2019中考英语二轮复习短文首字母专练.doc

1、12019中考英语短文首字母专练AOne day, when a boy named Ted returned from school in a hurry, his mother complained, “It is six oclock, and your school c 1 at four where have you been?“Oh, mom,“ said Ted, “when we play ball games, we f 2 everything else. We dont think of the time. Is supper ready?“The boys mother

2、 believed him. Teds a 3 led her to think that he had been playing with his classmates. But he hadnt been playing at all.He had been “kept in“ by the school librarian, because he had made the l 4 in a complete mess. He didnt like to tell his mother about that. He wished her to think that he had been

3、playing.“What a s 5 it is for you to try to deceive(欺骗) your mother!“ said something in Teds heart, as he q 6 sat down to his supper.“I dont care,“ said the boy to h 7 . “I dont care. I didnt tell a lie I didnt say that I was playing.“But,“ said the voice, “you used words which m 8 your mother think

4、 that you had been playing, and that was s 9 to what you had said so.“I didnt tell a lie.“ said Ted.Did Ted tell a lie, or did he not? What do you think?If we use words which can deceive others, we tell a lie; and Teds lie was a bad one, for it sounded so like the t 10 . A lie that sounds true is th

5、e worst kind of lie.1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. B2After crossing the river, Dorothy and her friends came to a poppy flower field, with many other colourful flowers next to it.“How b 1 !” Dorothy said.“When I have brains, I will probably like them better,” the Scarecrow said.“If I had a heart, I w

6、ould love them.” added the Tin Woodman.“I always liked flowers.” the Lion said.“But there are n 2 in the forest so bright as these.”Soon they found t 3 in the middle of poppies. It is known that when there are many of these flowers together, their strong smell will make anyone breathing it fall asle

7、ep, even sleep forever. But Dorothy didnt k 4 this. Soon Dorothys eyes grew so h 5 that she felt she had to sleep. Dorothy fell among the poppies, fast asleep.“The smell is k 6 us all. If we leave her here, she will die,” said the Lion. “I can h 7 keep my eyes open, and the dog Toto is asleep alread

8、y.”“Run fast and get out of here,” said the Scarecrow to the Lion, “We can carry the little girl, but you are too heavy.The Lion ran as fast as possible but he fell asleep b 8 he was out of the field. Luckily, the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman were not troubled by the smell. They made a chair with t

9、heir hands and carried Dorothy t 9 the flowers to the grass far enough from the poppy field. The Tin Woodman built a truck and pulled the Lion with the Scarecrow. The sweet fresh air w 10 Dorothy, Toto and the Lion. Soon they continued their journey.1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. C3One day, Laurie s

10、aw the four March girls walking quietly through the garden. He f 1 them. They went to some trees and sat there drawing and reading and sewing. Laurie h 2 behind a tree and watched them, feeling sad he had no brothers or sisters. A squirrel suddenly ran down the tree and Beth looked up. She saw Lauri

11、e and asked him to join them.He read to them while they drew and sewed. They talked about their d 3 .“I want to travel around the world and see lots of places. Then Id like to become a famous m 4 ,” said Laurie.“Id like a lovely house, full of nice things-good food, pretty clothes, handsome furnitur

12、e and pleasant people,” Meg said.“Wouldnt you have a husband and some angelic children in your lovely house?” asked Laurie, smilingly.“I said p 5 people, you know.” Meg carefully tied up her shoes as she spoke, so that no one saw her f 6 .Jo continued, “I want to write books and get rich and famous.

13、 My works should be as famous as Lauries music.”“M 7 is to stay at home safe with Father and Mother, looking after the family. Nothing else. Since I had my little piano, I am perfectly s 8 ,”said Beth quietly.Amys modest wish was to go to Rome, do fine pictures, and be the best artist in the world.“

14、Every one of us,b 9 Beth, wants to be rich and famous. I wonder w 10 anyof us will ever get our wishes,” said Laurie.They decided to meet in ten years to see if their dreams came true.1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. DOver 2,000 years ago, in China, there lived a boy called Confucius. When he was o 1

15、4three, his father died. His mother was very poor. In those days people had to pay to go to school and his mother did not have enough m 2 to send him.As Confucius grew up he wanted to learn things. So he d 3 to teach himself Unfortunately he was a strange-looking boy. The other children pointed and

16、made fun of him. They called him names and laughed at him. Confucius got very upset, but he was a kind gentle boy and did not fight b 4 .Confucius did not play with other children. He went off to talk to holy men in the temple and learned from them. He t 5 to artists and musicians and learned from t

17、hem. If he tried to do something difficult, he kept trying over and over again u 6 he learned how to do it. In this way the boy taught himself to read and w 7 and learned lots of interesting things. Confucius grew up to be a very c 8 man.When he was a man, Confucius became the ruler of the city of C

18、hangtu. People were very h 9 when he was their leader. He used his abilities and skills in a w 10 way.People sometimes call him the greatest man who ever lived. We still remember many of his sayings today.1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. EThe Cinderella story is a famous one Cinderella was living happ

19、ily with her family when her mother died. Her father remarried. Cinderellas new stepmother and two stepsisters t 1 her poorly. She had to wear old clothes and work hard w 2 the sisters wore beautiful clothes and had fun.You know the r 3 of the story. A good fairy turned Cinderellas old clothes into

20、a beautiful dress. Cinderella went to a party and a prince f 4 in love with her Cinderella left the party in such a h 5 that she left a glass slipper and the Prince used that to find her F 6 Cinderella and the Prince married and lived happily ever after.5Thats one telling of the story, but the Cinde

21、rella fairy take is found in many different countries. And Cinderella is not always a young l 7 . In an Irish story, a young gentleman, Becan, marries a princess and lives happily ever since.Why is the Cinderella story so p 8 and found in so many cultures? There are several r 9 First of all its a ro

22、mantic story Also, Cinderella a kind girl with a hard life And m 10 the most important is that in the Cinderella story, a person faces many difficulties but overcomes them in the end. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. F“ Make-A-Wish” is one of the worlds most well-known charities. It makes wishes come

23、true for children who have s 1 illnesses. It gives them hope and helps them forget about their h 2 problems. It s 3 in 1980 in Phoenix, Arizona. Christopher was a 7-year-old boy who was very sick. He always dreamed of becoming a p 4 to fly in the sky. They gave Christopher a tour of the city in a po

24、lice helicopter(直升飞机) and b 5 a space helmet for him.There are four kinds of wishes children usually have:I wish to go. Children usually want to visit some p 6 of interest, like the Statue of Liberty.I wish to meet. Children sometimes want to meet their f 7 film stars or sports players.I wish to be.

25、 Some children wish to become doctors to help people who dont have money for m 8 treatment.I wish to have. Some children want to have a computer, a bike or many other things. L 69 for them, they can get what they want from the charity.Lets hope more wishes will come true in the f 10 . People who wor

26、k in the charity always try for the best. Will you be one of them?1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. GJust as a famous saying g 1 , “Reading is to success what water is to fish.” Reading is very important for all humans. It can open many d 2 and can lead you into a path to success. Its quite clear that

27、every successful person has a good h 3 of reading. This is b 4 reading is an important way to get the information required to understand something. For example, a good doctor has to know the latest development in m 5 by reading.Then, how can you develop an interest in reading? There is only one way.

28、 Let me explain this to you. If you want to learn how to ride a bike, you have to get on the bike as many times as possible u 6 you can ride skillfully. It works the same way with reading. If you want to improve your reading, try to read as m 7 as you can. When you finish reading your first book, ta

29、ke another book and do the same. If you are going out, take a magazine, a book, an article or something e 8 to read. When you are reading, try to understand w 9 message the writer is giving to you. So, parents should help to get their children to read as early as possible. Studies have s 10 that rea

30、ding to your unborn child is very good. In this way, your child will like reading later. Reading is always a wonderful time. Good books are good friends. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 7HIm sure you all know how important recycling is.Recycling is when you collect old things and turn them into new t

31、hings.It sounds like magic.B 1 in fact its very scientific.How it all works? The first thing is to collect items that can be recycled.Soda cans are made out of metalSome bottles of juice are made out of g 2 Magazines and newspapers are made out of paperBags are made out of plastic.Many o 3 old thing

32、s can be recycled,too.Lets get back to the process(过程)of recycling.Once you put all your items in a recycling factoryThere,the materials get separated.They go into d 4 piles.There are special machines that crush(挤压变形)each pile together.The materials c 5 into square cubes(立方体).They are really heavey.

33、It is h 6 for humans to carry them.Companies buy these cubes and turn them into n 7 productsNow lets take a closer look at how old paper is transformed(改变形态)First the paper is torn(撕)into tiny p 8 .Then a special water with chemicals is poured onto them.The fibers start to stick togetherIn time, a c

34、ompletely new roll of paper is c 9 ! If there were things written or printed on the first paper，they disappearRecycling keeps our planet healthy.It reduces waste and saves money.It a 10 saves energy.You can do your part.So just remember the golden rule：always recycle your products!1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

35、7. 8. 9. 10. IAs youve just found out, opening a book doesnt require much effort. However, even that would be i 1 if you spent the night on the streets.8After lying for hours on cold ground, with only a thin sleeping bag to protect you from rain or ice, your fingers would probably be so numb(麻木的)tha

36、t you could hardly m 2 them. Youd most likely spend the day trying to find something to eat and somewhere to shelter from the freezing cold.You might be surprised to hear that the number of people sleeping rough(露宿)in London has doubled in the last five years and has i 3 by 30% across the rest of th

37、e country during the last two years.Once we bring a homeless person out of the freezing cold, we need your help to give him a w 4 welcome at St Mungos very much.Will you please give a Christmas gift of 25, which could p 5 a homeless person with a St Mungos welcome pack? It could have a towel, shampo

38、o, soap(肥皂), so a homeless person can have a hot s 6 and a proper clean up. The difference you could make wont end there. You see, welcoming someone into warmth and safety is just the b 7 . You really could enable someone to change their life for good.For Harvey, it was losing his job that led to hi

39、m becoming homeless. Since Harvey was welcomed into St Mungos, he has received t 8 for his health and so much more. After he took courses in useful life skills, he recently moved into his own flat.With your gift, you could help us offer a warm welcome to someone I 9 Harvey whos come in from the free

40、zing streets. Im sure youll a 10 thats a wonderful present to give at Christmas. I hope you will send 25, or as much as you can, today.1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 参考答案A)1.closes 2.forget 3.answer 4.library 5.shame6.quietly/quickly 7.himself 8.made 9.similar 10.truth9B)1.beautiful 2.none 3.themsel

41、ves 4.know 5.heavy6. killing 7. hardly 8.before 9.through 10.wokeC)1.followed 2. hid 3. dreams 4.musician 5.pleasant6. face 7. mine 8. satisfied 9. but 10. whetherD)1. only 2. money 3. decided 4. back 5. talked7. until 7. write 8. clever 9. happy 10. wiseE)1.treated 2.while 3.rest 4.fell 5.hurry6.Fi

42、nally 7.lady 8.popular 9.reasons 10.maybeF)1. serious 2. health 3. started 4. pilot 5. bought6. place 7. favourit 8. medica 9.Luckily 10. futureG)1.goes 2. doors 3.habit 4.because 5.medicine7. until 7.much 8.else 9. what 10. shownH)1.But 2. glass 3. other 4. different 5. change 6. hard 7. new 8. pieces 9. completed 10. alsoI)1 impossible 2. move 3 increased 4.warm 5. provide6. shower 7 beginning 8. treatment 9 like 10. agree/ accept10