阅读短文.答案解析

Ⅳ.阅读短文，完成表格内容

   （2014 贵阳）Hip hop, or rap music as it's also called, started on the streets and in the clubs of New York City in the 1970s, but today many countries have their own kind of hip hop music, This kind of music has its roots in reggae，disco and funk music. Rapping, which means speaking to the rhythm of the music，is an important part of this music. Young people rap to express how they feel about their lives and problems.

   Would you like to rap in class? Well actually, hip hop music is being played in more than 10,000 schools in the USA. Why? There is a new school programme called "Flocabulary" where teachers use text books and hip hop CDs to help teach a variety of school subjects.  The lyrics of the songs include information on a subject students are studying, which makes learning easy and  Students and teachers are amazed at the positive effects it has had on exam marks. This is one teacher said: "I've used hip hop songs in class, and I've never seen students have such interests in history!  It's unbelievable  how students  remember what I teach it even encourages us to waste our own songs.

   Blake Harrison, a high school student, first thought of the idea of Flocabulary. The word "Flocabulary" comes from the words "flow" and "vocabulary". "Flow" is a rap word for "style" or the way a rapper says the words of a song. How did he get the idea'? Well he realized he could remember the lyrics of a hip hop song very easily.  So, why not make lessons into songs'? Today together with Alex Rappaport, a composer, Blake produces hip hop songs for maths .science and literature,which are now being used in schools with great success.

Paragraph One	Hip hop music started in New York City in the 1970s. It comes from ____1____, reggae, disco and funk music.
Paragraph Two	Rapping in schools is__2____ in the USA because of the programme named "Flocabulary". The songs include information on a subject  students are studying, which makes ____3____.
Paragraph Three	A high school student named ___4__ first had the idea of Flocabularv. Now he produces hip hop songs for many subjects in order to __5_.

阅读短文，然后从方框中选出可以填人空白处的 单词。

from, accurate, represent ， abacus ， was Calculating machines

One of the first calculating machines 1 an  abacus. Abacuses are so fast and 2 that people still use them to­day. On the 3 ,  the beads on the wires 4 ones, tens, hundreds and thousands, starting 5 the  bottom wires

阅读短文，将文中画线部分翻译成汉语或英语

61. Many famous people had dreams when they  were young. They often worked hard to make their dreams come true.When I was  only 14 years old,I first thought about what I should do in the future.62.I used  to dream about being a basketball player, a soccer player, or a baseball player.  How-ever,because I was too short，63.我放弃了这些梦想。Then I thought about going into  music, so I bought a guitar.64.但是我弹得不是很好。Then I had  to give up my dream

again.After that I thought about being a  reporter and worked really hard. At the age of 25, my dream came true and I  be­came a reporter.

Finally, 65. 1 learned the truth about  making dreams come true.I should never give up and I must work hard.

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阅读短文，根据图片填空,使短文完整、通顺。

  Look! This is my family. My 1  name is Harry Green. My grandmother's name is Jean Green. My 2 name is Jeff Green. My  3  name is Helen Green. Jeff and Helen are my  4   I have a  5  Her name is Kate Green. My name is Jim Green. I'm Kate's    6 

1.________      2.________  3._________

4.________      5.________  6._______    __

阅读短文，根据图片及汉语提示填空，使短文完整、通顺。

  Look! 1 (这）is a  2  (照片）of my family.  3  (这些)are grandparents.  4  (那些）are my  5 (父母）. The woman is my  6  (妈妈）.This is my  7  (爸爸) and this is my  8  (叔叔）.Bill is his  9  (儿子）. He is my  10  (堂弟)and my good friend. This is my aunt. She is my uncle's wife. I'm in the picture. Where am I?

1.__________ 2.__________ 3.________  4._________

5.________   6.________  7.________  8._________

9.________  10._________

阅读短文，从方框中选词并用其正确形式填空，使短文完整、通顺(其中有两个单词多余。

Mr. King is a  1 . He is now  2  China. He loves balls. He has balls  3  in his home. Mr. King  4  10 tennis balls, 14 baseballs. He also has 10 soccer balls  5  15 volleyballs.  6  he doesn't have basketballs. He plays soccer with his  7  ， and plays volleyball with his family. But he  8  play basketball. He only watches it on TV.

1._________ 2._______      3._______  4._________

5._________ 6._______      7._______  8._________

阅读短文，从方框中选词并用其正确形式填空，使短文完整、通顺。

Hi! Do you  1 me? I'm Liu Xing in Home with Kfaf"《家有儿女》）.I'm a student in a middle school. In my  2  ， my father and mother like ping-pong. They say it's  3  My sister Xiaoxue likes  4  . She often plays volleyball after  5  . She is  6  in it. My brother Xiaoyu likes soccer. But he doesn't play it. He only  7 soccer games on TV. Sometimes, we    8    sports together(一起). 9    go and play ！" says my dad."That    10   good!" we shout(呼喊）.

1.__________ 2.________      3.________  4._________

5.________      6.__________ 7.________  8._________

9.________  10._________ 

阅读短文，从方框中选词并用其正确形式填空，使短文完整、通顺。

 1  Mary,

How are you? Do you want  2  to my birthday party on Sunday? This is my  3  birthday. My family and  4  are all coming. The  5  is at 6：30 p.m. It's at the Great Wall Hotel. First we can talk and eat from 6 ：30 to 7 ： 30. Then we can go to a movie near the park. Are you 6  ？ If not, I hope you can come and meet my family and my friends.

                                   Yours,

                                    Tim

1.__________ 2.________  3._________

4.__________ 5.________  6._________

阅读短文，选词填空

some, time, know, while, doing, always, inside ,special, hands

(2014 •沈阳)Every country has its pwn customs (风俗)and traditions.  A custom is a special way of

1._______ something. A tradition is a custom that is passed down over 2. _________ .   These customs and traditions make different cultures in different countries. We should 3.__________   about other people's customs and  cultures.   And we should 4. ____________ respect (尊重）them.

   For example? in America, people wear their shoes in their homes. But in 5.__________ Asian countries like Japan and Korea, people take off their shoes before going 6. _________ their homes.      In many Asian countries, people use chopsticks 7.__________ Americans and Europeans eat with forks and knives. But in India and some other countries, people often eat with their 8._______ . There are many other differences. But all of these cultures are 9. __________ .  We should try to know and learn about them.

阅读短文，掌握其大意，然后用方框内所给的词的适当形式填空，每个词限用一次。

My teachers thought I was the worst student. My family also had the 1.       thought as my teachers.

When I was going to give up my study, a new teacher, Miss White came to our school. She was young, 2.      and    knowledgeable    (知识渊博的）.

One day, I was sitting alone in my 3.      , Miss White came up to me and talked to me happily. Soon her smile took away my unhappiness.

“Do you think I can go to college?” I didn’t 4.       why I asked such a question. I thought she must say “no” 5.      everyone else said so. But she said, “Dear, you can do 6.       you want. Just try, and you’ll get closer to success. I believe you are the best!”

I was touched 7.       by her words. I decided to study hard. From then on, we became good 8.      . She often helped me with my study in her free time.

In the end, I 9.      well in my studies and went to a good college. Miss White is an angel (天使）.Her words have kept me going forward. She helped me to see that I am special and can be 10.__in life.

阅读短文，掌握其大意，然后用方框内所给的词 的适当形式填空，每个词限用一次。

The world is not only hungry but also thirsty for water. This may seem strange to you, since nearly 70%    of    the    earth’s    surface is 1    . with water. But about 97% of that is sea water, or salt water.

Earth Day is on April 22. But on all other days, we must also remember 2.      important    water is. The water that we use is the most important national resource on the earth. Today we 3.       serious water problems. One of them is water pollution. Polluted water is very bad for people to 4.     . And dirty water is bad for fish, too.

How do cars and factories make our water dirty? First they 5.      the    air. Then when it rains, the rain water 6.      our drinking water dirty. Dirty rain is also harmful to plants, animals and buildings. Scientists say that in 30 years, more than half of    the    people in    the world won ’ t have    enough 7.       water.    We all have to learn    how to 8.      wasting    water. One of the first    steps is to develop ways of 9.       it. Today in most large cities, water is used only 10.       and then sent out into a sewer system (下水道).From there it returns to sea or goes underground places.

阅读短文，掌握其大意,然后用方框内所给的词的适当形式填空，每个词限用一次。

It was a dark and cold night. The taxi driver didn’t have even one passenger (乘客）all day. When he went by the railway station, he 1.     a young man coming out with two bags in his hands. So he 2.       opened the door of the car and asked，“Where do you want to go, sir?”

“To the Star Hotel,” the young man answered. When the taxi driver heard that, he didn’t feel 3.       any more. The young man would give him only three dollars 4.       the    hotel    was not far from the railway station. But suddenly, he had

an 5.       .  He took the passenger through many streets of the big city.

After a long time, the car 6.       at the hotel at last. “You should pay me fifteen dollars, the car driver said to the young man. “ What? Fifteen dollars? Do you think I’m a fool? Only last week, I 7.       a taxi from the railway station to the 8.       hotel and I only gave the driver thirteen dollars. I know how much I have to 9.       for the taxi. I won’t pay you one dollar more than I paid to the 10.       taxi driver last week. ”

阅读短文，掌握其大意，然后用方框内所给的词 的适当形式填空，每个词限用一次。

April Fools’ Day is a day to play jokes on others. No one knows 1.      this    holiday began but people think it first started in France.

In the 16th century, people 2.      New Year’s Day on April 1. In the middle of 1560s King Charles IX changed it from April 1 to January 1. But some people still celebrated in on April 1, 3.      others called them April Fools.

Each country celebrates April Fools’ Day 4.      .    In    France,    people  call    the    April Fools “April Fish”. They glue a paper fish to their friends’ backs to 5.       them.    When    he or she finds this, they shout “ April Fish! ”

In England, people play 6     only in the morning. You are a “ noodle ” if 7.

     fools    you.    In    Scotland, April Fools’ Day is 48 hours long. They call an April Fool “ April Gowk”. Gowk is another 8.       for a cuckoo bird.

In America, people play small jokes on their friends and 9.       other people on the

first of April. They 10.      point    down    to your shoes and say, “Your shoelace is untied. ”If you believe them and look down to see, you are an April Fool then.

阅读短文，掌握其大意，然后用方框内所给的词 的适当形式填空，每个词限用一次。

Nearly 2,000 years ago, during the Han Dynasty, there was a person called Ying Chen, one day, he invited Du Xuan to his house and treated him

with wine. On the wall of the room 1.      a red bow (弓). Its shadow (影子）appeared in Du Xuan’s cup. Du Xuan 2.      the    shadow    for a snake. He was 3.        but  he    didn’t    refuse the wine out of politeness. He drank the wine with his eyes closed.

When he was back home, he felt so sick that he could 4.      eat    or    drink    any    more.    He    sent for the doctor and took some 5.      ,    but nothing could cure him. 6.       Ying    Chen went to ask Du Xuan how he got so seriously ill, Du told him about the snake in the wine. Ying returned  home and thought hard,7.      he    could    not find the answer. 8.      the    bow on the wall caught his eyes. “That’ s it!” He shouted. He immediately sent for Du Xuan. Ying seated Du where he sat before and offered him a cup of wine. Du Xuan saw the snake-like shadow again. Ying Chen said, pointing at the shadow, “The ‘snake，is 9. but a shadow of the bow on the wall!” Now that Du Xuan knew 10.       it    really    was, he felt much easier. And it is very strange that his illness disappeared the next moment.

This story turned out to be the idiom—Bei Gong She Ying.

 阅读短文，掌握其大意，然后用方框内所给的词的适当形式填空，每个词限用一次。

The British pay more attention to good table manners. When you are eating inBritain, you are not 1.__to do the following things ：

Never lick (添）or put your knife in your mouth. It is    impolite to start eating    before everyone    else has    been    served 2.      your host says    that you don’t need to wait.

    Never chew with your mouth 3.      . No one wants to see food being chewed.

It is impolite to have your elbows on the table while you are eating.

Don’t reach over others’ plate 4.     something. Ask someone to pass it for you.

Never talk with food in your mouth. It is impolite to 5.      too    much    food    in your mouth. Never use your 6.      to push food    onto

your spoon or fork.

It is impolite to slurp (发出声音）when you are eating. Never blow your nose on a napkin. Napkins are only used for 7.      your lips. Never take food from your neighbors’ 8.     .

Never pick food out of your teeth with your fingernails (指甲）. When you have 9.      eating, and want to let others know that, place your knife and folk together, with the prongs (尖齿）on the fork 10.      upwards, on your plate.

阅读短文，掌握其大意，然后用方框内所给的词 的适当形式填空，每个词限用一次。

To be honest, I enjoy music a lot. 1.      all types of music, I like Tejano music best because it makes me feel 2.       .    Some  of my classmates also like Tejano music. It is popular with young people. I also 3.       other    types    of    music.  I listen    to rock    4.       I am happy. My favorite rock band is Creed because they sing a lot about their    lives    and express (表达）how they

5.       in their songs.    They sing about  their past    experiences, their feelings    and the    way    they 6.       their    lives to change. 

      I  also  like heavy metal music. Metallica is my favorite heavy metal band. I usually listen to their music while I am 7.       . It tells me    that 8.      difficulties I    meet    in life, I must try hard    to get the things I want and    I should 9.       give up. Actually, music    influences    us all in    different

10.       .    What type of music do    you like?

阅读短文，掌握其大意，然后用方框内所给的词 的适当形式填空，每个词限用一次。

A sea of green gardens surrounds Windsor  Castle in the English countryside. It looks out on the River Thames and sits next to a hunting ground. It 1. __built just outside of London to protect

the capital from enemies on the west side.

Windsor Castle is the 2.      and    largest occupied (在使用的)castle in the world. It was built just after 1066. The castle has a long, rich and troubled history. If the castle walls could talk, they’d

have many 3.       to    tell.

Kings were 4.        and died here. It’s been used as the homes of kings and queens for

5.       . However, it was also used as a prison 6.       the English Civil War( 1642 - 1651). King Charles I was ev^n a prisoner here. During World War II , the royal family secretly slept at Windsor Castle because it was safer than London’s urban area (城区）.All of the windows were blacked out.

Today, Windsor Castle is the private 7.       of    Queen Elizabeth II. When she is not meeting guests at Buckingham Palace, she goes to Windsor Castle. But that’s not all. Windsor  Castle is

8.        to the public. It is now one of

England’s most popular attractions. Visitors can look at some of the finest artworks, 

9.        the paintings of Rembrandt (伦勃朗），as well as the well-kept gardens. What is   a better way to leam about England 10.        to enjoy some of the country’s finest scenery?

阅读短文，掌握其大意，然后用方框内所给的词 的适当形式填空，每个词限用一次。

     inventor   need    soon    same       invention

     careful      close    else   failure   important

Thomas once said that to be an 1.       ， there are some things you have to do.

First, you have to make a good plan. Second, you have to make sure that there is a 2. for your invention. If there is no need，then you can’t make any money on your 3.       .    Third, you have to think 4.       .    You    need to get to the

most 5.       idea    of    your    invention    and    work from there. He also said you need to make a survey. You have to study about your idea for your invention and see if anyone 6.     has    the 7.       idea as you. Then you need to work

hard and never give up. Don’t worry if you fail. Each 8.        brings much 9.     to    the right answer. 10.         or    later you will make your invention work.