1、中考完型填空&阅读理解课堂限时训练（8）I. 完形填空 Everybody dreams. Some people think dreams can tell us about the future. Other people think dreams tell us about ourselves. Its like our 1 is talking to us. Why are dreams 2 strange and hard to understand？Some people think our brain uses 3 to talk to us. When we fly, swim
2、, or fall down in our dreams, it has a 4 meaning. Lots of doctors help people 5 their dreams. They find that dreams tell us about our 6 and fears.These days, many scientists 7 that dreams are very important. During the day, we have many 8 , and our brain receives a lot of information. When we dream，
3、our brain 9 information that is not important, and puts the most important information into our 10 .As we learn more about the brain, we may find answers to our questions about dreams. ( )1. A. body B. spirit C. brain D. heart ( ) 2. A. never B. seldom C. ever D. often ( )3. A. symbols B. examples C
4、. numbers D. pictures ( )4. A. special B. serious C. similar D. great ( )5. A. finish B. forget C. understand D. continue ( )6. A. hopes B. rights C. positions D. abilities ( )7. A. reply B. believe C. doubt D. worry ( )8. A. experiences B. dreams C. mistakes D. inventions ( )9. A. passes on B. look
5、s into C. throws away D. asks for ( )10. A. feelings B. stories C. lives D. memoriesII. 语法填空 In North America people are always in _1_ hurry. Children have special lessons or sports activities _2_ school. Parents often work late and _3_ (get) home until 7 or 8 oclock at night. Most North American fa
6、milies dont have time to prepare a meal. That is _4_ fast food is so popular in North America. People spend about 40% of their dollars _5_ fast food. People usually buy fast food from restaurant chains such as Pizza Hut, McDonalds, or KFC,_6_ they can enjoy pizza, sandwiches, fried chicken, and so o
7、n. Fast food saves work and time, but it is not nutritions. Fast food is _ 7_popular in many countries that it now has a number of restaurants all over the world. But not _8_ is happy about the spread of North American fast food. A group of people in Italy want to fight _9_ the spread of American fa
8、st food. They dont like the idea that more fast food chains _10_(open) in their country.III.阅读理解 A What would you be like if the entrance exam to senior high school (中考) was tomorrow ? Peaceful and happy as usual ? Or , would you become worried and uneasy ? “I was surprised at how I could get angry
9、so easily with my parents before a big exam ,” said Junior 3 student Wang Yangqian from Hefei . “I couldnt fall asleep even after Id been in bed for two hours .”Not only exams but also other things , like a big game , can also make you a bit different from how you are usually . You may be acting dif
10、ferently because you are stressed out . Stress is what you feel when you are worried or uncomfortable about something . Usually your hands get wet and your heart beats faster . You feel stressed because you might ask too much of yourself sometimes .Or, your parents ,teachers or classmates put too mu
11、ch pressure on you .This can make you worried .But being stressed is not always a big problem . Everybody , even sports stars, can get a little worried before a big game . Some kinds of stress are good . Good stress might show up when youre called on in class or when you have to give a report .This
12、kind of stress can help you get things done .You may do a better job in your book report if the anxiety (焦虑) pushes you to do more work before you read it to the class . Sometimes stress can turn into something bad if you keep having stressful feelings over a long time . This kind of stress isnt goi
13、ng to help you . It can make you sick .You may have trouble paying attention at school and forget things easily . So, remember to stay relaxed . It wont be the end of the world, even if you dont pass the exam( ) 1. The main idea of this passage is _ A .Stress only makes people worried B. Stress can
14、push you to work harder C.Stress can be good or bad for peopleD.Stress always causes problems( ) 2. According to the passage , what will happen if people are stressed ? A. They will sleep very wellB. Their heart will beat faster C. Their hands will become dirtyD. They will find lots of problems ( )
15、3. From the passage , you may feel stressed except when you _ A. worried or uncomfortable about somethingB. ask too much of yourself C. have too much pressureD. pass an exam easily( )4. The best and healthy way to get rid of stress may be _A. working hard all dayB. smoking C. listening to some light
16、 musicD. sleep and try to forget everything BEveryone has got two personalities (性格) the one that is shown to the world and the other that is secret and real. You dont show your secret personality when youre awake because you can control yourself, but when youre asleep, your sleeping position shows
17、the real you. In a normal night, of course, you often change your sleeping positions. The important position（姿势） that best shows your secret personality is the one that you go to sleep.If you go to sleep on your back, youre a very open person. You normally trust people and you are easily influenced
18、by new ideas. You dont like to make people unhappy, so you never express your real feelings. Youre quite shy and you arent very confident.If you sleep on your stomach, you are a person who likes to keep secrets. You worry a lot and youre always easily becoming sad. You never want to change your idea
19、s, but you are satisfied with your life the way it is. You usually live for today not for tomorrow.If you sleep on curled up (蜷缩), you are probably a very nervous person. You have a low opinion of yourself and often protect yourself from being hurt, so you are very defensive（自卫的，防御性的）. Youre shy and
20、 you dont usually like meeting people. You like to be on your own.If you sleep on your side, you have usually got a well-balanced personality. You know your strengths and weaknesses. Youre usually careful. You have a confident personality. You sometimes feel worried, but you dont often get unhappy.
21、You always say what you think, even if it makes people angry.( )5. According to the writer, you naturally show your secret and real personality _. A. only at nightB. only when you go to sleepC. only when you refuse to show yourself to the world D. only when you change sleeping position( )6. Tina har
22、dly tells her secrets to her friends. She probably goes to sleep _.A. on curled upB. on her stomach C. on her backD. on her side( )7. Maybe you dont want to make friends with a person who sleeps curled up, why? A. He or she would rather be alone than communicate with you.B. He or she is rarely ready
23、 to help you.C. He or she prefers staying at home to going out.D. He or she wouldnt like to get help from you.( )8. It appears that the writer tends to think highly of the person who sleeps on one side because _.A. he or she always shows sympathy for peopleB. he or she is confident, but not stubborn
24、C. he or she has more strengths than weaknesses D. he or she often considers annoying people( )9. Which does the passage tell us?A. Sleeping on your side is the best way of sleepingB. Changing positions will cause sleeping problems.C. Sleeping positions show peoples secret personalities.D. Enough sl
25、eep makes people look better and healthier. CElina, 15, dreams of being a teacher. She is from Dedza, a district near the capital of Malawi, a country in Africa. Her teachers say shes a smart girl who has a bright future. But a few years ago, she wasnt even sure she would finish the fourth grade. Wh
26、en Elina was 9, she dropped out of school to work as a babysitter. She had to support her family. Malawi is one of the poorest nations in the world. Hunger and disease are part of daily life. Girls there are less valued than boys. “When a family doesnt have enough money to send all the kids to schoo
27、l, theyll send the boys first,” says Brad Kerner of Save the Children, a group which works for kids in poor countries.The unfair treatment of girls is a problem in many parts of the globe. A new program from the Nike Foundation hopes to change that. It aims to show that girls are important. They can
28、 help fight poverty (贫困), disease and other problems. A girl can change the world. She just needs the right tools. Studies show that educated women earn more money.More than 600 million girls live in poverty all over the world. But groups are working to help these girls succeed. In Malawi, Save the
29、Children is helping more than 15,000 girls. Save the Children also has a program in Malawi. It encourages girls to stay in school. It teaches them business skills too. And boys are taught to respect girls.( )10. When Elina was 9, what did she do to help her family? A. She became a teacher. B. She pi
30、cked cotton on the farm.C. She stayed in school. D. She worked as a babysitter.( )11. How does the writer help us know girls are less valued than boys in Malawi?A. By giving an example. B. By describing clothes. C. By expressing anger. D. By using numbers. ( )12. The underlined word “that ”in Paragr
31、aph 3 refers to(指的是) A. the right tools to change the world B. helping fight poverty and disease C. the unfair treatment of girls D. educating women to work hard( )13. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?A. Dedza is near the capital of Malawi in Africa.B. Over 15,000 girls d
32、rop out of school in Malawi. C. In Malawi, hunger and disease are common. D. Save the Children works for kids in poor countries.( )14. The passage mainly wants to tell us to _. A. work for Save the Children B. earn more money for your family C. pay more attention to the girlsD. send all the kids to school
