牛津译林版中考英语考前专项提升必刷练习（短文填空含答案）

中考英语考前专项提升必刷练习之短文填空\1ThedevelopmentoftheEnglishlanguagetookagiantstepin1607.ThreesmallBritishshipsc1theAtlanticOcean.Theybegantocallareasoftheirnewlandbywordsborrowedfromthenativepeople.Forexample,manyofthegreatr2intheUnitedStatesaretakenfromAmericanIndianwords.TheMississippi,theTennessee,theMissouriareexamples.ThisborrowingoraddingofforeignwordstoEnglishwasaw3ofexpanding（扩大）thelanguage.Thenamesofthreedaysoftheweekaregoodexamplesofthis.ThepeoplefromNorthernEuropehonoredthreegodswithaspecialdayeachweek.ThegodswereOdin,ThorandFreya.Odin’s-daybecameWednesdayinEnglish,Thor’s-daybecameT4andFreya’s-daybecameFriday.

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Englishspeakersalsocontinuetoinventn8wordsbylinkingoldwordstogether.Agoodexampleisthewords“motor”and“hotel.”Manyyearsagos9linkedthemtogetherintotheword“motel.”Amotelisasmallhotelneararoadwherepeopletravellingincarscanstayforthenight.

Otherwordscomefromthef10lettersofnamesofgroupsordevices.Forexample,theNorthAtlanticTreatyOrganizationisusuallycalledNATO.1.crossed2rivers3.way4.Thursday5hundreds6used7.include8.new9.someone/somebody10.first2ThereoncewasamasterwhowenttoIndia.Hehadneverbeentherebefore.Whenhegotthere,hesawalotoff1.InIndiatheyhaveplentyoffruittosell,butmuchofitisexpensiveb2theycan’tgrowmuchasaresultofthewatersituation.Hesawabigbasketofsomeveryred,longfruit.Anditwasthec3intheshop,notexpensiveatall.Hewentupandasked，“howmuchperkilo?”“Tworupees.”TworupeesinIndiaisalmostn4;it’slikedirt(尘土).Soheboughtawholekilogramofitandstartedeatingit.ButA5heatesomeofit:Oh,mygod!Hiseyeswatered,hismouthwateredandburned,hiseyeswereburning,hisheadwasburningandhisfacebecamered.Hejumpedupanddown,saying，“Ah!Ah!Ah!”Buthes6continuedtoeat!Somepeoplelookingathimshooktheirheadsandsaid，“You’recrazy.Thosearechilies(辣椒)!Youcan’teatthemlikethat.They’renotfruit!”However,themastersaid,“No,Ican’tstop!Ipaidmoneyforthem,andnowI’lleatthem.It’smymoney!”Youmaythinkthatmasterwass7,right?Similarly,wesometimesdoalotofthingsl8that.Wedevotemoney,timeorefforttoarelationship.Eventhoughthesufferingexperiencetellsusitwon’tw9,andweknowthere’snohopethingswillchangeinthefuture—westillcontinuejustbecausewe’vedevotedmoney,time,effortandlovetoit.Justlikethemanwhoatethechiliesandsufferedsomuchbutcouldn’tstop.Soevenifyou’velostsomething,letitg10andmoveon.That’sbetterthancontinuingtolose.1.fruit 2.because 3cheapest 4nothing 5.after6.still 7.silly/stupid 8.like 9.work 10.go3Sooncomputersandothermachineswillbeabletorememberyoubylookingatyoureyes.Theprogrammeworksbecauseeveryone’seyesared___1___.Sointhefutureyouwon’thavetorememberagroupofn___2___whenyouwanttouseamachineortakemoneyoutofabank.You’lljusthavetolookatthemachineanditwillbeabletotellyouwhoyouare.Theeye-recognition(眼睛识别)programmehasalreadybeent___3___inshopsandbanksintheUSA,Britain,Spain,ItalyandTurkey.Soonitwilltaketheplaceofallotherwaysoff___4___outwhopeopleare.However,scientistsareworkingono___5___systems.Machineswillsoonbeabletoknowyoufromtheshapeofyourfaceorhandore___6___yoursmell.Wealreadyhavemachinesthatcantellwhoyouarefromyourv___7___orthemarkmadebyyourfinger.Eye-recognitionisbetterthanotherkindsbecauseyoureyesdon’tchangeasyougetolder,anddon’tgetd___8___likehandsorfingers.Andtwins’eyesarenotthesame.Sotheeye-recognitionprogrammecanbeupto94percentc___9___.InBritain,itwasfoundthat91percentofthepeoplewhohadt___10___itsaidthattheylikedtheideaofeye-recognition.Inthefutureyourcomputerwillbelookingyouintheeye.Sosmile!Differentnumberstestedfindingotherevervoicedirtycorrecttried4WhydoIwanttogotocollege?Noonehaseveraskedmes1aquestion.ButmanytimesIhaveaskedm2.Ihavecomeupw3awholevarietyofreasons.ThemostimportantreasonisthatIwanttobeabetterman.Manythingsmakehumanbeingsdifferentf4orbetterthanorevensuperiortoanimals.Oneofthemostimportantthingsise5.IfIfailtor6highereducation,myeducationwillnotfinish.AsIwanttob7afullydevelopedman,Imustgetawell-roundededucation,whichgoodcollegesanduniversitiesaresupposedtoprovide.Iknowonecangeteducatedinmanyw8,butcollegesanduniversitiesareamongthebestplacestot9mehowtoeducatemyself.OnlywhenIamwell-educated,willIbeabetterhumanbeing.a10beabletobetterfitintosociety.1such2myself3with4from5education6receive7be/become8ways9teach10and5Haveyoueverhadproblemsinyourlifeanddon’tknowhowtobehappy?Ifso,youwillfindthebook“BeingaHappyTeenager”writtenbyAustralianwriterAndrewMatthewsu1.Inhisbook,Matthewstellsushowtohaveahappylifeanda2thequestionsofteenagers.Therearemanysubjectssuchasparentsandfriends,andthebooksaysweshouldstopbeingangryandforgive.Thebooktellsussomeskillssuchashowtoputw3youhavelearnedintopicturesofyourmindtomakeyourmemorybetter.Manyteenagersthinkthathappinessc4fromagoodexamresultorpraise(赞扬)fromotherpeople.B5youcanstillbehappywhentherearenosuch“good”things.Successcomesfromagoodattitude.Ifyoulearnfromproblems,youwillhaves6inthefuture.Someschoolstudentshaveproblemssuchasb7tootallortooshort.ButMatthewstellsusthathappinesscomesfromthinkingaboutthingsi8apositiveway.Ifyouaretall,peoplenoticeyouandyoucangetab9viewatthemovie;ifyouareshort,yourclothesandshoestakelessr10inyourbedroom!ThisisMatthews’mostimportantlesson:youcanchoosetobehappy!1.useful 2.answers 3.what 4.comes 5.But6.success 7.being 8.in 9.better 10.room6QinYuefeidecidedtoreturntoChinaandbecameavillageofficial(村官)inafarawaymountainvillage,eventhoughhegraduatedfromYale(耶鲁)Universityin2011.Heisnowworkinga1avillageofficialinanundevelopedvillageinHunanProvince.Hisworki2manypartsofthedailylivesofhisvillagers—agriculture,economy,education,healthcare,andentertainment.ItisknowntoallthatQinYuefeiisthef3andtheonlyIVYLeague(美国常春藤盟校)villageofficialinChina.Onhisfirstdayatwork,QinYuefeigotupearlyandwashedh4inthevillage’sonlypublicshowerroom.“IheardthisyoungmanfromYaleUniversityhasab5twiceaday,”av