云南昆明中考英语短文填空 专项训练.docx

1、云南昆明中考英语短文填空 专项训练短文填空Passage 1（Unit 1 Section A 3a）Last year, I did not like my English class. Every class was like a bad dream. The teacher 1. (speak) so quickly that I did not understand her most of the time. I was afraid to ask 2. (question) because of my poor pronunciation. So I just hid behind

2、my textbook and never said anything.Then one day I watched an English movie called Toy Story. I fell in love with this excitingand 3. (fun) movie! So I began 4. (watch) other English movies, too. 5. (although) I couldnt understand everything the characters said, their body language and the expressio

3、ns on their faces helped me get the meaning. I also realized I could get the meaning by 6.（listen）for just the key words. My pronunciation also improved by listening to the conversations inEnglish movies. I discovered that listening to something you are interested in is the secret to language learni

4、ng. I also learned 7. (use) sentences like “Its a piece of cake” or “It serves you right”. 8. (my) did not understand these sentences at first. But because I wanted to understand the story, I looked them up in a dictionary.Now I 9. (real) enjoy my English class. I want to learn new words and more gr

5、ammar.Then I can have a better 10. (understand) of English movies.【主旨大意】本文是一篇记叙文。讲述了作者刚开始英语不好，不敢回答问题，看了一部英文电影后，作者逐渐爱上了英语，并且学到了很多东西。1.spoke 2. questions 3. funny 4. to watch 5. Although6. listening 7. useful 8. I 9. really 10. understandingPassage 2（Unit 6 Section A 3a）Did you know that tea, the most

6、 popular drink in the world (after water), was invented by accident? Many people believe that tea was first drunk nearly 5,000 years ago. It is said that a Chinese 1. (rule) called Shen Nong first discovered tea as a drink. One day Shen Nong was2. (boil) drinking water over an open fire. Some leaves

7、 from a tea plant 3. (fall) into the water and remained there for some time. It produced a nice smell so he tasted the brown 4. (water). It was quite delicious, and so, 5. (first) of the worlds favorite drinks was invented.A few thousand years later, Lu Yu, “the saint of tea”, mentioned Shen Nong in

8、 6. (he) book Cha Jing. The book describes how tea plants were grown and used to make tea. It also discusses where the finest tea leaves were produced and what kinds of water 7. (be) used.It is believed that tea was brought to Korea and Japan during the 6th and 7th centuries. In England, tea didnt a

9、ppear until around 1660, but in less than 100 years, it 8. (become) the national drink. The tea trade from China to Western countries took place in the 19th century. This helped to spread the popularity of tea and the tea plant to 9. (many) places around the world.10. (even) though many people now k

10、now about tea culture, the Chinese are without doubt the ones who best understand the nature of tea.【主旨大意】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍茶的历史，5000 年前，神农最先把茶作为饮料，六世纪、七世纪传到韩国、日本。大约在 1660 年，英国出现了茶，茶贸易把茶传到了世界的更多地方，最后文章指出中国人最了解茶。1. ruler 2. boiling 3.fell 4. water 5.one 6.his 7.were 8. had become 9.more 10. EvenPassage 3（

11、Unit 7 Section A 3a）When I was a tiny baby crying all night, my mom sang to me and stayed by my side. When I was tired and hungry, she 1. (give) me food and warm arms to sleep in.When I was two running through the field, she made sure I was safe and kept me from 2. (dangerous).When I fell and hurt 3

12、. (I), she gave me a hug and lifted me up.When I was seven coughing 4. (bad), she said no ice-cream for me.5. (but) I talked back loudly, “I should be allowed to eat some! Give it to me now!” When I was 6. (ninth) watching scary movies, she said itd give me awful dreams. But I shouted back angrily,

13、“I should be allowed 7. (watch) it! Im not a baby!” When I was a teen going out with 8. (friend), she said, “Please be back by ten!”But I talked back again “I 9. (should) be told what to do! Im seventeen now!” Now Im an adult, thinking back to those times.I coughed for days after eating that ice-cre

14、am. And had scary dreams after watching that film. I was late for school from staying out past ten.I regret talking back, not 10. (listen）to Mom.Mom knows best, and for me she wanted only the best!【主旨大意】本文是一篇散文。主要介绍了作者回忆自己从童年到青年，妈妈一步一步地教导自己，关心自己；小时候不理解妈妈的爱，直到有一天自己长大成人了，回忆起过去的时光， 才意识到妈妈一直都是为了自己好。1. g

15、ave 2. danger 3. myself 4. badly 5. But6. nine 7. to watch 8. friends 9. shouldnt 10. listeningPassage 4（Unit 8 Section A 3a）We live in a small town and almost everyone 1. (know) each other. It used to be very 2. (quietly) Nothing much ever happened around here. 3. (however), these days, something u

16、nusual is happening in our town. Victor, a teacher at my school, is really nervous. When he was interviewed by the town newspaper, he said, “Every night we hear strange 4. (noise) outside our window. My wife thinks that it could be an animal, but 5. (I) friends and I think it must be teenagers havin

17、g fun. My parents called the policemen, but they couldnt find anything strange. They think it might be the 6. (windy). I dont think so!”Victors next-door neighbor Helen is worried, too. “At first, I thought that it might be a dog, but I 7. (could) see a dog or anything else, either. So I guess it ca

18、nt be a dog. But then, what could it be?” One woman in the area saw something 8. (run) away, but it was dark so she is not sure. “I think it was too big to be a dog,” she said. “Maybe it was a bear or a wolf.”Everyone in our town is feeling 9. (easy), and everyone has his or her own ideas. There mus

19、t be something visiting the homes in our neighborhood, but what is it? We have no idea. Most people hope that this animal or person will simply go away, but I 10. ( think) that is going to happen. The noise-maker is having too much fun creating fear in the neighborhood.【主旨大意】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述“我们”生活在一个小镇

20、上，几乎每个人都知道对方。它通常非常安静，在这里曾经没有发生过什么。然而，这些天，在“我们”的城镇发生了一件不寻常的事情。1. knows 2. quiet 3. However 4. noises 5. my6.wind 7. couldnt 8. running 9. uneasy 10. dont thinkPassage 5（Unit 9 Section A 3a）While some people stick to only one kind of movie, I like to watch different kinds depending on how I feel that

21、day.When Im down or tired, I prefer movies that can cheer me up. Comedies like Men in Black or cartoons like Kung Fu Panda have funny dialog and 1. （ usual) have a happy ending. The characters may not be perfect, but they try their best 2. (solve) their problems. After watching 3. (they), I feel muc

22、h better. Laughing for two hours is a good way to relax!I dont watch 4. (drama) or documentaries when Im sad or tired. Dramas like Titanic make me feel even 5. （sad). Documentaries like March of the Penguins which provide plenty of information about a 6. (certainly) subject can be interesting, but w

23、hen Im tired I dont want to think too much. I dont mind 7. (act) movies like Spider-Man when Im too tired to think. I can just shut off my brain, sit back and enjoy 8. （watch）an exciting superhero who always saves the world just in time.9. （ once ） in a while, I like to watch movies that are scary,

24、like horror movies or thrillers. Movies like The Ring or The Shining can be fun, but Im too scared to watch them alone. I always bring a friend who 10. (is) afraid of these kinds of movies, and it doesnt feel so scary anymore.【主旨大意】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍作者对电影的不同选择。当情绪低落或者疲惫的时候，作者比较喜欢那些能让自己高兴起来的电影；当难过或疲倦的时候,不

25、看戏剧或纪录片； 偶尔,作者喜欢看恐怖片。1.usually2. to solve3. them4. dramas5. sadder6.certain7. action8. watching9. Once10.isntPassage 6（Unit 10 Section A 3a）Where Im from, were pretty relaxed about time. We 1. (like) to rush around, so we dont mind if people are a little late sometimes. If 2. (your) tell a friend yo

26、ure going to their house for dinner, its OK if you arrive a bit late. We like to enjoy our time 3. (slow). We value the time we spend with our family and friends in our everyday lives. We often just drop by our friends 4. (home) if we have time. We dont usually have to make plans to meet our friends

27、. When we see each other, its polite for boys to shake hands and for girls 5. (kiss) each other on the side of the face. We often just walk around the town center, 6. (see) as many of our friends as we can!In Switzerland, its very important to be on time. Were the capital of clocks and watches, afte

28、r all! 7. (if) someone invites you to meet him or her at noon, then youre expected to be there at noon. If youre even 15 minutes late, your friend may get mad. So I make an effort to be on time when I meet my friends. I always leave the house early to avoid heavy traffic because I think its 8. (poli

29、te) to keep others waiting. Also, we never visit a friends house without 9. (call) first. We almost always make plans to see friends. We usually plan to do something 10. (interest), or go somewhere together.【主旨大意】本文是一篇说明文。两位来自不同国家的人分别介绍在自己国家人们对于时间观念的看法和习惯。1.dont like 2. you 3. slowly 4. homes 5. to

30、kiss6.seeing 7. If 8. impolite 9. calling 10. interestingPassage 7（Unit 11 Section A 3a）A long time ago, in a rich and beautiful country, there lived an 1. (happy) king. He slept badly and didnt feel like eating. His face was always pale as chalk. He often cried for no reason. This made the queen an

31、d his people 2. (worry).One day, a doctor was called in to examine the king. But he found nothing wrong with3. (him) body. “Its all in his mind. 4. (neither) medicine nor rest can help him. What he needs is the shirt of a happy person to wear. That ll make him happy.”The prime minister was called to

32、 the palace. But when they explained the kings situation to him, he said, “Although I have a lot of 5. (power), it doesnt make me happy. Im always worried about 6. (lose) my power. Many people 7. （try）to take my position.”Then, the kings banker 8. （come） to the palace. “Oh, Im afraid Im not happy either,”he said. “I have a lot of wealth, but Im always worried about losing my money. Someon