1、阅读首字母填空专练(A).Marco PoloIt is difficult to imagine what the world was like in 1254. Europe was living in an age that we call the Medieval Period (中世纪). It was a time of many wars. It was in that time that Marco Polo was born in Venice, Italy. Life in Venice was d 86 from life in most of Europe. Venic
2、e was a city of beautiful buildings and water canals (运河). Many businessmen did business in Venice. Marco Polos father and uncle were businessmen. They had traveled to a far-off country called Cathay. (Cathay is now called China.) There they had friends with the great ruler, Kublai Khan(忽必烈). He i 8
3、7 them to return to Cathay.When Marco Polo was seventeen years old, he began a journey to China with his father and uncle. They sailed the Indian Ocean and crossed the desert and mountains of Asia on camels. The journey to China took three years.Kublai Khan greeted the Polos and sent them lots of gi
4、fts. He was especially impressed (留印象) with Marco, who could speak four l 88 including Chinese and others.Khan sent Marco on many trips t 89 China. On these trips, Marco saw many amazing things that he had never seen in Europe, such as coal used as fuel, paper moneyi 90 of coins, and papermaking and
5、 printing processes. Marco made many notes about life in China.After almost twenty years in China, the Polos began their journey home to Italy. Kublai Khan gave them many gifts of ivory, silk, jewels, and jade.When they returned to Venice, they found their city at war. Marco Polo was put in prison.
6、He spent his time w 91 a book about his years in China. The book is called Descriptions of the World. It became the most p 92 book in Europe. Because of the book, many people in Europe learned about life in China. 答案：86. different 87. invited 88. languages 89. through/ throughout 90. instead 91. wri
7、ting 92. popular(B)Li Ming has studied in the UK for nearly two years now. But hell never forget his first few weeks of living in a different country.The FoodIn China, Ill eat almost anything. But I remember the first food I tasted at school in England. We had this soup and it tasted of n 86 at all.
8、 In China, our food is quite salty, but we like it because the salt m 87 it taste nice. A friend advised me to try some cheese and biscuits. I thought biscuits were the same as cookies in America but I was wrong. Again, I felt disappointed at the taste of the biscuits and the cheese was really sour.
9、IntroductionsIn China when you meet someone for the first time, you sometimes shake hands. I was so s 88 when my friends mother gave me a kiss when I left his house. I felt so embarrassed and I know my face went very red at that moment.T 89 When I want to go anywhere in China, I just take my bicycle
10、. Here in England, I have to get a bus everywhere. Its really confusing b 90 buses dont stop automatically like they do in Beijing. You have to put your hand out, ring the bell or press the signal button.答案： 86. nothing 87. makes 88. surprised 89. Transport90. because 91. presents 92. often(C)It may
11、 be possible to enjoy a higher standard (标准) of living if you have a small family. There are clear advantages to having a small family. H_86_, there can also be serious disadvantages if it is a small family. The parents have big responsibilities (责任) of raising children by themselves if they have no
12、 help from other family m_87_. Today, it is quite common for both parents to work full time in order to pay for the basic cost of living of family. When the parents come home, they are often very t_88_ from a hard day at work. Still, they have to take care of the children, cook, clean, wash clothes,
13、 shop, etc. When there is only one parent, of course the responsibilities of looking after the children are much h_89_ for him or her. They have to work out all the things by themselves. They just hope that everything goes right every day. More and more, people in small families have been trying to
14、create their own extended families (大家庭) to meet their needs. They often try to develop a net-work of friends and neighbors to be part of their self-created extended family. For example, small families may celebrate holidays t_90_ and, if there are children, they may share responsibilities of child
15、raising. Your child might go to a neighbors h_91_ or apartment after school on certain days, and then you would do something in e_92_ to help your neighbor out. Many of these arrangements are very successful and helpful for those families.答案：However members tired heavier/harder together house exchan
16、ge(D)Different weather makes people feel different. It influences health, intelligence (智力) and feelings.In August, it is very hot and wet in the southern part of the United States. People there have heart trouble and other kinds of health problems such as headache and sore throat etc. during this m
17、onth. In the Northeast and Middle West, it is very hot at some times and very cold at other times. People in these states have more heart trouble because of the c_86_ weather in February or March.The weather can influence intelligence. For example, scientists gave a report in 1983 that a group of st
18、udents IQs were very high when a very strong wind came, but after the strong wind, their IQs were 10% lower. The wind can h_87_ people have more intelligence. Very hot weather, on the other hand, can make it lower. Students often get worse on exams in the hot months of the year. So in China students
19、 usually have the entrance exams for higher e_88_ in June for it is not so hot. This year junior high school students in Shanghai will have the exam in the middle of June.Weather a_89_ has strong influence on peoples feelings. Winter may be a bad time for thin people. They usually feel cold during t
20、he months. They might feel unhappy during cold weather. But fat people have a hard time in hot s_90_. At a temperature of about 18 oC, people become stronger and feel best.Low air pressure (压力) may make people f_91_. People leave more bags on buses and in shops on low air pressure days.Are you feeli
21、ng sad, tired, unhappy or hard to remember things today? If you have one of the above feelings, it may be c_92_ by weather because weather influences peoples health, intelligence and feelings.答案：changeable help education also summer forgetful caused(E)Wonder why you can get angry so easily while you
22、r friend smiles all the time? Its p_86_ because you both have different personalities(性格) . Personality is also about how people think, behave, and react(反应) to e_87_ around them from day to day. So what makes people think and behave in certain ways?Part of the reason is that people are born like th
23、is. A baby gets its blood type, genes（基因）and other physical things when its still inside its mother. These things may help decide what the baby will be l_88_.But ones personality doesnt stop here. Family life, school learning and life experience can also make you the person you are. This doesnt mean
24、 its i_89_ to change your personality. You can always try to make yourself better. Dont get too worried about your weak points. Just a_90_ them. This is a good way to start making changes.If you dont know how to make friends, find out why. Is it because you are too s_91_? Tell yourself to smile at p
25、eople. Start talking to people using warm greetings. Dont give yourself a hard time about it all. Its not easy to change life h_92_ in one night. Keep working at it. One day youll see that you can turn over a new leaf and be a new one.答案：86. probably/possibly 87. everything 88. like 89. impossible 9
26、0. accept 91. shy 92. Habits(F)Its not easy for us to forgive(原谅) someone who has ever hurt you or made you disappointed. H 86 , several new studies say that it could be good for your health. When you think of forgiveness, you probably dont think of it as a healthy or medical problem. On the other h
27、and, studies p 87 that something like anger can change your well-being(身心状况).When cartoon characters like the Incredible Hulk get angry, they change colors and often get special power. In the real w 88 , anger is less obvious. Scientists say anger can be harmful to your physical and mental health. T
28、wo new studies seem to show the s 89 idea. The studies find that people who are able to forgive feel less stress, less back pain, and less depression.They also have fewer headaches, l 90 blood pressure(血压), and fewer problems on sleeping. So it doesnt m 91 if your anger is caused by the traffic or o
29、ther things. Learning to let it go is important. Ways such as d 92 breath can help you a lot, or just ask yourself if its worth hurting yourself by staying angry with someone else. Forgiveness does not mean that you simply accept what happened and say its OK. Instead, its a way of making peace with
30、yourself about what happened in the past.答案：86. However 87. prove 88. world 89. same 90. lower 91. matter 92. deep(G)Have you ever noticed the black and white bars on a book? Do you know what they are used for? They are barcodes(条形码) used in most products. If you go to a supermarket, you can see alm
31、ost every product with a barcode o 86 it. Barcodes contain information about the product, such as name and production date. Its an e 87 and convenient way to know about the products. Just scan(扫描) the bars with a barcode reader and everything is c 88 .The first use of a barcode in a supermarket chec
32、kout system was on a pack of American Wrigley Company chewing gum(口香糖) in 1974. Beyond supermarkets, barcodes are n 89 everywhere: for renting cars, for luggage checks on a plane, for parcels you send; life would be rather difficult w 90 barcodes. Most of our things would get lost in the post.Barcod
33、es change as well. Barcodes in the past were 1-D, but now there are 2-D barcodes, such as QR code. Since 2009, QR has been used on Chinese train tickets. People can enter stadiums, cinemas and theaters by h 91 certain types of barcodes. If you find these barcode things boring, a barcode building mig
34、ht be more up your street. In St Petersburg, Russia, there is a building designed like a barcode. It l 92 strange, but its actually a shopping mall. There are games too. Barcode Monsters is a mobile phone game. You have to scan barcodes and find the monsters!答案：86. on 87. easy 88. clear 89. needed 9
35、0. without 91. holding 92. looks(H)When I came out of my office, it was dark. In order to get home as soon as possible, I took a taxi. The car was flying along the road, but later it was in a traffic jam in darkness. I b_86_ the silence for fear that the driver might be too tired to drive. “When do
36、you go back home in the evenings?”“Nine oclock. Ill go home after this t_87_.”“Then when do you come out in the mornings?” I threw out another question.“Nine oclock, too. And I go home for lunch and dinner, just as if I worked at an office.” His words s_88_ me, because every time I ride in a taxi, w
37、hat I hear from the driver is only complaints. They complain that they have to work from morning till night, that it is hard to earn money, that they are bullied(欺负)by the police, or that the leaders enjoy the fruits of their work. It s_89_ they are not satisfied with everything. But this driver tol
38、d me, “I find it tiring to be a section chief as I was before. I dont like management work. I like driving, just out of pleasure. Its lucky that I s_90_ drive without a passenger. So I can earn three or four thousand yuan a month easily. Any trick? Yes, I never follow an e_91_taxi. If it goes southw
39、ard, I go northward. If it goes along the highway, I turn into a narrow street. In this way I always get customers.”His words showed his satisfaction with his life and the pride he took in his job. Such feelings are so rare among people nowadays just as oxygen in high mountains. How many people nowa
40、days can show high ideals(理想；完美) by s_92_ living and go with a calm mind? I couldnt help feeling moved when I found such a state of mind in a stranger on a cold winter night.答案：86. broke 87. trip 88. surprised 89. seems 90. seldom 91. empty 92. Simple(I)I really like reading and writing short storie
41、s. These stories are usually about 6 to 20 pages long which f 86 on an interesting person, a problem which the person had, and what happened when the person tried to solve the problem. All societies seem to have an oral storytelling tradition in which people met t 87 to tell each other short stories
42、, and in which parents told their children stories at bedtime. This was certainly true in England, in India, in Kenya, in Mexico and in Japan. Was it true in China too? In many countries, oral storytelling is still important, but in most countries now, stories are written down and p 88 in books. My
43、favorite collection of short stories is a book called The Story Giant by Brian Patten in which a giant knows all the stories in the world e 89 one. If he doesnt find the last story hell die. In the book he gets four children from different parts of the world to tell him stories in the hope that he w
44、ill find the last story so he can stay a 90 and pass the worlds stories on forever. Do you think he finds the last story?I also like reading novels. One of my favourite novels is called Life of Pi. It is written by a Canadian called Yann Martel, and is about an Indian boy who spends a long time at s
45、ea after a shipwreck (海难) a 91_ with nobody but a tiger. What about you? Do you have a favourite novel? Not many people read plays these days, but many people still enjoy watching them at the theatre or on television. Perhaps the l 92 popular form of literature (文学) is poetry. This is because many p
46、oems are very difficult to understand, and often seem to be written and read by very clever people. I wish I could write poems which anybody can understand.答案：86. focus 87. together 88. published/printed 89. except 90. alive 91. alone 92. least(J)A young boy was going to buy vegetables. On his way t
47、o the s_, he met a friend.“Where are you going?“ asked the boy. “Wherever my legs take me,“ answered his friend. The boy thought about the answer and he was s_ it had some deep meanings.When he returned home, he told his mother about it. His mother said,“ You should ask him what he would do if he ha
48、d no l_.“The next day the boy was e_ to see his friend coming towards him. “Where are you going?“ he asked, and without w_ for an answer, he continued, “Wherever your legs take you, right? Well, let me ask you .“Sorry,“ his friend interrupted (打断). “Today Im going wherever the wind blows.“ This answer was so d_ from the boys expectation(预期)that he had nothing to say. Later, the boy told his mother about it. His mother said,“ You should ask him what he would do if there were no wind.“Some days later the boy saw his friend a_. He ran to
