中考英语12选10(短文填词选词填空)练习(含答案)

We can’t stop an earthquake(地震), but we can do things to make sure they don’t destroy(毁坏) whole cities. First, it is not a 1 .________ idea to build houses along lines where 2. ________ of the earth’s plates(板块) join together. Second, if you think there 3. ________ be an earthquake, it is better to build houses on rocks , not on 4. ________. Third, you must make the houses as 5. ________ as possible. Weak buildings will fall down in an earthquake, but strong ones may 6. ________ . .

Scientists are 7. ________ that one day an even bigger earthquake will hit the part around San Francisco(旧金山) . They call it “ The Big One ”. However, people today are still building more 8. ________ . The population in and around San Francisco is 9. ________ ten times more than it was in 1906. This means that 10. ________ there is another earthquake, a great many houses and buildings will be destroyed.

1.good

2.two

3. may

4.sand

5.strong

6. stay up

7. afraid

8.houses

9.now 10.if

You may think there is nothing but sand in the desert of the world, but it is not true. In the desert we can 1._______ stones. We can see hills, too. There is a little rain in the 2.________, but it is not 3. ______ for most plants.

The animals are 4. _______ to the desert people in many ways. The desert people eat the meat and drink the milk of the animals. They use their skins to 5. ________ shoes, water bags and even tents(帐篷). They use the camels(骆驼) for 6. _______ things.

The people of the desert have to keep 7. _______ from places to place. They must always look for grass or desert plants for their animals. They usually live in the tents. When there is mo more food for their animals, they take down their tents, put them on the camels and move to 8. _______ place. The desert people are very 9. _______. No man in the desert would ever refuse to help the people in 10._______ and give them food and water.

1.find

2.desert

3.enough

eful

5.make

6. carrying

7. moving

8. another

9.friendly 10.trouble

Thomas Edison was a great American 1.________ . When he was a child, he was always 2.________ questions and trying out new ideas. No matter 3.________ hard it was, he never gave up.

Young Tom was in school for only three months. His teacher didn’t understand why he had 4.________ many strange questions. Most of them were not about his lessons. The teacher didn’t want to teach Tom any 5.________ . He asked Tom’s mother to take the boy home. Tom’s mother taught him to read and write, and she found him 6.________ a very good pupil. He learnt very fast and became very 7.________ in science.

One day , he saw a little boy 8.________ on the railway tracks at a station. A train was coming near quiclly, and the boy was too frightened to move. Edison rushed out and carried the boy to 9 .________. The boy’s father was so 10.________ that he taught Edison to send messages by telegraph.

1.inventor

2. asking

3.how

4.so

5. more

6.to be

7.interested

8.playing

9. safety 10.thankful

（2010·新疆省阜康市，八，5）

根据对话内容及上下文在空白处填入适当的单词，使对话意思完整。

A:Good afternoon,Mrs White.

B:Good _1_,Mr Black.

A:It’s a very nice day,_2_it?

B:Yes.

A:Did you see the _3_yesterday morning ?

B:Yes,I was walking past the corner near the shop _4_the accident _5_

A:It was really dangerous.The motorbike suddenly came and hit the stone on the street.

B:The young man was _6_hurt.Some people carried him to the nearest hospital_7_quickly _8_possible.

A:The policeman _9_there a moment later.

B:It’s dangerous to travel too _10_in the street.We must be careful.

【答案】1.afternoon 2.isn’t 3.accident 4.when 5.happened 6.badly 7.as 8.as 9.got 10.fast

they free until busy quite good finish learn luck enough many

Most people have their jobs. They go to work nearly every day. Some people are 1_________.Either they have very interesting jobs or they make a lot of money. Most people are not so lucky. Either their jobs are not very interesting or they don't make 2_________ money. The most interesting jobs are often the most difficult. People spend a long time 3_________ how to do them. Doctors study for at least six years after 4_________ school.

Some young people have interesting and high-pay jobs. Many young players do their work successfully. Football and tennis stars are usually under 35 years old. Older people usually cannot play these sports very 5__________. They cannot move