thing happened. One of the boys helped the small boy off the ground and then said sorry to him. He 39 to let him play with them.
I thanked the boy for being so 40 . As I looked around, I realized that there were dozens of other people at the park 41 no one else had stopped to help this boy. I felt happy that the boy was strong enough to stand up against his friends to 42 someone in need, but I felt sad that 43 else had even taken a second look.
I hope that my action helped them 44 that they could have made a difference with a little 45 , and maybe next time they will be the ones who choose to help. 31. A. giving B. making C. calling D. telling 32. A. When B. Before C. If D. Though 33. A. against B. between C. beside D. with 34. A. how B. why C. whom D. what 35. A. guess B. sign C. problem D. answer 36. A. read B. proved C. meant D. wrote 37. A. different B. free C. important D. strong 38. A. angrily B. silently C. carefully D. happily 39. A. refused B. expected C. offered D. prepared 40. A. proud B. clever C. honest D. patient 41. A. or B. so C. and D. but 42. A. help B. stop C. love D. remember 43. A. someone B. anyone C. no one D. everyone 44. A. decide B. realize C. suggest D. agree 45. A. energy B. practice C. knowledge D. effort
【答案】31. C 32. A 33. B 34. D 35. D 36. C 37. A 38. B 39. C 40. C 41. D 42. A 43. C 44. B 45. D
（2010·浙江省东阳市，三，15） 阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
One will feel happy when others flatter( 奉承) him in his face. It is said that the best way of flattering someone is to give him a “top hat” 31 .
A student was going to leave the capital to become 32 official (官员) in a city far away. Before he started, he came to say 33 to his teacher.
“It is 34 job to be a good official.‖ his teacher said. ― you must be strict 35 yourself and never be careless.‖
“Don‘t worry about me, sir.‖ The student answered. ―I have already 36 anyone hundred top hats, which will 37 those people quite happy.‖
“But we are really gentlemen! 38 could a real gentleman do such a thing ? ‖ His teacher was a bit _39 . ― Never forget 40 I taught you in class!‖
“ 41 are always right, sir. I also hate such things. But, sir, 42 no one really gentleman like you can be seen in the world now.‖ said the student. It seemed that he had to do so.
43 hearing this, the teacher was pleased. ―What you said is true!‖
“I have 44 one top hat already. Now I have ninety-nine 45 .‖ the student said to his friend later on when he asked the student what he had talked with the teacher about.
( ) 31. A. to dress B. dressing C. wearing D to wear ( ) 32. A. a B . the C. an D. /
( ) 33. A. hello B. goodbye C. OK D. thanks ( ) 34. A. not an easy B. not easy C. a good D. difficult ( ) 35. A. about B. with C. from D. to
( ) 36. A. made B. bought C. prepared D. repaired ( ) 37. A. give B. let C. keep D. make ( ) 38. A. How B. What C. Why D. When
( ) 39. A. pleased B. angry C. excited D. sorry ( ) 40. A. that B. how C. why D. what ( ) 41.A. You B. We C. They D. Us ( ) 42. A. hardly B. about C. almost D. nearly ( ) 43. A. Before B. After C. Because D. If ( ) 44. A. sent out B. bought C. sold D. borrowed ( ) 45. A. left B. already C. yet D. else 【答案】31. D C B A B 36.C D A B D 41. A A B A A
（2010·山东省滨州市，三，10）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个能填入文中相应空白处的最佳答案。
April 27 is a special day in Britain. It‘s called Take Our Daughters to Work Day. It was __36__ to Britain in 1994 from America. On that day thousands of girls take a day __37__ school and go with one of their parents to their work places. By doing this, it can __38__ girls more about the society where they live. Now the girls can have a close look at __39__ their parents are doing. This may help them to be calmer when they have to choose a __40__. Mary experienced a day of work at her mother‘s office. This helped her __41__ her mother‘s work better. She said that this made her feel more confident about her future.
Schools and many companies __42__ the activity, too. Some schools __43__ make the day a necessary part of school life.
Experts think that girls with more self-confidence are more likely to be __44__ than common girls. __45__ parents can set good examples both at work and at home for them, they will do better than others. Take Our Daughters to Work Day is surely a step in the right direction. 36. A. sent B. given C. brought D. taken 37. A. off B. at C. away D. of 38. A. talk B. keep C. teach D. make 39. A. which B. what C. that D. whom 40. A. place B. school C. friend D. job
41. A. thank B. understand C. praise D. remember 42. A. hold B. refuse C. choose D. support 43. A. just B. never C. even D. ever
44. A. successful B. polite C. friendly D. knowledgeable 45. A. Because B. If C. While D. Though 【答案】36－40: CACBD 41－45: BDCAB （2010·四川省巴中市，二，10）
B
Jenny was my grandmother‘s sister and she was an amazing woman. She was born in 1901 and 56 in 2000. It was a pity that she didn‘t live to celebrate（庆祝）her 100th birthday, 57 she had a good,long life.
She had already been a professional 58 before many women had jobs.She taught in Africa for many years. Then she moved to Malaysia and taught English there for a few years. At that time,people didn‘t tralvel 59 a plane, so she had to travel there by ship. It took her three months 60 from England to Malaysia in those days. In 1947,she traveled by plane for the first time. This made traveling 61 easier and quicker. She continued to teach around the world until she was 75 years old.
Jenny really loved teaching and she was also good at telling stories. I always loved to hear her 62 her stories. They were 63 interesting that I would like to listen to her when I was free. It was 64 that she could remember everything even though she was so old. I think it was because she never stopped 65 .My grandmother‘s sister was really an amazing woman.
56.A.death B.die C.died 57.A.but B.and C.or
58.A.singer B.teacher C.manager 59.A.on B.at C.by 60.A.to sail B.sailing C.to fly
61.A.too B.much 全品中考网 C.more 62.A.talk to B.talk with C.talk about 63.A.so B.such C.very 64.A.boring B.relaxing C.amazing
65.A.work and think B.working and thinking C.to work and think 【答案】56—60.CABCA 61—65.BCACB
（2010·四川省卷，Ⅲ，10）
认真阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，并将其番号填入题前括号内。
Marc sat next to me when we were in Hill Junior School. He had a serious 36 in communicating with people. One always had to guess what he was saying. 37 , most of my classmates did not like to be with him because his hands and shirts were always 38 . I tried to let him know the importance of being clean by 39 him several times a day to wash his hands. But he just could not understand.
One day, our teacher Miss West walked up to Marc. 40 saying anything, she took Marc to the washroom. Slowly, Miss West washed his 41 and told him that he should keep himself clean. She did that every day for one month. 42 , Marc understood.
Miss West‘s love has given me a good example to follow when I 43 my job. I always remember to teach my students by showing them the right 44 to do things. And most important of all, I always remember to give them 45 to learn and to grow up. ( )36. A. question B. problem ( )37. A. Instead
C. accident D. hobby
B. However C. Besides D. Except
( )38. A. dirty ( )39. A. talking ( )40. A. With ( )41. A. face ( )42. A. At last ( )43. A. did ( )44. A. ways ( )45. A. more advice
B. clean C. new D. old B. saying C. speaking B. Without 全品中考网
D. telling
D. Above
C. After
B. feet C. shirts D. hands B. At first C. Such as
D. So far
B. am doing C. have done D. am going to do B. answers C. time D. food B. less advice
C. more time D. less time
【答案】36-40 BCADB 41-45 DABAC
考点二、科普常识
（2010·湖北省黄冈市，二，15）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的四个选项中，选出可填入空白
处的最佳选项。
More than 3,000 languages are spoken in the world.Of all these languages,English is _46_used.When it is used ,the English language has also _47_many new words from other languages.For example ,Americans borrowed ―cookbook‖from _48_.They also borrowed ―tofu‖and ―knowtow‖from Chinese.
As we know,there are _49_between western culture and Chinese culture.We can learn about those by comparing how certain words are used.For example , ―you are a lucky dog‖_50_you are a lucky person. _51_ a person who is ill,they say, ―sick as a dog‖.On _52_hand,Chinese people love cats very much .But in western culture, ―cat ‘is sometimes used to describe a woman _53_is cruel.The rose is _54_a symbol of love in both China and some western countries.People think the rose _55_love,peace ,courage and friendship.
China, a country _56_the largest population in the world ,has encouraged more people to learn English._57_the 1990s,English learning has been very _ 58_with Chinese people .Many of them have done well in English and have made great progress in _59_it.
Now ,students are required to learn English,and the study of English is regarded as a very important industry in China _60_om the rest of the world .The English language has played an important part in our lives.
46.A.more widely B.widely C.the most widely D.wide 47.A.taken back B.taken in C.taken off D.taken out 48.A.German B.Germany C.Germen D.Germans 49.A.difference B.differences C.different D.difficulty 50.A.to mean B.meant C.means D.meaning 51.A.Describe B.TO describe C.Described 全品中考网 D.Description 52.Aother B.the other C.another D.the others 53.A.which B.whom C.whose D.that 54.A.supposed B.supplied C.considered D.regarded 55.A.stands for B.stands by C.stood for D.stood up 56.A.have B.which has C.that have D.is
57.A.In B.For C.By 58.A.interested B.fond C.popular 59.A.spoken B.speak C.speaking 60.A.as well as B.as well C.also 【答案】CBABC BBDCC BDCCA
D.Since D.tired D.spoke D.so well as
(2010.湖南长沙 第二节 完形填空) 通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从用给的A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳答案。（共10小题计10分）
Sports play an _31_part in our life.All over the world ,people enjoy sports.Wherever you are ,you can _32_ different kinds of sports or games.Some sports or games can go back to thousand of _33_,like running and jumping.Chinese Kung fu,for example,has a very long history._34_basketball and volleyball are new.Neither has a history of a hundred years.People are inventing new sports or games all the time.
Sports help people keep healthy and happy and live _35_.Lots of people take part in sports and play games.But some people like to watch _36_do sports.In order to watch the games,some people _37_tickets or turn on their TVs at home.They don‘t go to bed until the games are _38_.When their player gets the first or their team wins,they often _39_very excited.
When the seasons change,sports change will them.In seasons ,people play different games.For example ,swimming is fun in warm weather just like in summer,but skating or skiing （滑雪）is popular in____40____. 31.A.different B.important C.strange 32.A.watch B.look like C.look at 33.A.seconds B.minutes C.years 34.A.But B.Or C.So 35.A.longer B.harder C.worse 36.A.the other B.others C.other 37.A.buy B.lend C.show 38.A.away B.on C.over全品中考网 39.A.smell B.get C.taste 40.A.spring B.autumn C.winter 【答案】BACAA BACBC
（2010·江苏省扬州市，二，15）阅读下列短文，从文后各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答
案。
I was cute,active,happy…until that day when I was 15 months old.I had a bad fall.I_16_on a glass rabbit and it cut my eye badly enough to blind it.The doctor said that if the eye was taken out,my face would become out of _17_,so my scarred（有疤痕的）,blind and grey eye lived on with me.
People often asked uncomfortable questions about my eye or_18_played jokes on me.When the kids played games,I was always the ―_19_guy.‖I _20_imagining that everyone looked down on me.
Yet every time Mom noticed I was unhappy,she would say to me, ―Hold your head up high and face the world.‖It helped me move on in life.
As a child ,I thought Mom meant, ―Be careful or you will fall down or knock into something