2021年中考英语短文填空与阅读表达专项练习七（外研版）

美文阅读 13 (一) Once there were a group of men cutting down trees in a forest. Among them, there was one hard- 1 (work) young man and a lot of old workers. He always continued working during his break time. He 2 (feel) that the old men were wasting time, taking a break several 3 (time) a day to drink and chat. As time went by, this young man was surprised 4 (find) that even though he worked during the break time and 5 (hard) took a rest, the old workers cut down the same number of trees A he did. And sometimes they even did 6 (much) than him. One day, one of the old workers invited him for a drink during 7 (they) break time. The young man refused and said he had no time for a break. Then the old man smiled to him and said, “It’s just a waste of effort to keep 8 (cut) down trees without resharpening (重新磨锐) your axe (斧). Sooner or later, you will be too tired or give up, as you have spent too much energy.” Suddenly, the young man realized that, 9 (actual), during break times, while the other workers 10 (have) a chat, they were also resharpening their axes at the same time! B we need is efficiency by making use of our skills and ability wisely. Only then can we have more time to do other things. (1) 1-10 小题用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。 (2) A、B两处填入合适的单词____ ______ (3) 猜测efficiency 的词意：______ (4) What would the young man probably do later? （ 15个词以内 ） (5) 将文中划线句子翻译成汉语。 (6) According to the story, we can learn that the old workers are _____. ( 请用一个形容词来评价那些老工人) （二） What is your model and why? There are many models for teen girls today. Some are famous like 1 (sing) and TV stars. Some are common like parents, teachers and friends. 2 (recent), I came across the blog of Katie Davis, a 20-year-old girl who is making a 3 (different) in Uganda, Africa. And I was so surprised. She gave up her comfortable life 4 (help) people in Africa when she was eighteen. She helped to feed, educate and provide 5 (medicine) care for the orphans (孤儿） there. S