Don’t go _______ today. There are too many people in the pool.
A. shopping B. climbing
C. swimmingD. running
科目:初中英语 来源:广东省广州市毕业班综合测试(一)英语试卷 题型:阅读单选
Mark Twain left school when he was twelve. He had little school education. In spite of this, he became the most famous writer of his time. He made millions of dollars by writing. His real name was Samuel Langhorne Clemens, but he is better known all over the world as Mark Twain, his penname.
Mark Twain was born in 1835 and he was not a healthy baby. In fact, he was not expected to live through the first winter. But with his mother’s care, he managed to survive. As a boy, he caused much trouble for his parents. He used to play jokes on all his friends and neighbors. He didn’t like to go to school, and he often ran away from home. He always went in the direction of the nearby Mississippi. He was nearly drowned nine times.
After his father’s death, Mark Twain began to work for a printer, who only provided him with food and clothing. Then, he worked as a printer, a river-boat pilot and later joined the army. But shortly after that he became a miner. During this period, he started to write short stories. Afterwards he became a full time writer.
In 1870, Mark Twain got married. In the years that followed he wrote many books including Tom Sawyer in 1876, and Huckleberry Finn in 1884, which made him famous, and brought him great fortune.
Unfortunately, Mark Twain got into debts in bad investments(投资) and he had to write large numbers of stories to pay these debts. In 1904, his wife died, and then three of his children passed away.
At the age of 70, his hair was completely white. He bought many white suits and neckties. He wore nothing but white from head to foot until his death on April 21, 1910.
1.In his childhood, Mark Twain, ________.
A. learned a lot at school B. he often went swimming with other boys
C. his mother often worried about his safety D. he often played jokes on others
2.In order to make a living, Mark Twain _______.
A. first worked as a printer B. did many kinds of work
C. wrote stories in the beginning D. joined the army after he worked in a mine
3.From the passage we can see that Mark Twain _______.
A. had a happy childhood B. was a good boy and always did what he was asked
C. was very naughty when he was young D. lived a pleasant life
4.Before his death, Mark Twain _______.
A. became a white man B. was in low spirits
C. liked to buy all kinds of clothes D. had nothing on
5.Which of the following shows the right order about Mark Twain?
a. He started to write short stories.
b. He got into debts.
c. He played jokes on others.
d. He wrote the book Tom Sawyer.
e. He worked as a printer.
A. c-a-d-e-b B. c-e-a-d-b C. e-a-d-b-c D. e-c-a-b-d
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以"The art form I like best"为题写一篇关于你最喜欢的艺术形式的文章,艺术形式不限,如:画画,剪纸,乐器等,字数不少于90词.可用下列表达:
I have a real gift for …; I became interested in…when I was; I once did not like …because…;
I forgot…until..; Since then,I have been crazy about…I enjoy myself…every time…
.
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When this story happened,they were working around a very large house.Their job was to do the cleaning.It was not a difficult job,but sometimes it was a little dangerous,because they had to walk below where workmen were working.Often these workmen dropped something from the top of the house many meters high to the ground.One morning Joe was working near the house with a cigarette behind one of his ears.Suddenly somebody on the top shouted,"Look out!"But Joe did not"look out".He looked up.And as he did so,a long knife missed Joe's head,but it cut off one of his ears.At once he put his hand to one side of his head and cried out,"I've lost an ear.Help!Help!"Jeff ran up to help his friend."Look for my ear,"Joe told him."It must be on the ground somewhere."Jeff looked everywhere for the missing ear.At last he found an ear on the ground.He picked it up and carried it to Joe."Here you are,"he said,"I've found it."Joe looked at it."No,that's not my ear."he said,"Mine had a cigarette behind it."
1.What were Joe and Jeff?
A. Soldiers. B. Drivers. C. Farmers. D. Cleaners.
2.How did Joe lose his ear?
A. He cut it off by himself.
B. Jeff cut it off with a knife.
C. A falling knife cut it off.
D. A cigarette burned it up.
3.At the end of the story Jeff found .
A. someone else's ear
B. Joe's ear
C. a long knife
D. a cigarette
4.From the passage,we know Joe was not .
A. strong B. kind C. foolish D. clever
5.Which is the most possible title for this passage?
A. A Lost Ear B. A Busy Cleaner
C. A Falling Knife D. A forgetful Man
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There have been many great inventions that change the way we live.The first great(1)_____ was one that is still very important today﹣the wheel.This made it easy for man(2)_____ heavy things and to travel long distances.For hundreds of years after that,there were(3)_____ inventions that had as much effect as the wheel.Then in the early 1800's the world started to change(4)_____.There was little unknown land left in the world.People did not have to explore much any more.In the second half of the 19th century many great inventions were made.(5)_____ them were the camera,the electric light and the radio.These have all become a big part of our life today.The first part of the 20th century saw more great inventions.The helicopter in 1909.Movies(6)_____ sound in 1926.The computer in 1928.And jet planes in 1930.This was also a time when a new(7)_____ was first made.Nylon came out in 1935.It changed the kind of clothes people wear.Of course new inventions continued to be made.Man began looking(8)_____ ways to go into space.Russia made the first step.Then the United States took another.Since then other countries,including China and Japan,(9)_____ their steps into space.In 1969man took his biggest step away from earth.(10)_____ first walked on the moon.This was certainly just a beginning.New inventions will someday allow us to do things we have never yet dreamed of.
1.A. scientist B. artist C. musician D. invention
2.A. carry B. carrying C. to carry D. carried
3.A. few B. a few C. little D. a little
4.A. largely B. differently C. greatly D. freely
5.A. Between B. Among C. Before D. After
6.A. in B. of C. on D. with
7.A. mistake B. product C. world D. material
8.A. for B. out C. after D. around
9.A. made B. were made C. have made D. hade made
10.A. Chinese B. Japanese C. Americans D. Russians
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先阅读短文,再在其后空白处写出各单词的正确形式,单词的第一个字母已给出。
Once there was a king who offered a prize to the artist who would paint the best picture of peace. Many artists
t1..The king looked at all the pictures. But there were only two he really liked, and he had to choose b2. them.
One picture was of a c3. lake. The lake was a perfect mirror for peaceful high mountains all around it. Overhead was a blue sky with white soft clouds. All that saw this picture t4. it was a perfect picture of peace.
The other picture had m5., too. But these were rugged(崎岖的) and bare(光秃的).Above was an a6. sky, from which rain fell and in which lightning played. Down the side of the mountain was a waterfall. This did not look peaceful at all. But when the king looked c7., he saw behind the waterfall a bush growing in the crack (裂缝) in the rock. In the bush a mother bird had built her nest(鸟窝).She sat on her nest, w8. the angry water.
After the king compared the two pictures carefully, he chose the second picture and explained, "Peace does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble, or hard work. Peace means when f9. unhappy situations, you can still be calm in your h10..That is the real meaning of peace.
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—Why are you _________ blankly _________ the paper without doing anything?
—I don’t know what to write.
A. looking; for B. staring; at C. putting; in D. looking; up
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A group of frogs were traveling through the woods. Unluckily, two of them fell into a hole. When the other frogs saw how _____the hole was, they told the two frogs that they were as good as dead. The two frogs didn’t _____ them and tried to jump out of the hole with all their might. The other frogs kept telling them to ______. Finally, one of the frogs believed what the other frogs were saying and_____. He fell down and died. The other frog continued to jump as______ as he could. Once again, the crowd of frogs shouted at him to stop the pain and just die. He jumped even harder and _____made it out. When he got out, the other frogs said,” Didn’t you ______ us?” The frog explained to them that he was____. He thought that they were______ him all the time.
This story teaches us two____:
1)There is power of life and death in _____. An encouraging word to someone who is_____ can lift him /her up and help him/her make it______ the day.
2)A destructive(破坏性的) word to someone who is unhappy can be what it takes to _____ them.
Be careful of what you say. Speak life to these who cross your path . It is sometimes _____ to understand that an encouraging word can go such a long way. Remember, anyone can say words that can encourage another person to continued his/her way in difficult times.
1.A. wet B. round C. far D. deep
2.A. listen to B. look forward to C. move to D. turn to
3.A. leave B. jump C. try D. stop
4.A. broke up B. showed up C. gave up D. looked up
5.A. fast B. far C. gladly D. hard
6.A. quickly B. finally C. slowly D. possibly
7.A. hear B. see C. need D. know
8.A. cheerful B. great C. deaf D. surprised
9.A. laughing B. greeting C. frightening D. encouraging
10.A. example B. lessons C. sayings D. ways
11.A. lies B. stories C. words D. books
12.A. down B. relaxed C. bored D. angry
13.A. on B. around C. into D. through
14.A. help B. kill C. surprise D. hurt
15.A. easy B. strange C. hard D. surprising
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—What did you do last weekend,Jenny?
—I went camping with my friends.We ________ a tent by ourselves.
A. put away B. put on C. put up
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