Unit 7 What’s the highest mountain in the world？
Section B
单词检测 1. _________________ v. 称……重量 2. _________________ n. 出生，诞生 3. _________________ n. 成年人 4. _________________ n. 竹子 5. _________________ adj. 有危险的，濒临灭绝的，濒危的 6. _________________ n.& v. 研究，调查 7. _________________ n. 饲养员，保管人 8. _________________ adj. 醒着 9. _________________ n. 激动，兴奋 10. _________________ n. 疾病，生病 11. _________________ adj. 遗留的，剩余的 12. _________________ n. 艺术品，插图，图片 13. _________________ adj. 野性的，野生的 14. _________________ n. 政府 15. _________________ n. 鲸 16. _________________ n. 保护，保卫 17. _________________ adj. 巨大的，极多的
短语自测 1. ___________________________ 出生时 2. ___________________________ 到达（某数量，程度），不多于 3. ___________________________ 走路时撞到 4. ___________________________ 绊倒 5. ___________________________ 大约
重点句子 This elephant weighs many times more than this panda. 这只大象比这只大熊猫重很多倍。 2. A panda can live up to 20 to 30 years. 大熊猫能活20至30岁。 3. At birth, a baby panda is about 0.1 to 0.2 kilos. 出生时，一只大熊猫宝宝大约0.1到0.2千克重。 Panda keepers are preparing milk for the baby pandas’ breakfast. 大熊猫饲养员正在准备大熊猫宝宝的早餐牛奶。 5. I wash, feed and play with them every day. 我每天给它们清洗、喂食，陪它们玩耍。 6. Scientists say there are now fewer than 2,000 pandas living in the forests. 科学家说现在有不到2000只大熊猫生活在森林里。 The babies often die from illnesses and do not live very long. 大熊猫宝宝经常死于疾病，或者活不了多久。 8. Some kinds of whales are in danger. 一些种类的鲸处于危险之中。
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课后培优练
级练
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培优第一阶——基础过关练
一、单词填空
1．She has a bad ________（疾病）, so she has to stay in hospital.
2．We have found ________ (石油) under the North Sea.
3．The fans cried with ________ (激动) when they saw the famous soccer player.
4．Some of them have disappeared while others ________（剩下）today.
5．Mike ________ ________ (走路时撞着) a tree and hurt his head yesterday.
6．An adult polar bear w________ up to 1000 kilograms.
7．Bob is 25 years old, he is an a________.
8．—What’s the date of her b________
—It’s June eighth.
9．The whale is a kind of h________ animals.
10．I hope the g________ can help more animals to go back to the nature.
二、用所给单词适当形式填空
11．A wolf is much ________（wild）than a dog.
12．Many different wild animals need our _________ (protect) very much.
13．Pandas are _________ (endanger) animals. We should protect them.
14．The girl _________ (weigh) herself every day, didn’t she
15．Tony found a job as a _______ (keep) in a zoo last week.
16．Annie says Sally is the ________ (kind) person in the world.
17．To complete the work, he drank some coffee to keep himself ______ (wake).
18．If your child shows any signs of ______ (ill), take him or her to the doctor.
19．He spent years ________ (research) the reading problems of pupils.
20．He drank a lot of coffee to keep himself _______________(wake).
三、完成句子
21．这个大厅能够容纳多达1000人。
The hall can hold _________________ 1,000 people.
22．玛丽生了个健康的女婴，她很高兴.
Mary ________ ________ ________ a healthy baby and she was really happy.
23．我不想再增加体重了，所以我计划每天锻炼。
I don’t want to ________ ________ ________ anymore, so I plan to take exercise every day.
24．如果不控制饮食，你就不能成功减肥。
You can’t ________ ________ successfully without controlling the food you eat.
25．你们应该保护小树免受伤害.
You should _________ the young trees _________ harm.
26．有一些来自世界各地的孩子正在参观紫禁城.
________ ________ some children from all over the world ________ the Forbidden City.
27．现在我们坐汽车到上海要花一个小时左右的时间。
It takes us an hour ________ ________ to get to Shanghai by car now.
28．下楼时一定要注意，否则你可能会撞着别人。
Be careful when you go down the stairs, or you may ________ ________ other people.
29．现今，大多数学生每天花超过十二个小时的时间学习。
Nowadays, most students spend ________ ________ twelve hours on study.
30．昨天他下楼时摔倒了。
He ________ ________ while coming down the stairs yesterday.
四、单项选择
31．The ________ boy has been in hospital for two weeks. He has a serious heart ________.
A．sick; disease B．ill; illness C．sick; illness D．ill; disease
32．David ________ and hurt himself while he was playing soccer.
A．cheered up B．blew out C．took up D．fell over
33．The people in Ukraine（乌克兰）are now hoping for a life of ________ very much.
A．courage B．peace C．illness D．difficulty
34．—Nowadays, more and more middle school students become worried.
—Balancing study and life is the main cause of ________ for many of them.
A．fairness B．argument C．stress D．illness
35．You are eighteen and have turned into a(n) ________ now. You can’t always make the same mistake like a child.
A．volunteer B．student C．guest D．adult
36．—Mr. Zhou, of all the students in our group, who lives________
—I think Li Lei does.
A．far B．farther C．farthest D．farest
37．—You’d better ________ the advantage and disadvantage (利弊) of this choice. Think over before you act.
—OK.
A．compare B．balance C．weigh D．choose
38．—Why was Miss Smith so angry
—James ________ her when he walked out of the classroom.
A．walked into B．cut out C．depended on D．took after
39．My parents prepare plenty of food and drinks ________me and try to provide me ________the best learning environment.
A．for; with B．for; for C．with; with D．with; for
40．All the adults were hurt in the accident but the boy ________ safe.
A．ordered B．expected C．became D．remained
培优第二阶——拓展培优练
五、完形填空
It was my first day at Grade 6. And the first lesson was ____41____English. When I was doing nothing, Mr. Gough, our new English teacher, ____42____ into the classroom.
To my surprise, he held up a book, The Collected Works of Edgar Allen Poe, and asked if ____43____ had read it. I put my hand up, because Poe was my favorite writer. Mr. Gough asked if I really understood ____44____ the author tried to say in his book. My reply made him smile, and he asked me ____45____ an essay on that subject.
After that, English classes became a new interest for me. Mr. Gough thought that students had to act out a play to understand it. “Don’t ____46____ read it,” he said.
As time passed, we developed a real friendship. He encouraged me to be a ____47____ in the future. When I left school, he said to me, “You have a gift for writing, Tony, and one day you’ll come to realize how ____48____ it is. Make use of it if you want your life to be complete.”
____49____ have passed. Now, every time I sit down to write ____50____, I think of Mr. Gough. He was more than just an English teacher, because he also taught me useful lessons in life.
41．A．boring B．bored C．interesting D．interested
42．A．walks B．walked C．was walking D．is walking
43．A．no one B．everyone C．someone D．anyone
44．A．if B．when C．what D．how
45．A．wrote B．writing C．to write D．written
46．A．always B．just C．never D．often
47．A．teacher B．actor C．waiter D．writer
48．A．useful B．beautiful C．careful D．thankful
49．A．A year B．Some year C．Years D．Every year
50．A．anything new B．something new C．new anything D．new something
六、阅读理解
A
Most studies show that many animals can feel the weather changes. Here are some interesting facts about animals.
Animals Behaviors (表现) Weather changes
Birds A lot of birds get together and stay under the caves (屋檐) of houses. Heavy rain will come.
Sharks They swim to deeper water. A big storm (暴风雨) will arrive.
Spiders There are more spiders than usual in autumn, and spiders are making larger webs (蜘蛛网) than usual. A cold and dry winter will come.
There are fewer spiders and they make smaller webs. A warm and wet winter will come.
Ants A lot of ants are on the grass. It is going to rain.
The world of animals is very amazing. Sometimes you cannot explain why they can tell the weather before you or the weather report. If you want to know more about them, you can read more articles about science on School Science Magazine.
51．The writer mentions (提到) the following animals EXCEPT (除了) ________.
A．birds B．pigs C．sharks
52．If a big storm is coming, sharks will ________.
A．swim to upper water B．jump out of water often C．swim to deeper water
53．If there are more spiders than usual in autumn and they make larger webs, the weather in the following winter will be ________.
A．dry and warm B．warm and wet C．dry and cold
54．Which of following is true
A．Scientists can’t explain the behaviors of animals.
B．If too many birds or animals get together, that means it will rain.
C．Few animals can feel the weather changes.
55．The best title for the passage is ________.
A．Animals and Weather Changes
B．How to Predict a storm
C．How to Protect Animals
B
We know the mosquitoes(蚊子) very well because they fly everywhere. They can be found almost all over the world, and there are more than 2,500 kinds of them.
No one likes the mosquito. But the mosquito may decide that she loves you. She Yes, she. It’s true that male(雄性) mosquito doesn’t bite and only the female(雌性) mosquito bites(咬) because she needs blood to lay(孵) eggs. She is always looking for things or people she wants to bite. If she likes what she finds, she bites. But if she doesn’t like your blood, she will turn to someone else for more delicious blood. Next time a mosquito bites you, just remember you are chosen. You’re different from the others! If the mosquito likes you, she lands on your body without letting you know. She bites you so quickly and quietly that you may not feel anything different. After she bites, you will have an itch(痒) on your body because she puts something from her mouth together with your blood. By the time the itching begins, she has flown away.
And then what happens Well, after her delicious dinner, the mosquito feels tired. She just wants to find a place to have a good rest. There, on a leaf or a wall, she begins to lay eggs, hundreds of eggs.
56．We know mosquitoes very well because ________.
A．they can fly B．there are many kinds of them
C．they fly here and there D．they can’t be found easily
57．If the mosquito doesn’t bite you, it will ________.
A．make a lot of noise B．choose another one C．get angry with you D．be afraid of you
58．The mosquito bites you ________.
A．when you’re asleep B．because you choose it
C．but doesn’t like you D．too quickly to let you know
59．Which of the following is the correct order of a mosquito’s bite
①land on body ②fly away ③bite somebody quickly and quietly
④put something from her mouth together with your blood
A．①②④③ B．①③④② C．①④③② D．①④②③
60．Which of the following is NOT true
A．You feel terrible when the mosquito bites you. B．The itching begins after the mosquito bites you.
C．Mosquitoes use blood to lay eggs. D．Only the female mosquito bites.
七、短文填空
根据短文内容及所给首字母提示写出所缺单词，使短文意思完整，每空—词。
You may think that because our dogs have “for coats”, they are always good at keeping t____61____warm in winter. But our dogs can get a cold in winter too! L____62____ there are lots of things you can do to help your dog keep warm during winter.
If you want to know how to keep dogs warm in winter, first you should learn when it’s too cold for dogs to go o____63____ . This means knowing what the temperature （温度）outside is. Not all the dogs will feel warm in a sweater or jacket. B____64____ some dogs will. Hairless dogs should always wear this kind of clothing in cold winter.
We should never make a dog sleep outdoors. A____65____ animals, dogs like to stay with people and want to be close to their family. It is i____66____ to have dogs sleep indoors during winter months to keep them warm. If your dog is very sensitive （敏感的）to the cold, even when staying inside, you should p____67____ a warm bed for your dog.
Some dogs just love to play in the s____68____ in winter when it snows, but you should limit （限制）outdoor playtime during winter. Just like human children, dogs can keep playing and f____69____ their body temperature. The warmest times of the day are when the sun is up, so let them walk or play outside only when the sun is up.
There is something we should always remember: Even you’re just going to be in the shop for five minutes, never leave your dog in your car a____70____. This goes for winter, summer, spring and fall.
八、补全对话
用适当的句子补全对话。
A: Hi, Alice. Did you watch the news on TV this morning
B: _______71_______ Was it good or bad news
A: It was bad news. Three leopards (金钱豹) in Hangzhou wild animals zoo ran away.
B: Really That’s too bad. ________72________
A: At 7: 10 this morning. I remember I was having breakfast at that time. _______73_______
B: Oh, I was sleeping in bed. The leopards may attack people if they are hungry. _______74_______
A: The police said we should stay at home until they catch the three leopards.
B: Good idea. Then I will have to do my homework at home.
A: ________75________ So I can go out to play this afternoon.
B: I hope so.
培优第三阶——中考沙场点兵
一、完形填空
（2020·湖北·中考真题）Have you ever been near an animal you were afraid of How close have you been to a dangerous snake Well, Tony Kepler raises killer snakes for a living and he loves his ___1___ . He has been working with them since he was a little boy and he’s not ___2___at all.
Tony’s father has been a snake handler（驯蛇师） for twenty years and he has taught his son a lot about them. Now Tony is ___3___ to make money from snakes. In order to ___4___ the venom （毒液）, he has to find rattlesnakes in the western part of the United States. He sends the venom to a ___5___ where they make it into something called “anti-venin”. Anti-venin is what they give people ___6___ they have been bitten（咬） by a poisonous（有毒的） snake. This anti-venin is really helpful in ___7___ the person who has been bitten. He has been making his living this way for five years and feels ___8___ .
Tony’s dad has handled nearly 1,000 snakes in his lifetime. And hundreds of people go to him to ___9___ how to deal with snakes. Tony's dad has been willing to ___10___ everything about how to hold, how to feed and how to get venom from snakes. But not everyone ___11___ get used to the idea of picking up a snake. Many people heard ___12___ stories about snakes when they were children and have been afraid of them ever since. Tony has been trying to educate people about the positive things snakes do. For one thing, they help ___13___ the rat and mouse population. Snakes are also very clean and ___14___ and they seldom trouble humans.
Tony’s job is very different from any other job I’ve heard of, but it is a really ___15___ one. Without venom collectors, many people would be in real danger and some would die.
1．A．family B．job C．hobby D．pay
2．A．afraid B．lonely C．brave D．patient
3．A．honest B．lucky C．able D．careful
4．A．discover B．collect C．produce D．taste
5．A．library B．museum C．hospital D．laboratory
6．A．before B．though C．after D．unless
7．A．calming B．testing C．saving D．protecting
8．A．free B．tired C．safe D．great
9．A．learn B．show C．discuss D．explain
10．A．exchange B．overcome C．retell D．share
11．A．may B．can C．has to D．need
12．A．folk B．humorous C．moving D．scary
13．A．count B．control C．double D．stop
14．A．noisy B．slow C．quiet D．active
15．A．important B．dangerous C．popular D．cruel
二、阅读理解
A
（2021·山东淄博·统考中考真题）
Ask people what they know about the Dead Sea and most will tell you that it’s impossible to sink (下沉) when you are swimming in it. But not everyone knows why. Kids News researched the Dead Sea and found some interesting facts.
The Dead Sea is an inland lake 50 kilometers long by 15 kilometers wide in the Middle East between the west bank and Jordan. The Jordan River is the main source of the Dead Sea water. It is about 430 meters below sea level, the lowest point on the surface of the Earth. The water level has been dropping even lower for the past 60 or so years. It drops about 1 meter each year.
It’s a popular place for people to have a holiday, partly because it’s in the desert, which means lots of hot, sunny days.
It’s called the Dead Sea because it is full of salt. The Dead Sea water is perhaps 10 times as salty as open ocean seawater and nothing much can live in it. Exactly how sally it is changes through the depth (深度) of the lake and with how much water is flowing in (流入) from the Jordan River and how much water is evaporating (蒸发).
The water of the Dead Sea is full of salt, which makes it much denser (密度更大) and heavier than freshwater. If you swim in it, you float (漂浮) very easily.
16．Which of the following is right
A．Few things can live in the Dead Sea.
B．Few people go to the Dead Sea for a holiday.
C．The Dead Sea is famous mainly for the hot weather.
D．The Jordan River is about 430 meters below the sea level
17．What does the underlined word “source” mean in Chinese
A．资源 B．能源 C．来源 D．污染源
18．What is the best title for the passage
A．The water level of the Dead Sea is lower now
B．Hot weather makes the Dead Sea much saltier
C．The Dead Sea becomes saltier with less freshwater
D．Why can’t people sink when they swim in the Dead Sea
B
（2021·贵州黔南·统考中考真题）
China’s Grand Canal Most people have heard of the Great Wall of China, but not many people outside of China know about the Grand Canal. This man-made waterway—known in China as Da Yun he — is 1,700 kilometers long and some parts of it are more than 2,000 years old. It links the north of China with Hangzhou, a city in the southern part of the country. It’s the longest man-made waterway in the world.
It was built as a way to transport grain（谷物）from the rich agricultural land in China’s south to cities in the north. In fact, it’s not one canal, but a system of canals and rivers linked together. It’s still an important part of the transport system in China. Thousands of boats use it every day to transport grain and many other types of cargo.
Now the Chinese government is doing new work on the Grand Canal. It is making parts of it deeper, so bigger ships can use it. The canal will also help to move water. There is a lot of rain in the south of China, but not as much in the north. The canal will carry millions of liters of water from the south to the north.
The Grand Canal is much less famous than the Great Wall, and not very many tourists visit it. But it’s possible to go on a cruise （乘船游览）along some of the oldest parts of the canal. Passengers on these cruises see beautiful parts of China that other visitors don’t see.
19．From the passage, we know that the Grand Canal is ________.
A．more than two thousand years old
B．more famous than the Great Wall
C．the longest man-made waterway
20．What does the underlined word “links” most probably mean in paragraph 1 ________
A．Connects. B．Compares. C．Competes.
21．What is the main idea of paragraph 2 ________
A．The Grand Canal is helping to move water.
B．Why the canal was built and how it is used now.
C．The Grand Canal was used for transporting grain.
22．What’s the purpose of the passage ________
A．To describe how beautiful the Grand Canal is.
B．To introduce how important the Grand Canal is.
C．To explain why few people visit the Grand Canal.
C
（2021·辽宁沈阳·统考中考真题）
Do you know that the falcon (猎鹰) is among the fastest animals in the world It can fly at a speed of about 200 miles per hour. You might think a bird that could fly so fast would be safe from most types of danger. Unfortunately, that is not true. By the 1970s, they had already been endangered. What was causing the number of falcons to drop so quickly
In America, a pesticide, a chemical, called DDT was harming the falcon eggs. Luckily, DDT is no longer used. The number of falcons is rising now.
One unusual thing about falcons is that they like to make their nests (巢) in high places. In nature, they often nest on mountaintops and on the sides of cliffs (悬崖). Falcons have also got used to life in cities. They nest on tall buildings and bridges in cities. The height of these nests is from 50 to 200 feet in the air.
They also like to return to the same nesting place every year. Both the mother and father falcons help to raise the babies. The mother stays more time in the nest. The father hunts and brings back food for her and the babies.
Many people all around the country work very hard to help falcons live to adulthood. There are even video cameras fixed up in many places. This way, people can make sure the birds and their eggs stay protected. Falcons are lucky to have so many people who keep an eye on them.
23．What does the underlined word “pesticide” mean in Chinese
A．流感 B．杀虫剂 C．枪支 D．捕猎网
24．According to the text, we know that ________.
A．falcons fly so fast that nothing can hurt them
B．falcons suddenly died out in the year 1970
C．people can’t find falcons’ nests in cities
D．baby falcons are brought up by their patents
25．What’s the author’s attitude towards the future of falcons
A．Nervous. B．Hopeful. C．Curious. D．Unsure.
26．In which section (版)of a newspaper can we probably read the text
A．SPORTS B．LIFE C．SCIENCE D．BUSINESS
三、短文填空
（2017·四川资阳·统考中考真题）从方框中选择单词，并用其正确形式填空。每词限用一次。
he do everybody with whether month thief take glad stand
My little dog Dash was once stolen from me. After being away for some ___27___, he one day came back with a long rope tied around ___28___ neck. He had broken away from the man who had stolen him. How ___29___ I was to see my good dog back again!The thief was ___30___ to the court (法庭). He said that the dog was his; and I was asked ___31___ I could give any proof that the dog was mine. I put my mouth to the dog’s ear, and said something. Dash at once ___32___ up and finished some tricks I had taught him. I guided him ___33___ my stick, and cheered the whole court up.
The thief was asked to make the dog ___34___ the same thing; but Dash went away, and would not go near him. ___35___ saw that the dog was mine. The ____36____ was sent to prison, and Dash was set free.Unit 7 What’s the highest mountain in the world？
Section B
单词检测 1. _________________ v. 称……重量 2. _________________ n. 出生，诞生 3. _________________ n. 成年人 4. _________________ n. 竹子 5. _________________ adj. 有危险的，濒临灭绝的，濒危的 6. _________________ n.& v. 研究，调查 7. _________________ n. 饲养员，保管人 8. _________________ adj. 醒着 9. _________________ n. 激动，兴奋 10. _________________ n. 疾病，生病 11. _________________ adj. 遗留的，剩余的 12. _________________ n. 艺术品，插图，图片 13. _________________ adj. 野性的，野生的 14. _________________ n. 政府 15. _________________ n. 鲸 16. _________________ n. 保护，保卫 17. _________________ adj. 巨大的，极多的
短语自测 1. ___________________________ 出生时 2. ___________________________ 到达（某数量，程度），不多于 3. ___________________________ 走路时撞到 4. ___________________________ 绊倒 5. ___________________________ 大约
重点句子 This elephant weighs many times more than this panda. 这只大象比这只大熊猫重很多倍。 2. A panda can live up to 20 to 30 years. 大熊猫能活20至30岁。 3. At birth, a baby panda is about 0.1 to 0.2 kilos. 出生时，一只大熊猫宝宝大约0.1到0.2千克重。 Panda keepers are preparing milk for the baby pandas’ breakfast. 大熊猫饲养员正在准备大熊猫宝宝的早餐牛奶。 5. I wash, feed and play with them every day. 我每天给它们清洗、喂食，陪它们玩耍。 6. Scientists say there are now fewer than 2,000 pandas living in the forests. 科学家说现在有不到2000只大熊猫生活在森林里。 The babies often die from illnesses and do not live very long. 大熊猫宝宝经常死于疾病，或者活不了多久。 8. Some kinds of whales are in danger. 一些种类的鲸处于危险之中。
答案：
1. weigh 2. birth 3. adult 4. bamboo 5. endangered 6. research
7. keeper 8. awake 9. excitement 10. illness 11. remaining 12. artwork
13. wild 14. government 15. whale 16. protection 17. huge
短语：
1.at birth 2.up to 3.walk into 4.fall over 5.or so
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课后培优练
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培优第一阶——基础过关练
一、单词填空
1．She has a bad ________（疾病）, so she has to stay in hospital.
2．We have found ________ (石油) under the North Sea.
3．The fans cried with ________ (激动) when they saw the famous soccer player.
4．Some of them have disappeared while others ________（剩下）today.
5．Mike ________ ________ (走路时撞着) a tree and hurt his head yesterday.
6．An adult polar bear w________ up to 1000 kilograms.
7．Bob is 25 years old, he is an a________.
8．—What’s the date of her b________
—It’s June eighth.
9．The whale is a kind of h________ animals.
10．I hope the g________ can help more animals to go back to the nature.
二、用所给单词适当形式填空
11．A wolf is much ________（wild）than a dog.
12．Many different wild animals need our _________ (protect) very much.
13．Pandas are _________ (endanger) animals. We should protect them.
14．The girl _________ (weigh) herself every day, didn’t she
15．Tony found a job as a _______ (keep) in a zoo last week.
16．Annie says Sally is the ________ (kind) person in the world.
17．To complete the work, he drank some coffee to keep himself ______ (wake).
18．If your child shows any signs of ______ (ill), take him or her to the doctor.
19．He spent years ________ (research) the reading problems of pupils.
20．He drank a lot of coffee to keep himself _______________(wake).
三、完成句子
21．这个大厅能够容纳多达1000人。
The hall can hold _________________ 1,000 people.
22．玛丽生了个健康的女婴，她很高兴.
Mary ________ ________ ________ a healthy baby and she was really happy.
23．我不想再增加体重了，所以我计划每天锻炼。
I don’t want to ________ ________ ________ anymore, so I plan to take exercise every day.
24．如果不控制饮食，你就不能成功减肥。
You can’t ________ ________ successfully without controlling the food you eat.
25．你们应该保护小树免受伤害.
You should _________ the young trees _________ harm.
26．有一些来自世界各地的孩子正在参观紫禁城.
________ ________ some children from all over the world ________ the Forbidden City.
27．现在我们坐汽车到上海要花一个小时左右的时间。
It takes us an hour ________ ________ to get to Shanghai by car now.
28．下楼时一定要注意，否则你可能会撞着别人。
Be careful when you go down the stairs, or you may ________ ________ other people.
29．现今，大多数学生每天花超过十二个小时的时间学习。
Nowadays, most students spend ________ ________ twelve hours on study.
30．昨天他下楼时摔倒了。
He ________ ________ while coming down the stairs yesterday.
四、单项选择
31．The ________ boy has been in hospital for two weeks. He has a serious heart ________.
A．sick; disease B．ill; illness C．sick; illness D．ill; disease
32．David ________ and hurt himself while he was playing soccer.
A．cheered up B．blew out C．took up D．fell over
33．The people in Ukraine（乌克兰）are now hoping for a life of ________ very much.
A．courage B．peace C．illness D．difficulty
34．—Nowadays, more and more middle school students become worried.
—Balancing study and life is the main cause of ________ for many of them.
A．fairness B．argument C．stress D．illness
35．You are eighteen and have turned into a(n) ________ now. You can’t always make the same mistake like a child.
A．volunteer B．student C．guest D．adult
36．—Mr. Zhou, of all the students in our group, who lives________
—I think Li Lei does.
A．far B．farther C．farthest D．farest
37．—You’d better ________ the advantage and disadvantage (利弊) of this choice. Think over before you act.
—OK.
A．compare B．balance C．weigh D．choose
38．—Why was Miss Smith so angry
—James ________ her when he walked out of the classroom.
A．walked into B．cut out C．depended on D．took after
39．My parents prepare plenty of food and drinks ________me and try to provide me ________the best learning environment.
A．for; with B．for; for C．with; with D．with; for
40．All the adults were hurt in the accident but the boy ________ safe.
A．ordered B．expected C．became D．remained
参考答案：
1．illness
【详解】句意：她病得很重，所以不得不住院。illness“疾病”，名词，被a修饰，应用单数，故填illness。
2．oil
【详解】句意：我们在北海海底发现了石油。“石油”oil，不可数名词。故填oil。
3．excitement
【详解】句意：球迷们看到那位著名的足球运动员时激动地哭了起来。with后接名词作宾语，“激动”译为名词excitement，with excitement“激动地”。故填excitement。
4．remain
【详解】句意：他们中的一些已经消失，而其他人今天仍然存在。分析句子结构可知，这里缺少谓语动词，表示“剩下，留下”，所以是remain，且由“today”可知，是一般现在时，主语others是复数，所以用原形。故填remain。
5． walked into
【详解】句意：昨天麦克走路时撞到了一棵树并且伤了他的头。由“yesterday.”可知本句时态为一般过去时，动词用过去式；walk into表示“（不小心）撞上”，动词短语；walked“走”，walk的过去式。故填walked；into。
6．(w)eighs
【详解】句意：一只成年北极熊体重可达1000公斤。根据“An adult polar bear w...up to 1000 kilograms.”可知，重达1000公斤，weigh“称重”，时态是一般现在时，主语是“An adult polar bear”，动词用三单。故填(w)eighs。
7．(a)dult
【详解】句意：鲍勃25岁了，是个成年人。根据“Bob is 25 years old”和首字母提示可知，25岁是成年人，adult“成年人”，an后跟名词单数，故填(a)dult。
8．(b)irth
【详解】句意：——她的生日是什么时候？——6月8日。根据空前的her可知，空处应该填写名词，结合首字母提示，birth“出生”，名词，故填(b)irth。
9．(h)uge
【详解】句意：鲸鱼是一种巨大的动物。根据“The whale”及首字母h可推出鲸鱼是巨大的，huge“巨大的”，形容词作定语。故填(h)uge。
10．(g)overnment
【详解】句意：我希望政府能帮助更多的动物回归自然。根据语境和首字母可知，此空应为“政府”英文表达为“government”，空前有定冠词the，所以用单数，名词作主语。故填(g)overnment。
11．wilder
【详解】句意：狼比狗要野得多。根据“than”可知，此处用形容词比较级作表语，故填wilder。
12．protection
【详解】句意：许多不同的野生动物非常需要我们的保护。此处在动词后作宾语，用名词protection表示“保护”，故填protection。
13．endangered
【详解】句意：熊猫是濒危动物。我们应该保护它们。此处应填形容词作定语，endanger“危害”，动词，其形容词endangered“濒危的”符合语境，故填endangered。
14．weighed
【详解】句意：女孩每天称自己的体重，不是吗？此处应填谓语动词，weigh“称重量”动词，而由“didn’t she”可知时态为一般过去时，故填weighed。
15．keeper
【详解】句意：Tony上周在一家动物园找到了一份饲养员的工作。根据空前的“a”可知，空处填可数名词单数形式，keep对应的名词是keeper“饲养员”，故填keeper。
16．kindest
【详解】句意：安妮说莎莉是世界上最善良的人。本题给出的提示词kind意为“善良的、友善的”，词性为形容词；前面有定冠词the可知这里应用形容词的最高级，而且后面明确了比较范围in the world，所以kind应改为最高级形式kindest，故填kindest。
17．awake
【详解】句意：为了完成这项工作，他喝了一些咖啡以保持清醒。wake“唤醒”，是动词，此处需要其形容词形式awake作宾语补足语。故填awake。
18．illness
【详解】句意：如果你的孩子有任何生病的迹象，带他或她去看医生。空格在介词后，填名词；illness“疾病”。故填illness。
19．researching
【详解】句意：他花了数年时间研究小学生的阅读问题。research研究，动词，此处是spend time doing sth的结构，空处用动名词作宾语，故填researching。
20．awake
【详解】句意：他为了让自己保持清醒，喝了很多咖啡。keep sb+形容词“使某人保持某种状态”，应填wake的形容词形式awake。故填awake。
21．up to
【详解】up to“多达”，固定短语，后接数量。故填up to。
22． gave birth to
【详解】“生”give birth to。根据“was”可知用一般过去时，give的过去式gave。故填gave；birth；to。
23． put on weight
【详解】“增加体重”put on weight，是固定搭配；want to do sth.“想要做某事”，动词不定式to put作宾语。故填put；on；weight。
24． lose weight
【详解】根据中英文对照可知，减肥：lose weight，情态动词后接动词原形，故填lose；weight。
25． protect from##against
【详解】protect…from/against…“保护……免受……”，情态动词should后接动词原形，故填protect；from/against。
26． There are visiting
【详解】“有某人正在做某事”there be sb. doing sth.；主语children是复数形式，be动词用are；“参观”visit，其现在分词形式为visiting。故填There；are；visiting。
27． or so
【详解】根据中英文对照可知，大约：or so。故填or；so。
28． walk into
【详解】walk into“（不小心）遇上，撞上”，为固定短语。空前有情态动词may，动词用原形。故填walk；into。
29． more than
【详解】根据中英文对照可知，空处应填“超过”，其英文表达为more than，是固定短语。故填more；than。
30． fell over
【详解】根据句意和题干可知，此处应填fall over表示“摔倒”，是固定短语。由“yesterday”可知句子是一般过去时，动词用过去式，故填fell；over。
31．A
【详解】句意：那个生病的男孩已经住院两个星期了。他有严重的心脏病。
考查词义辨析。sick生病的，能作定语和表语；ill生病的，只能作表语；illness疾病；disease疾病。第一空在句中作定语，应填sick。heart disease“心脏病”，disease指具体的病症，故选A。
32．D
【详解】句意：David踢足球时跌倒受伤了。
考查动词短语辨析。cheered up振作；blew out爆炸；took up占用；fell over摔倒。根据“David…and hurt himself while he was playing soccer.”可知，是踢足球时摔倒受伤了。故选D。
33．B
【详解】句意：乌克兰人们现在非常希望能过上和平的生活。
考查名词辨析。courage勇气；peace和平；illness疾病；difficulty困难。根据“The people in Ukraine（乌克兰）”和“very much”及结合国际时事，可知此句表示乌克兰人民现在非常希望过上和平的生活。故选B。
34．C
【详解】句意：——如今，越来越多的中学生变得忧虑。——平衡学习和生活是他们中很多人压力的主要原因。
考查名词辨析。fairness公平；argument争论；stress压力；illness疾病。根据“become worried”和“Balancing study and life is the main cause of...for many of them.”可知，焦虑的原因应是来自平衡学习和生活的压力。故选C。
35．D
【详解】句意：现在你是十八岁并且已经变成一个成人。你不能总是像一个孩子一样犯同样的错误。
考查名词辨析。volunteer志愿者；student学生；guest客人；adult成年人。根据“You are eighteen”可知应是成年人，故选D。
36．C
【详解】句意：——周先生，我们组所有的学生中，谁住得最远？——我想是李雷。
考查副词最高级。far远；farther更远；farthest最远；farest错误写法。由of all可知是三者以上的比较，用最高级，far的最高级为farthest。故选C。
37．C
【详解】句意：——你最好权衡一下这个选择的利与弊。三思而后行。——好的。
考查动词辨析。compare比较；balance平衡；weigh权衡；choose选择。根据“the advantage and disadvantage”及“Think over before you act.”可知此处表示要权衡利弊，weigh符合题意。故选C。
38．A
【详解】句意：——史密斯小姐为什么这么生气？——当詹姆斯走出教室时撞着她了。
考查动词短语。walk into走路时撞着；cut out删除；depend on依靠；take after（外貌或行为）与（某个长辈）相像”。根据“Why was Miss Smith so angry ”可推出生气的原因是被撞到了。故选A。
39．A
【详解】句意为：我的父母为我准备许多食物和饮品，并且努力为我提供最好的学习环境。
考查动词短语搭配。for为了；with用。prepare sth. for sb.意为“给某人准备某物”；provide sb. with sth.意为“为某人提供某物”。故选A。
40．D
【详解】句意：所有的大人都在事故中受伤了，但那个男孩安然无恙。
考查动词辨析。ordered命令；expected期待；became变成；remained保持。remain作连系动词时，后常跟形容词作表语。safe“安全的”，形容词，故选D。
培优第二阶——拓展培优练
五、完形填空
It was my first day at Grade 6. And the first lesson was ____41____English. When I was doing nothing, Mr. Gough, our new English teacher, ____42____ into the classroom.
To my surprise, he held up a book, The Collected Works of Edgar Allen Poe, and asked if ____43____ had read it. I put my hand up, because Poe was my favorite writer. Mr. Gough asked if I really understood ____44____ the author tried to say in his book. My reply made him smile, and he asked me ____45____ an essay on that subject.
After that, English classes became a new interest for me. Mr. Gough thought that students had to act out a play to understand it. “Don’t ____46____ read it,” he said.
As time passed, we developed a real friendship. He encouraged me to be a ____47____ in the future. When I left school, he said to me, “You have a gift for writing, Tony, and one day you’ll come to realize how ____48____ it is. Make use of it if you want your life to be complete.”
____49____ have passed. Now, every time I sit down to write ____50____, I think of Mr. Gough. He was more than just an English teacher, because he also taught me useful lessons in life.
41．A．boring B．bored C．interesting D．interested
42．A．walks B．walked C．was walking D．is walking
43．A．no one B．everyone C．someone D．anyone
44．A．if B．when C．what D．how
45．A．wrote B．writing C．to write D．written
46．A．always B．just C．never D．often
47．A．teacher B．actor C．waiter D．writer
48．A．useful B．beautiful C．careful D．thankful
49．A．A year B．Some year C．Years D．Every year
50．A．anything new B．something new C．new anything D．new something
六、阅读理解
A
Most studies show that many animals can feel the weather changes. Here are some interesting facts about animals.
Animals Behaviors (表现) Weather changes
Birds A lot of birds get together and stay under the caves (屋檐) of houses. Heavy rain will come.
Sharks They swim to deeper water. A big storm (暴风雨) will arrive.
Spiders There are more spiders than usual in autumn, and spiders are making larger webs (蜘蛛网) than usual. A cold and dry winter will come.
There are fewer spiders and they make smaller webs. A warm and wet winter will come.
Ants A lot of ants are on the grass. It is going to rain.
The world of animals is very amazing. Sometimes you cannot explain why they can tell the weather before you or the weather report. If you want to know more about them, you can read more articles about science on School Science Magazine.
51．The writer mentions (提到) the following animals EXCEPT (除了) ________.
A．birds B．pigs C．sharks
52．If a big storm is coming, sharks will ________.
A．swim to upper water B．jump out of water often C．swim to deeper water
53．If there are more spiders than usual in autumn and they make larger webs, the weather in the following winter will be ________.
A．dry and warm B．warm and wet C．dry and cold
54．Which of following is true
A．Scientists can’t explain the behaviors of animals.
B．If too many birds or animals get together, that means it will rain.
C．Few animals can feel the weather changes.
55．The best title for the passage is ________.
A．Animals and Weather Changes
B．How to Predict a storm
C．How to Protect Animals
B
We know the mosquitoes(蚊子) very well because they fly everywhere. They can be found almost all over the world, and there are more than 2,500 kinds of them.
No one likes the mosquito. But the mosquito may decide that she loves you. She Yes, she. It’s true that male(雄性) mosquito doesn’t bite and only the female(雌性) mosquito bites(咬) because she needs blood to lay(孵) eggs. She is always looking for things or people she wants to bite. If she likes what she finds, she bites. But if she doesn’t like your blood, she will turn to someone else for more delicious blood. Next time a mosquito bites you, just remember you are chosen. You’re different from the others! If the mosquito likes you, she lands on your body without letting you know. She bites you so quickly and quietly that you may not feel anything different. After she bites, you will have an itch(痒) on your body because she puts something from her mouth together with your blood. By the time the itching begins, she has flown away.
And then what happens Well, after her delicious dinner, the mosquito feels tired. She just wants to find a place to have a good rest. There, on a leaf or a wall, she begins to lay eggs, hundreds of eggs.
56．We know mosquitoes very well because ________.
A．they can fly B．there are many kinds of them
C．they fly here and there D．they can’t be found easily
57．If the mosquito doesn’t bite you, it will ________.
A．make a lot of noise B．choose another one C．get angry with you D．be afraid of you
58．The mosquito bites you ________.
A．when you’re asleep B．because you choose it
C．but doesn’t like you D．too quickly to let you know
59．Which of the following is the correct order of a mosquito’s bite
①land on body ②fly away ③bite somebody quickly and quietly
④put something from her mouth together with your blood
A．①②④③ B．①③④② C．①④③② D．①④②③
60．Which of the following is NOT true
A．You feel terrible when the mosquito bites you. B．The itching begins after the mosquito bites you.
C．Mosquitoes use blood to lay eggs. D．Only the female mosquito bites.
七、短文填空
根据短文内容及所给首字母提示写出所缺单词，使短文意思完整，每空—词。
You may think that because our dogs have “for coats”, they are always good at keeping t____61____warm in winter. But our dogs can get a cold in winter too! L____62____ there are lots of things you can do to help your dog keep warm during winter.
If you want to know how to keep dogs warm in winter, first you should learn when it’s too cold for dogs to go o____63____ . This means knowing what the temperature （温度）outside is. Not all the dogs will feel warm in a sweater or jacket. B____64____ some dogs will. Hairless dogs should always wear this kind of clothing in cold winter.
We should never make a dog sleep outdoors. A____65____ animals, dogs like to stay with people and want to be close to their family. It is i____66____ to have dogs sleep indoors during winter months to keep them warm. If your dog is very sensitive （敏感的）to the cold, even when staying inside, you should p____67____ a warm bed for your dog.
Some dogs just love to play in the s____68____ in winter when it snows, but you should limit （限制）outdoor playtime during winter. Just like human children, dogs can keep playing and f____69____ their body temperature. The warmest times of the day are when the sun is up, so let them walk or play outside only when the sun is up.
There is something we should always remember: Even you’re just going to be in the shop for five minutes, never leave your dog in your car a____70____. This goes for winter, summer, spring and fall.
八、补全对话
用适当的句子补全对话。
A: Hi, Alice. Did you watch the news on TV this morning
B: _______71_______ Was it good or bad news
A: It was bad news. Three leopards (金钱豹) in Hangzhou wild animals zoo ran away.
B: Really That’s too bad. ________72________
A: At 7: 10 this morning. I remember I was having breakfast at that time. _______73_______
B: Oh, I was sleeping in bed. The leopards may attack people if they are hungry. _______74_______
A: The police said we should stay at home until they catch the three leopards.
B: Good idea. Then I will have to do my homework at home.
A: ________75________ So I can go out to play this afternoon.
B: I hope so.
参考答案
41．A 42．B 43．D 44．C 45．C 46．B 47．D 48．A 49．C 50．B
【导语】本文介绍了作者起初不喜欢英语，但在Mr. Gough的有趣的课堂上，他对英语产生了新的喜好，从而走上了写作的道路。本文表达了作者对老师的感激之情。
41．句意：第一课是无聊的英语。
boring无聊的；bored感到无聊的；interesting有趣的；interested感兴趣的。根据后句“When I was doing nothing,”可知，是无聊的英语。故选A。
42．句意：当我无所事事时，我们的新英语老师Mr. Gough走进了教室。
walks动词第三人称单数形式；walked动词过去式或过去分词；was walking过去进行时；is walking现在进行时。根据“When I was doing nothing”可知此处表示当过去的某事正在进行时，另一件事情发生了，空处应用一般过去时。故选B。
43．句意：令我惊讶的是，他拿出一本书，埃德加·爱伦·坡的作品集，问是否有人读过。
no one没有人；everyone每个人；someone某人；anyone任何人。根据“asked”可知此处问是否有人读过，问句中用anyone。故选D。
44．句意：Mr. Gough问我是否真的明白作者在书中想说的话。
if如果；when什么时候；what什么；how怎样。根据“Mr Gough asked if I really understood ... the author tried to say in his book”结构可知，本题缺少的是say的宾语，在所给的选项中只有what可以作say的宾语。故选C。
45．句意：我的回答使他笑了，他让我写一篇关于这个问题的文章。
wrote过去式；writing动名词；to write动词不定式；written过去分词。ask sb. to do sth.“让某人做某事”。故选C。
46．句意：“别只是读它，”他说。
always总是；just只是；never从不；often经常。根据“Mr. Gough thought that students had to act out a play to understand it.”可知认为学生们必须表演一个戏剧才能理解它，不能只是读，用just。故选B。
47．句意：他鼓励我将来当一名作家。
teacher老师；actor演员；waiter服务员；writer作家。根据“You have a gift for writing, Tony, and one day you’ll come to realize how ... it is.”可知，Mr. Gough鼓励作者将来当一名作家。故选D。
48．句意：你有写作的天赋，托尼，总有一天你会意识到它是多么有用。
useful有用的；beautiful美丽的；careful认真的；thankful感激的。根据“You have a gift for writing”可推知，应是意识到它是多么有用。故选A。
49．句意：几年过去了。
A year一年；Some year错误，year是可数名词，之前有some修饰，应用复数形式；Years几年；Every year每年。根据句中的助动词have的提示可知，空处应用复数名词years。故选C。
50．句意：现在每次我坐下来写新东西，我都会想起Mr. Gough。
anything new新的东西，用于否定或疑问句；something new新的东西，用于肯定句；new anything错误，形容词修饰不定代词要后置；new something错误，形容词修饰不定代词要后置。句子是肯定句，新的东西，应用something new。故选B。
51．B 52．C 53．C 54．B 55．A
【导语】本文主要介绍了一些关于动物与天气的有趣事实。
51．细节理解题。根据“Birds, Sharks, Spiders, Ants”可知，文中提到了鸟、鲨鱼、蜘蛛和蚂蚁。文中没有提到猪。故选B。
52．细节理解题。根据“Sharks:They swim to deeper water.”可知，当暴风雨来临之前，鲨鱼会游向更深的水域。故选C。
53．细节理解题。根据“There are more spiders than usual in autumn, and spiders are making larger webs (蜘蛛网) than usual.”以及“A cold and dry winter will come.”可知，当秋天的蜘蛛比平时多，蜘蛛织的网也比平时大时，又冷又干的冬天就要来了。故选C。
54．细节理解题。根据“A lot of birds get together and stay under the caves (屋檐) of houses.”以及“Heavy rain will come.”可知，选项B“如果太多的鸟类或动物聚集在一起，就意味着会下雨。”表述正确。故选B。
55．最佳标题题。通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了一些关于动物与天气的有趣事实。因此选项A“动物与天气变化”适合作为本文的标题。故选A。
56．C 57．B 58．D 59．B 60．A
【导语】本文主要科普了蚊子的相关知识。
56．细节理解题。根据“We know the mosquitoes(蚊子) very well because they fly everywhere.”可知，我们非常了解蚊子，因为它们到处飞。故选C。
57．细节理解题。根据“If she likes what she finds, she bites. But if she doesn’t like your blood, she will turn to someone else for more delicious blood.”可知，如果蚊子不咬你，它会选择叮咬另一个人。故选B。
58．细节理解题。根据“If the mosquito likes you, she lands on your body without letting you know. She bites you so quickly and quietly that you may not feel anything different.”可知，蚊子咬你速度太快了，以至于你无法知道。故选D。
59．细节理解题。根据“she lands on your body without letting you know”，“She bites you so quickly and quietly that you may not feel anything different.”，“After she bites, you will have an itch(痒) on your body because she puts something from her mouth together with your blood. By the time the itching begins, she has flown away.”可知，正确的顺序应该是①③④②。故选B。
60．细节理解题。根据“After she bites, you will have an itch(痒) on your body because she puts something from her mouth together with your blood.”和“It’s true that male(雄性) mosquito doesn’t bite and only the female(雌性) mosquito bites(咬) because she needs blood to lay(孵) eggs.”可知，A选项“当蚊子叮咬你时，你感觉很糟糕”是错误的。故选A。
61．(t)hemselves 62．(L)uckily 63．(o)utside 64．(B)ut 65．(A)s 66．(i)mportant 67．(p)repare 68．(s)now 69．(f)orget 70．(a)lone
【导语】本文讲述了如何在冬天给狗狗保暖。
61．句意：你可能会认为，因为我们的狗有“御寒外套”，它们总是善于在冬天保暖。根据“they are always good at keeping...warm”可知此处应用反身代词，主语是they，反身代词用themselves，故填(t)hemselves。
62．句意：幸运的是，你可以做很多事情来帮助你的狗在冬天保持温暖。根据“there are lots of things you can do to help your dog keep warm during winter.”结合首字母可知是指幸运地，luckily“幸运地”，是副词修饰句子，故填(L)uckily。
63．句意：如果你想知道如何在冬天给狗狗保暖，首先你应该知道什么时候狗狗出门太冷了。根据“when it’s too cold for dogs to go...”可知是指出门，go outside“出门”。故填(o)utside。
64．句意：但有些狗会。无毛的狗应该在寒冷的冬天穿这种衣服。分析语境可知，前后是转折关系，应用but连接，故填(B)ut。
65．句意：作为动物，狗喜欢和人待在一起。根据“...animals, dogs like to stay with people and want to be close to their family.”可知是指狗作为一种动物，as“作为”，介词，故填(A)s。
66．句意：在冬天让狗狗睡在室内保暖是很重要的。根据“have dogs sleep indoors during winter months to keep them warm”可知冬天让狗狗睡在室内保暖是很重要的，important“重要的”，形容词作表语，故填(i)mportant。
67．句意：你也应该为你的狗准备一个温暖的床。根据“you should...a warm bed for your dog.”可知是prepare...for“准备……”，空前是情态动词，动词应用原形，故填(p)repare。
68．句意：有些狗狗只是喜欢在冬天下雪的时候在雪地里玩。根据“when it snows”可知是指在雪中玩耍，snow“雪”，名词，故填(s)now。
69．句意：就像人类的孩子一样，狗可以一直玩耍，忘记自己的体温。根据“Just like human children, dogs can keep playing and...their body temperature. ”可知狗可以一直玩耍而忘记自己的体温，forget“忘记”，动词，此处是并列结构，前面是情态动词can，动词用原形，故填(f)orget。
70．句意：有一件事我们应该永远记住：即使你只在店里待五分钟，也不要把你的狗单独留在车里。根据“never leave your dog in your car...”可知是不要让狗独自在车里，alone“独自”，故填(a)lone。
71．No, I didn’t. 72．When did they run away 73．What/How about you /What were you doing then 74．What did the police say 75．I hope they can catch the leopards soon/quickly.
【导语】本文主要是两个人对杭州野生动物园金钱豹逃离事件的讨论。
71．根据“Did you watch the news on TV this morning ”和“Was it good or bad news ”可知，空缺处应该是否定回答，故填No, I didn’t.
72．根据“Three leopards(金钱豹) in Hangzhou wild animals zoo ran away”和“At 7: 10 this morning”可知，应该问金钱豹什么时候跑的，故填When did they run away
73．根据“At 7: 10 this morning. I remember I was having breakfast at that time”和“Oh, I was sleeping in bed”可知，应该问的是那时候你在做什么，故填What/How about you /What were you doing then
74．根据“The police said we should stay at home until they catch the three leopards”可知，空缺处应该问警察说了什么，故填What did the police say
75．根据“So I can go out to play this afternoon”可知，空缺处应该填的是希望警察能快点抓住金钱豹，故填I hope they can catch the leopards soon/quickly.
培优第三阶——中考沙场点兵
一、完形填空
（2020·湖北·中考真题）Have you ever been near an animal you were afraid of How close have you been to a dangerous snake Well, Tony Kepler raises killer snakes for a living and he loves his ___1___ . He has been working with them since he was a little boy and he’s not ___2___at all.
Tony’s father has been a snake handler（驯蛇师） for twenty years and he has taught his son a lot about them. Now Tony is ___3___ to make money from snakes. In order to ___4___ the venom （毒液）, he has to find rattlesnakes in the western part of the United States. He sends the venom to a ___5___ where they make it into something called “anti-venin”. Anti-venin is what they give people ___6___ they have been bitten（咬） by a poisonous（有毒的） snake. This anti-venin is really helpful in ___7___ the person who has been bitten. He has been making his living this way for five years and feels ___8___ .
Tony’s dad has handled nearly 1,000 snakes in his lifetime. And hundreds of people go to him to ___9___ how to deal with snakes. Tony's dad has been willing to ___10___ everything about how to hold, how to feed and how to get venom from snakes. But not everyone ___11___ get used to the idea of picking up a snake. Many people heard ___12___ stories about snakes when they were children and have been afraid of them ever since. Tony has been trying to educate people about the positive things snakes do. For one thing, they help ___13___ the rat and mouse population. Snakes are also very clean and ___14___ and they seldom trouble humans.
Tony’s job is very different from any other job I’ve heard of, but it is a really ___15___ one. Without venom collectors, many people would be in real danger and some would die.
1．A．family B．job C．hobby D．pay
2．A．afraid B．lonely C．brave D．patient
3．A．honest B．lucky C．able D．careful
4．A．discover B．collect C．produce D．taste
5．A．library B．museum C．hospital D．laboratory
6．A．before B．though C．after D．unless
7．A．calming B．testing C．saving D．protecting
8．A．free B．tired C．safe D．great
9．A．learn B．show C．discuss D．explain
10．A．exchange B．overcome C．retell D．share
11．A．may B．can C．has to D．need
12．A．folk B．humorous C．moving D．scary
13．A．count B．control C．double D．stop
14．A．noisy B．slow C．quiet D．active
15．A．important B．dangerous C．popular D．cruel
二、阅读理解
A
（2021·山东淄博·统考中考真题）
Ask people what they know about the Dead Sea and most will tell you that it’s impossible to sink (下沉) when you are swimming in it. But not everyone knows why. Kids News researched the Dead Sea and found some interesting facts.
The Dead Sea is an inland lake 50 kilometers long by 15 kilometers wide in the Middle East between the west bank and Jordan. The Jordan River is the main source of the Dead Sea water. It is about 430 meters below sea level, the lowest point on the surface of the Earth. The water level has been dropping even lower for the past 60 or so years. It drops about 1 meter each year.
It’s a popular place for people to have a holiday, partly because it’s in the desert, which means lots of hot, sunny days.
It’s called the Dead Sea because it is full of salt. The Dead Sea water is perhaps 10 times as salty as open ocean seawater and nothing much can live in it. Exactly how sally it is changes through the depth (深度) of the lake and with how much water is flowing in (流入) from the Jordan River and how much water is evaporating (蒸发).
The water of the Dead Sea is full of salt, which makes it much denser (密度更大) and heavier than freshwater. If you swim in it, you float (漂浮) very easily.
16．Which of the following is right
A．Few things can live in the Dead Sea.
B．Few people go to the Dead Sea for a holiday.
C．The Dead Sea is famous mainly for the hot weather.
D．The Jordan River is about 430 meters below the sea level
17．What does the underlined word “source” mean in Chinese
A．资源 B．能源 C．来源 D．污染源
18．What is the best title for the passage
A．The water level of the Dead Sea is lower now
B．Hot weather makes the Dead Sea much saltier
C．The Dead Sea becomes saltier with less freshwater
D．Why can’t people sink when they swim in the Dead Sea
B
（2021·贵州黔南·统考中考真题）
China’s Grand Canal Most people have heard of the Great Wall of China, but not many people outside of China know about the Grand Canal. This man-made waterway—known in China as Da Yun he — is 1,700 kilometers long and some parts of it are more than 2,000 years old. It links the north of China with Hangzhou, a city in the southern part of the country. It’s the longest man-made waterway in the world.
It was built as a way to transport grain（谷物）from the rich agricultural land in China’s south to cities in the north. In fact, it’s not one canal, but a system of canals and rivers linked together. It’s still an important part of the transport system in China. Thousands of boats use it every day to transport grain and many other types of cargo.
Now the Chinese government is doing new work on the Grand Canal. It is making parts of it deeper, so bigger ships can use it. The canal will also help to move water. There is a lot of rain in the south of China, but not as much in the north. The canal will carry millions of liters of water from the south to the north.
The Grand Canal is much less famous than the Great Wall, and not very many tourists visit it. But it’s possible to go on a cruise （乘船游览）along some of the oldest parts of the canal. Passengers on these cruises see beautiful parts of China that other visitors don’t see.
19．From the passage, we know that the Grand Canal is ________.
A．more than two thousand years old
B．more famous than the Great Wall
C．the longest man-made waterway
20．What does the underlined word “links” most probably mean in paragraph 1 ________
A．Connects. B．Compares. C．Competes.
21．What is the main idea of paragraph 2 ________
A．The Grand Canal is helping to move water.
B．Why the canal was built and how it is used now.
C．The Grand Canal was used for transporting grain.
22．What’s the purpose of the passage ________
A．To describe how beautiful the Grand Canal is.
B．To introduce how important the Grand Canal is.
C．To explain why few people visit the Grand Canal.
C
（2021·辽宁沈阳·统考中考真题）
Do you know that the falcon (猎鹰) is among the fastest animals in the world It can fly at a speed of about 200 miles per hour. You might think a bird that could fly so fast would be safe from most types of danger. Unfortunately, that is not true. By the 1970s, they had already been endangered. What was causing the number of falcons to drop so quickly
In America, a pesticide, a chemical, called DDT was harming the falcon eggs. Luckily, DDT is no longer used. The number of falcons is rising now.
One unusual thing about falcons is that they like to make their nests (巢) in high places. In nature, they often nest on mountaintops and on the sides of cliffs (悬崖). Falcons have also got used to life in cities. They nest on tall buildings and bridges in cities. The height of these nests is from 50 to 200 feet in the air.
They also like to return to the same nesting place every year. Both the mother and father falcons help to raise the babies. The mother stays more time in the nest. The father hunts and brings back food for her and the babies.
Many people all around the country work very hard to help falcons live to adulthood. There are even video cameras fixed up in many places. This way, people can make sure the birds and their eggs stay protected. Falcons are lucky to have so many people who keep an eye on them.
23．What does the underlined word “pesticide” mean in Chinese
A．流感 B．杀虫剂 C．枪支 D．捕猎网
24．According to the text, we know that ________.
A．falcons fly so fast that nothing can hurt them
B．falcons suddenly died out in the year 1970
C．people can’t find falcons’ nests in cities
D．baby falcons are brought up by their patents
25．What’s the author’s attitude towards the future of falcons
A．Nervous. B．Hopeful. C．Curious. D．Unsure.
26．In which section (版)of a newspaper can we probably read the text
A．SPORTS B．LIFE C．SCIENCE D．BUSINESS
三、短文填空
（2017·四川资阳·统考中考真题）从方框中选择单词，并用其正确形式填空。每词限用一次。
he do everybody with whether month thief take glad stand
My little dog Dash was once stolen from me. After being away for some ___27___, he one day came back with a long rope tied around ___28___ neck. He had broken away from the man who had stolen him. How ___29___ I was to see my good dog back again!The thief was ___30___ to the court (法庭). He said that the dog was his; and I was asked ___31___ I could give any proof that the dog was mine. I put my mouth to the dog’s ear, and said something. Dash at once ___32___ up and finished some tricks I had taught him. I guided him ___33___ my stick, and cheered the whole court up.
The thief was asked to make the dog ___34___ the same thing; but Dash went away, and would not go near him. ___35___ saw that the dog was mine. The ____36____ was sent to prison, and Dash was set free.
参考答案：
1．B 2．A 3．C 4．B 5．D 6．C 7．C 8．D 9．A 10．D 11．B 12．D 13．B 14．C 15．A
【分析】文章大意：本文主要讲了许多人都害怕蛇，但Tony却以饲养杀人蛇为生，详细介绍了他的工作内容。
1．句意：托尼·开普勒以养蛇为生，他热爱自己的工作。
family家庭；job工作；hobby爱好；pay报酬。根据题干中“Tony Kepler raises killer snakes for a living”讲他以养杀人蛇为生，结合下文中“Tony’s job is very different from any other job I’ve heard of”可知他喜欢他的工作。故选B。
2．句意：他从小就和它们一起工作，他一点也不害怕。
afraid害怕的；lonely孤独的；brave勇敢的；patient耐心的。根据题干中“He has been working with them since he was a little boy”讲他从还是小男孩的时候就开始和蛇打交道，由此可推出他不害怕。故选A。
3．句意：现在托尼能从蛇身上赚钱了。
honest诚实的；lucky幸运的；able有能力的；careful小心的。根据上文中“he has taught his son a lot about them”讲Tony的爸爸一直教他关于蛇的东西，由此可推出此处是说他能从蛇身上赚钱了，用be able to do sth.表示“能够做某事”。故选C。
4．句意：为了收集毒液，他不得不在美国西部找到响尾蛇。
discover发现；collect收集；produce生产；taste品尝。根据下文中“He sends the venom to a ____ where they make it into something called ‘anti-venin’. ”讲到他把毒液送到一个制作抗毒液的地方，结合下文中“Without venom collectors”可推出他要先收集毒液。故选B。
5．句意：他把毒液送到实验室，把它制成一种叫做“抗毒液”的物质。
library图书馆；museum博物馆；hospital医院；laboratory实验室。根据空后“where they make it into something called ‘anti-venin’ ”可知此处是说一个制作抗毒液的地方，结合选项可推出应是实验室。故选D。
6．句意：抗毒液是他们给被毒蛇咬伤的人的。
before在……之前；though尽管；after在……之后；unless除非。根据下文中“This anti-venin is really helpful in ____ the person who has been bitten.”可知抗毒也对被咬的人有帮助，由此可推出是给被被毒蛇咬过之后的人。故选C。
7．句意：这种抗毒液对拯救被咬的人很有帮助。
calming（使）平静；testing测试；saving拯救；protecting保护。根据空后“the person who has been bitten”讲到被毒蛇咬过的人，空前讲抗毒液有帮助，结合常识可知是在救人方面有帮助。故选C。
8．句意：他以这种方式生活了五年，感觉很好。
free空闲的；tired疲惫的；safe安全的；great极好的。根据上文中“he loves his job”可知他感觉很好。故选D。
9．句意：成百上千的人去找他学习如何对付蛇。
learn学习；show展示；discuss讨论；explain解释。上文讲Tony的爸爸一生接触过将近1000条蛇，结合空后“how to deal with snakes”可推出人们找他是要学习如何对付蛇。故选A。
10．句意：托尼的爸爸愿意分享一切，关于如何抓、如何喂养，以及如何从蛇那里获得毒液。
exchange交流；overcome克服；retell复述；share分享。上文讲Tony的爸爸一生接触过将近1000条蛇，空后“everything about how to hold, how to feed and how to get venom from snakes”讲的关于蛇的一切都是他最懂的，结合选项可知此处应是说愿意分享，故选D。
11．句意：但不是每个人都能习惯捡起一条蛇。
may可能；can能够；has to不得不；need需要。根据下文中“Many people heard ____ stories about snakes when they were children and have been afraid of them ever since.”讲人们对蛇的害怕，可推出此处是说不是每个人都能习惯捡起一条蛇，用can符合题意。故选B。
12．句意：许多人小时候都听说过关于蛇的可怕故事，从此就害怕蛇。
folk民间的；humorous幽默的；moving感人的；scary可怕的。根据题干中“have been afraid of them ever since”讲到人们害怕蛇，可推出是听了可怕的故事。故选D。
13．句意：首先，它们有助于控制老鼠的数量。
count数数；control控制；double加倍；stop停止。结合常识可知蛇是老鼠的天敌，由此可推出蛇能帮忙控制老鼠的数量。故选B。
14．句意：蛇也非常干净和安静，它们很少打扰人类。
noisy吵闹的；slow缓慢的；quiet安静的；active活跃的。根据题干中“they seldom trouble humans”讲蛇极少打扰人，由此可推出蛇是安静的。故选C。
15．句意：托尼的工作和我听说的其他工作很不一样，但它确实很重要。
important重要的；dangerous危险的；popular流行的；cruel残酷的。根据下文中“Without venom collectors, many people would be in real danger and some would die.”可知没有毒液收集者，许多人将处于真正的危险之中，有些人甚至会死亡。由此可推出这份工作很重要。故选A。
16．A 17．C 18．D
【分析】本文是一篇说明文，通过对死海的分析，阐明了人们在死海中游泳时不能下沉的原因。
16．细节理解题。根据第四段第二句中的“nothing much can live in it” 可知，没有什么东西能在死海中生存。故选A。
17．词义猜测题。分析该词所在的句子可知，此处讲的是约旦河是死海水的主要来源，划线单词表示“来源”。故选C。
18．标题归纳题。通读全文，结合文章第一段和最后一段，首尾呼应，可知，本文主要解释了人们在死海中游泳时不能下沉的原因。故选D。
19．C 20．A 21．B 22．B
【分析】文章简要介绍了大运河。大运河修建于大约2000年前，是连通中国南方和北方的重要渠道，沿途也有美丽的风景供游客欣赏。
19．细节理解题。根据第一段“It’s the longest man-made waterway in the world”可知，这是世界上最长的人工水道，故选C。
20．词义猜测题。根据第一段“It links the north of China with Hangzhou, a city in the southern part of the country”可知，它连接了中国北部和南部城市杭州。所以单词“links”指的是“connect连接”，故选A。
21．主旨大意题。通读第二段可知，本段主要是介绍建这条运河的原因以及运河在使用方面是如何的，故选B。
22．主旨大意题。根据“Thousands of boats use it every day to transport grain and many other types of cargo. Now the Chinese government is doing new work on the Grand Canal. It is making parts of it deeper, so bigger ships can use it.”以及整个文章的理解可知，主要是突出大运河的重要性，故选B。
23．B 24．D 25．B 26．C
【分析】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了世界上飞行速度最快的鸟类之一——猎鹰。文章介绍了是什么原因曾经使得猎鹰濒危，也详细介绍了猎鹰的生活习性等。
23．词义猜测题。根据后文“a chemical, called DDT was harming the falcon eggs”提及这是一种化学物品，会危及到猎鹰的蛋，可推测是杀虫剂，故选B。
24．细节理解题。根据“Both the mother and father falcons help to raise the babies”，可知猎鹰宝宝是由父母共同抚育的，故选D。
25．观点态度题。根据“Many people all around the country work very hard to help falcons live to adulthood”和“This way, people can make sure the birds and their eggs stay protected”提及大家都很关注猎鹰的生存，可知作者对于猎鹰的未来是充满希望的，故选B。
26．推理判断题。根据文章是在详细介绍猎鹰的生活习性及现状等，可知可能会在科学版面读到，故选C。
27．months 28．his 29．glad 30．taken 31．whether 32．stood 33．with 34．do 35．Everybody 36．thief
【分析】本文介绍了作者的小狗失而复得，作者和小狗在法庭上战胜了小偷的故事。
27．句意：离开几个月后，有一天他回来了，脖子上拴着一根长绳子。根据语境“在离开几个月后”，月份应该用month，由some可知，此处需用复数形式。故填months。
28．句意：离开几个月后，有一天他回来了，脖子上拴着一根长绳子。根据“with a long rope tied around…neck.”可知，他的脖子上拴着一根长绳子。neck是名词，此处需用形容词性的物主代词，由后面的he可知，此处需用his。故填his。
29．句意：看到我的好狗又回来了，我真高兴！由短文内容可知，狗在丢失几个月后又回来了，作者应该是高兴的，glad意为“高兴”。故填glad。
30．句意：小偷被带上法庭。由“to the court (法庭).”可知，小偷是被带上法庭。take意为“把……带到”；此处是一般过去时的被动语态，需用过去分词。故填taken。
31．句意：有人问我能不能证明那条狗是我的。分析句子结构可知，此处是由whether引导的宾语从句。故填whether。
32．句意：达什立刻站起来，完成了我教他的一些把戏。根据“up and finished some tricks I had taught him.”可知，Dash应该是站起来，完成了我的指令。stand意为“站起”；由and后的finished some tricks可知，此处需用过去式。故填stood。
33．句意：我用手杖引导他，使全场欢呼起来。根据“I guided him…my stick,”可知，此处是指用我的手杖引导他，“用”是介词with。故填with。
34．句意：小偷被要求让狗做同样的事。由the same thing可知，此处是让狗做同样的事，do意为“做”；此处是make sb. do sth.让某人做某事。故填do。
35．句意：每个人都看到那条狗是我的。根据“but Dash went away, and would not go near him.” 可知，狗没有听从小偷的指令，因此这里是指每个人都看到那条狗是我的。everybody意为“每个人”，首字母大写。故填Everybody。
36．句意：小偷被送进监狱，达什自由了。根据“was sent to prison”可知，应该是小偷被送进了监狱。thief 意为“小偷”，此处用单数。故填thief。
