英语中考专项训练——动词应用.doc

动词应用(1) Joan Chen is famous both in China, where she grew up, and in the United States, where she now _ (live). How did Joan become a famous actress（演员） in two countries? Its an interesting story. Joan Chen was born in Shanghai in 1961. When she _ (be) 14, some people from a film company came to her school and _ (encourage) her to study acting. She was happy about this chance. At the age of 18, she won the Golden Rooster（金鸡奖）, Chinas top film award. In late 1970, she _ (move) to America. Her parents hoped she would study medicine. Instead she looked for work as an actress. She had to start all over again. One day she went to speak to a director, but the interview _ (not go) well. As she walked away, a man in a car noticed her. The man was Dino Dalaurentiis, the films producer. He offered her a leading part. A year later, she starred in Bernardo Bertoluccis The Last Emperor.(2) I come from Russia. I _ (come) to London six months ago to learn English. I_(not meet) many English people yet, only my teachers. I started learning English at school in Russia when I was eleven, so I have learned it for nearly ten years. At first in London, I didnt understand anything, but I studied hard_ (improve) my English. I have just taken an exam. When I _ (pass), I will move into the next class. Im excited today because my parents are coming tomorrow to stay with me for a few days and I havent seen them for a long time. They _(not speak) English.(3) The Topps were on the road because five months before, a nephew had told Joe there _ (be) work to be done in the Napa Valley and he and Nancy decided _ (try). Breaking up their home in Fort Wayne, Indiana, they packed up the kids and Snoopy and _ (set) out for California. But once there, the dream Joe hoped for _ (not come) true, Nancy and the kids were very homesick, and their money was used up. Now it was January and the gamble （冒险）lost, they _ (be) on their way back to Fort Wayne.The truck had taken them as far as Roek Springs, Wyoming. But now there was nothing _ (do) but _ (sell) it to a junk dealer(废品商)for twenty-five dollars and get a free ride to the bus station. Two pieces of bad news greeted them at the station. Four tickets to Fort Wayne came to much more money than they had, and dogs _ (not allow) on the bus. (4)Salt _ (be) very common in our everyday life, but have you ever _ (hear) of some stories about salt? Talking about salt, perhaps nobody can _ (tell) exactly when people first began _ (use) it. But it _ (know) to us all that salt has been used in many different ways all through history. People who _ (live) over 3,000 years ago ate salted fish and salted meat. In ancient Egypt（古埃及）, salt _ (use) to keep dead bodies.Stealing salt was regarded as a serious crime（罪行）at different times. In the eighteenth century, for example, if a person _ (catch) stealing salt, he would be put into prison at once. Altogether 10,000 people were thrown into prison during that century for stealing salt. About 250 years ago, in the year 1753, anyone taking more salt than he was given would have his arms _ (cut) off. (5) One day Tony was crossing the road when he _ (hit) by a car. He fell and _ (break) his arm.An ambulance soon _ (arrive) and took Tony to a hospital. There a doctor operated on his arm. Then he put the arm in a cast(石膏). Tony could not move it at all.“You must keep your arm in a cast for six weeks, the doctor said. “That _ (give) the broken bone a chance to heal.At the end of six weeks Tony went back to the hospital. The doctor _(cut) the cast with a large saw. Then he _ (take) Tonys arm out of the cast.“Can you move your arm, Tony? he asked.Tony tried to move his arm. At first it was difficult, but soon he was able _(move) it a little.“Yes, its fine, he said. “Thank you very much.“In a few days it _ (be) as good as a new one.“ The doctor said. “Just exercise it a little.“Will I be able to play the guitar? Tony asked.The doctor smiled, “Of course you will, He said. “Youll have no problem.“That _ (be) good news, Tony said. “Because I _ (not can) play at all before.(6)Sometimes we should say “No when we _(ask) help. For example, when a friend or relative asks us to use our influence（影响）to _ (borrow) money from a bank, we should refuse. Also, when our ability is limited, we had better _ (refuse) others requests(要求) politely. However, why do we _ (fail) to say “No? We feel that if we turn down a request from a friend or relative, we will become unpopular. We want to show that we are able and sometimes we even have our private, selfish goal. In fact, it is unwise (不明智的)for us to do so. We ourselves _ (get) into trouble and we will lose friends and could even be punished by law. So we have to say “No when we are unable _ (carry) out the task(任务) asked of us.（7）I had only been at home for about ten days when a friend of mine asked me _ (join) him on a journey to the East Indies. I still wanted _ (see) more of the world, and as he was offering to give me double the usual pay, I _ (try) to persuade (说服)my wife to let me _ (go). The voyage (航行)took eight months, and after _ (stop) for a short time in Malaysia, we _ (arrive)in the Gulf of Tongking. “Ill have to _(stay)here for a while on business,“ my friend, the captain, told me. “But you can take the ship and some of the sailors. Go and see what you can buy and _ (sell) in the islands around here. That sounded interesting to me, so I agreed.Unfortunately, we sailed straight into a terrible storm, which drove us many mileseastward. Then, by a very unlucky chance, we were seen and chased(追赶) by two pirate(海盗) ships. Our ship was not fast enough to escape , and the pirates caught us. They decided _ (keep)the sailors to help sail the ship, but they _ (not need) me. I suppose I was lucky they did not kill me. Instead, they left me alone in a small boat in the middle of the ocean, with only enough food for a few days, while they sailed away.(8) John James Audubon was born in 1785 and _ (die) in 1851, but his name _ (talk) about today. Audubon _(be) a scientist who loved nature. He wanted _ (show) people the importance of nature in their lives. He was especially interested in birds, and painted many beautiful pictures of them. In 1950, the National Audubon Society _(find) by people who were also interested in birds and wanted to go on with Audubons nature studies. Even now, when people think of the Audubon Society, they usually think of birds. But the society does other things besides _ (watch) birds. The members of the society try to improve the environment as much as they _(can). They let people _ (know) about the laws(法律) that are needed. They have helped to pass many laws that protect birds and animals, and people, too. They teach young people how _ (protect) their environment. They try to make their own communities(社区) cleaner, better places _ (live) in. John James Audubon knew that nature was important. He didnt know how important his work would become.(9) My father died a month ago. He had been as healthy as anyone expects a 38-year-old man to be. Hed gone to _ (sleep) one night and just never got up in the morning. My father always had a ready smile and a kind word. When I was little, hed take me fishing or to the park. We were close then. I wanted to grow up to be just like Dad.Then things began to change. I could never find time to do things with him any more. We _(use) to quarrel a lot and I know it was I who usually started it. Dad tried to talk to me, but it was hard on both of us. I was embarrassed (尴尬)by him-he had never learned to read and dropped out of school to take a job in a car repair shop. Then he started to behave strangely(举止怪异). Hed stay up late at night, and when I saw him the next morning there would be dark circles under his eyes. One night I _(find) out why. It was cold so I decided to get another blanket (毛毯) to warm up my bed. The kitchen light was still on and I went _ (turn) it off. Looking around the corner, I saw my father at the kitchen table, with a book in front of him and a pen in his hand. He was talking slowly and quietly. After a while I saw the words as Dr Seusss “Cat in the Hat. I bought the book when I was little and had asked my father _ (read) it to me. I remember how his face turned red as he handed it back to me and said, “Sorry, son. Now, as I heard the words coming from his mouth, I was surprised.(10) The custom(习俗) of April Fools Day was started in 1545. A Norwegian (挪威的)scientist, Loof Lirpa , was staying in London, where he was trying _ (find) the secret of how to fly. The scientist was unusual, but there was no doubt that he was clever. It seems that his experiments were successful: King Henry VIII _ (receive) a letter from Mr. Lirpa, in which he said that he had finally solved the secret of flight. He asked the king to be present (出席) at a flight show at Westminster on April 1.So the king stood outside the Palace of Westminster on April, and waited for Mr. Lirpa to come flying-past. But, of course, nothing _ (happen), and it became the tradition, afterwards, to play tricks(诡计) on people in the same way on this day.In fact, Loof Lirpa was not playing a trick: he was _ (tell) the truth. He had learnt how to fly. The reason that he didnt appear (出现) at Westminster was that his flying-machine had crashed into a tree, and he had been killed.Although most people in Britain havent heard of Loof Lirpa, he is very famous inNorway. April 1 is a national holiday, and people remember his flying trip by _ (have) ski-jump competitions. They also eat a special Loof Lirpa cake, which was invented by the scientist, and consists of fish, bananas, honey and chocolate,Actually, “Loof Lirpa wasnt his real name: if you say the two wordsbackwards. Youll find out what his name really was.(11)Im busy working these days.I _ (not receive) any news from my family since last Sunday.Now I _ (send) an e-mail to them.My father _ (tell) me to buy him a new TV set. He enjoys _ (watch) TV plays.If I am free,Ill buy one for him. I think he will be very happy _ (see) it.(12)All of my students think Im a good teacher. I _ (work) in the school since 1999. I am always nice to my students.I often _ (help) them with their school work.So I _ (regard) as their best friend. They love me very much and they often do something nice for me.One day before Teachers Day,some of my students _ (buy) me some presents. When they gave me the presents,they said,“Thank you for teaching us so well and we _ (study) harder than before.” How nice my students are!(13)Henry works in a factory. He comes from a poor family and _ (be) in school for only four years. He has to do the hard work,but he _ (pay) less. He likes to watch football matches very much and spends much time on it.One evening there _ (be) a big football match in a playground. He borrowed some money from his friend and _ (hurry) there.There were a lot of people there.And all the tickets were _ (sell) out. He was sorry for it.He _ (see) a pole(电线杆) outside the playground and climbed it up quickly. A policeman came and said,“What _ you _ (do) there? Its dangerous _ (stay) on it! Come down!“_(wait) a minute, please!Henry said and just at that moment the policeman _ (hear) the cheers(欢呼声) in the playground and asked in a hurry,“Which team has won?(14)George Frederich Handel, a small boy of six, lived in Germany. He loved music most. But his father didnt let _ (play) any music.Then one day he waited until he _ (be) alone at home. Quickly he ran to his hiding place,and he and a friend carried a small piano into the house.He decided to put it in his hiding place. There no one _ (can) see it. That night,when everyone else was asleep,he went to his hiding place. The moon _ (shine) through a broken window.He sat on a box and began to play the piano.At that moment he knew that he could only be happy by _ (play) music. He played on and on,and he filled his house with his music.“George! cried his father.“What _ you _ (do)? Stop now! George stopped and said,“Father,I love music. It is my whole life.“Now listen to me,my dear son, said Mr Handel.“I want you _ (be) a rich man. You must leave music and become a doctor. But George didnt do as his father said.He still loved music very much. Later a good teacher taught him well and _ (help) him write his own music. George became famous when he was eleven years old. By the time he was forty,he _ (write) more than twenty good pieces of music.Now his music _ (play) all over the world.(15)Everyone has his teachers. I _ (not forget) Miss Dong,my first English teacher,all my life. She is the best teacher I _ (have) so far. She is not tall but she _ (have) big eyes.Her voice _ (sound) beautiful and she speaks English very well. That was my impression(印象) of her when we _ (be) first in her class. She _ (teach) uscarefully and always gave us chances _ (speak) English.Whenever our role play _ (finish),she would speak highly of us.And we became very interested in _ (learn) English.One day when we _ (play) a game in her class, I fell down hard. She was very worried and sent me to the hospital at once. She is not only a good teacher but also a kind mother. I wish my dear teacher happiness and good luck.(16)Jim is a lovely boy, but he _ (have) a bad memory.Last Sunday morning,Tom _ (play) in his bedroom when his mother asked him _ (go) shopping.She told him not to forget to buy six oranges,ten eggs and some meat.“Mum,I _ (remember). Tom answered with a smile.When he _ (return) home and saw his mother,his face turned red.He said,“I am sorry,mum.I have forgotten to buy oranges and meat. I remembered to buy the eggs,but I dropped four of them.(17)Dear Li Ping,I havent heard from you for long. How are you _ (get) on with your work?I _ (finish) the exams already. I think I _ (be) able to pass them.Now I have much time _ (write) this letter to you. At school we are often _ (tell) that China is a beautiful country. Though it is far away from New York,Id like to go there one day. Please write back soon.Yours,Jack(18)My aunt is an engineer in America.She _ (work) in the