初中英语星级训练阅读理解+完形填空

【#文档大全网# 导语】以下是®文档大全网的小编为您整理的《初中英语星级训练阅读理解+完形填空》，欢迎阅读！

----

Test11 C

In1885,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.TheEnglishpostofficesreport

thatpeoplestillsendmailtoSherlockHolmesinBakerStreet.Evenhegetsmorethan2,000___6___everyyear. ( ( ( ( (

)1.A.keep )2.A.practice )3. A.willing )4. A.Seldom )5. A.tired

B.change B.thinking B.suitable B.Never B.relaxed

C.pass C.trust C.likely C.Sometimes C.nervous

D.mention D.help D.unable D.Always D.famous

( )6. A.visitors B.letters C.calls D.directions Test13 E

Greenisanimportantcolorinnature.Itisthecolorofgrassandtheleavesontrees.Itisthecolorofmostgrowingplants,too.

Sometimes,thewordgreenmeansyoung,freshandgrowing.Sometimes,itdescribessomethingthatisnotyetfinishedorplantsthatarenotripe.Forexample,agreenhornissomeonewhohasnoexperience,whoisnewtoasituation.Inthefifteenthcentury,agreenhornwasayoung

----


----

coworoxwhosehornshadnotyetdeveloped.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?

____________________________________________________________________________

----


----

Test14 D

Withsomanythingsgoingoninyourlifeandthepressureofworkandsociety,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.___________

E

WhenMattySallin,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'd

----

本文来源：https://www.wddqxz.cn/f18d6c31ccc789eb172ded630b1c59eef8c79af8.html