2021年江苏徐州中考英语总复习语篇速测(04)　完形填空 +阅读理解(D)+任务型阅读

语篇速测(四)完形填空+阅读理解(D)+任务型阅读

I.完形填空

CowboyshavelivedandworkedinthewestandsouthwestoftheUnitedStatesforoverthreecenturiesandthey

areafamoussymboloftheUSA.WhenyouwatchthoseoldHollywoodcowboyfilmsfromthefiftiesandsixties,

youdon'tseeajob.Youseea]offreedomandadventure（冒险）.However,therealjobofanAmerican

cowboyhasalwaysbeen2andsometimesdangerous.Itisphysicalwithlonghoursandlowpay.

Lifehasn't3muchforcowboyssincetheearlydays.Cowswalkacrosshugeplains（草原）to4the

grassandthecowboyridesonhishorsetobring5home.Likethecowboysofthepast,a21stcenturycowboy

6_getsupearlyonfreezingcoldmorningsandmakesbreakfastoverafire.

Sowhydoesaman-becauseitisusuallyaman—becomeacowboy?Forsome,itisn'ta7,becausethey

arebornintothelife.Theyhaveworkedwith8sincetheywerechildren.They9thetraditionalcowboy

culture."It'sareallifeaboutyou,yourhorseandtheopen10.

Somepeoplechoosethejob11inlife.PathadanofficejobwiththeUSgovernmentwithhighpay,12

hedidn'tlikecitylifeandspendingalldayinside.Sooneday,he13hisjobandmovedtoaranch（牧场）in

Texas,makingmuchlessmoney14acowboy.Hewantedjobsatisfaction.Andforacowboy,jobsatisfaction

doesn'tcomefromthemoneyoracomfortableoffice.Itcomesfrombeing15towakeupundertheskyand

beingyourownboss.

l.A.lifeB.place

C.wayD.day

2.A.interestingB.boring

C.hardD.easy

3.A.gotB.paid

C.done□.changed

4.A.catchB.eat

C.touchD.take

5.A.itB.him

C.herD.them

6.A.justB.still

C.evenD.never

7.A.probIemB.choice

C.planD.dream

8.A.parentsB.brothers

C.cowsD.sheep

9.A.createB.miss

C.loveD.refuse

lO.A.countryB.culture

C.mindD.cowboy

ll.A.laterB.early

C.quickly□.suddenly

12.A.soB.and

C.sinceD.but

13.A.lookedforB.tookup

C.gaveupD.caredabout

14.A.forB.as

C.withD.like

15.A.relaxedB.slow

C.lateD.free

n.阅读理解

Ilived,uptothetimeoftheillnessthattookawaymysightandhearing,inatinyhousemadeupofalarge

squareroomandasmallone.Myfatherbuiltsuchahousewhenhemarriedmymother.Itwascompletelycovered

withclimbingroses,vinesandhoneysuckles.Itwasthefavouriteplaceofhummingbirdsandbees.Itwascalled”Ivy

Green^^becausethehouseandthetreesandfenceswerecoveredwithbeautifulEnglishivy.Itsold-fashionedgarden

wastheparadise（乐园）ofmychildhood.

Thesehappydaysdidnotlastlong.Onebriefspringwithwonderfulsongs,onesummerrichinfruitandroses,

oneautumnofgoldandredflowers,alllefttheirgiftsatthefeetofacheerfulchild.Then,inthecoldmonthofan

earlyspring,cametheillnesswhichclosedmyeyesandears.Ithurtmystomachandbrainterribly,andthedoctor

thoughtIcouldnotliveon.Earlyonemorning,however,thefeverleftmeassuddenlyasithadcome.Therewas

greatjoyinthefamilythatmorning,butnoone,noteventhedoctor,knewthatIshouldneverseeorhearagain.

Icannotrememberwhathappenedduringthefirstmonthsaftermyillness.IonlyknowthatIsatonmymother's

legsortouchedherdressasshewentaboutherhousework.SoonIfelttheneedofsomecommunicationwithothers

andbegantomakesimplesigns.Ashakeoftheheadmeant"No"andanod,"Yes”,apullmeant"Come”andapush,

“Go”.Indeed,Iwasthankfultoherlovingwisdomallthatwasbrightandgoodinmylongnight.Slowly,Igotused

tothesilenceanddarknessaroundmeandforgotthatithadeverbeendifferent,untilshecame——myteacher-who

wastosetmyspiritfree.

Butduringthefirstnineteenmonthsofmylife,Ihadcaughtglimpses（——瞥）ofbroad,greenfields,abrightsky,

treesandflowerswhichthedarknessthatfollowedcouldnottotallybesweptout.

1.Accordingtothepassage,thewasthewriter'sfavouriteplacewhenshewasveryyoung.

A.largeroomB.smallroom

C.gardenD.field

2.Whendidthewriterlosehereyesightandhearing?

A.Inacoldwinter.B.At19monthsold.

C.Inalateautumn.D.At1monthold.

3.Whohelpedthewritermostduringthefirstmonthsafterherillness?

A.Thedoctor.B.Herfather.

C.Hermother.D.Herteacher.

4.Accordingtothepassage,whatistherightorderofthefollowingsentences?

①Icaughtglimpsesofbroad,greenfieldsandabrightsky.

②Ateachercameintomylife.

③Mystomachandbrainwerebadlyhurt.

④Igotusedtothelifewithoutsoundsandlight.

A.④③①②B.④③②①

C.③②④①D.①③④②

5.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.Seriousillness

B.Agreatmother

C.Aspecialchildhood

D.Akindteacher

皿.任务型阅读

A）根据短文内容及首字母提示，写出所缺单词,使短文完整、通顺。

Inmodernzoos,wecanseeanimalslivingnaturallyinthewild.Grassaswellastreesl.geverywhere,

andwaterrunsthroughtheplacestheanimalslivein.InanAmericanzoo,every2.vcanwalkthrougha

specialcage（笼子）whichisfilled3.wtrees,somesmallanimalsandmanybirds,andthezooislarge

enoughforthebirdstoliveinmore4.nconditions.Modernzoosnotonlyshowanimalstous,but5.a

saverare（稀有的）animals.Forthisreason,ourgrandchildrenwillstillbeabletoenjoywatchingtheseanimals.

B计阅读下面的短文，按要求回答问题。

Somebadhabitsaremakingyougrowolderfast.Cutdownthefollowinghabitstodayforamorebeautiful,

healthiertomorrow.

♦Waitingfbryoursadnesstogoaway

Sadnessisn'tjustuncomfortable;italsomakesyoubecomeolderfast.Takeyourmental（精神的）healthas

seriouslyasyourphysicalhealth.Ifyou'vebeenfightingwithyoursadnessformorethantwoweeks,besuretofind

professionalhelp.Payingnoattentiontoyoursadnessorjustwaitingwithoutdoinganythingcandoharmtoyour

mentalhealthandmakeyouolder.

♦Havingacigaretteortwoonweekends

Ifyousmokeonlywhenyouarewithyourfriendsonweekends,canyoukeepawayfromtheharmfuleffectsof

smoking?Theansweris"No”.Smokingcanbreakdownyourskin'selasticity（弹性）.Yoursmokinghabitmayeven

makeyourhairbecomegray.Changingyoursmokinghabitischangingyourlife.

♦Havingalongto-dolistdayafterday

Ifsnormaltohaveato-dolistinour"go,go,go“dailylife.Butifyou'realwaysrunningfromonethingtothe

next,andcaughtintoomuchbusiness,youareturningolderfast,becauseyourtoolongto-dolistmakesyoutired

andunderlotsofstress.Stresscancauseheartdisease,highbloodpressureandotherphysicaldiseases.Itcanalso

causementalhealthproblemsormaketheproblemsworseandworse.

回答下面5个问题，每题答案不超过8个单词。

6.Howmanybadhabitsdoesthewriterlist?

7.Ifyoucan'tgetoutofyoursadness,whatshouldyoudo?

8.Smokingonceortwiceaweekdoeshardlyharmtoyourhealth,doesit?

9.Listtwokindsofphysicaldiseasesthatcanbecausedbystress.

10.What'stheauthor'spurposeinwritingthepassage?