备战2019年中考英语专题复习——选词填空（真题）

    The planet Mars is the closest and most similar planet to Earth. It is veryto scientists. For example, Mars has seasons withweather, but other planets have the same temperatures all year round. Was thereon Mars?

    To find out, scientists needif Mars ever had water. In 2004. two robot explores (探测器), or 'rovers', called Spirit and Opportunity were sent to look forof water. These rovers can drive over rocksall kind of rough ground. They can also use cameras and send photos to Earth. First, the two rovers found chemicals and patterns (图文) in the rocks that were probably made by water. Then, they moved to another area andother rocks which may have been created by water. Now scientists think there was probably water on the planet long ago. Today  are still not sure if there was life on the mars. Theyneed more information to decide. The discoveries of the two rovers answered some old questions, but they also brought up many new ones.

    The British Museum is the biggest one in the world. Inside, you feel smaller than usual. There are about a hundred things in the museum to see: which have been telling the time for six hundred years, Roman money, some of the earliest books in the world, including Shakespeare's own works...

    The British Museum was set up nearly 300 years ago by a doctor, Sir Hans

Sloane. The man liked to such things as books, drawings, clothes, money, animals, flowers, and also hoped that his things would be well and so visited by people after his death.

    His wish came true, and the museum opened in 1759, six years after Sir Hans Sloane died.

    Later, more antiques (古董) arrived at the museum, more books, old and new, came to it, and more people wanted to visit it. The museum had a famous round Reading Room. There wasunusual in the room. Cool air came upmall holes in the tables. Hot air flowing under   the floor kept readers' feet. Since its opening, many famous men have written and studied there, like Karl Marx. And the library is growing faster and faster — there are four kilometers of new shelves each year,it attracts increasing number of tourists each year.

    It is now open every day of the year, except for two holidays (New Year's Day and Christmas).

    Entrance (入场) is free. There are lots of special exhibitions and every day there are different films and talks, some of for children. Small machines tell you about the museum and as you walk around it, you can look and listen at the same time. So if you are one of the British Museum's twovisitors this year, don't try to see it all too. There is a lifetime of looking in the British Museum.

    Wang Ping is a cleaner. He has  in a park for 5 years. He is also a good father. Nothing can make him than playing with his little daughter in his free time.

    Last Tuesday afternoon, while he was the park, suddenly, he heard a woman crying for help. He ran up to see what happened. The woman's 15-month-old baby girl choked (窒息) on a small piece of pear and her face purple. The baby was too young to save herself, and the mother was so nervous that she didn't know how to save her daughter properly. Luckily, Wang Ping knew what to do. He took the baby in his  without thinking twice. With the mother's help, Wang Ping held the baby upside down and gave her a few pats (轻拍) on the back. After a short while, he succeeded in getting the piece of pear out of her mouth, and the baby began to cry. Her mom was so thankful because her daughter was.

    Wang Ping tried his best and saved the  life. In his mind, helping others is just helping . He hoped more people could  to help the people in need if possible.

    As the goes, smiling is sunshine in everyone's heart. When I started to go to primary school, my teacher, Mr Wei told me the importance of smiling. He told me that was a simple behavior which was very powerful. It can give people warm feelings, show your respect to Since a smile is a positive (积极的) attitude, we can often smile to ourselves to become and happy. Although there are some situations where we may experience hardship or even , we can always smile to ourselves. It can help us many difficulties as well as succeed in the end. Learning to to others is also beneficial. When we smile to others, we can get a smile in. Then it can put us in a good mood. What's more, it can also help us build a good relationship with others. In one word, smiling is a which can understand us better. Therefore, let's start to smile and live a better and life.

    Research show that successful learners have some good habits in common.

    Good learners often connect what they need to learn with something. Studies show that if you are interested in something, your brain is more and it is also easier for you to pay attention to it for a long time. For example, if they need to learn English and they like music or sports, they can to English songs or watch sports programs in English.

    Good learners think about what they good at and what they need to practice more. Even if you learn something well, you will forget it you use it. “Practice makes perfect.” Good learners will keep practicing what they have learned, and they are not afraid of making.

    Good learners usually choose the best way of the following methods when they study. For example, they may take notes by writing down words or by drawing mind maps. They also look for ways to review what they have learned. They may do this by explaining the information to.

    Good learners often ask questions during or after class. They even ask each other and try to find out the answers. Knowledge from questioning.

Learning is lifelong journey because every day brings something new. Everything that you learn becomes a part of you and changes you, so learn and learn well.