中考一轮复习(人教版)培优试题 八(下) Units 9~10
一、完形填空
Every year, schools in Australia have a “Big Day” .
Students put their old things on sale for charity. The 1 will be used to help others. And at my school, the topic of Big Day is only about 2 ! After lunch, different 3 got a stall (摊位). All the students took turns running their grade’s stalls(摊位). Each one only had 10 minutes so that 4 could have fun. Every stall had their main 5 .
For example, for Grade Ten’s stall, we 6 different drinks. The most popular one was an Oreo milk shake 7 ice cream. For Grade Eleven’s stall, the focus was the cheap lollipops (棒棒糖), which only cost $1 (6.56 yuan) per packet.
I could only work from 1:50 pm to 2 o’clock. But it was the 8 moment of the activity. The stall was usually crowded with quite a lot of people. I arrived at our stall three 9 earlier.
My partners arrived even earlier. They waved at me with big smiles on faces, and said 10 , “Come here! We need some help!” I was pulled to a table with a lot of paper cups. I was 11 to shake each cup for 30 seconds to make it taste better.
However, when I shook the first cup for nearly 20 seconds, the salesman shouted, “Hey! 12 ! People are waiting!” So I sped up and finally gave it to the 13 and they took it away with satisfaction.
After a while I was tired out and I couldn’t even 14 my own fingers. Finally, I 15 my work and bought a milkshake. It tasted a little bit sweeter.
1. A. bill B. things C. food D. money
2. A. eating B. playing C. clothing D. working
3. A. schools B. grades C. classes D. pairs
4. A. everyone B. no one C. anyone D. someone5. A. programs B. products C. purposes D. projects
6. A. bought B. mended C. sold D. borrowed
7. A. except B. with C. for D. to
8. A. worst B. simplest C. busiest D. best
9. A. hours B. seconds C. minutes D. days
10. A. angrily B. carefully C. surprisingly D. happily
11. A. hoped B. feared C. asked D. refused
12. A. Hurry up B. Eat up C. Clean up D. Get up
13. A. salesman B. customer C. partner D. stall
14. A. see B. find C. feel D. cure
15. A. finished B. avoided C. started D. changed
二、阅读理解
A
Studying is usually not a happy task, especially when there are so many things you can do for fun. The balance(平衡)between work and play is a lifelong matter. Are you feeling tired and bored when you study What should you do if you're not interested in study Here are ways you could do to deal with the problem.
Change your thoughts. If you're lack of passion(缺乏热情)for study, just think about your future. Only good grades can give you a chance to achieve your dreams. Good grades will help you get into your dream high school and college. No matter how old you are, you're always growing and learning.
Work hard to achieve your dreams. Study is teaching you an important lesson—You must work for what you want to achieve. Winning a game, passing a test, doing something difficult...These are all rewarding(值得的)experiences because of the time you spent and the effort you made. The harder you work, the happier you'll be.
Relax yourself at times. You don't need to study as often as you think you should do. I am not telling you not to study-You still should, but you can try studying less if it doesn't influence your grades.
Find your favorite subjects. Discover your interests and develop them carefully. Keep studying and stay healthy.
16. Studying is usually not a ___________ task according to the passage.
A. hard B. happy C. boring D. tiring
17. We can know ___________ is a lifelong matter from the passage.
A. doing things for fun B. growing and leaning
C. balancing work and play D. feeling tired and bored
18. You can get into a dream school with the help of ___________.
A. similar thoughts B. good grades C. serious problems D. different feelings
19. You can achieve your dream by ___________.
A. working hard B. passing tests C. winning games D. giving lessons
20. What does the underlined sentence mean in the fourth paragraph
A. You should never study. B. You should always think.
C. You could sometimes study less. D. You may usually feel tired.
B
Last Saturday, I went to a coffee shop to meet a friend of mine. I got there ten minutes earlier.
So I ordered a cup of coffee and sat by the window. watching people. There were some boys playing football on the street and a small boy was running after the ball as it rolled across the road.
Suddenly. there came a car. It was going very fast. When the driver saw the boy in his way, he braked(刹车)hard, But it was too late … The small boy was lying on the street without moving. To everyone's surprise, the car didn't stop. It drove away quickly.
People ran to the boy. There was a cut on the boy's head and he lost a lot of blood. The coffee shop owner telephoned the police. Soon an ambulance(救护车)arrived and took the boy to the hospital. At 6:30 pm, the police arrived and started questioning people. About half an hour later, they asked me to go to the police station because I saw everything. I gave them all the information I knew because I really wanted them to catch the driver. I didn't leave the police station until 8:00pm. After that I went home because I didn't want to talk to anyone.
The next day, the boy's parents called me to say thanks. They also told me their boy was fine and the driver was at the police station now.
21. Why did the writer go to the coffee shop
A. To relax himself. B. To meet his friend. C. To help a boy. D. To watch people.
22. What happened to the boy while he was running after the football
A. He was taken away by someone. B. He fell down by accident.
C. He knocked into a man in the street. D. He was hit by a car suddenly.
23. Who called the police
A. The writer. B. The owner of the coffee shop. C. The writer's friend. D. The waiter.
24. Which of the following is the right order
① The writer ordered a cup of coffee. ② There was a cut on the boy's head.
③ A car came very fast. ④ The writer got a call from the boy's parents. ⑤ The writer went back home.
A.①②⑤③④ B.③②①⑤④ C.①③②⑤④ D.③①②④⑤
25. How might the writer feel at the end of the story
A. Happy. B. Sorry. C. Worried. D. Popular.
C
A small cloud moves slowly through the air in a hospital operating room (手术室). In the room a patient with cancer (癌症), lies on a table. The cloud is all around the patient, covering her body and filling her lungs(肺). The cloud is not smoke. It is made of millions of nano-robots(纳米机器人). These tiny robots move from cell (细胞) to cell in the patient's body, killing the cancer.
Fighting cancer with nano-robots is only an idea today, but scientists say that it could be possible in the future. Using nano-robots for good purposes such as fighting the illness or repairing the environment may be the way to many of today's problems.
However, nano-robots could be a dangerous risk as well. Because nano-robots are so tiny, they will have to work in large teams of many thousands to many millions. For this reason, nano-robots will have to be programmed(被编程)to build themselves. Scientists will not have the ability to build millions of nano-robots one by one.
This ability to reproduce is making some scientists worried. What will happen if something goes wrong in the programming Quite a lot of crazy nano-robots would be far worse than any illness. Some people think that if they get out of control, nano-robots could make the Earth gone.
What should be done Should we continue researching nano-robots or should we search for other methods This is one of the many difficult decisions that we have to make in the future.
26. What is the cloud in the passage
A. Smoke in the air. B. Millions of nano-robots.
C. Something full of drops of water. D. Clothes to cover a patient.
27. What does the underlined word it in Paragraph 2 refer to(指代)
A. Fighting cancer with nano-robots. B. Moving from cell to cell.
C. Killing the cancer. D. Repairing the environment.
28. Which of the following is NOT the reason why some scientists are worried a about using nano—robots
A. Nano-robots have the ability to build themselves.
B. Something may go wrong in the programming.
C. Scientists have to build millions of nano-robots one by one.
D. Nano—robots in large teams may be out of control.
29. What does the writer think of using nano-robots in the future
A. He agrees to the idea. B. He disagrees to the idea.
C. He doesn't talk about his own opinion. D. He is crazy about it.
30. What is the best title
A. Future Robots B. The Ways to Fight Cancer
C. Nano-robots in Use D. A Cloud of Hope and Danger
D
Recently children have been told to buy traditional alarm clocks instead of mobile phones to wake them up in the morning. Schools will advise pupils to turn off mobile phones or iPads in the evening to have enough sleep.
Researchers from a charity say that using internet-connected devices(装置)in the evening can prevent children getting more rest. Moreover, they suggest that school children should invest in a real alarm clock to make sure that they get a good night's sleep and arrive at school on time.
① . The result is that 40% pupils in secondary schools can now hardly get on well without these devices. About two-thirds of pupils have a habit of taking mobile phones to bed at night.
② . The study also shows that girls are more likely to be attracted by mobile phones than boys, and often use the Internet to talk to friends by social networking websites, such as Facebook and Twitter. One girl aged 12 said, "I have been told that I am addicted(上瘾的)to the Internet, and prefer being online to being with other people."
③ . A girl of 13 told researchers, "I can't imagine if someone takes my iPad away. I walk around the house with it even though its' not turned on. I just like being with it." Another girl added, "Sometimes I can't sleep without using the mobile phone at night."
④ . The charity, which was set up to promote(推动)iPads in the classroom, has now given five suggestions to protect children from being affected by electronic(电子的)devices.
31. To get a good night's sleep, school pupils are asked to buy ________.
A. iPads B. alarm clocks C. mobile phones D. electronic devices
32. The underlined words "invest in" in Paragraph(段落)2 mean ________.
A. hand out B. hand in C. spend time on D. spend money on
33. It is better to put "A study of about 3000 pupils shows that almost half feel to be controlled by electronic devices" in ________.
A. ① B. ② C. ③ D. ④
34. From the passage, we can learn that ________.
A. most pupils turn off their mobile phones in the evening
B. using mobile phones can make children get more rest
C. one-third of pupils get used to sleeping with mobile phones
D. girls are more interested in using mobile phones than boys
35. What will be talked about in the following paragraph
A. Examples of boys. B. More information about the charity.
C. The tips given to children. D. Instructions about electronic devices
三、语法填空 阅读下面短文, 在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或根据括号内单词的正确形式填空(1-3个单词)。
This is the year 2070. Today is my 36 (fifty) birthday, but I look like a person of eighty-five. I have serious kidney (肾脏) problems because I don’t have enough water 37 (drink). I’m afraid I don’t have much time left to live. I’m already one of the oldest people in this society.
I remember when I 38 (be) five years old, everything was very different. There were lots of trees in the parks. I could enjoy a shower for half 39 hour. At that time, 40 (woman)all had beautiful hair. Now, we have to shave (剃光)our heads to keep them clean without the use of water.
I remember there were “Saving Water” warnings in many public places, but nobody 41 (pay) attention. We believed water would last forever. Now, all the rivers and lakes are either dry or polluted. Water is much 42 (expensive) than gold and diamonds.
In the past, doctors suggested adults drink eight glasses of water a day. Nowadays, I am allowed half a glass only. Most people are weak and sick.
When my son asks me about my childhood, I tell him about how pleasant it was to fish in the rivers 43 how healthy people were. When he asks, “Why is there no clean water now ” I feel guilty(有罪的). I belong 44 those people who simply turned a blind eye to all the warnings.
I hope the people living in the 2020s 45 (true) understand the importance of saving water.
四、阅读七选五
Air is around us. However, with the development of modern society, air pollution has become one of the most serious problems in the world today. People polluted the air with gas and smoke produced by machines. 46. ________
47. ________ Automobiles (汽车) and planes cause pollution, but they provide people with transportation. Factories cause air pollution, too, but they provide people with jobs and products. In crowded cities, thousands of automobiles and factories can add tons of pollution to the air every day.
48. ________It makes the clear sky look cloudy and the air smell bad. It is harmful to everyone's health. Air pollution damages the plants that provide us with food. Most materials are used up more quickly in polluted air than in clean air. 49. ________
If we want to stop pollution immediately, we have to stop using many of the machines that make life easier for us. 50.________ Scientists and engineers can develop automobiles that produce less pollution.
A. Nobody likes air pollution.
B. Pollution can be stopped slowly.
C. All of us should do our best to save our earth.
D. Polluted air can even damage strong materials like steel.
E. Badly polluted air can cause sickness and even death.
F. Most of the pollution are caused by things that people need.
G. Light pollution can bring great problems to humans and their living environment.
参考答案
完形填空
DABAB CBCCD CABCA
阅读理解
BCBAC BDBCA BACCC BDADC
语法填空
fiftieth; to drink; was; an; women; paid; more expensive; and; to; truly
七选五
EFADB