学习必备欢迎下载新概念文章翻译训练禁止停车贾斯珀 *怀特是少有的相信古代神话的人之一（ one of ） 。他刚在城里买下一所新房子，但 自从（since/ever since引导的从句） 搬进去后，就和汽车及车主们发生了摩擦。当他夜里回到家时，总是发现有人把车停在他家大门外。为此，他几乎一次也没能把自己的车开进车库，贾斯珀曾把几块 “ 禁止停车 ” 的车牌挂在大门外边， 但没有任何效果， 现在他把一个丑陋的石雕头像放在了大门上面，这是我见过的最丑陋的头像之一。 我问他那是什么，他告诉我那是蛇发女怪美杜莎，贾斯珀希望她把汽车和车主们都变成石头。但到目前为止还没有一个人变成石头呢。Jasper White is one of those rare people who believes in ancient myths. He has just bought a new house in the city, but ever since he moved in, he has had trouble with cars and their owners. When he returns home at night, he always finds that someone has parked a car outside his gate. Because of this, he has not been able to get his own car into his garage even once. Jasper has put up No Parking signs outside his gate, but these have not had any effect. Now he has put an ugly stone head over the gate. It is one of the ugliest faces I have ever seen. I asked him what it was and he told me that it was Medusa, the Gorgon. Jasper hopes that she will turn cars and their owners to stone. But none of them has been turned to stone yet! 精选学习资料 - - - - - - - - - 名师归纳总结 - - - - - - -第 1 页，共 10 页学习必备欢迎下载一、完形填空。A perfect holiday? Imagine this: your parents go away on business, but you have to stay at home alone. Would life be as easy as _1_ your parents are around? Would it be a perfect holiday for you? Zheng Chenyu says that she would worry “Where would I find food ? How would I cook it? ” The 14 -year-old girl says that she knows little about cooking. “I can fill an empty stomach _2_ tomato and egg soup, but thats all. I think many of my classmates are the _3_ . We wouldn t know what to do, or how to _4_ ourselves,” said Zheng. “And I d forget something important. I d probably watch television and then burn the soup.”_5_ Zheng believes that basic life skills, such as cooking and washing clothes, are especially important, she doesnt think teenagers get enough practice.“As soon as I leave home, Ill learn to cook. But now parents do almost everything for us. We re very lazy,” she said.Most teenagers have only had time for their homework. They dont learn any life skills until they go to college. However, Sima Yige doesnt think so.“I think Id be all right. I wouldnt just eat sandwiches or fruit. I know how to cook some _6_ dishes because my mum showed me,” the 13-year-old boy said. In his opinion, many teenagers _7_ _8_ on their parents, and there _9_ much more to learn than cooking, like “tidying up your room or even dres sing _10_ properly”.For most teenagers it wouldnt be a holiday at all.1. A. if B. after C. unless D. when 2. A. for B. in C. with D. to 3. A. different B. difficult C. easy D. same 4. A. look out B. look up C. look for D. look after 5. A. Because B. Although C. If D. When 6. A. difficult B. easily C. simple D. many 7. A. depend B. take C. want D. have 精选学习资料 - - - - - - - - - 名师归纳总结 - - - - - - -第 2 页，共 10 页学习必备欢迎下载8. A. too many B. many too C. too much D. much too 9. A. am B. is C. are D. be 10. A. himself B. themself C. yourself D. yourselves Keys ：1.D 2.C 3.D 4.D 5.B 6.C 7.A 8.C 9.B 10.C （2）（05 年天津中考题）Building a house is an operation which costs quite a lot of money. Suppose you plan to 46 a house, your first step is to find a suitable piece of 47 , You will probably try to find a sunny place, in a 48 situation, near stores and bus stops, not too far from your friends and the place where you work. Next you will find an 49 builder. And together with the builder you will make a 50 , The builder will draw it. The builder will also 51 the cost of your house. He will estimate( 估计 )the cost of the wood, the glass, and everything else that he must use in building the house. Later on, when he starts to build, this estimate must 52 , because the prices may 53 , and many other thing may happen between the time when he makes the estimate and the time when he builds the house. 54 the builder gives you his estimate, you may wish to change your plan. You may find that some of the things you wanted at first cost too much, or that you can 55 a little more and add something to your original plan. 46. A buy B decorate C build D find 47. A floor B place C land D playground 48. A mysterious B surprised C pleased D pleasant 49. A excited B experienced C interesting D extra 50. A map B plan C decision D discussion 51. A find out B carry on C work out D work on 52. A be corrected B be copied C be read D be written 53. A swap B change C exist D influence 54. A When B While C Until D Since 55. A cost B spend C take D pay for Keys：46-50 CCDBB 51-55 CABAB 二、阅读理解。A Rivers are one of our most important natural resources(自然资源 ). Many of the worlds great cities are located on rivers, and almost every country has at least one river flowing through it that plays an important role in the lives of its people. 精选学习资料 - - - - - - - - - 名师归纳总结 - - - - - - -第 3 页，共 10 页学习必备欢迎下载Since the beginning of history, people have used rivers for transportation. The longest one in the United States is the Mississippi. The lifeline of Egypt is the Nile. To the people of India , the Ganges is great, but it is also important for transportation; ships can travel along it for a thousand miles. Other great rivers are the Congo in Africa and the Mekong in southeast Asia, The greatest of all for navigation(航海 ), however, is the Amazon in Brail, It is so wide and so deep that large ships can go about two thousand miles upon it. Besides transportation, rivers give food, water to drink, water for crops, and chances for fun and recreation for the people who live along their banks. In order to increase the supply of water for crops, engineers sometimes build a dam(大坝 ) across a river and let a lake form behind the dam. Then people can use the water not only to irrigate(灌溉 ) their fields but also to make electricity for their homes and industries. However, large cities and industries that are located upon rivers often make problems. As the cities grow in size and industries increase in number, the water in the rivers becomes polluter with chemicals and other materials. People are learning the importance, however, of doing more to keep their rivers clean if they want to enjoy the benefits(利益 ) of this natural resource. 56. The greatest river for navigation is _. A. the Amazon B. the Nile C. the Mekong D. the Mississippi 57. Which is Wrong? A.The Nile is India. B.Almost every country has at least one important river. C.Many cities are located on rivers. D.Rivers play an important part in the lives of people. 58. From a dam, people can use the water for_. A. keeping the rivers clean B. only making electricity C. washing clothes D. irrigation and making electricity 59. The water in the river is polluted because of _. A. peoples drinking water too muchB. people s swimming in the river too much C. chemicals and other materials D. people s building a dam across a river 60. The best title of the passage is _. A. Rivers in Cities B. The Importance of Rivers C. Transportation D. Natural Resources B. 精选学习资料 - - - - - - - - - 名师归纳总结 - - - - - - -第 4 页，共 10 页学习必备欢迎下载A friend of mine named Paul received an expensive car from his brother as a Christmas present On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office，a street urchin (顽童) was walking around the shining car“Is this your car，Paul？”he asked Paul answered ， “Yes ， my brother gave it to me for Christmas ”The boy was surprised “You mean your brother gave it to you and it didnt cost you nothing？Sir， I wish” He hesitated(犹豫) Paul thought of course he knew what the boy wanted, but what the boy said surprised him greatly“I wish, ” the boy went on, “that I could be a brother like that ”Paul looked at the boyin surprise, and then he said again, “Would you like to take a ride in my car？”“ Oh yes，I d love to”The boy answered.After a short ride ， the boy turned and with his eyes shining， said， “Paul ，would you mind driving in front of my house？”Paul smiled a little He thought he knew what the boy wanted He wanted to show his neighbours that he could ride home in a big car. But Paul was wrong again. “Will you stop where those two ste ps are ？” the boy asked He ran up to the steps. Then in a short while Paul heard him coming back, but he was not coming fast. He was carrying his little crippled (残疾的 ) brother. He sat him down on the step and pointed to the car. “There she is, Buddy, just like I told you upstairs. His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didnt cost him a cent. And some day Im going to give you one just like it then you can see for yourself all the nice things in the Christmas windows that Ive been trying to tell you about.”Paul got out and lifted the boy to the front seat of his car. The shining-eyed older brother climbed in beside him and the three of them began an unforgettable holiday ride. 61The street urchin was very surprised when _Ahe met Paul BPaul told him about the car CPaul received an expensive car Dhe was walking around the car 62From the story we can see the urchin _精选学习资料 - - - - - - - - - 名师归纳总结 - - - - - - -第 5 页，共 10 页学习必备欢迎下载Awished to give his brother a car Bwanted Paul s brother to give him a car Cwished he could have a brother like PaulsDwished Paul could be a brother like that 63The urchin asked Paul to stop his car in front of his house _Ato show he had a rich friend Bto show his neighbours the big car Cto let his brother ride in the car Dto tell his brother about his wish 64We can find from the story that _Athe urchin wished Paul to give his car to Buddy. Bthe urchin wished to have a rich brother Cthe urchin had a deep love for his brother Dthe urchins wish came true in the end65The best name of the story is _AA Christmas Present BPaul, a Kind-hearted Person CA Brother Like That DAn Unforgettable Holiday Ride Keys: 56-60AADCB; 61-65BADCC 一、单选选择。1. - Do you feel like _ or shall we go by bus? - I prefer to walk, but we have _ a taxi, for time is short. A. walking, to take B. to walk, take C. walking, taken D. to walk, took 2. I often hear her _ this song and I heard her _ it when you phoned e a moment ago. A. singing; singing B. singing; sing C. sing; sing D. sing; singing 3. - Could you tell me Toms phone number, Jack?- _. I will look it up quickly. A. Hold up B. Hold on C. Hold off D. Come on 4. - Is there _ in the classroom? - No, nobody is there. A. someone B. anyone C. no one D. none 精选学习资料 - - - - - - - - - 名师归纳总结 - - - - - - -第 6 页，共 10 页学习必备欢迎下载5. He was _ sad at the bad news that he could hardly say a word. A. very B. so C. too D. such 6.- Do you know _ Mr Blacks address is? - He may live at NO.18 or No. 19 of Bridge Street. Im not sure of _. A. where, which B. where, what C. what, which D. what, where 7. There is not much difference between the two. I really dont know _. A. what should I choose B. which I should choose C. which should I choose D. what I should choose 8. After driving for five hours, they arrived at they thought was the place they had been dreaming of. Awhat Bthat Cwhich D where 9. It has been proved taking exercise regularly does good to ones health.Awhether Bwhen Cwhat D that 10I suggest you save you find with an electronic bookmark so you can return to it later. Awhat Bthat Chow D where Keys: 1-5. ADBBB 6-10. CBADA 二、完形填空。A group of frogs were traveling through the forests, but unluckily two of them fell into a hole. The other frogs tried to help them. When they saw how 1 the hole was, they cried to the two frogs that they could not be saved. The two frogs didnt 2 and tried their best to jump up out of the hole. The other frogs 3 saying that they were sure to die. 4 , one of the two frogs, who heard what the other frogs were saying, 5 . Then he fell down and died. The other frog, however, 6 to jump as hard as he could, and at last made it out. When he 7 , the other frogs asked, Didnt you hear us? The frog, who had a poor 8 , explained, I thought you were encouraging me all the time. The story teaches us a 9 : There is power(力量 ) of life and death in the tongue. An 10 word to those who are down can help them out while a discouraging word can kill them. 1. A. small B. deep C. big D. wide 精选学习资料 - - - - - - - - - 名师归纳总结 - - - - - - -第 7 页，共 10 页学习必备欢迎下载2. A. care B. refuse C. insist D. think 3. A. kept B. finished C. practiced D. stopped 4. A. Luckily B. Finally C. Suddenly D. Happily 5. A. went on B. ran away C. jumped out D. gave up 6. A. happened B. continued C. planned D. wanted 7. A. got out B. ran away C. got off D. woke up 8. A. smelling B. eyesight C. hearing D. looking 9. A. way B. skill C. sentence D. lesson 10. A. interesting B. exciting C. excellent D. encouraging keys: BAABD BACDD 三、阅读理解。A If an American is satisfied with you, he will put his thumb and forefinger(食指 ) into a circle. That means OK. But in Brazil, the very sign is considered to be rude. In Poland, a guest usually presents flowers to his hostess. The number must be an odd( 奇数 ) one. Besides, the hostess isn t expected to remove the cover of the bunch of flowers. And usually, the red rose is a sign of love. Usually we nod to express our agreement and shake our heads to show disapproval(不赞成 ). To our surprise these body movements mean the opposite in Bulgaria( 保加利亚 ). The differences in customs and cultures in the world are really noticeable. We should learn more about them to avoid embarrassment(窘迫 ), Then, would you please remember: When in Rome, do as the Romans do. 精选学习资料 - - - - - - - - - 名师归纳总结 - - - - - - -第 8 页，共 10 页学习必备欢迎下载66. In Poland, if a man gives some odd red roses to a woman as a present, it means that he _. A. will invite her to a dinner party B. has not been in love with her C. will invite her to a party D. has fallen in love with her 67. If a Brazilian puts his thumb and forefinger into a circle, it shows that he_ you. A. will be friends with B. is not satisfied with her C. is willing to help D. is satisfied with 68. In Poland, it is _ for the hostess to remove the cover of the bunch of flowers somebody has presented to her. A. impolite B. polite C. strange D. popular 69. In Bulgaria, if a man nods, it means that he_ with you. A. will have a talk B. disagrees C. will shake hands D. agrees 70. The sentence “When in Rome, do as the Romans do.” Means that_.A. we should learn from the Romans B. we should work as the Romans do C. we should obey its customs when we are in a foreign country D. we have been Romans Keys: 66-70 DBABC 四、首字母填空。Only Mother Love is true love. It gives everybody everything all h (86) life. When you are still a baby, mother takes good care of you as p (87).In your w (88) hours she always holds you in her arms. When you are ill, she stops her work right now to look after you day and night a (89) forgets about herself. When you are growing up day b (90) day, she feels very happy. When you are old enough to go to school, mother still looks after you all the time. On cold winter days, she always tells you to put on more clothes. She always stands in the wind w (91) for you back from school. When you hurry to leave home for school with little breakfast, she always feels w (92) about you at home. She usually knows about your study and spends much money on your school things. When you do well at school, you will see the brightest smile on her face. Mother is always ready to give everything she h (93) to her children, n (94) to receive. What true love that is in the w (95)! We will remember Mother Love forever! Keys: 86. his 87. possible 88.waking 89.and 90 by 91.waiting 92.worried 93.has 精选学习资料 - - - - - - - - - 名师归纳总结 - - - - - - -第 9 页，共 10 页学习必备欢迎下载94.not 95.world （2）One day I found a little girl sitting in the park sadly. Lots of people passed by but never s to see why she looked so sad. As I got closer I saw that her b had a strange shape. Thats a hump ( 驼背 )! Perhaps that was the r why people just passed by and make no effort to help. I sat down beside her and said, “Hello!” Then she, in a low voice, said, “Hi. ” I smiled and she smiled b _, shyly. Then we talked there u _ it got dark. I asked the girl why she was so sad. She looked at me and said with a sad face, “Because of the hump.”“But, you make me t _ of an angel (天使 ), sweet and friendly,” I said. She looked at me and asked, “Really? ” I said, “Yes, I think you are an angel and you come here to watch over all those people walki ng by. ” When she h _ this, the little girl jumped up. “I am! Im an angel!” I was happy because she was no sad any m _. After that, my life also changed. I learned how to s _ both happiness and sadness with others. I believe now we give something to others in the s _ way we get the same. 1. stopped 2. back 3. reason 4. back 5. until; 6. think 7. heard 8. more 9. share 10. same 六、书面表达。用英语写一篇题为“Changes in People s Life”的短文，介绍过去和现在人们生活的变化。要求： 1. 词数在 80 个左右。2把图中所示内容表达完整，条理清晰，意思连贯。3开头部分已经给出，不计入总词数。参考词： apartment 公寓精选学习资料 - - - - - - - - - 名师归纳总结 - - - - - - -第 10 页，共 10 页