【2012安徽中考】The umbrella is a very common object. It keeps the and the sun off the people. Most umbrellas can be folded up[折叠] so it is to carry them. However,the umbrella has not always been as as it is now. In the past,it was a symbol of importance.Some African countries still use umbrellas in this .Someone carries an umbrella and walks behind the king or important person.
Umbrellas are very old.People in different parts of the world began to umbrellas at different times. The Chinese had them more than 3,000 years ago. From there,umbrellas to India and Egypt. In Greece and Rome, wouldn't use them. They believed umbrellas were only for women. England was the first country in Europe where common people used umbrellas against rain.The weather there is very and umbrellas are very useful. Everybody uses umbrellas today. The next time you 60 one, thinking that for centuries only great men and women used them, you'll feel you are important people,too.
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Have you ever complained (抱怨) why life is so tiring? Does the sky sometimes dark to you? Are your lessons sometimes not successful? Well, friends, cheer up and all the time. If you see the world with your warm heart, you will find the whole world smiling to you..
Not long ago, a friend of mine decided to read a lot of books to get knowledge. So he went to the library and happily with several books. But after a few days, he felt bored. The idea of finishing all of the books seemed , because it was for him to sit quietly to read a whole book. He didn’t know what to do. Then one day, he suddenly thought of “Why not make reading fun?” It gave him again. Reading is a journey of spirit(心灵之旅). Every time when we a book, we are actually talking the writer. Since then, he tried to spend more time reading books, so he could feel all of the writer’s happiness and sadness. And reading is boring, but kind of interesting.
Attitude can make a great . Someone once said, “ the situation is bad, people are free to choose their attitude.” So, don’t complain about the situation. It helps . For example, one day the weather is fine. You and your friends want to go for a picnic. Just before you go, it suddenly starts to rain. Maybe you would feel very and start to complain about the weather. But dear friends, why don’t you sit down and listen to the free concert that the nature brings you? And with the timely rain, crops(庄稼) in the fields will grow better and farmers will have a good harvest (收成).
Attitude decides everything. With an optimistic (乐观的) attitude, life is easy and happy. Let’s smile to we meet and the whole world will smile to us.
A．seem B．taste C．sound D．smell
A．cry B．smile C．complain D．shout
A．more B．less C．many D．a lot
A．sang B．jumped C．returned D．danced
A．easy B．unnecessary C．possible D．impossible
A．hard B．interesting C．happy D．easy
A．money B．hope C．time D．knowledge
A．buy B．borrow C．read D．write
A．on B．about C．of D．with
A．of course B．no longer C．as usual D．in fact
A．decision B．difference C．discussion D．problem
A．Even though B．Because C．As if D．So
A．nothing B．anything C．everything D．something
A．comfortable B．nervous C．sad D．happy
A．wherever B．whenever C．however D．whatever
I had said goodbye to my husband, Joe, so often, but this time was ____.
We now had our first child. After nights of talks, we made the difficult ____ that Joe would go by himself to Alabama for the six-month training course, and I would stay behind with our new son. It was important that I ___ my teaching position near our home at Fort Hood. Also we were part of a strong network of friends ____ I could turn to for help.
On Joe's ____ evening at home, I bathed little Joey, got him into his sleeper and was heading to the bedroom when Joe gently touched ___ on the shoulder. Lifting the baby from my arms, he said he wanted to put Joey to bed tonight.
They headed down the hall, and I busied myself with meaningless tasks, ____ Joe to turn up from the bedroom within a few minutes. A half hour went by, and ___ he had not come back. Thinking he was having ____ getting our son to fall asleep, I walked quietly to the baby's room and ___ into the dimly-lit（灯光暗淡的）room.
Sitting in the rocking chair, moving slowly back and forth, was my husband with ____ in his eyes. He was holding our baby in his arms ____ he had fallen asleep long before. When his pained eyes met mine, he said, "I just can't put him down."
That night we stood over Joey's bed, holding each other and saying over and over that we would make it through this leaving and be ____ again soon.
Joey is six now, and he has a four-year-old brother named Jack. There have been many goodbyes ____ that night, yet my soldier still fights back tears when it's time to ____ once again in service to his country and give his boys that last, long hug goodbye.
A．dangerous B．different C．impossible D．terrible
A．promise B．wish C．suggestion D．decision
A．miss B．keep C．get D．accept
A．whom B．whose C．which D．what
A．first B．next C．other D．Last
A．us B．them C．me D．her
A．expecting B．remembering C．agreeing D．allowing
A．again B．still C．then D．ever
A．excuse B．fun C．trouble D．chance
A．moved B．talked C．turned D．looked
A．colors B．tears C．joys D．fears
A．even though B．as if C．so that D．now that
A．sure B．proud C．alone D．together
A．on B．for C．since D．through
A．visit B．sleep C．leave D．play
A strange thing happened to Henry yesterday. He was on a bus and to ____. So he stood up and rang the bell. ____ make sure the driver heard him, he rang it twice, but the bus ____ stop. And the conductor came and shouted ____ him.
The conductor was ___ angry and spoke ____ fast that Henry didn’t understand ____. The bus stopped at the next bus and Henry got off. As he got off he heard someone said, ― “I think he ____ a foreigner.”
When Henry got ____, he told his wife about it.
― “____ times did you ring the bell?” his wife asked.
―” Twice,” said Henry.
― “Well, that’s the signal (信号) ____ the driver ____ on.”‖His wife explained, ―”only the conductor ____ to ring the bell twice. That’s why the conductor ____ so angry! “
Henry nodded（点头）. ― “____, “he said.
A．got off B．gets off C．get off D．get on
A．To B．At C．In D．with
A．doesn’t B．don’t C．didn’t D．wasn’t
A．in B．on C．of D．at
A．so B．as C．at D．because
A．so that B．that C．so D．why
A．words B．a word C．speech D．song
A．was B．isn’t C． is D．am
A．to home B．at home C．in home D．home
A．How many B．How much C．How long D．How
A．to B．at C．on D．for
A．to go B．go C．went on D．goes
A．allowed B．is allowed C．was allowed D．allow
A．got B．gets C．is getting D．gotten
A．I seen B．I saw C．I see D．I did
The story was a true one and still moved me deeply. Thirty years ago, I got to know a ____ lady named Rose, she had no kids and lived alone. ____ I went to visit her, I always took Rose some coffee and food. One day she said she wanted to____ me to have lunch.
We walked ____ my workplace to a little restaurant on David Street. On the way, I began to worry: I knew that she had no money, but if I offered to ____ the lunch, I was afraid I would hurt her.
There were many people in the ____, and all of them were happy. Rose told me to sit and drink coffee by the window. Then she went to ____ in the kitchen. After about 20 minutes, she came out and sat with me. She just paid for one meal and we started to ____ the delicious food together. She told ____ that the restaurant let people work for a meal if they had no money, or would give them a free meal if they were not able to work. To my surprise, she also explained that the workers ____ were working there were all volunteers.
I ____ remember the beautiful afternoon I shared with Rose. ____ we had a meal together only once, it was paid by Rose’s work. The weather was ____ and bright, and everyone’s smile was warm and bright too.
I’m still thinking that life cannot be easy to us, but we can still do ____ for our friends and neighbors. The world will be ____ if everybody would like to share happiness with others.
It will never be dark if there is a light in everyone’s heart.
A．poor B．rich C．outgoing D．crazy
A．Unless B．After C．Unitl D．When
A．invite B．help C．borrow D．give
A．By B．In C．from D．into
A．pay for B．ask for C．look for D．care for
A．park B．restaurant C．hotel D．bar
A．sit B．rest C．sleep D．work
A．buy B．cook C．enjoy D．drink
A．her B．him C．me D．you
A．who B．where C．which D．whose
A．never B．still C．hardly D．already
A．So B．But C．Though D．Because
A．hotter B．cold C．cool D．warm
A．something B．anything C．nothing D．everything
A．colder B．nicer C．harder D．worse
完形填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。
Paper was first about2,000 years ago, it has been made silk, cotton, bamboo, and wood. People learned to write words on paper to make a book. And because there weren’t many books, people learned to read. Then printing was invented in China. The first printed books were made by ink on a wooden block and holding the paper against it. When printing was developed greatly the beginning of the11th century, books could be produced more quickly and .
___ , more people learned to read. After that, knowledge and ideas spread quickly, a way that can be compared the of the Internet in the20th century.
A． create B． created C． creating D． creates
A． in B． of C． from D． by
A． little B． a little C． few D． a few
A． put B． putting C． puts D． puting
A． at B． in C． by D． on
A． cheap B． cheaply C． cheaper D． cheapest
A． Because B． so that C． As a result D． because of
A． on B． in C．by D． at
A． at B． with C． by D． about
A． introduction B． introduce C． introduced D． introducing
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