中学英语中考复习—完形填空(10)
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One will feel happy when others flatter( 奉承) him in his face. It is said that the best way of flattering someone is to give him a “top hat” 1 .
A student was going to leave the capital to become 2 official(官员) in a city far away. Before he started, he came to say 3 to his teacher.
“It is 4 job to be a good official.” his teacher said. “ you must be strict 5 yourself and never be careless.”
“Don’t worry about me, sir.” The student answered. “I have already 6 one hundred top hats, which will 7 those people quite happy.”
“But we are really gentlemen! 8 could a real gentleman do such a thing” his teacher was a bit 9 . “Never forget 10 I taught you in class!”
“ 11 are always right, sir I also hate such things. But, sir, 12 no one really gentleman like you can be seen in the world now.” said the student. It seemed that he had to do so.
After hearing this , the teacher was 13 . “What you said is true!”
“I have 14 one top hat already. Now I have ninety-nine 15 .” the student said to his friend later on when he asked the student what he had talked with the teacher about.
1. A. to put on B. putting on C. wearing D to wear
2. A. a B . the C. an D. /
3. A. hello B. good bye C. OK D. thanks
4. A. not an easy B. not easy C. a good D. difficult
5. A. about B. with C. from D. to
6. A. made B. Bought C. prepared D. repaired
7. A. give B. let C. keep D. make
8. A. How B. What C. Why D. When
9. A. anger B. angry C. angrily D. angrily
10. A. that B. how C. why D. what
11.A. You B. We C. They D. Us
12. A. hardly B. about C. almost D. nearly
13. A. disappointed B. pleased C. angry D. sorry
14. A. sent out B. bought C. sold D. borrowed
15. A. left B. already C. yet D. else
名师点评
这是一则幽默，说明许多人都喜欢听奉承话，有的人自以为清高，其实也被戴上“高帽子”, 而自己却不知道。
答案简析
1. D。 wear 表示状态， put on 表示动作。根据结构give sb. sth. to do可知D为正确选项。
2. D。
3. B。 因为要去另一个城市工作了, 故向他的老师道别。
4. A。 想做一个好官员, 应该说是不容易的。
5. B。 be strict with sb 意为“对某人严格要求”。
6. C。 准备了一百个高帽子，其实就是奉承的好话，而不是做或是买了许多高帽子。
7. D。 make sb. happy意为“使某人高兴”。
8. A。
9. B。 这里应该用形容词，表示老师听了他的话有点生气。
10. D。 由what 引导宾语从句，表示不要忘了老师教过的事。
11. A。 You are right表示赞同老师说的话。
12. C。 当出现 no, nothing nobody 等一系列否定词的时候，只能用almost 不能用 nearly。
13. B。 听了奉承话以后, 他很高兴。
14. A。 表示送出了一顶, 而不是买或者卖，与上文相呼应。
15. A。 left 这里表示“剩下的, 剩余的”。
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“It’s over! Thank goodness!” school was 1 and I was tired. I 2 at the front of the school bus.
Janie, the driver, tries to 3 the uncomfortable atmosphere by striking the match of talks. I try to listen 4 , but usually I am too 5 thinking about my day. On this day, however, her talk was worth 6 .
“My father’s ill ,” she said to no one in particular(特别地). I could see worry in her 7 . I had never seen her like this before. She always meets students 8 a smile.
With a sudden change of interest, I asked, “ what’s wrong with him?”
With her eyes wet and her voice 9 , she answered, “Heart trouble.” Her eyes lowered as she continued. “I’ve already 10 my mum, so I don’t think I can stand losing him.” I couldn’t answer. My heart ached for her.
I sat on the 11 thinking of the great pain my own mother was thrown into when her father died. I saw how hard it was, and still is, for her. I wouldn’t want to anyone to go through that.
Suddenly I realized Janie wasn’t only a bus 12 , that was just her job. She had a whole world of family and cares 13 .
I suddenly 14 very selfish. I paid no attention to Janie because she was a bus driver. I had judged her by her job and brushed her off as unimportant.
I shouldn’t have been so selfish and self-centered. 15 people is an art.
1. A. in B. off C. over D. on
2. A. ran B. walked C. sat D. stood
3. A. rest B. break C. close D. open
4. A. polite B. rude C. politely D. quickly
5. A. busy B. free C. busily D. freely
6. A. looking at B. agreeing with C. talking to D. listening to
7. A. eyes B. face C. mouth D. ears
8. A. with B. within C. without D. for
9. A. usually B. usual C. unusual D. truly
10.A. remembered B. forgotten C. lost D. missed
11. A. seat B. house C. room D. desk
12. A. worker B. driver C. teacher D. doctor
13. A. also B. either C. too D. at all
14. A. felt B. feel C. thought D. was
15. A. Looking at B. Understanding C. Getting to know D. Watching
名师点评：
通过这则短文，我们知道每个人除了在工作中扮演不同的社会角色外，他还是一个普通的家庭成员，有自己的喜怒哀乐，所以我们应当相互关心，相互爱护，理解他人的苦衷。
答案简析：
1. C。根据上下文Thank goodness、tired的提示，可知是放学了。
2. C。根据第11选项知道他是坐着的，不是站在公共汽车上。
3. B。表示打破沉闷的气氛。
4. C。别人讲话时，你应该有礼貌地去倾听，故选副词politely修饰动词listen。
5. A。be busy doing表示“忙于做某事”。
6. D。根据文章可知，今天她的话却值得一听。
7. A。表示从她眼里可看得出她的担心，而face则应和on搭配。
8. A。with a smile 表示“面带笑容”。
9. C。因为悲伤，所以她的声音和平时有所不同。
10. C。因为她已经失去了母亲，所以不能承受再失去父爱的痛苦。miss表示错过，不表示丢失或失去，故不选。
11. A。坐在座位上。
12. B。我们从文章开始就知道Janie是一个驾驶员
13. C。too用于句末，also 用于句中，而either用于否定句句末。
14. A。“我”突然地觉得自己很自私。
15. B。通过“我”的突然醒悟，告诉人们人与人之间的理解是很重要的。
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The women’s college had a very small car park, and because several of the teachers and students, and many of the students’ boyfriends, had cars, it was often 1 to find a place to park. The head of the college, Miss Baker, had a 2 in the car park for her own small car. There were white 3 around it, and it had a small blackboard saying, “Only for Head of College.”
One evening when Miss Baker got 4 to the college a few minutes before the time all the students should be in, she 5 another car in her parking place. There were two 6 in it, one of her girl students and a young man. Miss Baker 7 that the young man would have to leave soon, 8 she decided to ask him to move his car a bit, for her to park her car in the place for the night 9 going to bed.
Because the young man’s car was 10 to the railing, Miss Baker had to drive up beside it on the other 11 , where the girl was sitting. She came up on this side, 12 her own window and tapped her horn lightly. The girl was having her head on the 13 shoulder. She looked round in 14 . She was even more surprised when she 15 Miss Baker say, “Excuse me, but may I change places with you?”
1. A. late B. difficult C. important D. quick
2. A. place B. seat C. room D. card
3. A. pictures B. maps C. lines D. walls
4. A. out B. up C. away D. back
5. A. stopped B. found C. caught D. missed
6. A. boys B. women C. teachers D. people
7. A. said B. forgot C. knew D. waited
8. A. until B. since C. though D. so
9. A. before B. after C. about D .from
10. A. next B. far C. ready D. same
11. A. way B. side C. hand D. corner
12. A. closed B. pulled C. opened D. cleaned
13. A. car’s B. woman’s C. park’s D. man’s
14. A. trouble B. time C. surprise D. hurry
15. A. heard B. learned C. taught D. close
名师点评
在这篇短文里， Miss Baker 用委婉的说法请求别人让出自己的车位，却遭到别人的误解，令人啼笑皆非。
答案简析
1. B。因为停车场小，而车子却多，所以常常很难找到停车位。
2. A。place表示“车位”。room 作为空间讲是不可数名词，故不选。
3. C。用白色的栏杆围着，以示私人专用。
4. D。因为是夜晚，所以是回到学校准备休息了。
5. B。
6. D。由下文得知是一男一女，故选 people。
7. C。因为这是女校，所以她知道这位男士肯定马上要走的。
8. D。因为她知道这个年轻人很快会走，所以她决定请他让出车位。
9. A。表示睡觉前要把车子停好。
10. A。next to 表示“靠近，邻近”。
11. B。
12. C。打开车窗，以便于和那辆汽车里的人讲话。
13. D。
14. C。in surprise表示惊讶，根据下一句more surprised可知这里她的反应是惊讶。
15. A。hear sb. say sth.意思是“听见某人说什么”。
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Long ago there was a poor farmer called Fred. Fred and his wife, Doris lived 1 together in their small old house. One winter night, the Luck Fairy (仙女) visited them .
“Fred, you’re a 2 farmer. I’d like to give you a wish,” said the Luck Fairy.
“A wish?” Said Fred.
Fred and Doris smiled at each other. Then Fred said, “ Thank you , Luck Fairy. We’re very 3 and happy.”
“ 4 we’re old, we still work in the field every day,” said Doris.
“You wok very hard but you 5 very little money. Would you like some gold coins ” asked the Luck Fairy.
“Oh no , my dear Luck Fairy. We’re poor. But we have 6 food to eat.” Replied Fred.
“You can use the gold coin to buy some clothes. The winter here is very cold,” said Luck Fairy.
“Though we haven’t got 7 clothes, we’ve got enough,” said Doris.
“Well, what about a nice new house?” Asked Luck Fairy.
“Thank you, but I 8 my small old house very much. I’ve lived here since I was born. I don’t 9 a new house,” said Fred.
“You’re quite different from other people. I like you very much,” said the Luck Fairy. “I wish you happiness and Luck forever.” Then the Luck Fairy 10 and never came back.
1. A. sadly B. happily C. worried D. anxiously
2. A. bad B. lazy C. good D. unhelpful
3. A. healthy B. careful C. difficult D. important
4. A. If B. But C. Because D. Though
5. A. cost B. lose C. make D. borrow
6. A. no B. little C. enough D. expensive
7. A. old B. many C. bad D. clean
8. A. hate B. love C. need D. dislike
9. A. need B. see C. buy D. build
10. A. smiled B. nodded C. laughed D. disappeared
名师点评
这则故事告诉我们，人不必贪心，要懂得知足常乐。
答案简析
1. B。根据下文我们知道，这对夫妇生活得很愉快。
2. C。正因为Fred是一个好农夫，仙女才要奖励他。
3. A。比较这四个词的意思不难发现与happy 并列的是healthy。
4. D。根据still可知选though。虽然他们年纪大了，但仍然能够在田里干活。
5. C。make money意思是“赚钱”。
6. C。根据文意，他们对一切都感到知足，包括食物他们也觉得足够吃了。
7. B。他们没有许多衣服，但对他们来说却已经够穿了。
8. B。
9. A。根据上文，他们喜欢自己的小屋，所以不需要新的。
10. D。根据never come back可知仙女消失了。
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A thousand years ago, Hong Kong was covered by a thick forest. As more and more people came to 1 in Hong Kong, these trees were cut down and burnt. Now there is 2 forest left, though there are still some small areas(地方) covered with trees. We call these woods.
Elephants, tigers and many 3 animals were living in the thick forest. When people came to live in Hong Kong, the 4 began to die out. Early farmers grew rice and 5 pigs and chickens in the valleys. They cut down the trees and burnt them. They needed 6 to keep themselves warm in winter, to cook their food and to keep away the dangerous animals. Elephants quickly disappeared(消失) because there was not enough food for them. 7 did most of the wolves and tigers. Monkeys and many other animals soon 8 in the same way.
You might think that there are no longer any animals in Hong Kong 9 in the zoos. There are still about 36 different animals 10 there. One of the most interesting of Hong Kong’s animals is the barking deer. These are beautiful little animals 11 a rich brown coat and a white patch(补丁) under the tail. They look like deer 12 but they are much like a dog 13 . In Hong Kong the barking deer has only a real enemy(敌人)— 14 . People hunt these little animals though it is illegal(违法的). There are now not many barking deer left. So it is important 15 people to protect (保护) wild animals.
1. A. work B. study C. live D. enjoy
2. A. many B. a few C. no D. not
3. A. other B. others C. the other D. another
4. A. people B. animals C. plants D. things
5. A. grew B. made C. got D. kept
6. A. fire B. hotness C. heat D. stoves(炉子)
7. A. So B. Such C. As D. Nor
8. A. lived B. died C. came D. left
9. A. besides B. except C. and D. or
10. A. live B. to live C. lived D. living
11. A. have B. without C. with D. get
12. A. high B. higher C. short D. shorter
13. A. shouting B. crying C. barking D. talking
14. A. tigers B. men C. wolves D. elephants
15. A. to B. for C. like D. of
名师点评
这则短文通过讲述香港的变化来告诫人们要保护森林、爱护动物。
答案简析
1. C。表示有了人的居住后，情况才发生了改变。
2.C。根据下面一句话得知大面积的森林已经消失了。
3. A。many other animals 表示其余的许多种动物，但不代表世界上所有的动物，故不选the other 。
4. B。由于人多了，动物就变少了。
5. D。keep 这里表示“饲养”，而grow意思是“种植”。
6. A。根据后面的取暖、烧饭、驱赶动物，可见这里他们需要的是火。
7. A。“so+助动词+主语”表示“某人(某物)也这样”，这里表示狼和老虎也消失了。
8. B。跟上一句表达同样的意思。
9. B。besides 表示“除了……还有……”，而except“除……之外”。故选except表示除了动物园其它地方就没有动物了。
10. D。There be sb./sth.+ doing 为固定搭配。
11. C。with引导的介宾短语常常用来表示人或物的外貌特征。
12. A。表示长得和鹿差不多高。
13. C。狗叫声通常用barking。
14. B。根据整篇文章的观点就可得知人类才是动物真正的敌人。
15. B。“It be + 形+for sb. + to do” 表示对某人来说做某事怎样(简单、困难、重要……)而of sb.表示人的性格或品质，如kind, bad, nice 等。
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