2016屆中考英語 完形填空與閱讀理解復習練習 unit 20

1、1Unit Unit 20 20Passage Passage A話題：人生哲理 詞數(shù)：263 參考用時：8 分鐘A young man went to visit a wise man living deep in the mountain for the wisdom of life.“Excuse me! Could you please tell me

2、 what the most 1 day in our lives is？Is it the day when we were born or the day we 2 ？Is it the day when we fall in love or the day we succeed?”The young man asked.“ 3 . The most important day in our live

3、s is today.”The wise man replied calmly.“Why?”The young man felt more than 4 . “Is it because there is a moving event taking place today?”“No. Nothing has happened today.”“Is it because of my visit?”“Even if nobody vi

4、sited me today, today is 5 very important because today is the only wealth we have. No matter how memorable yesterday is, it has gone by like a ship going down into the sea; no matter how bright tomorrow may be, it i

5、s yet to come; but no matter how common today is, it is 6 our control (控制).”The young man still wanted to ask something, while the wise man 7 him and said, “When we are talking about the meaning of today, we have

6、 8 a lot of it.”The young man nodded and then went down the mountain.Actually, today is the only 9 we have. So, what we should do now is to 10 yesterday and tomorrow and catch fast today!( ) 1. A. important B.

7、 necessary C. comfortableD. funny( ) 2. A. miss B. die C. growD. start( ) 3. A. Nothing B. None C. No one D. Neither( ) 4. A. awfulB. pleased C. surprised D. excited( ) 5. A. yet B. already C. ever D. still3e

8、xperience did not end well. They fired fired him when he accidentally set fire to the floor of the train. Then Edison worked for five years as a telegraph operator, but he continued to spend much of his time in experimen

9、ting his first patent(專利權(quán)) in 1868 for a vote recorder run by electricity.Thomas Edison was totally deaf in one ear and hard of hearing in the other, but he thought of his deafness as a blessing in many ways. It kept con

10、versations short, so that he could have more time for work. He always worked 16 out of every 24hours. Sometimes his wife had to remind him to sleep and eat.Thomas Edison died at the age of 84. He left a great

11、 many inventions that greatly improved the quality of life all over the world.( ) 1. How often did Edison make a new invention?A. About every fourteen days B. About every seven days C. About once a week

12、 D. About twice a week ( ) 2. The underlined word “fired” in the passage means “__________”A. Gave somebody a job B. Set fire to somebody C. Let somebody down D. Forced somebody to leave

13、his job( ) 3. Edison considered his deafness as______.A. something bad B. a gift from God C. a kind of ability D. a disadvantage ( ) 4. Which of the following sentence is NOT true according to the

14、passage?A. Edison had only 8 hours rest each day after his deafness . B. Edison got his education mostly by self-teaching .C. Edison had his first job in 1869 . D. Edison’s inventions greatly improv

15、ed the quality of people’s life .( ) 5. What does the passage mainly talk about?A. The function of the electric light B. Edison and his experiments C. The importance of inventions D. The whole life of Ediso