江苏省英语中考首字母填空练习1(含答案).doc

Underage driving is common in many parts of India.Parents of 10 teenagers have been sentenced to a day in prison for letting their c_ drive in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad.The police said 35 parents served a one-day jail term last month for the same r _. The parents told the BBC they were not aware of a rule which says they would be held responsible for a_ a child to drive.This is part of the citys f_ to reduce underage driving, police said.“I was unaware of underage driving rule. My 17-year-old son took his bike to go for his tutorial. And we were s_ to prison,” said Shakeel Ahmed.A senior police officer said he hoped spending a day or two in jail would make parents to think t_ before letting children use their vehicles.“In the l_ two months, four children died in the city because they were driving vehicles. To s_ similar cases, we have charged over 1,000 people for underage driving,” a senior police officer told the BBC.A_ city in southern India, Bangalore, also tried to promote(促进) safe driving on its roads last year.The citys police tracked down five teenagers who performed risky stunts on the road. Since they were under 18 years old, the police arrested their parents i_. Road accidents are common in India, often due to poor driving or badly maintained roads and vehicles. Experts blame poorly designed roads. More than 150,000 people were killed on Indias roads in 2016, according to figures released by the government. 66. children 67. reason 68. allowing 69. fight(s) 70. sent 71. twice 72. last 73. stop 74. another 75. InsteadBut, cost; batteries, into, nearly, weighs, small, start, make, themselvesHow do we know the time? A clock, a watch or a cell phone can help us. However, many years ago there were no clocks and knowing the time was not so easy. Over the centuries, people have developed different w_ of telling the time.About 5,500 years ago, the Egyptians i_ the sun clock. This was a tall stone structure. Its shadow ( 影子) showed the movement of the s_ . They were able to determine（测定） midday.About 3,500 years ago, the Egyptians made a sundial. It was smaller than the sun clock and could measure (测量) the time for half a day. On c_ days or at night it was impossible to tell the time with a sun clock or a sundial.Water clocks were the f _ clocks not to use the sun. The idea is simple. Water flows（流动） from one container（容器）to another. When the water reaches a certain I_ it moves a lever( 控制杆) and this shows the hours. The Egyptians used water clocks about 3,400 years ago. These clocks were popular in the Middle East and China but they f_ to keep accurate（精确的）timeIn the 13th century, the mechanical clock was invented. This was more accurate, b_ was expensive lo make. Over the next few centuries it was developed. For example, springs(发条) were added around 1500. This i_ accuracy and allowed clocks to be smaller.In 1927, the first quartz clock was developed. Clocks became cheaper to build and own. People began depending on them more and more to run businesses, markets and so on.More recently, in1956, came the digital clockAnd nowadays satellites（人造卫星）send our cell phones the time to the exact second. There has been a lot of progress in timekeeping but some tings never c _ .Many of us still have trouble getting out of bed on time and not missing appointments.Ways, invented, sun, cloudy, first, level, failed, but, improved, changeAt one time, making a film was an expensive activity only for a small group of people and film companies. Not only were the tools and machines e_, but the cost of film was also far greater than most people could afford. H_, modem technology has c_ all that.New technology has really o_ up the world of film-making for film fans. Now a camera does not cost m_ and most young people are certainly able to pay for it. So all you need is to get one for yourself. With that, you may then start your own film-making.However, film-making is t_ work. You probably need many other people to help you. For example, the performance of actors and actresses is very important in your film. Of course, these actors and actresses may be your schoolmates, friends or family members. You dont even need to p_ them a cent while they are glad to be part of your job.Besides, you need to make up a story. Can you write your own one? I_ you have good imagination, you can create an attractive story c_. Many world-famous film makers and producers are also good story-writers. If not, perhaps you need someone else to write it for you. An excellent story is the key to making a s_ film.Expensive, however, changed, opened, much, tiring, pay, if, character, successful Your local community is the area near your home where you work, play, and go to school. The neighborhood where your f_ make connections with other people, and the place you like you belong to. People are very social animals. We need to t_ and interact (交往) with other human beings. We often understand ourselves b _ when we discuss our opinions, emotions, and activities with other people. Making more connections with friends and family let us put aside our worries and focus (关注) on things that are more i_: The people we care about.Communities grow and c_ over time. Families move from one city to another because of children have grown up to w_ and moved out to s_ families of their own. New families move in when others I_.Basic (基本的) community s_, such as police, fire , post office, health, and public schools, remain steady (稳定的) force in the community, a_ some people may retire (退休) or move on. Businesses provide services to the community, too. Stores sell things that people need, restaurants sell prepared food, and offices provide different kinds of skilled work.1. family 2. talk 3. Better 4. Important 5. change 6. work 7. start 8. Leave 9. Services 10. although The Great Pyramid of Giza is one of the Wonders of the Ancient World. It was b_ more than 4, 000 years ago in Egypt. It is so p_ that millions of tourists from around the world come to visit it every year.In Egypt there are over 80 pyramids and the l_ one is the Great Pyramid. It l_ on the west bank of the Nile. In fact, all the pyramids along the Nile are on the west bank. The ancient Egyptians compared the rising of the sun to the beginning of life and the setting of the sun to the end of life. That is w_ their dead bodies were buried on the west bank of the Nile. You can h_ imagine how huge the Great Pyramid is. It has over 2 million blocks. Some are as heavy as five school buses. A_ they were heavy, workers were able to put a block into the pyramid every three minutes.The workers, Egyptians men and women, worked in teams. The teams had different t_. Some dug up the stones. Others moved them. Another team cut the stones. The last group put the stones into the pyramid. There were so many different teams, but the pyramid is perfect. No stone is in the w_ position.But how did the Egyptians move those heavy stones to the top _ any modern machinery? No one knows for sure. Many things about the Great Pyramid are still a mystery.Built, popular, largest, lies, why , hardly, although, tasks, wrong, without As we know, museums are buildings where many valuable and important exhibits(展品) are kept so that people can go and see them. For example, art museums are places where people can learn about v_ cultures. More and more popular design museums that are opening today, however, perform quite a different role. U_ most art museums, the design museum shows exhibits that are easily found in our daily life, such as fridges and washing machines.The advantages of design museums is that they are places where people feel familiar with the exhibits(展品).Being different from the art museum visitors, design museum visitors (4) s_ feel frightened or puzzled. This is partly because design museums clearly show how and why