人教版中考英语专题复习：完形填空 专项练习题
话题1 趣味故事
Cloze 1
The Gordon family were spending a day on the beach.
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon were sitting on the sand, reading their magazines. Mr. Gordon was mean and only thought about his money. Their twelveyearold__1__， Sandra, was playing in the shallow water. Suddenly, a huge wave __2__ Sandra up and carried her out to sea.
__3__， a lifeguard was on duty and he saw the wave carry Sandra away. He __4__ along the beach and jumped into the sea. He swam quickly to where the girl, with her head only just above the water, was __5__ for help.
She was so__6__. When the lifeguard reached her, she struggled with him. However, he knew what to do and soon took hold of her and swam back with her to the __7__．
By the time he reached it, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon had realized__8__ had happened. They had run down to the shallow water.
__9__ of them could swim. They just stood there, and __10__ their daughter. Had the lifeguard reached __11__？
Of course, he had. “That was__12__ work, young man，” Mr. Gordon said. He turned to his wife. “Give the lifeguard a dollar.”
“A dollar！”Sandra cried. “Dad, how can you give him a dollar! He__13__ my life. I was half dead.”
“Quite right, girl，” Mr. Gordon said, pleased by his daughter's idea of the value of money. He turned to his wife again and said, “She's __14__. She was only half dead. Give him a half—__15__ cents.”
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1. A. son B. daughterC. granddaughter D. neighbor 2. A. lifted B. cheered C. gave D. shut 3. A. Sadly B. Lately C. Widely D. Luckily 4. A. walked B. went C. rushed D. climbed 5. A. thanking B. standing C. running D. shouting 6. A. afraid B. excited C. pleased D. tired 7. A. land B. beach C. boat D. sand 8. A. when B. where C. what D. why 9. A. None B. Neither C. Either D. Both
10. A. dressed up B. depended onC. laughed at D. worried about 11. A. on time B. in order C. on duty D. in time 12. A. quick B. slowC. boring D. meaningless 13. A. wasted B. ended C. saved D. took 14. A. wrong B. right C. bad D. crazy 15. A. thirty B. forty C. fifty D. sixty
Cloze 2
An old man went to India. When he__1__ there, he saw some fruit for sale, but most of it was very cheap. The __2__ thing was a basket of red fruit.
“How much per kilo？” the old man__3__．
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“Two yuan，” the__4__ answered. Two yuan in India is almost nothing, __5__the old man bought a whole kilogram and started eating it.
However, as soon as he started__6__， his mouth began to burn. His eyes began to water. And __7__ whole face became as red as the fruit. As he coughed and struggled to breathe, he jumped up and __8__， screaming: “Ah！Ah！Ah！”
And yet he continued to eat the__9__. Some people who were looking at him shook their __10__ and said, “You are __11__！ Those are chili peppers！You can't just eat them __12__ the handful！”
The old man said to himself, “I paid for them, so I__13__ eat them.”
This old man seemed pretty stupid. But are we so much smarter? All of us have__14__ money and time on something — maybe a relationship, or a business, or a job — and sometimes, even if we know there's no hope that things will change, we still continue with it.
What we can learn from the old man is this: if you've__15__ a lot over something that doesn't work, let it go and move on. It's better than continuing to lose. 1. A. startedB. got C. began D. finished 2. A. cheapest B. biggest C. longest D. highest 3. A. wondered B. told C. asked D. guessed 4. A. driver B. seller C. reporter D. cleaner 5. A. and B. so C. but D. or
6. A. drinking B. using C. eating D. buying 7. A. her B. its C. his D. your 8. A. down B. off C. back D. out 9. A. bread B. fruit C. plant D. apple
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10. A. hands B. bodies C. heads D. legs 11. A. crazy B. smart C. careful D. handsome 12. A. of B. by C. about D. from 13. A. may B. must C. can't D. wouldn't 14. A. cost B. paid C. spent D. taken 15. A. found B. shown C. lost D. forgotten
话题2 英语文化现象
Cloze 3 绿洋葱
Luen is learning English in Canada. One day, he was going to the grocery store. His Canadian friend asked him to __1__ some green onions for him. But on the way to the store, Luen __2__， “What is a green onion? It must be an onion that is __3__．” When he entered the store, Luen looked at all the onions. He didn't find any that were obviously green. There were red, white, purple and __4__ brown onions, but none of them were green.
“Maybe the colour of the onion is not exactly same as its__5__，” Luen thought. So he peeled some onions to see if the __6__ inside was green. Yes, the white onion had a little bit of green underneath. He relaxed __7__. “Okay, I __8__ found a green onion.” So he gladly bought the white onion and headed home happily.
__9__ he brought back the “green” onion, his friend laughed. His friend then explained that a green onion is a(n) __10__ kind of onion. It is a young onion __11__ green shoots. Its white ball end has not fully developed. Luen now __12__ what a green onion was.
His friend__13__ that in English, “Some words are formed by two words. They might not have the same __14__ as the original words. For example, ‘eggplant’ has nothing to do with __15__．” 1. A. buy B. cook C. sell D. borrow
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2. A. doubted B. found C. wondered D. looked 3. A. red B. purple C. green D. white 4. A. also B. only C. just D. even 5. A. name B. age C. price D. weight 6. A. colour B. shape C. size D. taste 7. A. myself B. himself C. yourself D. itself 8. A. nearly B. exactly C. finally D. recently 9. A. Because B. Since C. Until D. When
10. A. different B. expensive C. important D. common 11. A. with B. without C. by D. beside 12. A. searched B. knewC. planted D. watered 13. A. explained B. celebratedC. collected D. followed 14. A. history B. projectC. meaning D. development 15. A. milk B. eggs C. fruit D. vegetables
话题3 哲思故事
Cloze 4 塞翁失马，焉知非福
A long time ago, there lived an old man. He raised the finest horses in all the land. His family was happy and he was rich__1__ friends, too.
One night, the man's prized horse, a big black horse, was__2__. The old man was sad. __3__ came to say how sorry they were. The old man said only, “What will be, will be.”And he went on with his work.
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人教版中考英语专题复习：完形填空 专项练习题(含答案)
