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首字母填空——能力提升训练

Passage1

TheWhiteHouseofAmerica

TheWhiteHouseisoneoftheworld’smostfamousb1.Formorethantwohundredyears,theWhiteHousehasbeenmorethanjustthehomeofthePresidentsandtheirfamilies.Ithasstoodasas2ofbeingPresident,oftheUnitedStatesg3,andoftheAmericanpeople.Atvarioustimesinhistory,theWhiteHousehasbeenk4asthe“President’sPalace”,the“President’sHouse”,andthe“ExecutiveMansion”（行政官邸）.PresidentTheodoreRooseveltofficiallygavetheWhiteHouseitscurrentnamein1901.

TheWhiteHouseincludesspecialsectionsforpublicvisitsandp5familysectionsthatarejustforthefamily.Thepresident’soffice,forexample,isintheWestWingofthebuilding.AbovetheOval（椭圆的）Officearetheprivatefamilysections,wherethepresentPresidentObamaandhisfamilyhavedinnert6nearlyeverynight.

Eachyearabout15millionpeoplevisittheWhiteHouse.Asav7,youcanwalkontheWhiteHouselawns,gothroughitshallsandevensample（品尝）amealfromitskitchen!

Withfivefull-timecooks,theWhiteHousekitchenisabletoservedinnertoasmanyas140g8.

IttakesalotofpeopletokeeptheWhiteHouserunning—about1,700tobeexact!

Theseemployeesdoeverythingf9cookingtoansweringphonestotakingphotostoarrangingflowerstodecoratingtheplaceforChristmaseachyear.ThereareofficialWhiteHouseelectricians（电工）,servants,cooks,secretariesandevenlibrarians.

Forrecreation（娱乐）,theWhiteHousehasavarietyoffacilitiesavailabletopeople,

i10atenniscourt,aswimmingpool,amovietheater,andsoon.

Help:

executivemansionn.行政官邸ovaladj.椭圆的samplev.品尝facilityn.设备

Trueorfalse:

1.InAmerica,peoplearenotallowedtovisittheWhiteHouse.

2.TheWhiteHouseisonlythehomeofthePresidentsofAmerica.

Key:

1.F2.F

1.buildings2.symbol3.government4.known5.private6.together7.visitor8.guests9.from10.including

Passage2

Somanytwins

WalkaroundKodinjivillageandyou’llthinkthatyouhavedoublevision.N1knowswhytherearesomanytwinsinthevillageofover5,000people.

Infactwithabout35-45twinsper1,000livebirth,thisvillageinNorthKerala,India,hasfourtimesmoretwinsthannormal.B2ondoor-to-doorsurveys,thereareprobablynowaround230setsoftwinsinthevillage,localssaid.Thatnumberdoesn’tincludefivewomenpregnant（怀孕的）withtwins.

Thetwinsof60aretheoldesttwinsinthevillage,whiletheyoungestwerebornonJune10thisyear.Beingatwinisnotalwayseasy.Pathummakutty,amiddle-agedwoman,recallshowherfamilystruggledforal3whenshewasachild.Butshealsoremembersgoodtimessuchasl4aftershewasmixedupwithhertwinsister.Atthelocalschool,15-year-oldSalmabisaidteachersoftenc5herforhertwinsisterandshewasoncescoldedforsomethingthathertwinsisterdid.

Scientistsarestilltryingtouncoverthem6ofwhytherearesomanytwinsinthevillage.“Basedonscientificfacts,wefeelsomethinginthee7iscausingthis.Itcouldbesomethinginthewater,”saidalocaldoctor,M.K.Sribiju.Thelocalsalsobelieveitistodowiththewater.Kodinjiissurroundedbyclearwaterinthesmallriver.

Asscientiststrytofindther8forthelargenumbersoftwinsinthevillage,theparentsarebusytryingtotelltheirchildrenapart.Whileparentslightheartedly（自由自在地；无忧无虑地）pointoutthattheirtwinsevenseemtofallsicktogetherbutnotalltraits（特性）are

s9.ThetwinsAnuandAbhipreferdifferentfilmstarsandoneoftheboyslikestoplaytennis,w10theotherpreferskickingasoccerball.

1.nobody2.Based3.living4.laughter5.confused6.mystery7.environment8.reason9.shared10.while

Passage3

Oneofthebesttouristdestination-CapeTown

CapeTown（开普敦，南非西南部港市）ismakinggreateffortstostrengthenitstraveli1tomakesurethatitisreadytoentertainallthet2whowilltraveltoSouthAfricafortheinternationalfootballevent,theWorldCupin2010.AsCapeTownbegantogrow,theworldstartedtoreallydiscoverthetruepotentialofthisbeautifultouristd3.Whetherforpurepleasureorbusinessopportunities,thenumberofpeopletravelingtoSouthAfrica,andespeciallyCapeTown,hasincreasedg4.

Atrulyi5aspect（方面）thathelpedthegrowthofCapeTown’stravelindustrywasCapeTown’sarchitecture（农业）thatcombines（结合）differentarchitecturalstylesfromallovertheworldincludingsuchcountriesasBritain,FranceandHolland.CapeTown’sarchitectureisconsideredtohavethelargestnumberofbuildingsbuiltinCapeDutchstyle.CapeTown’stravelindustryalsobenefitsfromtheannualCapeTownMinstrelCarnival（吟游诗人嘉年华会）,whichish6onJanuary2ndandhasalotofmusicandbeautifuldisplaysthataresuretoentertainanyonevisitingorp7throughCapeTown.

ToreallymakeyourvacationtoCapeTownunforgettable,makesurethatyourentacarfromoneofthemanycarrentalcompaniesinCapeTown.Apartfromthelocalcarrentalcompanies,therearealotofi8carrentalcompaniesthatbenefitfromthegrowingCapeTowntravelindustry.Thereissurelyacarrentalcompanythathasthev9tosuiteachandeveryoneofyourneeds.Somecompaniesofferfullinsurance（保险）,somedonot,sobecarefulbeforec10.Themostimportantfactorsyouneedtothinkaboutwhenmakingyourpickfromthelargevarietyofcarrentalcompaniesareinsuranceagainsttheft,andinsuranceagainstaccidents.Otherthanthisconcern,wearesureyouwillhaveagreattimeinCapeTown.

Notes：

MinstrelCarnivaln.吟游诗人嘉年华会rentv.租赁theftn.偷窃

1.industry2.tourists3.destination4.greatly5.important6.held7.passing8.international9.vehicle10.choosing

Passage4

TheinventionofpaperinChina

Whatmakesatrulygreatinvention?

Mustitbepractical?

Canitbebeautiful?

Mustagreatinventionmakeabigd1tothelivesofmanyoronlyafewpeople?

Therearemanydifferentwaystojudgewhatmakesagoodinvention.

Perhapstheg2inventionistheonethatnotonlyhasaninfluenceonalmosteveryonelivingontheplanet,butalsoallowspeopletohaveaccess（接近，进入）tomoreinformationandtoadvancecivilization.

Intoday’sworld,evenwiththed3oftechnology,it’sdifficulttoimagineaworldwithoutpaper!

Thingslikemoney,books,andIDcardswouldnotbepossiblewithouttheinventionofpaper.

Theworldwouldbeverydifferenttoday,indeed,withoutthec4ofCaiLun,aChinesemanwholivedintheEasternHanDynastyincentralChina.CaiworkedasapaperworksecretaryunderEmperorHedi.D5thattime,itwascommontorecordsomethingimportantinnaturalm6suchassilk,bambooorwood.Silkwasveryexpensive,andittookalongtimetomakeit.Bamboowaswidelyfound,butcarryingitaroundtooklotsof

s7.Thepiecesofwoodtookuptoomuchroom.

Cairevolutionized（变革）thispracticebyc8atypeofwritingmaterialmadefrominexpensivematerialssuchastreebark（树皮）,andoldcloth.Heevenputbrokenfishingnetsintohispapermaking.HisworkbegantobeknownaroundChinaas“CaiLunpaper”.Peoplepraisedthewritingmaterialforitsstrongbutlightweightquality.Itwasinexpensiveandcouldbemass-producedeasily.

Becauseitwascheap,lightweightandeasilyt9,thenewpaperinventedbyCaiallowedscholarstorecordmoreandmorestoriesofChina’slongandwell–knownhistory.Furthermore,ithelpeds10theinformationtotheworld.

1.spread2.greatest3.development4.contributions5.During

6.materials7.strength8.creating9.transported10.difference

Passage5

Popsinger-KhalilFong

KhalilFongwasb1inHawaiiandhisfamilymovedtoShanghaiwhenhewas6.HisfatherwantedhimtolearnmoreaboutChineseculture.Sixyearslater,theymovedtoGuangzhouandthenmovedtoHongKong.

Khalilwasaself-educatedguitarplayerandpianist.Whenhewas16,hesenthisdemos（录音样带）tomusicproducers.Fouryearslater,WarnerMusic（华纳音乐）HongKongaskedhimtobetheirproducer.

Hisfirstl2isEnglishandhecanalsospeakMandarin（普通话）,ShanghaineseandCantonese.A3livinginHongKong,hefirstbecamepopularinTaiwan.ThisisbecausehissongsaresunginMandarinr4thanCantonese.

Khalilreleased（发行）hisfirstalbumSoulBoyonSeptember18th,2005.Hehaswonanumberofa5,includingasilverawardforNewMaleArtistatCommercialRadio.Hereleasedhiss6albumThisLoveinDecember,2006.ThepopularsongLoveLoveLoveinita7alotofpeople.

Khalil’sfourthalbumOrangeMoonwasr8inDecember,2008.Hesaidthisalbumisamoreromantic（爱情的）album,andmostofthesongsareaboutl9.

KhalilreleasedacoveralbumTimelessinAugust,2009.IfyouwanttolearnmoreaboutKhalilFong,pleasee10thesongsyourself!

1.born2.language3.although4.rather5.awards6.second7.attracts8.released9.love10.enjoy

Passage6

Dogs—humans’bestfriends

Weallthinkthatdogsare“humans’bestfriends”.Dogshaveearnedtheloveandrespectofhumans.Manyhavegiventheirownlivestos1people.Dogsarefaithfulanddevoted.Forexample,Bobby,aSkyeterrier（斯凯狗,一种苏格兰种长毛短腿猎犬）,wenttothemarketwithhisScottishm