1、考点跟踪突破 37 短文填空A(2015,成都)back,bad,express,feel,it,loud,luck,simple,sweet ,thank,t wo,warmOnce upon a time,a young man came across a spring (泉水) of clear water while crossing the desert.The water was very sweet,and he filled his leather container (皮革容器) so that he could bring some 1.back to his teache
2、r.After a fourday journey,he presented the water to his teacher.The old man took a deep drink,smiled 2.warmly and thanked his student very much for the sweet water.The young man returned to his village with a happy heart.After a while,the teacher let a 3.second student taste the water.He spat (吐) it
3、 out,saying it was terrible.It was clear that the water had become no longer fresh and sweet because of the old leather container.The student questioned his teacher, “Master,the water tasted strange.Why did you still like it?” The teacher replied, “You 4.simply tasted the water while I tasted the gi
4、ft.The water was the container for an act of love and kindness and nothing could be 5.sweeter ”After reading the story,we can understand that when we receive a chocolate as a gift from a child,we get more than the chocolate 6.itselfWhat we should do properly is to express 7.thanks naturally to him o
5、r her because we love the idea within the gift.Gratitude (感谢) doesnt always come naturally. 8.unluckily,most children and many grownups like only the thing given rather than the 9.expressions shown in it.We should remind ourselves and teach our children about the beauty of feelings and 10.feelings o
6、f gratitude.After all, gifts from the heart are really gifts of the heart.B(2015,杭州)advice,decide,make,sleep ,that,I ,anything,angry,too,alwaysFrom:To:elleoxmail .comSubject: Need help!Hi Elle,I need some help with my problems.I dont know what to do!Youre so confident (自信的) and always know what to d
7、o, so I hope you can give me some 1.adviceI have very strict parents who wont let me do 2.anything on my own.Theyve been really 3.angry with me because of my poor school results.I dont know how to let them know that their pressure is 4.making it hard for me to do well in school.My friends at school
8、are 5.always trying to get me to do things I dont like.I want to make my own 6.decision(s)I dont want to do things because of the pressure from my classmates.How do 7.I deal with them?Im always worrying about my looks.I think Im getting too fat.I have too many pimples (粉刺) on my face,8.tooAll these
9、problems are making me feel very stressful and sad.Im so stressed 9.that Im beginning to have sleep problems.I worry so much that I cant 10.sleep.What can I do?Please help?Yours,SandraC(2015,江西)another,carry,control ,have ,life,w ell,tree,so,usual ,w ildAnimals are important in Indian culture and ar
10、e treated in a special way.For example,a lot of elephants arent 1.wildThey are domesticated (驯养)They arent kept as pets,but as working animals.Every working elephant 2.has its own keeper.An elephant and its keeper meet for the first time when they are both young,and they grow up together.In fact,the
11、ir relationship continues for the rest of the elephants 3.lifeperhaps 40 years.Lots of elephants work in the forest, moving heavy 4.trees when they are cut down.Some give rides to tourists,or 5.carry people during celebrations and festivals.Keepers take excellent care of their elephants,feeding them
12、 6.well and giving them a bath at the end of the working day.7Another special animal in India is the cow.Cows are protected animals,8.so they arent kept on farms or killed for food,although people do use their milk.So in India you can often see cows walking around towns and cities,and nobody tries t
13、o 9.control them.If they sit down in the middle of the road,people 10.usually drive around them!Do you think its interesting?D(2015,临沂改编)everyone,long,weak,high,instead,how ever,speed,leave ,until,low,enjoy,farIsaac Newton was born in Woolsthorpe,England,on December 25,1642.He was born early and he
14、was very 1.weakNo one believed he could continue to live.But he surprised 2.everyoneHe had one of the most powerful minds in history.And he lived 3.until he was 84.Newtons father died before he was born.His mother married again a few years later.She 4.left Newton with his grandmother.The boy was not
15、 a good student.Yet he was curious (好奇的) and liked to make things,such as kites,clocks and simple machines.Newton also 5.enjoyed finding new ways to answer questions or solve problems.As a boy,for example,he wanted to find a way to measure (测量) the 6.speed of the wind.On a windy day,he measured how
16、far he could jump with the wind at his back.Then he measured how 7.far he could jump with the wind in his face.From the difference between the two jumps,he made his own measure of the power of the wind.Strangely,Newton became a much better student after a boy kicked him in the stomach.The boy was on
17、e of the best students in the school.Newton decided to get even (报复) by getting 8.higher marks than the boy who kicked him.In a short time,Newton became the top student at the school.Newton left school to help on the family farm.9.However,the boy was not a good farmer.He spent his time solving math
18、problems instead of taking care of the farm.He spent hours visiting a bookstore in town,10.instead of selling his vegetables in the market.An uncle believed that Newton would do better as a student than as a farmer.So he sponsored (资助) the young man into Cambridge University to study math.E(2015,兰州)
19、should, use,dangerous,habit,spend ,much,safely,at,it,althoughOverhead bridges are found in many parts of Lanzhou,especially in places where traffic is heavy and crossing the road is very 1.dangerousThe purpose of these overhead bridges is to enable passengers to cross road 2.safelyOverhead bridges a
20、re used in very much the same way as zebra crossings.They are more efficient 3.although less convenient because people have to climb up a long flight of steps.This is inconvenient especially to old people.When passengers are 4.using a zebra crossing,traffic is held up.This is why the government has
21、built many overhead bridges to help passengers and to keep traffic moving 5.at the same time.The government of Lanzhou has 6.spent lots of money in building these bridges.For their own safety,passengers 7.should be encouraged to use them instead of risking their lives by running across the road.Old
22、people,however ,may find 8.it a little difficult climbing up and down the steps, but it is still 9.much safer than walking across the road with all the dangerous of moving traffic.Overhead bridges serve a very useful purpose.Passengers,both old and young,should make a 10.habit to use them.This will
23、prevent unnecessary accidents and loss of life.F(2015,攀枝花改编)what,as,attend,heavy,stop,information,although,relax, find,begin,instead,whySometimes you feel busy and worried.You maybe have a lot of things to do,but time isnt enough.You may wonder, “Where does time go?” Here are some 1.information to h
24、elp you make use of it and 2.find more free time to enjoy your life.Plan ahead of time.Its necessary for you to make a plan at the 3.beginning of a week or a day.Think of 4.what you really need and dont need to do.Spare (匀出) some time to have a short rest and look back on what youve done.You may hav
25、e a sense of success.Say no to yourself.If you are not excited about 5.attending a social activity,then dont go.Stay at home to have a rest.If you plan to go to a supermarket but it is raining 6.heavily,why not stay inside? Its fine to change your mind and do your shopping another day.Change your pa
26、ce (节奏) If you go shopping on Saturday,choose a weekday night to go 7.insteadThe stores are less crowded on Wednesday evening than Saturday afternoon.You can feel better if you regard your way home 8.as taking a free walk after supper.Focus on (关注) simple pleasure.When your days work is done,its tim
27、e to get yourself 9.relaxedA pleasant bath,a cup of coffee or a gentle song can be enough.10.Although expensive relaxation is nice,you can also get more on simple pleasure.G(2015,烟台改编)last,stop,what,enough,be,especial,play,w ith,least,much,besides,attentionAlmost every day,we discuss the topic of he
28、alth.But what is health? “Health” means eating well,getting 1.enough exercise and having a healthy lifestyle.Here 2.are some useful rules.Eat different kinds of food,3.especially fruit and vegetables.We all know that eating fruit and vegetables keeps us healthy,but many of us only eat our favorite f
29、ood.Remember that we can only get 4.what our body needs by eating all sorts of food.Drink water and milk most often.Everyone knows that water is important.5.Besides water, kids also need plenty of calcium (钙) to grow strong bones,which is rich in milk.Every day,you should drink at 6.least three cups
30、 of milk,when you are 9 years old or older.Youd better try to have drinks 7.with little sugar.Pay 8.attention to your body.When you are eating,notice how your body feels.When your stomach is full,9.stop eating.Eating too much makes you become fat and unhealthy.Limit the amount of time you spend watc
31、hing TV and 10.playing computer games.Try to spend more time doing sports, like running,swimming and so on.H(2015,襄阳改编)competition,until,active,share ,gi ve,try,instead ,language,encourage ,include,disappoint,believeIf you lose 12 times,will you just give up?Dale Carnegie,a pioneer in public speakin
32、g and selfdevelopment,kept 1.tryingAnd he became famous by showing people how to be successful.Carnegie was born in 1888 in a poor farming family in the central United States.The boy didnt see a train 2.until he was 12 years old.In his teens,he had to get up at 4 am. every day to milk the cows in hi
33、s family.When Carnegie first entered college,he felt hopeless because of his clothes and ordinary looks.His mother 3.encouraged him, “Why not try to be better in other things 4.instead of just dress and good looks?”Carnegie tried to be more 5.active in college.He joined the debate (辩论) team.But one
34、after another,he lost 12 times.The young man was 6.disappointed in himself.He said later that he thought of killing himself after so many failures (失败) But soon Carnegie was seen practicing public speaking on the riverside.His hard work brought good results at last.In 1906,Carnegie won a famous spee
35、ch petition and became widely known.The young man made his own words come true:“8.Believe that you will succeed,and you will.” In order to 9.share his success,Carnegie opened schools and wrote books.His bestsellers (畅销书) 10.include How to Win Friends and Influence People and How to Stop Worrying and
36、 Start Living.More than 50 million copies of his books have been printed in 38 11.languages They are still helping people on the road to success.I(2015,呼和浩特改编)many,how, sold,take,bring,if,them,much,without ,poor,however,w eighIn a town in France,there was a farmer who lived alone.Every day he 1.sold
37、 a pound of butter to his neighbour,who was a baker.One day the baker decided to weigh the butter to see 2.if he was getting a pound.After he weighed it,he found that he wasnt.The baker then took the farmer to the judge (法官)The judge wanted to know the farmers ways to weigh the butter.The farmer rep
38、lied, “Im so 3.poor that I do not have enough money to buy anything to weigh it.4.However,I do have a kind of scale (天平) ” The judge asked, “Then 5.how do you weigh the butter?” The farmer replied, “Before the baker started buying butter from me,I had bought bread from him.So now every time when I 6
39、.bring home the bread from the baker,I put it on the scale and give him the butter of the same 7.weight ”We always get back what we give to others.Whenever you take action,ask yourself this question, “Am I honest?”Honesty or dishonesty can become a habit.Some dishonest people can lie 8.without a red face.Others lie so 9.much that they do not even know what the truth is any more.But who is it bad for?In fact,those who lie will hurt 10.themselves by their own dishonest behaviour.