2018-2019广东广州中考专题英语中考复习新题型专练（二十）一、语法选择1.The tradition of birthday parties started a long time ago. There are some traditions（1）______ you can find almost anywhere, anytime, such（2）______ sending birthday cards,（3）______ out the candles on a birthday cake and singing the "Happy Birthday" song. Others are only（4）______ for certain ages and in certain countries.In China,（5）______ a child's first birthday, family members put many things on the floor around the child. According to Chinese tradition, the first thing that the child picks up（6）______ you what profession the child will choose later in（7）______.For Japanese children,（8）______ third, fifth and seventh birthdays are（9）______ important. At this age, there is a special celebration Shichi-Go-San (seven, five, three in Japanese) when children go to the temple wearing a new kimono（和服）. The priest（僧侣）gives them special sweets, and the parents usually organize a party for their friends in their home.In Argentina, Mexico and several（10）______ Latin American countries, girls have a special birthday celebration（11）______ they reach the age of fifteen. After a special ceremony（仪式）, the girls dance a waltz with their father and other boys.Eighteen is the traditional "coming of age"—the age when（in many countries）you have the right to vote（选举）, join the army and（in Britain）drink alcohol（12）______ buy a house.In many English-speaking countries, a（13）______ birthday cake often has a key on top, or the cake（14）______ is sometimes in the shape of a key. The key means that the young person now（15）______ to leave and enter the family home at any time they want to!（1）A whereB whatC thatD when（2）A forB likeC soD as（3）A blowB blowingC to blowD blown（4）A findB findsC foundD finding（5）A onB inC atD to（6）A tellingB toldC will tellD tells（7）A lifeB livesC livingD live（8）A aB anC theD /（9）A especialB especiallyC more especialD most especial（10）A the otherB anotherC othersD other（11）A whenB beforeC butD although（12）A andB butC orD so（13）A twenty-oneB twenty-firstC twentieth-oneD twentieth-first（14）A it'sB itsC itD itself（15）A old enoughB young enoughC enough oldD enough young二、阅读填空2.根据短文内容，从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项，使短文意思通顺，内容完整。
Do you use a computer? I have a Mac iBook G4. I find this little one to be fantastic, and it carries out all the functions I need.（1）______ Some notebook computers are only a half inch in thickness but still have as much power and capacity as some desk top computers. Still it seems technology is constantly improving.In today's world if you are still lacking this important piece of equipment, you are missing out so much! Admittedly some name-brand computers may be a little expensive. （2）______ For many people not having a computer would mean not being able to function.（3）______There is the convenience of being able to order your weekly groceries and have the store deliver them to your door, check your bank balance at any time or even fill in your tax return!Fortunately computer prices have reduced greatly in recent times.（4）______ Recently I paida mere $1000 for a new Apple notebook which has 60 GB of memory and some really great features. As time moves on, it would seem you can get far more computers for less money! If you have not yet taken the plunge, I would say go for it, get online and start a whole new adventure. （5）______ You could ask a friend or family member if you could use their computer to search the net, Dell often has some great deals where you can get the whole kit for around $300.Large superstores such as Circuit City are really good places to go for a look around and get some ideas of what is available.三、单词拼写3. 根据下列句子及所给单词的首字母写出所缺的单词。
(每空限填一词)（1）You should r______ the book you borrowed to the library on time.（2）To stay h______, her father goes running in the park every morning.（3）I am a little upset and don't want to talk now. Please leave me a______ for a moment. （4）When all the guests a______ at the house, the party will officially begin.（5）Both of the cars are very attractive. I can't d______ which one to buy.（6）Please don't make any n______. The students are having an exam now.四、完成句子4. 根据所给的汉语内容，用英语完成下列句子。
(每空限填一词)（1）这是多么有用的建议啊！谢谢你！______ ______ ______ this is! Thank you!（2）你奶奶知道怎么才能使用iPad读新闻吗?Does your grandma know ______ ______ ______ ______ an iPad to read news?（3）很快，一封信将会寄到你家。
A letter ______ ______ ______ ______ your house soon.（4）在过去的三个月，你都忙了些什么?______ ______ you ______ ______ ______ in the past three months?（5）虽然他太小不能上学，他已经学会了1000个英语单词了。