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完型填空
There are many different ways of seeing a town for the first time. One of them is to walk around it, guide-book in hand. Of course, with our guide-books we may         the history and special developments of a town and get to know them. But then, if we take our time and stay in a town for a while, we may get to know it better. When we look at it as a whole, we begin to have some________which even the best guide-books do not answer. Why is the town just         this, this shape, this plan, this size? Why do its streets run in this particular (特别的)way, and not in any other way?
Here even the best guide-book   ________  to tell us. One can’t find in it the information about how a town has developed to the  ________  appearance. It may not describe the original (最初的)design of a town. However, one may get some idea of what it  ________   to look like by walking around the town. One can also imagine ________  the town was first planned and built. Then one can learn more about in what direction the town   ________  to develop.
What’s the point of studying towns in the way? For me, I’m sure one can get greater  ________  by visiting and seeing a town with one’s own eyes. A personal visit to a town may help one better understand why it is attractive  ________just reading about it in a guide-book.



A.write B.study C.tell D.remember


A.ideas B.opinions C.feelings D.questions


A.of B.for C.like D.as


A.fails B.helps C.wants D.prefers



A.old B.normal C.first D.present



A.used B.seemed C.had D.happened



A.what B.how C.when D.where



A.stops B.appears C.starts D.continues


A.success B.pleasure C.hope D.suffering



A.from B.through C.than D.with
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阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
We live in a colourful world. In different countries, colours have ________ meanings.They are used to            different holidays.In ancient Rome, a red flag was a            for battle(战斗).In India, red is the colour of soldiers.In South Africa, red is the colour of mourning(服丧).In China, red is the colour of             and it is often used at            .In ancient Greece, green represented victory.In England, people ________   green as a mark of honour(荣誉).Green is the national colour of Ireland. In India, yellow is for a businessman or a farmer.In China and Japan, people wear white when very sad things happened. When their relatives            ,they usually wear white.The ancient Greeks wore white to bed to have pleasant           .In ancient Rome, public servants wore blue.Today the police still wear          .Colours can also represent different           .For example, you will be a leader or an active person who enjoys life if you like yellow, orange or red.



A.same B.different C.some D.no


A.represent B.make C.feel D.speak


A.strength B.decision C.light D.sign


A.good luck B.bad luck C.sadness D.politeness


A.birthday parties B.weddings C.classes D.meetings


A.put on B.took off C.wore D.dressed


A.are dead B.are born C.visit D.are unwelcome


A.sleep B.asleep C.dreams D.think


A.red B.white C.green D.blue


A.things B.people C.feelings D.stress
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阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
For several years , Americans have enjoyed teleshopping-watching TV and buying things by telephone .Now teleshopping is starting in Europe .In some        countries , people can turn on their       and shop for clothes , jewellery , food , toys and        things .
In Germany ,        last year teleshopping was only possible on one channel for one hour every day .Then the government allowed more teleshopping .Other channels can       for telebusiness , including  the largest American teleshopping company and a 24-hour teleshopping company .German        are hoping these will help them sell more things .
Many Europeans usually worry about the quality of the things        on TV.They think high quality is the most important thing , and they don’t believe they can be sure about the quality of the things         .
The need of high quality means that European teleshopping companies will have to be       the American companies .They have to be more careful about       of the things they sell .They will also have to work harder to sell things that the buyers cannot touch or see by themselves .



A.European B.Asian C.American D.African


A.lights B.switches C.radios D.TVS


A.some else B.another many C.the other D.many other


A.to B.until C.unless D.by


A.begin B.leave C.open D.turn on


A.people B.women C.businessmen D.officials


A.appearing B.coming out C.for sale D.to buy


A.in the shop B.on TV C.they bought D.by this way


A.the same with B.different from C.as big as D.larger than


A.the number B.the quality C.the places D.the buyers
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If you often have a cold, headache or backache, there is something wrong with your health.Eating healthy food       good for our health.
Tofu(豆腐), milk, vegetables are healthy for  us.Tofu is a kind of traditional(传统的)       food. We often        it in China. Now more and more people         other countries think tofu is good for health,       . They also like eating it. Milk is           kind of health food. Every day you should         one or two glasses of milk.
It can           us strong.
Vegetables are very important. You should         them. There are vitamin(维他命) A, B, C, D , E and so on in them.
As we know, it’s important      a balanced diet(均衡饮食). We must have the right kinds of food. We should also eat some pork, chicken and beef. We should eat more fruit and vegetables but less meat.



A.are B.is C.will be D.was


A.Japanese B.American C.English D.Chinese


A.eat B.drink C.take D.play


A.for B.with C.in D.at


A.too B.also C.well D.either


A.the other B.other C.another D.others


A.drinking B.drink C.take D.to take


A.keep B.makes C.keeps D.keeping


A.to eat B.eats C.eat D.keeping


A.making B.to keep C.keeping D.to drink
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New Year's Day is coming.I believe that most of you have ____ own New Year's resolutions.But what kind of resolutions should you make?
First,your New Year's resolutions should be ____ for you.Be sure that they can ____ your studies or make you healthier.“Going to bed late” isn't a good ____.It's not good for your health.You should make resolutions like “drinking milk for ____ every morning.” The resolution “___ eating junk food” is also a good one.Studying harder and spending ____ time watching TV are good ones.
Second,your New Year's resolutions shouldn't be very ____ to keep.Be sure that you can keep your resolutions.Don't make your resolutions too ____.Flying to the moon is a difficult resolution for anyone.You should keep your resolutions small and simple,____ you can keep them.
After you make some good and realistic(现实的) resolutions,don't forget to make a plan.Write down what you need to do every day,and then do it.



A.their B.your C.our D.one's


A.necessary B.important C.interesting D.good


A.change B.finish C.improve D.care


A.way B.plan C.problem D.resolution


A.breakfast B.lunch C.supper D.dinner


A.stopping B.beginning C.trying D.enjoying


A.much B.more C.less D.little


A.easy B.difficult C.nice D.fun


A.early B.late C.high D.low


A.but B.so C.or D.and
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完形填空
There are many kinds of shows in our life. All shows have one thing in common: They try to      the best singers, the         talented dancers, the most exciting magicians, the funniest actors and so         . All kinds of people join these      .But who can play the piano the best? That’s up to you to decide. When people watch the show, they usually play a role     deciding the winner. And the winner always gets a very good prize.
A. look for         B. look at         C. look up
A. bad             B. most            C. worse
A. on              B. to             C. from
A. movies          B. shows          C. show
A. from            B. off             C. in

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完形填空
London is a ______ city. Over six and a half ____ people live there. People call the oldest part of London the city centre. It’s also a financial (金融的) city. _____ half a million people work in the _____. They go to work every day by train or by underground.Of course, lots of people go by car, too.
London has two airports, Heathrow and Gatwick. Heathrow, the larger______, is one of the busiest airports in the world.
There are also many places of ______ in London. Buckingham (白金汉宫) and Westminster Abbey (威斯敏斯特教堂)are two of the favourite ones for tourists. But the most famous building in London is the Tower. All of them make London more beautiful.



A.small B.big C.new D.quiet


A.million B.thousand C.hundred D.ten


A.At last B.At the beginning of C.At least D.At the end of


A.banks B.factories C.farms D.offices


A.this B.those C.one D.ones


A.interesting B.interest C.interests D.interested
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完形填空,阅读下列短文,从文后各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
About 70,000,000 Americans are trying to lose weight(减肥). That is almost 1 out of every 3 people in the United States. Some people eat       food and they don’t have any fats or sweets. Others do running, exercise with machines, take medicines, or even have operations(手术).         you can see losing weight is        work, and it will also cost a lot of money. But         do so many people in the United States want to lose weight?
Many people in the United States worry about their look of the body. For many people, looking nice also means to be       . Other people worry about their health because many doctors        overweight is not good.
Most people want to find a(n)        way to take off fat, and books of this kind are very      . These books tell people how to lose weight. Each book says it can easily help people take fat       .
Losing weight can be       . Some overweight people go to health centres. Men and women   __    several hundred dollars a day exericising at these health centres. People live there for one week or two, taking exercise, eating different foods. Meals there may be just a little. All these work for losing weight.     four days at the health center, one woman called Mrs. Warren lost 5 pounds (2.27kg). At $ 400 a day, she spent $ 320 to lose each pound(磅). But she said she was still        to do so.
Health centres, books, medicines, operations, running and exercise machines all     a lot of money. So in the United States, losing weight may mean losing     too.



A.less B.more C.nice D.fast


A.For B.So C.Or D.And


A.good B.useful C.hard D.easy


A.why B.what C.how D.when


A.high B.short C.thin D.fat


A.talk B.say C.speak D.tell


A.dearer B.harder C.shorter D.easier


A.funny B.much C.popular D.hard


A.out B.away C.down D.in


A.cheap B.expensive C.easy D.safe


A.spend B.cost C.take D.have


A.Before B.In C.After D.At


A.sorry B.angry C.sad D.glad


A.need B.have C.use D.get


A.health B.time C.food D.money
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完型填空
Driving a car at a high speed along a highway seems to be fun. You only need to        the bright traffic signs beside the highway and it will take you where you wish to go.
But to a London taxi driver, driving is not an easy job. A taxi driver needs to have not only good driving skills but also a good       of the city of London, from the        street to the most popular restaurant around. He has to be at the service(服务) of all kinds of passengers(乘客) at all times.
A London taxi driver said the following about his job.
During the night it is        for him to stop two or three times for some food.He said, “I never________when I’m working, otherwise, I’d lose my license (驾驶执照).”
He usually goes home between two and three o’clock in the morning.
There are times he has to stay________   and try to make more runs. He said, “That’s the worst thing about working for yourself. If you don’t make money, no one is going to  ________  it to you. ” London taxi drivers not only “take” but also “give”. Every summer hundreds of poor  ________  from London go for a day at the sea ― by taxi! Their rides are   ________ by the taxi drivers. At the sea, they are met by the mayor (市长) , and a lunch party is also held for the taxi drivers and the children. After a happy day’s running around the  ________  and visiting the market there, the children go home again by taxi, free of charge of course!



A.catch B.meet C.follow D.throw


A.taste B.knowledge C.dream D.teacher


A.noisiest B.coldest C.dirtiest D.loneliest


A.usual B.strange C.dangerous D.impossible


A.speak B.sing C.run D.drink


A.shorter B.longer C.earlier D.higher


A.give B.lend C.send D.return


A.elderly B.farmers C.patients D.children


A.paid B.borrowed C.sent D.spent


A.buildings B.mountains C.beaches D.roads
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完形填空  阅读下面短文,从A、B、C三个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案
When the air in Beijing got “ crazy bad”,  an American reporter described that one could hardly ever see across the street. During the        , you can usually make out the sun through the sky, but even at midday(正午),the sun is just           a small white ball. You clothes can get________ after a day walking. Clothes          like the smell in a smoking room.
But it’s not just Beijing.. On Monday a          was on fire in Zhejiang Province, but the air pollution was so bad that for three hours no one            the smoke coming out from the factory.
________surprises people is that Beijing or Zhejiang Province can’t even be in China’s top 10 areas that have the worst air pollution.
It’s clear that   ________  has become one of China’s biggest problems. Pollution hurts everyone. Something must be done to   ________     bad air. The Chinese government has taken the first step—— admitting (承认) it is a   ________   .  Beijing is able to make its air breathe (呼吸) a little easier soon.
A.day                     B. evening                   C. holiday
A.on                      B. like                      C. over
A.clean                  B. dirty                     C. wet
A.touch                   B. feel                      C. smell
A.factory                B. station                  C. home
A.shouted                 B. noticed                   C. heard
A.Where                  B. How                      C. What
A.population             B. pollution                C. air
A.deal with              B. think about               C. away from
A.question               B. key                       C. Problem

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完形填空
It’s not polite to arrive at a dinner party more than 15 to 20 minutes late. The host or hostess usually waits for all the guests to arrive       having the meal. If        is late, all the others will be kept waiting. If you will have to be late, call and tell them to start        you.
It’s even worse to be     ! The host or hostess        not be ready. If you are early, drive or walk        the block (街区) for a few minutes, or just sit in your car until the right time.
Though it’s often important to arrive at a party on time, yet on the other hand, for open houses, the host or hostess invites guests to       and leave between certain times, so you can arrive at any time within the times he or she gives you.
It’s nice to bring an empty stomach, but it’s even nicer to bring a       present. The present should not cost a lot, or you might embarrass(使尴尬) the host or hostess. Flowers, wine, or a box of candy will do fine.      bring money as a present.
In an introduction , the order of a name is the given name, and then the family name. In other words, the given name comes      . After the introduction, we usually call friends by their given names. Older people may want you to call them by their titles and family names, such as “Mr. Jones”, “Mr. Smith”, ”Ms. Johson” or “Dr. Brown”.



A.while B.when C.before D.after


A.anyone B.someone C.everyone D.no one


A.waiting B.to wait C.with D.without


A.late B.early C.quick D.fast


A.must B.can C.may D.should


A.around B.across C.over D.through


A.reach B.arrive C.arrive at D.get


A.expensive B.beautiful C.big D.small


A.Always B.Sometimes C.Never D.Usually


A.first B.second C.last D.third
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Choose the best words and complete the passage (选择最恰当的单词完成短文)
Have you ever been to a desert? A desert is a place full of sand.
Death Valley is one of the most ______ deserts in the United States. It covers a wide area with its bright sand. Almost 20 percent of this area is well below sea level, and Badwater, a salt water lake, is about 280 feet below sea level and the ______ place in the United Sates.
Long ago the Indians there called this place “Tomesha”. It means the land of fire. Death Valley’s name now dates back to 1849. At that time a group of miners came across the desert from Nevada, but they became _______ in this desert. They were hungry and thirsty. Their journey was certainly a sad story.
Today Death Valley is made a National Monument and people can cross it along several well-marked roads. They can _______ water and drinks in the roadside bars when thirsty, and they can have meals in the restaurants, too. Luckily with so many people traveling and living there, this desert’s special beauty has not been ruined.
Here you’ll have a lot of surprises. It is ________ like what you can see on the moon. The sight changes as the wind moves the sand about, showing the most unusual colors. One of the most unusual and surprising _______ of Death Valley is Devils Golf Course(魔鬼的高尔夫球场). If one goes there, it seems you are in some terrible dreams. Sand sculptures stand on a ________ ground, and their long shadows moves in the darkness of the night.



A.brave B.famous C.careful D.successful


A.lowest B.highest C.farthest D.longest


A.angry B.excited C.lost D.surprised


A.keep B.stop C.practice D.enjoy


A.almost B.hardly C.also D.ever


A.copies B.pieces C.parts D.covers


A.bright B.frightening C.beautiful D.clean
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完形填空
The United States is full of automobiles (机动车). There are still many families without cars. But some families have two or     more cars. However, cars are used for more than pleasure. They are a       part of life.
Cars are used for      . They are driven to offices and factories by workers who have no other way to       their jobs. When salesmen are sent to        parts of the city, they have to drive in order to     their products. Farmers have to drive into the city in order to shop for hecessities.
Sometimes, small children must be driven to      . In some cities, school buses are used only when children          more than a mile from the school. When the children are too     to walk that far, their parents take       to drive them to school. One      drives on Mondays, taking her children and the neighbors' children as well. Another mother drives on Tuesdays, another on Wednesdays and so on. This is          forming a car pool (拼车). Working people also form car pools, with three or four people taking turns to drive to the place       they work. More car pools should be formed in order to put       cars on the road and to use less oil.      is a great problem, and so is the traffic in and around cities. Too many cars are being driven. Something should be done about the use of cars.



A.even B.much C.little D.such


A.great B.necessary C.proper D.possible


A.families B.business C.education D.Farms


A.get to B.look for C.find out D.use up


A.same B.different C.every D.each


A.catch B.create C.cover D.carry


A.cities B.schools C.parks D.gardens


A.move B.study C.live D.Work


A.small B.big C.young D.old


A.money B.time C.pride D.turns


A.parent B.child C.way D.car


A.call B.calling C.to call D.called


A.where B.that C.which D.when


A.more B.fewer C.many D.less


A.Driving B.Running C.Parking D.Forming
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完形填空 先通读下面的短文,掌握其大意,然后在每小题所给的四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Most parents, I suppose, have had the experience of reading a bedtime story         their children. And they must have realized how difficult it is to write a good children’s book. Either the author has aimed too        , so that children can’t follow what is in his ( or more often, her ) story,________the story seems to be talking to the readers.
The best children’s books are          very difficult nor very simple, and satisfy the child who hears the story and the adult who reads it. Unfortunately, there are in fact few books like this,   ________  the problem of finding the right bedtime story is not          to solve. This may be why many of the books regarded as works of children’s literature were in fact written for        . “Alice in Wonderland” is perhaps the most obvious(明显)of this.
Children, left for themselves, often          the worst possible interest in literature. Just leave a child in a bookshop or a library and he will more willingly choose the books written in an unimaginative way, or have a look at the most children’s comics, full of the stories and jokes which are the rejections of teachers and righting-thinking parents.
Perhaps we parents should stop   ________   to brainwash(洗脑)children into accepting our taste in literature. After all, children and adults are so ________   that we parents should not expect that they will enjoy the same books. So I suppose we’ll just have to compromise over the bedtime story.



A.to B.in C.with D.around


A.easy B.short C.high D.difficult


A.and B.but C.or D.so


A.both B.neither C.either D.very


A.but B.however C.so D.because


A.hard B.easy C.enough D.fast


A.grown-ups B.girls C.boys D.children


A.are B.show C.find D.add


A.going B.liking C.trying D.preferring


A.same B.friendly C.different D.common
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完形填空 先通读下面的短文,掌握其大意, 然后从下面四个答案中选择可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。
Chinese students face huge pressure. There is the pressure to be better than _    _, or there is the shame of being different. Students must spend a lot of time _   _ hard in order to not be left behind.
_     is not the only way to make students succeed. Educational expert Li Zhenxi said: “It’s better to encourage kids. We should not separate students _     low grades.”
Interest is the best teacher. Letting children do the things they’re _   _ in is a good way to encourage them.
Wei Nan, 31, is one of the best trailer(预告片) directors in China. His childhood was very different _    _ those of other children. He started learning to _   _ when he was only 6. After 10 years of playing different roles, he felt _    _ of being an actor. He     _ to do something he really wanted to. He spent five years learning editing(剪辑) and gradually became _    _ in this area. In 2005, he started his own company and produced trailers for famous movies.
Wei never went to a university, but nobody can deny(否认) that he is a successful young man. “I’m lucky to be able to do something I like,” he said.



A.the other B.other C.others D.the others


A.study B.to study C.studying D.studies


A.Competition B.Cooperation C.Comparation D.Communication


A.on B.in C.to D.with


A.worried B.interested C.supposed D.serious


A.as B.with C.from D.to


A.sing B.dance C.act D.paint


A.tired B.scared C.happy D.pleased


A.invited B.guided C.decided D.realized


A.strong B.famous C.healthy D.glad
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初中英语教育文化类阅读完型填空