（包头专版）2020中考英语复习方案 速测08 完形填空+阅读理解C+D试题

速测(八)完形填空+阅读理解c+d.完形填空it is really a beautiful journey that my daughter cathy has had with her swimming. in her early childhood, cathy was seriously 1. thanks to careful and regular treatment for years, she 2 became healthy.while cathy was watching the olympics on tv two years ago, a dream came into her headto be a swimmer. so she started practice and finally made itshe 3 the local swimming team. but it was a hard start. she coughed day and night and could 4 survive her first few weeks. hearing her coughing hard one night, i decided to 5 her from it all. however, the next morning, cathy woke me up early, wearing her swimsuit 6 to go! i told her she shouldnt swim after a whole nights coughing. she refused to give up and insisted on going on training. i didnt know what happened to her. but from that day on, cathys determination seems stronger and hard to change. she kept swimming and didnt even 7 a single practice. she had a firm desire within herself to be the best she could be. cathy, standing right in front of my eyes, i could 8 that there was a strong will in her eyes which was filled with passion. but in the next second, i thought in my head: she would be the last swimmer in the race. it was difficult for cathy to accept that she wasnt a 9ever. but that didnt stop her from trying.at the end of the year, the final award ceremony came. cathy didnt expect any award but was still there to 10 her friends and praise their achievements. and what surprised me was that i suddenly heard the head coach announcing, “the highest11goes to cathy!” looking around, he continued, “cathy has12us with her will and enthusiasm(热情). 13skills and talents bring great success, the most valuable treasure one can hold is the heart.”with all she had been14 in her ten years, having experienced hardships and pain and countless hard work, she deserves the great 15 of enjoying success.()1.a. upsetb.pressedc.lostd.ill()2.a. usuallyb.finallyc.firstlyd.frequently()3.a. improvedb.trainedc.joinedd.planned()4.a. hardlyb.almostc.neverd.nearly()5.a. pullb.tellc.hided.fire()6.a. afraidb.nervousc.readyd.free()7.a. attendb.missc.refused.start()8.a. hearb.findc.learnd.read()9.a. beginnerb.learnerc.partnerd.winner()10.a. cheer onb.compete withc.respond tod.run after()11.a. successb.gradec.honord.place()12.a. toldb.encouragedc.wond.cheered()13.a. althoughb.sincec.onced.because()14.a. underb.throughc.acrossd.around()15.a. discoveryb.choicec.influenced.moment.阅读理解passage 1what will our life be like in the future?can you guess? we can only try to imagine it.at first, we think about human relationship. in the year 2050, we will use computers almost every day. we will make new friends through the interneteven our husbands or wives. it will be much faster and easier for us. on the other hand, our relationships with people wont be as important as they are todaywe will feel a little lonely.computers will also help us in many other activities in 2050. for example, they will be used by the children at school to make their learning easier. in addition, there will be much more other machines which will play a similar role as computers, like robots which will do the housework for us.spending holidays will also be completely different. traveling to other planets or to the moon will be available for everyone. means of transportation will, of course, change, too. we will use solar-powered cars, which will be much more environmentally friendly.we could expect that the faster technological progress would lead to a more polluted environment. but it isnt true. we will pay more attention to protecting the environment. and, scientists will probably find cures for many dangerous diseases, like cancer or aids. therefore, our surroundings as well as health will be in better condition.although we cant predict the exact changes which will be made in the world, we often think about them. we worry about our and our childrens future; we have expectations, hopes as well as fears. but i think we should be rather sanguine about our future. we should be happy and believe good things will happen.1.why will people probably feel a little lonely in 2050?()a. because the number of people will become much smaller. b.because there will be less face-to-face communi-cation. c.because people wont like making friends with each other.d.because people wont communicate with each other much often. 2.the third paragraph mainly tells us.()a. that computers will do all the things for human beings b.how people will use computers to communicate with each otherc.that machines like computers and robots will help people a lotd.how people will use robots to do the housework3.what does the passage mainly talk about?()a. how people will communicate in the year 2050. b.what our life will be like in the year 2050. c.how people will travel and spend their holidays in the year 2050. d.what high technology will appear in the year 2050. passage 2in 1826, a frenchman named niepce needed pictures for his business. but he was not a good artist. so he invented a very simple camera. he put it in a window of his house and took a picture of his yard. that was the first photograph.the next important date in the history of photography was 1837. that year, daguerre, another frenchman, took a picture of his studio. he used a new kind of camera and a different process. in his picture, you could see everything very clearly, even the smallest details. this kind of photograph was called a daguerreotype.soon, other people began to use daguerres process. travelers brought back daguerreotypes from all over the world. people photographed famous buildings, cities and mountains.in about 1840, the process was improved. then photographers could take pictures of people and moving things. the process was not simple. the photographers had to carry lots of films and processing equipment. but this did not stop the photographers, especially in the united states. after the 1840s daguerreotype artists were popular in most cities.mathew brady was a well-known american photo-grapher. he took many pictures of famous people. the pictures were unusual because they were very lifelike and full of personality(个性).brady was also the first person to take pictures of war. his 1862 civil war pictures showed dead soldiers and ruined cities. they made the war seem more real and terrible.in the 1880s, new inventions began to change photography. photographers could buy films ready-made in rolls(卷). so they did not have to make the film themselves. also, they did not have to process the film immediately. they could bring it back to their studios and develop it later, meaning that they did not have to carry lots of equipment. and finally, the invention of the small hand-held camera made photography less expensive.with the small camera, anyone could be a photographer. people began to use cameras just for fun. they took pictures of their families, friends and favorite places. they called these pictures “snapshot”.photographs became very popular in newspapers in the 1890s. soon magazines and books also used documentary photographs. these pictures showed true events and people. they were much more real than drawing.photography also turned into a form of art by the end of the 19th century. some photographs were not just copies of the real world. they showed ideas and feelings like other art forms.1.the passage is mainly about .()a. the invention of camerasb.a kind of new artphotographyc.the development of photographyd.the important dates in the history of photography2.the first pictures of a war were taken by .()a. a french photographer in the 1840sb.an american photographer in the 1860sc.a german reporter in the 1880sd.a french artist in the 1890s3.photography can also be an art form because artists can .()a. take anything they likeb.keep a record of real lifec.take photos of the famousd.show ideas and feelings in pictures4.according to the passage, which of the following shows the correct order?()a.photographs became popular in newspapers.b.photogr