1、中考英语首字母填空专项练习一 Do you knoSweden(瑞典)？It l 1 in the north of EuropeIt is the fourth largest country in Europe with an a 2 of 450, 000 square kilometers and the population of about 85 million Over one third of them live in the three largest cities, namely Stockholm, Goteborg and Malmo More than half of
2、 Sweden is c 3 with trees It is one of the r 4 countries in the world About 100 years ago Sweden became industrialized(工业化) Today less than one third of the people are f 5 Sweden is the country where the famous Nobel Prizes are awarded Many people who have been to Stockholm, the c 6 of Sweden, must
3、have visited the places where Nobel Prizes are awarded The first language of Sweden is Swedish English is the first f 7 language in schools Many middle-school students can s 8 two to three languages Most of the Swedish people，men and women, o 9 and young, can speak English So there is no p 10 to spe
4、ak with them in English 二 I still remember visiting MoscoIt is the capital of Russia, the b 1 country in the world I went there 2 my parents when I was eight years old I lived and studied there for one year, I had some happy memories One of the most interesting things of that city was that t 3 were
5、many dogs Perhaps Russians l 4 dogs very much You can see dogs here and there Almost each of the families had a dog I made friends with many Russian children 5 I was living and studying there They were all very nice They had fair hair and fair skin I played with them h 6 though I could only speak a
6、little Russian at first They were f 7 to me The weather in Moscoas very cold It snowed almost every in winter The ground was always c 8 with a lot of snoe often made s 9 together NoI am b 10 in China, but I miss them so much I will never forget my happy memories of this visit to Moscow 三 These years
7、, with the development of society, more and more teenagers have suffered from stress Some of the problems can make them feel very 1 and unhappy all day Who can help them? A teacher from a college tried his best to help them He thought of a lot of 2 to help them On Monday and Thursday, you can v 3 hi
8、m Here are some ideas hoto keep the young men healthier in every way F 4 , it is very important to keep healthy To get e 5 sleep every day is also necessary Try to have a healthy d 6 Secondly, maybe you are not the top students It doesn t m 7 The most important thing is to work hard If you try your
9、best, your teachers and parents will understand you If you have some problems, you should be a 8 to talk with your teachers and parents They can help you Remember to s 9 your happiness and s 10 with your good friends Sometimes you can go out for a walk In a word, you can try to make you happy by you
10、rselves I m sure you can be happy every day 四 Before windows were used, old h 1 in Europe（欧洲）and Britain were very dark Their great rooms were high 2 only one hole in the roof（屋顶）to let the smoke o 3 from cooking fire Later, people began to make the holes b 4 _ to have more light and air in their ho
11、mes The first English windoas j 5 _ _ a small opening（口，孔）in the wall It was cut long to let in as m 6 light as possible, and narroto keep out the bad 7 But, more wind than light would c 8_ _ in if the windoas cut long This is why it was c 9 _ The wind s eye And the word 10 _ es form two ancient（古代的
12、）words for wind and eye 五 Thirty years ago, I walked into your bakery and asked for some loaves(条) of bread to sell At that time, I was 12 years old A young lady s 1 me that day She gave me five loaves and wished me good l 2 I took the loaves and went out to sell them It t 3 me all day, but I sold t
13、hem all At the e 4 of the day, I had some money I was the h 5 boy in the world as I walked home that evening The next day, I went to a bicycle shop I paid a deposit(定金) on a nebicycle And then I started my next j 6 as a newspaper delivery() boy Soon I c 7 pay the rest of the money for the bicycle an
14、d the bike was mine I was so proud of m 8 ! Today I still work in the delivery business I have a lot of trucks to send goods all over the country I live in a beautiful house, but I don t ride a bicycle these days I drive a large nice car I don t knoe 9 that young lady was But b 10 she gave me the st
15、art, I have bee a successful man I d like to shomy thanks to her 六 Long ago, people used bells more t 1 _ they do today The postmen used to ring a hand bell when they delivered letters Fire engines had bell i 2_ of sirens(号笛) People who sold things came past houses, ringing a bell and shouting 3 _ w
16、as for sale Every village had its church bell to let people knoit was t 4 to go to church At night, this bell was ringing so that travelers would find the village in the d 5 _ In most countries bells were hung r 6 _ the necks of animals The bells helped owners to find lost cows or sheep Today, in In
17、dia, animals still wear bells Nobells are used l 7_ _ and less, Buzzers, sirens and horns have t 8 _ their place Nopeople try to keep the old bells in school and churches so t 9 they will not l 10_ their beautiful sounds for ever 七 Life gets noisier every day and very f 1 people can be free from noi
18、se of some kind or another W 2 you live in the centre of a modern city or a village far away - the chances that you will be disturbed by planes, cars, radios, etc are almost everywhere We seem to be used to noise, too Some people feel quite lonely 3 background music while they are working Tests have
19、 s 4 that total silence can be very frightening experiences H 5 , some people enjoy listening to pop music which is very loud, and this can do harm to their ears The noise level in some places is far a 6 the usual safety level for heavy industrial areas One recent report about noise said that a 7 a
20、lot of people say that any noise disturbs their attention, only a sudden c 8 in the level of noise really affects people s attention It goes on to say that a background noise, which doesn t change too much (music, for example) may even help people to pay attention People are testing ways to make les
21、s noise There are even laws c 9 noise We can t r 10 to the good old days of peace and quiet But we can make less noise - if we shout loudly enough about it 八 There are t 1 _ many accidents in cities Accidents often happen when people c 2 the roads or streets Read the passage c _ 3 _ and learn to be
22、careful later on Be careful when it is r 4 _ Many accidents happen on rainy days People are in a h 5 because they don t want to get 6_ _ They often cross the roads quickly Often they can t see c 7 _ _ as they hold their umbrellas in front of t 8_ Remember that cars take l 9_ _ time to stop when the
23、roads are wet When it is raining, we must be more and more careful, not l 10_ _ careful 九 Most American families are smaller than the families in other c 1 _ Children in the US will l 2 their parents homes When they group, they usually live f 3 from their parents because they want to f 4_ _ good job
24、s They often 5 _ _ to their parents or telephone them And they often go to v 6 their parents on holiday Parents usually let their children choose their o 7 _ jobs Americans think it I 8 for young people to decide on their lives by themselves Children are asked to do some work around their houses And
25、 in many families, Children are p 9_ _ for doing some housework so that they can learn h 10 to make money for their own use 十 Someone says Time is money, but I think time is e 1 _ more important than money Why? Because when money is spent, we can get it back However, when time is g 2 _, it will neve
26、r r 3 _ That s why we mustn t waste time It goes without saying that the t 4 _ is usually limited（有限的） Even a second is very important We should make full use of our time to do s 5 useful But it is a pity that there are a lot of people who do not knothe i 6 of time They spent their limited time smok
27、ing, drinking and p 7 _ They do not knothat wasting time means wasting part of their own l 8_ _ In a word, we should save time We shouldn t l 9_ _ today s work for tomorroRemember we have n 10 time to lose 十一 Andy was born in China 1ears agoIn winners, was c 6_ Sunshine Superman by one newspaper wri
28、ting about his design When people study the weather, it s important to be able to record the sunshine accurately(准确地，精确地) We need to knohomany h 7_ of sunshine we have and hostrong it is Most sunshine recorders o _8 record direct (直接的) sunshine Neil s is more accurate and this is very i 9 for resear
29、ch into ways of using solar power（太阳能） Neil plans to keep inventing The ideas in the petition were so g 10 that we are surprised that the industry (工业界) doesn t ask more school children for suggestions 十三 British teenagers can leave school at sixteen after taking their GCSE exams They study for exam
30、s in as many as ten subjects, s 1 they have to work pretty hard! Today s teens spend more time doing their homework than any teenagers in the past, s 2 for 25 3 hours every evening Free Time It s not all work, of course What do British teenagers do to have f 3 ? They love watching TV, going out, mee
31、ting friends in Inter caf s and listening to music munications In addition to the Inter, teenagers in Britain use their puters to play games and do their homework They a 4 love their mobile phones, and spend hours texting (发短信) their friends and chatting Today, phones are getting smaller and lighter
32、 and you can do a lot more 5 them than just talk Text messaging has b 6 the coolest and most popular way to municate More than 90% of 12- to 16-year-olds have a mobile, and experts say that this stops t 7 from spending their money on sweets and cigarettes Fashion (服饰) At school, almost all British t
33、eenagers have to 8 a school uniform However, in their free t 9 they can wear whatever they like, and what they like is designer names such as Nike, Diesel and Paul Smith In fact, 40% of British teens say that they think it is important to have the latest fashion Looking good doesn t e c 10 , but man
34、y teenagers think it usual or easy to spend more than 100 on one item of clothing 十四 My nine-year-old daughter, Maria, is in Year Four Every evening we get into h 1 battles (争执) Three afternoons a week, she has a 2 (-ball, singing) after school and by the time we get home, homework is the l 3 thing
35、she feels like doing The other two days, she gets home early and we argue (争论) about 4 she should do her homework r 5 after school, or if she should have some time to rest and play f 6 When Maria at last sits down to do her homework, she seems to want me there helping all the time I do want to help
36、her, but Im s 7 that she is going to need to be able to do it on her o 8 And in f 9 , most of the time, I have other things I need to be doing It seems that children these days have much more homework than we did, and some of it is really beyond (超越) their a 10 As you can see, Im really worried abou
37、t homework and I really don t knohat I should do Any ideas? 十五 When you finish high school or university, is learning done? The answer is no In many countries, people continue learning all their lives Why is lifelong (终身的)learning important? Hocan it help you? Let s look at one e 1 of lifelong learn
38、ing in Japan You go to school and learn You study You take tests B 2 learning doesn t only happen in school Learning doesn t s 3 when you graduate from high school or college You are learning all the time For example, learning can h 4 when you go to a museum It can a 5 happen when you get a job You
39、learn when you p 6 a sport or when you take a trip Learning is l 7 ! We never stop learning Every day you can improve yourself by learning something n 8 In Japan, lifelong learning is very important People in Japan like to try nelearning a 9 Music, calligraphy (书法) and foreign languages are some of
40、their f 10 classes Japanese take classes to improve their skills and learn nethings When we graduate from school, we can continue to learn Make lifelong learning bee one of your goals! 十六 On May 23, six pandas left an important panda base (基地) in Wolong, southwest China s Sichuan Province, because o
41、f damaged (损坏的) s 1 and food shortages after the May 12 earthquake, a local official said The pandas were t 2 by trucks from China Giant Panda Protection and Research C 3 to Ya an, another base less affected by the earthquake, said Xiong Beirong, an official of Sichuan Provincial Forestry Bureau (林业
42、局) Eight other pandas l 4 for the Chengdu Research Base on May 18 They will be carried by China Southern Airlines (CSA) to Beijing, where they will s 5 at the Beijing Zoo, said Wolong director Zhang Hemin Liu Shaoyong, a leader of CSA, said the pandas were scheduled (预定) to leave Chengdu at 3 pm Sat
43、urday They will travel on a Boeing 747-700 plane with bamboo a 6 water There is e 7 water now, b 8 food is still a big problem The pandas need bamboos and apples Xiong Beirong said After the earthquake, tons of bamboo shoots, apples, eggs, milk powder and medicines were brought to the center, but th
44、e supplies could only l 9 about a week, she said There are about 1,590 pandas l 10 in the wild in China, mostly in Sichuan and the northwestern provinces of Shaanxi and Gansu 十七 The mobile phone is a useful thing, but maybe I dont knoh 1 to use it Sometimes it makes things difficult for me One day I
45、 wanted to see my friend nearby I could a 2 at his house in five minutes, but I looked at my mobile phone and thought i 3 would be better to ring him up I r 4 him for the first time, but the line was busy Five minutes later, there was an answer, but it was the wrong number Then I tried a 5 and this
46、time I got an answer from him I asked him if he was at home in the afternoon And he said-at 1 6 I thought he said-he would be at home all afternoon So I went to his house, but then I found n 7 in I called him for the fourth time This time I got so angry that I s 8 , You are not at home? But you just
47、 told me over the telephone that you would be at home all afternoon! Here 9 his answer, No, I said I will NOT be at home all afternoon I went back to my room, sat down in front of the mobile phone and looked at it What e 10 could I do? Nothing! 十八 We were singing, Happy birthday to you My mother was
48、 smiling, surrounded by my father, my little sister and me It was time to send wishes My father said, You ve done m 1 things for us On this special day, let me d 2 all the housework for you After kissing my mother, my sister said, Mum, you re a g 3 mum in my eyes I l 4 at my mother s eyes and said,
49、Dear mum, I am always waiting for one day when you and Dad get old My parents seemed puzzled (困惑), and I explained, When you re old, I will take care of you just like you take care of me There were tears in their eyes Yes, 5 they get old, I will take care of them These words were in my mind f 6 a long time, and at last I said them to my dear parents I felt v 7 happy My parents are just mon people, b 8 they
