(2014廣東佛山中考)

     World Tai Chi and Qigong Day is an event held on the last Saturday of April each year,which promotes (倡導(dǎo)) practices of Tai Chi and Qigong.Especially,followers of Tai Chi and Qigong hope to educate the world about the health benefits (益處) of the two exercises.The World Tai Chi Day website says it is also

a day to help put people in touch with teachers and healing (治療) centres.This event,which started in 1999,joins people in over 65countries. That number grows every year as Tai Chi becomes better known. Celebrations include Tai Chi exhibitions (表演) in many cities around the world.The day is recognized by the World Health Organization.

      Tai Chi is actually a Chinese martial art,also called Wushu.lt is not used for selfdefence,but is instead practised for health reasons. Doctors say it has benefits for those who have heart and blood pressure problems. Many people who practise it say it makes you live longer. Tai Chi is famous around the world for its followers practise it in parks. A type of Tai Chi with just 42 movements,was a sport in the 11th Asian Games in 1990.There are attempts (嘗試) to make it an Olympic event.

51.When is World Tai Chi and Qigong Day?

A.In the last month of each year.

B.On the last day of April each year.

C.On each Saturday of the fourth month.

D.On the last Saturday of every April.

52.The event is held to        Tai Chi and Qigong.

A.encourage the development of 

B.cure people of their illnesses by

C. get the world together to practise 

D.educate the world to make money from

53. How is World Tai Chi and Qigong Day celebrated?

A.The followers travel to over 65 countries.

B.Tai Chi members are recruited on the website.

C.There are Tai Chi performances in many cities.

D.The World Health Organization hold different activities.

54.What does “selfdefence” in the second paragraph mean?

   A. 自我犧牲   B. 自我防衛(wèi)

   C. 自我欣賞   D. 自我表現(xiàn)

55.Which of the following is TRUE about Tai Chi?

A.It is becoming better and better known in the world.

B.It is only good for those people who have heart problems.

C.It has been a sport in Asian Games since 1990.

D.It is now one of the events in the Olympics.

完形填空

(2014江蘇連云港中考)

     The sky was clear and the sun was shining brightly before the deadly disaster of the typhoon. Bernadette Tenegra,a 44-year-old high school teacher,was in her 31        which was on the bank of a river.The Tenegra family 32        together in their shelter to keep away from the storm.They thought that the powerful storm would die out soon as it did 33 .So they were just hanging on there.

      But things didn’t happen 34        they had thought;the water rose at a frightening speed and their 35        house fell down,sweeping away the occupants (居住者) ，including Tenegra’s husband and her other daughter.They were able to struggle to 36       ,but the 6-year-old Tenegra was 37 against the strong wind and water,along with sharp deadly debris (殘骸) .Bernadette made her way to the child and was holding her and kept 38        her to keep on.

      “I crawled (爬) over to her,and I tried to pull her up. But she was too 39        and wasn’t able to make it. It seemed that she had already 40         ”’ Tenegra said,crying. ‘‘ I screamed but it didn’t work."

      The mother said 41        that she would never forget the last words of her daughter before 42       ,‘‘Ma,just let go, just let go.Save 43       .1 love you forever. ”

     “Yolanda”，the super typhoon destroyed a great number of houses and buildings. The 6-year-old Tenegra 44        her life. She has just seen a small part of this wonderful world 45        that short lifetime,while the whole world witnessed all the beauty of her.

  31. A. family   B. school   C. building   D. home

  32. A. marched   B. stayed   C. arranged   D. collected

  33. A. in the past   B. in the day

   C. in the end   D. in the future

  34. A. while   B. before   C. as   D. since

 35.. A. wooden   B. golden   C. hidden   D. modern

 36. A. strength   B. warmth   C. safety   D. difficulty

  37. A. fighting   B. beating   C. touching   D. preventing

  38.  A. inviting   B. ordering   C. training   D. telling

   39. A. sleepy   B. weak   C. impatient   D. careless

   40. A. given back   B. given away

   C. given up   D. given off 

   41 .A. excitedly   B. sadly   C. angrily   D. confidently

   42.A. arrival   B. break   C. choice   D. death

  43. A. myself   B. yourself   C. himself   D. herself

  44.. A. lost   B. saved   C. spent   D. changed

  45. A. above   B. below   C. during   D. beyond

語法選擇(每小題1分，共10分)

閱讀下面短文，按照句子結(jié)構(gòu)的語法性和上下文連貫的要求，從各題所給的A、B、C和D四項中選出最佳選項。

(2015廣東廣州珠海一模)

   Once,Einstein gave a lecture at a university. After his speech,the audience started asking questions.

    A girl asked ,‘‘ Do you think you’re 21       giant of science?” Einstein said 22       a smile,“A giant is a person who is tall in height.You see I'm so small,so how can I be a giant? Maybe I see a bitfarther,only23       I stand higher!”

    Then a boy asked, ^u You mentioned you stand higher than 24       . It reminds me that you had a talk with a lady on the top of the Alps.I don't want to ask 25        you talked,but I want to know whether you realized you had been a top in the history of science when you stood on the top."

   Looking at the boy 26       ,Einstein replied ,“ Well ,27       height cannot become a top. And there is no top that no one can get to,so we don't want to be a top,but we want to be a person to climb the top! ”

    Then he took up a piece of chalk and 28        on the blackboard ,‘‘ Standing on the top,you are not tall,but even smaller! ”

Then he said ,“ Though I stand tall,in the eyes of the world I'm still small!Finally,I can tell you a sentence,which was the last one I told the lady on the top of the Alps , Any top can 29       ,for there is no giant in the world but the one 30        stands higher!

    A storm of applause sounded. The lady who listened to Einstein’s instruction on the Alps that year was no other than Madam Curie!

  21. A. a   B. an   C. the   D. /

  22. A. in   B. of   C. with   D. from

  23. A. so   B. because   C. but   D. though

  24. A. another   B. other   C. the others   D. others

  25. A. what   B. where   C. that   D. which

  26. A. care   B. careful   C. careless   D. carefully

  27. A. my   B. me   C. I   D. mine

  28. A. write   B. wrote   C. writes   D. writing

  29. A. reach   B. reaches   C. is reached   D. be reached

  30. A. who   B. which   C. when   D. where in.

20.(2015新疆烏魯木齊八中一模) I've never seen       match before.

   A. such an exciting   B. so an exciting

   C. such an excited   D. so an excited 

19. (2015江蘇宿遷鐘吾初級中學(xué)模擬) 一Many students don't know how to        stress and become worried.

—I think they’d better talk to their teachers or parents.

A .argue with   B. deal with

C. come up with   D. quarrel with 

18. 1 wonder        there is a hotel near here.

   A. that   B. whether   C. where   D. what

17. (2015 北京石景山一模) She        very hard since she came to our school.

   A. studies   B. has studied

   C. is studying   D. studied

16. (2015遼寧錦州實驗學(xué)校摸底) A group of people         

the hotel after walking for 6 hours.They needed to have a rest.

   A. arrived at   B. arrived

   C. got   D. reach

15.( 2015 廣東訕頭金平模擬)         Australia is large in area,it is small in population.

   A. Because   B. Although

   C. Since   D. Unless

14.( 2015 廣西河池兩縣一區(qū)一模) 一Look!What’s that in the sky?

—        birds!

   A. Hundreds of   B. Two hundreds of

   C. Two hundreds   D. Two hundred of