初中英语五选四专项练习

英语五选四专项训练一从ABCDE四个选项中选出能填入短文空白处的最佳选项，其中有一个多余选项。

It was a sunny day. Mr. Black went to town on business. On his way home, he found in front of him a big pile of hay (干草). He got down from his horse. The hay had fallen off a wagon (马车). A boy was standing by the wagon and looked worried. He was sorry for the little driver. "___1__" Mr. Black said. "Come with me to the village over there, and I will find someone to help you".In the village Mr. Black's friend asked him and the boy to have dinner, Mr. Black enjoyed the man's dinner, but he saw the boy still looked worried. "Dad won't like this!" the boy said in a low voice. "Don't worry too much," said Mr. Black. "Just be careful next time. Now have your dinner, and you needn't worry.""But I was here for a long " "Oh, come on now," said Mr. Black. "Your dad will understand, he will be glad if he knows that you have had a good dinner. I will go with you and explain what has happened. ____3__" The boy answered, "__4____".A. By the way, where’s your dadB. He's under the pile of hay!C. His dad asked him to leave as soon as possible.D. Now don't worry, my boy.E. Dad will be angry.二Animals with six legs are called insects. ____ Some insects such as locusts (蝗虫) eat crops. They are not farmers' friends but their enemies. We all know there are other animals that eat insects. Birds eat insects, and fish eat insects, too. _____But do you know there are some kinds of insects that eat other insects They are also friends of farmers. The dragonfly (蜻蜓) is one of them.Many people are afraid of the dragonfly. But it is a friendly insect. It helps to kill flying insects, especially mosquitoes (蚊子). ____ Some dragonflies eat while flying, but others like to come down to the ground before eating their meal.The dragonf ly can’t walk, because all its legs are at the front of its body. But it has two pairs of strong wings so it can fly very fast. The dragonfly is one of the fastest insects in the world. The dragon fly can see very well. ____ But the life of dragonfly is sh ort. It can’t live in the cold weather.A. A dragonfly may have as many as one hundred mosquitoes in its mouth at a time.B. There are more insects than any other kind of animals.C. It can see a moving insect far away.D. They are farmers’ friends.E. It can fly in the sky.三Did you sleep well last night Maybe many people will answer: If you say you do not have good sleep, it means: waking early and not getting back to sleep. You may get tired, worried and anxious. Your memory and ability to remember things will get what should you do when you have the trouble Do not worry about it too much. Let's see if you can help .First, make sure that your bedroom isn't too cold or too hot. Keep it dark and quiet.Second, check your not drink tea, coffee, cola or chocolate before bed. Drink less water and avoid night-time toilet visits.Set your body clock well by getting up and going to bed at the same time every day.Develop a relaxing bedtime habit. Read or listen to music, then take a warm bath. If you really can not sleep, try some bread, rice or .Go for a daily walk. Natural light helps you regulate (调整) your body clock, so exercise outdoors if you the worries of the day. Write down any worries, thoughts or questions before you go to .A. The techniques are as follows:B. They will help you fall asleep.C. With these written down, you will have less to think about and your sleep will become easier.D. In fact, in the world about one third of the people do not have good sleep.E. For some people, it is hard to fall asleep.四Thousands of years ago, people didn't live in cold places because they didn't know how to keep themselves warm. Later they learned to make clothes. When an animal was killed, they made use ofits skins to cover their is people's good friend. It once helped people find fire, when lighting hit a forest and started a fire. _____ The fire kept them warm, and also frightened wild animals. Soon people found the food cooked tasted much better, so they began to use the fire to cook food.But people still didn't know how to make a fire. When they got a fire from the forest they tried to keep it later they found different ways to make fire. For example, they made fire by burning wood or knocking two pieces of stones.Today it's easy for people to make fire because they have matches, lighters and different kinds ofA. If it went out, they had to wait for years.B. The skins keep them warm.C. They can make fire at any time they need.D. People took some of this fire to their homes.E. People didn't know how to use fire.五Do you like chocolate __1__A box of it can be a great gift. Buy one for a friend and give it as a surprise. See how happy that person gets.Say you just got a box of chocolate. ___2__ A man has studied people's choice. He says they tell something about the person. Did you choose a round piece You are a person who likes to party. Did you choose an oval (椭圆形的) shape You are a person who likes to make things. Picking a square shape shows something else. The person is honest and truthful. kind of chocolate do you pick Maybe you like milk chocolate. This shows you have warm feelings about the past. Dark chocolate means something else. A person who chooses it looks toward the future. What about white chocolate Would you choose it ___4__ Some people like chocolate with nuts (果仁). These are people who like to help others.Do you believe these ideas Can candy tell all these things It doesn't really matter. There is one sure thing about eaters of chocolate. They eat it because they like it.A. You can depend on him or her.B. Maybe most people do.C. Which piece do you pick firstD. If so, you may find it hard to make up your mind.E. Because they are so sweet.六Long ago, people did not need money. They lived on wild animals, fruits and other time passed by, people learned to raise animals and crops. Sometimes, families produced more than they needed, so they started to trade with other families. ____ However, it was not the kind of money we use today. They used shells, rice, salt, large stones, the 600sBC, people began using coins as money. They soon found that coins were easier to carry than goods and lasted a long time. _____The Chinese were the first to use the paper money, probably as early as the 11th century. The Italian travelers Marco Polo saw the Chinese using money when he visited China in the 1200s. ____Today, we have many ways to pay for things. We do not use coins or paper money. Often people prefer to pay for things byA. Later, countries began to make their own coins.B. We use money to buy things every day.C. Paying with a card is easier and safer than carrying around a lot of "real" money.D. However, European countries did not start using paper money until 1600s.E. Later, people began to use money as a means of exchange (交换).七London's Chinese community (社区) dates back to the 18th century, when a small number of sailors moved to the city to work in East London. As time went on, other Chinese people came to this area and it began to be known as "Chinatown". However, London's Chinese community remained very small for many years: at the start of the 20th century, there were just 545 Chinese people in Britain，______At first, the new immigrants (移民) found it difficult to get jobs. In the 1950s, however, a small Chinese restaurant opened in Suddenly, Chinese restaurants and take-aways started opening in every part of the city. Instead if too little work, the new Chinese immigrants now found that they had too much! They worked as cookers, managers or 。