中考英语阅读完成表格训练

1、 中考英语阅读完成表格训练阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，补全表格中所缺的信息。请将答案按编号依次填入表格内的题号后横线上。（1）【2008年成都】In the past, people used to travel to foreign countries because they thought they would be different in many waysthe buildings, the food, the national dresses and so on. At present, however, one large city is similar to another.

2、 They all have their Hilton or Sheraton Hotels everywhere. They all have their McDonald's, their KFCs and their Pizza Huts. Office buildings look the same everywhere, and most city centers are full of office buildings. And of course, people are driving the same brands (品牌) of Japanese or Europea

3、n cars.Then what is the foreign travel for? What do tourists hope to experience in a foreign country that they cannot experience at home? The answer could be that people are very interested in the past. It is a nation's history and culture that are the main attractions. Most people travel overse

4、as to find out what foreign countries history and cultures used to be like, not what they arc like today. Tourists try to learn the history and culture of foreign countries by visiting different kinds of museums.Every country also has its own beautiful places for tourists to visit. Their own special

5、 scenery (风景:) would certainly attract tourists from other countries.Finally, there is perhaps a country's attraction; its people. A country is not just its old buildings, its works of art (艺术品) or beautiful places, it's also the people who live in it. This is why a country such as Thailand

6、attracts millions of people. The tourists come mainly because of the friendliness (友好) of the people there. It is why the Pacific islands are also so popular. The friendly, smiling people make visitors feel welcome.The 1._of TourismIn the pastPeople traveled to foreign countries to see buildings,. f

7、ood and dresses which were different from those of 2._At present1. The large cities in different countries look almost 3. _2. People travel to foreign countries to learn their 4._to visit beautiful places and 5. _（2）【2009年成都】Cars are very important in the life of the Americans. Without a car, most A

8、merican people would feel that they are poor. And even if a person is poor, he doesnt really feel poor when he has a car. Henry Ford was the man who started making cars in large numbers. He probably didnt know how much cars would affect the American culture. Cars have made the United States a nation

9、 on wheels. And it has helped to make the United States what it is today.Why are cars so important in the American society? The USA is a large country and the Americans like to move around in it. Making a trip in a car is comfortable and cheap. With a car, people can go to any place without spending

10、 a lot of money. In the United States, the government has never really developed a public transportation which is both fast and cheap. Long distance trains have never been as common as they are in some other parts of the world. Nowadays, it is very convenient for the Americans to make a trip by plan

11、e. But it is too expensive. In the United States, people dont like to wait for a bus or a train or even a plane. They dont like to have to follow an exact timetable (时间表). A car gives them the freedom to plan their own time. And this is the freedom that the Americans want most to have.However, the A

12、mericans are also facing a big problem: it is hard to get enough gas (汽油) for cars. But the answer will not be a big system (系统) of public transportation. The real solution will have to be a new kind of car which doesnt use so much gas.Paragraph 1The 1. _ in the life of the Americans.Paragraph 2The

13、author gives us 2._ in the United States. Making a trip by car is comfortable and cheap. The American government cannot provide 3. _ .The Americans 4. _ in their life.Paragraph 3Problem for the Americans: There isnt enough gas for cars.The authors suggestion: 5. _(3)【2010年成都】You may feel curious (好奇

14、) about students in other countries: Do they also have much homework? What do they do in their spare time?On April 8, a report came out on the lives of high school student in China, Japan, South Korea and the US. It surveyed around 6,200 students from the four countries last year. You will find the

15、answers to many of your question in this report.Chinese student spend the most time studying. Nearly half of Chinese student spend more than two hours on their homework every day. Thats much more than students of the US(26.4%), Japan(8.2%) and South Korea(5.2%).Who sleeps most in class?Japanese stud

16、ents fall asleep in class most often. About 45% of then said they sometimes doze off in class. In South Korea, its 32%; in the US, 21% sleep in class; and 5% in China.South Korea students dont like taking notes. About 70% said they write down what the teacher say in class, much fewer than in Japan (

17、93%), china (90%) and the US (89%). Who is the most distracted?American students are the most active in class, but also the most distracted: 64% said they chat with friends in class; 46.9% said they eat snacks in class; and 38.9% said they send e-mails or read unrelated (无关的) books in class.What do

18、they do after class?In their spare time, most Chinese students study or surf the internet. Most American students hang out with their friends. Most Japanese students do physical exercise. Most South Korean students watch TV.u 1 students spend the most time studying. About 1 percent of them spend ove

19、r 2 hours studying after school.u Japanese students sleep 2 _ often in class while Chinese sleep 2 _ often.u Japanese students like taking notes 3 _ of all and American students rank 3 _ .u American students are the most 4 _ , but the most 4 in class.Spare time activities for most studentsChinese st

20、udentsstudy or search for 5 American studentshang out with friendsJapanese studentsdo sportsSouth Korea studentsenjoy 5 （4）【2011年成都】What makes a successful speech? First, you should have a good speech script (稿子) so that your ideas and language can attract people's attention. And some skills are

21、 necessary, too. Here are some suggestions on giving great speeches:Beat nervesRelax yourself before and when making a speech. Practice your opening sentence three or four times. This will help make a sure start and a successful speech. When you stand on the stage, think of the audience(观众) as your

22、family members and friends.Keep it naturalNatural body languages will help your speech: smile, stand straight and look at the audience. Do not drop your head or play with a pen. Also, dressing yourself nicely will help the audience feel respected.Pace and pause (节奏和停顿)Pace and pause add color to you

23、r speech. Speak fast enough to keep people excited and slowly enough for people to fully understand you. After an important point, pause for a moment. It'll change the atmosphere (气氛)in the audience.Tips on giving speechesMain tipsThings to doAdvantageSpeech scriptHave good 1 _ .People's att

24、ention is attracted.Suggested 2 _ A: Practice opening sentence threeor four times. B: Think of the audience as your family members and friends.A: This can give you a sure start.B: This can help 3_ .A: Smile, stand straight and look at the audience.B: Dress yourself formally.A: These 4 _ will help yo

25、ur speech.B: The audience will feel respected.A: Speak fast enough sometimes and slowly enough other times.B: Pause after an important point.A: People are kept 5 _ and can 5_ you.B; The atmosphere in the audience will be changed.（5）【2012年成都】 Some people prefer to make friends with people who are ver

26、y much like them while others prefer friends who are very different. There are advantages to both types of friendship. If a man chooses a friend similar to himself, there is no problem that they will share many common interests. They may have similar goals in life. This means that they will be able

27、to help each other in achieving their goals. Two people who are very similar will feel comfortable with each other and may understand each other' s feelings better. Their friendship may be deeper and last longer. There are also many advantages of making friends with someone of opposite interests

28、 and even character. In this type of friendship, the two people complement (补充) each other. If one is weak in some ways, the other is strong. While two people with similar goals may find themselves in competition, hut those who want different things can always support each other. Those who have diff

29、erent interests can introduce each other to new experience and so enrich (丰富) their knowledge. A friend who is unlike me may be challenging, but a simile friend is familiar and safe.Friendship Friends 1._ One type of friendship Similar to each otherl Share common interestsl Have similar goals in lif

30、e，l Be 2. _ for their goalsl Friendship lasts longerThe other type of friendship Opposite to each otherl Complement each otherl Support each otherl Make 3._ in knowledgeTopic：4 _ Authors attitude：Preferring 5._ 2013年中考英语B 卷1、 完成对话。在对话空格中填上适当的单词，使对话完整正确；一空一词（含缩写词）。(J- Jack; T-Tony)J: Hi, Tony. Why do

31、 you look so exhausted?T: You cant 1._ how unlucky I was this morning.J: What happened?T: This morning I nearly 2._ the lecture to be held in City Library. I woke up a little late. But the note on the desk 3._ me of the lecture. So I had to rush to the bus stop.J: Did you catch the bus?T: No. I 4._

32、to do so. As soon as I saw a taxi coming near, I shouted and 5._ it at once.J: so you got to the library in time, didnt you?T: No. 6._, when the taxi was two blocks away from the library, it couldnt move on 7._ a bit because it had knocked into a bus when turning left.J: What did you do then?T: Righ

33、t at that moment I received a call. I was told I 8._ go to the lecture this morning. The news made me 9._. I was happy.J: Did you return home directly?T: No. I had to stay in the town, 10._, for the lecture was put off until this afternoon.2、 短文填空。（每词限用一次）。somebody feel day successfully lie youpleas

34、ant discover careful lose instruction embarrass One day, a student was talking with a professor (教授), whos kind to those who waited on his 1._. As they went along, they saw a pair of old shoes 2._ on the path (小路), which, they supposed, belonged to a poor man working in a nearby field (田地). He had n

35、eatly finished his 3._ work. The student came to a stop, and said to the professor, “Lets play a hoax on the man: we hide his shoes, hide ourselves and wait to see how 4._ he would be when he finds that his shoes are 5._ .” “My friend,” answered the professor, “We should never enjoy ourselves while

36、making the poor sad. Now you are rich, why not give yourself a much greater 6._ by helping the poor man? Put a coin into each shoe, hide ourselves and see what will happen to him.” The student did so, and they both places themselves behind the nearby trees. After finishing his work, the poor man cam

37、e across the field to the path. Putting his foot into one of his shoes, he felt something unusual. He stopped 7._ what it was and he found the coin. He took out the coin, surprised, and looked at it 8._ for a while. Then he looked around, but 9._ was there. Then he started to put on the other shoe.

38、He got much more surprises when he found the other coin. The poor man then looked up into the sky and shouted “Thank You!” The student stood there with tears (眼泪) in his eyes. “Now,” said the professor, “arent you more pleased than if you had played 10._ planned hoax?” “Youve taught me a lesson whic

39、h I will never forget,” answered the student.3、 阅读表达 A. 补全短文。根据短文内容，从短文后的A-F选择中，选出5个适当的选项补全短文。 The best-loved pig in Hong Kong is called McDull. His mom makes a wish that he will look like Chow Yun-fat or Tony Leung, but he is well-known only by a birthmark around his right eye. Everything he tries,

40、 he fails. He wants to be an Olympic champion of qiangbaoshan (抢包山), but the sport of catching the hottest baozi from a small mountain doesnt really exist (存在), of course. He dreams of going to the Maldives, but ends up on only a one-day tour of a Hong Kong landmark. 1._ McDull was at first a suppor

41、ting character i a story about his cousin McMug, a smart baby pig and “what parents expect of their children.” But interestingly, the wooden-healed McDull gradually became more attractive when he told his classmates that if he became the class monitor, he would treat everyone with strawberry cakes.

42、McDull tried to speak out one sentence i his speech, “If you choose me, you will be.painful.” For him, it looks only a little bit different from an “A” when he gets an “E”. 2._ 3._ In one of the McDull movies, he talks to the audience (观众), “I suddenly realize that there is something you cannot have

43、. No noodles, no Maldives, no golden medal, no money. Actually, being silly is not funny-it could mean failure (失败). Being fat is not funny. Being fat does not even mean you are stronger. Disappointment is not funny, either. When I grow up, and face the strict world that isnt funny, what should I do

44、?” He is still happy, however. He always starts again with a new dream when one fails him. 4._ The popularity of McDull sometimes makes his creator Alice Mark confused, who hs some simple thoughts, such as God creates humans, because he loves humans and he wants them to be happy. “maybe people see t

45、hemselves and their friends in McDull. McDull makes people realize that they used to be as simple and happy as him. If there is a theme in all the McDull movies, it is about how a simple person keeps his or her simplicity in a world full of problems. 5._” says Alice Mark.A. The cartoon pig is not sm

46、art, either.B. Thats why both children and adults find McDull cute.C. However, the slow, silly pig has won over Hong Kong people.D. According to his headmaster, McDull isnt that silly. Hes just too kind.E. The story is more than its funny points. It is pleasant and sour at the same time.F. What he h

47、as been doing in the movies is to find new dreams, but most of them end up in disappointment.B. 完成表格。阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，完成表格中所缺的信息。 What makes a group smart and able to solve problems successfully and produce good solutions? Oh, we may ask: what makes a group intelligent? A groups IQ (智商), we might think

48、, would be simply the average intelligence (平均智力) of the groups members, or perhaps the intelligence of the groups smartest member. But some scientists have found that this isnt so. A groups intelligence comes out from communications that go on within group. A groups intelligence can be calculated,

49、and like the IQ grades of a single person, and it can predict the groups performance on lots of kinds of tasks perfectly. Just like a single persons intelligence can be trained and developed. A groups intelligence can also be increased. Here are some suggestions on how to guide the development of sm

50、art groups: Personally, you can choose group members carefully. The smartest groups are made up pf people who are good at reading one anothers social signs. And then its better for you to talk about the “how”. Groups who take the time to discuss how they will work together are more well-organized an

51、d successful. As a group member, it is also very important for you to share (分享) the floor in the formal (正式的) meetings. The members who just control the discussion or who stay away and dont say much make the intelligence of the group lower. But in the smart group, members connect directly with each other, not just with group leader. They always take an active part in every small conversation that could be added to main discussion. Outside of formal meetings, the smartest groups spend a lot of time communicating, too. All members can have a coffee break at the