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中考首字母填空专项练习一Letmetellyouastory.OneofmygoodfriendsliveswithsixhundredanimalsontheGreekIslandofKyklos.Thereisnotenoughwaterontheislandt1thereisalotallaroundit.Eversinceheleftschoolhehastravelledallovertheworldcollectinganimalsforhiso2zoo.Hehopedtocollectatleasttwoexamplesofeverysortofanimalsonhisisland.Hewritesbooksabouthistravelsandabouthiswonderfulanimalsthathecollects.Themoneyfromhisbookshelpshimtop3forallthefoodthattheseanimalseat.Myfriendtoldmethatwhenhewasoutlookingforwaterlastweekhefoundoil.Hen4moneyforhistravelsandforhiszooandalittleoilcanbuyenoughwaterforalongtimebutheknowsthatifhetellsanybodyelseaboutititwillbethee5ofhiszooandhislife’swork.SoIthinkhewillnottellanybodye6youandmeaboutwhathefound—becauseoilandwatercan’tbeputtogether.Oilmaybringg7troubletohisanimalsthannothavingenoughwater.Doyouthinkso二ManypeopleusetheInternettogetusefulknowledgeandfactsandtorelaxthemselves.Butsomeofthemarenotusingitinagoodway.Herearesomerulestomakesureyouares1andhavefunontheInternet.MakerulesfortheInternetusewithyourparents.Forexamplewhenandhowlongyoucangoonlineandwhatactivitiesyoucandoonline.Don’tgiveyourpasswordtoanyoneelseandnevergiveoutthefollowingi2:yourrealnamehomeaddressageschoolphonenumberetc.Checkwithyourparentsbeforegivingoutacredit信用cardnumber.Neversendaphotoofyourselftoanyoneinane-mailu3yourparentssayit’sOK.Checkwithyourparentsbeforegoingintoachatroom.Differentchatroomshavedifferentrulesandattractdifferentkindsofpeople.Youandyourparentsmustmakesureit’sar4placeforchatting.NeveragreetomeetsomeoneyoumeetontheInternetw5yourparents’permission允许.Nevermeetanyoneyoumeetonlinea
6.Alwaysrememberthatpeopleonlinemaynotbethepeopletheysaytheyare.Treat视为everyoneonlineasiftheywerestrangers.Ifsomethingyouseeorreadonlinemakesyouuncomfortablel7thesite.Tellyourparentsoryourteachersatonce.Treatotherpeopleasyou’dliketobetreated.Neverusebadlanguage.Remember---noteverythingyoureadontheInternetistrue.三Therearemanyonlinefoodshoppingsites.Thingsl___1___CDsbooksandDVDssellwellonline.Butitisquitedifferenttosellfoodonlineb___2___peopleliketoseefoodwiththeirowneyes.Itisveryi___3___forpeopletobuyfreshfruitandvegetables.Customersliketoc___4___theirfoodbyitscolor.Theyalsowanttotouchandsmellit.Somepeoplelikegoingtothesameshoptobuyfoodwithgoodquality.Soifthefoodisalwaysg___5___theywillfeelcomfortablebuyingitonline.Boxesoffruitsandvegetableshavebeendeliveredtoh___6___aroundBritainforafewyearsnow.Driedorcannedfoodsarealmostthesameallthetimebutfreshthingsarenot.Forexamplepeoplemaywanttopicktheirownapplessotheycantaketheo__7__thatlooknice.Buyingdriedandcannedfoodonlineiseasier.ApersoncanbuythiskindoffoodontheInternetandthenbuyfruitsandvegetablesatastoreoramarket.四Anursetookatiredsoldiertothebed.“Yoursonishere”shesaidtotheoldman.Shehadtosaythewordsseveraltimesb1theoldman’seyesopened.Theoldmandimly模糊地sawayoungmaninaMarineCorpsuniformstandingbesidethebed.Hereachedouthishand.Thesoldiertookit.Thenursebroughtachairsothatthesoldiercouldsitbythebed.Nightsarelonginhospitalsb2allthroughthenighttheyoungmansatthereintheward病房holdingtheoldman’shandandofferinghimwordsofloveandencouragement.Sometimesthenursesuggestedthattheyoungmanmoveawayandrestawhilebuther
3.Wheneverthenursecameintothewardthesoldierwasoblivious遗忘的ofherandofthenightnoisesofthehospital.Nowandthensheheardhimsayafewgentlewords.Thedyingmansaidn4onlyholdingtightlytohisson’shandallthroughthenight.Earlyinthemorningtheoldmandied.Thesoldierwenttotellthenurse.Whileshedidwhatshehadtodohewaited.Finallyshereturned.Shestartedtoofferwordsofsympathy同情butthesoldierstoppedher.“That’snotn5….Whowasthatman”heasked.Thenursewass
6.“Hewasyourfather”sheanswered.“Nohewasn’t”thesoldierreplied.“Ineversawhimbeforeinmylife.”“Thenwhydidn’tyousaysomethingwhenItookyoutohim”“Iknewrightawaythattherehadbeenam7butIalsoknewheneededhissonandhissonjustwasn’there.WhenIrealizedthathewastoosicktotellwhetherornotIwashissonandthathowmuchheneededmeIstayed.”Finallyitissuitableforteenagerstosharetheirproblemswiththeirfriendsandparents.五Manyteenagershaveproblemsthatworrythem.Somedonotlearntheirschoolsubjectswell.Somearegoodatlearninganddowellinexamsbuttheyaredoingsopoorlyinsportst___1____theirclassmatescallthem‘bookworms’.Somanyteenagerssufferfromstress(压力).Thegoodnewsisthattherearesomesimplewaystod____2___withstress.Firstlyeatingah____3____dietgettingenoughsleepanddoingexercisesareveryimportant.HowcanwebehappyifwearenotfitForschoolworkplanningaheadcanhelp.Makingal___4___ofthethingstheyneedtodoandplanningwhentodothemcanhelpstudentsorganizetheirtime.Ifyouareweakinasubjectyoushoulds___5___moretimeonitandaskateacherforhelp.Studentsshouldpaynoattentiontopeoplewholaughatthem.I___6___theyshouldfindthethingstheyaregood.Thenstudentsshouldalsomakeenoughtimefortheirhobbies.Playingsportsreadingandwatchingfilmshelpthemr___7___.六EverydayMillanputsonhisrunningshoesandtakesafour-hourwalkwith40dogs---largeandsmally1andold.Mostofthosedogsbelongtohim.TherestareattheheartofhisworktheyaretroublesomedogssenttoMillantolearngoodmanners.MillanstaroftheTVshowDogWhispererandauthorofthebest-sellingbookCesar’sWayhasaspecialgiftforworkingwiththeseanimals.GrowinguponafarmMillanknewhewantedtoworkwithdogs.Hisfirstjobattheage15washelpingaveterinarian兽医.Hewassogoodatlettingdogsquietandhandlingallkindsofsituations.Peoplestartedtoc2him“thedogboy”.Sincethenhehasbuiltarewardingjobaroundhisfavoriteanimal.“Mygrandfathertaughtmeatanearlyagen3toworkagainstnature”heexplains.Innaturedogsliketostayinagroupandfollowoneleader.Millan’sspecialtyisteachingpeopletobeleadersfortheirdogs.StudyingdogsonthefarmwherehegrewupMillanrealizedtheyneedlotsofexercisetostayquiet.Heexplainshisway:“Exerciseandrulesf4andthenlove!”hesaysthatalotofpeoplegetitbackwardsbecausetheydon’trealizewhatdogsr5need.Thereforewhilehetrainsdogsheteachesownerstounderstandthattheirpetsneedrules.TofindtherightjobMillane6kidstodowhattheyenjoy.“Alotofpeopledon’trealizeI’veworkedwithdogsformorethan20years---longbeforemyTVshoworbook.SuccessfollowedmebecauseIwasfollowingmyd7ofbeingthebestdogtrainerintheworld.”七TwoAmericanscientiststoldthepeopleinindustrialnationsthattheywouldbemuchhealthieriftheyatemoreofthesamekindoffoodseatenbyhumanslivingmorethan10000yearsago.Thescientistssaythatthehumanbodyhaschangedveryl1sincehumanfirstappearedonearthbutthewaywelivehaschangedgreatly.Ourbodyhasnotbeenabletodealwiththesechangesinlifestyleandthishasledtonewkindsofd
2.Thesenewsicknesseswerenotknowninancienttimes.Sotheyarecalled“diseasesofcivilization(文明)”.Manycancersanddiseasesofthebloodsystemincludingheartattacksandstrokes(中风)areexamplesofsuchdiseases.Scientistsnotedthatearlystone-agepeopleusedverylittlealcohol(酒精)ortobacco烟草probablynone.Ancientpeoplealsogotagreatdealofphysicale3butachangeinfoodisoneofthemaindifferencesb4lifeinancienttimesandlifetoday.Stone-agepeoplehuntedwildanimalsfortheirmeatwhichhadmuchlessfatthanfarmanimals.Theyalsoatealotoffreshvegetablesandfruits.Theydidnotusem5andotherdairyproductsandtheymadeverylittleuseofgrains.Buttodayweeatalotofdairyproductsandgrainfoods.Weeatsixtimesmoresaltthanstone-agepeople.Weeatmoresugar.Weeattwiceasmuchfatbutmuchl6vitaminC.Peopletodayprobablydonotw7toliveaspeoplethousandsofyearsagodidbutscientistssaythatwewouldbemuchhealthierifweateasthoseancientpeopledidcuttingtheamountoffattysaltyandsweetfoods.八HiMaryThankyouforwritingtomeandIwilltrytogiveyousomeideasaboutimprovingyourwrittenEnglish.Thebadnewsofcourseisthatthereisnoe1waytodothis.Ittakeswork.ImprovingyourEnglishlikegettingbetteratanythingelsemeanslotsofpractice.IthinkyoualreadyknowenoughwordsandgrammarinEnglishtomakesentencesandtounderstandEnglishandtheproblemyouhaveisastheproblemallChinesestudentshavewhentheylearnEnglish.YougotoEnglishclassacoupleoftimesaweekandther2ofthetimeyouspeakChinese.IfyoucometoCanadayourEnglishwouldimproveveryq3becauseyouwoulduseitalldayeveryday.It’sjustpractice.ToimproveyourwritinginEnglishyoushoulddot4things.FirstyoushouldtrytoreadEnglishasmuchaspossible.Itdoesn’tmatterwhatyoureadsopicksomethingthatinterestsyou.ReadingEnglishwillshowyouhowEnglishwordsareusedtogetherhowEnglishspeakersexpressthemselvesandsoonsoyoucanlearnalotfromthat.Thenyoushouldpracticewriting.Askyourteacherifyoucangetextraassignmentsandwritethingslikeshortstories.Yourteachercanshowyouwhereyoumakemistakesandhowtoc5them.YoucanalsowritemoreletterstoEnglishspeakersontheInternetIwillbehappytoexchangeletterswithyouifthatwillhelp.Don’tworryifyoumakemistakesb6thatishowyoulearn.Yousayyoucannotobeyyourplans.InEnglishwesay“Plantheworkworktheplan.”Youneedaplanandthenyouneedtofollowyourplantoimprove.Ihopetheseideasareu
7.IwishyouluckandifyouwanttowritetomeIwillbehappytotrytohelpyou.WecantalkaboutChinaaboutCanadaoranythingelseyoulike.BestwishesBradFlankin九MoreandmoreJapaneseteenagersreadnovelsonmobilephones(手机)n___1____onthepaper.Thephonenovelsareusuallywrittenbyfirst-timewriters—usuallyintheirtensortwenties.Severalnovelshavebeenturnedintorealbooks.LoveSkyastorya____2____aboywithcancerhassoldmorethan
1.3millionbooksandhasbeenmadeintoaf____3_____.Manyofthephonenovelsareinfluencedbycomic漫画booksbecausecomicbooksareverypopularinJapan.Sophonenovelsareheavyindialogueandhaver____4____shortparagraphs.Largeemptyspacesbetweensentencesareusedtomeanthatthecharactersarethinking.AmobilephonenovelwebsiteMahoi-Landwhichstartedseveralyearsagonowhassixmillionmembersandamillionnovelsonthesite.Howeversomet____5_____writersareangryaboutphonenovels.Theyc____6____thatphonenovelsareshortofscene缺少情景andcharacterdevelopment.KoichiroTomiokaaprofessoratKantoGakuinUniversitysaiditwasaneww____7____forwriterstobecomeknown.Hesaid“It’sinteresting.Theproblemis:canthisnewtypeofwriterkeeponwritingbooksasaprofessionalwriter”十Goingtoseeanewmovieisagoodwaytospendanightoutonthetownandtherearemoreandmoretochoosefrom.InabigcitylikeLondonNewYorkorBeijingitisp1tochoosefrommorethan100filmseverynightoftheweek.Someofthemcostmorethan100milliondollarstomakeandsomeofthemweremadeforjustafewhundreddollars.Themovieindustryisbigbusinessb2thingsarenotasgoodastheyshouldbeformoviemakers.Inadditiontocompetitionfromotherformsofentertainment—televisioncomputergamesetc.—thereistheproblemofillegaldownload(下载)offilms.Themovieindustryhasstartedtoconsidertheproblemverys
3.InasuburbofMilwaukeeWisconsinUSAa13-year-oldboynamedBenRangelrecentlydownloadedfourmoviesfromtheInternet.Whathedidwasagainstthelaw.TheMotionPictureAssociationofAmericaMPAAtooklegalactionnotagainstBenbutagainsthis67-year-oldgrandfatherFredLawrence.Benu4hisgrandfather’scomputertodownloadthemovies.TheMPAAwrotealettertoMr.Lawrencebutdidn’tanswer.Theythenaskedforapaymentof$600000andMr.Lawrencewasveryworried.FinallytheMPAAandBen’sfamilyagreedaboutthebestthingtodo.Bensaidhewass5infrontof100studentsfromtheseventhandeighthgradeathisschoolMapleDaleSchoolinRacine.Benwarnedstudentsnottodownloadmoviesorcomputergamesw6payingforthem.“Mygrandpahadmucht7becauseofme”saidBen.“I’mheretotellyouthatdownloadiswrongandweshouldn’tdoit.。