2020年初中英语一轮复习人教新目标第1篇能力提升训练5

能力提升训练(五)(限时:30分钟)Ⅰ.完形填空Canyouimaginethatwecouldbuildabeautifulcitywithrubbish?Maybeyouwillthinkitis1.However,itcanbetrue!Nothingisawasteifwehaveacreativemind.Letmeshowyousomethingabout2rubbish.

Sometimeswecanseetonsofrubbishinthestreets,ontheroads,nearthebuildings…hereandthere.Manylargecitiesbecomesougly3it.Nobodylikesrubbish,butinfact,somerubbishcanbeusedagain.Allofuswanttosolvetheproblem,sowemustdosomethingto4rubbish.Weshouldtakeactionfromnowon.5,somegoodthingswillnotbewasted.

Doyouoftenthrowawaythingsyoudon’tneedanymore?Haveyoueverthoughtabouthowthesethingscanactuallybeputtogooduse?Forexample,whenacargetstooold,itmaynotrunanymore.Butwecanusethemetalofthecartomakesomethingelse.Whenabottleisempty,it6aswaste.Youdon’tknowbottleglasscanbemadeintosandandusedtobuildstreets.Rubbish7foodcanbechangedintofertilizertomakeplantsgrowbetter.Itischeapandsafe.Andotherrubbishcanalsobeusedtomakebuildingblocks.Now,8machinesaredesignedforthat.

9,peoplewillwatchfilmsinabeautifulcinemawhichisbuiltoutofrubbish.Besidesbuildingsandroads,citiesmaybemadefromrubbish.Butsofar,buildingbeautifulcitiesmadefromrubbishisonly10.

()1.A.important B.understanding C.unbelievable D.possible()2.A.returning B.reusing C.reflecting D.repeating()3.A.because B.becauseof C.insteadof D.asfor()4.A.makealivingas B.makepromisestoC.makeupourmindsto D.makeuseof()5.A.Ontheway B.Bytheway C.Inthisway D.Outoftheway()6.A.willbethrownaway B.willthrowaway C.threwaway D.wasthrownaway()7.A.from B.in C.on D.to()8.A.fewerandfewer B.lessandless C.moreandmore D.moreandless()9.A.Someday B.Theotherday C.Nowadays D.Intheday()10.A.asymbol B.aletter C.alesson D.adreamⅡ.阅读理解A[2019·河北]Whatareyouholdinginyourhandwhileyouaretakingtheexamination?Right.Apen.Thoughitissmall,thepenhaschangedthehistory,improvedthetradeofcountries,recordedevents,carriednews,anddonefarmoreworkforhumanbeingsthanallothertools.Progresswithoutitwouldhavebeenalmostimpossible.Theinventionofthewheel,theintroductionofsteamengine(蒸汽机),theuseofelectricity,allthesehavechangedthelivesofmillionsofpeople,butthepenhasdonemore.Ithastakenawaymountains,andithaspreparedthewayforallprogressanddevelopmentofsociety.Inthepastthependidalltheworkifyouwantedtokeepanywritingforsometime.Thelawyerstookuptheirpensandwrotethelawofthecountryfromthedayswhenpapyrus(纸莎草纸)wasfirstused.Themostfamouslettersintheworldwerewrittenwithapen.Itwaswithapenthatthegreatestthinkersofalltimewrotedowntheirthoughts.Thepenisveryutilitarian.Wecannotsignabillorwritealetterorbuyahousewithoutourpen.Anagreementisworthlesstillournameiswrittenwithapen.Thewritersencouragetheworldwithit.Thestudentstaketheirexaminationswithitaswell.Ourcomingintotheworldisrecordedwithapen.Beforewehavebeenatschool,ournameiswrittenonthenamelistwithapen.Wecannotbemarrieduntilwehavesigned.Apenrecordstheimportanteventsinourlife.Letusrememberthatweholdinourhandthemostpowerfulinstrumentwhichmanowns.Thepenisamagictool.Wheneveryouuseit,enjoyit.11.Whatisthewritertryingtodointhispassage? ()A.Describewhatapenlookslike.B.Introducethehistoryofthepen.C.Advisepeopletoprepareanewpen.D.Showtheimportanceofthepen.12.Theword“mountains”inthethirdparagraphrefersto(指代)“somethingto”. ()

A.explaintheuseofelectricityB.lowerthestudents’scoresC.stopthesocialdevelopmentD.changethelawofthecountry13.Thelawyersstartedtowritethelawofthecountry. ()

A.beforetheirthoughtswerechangedB.whenpapyruswasfirstusedC.assoonastheyrecordedtheirnamesD.aftertheytookanimportantexam14.Theunderlinedword“utilitarian”inthepassagemeans“”. ()

A.cheap B.boringC.special D.useful15.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage? ()A.APowerfulTool B.AnImportantLawC.AValuableRecord D.AnExcitingEventB[2019·吉林]Inmanycountriesaroundtheworld,May1stisaholidaywhichiscalledLaborDayorWorkers’Day.Itisaninterestingholidaythathonorsworkingpeopleandtheirjobs.Butdoyouknowhowitstarted?Duringthelate1880s,inmanypartsoftheworld,peopleworkedforfourteentosixteenhoursadayinfactoriesbutmadeverylittlemoney.Later,intheUnitedStatesandCanada,workingpeoplegottogethertosetupunions(工会).Theunionleadersaskedfactorybossesforshorterworkingtimeandhighersalaries(工资),butmanyofthebosses▲.

OnMay1st,1886,menandwomenintheUnitedStatesandCanadastoppedworkingandwentontothestreets.Theywalkedthroughcitiesandtownstoforcebossestoletthemworkeighthoursaday.InthecityofChicago,severalpeoplediedinfightingwiththepolice.Overthenextfewyears,peopleincitiesaroundtheworldstoppedworkingonMay1sttohonorworkerseverywhere.Bytheearlytwentiethcentury,thefirstofMaybecameanationalholidayinmanycountries.

However,intheUnitedStatesandCanada,May1stisnotaholiday.NorthAmericanscelebrateLaborDayonthefirstMondayinSeptember.TodayintheUnitedStates,LaborDayismostlyabouthavingfun.Peopleenjoyalongweekendandoftencelebrateitbyhavingpicnicswithfriendsorfamily.InmanypartsoftheUnitedStates,LaborDayisalsothelastdayofsummervacation,andstudentsreturntoschoolthenextday.16.Howlongdidpeopleworkadayinfactoriesinthelate1880s?()A.For8—10hours. B.For10—12hours.C.For12—14hours. D.For14—16hours.17.Whichcanbethebestfor▲?()

A.refusedtheirideasB.acceptedtheirideasC.agreedwiththemD.understoodthem18.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“force”mean?()A.感激 B.迫使 C.宣扬 D.欣赏19.Whichistherightorder(顺序)ofthefollowingevents?()①Workingpeoplebegantofightforbetterlife.②PeoplestoppedworkingonMay1sttohonorworkers.③Workingpeoplesetupunions.A.①②③