上海牛津中考选词填空专题练习(共6页).docx

精选优质文档-倾情为你奉上选词填空专题练习Passage 1A. changed B. important C. quietly D. fool E. in fact F. running away from G. came to H. cover I. thingF-B-G-A D-E-H-IWhen I was 14, I left Houston for California. I was following my dream. On my journey I met an old man, a homeless man, on the street corner. He asked me if I was (51) _ home. I told, “Not exactly, sir.” Since my father had given me his blessing (祝福). “It is (52) _ to follow your dream, son.”The friendly old man then told me to follow him. We (53) _ a library. The old man found two old books. He then said the words that (54)_ my life. “There are two things that I want to teach you. Number One is never to judge a book by its cover, for a cover can (55) _ you. You think Im just a homeless person, dont you?”I said, “Er, yes, I guess so, sir.”“Im one of the richest men in the world (56) _, but one day I realized that there were certain things I had not yet experienced in life, one of which was what it would be like to live without a home. So, you see, dont ever judge a book by its (57) _. Number Two is to learn how to read. There is only one (58) _ that people cant take away from you, and that is your wisdom.” He put my hands upon the books. He hoped that I would never forget what he had taught me.Passage 2A. out of B. first C. grow up D. looked through E. from F. short G. looked after H. kids I. sendD-E-H-I F-B-C-AGlen and Yvonne Lutz moved into a large house with lots of empty rooms. In 1990, they decided to fill the rooms.Yvonne, who was 46 at the time, told Glen that she wanted to adopt (收养) some kids. Glen was 38 years old then and he said the kids could be no more than three. But when they (51) _ the newspapers on adopting children, they found a family of seven kids needed parents. They aged (52) _ 4 to 13.At first, the (53) _ werent sure if they could believe anyone else because they had been travelling from one foster (收养的) home to another for years. They were afraid the Lutzes would (54) _ them back.But after a (55) _ time, the kids found that they met the best parents. The kids learned almost everything in the family. Of course, their parents were also their (56) _ teachers. Facing so many kids, the parents bought nine T-shirts. They wore T-shirts with “Mom” and “Dad”, while the kids wore their own names.Now, the children all (57) _, and the Lutzes have 13 grandchildren. They all have their own jobs and live in their own houses. When the big house becomes empty again, Glen and Yvonne decided to move (58) _ their longtime family home. They say they will miss the old days with their lovely kids forever.Passage 3A. lucky B. looking around C. on their own D. make E. first F. birds G. let H. turn up I. safeD-E-F-B H-I-C-AAmanda and her father had waited many days, and finally, that night, the baby turtles would hatch out (破壳而出) on the beach. Her father took her to the beach. She was really excited. He made her promise not to (51) _ any noise, and to do what he told her.The (52) _ baby turtle appeared and it moved very slowly towards the sea. Gradually, more and more baby turtles appeared, and they all moved towards the water.Suddenly some (53) _ arrived, and they started eating some of the little turtles. Amanda kept (54) _ to see whether Daddy Turtle and Mommy Turtle would (55) _, but they didnt appear.Amanda was watching all this with tears in her eyes. When the first group of baby turtles finally reached the water and were (56) _ from the birds, she gave out a little cry of happiness.Later, her father explained that when the baby turtles hatch out, they have to try to reach the sea (57) _. Lots of them get eaten by other animals. The few turtles that grow into adults live many, many years.After hearing her fathers words, Amanda felt so (58) _ that her parents and her brothers and sisters had helped her and cared for her so much right from the day when she was born.Passage 4A. encouraged B. million C. discussion D. too much E. particular F. popular G. a large number of H. look at I. would likeH-I-G-B D-E-C-AStreet lights in a village near Bath are going to be turned off to save money and protect the environment. The Village Council (村委会) plans to turn off one in three lights in the village. Villagers are being invited to (51) _ a map which shows the lights to be turned off, and give their views if there are any particular ones that they (52) _ to be saved.The leader of the Village Council, Fred Sheppard, said it would be a good idea to save money and reduce (减少) light pollution. He said, “Like other villages, there are a lot of street lights around our village, but (53) _ lights are perhaps unnecessary. We spend around one (54) _ pounds a year on electricity for street lighting. By turning off these lights, we could save money. There is also (55) _ light pollution in the sky. I think most people are receptive (易接受的) to the idea. Perhaps a few are not too happy about a (56) _ light being turned off.” Mr Sheppard also said there was still some (57) _ about what time they should be turned off.At the moment there are about 100 street lights in the village and 34 of those will be turned off. The effect has been seen by people. Other villages in the area will also be (58) _ to do as the village is going to do. Passage 5A. friends B. clean it up C. start with D. important E. hates F. really G. prefersG-D-C-F-B-AYouve probably seen the TV ads about holiday gifts: Mom loves that LV handbag and Dad (41) _ the sports car. But wait a minute! Kids cant afford to buy such expensive gifts. Most kids dont even have jobs. Kids will feel pressure (压力) if they spend a lot of money on holiday gifts. So what do you do if you want to give gifts to the (42) _ people in your life?Do you know what the best gifts mean? The best gifts show the people that you know them well and like them a lot. Thankfully, there are many low-cost ways to do that. Lets (43) _ parents. With the help of an adult, you can bake cookies and put them in pretty holiday boxes or baskets. You can also put dry cookies in a glass cup as a gift. You can also give your mom something (44) _ priceless (无价的): A tidy room you get up early and (45) _! I think that is what the mothers in the world want to see. For (46) _, you can write a poem, letter, or song, explaining why he or she is special to you. You can also draw a picture or buy them some favourite books, if you like that better.Passage 6A. more B. drinking C. population D. to E. serious F. heavy G. problems H. whole I. fromG-E-H-B A-I-F-CThe world itself is becoming much smaller by using modern traffic and modern communication means. Life today is much easier than it was hundreds of years ago. But it has brought new (51) _. One of the biggest is pollution. To pollute mean to make things dirty. Pollution comes in many ways. We see it, smell it, drink it and even hear it.Man has been polluting the earth. The more people, the more pollution. Many years ago, the problem was not so (52) _ because there were not so many people. When the land was used up or the river was dirty in a place, men moved to another place. But this is no longer true. Man is now slowly polluting the (53) _world.Air pollution is still the most serious. Its bad to all living things in the world, but it is not only one kind of pollution. Water pollution kills our fish and pollutes our (54) _ water. Noise pollution makes us become angry (55) _ easily. Many countries are making rules to fight pollution. They stop the people from burning coal in houses and factories in the city, and (56) _ blowing dirty smoke into the air. The pollution of SO2 is now the most dangerous problem of air pollution. It is caused by (57) _ traffic. It is sure that if there are fewer people driving, there will be less air pollution.The earth is our home. We must take care of it. That means keeping the land, water and air clean. And we must keep careful of the rise in (58) _ at the same timePassage 7A. simple B. always C. mom D. care for E. get F. began to G. trueB-D-F-E-G-CWhats your idea of a perfect mom? In America, moms of the 1950s and 60s in the TV plays were the “perfect”examples. They (41) _ made freshly cooked meals and had a tidy house. It was their full-time job to (42) _ the children and the home. It meant that the home was the real centre of mothers lives. But that was 40-50 years ago. Times have changed, and so have the roles (角色) of moms.In the U.S., in the 1960s, society (43) _ change. The womens liberation movement (妇女解放运动) caused women to question their traditional and solid roles. And women began leaving their homes to (44) _ jobs or go back to school. Society changed in Asia, too. Fifty years later, it becomes normal (正常的) for mothers to work outside the home without the exception (例外). This is (45) _ in both America and Asia.Mothers today serve as presidents, CEOs, university teachers and airline pilots. In fact, they can be found in every profession (职业). But most people will tell you, their most important job is still being a (46) _. Passage 8A. unfriendly B. a piece of C. came out D. dog E. somebody F. hard G. followingF-A-B-D-C-G Robert is fifteen now. Two and a half years ago he came to the city and began to study in a middle school. He studied (41) _ and always got excellent grades in his exams. He often helped his friends with their lessons. And they all liked him very much. But as he came from a village, the monitor who was born in a rich family in this city was (42) _ and did his best to play jokes on him. Robert knew it and was very careful in school.One day all the students in his class went to have lunch but Robert only bought (43) _ bread. He was reading a book under a big tree while eating. And there was a (44) _ standing near him. At that moment the monitor (45) _ and saw it. He became angry and said, “What are you doing? Dont you know we dont let anybody bring dogs to school?”“Yes, I do,” said the boy.“ Why have you brought your dog to school, then?”“It isnt my dog.”“Why is it (46) _ you, then?”“Youre also following me now,” said the boy. “Can you say you are mine?Passage 9A. was angry at B. get to know C. not paying attention D. know about E. move into F. instead of G. threw stones at H. became famous I. thought aboutE-G-A-F I-C-H-B When I was twelve years old, my family were the first black people to (51) _ an all white part of Grand Rapids, Michigan. Many of our new neighbors werent very welcomingSome of them said angrily that we should return to where we came fromThe children sometimes (52) _ me or drove me home from school. Most of my teachers simply took no notice of me, but not Dorothy Bean, my history teacherMiss Bean (53) _ how badly I was being treated, but she didnt say this to meMiss Bean showed her respect for me by teaching me just like anyone else(54) _being unnoticed, I was given a chance to show that I was clever. Miss Bean was the first teacher who ever made me think for myselfShe always wanted to know what I (55) _ difficult questionsWas Thomas Jefferson right to buy Louisiana from France? Why? She expected me to have my own ideaMiss Bean was teaching me that thinking for oneself was the real key to education.One day, when I was (56) _ in class, Miss Bean suddenly threw an eraser at meThe eraser hit me right on the hand and sent my pencil flyingThe whole class were very surprised at first, then started laughingThis event (57) _ in the school and, because it happened to me, the students wanted to (58) _ meSo thats the story of how Dorothy Bean made me her target（靶子）, and how I became just another kid in school.Passage 10A. gave back B. if C. reminded him of D. wondered E. instead of F. probably G. paid out H. take the place I. troubleE-D-B-F C-I-G-AWho says honesty is dead ? Last Tuesday morning Allan Reed, a student at Claremond College here, was getting some money out of the bank. He wanted to have 50 dollars and the teller gave him five twenties (51) _ five tens. For a few seconds, as Allan tells it, he (52) _ what to do. Should he give the extra money back? Keep it? (53) _ he kept it, he could buy several new CDs, or he could take his friend Simon to a big dinner. (54) _ no one would ever notice. But then he looked at the teller. She was a middle-aged woman with a sweet face, and she (55) _ his mother. She had been nice to him. Then he thought that there were probably exact records kept of how much money was (56) _, and the lady would probably get in (57) _. Worst of all, Allan felt he would probably feel bad about keeping the extra money. Allan (58) _ the money. Passage 11A. suddenly B. started C. finished D. instead of E. wrong F. gold G. was responsible ofF-B-A-G-D-EThe crowd fell quiet as the starter called the runners in the mens 3, 000 metres to the starting line. All eyes were on two runners. Mark, the favourite for the (41) _ medal (奖牌), and a newcomer to the athletic (运动的) world, Jim. Until three months before, he was hardly known to people. But he was doing much better in one race after another. The race was going to be exciting.“Bang!” The race (42) _. For the first half, Jim ran with Mark in the leading group. At the 1, 700-metre mark, Jim was leading with Mark in second place about a metre behind. (43) _ Mark fell. Though he tried to get up, his leg hurt and he was out of the race. The angry crowd believed that Jim (44) _ Marks falling. They began to shout rude words at him (45) _ cheering. Jim looked back and slowed down. He went on and finished the race, but it was over for him, too.Later, the video showed that Jim did nothing (46) _. Jim went to see Mark. “Im sorry for .”“Its not your responsibility. I got cramp (抽筋) in my leg when I was running.” Mark stopped Jim.The two went on to become good friends and were seen training together.专心-专注-专业