中考英语短文填空训练题库1(4页).doc

-中考英语短文填空训练题库1-第 4 页中考英语短文填空训练题库11When you go to a c   1    or a high school sporting event, you can see cheerleaders. Cheerleaders dress in the colours of their team. They jump and dance in front of the crowd and  s    2     the name of their team. Their job is to excite the crowd. Everybody makes a lot of n    3    . They want their team to win the game.    The f   4    cheerleader was a man. In 1898, Johnny Campbell jumped in front of the crowd at the University of Minnesota and shouted for his team. He shouted, “Hooray Minnesota!” This was the first organized shout, or “yell”. For the n    5   thirty-two years cheerleaders were men only. Women were not cheerleaders u   6    1930.Today cheerleaders work in t    7   . They practise special shouts, dances, and athletic shows. Often the women work separately from the men, but cheerleaders are the most e   8      when men and women work together. The men throw the women high in the air and then catch them. The team members climb on each others shoulders to make a human pyramid. They yell and dance, too.Cheerleaders now have their o    9    contests. Every year there are local, state, and national contests for cheerleaders. The teams make newer, faster, and more exciting shows to be the best, and the crowd shouts. They want their cheerleaders to w   10    .1. college  2.shout  3.noise  4.first  5.next6. until  7.team  8.excited  9.own 10.win2Do you want to improve the way you study? Do you feel nervous before a test? For many students, their biggest   1   is that they can not concentrate on their study or tests. It seriously affects (影响) both their study and the results of the test.      If so, the following skills(技巧) may be    2   .Learning SkillsYou should always study in the same place. If you sit on a sofa to study, you will think it is time to relax. Dont watch TV while you are studying. Some experts(专家) say that you cant study   3    if you do it in this way. Try to have a white wall in front of you, so there is nothing that can affect you.Dont try to finish too much in one study time. Finish one thing   4    you start another. If you need to have a rest, stand up and walk around for a few minutes. And its also good for your eyes. Test-taking SkillsDont be too nervous about your test. There are some ways of    5   a test. Try to relax yourself and go to bed early. Getting enough   6   is very important. Exercise is another great idea to make you relaxed. Doing some exercise every day will also improve your concentration. Of course, eating some healthy food will do, too.On the test day, when you    7   at the classroom, find your own seat and sit down. Try to breathe(呼吸) slowly and deeply. Check your time   8    the test, but not too often. With these skills, youll be able to do better in your study and tests. 1. _2. _3. _4. _5. _6. _7._8._1. problem  2. helpful  3. well  4. before5. taking/having 6. sleep  7. arrive 8. during3 Traveling to all corners of the world gets easier and easier, but how well do we know and u  1  each other? Here is a simple test. Imagine you will hold a m  2  at four oclock, what time should you e  3  your foreign business friends to come? If they are German, they will a  4  on time. If they are American, theyll probably be fifteen minutes early. If they are British, theyll be fifteen minutes late.The British seemed to think since the English l  5  was widely used in the world, what they did was certain to be understood. Very soon they f  6  they were completely wrong. For e  7  , the British are happy to have a business lunch and discuss business matters with a drink during the meal; the Japanese p  8  not to work while eating. Lunch is a time for them to relax and get to know e  9  other, and they dont drink at lunch. The Germans like to talk business b  10  dinner; the French like to eat first and talk afterwards（以后）. They have to be well fed（进餐）and watered before they discuss anything._9._10. _1. understand 2. .meeting 3.expect 4.arrive 5.language6.found  7.example  8.prefer  9.each  10.before4Mr Kim couldnt stand it anymore. He needed peace and quiet, b       (1) his two neighbours, Ms Abrams and Mr Green, were the n       (2) people he ever knew! In the house on the left, Ms Abrams gave drum lessons. In the house on the right, Mr Green worked on cuckoo clocks (布谷鸟自鸣钟). And in the m       (3) was Mr Kim sad, tired, and crazy.Then he had an i       (4). He would pay his neighbours to move!“OK!” said Ms Abrams when Mr Kim o       (5) her $200 to move away.“No problem!” said Mr Green when Mr Kim offered him the same d       (6).The next day, Mr Kim saw Mr Green carrying his clocks to Ms Abrams house and Ms Abrams carrying her drums to Mr Greens house.“I thought you were b       (7) moving,” said Mr Kim.“We are,” said Mr Green. “Ms Abrams is moving into my house, and Im moving into h       (8).” Mr Kim nearly fainted (昏倒). What would he do?The next day, Mr Green and Ms Abrams v       (9) Mr Kim. “We know why you asked us to m       (10),” said Mr Green. “So we got you this.” And they gave Mr Kim a set of earmuffs (耳套). Finally, peace and quiet!1. but    2. noisiest    3. middle   4. idea 5. offered6. deal / dollars  7. both  8. hers  9. visited  10. move