中考英语短文填空训练题库1

中考英语短文填空训练题库 1

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When you go to a c 1 or a high school sporting event, you can see cheerleaders. Cheerleaders dress in the colours of their team. They jump and dance in

front of the crowd and s 2 the name of their team. Their job is to excite the

crowd. Everybody makes a lot of n 3 . They want their team to win the game.

The f 4 cheerleader was a man. In 1898, Johnny Campbell jumped in front of

the crowd at the University of Minnesota and shouted for his team. He shouted, “HoorayMinnesota! ”This was the first organized shout, or “yell ”Fo.r the

n 5 thirty-two years cheerleaders were men only. Women were not cheerleaders

u 6 1930.

Today cheerleaders work in t 7 . They practise special shouts, dances, and athletic

shows. Often the women work separately from the men, but cheerleaders are the most

e 8 when men and women work together. The men throw the women high in the

air and then catch them. The team members climb on each other ’s shoulders to make a

human pyramid. They yell and dance, too.

Cheerleadersnow have their o 9 contests. Every year there are local, state,

and national contests for cheerleaders.The teams make newer, faster, and more

exciting shows to be the best, and the crowd shouts. They want their cheerleaders to

w 10 .

1.____________

2.____________

3._____________

4.___________

5. __________

6.____________

7.____________

8._____________

9.___________10. __________

1. college

2.shout

3.noise

4.first

5.next

6. until

7.team

8.excited

9.own 10.win

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Do you want to improve the way you study? Do you feel nervous before a test?

For many students, their biggest 1 is that they can not concentrate on their study or

tests. It seriously affects (影响) both their study and the results of the test.

If so, the following skills( 技巧) may be 2 .

Learning Skills

You should always study in the same place. If you sit on a sofa to study, you will

think it is time to relax. Don ’t watch TV while you are studying. S专o m家e )experts( say that you can ’t st3udyif you do it in this way. Try to have a white wall in front

of you, so there is nothing that can affect you.

Don’t try to finish too much in one study time. Finish one thing 4 you start another. If you need to have a rest, stand up and walk around for a few minutes. And

it ’s also good for your eyes.

Test-taking Skills

Don’t be too nervous about your test. There are some ways o 5f a test. Try to

relax yourself and go to bed early. Getting enough 6 is very important.

Exercise is another great idea to make you relaxed. Doing some exercise every

day will also improve your concentration. Of course, eating some healthy food will do,

too.

On the test day, when you 7 at the classroom, find your own seat and sit

down. Try to breathe(呼吸) slowly and deeply. Check your time 8 the test, but not

too often.

With these skills, you ’ll be able to do better in your study and tests.

1. _______________

2. _______________

3. ________________

4. _______________

5. _______________

6. _______________

7._______________

8._______________

1. problem

2. helpful

3. well

4. before

5. taking/having

6. sleep

7. arrive

8. during

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Traveling to all corners of the world gets easier and easier, but how well do we

know and u 1 each other? Here is a simple test. Imagine you will hold a m 2 at

four o ’clock, w h t a i m t e should you e 3 your foreign business friends to come? If