2017成都中考专项训练：短文填空

中考英语总复习B卷压轴题专项训练:

短文填空

1.

Mr. Beckman 1 in a company for nearly twenty years. His job is

2 all the documents the manger writes. His office is on the first floor and the light in it is always poor unless it’s fine. So his sight

3 shorter several years ago. He has to wear a pair of glasses when he’s working. Of course, it brought him a lot of trouble. He can’t see anything clearly without glasses. Sometimes he can’t recognize his wife when they

4 with each other in the street.

The man looked tired this evening. After supper he 5 to bed while his family 6 TV. Mrs. Beckman didn’t tur n off the television until the interesting TV play was over. She came into their bedroom in the dark at half past ten. As soon as she7 down, there was a great noise under the bed. She understood a mouse came in again. She jumped off and had to turn on the light and tried to beat it with a stick. She made some noise and it made her husband8 up.

“You have never worn glasses when you were sleeping before,” the woman said in surprise. “But why9 you 9 them this time?”

“Well,dear,” said the man. “I had a lot of dreams last night. I saw my late parents, but I couldn’t see them clearly. So I have 10 so!”

2.

Michael Leung, a famous TV host(主持人) in Hong Kong, wrote a letter to his son. It is not only 1 to children, but also for all ages. The following are chosen

2 his letter.

1. Life is short. While you are 3 it today, you’ll realize you are at the end of

it tomorrow. So the earlier you start to value your life, the 4 you can enjoy

2. You might not be successful 5 you don’t study hard, although a lot of successful people haven’t 6 education.

3.I don’t expect you to support(供养) me for the rest of7 life, so I’m not

going to do the same for you. You will be living on your own when you grow up.

4. You can require yourself to be nice others,8 you shouldn’t expect the

same from others.

5. I’ve been buying the lottry(彩票) for almost twenty9 , but I’m still poor.

I have never got the10 place even once. So you have to work hard to be successful. There is no free lunch in the world.

3.

Once, an old man told me a story of himself:

I thought I was great when I was young. At that time I decided to write a book, in order to add special points to the book and spend my vocation, I would like to look for a person among 1 poor and dawdling(虚度) people. I believed there could be such a person.

I was lucky. One day I found such a place where there 2 a small lonely farm. The most exciting I found in front of a small house was an old man 3 a bearded face, wearing brown jeans, 4 in a chair and cutting grass.

I turned to go home and wanted right away to sit before my typewriter. And

5 I went around the small house on the muddy(泥泞的) road when turning, and from

6 angle(角度), looked toward the old man, I suddenly

7 . To my surprise, I found that beside the chair was a stick and an empty pant to the ground. All of a sudden, who was just now I also thought as a poor dawdling old man, became a

8 I was always looking for. Thank God I looked back 9 .

Since then, I haven’t 10 given conclusions for those I have only seen or talked for a while.

4.

Alice likes cats 1 than any other animal. Although she is still young, she has experience of 2 after cats. When she was a child, she 3 with her grandparents. At that time, her grandparents already had an old cat, about 11years old, but she was only 4 years old. It was a good friend for her in her childhood. It was very

4 to her and never hurt her. One day , however, it left home and never

5 back again. It must be

6 . She was so sad that she was

7 for it for a long time.

Now Alice has four8 . She takes good care of them and makes them live

9 . but she is afraid to take her cats out of the house. She says it is too10

for animals to go outside because she thinks that they may be hurt.

5.

In my school the rules for students are very 1 , but I think they are very necessary． 2 the rules is everyone’s duty．They keep students from fighting, smoking, 3 noise in class and so on．

Some students are not so good．They often 4 the rules．They destroy(破坏) 5 property(财产), such as desks, windows, trees and flowers．But 6 of the students can follow the rules．

The rules are enforced by punishment(通过惩罚来执行)．For example, the first time you get into a fight at school, the teacher will let your7 come and take you home．The8 time, you will be kicked(踢) out of school, and you9 to transfer(送) to another school．

I like the rules, because they make our school safe and10 ．They make it

a better environment for study．

6.

There was a small village near a mountain. People there loved their village very much and they grew many 1 on the mountain. Water in the rivers was very clear and the 2 was clean. People lived a poor life, but they were very 3 .

After a few years, some people in the village started to cut down trees to 4 for money. There were some people from cities 5 to visit the village. People began to kill some wild animals as 6 to treat (招待) the visitors. Of course, they made lots of money. But7 knew what the village would be like in the future.

As time went on, there were fewer plants and animals and the water became

8 . The visitors became fewer and fewer. Several years later, people there knew they must stop destroying (破坏) 9 . They would like to live a happy life as before, so they began to10 new plants. They hoped the village would become as beautiful as before.

7.

Do you like sports ? If your answer is yes ,sometimes you will find it 1 to have enough time to do it even if it’s on weekends . 2 , you don’t worry now because of a “Sunshine Sports” program launched (启动) by the Ministry of Education.

It suggests students around the country have an hour of sports every day .The difference is that students will be able to do any sport they like . The idea is to make students happy and keep them 3 at the same time .

Han Jianwen likes the 4 .The 13-year-old girl studies in Shanghai Yangsi Middle School .Her school 5 the activity at the beginning of this term .Han and her classmates skipped rope（跳绳）together. “We had a good time ,”

said Han . “It was 6 playing than having classes .

Wang Li 7 the idea ,too . “It’s good to be able to breathe(呼吸) fresh air instead of 8 in the classroom.”

Wu Tong’s school in Liaoning already has something like a “Sunshine Sports” program . 9 the beginning of this term , Wu and other students at her school have been jogging for 40 minutes every morning . it’s tiring ,” said Wu . “But we do feel healthier .” “We 10 we can do what we want . The school says later we skip rope or kick jianzi. I can’t wait!” She said .

8.

“It’s over! Thank goodness!” School was over and I was tired. I 1 in the front of school bus.

Janie, the driver, tried 2 the uncomfortable atmosphere(气氛) by striking the match of talks. I tried to listen, but 3 I was too busy thinking about my day. On this day, 4 , her talk was worth listening to.

“ 5 father’s ill,” she said to no one in particular（特别的）, I could see worry in her 6 . I had never seen her like this before. She always met students with a smile.

“What’s wrong with him?” I asked.

7 her eyes wet and her voice unusual, she answered, “Heart trouble.” Her eyes lowered as she continued. “I8 my mom, so I didn’t think I can stand losing him.” I couldn’t answer. My heart ached for her.

I sat on the seat thinking of th e great pain my own mother9 into when my grandfather died. I wouldn’t want anyone to go through that.

Suddenly I realized Janie wasn’t only a bus driver, that was just her job. She had a whole world of family and cares, too. I suddenly felt very10 . I paid no attention to Janie because she was a bus driver. I shouldn’t have been self-centered. Understanding people is an art.

9.

Mickey Mouse is one of my 1 cartoon characters. He 2 appeared in the cartoon Steamboat Willie which was the first cartoon with sound and music. Later, on November 18, 1978, Mickey 1 the first cartoon character to have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

4 do I like him so much? One of the main

5 is that Mickey was like

a common man, but he always 6 to face any danger. Mickey was7 and had many problems, such as losing his house or girlfriend in the early movie.

8 , he was always9 to try his best and never gave up.

There are more and more cartoon characters but no one can take10 place in my heart. And I hope I can go to Disneyland in America someday.

10.

Lin Tao is a student at Yingshan Middle School．He works very hard at school．He is the 1 student in his class．He has a very healthy lifestyle now．But a year ago he was not so 2 ．He often felt 3 after a day’s work．His parents wanted him to do sports every day．But he said that he didn’t like 4 sports．After dinner, his parents asked him to go for a walk with them, but he only liked 5 at home and read books．On weekends he never went out to play with his friends．He spent his time watching TV or 6 computer games．That was really bad for his health．His parents 7 about him．One day his teacher talked to him about his health and 8 him to change(改变) his lifestyle ．

Now he walks to school every day and9 to do exercise every day．

On weekends he10 plays basketball with his friends．Doing exercise helps him study better．Now he knows that doing exercise is very important.

11.

Hua Lin, a Chinese boy of 13 years old, likes eating snacks very much. His

1 snack is cream biscuits （奶油饼干）. Sometimes he can eat three packs (包)a day.” I like eating them and I do not want to have anything

2 .” he said.

Now in China there are many children like Hua Lin. They also enjoy snacks. It’s a 3 problem. Because the y can’t get 4 nutrition（营养）from these things, and if they don’t try to eat more 5 food, they may become overweight.（肥胖的）So parents, teachers and schools are worried 6 them. Health experts （营养专家）tell students that they should have healthy eating7 . First, they must eat regular（规律的）meals instead of too many snacks, and have a good breakfast. Then they should have many different kinds of food, such8 vegetables, eggs and milk. They can give you what your bodies need. Some students also like fast food, like McDonalds or KFC. They think they are delicious, but9 too much is also unhealthy. Third, they can’t drink too many sugar（糖）drinks or eat too much fried food.

If they can do as the experts say, they will be healthier. They won’t b e 10 at school. They will have enough energy.

12.

Reading newspapers has 1 an important part of everyday life. Some people read newspapers as the first thing to do in the morning. Others read newspapers 2 they have free time during the day 3 they can learn what is happening in the world.

Sometimes, we do not 4 enough time to read all the news carefully, so we just take a quick look at the front page. At other times, we may 5 in such a hurry that we only have a few minutes to look at the headlines of the passage.

Some newspapers are 6 once a week, but most of the papers are published once a day7 many pages, some even published twice a day! You

know different people enjoy8 different newspapers. Some like world news, and others prefer short9 . They just choose what they are10 in.

13.

There is a nature park in the southwest of our city. The government built it to

1 the rare animals. The nature park has been the

2 of our city.

Yesterday my friends and I 3 it. The workers there asked us not to 4 animals. Many animals are in 5 because people kill them for their meat and fur. Another reason is that people are taking 6 their land and 7 their water dirty. The8 is becoming very serious.

I learnt much yesterday. I think people should9 up more comfortable houses for the animals and help them live in10 . We should do our best to protect them, because protecting them is protecting ourselves.

14.

What Should Successful Learners Do?

Successful learners have some good habits in common.

Good learners can 1 what they need to learn with something they are interested in. For example, if they need to learn English and they like music, they can learn English 2 listening to English songs. In this way they will not get bored.

Good learners know what they are 3 at and what they need to practice more. They always remember “Practice 4 perfect”. Good learners are also not afraid of mistakes. Albert Einstein didn’t invent the light bulb(电灯泡) 5 . He succeeded by trying many times and learning from his 6 .

Good learners can find out some good ways to learn well. For example, they may take7 by writing down key words or drawing mind maps.

Good learners often8 questions. They even ask each other and try to find out the answers.

9 comes from questioning.

Learning is a lifelong journey becaus e every day brings something new. Let’s learn10 and become good learners.