2015中考英语语篇及作文专项训练（十一）

2015-08-01

中学生英语·中考指导版 2015年8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。

“Im really thankful to our government， for it provides us with such a good training program. The training greatly helps us live well. I will certainly study hard and learn the skills. Then I can 1 my family difficulties and do good to other people.” A learner on the job training program said， feeling 2 .

The learners grandfather is nearly 80 years old， and his mother is ill in bed. So his father， who is a farmer， is the main 3 of the family. The family is poor. The learner graduated from high school and did not pass the college entrance exam. The job training program helps him learn the skills that hell 4 in the work place.

The story reminds me of another 5 . It goes like this： Once upon a time， there was a man who liked fishing very much， and was able to catch lots of fish every day. The man was a kind-hearted person， so he always 6 his fish with neighbors who did not know how to fish. One day， he thought that it would be 7 if he taught them how to fish. So he called his neighbors together and showed them how to fish. Everybody was happy that they could 8 the fish they themselves caught.

At present， there are still a lot of poor people throughout the world. But its not good if we give only 9 to them. Instead， we should give them a chance to learn new skills. Therefore， a technical training is very important to people in deed， and they will learn the ability to 10 money. People can learn a lot of useful things in the training program and what they learn can help them on the way to find jobs.

（）1. A. solve B. change C. study D. find

（）2. A. surprised B. excited C. relaxed D. interested

（）3. A. problem B. example C. relative D. support

（）4. A. repeat B. forget C. need D. test

（）5. A. story B. learner C. family D. program

（）6. A. shared B. cooked C. exchanged D. weighed

（）7. A. easy B. great C. useless D. crazy

（）8. A. feed B. save C. touch D. eat

（）9. A. time B. fish C. food D. clothing

（）10. A. pay B. give C. use D. make

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。

（）11. A person with ________ of experience is needed to head the bank.

A. at least two years B. twenty-five years

C. three to six years D. more than five years

（）12. You should work for ________ if you become an editor of the magazine.

A. just nine hours a day B. no less than nine hours a day

C. about ten hours a day D. less than 25 hours a week

（）13. If you want to be a teacher， you can ________ for more information.

A. call 567-1243 B. mail to newbank@gol.com

C. phone 432-3745 D. write to P.O. Box 213， Fairview

（）14. You need to have the experience of directing different activities to ________.

A. be an editor of the music magazine

B. head a bank branch of Town Bank

C. teach English in Language Center

D. work as a nurse in Child Care Center

（）15. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage？

A. Child Care Center doesnt provide care for children of all ages.

B. Teachers are wanted to teach English in the Language Center.

C. One with computer skills will be preferred to head the bank.

D. Your own information is required for the position of the editor.

The door bell was ringing.

“Jason， honey？ Can you answer the door？” “Im busy， mom！” Jason shouted back at his mother. He had spent three hours so far working to his point in the game. He couldnt stop now.

Ding-dong！Moms footsteps approached the front door.

“Jason， its your friend Todd.” Mom called from the doorway. Todd， his best friend， stepped into the room. “Jason！I need a partner for playing basketball，” he sounded excited. Jason said to

him， “No way， Todd. Im playing a game here.” Jason gave his friend a dirty look， and his character in the game almost got killed while he looked away， “I almost died because of you！”

Todd looked at Jasons mother. Jasons mother looked back at him. They both looked at Jason. “Why dont you play basketball with your friend？” Jasons mother suggested. “Tomorrow， maybe ...” There were more levels to beat tomorrow， though. Maybe he had to play tomorrow. He had to see what mood he was in. He thought he heard footsteps walking away， but he was too busy beating the next level to care.

An hour later， Jasons father came home. It was dinner time after his father washed up and sat down. Jason didnt even hear his name being called to the table. He didnt hear his father walk at behind him and ask him to turn off the game， either.

When the screen suddenly went black and his fathers angry face turned up in front of him， Jason finally heard. “No more game for a month.” Jasons father shouted at him. “You dont play basketball， you dont come to dinner， and you dont do your chores. Well make sure everything else gets done before you play any more.”

Jason nodded slowly. He knew better than to argue with his father， and when he thought about it， he had been playing quite a bit. It was fun， but he was letting down his friends， his family， and himself by playing too much.

Hed try harder in the future.

（）16. What was Jason doing when his mother asked him to answer the door？

A. Having dinner. B. Turning off the game.

C. Playing computer games. D. Arguing with his father.

（）17. What did Todd ask Jason to do？

A. Help him cook dinner. B. Beat more levels for him.

C. Repair the computer for him. D. Play basketball with him.

（）18. Why did Jason finally stop playing the game？

A. He won the game. B. His mother got dinner ready.

C. His father turned off the computer. D. He decided to play basketball outside.

（）19. What did Jason learn in the end？

A. He thought that his father was too strict with him.

B. He found that playing computer games was quite interesting.

C. He realized that it was an unhealthy habit to play games without dinner.

D. He couldnt spend all day playing games， because he had other duties.

（）20. Which of the following is the best title of this passage？

A. Inside the Game. B. Games or Supper.

C. Jasons Angry father. D. Use of the Computer.

Tony Wheeler was born to travel. His father worked for an airline. For the first 16 years of his life. Wheeler and his family lived in many different countries.

In the early 1970s， Wheeler met a young woman named Maureen. They soon married. Before getting jobs， Tony and Maureen wanted to travel. They took a year-long trip from London， through Asia， to Australia. On the trip， they visited places like India， Iran， and Afghanistan.

When Tony and Maureen arrived in Australia， people asked many questions about their trip. To answer these questions， Wheeler wrote a guidebook called Across Asia on the Cheap. The book told people about different countries weather， customs， and places to see. But unlike travel guides in the 1970s， Wheelers book also talked about places most tourists did not go. He also wrote about unusual things to see and do. The book was very popular.

Wheeler and Maureen started a company called Lonely Planet. They continued travelling. They wrote guidebooks for each place they visited. Today， 400 people work for Lonely Planet. The company has over 650 guidebooks. Wheeler still writes about travel “hot spots” （for example， Cambodia in Asia and Croatia in Europe）. For more information， read the books！

（）21. Which trip was Tony Wheelers first guidebook about？

A. The United Kingdom. B. From Asia to England.

C. From Australia to Afghanistan. D. From England to Australia.

（）22. Why did Tony Wheeler write his first guidebook？

A. He needed the money.

B. His wife asked him to do it.

C. Many people asked questions about his travel.

D. He liked writing books.

（）23. What does the underlined word “customs” mean in Chinese？

A. 海关 B. 风俗 C. 顾客 D. 化妆

（）24. How was Across Asia on the Cheap different from other travel guides？

A. It talked about places most tourists did not go.