英语提优练习

1、英语练习一、完形填空 Monday morning is an important time at our school. All of the students go to the playground.We listen to music, and we 1 the national flag(国旗) go up. Usually, one student gives a talk on Monday mornings. One Monday last year, a boy gave the talk. He was 2 and excited ! When I saw him, I w

2、anted to have a try, too. Can I really do itLast week, our teacher said our class should give the talk. My teacher 3 me, I know you want to have a try. Next Monday, you can give the talk. Go and write something down. _4_ for it, Im sure youll do well.Thank you , I answered, It was such a great _5 fo

3、r me ! When I got home, I was excited. I wrote two pages for the talk. I read them again and again. When I read, I asked my parents 6 . I wanted to make my teacher happy.Monday morning came. I began to feel 7_. When did I last give a talk to 8 many people, Never! This was my first time. Could I real

4、ly 9_ it. Maybe I couldnt finish the talk.When I got to school, we all went out to playground. I 10 in front of everyone. I opened my mouth, but I couldnt say anything.Take it easy, I said to 11 . Dont be nervous. You can do it. Just then, I looked down at everyone. I saw about 1,000 eyes. They were

5、 all looking at me ! I nearly couldnt 12 .I looked at their eyes more carefully. Their eyes were saying , You can do it! Dont be afraid, just talk !I took a big 13_. Then I began to talk. It wasnt hard. It was easy. I dont know _14_ I finished my talk. But I did it. I felt so good that day. I showed

6、 myself _15_ everyone what I can do.( ) 1. A. watch B. see C. notice D. look at( ) 2. A. surprising B. proud C. amazed D. careful( ) 3. A. told B. asked for C. said to D. showed( ) 4. A. Look out B. Come on C. Take care D. Get ready( ) 5. A. chance B. news C. time D. message( ) 6 A. to listen to B.

7、to listen C. listen to D. listen( ) 7. A. excited B. happy C. nervous D. surprised( ) 8. A. after B. such C. before D. so( ) 9. A. do B. speak C. talk D. take( ) 10 A. stand B. stood C. was standing D. have stood( ) 11. A. me B. my class C. myself D. my parents( ) 12. A. sit down B. cry C. look D. s

8、tand up( ) 13. A. breath B. smile C. mouth D. figure（人物）( ) 14. A. when B. how C. why D. whether( ) 15. A. so B. but C. to D. for二、阅读理解It was two months before Christmas, when nine-year-old Almie Rose told her father and me that she wanted a new bike. Her Barbi bike was just too old, and it needed r

9、epairing as well.As Christmas came nearer, her dream for a bike seemed to disappear, so we thought, for she didnt mention (提到) it again. We were busy buying some beautiful storybooks, a doll house, a holiday dress and toys. Then to our great surprise, on December 24, she said she really wanted a bik

10、e more than anything else.Now we didnt know what to do. It was just too late. We were busy with Christmas dinner and packing childrens presents, parents presents, a brothers present and friends presents till midnight. So there was no time to buy the “right bike” for our little girl. Thinking that we

11、 were parents who would make their child unhappy, we felt guilty and sad. Suddenly my husband came up with an idea. “What if I make a little bike out of clay (泥土) and write a note that she could trade in (交换) the model bike for a real one?” So he spent the next five hours carefully working with clay

12、 to make a small bike.On Christmas morning, we were so excited for Almie Rose to open the little box with the beautiful red and white clay bike and the note. She opened and read the note loudly. She looked at Ron and me and said. “So, does this mean I can trade in this bike for a real one?” Smiling,

13、 I said, “Yes.” Almie Rose had tears in her eyes when she replied, “I would never trade in this beautiful bike that Daddy made me. I prefer to keep it rather than get a real bike.” At that moment, we would have moved (感动) the God to buy her every bike on the earth.1. Roses parents didnt buy her a bi

14、ke because she .A. didnt want a bike any more B. changed her idea to some story booksC. didnt mention it in the last two months D. asked for it only on December 242. The word guilty in the third paragraph means .A. unhappy B. worried C. happy D. sorry3. Roses father got a good idea to .A. spend five

15、 hours working with clay B. make a small bike out of clayC. make her old bike red and white D. put the present in a box4. From Roses words in the last paragraph, we know that she .A. still wanted to get a real bike B. didnt know the meaning of the noteC. preferred a real bike to the model one D. was

16、 greatly moved by what her father had done三、短文填空There are four people in my family. Every day my parents are very busy m 1_ money in order to pay the high tuition(学费）for my brother and me. They h _2_ say “I love you” or send flowers to each other. Besides, my father has a bad temper(脾气). It is easy

17、for him to l _3_ his temper when hes very tired from the hard work. I didnt know whether there was love between them u _4_ one spring. At that time, my father suddenly got badly sick. My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month. When they returned from the hospital, they both looked v

18、ery weak as if both of them had a serious i_5_. After they were back, my mother helped my father walk slowly on the country road every day in the morning and dusk(黄昏). H _6_ , after two months my father still couldnt walk by himself. All of us were worried about him. “Dad, how are you feeling now?”

19、I asked him one day. “Susan, dont worry about me,” he said in a low v _7_ . “I just like walking with your mom. I like this kind of life.” L _8_ at his eyes, I know he loves my mother very much.Once I thought love m _9_ flowers, presents and sweet kisses. But from this e _10_ , I understand that lov

20、e is inside, making life strong and warm.1._2._3_4_5_6_7_8_9_10_四、阅读与回答问题(本题共5小题；每小题2分，满分l0分)Scientists find that hard-working people can live longer than idle(不工作的) people. Career women are healthier than housewives. Evidence shows that the jobless are in poorer health than the job-holder. A report

21、 shows that whenever the unemployment rate(失业率) increases by 1%, the death rate increases by 2%. All this comes down to one point: work is helpful to health.Why is work good for health? It is because work keeps people busy, away from loneliness. Researches show that people feel unhappy, worried when

22、 they have nothing to do. Instead, the happiest are those who are busy. Many high achievers who love their careers feel that they are happiest when they are working hard. Work serves as a bridge between man and reality. By work, people come into contact with each other. By taking part in some activi

23、ties, they find friendship and warmth. This is helpful to health. The loss of work means the loss of everything. It affects man in spirit and makes him easy to get ill.Besides, work gives one a sense of fulfillment(充实感) and a sense of achievement. Work makes one feel his value in society. When a wri

24、ter finishes his writing or a doctor successfully operates on a patient or a teacher sees his students grow, they are happy beyond words.From the above we can come to the conclusion that the more you work, the happier and healthier you will be. Let us work hard and study well and live a happy and he

25、althy life.1. Who can live longer, hard-working people or idle people? _2. How do people feel when they dont have anything to do?_3. How can we find friendship and warmth in our daily life?_4. Why can career women be healthier than housewives? (请根据文章内容，自拟1句话作答)_5. What do you think hard work can bri

26、ng us? (请根据自己的想法，自拟1-2句话作答)_Happiness is for everyone. You dont need to care about those people who have beautiful houses with large gardens and swimming pools or those who have nice cars and a lot of money and so on. Why? Because those who have big houses may often feel lonely and those who have cars may want to walk on the country roads in their free time. In fact, happiness is always around you if you put your heart into it. When you are in trouble at school, your friends will help you; when you study hard at your lessons, your parents a