中考英语新题型专项训练(五)
一、六选四阅读
阅读下面短文,从短文后所给的六个选项中选出四个可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
A
There are many English proverbs(谚语) that are about “home”. Here are some of the best.
1. _______________
The proverb means home is the best place to be. This proverb comes from the song Home Sweet Home. 2. ________________ Maybe it's not that comfortable, but it's where love and family can be found. After being away for so long, you will always find there's no place like home. So if you have been elsewhere for a long time, you can say “There's no place like home.” As soon as you arrive home to show how you miss your home and parents.
The longest way round is the shortest way home.
Though this proverb also has the word “home”, it’s about working skills. Sometimes some students do their homework in a really quick way, just in order to save time. 3. _______________ At first, people may think it'll save time if they do the job as fast as they can. However, it's easy to make mistakes if they only care about the speed, and more time will be spent in redoing the task. So slow down, and slow is fast.
Home is where the heart is.
Home doesn't have to be the building that you live in. It is where you most want to be. This is usually wherever someone's family is, or where they grew up. 4. _______________ It may be the same city they live in now, the city where they grew up, the house where their parents live, or the place where they are raising their family.
A. There's no place like home. B. Home has a special meaning. C. It simply means no matter where one is, home is always the best. D. This is also true for some adults who have to finish certain tasks. E. When we meet difficulties, home is the best encouragement for us. F. Most adults have some places in their mind they think as their “home”.
B
Have you ever tried to write a poem It’s easier than you might think. Just pick up a pen and begin practicing. Here are some steps to write a poem.
Choose your topic (话题).
1. _______________ Some people can start writing poems without really deciding what to write about; when their pen or pencil hits the paper, the words just flow (畅流).Most people, on the other hand, need a topic and as a beginner, this is the best way to start. It's easier to write a good poem about something you know well or you have experienced.
Free write for five minutes about your topic.
Then go back and read it. Are any words or expressions especially good 2. _______________ For example, if you are describing something (a bird), write down descriptive words about it (looks, colours), and the kind of story you would like to tell about (the bird fell out of a tree).If you are writing about an event in your life, write down your feelings and thoughts of that event.
Write your poem.
Remember, a poem doesn’t have to rhyme (押韵). 3._________________ But it should show your feelings about the topic. And it should sound nice to you.
Have a friend to read your poem aloud to you. 4.________________ If not, go back and rewrite the parts you don’t like.
Enjoy your poem.
Read it to others. Read it aloud to yourself. Put it somewhere if you want.
A. Do you like the way it sounds B. It's very easy to write a poem. C. Mark them and use them in your poem. D. It doesn't have to use sentences, either. E. What would you like your poem to be about F. Read your poems loudly when you are free.
二、综合填空
阅读下面短文,在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
A
In 1982, July 1st was officially established as Canada Day. Different events are organized on this day, 1. _________________ (include) parades, concerts, festivals and firework displays. They gather Canadians of all ages across 2. __________________ country.
Canada Day is the year's biggest national party. Canada’s national flag can be seen everywhere and many people have their faces 3._________________ (paint) red and white, which are Canada's national colours. The 4. ________________ (celebrate) in Ottawa, Canada's capital city, are especially grand (盛大的) and exciting.
In Quebec, many people spend Canada Day 5. _______________ (move)from one house to another. So in Quebec, Canada Day is also known 6. _______________ Moving Day.
Many organizations, businesses and stores are closed on this day. Only some bookstores, hospitals and gas stations may be open. Post offices are closed, too. As Canada Day 7________________ (fall) during the Canadian summer holidays, all schools are closed as well. In some areas, special services 8. _________________ (provide) for large events.
The Canadians enjoy 9. ________________ (they) to the full on this day. The only problem is 10. _______________the concerts, parades and festivals may cause traffic jams (堵塞) in some major cities.
B
My hometown is Hangzhou, which attracts (吸引) a great many tourists every year. Hangzhou played a very 1. _______________ (importance) role in Chinese history, so it has a number of great heritage sites (遗址) well protected.
Lying on the west district (地区) of Hangzhou city, West Lake 2. ________________ (be) the symbol of Hangzhou as well as one of 3._________________ (beautiful) sights in China. West Lake has all along been praised as a sparkling pearl (闪耀的珍珠).
If you want to enjoy 4. _______________ whole West Lake, there are three 5. ________________ (kind) of sights you need to see. The sunny one, the rainy one and the night view of it.
There is a saying that the sunny West Lake is not equal 6. _______________ the rainy West Lake, and the rainy West Lake is less beautiful than the West Lake at night.
At last there is a love tale 7._________________ happened at West Lake. It is said that a white snake changed into a beautiful lady, who 8. _______________ (call) Bai Suzhen. She was willing to repay Xu Xian for 9._________________ (save) her life 500 years ago. Then she married him, living together 10. _______________ (happy). But the Monk Fa Hai kept doing wrongs to her. He finally made them part. Bai Suzhen was shut in Leifeng Tower and the couple had no chance to meet again.
Keys
(A) 1-4 ACDF
(B) 1-4 ECDA
(A)
1. including 2.the 3.painted 4.celebrations 5. moving
6.as 7.falls 8. are provided 9.themselves 10.that
(B)
1. important 2.is 3. the most beautiful 4. the 5. kinds
6.to 7.which/that 8. was called 9.saving 10.happily