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初三英语首字母填空难
初三英语首字母填空(难)
首字母填空——能力提升训练
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TheWhiteHouseofAmerica
TheWhiteHouseisoneoftheworld’smostfamousb1.Formorethantwohundredyears,theWhiteHousehasbeenmorethanjustthehomeofthePresidentsandtheirfamilies.Ithasstoodasas2ofbeingPresident,oftheUnitedStatesg3,andoftheAmericanpeople.Atvarioustimesinhistory,theWhiteHousehasbeenk4asthe“President’sPalace”,the“President’sHouse”,andthe“ExecutiveMansion”(行政官邸).PresidentTheodoreRooseveltofficiallygavetheWhiteHouseitscurrentnamein1901.
TheWhiteHouseincludesspecialsectionsforpublicvisitsandp5familysectionsthatarejustforthefamily.Thepresident’soffice,forexample,isintheWestWingofthebuilding.AbovetheOval(椭圆的)Officearetheprivatefamilysections,wherethepresentPresidentObamaandhisfamilyhavedinnert6nearlyeverynight.
Eachyearabout15millionpeoplevisittheWhiteHouse.Asav7,youcanwalkontheWhiteHouselawns,gothroughitshallsandevensample(品尝)amealfromitskitchen!
Withfivefull-timecooks,theWhiteHousekitchenisabletoservedinnertoasmanyas140g8.
IttakesalotofpeopletokeeptheWhiteHouserunning—about1,700tobeexact!
Theseemployeesdoeverythingf9cookingtoansweringphonestotakingphotostoarrangingflowerstodecoratingtheplaceforChristmaseachyear.ThereareofficialWhiteHouseelectricians(电工),servants,cooks,secretariesandevenlibrarians.
Forrecreation(娱乐),theWhiteHousehasavarietyoffacilitiesavailabletopeople,
i10atenniscourt,aswimmingpool,amovietheater,andsoon.
Help:
executivemansionn.行政官邸ovaladj.椭圆的samplev.品尝facilityn.设备
Trueorfalse:
1.InAmerica,peoplearenotallowedtovisittheWhiteHouse.
2.TheWhiteHouseisonlythehomeofthePresidentsofAmerica.
Key:
1.F2.F
1.buildings2.symbol3.government4.known5.private6.together7.visitor8.guests9.from10.including
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Somanytwins
WalkaroundKodinjivillageandyou’llthinkthatyouhavedoublevision.N1knowswhytherearesomanytwinsinthevillageofover5,000people.
Infactwithabout35-45twinsper1,000livebirth,thisvillageinNorthKerala,India,hasfourtimesmoretwinsthannormal.B2ondoor-to-doorsurveys,thereareprobablynowaround230setsoftwinsinthevillage,localssaid.Thatnumberdoesn’tincludefivewomenpregnant(怀孕的)withtwins.
opportunities,thenumberofpeopletravelingtoSouthAfrica,andespeciallyCapeTown,hasincreasedg4.
Atrulyi5aspect(方面)thathelpedthegrowthofCapeTown’stravelindustrywasCapeTown’sarchitecture(农业)thatcombines(结合)differentarchitecturalstylesfromallovertheworldincludingsuchcountriesasBritain,FranceandHolland.CapeTown’sarchitectureisconsideredtohavethelargestnumberofbuildingsbuiltinCapeDutchstyle.CapeTown’stravelindustryalsobenefitsfromtheannualCapeTownMinstrelCarnival(吟游诗人嘉年华会),whichish6onJanuary2ndandhasalotofmusicandbeautifuldisplaysthataresuretoentertainanyonevisitingorp7throughCapeTown.
ToreallymakeyourvacationtoCapeTownunforgettable,makesurethatyourentacarfromoneofthemanycarrentalcompaniesinCapeTown.Apartfromthelocalcarrentalcompanies,therearealotofi8carrentalcompaniesthatbenefitfromthegrowingCapeTowntravelindustry.Thereissurelyacarrentalcompanythathasthev9tosuiteachandeveryoneofyourneeds.Somecompaniesofferfullinsurance(保险),somedonot,sobecarefulbeforec10.Themostimportantfactorsyouneedtothinkaboutwhenmakingyourpickfromthelargevarietyofcarrentalcompaniesareinsuranceagainsttheft,andinsuranceagainstaccidents.Otherthanthisconcern,wearesureyouwillhaveagreattimeinCapeTown.
Notes:
MinstrelCarnivaln.吟游诗人嘉年华会rentv.租赁theftn.偷窃
1.industry2.tourists3.destination4.greatly5.important6.held7.passing8.international9.vehicle10.choosing
Passage4
TheinventionofpaperinChina
Whatmakesatrulygreatinvention?
Mustitbepractical?
Canitbebeautiful?
Mustagreatinventionmakeabigd1tothelivesofmanyoronlyafewpeople?
Therearemanydifferentwaystojudgewhatmakesagoodinvention.
Perhapstheg2inventionistheonethatnotonlyhasaninfluenceonalmosteveryonelivingontheplanet,butalsoallowspeopletohaveaccess(接近,进入)tomoreinformationandtoadvancecivilization.
Intoday’sworld,evenwiththed3oftechnology,it’sdifficulttoimagineaworldwithoutpaper!
Thingslikemoney,books,andIDcardswouldnotbepossiblewithouttheinventionofpaper.
Theworldwouldbeverydifferenttoday,indeed,withoutthec4ofCaiLun,aChinesemanwholivedintheEasternHanDynastyincentralChina.CaiworkedasapaperworksecretaryunderEmperorHedi.D5thattime,itwascommontorecordsomethingimportantinnaturalm6suchassilk,bambooorwood.Silkwasveryexpensive,andittookalongtimetomakeit.Bamboowaswidelyfound,butcarryingitaroundtooklotsof
s7.Thepiecesofwoodtookuptoomuchroom.
Cairevolutionized(变革)thispracticebyc8atypeofwritingmaterialmadefrominexpensivematerialssuchastreebark(树皮),andoldcloth.Heevenputbrokenfishingnetsintohispapermaking.HisworkbegantobeknownaroundChinaas“CaiLunpaper”.Peoplepraisedthewritingmaterialforitsstrongbutlightweightquality.Itwasinexpensiveandcouldbemass-producedeasily.
Becauseitwascheap,lightweightandeasilyt9,thenewpaperinventedbyCaiallowedscholarstorecordmoreandmorestoriesofChina’slongandwell–knownhistory.Furthermore,ithelpeds10theinformationtotheworld.
1.spread2.greatest3.development4.contributions5.During
6.materials7.strength8.creating9.transported10.difference
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Popsinger-KhalilFong
KhalilFongwasb1inHawaiiandhisfamilymovedtoShanghaiwhenhewas6.HisfatherwantedhimtolearnmoreaboutChineseculture.Sixyearslater,theymovedtoGuangzhouandthenmovedtoHongKong.
Khalilwasaself-educatedguitarplayerandpianist.Whenhewas16,hesenthisdemos(录音样带)tomusicproducers.Fouryearslater,WarnerMusic(华纳音乐)HongKongaskedhimtobetheirproducer.
Hisfirstl2isEnglishandhecanalsospeakMandarin(普通话),ShanghaineseandCantonese.A3livinginHongKong,hefirstbecamepopularinTaiwan.ThisisbecausehissongsaresunginMandarinr4thanCantonese.
Khalilreleased(发行)hisfirstalbumSoulBoyonSeptember18th,2005.Hehaswonanumberofa5,includingasilverawardforNewMaleArtistatCommercialRadio.Hereleasedhiss6albumThisLoveinDecember,2006.ThepopularsongLoveLoveLoveinita7alotofpeople.
Khalil’sfourthalbumOrangeMoonwasr8inDecember,2008.Hesaidthisalbumisamoreromantic(爱情的)album,andmostofthesongsareaboutl9.
KhalilreleasedacoveralbumTimelessinAugust,2009.IfyouwanttolearnmoreaboutKhalilFong,pleasee10thesongsyourself!
1.born2.language3.although4.rather5.awards6.second7.attracts8.released9.love10.enjoy
Passage6
Dogs—humans’bestfriends
Weallthinkthatdogsare“humans’bestfriends”.Dogshaveearnedtheloveandrespectofhumans.Manyhavegiventheirownlivestos1people.Dogsarefaithfulanddevoted.Forexample,Bobby,aSkyeterrier(斯凯狗,一种苏格兰种长毛短腿猎犬),wenttothemarketwithhisScottishm2everyday.Afterhismasterdied,Bobbywouldnotmovefromhisgrave.Hestayedthereuntilhedied,forabout10years.
Dogsservemanyusefulf3.Onetypeofdogisgoodatwatchingandherdingsheep.Whereversheepareraised,asheep-herdingdogisdeveloped.Forinstance,thereistheGermanShepherdDog.InScotland,thereistheShetlandSheep-dog.Theyarebothrecognizedbreeds.Specially-traineddogsl4theblind.Suchdogsarecarefullyselected.Ittakesaboutthreetofivemonthstotrainthem.Guidedogswillrefusetocrossabusystreetu5thetraffichasstopped.
OneinterestingtypeofdogistheSt.Bernard.Howdiditgetitsname?
Itwasdevelopedbythemonks(僧侣,修道士)oftheSt.BernardMonasterywhichisl6intheAlps(阿尔卑斯山)ofSwitzerland.Thedogsweighfrom140to220pounds.Thiskindofdogisoneoftheh7dogsintheworld.
St.Bernardsarefamousforrescuingtravelerslostinthesnow.Theyhaveawonderful
s8ofsmell.Theyfindpeopleburiedu9severalfeetofsnow.ASt.BernardnamedBarryrescued40persons.Thiswasoveraperiodofyears.
Thereisapopularmisconception(误解,错解)a10thesedogs.Theydonotcarryflasksaroundtheirnecks.SirEdwinLandseermisrepresented(不如实描述)themthiswayinapainting.
1.save2.master3.functions4.lead5.unless6.located7.heaviest8.sense9.under10.about
Passage7
Thephoneyoudialonyourhand
Ifyou’resickofcarryingyourcellphonearoundwithyou,scientistscouldhavecomeupwithas1:
aphonethatyoudialonyourarm!
Itsoundsc2buttheexpertshaveinventedadevice(装置)thatprojects(投影)yourphone’snumbersontoyourskin.
Tomakeac3youjustdialthenumberswheretheyappearonyourarmandthe“phone”willcallyourfriends!
Atthem4youhavetocarryaprojectorwithyouforthedevicetowork.
Theprojectorisstrapped(绑)toyourarm,andprojectsakeypad(键盘)onyourskin.Whenyoutouchakey,themovementispickedupbyasensor(传感器)intheprojectorwhichsendsam5tothedevicetellingitwhattodo.
Thedeviceisstillbeingdevelopedandwon’tbeintheshopsforawhile.
1.solution2.crazy3.call4.moment5.message
Passage8
It'sdangeroustodrivewhenyou'reonthephone
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