牛津英语译林版初中英语中考短文强化训练 14 - 教师版

短文强化训练14

一、完形填空

You might see three strange-looking men on a table somewhere in a folk temple , ___1___ they may be painted on a wall. One looks like a(n) ___2___, another wears the hat of a high government official and the third has a strange head. These are the three ___3___ known together as “Fu Lu Sho u”. It’s said that they are the earthly manifestations(显灵)of three “stars” and show people a ___4___ life.

Fu Xing represents luck or happiness. He appears as a professor holding a rolled paper and sometimes holding a child—another sign of ___5___. It’s said that during the Western Han Dynasty (202 BC~8 AD), he was a governor ___6___ Yang Cheng. The emperor was taking some ___7___ persons from his province to have fun as servants at the palace. Yang ___8___ asked the emperor to end this practice and became a hero to the people.

Lu Xing was once a poor man. Getting a lower position at the palace, he ___9___ hard and went forward to a high position. So he ___10___ a good income and later becomes a symbol of ___11___.

Shou Xing is perhaps the most popular, ___12___ many stories about him. He was in his mother’s body for nine or ten years, and was already an old man when he was born with a huge strange ___13___. The night he was conceived(怀孕), his mother saw the Southern Pole Star, which ___14___ the date of people’s deaths. So he is the god of long life, often seen ___15___ a peach with a deer, a crane(仙鹤), or a bat- all symbols of long life.

(C )1. A. and B. but C. or D. so

(B )2. A. farmer B. professor C. servant D. officer

(C )3. A. emperors B. pictures C. gods D. ghosts

(D )4. A. free B. busy C. bad D. good

(A )5. A. luck B. friendship C. spirit D. energy

(A )6. A. named B. names C. naming D. name

(C )7. A. rich B. great C. short D. brave

(A )8. A. successfully B. comfortably C. beautifully D. differently

(D )9. A. ate B. slept C. ran D. worked

(B )10. A. gives up B. stands for C. picks out D. cares about

(B )11. A. health B. wealth C. success D. life

(C )12. A. for B. besides C. with D. including

(D )13. A. hand B. foot C. nose D. head

(A )14. A. controls B. throws C. writes D. remembers

(D )15. A. picking B. planting C. tasting D. holding

二、阅读理解

A

I believe I can fly

I used to think that I could not go on

And life was nothing but an awful song

But now I know the meaning of true love

I’m leaning(依靠)on the everlasting(永久的)arms

If I can see it, then I can do it

If I just believe it, there’s nothing to it

I believe I can fly

I believe I can touch the sky

I think about it every night and day

Spread my wings and fly away

I believe I can soar

I see me running through that open door

I believe I can fly

I believe I can fly

I believe I can fly

See I was on the verge(边缘)of breaking down

Sometimes silence can seem so loud

There are miracles in life I must achieve

But first I know it starts inside of me, oh

If I can see it, then I can be it

If I just believe it, there’s nothing to it

I believe I can fly

I believe I can touch the sky

I think about it every night and day

Spread my wings and fly away

I believe I can soar

I see me running through that open door

I believe I can fly

I believe I can fly

I believe I can fly

…

(B )1. According to the song, what did the writer think of life in the past?

A. Meaningful.

B. Awful.

C. Hopeful.

D. Peaceful.

(A )2. The underlined word “soar” probably means “______”.

A. fly

B. sing

C. succeed

D. cheer

(D )3. The writer compares himself to _______ in the song.

A. a plane

B. a tiger

C. a ship

D. a bird

(C )4. Which of the following can express the meaning of the song?

A. Practice makes perfect.

B. Say less and do more.

C. Believe in yourself and you can succeed.

D. Nothing’s difficult if you put your heart into it.

(B )5. This is a(n) _______ song.

A. love

B. inspirational

C. life

D. family

B

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