2013北京中考二模英语5选12013北京中考二模英语5选1.doc

1西城 （朝阳）七、阅读短文，根据短文内容，从短文后的五个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。（共8分，每小题2分） A group of frogs were traveling through the woods, and two of them fell into a deep hole. When the other frogs saw how deep the hole was, they told the two frogs that they were hopeless to be alive. But the two frogs didn’t believe it. 60 . The other frogs kept telling them to stop and wait for their death. Finally, one of the two frogs gave up and fell down. Soon he died. The other frog continued to jump as hard as he could. Once again, the crowd of frogs shouted at him and told him to stop and just wait to die. 61 . When he got out, the other frogs said: “Didn’t you hear us?” The frog explained to them that he was deaf. 62 . The story teaches us two lessons. 63 . An encouraging word to someone who is down can cheer him up and help him make it through difficulties. Secondly, a destructive (消极的) word to someone who is down can make him give up and die. So be careful of what you say. Speak life to those who cross your path. It is sometimes hard to understand that an encouraging word can go such a long way. It is great for a person to take the time to encourage another. A. Then the two frogs began to stop jumping B. But he jumped even harder and finally he made it C. Firstly, there is power of life and death in the tongue D. So he thought they were encouraging him at that time E. They tried to jump up out of the hole with their efforts （大兴）七、阅读短文，根据短文内容，从短文后的五个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。（共8分，每小题2分） What do Napoleon, Clinton and Wang Nan have in common? They are all left-handed. Today about 15% of the number of people is left-handed. 60 ________? The answer is the way the brain works. The brain has two halves----the left half and the right half. The right half controls the left side of the body, and the left controls the right side of the body. 61________ and left-handed people have a strong right brain. The two halves of the brain are about the same size. 62 _______