最新版初中英语中考真题训练：第01篇能力提升训练05

1、能力提升训练（五）（限时:30分钟）I .完形填空Can you imagine that we could build a beautiful city with rubbish? Maybe you will think it is 1 . However, it can be true! Nothing is a waste if we have a creative mind. Let me show you something about 2 rubbish.Sometimes we can see tons of rubbish in the streets, on the roa

2、ds, near the buildings here arlarge cities become so ugly 3 it. Nobody likes rubbish, but in fact, some rubbish can be used again. All of us want to solve the problem, so we must do something to 4 rubbish. We should take action from now on. 5 , some good things will not be wasted.Do you often throw

3、away things you don t need any more? Have you ever thought aboutseowings canactually be put to good use? For example, when a car gets too old, it may not run any more. But we can use the metal of the car to make something else. When a bottle is empty, it 6 as waste. You don t know bottle glass can b

4、e made into sand and used to build streets. Rubbish 7 food can be changed into fertilizer to make plants grow better. It is cheap and safe. And other rubbish can also be used to make building blocks. Now, 8 machines are designed for that.9 , people will watch films in a beautiful cinema which is bui

5、lt out of rubbish. Besides buildings and roads, cities may be made from rubbish. But so far, building beautiful cities made from rubbish is only 10 .( )1.A.importantB.understanding C.unbelievableD.possible()2.A.returningB.reusing()3.A.becauseB.becauseof()4.A.make a livingasC.make up ourminds to()5.A

6、.On the wayC.In this way()6.A.will be thrown awayC.threw away()7.A.fromB.in()8.A.fewer and fewerC.reflectingD.repeatingC.instead ofD.as forB.make promises toD.make use ofB.By the wayD.Out of the wayB.will throw awayD.was thrown awayC.onD.toB.less and lessC.more and moreD.more and less)9.A.Some dayB.

7、The other dayC.NowadaysD.In the day)10.A.a symbolB.a letterC.a lessonD.a dreamn .阅读理解A 2019 河北What are you holding in your hand while you are taking the examination? Right. A pen.Though it is small, the pen has changed the history, improved the trade of countries, recorded events, carried news, and

8、done far more work for human beings than all other tools.Progress without it would have been almost impossible. The invention of the wheel, the introduction of steam engine(蒸汽机),the use of electricity, all these have changed the lives of millions of people, but the pen has done more. It has taken aw

9、ay mountains, and it has prepared the way for all progress and development of society.In the past the pen did all the work if you wanted to keep any writing for some time. The lawyers took up their pens and wrote the law of the country from the days when papyrus( 纸莎草纸 )was first used. The most famou

10、s letters in the world were written with a pen. It was with a pen that the greatest thinkers of all time wrote down their thoughts.The pen is very utilitarian. We cannot sign a bill or write a letter or buy a house without our pen. An agreement is worthless till our name is written with a pen. The w

11、riters encourage the world with it. The students take their examinations with it as well.Our coming into the world is recorded with a pen. Before we have been at school, our name is written on the name list with a pen. We cannot be married until we have signed. A pen records the important events in

12、our life.Let us remember that we hold in our hand the most powerful instrument which man owns. The pen is a magic tool. Whenever you use it, enjoy it.What is the writer trying to do in this passage?()A.Describe what a pen looks like.B.Introduce the history of the pen.C.Advise people to prepare a new

13、 pen.D.Show the importance of the pen.The word a mountains in the third paragraph refersto ( a something to”.()A.explain the use of electricityB.lower the stud ents scoresC.stop the social developmentD.change the law of the country.The lawyers started to write the law of the country .()A.before thei

14、r thoughts were changedB.when papyrus was first usedC.as soon as they recorded their namesD.after they took an important exam.The underlined word a utilitarian in the passage means ()”A.cheapB.boringC.specialD.useful.What is the best title for this passage? ()A.A Powerful ToolB.An Important LawC.A V

15、aluable RecordD.An Exciting EventB 2019 吉林In many countries around the world, May 1st is a holiday which is called Labor Day or Workers interesting holiday that honors working people and their jobs. But do you know how it started?During the late 1880s, in many parts of the world, people worked for f

16、ourteen to sixteen hours a day in factories but made very little money. Later, in the United States and Canada, working people got together to set up unions( 工 会).The union leaders asked factory bosses for shorter working time and higher salaries(工资)，but many of the bosses .On May 1st, 1886, men and

17、 women in the United States and Canada stopped working and went onto the streets. They walked through cities and towns to force bosses to let them work eight hours a day. In the city of Chicago, several people died in fighting with the police. Over the next few years, people in cities around the wor

18、ld stopped working on May 1st to honor workers everywhere. By the early twentieth century, the first of May became a national holiday in many countries.However, in the United States and Canada, May 1st is not a holiday. North Americans celebrate Labor Day on the first Monday in September. Today in t

19、he United States, Labor Day is mostly about having fun. People enjoy a long weekend and often celebrate it by having picnics with friends or family. In many parts of the United States,Labor Day is also the last day of summer vacation, and students return to school the next day.How long did people wo

20、rk a day in factories in the late 1880s?()A.For 8 10 hours.B.For 10 12 hours.C.For 12 14 hours.D.For 14 16 hours.Which can be the best for ?()A.refused their ideasB.accepted their ideasC.agreed with themD.understood them.What does the underlined word “force mea n?(A.感激 B.迫使C.宣扬D.欣赏.Which is the right order(顺序)of the following events?( )CD Working people began to fight for better life.People stopped working on May 1st to honor workers.Working people set up unions.A.B.C.D.20.How do people