2015中考英语语篇及作文专项训练（五）

2015-05-22

中学生英语·中考指导版 2015年5期

一、完形填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

I walked into the Huddle House Restaurant in Brunswick， Georgia and I sat down at the table. I picked up the menu and was to order something for breakfast.

“Excuse me.”

I looked up and ；；1 ；；a nice-looking woman standing before me.

“Is your name Roger？” she asked.

“Yes，” I answered， feeling rather confused as I had never seen her before.

“My name is Barbara and my husband is Tony，” she said， pointing to a middle-aged man sitting alone at the table by the window. He was ；；2 ；；and weak.

“Tony White， from Landon School in Jacksonville， Florida.” She added.

I looked at that man for a few seconds ；；3 ；；I didnt recognize him.

“Im really sorry. The name doesnt ring the bell，” I said.

She walked back， began talking with her husband and once in a while I saw her turn around and look directly at me.

I ordered breakfast and a cup of ；；4 ；， sitting there， trying to remember who this Tony was. “I ；；5 ；；know him，” I thought to myself. “He recognizes me for some reason.” I picked up the coffee cup. All of a sudden it came to me like a flash of lightning.

“Tony， the bully， the bad boy！” I could ；；6 ；；believe my eyes. “Jesus！Hes so thin now. Not the big boy that I remember from back in 1977.”

Everything came up to my mind. The time this ；；7 ；；boy had made fun of my big ears in front of the girls in my class， and the time this big bully had pushed me against the walls in the hallway just to make himself ；；8 ；；a big man to all other students.

“Im sorry， Roger，” Tony rolled by me in the wheelchair， being pushed by his wife， raising his thin trembling （颤栗的） hand. “I am so sorry for everything that I did to you.

“Im ... Im ... Err ...” I didnt know ；；9 ；；to say to him.

After a few months later， I received a letter from Barbara. Tony was ；；10 ； . Tony had been a fireman and had been seriously wounded in a task.

How I regretted for not saying something to him but I no longer had the chance！

（；；）1. A. heard ；；；；；； B. saw ；；；；；； C. felt ；；；；；；； D. told

（；；）2. A. fat ；；；；；；； B. thin ；；；；；； C. strong ；；；；；； D. young

（；；）3. A. but ；；；；；；； B. and ；；；；；； C. or ；；；；；；； D. so

（；；）4. A. tea ；；；；；；； B. juice ；；；；；； C. coffee ；；；；；； D. milk

（；；）5. A. neednt ；；；；；； B. need ；；；；； C. mustnt ；；；；； D. must

（；；）6. A. hardly ；；；；；； B. really ；；；；； C. almost ；；；；；； D. always

（；；）7. A. clever ；；；；；； B. shy ；；；；；； C. bad ；；；；；；； D. friendly

（；；）8. A. look after ；；；；； B. look for ；；；； C. look at ；；；；；； D. look like

（；；）9. A. when ；；；；；； B. why ；；；；；； C. what ；；；；；；； D. where

（；；）10. A. healthy ；；；；；； B. dead ；；；；； C. famous ；；；；；； D. blind

二、阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列材料，从各小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

Dear Liz，

My stay in Thailand has certainly been the experience of my life.

Life is busy and exciting. Bangkok is just like any other big city with a population of ten million and heavy traffic. Im very lucky because my host family is in a nice quiet area outside the city. There are Mr. and Mrs. Phairat， their son Sanan， who is eighteen， the daughter Chinda， who is sixteen， and Grandpa and Grandma.

I go to an international school with Sanan and Chinda. The school teaches about seventy percent in English， and thirty percent in Thai. Ive learned some spoken language， but Thai writing is very difficult. The cooking lesson is my favorite. Im learning all about Thai food and culture. People dont use chopsticks here， but spoons and forks. When I come back， Im going to cook you a real Thai meal.

Last weekend， we visited some temples. We also drove to Pattaya beach near Bangkok. I thought it was great， but Sanan and Chinda say that next month theyre taking me to Phuket Island， where the beaches are even more beautiful. The month after next， were going to travel to Mr. Phairats hometown in the north of Thailand. The Phairats own land there， and they have two elephants. Im going to ride those elephants and even wash them. Sanan and Chinda say its really fun.

Im amazed by everything in this country， especially by the elephants. Elephants are an important part of Thai culture and way of life. They have been a traditional symbol of Thailand for many years in times of war and peace. In the seventh century， a Thai king trained twenty thousand elephants for battle.

I will write and tell you all about my Thai boxing lessons next time.

Love，

Mandy

（；；）11. How many family members are there in Mandys host family？

A. Four. ；；；；；；； B. Five. ；；；；；； C. Six. ；；；；；； D. Seven.

（；；）12. Mandy writes in her e-mail that the ________ lessons is her favorite.

A. Thai speaking B. boxing C. Thai writing D. cooking

（；；）13. Next month， Mandy is going to visit ________.

A. Pattaya beach B. Phuket Island

C. Phairats hometown D. Bangkok

（；；）14. From the e-mail we know that Mandy is ________ when she stays in Thailand.

A. bored ；；；；；； B. quiet ；；；；；； C. excited ；；；； D. proud

（；；）15. What is the possible subject of the e-mail？

A. Study trip in Thailand. B. Food culture in Thailand.

C. Elephant riding in Thailand. D. International schools in Thailand.

I bought a jasmine plant for my office. When I bought it， I was told it would bloom （开花） and the sweet smell would fill my office. I had the plant for two months， and every day I looked at it， but there werent any flowers or pleasant smell. I was unhappy， so I gave the plant to my friend Linda.

One day， another friend Mary called and invited me to her office. When I walked in， her jasmine flowers surprised me. I reached out to touch the flowers. Mary cut some and gave them to me. I couldnt help smelling them. Surrounded by the sweet smell of only a handful of these flowers， I suddenly understood something.

Mary bought her plant the same time I did. It took a year for her jasmine to bloom. I was so impatient for mine to bloom； regretfully， I gave it away.

In a way my life is like the jasmine plant. I need to be patient and let things happen.

Last Sunday Linda told me that she was going abroad the next week. Before she left， she returned the plant to me. This time I am going to wait. I have learned that when we want something in our life， we have to be patient. I am slowly learning to have that patience to wait for my jasmine to bloom.

（；；）16. Before the writer gave the jasmine away， she had it for ________.

A. two weeks B. one month C. two months D. one year

（；；）17. When the writer saw Marys jasmine， she felt ________.

A. unhappy B. peaceful C. hopeful D. surprised

（；；）18. Why did the writer give the plant to her friend？

A. Because she didnt like it at all. B. Because it didnt bloom.

C. Because she didnt have time. D. Because it smelled bad.

（；；）19. What does the underlined word “patience” mean in Chinese？

A. 病人；；；；；；； B. 注意；；；；；；； C. 耐心；；；；；；；； D. 观众

（；；）20. What has the writer learned from her experience？

A. Patience is needed in life. B. Flowers are necessary in life.

C. Patience is good for work. D. Flowers are good for office.

Two pandas were shipped from China to Canada on March 25， 2013. The pandas received a warm welcome to the North America from Canadas Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Chinese ambassador （大使） Zhang Junsai. The pandas will spend five years at the Toronto Zoo， and then spend another five years at the Calgary Zoo.

This is the first time in 20 years that pandas have been sent to Canadian zoo. “I want to offer my sincere thanks to the government of China for sharing these two pandas， symbolizing peace and friendship， with all Canadians，” said Prime Minister Harper.

The pandas are named Er Shun and Da Mao. Er Shun， a five-year-old female， came from the Chongqing Zoo， in southwest China. Da Mao， a four-year-old male， traveled from Chengdu. The panda passengers were given plenty of snacks throughout the flight. Each panda received more than 200 pounds of bamboo and 100 pounds of apples.

The number of pandas is decreasing and now there are only 1，600 pandas left in the wild. And this is partly due to the loss of their primary food source， bamboo. According to a recent study， warming temperatures are causing a shortage of bamboo in at least one region of China where pandas live.

The climate in Er Shun and Da Maos new home in Canada isnt perfect for growing bamboo. Twice a week， the Memphis Zoo， in Tennessee， will ship about 700 pounds of the green plant up north to the Toronto Zoo. While the pandas are far from China， zoo keepers ________.

（；；）21. We can know from the second paragraph that ________.

A. China often sends pandas to Canada

B. Canada is very thankful for Chinas help

C. the two pandas will spend ten years in Canada

D. the two pandas will only live in one place

（；；）22. According to the passage， the two pandas ________.

A. are both four years old

B. are from the same Chinese zoo

C. can eat as many as 100 pounds of apples in a day

D. were given over 400 pounds of bamboo on the flight

（；；）23. What is paragraph 4 mainly about？

A. The reason for the decreasing number of pandas.