初四 阅读复习三

初四阅读复习三
二、完形填空
“Ah,” he said, “it is an ill wind that blows nobody good.” With these words, he ran to the house of a neighbor, and offered his 20 to move away the snow
purpose, and then to another,
From that time, Henry was , and he succeeded in all he tried to do. Having the will, he always found the way.
16. A. easy B. fun C. difficult D. possible
17. A. returned B. sent C. followed D. lent
18. A. large B. small C. rich D. poor
19. A. cold B. warm C. cool D. hot
20. A. service B. choice C. money D. interest
21. A. book B. pay C. letter D. study
22. A. last B. strange C. same D. boring
23. A. if B. because C. since D. until
24. A. always B. never C. already D. seldom
25. A. help B. fail C. try D. give
三、阅读理解
A
The car was invented over 100 years ago. You may know all kinds of cars’ names, but many people don’t know who was the inventor of the first car. The first car was invented not by a German, but by an American. His name was Henry Ford.
Henry was born in a poor family. He was the oldest of six children. When he was a boy, he became interested in repairing watches and machines. When he was twelve years old, his mother died. Soon he had to work for two dollars and fifty cents a week. In the evening he repaired watches for another dollar a week. The hard life made him strong and able.
At that time there was another interest in the life of the young Ford. He dreamed to make a machine. It could run without a horse, so named “horseless carriage”. He overcame a lot of difficulties and in April 1893, the “horseless carriage” was finally finished. It was the first car.
Later Henry Ford founded the Ford Motor Company. He was really the first inventor of the car in the world.
26. Henry Ford must have ________.
A. five younger brothers
B. six brothers and sisters
C. five younger brothers or sisters
D. six brothers
27. How many dollars did young Ford make every week?
A. 2.5 dollars.
B. 3.5 dollars.
C. 3 dollars.
D. 4 dollars.
28. The underlined word “carriage” means________ in Chinese.
A. 轮子.
B. 交通
C. 包裹
D. 运输工具
29. Which is NOT true?
A. Ford repaired watches in the evenings for fun.
B. Ford enjoyed repairing watches and machines when he was very young.
C. Ford met with a lot of difficulties in the invention.
D. The first car was invented in 1893.
B
Deborah Ahenkorah comes from Ghana, a country in West Africa. She has loved to read since she was a little girl. But all the books she read when she was little were American books and they showed a world that was different from hers. When Ahenkorah grew up, she started Golden Baobab. It is an organization that provides African children with books written by African people.
Golden Baobab does this in several different ways. First, it organizes programs and workshops. These workshops support African writers. In these workshops writers can learn new things and improve their writing. Second, Golden Baobab connects writers to publishers. Finally, it offers the Golden Baobab Prize. Any writer who is an African citizen can compete for the prize, and each story must happen in Africa.
“Children need books they can relate to. When they see characters who are like themselves in a story, they know that their experiences are important,” said Tiffany Morris, who works for Golden Baobab.
“We could have an industry of books, games, toys and characters that come from stories that are made just for African children,” Ahenkorah said.This is a big dream and also a big challenge. But Ahenkorah and Golden Baobab are working to make it come true.
30. In how many ways does Golden Baobab try to achieve its goal?
A. One.
B. Two.
C. Three.
D. Four.
31. According to Tiffany Morris, children should read books that ________.
A. are interesting
B. they can relate to
C. have pictures in them
D. are easy to understand
32. What’s Deborah Ahenkorah’s dream?
A. To send more African children to school.
B. To encourage more African children to read.
C. To make Africa’s book publishing industry a success.
D. To help African children get to know about the world.
33. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Golden Baobab has helped create hundreds of stories.
B. Deborah Ahenkorah has written a lot of stories for children.
C. Deborah Ahenkorah had no books to read when she was little.
D. Anyone in the world can compete for the Golden Baobab Prize.
C
If you think the place where you live is the coldest, then a visit to Oymyakon may change your mind.
Oymyakon is a small village in Siberia(西伯利亚) where the temperature can be as low as -67.78℃. It’s the coldest inhabited(有居民的) place on earth. The average winter temperature is around -50℃and only about 500 people live there.
Photographer Amos Chapple from New Zealand took a two-day trip to Oymyakon and quickly learned how terrible the sudden dropping of temperature could be.
“I was wearing thin trousers when I first got there. It was about -47℃. It seems the cold was strongly gripping(紧抓) my legs,” said Amos Chapple.
He said that the local people lived on meat and fish because the crops were unable to live in the freezing temperatures.
Mobile phones and cars are often in danger of freezing over. If cars aren’t running outside, they must be kept in a warm place.
Often it is dark and lonely outdoors, with only three hours of light in winter. However, in summer the village will have 21 hours of light and temperatures can rise to an average of 22.78℃in July.
34. What’s do people in Oymyakon mainly eat?
A. Meat and fish.
B. Meat and eggs.
C. Rice and potatoes.
D. Crops and meat.
35. What does Oymyakon usually look like in winter?
A. Crowded and modern.
B. Lonely and cold.
C. Cold but crowded.
D. Lonely and warm.
36.What do we know about Oymyakon?
A.No one uses mobile phones there.
B.Please don’t wear thin trousers there.
C.Days are very long in Oymyakon in summer.
D. It’s even cold in July.
37. What’s the best title for this passage?
A. How to live in the coldest village
B. A small and beautiful village-Oymyakon
C. Siberia
D. The coldest village in the world-Oymyakon
D
The dragon is a great animal in Chinese culture. It brings the wind and rain. It is said that every year on the second day of the second lunar(农历) month, the dragon wakes up from its winter sleep and raises its head. Because of this, the day is called “Dragon Heads Raising Day”(Longtaitou). This year, it falls on Mar. 18.
38 And rain is very important to farming. So Longtaitou was the start of spring and farming.
39 The most popular one is to have a haircut. Many believe that a haircut during the first lunar month may bring bad luck to your uncles-mainly your mother’s brothers. They hope getting a haircut on Longtaitou gets rid of bad luck.
In Chinese people’s festival traditions, there is always a place for food. 40 Noodles are called dragon’s beard(longxu). Dumplings are dragon’s ears. And spring rolls are dragon’s scales(鳞).
’s best wishes and good luck.
五、选词填空
Natural disasters cause trouble for lot of people around the world each year. But different 49 of the world experience different kinds of disasters. Some places have earthquakes 50 others have typhoons.
Every disaster is different. But doing these three things can help you prepare yourself and keep your family 51 .
Do some research
Learn about the kinds of disasters that can 52 in your area. How could those disasters affect your home, phones, power
and water?
Make an emergency(紧急情况) plan
In a disaster, you can’t always travel. Sometimes phones stop 53 , too. Decide where family members should 54 if they can’t get home safely. Make a list of important phone numbers and 55 for everyone to keep in their bag or wallet.
Prepare for the worst
What will you take if you need to leave your home 56 ? Clothes, water and food are important. ID card and bank information are also important. If someone in your family 57 medicine, you should take that, too. Keep58 things together in one place. In that way, you can get them in no time of you need them.
八、语法填空
Some people are born into rich families. They never need to worry about things like food 68they grow up. Some people are born into poor families. They need to learn how 69 (make) a living when they are still kids.
Some people are born in peaceful countries. They don’t really know what it 70(mean)to feel scared. Some people are born among wars. They need to do everything they can just to stay 71(live).
However, people who are born into wealthy families can grow into 72 (use) ones. People who are born into poor families can find a way that suits themselves to work hard and change their lives 73 (complete).
People who are born in peaceful countries can choose wrong paths and become big headaches for their societies.
Twenty years ago, Zuckerberg was still a teenager 74 no one knew. Even when he founded Facebook, there 75 (be) not many people who saw a promising future in him. But now he has become one of 76 (important)
people around the world.
As you can see, your future depends on your way 77 thinking. It would be the greatest regret in your whole life if you let chances slip away through your fingers.
九、书面表达
在你成长的过程中，遇到很多对你有帮助的人，你的老师、你的父母、你的同学、你的朋友甚至是个一面之缘的陌生人……他们的行为给了你帮助，现在给你个机会，请你以“A person I want to thank”为题，写一篇小短文向他们表达下感激之情。

要求：l. 短文须包括以上提示要点，可适当发挥；
2. 词数80-100词。

语意连贯，表达准确。

A person I want to thank
There are many people helped me in my life. I want to say “thank you” to my English teacher.
My English teacher is strict with us. And sometimes she is friendly to us. She has good pronunciation and handwriting. She is so patient that we all love her. I remembered one time, I failed my math exam, I felt very upset, she came to encourage me to give me confidence to keep improving. And every time I met her, she showed her care to my math study. Finally, I got a satisfied score with the final math exam.
So I really want to thank him for the help and knowledge she gave me.。