中学英语中考复习—完形填空(12)
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I’m glad it’s Sunday again. I can stay in bed 1 I like, drinking tea and 2 those thick newspapers that are brought 3 the newsboy through the letterbox at 8:30. In this way, I can catch up with all the 4 I haven’t got time to read during my work time.
When I 5 the papers, I then prepare my bath. The Sunday morning bath is 6 of the week. There's no need to hurry because there’s no bus to 7 and my friends are told not to call me up before noon on Sundays, so there is no danger of 8 by the telephone.
9 spend the afternoon after lunch is always a bit of problem. In summer I can go to the park and sit in a chair 10 boys playing football, while in winter I sit in front of the fire and 11 when reading a book, sometimes I turn on the television and sleep through an old film.
Then there’s the 12 ahead of me. Perhaps I’ll call on some friends or go to the cinema 13 a new film I want to see or to town for a concert. Oh, there are 14 pleasant ways of passing Sunday evenings. The only sad thing is that Monday morning is getting 15 .
1. A. as long as B. as soon as C. as well as D. as much as
2. A. read B. reading C. to read D. am reading
3. A. from B. with C. and D. by
4. A. things B. books C. information D. knowledge
5. A. am reading B. have read C. had read D. read
6. A. the much pleasant B. the more pleasant
C. the most pleasant D. the very pleasant
7. A. sit B. catch C. get in D. take
8. A. trouble B. being troubled
C. troubling D. to be troubled
9. A. What to B. How to C. When to D. Where to
10. A. looking B. seeing C. looking at D. watching
11. A. fall asleep B. go to sleep C. go to bed D.get to sleep
12. A. supper B. friend C. evening D. work
13. A. whether there’s B. if there will be
C. when there has D. if there will be
14. A. so many B. such many C. a lot D. quite few
15. A. busier B. longer C. near D. away
名师点评
本篇着重介绍作者在周日把工作抛在一边，尽情享受周日的大好时光。其实，绝大部分人都有这样的生活体验，因此，在做该题时，常识会帮助你顺利解题。
答案简析
1. A。as long as表示时间上的要多长有多长 。
2. B。现在分词充当伴随状语，与前面的drinking并列。
3. D。newsboy是动作的执行者，所以用by 。
4. A。意为报纸之类的所有的东西。
5. B。强调已读完报纸。
6. C。通过上下文可知只有用最高级，意为“星期日的淋浴是一个星期中最令人愉快的”。
7. B。catch a bus 赶车。
8. B。被打扰，所以用被动式，of 后接动名词形式作宾语。
9. B。表示怎样度过下午是个问题。
10. D。watch sb. doing sth.。seeing也很具有迷惑性，但观看某人踢足球还是应当用watch。
11. A。入睡，睡着。
12 .C。下午过后，当然是夜晚就在眼前。
13. B。这里故意把if和whether放在一起，其实，我们需要的是“假如”，而非“是否”，故选择if，本句是一个条件状语从句，故用一般现在时。
14. B。 固定短语so…that,，such…that 另，many， much， little， few前用 so而不用such。
15. C。意为星期一早晨临近了。
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Policemen were called by a shop in Southland early on Christmas morning. When they 1 they found two burglars (偷盗者) were kept in a lift with a heavy box of money. The two men were in their twenties. They 2 an office in the 3 and took the money box and ran 4 the lift. They did not see the sign on the door saying that it 5 no more than two people.
“They were kept between the 6 because they 7 a heavy box,” the police officer said, “they 8 there for six hours, 9 on what they hoped to be their Christmas 10 . They were doing this at a time when people were at 11 for the Christmas with their families. It was a very special 12 when the policemen 13 the door and they walked 14 , holding out arms. They said they had never been 15 pleased to see policemen. The policemen said they were pleased to see them too.
1. A. reached B. got C. arrived D. were
2. A. broke up B. broke out C. broke D. broke into
3. A. street B. station C. shop D. box
4. A. out B. into C. inside D. off
5. A. runs B. drives C. makes D. carries
6. A. earth B. ground C. floors D. floor
7. A. lifted B. took C. brought D. made
8. A. were kept B. kept C. were taken D. were hit
9. A. sits B. sit C. sat D. sitting
10. A. box B. tree C. present D. money
11. A. work B. home C. ease D. place
12. A. happy B. hurry C. moment D. worry
13. A. opened B. closed C. turned D. shut
14. A. away B. off C. in D. out
15. A. much B. very C. too D. so
名师点评
读完这篇文章后，你会由衷地发出“恶有恶报”的感叹。整个故事既诙谐有趣而又富于深刻的含义。
答案简析
C。这里必须用不及物动词，故不用reach，而got单独使用不表示“到达”。
D 破门而入。
C。由上下文可知是一家商店。
B。ran into the lift 跑进电梯。
D。电梯只能“装得下”两人。
C。电梯被卡在两层楼之间。
B。此处took为“拿”的意思。
A。上文已有这个词组，表示一直被关在电梯中达两小时之久。
D。现在分词做伴随状语。
C。根据常识，他们把偷来的箱子当作自己的圣诞礼物。
B。此时人们还在各自的家中和家人团聚。
C。这对于他们来说，的确是一个很特别的时刻。
A。警察打开电梯门。
D。门打开了，他们走出电梯。
D。作为小偷，他们从未因看见警察而如此高兴过。
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Debbie got up early last Saturday morning. She wanted 1 in Green Park with some of her friends. She was very 2 about it. 3 she was ready, she got on her bike and 4 for the park -- it was on the other side of the town. Suddenly, as she was riding fast, she 5 sirens (警笛). The sound of the sirens was getting 6 , so Debbie looked 7 her to see what was happening. As a result (结果), she fell off her bike and lay in the middle of the road. Luckily, Debbie wasn’t hurt, 8 a car hit her bike. After the car 9 , two men got out and started running. 10 , a police car stopped next to the same car and three policemen got 11 and started running 12 the two men. One of the policemen shouted, “Stop the thieves (贼)!”
13 a policeman came to see Debbie. He thanked her because, in a 14 , she had helped them 15 .
1. A. goes to skate B. go skating C. going to skate D. to go skating
2. A. happy B. angry C. sad D. worried
3. A. While B. As soon as C. If D. As quickly as
4. A. carried B. left C. went D. leaving
5. A. heard B. listened to C. found D. saw
6. A. close and close B. closer and closer
C. big and big D. bigger and bigger
7. A. after B. in front of C. behind D. before
8. A. because B. so C. but D. and
9. A. fell over B. passed away
C. turned back D. stopped
10. A .Few minutes later B. Just then
C. After an hour D. Very fast
11. A. in B. of C. out of D. out
12. A. after B. before C. in front of D. behind
13. A. In a few days B. Sometimes
C. Some time later D. At the same time
14. A. word B. shop C. moment D. way
15. A. get out of the car B. run after the two men
C. catch the thieves D. shout at the thieves
名师点评
这篇文章写的是关于一位妇女无意间帮助警察抓获小偷的故事。读完我们不禁会说，Debbie这一跤摔得太值得了——不仅抓住了小偷，而且自己毫发无损。
答案简析
D。want to do sth 固定短语。
A。要和朋友一起去公园，此时的心情只有“高兴”最为适合。
B。她一准备好，就骑上自行车准备出发。As soon as “一……就……”。
B。leave for 离开去某地。D选项形式不对。
A。听见警笛。意为“听”这个动作。这里强调“听见”这个状态。
B。警笛越来越近。Bigger and bigger很容易被当选，但形容声音最好用louder and louder。
C。看她的身后。
C。虽然自己没伤着，但自行车还是被一辆小汽车给撞了。
D。从下文可知，小汽车是停下来了，而不是“走过”或“转弯”
B。就在这时警察也过来了。其他选项所表达的时间太慢了，根据上下文可知，都是不可能。
D。get out 出来。如果要选C得加一个宾语the car 。
A。run after 追赶，跟在后面跑。
C。应该是在小偷被抓之后，所以这个最为准确。
D。in a way 固定短语，“在某种程度上”。 In a word “总而言之”;in a shop “在商店里”;in a moment 一会儿。
15. C。是她协助抓住小偷的。
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The water and the land are thought part of the earth surface (表面). The air is 1 thought a kind of blanket (毯子) 2 the earth. But it is 3 than that. Maybe you have been in a cave (洞穴) 4 in the earth. Did you think about the air that was in the cave? The land has some air mixed in it. Air is even mixed 5 the water in the sea. These examples show that some air is 6 the earth’s surface as well as above it.
Men once 7 that there were four basic things from which everything else was made. They 8 these things-earth, fire, air and water the four elements (元素). 9 man made more observations, they 10 that fire was not an element. 11 they concluded (得出结论) that land, air and water were not elements, 12 .
13 , there are more than 100 elements from which scientists believe all things are made. 14 land, air and water are not elements, they are three main parts of man’s environment (环境). You will 15 more about them as you study the earth.
1. A. usually B. seldom C. never D. sometimes
2. A. above B. around C. across D. among
3. A. better B. more C. less D. worse
4. A wide B. high C. long D. deep
5. A. at B. in C. with D. to
6. A. below B. before C. between D. beside
7. A. found B. thought C. knew D. understood
8. A. called B. told C. name D. said
9. A. That B. For C. As D. So
10. A. believe B. planned C. decided D. want
11. A. End B. At last C. Hardly D. Nearly
12. A. too B. neither C. also D. either
13. A. True B. Read C. In fact D. Correctly
14. A. When B. As C. Since D. Though
15. A. exam B. study C. exercise D. know
名师点评
本篇着重介绍与人们的生活休戚相关的地球、水、空气以及人们对它们的认识过程。这是一篇说明文，文章浅显易懂。
答案简析
A。空气通常被看成是裹在地球外表的毯子。
B。
B。more than固定短语“不仅仅”。
D。根据常识，洞穴当然在地球的深处。
C。固定短语be mixed with。
A。与下文中above的意思相反，即在地表之下。
B。人们误以为，事实并非如此。
A。他们“称之为……”told , said 都不准确，而name的时态不对。
C。这里的as有“随着”的意思，相当于when 。
C。此处decided意为“得出结论”。believe很具有迷惑性，但其时态不对。特别要当心呀。
B。最终得出结论。另外三个选择都很显然不对。
D。 either用于否定句，“也不”的意思。
C。 无论是语法结构还是意思只有In fact对。
D。 尽管它们不是元素，但他们是人类环境的三个主要部分。
D。 你会对它们了解得更多。
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Overhead bridges can be seen in many parts of Singapore, in the place where traffic is very heavy and crossing the road is 1 .
These bridges can make people 2 roads safely. Overhead bridges are used in very much the same way as zebra crossings.
They are more efficient (效率高的), 3 less convenient (方便的) because people have to climb up a lot of steps. This is inconvenient to the old. When people 4 an overhead bridge, they do not hold up (阻挡) traffic. But when they cross a 5 road using a zebra crossing, traffic is held up. This is 6 the government (政府) has 7 many overhead bridges to help people and 8 traffic moving at the same time.
The government of Singapore has 9 a lot of money building these bridges. For their own safety, people should be given hope to use them 10 rushing across the road. Old people may find it a little 11 climbing up and down the steps, but it is still much safer than walking across the road 12 all the moving traffic.
Overhead bridges are very useful. People, 13 old and young, should 14 use them. This will stop accidents 15 happening.
1. A. noisy B. not safe C. crowded D. not busy
2. A. cross B. crossing C. across D. through
3. A. though B. or C. if D. till
4. A. pass B. use C. visit D. build
5. A. wide B. narrow C. busy D. free
6. A. what B. why C. when D. where
7. A. made B. let C. built D. asked
8. A. see B. keep C. find D. feel
9. A. used B. made C. spent D. borrowed
10. A. full of B. fond of C. in spite of D. instead of
11. A. difficult B. different C. worried D. exited
12. A. past B. along C. about D. with
13. A. both B. either C. neither D. not
14. A. almost B. always C. nearly D. hardly
15. A. in B. at C. with D. from
名师点评
新加坡，一个美丽的国家。但本篇着重介绍新加坡花费大量财力建筑立交桥，以及它们的利弊。最终得出结论，人们应该使用立交桥因为它们对防止交通事故的发生起很大的作用。
答案简析
B。本句是定语从句中的第二个小分句，做时特别要注意。意为“在交通拥挤和过马路不太安全的地方”。
A。make sb. do sth. 其它词性不对。
A。“效率高”与“不方便”意思上相反,故用though，有“尽管”的意思。
B。 pass与bridge无法搭配,而visit ,build与bridge搭配意思不符。
C。繁忙的马路。
B。why引导表语从句，意为“这就是……的原因”。
C。建造立交桥.。
C。keep … doing 意为“让……一直干某事” 。
B。spend…(in) doing 意为“在建立交桥上花费了大量的财力”。
D。建立交桥一方面有利安全，另一方面帮助人们。所以人们应该使用它们，而不是横穿马路(有如在建立交桥之前)。instead of “而不是”，“代替”。
A。 老人上下立交桥当然是有点困难，difficult形容词作宾语补足语。
D。指过去没有立交桥时，既有人又有车辆过马路，with“伴有”，“带有”。
A。两者都(老年人和年轻人)。
B。建议人们应经常使用立交桥，其它选项在意思上都不对。
D。固定短语stop sb. from doing，本句意为“阻止交通事故的发生。
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