2016年中考英语精练7(带答案)
周末英语特训11.14
许家波
一、完形填空
Most of us have three meals a day .We take food for granted(想当然) 。And we don’crisis(危机Food is in great a growing of world population.By 1960,the population was three billion.It doubled to six 资源)than grains(谷物) .It requires more 7to produce one pound of meat than to produce one pound of grain. It also requires between 5 and 10 To eats less meat,people will need to change their eating habits. That will not for example,have World population is increasing,resources are becoming fewer,and food prices are rising.Therefore, we need to rethink ’t
1.A.And B.But C.Or D.Until
2.A.change B.find C.get D.tell
3.A.instead of B.thanks to C.because of D.as for
4.A.help B.have C.feed D.meet
5.A.busy B.tired C.thirsty D.hungry
6.A.less B.more C.much D.little
7.A.time B.land C.people D.place
8.A.air B.meat C.money D.water
9. A. provide B. produce C. waste D. need
10. A. important B. hard C. easy D. necessary
11. A. never B. seldom C. hardly D. alw ays
12. A. It B. They C. We D. That
13. A. continue B. stop C. have D. start
14. A. how B. when C. what D. where
15. A. quickly B. completely C. finally D. especially
二.请先阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后用方框所给的词的适当形式填空,并将答案填写到答题卷的相应位置,每个词限用一次。
Animals are important in Indian culture and are treaded in a special way. For example, a lot of elephants aren’they are domesticated(驯养). They aren’t kept as pets, but as working animals. Every working elephant its own keeper. An elephant and its keep meet for the first time when they are both young, and they grow up together. In fact, their relationship continues for the rest of the elephant’s perhaps 40 years. Lots of elephants work in the forest, moving heavy when they are cut down. Some give rides to tourists, or people during celebrations and festivals. Keepers take excellent care of their elephants , feeding them and giving them a bath at the end of the working day.
special animal in India is the cow. Cows are protected they aren ’t kept on farms or killed for food, although people do use their milk. So in India you can often see cows walking around towns and cities, and nobody tries drive around them! Do you think it’s interesting?
三、 阅读理解
Today there are many fires than in the past. Over 100,000 wildfires burn each year in America. Russia has 20,000 to 35,000 wildfires every year. Australia has on average 60,000 each year. These fires destroy(损害)huge areas of forests and burn hundreds of homes.
Many experts believe there are several reasons for this sudden increase in fires. The first reason is climate(气候)
change.
Recent weather has been warmer and drier. This leads to dangerous fire conditions. When lightening strikes(发生雷电),dry grass easily catches fire. Hot winds add to the problem. The wind spreads a fire quickly. In 2010, Russia had the hottest and driest summer in a century. In just one month, 500 fires destroyed over 2,000 homes. Some people lost their lives.
Traditional fire-fighting practices are another reason for the increase in fires. In America, firefighters used to quickly put out every fire. They didn ’t allow the grass and trees to burn. As a result, today many forests have thicker vegetation (植被).Thicker vegetation means more fuel(燃料)for fires. Also, without fires from time to time, forests become overcrowded and unhealthy. Some trees are dead. The dead wood then easily catches fire. So surprisingly, America has many more fires today partly because of its past fire-fighting practices.
Scientists now understand that a fire can be a natural part of a healthy forest. As a result, countries like Australia allow more fires to burn naturally. Sometimes, fire fighters even start fires to get rid of(去除)dead wood. Of course, they carefully control the fires. The fire thins out old trees. This allows sunlight to reach the ground. As a result, fires help new trees to grow. Therefore, if a fire is not a serious threat(威胁)to people, firefighters may let it burn naturally.
1. Why did Russia have so many fires in one month in 2010?
A. Because lightening spread the fire.B. Because there was much fuel for fires.
C. Because there were not enough firefighters. D. Because it was unusually hot, dry and windy.
2. What happens because of the traditional fire-fighting practices in the USA?
A. There are fewer wildfires.B. Trees and grass become thicker.
C. The weather becomes warmer and drier.D. Sunlight reaches the ground to help forests.
3. What is the main idea of Paragraph 4?
A. Fires are serious threats to human beings. B. Australian firefighters don’t put out fires.
C. Fires can play an important role I forests. D. It’s difficult for firefighters to control the fires.
4. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. Not all the fires in the forests must be put out. B. People’s carelessness leads to dangerous fires. C. Australia allows all the fires to burn naturally.D. There are more fires in Russia than in the USA.
四.词汇
Halloween (万圣节) is (庆祝)on October thirty-first. on that evening, many people will dress up and look like frightening vampires(吸血鬼)or ghosts(鬼, 幽灵特别)clothing and face with different colors.
from people in Britain. They believed that spirits(灵魂死)would return to their homes on October thirty-first, the day of the autumn feast(盛宴, 筵席)离开)when the night falls.
Historians say a candle inside a hollow pumpkin recalls(回想,记起) the fires many years ago in Britain. And they say that wearing a mask(面具) to the way ancient villagers covered their faces to force spirits away.