上海初三英语首字母入门训练

上海初三英语首字母入门训练
上海初三英语首字母入
门训练
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Today there are 6 billion people on the earth. By the year 2050 there may be 12.5 billion. This is a lot of people to feed. We need more food.
One way to produce more food is by g____1____ more productive (多产的) plants. Since 1983, scientists have been able to make plants more productive by c____2____ their genes. Foods from plants grown in this way are called genetically modified foods (转基因食品) or GM foods.
By changing the genes of a plant, it is p____3____ to make new plants. They make plants which are strong against plant diseases. They can also help with our diseases: a kind of rice
is being prepared, for example, which p____4____ people from becoming blind.
GM plants are not n____5____. No one knows how good or bad they are. Making GM foods is only one way of feeding people in 2050. There: are strong feelings against them, because they are unnatural. They may feed people, then do h____6____ to them or their children later. But, both rich and poor countries are very interested in their use. In 2050 we may think d____7____ about them.
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If you visit a big city anywhere in the world, you will probably find that a restaurant would serve the food of your own native
country. Most large cities in the United States
o____1____ international samples of foods. Many people enjoy eating the food of other nations. This is probably one reason why there are so many different kinds of restaurants in the United States. A second reason is that many Americans come from other parts of the world. They enjoy tasting the foods of their native lands. In the city of Detroit, for example, there are many people from w____2____ Europe, Greece, Latin America, and the Far East. There are many restaurants in Detroit which serve the foods of these areas. There are many other international restaurants too. Americans enjoy the foods in these restaurants as well as the c____3____ to better understand other people and their ways of life. One of the most c____4____ international restaurants to be found in the United States is the Italian restaurant. The restaurant may be a small business r____5____ by a single family. The mother of the family cooks all of the dishes, and the father and children serve the people who come to eat there. Or it may be a large restaurant o____6____ by several different people who worked together in the business. Many Italian dishes that Americans enjoy are made with meat, tomatoes and cheese. They are very
d____7____ and tasty.
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Do you feel a little sleepy after lunch
Well, that's normal. Your body n____1____ slows down then. What should you do about it
Don' t reach for a coffee! I____2____, take a nap.
There are many benefits (好处) of a daily nap. First of all you are more efficient (有效
率的) after napping. You remember things better and make
fewer m____3____. Also, you can learn things more easily after taking a nap. A 20-minute nap can reduce information overload (超载).
It can also reduce stress. Finally, a nap may i____4____ your self-confidence and make you more alert (警惕的). It may even cheer you up.
But, there are some s____5____ rules you should follow about taking a nap. First, take a nap in middle of the day, about eight hours after you wake up. Otherwise, you may disturb (打扰) your sleep-wake pattern. Next, a 20-30 minute nap is best. If you sleep longer, you may fall
into a deep sleep. After waking from a deep sleep, you will feel w____6____. Also, you should
set an alarm clock. That way, you can f____7____ relax during your nap. You won't have to keep looking at the clock and you won't oversleep.
Now, the next time you feel sleepy after lunch, don't get stressed (受到压力). Put your head down, close your eyes, and take a nap.
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Carrots are grown on farms and in small family gardens throughout the world. They are
easy to grow and easy to harvest. They have a pleasing taste.
When people think about carrots, a picture of a long, t____1____ orange-colored vegetable usually comes to mind. But carrots come in many different sizes and s____2____, and not all carrots are orange.
Carrots should be grown in sandy soil that does not h____3____ water for a long time. The soil also should have no rocks. Weather, soil, and age affect the way carrots taste. Experts
say warm days, cool nights, and the right soil temperature are the best conditions for growing great carrots. Most people do not know that carrots can be grown during the winter months. If
the winter is not cold enough to freeze the ground, you can grow and harvest carrots the same way as you do during the summer m____4____. If the ground does freeze in your part of the world, just cover your carrot garden with some plant leaves or straw. This will p____5____ the ground from freezing.
Carrots need time to produce and develop their sugar. This gives them their taste. If
they are harvested too early, they will not have enough sugar. However, carrots become wood-
like and 1____6____ their sweetness if you wait too long to harvest them from the ground. The best way to decide if a carrot is ready to be harvested is by its color. Usually, the
b____7____ the color, the better the taste.
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Eat your vegetables. Cut back on snacks. Our parents are always telling us to eat properly. When we are often reminded to choose healthy foods, the fun is taken out of eating. Sometimes it even makes you do just the o____1____: eat junk food (垃圾食品).
Now there's a reminder to eat healthily: the Foods Pyramid.
Created by nutrition experts at the University of Michigan in the United States, the pyramid is a funny, easy way to learn how to eat and what to eat.
The pyramid has stripes in colors going from left to right. There are also pictures of
all sorts of foods. "Study it for a w____2____ and you'll remember which foods are really
needed in your d____3____. You' 11 see that eggs and milk are kind of in the middle, and understand that you should probably eat less of them," said Monica Myklebust, a nutrition expert.
“And learn that meat and chocolate are c____4____ to the top, so you should eat even fewer of these foods. At the very b____5____ of the pyramid is water. We know that our bodies are more than 50 percent water, so water is very important to our lives.”
The pyramid also tells people that they should eat whole foods: tomatoes rather than tomato juice, oranges rather than orange juice. Juice has a lot less pulp (果肉) than the whole fruit, which is a good source of fiber (纤维). Juice quickly loses its n____6____ vitamin C.
It also tells us that fresh garlic can help fight colds, sore throats and ear infections.
There is even a little blank s____7____ at the very top for your favorite treat --- chocolate chip cookies or strawberry ice cream, for example. "Treats (款待) are good for us too, simply by making you feel better," Myklebust said. But remember, just once a day.
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One way to take care of your car is by driving safely. Safe driving helps you avoid
a____1____ that could hurt you, your car, or others. You should always follow the basic rules
of driving that you learned when you got your driver's license.
Some of these rules are listed below.
As we flew in from the sea towards the airport, we passed over
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Read, understand, and obey t____2____ signs and signals.
If you need to correct your vision (幻影) when d____3____, do so at all times.
Never drive recklessly (莽撞的) or over the s____4____ limit.
Never drive after d____5____ alcohol.
Use your lights, turning signals, and other safety features on your car.
Be p____6____ to other drivers. This means things like letting other cars change lanes in front of you or stopping your car to let someone go first.
W____7____ out for other drivers. Always keep your eyes out for drivers who may not be as careful as you are.
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As we flew in from the sea towards the airport, we passed over the city and I could
easily make out many of the landmarks such as the main square and the new hospital. Following instructions, we, f____1____ our seatbelts and waited expectantly for the plane to begin its
final descent (降落). It was a quarter to four and we had reached our destination only a few minutes behind time. Instead of landing, however, the plane suddenly began to c____2____ again and then headed out to sea. After that we flew round and round in wide circles.
“Always some d____3____,” grumbled (抱怨) the old man in the seat next to me. "I have
to deliver a lecture at five and at this rate I shall be late." These were the first words he had spoken during the flight and after this he lapsed (渐渐变得) once again into s____4____. I stopped the air-hostess as she was passing.
“N____5____ to worry about,” she assured (明确告诉) me.
“It's just that there's much traffic at the airport that we can't land yet.”
As the monotonous (单调的) circling continued, the p____6____ grew restless. Somewhere at the rear a child began to cry; the woman in front of me began to c____7____. After about twenty minutes or so, however, the plane resumed its former path and began its slow descent towards
the runway, touching down smoothly a few minutes later.
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People travel in many different kinds of vehicles (运载工具) every day. Cars, buses, and trains help us get from place to place. But these vehicles aren’t in u____1____ all the time. So what happens when they are not being used
They need a place to park.
Garage (车棚)
Garages are built to shelter (遮蔽) the cars from the rain, wind and snow. They are often close to the houses where the car owners live. A garage can h____2____ one car, two cars, or even more. At big shopping centers, there are usually huge garages with several 1____3____, where many cars can park at once.
Bus yard
School buses take many children to school and home again each day. After every child has been dropped off, the driver takes the school bus to a bus yard. All the buses are kept together, and the drivers come back the next morning to do the job all over again! Buses that go on long trips park at bus stations. These stations are busy places. People go there to buy
t____4____ to ride on the buses. There is sometimes even a s____5____ bar to buy food while you wait!
Truck stop
If you travel on the highway, you might see places with lots of big trucks gathered around. They are called truck stops. A truck stop is where trucks get refueled (加油) when they are carrying goods (货物) on long trips a____6____ the country. Truck stops often have restaurants so that the drivers can get refueled, too! Some truck stops o____7____ places for the drivers to take a nap so they can continue on their journey feeling less tired.
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New blocks of flats are being built which provide more services than people enjoy in houses or older blocks of flats. There is not only electricity for lighting and p____1____, but also for central heating. Some flats have central air-conditioning system. The roofs are often flat, and part of the roofs can be used for d____2____ washing. There are staircases and lifts, storage (储藏) rooms, and sometimes a laundry (洗衣房) in the basement, and covered p____3____ space for cars. When these flats are planned, c____4____ is taken to make sure that each flat gets plenty of light.
Many of the blocks of flats are planned as complete u____5____. They are not only places to live in, but also contain shops, schools, c____6____ and even cinemas and clubs. Some of them even have their own m____7____ clinics. The blocks of flats are complete communities.
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Do you know the differences between the new buildings and the old ones?
Old buildings have brick and s____1____ walls. The walls hold up the buildings.
In cities, many modern buildings look as if they are made just of windows. Walls of dark glass r____2____ high into the air. Many
buildings are more than 50 storeys tall. Are walls of glass s____3____ enough to hold up the new buildings
No. the new glass walls do not hold up the buildings, but they only c____4____ up the frame (结构；框架) made of steel. Have you ever watched a new building going up
The steel frame is built first. Then the glass walls are h____5____ on the frame. When the building is finished, the frame does not show. The outside looks like windows without walls. The glass walls shine in the sun with no d____6____. Many people find them b____7____ just as they are.。