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8上 英语阅读专项训练 15
一、完形填空
A rich man asked an old man to advise his son to keep away from his bad habits. The old man took the son for a slow walk through a ___1___ . Stopping suddenly he asked the boy to pall out (拔出) a ___2___ plant growing in the garden.
The boy held the plant between his two fingers and ___3___ pulled it out. The old man then ___4___ him to pull out a little bigger plant. The boy pulled hard and the plant came out ___5___ the roots (根) and all. "Now pull out that one," said the old man, ___6___ the biggest plant. The boy had to use all his ___7___ to pull it out. Next, the old man, pointing to a big ___8___ , said, "Now take this one out. " The boy held it and ___9___ to pull it out. But the tree would not move. "It’s ___10___," said the boy, out of breath. "So it is like bad ___11___ ," said the old man. "When they are young, it is easy to pull them out, ___12___ when they take hold they cannot be controlled. " The old man’s words ___13___ the boy’s life.
From the above story, the ___14___ we can learn is: Don’t wait for bad habits to grow in us. Drop them while we are ___15___ them, or they will get control over us.
1. A. park B. forest C. garden D. mountain
2. A. small B. strong C. green D. beautiful
3. A. hard B. even C. happily D. easily
4. A. allowed B. asked C. pushed D. led
5. A. of B. to C. with D. without
6. A. pointing to B. waiting for C. looking after D. worrying about
7. A. tools B. ways C. strength D. spirit
8. A. flower B. tree C. stick D. bamboo
9. A. refused B. feared C. tried D. liked
10. A. dangerous B. fantastic C. meaningless D. impossible
11. A. habits B. ideas C. plans D. hopes
12. A. and B. so C. or D. but
13. A. saved B. hurt C. changed D. improved
14. A. lesson B. word C. subject D. programme
15. A. in front of B. in control of C. in need of D. in honour of
1~5CADBC 6~10ACBCD 11~15 ADCAB
二、阅读理解
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Dear Linda,
I’ve got your letter. I know that you want to have your own club, but yo