中考英语专题练习-短文首字母填空(含答案)

2017中考专题练习----短文首字母填空Passage1Mostpeoplewanttowork,butithasbecomem1difficultintoday'sworldtofindworkfore2Theeconomies(经济)oftheworldn3togrowby4%eachyearjusttokeeptheoldnumberofjobsforpeople.Oftenthisisnotp4andsomorepeoplearew5work.Somepeoplehavenojobsnowbecausenewmachinescand6theworkofmanypeopleinashortertime.Also,machinesdon'taskformoremoneyandl7holidays.Inallofthecountriesoftheworldmachinesaretakingworkfrompeople,notonlyinfactoriesbutalsoonf8Onemachinecanoftendotheworkoffortypeople.About75000peoplearem9tothecitiesadaytolookforjobs,buto1070%ofthemcanfindjobs.Passage2Someonesays,“Timeismoney,”butIthinktimeisevenmorei1thanmoney.Why?Becausewhenmoneyiss2wecangetitb3However,whentimeisg4it’llneverreturn.That’sw5wemustn’twaste(浪费)time.It’ssurethatthet6isusuallylimited(有限的).Evenasecondisveryimportant.Weshouldmakefulluseofourtimetodosomethingu7Butsomepeopledon’tknowtheimportanceoftime.Theyspendtheirlimitedtimesmoking,drinkingandplaying.Theydonotknowthatwastingtimemeanswastingpartoftheirownl8Inaword,weshouldsavetime,weshouldn’tl9today’sworkfortomorrow.Rememberwehavenotimetol10.Passage3Cananimalsbemadetoworkforus?Somescientiststhinkthatonedayanimalsmaybet1todoanumberofsimplejobs.Theys2thatinafilmoronTVwemayseeelephants,monkeys,dogs,bears,orotheranimalsdoingalotofthings.Ifyouw3carefully,youmayfindthatthoseanimalsaregivensomethingtoeatinreturnford4them.Thescientistssaythatmanyd5animalsmaybetaughttodoanumberofsimplejobsiftheywillgetsomethingtoeat.Ofcourse,asweknow,dogscanbeusedtoguardahouse,andelephantscanbeusedtodosomeheavyj6Andwecanalsoteachanimalstoworkinf7.Apes,forexamplehaveb8usedinAmericatohelpmakecarsandscientistsb9thatthesemonkeysmayonedaygetincropsande10drivetrains.Passage4Ifyoudon’tuseyourarmsoryourlegsforsometime,theywillbecomeweak;whenyoustartusingthemagain,theywillgradually（逐渐地）becomestrongeragain.Everybodyknowsthis.Yetmanypeopledonotseemtoknowthatitisthes1withmemory.Whensomeonesaysthathehasagoodmemory,hereallymeansthathed2giveitenoughchancetobecomestronger.Ifafriendsaysthathisarmsandlegsareweak,wek3thatitishisownfault.Butifhetellsusthathehasapoormemory,manyofusthinkthathisp4aretoblame,andf5ofusknowthatitisjusthisownfault.Haveyoue6foundsomepeoplecan’treadorwritebuttheyusuallyhaveb7memories?Thisisb8theycannotreadorwriteandtheyh9torememberthings;theycannotwritethemdowninalittlenotebook.Theymustrememberdates,names,songsandstories;sotheirmemoryisthewholetimebeingexercised.Soifyouwantagoodmemory,l10fromthesepeople:practiseremembering.Passage5WhenIwaswalkingdownthestreetoneday,Is1asmallbagontheground.Ipickeditupandopenedittoseew2Icouldfindouttheowner’sname.Therewasn3insideitexceptsomedollarsandapictureofawomanandayounggirlabouttwelveyearsold.Iputthephotobackandtookthebagtothepolicestation.BeforeIleft,thepolicemanwrotedownmynameandmya4.Hethoughttheownermightwanttothankme.ThateveningIwenttohavedinnerwithmyauntanduncle.Theyhadalsoaskedayoungwomantohavedinnerwithus.Herfacewasfamiliar,butIcouldn’tr5whereIhadseenher.D____6____ourtalk,theyoungwomanhappenedtosaythatshehadl7herbagthatafternoon.AllatonceIrememberedw8Ihadseenher.Shewastheyounggirlinthephoto,thoughshelookednowmucho9thanthegirlinthepicture.Shewasverys10,ofcourse,whenItoldheraboutthebag.Afterdinnerwewenttothepolicestationandgotbackherbag.Thepolicemansaidtome,“It’sawonderfulthing.Youfoundnotonlythebag,butalsotheownerofthebag.”Passage6Onlymotherloveistruelove.Itgivese1everythingallhislife.Whenyouarestillababy,mothertakesgoodcareofyouasmuchaspossible.Inyourwakinghoursshealwaysholdsyouinherarms.Whenyouareill,shestopsherworkrightnowtolookafteryoudayandn2andforgetsaboutherself.Whenyouaregrowingupdaybyday,shefeelsveryhappy.Whenyouareolde3togotoschool,motherstilllooksafteryouallthet4.Oncoldwinterdays,shealwaystellsyoutop5onmoreclothes.Shealwaysstandsinthewindwaitingforyoubackfromschooleveryday.Whenyouhurrytoleavehomeforschoolwithlittleb6,shealwaysfeelsworriedaboutyouathome.Sheu7knowsaboutyourstudyandspendmuchmoneyonyourschoolthings.Whenyoudowellatschool,youwillseethebrightests8onherface.Mothercandoeverythingforyoudayafterday.Motherisalwaysreadytogiveeverythingshehastoherchildren,nottoreceive.Whattruelovethatisinthew9!Wewillr10MotherLoveforever!Passage7SeumasMcsporranisaveryb1man.Heis60yearsoldandhehasthirteenjobs.Heisapostman,apoliceman,afireman,ataxidriver,aschool-busdriver,aboatman,anambulanceman,anaccountant,apetrolattendant,abarman,andanundertaker.Also,heandhiswife,Margaret,haveashopandasmallhotel.Seumasl2andworksontheislandofGighainthewestofScotland.Only120peopleliveonGighabutins3150touristscomebyb4everyday.EveryweekdaySeumasgetsupatsixandmakesb5forthehotelguests.Ateighthedrivestheisland’schildrentos6.Atninehecollectsthepostfromtheboatanddeliversittoallthehousesontheisland.Healsodeliversthebeertotheisland’sonlypub.ThenhehelpsMargaretinthes7.Hesays：“Margaretlikesbeingbusy,too.Wen8haveholidaysandwedon’tlikew9television.IntheeveningMargaretmakessupperandIdotheaccounts.Attenwehaveaglassofwineandthenwegotobed.P10ourlifeisn’tveryexciting,butwelikeit.”Passage8Timspentinab