2020年中考英语备考-选词填空(12选10)-练习题-(含答案).docx

1、 选词填空（12选10） 练习题用方框中所给单词的正确形式填空，其中有两个词是多余的。1.carry be direction later one something along sell by another century otherWhy is buy things in Chinese spoken as maidongxi (buy east and west), but not mainanbei (buy south and north)?One theory(假说) says maidongxi has 1_ to do with the five elements(要素):

2、jin (metal), mu (wood), shui ( water), huo (fire) and tu (earth ). In Chinese culture, the four 2_ have to do with these elements. East matches wood, west matches metal, south matches fire, and north matches water.If someone carries nan (south)and bei (north)in a basket, it means to 3_ water and fir

3、e, which is not even possible. But if one puts dong(east )and xi(west)in ones basket, of course they can carry metal and wood.There are also more common explanations.One says that in the Tang Dynasty(唐代), here 4_ two popular markets in Changan, the capital China at that time. One was called the East

4、 Market, and the 5_ was called the West Market. When shopping, people usually went to the East Market 6_, and then went to the West Market. As time went 7_, people started to describe shopping as buying east and west”.The last theory is about Chinas trading history. Around the 5th 8_ , China began t

5、rading with the world, and most of its foreign goods (货物 ) happened to come from the east (Japan)and the west(Arabia). Markets 9_ “thing from the east and west”. It was short for east and west 10_.Which theory do you prefer?2.he writer famous encourage get die as year terrible later until sinceMao D

6、un was the pen name of Shen Dehong (Shen Yanbing). He is one of the most 1_ novelists of modern China. He was born in 1896. He began his career as a 2_ in 1916. In 1920, he translated The Constitution of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union(苏联共产党党章) into Chinese. One year 3_ in Shanghai, Mao Dun

7、became the first writer to join the Communist Party of China. He was Chinas first Minister of Culture and was elected chairman of the Chinese Writers Association in 1978. On March 27, 1981, he 4_ of illness in Beijing.During the period from 1974 5_ his death, Mao Dun lived and worked in Beijing, and

8、 finished writing his reminiscences(回忆录).During his last years, Mao Dun had difficulty 6_ around and did most of his reading and writing in his bedroom. A single bed, a pillow, sheet and quilt(被子) remain positioned 7_ they were before his death. Some books that he often read during his last 8_ are p

9、iled on a bedside table. Mao kept pens and paper beside him so that he could write down 9_ thoughts as he woke up at midnight. On his deathbed, he donated royalties( 版税 )of 250, 000 yuan to the Chinese Writers Association to establish the Mao DunLiterature Prize as a way to 10_ excellent Chinese nov

10、elists.3.control word unless they never leave on but nothing illness high smallWorld famous physicist Stephen Hawking died peacefully at his home in Cambridge on 14th March, 2018. Hawking was born in Oxford, England on 8th January,1942. He went to school in a 1_ city near London. Although he did wel

11、l, he was 2_ top of his class. After 3_ school, Hawking went first to Oxford University to study physics. Then he went to Cambridge University to study cosmology(宇宙学).At the age of 21, Hawking noticed something wrong with him. He had a bad 4_ that stopped him from moving or talking. He couldnt commu

12、nicate except by blinking(眨眼). He sat 5_ a wheelchair with a computer by his side. To communicate, he moved two fingers to 6 _ the computers mouse. He chose his 7_ from the screen, which were then spoken by a voice synthesizer (音响合成器). “ Ive had the disease for most of my life, Hawking once said. “8

13、_ it has not stopped me from being successful at my work.”Although Hawking was a disabled man, he made great achievements. He received many awards for his work, including the Albert Einstein Award-the 9_ achievement in physics.Hawking worked at Cambridge University as a professor. His story shows th

14、at nobody, however bad 10_ situation is, should lose hope. “Life is not fair, he once said. You Just have to do the best you can in your own situation.”4.move cover safe or bad only ability they decision for dangerous soIn 2050, a small cloud floats（漂浮） through the air in a hospital operating room(手

15、术室). In the room a patient, suffering from cancer, lies on a table. The cloud surrounds(包围)the patient, 1_ her body and filling her lungs(肺). The cloud is not smoke or steam. It is made of millions of microscopic robots called nano-robots(纳米机器人). These tiny robots 2_ from cell(细胞)to cell in the pati

16、ents body, destroying the cancer cells.Fighting cancer with nano-robots is 3_ an idea today, but scientists say that it would be possible in the future. Using nano-robots for good purposes such as fighting disease 4_ repairing the environment may be the solution to many of todays problems.However, n

17、ano-robots could be a 5_ risk as well. Since nano-robots are so tiny, they will have to work in large teams of many thousands to many millions. For this reason, nano-robots will have to be programmed to build 6_ . Scientists will not have the ability to build millions of nano-robots one by one.This

18、7_ to reproduce(复制) is making some scientists worried. What if something goes wrong in the programming? Quite a lot of crazy nano-robots would be far 8_ than any disease. Some people think that if they get out of control, nano-robots could destroy the Earth.What should be done? Should we continue re

19、searching nano-robots or should we search 9_ other methods? This is one of the many difficult 10_ that we have to make in the future.5.also funny eat it enjoy with four stomach boil but why realMaybe many people in the world can not believe this, but the worlds most expensive coffee is pretty terrib

20、le. Black Ivory coffee is made from beans which are often 1_ and digested(消化) by Thai elephants. And the price of 2_ is at $1, 100 per kilogram. Isnt it very 3_?As we all know, elephants in Thailand are very good at painting, but we dont know they 4_ make great coffee at all. People can 5_ the rare

21、Black Ivory at only four resorts(度假村) around the world. There are three in the Maldives and the 6_ one inThailand. However, people in the special Anantara Resorts come up 7_ an unusual idea of making coffee from elephant-digested beans. 8_ do they use this way to make the great coffee?It seems like

22、a very terrible and boring idea, 9_ in fact this idea Is correctly right in theory . According to the research， enzymes(酶类) in the elephants 10_ are able to break down the proteins(蛋白质) in the coffee beans， and because proteins are one of the main ingredients of its bitterness(苦味), less protein mean

23、s less of the bitterness.6.sell surface that deep join rich hundred well buy without poor somethingWhen gold was found in California, the USA in 1848, many people left all they had and went there in order to find gold. Two brothers sold all the things 1_ the people in the gold rush(淘金). They found g

24、old and said the gold belonged to them, and no one else could take it away.Then they started to dig the gold out of the mine(矿). All went 2_ at first. They were very excited. But then 3_ strange happened. There was suddenly no gold any more. It seemed that the gold was only on the 4_. The brothers c

25、ontinued their work, but they ended up 5_ success after many times. They were disappointed 6_ they gave up at last. They sold their tools and the mine for 7_ of dollars, and took the train back home.The man who 8_ the mine asked an engineer to examine the rock there. The engineer told him to continu

26、e digging in the same place. Soon, they succeeded. The place where they found gold was just three feet 9_ than the one where the two brothers had stopped.A little more persistence(坚持) and the two brothers would be very 10_.There is gold in you, too, You also have talents. Will you keep digging to fi

27、nd and develop your talents?7.empty across call big nothing which so find decide nicely through smallA student asked his teacher, “ What is greed(贪婪)?” The teacher said，“To1_ the answer to your question, go to the chocolate factory and pick the chocolate you like best. But there is a rule. As you pa

28、ss 2_ the factory, you cannot turn back.”The student went to the chocolate factory. As he walked through, he saw one chocolate wrapped(包装) 3_ . He really liked it but he thought that he might find a much 4_ one later. 5_ he walked further and saw another chocolate. But again, he thought the same and

29、 took 6_ . When he reached near the end of the factory, he couldnt see any bigger chocolate and started to regret his 7_ of letting it go.Finally, he gave up. He went back to the teacher with 8_ hands and explained what he had done.The teacher told him, You liked one chocolate very much but you stil

30、l kept looking for a bigger one. And later you realized what you missed was the best chocolate you could find there. That is 9_ greed.”In our life we let go of many good things because of our greed of having even better ones. This is human nature. But we let go of many good things 10_ can give us si

31、milar satisfaction and make us happy. Learn to make your choice wisely.8.parents until take without hold surprise among he with one lucky excitedIt is said that Four-joy Meatballs were first developed in Tang Dynasty(朝代).One year, the emperor(皇帝) 1_ the imperial examination(殿试)and many students from

32、 the whole country took part in it. And 2_ them, there was the famous Zhang Jiuling. To everyones 3_, the poorly dressed Zhang took the first place in the exam and later became the son-in-law(女婿)of the emperor. Usually，people were 4_ when they werein such happy events, but he wasnt. He was deeply sa

33、d because the serious flood(洪水) drove his parents to other places 5_ any news.6_ , on the wedding(婚礼) day, Zhang got the news about his parents and sent the guards to bring them back to the capital. And also on that day, the cook who understood 7_ feelings cooked four big meatballs, and explained th

34、e meanings to Zhang. It is named Four Consummations(圆满 ). The first consummation is your achievement of the 8_ place in the imperial examination, the second for your wedding, the third for you to become the emperors son-in-law, and the last for finding your 9_,” the cook said. Upon this answer, Zhan

35、g Jiuling had a great laugh and said, “ Just call it Four-Joy Meatballs.”Since then, the Four-Joy Meatballs were passed down 10_ now. Nowadays the dish is often seen on the dinner table. Many people still like it9.umbrella they much for boring or fall leaf wonderful also we missThere are 24 solar te

36、rms （节气）in China. The Grain Rain(谷雨) is one of 1_. It falls on April 20 this year.This solar term is called the Grain Rain because it is known 2_ “rain” that helps the grain grow. From its name, we can guess it means a time of 3_ rain. So if you go out in the next two weeks, you may need to bring a(

37、n)4 _ with you.But this is a great time for planting crops. If you 5_ the time for planting during the Grain Rain, you will feel sorry later. So maybe you can try to plant some flowers 6_vegetables in your garden. When the spring rain 7_ , farmers begin to grow crops.Farmers often say，“ Spring rain

38、is as precious(珍贵的)as oil. It brings farmers hope for a good year ahead.There are 8_ many interesting customs during the Grain Rain. In the northern part of China, people like to eat Chinese toon(椿芽) mixed with eggs. The food made during the Grain Rain tastes 9_ and is good for your stomach. In the

39、southern part of China. the tea 10_ are picked during the time. They are called Grain Rain tea, which is famous for its freshness and sweet smell.10.student until old rule at can dance because follow usual they breakWhats the most popular school activity for American students? The answer is the scho

40、ol dance. Most American high schools have 1_ least two dances during the year, one in winter and the other in spring. Students take part in these dances 2_ its a great chance for them to meet new friends and to be sociable(好交际的). At the school dance, every 3_is from all grades and classes.4_ all stu

41、dents take part in the school dance? The answer is No. At the school dance, there will be strict 5_ to help to create an enjoyable evening for the students.Most schools only accept dancers under 21 years 6_ . And in order to create a safe environment, all the dancers will be given a check before 7_

42、come into the dance area. This is acceptable(可接受的).But some rules may be a little bit over the top. For example, aschool once asked its students to keep a standing position while they were 8_. As a result, the students 9_ dont have the chance of showing their cool dancing skills. However, youd bette

43、r not 10_ the rules, or youll be asked to leave the dance floor, or even worse, be put on a “do not invite” list.11.member I similar watch during well enjoy while good consider different chooseEveryone wants to relax after studying for a long time. I have many ways of relaxing 1_ . Let me tell you s

44、ome of my favorites.I am a big sports fan, so the way I relax is to 2_ or play many kinds of sports. My favorite is tennis, but I am interested in all kinds of sports. Whether I am playing tennis or watching a game on TV, it is exciting to see team 3_ doing their best. Its amazing tosee players play

45、ing very 4_ . Its true that playing sports is not physically “relaxing”, but I find it really cool, and a good way of relaxing my brain after a days hard study.I enjoy listening to music, and I always have some music playing 5_ my free time, I listen to all types, and especially I 6_ listening to beautiful piano music when I was young. Some people cant study 7_ listening to music. But for me, I believe I can study 8_ by