根据常识可知美国人是第一个登上月球的，故选C。
【点评】考查完形填空，首先通读一遍文章，跳过缺失的单词，再根据上下文来判断所缺单词的含义，最后对选项进行区别，选出正确的那一项。
12．阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个能填入文中相应空白处的最佳答案。
During our business trip in the New Jersey, we visited quite a lot of places. I was always the 1 whose responsibility is to provide our driver with the most time—saving route and plan everything in the travelling.
Every time one day 2 our trip, I will search on the Internet for the information about the place we will 3 Usually, the local government or some travel agencies（代理）have their own web sites which can 4 us plenty information, such as the famous sites, special scenes, delicious food or some interesting custom. 5 , on the Thanksgiving of 1999, we went to the Washington DC, Baltimore and Annapolis. I 6 before that in Baltimore, there is an aquarium that ranks second in US; in Annapolis, there is a Navy Academic（海军学院） from which many famous generals（将军） 7 .
Another tool internet can provide us is the 8 map. If we want to go to a place that we have never been to, all that I need 9 is to input the start point's zip code（邮编）and the end point's zip code. The web site will provide me with several 10 , some is most time—saving, some can help us avoid the possible traffic, some can save us the Toll fee we have to pay otherwise. 1. A. guide 2. A. over 3. A. learn 4. A. sell
B. guy B. during B. pass B. provide
C. tourist C. with C. visit C. mention C. learned
D. member D. before D. look for D. suggest D. By the way D. showed D. learned D. online D. results
5. A. For example B. As a result C. In a word 6. A. supposed B. thought 7. A. served 8. A. paper 9. A. to do 10. A. answers A；（10）C；
B. graduated C. came B. convenient C. clear B. pieces
C. choices
B. to search C. to concentrate D. to imagine
【答案】 （1）A；（2）D；（3）C；（4）B；（5）A；（6）C；（7）B；（8）D；（9）【解析】【分析】本文介绍身为导游的作者的职责，和平时使用的出现工具。
（1）句意：我一直是一名导游，导游的职责是为我们的司机提供最省时的路线，并计划好旅行中的一切。A导游，B男人，C游客，D成员，根据 provide our driver with the most time—saving route and plan everything in the travelling 可知是导游，故选A。
（2）句意：每次旅行前一天，我都会在网上搜索我们要去的地方的信息。A通过，B在......期间，C有，D在......之前，根据 I will search on the Internet 可知是出行前的工作，故选D。
（3）句意：每次旅行前一天，我都会在网上搜索我们要去的地方的信息。A学会，B通过，C参观，D寻找，根据 the place 并结合作者是导游的身份，可知是寻找要去参观的地方，故选C。
（4）句意： 通常，当地政府或一些旅行社有自己的网站，可以给我们提供很多信息，比如著名的网站、特别的场景、美味的食物或者一些有趣的风俗。A卖，B提供，C提到，D建议，根据 he web site will provide me 可知，网站是提供信息的地方，故选B。 （5）句意：例如， 1999年感恩节，我们去了华盛顿特区、巴尔的摩和安纳波利斯。A例如，B结果，C总之，D顺便，根据 on the Thanksgiving of 1999, we went to the Washington DC, Baltimore and Annapolis 可知此处是举例个例子，故选A。
（6）句意：我以前了解到在巴尔的摩，有一个水族馆在美国排名第二；在安纳波利斯，有一个海军学院，许多著名的将军都是从那里毕业的。A认为，B思考，C得知，D展示，作者是导游，故她知道很多景点，故选C。
（7）句意：我以前了解到在巴尔的摩，有一个水族馆在美国排名第二；在安纳波利斯，有一个海军学院，许多著名的将军都是从那里毕业的。A服役，B毕业，C来，D学会，根据 a Navy Academic（海军学院） from，可知是从学习毕业，故选B。
（8）句意： 互联网可以为我们提供的另一个工具是网络地图。 A纸，B方便的，C清晰的，D网上的，根据 internet 可知与网络有关，故选D。
（9）句意： 如果我们想去一个从未去过的地方，我只需要输入起点的邮政编码和终点的邮政编码。 A做，B搜索，C注重，D想象，根据 to input the start point's zip code（邮编） and the end point's zip code 可知是你具体做的事情，故是do，故选A。
（10）句意： 该网站将为我提供几个选择，一些是最节省时间的，一些可以帮助我们避免可能的交通，一些可以节省我们必须支付的通行费。A回答，B片，C选择，D结果，你搜索的是信息不是提问，故网站提供的是几个选择，故选C。
【点评】考查词汇在篇章中的运用能力，答题时首先要跳过空格通读文章掌握其大意，然后细读文章字斟句酌逐一作答，注意考虑句型、语法、搭配、语境等因素。最后通读一遍检查验证。
13．阅读短文，从每题所给选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Born into a farmer's family, life was not easy when I was a kid. We were so 1 that we often did not know where our next meal was coming from. I had to 2 cabbages at the marketplace to support my family.
A 3 once came to the marketplace, and I went to listen to him. My mother was 4 with me for forgetting my job. But that night, while she was making clothes for us under the weak light of an oil lamp, I couldn't help 5 stories I'd heard that day. She listened 6 At first, since in her eyes professional storytellers were smooth-talking（花言巧语的） men— 7 good ever came out of their mouths. 8 slowly she was attracted by my retold stories, and from that day on, she never gave me any task on market days, which is a silent 9 for me to enjoy new stories. As a repayment（回报） for Mother's kindness and a way to 10 my memory, I'd retell the stories for her in lively detail. Soon, she wasn't the only member of my audience, which later included my elder sisters, my aunts, 11 my stubborn
grandmother.
I knew she was 12 me. Talkative kids are not well thought of in our village, for they can bring trouble to themselves and to their 13 when they talk too much. Mother often 14 me not to talk so much, wanting me to be a silent and modest teenager. 15 , my natural desire（渴望） to talk never went away, and that is what makes my name --- Mo Yan, which means 'no speaking'. This strong wish to talk also improved my ability to express myself, which is important for writers who are also considered as storytellers. 1. A. good 2. A. give 3. A. farmer 4. A. sad 5. A. retelling
B. bad B. plant B. writer
C. rich C. sell C. teacher
D. poor D. buy D. storyteller D. worried D. surprisedly D. everything D. Or D. show off D. almost D. worried about D. teachers D. ordered D. Otherwise
B. unhappy C. bored
B. repeating C. remembering D. reviewing
C. anything C. So C. give off C. just
6. A. interestedly B. excitedly C. impatiently 7. A. something B. nothing 8. A. But 10. A. take off 11. A. still 13. A. friends 14. A. made
B. And B. put off B. even
9. A. argument B. agreement C. communication D. conversation
12. A. proud of B. angry with C. pleased with
B. neighbours C. families B. forced
C. reminded
15. A. However B. Therefore C. Anyway
【答案】 （1）D；（2）C；（3）D；（4）B；（5）A；（6）C；（7）B；（8）A；（9）B；（10）D；（11）B；（12）D；（13）C；（14）C；（15）A；
【解析】【分析】文章大意：莫言小时候听故事讲故事的经历，以及莫言认为能说对作家很重要。
（1）句意：我们太穷了，常常不知道下一顿饭是从哪里来的。A 好；B 糟糕；C 富有；D 贫穷。根据下文语句we often did not know where our next meal was coming from. 提示可知，此句表示我们家非常的贫穷，故选D。
（2）句意：我不得不在市场上卖卷心菜来养家糊口。A 给予；B 种植；C 销售；D 购买。由上文语句We were so poor提示可知，我们不得不卖菜为生，故选C。
（3）句意：有一次，一个讲故事的人来到市场，我去听他讲。A 农民；B 作家；C 老师；D 讲故事的人。根据下文语句At first, since in her eyes professional storytellers were smooth-talking（花言巧语的） men……提示可知，此句表示一个讲故事的人，故选D。
（4）句意：我妈妈对我忘了工作不高兴。A 伤心；B 不高兴；C 无聊；D 担心。根据后面的语句for forgetting my job.提示可知，对于我忘了工作这件事，妈妈是不开心的，故选B。
（5）句意：我禁不住重复了那天听到的故事。A 复述；B 重复；C 记起；D 复习。根据下文语句slowly she was attracted by my retold stories, 提示可知，此句表示我复述了自己白天
听到的故事，故选A。
（6）句意：她不耐烦地听着。A 有趣地；B 激动地；C 不耐烦地；D 惊奇地。根据下文语句At first, since in her eyes professional storytellers were smooth-talking（花言巧语的） men…的提示可知，妈妈不耐烦地听着我讲故事，故选C。
（7）句意：所以从来没有什么好东西能从他们的嘴里出来。A 有些事情；B 没有事情；C 任何事情；D 每件事情。根据上文语句At first, since in her eyes professional storytellers were smooth-talking（花言巧语的） men……的提示可知，既然他们是一些花言巧语的人，他们嘴里肯定没有什么好东西，故选B。
（8）句意：但慢慢地，她被我复述的故事所吸引。A 但是；B 并且；C 因此；D 或者，否则。根据上文语句She listened impatiently。与下文语句 she was attracted by my retold stories。的含义可知，妈妈的态度发生了变化，表示转折，故选A。
（9）句意：从那天起，她就再也没有给我任何市场日的任务，这是rang我听新故事的默许。A 争论；B 同意；C 联系；D 对话。根据上文语句she never gave me any task on market days,理解可知，妈妈没有给我卖菜的任务，目的就是让我继续去听故事，这是一种默许，故选B。
（10）句意：作为回报母亲的好意和一种展示我记忆的方式，我会生动地为她复述故事。A 脱下；B 推迟；C 发出；D 展示。根据下文语句 I'd retell the stories for her in lively detail. 提示可知，给妈妈复述故事，对我的记忆能力也是一种展示，故选D。
（11）句意：很快，她就不是我的观众中唯一的一个了，后来包括我的姐姐，我的姑姑，甚至我顽固的祖母。A 仍然；B 甚至；C 仅仅；D 几乎。根据下文语句my stubborn grandmother.提示可知，顽固的姑妈也成了听众，这是特别强调，应该用even，故选B。 （12）句意：我知道她很担心我。A 荣耀；B 生气；C 高兴；D 担心。由下文语句 Talkative kids are not well thought of in our village的提示可知，这种情况让妈妈为我担心，故选D。 （13）句意：因为他们说话太多会给自己和家人带来麻烦。A 朋友；B 邻居；C 家人；D 老师。根据语境可知，谈话太多会给自己与家人带来麻烦，更符合文意，故选C。 （14）句意：妈妈经常提醒我不要说那么多，要我做一个沉默寡言、谦虚的少年。A 让；B 强迫；C 提醒；D 命令。通读全文可知，妈妈对我的这些行为是默许的，应该时常提醒，不是命令，也不是强迫，故选C。
（15）句意：然而，我对谈话的渴望从未消失，这就是我的名字——莫言，意思是“不说话”。A 然而；B 因此；C 不管怎样；D 否则。根据前后两个语句的含义可知，它们的含义是相反的，故选A。
【点评】考查完形填空，首先通读一遍文章，跳过缺失的单词，再根据上下文来判断所缺单词的含义，最后对选项进行区别，选出正确的那一项。
14．阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。 Comfort Zone
I would never forget what I learned from the day when I left my junior high school. On the last day our teacher told us something 1 that I would like to share with you.
He began by drawing a man standing in the middle of a circle. To make it more interesting, he drew things like a house, a car and a few friends inside the circle.
He asked, \his idea,\The world?\The teacher said, \close. This is your Comfort Zone. Inside your circle you have all the things that are important to you. Your home, your family, your friends and your job. People feel that inside this circle they are safe from any 3 .\
\over the room. The same student replied,\mistakes.\what can the result be?\
\（箭头） 5 from the man to the outside of the circle. He went on saying,\Zone, you put yourself out there, in a 6 that you are not comfortable with, The result is that you learn something that you did not know and you enlarge your knowledge to become a better person.\（原来的）circle, and 7 a few new things like more friends, a big house, etc.
A lesson from this story is that if you stay inside your Comfort Zone you will never be able to open your eyes to the outside world and learn, When you step out of your Comfort Zone, you will 8 make your circle bigger to challenge your mind and grow to be stronger, and all in all be a better person.
1. A. personal B. natural C. traditional 2. A. take 3. A. noise 4. A. lose
B. express C. argue B. want
C. learn C. connecting
D. educational D. write D. miss D. leaving D. situation D. divided D. suddenly
B. danger C. disagreements D. arguments
5. A. pointing B. flying 7. A. built 8. A. finally
6. A. standard B. business C. programme
B. invited C. added B. hardly C. quickly
【答案】 （1）D；（2）B；（3）B；（4）C；（5）A；（6）D；（7）C；（8）A； 【解析】【分析】主要讲了作者想起初中毕业时老师在黑板上画了舒适区告诉学生们要迈出舒适区才会让自己的圈子更大来挑战自己的头脑，成为一个更好的人。
（1）句意：在最后一天我们的老师告诉我们一些我想要和你们分享的有教育意义的事
【英语】精选英语中考英语完形填空测试卷(有答案)
