2012年上海中考英语题型已确定，词汇与语法部分新增选词填空题，根据文章意思，选择方框中最恰当的词语，不需要进行词性转换。但也增加不少难度，首先需要读懂文章，才能选择最正确的词，以下为2012年上海中考英语新题型选词填空专项练习，供学生学习参考。
2012年上海中考英语新题型专项练习选词填空三
before, discover , fast, in, come, watch , so, fast it, ago , shine, not canLight travels at a speed(速度) which is about a million times 1 . ________ than that of sound. 2. ________ one second, light travels about 300,000 kilometers, but sound travels only 340 meters. You can get some idea of this difference by 3. ________ the start of a running match. If you stand far away from the starter(发令员), you can see smoke 4.________ from his gun 5.________ the sound reaches your ears.
The fast speed of light produces some strange facts. The nearest star is 6. ________ far away that light which you can see from it tonight started to travel to you four years 7. ________ at a speed of nearly two million kilometers every minute. The light from some of tonights started on 8. ________ journey towards you even before you were born.
So, if we want to be honest(诚实), we 9. ________ say , The stars are shining brightly tonight. We have to say, The stars look nice. They were 10. ________ four years ago but their light has just reached our earth.
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参考答案：
1.faster
2.In
3.watching
4.come
5.before
6.so
7.ago
8.its
9.cannot
10.shining
参考答案：
1.faster
2.In
3.watching
4.come
5.before
6.so
7.ago
8.its
9.cannot
10.shining