中考短文填词练习题.doc

.一、选词填空speak, raise, expect, collect, test, graduate, pass, study, discuss, confidenceIt was the last day of final exams at a large university. On the steps of one building, a group of engineering students 1. the exam that was about to begin. On their faces was 2. . With four years of college study, they felt ready and able to conquer（征服）the world.They walked into the classroom. The professor passed out the papers. Three hours passed and the exam ended. Then the professor began 3. the papers. The students no longer looked confident. No one 4. as the professor faced the class with the papers in her hand.She looked at all the worried faces in front of her, then asked:“How many students completed all five questions?”Not a hand 5. .“How many answered four? ” still no hands.“Three? Two? One?” The students remained silent. The professor put down the papers. “That is exactly what I 6. ,” she said.“I just wanted to make sure you realize that even though you 7. engineering for four years, there are still many things about the subject you dont know. Instead of 8. you on what you learned in this class, Ive given you decision that professional engineers face in the world outside the classroom. You cant expect to be an expert on the day you 9. . You have to learn as you go.” Then, smiling, she added: “All of you 10. this course, but remember that your education has just begun.beauty, color, down, go, hold, I, keep, luck, paint, work A boy thought that he was the most unhappy person in the world. In his opinion, he was 1. because almost everything bad always happened to him. So he wanted to find the secret to happiness. He walked a long way and finally came to a 2. palace. There, he met the king. After learning why the boy had come, the king suggested that he should look around the palace and come back in two hours. “At the same time, I want you 3. this spoon with milk,” said the king. “As you walk around my palace, carry this spoon without spilling（溢出）the milk.”The boy 4. his eyes fixed on the spoon and began to walk around the golden palace. After two hours, he came back to the king. “Well,” asked the king. “Did you see the wonderful 5. in my dining hall? Did you see the 6. flowers in the garden?” The boy felt sorry because he saw nothing. He only paid attention to the milk.“Then go back and see the beauty of 7. world,” said the king. This time the boy saw all of the 8. of art on the walls. He saw the great gardens and mountains all around. When he came back, he described everything he saw.“But where is the milk?” asked the king. Looking 9. at the spoon he held, the boy saw the milk was 10. . “Well, there is only one piece of advice I can give you,” said the king. “The secret to happiness is to see all the beauty of the world and also keep an eye on the milk on the spoon.”catch, kind, go, be, harm, with, whenever, pride, see, surprisingKara had never liked spiders（蜘蛛）. 1. she saw a spider in the house, she quickly stepped on it.One day, she learned about food chains at school. Karas teacher said that most spiders are not 2. to humans. They have important jobs to do outdoors. Spiders eat many 3. of insects.They really help to protect plants from 4. destroyed（破坏）. “ When you see a spider in your house,” said Karas teacher, “you can scoop it into a plastic container（容器）instead of killing it. 5. touching the spider, close the lid（盖子）. Then, let the spider itself 6. outside.”That night, Kara 7. a spider inside the house near the front door. At first, she wanted to step on it. But then she remembered what her teacher had said. She ran into the kitchen and asked her mom to help her 8. the spider in a plastic container. To their great 9. , the spider walked right into the container! Kara and her mom took the container outside. They opened the lid, and the spider walked out.As the spider walked away, Kara felt 10. . “We saved that spiders life. And we helped a food chain,” she said, smiling.二、根据短文内容，在空白处填写一个适当的词，使文章意思完整且符合逻辑。 What is the hottest English word these years? “Selfie”(自拍)，may be one of them. It was even _1_ Word of the Year by Oxford Dictionaries in 2013. The word was _2_ used in an Australian online forum(论坛) in 2002. Now _3_ everybody knows it. Taking selfies is _4_ among people around the world.Selfie is a photo that one takes of oneself . People usually take selfies _5_ a smart phone and send them to a social media website(网站). Nowadays, more and more people are taking selfies. From your best friend to your _6_ pop star, selfies are taking over Renren and Sina Weibo.What _7_ people love selfies? Selfies can _8_ to remember whats going on in their personal life. These photos record the happy and sad moments. Another usual reason for taking a selfie is to share online. We hope to make friends and _9_ our feelings with others. Through these _10_, we can know each others holidays and feelings. If youre too shy to ask someone to take pictures of you , itll be easier to do it by yourself.FAITHFUL(忠诚的) TO DEATHSome time ago, a fire broke out(爆发）in a building late at night. Nearly all the families were s_1_ inside the house. After the firemen came, they rushed into the burning building and saved the people to the safe p_2_.The crowds thought a_3_ the people were safe. But it was not so. Two little orphan(孤儿）girls were still asleep alone at the very top of the building,in a small room. N_4_ thought of them. Luckily,they live with a dog.The dog tried to wake them up, but f_5_. He ran to the window and barked (吠叫）loudly for help. B_6_ no one noticed him. Then he climbed down the ladder(梯子） and tried to pull a fireman to the ladder. The fireman kicked him away,thinking he was mad. Then the dog ran to a_7_ fireman,jumped on him,ran to the ladder,barking all the time and looking back as if he was asking the fireman to follow him.This fireman realized there must be someone in the little room,as the dog was acting so strangely. So he followed the dog u_8_ the ladder,there he saw the two girls and saved them.Where was the d_9_ ? A brave fireman rushed into the room to look for him and found him lying near the window,choked(窒息）with smoke. He brought him down with care,but he was already d_10_. He had given his life for his friends.What a faithful friend! Many museums house works of art, and some have valuable pieces that can never be replaced. These museums give the _1_(公众）a chance to enjoy their treasures. In the past, people could _2_(几乎不）talk when visiting museums. Today, rules arent strict, but following some _3_(基本的）rules are still necessary.Respect(尊重）the spacev