上海牛津中考选词填空专题练习

选词填空专题练习

When I was 14, I left Houston for California. I was following my dream. On my journey I met an old man, a homeless man, on the street corner. He asked me if I was (51) ______ home. I told, “Not exactly, sir.” Since my father had given me his blessing (祝福). “It is (52) ______ to follow your dream, son.”

The friendly old man then told me to follow him. We (53) ______ a library. The old man found two old books. He then said the words that (54)______ my life. “There are two things that I want to teach you. Number One is never to judge a book by its cover, for a cover can (55) ______ you. You think I’m just a homeless person, don’t you?”

I said, “Er, yes, I guess so, sir.”

“I’m one of the richest men in the world (56) ______, but one day I realized that there were certain things I had not yet experienced in life, one of which was what it would be like to live without a home. So, you see, don’t ever judge a book by its (57) ______. Number Two is to learn how to read. There is only one (58) ______ that people can’t take away from you, and that is your wisdom.” He put my hands upon the books. He hoped that I would never forget what he had taught me.

Glen and Yvonne Lutz moved into a large house with lots of empty rooms. In 1990, they decided to fill the rooms.

Yvonne, who was 46 at the time, told Glen that she wanted to adopt (收养) some kids. Glen was 38 years old then and he said the kids could be no more than three. But when they (51) ______ the newspapers on adopting children, they found a family of seven kids needed parents. They aged (52) ______ 4 to 13.

At first, the (53) ______ weren’t sure if they could believe anyone else becau se they had been travelling from one foster (收养的) home to another for years. They were afraid the Lutzes would (54) ______ them back.

But after a (55) ______ time, the kids found that they met the best parents. The kids learned almost everything in the family. Of course, their parents were also their (56) ______ teachers. Facing so many kids, the parents bought nine T-shirts. They wore T-shirts with “Mom” and “Dad”, while the kids wore their own names.

Now, the children all (57) ______, and the Lutzes have 13 grandchildren. They all have their own jobs and live in their own houses. When the big house becomes empty again, Glen and Yvonne decided to move (58) ______ their longtime family home. They say they will miss the old days with their lovely kids forever.

Passage 3

Amanda and her father had waited many days, and finally, that night, the baby turtles would hatch out (破壳而出) on the beach. Her father took her to the beach. She was really excited. He made her promise not to (51) ______ any noise, and to do what he told her.

The (52) ______ baby turtle appeared and it moved very slowly towards the sea. Gradually, more and more baby turtles appeared, and they all moved towards the water.

Suddenly some (53) ______ arrived, and they started eating some of the little turtles. Amanda kept (54) ______ to see whether Daddy Turtle and Mommy Turtle woul d (55) ______, but they didn’t appear.

Amanda was watching all this with tears in her eyes. When the first group of baby turtles finally reached the water and were (56) ______ from the birds, she gave out a little cry of happiness... Later, her father explained that when the baby turtles hatch out, they have to try to reach the sea (57) ______. Lots of them get eaten by other animals. The few turtles that grow into adults live many, many years.

After hearing her father’s words, Amanda felt so (58) ______ th at her parents and her brothers and sisters had helped her and cared for her so much right from the day when she was born.

Street lights in a village near Bath are going to be turned off to save money and protect the environment. The Village Council (村委会) plans to turn off one in three lights in the village. Villagers are being invited to (51) ______ a map which shows the lights to be turned off, and give their views if there are any particular ones that they (52) ______ to be saved.

The leader of the Village Council, Fred Sheppard, said it would be a good idea to save money and reduce (减少) light pollution. He said, “Like other villages, there are a lot of street lights around our village, but (53) ______ lights are perhaps unnecessary. We spend around one (54) ______ pounds a year on electricity for street lighting. By turning off these lights, we could save money. There is also (55) ______ light pollution in the sky. I think most people are receptive (易接受的) to the idea. Perhaps a few are not too happy about a (56) ______ light being turned off.” Mr Sheppard also said there was still some (57) ______ about what time they should be turned off.

At the moment there are about 100 street lights in the village and 34 of those will be turned off. The effect has been seen by people. Other villages in the area will also be (58) ______ to do as the village is going to do.