英语专题练习

专题练习（选词填空）根据短文内容，从方框中选择恰当的单词填空。每个单词只能用一次，每一次。(A)SeattleisabeautifulseasidecityintheUSA.Doyouwanttovisitit1stayingathome?A14-year-oldAmericanstudentMcKaulaymadethiscome2withhiscomputergame.ThegameiscalledSeattleMonorail.Theplayerscan3aredorabluetrainalongthetrack（轨道）,passingSeattle’sfamousplacesandbuildings.McKaulaystartedworkingonthegametwoyears4.Hebuiltthegamesoftware（软件）forbeginners.Hisideacametohimduringthecomputeranimation（动画）coursethathetookwhenhewasinSeattle.He5over200hoursprogrammingthegame.“Thethingisifpeopleget6inthis,itdoesn’thavetoendwherethetraingoes,“saidhisfather,”McKaulaycanmakeitgobyanything.“NowMcKaulayisbuildingawebsite,“Anyone9hasheardaboutSeattle’strainmaythinkthisiskindoffun,”McKaulaysaid.“Ithinkpeoplewhohavedrivenitwould10finditfun.(B)Agroupoffrogs（青蛙）weretravelingthroughtheforest,butunluckilytwoof1fellintoahole.Theotherfrogstriedtohelpthem.Whentheysawhowdeepthe2was,theycriedtothetwofrogsthattheycouldnotbesaved.Thetwofrogsdidn’tcareandtriedtheir3tojumpupoutofthehole.Theotherfrogskept4thattheyweresuretodie.Finally,oneofthetwo5heardwhattheotherfrogsweresayingandgaveup.Thenhefell6anddied.However,theotherfrog7tojumpashardashecould.8last,hemadeitout.Whenhegotout,theotherfrogsasked,“Didyouhearus?“Thefrog,whohada9hearing,explained,“Ithoughtyouwereencouragingmeallthetime.“Thestoryteachesusalesson:Thereispoweroflifeanddeathinthetongue（言语）。Anencouragingwordtothosewhoaredowncanhelpthemout10adiscouragingwordcankillthem.(C)othersgameagotrueinterestedspentbyreallydrivewhogoodsaythempoordownatbutcontinueholefrogvisitedsopaintatnewcityideasfirstspenthimPabloPicasso(毕加索)wasborninSpainin1881.Hisfatherwasanartist.Andalsoanartteacher.HegavelittlePicassothe1lessonindrawing.Theboyshowedgreatinterestinitandlearneditquickly.Picassodrew2wellthathewonaprize---“ScienceandCharity“forhisfirstimportantpainting3theageof15.Laterhestudiedinseveral4inSpain.Butnoonecouldteach5becausehehadknownsomuch.Whenhewas19,he6Paris.Atthattime,Pariswasthecenteroftheworldforartists.Everythinginthepaintingworldwas7toPicasso.Whenhewas23,hemovedtoParistoliveand8therestofhislifeinFrance.Inhis80s,PabloPicassostillworkedlikeayoungman.Hekeptonlookingfornew9andnewwaystowork.Heneverstopped10allhislife.PabloPicasso,oneofthegreatestartistsintheworld,diedin1973.(D)ChinesepeoplehavebeencelebratingtheMid-AutumnFestivalforcenturies.Itis1forthemtotastemooncakestogether.MooncakesareintheshapeofafullmoonontheMid-Autumnnight.Theycarrypeople’swishestothefamiliestheyloveandmiss.ZhongWei,a46-year-oldhusbandandfatherhaslivedinWenzhouforthelast13yearsby2.Withahardjobinacrayonfactory,hedoesn’tfind3timetovisithishometown.“Iusedtoreturnhomeatleastonceayear,butIhaven’tbackforalmost4yearsnow.It’sashame,butIjustdon’thavethetime,”hesays.ManypeoplelikeZhongWeiregardwithgreat5howtheirhometownshavechanged.Perhapslargehospitalandnewroadshaveappeared.Theirhometownshavebecome6thanbefore.Inmanyplaces,thegovernmenthasalsobuiltnewschoolsandsentteachersfromthecitiestohelp.“Inoticedthat’s7ofmyhometown,“addsZhongWei.“Childrenhavelearnedtoreadandcountatmyoldprimaryschoolsincethemid-20thcentury.Butnowthebuildingsareveryold.Iheardthey’regoingtobuildanewschoolthere.“ZhongWeithinkssuchdevelopmentsaregood,andalso8thathishometowncannotalwaysstaythesame.AccordingtoZhongWei,however,somethingswillneverchange.“Inmyhometown,therewasabigoldtreeoppositetheschool.Itisstillthereandhasbecomequiteasymboloftheplace.Mostofthechildreninmytimelikedtoplaytogetherunderthatbigtree,9duringthesummerholidays.Itwassuchahappychildhood.Ourhometownhasleftmanysoftandsweet10inourhearts.Howhewishesthathecouldcomebackhishometownnow.“goodinterestingenjoymosthememorythirdespecialknowtruth