中考新动向 中考英语短文填空100篇-模拟题31-40

1、短文填空备考模拟Passage 31 What a fine day！ Mike was sure that he would see his birthday (1) on the dining table. It had been like this for the past 15 years. To his (2)，there was nothing on the table this time. The family gave morning wishes to each other as (3) and talked as if there was nothing special a

2、bout the day. His mother only reminded him to (4) his writing table. Mike quickly ran out of the house (5) he did not want his parents to see he was sad that they had forgotten his birthday！ He would feel better if he joined his friends at the Old Peoples Home. As he looked around in the Old Peoples

3、 Home，he saw people laughing and enjoying (6) . These old people didnt get much care or attention from their busy children，yet they were (7). Why should he be sad? A mobile phone was not quite (8) big deal after all. Then he decided to go home. After (9) home，he started to tidy his table. Wait！ What

4、s this? An air ticket to Pulau Redang for a scuba-diving course！ “The mobile phone is nice，but we prefer that you learn something (10) than have the latest mobile phone.Hope you will like our present.” With tears of excitement，Mike realized that he should have known that his parents would never forg

5、et his birthday.present/giftsurpriseusualclear/clean/tidyas/for/becausethemselveshappyagetting/arrivingratherto ones surpriseas usualenjoy oneselfrather thanPassage 32 My name is Kevin Jones. Id like to tell you about a funny mistake I (1). When I moved into my first apartment around a year ago，I wa

6、s very excited. I thought it meant that I was (2) adult. I decided to paint the place myself to save some (3). I had never painted or done things like that before. One weekend，I bought the paint and the brushes and started painting. Things went really well，and after an hour，I had finished one wall.

7、I was feeling kind of (4)，so I decided to take a break. I stepped back to admire my work and put my foot in the can of paint！ It went (5) ！ I had put newspapers down to protect the floor，but I spent all day trying to clean (6) up. Then I looked around the room and started laughing. It was a complete

8、 mess！ Finally，I called a professional cleaning company. It (7) about $650. I had to throw away a lot of things and buy a new (8) of shoes. That can of paint only cost $20. I can laugh about it now，(9) at the time I felt terrible. They say its important to (10) from your mistakes. Im happy to say I

9、learned never to step on a can of paint！ And that being an adult means “paying” for your mistakes.madeanmoneytiredeverywhereitcostpairbutlearnmake a mistakea pair ofPassage 33 Thanksgiving Day was near. A first-grade teacher gave her class a fun taskto (1) a picture of something for which they were

10、thankful. Most of the students didnt come from rich families，but many would still (2) the holiday with turkey and other traditional customs. These would be the subjects of most of the students art. But one student (3) Douglas drew a different kind of picture. Douglas was a different kind of boy. He

11、was often sad. While other children would play with (4) other during break time，he would stand closely by his teachers side. There was pain behind his sad eyes. Yes，his picture was different. He drew a(n) (5). Nothing else. Just an empty hand. Other (6) started to guess whose hand it could be. One c

12、hild guessed it was the hand of a farmer，because (7) raise turkeys. Another suggested a police officer，because police keep people safe. And so the discussion went (8). Finally the teacher walked over to Douglas desk and asked him whose hand it was. The little boy looked away and said，“Its (9) ，teach

13、er.” She recalled the times when she had taken his hand (10) walked with him here or there，and the times when shed said things like “Take my hand，Douglas.Well go outside.” Douglas was most thankful for his teachers hand.draw/paintcelebrate/spendnamed/calledoneachhandstudents/childrenfarmersyoursandd

14、raw/paint a picturego onPassage 34 It was lunchtime. Bonnie and Ruth sat together like they always did at school. Ruth and Bonnie were best (1) and they shared peanut butter，sandwiches and cupcakes. In fact，they shared almost (2) . But today things were different. Bonnie looked (3)，and Ruth did not

15、know why. “Why are you sad today，Bonnie?” Ruth (4). “Because my dad lost his job yesterday，” she said. “And we may have to move. My mom and dad are very unhappy and I am afraid. What is going to (5) to us?” Bonnies news made Ruth very sad，too. What would school be like (6) Bonnie? What could she do

16、to help her friend? The next day was Saturday and Ruth woke up very early. She dressed and ate a quick (7)，and then went to find her friends. They all decided to work together to help Bonnie. They played with babies and walked dogs. They even put on (8) talent show in Ruths backyard. All the grown-u

17、ps (9) one dollar to watch the children sing and dance. They made three hundred (10)！ They knew it would make Bonnie very happy. Ruth felt happy，too，because she had helped her friend.friendseverythingsadaskedhappenwithoutbreakfastapaiddollarshappen to sb.Passage 35 As a teenager，I got angry quite ea

18、sily and was not good at communicating with others. Because of that，I often made (1) feel uncomfortable. I still remember one day：as I was (2) ready for school，my mother carelessly handed me my fathers vest instead of mine. At that time，I was growing bigger than my father，so when I (3) on the vest，I

19、 felt as if I wasnt able to breathe！ I realized that it was a small mistake which was made by my mother，but somehow the feeling of being unable to breathe was (4) strong that it made me very angry. My mother said sorry with (5) smile，but I shouted at her without thinking much. I was almost (6) . I g

20、ot it off my body so wildly that I made a hole in it. I put on my own vest and rushed out of the (7) before my mother could stop me. Later，my mother shared her bad feelings with my father，“See what your (8) has done.” I got afraid because I didnt know what he would do to me. (9) of saying he would b

21、eat me，my father quietly asked my mother to repair the vest. Later when my mother told me about my fathers response，I felt terribly sorry (10) my bad behavior. My fathers gentle kindness taught me a lesson which I would never forget.themgettingputsoamad/crazyhouseson/child/kidInsteadforget ready for

22、put oninstead offeel sorry for sth.Passage 36 Orlando and Joseph are two middle school students from the U.S. Several weeks ago，when they were (1) football near a church，they accidentally kicked the ball through a church window and broke it. There were no people around，but instead of running (2)，the

23、y called the police and reported what had happened. They also visited the pastor of the church and told him that they would (3) for the broken window no matter how much it was. They even offered to work in the church to (4) up for the damage they had caused. Both the pastor and the police officer (5

24、) had received the phone call praised the two boys for their honesty. The police officer came to their school，had lunch (6) them and brought them a gift as an award for their honesty. The school was (7) of its students and gave them an award，too. This was to let the two boys know how (8) their hones

25、ty was appreciated. No one told the two students what to do after they broke the (9). They just did the (10) thing. They have won everyones respect for their honesty. playingawaypaymakewho/thatwithproudmuchwindowrightplay footballrun awaypay formake upbe proud ofhow muchPassage 37 Every day，people c

26、arry their things and move to new places. There are mainly three reasons. First，its because of (1). Sometimes，people move from farms to cities to get a job. In 1990，more than a quarter of the people in China (2) in cities. Today，over half of the Chinese people live in cities. Around (3) world，people

27、 move abroad to find new jobs and a better life. For example，(4) the 1950s，people from Europe moved to South America to work in factories. (5)，its because of services. When another city has nice services，people want to move there. A city with nice services may be a clean and exciting place to live i

28、n. Sometimes people move from cities to suburbs. They have enough space for schools，hospitals，shopping malls (6) zoos. Families with young children like to live in suburbs. Third，people move because they want a change in (7) lives. Sometimes，older people move to places with nice weather. Some studen

29、ts go to universities in another country to (8) about other places. Whatever the reason is，people often move to find new experiences and a (9) life. As you can see，people (10) for many reasons. Maybe someday you or someone you know will move，too！jobslivedtheinSecondandtheirlearnbettermovelive inin t

30、he 1950slearn aboutPassage 38 Rob hit his foot on the ground impatiently. His friend，Steve，should meet him (1) five minutes. They were going to meet and watch a movie together. (2) of them really liked movies and tried to see one almost every week，but lately Steve had been arriving later and later.

31、He wondered why Steve couldnt be on (3). He wondered what excuse Steve would have this time. The last time Steve had said it was (4) his dad needed help in the garden. There was only one minute left. Then he (5) a familiar voice，“Rob，I made it！” Rob turned around and saw Steve. “You made it，and you

32、are on time，too！” Rob said excitedly. “Of (6)，” Steve replied. “I really wanted to see this movie.” “Well，lets go then，” Rob suggested. He (7) for his wallet，so he could buy a ticket. Where was his wallet? “Whats (8)?” Steve asked. “I dont have my wallet，” Rob replied worriedly. “Go check in your ca

33、r.” “I might be (9) then，” Rob answered，feeling foolish. By the time he got his wallet from his car and bought (10) ticket，hed already missed the beginning. When the movie was over，he said to Steve，“Im sorry，Steve. I was complaining about you being late，but then I was the one who was late.” inBothti

34、mebecauseheardcourselookedwronglateaon timeof courseWhats wrong?Passage 39 Over the past two weeks，as the new year began，millions of people around the world promised to (1) changes in their lives. By making new years resolutions，they feel like they have a whole new year to achieve their dreams. (2)，

35、these resolutions are often broken. Some find their dreams too hard to achieve. (3) simply dont have the discipline to make their resolution successful. Ive never really made too (4) resolutions around this time of year. Its not because I think Im perfect. Its just hard to create a new habit and its

36、 also (5) to break bad habits. Actually，its not the “when” that matters，but the “why” and “how”. You can start (6) on improving your life. The important part is that you stick to it and make it part of your daily life. For example，if your dream is to improve your writing，you should set aside 30 minu

37、tes every day to (7) and stick to this plan. Persistence and patience are the keys (8) achieving success. If I have to make a resolution this year，I hope to take better care of my (9) . As I get older，its becoming more important to me to stay healthy. But I think Ill wait (10) spring comes. Spring is