天津中考英语-首字母填空 2000-2015

天津市初中毕业生学业考试试卷 英语八、综合填空（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，使短文意思完整，没空限填一词。2015 In the town of Lampang in northern Thailand, there is an unusual group of musicians. They play many different k_81_ of musiceverything from traditional Thai songs to music by Beethoven. Both children and adults love this group. What makes them so p 82 ? Is it their music? Their looks? Yes, its both of the things, but its a 83 something else: theyre elephants. These musical elephants started at the TECC（泰国大象保护中心）in Lampang. The TECC protects elephants. It teaches people to understand and love them. And, like many zoos a 84 the world, the TECC encourages elephants to paint. Richard Lair w 85 for the TECC. He loves his job there and knows a lot about elephants. He says some of the animals paintings are very good. But, in fact, elephants h 86 better than they see. And so he had an idea: if elephants are s 87 and they have good hearing, maybe they can play music. To test his idea, Lair and a friend started the Thai Elephant Orchestra. During a performance（表演）, the elephants play a number of i 88 , including the drums and the xylophone（木琴）. But can elephants really make music properly? Yes, says Lair. They are very creative. Human e 89 the animals to play, but the elephants make their own songs; they dont just copy their trainers o 90 other people. There are now CDs of the groups music which make money for the TECC. And the music these artists create is pretty amazing.2014On July2, 1937, Amelia Earhart( an American pilot) and Fred Noonan left New Guinea for Howland Island in the Pacific. This was the longest and most dangerous part of their t 81 around the world. Earhart had trouble soon after the plane took off. The weather was very bad, so she had to f 82 at 3,000 metres. Going this high, the plane used fuel quickly.After about 20 h 83 , Earhart and Noonan got close to Howland Island. The island was o 84 about 65 miles (英里) away, but the bright sun was shining in their faces so they couldnt see it. Near Howland, a ship was w 85 for the plane. Earhart contacted the ship: “We dont have enough fuel,” she said. The ship tried to stay in touch with her b 86 got no answer. Finally, the ship called for help. People looked for Earhart and Noonan for days. However, they found nothing.What happened to Amelia Earhart? No one knows for sure. D 87 the flight, she probably moved in the wrong direction(方向) because the sun was bright and it was d 88 to see. So she got lost; soon after, her plane ran out of fuel, and she died at sea. Another idea is that she survived(幸存) the plane crash(飞机失事), s 89 to a lonely island, and later died there. Still other think she survived the crash and secretly returned to the U.S. with a new identity(身份).Till now, none of these i 90 has been proved. People are still wondering about them. (Noonans body has never been found either.) No matter what happened, Earhart probably died as she wished. “When I go,” she said, “Id like best to go in my plane.”2013 Many people say dolphins are very intelligent (聪颖的). They seem to be able to think, understand, and learn things quickly. But are they c 81 like humans or more like cats or dogs? Scientists say dolphin intelligence is s 82 to human intelligence in some ways. How? Like humans, every dolphin has a “name”. I 83 is a special whistle (哨声). Scientists think dolphins, like people. “t 84 ” to each other about a lot of things, such as their age, their feelings, or finding food. And, like humans, dolphins use a system (系统) of sounds and body language to c 85 . But understanding their conversations is not easy for humans. No one “speaks dolphin” yet, but some scientists are trying to learn. Dolphins are also social animals. They live in groups, and they often come to play games from different groups and have f 86 , just like people. In fact, playing t 87 is something only intelligent animals do. Dolphins and humans b 88 make plans to get something they want. In the seas of southern Brazil, dolphins use an interesting way to get food. When fish are n 89 a boat, dolphins signal (发信号) to the fishermen to put their nets (网) in the water. And the men can catch a lot of fish. What is the advantage for the dolphins? Why do they h 90 the men? The dolphins can get some of the fish.2012Parents sometimes learn much from their children.Many years ago, a 81 my friend David worked day and night, he was still not rich. One day, when he arrived h 82 after work, he found his 3-year-old daughter was decorating a box with some expensive wrapping paper. He thought she was w 83 money and became angry with her. He even p 84 his daughter by beating her. However, the little girl brought the box to her father the next morning and said, “This is for you, Daddy. Merry Christmas!” He was embarrassed (尴尬) by his overreaction (过激反应), but he became angry a 85 when he found the box was empty.He shouted at her, “Dont you know that when you give someone a present, there should be s 86 inside it?”The little girl looked up at him with t 87 in her eyes and said, “Oh, Daddy. I blew kisses in the box. I filled it with my l 88 . All for you, Daddy.”The father was very surprised. He put his arms around his little girl, and said s 89 to her. Later, David told me that he kept that box by his bed for years. When he was discouraged(情绪低落), he would take out an imaginary (想像的) kiss from the box and r 90 the love of the child.2011Bill and Simon were good friends. One summer they were on h . They wanted to sail around the Caribbean Sea in their boat for two weeks.During their trip, they saw many whales. Bill and Simon were very e because they had wanted to see them very much. Unluckily, w they were watching them, the whales began to hit the side of the boat.Suddenly, w started coming in, and they realized that they were in trouble. They q jumped into the lifeboat before the sank(沉没), and watched it disappear under the sea.Luckily, they had enough food and water for about twenty d . They also had a fishing line and a machine which could change sea water i drinking water. These two things helped them to survive(存活) during their terrible experience.For the next fifty days they caught about ten fish a day and a them. They saw about twenty ships, but although they waved and shouted when the ships were passing, n saw them. They were becoming weaker and weaker. Then, just as they were beginning to l hope, a fishing boat saved them.2010Think about two people you know. How would you describe their personalities? Are they the s_(81)? Of course not! Everyone is different. Even identical twins have different personalities.Some people are very outgoing (外向的) and friendly. They like to be w_(82) other people all the time. Maybe they like to be the centre of attention. And some people are quietmaybe even s_(83). They can be friendly, too. But they like to be alone or with just a f_(84) friends.Some people worry a lot. They may worry about many things, such as their jobs, their families and anything that may happen in the future. H_(85), some people dont worry about anything! They n_(86) mind what is going on next. These people are very relaxed.Some people are hard-working. They always do their b_(87). But some people are lazy. They dont care about d_(88) things right or getting things done on time. Hard-working people always get more chances than those lazy o_(89) in life.And dont f_(90) this: Everyone is different. That means you are special!2009Eleven-year-old Antonin Careme could not believe that his father had ordered a lot of delicious food. It was an unexpected (意料不到的) dinner b (81) the Careme family was poor. As he was eating thankfully, his father e (82) to him in a sad voice that this would be a farewell meal. His father could no l (83) support all his children, so Antonin would have to leave home to make money h (84).After the meal, Antonin walked a (85) the streets, wondering who would take him in. He knocked on the door of a restaurant where the o (86) happened to need an assistant. In the restaurant, young Antonin g (87) his first lesson in cooking. He was hardworking and his employer (雇主) decided to teach him a (88) the skills and secrets of French cooking. When he was fifteen years old, Antonin trained under the famous cook, Baily. One of Bailys customers was s (89) impressed with Antonins style of cooking that he asked him to be his p (90) cook, working at his home. Antonin later went on to work for a diplomat, a banker and even the king.2008There are two main kinds of sports. These two kinds of sports are team sports and individual(个人的) sports. Team sports are such as baseball, basketball and v (81). Team sports r (82) two separate(独立的) teams. The teams play against each other. They compete against each other in order to get high s (83). For example, in a football game, if team A get 7 points and team B get 3 points, team A wins the game. Team sports are sometimes c (84) competitive sports.Besides team sports, there is a (85) main type, or kind, of sporting activities. This is individual sports. In individual sports, there is n (86) teams. There isnt any competition. People play individual sports in order to get exercise. They dont play individual sports for competition. G (87), they want to get some exercise, not to win a game. Individual sports are such sports as swimming, skiing, and r (88).Of course it is possible to compete in individual sports. It is possible to keep a score in individual sports. The main difference, however, b (89) teams sports and individual sports is that individual sports can be performed alone. Team sports need more than o (90) person. 2007Knowing how to use a computer is an essential skill for everyone w （81） wants to succeed in todays world . One basic computer program that everyone should learn to use is the word processing program . Most types of writing are e （82） produced with a word processing program . For e （83） , everyone must sometimes write a business letter . Using a computer allows you to arrange（整理、排列）and rearrange information easily , making your writing more c （84） and exactly correct . Word processing programs can help you check your s （85） and grammar . A computer makes it easy to correct m （86） .Computers can be u （87） for much more than word processing , however . Other areas are picture design , programming , and creating new g （88）. Jobs i （89） the computer field are growing , and strong computer skills can s （90） you well now and into the future . 2006 Will it matter if you dont take your breakfast? A short time ago，a test w（83) given in the United States. People of different a (84)，from 12 to 83，were asked to have a test. During the test，these people were given all kinds of breakfasts and s (85)they got no breakfast at all. Scientists wanted to see how well t (86) bodies worked when they had had different kinds of breakfasts.The results show that if a person e （87）a right breakfast，he or she will work better than if he or she has no breakfast. If a student has fruit，eggs，bread and milk b(88） going to school，he will learn more quickly a (89）listen more carefully in class.The results a（90) show that having no breakfast will not h (91) you lose weight. This is because people become so h（92) at noon that they eat too much for lunch. So they will gain weight instead of losing weight.2005 Only Mother Love is true love . It gives everybody everything all h (86) life. When you are still a baby, mother takes good care of you as p (87).In your w (88) hours she always holds you in her arms. When you are ill, she stops her work right now to look after you day and night a (89) forgets about herself. When you are growing up day b (90)day, she feels very happy. When you are old enough to go to school, mother still looks after you all the time. On cold winter days, she always tells you to put on more clothes. She always stands in the wind w (91) for you back from school. When you hurry to leave home for school with little breakfast, she you back from school. When you hurry to leave home for school with little breakfast, she always feels w (92) about you at home. She usually knows about your study and spends much money on your school things. When you do well at school, you will see the brightest smile on her face.Mother is always ready to give everything she h (93) to her children, n (94) to receive. What true love that is in the w (95)! We will remember Mother Love for ever!2004Are you able to send a letter with pictures and sounds to someone anywhere in the world without putting a stamp on it? We 76 e-mail you can just do that. Using a c_77 you can send e-mail quickly and easily. The post is much s_ 78 than e-mail. E-mail can send i_79 message to the other side of the world in seconds. E-mail is easy to use and its_ 80 time and money. The differences in time in different parts of the world do not mater w_ 81 sending e-mail. It is twenty-four-hour service（服务）that you can send e-mail at any time of the day or n _82 . No one has to be t_ 83 to receive e-mail. It d_84 matter if your friends are in bed when you send e-mail to them, or you are seeing a f_ 85 at the cinema when they send e-mail back. 2003While traveling in Russia , Ed Jackson ran short(缺少) money. So he wrote t_ (1) his brother, asking for $ 500. “Send the m_ (2) by telegram(电报) to the bank(银行) here ,”he wrote. After a week Ed began v_ (3) the bank. He s_ (4) his passport(护照) to the bank clerk(职员). “Nothing has come for you , Mr Jackson ,”he was told.Theis went o_ (5) for three weeks , and Mr Jackson got very w_ (6).He then phoned his brother , asking w_ (7) the money was. The brother said it had been sent three weeks b_ (8). That evening Ed Jackson was arrested(被捕)for failing to p_ (9) his hotel bill (账单). He tried to tell the police what his problem was , but no one would believe him. At last he was s_ (10) to the police station for fifteen days.2002When Martin was a small boy ,he lived in the little town of Holtham . Then , he thought the town was a big p_ (81) . Well , Martin went back to Holtham last week . “ Its a small town !” he thought .Holtham has changed little during the p_ (82) forty years . B_ (83) Martin has changed a lot . He has g_ (84) into a man . He is now in m_ (85) life . His thoughts are a mans thoughts , and he sees things a m_ (86) eyes .Martin s_ (87) in Holtham for five hours . He walked from street t_ (88)street . He could see no friends . Was Holtham , then , a town of strangers ? No . Martin suddenly u_ (89) it all . Only he h_ (90) was a stranger in the town . 2001Can animals be made to work for people? Some scientists think that one day animals may be trained (训练)to do a number of simple jobs i (81)of people. They say that at a circus(杂技场), for example, we may see elephants, monkeys, dogs and other animals doing q (82) skillful (熟练的)things. Perhaps you have seen them on the television or in a film. If you watch closely, you may find that the trainer (驯兽员)always g (83)the animal some sugar o_(84) a piece of fruit as a reward (报酬), The scientists say that many d_ (85)animals may be trained to do a lot of simple things if they know they will get a reward f_ (86)doing that.Of course, as we know, dogs can be trained to look after a house, and soldiers in both old and modem t_(87)have u_(88)geese to give warning(警报)by m_(89)a lot of noise when an enemy comes near. And als