2010年中考英语完形填空练习题

2010年中考英语完形填空练习题Passage 1 Americans use the word “friend” in a very general way . They may call both casual acquaintances and close companions “_1_”. Americans _2_ school friends , work friends , sports friends and neighborhood friends . These friendships are _3_ on common interests . When the shared activity _4_ , the friendship may fade . Now Steven and Yaser are no longer classmates . Their “friendship” has _5_ . In some _6_ friendship means a strong lifelong bond between _7_ people . In these cultures friendships develop _8_ , since they are built to last . American society is one of _9_ change . Studies show that one out of five American families _10_ every year . American friendships develop quickly , and they nay change just _11_ quickly . People from the United States may at _12_ seem friendly . Americans often chat _13_ with strangers . They exchange information _14_ their families , hobbies and work . They may _15_ warmly and say “Have a nice day “ or “See you later” . Schoolmates may say , “Lets get _16_ sometime .” But American friendliness is not _17_ an offer of true friendship . After an experience like Yasers , outsides may consider _18_ to be fickle . Learning how Americans view friendship can _19_ non-Americans avoid misunderstandings . It can also help them make friends the American _20_ .1、A teachers B students C masters D friends 2、A like B have C dislike D beat3、A based B looked C fed D lived4、A begins B develops C ends D lived5、A missed B changed C failed D found6、A cultures B cities C schools D places7、A some B two C three D all8、A fast B soon C slowly D lastly9、A little B no C rapid D slow10、A moves B earns C does D gives11、A very B so C too D as12、A once B first C last D all13、A easily B hard C much D fast14、A to B from C about D for15、A smile B laugh C nod D greet16、A there B over C somewhere D together17、A always B any C just D only18、A Chinese B Japanese C Americans D Europeans19、A cause B get C hope D help20、A ones B way C people D strongPassage 2 Last summer Tom and his friends George and Bill wanted to take a vacation , but they did not have much _1_ . They decided that a short mountain climbing expedition was the only _2_ they could afford . Since each of them liked climbing , the vacation would be a lot of _3_ . Tom made all the _4_ . He decided that they should _5_ the expenses for food and gas _6_ and that each one should bring some _7_ clothes because the weather there was usually cold . The boys were _8_ in a hurry , so they climbed slowly the _9_ . The weather was pleasant , and they enjoyed the fresh _10_ as they climbed up a narrow path . Tom expected the _11_ to stay nice , _12_ late in the afternoon there was a heavy rain . The boys rushed towards _13_ and decided to camp there that _14_ . When the sun rose the next morning , they continued _15_ . As the boys went higher , the climbing became _16_ dangerous , and by late that afternoon the trip appeared _17_ . When they finally reached the _18_ of the mountain , they saw a beautiful sight . The _19_ of the sunset were yellow , red and gold . The boys were very happy and they enjoyed the view . The farms and fields of wheat and corn _20_ appeared very small . In the distance , they could see trees , hills and valleys . They spent four more days in the mountains . They really had great fun .1、A work B time C money D fun2、A vacation B sport C game D trip3、A excitement B happiness C trouble D difficulties4、A bags B plans C friends D trip5、A need B share C make D provide6、A surely B fully C equally D freely7、A extra B few C less D thin8、A always B nearly C not D ever9、A fine B rainy C all D first10、A sky B air C weather D water 11、A weather B air C trip D path12、A and B for C so D but13、A top B tent C cave D river14、A day B night C time D way15、A sleeping B camping C climbing D watching16、A less B more C very D little17、A easy B tiring C exciting D endless18、A foot B side C middle D top19、A scene B view C colors D beauty20、A below B far C aside D aheadPassage 3 Do you know insurance is a _1_ by which people can protect themselves _2_ large losses . Protection against fire is one kind of insurance . Large numbers of people pay _3_ sums of money to an insurance company although thousands of people have paid for fire . The insurance , only _4_ will lose their homes by fire . The insurance company will pay for these homes out of the sums of money it has _5_ . The first modern fire insurance company was _6_ in London , England , in 1666 . A great fire had just _7_ most of the city , and people wanted protection against _8_ losses . The first company _9_ rapidly . Soon other companies were founded in other areas . Benjamin Franklin helped from the first insurance company in America in 1752 . He also _10_ a new kind of insurance for _11_ . The new insurance would offer protection against the loss of crops _12_ storms . In 1795 , Benjamin Franklin helped start _13_ new insurance company in America . This company , _14_ offered life insurance , collected some money _15_ from many different men . _16_ a man died , his family was given a large sum of money . Today , this company is _17_ in business . Over the years , people have _18_ from many new kinds of insurance when they have suffered from _19_ accidents as car and plane crashes . _20_ , almost everyone has some kind of insurance .1、A way B company C thought D means2、A against B to C from D on3、A small B large C little D few4、A few B quite C a few D many5、A robbed B taken C collected D borrowed6、A organized B found C built D formed7、A injured B hurt C destroyed D harmed8、A longer B farther C further D deeper9、A grew B went C excited D raised10、A insisted B suggested C advised D wanted11、A workers B salesmen C farmers D people12、A by B from C for D with13、A other B some C certain D another14、A which B that C who D where15、A regular B often C usually D always16、A Although B Until C If D Unless17、A still B also C already D always18、A heard B paid C benefited D offered19、A such B many C the D more20、A Gradually B Today C Tomorrow D LatelyPassage 4 Hollywood is a suburb of the city of Los Angeles in California . _1_ 1980 it was no more than a _2_ village on northern side of the city , but in that year William Selig , one of the first people _3_ films , set up a film-producing workshop in Los Angeles . By 1911 , David and William Horsley _4_ another one in Hollywood , and at about the same time oil was _5_ in the neighborhood . _6_ Hollywood quickly became a _7_ district to give over to the film industry and to oil wells . The early _8_ of films found Hollywood a good place for their work _9_ its clear , sunny , rainfree weather , _10_ allowed pictures _11_ all the year round . _12_ , it was agreed that every kind of scene which is _13_ for films , whether town , country , sea , desert or snow-covered mountains , could be found _14_ the area of California . Today , _15_ most films can be “shot” under cover by man-made lighting , these advantages are not so _16_ . In spite of a _17_ in its importance , Hollywood _18_ a center of film production _19_ it is now making more films for _20_ than of the cinema .1、A After B To C Until D Since2、A quiet B busy C beautiful D since3、A makes B made C make D who made4、A had set up B put up C set up D built up5、A invented B discovered C uncovered D founded6、A Yet B So C However D But7、A big B great C small D central8、A lovers B study C writers D makes9、A because of B in spite of C because D of10、A that B who C which D it11、A to take B to be taken C to make D to be made12、A But B However C Also D And13、A need B needing C needs D needed14、A near B at C around D outside 15、A because B where C that D the16、A wonderful B necessary C important D useful17、A stop B grow C rise D drop18、A remains B has C stands D plays19、A but B although C yet D and20、A the old B grown-ups C television D filmsPassage 5 Mrs. Wilson the middle-aged wife of a rich businessman , invited some of her friends to lunch . She was very anxious to try a new way of cooking a _1_ dish , and she was very pleased with _2_ when the fish was ready . _3_ the fish was very hot , she put it near the window to cool for a few minutes . _4_ , five minutes later , when she came back for it , she was _5_ to find the neighbors cat at the dish . Fortunately , she was in time to stop that cat _6_ it was too late . That afternoon was a good success and everyone _7_ the dish very much . They talked and laughed _8_ four oclock . At the end of the afternoon , when she was alone again , Mrs. Wilson felt tired _9_ happy . She was in an armchair just near the window _10_ , through the window , she was horrified to see the neighbors cat _11_ in her garden . _12_ , the fish dish most be bad ! What would happen to her _13_ . She at once telephoned the family doctor for some _14_ . The doctor told her to telephone _15_ of the visitors to meet him at the hospital as soon as _16_ . Finally the _17_ was over . Once again Mrs. Wilson was _18_ in her armchair in the living room , still tired but no longer _19_ . Just then the telephone _20_ . It was her neighbor that cried . “Chester is dead . She was killed by someone in a car ”1、A meat B fish C pig D donkey2、A it B herself C that D the dish3、A As B When C Until D If4、A But B Still C However D Luckily5、A shocked B pleased C excited D wounded6、A after B before C till D because7、A disliked B enjoyed C hated D ate8、A at B from C after D till9、A and B but C as well as D also10、A when B while C as D before11、A alive B walking C dead D crying12、A Why B Oh C All right D OK13、A dish B cat C friends D children14、A news B information C advice D idea15、A every B each C some D several16、A possible B early C probable D quickly17、A matter B situation C call D danger18、A lonely B alone C thinking D sleeping19、A happy B afraid C frightened D hurried20、A called B cried C rang D soundedPassage 6 Like the body , memory improves with use . Unlike the body , the memory can improve with age . For many years , doctors have been _1_ the way the brain _2_ . We all know that the brain controls our logical _5_ . We call the left side the “education” side of the brain _6_ generally , in western countries , people have _7_ this side of the brain more than the right side . Scientists _8_ that our brain will work much more efficiently if _9_ the right side and the left side are developed _10_ . In many schools today , teachers _11_ to educate the children in such a _12_ that both sides of the brain are _13_ . This can be done with logical subjects _14_ mathematics and science as well as with creative subjects such as _15_ . Albert Einstein , the great _16_ , did some of his best work when he was very old . He was _17_ not only in his work , but also in creative and imaginative _18_ . It was because of his many _19_ interests in life that he was able to _20_ the full development of both sides of his brain .1、A thinking B studying C watching D using2、A works B thinks C improves D grows3、A parts B sides C ways D pairs4、A smell B taste C sight D senses5、A subjects B thinking C work D sides6、A but B and C until D if7、A studied B improved C developed D liked8、A believe B doubt C understand D hope9、A either B both C neither D all10、A equally B specially C immediately D really11、A manage B try C fail D pretend12、A class B school C way D family13、A worked B used C taught D thought14、A including B besides C except D contained15、A physics B biology C chemistry D art16、A artist B musician C scientist D thinker17、A interested B enjoyed C educated D excited18、A efforts B plans C activities D excited19、A strange B different C common D similar20、A follow B reach C watch D preventPassage 7 Chinas giant panda shows the achievement of the international effort to save animals that are now in danger . In television programs we often see pandas _1_ funny games . Children have panda toys and beautiful cards with pictures of lovely _2_ in them . They often visit the giant pandas in the zoo on _3_ holidays and have a good time there . However , scientists are worried about the _4_ of giant pandas . They know only about 1000 giant pandas remain _5_ today . They think the giant panda will die out in 30 years if the present conditions are not _6_ . It is reported that the giant pandas have a very _7_ birth rate . About 115 pandas live in zoos and research centers mainly in China , but during the past 10 years they _8_ only 34_ 9_ pandas that are still alive . Survival rate for giant pandas in the world are probably the same or lower . There are several reasons for the low _10_ . The main reason is _11_ male pandas can make love with females in a very _12_ season only a few days a year . When they do have babies , females often produce two pandas , but the mother is usually not able to care for _13_ of them . The newborn pandas _14_ only a few kilograms each . They are too weak to live without special care . In the zoo , scientists can help the mothers _15_ the young pandas , but those living in the wild do not get enough _16_ . It is very difficult for mother pandas to bring up their young pandas . Conditions for the giant pandas have been worse in resent years . Pandas in China continue to _17_ in mumber . We know pandas live on bamboos . But sometimes all the bamboos in one area die . The pandas there have _18_ to eat and die of hunger . Giant pandas now live in 13 separate _19_ areas in China . Several years ago the Chinese government and the International Wild Life Organization agreed _20_ a project of p