【湖北省武汉市2015年中考英语试题】仔细阅读下面五个句子，-优题课

请先阅读短文，然后根据其内容选择单词的正确形式填空，每词限用一次。

from, something, bad, worry, suggestion, when, get ,that, doctor, afraid

Young people may have problems with their minds. Some students become 1because they have to study very hard. Others have trouble in 2 ___on well with people like their parents and classmates.
Jiu, a second-year junior student 3 Fujian, could not understand his teacher and was doing 4in his lesson. He became so worried about it 5 he started to cut his fingers(手指) with a knife.
Another student, 14-year-old , from Guangzhou, was 6 of exams. She got very worried , and 7she looked at the exam paper, she couldn’t think of ___8_to write.
Many students won’t ask for help. Some think they will look stupid if they go to see a 9. Others don’t want to talk about their secrets.
An expert on teenagers has the following 10 for teens:
Talk to your parents or teachers often.
Take part in group activities and play sports.
Go to see a doctor if you feel unhappy or unwell.

A. hungry B. look up C. are used to D. fair
E. However F. without G. look after H. offer I. freely

Nowadays there’s a general discussion on zoos among people. These two students write their different ideas on a newspaper.
Zoos Do a Good Job------ Maria Smith
I know a large number of people think it is not wise to keep animals in zoos. __1__, I believe that it is good to keep animals in zoos.
Firstly, zoos are places for people to see many different kinds of animals from all over the world. __2__ zoos, most people would never see a real bear or tiger.
Secondly, zoos __3__ the animals very well. The animals are given food and cleaned regularly. In the wild (野外) , it is not always easy for an animal to find food, so sometimes it goes __4__. But animals kept in zoos never suffer from hunger.
Thirdly, zoos protect the animals they take care of. They __5__ them safe places to live in. In the wild, some kinds of animals are in danger of becoming extinct (灭绝). But zoos give these animals a chance to live. There would be fewer kinds of animals in the world if there were no zoos.
Zoos Are Unnatural ------Philip Black
In my opinion, zoos are not good for animals; they are only good for people.
It is not natural and __6__ to keep wild animals in cages. Most animals are kept in cages that are too small for them. In the wild, these animals would travel __7__. In zoos, they can’t do this. This is why the bears and tigers always look so sad.
Most cages are not very clean, either. It is true that zoos give the animals food regularly, but this is not natural. Wild animals __8__ looking for their own food. We should treat animals in the same way that we treat other people----with respect.
Would anyone be happy if you don’t let him go outside his home? Would Maria like to have lots of people standing outside her flat looking at her? No, she wouldn’t. And animals don’t like it, either.

Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each word can only be used once (将下列单词词组填入空格。每空格填一词，每词只能填一次

A. clothes B. left C. though D. difficult
E. parent F. reading G. happy with H. angry about I. came true

My mother was a housewife. She thought that successful people spent a lot more time __1___than watching TV. So she asked my brother and me to read two books every week in our free time. She would check them with marks, __2___she couldn’t read the books at all.
When I went to school, I was an A-student, but not for long. I wanted cool __3___ and hung out with friends. I went from being an A-student to a C-student, but I didn’t care. One night, I complained about not having enough Italian T-shirts. Then my mother gave me all her money. She said I could get the money __4__ to buy shirts if I finished buying all things the family needed. I was very __5__that, but after I bought those things, there was no money left. I got to know how _6__ it was for my mother to do all this. I went back to my studies and become an A-student again. Finally, my dream __7__ and I become a doctor.
My story is really my mother’s story--a woman with little education greatly changed my life as a __8__. So, I believe there is no job more important than parenting.

Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each one can only be used once. (将下列单词或词组填入空格。每空格限填一词，每次只能填一次)

A. The way B. from a distance C. own D. has studiedE. grew
F. recording G. like H. do I. act

Jane Goodall is a famous woman scientist, who __1___ chimpanzees(黑猩猩)in Africa for many years. Her research helps people understand how much they behave__2___humans. Nobody before has fully understood chimpanzees’ behavior. Jane spent many years observing and ___3___ their daily activities. She did not study at a university but she worked with animals in their __4__ environment. When she arrived at Gombe(贡贝在尼日尼亚) in 1960， it was usually for a woman to live in the forest. Only after her mother came to help her for the first months, was she allowed to begin her project. At first, Jane could not get close to the chimpanzees of Gombe, but little by little she was able to move closer to the chimpanzees and watch them __5__ with binoculars(望远镜). Finally, Jane ___6___ very close to the chimpanzees at Gombe. Jane’s patience and trust won them over, and she enjoyed a degree of acceptance(接受度) that was hardly dreamed possible. She sat among the chimpanzees, and they would greet her as they __7__ each other with a touch or a kiss.
Her work has changed __8__ people think about chimpanzees, and she has been helping the rest of the world understand and respect the life of these animals. Perhaps most significantly, Jane’s work has opened a window into the world of chimpanzees for a public with a strong curiosity(好奇心)， and it has proved more successful than anyone has ever imagined.

用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文通顺、正确、连贯（每个单词限用一次）

so, true, kind, say, much, invite, you, instead polite, activity

When someone asks you to do something you do not feel like doing, what should you do? It’s a good idea to say “no” at this time. It’s better to spend more time on some useful 1.However, you may worry others will think you impolite or 2 . What should you do? Here are some tips that may help you.
It is OK to make up white lies. That doesn’t mean you are dishonest. 3, it may make both you and the other person pleased and comfortable.
When 4to a party or some other events that you do not want to take part in, you can say, “No, but thanks for the invitation. That’s very kind of you.” In this way you can not only refuse 5but make the person who invited you feel comfortable.
When you don’t want to lie, just tell the 6 . You may say like this, “I want to spend more time on myself, 7I’ve decided to say‘no’to these activities.” In this way, people will see that you respect yourself, and as a result they’ll also pay you 8respect.
My last suggestion is to just do it. You may feel uncomfortable at first, but this is not the reason for 9“no”. Never make anything more complicated （复杂的）than it is.
Feel proud of 10for being strong enough to say “no”.