1、英语中考首字母填词专题训练1.In1995, Oseola McCarty gave $150,000 to the university of Southern Mississippi. She wanted to help p_1_students. Her friends and neighbours were s_2_when they heard the news. McCarty was a good woman and was always friendly and helpful. Everyone in her town knew that she was not r_3_.
2、 In fact she was poor. How did a poor 86-year-old woman have so m_4_money? Oseola McCarty was born in 1908. She had to l_5_school when she was eight years old to help her family . Her job was washing clothes. She got only a few dollars a day. She washed the clothes by hand. Then she h_6_the clothes
3、to dry. She did this for nearly 80 years. McCarty never m_7_and she had no children. Her life was very simple. She went to work to church. She had a black-andwhite television, but she did not watch it very often.Oseola McCarty s_8_money all her life and had about $250,000. At the a_9_of 86, she left
4、 money to the church , the university and her r_10_. She just wanted to help others. She was a shy woman, but she became famous. 通读全文后，应知这篇文章主要讲述一位老人（洗衣工人）平时省吃俭用，积攒了一笔钱，在她去世前她把她的生平积蓄都捐给了他人。 1poor.她把钱捐给大学主要来帮助那些贫困的大学生。2 surprised.朋友和邻居对此事应感到惊讶（因为她只是个洗衣工，不应该有那么多的钱。3 rich.从表面来看她只是个洗衣工，应该没多少钱，至少不富裕。4 mu
5、ch.很多的钱，money不可数，故只能用much.5 leave因为贫穷，她只好离开学校（辍学），这儿不能用过去式，因为是在不定式后。6 hung.读后应知道她在洗完衣服后，把衣服挂起来晾干（晒干）这儿要用hang的过去式hung,不能用hanged（上吊，绞死）7married因为她没有小孩，应推测她终生未婚，这儿要用marry的过去式。8saved她靠平时的省吃俭用积攒了那么多的钱。这儿要用save的过去式。9在多少岁时用at the age of10. relatives她把钱捐给了教堂，大学，还把一部分给了她的亲戚。（她虽没有小孩，但是她应有一些亲戚。）这儿要用复数。2. One m
6、orning, it was already a quarter to eight whenI got up. I was a_1_that I would be late , so I put on my clothes hurriedly, and left w_2_breakfast. There were so many people at the bus stop that it was not e_3_to catch a bus. Five minutes had passed, I still couldnt get on one. The only thing left fo
7、r me to do was to w_4_. I rushed through the crowd and towards my school. S_5_I met an old woman , and she fell down.Without an apology（道歉）, I left her and went on my way.That evening, whenI was back from school, I learned that the old woman was b_6_hurt in the leg from the fall. She was sent to a h
8、ospital after I left. I felt very s_7_and nearly cried. The only way for me to ask her pardon was to pay her a visit.The next day, I went to the hospital. At first It_8_that she would giving me a scolding（责备）, but she didnt. I began to c_9_ . she stroked my hand and said with warmth,“ Never mind,my
9、girl, I knew you didnt want to hurt me, did you? Dont worry, I will get better soon.”I was too t_10_ to her, and promised not to do such a thing again答案1.afraid. 2. without. 3.easy. 4. walk. 5. Suddenly. 6. badly. 7. sorry. 8.thought. 9. cry. 10. thankful.3.Many people who live in cities say that th
10、ey dislike city life. They say the city that they l_1_in is noisy, dirty and crowded. They are tired of the traffic, the pollution in the a_2_and the rubbish in the streets.But not m_3_people living in cities are happy when they have to s_4_in the country for two or three weeks. They e_5_the quiet,
11、clean air and the beautiful healthy surroundings（周围的事物）,but they m_6_the stores and restaurants,the theaters, the crowds and the excitements of the city.People who live in the country on the hand enjoy v_7_the city for a day or an evening,to do some s_8_or go to the theater or a concert. But they of
12、ten f_9_the city a rather frightening place and are usually happy to get back to their quiet, unexciting l_10_in the country.答案：1.live. 2. air. 3. many. 4. stay. 5. enjoy. 6. miss. 7. visiting. 8. shopping. 9.find. 10. life.4.If you get s_1_today, you will not have much trouble sending f_2_a doctor
13、or being sent to a hospital. In the early 1900s,this was not the case. Sometimes doctors had to travel many miles to h_3_their patients. There were f_4_telephones or automobiles.（汽车） This often caused a delay of hours before the doctors even k_5_they needed.Doctor Morris of Nebraska solved this prob
14、lem. He used homing pigeons.（鸽子）A homing pigeon is a bird t_6_always flies home when released（释放）, Doctor Morris would leave one of his pigeons w_7_he was visiting a patient. If the patient needed f_8_help, instructions were to t_9_a note to the pigeons leg and let it go. The pigeon would quickly fl
15、y to the d_10_home. Help would soon be on its way.答案：1. sick. 2. for. 3. help. 4. few. 5. knew. 6. that. 7. whenever. 8. further. 9. tie.10. doctors5.Reading books is a good hobby for all kinds of reasons.First, reading books is f_1_. You can always keep yourself amused if you like reading. This is
16、especially useful when the weather is bad. It is a relaxing hobby too. You can really become l_2_ in a book.Next, you can read a book a_3_: in a car, in a waiting-room, on a plane, in bed even in the bath. All you need is a book! Reading is a convenient（方便的） hobby as it is easy to stop and then s_4_
17、 again.A_5_ good reason for reading books is that it is useful. If you read as a hobby you will get better and better at it. This m_6_ that you will read faster and will become better at understanding what you read. As your reading improves, you will probably find your schoolwork becomes much e_7_.
18、Many school subjects depend on good reading and, as you read, you learn more and more.Some people say that reading is out of date. This is not true. You have to be able to read to use a computer and, the better you read, the better your computer skills will be. Reading is h_8_ out of date!Good r_9_
19、are most likely to be good writers, too. They are usually good at spelling as well, and have more things to write about. Reading books is a wonderful hobby, one of the best.W_10_ other hobby could be more useful, or more enjoyable!答案：1.fun. 2. lost. 3. anywhere. 4. start. 5. Another. 6. means. 7. ea
20、sier. 8. hardly. 9. readers. 10. What. 6. It is well-known that man is much cleverer than any animal. But which is the cleverest a_（1） the animals？ Some scientists t_（2） it should be Alex， an African grey parrot. He is unlike any other animal. He can really t_（3） with people！ When he says “come here
21、”， he really w_（4） someone to come up to him. “Alex is as clever as a c_（5） of 2 or 3 years old，” says Dr. Pepperberg. “He does not just repeat the s_（6） he has been taught. He u_（7） the words！” Alex can tell about 50 d_（8） things， name 7 colours and count from 1 to 6. Is the parrot actually thinkin
22、g in the w_(9） how man does？ Nobody can say. But the q_ （10） is very interesting.文论述了非洲灰色鹦鹉被一些科学家认为是最聪明的动物。 1. among.表示最高级的比较范围，意为“在中”，一般用of或among， 等介词，此处已有首字母a，所以是among. 2. think.根据前面的提问有首字母t可知是think，表示“有的科学家认为最聪明的动物应当是Alex”。 3. talk.根据下文对他会讲会的描述和空格后的with，可知是talk withsb（同谈话）。 4. wants.根据前面的come her
23、e及后文的句式搭配可知是want sb to do sth（想要某人做某事）。 5. child.根据后面的两叁岁可知是小孩。 6. sounds.由前文的talk和后文的words可知是重复教他讲话的声音。 7. understands.从后文的描述可知，他不但会重复教他的声音而且还明白其意思。 8. different.根据things是复数及首字母的提示可知是指不同的（different） 事物。 9. way.根据句意“他的思维方式是否与的思维方式一样呢？”。搭配：in the way用这种方式。 10. question.上文“Is the parrot？”提出的是一个问题。7. B
24、edtime stories are one ofthe delights（喜悦） of earlychildhood. But a_（1） to Dr. JulieSpreadbury from Queensland， parents s_（2） not speed upreading to their children after they entered primary school. She says listeningto， reading andd_（3） the stories help childrens relaxation. My theory （理论） is that w
25、hen children can readt_（4）， most parents stop reading to them， Dr. Spreadbury says. That may be at the end ofthe Year 1， which is fartoo informal. Dr. Spreadbury saysbedtime reading n_（5） only giveschildren a good b_（6） at school， but also brings parents and theirchildren closer. This makes it funni
26、er for them to open up and talk to parentsabout things that are worrying them， o_（7） things theyare reading in their everyday life.1.according. 依上下文和句式结构，应用介词，according to 意指“根据”。 2.should. 所缺单词后有谓语动词，填入助动词或情态动词合适，should这里是情态动词，意思是“应该”。 3.discussing. 空白处应填与前面reading并列的单词。 4.themselves. 本题有一定的难度。Read
27、后必须接以“t”打头的宾语，能够想到用反身代词的恐怕不多。 5.not. 后面有but also，前面与之相对的应该是“noy only”。 6.beginning. good后需填名词，依语意用beginning比较恰当。 7.or. 后面的句式结构与前面相同，填or，意思是“或者”。8、British Milkman Steve Leech saved some shops and flats（公寓） with milk and won a National Bravery Awaid. Leech， 35 years old， said that when he was sending
28、out milk as u_（1） along Pine Street， he s_（2） heard a loud， strange sound behind him and then he saw smoke coming out of a shop in Cornwall， southern England. That must be a fire， I t_（3）， Leech said.Then I quickly d_（4） to do something. So I p_（5） the door in and then I s_（6） for the people inside.
29、 Then I started pouring milk e_（7）。 He used 320 pints of milk to stop the fire. When fire-fighters r_（8） the shop， the fire was under control. Leech helped save the 1_ （9） of eight people in the flats above the shops. It was hard work o_（10） all those bottles. But it was even harder trying to tell m
30、y boss where all the milk had gone， Leech said jokingly.答案1. usual.as usual 意思是“像往常一样”。 2. suddenly.空后是“动宾”结构，此处应用副词，suddenly指事情的突然。 3. thought.前面的must be 表示“推测”，所以用“thought”比较合理。 4. decided.依据前面的“thought”和后面的一系列动作。decide to do sth. 用于表示“决定做某事”。 5. pushed.后面是“door”，又要填一个以“p”打头的词，push the door（推门）搭配合
31、理。 6. shouted.里面着了火，进门后“shout”更合情理。 7. everywhere.前面句子主、谓、宾具全，结合后面的“used 320 pints of milk to stop the fire”，显然是用奶灭的火。用“everywhere”表明“到处都是奶”。 8. reached.结合文意和语法结构，动词后是名词，显然要用一个以“r”打头的及物动词。 9. lives.the lives of eight people意指“八条人命”。 10. opening.结合上下文，倒奶救火、救人。倒奶容易，但“开那么多奶瓶”确是不易。注意，这里的opening是动名词，作句子的
32、真正主语。9. Bill andSimon were good friends. One summer they were on h_(1). They wanted tosail around the Caribbean Sea in their boatfor two weeks.During their trip, they saw many whales. Billand Simon were very e_(2) because they had wanted to see them very much.Unluckily, w_(3) they were watching them
33、, the whales began to hit the sideof the boat.Suddenly, w_(4) started coming in, andthey realized that they were in trouble. They q_(5) jump into the lifeboat before the boat sank(沉没)，andwatched it disappear under the sea.Luckily, they had enough food and water forabout twenty d_(6). They also had a
34、 fishing line and amachine which could change sea water i_(7) drinking water. These two things helped themto survive(存活) during their terribleexperience.For the next fifty days they caught about tenfish a day and a_(8) them. They saw about twenty ships, butalthough they waved and shouted when the sh
35、ips were passing, n_(9) saw them. They were becoming weaker and weaker.Then, just as they were beginning to l_(10) hope, a fishing boatsaved them.文章大意：本文是一片记叙文，讲了一对朋友冒险的故事。两个朋友环海旅行时，船翻了，在救生艇上靠钓鱼竿和转换淡水的机器活了下来，最后被一艘渔船救了。 1. holiday解析：他们去海上旅行，应应该是在假期中。 2. excited解析：看到鲸鱼，他们很兴奋。 3. while/when解析：当他们看鲸鱼时，鲸
36、鱼开始攻击船的一边。 4. water 解析：水开始进入船里。 5. quickly解析：在船沉没前，他们很快跳进救生艇里。 6. days 解析： 幸运的是，他们有足够20天的食物和水。 7. into 解析： change into 把变成。 8. ate 解析：再后来的50天里，他们每天捉10条鱼并吃了他们。 9. nobody解析：没有人看见他们。10. lose 解析：就在他们要失去希望时，一艘渔船救了他们。10. Wood-block printing was invented sometime between the 4th and the 7th c （1） in China.
37、 The earliest book that we have was p （2） in 868 and was found in a Dunhuangcave. Wood-block printing took a long time because a new block was needed for every p （3） in a book.By the 11th century printed books could be f （4）all over China. They included books of Confucius thoughts, dictionaries, and
38、 books on maths. In1340, books could be printed using two c (5) , black and red.A (6) the Chinese learnt about printing so early, printing was not introduced in other parts of the world for hundreds of years. It is thought that when the great Italian traveler MarcoPolo visited China in the 13th cent
39、ury, he s (7) printed books. It is possible that Marco Po-lo brought that k (8) to Europe. But printed books did not come to Europe u (9) 1450 when a German called Johann Gutenberg i (10) a printing machine. Twenty-four years later, in 1474, an Englishman called William Caxton printed the first prin
40、ted book in English. His second book was about the game of chess. Caxton printed about a hundred books, and some can still be found today in museums.答案：本文介绍了木版印刷的历史和它的发展过程。1. century木版印刷在公元4世纪到公元7世纪在中国发明的。2. published由后面可知，最早的书于868年被出版。3. page由木版印刷的介绍可知，最先的木版印刷对每一本书的每一页都需要一个新木块。4. found随着木版印刷的发展，在11
41、世纪之前，这些印刷的书在中国到处都能发现。5. colors由后面可知，表示两种颜色。6. Although句意：尽管中国人了解印刷如此早，但印刷数百年来没有传到世界别的地方去。由句意可知，表示让步，用although引导。7. saw 马可波罗来到中国看到了印刷的书。8. knowledge由上文可知，欧洲的印刷书可能是马可波罗把这种学问带去的。9. untilnotuntil直到才。10. invented由句意可知，在1450年，名叫Johann Gutenberg的德国人发明了印刷机器11.At one time,making a film was an expensive activ
42、ity only for a small group of people and film companies. Not only were the tools and machines expensive but the cost offilm was also far greater than most people could afford. However, modern technology has c (1) all that. New technology has really opened up theworld of film-making for film fans. No
43、w a cameradoes not cost m (2)and most young people are certainly able topay for it. So all you need is to get one for yourself. With that, you may then start your own film-making. However, film-making is t (3) work. You probably need many other people tohelp you.For example,the p (4) of actors and a
44、ctresses is very important in your film. Of course, these actors and actresses may be your schoolmates,friends or family members. You dont even need to pay them a cent while they are glad to be part of your job. B (5) , you need to make up a story. Can you write your own one? If you have good imagin
45、ation, you can create an attractive story e (6). Many world-famous film makers and producers are also good story-writers. If not, perhaps you need someone else to write it for you.An excellent story is the key to making a s (7) film.文章指出，随着生活水平和现代科技的提高，人们自己制作一部电影已经不再是什么稀罕的事。文章指出要制作一部优秀的电影，除了优秀演员之外，还需要有一个好的剧本，这是电影成功的保证。1. changed 【解析】上文提到在过去，制作一部电影是一件十分昂贵的事，只有少数人和电影公司才能干。然而现在随着时间的推移，现代科技将这一切都改变了，故填changed；2. much 【解析】本句
