1、中考英语首字母填空专项练习1Millions and millions of years ago, the world was much w_ than it is now. There was never any winter or snow. Warm rain fell on the land. Even the sea was warm. In this warm world lived some beasts called dinosaurs. They were the kings of the world for a long time.In the days of the di
2、nosaurs there were no human beings. So no man has ever seen a r_ dinosaur. But we found a lot about the dinosaurs after years of study. Some dinosaurs lived near the water w_ some lived on land. Some ate only plants and some ate other a_.After millions of years, something h_ to the dinosaurs. They b
3、egan to die out at once. No one knows what happened. But we know that the world grew a little colder. Maybe the dinosaurs could live when it was very warm, and they died out when it became cold. But we are not sure. All we know is that the dinosaurs were the kings of the world for a long time. And n
4、o animals like them have ever been seen a_.2It was Sunday. I never get up e_ on Sundays. I sometime s_ in bed until lunch time. Last Sunday I got up very l_. I looked out of the window. It was d_ outside. What a day! I thought. It is raining again. Just then, the telephone rang. It was my Aunt Lucy.
5、 I have just arrived by train, she said. I am c_ to see you.But I am s_ having my breakfast, I said. What are you doing? she asked.I am having breakfast, I r_. Dear me. she said. Do you always get up so late? Its one oclock!3A woman saw three old men sitting in front of the house. She said. You must
6、 be h_come in and have something to eat.We do not go into a house together. they replied. Why is that? asked the woman. One of the old men e_, His name is Wealth, this is Success, and I am Love. Then he went on to say. Now go in and discuss with your husband which one of us you want in your home.The
7、n the woman went in and told her husband what was said. Her husband said. Lets invite Wealth! Let him come and fill our home with wealth! His wife d_, My dear, why dont we invite Success? Then the daughter made a s_, Would it be better to invite Love? Our home will then be filled with love! Lets tak
8、e our daughters advice, said the father.Love got up and started walking toward the house. The other two also got up and f_ him. Surprised, the lady asked Wealth and Success, I only invite Love. Why are you coming in with him?The old men answered t_, If you had invited Wealth or Success, the other tw
9、o of us would have stayed out, s_ you invited Love, there is also Wealth and Success!4In 1995, Ray Kroc v_ a small restaurant in California. The o_ of it was the McDonald brothers. They built it b_ the road, so people could drive up to the restaurant, buy food without g_ out of their cars and drive
10、away easily. They called it drive-in restaurant.Ray Kroc saw the bright f_ of the restaurant of this kind. He bought the restaurant and used the brothers family name for his new r_. The first McDonalds restaurant chain was born.Now in the United States, there are more than 5.000 restaurants and it h
11、as its chain restaurants in 60 other countries. The l_ McDonalds restaurant is in Beijing. China. It has 1,000 workers. About 700 people can sit and eat there at one time. 5A driver stopped his car on a street side to have a rest. He lay down in the seat and c_ his eyes. A man came up and k_ at the
12、window to ask the time. The driver o_ his eyes and looked at his watch. Its 8 am. he said. Then he went to sleep again.But soon he woke up b_ a second person was knocking at the window. Sir, do you have the time? he asked. The driver looked at his watch again, and told the man it was 8:30am.At this
13、rate, he could not have a good rest, so he wrote a short n_ and put it upon the window for all to see. It s_: I dont have the time. Again the man lay down in the seat for his sleep. A few minutes later, a t_ person came along and began knocking at the window. “Hay, sir,” he said. It is a quarter to
14、nine.6Until a few years ago, only boys could become s_ at the University of Ruritania (鲁里坦尼亚). Later the university decided to take girls in. But one of the teachers, Mr. Goller was not pleased at all. He had not wanted to l_ girl students in.Mr. Goiter always began his lesson with the word Gentleme
15、n. What could he do now? Well, when the girt students came to his lesson for the f_ time, he still began with the word. For him the girls were j_ not there. Then one day there was only one boy in his class among a lot of girls. For a moment, Mr. Goller didnt k_ what to do. Then he began. Sir!F_, a t
16、errible day came when there were no boys in his class. He came into the room, looked at the girls and said, Oh, nobodys here today! He turned and went out w_ giving his lessons.7When you want to go s_, decide how much money you can s_ on new clothes. Think about the kind of clothes you really need.
17、Then look for those clothes on sale.There are labels(标签)inside all new clothes. The labels tell you how to take care of your clothes. The label for a shirt may tell you to wash it in w_ water. A sweater label may tell you to wash it in cold water The label on a coat may say dry clean only. If you do
18、 as the d_ say on the label, you can keep your clothes looking their best. Many clothes must be dry cleaned. Dry cleaning is expensive. When buying new clothes, check to see if they will need to be dry cleaned. You will save money if you buy clothes that can be washed.You can save money if you buy c
19、lothes that are well made. Well-made clothes l_ longer. They look good even after they have been washed many times. Clothes that c_ more money are not always better made. They do not always fit better. Sometimes l_ expensive clothes look and fit better than more expensive clothes.8When Albert Einste
20、in started to work in America, someone asked him what he needed. He said he needed a desk, some paper and pencils. He also asked for a big waste-paper basket to hold a_ of his mistakes. This meant that he knew even the cleverest man in the world can only learn by making m_. Einstein regarded time as
21、 something very i_. He never wore socks and he thought p_ on socks was a waste of time as people already wore shoes. He also thought it was a waste of time remembering things that could quickly be found in a b_. That is w_ he never remembered his own phone number, which was in the phone book. He kne
22、w what was worth remembering. It is that if we are going to do great things in our lives, we cannot waste our time.Einstein liked to j_ too. Once in an examination a student asked him why all the questions were the same as last years. Einstein said the questions were the same but the answers were d_
23、9Now satellites are to forecast the weather. They are in s_, and they can reach any part of the world. The satellites take the pictures of the atmosphere, because this is where the weather forms. They send these pictures to the weather station. So the scientists there can see the weather of any part
24、 of the world and tell how the weather will c_. Today, n_ 500 weather stations in 60 countries can receive satellite pictures. When they receive the new pictures, they compare them with the e_ ones. Perhaps they may find that the clouds have changed d_ the last few hours. This may m_ that the weathe
25、r on the ground may soon change, too. In their next weather forecast, they can tell people about it.So the weather satellites are of great h_ to the scientists at the station. In the past they could forecast the weather for about 24 or 48 hours. Now they can make good forecast for 3 or 5 days. Soon,
26、 perhaps, they may be able to forecast the weather for a week or m_ ahead.10Mr. Smith stood at the bus stop and w_ the cars going by. Many of the cars were new Bluebirds, and most of them were w_. Mr. Smith always wore the same clothes, ate the same food, and did the same things as the other people.
27、 Mr. Smith did not like to be d_.The f_ week. Mr. Smith bought a new white Bluebird car. He was very pleased with it and drove to work in it the next day. He was even more pleased with his new car when he saw all the other Bluebirds, in front, behind, and on both side of him.Mr. Smith p_ his car in
28、a big car-park near his office. But when he came back f_ work, there were so many bright white Bluebirds in the car-park that Mr. Smith did not know which car was his. He tried his k_ in some of the cars, but people passing by gave him a s_ look, so he stopped. Mr. Smith had to wait nearly two hours
29、 u_ his car was the only white Bluebird.11Depend on yourself is what nature says to e_ person. Parents can help you. Teachers can help you. O_ still can help you. But all these people only help you to help yourself.There have been many great men in (4) h . Many of them were very p_ when they were yo
30、ung, and had no uncles, aunts, or friends to help them. Schools were few and not very good. They could not depend on them for e_. They tried their best to learn something and never gave up till they became well-known. One of the most famous teachers in England used to tell his students. I cannot mak
31、e worthy men of you. but I can help you make men of yourselves. Some young men dont try their best to make themselves valuable to the human being. If they see their weak points and change their ways, they can be s_. They are nothing now, and will be nothing as long as they live, unless they accept t
32、he a_ of their parents and teachers, and depend on themselves.12We have been in Australia for three days. We are having a great time here. Australia is the sixth largest country in the world. There is so much to see that is i_ for me to tell you everything. Sydney is a beautiful city. There are also
33、 some special a_ in Australia, such as kangaroos and koalas. They are really l_. D_ the past five days weve visited many places of interest around Sydney. Id like to spend more time here, but we will f_ to another city, Cairns, to see coral beds tomorrow. It is said that words cannot d_ the beauty o
34、f the colorful corals. Many famous cartoon films were m_ there. Now we are beginning packing our bags so that we will not lose time when we leave. We can enjoy o_ in Cairns this time tomorrow. I am looking forward to going there!13Dick was born in a r_ family. His parents often traveled in the world
35、 when he was young. So his father learned English, German and Arabic. He could talk with the foreigners and knew a lot about the countries which he traveled in.Now his father was too old to go on traveling. Dick had to go abroad a_. He could speak only French. It brought him a lot of t_. He thought
36、English is w_ spoken in many countries, so he decided to learn the language. He went to one of the famous professors in Paris and asked the man to teach him. Half a year l_ the young man thought he had learned English. He called on his teacher and said, “You are the b_ teacher in the world! Im leavi
37、ng now, but youll be my teacher f_. Could you tell me how to thank you?”“Well, then,” said the professor, “I wish you could do one thing: Dont tell a_ that Ive taught you.”14Newspapers are very important in our d_ life. Many people begin their day by r_ the paper. In this way they learn w_ is going
38、on in the world. Sometimes, however, they dont have the time to read the news carefully and must be pleased with a quick look at the front page. At other times they may be in such a hurry that they have time o_ to have a quick look at the headlines.There are newspapers to please every reader. In big
39、 cities there are many types with several different editions every day. In some towns there are fewer newspapers and perhaps only edition each day. In some places the paper is printed w_.Most newspaper have several editions, especially on Sundays when the edition is larger than u_. There are beside
40、the front page with the most i_ news, the sports news, the a_ page, the business page and so on.15Life on the earth d_ on the sun. Day after day we see its light and feel its warmth. The sun is far away from the earth. It is ninety-three million miles away from the earth.The sun is a large star. The
41、 earth is very small among its p_. Every day the sun sends out a great deal of heat and makes us feel hot. But we receive only a small part of the heat, b_ the sun is so far away from us and its light l_ more of its energy when it reaches the earth. We also receive a very small part of its l_. This
42、is e_ for the growth of trees, plants and h_. On the other hand, much heat and light would be h_ to them. The heat and light from the sun come in just the right quantities for l_ on the earth.16Jim is a boy of fifteen. His parents died three years ago and he had to m_ a living by himself. One day wh
43、en he was walking in the street he found a wallet full of money. He found the o_, Mr. Jackson, and returned it to him. Mr. Jackson t_ the boy very much. When he knew Jim didnt have a job, he hired him to work for him at his home. Jim worked hard and n_ touched anything expensive in the rooms. Mr. an
44、d Mrs. Jackson were satisfied with him,.Mr. Jackson loved planting trees. There were a lot of trees in his garden. When he was f _, he always watered them c_.The week before last, Mr. Jackson brought a few trees home, planted them in the garden and watered them every day. Several days later, he left
45、 for another city. Before he started, he said to Jim. Take good care of the trees when I am away from home. Six days passed and Mr. Jackson came back. As soon as he saw Jim, he asked, Has anyone come to steal the trees? No, sir, said Jim, To stop someone from s_ the trees, I pulled them up six days
46、ago. I have hidden them for almost a week. 17In Britain you are a_ to drive a car when you are seventeen. You have to get a two-year driving license before you can start. When youre learning, someone with a full license always has to be in the car with you because you are not allowed to drive the car on the road a_. You dont have to go to a driving schoola friend can teach you. The person with you isnt allowed to take money for the lesson u_ hes got a teachers license.B_ youre allowed to have a full license you have to take a driving test.
