初三英语三模完形填空真题分类练习4（含解析）

初三英语三模完形填空真题分类练习4
Passage 1
（2020·江西·中考真题）
Cowboys have lived and worked in the west and south—west of the United States for over three centuries and they are a famous symbol of the USA．When you watch those old Hollywood cowboy films from the fifties and sixties, you see a job. You see a ____1____ of freedom and adventure (冒险). However, the real job of an American cowboy has always been ____2____ and sometimes dangerous. It is physical with long hours and low pay.
Life hasn’t ____3____ much for cowboys since the early days. Cows walk across huge plains (草原) to ____4____ the grass and the cowboy rides on his horse to bring ____5____ home. Like the cowboys of the past, a 21st century cowboy ____6____ gets up early on freezing cold mornings and makes breakfast over a fire.
So why does a man—because it is usually a man—become a cowboy For some, it isn't a ____7____, because they are born into the life. They have worked with ____8____ since they were children. They ____9____ the traditional cowboy culture: “It’s a real life about you, your horse and the open _____10_____.”
Some people choose the job _____11_____ in life. Pat had an office job with the US government with high pay, _____12_____ he didn’t like city life and spending all day inside. So one day, he _____13_____ his job and moved to a ranch (牧场) in Texas, making much less money _____14_____ a cowboy. He wanted job satisfaction. And for a cowboy, job satisfaction doesn’t come from the money or a comfortable office. It comes from being _____15_____ to wake up under the sky and being your own boss.
1．
A．life B．place C．way D．day
2．
A．interesting B．boring C．hard D．easy
3．
A．got B．paid C．done D．changed
4．
A．catch B．eat C．touch D．take
5．
A．it B．him C．her D．them
6．
A．just B．still C．even D．never
7．
A．problem B．choice C．plan D．dream
8．
A．parents B．brothers C．cows D．sheep
9．
A．create B．miss C．love D．refuse
10．
A．country B．culture C．mind D．cowboy
11．
A．later B．early C．quickly D．suddenly
12．
A．so B．and C．since D．but
13．
A．looked for B．took up C．gave up D．cared about
14．
A．for B．as C．with D．like
15．
A．relaxed B．slow C．late D．free
Passage 2
（2014·安徽·中考真题）In China, very few children make pocket money,___16___, in western countries, most kids make pocket money by themselves. They make money in many different___17___. When kids are very young, their parents help them sell the fruits of their own trees to neighbours. Kids may also help___18___do housework to make money at home. When they___19___sixteen, they can make money by sending newspapers or by working in fast food restaurants,___20___during the summer holidays.
There are many___21___of making pocket money by kids themselves. First of all, they learn the___22___of money by working hard so that they will not waste any. Secondly, they learn to___23___money to buy things they need or want, such as books, pencils, movies and even clothes they like. Thirdly, they learn to___24___the daily life problems by helping their parents or others. Making pocket money is_____25_____for children when they grow up. That is why parents encourage their kids to make pocket money.
16．
A．Also B．Anyway C．However D．Besides
17．
A．ways B．levels C．homes D．countries
18．
A．teachers B．friends C．parents D．neighbours
19．
A．get B．have C．catch D．reach
20．
A．really B．hardly C．properly D．especially
21．
A．choices B．advantages C．problems D．lessons
22．
A．fun B．value C．message D．purpose
23．
A．count B．waste C．manage D．change
24．
A．give up B．look up C．deal with D．meet with
25．
A．helpful B．careful C．beautiful D．successful
Passage 3
（2021·宁夏中宁·三模）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Get your practical jokes ready because April Fool’s Day is coming. It can be fun to ___26___friends, but what will happen when the jokes get out of control
Sometimes our friends like to do ___27___things on April Fool’s Day to make us laugh. However, some jokes can be hurtful if someone’s feelings are hurt or someone feels ___28___in front of classmates and friends. So before you play a joke on somebody, think to ___29___, “Would I mind if he did this to me ”
A famous TV star asked his girlfriend to ___30___him on his show. When she answered yes, he replied, “April Fool”. Unluckily, the joke didn’t have a very happy ___31___ . He lost both his girlfriend and his show.
When I was young, I played an April Fool’s joke ___32___my father. I put salt in the sugar bowl
___33___ sugar. When he put “sugar” into his milk, it was really salty. The joke was harmless(无伤害的） ___34___we both laughed.
One thing to remember about jokes is that you and your friends will ___35___together. The jokes should be relaxing and funny.
26．
A．surprise B．thrill C．annoy D．fool
27．
A．heavy B．nervous C．silly D．important
28．
A．bored B．happy C．embarrassed D．worried
29．
A．itself B．yourself C．himself D．myself
30．
A．interest B．get C．marry D．fall
31．
A．beginning B．ending C．feeling D．meaning
32．
A．from B．to C．in D．on
33．
A．because B．because of C．instead D．instead of
34．
A．or B．but C．so D．though
35．
A．cry B．shout C．speak D．laugh
Passage 4
（2021·四川凉山·一模）People all over the world drink tea. But tea doesn’t mean the same thing to everyone. In different ___36___, people have different ideas about ___37___.
Tea is very famous in China. Chinese people like to drink tea with nothing in it, and they often drink it with their friends, ___38___ or by themselves. They mostly have ___39___ tea — green tea and black tea. They may drink tea at any time anywhere of the day. But they don’t often drink tea just before they ___40___ because they think tea makes them awake.
But ___41___ , people like drinking tea with milk and sugar in it. English often have it in the afternoon with their friends.
Japanese people also like drinking tea very much. It is very ___42___ in Japan. They drink tea every day. They drink it in a way different from that in China. Some young Japanese girls are good at making tea. They can do it ___43___. People enjoy watching the process that they make tea.
In the USA, people drink tea at breakfast ___44___ after meals. They usually use tea bags to make their tea. Making tea with ____45____ is faster and easier than making it with tea leaves in teapots.
36．
A．villages B．cities C．towns D．countries
37．
A．studying for a test B．drinking tea C．eating habits D．making tea
38．
A．ancestors B．families C．leaders D．heroes
39．
A．two kinds of B．a number of C．all kinds of D．tons of
40．
A．get up B．go to bed C．have breakfast D．go to work
41．
A．in England B．in Japan C．in China D．in the USA
42．
A．proud B．energetic C．expensive D．popular
43．
A．beautifully B．widely C．normally D．impolitely
44．
A．but B．or C．so D．if
45．
A．tea bags B．black tea C．tea sets D．green tea
Passage 5
（2021·黑龙江平房·一模）Saint Nicholas was very rich and liked to help others. He also cared for the __46__ very much. He often brought many kinds of gifts, money and other useful things to their houses. He did this at night secretly so that no one knew, because he wanted no praise and just wanted to help others.
At that time, there were three poor kids in a family in his town. __47__ of their parents died. They could hardly make enough money to make a living. Nicholas felt sorry for them and decided to do __48__ to help them.
__49__ the night before Christmas, when everyone was asleep, Nicholas walked through the streets to the house where the three kids lived. Quietly, he climbed onto the roof (屋顶)and dropped three bags of gold into the chimney(烟囱). It so happened that the three kids had __50__ their stockings(长筒袜)before they went to bed. The stockings had been hung by the fire to dry. When Nicholas dropped the gold, each bag fell into a stocking.
The three kids were excited to find the three bags of gold in their stockings the next morning. And all of them couldn’t help __51__ “What a great wonder!” Now they didn’t have to worry about their meals. Soon, the story began to get around. Other __52__ began to hang up stockings on that day in the hope of __53__ bags of gold when they woke up the next morning.
Over the years, Saint Nicholas was __54__ Christmas. The __55__ of hanging stockings up by the chimney on Christmas Eve was known all over the world. And Santa Claus became the most popular guest on Christmas Day.
根据短文内容选择最佳答案。
46．
A．poor B．old C．rich
47．
A．All B．None C．Both
48．
A．something B．anything C．everything
49．
A．In B．On C．At
50．
A．designed B．bought C．washed
51．
A．to say B．saying C．say
52．
A．students B．children C．women
53．
A．to find B．finding C．find
54．
A．connected with B．caught up with C．compared with
55．
A．rule B．system C．tradition
Passage 6
（2021·安徽·模拟预测）Christmas is the most important festival in western countries. ___56___ Christmas Eve, children usually put a red stocking（长简袜） ___57___ their beds before they go to sleep. Their parents usually tell them that Father Christmas will come during the night and send them __58__. Children believe Father Christmas lands on the top of each house and climbs down the chimney （烟筒）. He ___59___ children's stockings with presents.
Father Christmas isn't real. In Jim and Kate's house, Father Christmas is ___60___ father. He waits __61__ the children are asleep. Then he goes into their bedrooms ___62___ and fills the stocking with small presents. When he was very young, Mr. Green sometimes dressed up in a __63__. But he doesn't do that now.The children are no longer ___64___, and they know who " Father Christmas" really is. But they ___65___ put their stockings at the end of their beds.
56．
A．At B．On C．In D．By
57．
A．under B．behind C．in front of D．at the end of
58．
A．tradition B．warmth C．business D．presents
59．
A．covers B．fills C．digs D．puts
60．
A．their B．his C．her D．them
61．
A．for B．when C．before D．until
62．
A．quietly B．suddenly C．quickly D．slowly
63．
A．white hat B．blue shirt C．red coat D．yellow coat
64．
A．young B．old C．excited D．bored
65．
A．hardly B．nearly C．still D．never
Passage 7
（2020·四川大邑·一模）Have you ever been to England If you visit England, you will notice that the English have many customs and traditions that are different from ___66___ in China.
This guide provides help for anyone visiting England ___67___ the first time.
Standing in line
English people wait in line in shops and at bus stops. If you don’t get in line, you will be ___68___ to be very impolite.
Please, Thank you, Excuse Me and Sorry
If somebody is in your way and you would like them to ___69___, say “excuse me” and they will do it. If you bump into (撞) someone or you are in their way, say “sorry”. They will ___70___ say “sorry”, too, even if it is your mistake. Saying “sorry” doesn’t always mean you think you are ___71___. Sometimes it is just a polite thing to say.
Meeting a new person
When people first meet, the usual ___72___ is to shake hands. The next time you meet that person, you can just say “hello”. English people don’t usually hug or kiss, ___73___ they know each other really well.
Talking to people
To start a conversation, English people are always happy to talk about ___74___. So you need to be able to say “Isn’t it warm (sunny/windy/wet) today ” This is much better than ___75___ age, politics or how much money people make!
66．
A．that B．those C．them
67．
A．for B．in C．at
68．
A．kept B．noticed C．thought
69．
A．stop B．move C．change
70．
A．probably B．hardly C．already
71．
A．sad B．absent C．wrong
72．
A．custom B．introduction C．trick
73．
A．but B．so C．unless
74．
A．sport B．weather C．family
75．
A．thinking about B．asking about C．caring about
Passage 8
（2020·重庆永川·一模）You must know Singles Day（Nov 11）in China. Many people, probably（可能）even your parents, stay ___76___ late that night. They go shopping online ___77___ big savings （省钱）. Well, the US has something like it ___78___ Black Friday.
Black Friday is the ___79___after Thanksgiving. It fell on Nov 29 this year. It is one of the biggest shopping ___80___ in the US. People want to start shopping for Christmas gifts, so they go shopping on this day to ___81___ money.
It’s called Black Friday ___82___ shops used to record（记录）sales with black ink（墨水）. So when there was a lot of black ink on a page, it meant the shop sold a lot.
Shopping on Black Friday ___83___ place at actual（实体的）stores. It is ___84___ from Singles Day. People stand in line for hours. Sometimes they fight over things because there are only a few left. Televisions, computers and video game systems（电子游戏系统）are some of people’s favorite things to ____85____ .
76．
A．up B．on C．in D．for
77．
A．get B．gets C．got D．to get
78．
A．call B．calls C．called D．calling
79．
A．Saturday B．Friday C．Thursday D．Wednesday
80．
A．day B．days C．week D．week
81．
A．save B．make C．count D．return
82．
A．so B．but C．because D．and
83．
A．take B．takes C．took D．taking
84．
A．difference B．different C．same D．the same
85．
A．buy B．buying C．see D．seeing
参考答案：
1．A
2．C
3．D
4．B
5．D
6．B
7．B
8．C
9．C
10．A
11．A
12．D
13．C
14．B
15．D
【解析】
【分析】
这是一篇说明文，文章主要介绍美国牛仔自由而又冒险的生活。
1．
句意：你看到了一种自由和冒险的生活。
life生活；place地方；way方法；day天。根据“freedom and adventure”可知此处用名词life表示“生活”。故选A。
2．
句意：然而，一个美国牛仔的真正工作总是很难的有时是危险的。
interesting有趣的；boring无聊的；hard艰难的；easy容易的。根据“It is physical with long hours and low pay”可知此处用形容词hard表示“难的”。故选C。
3．
句意：自从早期，牛仔的生活就没有什么改变。
got得到；paid付款；done做；changed改变。根据“Like the cowboys of the past”可知此处表示“没什么变化”用动词changed。故选D。
4．
句意：奶牛走过广阔的草原去吃草。
catch赶上；eat吃；touch接触；take带走，花。根据cows和grass可知此处用动词eat表示“吃”。故选B。
5．
句意：牛仔骑在马上带它们回家。
it它；him他；her她；them他们。根据cows可知此处用them表示“它们”指代那些奶牛。故选D。
6．
句意：像过去的奶牛一样，21世纪的奶牛仍在寒冷的早上早起，在火上做早饭。
just只是；still仍；even甚至；never从不。根据“Like the cowboys of the past”可知此处用副词still表示“仍旧”。故选B。
7．
句意：对一些人来说，这不是一个选择，因为出生如此。
problem问题；choice选择；plan计划；dream梦想。根据“because they are born into the life”可知此处用名词choice表示“选择”。故选B。
8．
句意：自从他们还是孩子的时候，就和奶牛一起工作。
parents父母；brothers兄弟；cows奶牛；sheep绵羊。根据前文“Cows walk across huge plains”可知此处用名词cows。故选C。
9．
句意：他们爱这种传统的牛仔文化“这是你、你的马和旷野的真正生活。”
create创造；miss错过；love爱；refuse拒绝。此处用动词love表示“热爱”。故选C。
10．
句意：他们爱这种传统的牛仔文化“这是你、你的马和旷野的真正生活。”
country国家；culture文化；mind心理；cowboy牛仔。此处用open country表示“旷野”。故选A。
11．
句意：有些人是后来在生活中选择了这个工作。
later后来；early早的；quickly快；suddenly突然。根据上一段“they are born into the life”可知此处讲述的后来选择这个工作的人，用副词later。故选A。
12．
句意：帕特在美国政府有个办公室工作，有高薪，但是他不喜欢城市的生活，不喜欢一天都在室内。
so因此；and和；since自从；but但是。此处表示转折，用连词but。故选D。
13．
句意：因此有一天，他放弃了他的工作，搬到德克萨斯州的牧场，作为牛仔赚着少很多的钱。
looked for寻找；took up占据；gave up放弃；cared about在意。根据his job可知此处指的是他放弃了政府的工作，用动词短语gave up。故选C。
14．
句意：因此有一天，他放弃了他的工作，搬到德克萨斯州的牧场，作为牛仔赚着少很多的钱。
for为了；as作为；with和；like像。根据a cowboy可知此处用介词as表示“作为”。故选B。
15．
句意：它来自于在天空下自由的醒过来，成为你自己的主宰。
relaxed放松的；slow慢的；late后来；free自由的。根据“wake up under the sky and being your own boss”可知此处用形容词free表示“自由的”。故选D。
16．C
17．A
18．C
19．D
20．D
21．B
22．B
23．C
24．C
25．A
【解析】
【分析】
试题分析：短文大意：该短文讲述西方国家的孩子们是怎样赚零花钱的。他们小的时候通过帮父母洗碗来赚钱；长大一点后，他们通过卖报纸或者在快餐店打工赚钱。通过这样的方式，孩子们可以懂得钱来之不易，从而学会节约。
16．考查连词及语境的理解。句意：然而，在西方国家，大多数孩子都是靠自己赚零花钱的。Also也，还；Anyway无论如何； However然而； Besides除此之外。上文提到中国孩子不会自己赚零花钱，而下文说到西方国家的大多数孩子都是靠自己赚取零花钱的。他们是转折关系，所以选C。
17．考查名词及语境的理解。句意：他们有许多不同的方式可以赚钱。ways方式，方法；levels水平；homes家；countries国家。根据下文介绍赚钱的方式可知本题答案为A。
18．考查名词及语境的理解。句意：孩子们也在家里帮助父母做家务来赚取零用钱。teachers老师们；friends朋友们；parents父母们；neighbours邻居们。根据at home可知答案是父母。所以选C。
19．考查动词及语境的理解。句意：当他们到16岁的时候，他们通过卖报纸或者在快餐店打工的方式赚钱。get得到；have有；catch赶上，抓取；reach达到。结合语意，故选D。
20．考查副词及语境的理解。句意：尤其在暑假期间。really真正地；hardly几乎不；properly适当地；especially尤其。上文提到孩子们赚钱的方式，尤其在暑假会采取这种方式。所以选D。
21．考查名词及语境的理解。句意：孩子们自己赚零花钱有很多好处。choices选择；advantages优点，好处；problems问题；lessons课程。根据后文介绍孩子们自己赚钱的好处，可知本题该选B。
22．考查名词级语境的理解。句意：首先，他们通过努力工作懂得了钱的价值以至于就不会在浪费钱了。fun乐趣；value价值；message信息；purpose目的。结合语境，后半句提到学会不再浪费钱，因此就是懂得了钱的价值。故选B。
23．考查动词及语境的理解。句意：其次，他们学会用钱买有用的东西，比如：书，铅笔，电影，甚至是喜欢的衣服。count数；waste浪费；manage设法；change改变。manage to do sth设法做某事，结合句意，故选C。
24．考查动词短语及语境的理解。句意：第三，通过帮助父母或是其他人，他们学会如何处理日常生活中的问题。give up放弃；look up查字典；deal with处理；meet with和……见面。结合语境，deal with the problems。故选C。
25．考查形容词及语境的理解。句意：赚取零花钱在孩子们的成长过程中对他们是有帮助的。helpful有帮助的；careful仔细的；beautiful漂亮的；successful成功的。最后一段讲述孩子们自己赚取零花钱的好处，而这句是一个总结性语句。所以选A。
26．D
27．C
28．C
29．B
30．C
31．B
32．D
33．D
34．C
35．D
【解析】
【分析】
本文是一篇记叙文。作者通过几个例子告诉我们愚人节开玩笑要适度，不能让人感到受伤或者尴尬。玩笑应该是让人放松的，让人开怀大笑的。
26．
句意：愚弄朋友可能很有趣，但是当开玩笑失控的时候，会发生什么？
surprise使……惊奇；thrill使……兴奋；annoy惹恼；fool愚弄。根据“It can be fun...jokes get out of control”中的“fun”和“jokes”可知，开朋友的玩笑可能很有趣。故选D。
27．
句意：有时候我们的朋友喜欢在愚人节做一些愚蠢的事情让我们开怀大笑。
heavy重的；nervous紧张的；silly愚蠢的；important重要的。根据“...to make us laugh”可知，能让我们在愚人节大笑的事情应该是愚蠢的那些事。故选C。
28．
句意：但是，如果有人感情受到伤害或在同学和朋友面前感到尴尬，有些笑话可能是伤人的。
bored无聊的；happy开兴的；embarrassed尴尬的；worried担忧的。根据“some jokes can be hurtful”可知，有些玩笑是能够伤害到别人的，而“someone’s feelings are hurt”和后面一句是并列关系，所以有些玩笑话会使有些人在朋友面前感到尴尬。故选C。
29．
句意：所以在你开别人玩笑之前，好好想想。
itself它自己；yourself你自己；himself他自己；myself我自己。根据“So before you play a joke on somebody,”可知，作者是在建议，开玩笑之前你要好好想想。主语是“you”,与之对应的反身代词yourself。故选B。
30．
句意：一个著名的电视明星在他的节目上向他的女朋友求婚。
interest使……感兴趣；get得到；marry结婚；fall掉落。根据“When she answered yes, he replied, “April Fool”. ”中的yes可知，这个电视明星是在向女朋友求婚，让她嫁给他。故选C。
31．
句意：不幸的是，这个笑话没有一个开心的结局。
beginning开始；ending结局；feeling感受；meaning意思。根据“He lost both his girlfriend and his show. ”中可知，这个电视明星最后失去了他的女朋友和节目，说明了这个玩笑并没有得到一个开心的结局。故选B。
32．
句意：在我很小的时候，我对我父亲开了一个愚人节玩笑。
from来自；to到；in在……里面；on在……上。开某人玩笑的短语是“play a joke on sb.”，应该用介词on。故选D。
33．
句意：我用盐取代糖，将其放进了装糖的罐子里。
because因为；because of由于；instead相反；instead of代替。根据“I put salt in the sugar bowl”可知，作者是把盐放进了糖罐里，用来代替糖愚弄父亲。故选D。
34．
句意：这个玩笑是没有害的，所以我们都开怀大笑。
or否则；but但是；so所以；though尽管。根据“harmless”和“we both laughed.”可知，前后两句是因果关系，因为玩笑是没有害的，所以我们才能开怀大笑。故选C。
35．
句意：关于笑话要记住的一点是，你和你的朋友会一起笑。
cry哭泣；shout大叫；speak说话；laugh大笑。根据“The jokes should be relaxing and funny.”可知，因为玩笑是放松的，让人觉得有趣的。所以朋友们才能一起开怀大笑。故选D。
36．D
37．B
38．B
39．A
40．B
41．A
42．D
43．A
44．B
45．A
【解析】
【分析】
本文主要介绍在不同的国家，人们对喝茶有不同的看法。
36．
句意：在不同的国家，人们对喝茶有不同的看法。
villages村庄；cities城市；towns城镇；countries国家。根据“People all over the world drink tea.”可推断，空格处表达不同的“国家”。故选D。
37．
句意：在不同的国家，人们对喝茶有不同的看法。
studying for a test准备考试；drinking tea喝茶；eating habits饮食习惯；making tea泡茶。根据“People all over the world drink tea.”可推断，空格处表达“喝茶”。故选B。
38．
句意：中国人喜欢喝茶时不加任何东西，他们经常和朋友、家人或自己一起喝茶。
ancestors祖先；families家人；leaders领导；heroes英雄。根据“they often drink it with their friends,…or by themselves.”可推断，他们应该是跟“家人”经常喝茶。故选B。
39．
句意：他们大多有两种茶——绿茶和红茶。
two kinds of两种；a number of许多；all kinds of各种各样；tons of大量。根据“green tea and black tea”可知，这里指“两种”茶。故选A。
40．
句意：但是他们不经常在睡觉前喝茶，因为他们认为茶能让他们清醒。
get up起床；go to bed睡觉；have breakfast吃早饭；go to work工作。根据“because they think tea makes them awake”可推断，应该是“睡觉”前不喝茶。故选B。
41．
句意：但在英国，人们喜欢喝茶时加牛奶和糖。
in England在英国；in Japan在日本；in China在中国；in the USA在美国。根据“English often have it in the afternoon with their friends.”可知，此处在谈论“英国”的茶习俗。故选A。
42．
句意：它在日本很流行。
proud自豪的；energetic精力充沛的；expensive昂贵的；popular受欢迎的。根据“They drink tea every day.”可知，茶在日本“很受欢迎”。故选D。
43．
句意：他们做得很漂亮。
beautifully漂亮地；widely广泛地；normally正常地；impolitely不礼貌地。根据“People enjoy watching the process that they make tea.”可知，日本人应该是茶道做的很“漂亮”。故选A。
44．
句意：在美国，人们在早餐或饭后喝茶。
but但是；or或者；so所以；if如果。根据“at breakfast … after meals”可知，此处表达选择，用“or”。故选B。
45．
句意：用茶包泡茶比用茶壶里的茶叶泡茶快，而且容易。
tea bags茶包；black tea红茶；tea sets茶具；green tea绿茶。根据“Making tea with … is faster and easier than making it with tea leaves in teapots.”并结合常识可知，“茶包”泡茶更快更方便。故选A。
46．A
47．C
48．A
49．B
50．C
51．B
52．B
53．B
54．A
55．C
【解析】
【分析】
富有的圣尼古拉斯乐于帮助别人，非常关心穷人。他在圣诞节前夕悄悄地从烟囱给失去双亲三个穷苦的孩子送去金子，碰巧装在孩子们挂在火炉边上的长筒袜，这个故事流传开来，其他孩子在那天开始挂长袜，希望第二天早上醒来时能找到礼物。人们把圣尼古拉斯与圣诞节联系在一起，圣诞节前夕把长袜挂在烟囱旁的传统闻名于世。
46．
句意：他也非常关心穷人。
poor贫困的；old年老的；rich富裕的；根据下文“He often brought many kinds of gifts, money and other useful things to their houses….”可知此处指“关心穷人”；故选A。
47．
句意：他们的父母都死了。
All（三者或以上）都；None没有一个；Both（二者）都；根据“their parents”提示可知此处指“父母双亡”；故选C。
48．
句意：尼古拉斯为他们感到难过，决定做点什么来帮助他们。
something某物；anything任何东西，用于疑问及否定句中；everything每件事、东西；由上文可知“尼古拉斯乐于帮助穷人”；可知此处指“他想做点什么帮助他们”；故选A。
49．
句意：圣诞节前一天晚上，大家都睡着了，尼古拉斯穿过街道来到三个孩子住的房子。
In后接年、月、季节、泛指的上下午或晚上等；On后接具体的日期、具体某一天的上下午或晚上等；At后接具体钟表时刻；根据“the night before Christmas”可知此处指“在具体哪天晚上”；故选B。
50．
句意：碰巧三个孩子在睡觉前洗了袜子。
designed设计；bought买；washed洗；根据“下文The stockings had been hung by the fire to dry.”长袜挂在炉边晾干；可知此处指“洗袜子”；故选C。
51．
句意：他们都忍不住说：“真是个奇迹！”
to say说，不定式；saying动名词/现在分词；say原形；can’t help doing sth“情不自禁做某事”；可知此处填V-ing形式；故选B。
52．
句意：其他孩子在那天开始挂长袜，希望第二天早上醒来时能找到一袋袋金子。
students学生；children孩子们；women女人们；上文“尼古拉斯是帮助三个穷苦的孩子”可知，此处指“其他孩子也开始挂长袜”；故选B。
53．
句意：其他孩子在那天开始挂长袜，希望第二天早上醒来时能找到一袋袋金子。
to find找到，不定式；finding动名词/现在分词；find原形；in the hope of sth/ doing sth“怀着……希望”，可知此处填动名词；故选B。
54．
句意：多年来，圣尼古拉斯与圣诞节联系在一起。
be connected with与……相连/联系；caught up with赶上；compared with和……比起来；上文“圣诞节前一天晚上，尼古拉斯帮助那三个穷苦的孩子，不久，这个故事开始流传开来”；可知此处指“人们把圣尼古拉斯与圣诞节联系在一起”；故选A。
55．
句意：圣诞节前夕把长袜挂在烟囱旁的传统闻名于世。
rule规则；system系统；tradition传统；由上文可知“尼古拉斯在圣诞节前夕帮助那三个穷苦的孩子，不久，这个故事开始流传开来，其他孩子在那天开始挂长袜，希望第二天早上醒来时能找到礼物”；可知此处指“把长袜挂在烟囱旁的传统”；故选C。
56．B
57．D
58．D
59．B
60．A
61．D
62．A
63．C
64．A
65．C
【解析】
【分析】
文章讲述了圣诞节是美国最重要的节日。在圣诞前夜，孩子们通常在睡觉前把长筒袜放在床尾，等待圣诞老人给他们装满礼物。后来长大了，知道谁是真正的圣诞老人了，但是他们还是会把袜子放在床尾。
56．
句意：在平安夜，孩子们通常在睡觉前把一只红色长袜放在床尾。
At表示具体的点刻；On表示在具体的某天；In指在一段时间内；By到……之前；根据“Christmas Eve”可知，此处指的是具体的某一天，要用介词on，故选B。
57．
句意：在平安夜，孩子们通常在睡觉前把一只红色长袜放在床尾。
under在……下方；behind在……后面；in front of在……前面；at the end of在……尽头；根据“ut a red stocking（长简袜）...their beds”可知，圣诞节长筒袜一般是放在床尾等待圣诞老人装满礼物，故选D。
58．
句意：他们的父母通常告诉他们圣诞老人会在晚上来给他们送礼物。
tradition传统；warmth温暖；business生意；presents礼物；根据常识可知，圣诞老人送”礼物”。故选D。
59．
句意：他把礼物塞满了孩子们的长袜。
covers覆盖；fills填满；digs挖；puts放；根据“children's stockings with presents”可知，此处是短语fill...with...，意为“用...填满...”，故选B。
60．
句意：在吉姆和凯特的家里，圣诞老人是他们的父亲。
their他们的；his他的；her她的；them他们；空格修饰其后的名词“father”，由“In Jim and Kate's house”可知，此处指的是他们的父亲，故选A。
61．
句意：他一直等到孩子们睡着。
for为了；when当……时；before在……之前；until直到；根据“He waits...the children are asleep.”可知，此处指的是一直等到孩子睡着，故用until引导时间状语从句，故选D。
62．
句意：然后他悄悄地走进他们的卧室，把小礼物塞满长袜。
quietly悄悄地；suddenly突然地；quickly快速地；slowly慢慢地；根据“Father Christmas is...the children are asleep. Then he goes into their bedrooms”可知，此处说的是他们的父亲等他们睡着了之后，悄悄地走进他们的房间，故选A。
63．
句意：格林先生年轻时，有时穿上一件红外套。
white hat白色的帽子；blue shirt蓝色衬衫；red coat红色外套；yellow coat黄色外套；根据常识可知，圣诞老人穿的是红色外套，故选C。
64．
句意：现在孩子们不再年轻，他们知道谁才是真正的“圣诞老人”。
young年轻的；old老的；excited激动的；bored无聊的；根据“The children are no longer...and they know who " Father Christmas" really is”可知，此处说的是孩子们已经长大了，即不再年幼了，英语是no longer young，故选A。
65．
句意：但是他们仍然把长筒袜放在床尾。
hardly几乎不；nearly几乎；still仍然；never从不；根据“The children are no longer...and they know who " Father Christmas" really is.”以及“put their stockings at the end of their beds”可知，虽然长大了知道了谁是圣诞老人，但是他们还是会把袜子放在床尾，表达的是“仍然”，故选C。
66．B
67．A
68．C
69．B
70．A
71．C
72．A
73．C
74．B
75．B
【解析】
【分析】
文章大意：本文为第一次去英国的人提供了一些指导建议。
66．
句意：如果你去英国，你会发现英国人有许多不同于中国的风俗和传统。
that（指已提到过或已知的人或事物）那，那个；those是that的复数形式；them他（它，她）们。根据题干中“ the English have many customs and traditions that are different from ____ in China”可知是中英两国风俗和传统的对比，为避免重复，要用代词指代上文中出现过的“customs and traditions”，复数用those指代。故选B。
67．
句意：这个指南为第一次来英国的人提供帮助。
for the first time第一次，首次，强调前所未有；in不与the first time搭配；at the first time在第一次，在第一时间，重点是指出时间顺序。根据题干中“anyone visiting England ____ the first time”可知此处是说第一次来英国的人，强调的是之前没来过，前所未有，用for the first time符合题意。故选A。
68．
句意：如果你不排队，你会被认为是非常不礼貌的。
kept保持；noticed注意；thought认为。根据题干中“If you don’t get in line”讲到条件是不排队，结合常识可知不排队会被认为不礼貌，用thought符合题意，be thought to be 被认为是。故选C。
69．
句意：如果有人挡了你的路，你想让他们挪开，说“对不起”，他们就会挪开。
stop停止；move挪开；change改变。根据题干中“somebody is in your way”可知讲的是有人挡路的情况，结合常识可知会让挪开，用move符合题意。故选B。
70．
句意：即使是你的错误，他们也很可能会说“对不起”。
probably可能；hardly几乎不；already已经。根据题干中“say “sorry”, too, even if it is your mistake”可知even if引导让步状语从句，且too用在肯定句中，由此可推出即使是你的错，他们也“可能”说“对不起”，用probably符合题意。故选A。
71．
句意：说“对不起”并不总是意味着你认为你错了。
sad伤心的；absent缺席的；wrong错误的。根据下文“Sometimes it is just a polite thing to say.”可知说“对不起”有时只是出于礼貌，由此可推出并不意味着你“错”了，用wrong符合题意。故选C。
72．
句意：人们初次见面时，通常的习惯是握手。
custom习惯，风俗；introduction介绍；trick诡计，把戏。根据题干中“to shake hands”可知此处是说第一次见面时的习惯，用custom符合题意。故选A。
73．
句意：英国人通常不拥抱或亲吻，除非他们彼此非常了解。
but但是；so因此；unless除非。“彼此了解”是英国人见面时“拥抱或亲吻”的条件，用unless引导条件状语从句。故选C。
74．
句意：要开始一段对话，英国人总是很乐意谈论天气。
sport体育；weather天气；family家庭。根据下文“So you need to be able to say 'Isn’t it warm (sunny/windy/wet) today ' ”提及如何开始谈论天气，可知英国人乐意谈论天气，用weather符合题意。故选B。
75．
句意：这比问年龄、政治或人们挣多少钱要好得多！
thinking about考虑；asking about询问，打听；caring about关心。根据空后“age, politics or how much money people make”可知这些都比较敏感，涉及年龄、政治、金钱的问题，都属于打听隐私或过问政治，用asking about符合题意。故选B。
【点睛】
76．A
77．D
78．C
79．B
80．B
81．A
82．C
83．B
84．B
85．A
【解析】
【分析】
本文是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了美国最大的购物日“黑色星期五”的时间，由来，与中国双十一的不同之处以及人们的购物情况。
76．
句意：许多人，甚至可能是你的父母亲在那天晚上熬夜。
up向上；on在…上面；in在…..里面；for为了，给。根据句意可知此处要表达“熬夜”之意，根据固定搭配“stay up late”，所以填up。故选A。
77．
句意：他们网上购物是为了节省大笔钱。
get得到，获得；gets动词的单三形式；got动词的过去式形式；to get动词的不定式形式。根据“They go shopping online.”可知他们网上购物，“big savings”意为“节省大笔钱”，根据句意和语境可知此处需用动词不定式来表达目的。故选D。
78．
句意：好吧，美国的黑色星期五和双十一有一些相似之处。
call呼叫，称呼；calls动词单三形式；called动词过去式或过去分词形式；calling动词ing形式。根据“…it…Black Friday.”和句意可知它被人们称为黑色星期五，it与Black Friday构成被动关系，需用过去分词。故选C。
79．
句意：黑色星期五是在感恩节之后的星期五那天。
Saturday周六；Friday周五；Thursday周四；Wednesday周三。根据常识可知感恩节在每年11月的第四个星期四，黑色星期五在每年11月的第四个星期五，也就是感恩节的后一天就是黑色星期五。故选B。
80．
句意：它是美国最大的购物日之一。
day天，日子；days day的复数；week周，星期；weeks week的复数。根据“one of +the+最高级+名词复数”可知此空需填名词的复数。黑色星期五是购物日。故选B。
81．
句意：人们想开始买圣诞礼物，所以他们在这一天去购物以节省钱。
save节约，拯救；make制造；count数数；return返回，退还。根据“They go shopping online to get big savings…the US has something like it called Black Friday.”可知在黑色星期五和双11这天，人们都会购物以节省开支。故此空填save。故选A。
82．
句意：它被称为黑色星期五，因为商店过去用黑墨水记录销售额。
so因此；but但是；because因为；and和，且。根据“It’s called Black Friday.”可知它被称为黑色星期五；根据“shops used to record（记录） sales with black ink（墨水）”可知商店过去用黑墨水记录销售额。前后句意表达因果关系，后句为原因，故用because连接。故选C。
83．
句意：黑色星期五的购物发生在实体店。
take花费，带走；take动词单三形式；took动词过去式；taking动词ing形式。因句子主语为Shopping on Black Friday，是单数形式，所以谓语动词需用动词单三形式。故选B。
84．
句意：它与双十一不同。
difference差异，差别；different不同的；same相同的；the same同样的，一样。根据“Shopping on Black Friday takes place at actual（实体的）stores.”可知黑色星期五购物是在实体店，而双十一是网上购物，所以两者不相同。“be different from”意为与......不同，故选B。
85．
句意：电视、电脑和电子游戏系统是人们最喜欢买的一些东西。
buy购买；buying动词ing形式；see看，明白；seeing动词ing形式。根据文中“Shopping on Black Friday…”可知黑色星期五是人们购物日，人们可以买他们喜爱的物品。又根据“Televisions…are some of people’s favorite things to…”，可知此处不定式是作定语，所缺空应填动词原形。故选A。
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