初中英语星级训练阅读理解+完形填空

初中英语星级训练阅读理解+完形填空初中英语星级训练阅读理解+完形填空初中英语星级训练阅读理解+完形填空资料仅供参考文件编号：2022年4月初中英语星级训练阅读理解+完形填空版本号：A修改号：1页次：1.0审核：批准:发布日期：Test11CIn1885,ayoungdoctornamedArthurConanDoyleopenedofficesinLondon.Hewantedtobeasuccessfuldoctor,butforsomereasonsheneverfoundenoughpatients.To___1___thetime,hebegantowritestoriesandsendthemtothenewspapers.ConanDoyle'sstorieswereaboutacleverdetective,SherlockHolmes.ConanDoylewrotethatSherlockHolmeslivedat221bBakerStreetinLondon,andpeoplewithproblemscametohisfor___2___.OftenpolicedetectivescametoSherlockHolmeswiththeirproblems,too.HewasabletosolvemysteriesthatthecleverestpolicemeninEnglandwere___3___tofigureout.SometimesSherlockHolmescouldsolveamysterywithoutleavinghischair.Helistenedcarefullytotheinformationhisclient(委托人)gaveandfiguredouttheanswer.Atothertimeshespentdaysorweekslookingforclues.SherlockHolmestravelledtodifferentcitiesandcountriestosolvethemysteries.___4___heworedisguises,pretendingtobeanoldman,orasailor.Holmesdidanythingtofindouttheanswertothemysterieshewasworkingon.SherlockHolmesisthemost___5___detectiveinEnglishliterature,butmanypeopledon'tunderstandthatheisafictional(虚构的)character,notarealperson.TheEnglishpostofficesreportthatpeoplestillsendmailtoSherlockHolmesinBakerStreet.Evenhegetsmorethan2,000___6___everyyear.()1.A.keep B.change C.pass D.mention()2.A.practice B.thinking C.trust D.help()3.A.willing B.suitable C.likely D.unable()4.A.Seldom B.Never C.Sometimes D.Always()5.A.tired B.relaxed C.nervous D.famous()6.A.visitors B.letters C.calls D.directionsTest13EGreenisanimportantcolorinnature.Itisthecolorofgrassandtheleavesontrees.Itisthecolorofmostgrowingplants,too.Sometimes,thewordgreenmeansyoung,freshandgrowing.Sometimes,itdescribessomethingthatisnotyetfinishedorplantsthatarenotripe.Forexample,agreenhornissomeonewhohasnoexperience,whoisnewtoasituation.Inthefifteenthcentury,agreenhornwasayoungcoworoxwhosehornshadnotyetdeveloped.Acenturyorsolater,agreenhornwasasoldierwhohadnotyethadanyexperienceinwar.Bytheeighteenthcentury,agreenhornhadthemeaningithastoday--apersonwhoisnewinajob.Aboutonehundredyearsago,greenhornwasapopularexpressionintheAmericanwest.Old-timersusedittodescribeamanwhohadjustarrivedfromoneofthebigcitiesintheeast.Thegreenhorndidn'thavetheskillsthathewouldneedtoliveinthehard,roughcountry.Someonewhohastheabilitytogrowplantswellissaidtohaveagreenthumb.Theexpressioncomesfromtheearlynineteenhundreds.Apersonwithagreenthumbseemstohaveamagictouchthatmakesplantsgrowquicklyandwell.Youmightsaythatthewomannextdoorhasagreenthumbifhergardencontinuestogrowlongafteryourplantshavedied.TheGreenRevolutionisthenamewhichwasgivensomeyearsagotothedevelopmentofnewkindsofriceandothergrains.Thenewplantsproducedmuchlargercrops.TheGreenRevolutionwastheresultofhardworkbyagriculturalscientistswhohadgreenthumbs.Greenisalsothecolorusedtodescribethepowerfulfeeling-jealousy.Thegreen-eyedmonsterisnotafrighteningcreaturefromouterspace.ItisanexpressionusedaboutfourhundredyearsagobyBritishwriterWilliamShakespeareinhisplayOthello.Itdescribestheunpleasantfeelingapersonhaswhensomeonehassomethingthathewantstoget.Ayoungmanmaysufferfromthegreen-eyedmonsterifhisgirlfriendbeginsgoingoutwithsomeoneelse.1.Whatdoesa“greenhorn”nowreferto?

____________________________________________________________________________2.Isthepersonwithagreenthumbgoodatgrowingplants?____________________________________________________________________________3.Whoworkshardandhelpstodevelopnewkindsofriceandothergrains?____________________________________________________________________________4.Peopledon’tusegreentodescribepeople’sfeeling,dothey?

____________________________________________________________________________5.Whenwastheexpression“thegreen-eyedmonster”probablyfirstlyused?

____________________________________________________________________________6.Whatkindofpersonwiththegreen-eyedmonsterdoyouthinkhe/sheis?____________________________________________________________________________Test14DWithsomanythingsgoingoninyourlifeandthepressureofworkandsociety,youmaystartthinkingitisnotwiseatalltostartahobby.Butthereasonthatstopsyoufromgettingintoahobbyisthes___1___reasonwhyyoushouldsurelytakeupahobby.Hobbycanr___2___pressure.Thereisnothingwrongwithfocusingonyourjob.Afterall,itisyourwayofmakingmoney.H___3___,whenyoufocusonworktoomuch,youmayforgetaboutotheraspects(方面)ofyourlife.Thatiswhenthingsstarttogowrong.Whatyouhavetothinkaboutis:eventherichestpeoplearenotpleasedwithmoneyormaterialthingsa___4___.Weallneedaspacewherewecanbecomeourselves,withoutanypressure.Hobbiescanhelprecover(恢复)notonlyyourp___5___energybutalsoyouremotionalenergy.Andthatwillbeshowninallaspectsofyourlife.Althoughyoucanrelaxbysleepingordoingnothing,ahobbyhasadifferentrelaxingeffect.Doingnothingcanrelaxyourtiredbody,butitisnosolutiontoatiredm___6___.Thatisthebigdifferencebetweenthetwo.Ahobbyisagreatwaytospendtimeonyourenjoyment.Butifyouarethinkingthatahobbyisallaboutbeingquiet,thenyouarewrong.Infact,hobbiescanalsobeh___7___toyoursocialskills.Hobbiescanevenhelptoexpand(拓展)yournetwork,andthatcanbecomeanadvantagetoyourjob.1.___________ 2.___________ 3.___________ 4.___________5.___________ 6.___________ 7.___________ EWhenMattySallin,34,wasstudyingartandtechnologyatNewYorkUniversity,hegotaninterestingtaskforthefinalexam:Createsomethingfortheordinaryfamily.Hedecidedtocreateanalarmclock."Togetupintime,manypeoplehavetouseanalarmclockeverymorning.Butthesoundoftheclockisextremelynoisyandunpleasant,"hesays.Sobeforehestartedtodesignthenewclock,heaskeddifferentpeoplewhatthey'dliketowakeuptointhemorning.Alotofthemsaid,"Thesmellofbacon(培根肉)."SoSallinandhistwoclassmatesinventedanewkindofalarmclock:awoodenboxwithapigfaceandadigitalclockthatusesthesmellofcookingbacontowakepeopleup.Heexplains,"There'snodangerofburning,becauseIbuiltitcarefully.Itusesspeciallightbulbs(灯泡)insteadofafireforcookingandrumsoffautomaticallyaftertenminutes."Justafeweasystepsarerequiredtosetthe"alarm"."Whatyoudoistoputafewpiecesofbaconmeatinsidetheboxthenightbefore,thenyousetthealarm,"saysSallin."Ifyousetthealarmfor8:00,itwillturnonat7:50andslowcookfortenminutesunderthebulbs.Thenthebulbsrumoffandafanblowsthesmelloutthroughthenoseofthepig."Sothepleasantsmellofbaconwillwakeyouup.Therewillbenomorenoisyalarms,"saysSallin."Thenyoucanopenthedooronthesideandpullthebaconoutandeatit."WhenSallinwasakid,hespentalotoftimemakingdrawingsofinventions."Iwantedtomakealiftinmybackyardandaspecialtreehouse,"hesays."ButIneverreallythoughtI'dbecomeaninventor!"SallingotanAforhisalarmclockandwentontoinventotherthings—butpeoplecontinuetoemailhimeverydayaskingwheretheycanbuyhisalarmclock.Ifhedecidestoproduceandsellhisspecialalarmclock,maybehecanbuildasuccessfulbusinessoutofit.1.WhatwasMattySallin?____________________________________________________________________________2.Howmanypeopleworkedtogetheronthenewalarmclock? ____________________________________________________________________________3.Howlongdidittaketocookthebacon?____________________________________________________________________________4.Whyarelightbulbsusedforcookingbaconinsteadofafire?____________________________________________________________________________5.What'sspecialaboutSallin'salarmclock?________________________wakespeopleupinsteadoftheloudalarm.6.Whatdoyouthinkofthenewalarmclock?____________________________________________________________________________Test26BWhenIarrived,itwasearlymorninganditwasraining.Igotoutofthecar,wentthroughagateandwalkedalongapath.Intheeast,theskywasbecominglight,butbesidethepath,itwasstillverydark.Iknewitwasthere,buttherewasnothingtosee.Afteraboutakilometre,astrangerappearedinfrontofme.“AmIgoingtherightway?”Iasked.HeknewwhereIwasgoing.“Yes,”hereplied,“youwillgetthereinfiveminutes.”Finally,Icametosomerocks,andstopped.Ilookedcarefullyoverthem,butitwasstilltoodarktoseeanything.Suddenly,thecloudsclearedandtherainstopped.Thesunrosebehindmeandbeyondtherocks.Isawthatthegroundfellawayanddowntoariver,farbelowme.IwasontheedgeoftheGrandCanyon,oneofthewondersofthenaturalworld.IlookeddowntotheColoradoRiverabout2kilometresbelowme.Ifyouputthethreetallestbuildingsintheworldatthebottomofthecanyon,theystillwillnotreachthetop.ThenIlookedacrosstotheothersideofthecanyon.Howfarisit?Itis20kilometres,maybemore.finally,Ilookedtomyleftandtomyright,andonbothsidesthecanyondisappearedintothedistance……over400kilometreslong.TheGrandCanyonisnotjustbig.Itisbig！Thatmorningontheedgeofthecanyon,Iaskedmyselfaquestion.Itisnot“Howdeepisit?”or“Howwideisit?”or“Howlongisit?”but“IstheGrangCanyonthegreatestwonderanywhereinthenaturalworld?”Iknowtheanswer.Butwhatdoyouthink?()1.Thepassagemaycomefrom______.A.aguidebook B.agrammarbookC.adictionary D.adiary()2.Therewasnothingtoseebecause_______.A.therewasnothing B.itwastoodarkC.itwasraining D.itwasinthemorning()3.Thewriterwasfacingtothe_______ontheedgeoftheGrandCanyon.A.south B.north C.east D.west()4.ThewriteraskedhimselfaquestionabouttheGrandCanyon.A.Howdeepisit? B.Howwideisit?C.Howlongisit? D.Isitthegreatestwonder?()5.Accordingtothepassage,whichsentenceisnotrightA.TheGrandCanyonistallerthanthreetallestbuildingsintheworld.B.TheGrandCanyonismuchlongerthan400kilometres.C.TheColoradoRiverwasabout2kilometresbelowthewinter.D.ThewriterthinkstheColoradoRiveristhegreatestwonderofthenaturalworld.()6.Thewriter’spurposeinwritingthispassageis_______.A.togivefactsabouttheGrandCanyonB.totellhowhefeelsabouttheGrandCanyonC.todescribetheGrandCanyonD.totellpeopletovisittheGrandCanyonTest27BAsteelbridgecollapsed(倒塌)duringeveningrushhour.Dozensofcarsfelldown60feetintotheMississippiRiver.Tenpeopledied,andmorethan50wereseriouslyinjured.Thebridgewasbeingrepairedbecauseitwasfoundtobestructurallydeficient(结构缺陷);itneededtoberepaired.LikemanybridgesthroughoutAmerica,thebridgewasbuiltmorethan40yearsago.Trafficwasmuchlighterthen.Nowadays,cars,buses,andbigtruckscrossthebridgeeveryday,evenlateatnight.“Iheardaterrificsound.”saidMissTurnertothedisaster.Sheranoutofhercartoseewhatwashappening.Shesawcarsfallingintotheriverandheardpeoplescreaming.Sheheardtheloudsoundsofthebridgecollapsingandsoundsasthepartsofthebridgeandcarshitthewater.“Itwashorrible,”shesaid.Engineershadnoexplanationforthecollapse.Theysaidthebridgehadbeeninspectedrecently.Thereportsaidthat,althoughitwasstructurallydeficient,thebridgewasnotunsafe.Sincethereportdidnotsaythatthebridgewasunsafe,thedecisionwastosimplyrepaireditatsomelocations.Americanswereshocked(震惊)thatanAmericanbridgecouldsimplycollapse.ThenewswasalloverTV,radio,andmostnewspapers.Onenewspapersurveyshowedthatalmost10percent(about59,000)ofAmerica’sbridgeswerestructurallydeficient.Atfirst,somepeoplethoughtthatterrorists(恐怖分子)mighthaveputabomb(炸弹)intothebridge.Onedriversaidthat,beforehedroveoveranotherbridgeinAmerica,hewouldmakesurethatalifejacketwasinthefrontseatnexttohim.()1.Wheredidthedisasterhappen?A.InCanada. B.InAmerica. C.InEngland. D.InChina.()2.HowmanypeoplediedinthedisasterA.50. B.10. C.60. D.40.()3.WhenwasthebridgebuiltA.Lessthan40yearsago. B.Lessthan50yearsago.C.Morethan40yearsago D.Morethan50yearsago()4.MissTurnerwas______whenthebridgecollapsed.A.inhercar B.intheoffice C.onthebridge D.inaboat()5.Theunderlinedword"inspected"probablymeans______.A.built B.found C.printed D.examined()6.HowdidAmericansfeelafterthedisaster?A.Theywereexcitedaboutthenews.B.Noneofthemdaredtocrossanybridge.C.Theywerefrightenedandworried.D.Theywereangryandsad.Test28B“Asknotwhatyourcountrycandoforyou-askwhatyoucandoforyourcountry.”It’safamousquotefromUSpresidentJohnF.Kennedy’sinaugural(就职的)speechin1961.MarkZuckerberg,thefounderofthesocialnetworkingsiteFacebook,mustagreewithKennedy.The26-year-oldAmericanrecentlydonated$100million(670millionyuan)tothepublicschoolsinNewJersey,US.WhoisthisyoungbillionaireHowdidhemakehisfortune

Sixyearsago,Zuckerbergwasacomputergeek(怪才)atHarvardUniversity.Asasecond-yearstudent,hesetupawebsitetoputthe“facebooks”-photosofincomingfirst-yearstudents-online.Thewebsite,wherepeoplewereabletosharepersonalinformation,wasasuccessatonce.ZuckerbergfirstopenedFacebooktohighschoolstudentsandthentoeveryone.Greetingssuchas“HaveyoucheckedyourFacebookpagetoday?”and“Doyour‘friends’knowwhatyouateforbreakfast?”becameapartofAmericanlife.NowFacebookisthemostpopularsiteintheworldwith500millionusers.IfFacebookwereacountry,itwouldbetheworld’sthirdlargest.“IcouldhaveneverimaginedallofthewayspeoplewoulduseFacebookwhenweweregettingstartedsixyearsago,”Zuckerbergwroteinarecentblog.Zuckerberg’sdreamistomaketheInternetamoreconnectedplace.Thatmission(任务)couldbecomeprofitable(有利润的)forFacebook:Themorepeopleshareinformationaboutthemselvesonline,themoremoneyFacebookwillmakesellingadvertising.Zuckerbergisalreadyworth$6.9billion(46billionyuan),accordingtoForbes.Yetthebillionairekeepshisownlifeoutofthepubliceye.Atthecompany,it’ssaidthathesitsamongaseaofdeskslikehundredsofworkers.AvisitortoFacebookmightnotevenspotZuckerberginT-shirtandjeans.Heusuallytakesonetwo-weekvacationeachyearwithhisgirlfriendPriscillaChan,aChineseAmericanstudentatHarvard.Ontheweekends,it’sreportedthatheroastspigandgoatinhisbackyardforfriendsandtakesMandarinlessons.TheSocialNetwork,amoviebasedonZuckerberg’sstory,cameoutlastmonth.Ithasbecomeoneofthepopularfilmsoftheyear.()1.Attheverybeginning,MarkZuckbergsetupthewebsiteinorderto_______.A.communicatewithmorepeople B.makealotofmoneyC.putthephotosoffirst-yearstudentsonline D.becomeafamousperson()2.RecentlyMarkZuckerbergdonated$100millionto_______.A.HarvardUniversity B.FacebookC.thepublicschoolsinNewJersey D.highschoolstudents()3.MarkZuckerbergfoundedFacebook________.A.whenhewasafirst-yearstudentatHarvardUniversity.B.whenhewas26yearsoldC.sixyearsagoD.assoonashegraduated()4.Thesentence“Yetthebillionairekeepshisownlifeoutofthepubliceye.”means______.A.MarkZuckerbergdoesn’twanttoattractpeople’sattention.B.MarkZuckerbergdoesn’tliketoliveinpublicplaces.C.MarkZuckerbergisafraidtomeetpeople.D.MarkZuckerberglivesinaplacefarawayfrompeople.()5.Inhisdailylife,MarkZuckerberg___.A.likestoroastpigandgoatforfriendsonweekdaysB.sometimestakesMandarinlessonsC.isquitedifferentfromotherpeopleD.makessomemovies.()6.WhichofthefollowingaboutMarkZuckerbergisNOTTRUE?A.NowFacebookisthemostpopularwebsiteintheworldwith500millionusers.B.HehasaChineseAmericangirlfriend.C.Heusuallytakesavacationeachyear.D.Heknewhewouldmakealotofmoneywhenhefirstsetupthewebsite.Test39DChildrenhavetheirownrulesinplayinggames.Theys___1___needareferee(裁判)andrarelytroubletokeepscores.Theydon’tc___2___muchaboutwhowinsorloses,anditdoesn’tseemtoworrythemifthegameisnotfinished.Yet,theylikegamesthatdependalotonl___3___,sothattheirpersonalabilitiescannotbedirectlycompare.Theyalsoenjoyedgamesthatmoveinstages,inwhicheachstage,thechoosingofleaders,thepicking-upofsides,orthedeterminingofwhichsideshallstart,isalmostagameinitself.Parentscanhardlyfindchildren’sgamei___4___,andtheyoftendon’tunderstandwhytheirkidsplaysuchsimplegameagainandagain.However,itisfoundthatachildplaysgamesforveryimportantreasons.Hecanbeagoodplayerwithouthavingtothinkwhetherheisapopularperson,andhecanfindhimselfbeingausefulpartnertosomeoneofwhomheisordinaryafraid.Hebecomesaleaderwhenitcomestohisturn.Hecanbec___5___,too,inparticulargames,thatitishisplacetog___6___orders,topretendtobedead,tothrowaballactuallyatsomeone,ortokisssomeonehehascaught.Itappearstousthatwhenchildrenplayagametheyimagineasituationundertheircontrol.Everyoneknowstherules,andmoreimportantly,everyoneplaysaccordingtotherules.Thoserulesmaybechildish,buttheymakesurethateverychildhasac___7___towin.1.___________ 2.___________ 3.___________ 4.___________5.___________ 6.___________ 7.___________ Test36CCreativityisthekeytoabrightfuture.Hereishowschoolsandparentscanhelptheirchildrentodeveloptheircreativity.Drewworkedforacompanyin1925.Atworkheinventedakindofmaterial___1___enoughtoholdthingstogether.Buthisbosstoldhimnottothinkmoreabouttheidea.Drewdidn’tstopandfinally,usinghisowntime,madeakindoftape,whichnowisusedeverywherebymanypeople.Andhiscompanylearnedfromitsthought.Nowthecompanyaskeditsworkerstospend15percentoftheirworktimejust___2___anddevelopingnewideas.Creativityisnotsomethingoneisjustbornwith.Apersonwithhighintelligencedoesnotmeanthatheusesitcreatively.Creativityisthematterof___3___yourintelligencetothinkofnewideasthataregoodforsomething.Weknowthatmanyschoolshavetriedtodevelopstudents’creativity,butsometeachersonlywanttodevelopstudents’reading,writingandmathskills,andhavetogiveupcreativityforcorrectanswers.Childrenfromsuchschoolscangivecorrectanswers,buttheyare___4___tousethemtoworkoutproblems.Itisimportanttogivechildren___5___.Fromtheearliestage,childrenshouldlearntomakedecisionsandunderstandtheirresults.Eventhoughit’schoosingbetweentwokindsoffoodforlunch,decision-makinghelpsthinkingskills.Aschildrengrowolder,parentsshouldlettheirchildrendecidehowtousetheirtimeorspendtheirmoney,butnothelpthemtoomuchiftheymakethewrongdecision.Thechildmayhavea___6___time,butthatisallright.()1.A.interested B.careful C.deep D.strong()2.A.thinkingabout B.laughingat C.pickingup D.lookingfor()3.A.finding B.using C.taking D.keeping()4.A.willing B.ready C.likely D.unable()5.A.choices B.decisions C.notices D.signs()6.A.hard B.lucky C.happy D.easyTest37CTimBeckerandhisneighborsaredoingsomethingtomaketheirneighborhoodatrouble-freearea.WhenTimBeckergetsinhiscartogoshopping,hedoesn'tjustdrivetoastoreandbackhome.Healwayslooks___1___upanddownthestreetsofhisneighborhood.Helooksforanythingunusualsuchasstrangecars,loudnoises,___2___windows,orpeoplegatheringonstreetcorners.TimbelongedtoaneighborhoodwatchgroupinStoneville,Indiana,USA.TheneighborhoodwatchgroupmeetonthethirdWednesdayofeverymonth.That's___3___Timgetstogetherwithabouttenofhisneighborstodiscusscommunitysafety.Membersoftheneighborhoodwatchgroupwanttohelpthepolice___4___theirhomes,streets,andfamiliessafe.TinaStedman,presidentoftheirneighborhoodwatchgroup,agreeswithTim."Peopleseemtothinkthatcrimehappenstootherpeoplebutnottothem.Well,it's___5___happenedtome,"shesaid,"butIdon'tthinkanyonehastherighttostealfromotherpeopleortomakethemfeelunsafesittingintheirownhomes."Alex,amemberofthegroup,saidthatalltheneighborslookoutforoneano