中考英语总复习二轮 中考完形填空专题练习

中考完形填空专题练习一

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SeveralyearsagoIstudiedinauniversityinthebiggestcityinourcountry.It's

beautifulbutit'shotin_L,SoIusuallyreturnedtomyhometownwhenmy2began.

Itisnotbig,butit'scoolandquiet.Icould3inthedaytimeandhaveagoodsleep

atnight.

OnedayIhadsome4tosolve.But1didn'ttakethedictionarieshome.My

fathertoldmeCharlie,oneofmy5,hadagoodlibrary.Iwenttohishouseat

once.Wedidn'tseeeachotherafterI6middleschool.Atfirsthedidn't

recognizeme.Hc7meupanddown.Andthenhecalledout,“Oh,dear!Ifsyou,

Fred!”

Ofcoursewewere_8_tomeeteachotheragainandtalkedalotaboutour

schoolmatesand9.Lateronheshowedmearoundhislibrary.Itwasn'tbigbut

therewerealotofnicebooksinit.AndthedictionariesI10wereinthemtoo.At

lastIsaid,"JJ.youlendsomedictionariestome,please?”

'TmsorryIdon'tlendanybooksto12Jsaidtheyoungman.

“Areyouafraidril13them?"

“No,I'mnot.Tmafraidyouwon't14themtome.Look!Allthebooksare

not15.butborrowed!”

1.A.springB.summerC.autumnD.winter

2.A.birthdayB.SaturdayC.SundayD.holiday

3.A.studyB.playC.restD.run

4.A.wordsB.sentencesC.problemsD.stories

5.A.brothersB.sistersC.auntsD.classmates

6.A.finishedB.heardC.sawD.met

7.A.liftedB.carriedC.lookedD.pulled

8.A.angryB.happyC.worriedD.sad

9.A.doctorsB.teachersC.workersD.drivers

10.A.lookedforB.readC.wroteD.lookedat

11.A.NeedB.MusiC.MayD.Can

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12.A.otherB.theotherC.othersD.another

13.A.loseB.sellC.throwD.know

14.A.payB.returnC.useD.lookafter

15.A.madeB.pickedC.wonD.bought

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Mr.WangteachesEnglishinamiddleschool.Helikeshisworkverymuch.He

wantedj.ateacherevenwhenhewasayoungboy.

TherearesixclassesinaschooldayatMr.Wang'smiddleschool.Mr.Wang

teachersfiveofthesesixclasses.2his"free1'hourfrom2to3intheafternoon,Mr.

Wang3meetwithparents,checkstudents'homeworkand4manyother

things.SoMr.Wangworkshardfromthemomenthegetstoschoolearlyinthe

morninguntilheleavesforhomelateintheafternoon,andhis"free"hourisnotfree

atall.

InhisEnglishlesson,Mr.Wangsometimesteachespoems（诗）.Helikespoems

verymuch,andhelikesLiBai'spoems5ofall.

Inhisfifthclasstoday,Mr.Wangtaughtapoem.Hewrotethepoemonthe

blackboardandreadit.Assoonashefinished6thepoem,thestudentsbegan

toaskquestions.Heansweredallthequestions.Thenheaskedhisstudentstotalk

aboutthepoem/onewantedtostopwhenthebellrang.

8home,Mr.Wangthoughtaboutthefifthclass.Hewashappyaboutwhat

hedidasateacher.Everyoneofhisstudents9thepoem.Whentheystartedtotalk,

theyforgotaboutthetime.Hedidnothavetomakethem10.Heonlyhadto

answertheirquestionsandhelpthemunderstandthepoem.

1.A.wasB.beingC.tobeD.be

2.A.InB.AtC.ToD.On

3.A.hastoB.hasC.abletoD.will

4.A.takecareforB.careof

C.takecareofD.becarefulof

5.A.betterB.goodC.wellD.best

6.A.rcadingB.toreadC.readD.doing

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7.A.NotB.NoC.HavenoD.Any

8.A.BythewayB.Tohisway

C.OnhiswayD.Intheway

9.A.likedB.askedC.hadD.wanted

1().A.learningB.tolearn

C.learnD.leant

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Manyanimalsusesomekindsof“language”.Theyusesignals(信号)andthe

signalshavemeanings.Forexample,]abeehasfoundsomefood,itgoes2

itshome.3isdifficultforabeetotell4beeswherethefoodis

speakingtothem,butitcandoalittledancing.Thistellsthebeeswherethefoodis

and_5itis.

Someanimalsshow6theyfeelbymakingsounds.Itisnotdifficulttotell

ifadogisangrybecauseitbarks.Birdsmakeseveraldifferentsoundsand7has

itsmeaning.Sometimeswehumansmakesoundsinthesameway.Wemakesounds

like“Oh"to8howwefeelabout9orwe10somethingonourfeet.

Wehumanshavelanguages.Wehavewords.Thesewordshavemeaningofthings,

action,feelingorideas.Weareableto11eachotherinformation,totellother

people12wethinkorwefeel.Bywritingdownwords,wecanrememberwhat

hashappenedor13messagestopeoplefaraway.

Languages,likepeople,liveanddie.Ifalanguageisnotusedbypeople,itis

calledadeadlanguage.Thislanguagecannotliveandgrowbecause14speaksit.

Alivinglanguage,ofcourse,isoftenspokenbypeopletoday.Itgrowsand

changeswithtime.Newwordsarccreated,andsomeoldwordshave15meanings

1.A.becauseB.sinceC.whenD.as

2.A.outofB.backfromC.awayfromD.backto

3.A.ItB.ThisC.ThatD.He

4.A.eachotherB.anotherC.theotherD.others

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5.A.howlongB.howfarawayC.howmanyD.howold

6.A.whyB.whichC.howD.what

7.A.eachB.everyC.allD.some

8.A.showB.sayC.talkD.speak

9.A.everythingB.somethingC.nothingD.anything

10.A.putB.dropC.fallD.set

11.A.giveB.putC.showD.take

12.A.thatB.whichC.whatD.why

13.A.sendB.bringC.pushD.get

14.A.someoneB.nooneC.anyoneD.everyone

15.A.newB.rightC.realD.good

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It'snevereasytoadmil（承认）youareinthewrong.Wealljtoknowtheart

ofapology.Thinkhowoftenyou'vedonewrong.Thencounthowmany2

you'veexpressedclearlyyouwere3.Youcan'lgotobedwithaneasymindif

youdo4aboutit.

Adoctorfriend,Mr.Lied,toldmeaboutamanwhocametohimwithdifferent

kindsofsigns:headaches,heart5andinsomnia（失眠）._6somecareful

exams,Mr.Liedfoundnothing7withhimandsaid,“Ifyoudon'ttellme

what's8you,Ican'thelpyou."Themanadmittedhewascheatinghisbrotherof

hisinheritance（遗产）.Thenandtherethe9doctor10themanwritetohis

brotherand11hismoney.Assoonasthe12wasputintothepostbox,the

mansuddenlycried."Thankyou,^^hesaidtothedoctor,UIthinkI'vegot」3

Anapologycanuulonlysaveabrvkuuiclalionship（关系）butalsomakeit

14.Ifyoucanthinkofsomeonewhoshouldbe15anapologyfromyou.Do

somethingaboutitrightnow.

1.A.decideB.haveC.needD.try

2.A.mistakesB.peopleC.waysD.times

3.A.sorryB.weakC.sadD.wrong

4.A.somethingB.anythingC.nothingD.everything

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5.A.troubleB.matterC.illnessD.problem

6.A.BeforeB.AfterC.TillD.Since

7.A.wellB.wrongC.goodD.bad

8.A.hurlingB.changingC.touchingD.worrying

9.A.cleverB.sillyC.goodD.kind

10.A.madeB.helpedC.sawD.let

11.A.returnedB.gaveC.keptD.paid

12.A.paperB.boxC.moneyD.letter

13.A.betterB.wellC.sickD.worse

14.A.neverB.worseC.strongerD.harder

15.A.givenB.receivedC.knownD.forgotten

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参考答案：

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名师点评

这篇短文主要讲了Charlie家里有许多臧书，却没有一本是自己买的，所以

他从不借书给别人，区为他怕别人都和他一样。本题的不少答案只从缺空所在句

子的语意和语法是无法确定的，解题是要联系上下文及一般常识进行推理。

答案简析

1.Bohot应该指的是夏天的天气情况。

2.Do大学生暑假回家度假。

3.Ao学生暑假应该不忘学习。

4.Cosolveproblems意为“解决问题

5.Do根据下文可得知。

6.Aofinishmiddleschool表示“中学毕业”。

7.Colooksb.upanddown表示“上下打量某人”，这时look用作及物动词。

8.Bo老同学相见自然是高兴。

9.Bo同学之间谈论的主要对象一般应该是同学和老师。

10.Ao根据上下文得知“我”正在寻找一本字典。

11.Do这里指征求别人的意见,故用caiu

12.Co泛指其他人，故用复数。

13.A。“我”以为他怕我把书弄丢，所以不借。

14.Bo根据下文得知他的书都是借的，所以他不愿借给我，怕我也象他一样借

书不还。

15.Do这些书都不是买的，而是借的。

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名师点评

Mr.Wang是一位英语老师，他热心于教育，忙于教学，工作负责，课堂上善

于启发学生回答问题，讨论问题。即使在回家的途中，仍沉浸在课堂活跃气氛的回

忆中。

答案简析

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1.Co语法结构want后面跟不定式。

2.Bo时间点后面跟介词ato

3.Aohasto意思是“不得不，必须”。这里引出所要做的事。

4.Co固定短语。

5.Do此句后面有atall这一比较范围，故用最高级。

6.Aofinish后面跟动名词。

7.Bo课堂上学生们积极发言，没有人想停下来。

8.Coonone'swayhome意思是“在回家的路上“。

9.Ao学生受老师的影响也开始爱诗歌了。

10.Co语法结构：makesb.dostho

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名师点评

这则短文讲述的是语言的重要性。无论是何种语言，只要不使用，它将死亡。

答案简析

1.Co表示”当……的时候”。

2.Do蜜蜂发现食物会返回蜂窝，通知其它蜜蜂。

3.Ao形式主语。

4.CoUiculhcibees其它的蜜蜂。

5.Bo蜜蜂通过跳舞告诉同伴物源有多远。

6.Co用how作状语修饰feelo

7.Ao根据谓语动词has应选each.。each指代的是可数名词sound,所以不能用

all或some,而every是形容词，不能做主语。

8.Ao用语言来表示自己的感觉，故选shovvo

9.Bo

10.B。ouch表示疼痛，故推测是东西砸到了脚上。Fall是不及物动词，故不选。

11.Ao

12.Cothink为及物动词,这里what做think宾语。

13.Aosendmessages为固定搭配，表示"发送信息

14.Bo根据文意，一种语言如果没人使用，就会灭亡。

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15.A。旧词新意。

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名师点评

这是一篇关于学会如何道歉的短文，它提醒人们要学会认识自己的错误，并

能够为自己的错误道歉.做不到这一点会造成自己心理上的压力，甚至带来疾病。

答案解析

l.Co这里指的是人们有必要了解道歉这门艺术。

2.Dotimes这里表示次数。

3.Ao根据上文，承认错误决非易事，道歉更是一门艺术，此时作者是建议读

者计算一下有过多少次是能清楚地表达自己的歉意的，所以选sorryo

4.Co如果你对自己的错误什么也不去做,你睡觉也不会睡得好。

5.Ao这里表示心脏有毛病。

6.Bo

7.Bonothingwrong表明这个人生理没有任何问题，看下文就可以知道这一点。

8.Do

9.Ao这是一名很聪明的医生，所以他提出了下面一个方法。

10.Domade具有强制性的意思,故选letsb.dosth..好。

11.Ao上文得知这人骗了哥哥的遗产,所以还了他所欠的钱才能治好他的心病。

12.Do根据后面的poslbox可以得知这里是指寄出了那封信。

13.Bo这个人其实没有病,所以在解决了心理问题后,他一下子觉得好了，而不是

好转，故选well而不是better0

14.Co道歉不仅可以挽救破碎的人际关系，还可以增强人与人之间的联系。harder

指的是具体事物的“坚硬”，故此处不当。

15.Aogivesb.anapology意为“向某人道歉”。

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中考完形填空专题练习二

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Manypeoplegotoschoolfbrancducation.J,learnlanguages,histoiy,geography,

physics,chemistryandmaths.Othersgotoschooltolearnaskillsothattheycan_2

aliving.School3isveryimportantanduseful.Yetnoonecanlearneverything

fromschool.Ateacher,nomatterhowmuchhe4cannotteachhisstudents

everythingthey5toknow.Theteacher'sjobistoshowhisstudentshowtoreadand

howto6.Somuchmoreistobelearned7schoolbythestudentsthemselves.

Itisalwaysmoreimportanttoknowhowtostudyby8thanto

memorize（熟记）somefactsorformula（公式）.Itis9quiteeasytolearnaW

factinhistoryoraformulainmathematics.Butitisverydifficulttouseaformulain

11outamathsproblem.Greatscientists,suchasEinstein,NewtonandGalileo,

didn'tlearnmanythingsfromschool.Buttheywereallso12thattheyinvented

somanythingsformankind.

The13fortheirsuccessisthattheyknewhowtostudy.Theyreadbooks

thatwerenot14atschool.Theyworkedhardalltheirlives,wastingnotasingle

moment.Theywouldaskmanyquestionsastheyreadandtheydidthousandsof

15_.

1.A.StudentsB.TheyC.WeD.People

2.A.makeB.doC.haveD.get

3.A.educationB.degreeC.lessonD.task

4.A.teachesB.knowsC.learnsD.practises

5.A.manageB.expectC.failD.want

6.A.studyB.playC.thinkD.work

7.A.FromB.inC.withinD.outside

8.A.heartB.studentsC.usD.oneself

9.A.notB.actuallyC.seldomD.known

10.A.realB.trueC.certainD.great

11.A.settingB.workingC.makingD.doing

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12.A.famousB.popularC.successfulD.modest

13.A.experimentB.reasonC.resultD.way

14.A.keptB.showedC.expressedD.taught

15.A.dutiesB.jobsC.experimentsD.records

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About70,000,000Americansaretryingtoloseweight(减月E).Thalisalmost1

outofevery3peopleintheUnitedStates.SomepeopleeatJfoodandthey

hardlyhaveanyfatsorsweets.Othersdorunning,exercisewithmachines,take

medicines,orevenhaveoperations.2youcanseelosingweightis3work,

anditwillalsocostalotofmoney.But4dosomanypeopleintheUnited

Slateswanttoloseweight?

ManypeopleintheUnitedStatesworryabouttheirlookofthebody.Formany

people,lookingnicealsomeanstobe5.Otherpeopleworryabouttheirhealth

asmanydoctors_6overweightisnotgood.

Mostpeoplewanttofindan7waytotakeofffat,andbooksofthiskind

areverypopular.Thesebookstellpeoplehowtoloseweight.Eachyearalotofnew

booksliketheseare8.Eachonesaysitcaneasilyhelppeopletakefataway.

Losingweightcanbe9Someoverweightpeoplegotohealthcentres,like

LaCostainCalifornia.Menandwomen10severalhundreddollarsadayat

thesehealthcentres.Peoplelivethereforoneweekortwo,11exercise,eating

differentfoods.Mealstheremaybejustalittle.Alltheseworkforlosingweight.

124daysontheprogramme,onewomancalledMrs.Warrenlost5pounds

(2.27kg).At$400aday,shespent$320toloseeachpound.Butshesaidshewasstill

13todoso.

Healthcentres,books,medicines,operations,runningandexercisemachinesall

14alotofmoney.SointheUnitedStates,losingweightmaymeanlosing

15too.

1.A.lessB.moreC.niceD.fast

2.A.ForB.SoC.OrD.And

3.A.goodB.usefulC.hardD.easy

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4.A.whyB.whatC.howD.when

5.A.highB.shortC.thinD.fat

6.A.talkB.sayC.speakD.tell

7.A.dearerB.harderC.shorterD.easier

8.A.takenB.givenC.writtenD.copied

9.A.cheapB.expensiveC.easyD.safe

1().A.payB.costC.takeD.have

11.A.makingB.takingC.playingD.using

12.A.BeforeB.InC.AfterD.At

13.A.sorryB.angryC.sadD.glad

14.A.needB.haveC.useD.gel

15.A.healthB.timeC.foodD.money

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Whentheboys1home,itwaseleveno'clock.Itwasdark2but

therewasalightinsidetheirhomeandthedoor3.Theycouldseeamaninside.

“Whocan4be?”SaidPeter.^MotherandFather5todosome

6.Theywon'tbehome，____eighto'clock.”

WhenthemansawPeter,helooked8Thenhesmiledandsaid."Comein!

Youdon'tknowme,butTinafriendof9Themandidn'tseeJohn.

Peterwentinsideandbegan1()tothemanbutJohndidn't.Hequicklybut

quietlyranoff.Hesoonfoundapolicemanandbroughthimback11home.The

manwas12there,butwhenhesawthepoliceman,heIriedtorunoff.The

policemancaughthim13thearm.Justthentheboys'parents14.

“IsthemanyourfVicnd?”ThepolicemanaskedMr.Turner.

“No,heisathief.Hewantedtostealmymoney.15niceofyoutocatch

him.”

1.A.reachedB.anivedatC.goestoD.reachedto

2.A.outofB.outsideC.outsidesD.inside

3.A.openedB.wasopenC.wasopenedD.open

4.A.heB.sheC.itD.Lhai

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5.A.havebeenB.havegoneC.goD.went

6.A.shopsB.shoppingC.shoppingsD.shop

7.A.untilB.atC.toD.before

8.A.frighteningB.fearC.frightenedD.suiprised

9.A.yourfatherB.yourfather^C.yourmotherD.yourfamily

10.A.sayingB.talkingC.speakingD.telling

11.A.toB.totheirC.theirD.at

12.A.alreadyB.alwaysC.stillD.yet

13.A.inB.onC.atD.by

14.A.returnedB.returnedD.back

C.hadreturnedD.hadreturnedback

15.A.IfsB.This'sC.ThisisD.Sois

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ItiscommoninEnglishtoaskpeopleabouttheirholidays.Inthe

West,many]goawayonholidayduringthesummermonths,2soitis

veryusualto3aboutthis.Iftheholidayhasnot4takenplace,thentheir

holidayplans5betalkedabout.Andifitisalreadyover,thenwhere_6went,

whetherthey7itandsooncanbediscussed.Similarquestionsareasked8

somepublicholidays.

9livingandworkinginChinaoften10opportunitiesfortravel,either

atweekendsorduring11holidays,sosuchkindof12leadtofruitfuldiscussions.

Theymaybe13toknowiftheyhavechosenthe14places,especiallythosea

littleless15ones.

1.A.factoriesB.familiesC.schoolsD.farms

2.A.butB.andC.becauseD.for

3.A.askB.seeC.knowD.write

4.A.stillB.alreadyC.yetD.often

5.A.mustB.shouldC.needD.can

6.A.weB.heC.theyD.she

7.A.likedB.followedC.HnishedD.found

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8.A.toB.beforeC.withD.by

9.A.VisitorsB.ForeignersC.StrangersD.Players

10.A.makeB.carryC.haveD.keep

11.A.hisB.herC.theirD.its

12.A.AnswersB.exercisesC.excusesD.Questions

13.A.gladB.interestedC.worriedD.lucky

14.A.rightB.differentC.helpfulD.terrible

15.A.expensiveB.famousC.usefulD.friendly

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参考答案:

名师点评

本文讲述了自主学习的重要性。也就是说对于学生而言应该学会如何学习才

是更重要的。而对于教师而言，不仅要教学生文化知识，更应教会他们如何学习，正

所谓“授之以鱼，不如授之以渔”。

答案解析

IBothey指上句中的manypeopleo

2Aomakealiving意思是“谋生”°这里表示学一门技术来谋生。

3Aoschooleducation意为“学校教育

4意思是“不管他懂多少”。

5D。表示学生想知道的东西.

6Co老师不仅教学生文化知识，更应该教会学生如何思考。

7Do指应该更多的从校外获取知识。

8Dostudybyoneself自学。

9Boactually副词,“事实上"。actuallyeasy表示“真的很简单

DCocertain这里指“某一个,固定的”。

11Boworkuul意思是“解出

12Co上述的这些人都很成功。

BBoreason和for搭配，表示”...的原因

KDo被动语态，表示“学校不教的书”。意思是他们获取了很多课外知识。

15Bo这些科学家都做了很多实验。

2.

名师点评

这篇文章讲的是美国有三分之一的人正在努力减肥，他们想尽了一切办法去

减轻体重，同时也令他们耗费了不少的金钱。

答案简析

l.Ao为了减肥，有些人只吃很少的食物。

2.Bo根据上文，得知下面这个结论。所以选so表示因果关系。

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3.Co减肥令人们不得不做很多令人痛苦的事，故是一项艰苦的工作。

4.Ao下文讲的是人们减肥的原因，所以选why0

5.Co现在很多人都认为想要让自己看上去漂亮就得瘦，正是这种观点促使很多

人要减肥。

6.Bo这四个词当中只有say可以直接加说话内容。

7.D。人们都希望减肥能够既快又简单。

8.Co因为很多人都想减肥，所以就有人写这方面的书籍来吸引减肥者。

9.Bo根据下文得知减肥有时是一件很昂贵的事。

10.Ao在表示花钱的几个动词中，只有pay和spend的主语为人，这里没有

spend,故选pay。

11.Botakeexercise意思是"锻炼

12.C。

13.Do虽然昂贵，但她还是很乐意去做。

14.Ao所有这些减肥的项目都是需要花费很多钱的。

15.Do综上所述，减肥也就意味着失去了很多金钱。

3.

名师点评

这是•个两小孩智斗小偷的故事，体现了两个小孩的机智勇敢，随机应变。

答案简析

1.Aohome是副词，前面不加介词。

2.Bo外面天黑。

3.Boopen的形容词还是open,故选wasopen,表状态，意为“敞开着的。

4.Co没看清对方的性别、容貌，常用it来指代之。

5.B。havegonelo表示“去了，还没回米“，havebeenlo表示“曾经去过

6.Bodosomeshopping为固定搭酉己。

7.Ao固定结构not......until意为“直到……才……

8.Cofrightened表示人内心的恐慌和害怕，而frightening则表示某物或某事令

人害怕。

9.Boafriendofone飞表示“某人的一个朋友”。

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1().Botalktosb表示“和某人交谈”。而speaktosb,saytosb均表示“对某人讲”。

11.Bohome如果前面不加冠词或物主代词，它则是副词，不能加too反之则

是名词，必须加too故选totheirhomeo

12.Co那个小偷还在，故选stillo

13.Docatchsbbythearm表示“抓住某人的胳膊工

14.Ao由justlhen可知这里应用一般过去时。

15.Ao

4.

名师点评

天气和假期永远是西方人日常谈论的话题，所以要了解西方文化就必须对他

们的节假日有足够的了解。本文为你提供了一些，想必你会对西方的文化有进一

步的了解。

答案简析

1.Bo节假日中人们喜欢一家人一起出去游玩。

2.Boand这里表承接。

3.Ao根据第一句话中的提示。

4.Coyel用于现在完成时的否定句中，其他词均不可以。

5.Co在旅游前，人们需耍谈论一下订戈IJ,故选need。

6.Co本文都是以第三人称写的。

7.Ao节假日过后，人们总会互相询问是否喜欢自己的旅行。

8.Bo有时一些相似的问题也会在假口来临之前就被讨论，故选beforeo

9.Bo这里讲的是外国人的旅游习惯，包括那些在中国工作和生活的外国人。

visitors则是片面的，仅指游客，故不选。

10.Cohaveopportunities意为“有机会

11.Co与第6题同解。

12.Do本文是围绕人们问旅游方面的问题展开的，故选questions<>

13.Bo他们对以下的事感兴趣，想知道其中情况,故选Bo

14.A。他们很想知道自己有没有选对地方，故选righto

15.Bo根据常识，人们--般会认为著名的地方都是正确的选择，所以人们想知

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道那些不太著名的地方是否是正确的选择。

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中考完形填空专题练习三

1

Tomgrowsthenicestvegetablesandfruitsandthemostbeautifulflowersinthe

village.PlantsgrowinTom'sgardenallthroughthe1andtheyaremuch2

Tomcutssomeflowersforhissittingroomtable,eatssomefruitsandvegetables,

buthe_2____mostoftheminthemarket.Hisvegetables,fruitandflowersareso

4andbeautifulthattheysoldmuchmore5inthemarketthanthoseofother

villagers.

HowdoesTomgrowthesebeautifulthings?Heisso6thathejustsitsunder

hisorangetreewithhisradio.

He7themusicallday.

Thatisquitetrue.Tom8thingsinspring,summer,autumnandwinter.After

thathesitswithhisradio.Andeverything9.Itisthemusicthatdoesthework.

Tomknowsmoreclearlythatmusicmakesthebiggestvegetablesandthemost

beautifulflowers.Plantslove_10asmuchaspeople.

1.A.weekB.monthC.seasonD.year

2.A.betterB.worseC.lessD.later

3.A.buysB.sellsC.borrowsD.lends

4.A.dearB.badC.bigD.small

5.A.politelyB.quicklyC.slowlyD.carefully

6.A.angryB.busyC.tiredD.lazy

7.A.listenstoB.hearsC.watchesD.speaks

8.A.fillsB.plantsC.throwsD.makes

9.A.docsB.movesC.growsD.plays

10.A.workB.rainC.storiesD.music

2

Forseveralyears,Americanshaveenjoyedteleshopping-watchingTVandbuying

thingsbyphone.NowteleshoppingisstartinginEurope.Insome]countries,

peoplecanturnontheir_2andshopforclothes,jewelry,food,toysandJ_

things.

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TeleshoppingisbecomingpopularinSweden.4.thebiggestSwedish

companysellsdifferentkindsofthingsonTVinfifteenEuropeancountries,andin

oneyear,itmakes$10million.InFrance,therearctwoteleshoppingchannels,and

theFrench_5about$20millionayearinbuyingthingsthroughthosechannels.

InGermany,6lastyearteleshoppingwasonlypossibleononechannelfor

onehoureveryday.Thenthegovernmentallowedmoreteleshopping.Otherchannels

can7fortelebusiness,includingthelargestAmericanteleshoppingcompanyand

a24-hourteleshoppingcompany.German8arehopingthesewillhelpthemsell

morethings.

Somepeopleliketeleshoppingbecauseitallowsthemtodotheirshopping

without9.Withallthetrafficproblemsincities,goingshoppingisnotaneasything.

Butatthesamelime,otherEuropeans10likethisnewwayofbuyingthings.They

call11"junkontheair."ManyEuropeansusuallywonyaboutthequalityofthe

things12onTV.Theythinkhighqualityisthemostimportantthing,andthey

don'tbelievetheycanbesureaboutthequalityofthethings13.

TheneedofhighqualitymeansthatEuropeanteleshoppingcompanieswillhave

tobe14theAmericancompanies.Theywillhavetobemorecarefulabout

15ofthethingstheysell.Theywillalsohavetoworkhardertosellthingsthat

thebuyerscannottouchorseebythemselves.

1.A.EuropeanB.AsianC.AmericanD.African

2.A.lightsB.switchesC.radiosD.TVs

3.A.someelseB.anothermanyC.theotherD.manyother

4.A.SuchasB.ForexampleC.ForteleshoppingD.Itislike

5.A.takesB.costC.spendsD.spend

6.A.toB.untilC.unlessD.by

7.A.beginB.leaveC.openD.turnon

8.A.peopleB.womenC.businessmenD.officials

9.A.togooutB.goingout

C.tobuythingsD.buyingthings

10.A.stillB.don'tC.evenD.won't

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11.A.teleshoppingB.TVC.radioD.telephone

12.A.appearingB.comingoutC.forsaleD.tobuy

13.A.intheshopB.onTVC.theyboughtD.bythisway

14.A.thesamewithB.differentfrom

C.asbigasD.largerthan

15.A.thenumberB.thequalityC.theplacesD.thebuyers

3

LastFriday,afterdoingallthefamilyshoppinginthetown.Iwantedtohavea

restbeforecatchingtherain.I1anewspaperandsomechocolateand2into

thestationcoffeeshop.Itwasacheapself-serviceplacewithlongtablesto3at.

Iputmyheavybagdownonthefloor,_4thenewspaperandthechocolateonthe

tableandthenwenttogetacupofcoffee.

WhenIcamebackwiththecoffee,Therewassomeone5inthenextseat.

6wasaboy,withdarkglassesandoldclothes,and7brightredatthefront.

Hehadstartedtoeatmychocolate!

Naturally,1wasratheruneasyabouthim,but1didn'twanttohaveany8.I

justreadthenewspaper,tastedmycoffeeandtookabitofchocolate.Theboylooked

atmein9.Thenhetooka1()pieceofmychocolate.Icouldhardlybelieveit.

StillIdidn'tsayanythingtohim.Whenhetookathirdpiece,Ifeltmoreangrythan

uneasy.Ithought,t€Well.Ishallhavethelastpiece."AndIgotit.

Theboygavemeastrangelook,then11up.Asheleft,heshoutedout,

“There'ssomething12withthatwoman!”Everyonelookedatme,13I

didn'twanttoquarrelwiththeboy,soIkeptquiet.1didnotrealizethatIhad14

amistakeuntilIfinishedmycoffeeandwasreadyto15.Myfaceturnedred

whenIsawmyunopenedchocolateunderthenewspaper.ThechocolatethatIhad

beeneatingwastheboy's!

1.A.stoleB.boughtC.soldD.wrote

2.A.wentB.salC.seatedD.looked

3.A.sitB.seatC.lieD.laugh

4.A.pushedB.tookC.putD.pulled

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5.A.jumpingB.playingC.sittingD.sleeping

6.A.HeB.ItC.WhoD.What

7.A.cutB.washedC.coveredD.colored

8.A.coffeeB.troubleC.chocolateD.matter

9.A.carelessnessB.angerC.suipriseD.happiness

10.A.firstB.secondC.veryD.last

11.A.stoodB.tookC.criedD.looked

12.A.strangeB.wrongC.OKD.funny

13.A.andB.butC.soD.while

14.A.speltB.correctedC.madeD.found

15.A.finishB.leaveC.jumpD.sh