潍坊题型五 词汇应用
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(一)
(2016·潍坊中考)
Space vegetables are grown from seeds(种子) that have been taken to space. When they 1 (bring) back to the earth, these seeds produce vegetables that are bigger and 2 (healthy) than normal(正常的) vegetables. But some people worry about 3 (have) space vegetables. They think that space vegetables might not be good for us and could make us 4 (get) sick because of the radiation(辐射) in space. However, people should not be afraid because space vegetables are very healthy. Here are some facts that you should know about space vegetables.
Space vegetables are grown from seeds that are 5 (care) chosen. When seeds come back from space, they are tested to make sure that they will be safe 6 (eat).
Space vegetables are 7 (good) than normal vegetables. For example, space 8 (tomato) stay fresh for twenty days, which is one week longer than normal ones. After genetically modified(转基因) food 9 (appear)in the market, people worried that they were eating 10 (know) things. For example, if nut genes(坚果基因) are put inside potatoes, people allergic (过敏) to nuts might get sick from eating these potatoes because they do not know they are also eating nuts. Unlike genetically modified food, nobody 11 (do) anything with the genes of space vegetables until now. This 12 (mean) that no new genes have been put into them. So there is no risk of eating something unknown. 1． 2. 3. 4. 5． 6. 7. 8. 9． 10. 11. 12.
(二)
(2015·潍坊中考)
Danny is short and thin. Of all the boys around he is the 1 (thin) kid. So he 2 (call) Bones(骨头) by his friends. He talks more and laughs louder than anyone. However, he is always 3 (happy), because he is not good at sports.
One day, Danny watched the 4 (man) marathon(马拉松) on TV. The runners needn't go fast and they just ran on and on. They didn't have big muscles. They were more like Danny. He decided to have a try. “Boy, it's better 5 (do) a little bit each day，” advised his mum. The next day, Danny started his practice. From then on he kept on 6 (train) in the park every morning.
The race day 7 (come). There were 109 runners and they were all bigger than Danny. They all started fast. Danny tried to keep up with 8 (they). But he fell further and further behind. Halfway someone got tired. Danny passed a big guy with muscles like footballs. 9 (sudden) he felt like a switch(开关) had been turned on. He passed another one, the 10 (three) one. . . All the runners were breathing 11 (hard) and looked tired except Danny. He looked like he could run forever. At that time he didn't see the crowds or hear their 12 (cheer). He just ran and ran. At last he raised his arms like a champion(冠军) as he crossed the ending line. 1． 2. 3. 4. 5． 6. 7. 8. 9． 10. 11. 12.
(三)
(2014·潍坊中考)
It is reported that a law has been approved(通过) in Spain. Spain children may soon 1
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(require) to help out with housework by law.
The law would be part of a wider child protection, and children under the age of 18 have to 2 (join) in all areas of family life. That 3 (include) housework and other work in the family. The rules come under a section of the law 4 (call) “the right and duties of children”．
Along with 5 (do) housework, children would also have to be respectful to their parents and teachers, and would do 6 (well) in their studies than before. But the law doesn't say anything about punishment for children who don't obey the law.
Married Spanish men can also face punishments for refusing 7 (do) housework—requiring men to share in household duties, and the care of children and elderly family members.
Children should learn to do different 8 (kind) of housework at different ages, but it is almost 9 (possible) for Chinese children. They seem to avoid such 10 (usually) housework at similar ages, because their families 11 (protect) them too much since they were born. Children should realize that they are part of the families and have responsibilities(责任) on taking care of 12 (they) and the family members. 1． 2. 3. 4. 5． 6. 7. 8. 9． 10. 11. 12.
(四)
(2013·潍坊中考)
Today many Chinese people wants to improve their English in different ways. 1 (recent), twenty-four young singers from all over China 2 (enter) a competition by singing popular English songs. Nearly all the singers sang very clearly and looked 3 (comfort) on the stage. Although some of them took part in the competition for the 4 (one) time, they were able 5 (sing) English songs just as well as native speakers.
The winner of the 6 (men) competition was a 40-year-old man from Xi'an and the winner of the women's competition was a 19-year-old girl from Dalian. Both of 7 (they) were very modest and they didn't think they were 8 (good) than the other singers. Jiangmei, the winner of the women's said studying English helped her win the prize and she would have to study hard.
This kind of competition encourages people 9 (speak) English. Many people agree that they make progress by singing English songs and that it's a good idea to have fun with English.
Maybe you 10 (hear) of The Chinese Speak English program before. If not, why don't you find out about it? It suggests lots of ways for us to take an interest in 11 (learn) English.
Besides singing English songs, there are many other fun ways to learn English. If you look hard enough, you 12 (find) a good way to learn English better. 1． 2. 3. 4. 5． 6. 7. 8. 9． 10. 11. 12.
(五)
(2017·金华中考改编)
A Ceremony(仪式) Where Boys Become Crocodile(鳄鱼) Men
When does a teenager grow up and become an adult? In many countries, it happens on your 1 (eighteen) birthday, but in some parts of the world, you have to do something 2 (usual) to enter the world of grown-ups.
On an Oceanian island, some people live near the Sepik River, which is full of crocodiles. They believe that crocodiles made the earth and 3 (it) people. When it is time for teenage
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boys 4 (become) men, a “crocodile ceremony” takes place.
The boys are taken to small house 5 (name) the “Crocodile Nest”. In the house, the boys 6 (tell) to think of their crocodile “fathers and mothers”. Old people in the village say that if the boys think of their crocodile parents, they will be stronger and 7 (brave) because the ceremony 8 (cause) great pain. To take their minds off the pain, the boys tell jokes in the house, rather than just stay silent. 9 (surprise), some of the boys even sleep during the 10 (painful) parts of the ceremony! It will be eight weeks before they leave the house.
When the boys 11 (final)leave the crocodile house, there is singing and dancing in the village to welcome the new crocodile 12 (man)． 1． 2. 3. 4. 5． 6. 7. 8. 9． 10. 11. 12.
(六)
Bike-sharing riders in Eastern China Jinan city 1 (be) now the fastest bikers with an average of 6. 2 2 (minute) per kilometre, a report said on Wednesday.
The White Paper of Shared Bikes and City Development, the first of 3 (it) kind, was released by the Tsinghua Tongheng Urban Planning&Design Institute and bike-sharing startup Mobike.
The report 4 (base) on 100，000 questionnaires(调查问卷) and one-year big data that Mobike collected from its bike users in 36 major cities. The report 5 (show) that Haikou, a famous tourist city, rides farthest for an average of 2. 8 kilometres per ride, while Shanghai rides the 6 (short) distances for an average 1. 8 kilometres. Riding habits reveal cities' diverse characteristics. Beijing 7 (see) the earliest risers with rides peaking in the morning, while 8 (sleep) city Shenzhen 9 (have) the most riders at midnight and early hours. Chengdu users like 10 (go) to recreational spots(娱乐场所), while Wuhan riders are frequent 11 (visit) to libraries. The report reveals that about one third of users ride for fun and exercise, and one 12 (five) of riders use bikes for commuting. 1． 2. 3. 4. 5． 6. 7. 8. 9． 10. 11. 12.
(七)
(2016·泰州中考改编)
We all need exercise. Exercise uses up food that we eat and keeps the body full of 1 (energetic). Exercise makes your heart and muscles(肌肉) strong. Exercise also makes you feel 2 (relax). If you exercise several times a week, you will stay happy and 3 (health). There are many 4 (way) to exercise. You can walk, run, play sports or swim.
However, most people cannot do this. It is too far from their homes to their offices. They have no 5 (choose) but to drive to work. First, these people don't have a chance 6 (exercise) because they are sitting in their cars for two or four hours each day. Second, driving is challenging, 7 (especial) in rush hours, and needs too much attention. It 8 (make) a person tired out. When these people arrive home after work, they don't want to take exercise.
Some 9 (west) countries, such as the United States, have problems with exercise. Many people don't have enough exercise. They have to work from morning till night, so they don't have time to take exercise.
Today, many people in the West are fat, which causes health 10 (problem). Doctors say exercise can help people both lose 11 (weigh) and improve their health. So many people are
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trying to get more exercise. But it takes time to change, and when people don't see a 12 (different) right away, they will lost heart and stop exercising. 1． 2. 3. 4. 5． 6. 7. 8. 9． 10. 11. 12.
(八)
Everyone has his dreams of the future. But do you know what future 1 (real) is? I think future is now. That is to say, we must treasure(珍惜) every minute and second.
There is an old English 2 (say), “Gain time, gain life. ” Then what is time? Time is something that can't 3 (see) or touched, but we feel it 4 (pass) by. Time is always with us. We often say “Time
is money”， but it is more 5 (value), because when money is 6 (spend), we can earn it back. But if time is gone away, it will never return. That's why we say time is 7 (price)．
8 (grasp) the present is grasping the future. As students, we should work 9 (hard) in order to create a bright future of 10 (we) own. We should make the 11 (good) use of every hour and be the master today. We should do everything as well as possible. And never put off what can be done today till tomorrow.
Time and tide wait for no man. If you waste today, you 12 (regret) tomorrow. 1． 2. 3. 4. 5． 6. 7. 8. 9． 10. 11. 12.
(九)
Reading newspapers has become an important part of everyday life. Some people read newspapers as the first thing to do in the morning; others read newspapers as soon as they have free time during the day so that they can learn what is 1 (happen) in the world.
Sometimes, we do not have enough time to read all the news 2 (careful), so we just take a quick look at the front page. At other times, we may be so busy that we only have a few 3 (minute) to look at the names of the passages.
Newspapers can 4 (find) everywhere in the world. We can get many 5 (difference) kinds of newspapers in big cities, but in some mountain villages we can see 6 (few) newspapers.
Some newspapers 7 (publish) once a week, but most of the papers are published once a day with many pages, some even published(出版) twice a day! You know different people enjoy 8 (read) different newspapers. Some like world news, and others prefer short stories. They just choose what they are 9 (interest) in.
Today newspapers in English have the 10 (large) number of 11 (read) in the world. The English language is so popular, and 12 (much) Chinese students are reading English newspapers such as China Daily and 21st Century. They bring us more and more messages together with the Internet.
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参考答案 (一)
1．are brought 2. healthier 3. having 4. get 5．carefully 6. to eat 7. better 8. tomatoes 9．(had) appeared 10. unknown 11. has done 12．means
(二)
1．thinnest 2. is called 3. unhappy 4. men's 5．to do 6. training 7. came 8. them 9．Suddenly 10. third 11. hard 12. cheering
(三)
1．be required 2. join 3. includes 4. called 5．doing 6. better 7. to do 8. kinds 9．impossible 10. usual 11. have protected 12．themselves
(四)
1．Recently 2. entered 3. comfortable 4. first 5．to sing 6. men's 7. them 8. better 9．to speak 10. have heard 11. learning 12．will find
(五)
1．eighteenth 2. unusual 3. its 4. to become 5．named 6. are told 7. braver 8. will cause 9．Surprisingly 10. most painful 11. finally 12．men
(六)
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1．are 2. minutes 3. its 4. is based 5. shows 6. shortest 7. sees 8. sleepless 9. has
10．to go/going 11. visitors 12. fifth
(七)
1．energy 2. relaxed 3. healthy 4. ways 5．choice 6. to exercise 7. especially 8．makes 9. western 10. problems 11. weight 12．difference
(八)
1．really 2. saying 3. be seen 4. passing 5．valuable 6. spent 7. priceless 8. Grasping 9．hard 10. our 11. best 12. will regret
(九)
1．happening 2. carefully 3. minutes 4. be found 5．different 6. fewer 7. are published 8. reading 9．interested 10. largest 11. readers 12. many
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