2017届初三上期选词填短文专练.doc

2017届初三上期选词填短文专练一、用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，补全短文（每个单词限用一次）on;nice;advantage;way,but;fast;agree;cost;one;learnElectronic(电子的)books,or e-books,have changed the way many of us read,Now electronic textbooks are changing the way many students 1.Many schools in Washington have begun using online course materials(材料).Rather than use a regular textbook,its all online.“Our students are ready to use resources(资源)in different 2. ,”said the head teacher,Peter Norman.He talked about the 3.of electronic textbooks to a reporter.“The world is changing 4.Online textbooks can change right along with the things that are happening.Besides,electronic textbooks 5.less than regular textbooks.Every term our students need to pay about $100 6.exectronic text books,”said Peter Norman.Students have different ideas about the change, 7most like it.“I dont have to carry a textbook around,so that is 8.,”said a high school student named Melanie Reuter.Maria doesnt 9.She said, “I dont like it because the Internet sometimes doesnt work.”Some students dont have a computer or cant go online at home.Stephen is 10of them.But he said,“I can go to the library or a friends house to surf the Internet.”二、for,away,tradition,go,luck,or,say,up,get,careDear Tom,Im very glad to tell you something about the Spring Festival.The Spring Festival is a 1.festival in China.It usually comes in January 2.February.Its time 3.new things.Parents usually buy new clothes 4.their children and themselves.We also clean and decorate our house 5.before it comes.I always help my mother clean the windows and wash the clothes .We put 6.chunlian on the doors and chuanghua on the windows.At this time,people often get together,Everyone 7.home to get together with their family,though someone is far 8.from home.They must have dinner together on that day.They must visit their relatives and friends and 9.“Happy New Year”to them.When the kids greet their grandparents,they can get 10.money.Li Lei三、exact,forward,from,activity,wonder,much,out,I,study,itDear Sir,My name is Li Liang and Im 1.Beijing, China.Ill be coming to your school for a short 2.vacation this year. I want to know 3.about your school and the courses I can take.First,I want to find out 4.how long the course is and when it will begin.I 5.if you could send me the course outline and some information about the course fees.Could you please also give 6.some information about student housing and transport to your school? Whats more, 7.would be interesting for me to know about the 8.that students can take part in and the places where they can hang 9.and have their meals after school.Thank you for your help and Im looking 10.to your reply.Yours faithfully,Li Liang四、as,drive,use,worry,free,time,our,girl,color,differenceChildhood is the happiest time to almost each of us in life.There are few troubles and 1.at that time.The only thing we worry about is our study.In a word,its a 2.for fun and enjoyment.My childhood was 3.and interesting.I was born into a poor family in the countryside,and I didnt have many toys,just like other kids in my hometown. But 4.a creative group, we could always make a lot of toys by 5.The toy-making activity was very interesting.We all loved it.Sometimes,we might argue with other kids because of 6.ideas,but we would make up(和好)soon.Of course,my parents 7.to blame(责备)me because of my naughtiness(淘气).One evening in summer when I was about ten years old,I played with some kids around a pool.There we swam 8.and happily together.The pool was not deep at all,but could make us happy enough because of the cool water on the hot days.For some reason,I made a 9clothes wet with water.And she cried sadly back home.When I got back home happily but hungrily,my parents 10.me out of home angrily.When I remember those things now,I often feel happy rather than sad or angry.五、find;and ;make;something;easy;student;difficult;we;be;toNew Look in ClassOne morning,Wu Liang discovered that her classroom had changed.She found that the desks 1.no longer in rows,but pushed together to make six desks.She was too excited about it for the first two days and she couldnt listen 2.the teachers carefully.But soon she and her classmates got used to this new classroom arrangement(安排).“Now our class is quieter,”said Wu.“Whats more,we can come up with 3.own ideas and learn more through discussion.Its a better way to study”Li Yu liked it,too,He said,“Group members first discuss 4.then show ourselves in front of the whole class. It 5.us believe in ourselves.”It was part of a reform(改革)at Lis school.The school made this reform because they wanted to provide students with 6.ways to study and more chances to discuss.“Our school hopes it can improve 7.abilities to study 8.by themselves and work in groups,”said Zhang Ming, an English teacher.However,the reform has demanded(要求)more from teachers .Now they have only 15 minutes to give the lesson which should be taught in 45 minutes.It is 9to teach in such a short time.The teachers 10better ways to teach more effectively(有效地).“The reform demands more,but Im sure it is helpful,”added Zhang Ming.六、invent,word,microchip,think,wonder,change,quick,write,with,programI have a clever classmate,Her name is Wang Fang.She often has some great ideas.She has a 1.invention.This special pen 2.by Wang Fang.It has three colors and is used for taking notes 3.quickly .It is very useful if you have a lot to write down.The pen comes 4.a microchip that can store a list of common words that you will use.You can 5.the words you will use often into the 6.memory,then write a short from to each word. When you 7.,you just need to write the short forms with the pen,press a button on the pen and all the short forms will 8.into the actual words.The microchip can contain up to 9.and you can make changes to the list of words whenever you need to.Now,dear friends ,what do you 10. of this invention? Isnt it great?七、people,help,be,little,have,sell ,support,smoke,place,childAllowing a teenager to smoke at home will influence the health of other family members .A smoke has a great chance of 1.lung caner(肺癌).So,it is necessary for 2.to keep away from cigarettes(香烟).Smoking is a very expensive habit,because the price of cigarettes is usually high.For example,now one has to spend at 3.Canadian 5 dollars on a pack of cigarettes in On tario(a province of Canada).It is true that a teenager who is not allowed.4.at home will smoke fewer cigarettes.Dont you think it is a rule that is not only good for health but also 5.in saving money?The Canadian government is trying its best to stop 6.from smoking.Certainly,what it does 7.by the public.In Ontario,smoking is not allowed in all public 8.Smoking is not allowed in cars where children stay,either.It is illegal(违法的)for a sotre clerk 9. cigarettes to anyone under the age of nineteen.If a clerk is caught selling cigarettes to a teenager,he 10.punished.八、smile; belong;bring;person;careful;grow; you;add;think;trueThere was a famous French writer who was a man of many achievements,in his own opinion,and he often told his friends that he could tell a 1. character from that persons hand writing(书法)One day a woman friend 2.him a page of a boy;s handwriting.She said that she wanted to know what he 3.of the boys character.He studied the handwriting 4.for a few minutes.Then he looked up at the woman strangely.The woman,however,told him that the boy didnt 5.to her family and that he didnt have to worry.“Good,”said the writer,“then I can tell you the 6.”He went on to say that the boy was a stupid and lazy person.He 7.that the boy should be watched carefully,if not,he 8.up to bring his family harm. “Isnt that strange?”said the woman, 9.“This is a page from your exercise book,which you 10.wrote when you were a child.”九、much;bring;chance;look;lesson;your;perhaps;lie;silent;eveIt was getting dark.I went to the park near my home and 1.in the snow.Then I closed my eyes and listened to the world around me.Although my son didnt play in the park any 2.,I could still hear him laughing.I liked this feeling.“Are you OK?”an old man broke the 3. “Yes,”I answered,“Im just dreaming of days lost.”“Your child has grown up?”“Yes,What 4.you here?”“My grandson lost the ring my wife gave him.My wife has died.”“5. I can help you find it.”“I dont think theres much 6.of that.Its getting dark.”“If not now,I am sure it will appear after the snow melts in spring.”he continued.“Oh,Im different from you.Id keep 7.for it until I find it.”“Like the way you look for those lost days with your child?”“Yes!”“Well,there is a life 8. here.You should think that you have had what you are looking for already.”“You mean the only way I get what I want is to stop looking for it?”“No,you can create it by 9. .”“I want spring.It is my favorite time in my life.”He looked into my 10and said,“Create spring in your soul so that you will always smell the smell of spring ,even in the cold winter.”十、easy; question;problem;learn;my;understand;surprise;welcome;only;takeI knew little about English when I first came to America.So I went to a language school every day to 1.English.One day,during the break,I asked one of my classmates a 2.When I thanked her for it,she said,“Youre 3.Its a piece of cake.”I thought to 4.,“She wants a piece of cake?”So I said to her,“I havent 5.any piece of cake with me today.What about a piece of biscuit(饼干)？”She looked at me in 6.and then smiled.She knew that I didnt 7.her.She said,“What I mean is no 8.”Then I began to learn that“a piece of cake”is not 9.a piece of cake,but also means a thing that is very 10.十一、tradition;tree;like;air;love;full;which;moon;members;mindI think the Mid-Autumn Festival is an old traditional festival in China. On that day the moon is round , big,just 1.a beautiful plate hanging on the blue cloth. When I see the 2. ,I will remember the ancient myths-the goddess Change and her little rabbit are playing under the tree 3.Wu Gang grows.Secondly,Ill say something about the 4.on the Mid-Autumn night.Look! Theres a big 5.in a garden of a Chinese family.All the family 6.are sitting around a big table under the tree in the open 7.They are eating the mooncakes and admiring the 8.moon in the sky.The mooncakes and the moon represent the 9. from a family.I think this is one of the most valuable things in the world.That is the Mid-Autumn Festival in my 10.I will always remember;East or West, home is best.十二、Polite;exercise;rush;fail;reason;wait;happy;difference;direct;hate;correct;quick.My family moved to America last year from a small town in north China.I had a part-time job as a 1.in a Chinese restaurant.One day,when I was serving food to a middle-aged couple,the wife asked me how I could bring their food so 2.I told her I always respected the elderly.I found her 3.when she heard that.My manager heard my words.He took me aside and told me that Americans were sensitive(敏感的)and 4.the description(描述)of “old”.I then walked back to the table and 5.said sorry to the wife.After they learned about the 6.,they understood that the problem was caused by cultural 7.,so they laughed.In the USA, people think“growing old”is a problem.Here many people try to keep themselves away from growing old by 8. ,like jogging or swimming .When I told the couple I respected the elderly,they got angry because this made then feel they 9.to stay young.They didnt want to hear that.Now I have changed the way I treated the elderly.I still respect them,but now in a different,less 10.way.十三、Student,jump,almost,also,crazy,ticket,musical,European,crowd,that,clothesWhen I was at university,every night there was at least one comcert-and sometimes two or three.1.every band was a rock band.Most of the bands were not well-known and some came from 2.or the US. The venues (会场 )were small,so the 3.were very cheap. This meant my friends and I could go to see a band whenever we wanted to.The venues were full of 4.Everyone went pretty 5.Most people drank beer and sang along with the band.The rooms were 6.,noisy and smelly,People 7.up and down with the music and knocked into(撞上)each other.After the concerts,band members and their friends would stand outside selling T-shirts or CDs.After three years of university,half of my dresses were made up of clothes from 8.concerts.Many of my friends were 9. in bands or wanted to be one of the members.Many famous bands were started at university by students who shared a passion(激情)for 10.Even Tony Blair was in a band at Oxford University.十四、discover;sale;appears;found;inside;saying;bought;died;almost;whileA 13-year-old Kansas boy Addison Logan 1.a picture of his long-dead uncle 2.a camera he bought at a garage sale.They Wichita Eagle reported Tuesday.Addison Logan said he 3.an old Polaroid camera for $ 1 4he was at a Wichita garage 5.with his grandmother last Thursday.When they got home he removed the cameras cartridge(胶卷盒)to 6.a picture of a man,his grandmother thought he was her son, Scott, who 7.in a traffic accident 23 years ago.The picture, which portrays(描绘)Scott with his high school girlfriend, 8.to have been taken in 1988 or 1989.“Its 9. like hes reaching out to us, 10.hes still with us,”said Addisons father.十五、play,although,you,ask,nervous,other,help,way,strict,breakSmall talk is a light conversation for social occasions(社交场合).It usually doesnt have a lot of details(细节),it is the starting point for friendships.Children can use small talk to start a conversation in many different .Open questions is one of the most useful ways.For example,you are at someones birthday party,but you know few people.How do you the ice? You can start a conversation like this,“This is a great party.How do you know the host?”This way is also in many other situations,such as school clubs or picnics.Sometimes,a simple introduction works.For example,when going into a new environment,you can introduceby saying“I am in Class 2. My math teacher is Mr.Black.”The other person may say,“Oh,really? He is also my math teacher.He is very”See? A good conversation begins.The third way is to find your strong point and sell it to.This is useful when you want to join a group.For example,you se boyssoccer on the school playground.Just say“Do you need more players? I am a very good goalkeeper(守门员)”So next time,dont bewhen meeting strangers.Just try small talk.A stranger may become your next friend.十六、Live,exchange,bad,kind,other,call,spirit,die,behind,whenChristmas is one of the most important festivals in Western countries. But what does Christmas mean? Does it just mean having parties,decorating Christmas trees or presents? No,not exactly. The true meaning of Christmas liesall these things.Maybe Charles Dickens novel, A Christmas Carol,can make you think more of Christmas.Charles Dickens told us a story about a mean old man Scrooge.Scrooge cares about nothing but his business and money.He treats others.Then one Christmas Eve,Scrooge has a dream, where he meets the ghost of Jacob Marley,one of his partners .Marley was as mean as Scrooge when he was .But after he died,he was punished for his unkindness.He tells Scrooge that threewill visit him soon.And then they come.One of them is the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come.The spirit takes Scrooge to see what will happen to himhe is dead.Scrooge is sad and scared to find that nobody cares about his.He is so afraid that he wakes up and finds out it is just a nightmare(噩攀)The dream warns Scrooge to change himself and be kind to.He changes quickly and celebrates Christmas happily with his relatives by giving gifts.From then on,he treats everyone withand warmth.So what does the story tell us? Yes,it tells us that we should show kindness to others by spreading love and job.十七、build, strong,happy,home culture,come,use,change,me,alreadyIto be full of passion and imagination(想象力).In my childhood,I dreamed ofa castle(城堡)with thousands of red roses.I also dreamed of traveling around the world to enjoy different(culture)But my dream has changed My dream not only focuses on,but on helping the starving(饥饿的)andpeople who are now living on the lonely island of poverty( 贫穷).I am glad to see my dream.To me,a dream is the light at the end of the tunnel and the sunrise of the new day.It gives me the courage(勇气)andto keep on,overcome the challenges and achieve my goals.I dont know how my dream can come true,but I do know ittrue as long as I continue to pursue(追求)it.I will keep my dream in my heart,study hard and be ready to do whatever I can to help the starving and homeless people.I believe,one day,we will all live in a place of justice(正义)and ,where laughter is the language of the world.十九、Vegetable,they,healthy, long, beauty,will,argue,become,symbol,withOnce there was an 1.among the colors.Each color thought it was the best and most important.So each color looked down upon others, Here are their debates.Green said,“Clearly I am the most important.I am the 2.of life and hope.Im the color of grass,tr