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完形填空强化训练(1)
David is a middle school student. He had lived in a small
__1__ for fifteen years. It was a small place with only five families living there. His father, Mr. Hill, was a rich farmer
and later on he __2__ a shop in our town. He bought a house
here last month. His __3__ moved to the new house and his son began to study in our class. But he had __4__ friends here.
At first he often played by _5__.
His neighbor Cathy is a kind girl. She has many friends.
She finds the boy never talks with anybody and decides to help
him. David __6__ to stay with her and talks to her a lot. Now
they're good friends.
One afternoon, Cathy told David, “It'll be my sixteenth birthday tomorrow. I'll have a birthday party. Would you like
to come?”
“__7__. I'm glad to,” the boy said happily.
David got home and thought of a __8__ he could give to Cathy. He was sorry that he _9__ to ask the girl what she liked.
He couldn't telephone her because he didn't know her __10__.
At that moment Mrs. Hill came and asked, “What's the matter, dear?”
“What would you like if it was your sixteenth birthday, Mom?”
“Nothing," the woman said, "I just wish I were sixteen.”
( )1. A. town B. city C. village D. country
( )2. A. open B. opens C. opened
D. opening
( )3. A. home B. shop C. building
D. family
( )4. A. a few B. few C. a little
D. little
( )5. A. himself B. him C. his
D. he
( )6. A. enjoy B. enjoys C. like
D. likes
( )7. A. Well B. No C. Sorry D. Certainly
( )8. A. book B. dress C. present
D. pen
( )9. A. forgot B. forget C. remember D. remembered
( )10. A. home B. number C. place D. address
完形填空强化训练(2)
Dear grandma,
How is it going? I hope that grandpa is 1 now. I was sorry to hear that he had a 2 last week. I hope you are in good health.
Things are fine now. I finished my end-of-year exams last week and got my 3 card today. I always get 4 when I see the envelope from school in the mail, but 5 I did OK this time. I had a really hard 6 with science this semester, and I wasn't surprised to find that my worst report was from my science teacher. She said I was lazy, which isn't 7 .
It's just that I find science really difficult. 8 disappointing result was in history. My history teacher said
I could do better. The good 9 is that my math teacher said
I was hard-working. And my Spanish teacher said my listening
was good.
Well, that's about all the news I have for now. Dad and Mom 10 their love.
L ove Alan
( )1. A. well B. rich C. busy D. kind
( )2. A. rest B. dream C. game D. cold
( )3. A. report B. ID C. phone D. library
( )4. A. excited B. sad C. nervous D. tired
( )5. A. carefully B. luckily C. suddenly
D. quickly
( )6. A. business B. question C. problem D. time
( )7. A. important B. true C. boring D. enough
( )8. A. Each B. Some C. Another D. Other
( )9. A. meaning B. notice C. news D. letter
( )10. A. have B. send C. provide D. show
完形填空强化训练(3)
My holiday is coming. Yesterday I asked my American friends about the best way to travel within the United States. They said it was best to go by __1____and gave me the __2__.
To fly, of course, is the fastest way, but one can’t
see anything during a __3__ except the blue sky and white clouds. So it is not very interesting to one who wants to see
the __4____ . Besides, airfare is very ___5__ .
To travel by train is _6___ , because passengers can walk
and buy food and drinks on a train. They can also see cities
and the country through the windows. But trains don’t leave
or __7_ at a pl ace every day, and don’t go to many cities.
To travel by bus, my friends tell me, is easy, cheap and convenient, though not so fast as traveling by plane or so
__8__ by train. You can find buses almost in every city, big
or small. That makes travel arrangement easy.
I take their _9___ . Now I have decided to go to the east
coast with an interesting _10___ by bus.
( )1. A. bike B. train C. plane D.
bus
( )2. A. reason B. answer C.
suggestion D.key
( )3. A. railway B. flight C.
course D. road
( )4. A. country B. heaven C. mountains
D. house
( )5. A. cheap B. large C. expensive D.
small
( )6. A. relaxing B. interested C. dear
D. tired
( )7. A. wait B. arrive C. pass
D. get
( )8. A. tiring B. convenient C. comfortable
D. slow
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cheer v.欢呼 chest n.胸腔，胸膛，箱子 claim v. 认领 close adj.亲密的 comfortable a.舒适的，安慰的command vt.命令，指挥，控制common a.普通的，共同的community n.社区 compare vt.比较，对照 complain v.抱怨，投诉complaint n.抱怨，控告 complete v. 完成adj.完整的connect vt.连接，联系 continue vt.继续 control vt.控制，克制n.控制counter n.柜台，计数器countless a.无数的 courage n.勇气，胆量 course n. 课程 crash vi.碰撞，坠落n.碰撞creature n.生物，创造物 crossing n. 十字路口 cube-shaped adj. 立方体形状的culture n. 文化 第三组 dairy n.牛奶场，乳制品dangerous a.危险的 dare vt.aux.v.敢，竟敢 deaf a.聋的 degree n.程度，度，学位 diet n.饮食，食物 direction n.方向，指导 directly ad.直接地，立即disappoint v.使……失望disastrous a.灾难性的，悲惨的discover vt.发现，暴露，显示discuss vt.讨论 disorder n.混乱，骚乱 distance n.距离，远处 distract v. 分散注意力documentary a.有文件的；有证件的double a.两倍的，双的
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cause n.原因,理由celebration n.庆祝，祝贺challenge n.挑战 cheer v. 欢呼 close adj. 亲密的comfortable a.舒适的,安慰的common a.普通的,共同的community n.社区 compare vt.比较,对照complain v. 抱怨，投诉complete v. 完成adj. 完整的connect vt.连接,联系continue vt.继续control vt.控制,克制n.控制courage n.勇气,胆量course n. 课程 culture n. 文化 dairy n.牛奶场,乳制品dangerous a.危险的 deaf a.聋的 degree n.程度,度,学位 diet n.饮食,食物
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人教版历年全国各地中考英语试题精选：完形填空 1.【2010广西.桂林】四、完形填空 请阅读下面短文，选择最佳答案，将其标号在答题卡上涂黑。 Smiling is the best way of making friends. When I was thirteen 46 old, my father found a job in the city. So my family moved there. I also came to a 47 school near where we live. My old school was far away. At first, I did not know anyone in my class. I was very lonely 48 I was afraid to make friends with my classmates. I 49 talk to anyone about my problem, and I didn’t want my parents to 50 me. Then one day, something good happened. I was sitting at my desk 51 as usual while my classmates were talking happily with each other. At that moment, 52 came into the classroom. I didn’t know who he was. He passed me and then turned back. He looked 53 me and, without a word, smiled. Suddenly, I felt happy, lively and warm. That smile changed my life. I started to talk with the other classmates and made friends. Day by day, I became 54 to everyone in my class. 55 the smile, I have moved on to a new life. Now, I believe that the world is what you think it is. So smile at the world and it will smile back. 46. A. days B. weeks C. months D. years 47. A. old B. new C. same D. easy 48. A. Because B. before C. after D. if 49. A. could n’t B. mustn’t C. needn’t D. won’t 50. A. talk to B. look after C. worry about D. ask for 51. A. early B. unhappily C. quickly D. wonderfully 52. A. a girl B. a boy C. some girls D. some boys 53. A. of B. on C. at D. into 54. A. closer B. older C. cooler D. colder 55. A. Instead of B. Look forward to C. Pay attention to D. Thanks to 【主旨大意】本文主要讲述了一个小男孩一个无意的微笑对我所产生的重大的意义。 46. D 解析：据常理通常用年龄表示人的生命的长度。 47. B 解析：由全家搬到父亲工作的城市推断，我进了新的学校。 48. A 解析：我不敢与同学交朋友与我非常孤独有因果关系，用because引导原因状语从句。 49. A 解析：and连接意义并列的结构，由不想父亲担心我推断，我没有跟任何人说起。 50. C 解析：由我没有跟任何人说起推断，我不想父亲担心我。 51. B 解析：我平常孤独，由跟平时一样推断，我不高兴地坐在自己的座位上。 52. B 解析：下文用he指代，由此推断，一个男孩走进教室。 53. C 解析：表示盯着某人看的过程，用look at“看”，其他选项不符文意。 54. A 解析：由我开始同学交谈与交朋友推断，我与其他人关系亲密了。 55. D 解析：我是因为那个男孩的微笑而改变生活状态的，故“谢谢那一笑”。 2.【2010山东。泰安】第二节完形填空 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出能填入短文相应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 Stuart and Steve were twin brothers. Stuart loved to play basketball. But Steve loved to read books. One day Stuart was playing basketball 41 h e fell and broke his leg. When they took him to the hospital, the doctor said he wouldn’t be able to play for six months. Steve went 42 him and brought him books on basketball. At first Stuart wasn’t going to read them. Then he began to read them and 43 that there were ways he could play basketball better. He began to think that books weren’t that 44 . When Stuart’s leg started getting better, Steve would help him by going for walks with him. 45 Stuart’s doctor said he could start playing basketball again. Then Stuart showed Steve how to toss (投) for baskets. Steve found that he enjoyed it. Then Stuart was ready to 46 the basketball games. Steve went to games and enjoyed himself. They then 47 practiced basketball and read books together. So you can see, when 48 happens, something good may also happen. Steve showed Stuart about books and Stuart showed Steve about basketball. So you can also 49 showing others something that you like to do and they can show you something that they like to do. 50 you can find new things to do. 41. A. until B. when C. after D. where 42. A. on seeing B. to call C. to visit D. to look 43. A. saw B. looked C. read D. found 44. A. good B. bad C. better D. worse 45. A. But B. However C. Finally D. So 46. A. take part B. win C. lose D. join in 47. A. always B. never C. seldom D. much 48. A. anything good B. something nice C. something bad D. anything wrong 49. A. try B. practice C. enjoy D. like 50. A. On the way B. By the way C. All the way D. In this way 【主旨大意】本篇短文通过讲述一对双胞胎兄弟互相学习的故事，向人们说明了“祸兮，福之所倚”的道理。 41. B 根据题意知，在打篮球的时候摔了腿，其他选项不符合逻辑，故选B。 42. C 去做某事应是go to do sth, 看望某人用visit。 43. D根据短文内容是通过读书发现了或找到了更好的打篮球的方法。 44. B结合上句可知他认为书不是那么的不好。 45. C从两句的意思看出两句不是转折关系或因果关系，故选C。 46. B 用排除法做此题。参加“take part in” 或“join”，两词不能交叉使用，故排除A 和D。结合下句可知应是赢得了比赛，而不是输掉了比赛。 47. A 结合上下句应是总是在一起练习打球，读书。 48. C 根据内容“当坏事发生时，好事也可能在发生”，选C。 49. A根据句义“你应尽力向别人展示你喜欢的东西，别人也会展示给你他们喜欢的东西”。
中考英语完形填空专练一
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