【英语】许昌市中考英语完形填空专项练习试卷.doc

【英语】许昌市中考英语完形填空专项练习试卷

一、英语完形填空
1．阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
    There was once a rich and kind store owner. He 1 to leave all his money to an honest young mall when he was old.
    A good friend of his bad an idea and 2 him. "The next time you are giving the customers their change, make sure you give them too much. He who returns the 3  money to you is honest. "The rich man thought it was a good idea, so he decided to try it.
    However, a neighbor happened to hear the 4 . He paid a witch（女巫）to cast spell（咒语）on the rich old man's coins. Anyone who saw the coins 5 by the old man wouldn't see them as coins, but as something that they wanted most in the world. The neighbor believed that 6 customer would return the old man's money.
    Indeed, everything went according to the neighbor's 7 . When the old man had almost 8 trying, the greedy neighbor sent his nephew to the old man's store. He had told the boy to return the old man's money. 9 when the boy received the coins, he saw in them all the money of his uncle. He didn't want to return the money and 10 with the coins.
    Finally, the rich old man was dying. He decided to give his servants some money so that they could live freely when he was 11 with them. Among these servants was a young man, who 12 and respected the old man. He saw in the money a powerful medicine, which was 13 what he most wanted in the world. On seeing this, the young man 14 the money back, saying. "Take this, sir. It's 15 you. It will make you feel better. "
    The old man felt happy that he finally found an honest person. He gave all his money to him.
1. A. encouraged
B. asked
C. began
D. decided
2. A. advised
B. warned
C. reminded
D. fooled
3. A. necessary
B. extra
C. useful
D. surprising
4. A. conversation
B. question
C. message
D. sound
5. A. designed
B. created
C. touched
D. changed
6. A. all
B. every
C. each
D. no
7. A. experience
B. plan
C. try
D. lie
8. A. given up
B. thought of
C. kept on
D. begun with
9. A. So
B. But
C. And
D. Or
10. A. sat
B. talked
C. danced
D. left
11. A. as usual
B. at once
C. no longer
D. once again
12. A. surprised
B. loved
C. described
D. pleased
13. A. probably
B. sometimes
C. hardly
D. always
14. A. brought
B. pulled
C. offered
D. wanted
15. A. with
B. for
C. on
D. beside

2．完形填空
    Zhang, the father of a Junior 3 student in Nanjing, was sitting at home. Suddenly, he 1 he had not spoken to his son's teachers all the term. He had not even been invited to a parents' meeting！Zhang decided to ask his son 2 .The answer his son gave him was a big 3  .Zhang's son had paid a man 25 yuan to be his 4 at parents' meetings.
    "I did 5 in my exams and I was afraid my father would 6 , "says the boy. "I didn't want him to be 7 with me."
    The boy is not the 8 student to have paid a stranger to be his or her father.
    The boy says that six of his classmates have used their pocket money to do this.
    Some of them did it 9 they were afraid their parents would beat them. Others just didn't want to make their parents feel unhappy.
    Ji Ruifang, a teacher at Nanjing Foreign Language School, says parents are to blame for kids buying "fathers".
    "Parents are demanding（要求）too 10 of their children, "she says. "Junior students often cannot 11 their demands. And they don't know 12 to face their parents when they do badly."
    Yu Yiqun, an 13 on teenagers at the Beijing Youth and Children Research Institute（北京青少年研究所）, says students should 14 with theirs parents. Then they will be able to have heart-to-heart talks with them.
    "Be 15  with your parents," he says, "Try to talk to them often so they can understand your problems."
1. A. understood
B. discovered
C. offered
D. realized
2. A. why
B. how
C. what
D. where
3. A. smile
B. reason
C. surprise
D. meal
4. A. mother
B. father
C. uncle
D. teacher
5. A. well
B. badly
C. carefully
D. wonderfully
6. A. open up
B. try out
C. clean up
D. find out
7. A. terrified
B. amazed
C. angry
D. strict
8. A. same
B. right
C. only
D. clever
9. A. since
B. as if
C. even though
D. because
10. A. high
B. hard
C. many
D. much
11. A. meet
B. finish
C. correct
D. cover
12. A. where
B. how
C. what
D. when
13. A. engineer
B. expert
C. explorer
D. inventor
14. A. get on
B. get together
C. make friends
D. catch up
15. A. honest
B. pleased
C. quiet
D. careful

3．完形填空

    Are your parents "helicopters"（直升飞机）? That's a new word I read about. It means parents who "hover" over（盘旋） their children. They 1 about every little thing in their child's life：Are you hungry? Are you thirsty? Too hot? Too cold? Do you need more books? 2 pens? More anything? More everything?
    These 3 love their children and want to 4 that everything in their life is perfect. Some kids may become upset but 5 like being pampered（纵容）.The pampered kids like the idea of being waited on hand and foot. They like the idea of not 6 to make decisions.
    I don't think this is a good idea. I think it's important for kids to do things for 7 .I think it's important for kids to make decisions. This 8 them to grow up. It helps them to 9 an independent and responsible person.
    10 can you become independent and responsible? It's easy, just 11 with little things. You can make your own meals sometimes for help with the cooking. You can also 12 your own bed and clean your room. You can 13 your parents that you can be responsible with money.
    Your parents are "helicopter" 14 they love you. So, tell them that you understand and that they really shouldn't worry. Tell them they can" 15 "the helicopter because you are a responsible kid.
1. A. worry
B. change
C. collect
D. bring
2. A. Many
B. Much
C. More
D. Most
3. A. children
B. parents
C. grandparents
D. teachers
4. A. make up
B. make sure
C. make time
D. make way
5. A. another
B. the other
C. other
D. others
6. A. talking
B. doing
C. giving
D. having
7. A. himself
B. yourselves
C. themselves
D. ourselves
8. A. asks
B. decides
C. helps
D. stops
9. A. become
B. learn
C. believe
D. develop
10. A. Why
B. When
C. How
D. What
11. A. talk
B. start
C. dream
D. finish
12. A. make
B. repair
C. sweep
D. move
13. A. teach
B. train
C. plan
D. show
14. A. so
B. because
C. but
D. though
15. A. land
B. invent
C. make
D. design

4．完形填空
    Every month, Julia and her cousins would go for the big family meal at their grandparents' house. They would always wait 1 for the moment their grandfather would give them a few coins. Then all the children would buy 2 .Their grandparents and parents realized that 3  like this wasn't so good. The children would 4 learn to manage their money. So they planned a special 5 -the children would have to show what they could manage to get with those few coins in a year.
    Some thought that they would save their money, but Ruben and Nico paid no 6 , and they continued spending it all on sweets. Monty was a clever boy and he decided to manage his money by 7 it buying and selling things, or betting（打赌） it with others. Soon he saved lots of money with 8 hard work. The way he was going, he would 9 as almost a rich man. However, Monty hadn't a single coin left after putting a losing bet on a horse race.
    Poor Julia had a wonderful secret plan. When she was to complete the second year of her plan, Julia surprised 10 with a violin and a lot of money. People all knew that Julia loved the violin, though the family couldn't afford to pay 11 her to have lessons. Julia had got to know a poor violinist who played in the park.
    She said she would offer him all the coins 12 he taught her how to play. The violinist agreed, and he taught her happily for several 13 .Julia was so 14 that gradually she got her own violin.
    At last, she became a very famous violinist. And she would always tell people how it was 15 , with just a few coins well spent, to make your dream come true.
1. A. sadly
B. nervously
C. excitedly
D. madly
2. A. toys
B. sweets
C. clothes
D. gifts
3. A. expressing
B. admiring
C. treating
D. behaving
4. A. seldom
B. never
C. often
D. almost
5. A. test
B. visit
C. goal
D. interview
6. A. money
B. pleasure
C. attention
D. influence
7. A. spending
B. lending
C. saving
D. exchanging
8. A. his
B. her
C. their
D. your
9. A. end up
B. grow up
C. wake up
D. get up
10. A. nobody
B. anybody
C. somebody
D. everybody
11. A. to
B. with
C. from
D. for
12. A. unless
B. if
C. until
D. because
13. A. seconds
B. minutes
C. months
D. years
14. A. successful
B. awful
C. helpful
D. meaningful
15. A. correct
B. possible
C. painful
D. interesting

5．阅读下面短文，掌握大意,然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
    Many books have been written about" the art of giving". And we also know that it's hard to give people a gift, 1  a personal one. If we want to make it better, we should understand who you will give the gift to and their likes and 2 .
    As is often the case, some little kids think they don't get enough gifts 3  some old people think they get too many gifts. Different people like different kinds of gifts. Some presents are never too 4 . For example, when a little child just gives his or her mother a leaf from a tree, it is enough to make her very 5 .
    Gift giving is different in different 6 . Here are some of their likes. In Japan, people sometimes give special gifts. But they are not opened. Later, the same gift may be given away to someone 7 , because many people have enough things and don't want 8  gifts themselves. In Canada, a tree can help remember a 9 . In the US, some people ask their families and friends to give money to charity rather than buying them gifts. In Sweden, doing something for someone is the best gift. People don't need to 10  too much money. Instead, making a meal for him or her is enough.
    To make things 11 , some people would rather just give money. In some cultures, however, 12  money can make people uncomfortable. "When someone gives me money, it just makes me think they're being lazy," says John Wilson. "In England, we have a saying: It's the thought that 13 . When someone gives me money, I feel they didn't think at all. I prefer to receive a gift 14  has some thought behind it. "
    Different people have very different thoughts 15  this subject! So maybe the art of giving is difficult! What do you think?
1. A. specially
B. especially
C. commonly
D. usually
2. A. displays
B. disadvantages
C. disagreements
D. dislikes
3. A. while
B. when
C. as
D. if
4. A. same
B. similar
C. small
D. huge
5. A. lonely
B. happy
C. sad
D. angry
6. A. cities
B. towns
C. provinces
D. countries
7. A. else
B. other
C. another
D. else' s
8. A. too much
B. much too
C. too many
D. many too
9. A. child
B. person
C. guide
D. chef
10. A. spend
B. take
C. cost
D. make
11. A. more difficult
B. easy
C. difficult
D. easier
12. A. using
B. giving
C. receiving
D. fetching
13. A. counts
B. discovers
C. finds
D. invents
14. A. who
B. what
C. where
D. that
15. A. to
B. on
C. up
D. in

6．完形填空
    Two men, Mr Smith and Mr Martin were both badly ill. They were in the same 1  room. Mr Smith was able to sit up in his bed for an hour each afternoon. His bed was   2  the only window of the room.
    Mr Martin had to spend all his time lying on his back. The men 3  for hours without stopping. They spoke of their families, their times, their jobs...
    And every afternoon when Mr Smith could 4  in his bed, he would pass the time by talking to his 5  about all the things that he could see outside the 6  Mr Martin believed that his world was made "larger"" by the" colorful " 7  world.
    Out of the window was a 8  with a lovely lake. Mr Smith told Mr Martin about the beautiful ducks swimming freely on the water, happy children playing around, colorful flowers and big old tress around the lake.
    As Mr Smith told him all this, Mr Martin would close his eyes and tried to make the richest pictures for 9  in his mind...
    Days and 10  passed, and finally, Mr Smith went back home. Then Mr Martin 11  the nurse if he could move to the other bed 12  for him, the nurse said he could. When everything was done, he tried hard to raise himself a bit to see what was outside. To his 13  as he looked out of the window, he saw nothing but a wall.'
    Mr Martin asked the nurse what made Mr Smith able to see so many wonderful things outside. The 14  answered that the man was 15  and could not even see the wall.
1. A. training
B. meeting
C. hotel
D. hospital
2. A. out of
B. next to
C. away from
D. well above
3. A. danced
B. sang
C. walked
D. talked
4. A. sit up
B. walk around
C. stand up
D. jump about
5. A. schoolmate
B. desk-mate
C. roommate
D. workmate
6. A. box
B. door
C. window
D. bed
7. A. foreign
B. outside
C. lonely
D. green
8. A. library
B. market
C. park
D. church
9. A. itself
B. yourself
C. herself
D. himself
10. A. weeks
B. hours
C. minutes
D. seconds
11. A. asked
B. thanked
C. told
D. invited
12. A. Unluckily
B. Happily
C. Worriedly
D. Seriously
13. A. happiness
B. joy
C. hope
D. surprise
14. A. patient
B. doctor
C. nurse
D. friend
15. A. blind
B. old
C. poor
D. ill

7．完形填空
    A man was walking along the street when he saw a woman struggling（奋力前进） with a large box. It was half in and half 1 of her car. He was a helpful and kind man, so he went up to the woman and said, “Let me give you a hand with that box. It looks very 2 .”
    “That's very kind of you,” the woman said. “I'm having a lot of 3 with it. I think it'