1、学优中考网 2012 中考英语短文综合填空实践演练（教师版 3）每篇短文前的方框内给出 12 词，选择其中的 10 个词填空，并注意根据需要作适当的词形变化。Passage 1be, use ,come, get, rather, who, fast, dangerous, make, noise, if, maypeople know that, although animals 1 not have the same IQ as human beings, they are clever enough to learn things.Dogs are very 2 for blind pe
2、ople. 3 a dog has been well trained, it will always lead its blind master in the right direction and keep him out of 4 . For example, guide dogs learn never to cross a busy road when cars are 5 , even if their masters order them to do so.Horses are also able to learn many things. Horses that 6 used
3、for guard or police duty must learn never to feel afraid of 7 , traffic and so on. Racing horses are able to run much 8 than other ones, but they are also quite easy to 9 nervous. So it is necessary for those people 10 train them to be very patient and understanding.1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Pa
4、ssage 2like, speak, need, easy, correct, begin, carelessly, two, late, possible, it, interestIf you have a problem with speaking, you can do several things. Listen to English as much as 1 . You can learn a poem or a song by heart. You can also learn more dialogues. And practice 2 with your friends a
5、s much as you can.Many people find 3 difficult to listen to English. The answer is, to listen as much as you can. However, dont do too much at one time. It is better to practice listening five minutes every day. Dont sit down and listen for an hour at time. Thats too much! Do choose listening passag
6、es that are 4 and not too difficult. Choose tapes on which the people speak clearly and not too fast. Take it 5 at first. Practice with simple takes at the 6 is the key. 7 on you can practice with takes that are more difficult.Finally, how can you learn to write well? How do you use little words 8 i
7、n, on, of and for? There are two answers to this. First, do some study with new words. Keep a list of verbs like look for, look after and so on. 9 , read as much English as possible. There are many things that cant be learnt. You must see them in books many times. Then youll be able to use them 10 .
8、 So in order to write well, you must first learn to read much.1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Passage 3on, take, final, what, into, matter, turn, anything, for, how why, pickthe computer programmer and the frogone day, a man was crossing a street when a frog(蛙) called out at him and said, “If you kis
9、s me, I will turn into a beautiful princess(公主).” He 1 up the frog, and put it 2 his pocket.The frog spoke up again and said, “If you kiss me, and turn me back into a beautiful princess, I will tell everyone 3 smart and brave you are and you are my hero.” The man 4 the frog out of his pocket, smiled
10、 at it, then returned it to his pocket.The frog spoke up again and said, “If you kiss me and turn me back into a beautiful princess, I will be your loving copanion(同伴) 5 a whole week.” The man took the frog out, smiled at it, and returned it to his pocket.The frog then cried out, “If you kiss me and
11、 turn me back into a beautiful princess, I will stay with you for a year and do 6 that you want.” Again the man took the frog out, smiled at it, and put it back into his poiket.7 , the frog asked, “What is the 8 ? Ive told you I am a beautiful princess and I will stay with you for a year and do anyt
12、hing that you want. But 9 dont you want to kiss me?”The man said, “I am a computer programmer, so I have 10 time for a girlfriend. But a talking frog is very interesting.”1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Passage 4wonder, receive, double, bit, but, pair, please, like, return, past, by, passA man took a
13、 1 of shoes to a shoemaker and told him, “Id 2 you to mend these shoes for me, please.”“Certainly, sir,” said the shoemaker.“When will they be ready?” the man asked.“Im a 3 busy, but theyll be ready for you on Thursday,” he said.“That fine,” the man said, and left the shop.The next morning he 4 a le
14、tter, offering him a job in another country. Within 24 hours he was on an airplane to his new job.Twenty years 5 and he returned to his hometown.He remembered his shoes. “They were a good pair of shoes,” he thought. “I 6 if the shoemaker is still there and still has them. Ill go and see.” He was 7 t
15、o see that the shoemaker was still in the same shop, although he was an old man 8 now.“Good morning,” he said to him. “Twenty years ago, I brought a pair of shoes to be mended. Do you think youve still got them?”“Name?” the old shoemaker asked.“Smith,” said the man.学优中考网 “Ill go and see. They may be
16、 out back.”The shoemaker went out to the back of his shop. And a few minutes later, he 9 , carrying the pair of shoes.“Here they are,” he said. “One pair of brown shoes to be mended. Im a bit busy now, 10 theyll probably be ready on Thursday.”1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Passage 5however, while, k
17、eep, know, lot, because, help, of, important, when, try, showbody language is quite, secret and the most powerful language 1 all. Body movements are very 2 .arms. How you hold your arms shows how open and receptive(善于接受的) you are to people you meet. If you keep your arms to the sides of your body or
18、 behind your back, this suggests you are brave. Outgoing(开朗的) people usually use their arms with big movements, 3 quieter people keep them close to their bodies. If someone makes you angry, just cross your arms to 4 youre unhappy.Head. When you want to show your confidence, 5 your head level. If you
19、re the monitor in class, you can also take on this position when you want your words to be taken seriously. However, to be friendly in listening or speaking, you must move your head a little to one side.Legs. Your legs will move around a 6 when you are nervous or telling lies. If you are interviewed
20、(面试), 7 to keep them still.Mouth. 8 you are thinking, you often purse your lips(噘起嘴). You might also use this position to hold back angry words you dont wish to say. 9 , it will probably still be noticed; and people will 10 youre not pleased.1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Passage 6because, laugh, mi
21、llion, lucky, brave, age, work, famous, opportunity, one, good, lastA bright star Liu YifeiIn the last year, Liu Yifei, an 18 year old Chinese American, has become very 1 while playing Wang Yuyan, in Jin Yongs Eightfold Path of the Heavenly Dragon(天龙八部). 2 of teenagers have been attracted by her lig
22、ht smile and beautiful long hair. Many magazines have described her as one of the most charming(有魅力的 ) young actresses of 2004.When Liu Yifei returned to China with her mother at the 3 of 14, she did work as a model. A director(导演) saw her picture on an advertisement board in the street, and then sh
23、e had the 4 to work in TV. Now she is a student in Grade Three of Beijing Film Academy(北京电影学院), the star factory of China.Some people say that she has succeeded 5 of her beauty. But she said, “A pretty face does not 6 forever. To be a good actress you must work hard and have a professional attitude(
24、态度).”Liu Yifei was born in Wuhan but moved to the US with her mother when she was 10. things were not easy at 7 . “When I started at school, I went to the wrong classroom for 10 days in a row because my English was so bad. I cried a lot when I saw all the textbooks were in English. But I tried my 8
25、and eventually(终于) overcame(征服) the chanllenges and finally won,” Liu said. “The best thing I learnt in the US is to be independent(独立的) 9 , she said”She said that she believes the saying good 10 only comes to those who are ready. And she is always ready for the camera.1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
26、 Passage 7After, hard, able, put, enjoyable, beautiful, tired, until, walk, hand, catch, habitWhen you do your homeworkNever try to work when you are very hungry. If you want to do your homework right 1 school, maybe you need to eat something before work. Always do your homework before you get too 2
27、 . Dont wait 3 very late in the evening. Or the assignment(作业) will seem much 4 than it really is.Break your time up(分解时间) into a few parts if you have more than an hours work, and give yourself a break(休息) after an hour. On the other 5 , dont break it up so much that you cant get anything done. You
28、 should be 6 to work at least half an hour at a time without stopping.Dont 7 it off until the last minute. If you put off doing your homework, you will have it on your mind, and you wont enjoy your free time so much. If you put it off until the end of the week or until right before a test, you will
29、have too much to do. A little homework each night can help you 8 up with what is happening each day in school.Do your homework at the same time every day. This will help you form(形成，养成) a good 9 . And it will make your free time more 10 as well.1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Passage 8beauty, find, t
30、ake, with, face, feeling, without, happy, eat, real, exercise, thinksecret of beautySome young people are worrying about acnes(青春痘) on their 1 , and some are worrying about their figures(身材 ). Do you know what on earth the secret of beauty is? 2 of smile and health, and then you may find the answer.
31、学优中考网 Maybe you are not satisfied 3 your big nose, your small eyes or your weight. Dont waste energy and 4 on the way you look. In fact, when you become an adult and look at the pictures of your young time, you will 5 how cute you are.Happiness is the best way to make you beautiful. When people are
32、happy, you look nice. When people smile or laugh from the bottom of their heart, they look very 6 .Dont worry about your weight too much. Dont refuse food for it. No one can live 7 health. So you need to drink lots of water, 8 a healthy diet and do enough 9 .When you accept what you have owned and e
33、njoy them, you will 10 become pretty “inside and out”.1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Passage 9believe, keep, use, found, against, over, sixteen, fact, more, change, color, becomewe put up an umbrella to 1 the water off when it rains. But in 2 , the umbrella wasnt invented as protection against the r
34、ain. It was first used as a shade(遮光物) 3 the sun.nobody knows who first invented it, but he umbrella was 4 in very ancient times. The umbrella was used in ancient Egypt(埃及) and Babylon as a sunshade(遮阳伞). And there was a strange thing about its use - it 5 a symbol(象征) of honor and power.In Europe, t
35、he Greeks were the first to use the umbrella as a sunshade. Its 6 that the first persons in Europe to use the umbrella as protection against the rain were the ancient Romans(罗马人).During the Middle Ages, people didnt use the umbrella. Then it became a symbol of power again in Italy in the late 7 cent
36、ury. By 1680, the umbrella appeared in France, and later on in England.By the eighteenth century, the umbrella was used against rain all 8 most of Europe. Umbrellas havent 9 much in style during all this time, though they have become much lighter in weight. Womens umbrellas began to be made in many
37、kinds of 10 until the twentieth century.1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Passage 10bit, nothing, fall, down, look, though, mend, few, up, raise, rise, stillhit him againOne Sunday morning Mr Smith, head of the town, was telling all the people at church that the roof(屋顶) of the church should be 1 , or
38、it would bring danger.A 2 people stood up and said that they were glad to give five or ten dollars each for mending the roof 3 they didnt have much money. But the richest man in the town only stayed in his seat and said 4 .Mr Smith then took a short 5 at him and truned to the others and said, “We al
39、l should do a 6 for the people. There is someone who is able to give more, isnt there?” but the richest man 7 said nothing.Suddenly a small part of the roof 8 down, it just hit the head of the richest man. He 9 from the seat at once and said that he would give ten dollars, too.A poor old man at the back looked 10 at the roof, then he came up to Mr Smith and said seriously, “Hit him again. Oh, God! Hit him again and again.”1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
