2015中考英语语篇及作文专项强化训练（九）

一、 完形填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从各题所给的A、 B、 C、D 四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

Denny Crook was a famous photographer. He traveled all over the world， taking pictures for magazines and newspapers， and won many prizes.

“Ill do anything to get a good photo，” he often said. “Ill go anywhere at any time， even if it is 1 .” And he told the 2 . He had photos of earthquakes， forest fires， floods and even wars. If something interesting happened， Denny went to photo it.

He was a married man and his wife often asked him to take her with him， but he always 3 . “Ill travel for my work， not for 4 ，” he told her. “You wont enjoy yourself， and I wont have 5 to look after you. Sometimes theres not even anywhere to 6 ， and I have to sleep outside. I often dont have a good 7 or a bath for days. You wont like it.”

“Denny， Im not a child，” his wife didnt 8 . “I can look after myself. Please take me with you the next time you go overseas.”

Denny did not say anything， but he 9 about it， and when he was asked to go to Africa， he said to his wife， “You can come to Africa with me if you want to. Ive got to take photos of wild 10 there. It should be interesting and not too uncomfortable.”

His wife was very 11 ， and at first she had a very enjoyable time.

Then Denny went to off to 12 some lions to photo. His wife went with him， but before long they became separated. She walked down one path while he walked down the other.

Suddenly， Denny heard her 13 . He ran back and saw her running toward him. A huge lion was chasing her.

Quickly Denny took his camera out of its case and 14 it at his wife and the lion.

Then he shouted， “ 15 ， woman！I cant get you both in the picture！”

（ ）1. A. dangerous B. natural C. convenient D. impossible

（ ）2. A. lie B. reason C. news D. truth

（ ）3. A. allowed B. refused C. failed D. joked

（ ）4. A. wealth B. prize C. pleasure D. luck

（ ）5. A. money B. time C. interest D. ability

（ ）6. A. meet B. work C. shop D. stay

（ ）7. A. meal B. picnic C. room D. party

（ ）8. A. agree B. understand C. reply D. complain

（ ）9. A. worried B. forgot C. asked D. thought

（ ）10. A. land B. flowers C. animals D. people

（ ）11. A. confused B. excited C. surprised D. disappointed

（ ）12. A. find B. feed C. drive D. shoot

（ ）13. A. singing B. crying C. laughing D. cheering

（ ）14. A. threw B. fired C. showed D. pointedendprint

（ ）15. A. Hurry up B. Look out C. Slow down D. Go ahead

二、 阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列材料，从各小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

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（ ）16. The passage may be from ________.

A. a newspaper B. telephone messages C. a radio programme D. a TV show

（ ）17. We can know that Alan is probably a ________.

A. teacher B. waiter

C. computer game designer D. computer producer

（ ）18. Mr. Marshall is going to have a very important lunch in a restaurant at ________.

A. 12：31 B. 10：20 C. 11：30 D. 13：15

（ ）19. Why are Alans parents a little angry？

A. Because their son missed the family lunch.

B. Because their son will Karen Miller to talk about their business.

C. Because their son will design an interactive game.

D. Because Daisy missed Alan very much.

（ ）20. We can know from the reading that ________.

A. Steff Rosen is Mr. Marshalls assistant

B. Alans family name is Marshall

C. Alan lives in Australia and is always busy

D. Alan likes to make phone calls

B

A few years ago， an Englishman called Roy Jones went on holiday to a small seaside town in the west of England. He was swimming in the sea one day， as he opened his mouth， his false teeth fell out and floated （漂） away. The following year， Mr. Jones returned to the same town. As he was having dinner in a local café one evening， he mentioned the story of his lost teeth to the manager. The manager looked surprised. He explained that he had found a set of false teeth on the beach last month. Then he asked Roy Jones if he wanted to try them on. “OK，” said Mr. Jones， “I suppose it wont do any harm.” When the manager brought him the teeth， Mr. Jones put them into his mouth， and laughed and laughed. They were his！

In 1987， an American couple called Jane and Robert Bentley went for a picnic on a beach in California. When they returned home. Mrs. Bentley realized that she had lost her wedding ring. It wasnt worth a lot of money but it was valuable to Jane Bentley. The Bentleys drove straight back to the beach， and searched for the ring for three hours， but could not find it. A few months later， Mr. Bentley went fishing on the same beach. As he pulled a large crab （蟹） out of the sea， he noticed that there was something on one of its claws （爪）. It was his wifes wedding ring！

（ ）21. Roy Jones was ______ when he lost his false teeth.endprint

A. having dinner B. swimming in the sea C. talking to someone D. at the beach

（ ）22. Mr. Jones teeth were found ______.

A. in the sea B. in a local café C. by the manager of a bar D. on the beach

（ ）23. What did Mrs. Bentley lose at the beach？

A. Her teeth. B. Her wedding ring. C. Her necklace. D. Her earring.

（ ）24. Jane Bentleys wedding ring was missing for ______.

A. a few months B. 25 years C. three hours D. a year

（ ）25. We can infer from the passage that ______.

A. both Mr. Jones and Mrs. Bentley were very surprised and excited when they found their lost things

B. Mrs. Bentleys wedding ring isnt worth a lot of money， so its not valuable to her

C. Mr. Bentley went fishing off the same beach because he knew he could find his wifes wedding ring

D. The manager of the local café knew that the false teeth were Mr Jones， so he gave it to him

C

An eight-year-old child heard her parents talking about her little brother. All she knew was that he was very sick and they had no money. Only a very expensive operation could save him now and there was no one to lend them the money.

When she heard her daddy say to her tearful mother， “Only a miracle can save him now，” the little girl went to her bedroom and pulled her money from its hiding place and counted it carefully.

She hurried to a drugstore （药店） with the money in her hand.

“And what do you want？” asked the salesman. “Its for my little brother，” the girl answered. “Hes really， really sick and I want to buy a miracle.” “Pardon？” said the salesman.

“My brother Andrew has something bad growing inside his head and my daddy says only a miracle can save him. So how much does a miracle cost？” “We dont sell a miracle here， child. Im sorry，” the salesman said with a smile.

“Listen， if it isnt enough， I can try and get some more. Just tell me how much it costs.”

A well-dressed man heard it and asked， “What kind of a miracle does your brother need？”

“I dont know，” she answered with her eyes full of tears. “Hes really sick and mum says he needs an operation. But my daddy cant pay for it， so I have brought all my money.”

“How much do you have？” asked the man.

“$ 1.11， but I can try and get some more，” she answered.

“Well， what luck，” smiled the man. “$ 1.11， the price of a miracle for little brothers.”

He took up the girls hand and said， “Take me to where you live. I want to see your brother and meet your parents. Lets see if I have the kind of miracle you need.”endprint

That well-dressed man was Dr. Carlton Armstrong， a famous doctor. The operation was successful and it wasnt long before Andrew was home again.

How much did the miracle cost？

（ ）26. What was the trouble in the little girls family？

A. Her brother was seriously ill.

B. They had no money.

C. Nothing could save her brother.

D. Both A and B.

（ ）27. In the eye of the little girl， a miracle might be _______.

A. something interesting

B. something beautiful

C. some wonderful medicine

D. some good food

（ ）28. The little girl said again and again “... I can try and get some more.” That shows _______.

A. she had still kept some money

B. she hoped not to be refused

C. There was no need to worry about money

D. she thought money was easy to get

（ ）29. What made the miracle happen？

A. The girls love for her brother.

B. The girls money.

C. The medicine from the drugstore.

D. Nobody can tell.

（ ）30. From the passage we can infer （推断） that _______.

A. the doctor didnt ask for any pay

B. a miracle is sure to happen if you keep on

C. the little girl is lovely but not so clever

D. Andrew was in fact not so sick as they had thought

三、 阅读理解填词（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）

Ella Fant was a middle-aged lady who lived with her only son John in a small house. She loved John very much. In her eyes he couldnt do anything w 31 . Every morning she would give him breakfast in bed and bring him the papers to r 32 . It isnt really true that he was too l 33 to work—in fact he had tried a few j 34 . First of all he was a window cleaner and in his first week he broke at least six windows. Then he b 35 a bus conductor and on his second day a passenger stole his bag with all the fares （车费） collected. He even lost his job as a postman b 36 he sent off all the letters when he should have taken them to peoples houses. It seemed that there was no suitable work for him. So he d 37 to join the army. Mrs. Fant was so e 38 about this that she told the news to all her neighbours. “My John is going to be a soldier，” she said， “He is going to be the best soldier there ever was， I can tell you！”

Then the great day came when he was to march past the palace in the parade （接受检阅的队伍）. His proud mother traveled to the city early in the morning to be sure of getting a good position in the crowd.endprint

The parade was full of sound and colour. But when John and his fellow soldiers came in sight， some of the people watching couldnt h 39 laughing at the one who couldnt keep pace with the others as they marched along.

But Ella Fant， who was filled with h 40 ， shouted at the top of her voice， “Look at them！ Theyre all out of step except my John！ Isnt he the best？”

31. w 32. r 33. l 34. j 35. b

36. b 37. d 38. e 39. h 40. h

四、 书面表达（满分15分）

假设你是Li Ming， 请给你的美国笔友Tom 写一封 e-mail，介绍你的英语老师Mr. Lee。

要点如下：

1. 他40岁，有一个幸福的家；

2. 性格外向，与学生相处很好；

3. 他的课堂很有趣，课后常帮我们学英语；

4. 不抽烟，非常喜欢运动，擅长下棋；

5. 写一至两点其他同学对他的看法。

注意：

1.词数60～80，信的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

2. 文中不要提及真实的校名和人名。

参考词汇：

outgoing adj. 外向的

smoke v. 吸烟

chess n. 棋

Dear Tom，

How are you recently？ Now Ill tell you something about my English teacher， Mr. Lee.

Im looking forward to your reply.

Yours，

Li Mingendprint