中考英语五选四真题

五选四专项练习

历年中考真题

（2016北京） 1

Try it yourself

My father died when I was 5. It was hard on us all. My brother, who is 8 years older than me, began to watch over my mother and me.

My mother was forced to get a full-time job. 1.______He would get me up for school, and make me breakfast. While I was eating he would lay out my clothes, make my bed, and gather my school books up. As we waited for the school bus, he would play the games my father used to play with me. 2.______When we arrived home from school, he would help me with my homework and help Mom to cook.

It was a Saturday in June a couple years later. My mother and I were at the store. They had the Father’s Day cards out. I stared at them. My mom said: “Honey, I know this is a hard time for you.” I said: “3.______ Why don’t they have ‘brother’s day’ cards as well?”

She smiled and said: “You’re right. Your brother has certainly been a father to you. Go ahead and pick out a card.”

So I did. On Father’s Day, my mother and I sat my brother down and gave him the card. 4.______I heard the cracking (哽咽) in Mom’s voice as she said: “Son, your father is proud of you. You do your best to fill his

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The Greatest Player in the World

Edson Arantes do Nascimento was born in Brazil in 1940. 1 He says he does not know why or even what the name means. But the name Pele soon became world famous. Many people believe that Pele

was the greatest footballer of all time.

He started playing for the local club when he was 10 years old. 2 In 1957,still only 17, he was in the winning World Cup team(the youngest ever World Cup player).In 1970,he was in the team that won the World Cup for Brazil again. He finally stopped playing in 1977.In 1994,he was made Brazilian Minister for Sport.

3 He had wonderful control(控制) over the ball. Brave, clever, and able to run very quickly, he could kick with the same amount of skill with either foot. Not only that, when you watched him play, you could always see how much he enjoyed playing.

Pele became very rich by the time he was 22. 4 He was loved by both his teammates and the players in other teams. He worked hard to develop the game and to encourage young and poor boys to work hard and do well. There is no better example for sportsmen and sportswomen today to copy.

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These are pictures of my family. We don’t live together. We live in different cities. But we often talk to each other on the phone.

1 B. This is our family reunion.

In our family, people come to the reunion from Massachusetts, New Mexico, British Columbia, and Louisiana. One of my cousins flies to the United States from Ireland! We usually meet in a small town in Pennsylvania. 2 .

At the reunion, we have a picnic one day at a beautiful lake. We play baseball, swim, and eat a lot. We play volleyball too. The women and girls are on one team. 3 .One night we always have a big barbecue. We sit around a fire, tell stories, and eat a lot.