初三英语阅读训练.doc

Dubai. 人物传记(二).完形填空。(2013，襄阳)Lang Lang is a worldclass young pianist who grew up in Shenyang.He went to a piano school in Beijing when he was just eight.“You need fortune (运气)，” his father said.“But _1_ you work hard，no fortune will come.”What made him sad was that his piano teacher in Beijing didnt like him.“You have no _2_.You will never be a pianist.” As an eightyearold boy，Lang Lang was badly _3_.He decided that he didnt want to be a pianist any more.For the next two weeks he didnt touch the piano.Wisely (明智地) his father didnt _4_，but wait.Luckily，the day came when his teacher asked him to play some holiday songs.He didnt want to，but as he placed his fingers on the piano keys，he _5_ he could show other people that he had the ability to do it well.That day he told his father that he wanted to _6_ with a new teacher.From that point on，everything turned around.He started _7_ competitions.In the 1994 International Young Pianists Competition when it was announced that Lang Lang had won，he was too _8_ to hold back his tears.Soon it was clear that he couldnt stay in China foreverhe had to play on the worlds big stages.In 1997 Lang Lang _9_ again，this time to Philadelphia，U.S.There he spent two years practicing and by 1999 he had worked hard enough for fortune to take over.After his _10_ performance at Chicagos Raviniu Festival，gigs(演奏会) in Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall started pouring in.Lang Lang finally worked to reach the place where fortune spots(找到) him，and lets him shine.1A.if Bunless Cwhen Dsince2A.piano Bknowledge Cfortune Dtalent3A.hurt Bill Cbroken Dscared4A.hear Bpush Ceat Dsleep5A.realized Bexplained Cforgot Dnoticed6A.argue Bdance Cstudy Dinterview7A.winning Bbeating Cwatching Drefusing8A.annoyed Bmad Ctired Dexcited9A.started Bleft Cmoved Dperformed10A.helpful Bmeaningful Csuccessful Duseful.阅读理解。A(2014，福州)Gabriel Garcia Mrquez，who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1982，passed away at the age of 86 on April 17，2014.The world paused to remember the cultural giant.Garcia Mrquez was born in Colombia，but he spent most of his adult life in Mexico City.As one of the most famous writers，he was widely regarded as “a giant of 20thcentury literature”Garcia Mrquez wrote in a style called “magical realism”In such works，people live a daily life in a certain period of time in history.But meanwhile，magical things happen to them.Garcia Mrquez is best known for his 1967 novel，One Hundred Years of Solitude，which has sold about 50 million copies.It tells the tale of the small and isolated town of Macondo which was separated from the outside worldof its founding and its troubled history over a hundred years.The story is a metaphor for the development of Colombia since the 19th century.As Colombian President Juan Manuel Santons said，Garcia Mrquez wrote about “the very essence of the Latin American being”11Garcia Mrquez was born in the year _B_.A1914 B1928 C1967 D198212We can know from Paragraph 2 that Garcia Mrquez_C_.Awas born in Mexico CityBspent most of his adult life in ColombiaChad a writing style called “magical realism”Dwas famous but lived a simple daily life13The underlined word “isolated”means_A_.A隔绝的 B安逸的 C喧嚣的 D繁华的14Which of the following is NOT TRUE about Garcia Mrquez？_D_AHe was the winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1982BHis novel One Hundrend Years of Solitude was a great success.CHe was widely known as “a giant of 20thcentury literature”DMagical things happened to him during his stay in Mexico City.15The writer quotes from the President to _A_.Apraise Garcia Mrquez for his achievementBshow the deep sadness of the PresidentCexplain the writing style of Garcia MrquezDdescribe the character of Garcia MrquezB(2014，龙岩)MichelleObamaFrom March 20 to 26，the US first lady was on a trip to China with her daughters and mother.She met Chinas first lady Peng Liyuan in Beijing.They went to the Forbidden City and had dinner together.Then they went to Xian and Chengdu.Michelle gave a speech at No.7 High School in Chengdu，talking about the importance of education.JiangWenshanHes a 32yearold man who was born without his left arm.He entered a university with a high score in “Gaokao”He often takes part in volunteer activities to help others like him.He traveled to more than 60 cities by selling his dreams online.Jiang not only sold his dreams，he also “sold” his courage.He has helped many other disabled people realize their dreams.WangChangdianWang，63，is a retired(退休) policeman in Lushan，Yaan，Sichuan.After the Lushan earthquake that killed 176 people took place on April 20，2013，Wang volunteered to work in Qingjiang，a mountain village in Siyan to help the villagers rebuild homes.16.What did Michelle do at No.7 High School in Chengdu？_A_AShe gave a speech on education.BShe had dinner with Chinas first lady.CShe talked with a retired teacher.17We can learn from the passage that Jiang Wenshan _C_.Ais a man of 30 years oldBfailed to enter a universityCalways helps disabled people18Jiang Wenshan traveled with the money he made by_B_.Ateaching in different schoolsBselling his dreams onlineCworking in a mountain village19Wang Changdian went to Qingjiang Village to _A_.Ahelp to rebuild homes for the villagersBwork as a volunteer teacherCmeet his daughters and mother20Which of the following is True according to the passage？_C_AThe US first lady went to visit China with her husband.BJiang Wenshan was born without his right arm.CWang Changdian used to work in a police station.从方框中选择恰当的词，并用其适当形式填空，使短文完整、通顺，每词限用一次(其中有两个是多余的)。mean，story，easy，student，explain，also，surprise，competition，difficult，win，hear，theyCan you write down Chinese characters(汉字) that are read to you? It can be 21.difficult，especially when the Chinese characters are not included in most dictionaries.Lu Jialei，a student from Hangzhou Foreign Language School，22.won the Chinese Character Dictation(听写) Competition on Oct 18，2013.During the competition，the host read Chinese characters to the student，23.explained their meanings and gave example sentences.The student was required to write down the Chinese characters.Winning the competition was a(n) 24.surprise to Lu.“I am not the smartest one，” she said.“But I pay attention to details(细节)”To prepare for the petition，Lu and her teammates studied the Modern Chinese Dictionary for 10 days.She 26.also had a secret weapon(武器)She studied how Chinese characters were formed.In the final round of the competition，the host read wanluan to Lu and said it 27.meant graceful(优雅的)“I had never heard that before！” said Lu.But she made a good guess.“Chinese characters meaning graceful often have 女 in 28.them，while many Chinese characters pronouncing luan have 亦So I wrote it down：婉娈”Lu has good reading habits.“When others pay attention to the main idea of a(n) 29.story，she looks at how the author uses words and sentences to express himself or herself，” said Su Yunsheng，Lus Chinese teacher.Su is happy to see 30.students like Lu find the beauty of Chinese language.“Learning to write Chinese characters is an important part of inheriting(继承) culture，” said Su.第 5 页 共 5 页