初中英语首字母练习 21页

初中英语专题训练----短文首字母填空Passage1Here’sastoryaboutMing’slifeonthewaters.Minghaslivedallhislifeonawider1inchina.Hishomeisalargehouse-boatwitharoof,oneofhundredsthatmoveupanddown.Inaboutsixyearshehasnotoncebeenonl2butheisneverlonely.Heisastrongswimmer.Infact,hecouldswimbeforehecouldwalk.Whenhewantstoplaywithhisf3hejustswimsacrosstotheirboatsorasksthemtov4him.Ming’sfatherisafisherman,butheneveru5alineoranet（网）.Greatblackbirdscalledcormorantsdothefishingforhim.Rings（圈）havebeenputaroundthebirds’n6sothattheycannoteatthefishtheycatch.Theyhavebeent7tobringthefishtopeople.Andthenpeoplereward（奖励）themwithafinebigfishassoonastheirworkisf8Mingloveswatchingthecormorants,butbetterstillhelikesgoings9withhismother.Theshops,ofcourse,areboatsverylikehiso10.Passage2Cananimalsbemadetoworkforpeople?Somescientiststhinkthatonedayanimalsmaybetrained（训练）todoanumberofsimplejobsi1ofpeople.Theysaythatatacircus（杂技场）,forexample,wemayseeelephants,monkeys,dogsandotheranimalsdoingq2skillful（熟练的）things.Perhapsyouhaveseenthemonthetelevisionorinafilm.Ifyouwatchclosely,youmayfindthatthetrainer（驯兽员）alwaysg3theanimalsomesugaro4apieceoffruitasareward（报酬）.Thescientistssaythatmanyd5animalsmaybetrainedtodoalotofsimplethingsiftheyknowtheywillgetarewardf6doingthat.Ofcourse,asweknow,dogscanbetrainedtolookafterahouse,andsoldiersinbotholdandmodernt7haveu8geesetogivewarning（警报）bym9alotofnoisewhenanenemycomesnear.Andalsoitmaybepossibletotrainanimalstoworkinfamiliesorf10.\nPassage3Inrecentyears,playingkite-boardseemstobecomemoreandmorepopularinAlaskainAmerica.Itisanewandoldgame.Thegamehasw1theinterestofmanyyoungpeople.Thegameisinterestingbutalittled2Oneneedstoplayitveryc3Akite-boardisinfactaskateboard（滑雪板）drawn（拉）byafewbigflyingkites.Theoldgamewasp4bysomeyoungpeopleinHollandandSpainase5asthelastcentury.Sincetheboardwashardtocontrol（控制）,f6peopledared（敢）toplayit.Withthedevelopmentofthedesign（设计）ofkiteandskateboard,manypeoplecanl7howtoplayit.Akiteboardmaygoasf8asabout50kilometresanhour.Ifyouhaven’thadanypractice,you’dbetternotplayit.Itisnots9Itissaidthatthegamecanexercisenotonlyyourb10butalsothesensitivityofyourbrain（大脑的敏捷）.Passage4BritishMilkmanSteveLeechsavedsomeshopsandflatswithmilkandwonaNationalBraveryAward（国家勇敢奖）.Leech,35yearsold,saidthatwhenhewassendingoutmilkasu1alongPineStreet,hes2heardaloud,strangesoundbehindhimandthenhesawsmokecomingoutofashopinCornwall,southernEngland.“Thatmustbeafire,It3”Leechsaid.“ThenIquicklyd4todosomething.SoIp5thedoorinandthenIs6forthepeopleinside.ThenIstartedpouringmilke7”Heused320pintsofmilktostopthefire.Whenfirefightersr8theshop,thefirewasundercontrol（得到控制）.Leechhelpedsavethel9ofeightpeopleintheflatsabovetheshops.“Itwashardworko10allthosebottles.Butitwasevenhardertryingtotellmybosswhereallthemilkhadgone,”Leechsaidjokingly.\nPassage5开始时间：完成时间：Whilet1inRussia,EdJacksonranshortof（缺少）money.Sohewrotetohisbrother,askingfor＄500.“Sendthem2bytelegram（电报）tothebank（银行）here,”hewrote.AfteraweekEdbeganv3thebank.Hes4hispassport（护照）tothebankclerk（职员）.“Nothinghascomeforyou,Mr.Jackson,”hewastold.Thiswento5forthreeweeks,andMr.Jacksongotveryw6Hethenphonedhisbrother,askingw7themoneywas.Thebrothersaidithadbeensentthreeweeksb8ThateveningEdJacksonwasarrested（被捕）forfailingtop9hishotelbill（账单）.Hetriedtotellthepolicewhathisproblemwas,butnoonewouldbelievehim.Atlasthewass10tothepolicestationforfifteendays.Passage6开始时间：完成时间：AprilFools’DayisonApril1st.Peoplecanplayj1onothersonthisspeciald2Ifyousucceed,youusuallylaughandsay“AprilFool!”Thepersonwhohasbeenfooledbyyoul3too,andhewillneverbeangrywithyou.Mother’sDayisonthesecondSundayofMay.It’sadaytot4mothers.Onthatdaymothersusuallyreceiveflowersandcardsfromtheirchildren.Fathersandchildrendothehouseworksothatmotherscanhavear5EasterDayfallsonthefirstSundayafterthefullmoonwhichisonorafterMarch21st.It’salsocalledEasterSunday.ItissaidthatonthatdayJesusChristcomesbacktol6Manypeoplegotochurchandchildrenoftengetp7suchastoyrabbits.ThanksgivingDayisonthefourthThursdayinNovember.It’sadaywhenpeoplegivethanksforthegoodthingsinlife.Usuallyfamiliesallgett8andhaveabigdinner.ChristmasDaycomesonD925th.It’sthemostimportantfestivalinayear.Thebeautifulthingscanbes10everywhere.Peopleexchangegifts,sendChristmascardsandvisitfriends.\nPassage7开始时间：完成时间：MrKingtaughtEnglishinamiddleschool.Hewasveryb1allthetimeandcouldn’tdosomer2Sohelefttheschoolandopenedabookshopinthec3ofthetown.Itwasn’tbigenoughbutallthebookswereniceandmostpeoplelikedtobuysomethere.Whentheshopwasc4hecouldreadathome.Heknewalotandthelearned（有学问的）personweregladtomakef5withhim.ItwasSundayanditwascoldoutside.MrKingwasverybusy.Atnineintheeveningallthebuyerslefte____6agirl.Shewasdressedupandwaitedfors7there.Standingbytheshelves,shelookedoverthebooksoneaftera8Itmadetheminafearfulmess（凌乱不堪）.MrKingcameuptoherandasked,“Excuseme,madam.WhatcanIdoforyou?”“Yourbooksarealldull（乏味的）,”saidthegirl,“Iwantad9one.”“That’seasy,”MrKingsmiled.Het10outacookbook（烹调书）andsaid,“Hereyouare,madam.”Passage8开始时间：完成时间：OnceEffendihadajokewiththePrimeMinister（首相）.HesaidtheMinisterw1diethenextday.Thenextday,theMinisterreallyf2offthehorseanddied.Whenthekingh3ofthis,hegotangryandsenthismentoc4Effendiatonce.W5Effendicame,thekingshouteda6“Effendi,sinceyouknewwhenmyministerwoulddie,youmustalsoknowthedateofyourowndeath.Sayitout,oryou’lldietoday.”Effendil7atthekingandanswered,“ButhowcanIknow?I’lldietwodayse8thanyou.”Thekingwasa9thathewoulddieifhekilledEffendi.HethoughthemustkeepEffendialive（活着）aslongashecould.Sohel10himgo.\nPassage9开始时间：完成时间：RoyTrentondroveataxibefore.Ashortwhileago,however,heb1abus-driverandhefeelsnosorryaboutit.Hewasfindinghisnewworkfarmorei2WhenhewasdrivingalongCatfordStreetrecently,hesawtwothievesr3outofashopandruntowardsawaitingcar.Oneofthemwascarryingabagf4ofmoney.Royactedquicklyanddrovethebusstraighttothethieves.Theonew5themoneygotsoafraidthathedroppedthebag.Asthethievesweretryingtogeta6intheircar,Roydrovehisbusintotheb7ofit.Whilethecarwasmovingaway,Roystoppedhisbusandt8thepolice.Thethieves’carwasbadlydamaged（损坏）ande9torecognize（辨认）.Shortlyafterwards,thepolicestoppedthecarandbothmenwerec10Passage10开始时间：完成时间：Now,let’sbeginoursportsreport.Here’sareallygoodgame,theb1oneIhaveseenthisyear.It’sthelastfiveminutesoftheg2Henryplaysfootballf3France.Hehastheballnow.Hep4theballtoDavid.Davidk5itovertheheadsoftheEnglishmentowardsthegoal.Buthe’stoofara6FranceandEnglandstillhaveonegoaleachandthereareonlytwom7leftofthegame.JustthenanEnglishp8getstheball.HegivesittoBill,“Kingofthematch”.Billputstheballintothegoal.Inthee_____9theEnglishteamw10\nPassage11开始时间：完成时间：Todaypeoplecanu1thephonetotalkwithothersalmostanywhereontheearth.Butwhenyouusethephone,youdon’tseethepersonyouaret2with.Thatmayc3inthefuture.Todaysomepeopleareusingakindoftelephonec4“Picturephone”or“Visionphone”.W5it,twopeoplewhoaretalkingcanseeeachother.Picturephonescanbeusefulwhenyouhaves6toshowthepersonyou’recalling.Theymayhaveotherusesinthefuture.Onedayyoumaybeabletoringupal7andasktoborrowabook.Thenyou’llbeabletoreadthebookrightoveryourpicturephone.Oryoumaybeabletogoshoppingt8yourpicturephone.Ifyouseesomethinginthenewspaperthatyouthinkyouwanttobuy,you’llgotoyourphoneandcalltheshop.Peopleattheshopwills9youthethingyou’reinterestedinrightoverthephone.You’llbeabletoshopallovertownandn10leaveyourroom.Passage12开始时间：完成时间：Henrywasworried.Thiswashisfirsttimetogotravelingbyair.Hedidnotknowh1tofindhisseat,sohewenttotheairhostessandasked,“Couldyouhelpme?Ican’tfindmyseat.”Theairhostesss2himtheseatandtoldhimtositd3andfastentheseatbelt.ShetoldHenrynottom4aboutwhentheplanewasgoingup.AndshealsosaidthatHenry’searsmightfeelalittles5,buthedidn’tneedtoworryaboutitb6manypeoplefeltlikethat.Whentheplanewasf7veryhigh,Henrycouldstandupandwalkround.Hecoulde8readbooks,newspapersorseefilms.Theairhostesswouldb9foodanddrinks.Henrycoulde10theflightandarrivedhomesoon.\nPassage13开始时间：完成时间：SomeofRobert’soldfriendsweret1aboutyoungpeopleintheirtown.Theyalla2thatoldpeoplewereclevererthanyoungpeople.Thenoneofthemsaid,“Butyoungpeopleares3thanoldpeople.”Allofthemagreedthatthisistruee4Robert.Hethoughthewasasstrongasb5“Thatisnotpossible,”saidhisfriends.“Well,”saidRobert,“Inonec6ofmygardenthere’sabigstone.WhenIwasyoung,Icouldn’tm7it.Iwasn’tstronge8NowI’moldandwhenItrytomoveit,Is9can’t.That’sw10I’masstrongasbefore.”Passage14开始时间：完成时间：Inthehomeadadisveryimportant.Heisthepersonwhoprovidesusw1moneyandclothes.Hecanmakeyourbedroommorebeautiful,mendyourradio,makec2foryourbirds,r3yourbicycleandhelpyouwithyourmathshomework.Adadcanbeveryu4fortakingyouinthecartoandfromparties,musiclessons,anddancinglessons.Heistheonewhocomplainsaboutthetimeyous5talkingonthet6ashehastop7thebills.Dadissomeonewhowillsupportyouinanargument,ifheb8youtoberight.Heissomeonewhoreadsyourschoolr9andtreats（奖励）youifitisgood.Adadlikestocomeintoanicehappyhomeintheevening,andsitinhischairwithan10\nPassage15开始时间：完成时间：Canvegetablesbep1inwinter?Yes,butagreenhouse（温室）mustbeb2first.Thegreenhouseshouldbem3ofglass.Alargegreenhousemaybetenmetresl4threemetresw5andtwometershigh.Thesunshinecanr6thevegetablest7theglass.Thewindandcoldaircanbes8fromgettingin.Theairinsidethegreenhouseisalwaysw9Moreandmoregreenhousesareb10builtallovertheworld.Allkindsofvegetablescanbebroughtontoourdinnertablesinwinter.Passage16开始时间：完成时间：Travelingtoallcountriesoftheworldgetseasierandeasier,buthowwelldoweknowandu1eachother?Hereisasimpletest.Imagine(设想)youwillholdam2atfouro’clock,whattimeshouldyoue3yourforeignbusinessfriendstocome?IftheyareGerman,theywilla4ontime.IftheyareAmerican,they’llprobablybefifteenminutesearly.IftheyareBritish,they’llbefifteenminuteslate.TheBritishseemedtothinksincetheEnglishl5waswidelyusedintheworld,whattheydidwascertaintobewidelyunderstood.Verysoontheyf6theywerecompletely(完全地)wrong.Fore7,theBritisharehappytohaveabusinesslunchanddiscussbusinessmatterswithadrinkduringthemeal;theJapanesep8nottoworkwhileeating.Lunchisatimeforthemtorelaxandgettoknowe9other,andtheydon’tdrinkatlunch.TheGermansliketotalkaboutbusinessb10dinner;theFrenchliketoeatfirstandtalkafterwards.Theyhavetobewellfedandwateredbeforetheydiscussanything.\nPassage17开始时间：完成时间：Doyouk1robots?Thereareal2ofrobotsintheworldnow.Someoftherobotscanwalk,singanddance.Somecantalkw3people.Mostofthemcandoheavywork.Inafewm4years,arobotwillbeabletod5acar,atrain,ashiporap6.Inahospital,arestaurantorashop,wem7seearobotatwork.Bythen,weneedn8dothecookingorgoshoppingourselves.Wejustgiveorders(命令)toarobotanditwilldoa9thehousework.Arobotwillbeourgoodf10.Passage18开始时间：完成时间：LastMayIstayedinSantoLusaforaweek.Thatwasmyf1tripthere.OnemorningIs2outtovisitafamousmuseum,butIdidn’tknoww3waytogo,soIstoppedastrangerandasked,“Excuseme,doesthisstreetlead(通向)totheGrandMuseum?”“Yes,”heanswered.“Goalongthisstreetandturnleftatthesecondcrossing.Youcan’tm4it”.SoIw5twoblocks(街区)andturnedtomyleft,butthemuseumw6there.ThenIaskedasecondstranger.Hesaid,“Goalongthisstreetandturnleftatthesecondcrossing.”Buta7Icouldn’tfindthemuseum.Iaskedathirdstrangerandhesaidthesamething.ThistimeIfoundtheGrandMuseum.Justthens8walkedupandsaid.“Excuseme.Where’sthenearestb9?”Iansweredq10,“Goalongthisstreetandturnleftatthesecondcrossing!”Passage19Doyouhaveapet?Areyoui1intakingcareofanimals?Girlsandboyswholikeanimalsmaywanttostudytobeanimaldoctors.They’reoftenc2“vets”.Manyofthemworkinanimalh3.Othersmayworkonfarmsorataz4.Somestudyanimaldiseases(疾病)andtrytofindw5tokeeptheanimalsfromgettingi6.Theydostudiesinm7foranimals.Vetslistentoananimal’sh8.Theycheck(检查)itsears,eyes,mouth,andblood.Theyo9animalswhentheyneedto.Theymaygivetheanimalsshots(注射)andtellthepets’o10whatfoodisbest.\nPassage20“Idon’twantmove!”Fredsaidtohisfather.“IlikelivinghereinNewYorkCity.AndIl1toplayinthestreets.MyFriendsareh2.Iwanttostay!”“Wehavetom3.Fred.”Mr.Sparkssaid,“Ihavean4jobintheIsland.Whyd5youwaituntilyouseethem?Maybeyouwilllikelivingt6.”“Never!”wasFred’sa7.Afewweeksl8,theSparksfamilyleftthecitybyplane.Theyf9overlandforhours.InSanFranciscotheytooka10bigplane.Thistimetheyflewoverwater.Atl11theysawland.“ThisisHawaii,”Mr.Sparkssaid.“Anditistheislandwearetoliveo12.Butwewillvisittheotherislands,too.A13ofthemarebeautiful.”“Idon’tcare(关心)w14theyarelike,”saidFred.“IwishIcouldgob15toNewYorkCityrightnow!”Passage21Moreandmorepeoplearel1thelifewithcomputers.UsingcomputersyoucansendE-mailq2andeasily.Youareabletosendaletterwithpicturesandsoundstosomeone,a3intheworldwithoutputtingastamp.E-mailcansenditsmessagetotheothersideoftheworldi4seconds(秒).E-mailiseasytouseandits5timeandmoney.Itserves(服务)fortwenty-fourhours.Soitdoesn’tmatterifyourfriendsareinbedwhenyousendE-mailtothem,oryouareseeingafilmatthecinemawhentheysendE-mailb6.Canyouimagine(想象)thefuturewithoutteachersb7computers?Studentswillteachthemselvesintheschoolsofthefuture.Computershelpstudentsdeveloptheirownwaysofl8.Studentswillfollowthelearningprogrammesbylookingatonlinelibrariesandw9lessonsbyworld-classteachers.Iftheydon’tunderstandsomething,theywillaskotherstudentso10orE-mailtheirteachers.Computersarebecomingmoreandmorepopularindeed.Passage22DearMumandDad,I’mveryhappytovisitBeijingagain.Greatchangeshavetakenplacehere.Yesterday,IwenttovisitQimingMiddleSchool---Ihadlivedtheref1nearlytwoyears.Maybeyoudon’t\nbelieve(相信)Icouldn’tfindthew2there!Ataxidrivertookmethereintheend,hesaid,“Beijingchangestoom3.SometimesevenaBeijingercannotfindaway.”Now,Englishcanbeh4everywhereinBeijing.Manypeopleareattending(参加)Englishclassesintheeveningschools,someofthemcanspeakverygoodEnglish.I’ms5the2008OlympiccanbeheldinBeijingsuccessfully(成功地).Passage23Astormdropped(降)heavyrainsoncentralandsouthernpartsofChina.Theradiosaysthata1theXiangjiangRiverinHunan,floodscausedbyterribler2inthepastweekskilled25peopleand13othersweremissing.TheChineseGovernmentwarnedsomepartsinYunnanandthecityofChongqingofpossibleheavyrainsoverthef3fewdays.InChangshawaterlevelsrose(水位上升)to38metresearlyMondaymorning,about3metresa4thedangerline.InGuangdong,atl521peoplehavebeenkilled,whilethreeweres6hurtandsevenwentmissingw7heavyfloodshitnorthernpartsbySaturday.ThecitiesofShaoguan,MeizhouandHeyuanw8hardesthitandmanypeoplewerelefthomeless(无家可归).About620millionyuanhasbeenlostinthefloods.Guangdonghassentsomethingu9toMeizhou,HeyuanandShaoguantohelpthepeoplewhohadlosthomesbuildtheirh10again.Passage24WangYaniwasbornin1975inGuangdong,China.A1ababy,shelovedtodraw.Shedrewlineseverywhere.Shee2drewonthewalls!Herfatherwasanartist.Yaniwantedtobelikeh3.Soshetriedtostandlikeherfatherw4hepainted.Thismadehimlaugh.Oneday,shed5linesonhispainting.Shewasonlytwoandahalfyearso6,butherfathergotangry.Shecriedandsaid,“Iwanttopaintlikeyou!”T7herfatherthoughtabouthisownchildhood.Healsowantedtodrawandpaint.Buthisparentsc8understandhim.Theyjustgotangry.Hedecidedtohelphisdaughterb9anartist.\nWangYaniwasfamousatayoungage,b10shestillhasanormal(常人的)life.SotheWangfamilyliveslikeeveryoneelse.Passage25DearEditor,Iusedtobeadoctorinthechildren’sdepartmentofalocalh1.SometimesItreatedchildrenw2havebeenpoisoned(中毒)bymedicineforolderfamilymembers.Thechildrencaneasilyo3thebottlethatwenowuseinChina.SomedaysagoItalkedaboutmedicinew4anAmerican.Heshowedm5aplasticpillbottlethatis“Childproof”(防儿童的).Thedesignwass6simplethatI’msureourChinesefactoriescouldproducetheseb7easily.Thetopofthebottlelocks,butcanbeo8bypressingdownonitwhileturning.Thisisd9formostyoungchildrentodo,b10adultscanopenthemwithoutanydifficulty.I’msurethattheexpenseofmakingsuchtopswouldbeverylow.Asadoctor,I’dlovetoseethisdone.Andmostparentswouldbegrateful.Passage26Climbingamountainishardwork.Butonestepafteranotherfinallybringsapersontothet1.Alongtheway,hecanstopandlooka2.Andtheh3heclimbs,themorewonderfulhisview(视野)is.Ifhekeepsclimbing,hewillhaveanewworldbeforehim.Hewillhaveanewwayoft4everything.Nowlearningaf5languageissomethinglikeclimbingamountain.Thisnewlanguagecangiveyouanewviewoflife.Anditismorethanalookatthesurface(表面)ofthings.Itcanopenthewayintopeople’smindsandhearts,intoaculture(文化)veryd6fromtheoneofyourown.Thiswillmakeyouricher,e7inthingsthatmoneycan’tbuy.Eventhoughyouneversetfootonashiporaplane,youcanbeanarmchairw8throughbooks.Likethemountainclimberwhostopsnowandthentol9atthesceneryaroundhim,everyonewhoisinterestedinreadingwillfindp10inbooksashefightsontolearnmoreandmoreofthatnewlanguage.\nPassage27Itwasgettingdark.SomechildrenandtwoCanadianwomenwerestills1ontheicenearabighotel.Theywerehavingagoodtime.Suddenlytheiceb2.Oneoftheboysfellintothewater.Thechildrenshouted,“Help!Help!”Theydidn’tknoww3todo.ThetwoCanadianfriendsheardt4andskatedovertogettheboyoutofthewater.Theicewast5.ThetwoCanadiansfellintothewater,too.Buttheytriedtheirbesttor6thelittleboy.Theyknewtheymustbeq7.Iftheydidn’tpushhimupontotheice,hewouldsoondie.Manypeopleranovertoh8.Someofthemhadropesandpoles(绳和竹竿).Ayoungmanjumpedintothewatertowavetotheo9people.TheboyandthetwoCanadianwomenwereoutofwateratlast.Oneofthewomendidn’tfeelwell.Shewassenttotheh10atonce.Butshefeltveryhappybecausetheboywassafe.Passage28MostAmericanfamiliesaresmallerthanthefamiliesinothercountries.MostAmericanfamilieshaveoneortwop1andoneortwochildreneach.ChildrenintheUSwillleavetheirparents’homewhentheygrowup.Theyusuallylivef2fromtheirparentsbecausetheywanttofindgoodjobs.Theyoftenwritetotheirparentsort3them.Andtheyoftengotov4theirparentsonholiday.Parentsusuallyl5theirchildrenchoosetheirownjobs.Americansthinki6importantforyoungpeopletodecideontheirlivesbyt7Childrenarea8todosomeworkaroundtheirhouse.Andinmanyfamilies,childrenarep9fordoingsomehouseworksothattheylearnhowtomakemoneyfortheirownu10Passage29Mostpeoplewanttowork,butithasbecomem1difficultintoday'sworldtofindworkfore2Theeconomies(经济)oftheworldn3togrowby4%eachyearjusttokeeptheoldnumberofjobsforpeople.Oftenthisisnotp4andsomore\npeoplearew5work.Somepeoplehavenojobsnowbecausenewmachinescand6theworkofmanypeopleinashortertime.Also,machinesdon'taskformoremoneyandl7holidays.Inallofthecountriesoftheworldmachinesaretakingworkfrompeople,notonlyinfactoriesbutalsoonf8Onemachinecanoftendotheworkoffortypeople.About75000peoplearem9tothecitiesadaytolookforjobs,buto1070%ofthemcanfindjobs.Passage30Someonesays,“Timeismoney,”butIthinktimeisevenmorei1thanmoney.Why?Becausewhenmoneyiss2wecangetitb3However,whentimeisg4it’llneverreturn.That’sw5wemustn’twaste(浪费)time.It’ssurethatthet6isusuallylimited(有限的).Evenasecondisveryimportant.Weshouldmakefulluseofourtimetodosomethingu7Butsomepeopledon’tknowtheimportanceoftime.Theyspendtheirlimitedtimesmoking,drinkingandplaying.Theydonotknowthatwastingtimemeanswastingpartoftheirownl8Inaword,weshouldsavetime,weshouldn’tl9today’sworkfortomorrow.Rememberwehavenotimetol10.Passage31Cananimalsbemadetoworkforus?Somescientiststhinkthatonedayanimalsmaybet1todoanumberofsimplejobs.Theys2thatinafilmoronTVwemayseeelephants,monkeys,dogs,bears,orotheranimalsdoingalotofthings.Ifyouw3carefully,youmayfindthatthoseanimalsaregivensomethingtoeatinreturnford4them.Thescientistssaythatmanyd5animalsmaybetaughttodoanumberofsimplejobsiftheywillgetsomethingtoeat.Ofcourse,asweknow,dogscanbeusedtoguardahouse,andelephantscanbeusedtodosomeheavyj6Andwecanalsoteachanimalstoworkinf7.Apes,forexamplehaveb8usedinAmericatohelpmakecarsandscientistsb9thatthesemonkeysmayonedaygetincropsande10drivetrains.\nPassage32Ifyoudon’tuseyourarmsoryourlegsforsometime,theywillbecomeweak;whenyoustartusingthemagain,theywillgradually（逐渐地）becomestrongeragain.Everybodyknowsthis.Yetmanypeopledonotseemtoknowthatitisthes1withmemory.Whensomeonesaysthathehasagoodmemory,hereallymeansthathed2giveitenoughchancetobecomestronger.Ifafriendsaysthathisarmsandlegsareweak,wek3thatitishisownfault.Butifhetellsusthathehasapoormemory,manyofusthinkthathisp4aretoblame,andf5ofusknowthatitisjusthisownfault.Haveyoue6foundsomepeoplecan’treadorwritebuttheyusuallyhaveb7memories?Thisisb8theycannotreadorwriteandtheyh9torememberthings;theycannotwritethemdowninalittlenotebook.Theymustrememberdates,names,songsandstories;sotheirmemoryisthewholetimebeingexercised.Soifyouwantagoodmemory,l10fromthesepeople:practiseremembering.Passage33WhenIwaswalkingdownthestreetoneday,Is1asmallbagontheground.Ipickeditupandopenedittoseew2Icouldfindouttheowner’sname.Therewasn3insideitexceptsomedollarsandapictureofawomanandayounggirlabouttwelveyearsold.Iputthephotobackandtookthebagtothepolicestation.BeforeIleft,thepolicemanwrotedownmynameandmya4.Hethoughttheownermightwanttothankme.ThateveningIwenttohavedinnerwithmyauntanduncle.Theyhadalsoaskedayoungwomantohavedinnerwithus.Herfacewasfamiliar,butIcouldn’tr5whereIhadseenher.D____6____ourtalk,theyoungwomanhappenedtosaythatshehadl7herbagthatafternoon.AllatonceIrememberedw8Ihadseenher.Shewastheyounggirlinthephoto,thoughshelookednowmucho9thanthegirlinthepicture.Shewasverys10,ofcourse,whenItoldheraboutthebag.Afterdinnerwewenttothepolicestationandgotbackherbag.Thepolicemansaidtome,“It’sawonderfulthing.Youfoundnotonlythebag,butalsotheownerofthebag.”\nPassage34Onlymotherloveistruelove.Itgivese1everythingallhislife.Whenyouarestillababy,mothertakesgoodcareofyouasmuchaspossible.Inyourwakinghoursshealwaysholdsyouinherarms.Whenyouareill,shestopsherworkrightnowtolookafteryoudayandn2andforgetsaboutherself.Whenyouaregrowingupdaybyday,shefeelsveryhappy.Whenyouareolde3togotoschool,motherstilllooksafteryouallthet4.Oncoldwinterdays,shealwaystellsyoutop5onmoreclothes.Shealwaysstandsinthewindwaitingforyoubackfromschooleveryday.Whenyouhurrytoleavehomeforschoolwithlittleb6,shealwaysfeelsworriedaboutyouathome.Sheu7knowsaboutyourstudyandspendmuchmoneyonyourschoolthings.Whenyoudowellatschool,youwillseethebrightests8onherface.Mothercandoeverythingforyoudayafterday.Motherisalwaysreadytogiveeverythingshehastoherchildren,nottoreceive.Whattruelovethatisinthew9!Wewillr10MotherLoveforever!Passage35SeumasMcsporranisaveryb1man.Heis60yearsoldandhehasthirteenjobs.Heisapostman,apoliceman,afireman,ataxidriver,aschool-busdriver,aboatman,anambulanceman,anaccountant,apetrolattendant,abarman,andanundertaker.Also,heandhiswife,Margaret,haveashopandasmallhotel.Seumasl2andworksontheislandofGighainthewestofScotland.Only120peopleliveonGighabutins3150touristscomebyb4everyday.EveryweekdaySeumasgetsupatsixandmakesb5forthehotelguests.Ateighthedrivestheisland’schildrentos6.Atninehecollectsthepostfromtheboatanddeliversittoallthehousesontheisland.Healsodeliversthebeertotheisland’sonlypub.ThenhehelpsMargaretinthes7.Hesays：“Margaretlikesbeingbusy,too.Wen8haveholidaysandwedon’tlikew9television.IntheeveningMargaretmakessupperandIdotheaccounts.Attenwehaveaglassofwineandthenwegotobed.P10ourlifeisn’tveryexciting,butwelikeit.”Passage36\nTimspentinabookshopcanbeenjoyable.Ifyougotoagoods1,noassistantwillcomeneartoyouandsay,“CanIh2you?”Youneedn’tbuya3youdon’twant.Youmaytrytofindoutwherethebookyouwantis.Butifyouw4,theassistantwillleadyouthereandthenhewillgoaway.Itseemsthatheisnotinterestedi5sellinganybooksatall.Thereisastorywhicht6usaboutagoodshop.Amedicalstudentfoundaveryusefulbookinashop,butitistooexpensiveforhimtob7.Hecouldn’tgetitfromthelibrary,e8.Soeveryafternoonhewenttheretor9alittleatatime.Oneday,however,hecouldn’tfindthebookfromitsusualplaceandwasleavingwhenhesawanassistantsigningtohim.Tohiss10,theassistantpointedtothebookinacorner,“Iputittheresoasnottobesoldout.”saidtheassistant.Thenheletthestudentgoonwithhisreading.Passage37(S=salesgirl;H=Hanmei)S:Goodmorning.CanIhelpyou?H:Yes.Ib1thisblouselastweek,butthere'ssomethingwrongwithit.WhenIw2it,thecoloursran.Ican'tw3itnow.Iwantyoutoc4thisblouseorgivememym5back.S:Letmesee.Didyouwashitinh6water?H:Ofcoursenot.S:Its7asifithasn'tbeenwashedfollowingthei8.Didyouleaveitinwaterb9youwashedit?H:No,Ididn'tdothat,e10.Ididn'tputitincoldwateruntilIwashedit.Passage38WhenyougotoEnglandyoumayfindthetrafficthereisdifferentfromours.Asaf1.youmustbec2inthestreets,becausethetrafficd3ontheleft.Youmustlooktotherightandthentheleftbeforeyoucrossastreet. Inthemorningandintheeveningwhenpeoplegotoorcomebackfromwork,thestreetsareveryb4.Trafficismostd5then. WhenyougobybusinEngland,youhavetotakecare,too.Alwaysr6thetrafficm7\nontheleft.Youhavetot8alookfirstoryouwillgotothew9way. InmanyEnglishcitiestherearebigbuseswithtwof10.Youcansitonthesecondone.Fromthereyoucanseethecityverywell.Passage39Whichanimaldoweneedm1?Dogs?Horses?No!Thea2tothequestioniscows.Whycows?Cowsgiveusmilk.Andmilkisoneofourmostimportantk3offood.Suppose(假设)thatallthemilkcowsmakeinoneyearwereputi4bottles.Andsupposethesebottleswereputsidebyside.Thelineofbottleswouldgoallaroundtheworld400t5Thatisalotofmilk,lessthanhalfofitisusedford6andcooking.Mostofitisu7tomakebuttercheese,icecreamandmanyotherthings.Ittakesmanycowstogiveusthatm8milk.Butnotasmanyasitusedto.Acowusedtogiveonlyabout1,500quarts(夸脱)ofmilkayear.Nowafinecowmayg9morethan3,000quartsinayear.Whydocowsgivemoremilktoday?Nowfarmershavebettercows.Thecowsgetbetterc10andbetterfood.Passage40Here’sapartofane-mailanswerfromJoegivingsomeadvicetohissonincollege.“WhenIwasyoung,Ioftenmett1 aboutwhattodoandwhatnottodo.Mygrandmothertoldmenottoworryaboutthosethings.Io2 didthemonceayearoroncealifetime.I3,Ishouldtrytodowellthosethings,andIdothemeveryday.Forexample,Ineedtoeateveryday,soIshouldlearnhowtoc4.Ineedtotalktoo5 everyday,soIshouldlearnhowtoworkwithd6 peopleandknowhowtos7well.Iwalkeveryday,somys8shouldbeallrightandcomfortable.EverynightIsleep,somybedshouldletmehaveagoodrest.Takingcareofthee9thingsm10 thatyoudoabetterjoboftheoneinalifetimethingsaswell.”Passage41Letmetellyouastory.Agoodfriendofmineliveswithsixhundredanimalsonanisland.Evers1heleftschool,hehastravelledallovertheworldl2foranimalsforhisownzoo.He\nwritesbooksabouthistravels,andabouthiswonderfula3.Themoneyforhisbookshelpshimtop4foralltheanimalfood.Myfriendtoldmethatwhenhewaslookingforwaterlastweek(Thereisnotenoughwaterontheisland,thoughthereisalotallaroundit,hef5oil.Hen6moneyforhistravelsandforhiszoo,andalittleoilwouldbuye7waterforalongtime,butheknowsthatifhetellsanybodyelseaboutit,itwillbethee8ofhiszooandhislife’swork.SoIthinkhewillnottellanybodye9youandmeaboutwhathefound—becauseoilandwatercan’tbep10together.Oilmaybringgreatertroubletohisanimalsthannothavingenoughwater.Doyouthinkso?Passage42Theu1meanstheearth,thesun,themoonandthestarsandthespaceb2them.Manyofthestarsaresof3awaythatwecannotseethem.Themoon,oursatellite,travelsa4theearth.Ithasalreadybeenvisitedb5manfromtheearth.Man-madesatelliteshavebeensentupi6spacebymanycountries.Theygoroundtheearth.Theyareusedforhelpingustolearnmorea7theearth,theweatherandotherthings.Theyarealsousedforsendingandr8messages.Itmakespeoplef9differentcountriesunderstandeachothermuchbetter.Sopeoplesaytheworlditselfisbecomingamuchs10place.Peoplecallthesmallplace“theglobalvillage”.\n答案P11.river2.land3.friends4.visit5.uses6.necks7.taught8.finished9.shopping10.ownP21.instead2.quite3.gives4.or5.different6.for7.times8.used9.making10.factoriesP31.won2.difficult/dangerous3.carefully4.played5.early6.few7.learn8.fast9.safe10.bodyP41.usual2.suddenly3.thought4.decided5.pushed6.shouted7.everywhere8.reached9.lives10.openingP51.traveling2.money3.visiting4.showed5.on6.worried7.where8.before9.pay10.sentP61.jokes2.day3.laughs4.thank5.rest6.life7.presents8.together9.December10.seenP71.busy2.reading3.center4.closed5.friends6.except7.someone/somebody8.another9.delicious10.tookP81.would2.fell3.heard4.catch5.when6.angrily7.looked8.earlier9.afraid10.letP91.became2.interesting3.run4.full5.with6.away7.back8.telephoned9.easy10.caughtP101.best2.game3.for4.passes5.kicks6.away7.minutes8.player9.end10.winsP111.use2.talking3.change4.called5.with6.something7.librarian8.through9.send10.needn’tP121.how2.showed3.down4.move,5.strange6.because7.flying8.either9.bring,10.enjoyP131.talking2.agreed3.stronger4.except5.before6.corner7.move8.enough9.still10.whyP141.with2.cages3.repair4.unhappy5.spend6.telephone7.pay8.believes9.record10.newspaperP151.planted2.built3.made4.long5.wide6.reach7.through8.stopped9.warm10.beingP161.understand2.meeting3.expect4.arrive5.language6.found7.example8.prefer9.each10.beforeP171.know2.lot3.with4.more5.drive6.plane7.may8.not9.all10.friendP181.first2.started3.which4.miss5.walked6.wasn’t7.again8.somebody/someone9.band/bus-stop/bookstore/bar10.quicklyP191.interested2.called3.hospitals4.zoo5.ways6.ill7.medicine8.heart9.operate10.ownersP201.like2.here3.move4.new5.don’t6.there7.answer8.later9.flew10.another11.last12.on13.All14.what15.backP211.living2.quickly3.anywhere4.in5.saves6.back7.but8.learning9.watching10.onlineP221.for2.way3.much4.heard5.sureP231.along2.rain3.following4.above5.least6.seriously/badly7.when/after8.were9.useful10.homesP241.As2.even3.him4.when5.drew6.old7.Then8.couldn’t9.become10.butP251.Hospital2.who3.open4.with5.me6.so7.bottles8.opened9.difficult10.butP261.top2.around3.higher4.thinking5.foreign6.different7.even8.walking9.look10.pleasureP271.skating2.broke3.what4.that5.thin6.reach7.quick8.help9.other10.hospitalP281.parents2.far3.telephone4.visit5.let6.it7.themselves8.asked9.paid\n10.useP291.more2.everybody3.need4.possible5.without6.do7.longer8.farms9.moving10.onlyP301.important2.spent3.back4.gone5.why6.time7.useful8.lives9.leave10.loseP311.taught2.say3.watch4.doing5.different6.jobs7.factories8.been9.believe10.even.P321.same2.doesn’t3.know4.parents5.few6.ever7.better8.because9.have10.learn.P331.saw2.whether3.nothing4.address5.remember6.During7.lost8.where9.older10.surprised.P341.everyone/everybody2.night3.enough4.time5.put6.breakfast7.usually8.smile9.world10.rememberP351.busy2.lives3.summer4.boat5.breakfast6.school7.shop8.never9.watching10.PerhapsP361.store2.help3.anything4.want5.in,6.tells7.buy8.either9.read10.surprise.P371.bought2.washed3.wear4.change5.money6.hot7.seems8.instruction(s)9.before10.either,P381.foreigner2careful3drives4busy5dangerous6remember7moves8take9wrong10floorsP391.most2．answer3．kinds4．into5．times6．drinking7．used8．much9．give10．careP401.trouble(s)  2.only 3.Instead   4.cook   5.others 6.different   7.speak 8.shoes 9.everyday  10.meansP411.since  2.looking  3.animals    4.pay5.found 6.needs  7.enough     8.end    9.except    10.putP421.universe2.between3.far4.around5.by6.into7.about8.receiving9.from10.smaller