(有毒的) rice, oil, milk and so on have been found out recently. People feel quite afraid because these poisonous foods are rather bad for their health and even kill them. They want the government to do something to stop such poisonous foods and drinks appearing again so that they can have safe and healthy foods and drinks.Information Card81. The little girl died after she ate _.82. Some experts suggest that we should buy foods with _.83 Many people feel _ about the food safety after hearing about the accident.84. The poisonous foods are _ for peoples health and even kill them.85. The people want _ stop such poisonous foods and drinks appearing again.三Most of you have at least one email account(账户).It is important to keep it safe. If someone broke into it, they could get your personal information, and also send useless messages through your email account. Then how to keep an email account safe? Here are some important tips(提示).Change your password(密码) from time to time.Check for strange recent activity on your account.Check your mail settings(设置) to make sure your mail stays and goes where you want it to.Be careful with messages that ask for your username or password.Dont share your password with other websites.Keep secrets! Never tell anyone your password. If you do tell someone, change it as soon as possible.The passage mainly tells us 81 .If someone broke into your email account, you might lose 82 .You shouldnt share it 84 .You cant 85 .四George Stephenson was born in 1781 in a poor family. He had to start work when he was only eight. When George was fourteen, he became his fathers helper. He spent a lot of time learning about engines. On holidays, he often took engines into pieces and studied each piece carefully. Soon he became a very good worker though he could not read or write.He began to learn the English letters when he was seventeen years old. Every day after he did twelve hours of hard work, he walked a long way to have lessons from a young teacher.On his eighteenth birthday, he wrote his own name for the first time in his life. George invented many things in his life. The train was the greatest one among them. Today when we watch or take trains from one place to another, we will think of this great man George Stephenson.Great Inventor 71._In 72._He started work.Inl795He spent much time 73. _.In 1798He began to learn the English letters.In 1799He could 74. _ for the first time.In his lifeHe invented many things, including 75._.五K. L. Rothey, 71, from the United States, a retired lawyerRothey has given himself the Chinese name of Luqi or roadside beggar(乞丐) . In his eyes, beggars are doing important work collecting rubbish. What they do is not dirty. Littering the street is, he adds.Rothey first visited China in 1984 and soon he became interested in Chinese culture. Married to a Chinese calligrapher (书法家) , he lived in Huangshi, Hubei Province.Many people know him because he often shows up in the street collecting rubbish. Huangshi is my home so I hope it becomes cleaner and more beautiful, says Rothey. He has also organized volunteers to collect rubbish in other cities, including Wuhan.Rothey says hell continue collecting rubbish, as long as he is able to.Jill Robinson, 50, from Britain, founder(创立者) and CEO of Animals Asia Foundation.She has been working for nearly 20 years to stop people from getting the bile( 胆汁)from moon bears for use in traditional medicine.She began working for the International Fund for Animal Welfare in Hong Kong in the mid -1980s. A business trip to a bear farm in the mainland in 1993 changed her life. She saw so many moon bears killed by people. That made her cry. She said she would be back to set them free.In 1998, she set up the Animal Foundation. In July 2000, the foundation agreed to free 500 farmed moon bears. In 2002, the Moon Bear Rescue(救援) Center was set up in Chengdu, capital of Sichuan.Now, hear farms have been stopped in the area of two - thirds of China. As much as we rescue them, they rescue us. These bears rescue us every single day and they teach us to be better people, Robinson says.任务：请阅读上面的短文，根据短文内容完成下面表格中的有关信息。NameK. L. RotheyJill RobinsonNationality76 _British77._7150Events He first visited China in 1984 and became interested in Chinese culture.He often 78._ in the street in Huangshi.He has also organized volunteers to collect rubbish in other cities. She began working for the International Found for Animal Welfare in the mid-1980s. 79. _ in the mainland changed her life in 1993. She set up the Animal Foundation in 1998. In 2002, th