上海初三英语统编新增词汇练习

中考英语词汇练习 （41-80）

I. Choose the best answer:

1. There will be a _________ performance at the Grand Theater tonight.

A) charity B) help C) chance D) nature

2. He went to __________ school because he was living in a poor family.

A) modern B) private C) charity D) rich 3. I prefer this shirt with flowers to that one with ________.

A) cheeks B) chests C) checks D) cheese

4. “Who Moved My ________” is my favorite book. It tells us an amazing way to

deal with changes in our work and in our life. A) Cheese B) Chairs C) Charity D) Cheeks

5. “Let’s have a game of ________ after class. I think you will lose.” Tom said. A) chairs B) cheese C) chess D) cheeks

6. Have you ever played online _________ with people you don’t know?

A) chairs B) cheese C) chess D) cheeks

7. Every one of us should try to be a lovely ________of Shanghai.

A) woman B) citizen C) man D) human

8. Their party was held on a sunny day. The sun shone up in the sky without any

________. A) rain B) fog C)cloud D) snow

9. Gloria and Arthur have lived in Boston along the east ______ of America for

many years. A) coast B) beach C) seaside D) bank

10. There are many islands of the Chinese ________, such as Hai Nan and Macao.

A) beach B) coast C) land D) field

11. The first time I tasted ________, I thought it was a kind of cough medicine.

A) water B) butter C) melon D) coke 12. _________ is the most popular drink among teenagers.

A) Beer B) Cakes C) Hamburgers D) Coke 13. It’s a _________ mistake among beginners in English.

A) careful B) nearly C) common D) bright

14. To shop in this shopping mall, you need a VIP pass, and ________ people can’t

get in. A) little B) clever C) common D) unusual

15. In the past, seamen could only ________ with their families by mail when they

were on the sea. A) communicate B) speak C) tell D) say

16. His father died and left him a business ________ and all his money.

A) work B) part C) bund D) company

17. The two runners are always in ________ with each other in many big sporting

events.

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A) competition B) help C) game D) trouble 18. It’s common knowledge SARS is a ________ illness.

A) safe B) wonderful C) surprising D) dangerous

19. It’s amazing that he got his doctor’s _________ before he was 20 years old.

A) degree B) book C) level D) choice 20. Whether we will go outing tomorrow ________ the weather.

A) depending B) depends C) depending on D) depends on

21. The computer teacher asked me to ________ a web page about air pollution.

A) put B) design C) plan D) look 22. It’s a good habit to keep a ________ every day.

A) diary B) degree C)agent D) battle 23. He took out his ______ and began to write.

A) diary B)chess C) check D) button 24. It is important for us to have a balanced ________.

A) diet B) food C) medicine D) meal 25. He is going on a _________, because he wants to lose weight.

A) date B) diet C) case D) tie

26. We may go to the _________ for lunch. There are a number of dishes we can

choose from.

A) dressing-room B) meal room C) waiting room D) dining-room

27. The poor beggar felt even colder since the sun _________ behind the cloud.

A) go B) hide C) appeared D) disappeared 28. The blind man felt the ears of a(n) ________ and said they were fans.

A) elephant B) lion C) tiger D) whale 29. This is _________ journey I have ever had. It’s so exciting.

A) a most enjoyable B) the most awful C)the most enjoyable D) a most awful 30. A good learning _________ is necessary for children.

A) environment B) situation C) happiness D) joy 31. Sam and Jack live in the same _________.

A) class B) shop C) office D) estate 32. After hearing the _________ news, he jumped up with joy.

A) excellent B) sad C) terrible D) bad 33. Where can I ________ my dollars ________ pounds?

A) change…with B) trade…to C) exchange…for D) buy…of

34. She _________ to find a person who is willing to give blood to her son.

A) would expect B) expected C) is expecting D) had expected

35. I am _________ a letter from my cousin. He flew to Canada on a business trip

last week. A) hoping B) wishing C) expecting D) needing

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36. ______ are often about animals who can talk, such as the Hare and the Tortoise

and the Fox and the Crow.

A) Stories B) News C) Science fictions D) Fables

37. Aesop’s ________ are very suitable for children’s bedtime stories.

A) Novels B) Fables C) Science fictions D) Science Books 38. The students ________ these pop songs.

A) are interested to B) are familiar to C) are good in D) are keen to

39. Many things should be done to protect the ________ from pollution. A) environment B) battle C) decision D) ambition

II. Fill in the blanks with the proper form of the given words:

1. Take an umbrella with you on a _________day. Just in case it suddenly starts to

rain. (cloud)

2. If you wear a pair of ________ shoes, you may walk farther. (uncomfortable) 3. Bees have several ways of __________. (communicate)

4. All of us will take part in this year’s English Speaking __________, except Alice,

the champion of last year. (compete)

5. To use hair dryer in the bathroom is________. (danger)

6. Many people ________ from recent car accidents on high ways. (death) 7. His ______ was heavier than Mount Tai. (die)

8. The temperature today is two __________ higher than yesterday. (degree)

9. The famous _________ brought the latest design to Shanghai from France.

(design)

10. There are altogether 24 tables in the _______- room. (dine) 11. Luckily, the pain has _________, I can move now. (appear)

12. The scientific and _________ films about UFOs are too amazing to believe.

(education)

13. The repairman is good at fixing _________ things. (electric)

14. I can’t see well. Would you please turn on the _________ light? (electricity) 15. The _________ singing lessons made everyone happy. (enjoy)

16. My sister and her classmates _________ their presents when they met again.

(change)

III. Rewrite the following sentences as required:

(保持句意基本不变)

1. The captain looked at the bottom carefully to see everything was all right before

setting out.

The captain __________ the bottom of the ship to see everything was all right before they __________ __________.

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2. There are two cream cheeses on the plate. You can take only one.

You can take __________ this cream cheese _________that one on the plate. 3. It’s always very difficult to make a choice between going and staying.

It’s always very difficult to _________ __________ to go or to stay.

4. When we are writing an English composition, we must choose the words to use

carefully.

When we are writing an English composition, we must be __________ __________ the __________ of words.

5. When he was lying on the grass in the sunshine, he felt too comfortable to get up.

When he was lying on the grass in the sunshine, he felt ________ _________ that he hardly felt like getting up. 6. They continued on for a mile.

They __________ __________ walking for another mile. 7. It kept raining for two days.

The rain _________ for two days. 8. He cycles to school every day.

He __________ his _________ to school every day. 9. Mountain cycling is more exciting than road cycling.

It is more exciting to _________ _________ on the mountains than on the road. 10. He’s made up his mind to become a doctor when he grows up.

He’s made ________ _________ to become a doctor when he grows up. 11. Jenny hasn’t made a decision whether to go or to leave now.

Jenny hasn’t made ________ his ________ whether to go or to leave now. 12. Before Christmas we put on a lot of decorations in our school hall.

Before Christmas we _________ our school hall.

13. New year is coming. Let’s hang up some lanterns to make our room more

beautiful.

New year is coming. Let’s ________ our room ________ some lanterns. 14. The sun is very important for the growth of all living things.

All living things ________ _________ the sun for their growth. 15. One mile is equal to 1.609 kilometers.

One mile ________ 1.609 kilometers. 16. He is the best at German.

His German _________ __________.

17. I know this city well since I was born and brought up here.

I am very ________ with this city since I was born and brought up here.

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