2020年中考英语备考 选词填空(12选10) 练习题 (含答案)

选词填空（12选10）练习题
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Why is "buy things" in Chinese spoken as maidongxi (buy east and west), but not mainanbei (buy south and north)?
One theory(假说) says maidongxi has 1_______ to do with the five elements(要素): jin (metal), mu(wood),shui ( water), huo(fire) and tu (earth ). In Chinese culture, the four 2________ have to do with these elements. East matches wood, west matches metal, south matches fire, and north matches water.
If someone carries nan (south)and bei (north)in a basket, it means to 3_______ water and fire, which is not even possible. But if one puts dong(east )and xi(west)in one’s basket, of cou rse they can carry metal and wood.
There are also more common explanations.
One says that in the Tang Dynasty(唐代), here 4________ two popular markets in Cha ng’an, the capital China at that time. One was called the East Market, and the 5_______ was called the West Market. When shopping, people usually went to the East Market 6_______, and then went to the West Market. As time went 7_______, people started to describe shopping as "buying east and west”.
The last theory is about Chinas trading history. Around the 5th 8________ , China began trading with the world, and most of its foreign goods (货物) happened to come from the east (Japan)and the west(Arabia). Markets 9________ “thing from the east and west”. It was short for "east and west" 10____________.
Which theory do you prefer?
Mao Dun was the pen name of Shen Dehong (Shen Yanbing). He is one of the most 1_________ novelists of modern China. He was born in 1896. He began his career as a 2__________ in 1916. In 1920, he translated The Constitution of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union(《苏联共产党党章》) into Chinese. One year 3____________ in Shanghai, Mao Dun became the first writer to join the Communist Party of China. He was China's first Minister of Culture and was elected chairman of the Chinese Writers' Association in 1978. On March 27, 1981, he 4____________ of illness in Beijing.
During the period from 1974 5__________ his death, Mao Dun lived and worked in Beijing, and finished writing his reminiscences(回忆录).
During his last years, Mao Dun had difficulty 6____________ around and did most of his reading and writing in his bedroom. A single bed, a pillow, sheet and quilt(被子) remain positioned 7__________ they were before his death. Some books that he often read during his last 8__________ are piled on a bedside table. Mao kept pens and paper beside him so that he could write down 9____________ thoughts as he woke up at midnight. On his deathbed, he donated
royalties( 版税)of 250, 000 yuan to the Chinese Writers' Association to establish the Mao Dun Literature Prize as a way to 10___________ excellent Chinese novelists.
World famous physicist Stephen Hawking died peacefully at his home in Cambridge on 14th March, 2018.
Hawking was born in Oxford, England on 8th January,1942. He went to school in a 1________ city near London. Although he did well, he was 2_________ top of his class. After 3_______ school, Hawking went first to Oxford University to study physics. Then he went to Cambridge University to study cosmology(宇宙学).
At the age of 21, Hawking noticed something wrong with him. He had a bad 4________ that stopped him from moving or talking. He couldn't communicate except by blinking(眨眼). He sat 5_________ a wheelchair with a computer by his side. To communicate, he moved two fingers to 6 ___________ the computer's mouse. He chose his 7__________ from the screen, which were then spoken by a voice synthesizer (音响合成器). “ I’ve had the disease for most of my life," Hawking once said. “8___________ it has not stopped me from being successful at my work.”
Although Hawking was a disabled man, he made great achievements. He received many awards for his work, including the Albert Einstein Award---the 9___________ achievement in physics.
Hawking worked at Cambridge University as a professor. His story shows that nobody, however bad 10______________ situation is, should lose hope. “Life is not fair," he once said. "You Just have to do the best you can in your own situation.”
In 2050, a small cloud floats（漂浮）through the air in a hospital operating room(手术室). In the room a patient, suffering from cancer, lies on a table. The cloud surrounds(包围)the patient, 1__________ her body and filling her lungs(肺). The cloud is not smoke or steam. It is made of millions of microscopic robots called nano-robots(纳米机器人). These tiny robots 2________ from cell((细胞)to cell in the patient's body, destroying the cancer cells.
Fighting cancer with nano-robots is 3__________ an idea today, but scientists say that it would be possible in the future. Using nano-robots for good purposes such as fighting disease 4_________ repairing the environment may be the solution to many of today's problems.
However, nano-robots could be a 5___________ risk as well. Since nano-robots are so tiny, they will have to work in large teams of many thousands to many millions. For this reason, nano-robots will have to be programmed to build 6___________ . Scientists will not have the ability to build millions of nano-robots one by one.
This 7_____________ to reproduce(复制) is making some scientists worried. What if something goes wrong in the programming? Quite a lot of crazy nano-robots would be far 8_________ than any disease. Some people think that if they get out of control, nano-robots could destroy the Earth.
What should be done? Should we continue researching nano-robots or should we search 9___________ other methods? This is one of the many difficult 10___________ that we have to make in the future.
Maybe many people in the world can not believe this, but the world's most expensive coffee is pretty terrible. Black Ivory coffee is made from beans which are often 1___________ and digested(消化) by Thai elephants. And the price of 2___________ is at $1, 100 per kilogram. Isn't it very 3______________?
As we all know, elephants in Thailand are very good at painting, but we don't know they 4_________ make great coffee at all. People can 5__________ the rare Black Ivory at only four resorts(度假村) around the world. There are three in the Maldives and the 6___________ one in Thailand. However, people in the special Anantara Resorts come up 7____________ an unusual idea of making coffee from elephant-digested beans. 8__________ do they use this way to make the great coffee?
It seems like a very terrible and boring idea, 9___________ in fact this idea Is correctly right in theory . According to the research，enzymes(酶类) in the elephants’ 10_____________ are able to break down the proteins(蛋白质) in the coffee beans，and because proteins are one of the main ingredients of its bitterness(苦味), less protein means less of the bitterness.
When gold was found in California, the USA in 1848, many people left all they had and went there in order to find gold. Two brothers sold all the things 1__________ the people in the gold rush(淘金). They found gold and said the gold belonged to them, and no one else could take it away.
Then they started to dig the gold out of the mine(矿). All went 2___________ at first. They were very excited. But then 3___________ strange happened. There was suddenly no gold any more. It seemed that the gold was only on the 4__________. The brothers continued their work, but they ended up 5___________ success after many times. They were disappointed 6___________ they gave up at last. They sold their tools and the mine for 7____________ of dollars, and took the train back home.
The man who 8_________ the mine asked an engineer to examine the rock there. The engineer told him to continue digging in the same place. Soon, they succeeded. The place where they found gold was just three feet 9____________ than the one where the two brothers had stopped.
A little more persistence(坚持) and the two brothers would be very 10____________.
There is gold in you, too, You also have talents. Will you keep digging to find and develop your talents?
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A student asked his teacher, “ What is greed(贪婪)?” The teacher said，“To1________ the answer to your question, go to the chocolate factory and pick the chocolate you like best. But there is a rule. As you pass 2__________ the factory, you cannot turn back.”
The student went to the chocolate factory. As he walked through, he saw one chocolate wrapped(包装) 3__________ . He really liked it but he thought that he might find a much 4_________ one later. 5________ he walked further and saw another chocolate. But again, he thought the same and took 6_________ . When he reached near the end of the factory, he couldn't see any bigger chocolate and started to regret his 7__________ of letting it go.
Finally, he gave up. He went back to the teacher with 8________ hands and explained what he had done.
The teacher told him, "You liked one chocolate very much but you still kept looking for a bigger one. And later you realized what you missed was the best chocolate you could find there. That is 9_________ greed.”
In our life we let go of many good things because of our greed of having even better ones. This is human nature. But we let go of many good things 10_________ can give us similar satisfaction and make us happy. Learn to make your choice wisely.
It is said that Four-joy Meatballs were first developed in Tang Dynasty(朝代).One year, the emperor(皇帝) 1_________ the imperial examination(殿试)and many students from the whole country took part in it. And 2__________ them, there was the famous Zhang Jiuling. To everyone's 3___________, the poorly dressed Zhang took the first place in the exam and later became the son-in-law(女婿)of the emperor. Usually，people were 4_________ when they were in such happy events, but he wasn't. He was deeply sad because the serious flood(洪水) drove his parents to other places 5____________ any news.
6____________ , on the wedding(婚礼) day, Zhang got the news about his parents and sent the guards to bring them back to the capital. And also on that day, the cook who understood 7__________ feelings cooked four big meatballs, and explained the meanings to Zhang. "It is named ‘Four Consummations(圆满)’. The first consummation is your achievement of the 8__________ place in the imperial examination, the second for your wedding, the third for you to become the emperor’s son-in-law, and the last for finding your 9___________,” the cook said. Upon this answer, Zhang Jiuling had a great laugh and said, “ Ju st call it Four-Joy Meatballs.”
Since then, the Four-Joy Meatballs were passed down 10___________ now. Nowadays the dish is often seen on the dinner table. Many people still like it
There are 24 solar terms （节气）in China. The Grain Rain(谷雨) is one of 1_________. It falls on April 20 this year.
This solar term is called the Grain Rain because it is known 2_________ “rain” that helps the grain grow. From its name, we can guess it means a time of 3__________ rain. So if you go out in the next two weeks, you may need to bring a(n)4 ____________ with you.
But this is a great time for planting crops. If you 5___________ the time for planting during the Grain Rain, you will feel sorry later. So maybe you can try to plant some flowers 6_________ vegetables in your garden. When the spring rain 7___________ , farmers begin to grow crops. Farmers often say，“ Spring rain is as precious(珍贵的)as oil. "It brings farmers hope for a good year ahead.
There are 8_________ many interesting customs during the Grain Rain. In the northern part of China, people like to eat Chinese toon(椿芽) mixed with eggs. The food made during the Grain Rain tastes 9__________ and is good for your stomach. In the southern part of China. the tea 10__________ are picked during the time. They are called Grain Rain tea, which is famous for its freshness and sweet smell.
What's the most popular school activity for American students? The answer is the school dance. Most American high schools have 1__________ least two dances during the year, one in winter and the other in spring. Students take part in these dances 2__________ it's a great chance for them to meet new friends and to be sociable(好交际的). At the school dance, every 3________ is from all grades and classes.
4_________ all students take part in the school dance? The answer is "No". At the school dance, there will be strict 5__________ to help to create an enjoyable evening for the students.
Most schools only accept dancers under 21 years 6_________ . And in order to create a safe environment, all the dancers will be given a check before 7____________ come into the dance area. This is acceptable(可接受的).But some rules may be a little bit over the top. For example, a school once asked its students to keep a standing position while they were 8______________.
As a result, the students 9____________ don't have the chance of showing their cool dancing skills. However, you'd better not 10____________ the rules, or you'll be asked to leave the dance flo or, or even worse, be put on a “do not invite” li st.
Everyone wants to relax after studying for a long time. I have many ways of relaxing 1_______ . Let me tell you some of my favorites.
I am a big sports fan, so the way I relax is to 2_________ or play many kinds of sports. My favorite is tennis, but I am interested in all kinds of sports. Whether I am playing tennis or watching a game on TV, it is exciting to see team 3____________ doing their best. It's amazing to see players playing very 4______________ . It's true that playing sports is not physically “relaxing”, but I find it really cool, and a good way of "relaxing" my brain after a day’s hard study.
I enjoy listening to music, and I always have some music playing 5__________ my free time, I listen to all types, and especially I 6______________ listening to beautiful piano music when I
was young. Some people can't study 7_____________ listening to music. But for me, I believe I can study 8_____________ by listening to light songs.
Some people 9____________ to relax by traveling. I don't have a favorite place, but I hear that traveling in Japan is really enjoyable. I like visiting 10______________ kinds of places and eating famous snacks there. I also enjoy sightseeing and seeing how the culture and people change from place to place.
In today's world, sleep experts often say that for a better night's rest, Americans should turn 1_________ their smart phones or iPads before sleeping. Such electronic products make the brain 2____________ , and then influence their sleep. But according to a latest survey, more than 90% of Americans often use a computer or some other 3__________ of electronic products in the hour before bed.
Researchers find that man-made light 4__________ some electronic products at night may reduce(减少) the brain chemicals that help sleep. In the study, the researchers let volunteers read, play games and watch movies on a screen for different time while measuring how much light
5__________ eyes received. They found that two hours of 6____________ before a bright screen at night reduced the sleep chemical levels by about 22%.
Then the researchers studied the college students 7____________ often used computers at night. They got the 8_____________ results. And researchers say that may not only cause sleeplessness, but also 9____________ the risk of obesity(肥胖症)，diabetes(糖尿病) and other diseases.
To be on the safe side, the researchers suggest that we should use computer less than before, 10___________ turn down our screens as much as possible before sleeping.
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