初中英语星级训练阅读理解+完形填空

1、Test11CIn1885,ayoungdoctornamedArthurConanDoyleopenedofficesinLondon.Hewantedtobeasuccessfuldoctor,butforsomereasonsheneverfoundenough_1_thetime,hebegantowritestoriesandsendthemtothenewspapers.ConanDoylesstorieswereaboutacleverdetective,SherlockDoylewrotethatSherlockHolmeslivedat221bBakerStreetinLon

2、don,andpeoplewithproblemscametohisfor_2_.OftenpolicedetectivescametoSherlockHolmeswiththeirproblems,wasabletosolvemysteriesthatthecleverestpolicemeninEnglandwere_3_tofigureout.SometimesSherlockHolmescouldsolveamysterywithoutleavinghislistenedcarefullytotheinformationhisclient(委托人)gaveandfiguredoutth

3、eothertimeshespentdaysorweekslookingforclues.SherlockHolmestravelledtodifferentcitiesandcountriestosolvethemysteries._4_heworedisguises,pretendingtobeanoldman,orasailor.Holmesdidanythingtofindouttheanswertothemysterieshewasworkingon.SherlockHolmesisthemost_5_detectiveinEnglishliterature,butmanypeopl

4、edontunderstandthatheisafictional(虚构的)character,notarealEnglishpostofficesreportthatpeoplestillsendmailtoSherlockHolmesinBakerhegetsmorethan2,000_6_everyyear.()1.A.keepB.changeC.passD.mention()2.A.practiceB.thinkingC.trustD.help()3.A.willingB.suitableC.likelyD.unable()4.A.SeldomB.NeverC.SometimesD.A

5、lways()5.A.tiredB.relaxedC.nervousD.famous()6.A.visitorsB.lettersC.callsD.directionsTest13EGreenisanimportantcolorinnature.Itisthecolorofgrassandtheleavesontrees.Itisthecolorofmostgrowingplants,too.Sometimes,thewordgreenmeansyoung,freshandgrowing.Sometimes,itdescribessomethingthatisnotyetfinishedorp

6、lantsthatarenotripe.Forexample,agreenhornissomeonewhohasnoexperience,whoisnewtoasituation.Inthefifteenthcentury,agreenhornwasayoungcoworoxwhosehornshadnotyetdeveloped.Acenturyorsolater,agreenhornwasasoldierwhohadnotyethadanyexperienceinwar.Bytheeighteenthcentury,agreenhornhadthemeaningithastoday-ape

7、rsonwhoisnewinaonehundredyearsago,greenhornwasapopularexpressionintheAmericanwest.Old-timersusedittodescribeamanwhohadjustarrivedfromoneofthebigcitiesintheeast.Thegreenhorndidnthavetheskillsthathewouldneedtoliveinthehard,roughcountry.Someonewhohastheabilitytogrowplantswellissaidtohaveagreenthumb.The

8、expressioncomesfromtheearlynineteenhundreds.Apersonwithagreenthumbseemstohaveamagictouchthatmakesplantsgrowquicklyandwell.Youmightsaythatthewomannextdoorhasagreenthumbifhergardencontinuestogrowlongafteryourplantshavedied.TheGreenRevolutionisthenamewhichwasgivensomeyearsagotothedevelopmentofnewkindso

9、friceandothergrains.Thenewplantsproducedmuchlargercrops.TheGreenRevolutionwastheresultofhardworkbyagriculturalscientistswhohadgreenthumbs.Greenisalsothecolorusedtodescribethepowerfulfeeling-jealousy.Thegreen-eyedmonsterisnotafrighteningcreaturefromouterspace.Itisanexpressionusedaboutfourhundredyears

10、agobyBritishwriterWilliamShakespeareinhisplayOthello.Itdescribestheunpleasantfeelingapersonhaswhensomeonehassomethingthathewantstoget.Ayoungmanmaysufferfromthegreen-eyedmonsterifhisgirlfriendbeginsgoingoutwithsomeoneelse.Whatdoesa“greenhorn”nowreferto?Isthepersonwithagreenthumbgoodatgrowingplants?Wh

11、oworkshardandhelpstodevelopnewkindsofriceandothergrains?Peopledontusegreentodescribepeoplesfeeling,dothey?Whenwastheexpression“thegreen-eyedmonster”probablyfirstlyused?Whatkindofpersonwiththegreen-eyedmonsterdoyouthinkhe/sheis?Test14DWithsomanythingsgoingoninyourlifeandthepressureofworkandsociety,yo

12、umaystartthinkingitisnotwiseatalltostartahobby.Butthereasonthatstopsyoufromgettingintoahobbyisthes_1_reasonwhyyoushouldsurelytakeupahobby.Hobbycanr_2_pressure.Thereisnothingwrongwithfocusingonyourjob.Afterall,itisyourwayofmakingmoney.H_3_,whenyoufocusonworktoomuch,youmayforgetaboutotheraspects（方面）of

13、yourlife.Thatiswhenthingsstarttogowrong.Whatyouhavetothinkaboutis:eventherichestpeoplearenotpleasedwithmoneyormaterialthingsa_4_.Weallneedaspacewherewecanbecomeourselves,withoutanypressure.Hobbiescanhelprecover（恢复）notonlyyourp_5_energybutalsoyouremotionalenergy.Andthatwillbeshowninallaspectsofyourli

14、fe.Althoughyoucanrelaxbysleepingordoingnothing,ahobbyhasadifferentrelaxingeffect.Doingnothingcanrelaxyourtiredbody,butitisnosolutiontoatiredm_6_.Thatisthebigdifferencebetweenthetwo.Ahobbyisagreatwaytospendtimeonyourenjoyment.Butifyouarethinkingthatahobbyisallaboutbeingquiet,thenyouarewrong.Infact,ho

15、bbiescanalsobeh_7_toyoursocialskills.Hobbiescanevenhelptoexpand（拓展）yournetwork,andthatcanbecomeanadvantagetoyourjob..3.47.WhenMattySallin,34,wasstudyingartandtechnologyatNewYorkUniversity,hegotaninterestingtaskforthefinalexam:Createsomethingfortheordinaryfamily.Hedecidedtocreateanalarmclock.T

16、ogetupintime,manypeoplehavetouseanalarmclockeverymorning.Butthesoundoftheclockisextremelynoisyandunpleasant,hesays.Sobeforehestartedtodesignthenewclock,heaskeddifferentpeoplewhattheydliketowakeuptointhemorning.Alotofthemsaid,Thesmellofbacon（培根肉）.SoSallinandhistwoclassmatesinventedanewkindofalarmcloc

17、k:awoodenboxwithapigfaceandadigitalclockthatusesthesmellofcookingbacontowakepeopleup.Heexplains,Theresnodangerofburning,becauseIbuiltitcarefully.Itusesspeciallightbulbs（灯泡）insteadofafireforcookingandrumsoffautomaticallyaftertenminutes.JustafeweasystepsarerequiredtosettheIIIIIalarm.Whatyoudoistoputaf

18、ewpiecesofbaconmeatinsidetheboxthenightbefore,thenyousetthealarm,saysSallin.Ifyousetthealarmfor8:00,itwillturnonat7:50andslowcookfortenminutesunderthebulbs.Thenthebulbsrumoffandafanblowsthesmelloutthroughthenoseofthepig.Sothepleasantsmellofbaconwillwakeyouup.Therewillbenomorenoisyalarms,saysSallin.T

19、henyoucanopenthedooronthesideandpullthebaconoutandeatit.WhenSallinwasakid,hespentalotoftimemakingdrawingsofinventions.Iwantedtomakealiftinmybackyardandaspecialtreehouse,hesays.ButIneverreallythoughtIdbecomeaninventor!SallingotanAforhisalarmclockandwentontoinventotherthingsbutpeoplecontinuetoemailhim

20、everydayaskingwheretheycanbuyhisalarmclock.Ifhedecidestoproduceandsellhisspecialalarmclock,maybehecanbuildasuccessfulbusinessoutofit.WhatwasMattySallin?Howmanypeopleworkedtogetheronthenewalarmclock?Howlongdidittaketocookthebacon?Whyarelightbulbsusedforcookingbaconinsteadofafire?WhatsspecialaboutSall

21、insalarmclock?wakespeopleupinsteadoftheloudalarm.Whatdoyouthinkofthenewalarmclock?Test26BWhenIarrived,itwasearlymorninganditwasgotoutofthecar,wentthroughagateandwalkedalongatheeast,theskywasbecominglight,butbesidethepath,itwasstillveryknewitwasthere,buttherewasnothingtosee.Afteraboutakilometre,astra

22、ngerappearedinfrontofme.“AmIgoingtherightway?”IknewwhereIwasgoing.“Yes,”hereplied,“youwillgetthereinfiveminutes.”Finally,Icametosomerocks,andlookedcarefullyoverthem,butitwasstilltoodarktoseeanything.Suddenly,thecloudsclearedandtherainstopped.Thesunrosebehindmeandbeyondtherocks.Isawthatthegroundfella

23、wayanddowntoariver,farbelowmeIwasontheedgeoftheGrandCanyon,oneofthewondersofthenaturalworld.IlookeddowntotheColoradoRiverabout2kilometresbelowme.Ifyouputthethreetallestbuildingsintheworldatthebottomofthecanyon,theystillwillnotreachthetop.ThenIlookedacrosstotheothersideofthecanyon.Howfarisit?Itis20ki

24、lometres,maybe,Ilookedtomyleftandtomyright,andonbothsidesthecanyondisappearedintothedistaneeover400kilometreslong.TheGrandCanyonisnotjustbig.Itisbig！Thatmorningontheedgeofthecanyon,Iaskedmyselfaquestion.Itisnot“Howdeepisit?”or“Howwideisit?”or“Howlongisit?”but“IstheGrangCanyonthegreatestwonderanywher

25、einthenaturalworld”?Iknowtheanswer.Butwhatdoyouthink?)1.ThepassagemaycomefromaguidebookC.adictionary)2.TherewasnothingtoseeagrammarbookD.adiarybecause.therewasnothingitwastoodarkitwasrainingD.itwasinthemorning)3.ThewriterwasfacingtotheontheedgeoftheGrandCanyonsouthB.northC.eastD.west)4.Thewriteraske

26、dhimselfaquestionabouttheGrandCanyon.Howdeepisit?B.Howwideisit?Howlongisit?D.Isitthegreatestwonder?)5.Accordingtothepassage,whichsentenceisnotrightTheGrandCanyonistallerthanthreetallestbuildingsintheworldTheGrandCanyonismuchlongerthan400kilometres.TheColoradoRiverwasabout2kilometresbelowthewinter.Th

27、ewriterthinkstheColoradoRiveristhegreatestwonderofthenaturalworld.()6.ThewriterspurposeinwritingthispassageisA.togivefactsabouttheGrandCanyontotellhowhefeelsabouttheGrandCanyontodescribetheGrandCanyontotellpeopletovisittheGrandCanyonTest27BAsteelbridgecollapsed（倒塌）duringeveningrushhour.Dozensofcarsf

28、elldown60feetintotheMississippiRiver.Tenpeopledied,andmorethan50wereseriouslyinjured.Thebridgewasbeingrepairedbecauseitwasfoundtobestructurallydeficient（结构缺陷）;itneededtoberepaired.LikemanybridgesthroughoutAmerica,thebridgewasbuiltmorethan40yearsago.Trafficwasmuchlighterthen.Nowadays,cars,buses,andbi

29、gtruckscrossthebridgeeveryday,evenlateatnight.“Iheardaterrificsound.”saidMissTurnertothedisaster.Sheranoutofhercartoseewhatwashappening.Shesawcarsfallingintotheriverandheardpeoplescreaming.Sheheardtheloudsoundsofthebridgecollapsingandsoundsasthepartsofthebridgeandcarshitthewater.“Itwashorrible,”shes

30、aid.Engineershadnoexplanationforthecollapse.Theysaidthebridgehadbeeninspectedrecently.Thereportsaidthat,althoughitwasstructurallydeficient,thebridgewasnotunsafe.Sincethereportdidnotsaythatthebridgewasunsafe,thedecisionwastosimplyrepaireditatsomelocations.Americanswereshocked(震惊)thatanAmericanbridgec

31、ouldsimplycollapse.ThenewswasalloverTV,radio,andmostnewspapers.Onenewspapersurveyshowedthatalmost10percent(about59,000)ofAmericasbridgeswerestructurallydeficient.Atfirst,somepeoplethoughtthatterrorists(恐怖分子)mighthaveputabomb(炸弹)intothebridge.Onedriversaidthat,beforehedroveoveranotherbridgeinAmerica,

32、hewouldmakesurethatalifejacketwasinthefrontseatnexttohim.()1.A.China.in2.A.3.A.C.4.Wheredidthedisasterhappen?InCanada.B.InHowmanypeoplediedin50.B.WhenLessMoreMissAaboatwasthethan40than40America.the10.bridgebuilt?yearsyearsTurnerwasinhercarC.InEngland.D.Inago.agowhenB.indisaster?thethe5.Theunderlined

33、wordinspectedA.builtexaminedB.foundC.B.D.60.D.40.bridgeofficeLessthan50yearsMbablyC.ago.agoC.onthebridgemeansprintedD.D.()6.HowdidAmericansfeelafterthedisaster?Theywereexcitedaboutthenews.NoneofthemdaredtocrossanybridgeTheywerefrightenedandworriedTheywereangryandsad.Test28

34、B“Asknotwhatyourcountrycandoforyou-askwhatyoucandoforyourcountry.”ItsafamousquotefromUSpresidentJohnF.Kennedysinaugural(就职的)speechin1961.MarkZuckerberg,thefounderofthesocialnetworkingsiteFacebook,mustagreewithKennedy.The26-year-oldAmericanrecentlydonated$100million(670millionyuan)tothepublicschoolsi

35、nNewJersey,US.Whoisthisyoungbillionaire?Howdidhemakehisfortune?Sixyearsago,Zuckerbergwasacomputergeek怪(才)atHarvardUniversity.Asasecond-yearstudent,hesetupawebsitetoputthe“facebooks”-photosofincomingfirst-yearstudents-online.Thewebsite,wherepeoplewereabletosharepersonalinformation,wasasuccessatonce.Z

36、uckerbergfirstopenedFacebooktohighschoolstudentsandthentoeveryone.Greetingssuchas“HaveyoucheckedyourFacebookpagetoday?”and“Doyourfriendsknowwhatyouateforbreakfast?”becameapartofAmericanlife.NowFacebookisthemostpopularsiteintheworldwith500millionusers.IfFacebookwereacountry,itwouldbetheworldsthirdlar

37、gest.“IcouldhaveneverimaginedallofthewayspeoplewoulduseFacebookwhenweweregettingstartedsixyearsago,”Zuckerbergwroteinarecentblog.ZuckerbergsdreamistomaketheInternetamoreconnectedplace.Thatmission(任务)couldbecomeprofitable(有利润的)forFacebook:Themorepeopleshareinformationaboutthemselvesonline,themoremone

38、yFacebookwillmakesellingadvertising.Zuckerbergisalreadyworth$billion(46billionyuan),accordingtoForbes.Yetthebillionairekeepshisownlifeoutofthepubliceye.Atthecompany,itssaidthathesitsamongaseaofdeskslikehundredsofworkers.AvisitortoFacebookmightnotevenspotZuckerberginT-shirtandjeans.Heusuallytakesonet

39、wo-weekvacationeachyearwithhisgirlfriendPriscillaChan,aChineseAmericanstudentatHarvard.Ontheweekends,itsreportedthatheroastspigandgoatinhisbackyardforfriendsandtakesMandarinlessons.TheSocialNetwork,amoviebasedonZuckerbergsstory,cameoutlastmonth.Ithasbecomeoneofthepopularfilmsoftheyear.TOC o 1-5 h z(

40、)1.Attheverybeginning,MarkZmunicatewithmorepeopleB.makealotofmoneyC.putthephotosoffirst-yearstudentsonlineD.becomeafamousperson()2.RecentlyMarkZuckerbergdonated$100millionto.HarvardUniversityB.FacebookC.thepublicschoolsinNewJerseyD.highschoolstudents()3.MarkZuckerbergfoundedFacebook.whenhewasafirst-

41、yearstudentatHarvardUniversity.whenhewas26yearsoldsixyearsagoassoonashegraduated()4.Thesentence“Yetthebillionairekeepshisownlifeoutofthepublic55eye.”means.A.MarkZuckerbergdoesntwanttoattractpeoplesattention.MarkZuckerbergdoesntliketoliveinpublicplaces.MarkZuckerbergisafraidtomeetpeople.MarkZuckerber

42、glivesinaplacefarawayfrompeople.()5.Inhisdailylife,MarkZuckerberg_.A.likestoroastpigandgoatforfriendsonweekdayssometimestakesMandarinlessonsisquitedifferentfromotherpeoplemakessomemovies.()6.WhichofthefollowingaboutMarkZuckerbergisNOTTRUE?A.NowFacebookisthemostpopularwebsiteintheworldwith500millionu

43、sers.HehasaChineseAmericangirlfriend.Heusuallytakesavacationeachyear.D.Heknewhewouldmakealotofmoneywhenhefirstsetupthewebsite.Test39DChildrenhavetheirownrulesinplayinggames.Theys1needareferee裁判）andrarelytroubletokeepscores.Theydontc_2_muchaboutwhowinsorloses,anditdoesntseemtoworrythemifthegameisnotf

44、inished.Yet,theylikegamesthatdependalotonl_3_,sothattheirpersonalabilitiescannotbedirectlycompare.Theyalsoenjoyedgamesthatmoveinstages,inwhicheachstage,thechoosingofleaders,thepicking-upofsides,orthedeterminingofwhichsideshallstart,isalmostagameinitself.Parentscanhardlyfindchildrensgamei_4_,andtheyo

45、ftendontunderstandwhytheirkidsplaysuchsimplegameagainandagain.However,itisfoundthatachildplaysgamesforveryimportantreasons.Hecanbeagoodplayerwithouthavingtothinkwhetherheisapopularperson,andhecanfindhimselfbeingausefulpartnertosomeoneofwhomheisordinaryafraid.Hebecomesaleaderwhenitcomestohisturn.Heca

46、nbec_5_,too,inparticulargames,thatitishisplacetog_6_orders,topretendtobedead,tothrowaballactuallyatsomeone,ortokisssomeonehehascaught.Itappearstousthatwhenchildrenplayagametheyimagineasituationundertheircontrol.Everyoneknowstherules,andmoreimportantly,everyoneplaysaccordingtotherules.Thoserulesmaybe

47、childish,buttheymakesurethateverychildhasac_7_towin.5.6.7.Test36CCreativityisthekeytoabrightfuture.Hereishowschoolsandparentscanhelptheirchildrentodeveloptheircreativity.Drewworkedforacompanyin1925.Atworkheinventedakindofmaterial_1_enoughtoholdthingstogether.Buthisbosstoldhimnottothinkmoreabouttheid

48、ea.Drewdidntstopandfinally,usinghisowntime,madeakindoftape,whichnowisusedeverywherebymanypeople.Andhiscompanylearnedfromitsthought.Nowthecompanyaskeditsworkerstospend15percentoftheirworktimejust_2_anddevelopingnewideas.Creativityisnotsomethingoneisjustbornwith.Apersonwithhighintelligencedoesnotmeant

49、hatheusesitcreatively.Creativityisthematterof_3_yourintelligencetothinkofnewideasthataregoodforsomething.Weknowthatmanyschoolshavetriedtodevelopstudentscreativity,butsometeachersonlywanttodevelopstudentsreading,writingandmathskills,andhavetogiveupcreativityforcorrectanswers.Childrenfromsuchschoolsca

50、ngivecorrectanswers,buttheyare_4_tousethemtoworkoutproblems.Itisimportanttogivechildren_5_.Fromtheearliestage,childrenshouldlearntomakedecisionsandunderstandtheirresults.Eventhoughitschoosingbetweentwokindsoffoodforlunch,decision-makinghelpsthinkingskills.Aschildrengrowolder,parentsshouldlettheirchi

51、ldrendecidehowtousetheirtimeorspendtheirmoney,butnothelpthemtoomuchiftheymakethewrongdecision.Thechildmayhavea_6_time,butthatisallright.()6.A.hardB.luckyC.happyeasy()1.A.interestedB.carefulC.deepD.strong()2.A.thinkingaboutB.laughingatC.pickingupD.lookingfor()3.A.findingB.usingC.takingD.keeping()4.A.

52、willingB.readyC.likelyD.unable()5.A.choicesB.decisionsC.noticesD.signsTest37CTimBeckerandhisneighborsaredoingsomethingtomaketheirneighborhoodatrouble-freearea.WhenTimBeckergetsinhiscartogoshopping,hedoesntjustdrivetoastoreandbackhome.Healwayslooks_1_upanddownthestreetsofhisneighborhood.Helooksforany

53、thingunusualsuchasstrangecars,loudnoises,_2_windows,orpeoplegatheringonstreetcorners.TimbelongedtoaneighborhoodwatchgroupinStoneville,Indiana,USA.TheneighborhoodwatchgroupmeetonthethirdWednesdayofeverymonth.Thats_3_Timgetstogetherwithabouttenofhisneighborstodiscusscommunitysafety.Membersoftheneighbo

54、rhoodwatchgroupwanttohelpthepolice_4_theirhomes,streets,andfamiliessafe.TinaStedman,presidentoftheirneighborhoodwatchgroup,agreeswithTim.Peopleseemtothinkthatcrimehappenstootherpeoplebutnottothem.Well,its_5_happenedtome,shesaid,butIdontthinkanyonehastherighttostealfromotherpeopleortomakethemfeelunsafesittingintheirownhomes.Alex,amemberofthegroup,saidthatalltheneighborslookoutforoneanother,W