1、英语中考专题练习Passage 1Heres a story about Ming s on the waters. Ming has lived all his life on a wide r1in china. His home is a large house-boat with a roof, one of hundreds that move up and down.In about six years he has not once been on l2,but he is never lonely. He is a strongswimmer. In fact （实际上） ,h
2、e could swim before he could walk. When he wants to play withhis f3,he just swims across to their boats or asks them to v4him.Ming s father is a fisherman, but he never u5a line or a net（网）. Great black birdscalled cormorants( 鸬鹚 ) do the fishing for him. Rings （圈） have been put around the birdsn6so
3、 that they cannot eat the fish they catch. They have been taught to b7the fishto people. And then people reward （奖励） them with a fine big fish as soon sa their work is f8. Ming loves watchingthe cormorants, but better still he likesgoings 9with hismother. The shops, of course, are boats very like hi
4、s o10 .1. r2. l3. f4. v5. u6. n7. b8. f9. s10. oPassage 2Can animals be made to work for people? Some scientists think that one day animalsmay be trained （训练） to do a number of simple jobs i1of people. They say that at acircus（杂技场） ,for example, we may see elephants, monkeys, dogs and other animals
5、doingq2skillful （熟练的） things. Perhaps you have seen them on the television or in a film.If you watch closely, you may find that the trainer （驯兽员） always g3the animal somesugar o4a piece of fruit as a reward（报酬） . The scientists say that many d 5animalsmay be trained to do a lot of simple things if t
6、hey know they will get a reward f6doingthat.Of course, as we know, dogs can be trained to look after a house, and soldiers in both old and modern t 7 have u 8 geese to give warning （警报） by m 9 a lot of noise when an enemy comes near. And also it may be possible to train animals to work in families o
7、r f 10 .1. i2. q3. g4. o5. d6. f7. t8. u9. m10. f1Passage 3In recent years, playing kite board seems to become more and more popular in Alaskain America. It is a new and old game. The game has w1the interest of many youngpeople. The game is interesting but a little d2 . One needs to play it very c3
8、.A kite board is in fact a skateboard（滑雪板） drawn（拉）by a few big flying kites. Theoldgame was p 4by some young people in Holandand Spain as e 5as the lastcentury. Since the board was hard to control（控制）,f6people dared（敢）to play it. Withthe development of the design （设计） of kite and skateboard, many p
9、eople can l7 .How toplay it. A kite board may go as f8as about 50 kilometres an hour. If you haven thad anypractice, you d better not play it. It is not s9 .It is said that the game can exercise not only your b10 , but also the sensitivity ofyour brain （大脑的敏捷） .1. w2. d3. c4. p5. e6. f7. l8. f9.s10.
10、 bPassage 4British Milkman Steve Leech saved some shops and flats（公寓） with milk and won aNational Bravery Award （国家勇敢奖）.Leech, 35 years old, said that when he was sending out milk as u1along PineStreet, he s2heard a loud, strange sound behind him and then he saw smoke coming outof a shop in Cornwall
11、, southern England.“That must be a fire, I t3,”Leech said. “Then Iquicklyd4to do something. So I p5the door in and then I s6for the peopleinside. Then I started pouring milk e7.”He used 320 pints of milk to stop the fire. Whenfirefighters r8the shop, the fire was under control （得到控制）.Leech helped sa
12、ve the l9of eight people in the flats above the shops.“It was hard work o10all those bottles. But it was even harder trying to tell my bosswhere all the milk had gone, ”Leech said jokingly.1. u2. s3. t4. d5. p6. s7. e8. r9. l10. o2Passage 5While traveling in Russia, Ed Jackson ran shout of （缺少）money
13、. So he wrote t1hisbrother, asking for 500. “Send the m2by telegram（电报） to the bank（银行） here,”he wrote. After a week Ed began v3the bank. He s4his passport（护照） to the bankclerk （职员） . “Nothing has come for you, Mr. Jackson, ”he was told.This went o5for three weeks, and Mr. Jackson got veryw6. He the
14、n phonedhis brother, asking w7the money was. The brother said it had been sent three weeks b8. That evening Ed Jackson was arrested（被捕） for failing to p9his hotel bill （账单）.He tried to tell the police what his problem was, but no one would believe him. At last he wass 10to the police station for fif
15、teen days.1. t2. m3. v4. s5. o6. w7. w8. b9. p10. sPassage 6AprilFoolsDayis on April1st. People can play j1 on others on thisspecial d2 . If you succeed, you usually laugh and say “April Fool!”The person who has been fooledby you l 3, too, and he will never be angry with you.Mother s Day is on the s
16、econd Sunday of May. It s a day to t4 mothers. On that daymothers usually receive flowers and cards fromtheirchildren. Fathers and children do thehousework so that mothers can have a r5 .Easter Day falls on the first Sunday after the full moon which is on or after March 21 st.It s also called Easter
17、 Sunday. It is said that on that day Jesus Christ comes back to l6 .Many people go to church and children often get p7such as toy rabbits.Thanksgiving Dayis on the fourth Thursday in November. Its a day when people givethanks for the good things in life. Usually families all get t8 and have a big di
18、nner.Christmas Day comes on D925th. It s the most important festival in ayear. Thebeautiful things can be s10 everywhere. People exchange gifts, send Christmas cards andvisit friends.1. j2. d3. l4. t5. r6. l7. p8. t9. D10. s3Passage 7A Delicious BookMr King taught English in a middle school. He was
19、very ball the time and couldn tdo some r. So he left the school and opened a book shop in the cof the town. Itwasntbig enough but all the books were nice and most people liked to buy some there. Whenthe shop was c, he could read at home. He knew a lot and the learned（有学问的）person were glad to make fw
20、ith him.It was Sunday and it was cold outside. Mr King was very busy. At nine in the evening allthe buyers left ea girl. She was dressed up and waited for sthere. Standing by theshelves, she looked over the books one after a. It made them in a fearful mess （凌乱不堪）. Mr King came up to her and asked, “
21、Excuse me, madam. What can I do for you? ”“Yourbooks are all dull （乏味的） ,”said the girl,“I want a done.”“Thats easy,”Mr Kingsmiled. He tout a cookbook （烹调书） and said, “Here you are, madam.”Passage 8Once Effendi had a joke with the Prime Minister（首相） . He said the Minister wdie the next day. The next
22、 day, the Minister really foff the horse and died. When theking hof this, he got angry and sent his men to cEffendi at once.WEffendi came, the king shouted a,”Effendi, since you knew when myminister would die, you must also know the date of your own death. Say it out, or youll dietoday.”Effendi lat
23、the king and answered, “But how can I know? I lldie two days ethan you. ”The king was athat he would die if he killed Effendi. Hethought he must keepEffendi alive （活着） as long as he could. So he lhim go.Passage 9Roy Trenton drove a taxi before. A short while ago, however, he ba bus-driver andhe feel
24、s no sorry about it. He is finding his new work far more i.When he was drivingalong Catford Street recently, he saw two thieves rout of a shop and run towards awaiting car. One of them was carrying a bag fof money. Roy acted quickly and drovethe bus straight at the thieves. The one wthe money got so
25、 afraid that he dropped thebag. As the thieves were trying to get ain their car, Roy drove his bus into the bof it. Whilethe car was moving away, Roy stopped his bus and tthe police. Thethievescar was badly damaged（损坏） and eto recognize（辨认） . Shortly afterwards,4the police stopped the car and both m
26、en were c.Passage 10Now, let s begin our sports report. Here s a really good game, the bone I have seenthis year. It s the last five minutes of the g.Henry plays football fFrance. He hasthe ball now. He pthe ball to David. David kit over the heads of the Englishmentowards the goal. But he s too far
27、a. France and England still have one goal each andthere are only two mleft of the game. Just then an English pgets the ball. He givesit to Bill,“King of the match ”. Bill puts the ball into the goal. In the ethe English teamw.Passage 11Today people can uthe phone to talk with others almost anywhere
28、on the earth.But when you use the phone, you don tsee the person you are twith. That may cin the future.Today some people are using a kind of telephone c“Picture phone”or “Visionphone”. Wit , two people who are talking can see each other.Picture phones can be useful when you have sto show the person
29、 you re calling.They may have other uses in the future. One day you may be able to ring up a land askto borrow a book. Then you ll be able to read the book right over your picture phone. Or youmay bi able to go shopping tyour picture phone. If you see something in the newspaperthat you think you wan
30、t to buy, youll go to your phone and call the shop. People at the shopwill syou the thing you re interested in right over the phone. You ll bi able to shop allover town and nleave your room.Passage 12Some of Robert sold friends were t1about young people in their town. They alla2that old people were
31、cleverer than young people. Then one of them said, “Butyoung people are s3than old people.”All of them agreed that this is true e4Robert. He thought he was strong as b5.“that is not possible, ”said his friends.“Well, ”said Robert, “Inone c6of my garden theres big stone. When I wasyoung, I couldntm 7
32、it. I wasn tstrong e8. Now I m old and when I try tomove it, I s9cant. Thats w10I m as strong as before.”1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.5Passage 13In the home a dad is very important. He is the person who provides us with money tofeed and clothes o1. He can make your bedroom more beautiful, mend your radio,ma
33、ke c2foryourbirds, r3yourbicycle and help you with your mathshomework. A dad can be very u4for taking you in the car to and from parties, musiclessons, and dancing lessons. He is the one who complains about the time yous 5talking on the t6, as he has to p7the bills. Dad is someone whowill support yo
34、u in an argument, if he b8you to be right. He is someone who readsyour school r9, and treats（奖励） you if it is good. A dad likes to come into a nicehappy home in the evening, and sit in his chair with a n10 .1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.Passage 14Can vegetables be p 1in winter? Yes, but a greenhouse（温室） must
35、 beb2first. The greenhouse should be m3of glass. A large greenhouse may be tenmetres l4,three metresw5,and twometers high. Thesunshine can r6the vegetables t7the glass. The wind and cold air can be s8from getting in. theair inside the greenhouse is always w9 . More and more greenhouses areb10builtal
36、lover the world. Allkinds of vegetables can be brought onto our dinnertables in winter.1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.Passage 15Traveling to all countries of the world gets easier and easier, but how well do we knowand u_each other? Here isasimpletest. Imagine( 设 想 )you willholdam_at four o clock, what time s
37、hould you e_your foreign business friendstocome? If they are German, they willa_on time. If they are American,theyllprobably be fifteen minutes early. If they are British, theyll be fifteen minutes late.The British seemed to think since the English l_was widely used in the world,what they did was ce
38、rtain to be widelyunderstood. Very soon they f_they werecompletely( 完全地 ) wrong. For e_, the British are happy to have a business lunchand discuss business matters witha drink duringthe meal; the Japanese p_nottowork while eating. Lunch is a time for them to relax and get to know e_other, and thedon
39、tdrink at lunch. The Germans like to talk business b_dinner; the French liketoeat firstand talk afterwards. They have to be wellfed and watered before they discuss6anything.Passage 16Do you k_robots? There are a l_of robots in the world now. Someof the robots can walk, sing and dance. Some can talk
40、w_people. Most of them cando heavy work. In a few m_years, a robot willbe able to d_a car, atrain, a ship or a p_. In a hospital, a restaurant or a shop, we m_see arobot at work. By then, we need n_do the cooking or go shopping ourselves. Wejust give orders( 命令 ) to a robot and it will do a_the hous
41、ework. A robot will beour good f_.Passage 17Last May I stayed in Santo Lusa for a week. That was my f_trip there. Onemorning I s_out to visit a famous museum, but I didntknow w_wayto go, so I stopped a stranger and asked, “Excuse me, does this street lead(通向 )to the GrandMuseum?”“Yes,”he answered. “
42、Go along this street and turn left at the second crossing. Youcantm_it ”. So I w_two blocks( 街区 ) and turned to my left, but themuseum w_there. Then I asked a second stranger. He said,“Go along this streetand turn left at the second crossing.”But a_I couldn tfind themuseum. I asked athird stranger and he said the same thing.This time I found the Grand Museum. Just then s_walkedup and said.“Excuse me. Where s the nearest b_? ”I answered q_,“Go along thisstreet and turn left at the second crossing! ”Passage 18Do you have a pet? Are you i_in
