中考能力题练习

1、 一、 短文首字母填空(A) I hate being overweight. My husband said he didnt mind, but I knew he still hoped I had a beautiful body. Everything (1) f_ my waist(腰部) to my legs was overweight, Finally just after Christmas last year, I (2) d_ that something had to be done. I met Dr. Wallace, and she told me I had

2、to stop (3) e_ fast foods. It was very hard for me because I ate them three of four times a week: pizza, hamburgers, whatever I could get. But I said to (4) m_ at the start that I would try my best to do it and I did. I even (5) g_ up the booze something I used to have two glasses with dinner. My be

3、st friend, Rachel Waterman, said I had to walk 10,000 steps every day. That was very hard for me at the (6) b_. I was used to driving everywhere, but I started to walk everywhere (7) i_. I walked in the morning before work, and I usually took a walk in the park with my husband after work. Now I (8)

4、n_ go to bed until Ive done my 10,000 steps. Six months has (9) p_, and I made it. Last week, my husband bought me an MP4 as a gift. The weight is wonderful, I feel like a different person now, and I can buy my favorite clothes in the shops. I am so p_ of myself because everyone thought I wouldnt be

5、 able to make it including myself.(B) Lots of students are interested in computers, which makes teachers, parents and the public feel (1) w_. Here is what some students say about why students show more (2)i_ in computers than in reading books. Betty: Most children like to do things, and computers ar

6、e more interactive(互动) than books. They can show (3) c_ pictures, too! Michael: When I play with computers, I use many of my senses such as (4) h_ and sight. When I read a book, I (5) j_ read, so its very boring to read a book. Tony: Were living in a world (6) f_ of new technology. Times have (7) c_

7、 and unluckily, some things arent popular any more. Joy: Computers make it easy to judge（判断） (8) i_ something is good or bad right away, but books do not, Computers can be made to do (9)w_ you want then to do. Computers help you control over your environment, (10) w_ books dont.Tom: A computer can g

8、ive an immediate response and people dont need to use their imagination. When reading a book, people have to slowly let the story develop and picture the places, things and people in the story in their minds. (C)Do you want to be the best student in your class? Be the envy of all of your friends in

9、school and be the (1)p _ of your teachers and parents !First, a best student must study hard. This is the primary task of a student. Remember, if you dont do anything, you will be nothing. Ask questions in class if you do not understand something. In addition, try to enjoy all the (2)s _ you learn a

10、t school and work hard on them. It seems that hard-working students can have success more (3) e_.Second, good study (4)h_ are very useful. For example, when you prepare for a test, make (5)s _ that you have all of the proper materials including books, pencils, paper, calculators, etc. Underline the

11、words (6) t_ you do not understand. And try marking some of the themes mentioned in the book. Then, come up with study questions and try to answer them. Youd better stop to take a (7)r _ every hour to refresh your memory.Dont (8)f _ to try asking your parents for help. They have personal learning ex

12、periences and can help you with your studies in many ways. Usually, the students who ask their parents for help can do (9)b _ in class than those dont.Lastly, remember never to give up. You are already on your way in becoming the best student! The truth is that it doesnt matter to fail if you pick y

13、ourself up and try even harder. (10)A _ a lot of the famous people were all once failures, they never lost heartand managed to climb to the top and succeed.(D)Now I tell you a short story “Dare to fly”. There was a tree in my garden. Two birds together (1)w_ their two babies lived in the tree.One da

14、y, I heard the cry of two baby birds. Maybe they were hungry. And I wasnt (2)a_ to find their parents anywhere. So I was ready to give (3)t _ some food. At that time, the (4)f _ bird and the mother bird came back. They came back with some food. But they put the food onto the (5)g _ . To get the food

15、, the babies had to fly down.The baby birds were (6)a _ . They just cried and didnt move at first. They asked their parents for help. But the two just stood there and did (7)n_.Having no (8)o_ choice, the baby birds began to look down of the house. After about ten minutes, they were so (9)h _ that t

16、hey flew off from the house. I could hear their cry when they flew. At last, they landed (10)s_ on the ground and ate the food.These birds teach me a lessonThere are lots of chancesIf you want yours, you need to go out for them.二、 任务型阅读（每空一词）(A)Recently, the relationship between the two countries go

17、t worse because of the Diaoyu Islands. The Japanese government signed a contract(合同) on September 11 with the Kurihara family. It was to pay the so-called “private(私人的) owner” 2.05 billion yen (166 million yuan) to “buy” part of Chinas Diaoyu Islands.Anti-Japan(反日) feeling grew strongly among Chines

18、e people. Many people walked into the streets and shouted out “Diaoyu Islands are Chinas.” Some have decided not to buy Japanese products any more. “I am boycotting(抵制) Japanese goods as a show of support. Ill work hard to make the country much stronger,” Liu Xiushan, 33, a lawyer in Beijing said to

19、 China Daily.However, some didnt show their anger in the right way. They broke cars and stores of Japanese brands. Some used rude words. These actions are bad for our position and image. Some actions were against law.Li Jingjun, a 17-year-old high school student in Guangzhou, was shocked by what he

20、learned from TV and the Internet. He joined protects(抗议) in his city on September 15. But he acted differently. He called for rational (理智的) actions.“We have every right to say the Diaoyu Islands belong to us, but we should watch our behaviour. Bad manners can harm our dignity(尊严) and sense of justi

21、ce(正义感)” ,said Li Jingjun.The eventThe Japanese government signed a contract to “buy” part of Chinas Diaoyu Islands.The 1 The relationship between the two countries got worse.Anti-Japan feeling grew strongly among Chinese people, many people walked into streets, 2 “Diaoyu Islands are Chinas.”Some pe

22、ople have 3 to buy Japanese products. Some people did something against the law like 4 cars and stores of Japanese brands.The conclusion 5 we have every right to say the Diaoyu Islands belong to us, we should act under the law and watch our behaviour. Whats more, we should make our country stronger.

23、1. _ 2. _ 3. _ 4. _ 5. _(B)We all have our own ways of sharing our life experiences with others. Photographers use cameras，artists use brushes, musicians use songs and writers use stories.Spencer Johnson's story Who Moved My Cheese? shows changes exist in (存在于)our life. Life changes and so we do

24、. We must change ourselves to face the changing environment, or we will fail. Just look at the cycle of the seasons. Trees bud (发芽)in spring and in summer their leaves turn green. In autumn, their leaves start to fall onto the ground. When winter arrives, there are no leaves on trees. Next spring th

25、e cycle begins again. Since we know there are cycles in nature, we can prepare for them. We know it is colder in winter and hotter in summer, so we can dress properly.Since we accept the cycles of nature，we should also accept the changes in our life.We can prepare ourselves for changes by becoming m

26、ore flexible (灵活的). We can regard the changes in our life as chances. As we keep changing ourselves, we can keep up with the changes in our life.1. People _ their own ways to share their life experiences with others.2. If we _ change ourselves to face the changing environment, we will fail.3. Trees

27、change in different seasons in the _ way year after year. It is called cycle. 4. Since we accept the cycle of nature, we should accept the changes of our life as _.5. The passage tells us that we should change _ when life changes.(C)What is language for? Some people seem to think its for practicing

28、grammar rules and learning lists of words. Thats wrong. Language is for exchange of ideas, for communication.The way to learn a language is to practice speaking it as often as possible. A great man once said it is necessary to practice as much as possible. And the more you use it in real situations,

29、 the more natural it will become.Learning any language takes a lot of effort. But dont give up. Relax! Be patient and enjoy yourself. Learning foreign languages should be fun. Rome wasnt built in a day. Work harder and practice more. Your hard work will be rewarded by God one day. God is equal to ev

30、eryone!Use a dictionary and a grammar guide constantly(不断地). Keep a small English dictionary with you at all time. When you see a new word, look it up. Think about the worduse it, in your hand, in a sentence.Try to think in English whenever possible. When you see something, think of the English word; then think about the word in a sentence.Practise tenses as much as possible. When you learn a new verb, learn its various forms.Learn more about the culture behind the language. When you unde