Vincent got out of the 10 . Dad drove off, going back to his office.
1. A. breakfast B. lunch C. supper D. dinner 2. A. working B. climbing C. living D. separating 3. A. kept B. rushed C. pointed D. found 4. A. beat B. ask C. hate D. miss 5. A. Why B. Who C. When D. Where 6. A. housework B. garden C. job D. trousers 7. A. happy B. healthy C. honest D. strict 8. A. or B. because C. after D. but 9. A. moved B. stopped C. met D. shouted 10. A. house B. office C. school D. car
（五）（2017年绵阳中考）
My great-grand mother, Winifred Hastings, got rich in a mining（采矿）town out West. But her 1 didn’t come from gold or silver, but from soup, steak, apple pie, and good coffee.
In the early 1900’s, Winifred arrived in Silver City with her husband. But he caught a fever and died suddenly. With the little money she had, Winifred decided to open a practical restaurant to 2 all the hungry miners in town.
The restaurant had only wooden boxes for tables, but business was very good 3 . The miners 4 that Winifred was a great cook, 5 they ate in her restaurant every day.
One time, Winifred had a small accident in the restaurant. A fire started in
the kitchen and her customers had to put it out. The town mayor walked in 6 there was still a lot of smoke in the room. “Winifred,” he said. “What are you cooking back there?” Everybody 7 .
In 1905, Winifred got married again and moved out of town. On her 8 day in Sliver City, a photographer took her picture. The picture is over my desk at home. It shows Winifred with about fifty miners standing in front of the restaurant. At the top of the photo 9 says: TO WINIFRED THE BEST COOK IN THE WEST. 10 YOUR BOYS.
1. A. wealth B. skill C. family D. health
2. A. cost B. entertain C. warm D. feed
3. A. sometimes B. anyway C. somewhere D. anywhere
4. A. found out B. looked through C. came across D. thought up
5. A. but B. and C. since D. although
6. A. if B. after C. while D. before
7. A. cried B. laughed C. replied D. followed
8. A. best B. worst C. first D. last
9. A. he B. she C. it D. one
10. A. WITH B. FOR C. BY D. FROM
（六）（2017年赤峰中考）
Confucius lived in the Kingdom of Lu, part of today’s Shandong Province. September 28 is his birthday. 1 he was born over 2,000 years ago, people still remember him on this day.
His childhood was sad. His father 2 when he was only 3 and he had to work to help his mother. But young Confucius didn’t 3 studying. He visited many famous teachers and learned music, history, poetry and sports.
Later, he became a teacher and started the 4 private school in Chinese history. At that time, only children from rich families could go to school, but Confucius believed 5 should go to school if they wanted to learn. He had about 3,000 students in his lifetime.
Today, people still follow his 6 . He told us that each person has something worthy to learn and teach. “When I am with three people, one of them must be 7 than me in some areas. I choose their good qualities（品质）and follow them. I take their bad qualities and change them in myself.”
He also taught us that thinking is very important in study. “All study but no thinking makes people puzzled（迷惑）. All thinking but no study makes people 8 .”
Confucius is not only a great teacher but also a famous 9 with wise thoughts about the world and society. His most important teachings are about kindness and good manners. “A kind person should care for others. Be strict 10 yourself, but be kind to others.” He said.
1. A. Because B. After C. Although D. Since
th
2. A. die B. died C. dead D. death
3. A. give up B. pick up C. take off D. put off
4. A. one B. two C. first D. second
5. A. none B. someone C. no one D. everyone
6. A. thoughts B. news C. ways D. messages
7. A. good B. well C. better D. best
8. A. lazily B. beautifully C. lazy D. beautiful
9. A. scientist B. thinker C. engineer D. explorer
10. A. at B. for C. of D. with
（七）（2017年南京中考）
You and your family are planning a picnic for tomorrow. But you want to 1 the weather forecast (预报) first to see whether there will be rain or not. Your father turns on the television and the family listens to the 2 make the weather report.
“It will be partly cloudy tomorrow morning, 3 clearing by early afternoon. The high tomorrow will be 85.”
As there will be no rain, the whole family feels 4 . Without the weather forecast, you would not know this, and you would just have to take your chances. But now, you can plan your picnic 5 worrying whether it will rain or not.
The man you can thank for this is Cleveland Abbe. He is known as the father of the weather bureau. He was the first person to publish 6 weather forecasts in the United States.
Abbe began his daily weather bulletins (简报) in 1869. They were based on weather 7 he drew from telegraphed reports of weather conditions. Because of their accuracy (准确), the reports were 8 .
Congress (国会) became 9 in Abbe’s weather reports. They made Abbe a
meteorologist (someone who studies weather conditions), and he 10 issuing (发布) forecasts three times a day. He was the first official forecaster of the U.S. Weather Service. Because he often forecast probable storms, Abbe earned the nickname of “Old Probabilities.”
1. A. produce B. spread C. check
D.
organize
2. A. fireman B. postman C. fisherman 3. A. so B. but C. after D. because 4. A. happy curious
5. A. about from
6. A. online indoor
7. A. maps 8. A. strange B. popular useless
9. A. successful interested
10. A. avoided
B. worried C. stressed B. without
C. against B. polluted C. daily B. stations C. space D. centres C. terrible B. similar C. bored D.
B. began C. minded D. risked （八）（2017年泰安中考）
D. weatherman D.
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