1、届中考英语 完形填空与阅读理解复习练习 Unit 20Unit 20Passage A话题：人生哲理 词数：263 参考用时：8分钟A young man went to visit a wise man living deep in the mountain for the wisdom of life.“Excuse me! Could you please tell me what the most 1 day in our lives is？Is it the day when we were born or the day we 2 ？Is it the day when we fa
2、ll in love or the day we succeed?”The young man asked.“ 3 . The most important day in our lives is today.”The wise man replied calmly.“Why?”The young man felt more than 4 . “Is it because there is a moving event taking place today?”“No. Nothing has happened today.”“Is it because of my visit?”“Even i
3、f nobody visited me today, today is 5 very important because today is the only wealth we have. No matter how memorable yesterday is, it has gone by like a ship going down into the sea; no matter how bright tomorrow may be, it is yet to come; but no matter how common today is, it is 6 our control (控制
4、).”The young man still wanted to ask something, while the wise man 7 him and said, “When we are talking about the meaning of today, we have 8 a lot of it.”The young man nodded and then went down the mountain.Actually, today is the only 9 we have. So, what we should do now is to 10 yesterday and tomo
5、rrow and catch fast today!( ) 1. A. important B. necessary C. comfortable D. funny( ) 2. A. miss B. die C. grow D. start( ) 3. A. Nothing B. None C. No one D. Neither( ) 4. A. awful B. pleased C. surprised D. excited( ) 5. A. yet B. already C. ever D. still( ) 6. A. for B. under C. on D. with( ) 7.
6、A. stopped B. refused C. encouraged D. ordered( ) 8. A. treasured B. handed C. wasted D. avoided( ) 9. A. excuse B. way C. chance D. plan( ) 10. A. forget B. remember C. call D. treat读后自主学习【答案速查】参见答案P【自我评价】我做对了_题，我很棒！我做错了_题，没关系，再努力！【答案还原】将正确答案填写到文中空格处。【诵读全文】大声朗读文章3-4遍、整体感知全文，体悟作者意图。【我来总结】完成下列学习任务，并加
7、以背诵。1. 短语互译(1) fall in love (with) _ (2) take place _(3)(时间)过去 _ (4) 在的控制下_2. 佳句翻译(1) The young man felt more than surprised. _(2) Is it because there is a moving event taking place today? _(3) No matter how bright tomorrow may be, it is yet to come._(4) Actually, today is the only chance we have. _
8、Passage B话题：名人传记 词数：254 参考用时：7分钟 Thomas Edison lit up the world with his invention of the electric light. Without him, the world might still be in the dark. However, the electric light was not his only invention. He also invented the motion picture camera and 1200 other things. About every two weeks
9、 he created something new. Thomas Edison was born in 1847. He attended school for only three months. His mother taught him at home, but Thomas was mostly self-educated. He started experimenting at a young age. When he was 12 years old, he got his first job. He became a newsboy on a train. He did exp
10、eriments on the train in his spare time. Unluckily, his first work experience did not end well. They fired him when he accidentally set fire to the floor of the train. Then Edison worked for five years as a telegraph operator, but he continued to spend much of his time in experimenting his first pat
11、ent(专利权) in 1868 for a vote recorder run by electricity. Thomas Edison was totally deaf in one ear and hard of hearing in the other, but he thought of his deafness as a blessing in many ways. It kept conversations short, so that he could have more time for work. He always worked 16 out of every 24ho
12、urs. Sometimes his wife had to remind him to sleep and eat. Thomas Edison died at the age of 84. He left a great many inventions that greatly improved the quality of life all over the world.( ) 1. How often did Edison make a new invention?A. About every fourteen days B. About every seven days C. Abo
13、ut once a week D. About twice a week ( ) 2. The underlined word “fired” in the passage means “_”A. Gave somebody a job B. Set fire to somebody C. Let somebody down D. Forced somebody to leave his job( ) 3. Edison considered his deafness as_.A. something bad B. a gift from God C. a kind of ability D.
14、 a disadvantage ( ) 4. Which of the following sentence is NOT true according to the passage?A. Edison had only 8 hours rest each day after his deafness . B. Edison got his education mostly by self-teaching .C. Edison had his first job in 1869 . D. Edisons inventions greatly improved the quality of p
15、eoples life .( ) 5. What does the passage mainly talk about?A. The function of the electric light B. Edison and his experiments C. The importance of inventions D. The whole life of Edison. 读后自主学习【答案速查】参见答案P【我来总结】完成下列学习任务，并加以背诵。1. 短语互译(1) light up _ (2)teach oneself _(3)做实验 _ (4) 放火烧_2. 佳句翻译(1) Witho
16、ut him, the world might still be in the dark. _(2) About every two weeks he created something new. _(3) He did experiments on the train in his spare time._(4) Sometimes his wife had to remind him to sleep and eat. _Passage C话题：社会生活 词数：285 参考用时：7分钟Do you think that living a hungry life is last centur
17、ys story? Well, it may be this centurys headline. The world has growing worries about a global food shortage. Right now, there are still 870 million hungry people in the world, according to a survey of the UNs Food and Agriculture Organization. Children cant escape this, either. Around fifteen milli
18、on children die of hungry each year. Whats causing food shortages? There are several reasons. There are now more droughts and floods. This is very harmful to farmers and their ability to grow food. Besides, with the growing population, feeding everyone becomes more difficult. There are a little more
19、 than seven billion people in the world. By 2050, the world population will be more than nine billion. Another reason is food waste. The average person throws away 50kg of food every year. How can we help with food shortages? The easiest way is to cut down on food waste. Next time before throwing aw
20、ay the food on your plate, just think how much work has been done to make it. By buying less, we waste less. This takes the pressure off producing so much food. And it helps to solve the problem of food shortage.You can also ask your schoolmates to join you. In 2013, researchers at Kansas State Univ
21、ersity in the US put up short anti-waste slogans(标语) in dining rooms “Think Before You Waste”. Guess what happened? Students wasted fifteen percent less food after that! The author of the study said, “You dont need a huge activity to make a difference.”Reasons of food shortage【小题1】_The growing popul
22、ation.【小题2】_Ways of 【小题3】_【小题4】_Ask the other students to join in your anti-waste work.Your understanding of the last sentence.【小题5】_读后自主学习【答案速查】参见答案P【我来总结】完成下列学习任务，并加以背诵。1. 短语互译(1) live a life _ (2) die of _(3) 减轻的压力_ (4) 产生影响_2. 佳句翻译(1) The world has growing worries about a global food shortage. _
23、(2) By buying less, we waste less. _(3) And it helps to solve the problem of food shortage._(4) You dont need a huge activity to make a difference. _Unit19Passage A 【答案详解】1-5 CBDDB 6-10 ADADC1. C anywhere任何地方；somewhere某地；everywhere每个地方，到处； nowhere无处，任何地方都不。联系后Unit20Passage A 【答案详解】1-5ABBCD 6-10 BACC
24、A1. A important重要的；necessary必要的，必须地；comfortable舒适的， 舒服的；funny有趣的。联系后两句描述，可知此处句意为：我们生活中最重要的日子。故选A。2. B miss错过，想念；die死亡；grow种植，成长；start开始，发动。联系前半句，可知此处句意为，我们死亡的日子。故选B。3. B none既可以指代物也可以指代人，no one只可以指代人，nothing只能够指代物；no one: nothing只能单独使用，后面不跟of短语；neither的意思是两者都不。根据后一句描述，可知这个智者说的是，都不是。故选B。4. C awful可怕的
25、，使人敬畏的；pleased高兴的；surprised吃惊的；excited 兴奋的。结合语境可知这个年轻人感到非常惊讶。故选C。5. D yet仍旧，还，一般用于疑问及否定句当中；already已经，一般用于肯定句中；ever曾经；still仍然，尽管如此。句意：今天仍然非常重要是因为今天是我们拥有的唯一财富。 故选D。6. B for为了，对于; under在下面;on在上面;with带有，伴随。句意：但是不管今天如何平凡，它仍旧在我们的控制之下。短语under ones control在某人的控制之下，故选B。7. A stopped停止，阻止；refused拒绝；encouraged鼓
26、励；ordered命令，订购。结合语境可知这个智者阻止了这个年轻人提间题，故选A。8. C treasured珍爱，珍藏；handed传递，搀扶；wasted浪费；avoided避免，避开。结合语境可知此处句意为：我们浪费了很多个今天，故选C。9. C excuse借口； way道路，方法；chance机会，际遇；plan计划。结合语境可知此处句意为：今天是我们拥有的唯一机会。故选C。10. A forget忘记；remembered记起，记忆；call喊叫，打电话给；treat对待。联系后半句描述可知此处句意为：忘记昨天和明天，故选A。读后自主学习1. 短语互译(1) 爱上(2) 发生 (3) go by (4) under ones control2. 佳句翻译(1) 这个年轻人感到非常惊讶。(2) 是因为今天有令人感动的事情发生吗？(3) 不管明天如何辉煌，它都还没有到来。(4) 实际上，今天是我们拥有的唯一的机会。Passage B 【答案详解】1-5ADBCD1. A 根据About every two weeks he created something new可知爱迪生每两周就有新的发明。故选A。
