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中考英语专项练习短文填空
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一
NewYorkis1foritsmodernityandleadinfashion.Itseemstohavenothingtodo2itsnickname(绰号):
the"BigApple".
Doyouwanttoknowthe3behindthename?
Well,jazzmusiciansfirstcalledNewYorktheBigAppleabout50years4.Atthattime,performersearnedmoneybytravelingthroughmanycitiesandtownsacrossAmerica.
ButtheylikedNewYorkCity5,forthiswastheplacewiththebest-paidjobs,themostmoneytoearnandthegreatestnumberof6toappreciatejazz.
TheearlyjazzmusiciansdescribedeachtownandcityinAmericaasan7onatree.Naturallythey8NewYorkCitytheBigApple.
LaterapopulardanceinNewYorkwas9called"TheBigApple".
Butnooneexceptthemusiciansusedthisterm,untilabout20yearsagowhenthecityofficialsbegandevelopingtourism.TheyusedtheBigApple10asymbolforNewYork.
二
HelenKellerlivedintheUSA.Shewasagreatwoman.1Helenwasababy,shegotverysick.Aftermanyweeks,thedoctorsaid,"Sheisbetter,butnowshecan'tseeandshecan'thear.”2ofherparentswereverysad.
Afterafewyears,thingsgoteven3.TherewasnowayforHelentospeaktootherpeople.Sheheardnothing.Shesawnothing.Shedidn'tunderstand4.
ThenonedayateachercametolivewithHelenandherfamily.Theteacher5Helenlearnaboutwords.Helenwasaverybrightchildandsoonshelearnedto6herfirstword.Whenshewasolder,shewenttocollege.
Helenwasveryfamous.Shetravelledaroundtheworldandhelpedmanyblindanddeaf7.
Helenwasveryoldwhenshe8.Theworldremembershertoday9abraveandwonderfulperson.Shewasblindanddeaf,10shefoundawaytoseeandhear.
三
Whyarewealwaystired,doyouknow?
Firstlyifwecan'tsleep1,wewillbetired.Butweareoftentoo2.Wecan't3ourworkinthedayandwemustdoitat4.Wegotobed5andgetup6.Sowecan'tsleepwell.Mostpeopleneedatleasteighthoursandsomemore.Ifwesleepforonlyfiveorsixhoursanight,wewillbetired.
Secondly,whenweareillwewillbe7.Butwedon'tknowweareill.Soifyouarealwaystired,perhapsyouarenotso8.You'dbettergotoseeadoctor.
Thirdly,perhapsyoucan'teatsomekindsoffoodlikeeggs,nuts,meat,chocolateorcoffee.Ifyouareillandtiredaftereatingsomefood,pleasedon'teatit9toseeifyouarewell.
Atlast,iftheairaroundyouisn'tniceandclean,youwillfeeltired.Sopleaseopenyour1oftenorgooutforawalkandyouwillfeelbetter.
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Swimmingisverypopularinsummer.Peoplelikeswimminginsummerbecausewatermakespeoplefeel1.Ifyoulikeswimmingandswimina2place,itmaynotbesafe.Theseyears,quiteafewpeoplediedwhiletheywereenjoying3inthewater,andmostofthemwerestudents.Butpeoplearestillnot4inswimming.Theyoftenthinktheyswimso5thatnothingcan6totheminthewater.Swimmingishereagain.Ifyougoswimming,don't7thebetterswimmershavediedinthewater.They8becausetheywerenotcareful,notbecausetheycouldn'tswim.Sodon'tgetintowaterwhenyouare9.Ifthereisa"NoSwimming"sign,don'tgetintowater,either.Ifyourememberthese,swimmingwillbe10.
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Importantpeopleoftenliketoshowhowimportanttheyare.Theyusually1thelargestcars.They2inthebiggesthouses.Theywearthemostexpensive3.Theyeatinthebestrestaurants.MrMammoth,thepresidentofAcmeInc.wasanimportantman.AcmeInc.,.wasanimportantcompany,oneofthebiggestinthecountry.Thousandsofmenand4workedforit.TheofficesofAcmeInc.wereintheAcmeBuilding.Thiswasoneofthetallest5inthecity.Ithadfiftyfloors.MrMammoth,thepresident,hadhis6onthetopfloor.Onedayamancametoseehim.HewalkeduptoMrMammoth'ssecretary.Shewas,ofcourse,themostbeautifulsecretaryinthecomnany.
“mynameisJohnwatkins,”hetoldher."1havecometo7MrMammoth.Myappointmentisatteno'clock.”
Themostbeautifulsecretaryinthebuilding8attheclockonthewall.Itwasthelargestclockinthecompany.
“Itisteno'clocknow,"shesaid."Youareontimeforyourappointment.However,IamafraidyoucannotseeMrMammoth."
JohnWatkinswassurprised.
"Oh?
Whyisthat?
"heasked.
"MrMammothis9golf.”
"Oh,"JohnWatkinssaid."Thenhewon'tbecomingtohisofficetoday.”
Themostbeautifulsecretaryinthecompany10athim.
"MrMammoth'salreadyhere,"shesaid."Hehasthelargestofficeintheworld.”
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ItwasDecember25.Marie,a13-year-oldAustraliangirl,washappy.Marie'smothermadeanunusualcake.Sheputfoursmallcoinsintothe1.Thefoursmallcoinswereforgood2.Afterdinner,Marieandher3atethecake.Whenthey4thecake,therewerethreecoinsonthetable.Onecoinwas5.Marie'smotherdidn'tnotice.
AfterChristmas,Mariegotill.Shecoughedandcouldn'tspeak.Sixweekslater,shefelt6,butshestillcouldn'tspeak.SoMariewenttothehospital.
DoctorsatthehospitallookedoverMarie.TheytookanX-ray.Marie'smotheraskedthedoctors,"Whycan'tMarie7?
”Thedoctorssaid,"Wedon'tknow.Maybeshewillspeakagain.Maybeshewon't.We're8,butwecan'thelpher."
Fortwelveyears,Mariedidn'tspeak.She9upandgotajob.Butsheneverspoke.
OnedaywhenMariewas25yearsold,shegotill.Shebegantocough.Shecoughedupalotofblood.Shealsocoughedup10smallandblackfromherthroat.Whatwasit?
Mariedidn'tknow.Shetookittothehospital.Adoctorsaid,"Thisisacoin."
ThedoctortoldMarie,"Ithinkyoucanspeakagain."SoonMariebegantalking.
七
IfyougotoHawaii,youmayfindbeautifulbeaches1bigwavesthere.Itisagood2forswimmingandsurfing.That'swhymanysurfersallovertheworldgotheretotake3insurfingcompetitions.Surfingisoneofthe4mostpopularwatersports.Itfirst5ontheislandofHawaii.Nowitisenjoyedbymanypeopleintheworld.Hawaiiis6forwatersports.WaikikiisoneofthebestbeachesforsurfinginHonolulu.Theweatherisso7,neithertoohotnortoocoldalltheyear8.Andalsothewavestherearevery9soWaikiki10largenumbersoftouristandsurfriderseveryyear.
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Manypeoplegotoschoolforagoodeducation.Theylearnlanguages,history,mathsandmany1subjects.Schooleducationisveryimportantandusefulbutnoonecanlearneverythingfromschool.No2howmuchateacherknows,hecannotteachhisstudentseverythingthattheywanttoknow.Hisworkistoshowhisstudentshowtogetknowledge.Heteachesthem3tothinkandreadbooks.So,muchmoreistobelearnedoutsideschoolbythestudentsthemselves.Itisalwaysmoreimportantforonetoknowhowtostudyby4.Itisquiteeasytolearnsomethinginalanguageoraformula(公式)inmaths,butitisfar5difficulttouseaformulainfindingtheanswer6amathsproblem.Greatinventorsdonotgeteverythingfromschool,buttheycaninventmanythingsandchangetheworldalot.7ThomasEdisoninventedmanythings,hedidn'thavemuchschooleducation.Howdoinventorsdoallthis?
Alotofthingsarenot8tothematschool.Theygetknowledge9booksoutsideschool.Theyworkhardall10lives,andthemostimportantthingisthattheyknowhowtousetheirheads.
九
OnceEinsteingavealectureinmanyplacesinAmerica.Hisdriveralwayslistenedtohimandknewthelecturesowellthathewassurebecouldgiveithimself.SoEinsteinagreedthatthedrivergavethelecturehim.
AsnobodyknewEinsteinthere,thedrivergavethelectureforEinsteinthatevening.Atfirsthewasabitafraid,butEinstein'ssmilemadehimfeelbetter.Hegaveagoodlectureandthepeoplewerequitepleased.
ThenthedriverstartedtoleaveandEinsteinfollowedhimwithoutaword.Whentheygottothedoor,amanaskedthedriveradifficultquestion.
Thedriversaidthatthequestionwasveryeasy,andtoldthemantoaskhisdriverbehindtoanswerit.
根据短文内容填空,每空限填一词。
Einsteingavethe
(1)______lectureagainandagain.Hisdriver
(2)______tohislecturesomanytimes(3)______hewantedtogiveit(4)______.WhenEinsteinknewit,heletthedriver(5)______thelectureforhimthatnight.Thedrivergavea(6)______lectureandthegreatscientistwasquitepleased.
Whentheywere(7)______thelectureroom,amanaskedthedriveraquestion.Toshow(8)______easythequestionwas,thedriveraskedEinsteinwhofollowedhim(9)______toanswerit(10)______ofhim.
十
Timeistricky.Itisdifficulttocontroland____
(1)towaste.Whenyoulookahead,youthinkyouhavemoretime_____
(2)youneed.Forexample,atthe____ (3)ofaterm,youmayfeelthatyou_____(4)alotoftimeonyourhands.Buttowardtheendofthetermyoumaysuddenlyfindthattimeisrunningout.Youdon’thave_____(5)timetogooverallyoursubjects,soyouget_____(6).
Timeisdangerous.Ifyoudon’tcontrolit,itwillcontrolyou.Ifyoudon’tmakeit______(7)foryou,itwillwork______(8)you.Soyoumustbecomethe______(9)oftime,notitsservant.Asastudentwhowillhaveanimportantexambeforelong,timemanagement______(10)beyournumberoneproblem.
十一
Mannersareimportantineverycountry,___1___peoplehavedifferent___2___abouttheirmanners.Whatisgoodinonecountrymaynotbe___3___inanother.
Chinesepeopleare___4___toknowthefactthatanEnglishman___5___stoptotalkandshakehandswithhisfriend___6___thestreet.Theyjustsayhello___7___eachotherandthenpasson.
Englishpeoplethinkthat___8___Chineseendour___9___tofriendsallofasudden.They___10___begintoshowthatthey