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-1-2016年英语中考专题练习----短文首字母填空（请选择使用）Passage1Here’sastoryaboutMing’slifeonthewaters.Minghaslivedallhislifeonawider1inchina.Hishomeisalargehouse-boatwitharoof,oneofhundredsthatmoveupanddown.Inaboutsixyearshehasnotoncebeenonl2butheisneverlonely.Heisastrongswimmer.Infact,hecouldswimbeforehecouldwalk.Whenhewantstoplaywithhisf3hejustswimsacrosstotheirboatsorasksthemtov4him.Ming’sfatherisafisherman,butheneveru5alineoranet（网）.Greatblackbirdscalledcormorantsdothefishingforhim.Rings（圈）havebeenputaroundthebirds’n6sothattheycannoteatthefishtheycatch.Theyhavebeent7tobringthefishtopeople.Andthenpeoplereward（奖励）themwithafinebigfishassoonastheirworkisf8Mingloveswatchingthecormorants,butbetterstillhelikesgoings9withhismother.Theshops,ofcourse,areboatsverylikehiso10.Passage2Cananimalsbemadetoworkforpeople?Somescientiststhinkthatonedayanimalsmaybetrained（训练）todoanumberofsimplejobsi1ofpeople.Theysaythatatacircus（杂技场）,forexample,wemayseeelephants,monkeys,dogsandotheranimalsdoingq2skillful（熟练的）things.Perhapsyouhaveseenthemonthetelevisionorinafilm.Ifyouwatchclosely,youmayfindthatthetrainer（驯兽员）alwaysg3theanimalsomesugaro4apieceoffruitasareward（报酬）.Thescientistssaythatmanyd5animalsmaybetrainedtodoalotofsimplethingsiftheyknowtheywillgetarewardf6doingthat.Ofcourse,asweknow,dogscanbetrainedtolookafterahouse,andsoldiersinbotholdandmodernt7haveu8geesetogivewarning（警报）bym9alotofnoisewhenanenemycomesnear.Andalsoitmaybepossibletotrainanimalstoworkinfamiliesorf10.Passage3Inrecentyears,playingkite-boardseemstobecomemoreandmorepopularinAlaskainAmerica.Itisanewandoldgame.Thegamehasw1theinterestofmanyyoungpeople.Thegameisinterestingbutalittled2Oneneedstoplayitveryc3Akite-boardisinfactaskateboard（滑雪板）drawn（拉）byafewbigflyingkites.Theoldgamewasp4bysomeyoungpeopleinHollandandSpainase5asthelastcentury.Sincetheboardwashardtocontrol（控制）,f6peopledared（敢）toplayit.Withthedevelopmentofthedesign（设计）ofkiteandskateboard,manypeoplecanl7howtoplayit.Akiteboardmaygoasf8asabout50kilometresanhour.Ifyouhaven’thadanypractice,you’dbetternotplayit.Itisnots9Itissaidthatthegamecanexercisenotonlyyourb10butalsothesensitivityofyourbrain(大脑敏捷）Passage4BritishMilkmanSteveLeechsavedsomeshopsandflatswithmilkandwonaNationalBraveryAward（国家勇敢奖）.Leech,35yearsold,saidthatwhenhewassendingoutmilkasu1alongPineStreet,hes2heardaloud,strangesoundbehindhimandthenhesawsmokecomingoutofashopinCornwall,southernEngland.“Thatmustbeafire,It3”Leechsaid.“ThenIquicklyd4todosomething.SoIp5thedoorinandthenIs6forthepeopleinside.ThenIstartedpouringmilke7”Heused320pintsofmilktostopthefire.Whenfirefightersr8theshop,thefirewasundercontrol（得到控制）.Leechhelpedsavethel9ofeightpeopleintheflatsabovetheshops.“Itwashardworko10allthosebottles.Butitwasevenhardertryingtotellmybosswhereallthemilkhadgone,”Leechsaidjokingly.Passage5Whilet1inRussia,EdJacksonranshortof（缺少）money.Sohewrotetohisbrother,askingfor＄500.“Sendthem2bytelegram（电报）tothebank（银行）here,”hewrote.AfteraweekEdbeganv3thebank.Hes4hispassport（护照）tothebankclerk（职员）.“Nothinghascomeforyou,Mr.Jackson,”hewastold.Thiswento5forthreeweeks,andMr.Jacksongotveryw6Hethenphonedhisbrother,askingw7themoneywas.Thebrothersaidithadbeensentthreeweeksb8ThateveningEdJacksonwasarrested（被捕）forfailingtop9hishotelbill（账单）.Hetriedtotellthepolicewhathisproblemwas,butnoonewouldbelievehim.Atlasthewass10tothepolicestationforfifteendays.Passage6AprilFools’DayisonApril1st.Peoplecanplayj1onothersonthisspeciald2Ifyousucceed,youusuallylaughandsay“AprilFool!”Thepersonwhohasbeenfooledbyyoul3too,andhewillneverbeangrywithyou.Mother’sDayisonthesecondSundayofMay.It’sadaytot4mothers.Onthatdaymothersusuallyreceiveflowersandcardsfromtheirchildren.Fathersandchildrendothehouseworksothatmotherscanhavear5EasterDayfallsonthefirstSundayafterthefullmoonwhichisonorafterMarch21st.It’salsocalledEasterSunday.ItissaidthatonthatdayJesusChristcomesbacktol6Manypeoplegotochurchandchildrenoftengetp7suchastoyrabbits.ThanksgivingDayisonthefourthThursdayinNovember.It’sadaywhenpeoplegivethanksforthegoodthingsinlife.Usuallyfamiliesallgett8andhaveabigdinner.ChristmasDaycomesonD925th.It’sthemostimportantfestivalinayear.Thebeautifulthingscanbes10everywhere.Peopleexchangegifts,sendChristmascardsandvisitfriends.-2-Passage7MrKingtaughtEnglishinamiddleschool.Hewasveryb1allthetimeandcouldn’tdosomer2Sohelefttheschoolandopenedabookshopinthec3ofthetown.Itwasn’tbigenoughbutallthebookswereniceandmostpeoplelikedtobuysomethere.Whentheshopwasc4hecouldreadathome.Heknewalotandthelearned（有学问的）personweregladtomakef5withhim.ItwasSundayanditwascoldoutside.MrKingwasverybusy.Atnineintheeveningallthebuyerslefte____6agirl.Shewasdressedupandwaitedfors7there.Standingbytheshelves,shelookedoverthebooksoneaftera8Itmadetheminafearfulmess（凌乱不堪）.MrKingcameuptoherandasked,“Excuseme,madam.WhatcanIdoforyou?”“Yourbooksarealldull（乏味的）,”saidthegirl,“Iwantad9one.”“That’seasy,”MrKingsmiled.Het10outacookbook（烹调书）andsaid,“Hereyouare,madam.”Passage8OnceEffendihadajokewiththePrimeMinister（首相）.HesaidtheMinisterw1diethenextday.Thenextday,theMinisterreallyf2offthehorseanddi