中考能力题练习.doc

2014年中考能力题专练
一、 短文首字母填空
(A)
I hate being overweight. My husband said he didn’t mind, but I knew he still hoped I had a beautiful body. Everything (1) f__________ my waist(腰部) to my legs was overweight, Finally just after Christmas last year, I (2) d__________ that something had to be done.
I met Dr. Wallace, and she told me I had to stop (3) e____________ fast foods. It was very hard for me because I ate them three of four times a week: pizza, hamburgers, whatever I could get. But I said to (4) m_________ at the start that I would try my best to do it — and I did. I even (5) g_________ up the booze — something I used to have two glasses with dinner.
My best friend, Rachel Waterman, said I had to walk 10,000 steps every day. That was very hard for me at the (6) b____________. I was used to driving everywhere, but I started to walk everywhere (7) i____________. I walked in the morning before work, and I usually took a walk in the park with my husband after work. Now I (8) n__________ go to bed until I’ve done my 10,000 steps.
Six months has (9) p____________, and I made it. Last week, my husband bought me an MP4 as a gift. The weight is wonderful, I feel like a different person now, and I can buy my favorite clothes in the shops. I am so p_________ of myself because everyone thought I wouldn’t be able to make it including myself.
(B)
Lots of students are interested in computers, which makes teachers, parents and the public feel (1) w____________. Here is what some students say about why students show more (2)i__________ in computers than in reading books.
Betty: Most children like to do things, and computers are more interactive(互动) than books. They can show (3) c___________ pictures, too!
Michael: When I play with computers, I use many of my senses such as (4) h__________ and sight. When I read a book, I (5) j___________ read, so it’s very boring to read a book.
Tony: We’re living in a world (6) f___________ of new technology. Times have (7) c____________ and unluckily, some things aren’t popular any more.
Joy: Computers make it easy to judge（判断） (8) i___________ something is good or bad right away, but books do not, Computers can be made to do (9)w__________ you want then to do. Computers help you control over your environment, (10) w________ books don’t.
Tom: A computer can give an immediate response and people don’t need to use their imagination. When reading a book, people have to slowly let the story develop and picture the places, things and people in the story in their minds.
(C)
Do you want to be the best student in your class? Be the envy of all of your friends in school and be the (1)p ____ of your teachers and parents !
First, a best student must study hard. This is the primary task of a student. Remember, if you don’t do anything, you will be nothing. Ask questions in class if you do not understand something. In addition, try to enjoy all the (2)s _____ you learn at school and work hard on them. It seems that hard-working students can have success more (3) e____________.
Second, good study (4)h__________ are very useful. For example, when you prepare for a test, make (5)s ___ that you have all of the proper materials including books, pencils, paper, calculators, etc. Underline the words (6) t_________ you do not understand. And try marking some of the themes mentioned in the book. Then, come up with study questions and try to answer them. You’d better stop to take a (7)r __ every hour to refresh your memory.
Don’t (8)f _____ to try asking your parents for help. They have personal learning experiences and can help you with your studies in many ways. Usually, the students who ask their parents for help can do (9)b ____ in class than those don’t.
Lastly, remember never to give up. You are already on your way in becoming the best student! The truth is that it doesn’t matter to fail if you pick yourself up and try even harder. (10)A _______ a lot of the famous people were all once failures, they never lost heartand managed to climb to the top and succeed.

(D)
Now I tell you a short story “Dare to fly”. There was a tree in my garden. Two birds together (1)w____________ their two babies lived in the tree.
One day, I heard the cry of two baby birds. Maybe they were hungry. And I wasn’t (2)a___________ to find their parents anywhere. So I was ready to give (3)t ________ some food. At that time, the (4)f ______ bird and the mother bird came back. They came back with some food. But they put the food onto the (5)g _________ . To get the food, the babies had to fly down.
The baby birds were (6)a _____ . They just cried and didn’t move at first. They asked their parents for help. But the two just stood there and did (7)n____________.
Having no (8)o___________ choice, the baby birds began to look down of the house. After about ten minutes, they were so (9)h _____ that they flew off from the house. I could hear their cry when they flew. At last, they landed (10)s_____________ on the ground and ate the food.
These birds teach me a lesson—There are lots of chances．If you want yours, you need to go out for them.
二、 任务型阅读（每空一词）
(A)
Recently, the relationship between the two countries got worse because of the Diaoyu Islands.
The Japanese government signed a contract(合同) on September 11 with the Kurihara family. It was to pay the so-called “private(私人的) owner” 2.05 billion yen (166 million yuan) to “buy” part of China’s Diaoyu Islands.
Anti-Japan(反日) feeling grew strongly among Chinese people. Many people walked into the streets and shouted out “Diaoyu Islands are China’s.” Some have decided not to buy Japanese products any more. “I am boycotting(抵制) Japanese goods as a show of support. I’ll work hard to make the country much stronger,” Liu Xiushan, 33, a lawyer in Beijing said to China Daily.
However, some didn’t show their anger in the right way. They broke cars and stores of Japanese brands. Some used rude words. These actions are bad for our position and image. Some actions were against law.
Li Jingjun, a 17-year-old high school student in Guangzhou, was shocked by what he learned from TV and the Internet. He joined protects(抗议) in his city on September 15. But he acted differently. He called for rational (理智的) actions.
“We have every right to say the Diaoyu Islands belong to us, but we should watch our behaviour. Bad manners can harm our dignity(尊严) and sense of justice(正义感)” ,said Li Jingjun.

The event
The Japanese government signed a contract to “buy” part of China’s Diaoyu Islands.
The 1
The relationship between the two countries got worse.
Anti-Japan feeling grew strongly among Chinese people, many people walked into streets, 2 “Diaoyu Islands are China’s.”
Some people have 3 to buy Japanese products.
Some people did something against the law like 4 cars and stores of Japanese brands..
The conclusion
5 we have every right to say the Diaoyu Islands belong to us, we should act under the law and watch our behaviour. What’s more, we should make our country stronger.

1. __________ 2. __________ 3. __________ 4. __________ 5. __________
(B)
We all have our own ways of sharing our life experiences with others.
Photographers use cameras，artists use brushes, musicians use songs and writers use stories.
Spencer Johnson's story Who Moved My Cheese? shows changes exist in (存在于)our life. Life changes and so we do. We must change ourselves to face the changing environment, or we will fail.
Just look at the cycle of the seasons. Trees bud (发芽)in spring and in summer their leaves turn green. In autumn, their leaves start to fall onto the ground. When winter arrives, there are no leaves on trees. Next spring the cycle begins again. Since we know there are cycles in nature, we can prepare for them. We know it is colder in winter and hotter in summer, so we can dress properly.
Since we accept the cycles of nature，we should also accept the changes in our life.
We can prepare ourselves for changes by becoming more flexible (灵活的). We can regard the changes in our life as chances. As we keep changing ourselves, we can keep up with the changes in our life.

1. People ________ their own ways to share their life experiences with others.
2. If we ______ change ourselves to face the changing environment, we will fail.
3. Trees change in different seasons in the _______ way year after year. It is called cycle.
4. Since we accept the cycle of nature, we should accept the changes of our life as __________.
5. The passage tells us that we should change ___________ when life changes.
(C)
What is language for? Some people seem to think it’s for practicing grammar rules and learning lists of words. That’s wrong. Language is for exchange of ideas, for communication.
The way to learn a language is to practice speaking it as often as possible. A great man once said it is necessary to practice as much as possible. And the more you use it in real situations, the more natural it will become.
Learning any language takes a lot of effort. But don’t give up. Relax! Be patient and enjoy yourself. Learning foreign languages should be fun. Rome wasn’t built in a day. Work harder and practice more. Your hard work will be rewarded by God one day. God is equal to everyone!
Use a dictionary and a grammar guide constantly(不断地). Keep a small English dictionary with you at all time. When you see a new word, look it up. Think about the word—use it, in your hand, in a sentence.
Try to think in English whenever possible. When you see something, think of the English word; then think about the word in a sentence.
Practise tenses as much as possible. When you learn a new verb, learn its various forms.
Learn more about the culture behind the language. When you understand the cultural background, you can better use the language.

1. It’s not ______ for some people to think language is for practicing grammar rules and learning lists of words.
2. A dictionary and grammar guide are good ______when you see a new word and don’t know how to use it.
3. Work harder and practice more, and you can greatly______ your language .
（or: Work harder and practice more, and you can be ______ in your
language learning.）
4. When you learn a verb, pay attention to the different ______ of it.
5. Besides the language, ______ learning is necessary.

答案：

短文首字母填空

A） from, decided, eating, myself, gave,
beginning, instead, never, passed, proud
B) worried, reading, colourful, hearing, just,
full, changed, if, what, while
C) pride subjects easily habits sure
that rest forget better Although
D) with, able, them, father, ground,
afraid, nothing, other, hungry, safely

任务型阅读
A) 1. Effects 2. shouting 3. refused 4. breaking 5. Although
B) 1. use 2. don’t 3. same 4. well 5. ourselves
C) 1. right 2. helpers 3. improve / successful 4. forms 5. cultural

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