Mary loved small animals．One morning while she was walking in the forest，she found 36 weak birds in the grass．She took them home and put them in a small cage．She cared them with love and the birds both grew 37 ．They thanked her 38 a wonderful song every morning．
But something happened one day．Mary left the door of the cage open．The larger bird flew from the cage．She thought that it would 39．As it flew close，she grasped(紧抓)it．She was very excited to catch it．Suddenly she felt strange．She opened her hand and looked sadly at the 40 bird．Her great love had killed the bird! The other bird was moving back and forth(回)in the cage．Mary could 41 its great need for freedom(自由)．It wanted to fly into the clear and blue sky．At once，Mary took the bird 42 the cage and let it fly away．The bird circled once，twice，three times
Mary enjoyed watching the bird flying and singing 43 ．Suddenly the bird flew 44 and landed softly on her head．It sang the sweetest song that she had ever heard． The easiest way to lose love is to hold it too tight．The best way to keep love is to 45 it wings．
( )36．A．some B．several C．two D．three ( )37．A．small B．strong C．thin D．tired ( )38．A．with B．for C．about D．at ( )39．A．return B．die C．fly back D．fly away ( )40．A．1iving B．interesting C．lucky D．dead ( )41．A．take B．feel C．say D．get ( )42．A．out of B．out from C．out off D．away of ( )43．A．sadly B．happily C．friendly D．angrily ( )44．A．higher B．farther C．closer D．1ater ( )45．A．show B．give C．pass D．Buy 【答案】36-45 CBADD BABCB
【江苏省苏州市昆山市2014年中考第一次模拟】
先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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Fears are something we all have. You need to face your fears and to get over them. However, it's easier 16 than done. Running away from your fears doesn't make them leave. It just makes them 17 than ever. We're never going to be 18 fearless of everything we do, but we can at least be more fearless and 19 . Before you can face fears, you need to learn more about it 20 makes you fearful, communicating your fear one way. Other people may be able to 21 your anxiety（焦虑）because they know something you don't. It could be from a past 22 ,something that you could never forget and has made you Fearful 23 then. To face fears, you have to 24 in something. It's a very healthy way of letting you feel as if nothing can go 25 .When you feel that way, you will be able to believe that everything will be okay. 16.A. called 17.A. louder
B. acted
C. dreamed
D. said
B. sillier C. brighter D. bigger
18.A. similarly B. specially C. completely D. strongly 19.A.honest B. confident C. patient D. energetic 20. A. who B. why C. where
D. what
21.A.remind B. realize C. represent D. receive 22.A.season B. expression C. subject D. experience 23,A.before B. since 24.A.believe
C. after
D. until
D. succeed
B. suggest C. dream
25.A.wrong B. guilty C. direct D. correct
【答案】16-25 DDCBD BDBAA
【江苏省泰州市第二附属中学2014届九年级中考模拟（一模）】
（阅读短文，从每题所给选项选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项）（每小题l分，共15分） Dad lost his job after arguing with the boss and when Christmas came that year we had no money 41 On Christmas Eve Dad took me out into the park I had a blanket wrapped around me so I 42 to share it with Dad but he said no thanks We 43 at the sky Those shining stars were one of the 44 treats for people like us who lived out in the wildness Rich city people he’d say live in 45 flats but their
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air was so polluted that they 46 not even see the stars
“ 47 your favorite star” Dad said that night He told me I could have it for keeping He said it was my Christmas 48 “You can’t give me a star” I said “ 49 owns the stars”
“That’s right” Dad said “But you can suppose it is yours And when you do that it is yours”
I 50 my head looked at the stars and tried to figure out which was the best one Then I found one
“I want that one” I said
Dad smiled “That’s Venus（金星）” he said “Venus was only a planet She looked bigger and brighter because she was much 51 than the stars Poor old Venus didn’t even make her 52 light She shone only from reflected（反射）light”
“I like it anyway” I said “I had loved Venus even 53 that Christmas You could see it in the early evening and if you got up early you could still see it in the morning after all the stars had disappeared”
Dad said “Ok it’s Christmas I 54 your decision You can have it if you want” And he gave me Venus
We all laughed about the kids who believed in the Santa myth（圣诞传说）and got nothing for Christmas but a bunch of cheap plastic toys “Many years later when all the junk they got is broken and long forgotten” Dad said “you will 55 have your star 41 A at first B at onceC at allD at least 42 A askedB providedC requiredD offered
43 A looked up B looked for C look out D look after 44 A strangeB specialC importantD impossible 45 A fantasticB uglyC oldD poor 46 A neededB couldC shouldD had better 47 A pick upB take outC put outD pick out 48 A dinner B card C party D present
49 A Everybody B Somebody C Anybody D Nobody 50 A lowedB putC raisedD rose
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51 A slowerB fartherC closerD higher 52 A aloneB lonelyC strongD own 53 A when B beforeC afterD until
54 A dislike B refuse C accept D consider 55 A even B never C already D still 【答案】41-45 CDABA 46-50 BDDDC 51-55 CDBCD 【江苏省无锡市2014年初三英语模拟试卷】
先通读下面短文, 掌握其大意，然后从下面四个选项中选择可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。（本大题共10分，每小题1分）
In Britain, people have different attitudes(态度) to the police. Most people generally appreciate(欣赏) them and the job they do—although there are some people who do not believe that the police __15__ have the power that they do.
What does a policeman do in fact? It is not __16__ job to describe. After all, a policeman has a number of jobs in one. A policeman often has to control traffic, either on foot in the centre of a town, or in a police car on the roads. Indeed, in Britain, he might be in the Traffic Police and spend all, or a lot of, his time driving up and down main roads and motorways. A traffic policeman has to help keep the traffic moving, stop __17__ motorists and help when there is
A policeman has to help keep the peace, too. If there is a fight or some other disturbance(动乱), we __18__ the police to come and keep order. And they often have to __19__ the situation at great risk to their own __20__.
We expect the police to solve crimes, of course, so an ordinary(普通) policeman, even if he is not a detective, will often have to help __21__ and arrest criminals. And __22__ do we call when there is an emergency—an air crash, a __23__, a road accident, or a robbery? We call the police. So a policeman has to be __24__ to face any unpleasant emergency that may happen in the modern world.
The police do a necessary job, and they do it very well and I support them, but I do not envy policemen. I do not think that I could ever do the job of a policeman. 15. A. should 16. A. a funny
B. would
C. could
D. must
B. a pleasant C. an interesting D. an easy
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17. A. resting 18. A. wait for 19. A. turn to 20. A. safety 21. A. remove 22. A. how
B. tired B. believe B. stop
C. speeding
D. drinking
C. think of
D. expect
D. treat
C. deal with C. future
B. families
D. friends D. sentence
B. question B. where
C. look for
C. what
D. who
D. thief D. presented
23. A. power failure B. fire 24. A. provided
C. thunder storm C. prepared
B. promised 20-24 ACDBC
【答案】15-19 ADCDC
【江苏省无锡市崇安区2014届九年级下学期期中统考（一模）】
先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意 然后从下面四个答案选择可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。 (本大题共10分，每小题1分)
Sometimes it is impossible to deliver（投递）all the mail that arrives at the post office Perhaps there is an 15 mailing address and there is no return address The post office cannot just 16 the mail so it becomes “dead mail” Dead mail is 17 to one of the US Post Service’s in Atlanta New York and San Francisco Seventy-five million pieces of mail can be put in these offices in one year There the workers of the dead mail offices have 18 ways to deal with all of these pieces of dead mail First of all they look for 19 that can help them deliver the mail; they open packages expecting that something 20 will show where the package came from or is going to Dead mail will also be listed on a 21 so that people can call in and check to see if a missing thing is there on the screen However all of this mail cannot simply be 22 forever; there is just too much of it When a lot of dead mail comes together the dead mail offices hold public auctions (拍卖) Every three months some people who are 23 are invited to the offices with objects found in dead mail packages and they are sold to the 24 bidder (出价者)
15 A impatientB importantC unclearD inactive 16 A turn offB eat upC sell outD throw away 17 A sentB returnedC lentD sold
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