初中中考英语真题完形填空系列2-人物传记故事类汇编 13（含答案和解析）

中考完形填空真题-人物传记故事
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1.（2018·随州）阅读下面短文,从每小题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳选项。
??? Once there was a very helpful and kind-hearted man. He would help anyone 1 ?expecting anything in return.
??? One day while walking along a dusty road, the man saw a wallet, so he 2 the wallet. But then he found it was 3 . Suddenly a woman and a policeman turned up and caught him.
??? The woman kept on asking where her 4 was, but the man answered, "It was empty 5 ?I found it." The woman shouted at him, "Please give it back to me, and it's my son's tuition? (学费)? ."The man saw that the woman really felt 6 , so he handed over all his money. He could see that the woman was a single mother. The woman left and the policeman asked the man more 7 .
??? One day while the woman was going to her son's school, she noticed that 8 was walking behind her. She thought that he 9 rob (抢劫 ) her, so she walked to a policeman. He was the same policeman that she had taken along to claim her money. The woman told him about the man following her. They ran to him, and saw that he was the same man that they had caught 10 days ago.
??? He looked very weak and the woman was 11 . The policeman said to the woman.
??? "He wasn't the thief that day, but having heard about your situation, he 12 you his money."
??? Then the man told the woman. "Please go ahead and 13 ?your son's tuition. I saw you and followed you to make sure that no one would steal your money again." The woman was too moved to say 14 .
??? Life may give you a strange experience: sometimes it shocks you 15 sometimes it may also surprise you. Be kind and generous. Learn to appreciate what you are given.
1. A. by B. without C. for D. with
2. A. threw away B. put down C. looked for D. picked up
3. A. empty B. dirty C. heavy D. cheap
4. A. bag B. son C. money D. home
5. A. before B. when C. until D. unless
6. A. poor B. serious C. dangerous D. sad
7. A. questions B. advice C. reasons D. examples
8. A. everyone B. anyone C. someone D. no one
9. A. should B. can't C. mustn't D. might
10. A. little B. a few C. a little D. few
11. A. happy B. excited C. surprised D. successful
12. A. sent B. gave C. kept D. filled
13. A. pay B. borrow C. spend D. take
14. A. anything B. everything C. something D. nothing
15. A. for B. so C. and D. or
【答案】 （1）B；（2）D；（3）A；（4）C；（5）B；（6）D；（7）A；（8）C；（9）D；（10）B；（11）C；（12）B；（13）A；（14）A；（15）C；
【解析】这篇短文讲述了一位非常热心和乐于助人的人，是怎样帮助一位单亲母亲的故事。
（1）考查介词辨析及语境理解。句意：他会帮助任何人不期待回报任何东西。A. by通过……；B. without没有；C. for为了；D. with带有，具有。根据上文句子Once there was a very helpful and kind-hearted man这里是说不期待任何回报。故答案为B。
（2）考查动词短语辨析及语境理解。句意：因此他捡起钱包。 A. threw away扔掉；B. put down放下；C. looked for寻找；D. picked up捡起，拾起。根据上文句子One day while walking along a dusty road, the man saw a wallet可知，下文是捡起钱包。故答案为D。
（3）考查形容词辨析及语境理解。句意：但是，然后他发现它是空的。A. empty空的；B. dirty脏的；C. heavy重的；D. cheap便宜的。根据上文so he ___2___the wallet.可知下文转折说明钱包是空的。故答案为A。
（4）考查名词辨析及语境理解。句意：那个女士一直问她的钱在哪里。A. bag包；B. son儿子；C. money钱；D. home家。根据上文句子Suddenly a woman and a policeman turned up and caught him.可知下文是在问她的钱。故答案为C。
（5）考查连词辨析及语境理解。句意：但是，那个人回答“当我发现它的时候，它是空的”。A. before在……之前；B. when当……的时候；C. until直到；D. unless除非；如果不。根据上文句子But then he found it was____3____. Suddenly a woman and a policeman turned up and caught him.可知，是当找到它的时候，是空的。故答案为B。
（6）考查形容词辨析及语境理解。句意：那个男人看着那个女人真地感到很悲伤，因此他上交了他所有的钱。A. poor贫穷的；B. serious严肃的；C. dangerous危险的；D. sad悲伤的。根据下文句子so he handed over all his money.可知上文是感到很悲伤。故答案为D。
（7）考查名词辨析及语境理解。句意：那个女人离开了，这个警察问那个男人更多的问题。A. questions问题；B. advice建议；C. reasons原因；D. examples例如。根据上文The woman left可知，那位女士离开后，警察问他更多的问题。故答案为A。
（8）考查不定代词及语境理解。句意：她注意到有人正在她的后面跟着。A. everyone每个人；B. anyone任何人；C. someone某人；D. no one没有人。根据上文句子One day while the woman was going to her son's school,可知下文是说有人跟踪她。故答案为C。
（9）考查情态动词辨析及语境理解。句意：她认为她可能要抢劫她，因此他走到警察面前。A. should应该；B. can't不能；C. mustn't禁止；D. might可能。根据下文so she walked to a policeman可知上文是他可能会抢劫他她，故答案为D。
（10）考查不定代词辨析及语境理解。句意：他们跑到他跟前，发现他就是他们前几天抓到的那个人。A. little很少；B. a few一些；C. a little一点；D. few很少。a few+可数名词的复数，a few days表示前几天。结合语境，故答案为B。
（11）考查形容词辨析及语境理解。句意：他看起来非常的虚弱，那个女士是吃惊的。A. happy高兴的；B. excited激动的；C. surprised吃惊的；D. successful成功的。根据上文句子They ran to him, and saw that he was the same man that they had caught____10____days ago.可知下文是那位女士很吃惊。故答案为C。
（12）考查动词辨析及语境理解。句意：但是已经听说了你的情况，他给了你他的钱。A. sent发送；B. gave给；C. kept保持；D. filled装满。根据上文句子He wasn't the thief that day, but having heard about your situation可知，这里是把他的钱给那位女士，故答案为B。
（13）考查动词辨析及语境理解。句意：请继续支付你儿子的学费。A. pay支付；B. borrow借；C. spend花费；D. take带去。根据下文I saw you and followed you to make sure that no one would steal your money again.可知，这里是说让他支付儿子的学费。故答案为A。
（14）考查不定代词辨析及语境理解。句意：那位女士太感到而说不出话来。A. anything任何东西；B. everything一切；C. something某物；D. nothing没什么。too…to…表示太……而不能说。这里表示否定句用nothing。故答案为A。
（15）考查连词辨析及语境理解。句意：有时它会震撼你，有时也可能让你吃惊。 A. for为了；B. so因此；C. and和，又；D. or否则，要不然。根据下文句子Be kind and generous. Learn to appreciate what you are given.可知，上文是表示并列关系用and。故答案为C。
【总结】考查单词在语境中的运用。首先通读文中掌握其大意，然后细读文章逐一作答，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，核对答案。
2.（2018·恩施）请认真阅读下面短文,然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出一个最佳选项补全短文。
??? One hot afternoon, a poor farmer was digging his field. Suddenly, his spade (铲) hit something. It was a big metal 1 which was big enough to boil rice for more than one hundred people. "It does not seem to be of any use to me. I will dig 2 . Maybe I will find something else," thought the farmer. He 3 to dig.
??? Feeling tired, he threw the spade into the pot and sat under a tree to 4 . When he got up to leave, he could not 5 his eyes. There were one hundred spades in the pot. What a 6 pot!
??? After that, he put a 7 into the pot. Then he found one hundred mangoes in the pot. 8 ?that pot, he became a rich man. The King came to know of the pot, 9 he was very greedy (贪婪的). “I want to find out the 10 of the magical pot. If it is valuable, it should be 11 , " the King thought. So, at once, he ordered his men to bring the farmer and his pot.
??? The King 12 the pot and did not know what to do. He thought, "Let me see what is inside this pot that makes this pot so magical?" He slipped (滑) and 13 inside the pot. After climbing up out of the magical pot, he was 14 to find that there were one hundred Kings.
??? All the Kings then 15 among themselves and died. This magical pot has killed the King himself!
1. A. bottle B. bowl C. plate D. pot
2. A. higher B. nearer C. deeper D. earlier
3. A. chose B. decided C. hoped D. continued
4. A. have a rest B. have a meeting C. have fun D. have a try
5. A. fix B. believe C. open D. close
6. A. exciting B. terrible C. magical D. beautiful
7. A. mango B. spade C. king D. man
8. A. In B. With C. Without D. By
9. A. but B. so C. or D. and
10. A. price B. secret C. cost D. wealth
11. A. the farmer's B. mine C. yours D. his
12. A. looked after B. looked for C. put away D. looked at
13. A. fell B. jumped C. joined D. felt
14. A. relaxed B. excited C. shocked D. bored
15. A. stayed B. competed C. discussed D. fought
【答案】 （1）D；（2）C；（3）D；（4）A；（5）B；（6）C；（7）A；（8）B；（9）D；（10）B；（11）B；（12）D；（13）A；（14）C；（15）D；
【解析】短文大意：本文讲了一个贫困的农夫挖出了一个魔法锅，可以把放进去的东西变成100个，这件事被国王知道了，国王派人押送去了农夫和锅，结果国王一不小心自己摔进去了产生了100个国王，最后这些国王互相打斗全都死了。
（1）名词辨析。句意：这是一个大金属锅，大到可以煮一百多人的米饭。A.瓶子B.碗C.盘子D.锅。 which was big enough to boil rice for more than one hundred people.??能够用来煮饭的只能是锅，故选D。
（2）副词辨析。句意：我要挖得更深。A.更高 B. 更近C. 更深 D. 根据 One hot afternoon, a poor farmer was digging his field.??It does not seem to be of any use to me.??一个更早，前面农夫说这个看起来对他没什么用处，所以他要继续挖，肯定是越挖越深，故选C。
（3）动词辨析。句意：他继续去挖。A.选择 B.决定 C.希望 D.继续，根据 Maybe I will find something else," thought the farmer.??可知农夫认为他一定会发现其他的什么东西，所以继续挖，continue to do 意为“继续去做……”，故选D。
（4）短语辨析。句意：感觉很累，他把铁锹扔进锅里，坐在一棵树下休息。A.休息 B.开会 C.玩得开心 D.试一试，根据 Feeling tired，可知因为累了，所以农夫要休息一下，故选A。
（5）动词辨析。句意：当他起身离开时，他简直不敢相信自己的眼睛。A.修复B.相信C.打开D.关闭。根据他看到了锅里出现了100把铲子。因为他就扔进里面一把铲子，所以看到100把铲子时，他不敢相信自己的眼睛，感到无比惊讶，故选B。
（6）形容词辨析。句意：这是一个有魔力的锅啊！A.令人兴奋的 B.可怕的 C.魔法的 D.美丽的，把一把铲子放在锅里变成了100把，说明这个锅应该是有魔力的，故选C。
（7）名词辨析。句意：之后，他把一个芒果放在了锅里。A.芒果B.铲子 C. 国王 D. 男人，根据 ?Then he found one hundred mangoes in the pot. “他发现锅里出现了100个芒果”得出这次他是把芒果放了进去，故选A。
（8）介词辨析。句意：有了那个锅，他变成了一个富人。With表示“有了，具有”，without意为“没有”，in意为“在..里面”，by表示“在……边上”，这里是说他有了这个锅变富有了，故选B。
（9）连词辨析。句意：国王知道了这个锅，他非常贪心。A.但是，连接两句是转折关系 B.所以，连接两句是因果关系 C.或者，连接的两句之间是选择关系 D.和，连接的两句是顺承关系，The King came to know of the pot 和 he was very greedy (贪婪的) 这里前句和后句之间是并列的关系，没有出现转折或因果，故选D。
（10）名词辨析。句意：我想找出神奇的锅的秘密。 A.价格B.秘密C.花费D.财富，国王的目的是找出魔法锅的秘密，不是找出价格、花费或者财富，根据 ?If it is valuable , it should be mine.他还不知道锅的用途，可知他想找到它的秘密，故选B。
（11）代词辨析。句意：如果它是很有价值的，它就应该是我的。A.农夫的 B.我的C.你的 D.他的，从前面看出国王是个很贪婪greedy的人，所以他如果发现这个锅有价值，肯定会占为己有，此处是直接引语，可知国王说“它是我的”，故选B。
（12）短语辨析。句意：国王看了看这个锅，不知道该做什么。A.照看、照顾 B.寻找 C.收起 D.看一看，国王命令人把农夫和锅带来之后肯定是要“看一下这个锅，故选D。
（13）动词辨析。句意：他滑了一下并跌进了锅里。A.跌倒B.跳跃C.加入D.感觉，fall into意为摔进，根据 He slipped (滑)??可知是说皇帝脚下一滑就“摔进、掉进”了锅里，故选A。
（14）形容词辨析。句意：在爬出这个神奇的锅后，他震惊地发现有一百个国王。A.放松的B.兴奋的C.震惊的D.无聊的，根据 that there were one hundred Kings. 国王爬出来之后发现有100个自己肯定是很震惊的，故选C。
（15）动词辨析。句意：然后所有的国王都开始相互打斗起来了，最后都死了。A.留下B.竞争C.讨论D.战斗，根据 among themselves and died?可知此处是说100个国王之间肯定发生了战斗、打斗致死，故选D。
【总结】此题考查完型填空。我们先跳过空格阅读短文，在解题之前，先要把文章通读一遍，对文章有个全面的了解，弄清其中心思想和大意。然后对留空的句子进行分析，看他在该句所处的位置和作用，再从所给的选项中找出要填写什么词。紧扣内容，分析对比备选答案。瞻前顾后，全文贯通。上下文在意思上和结构上都有这样或那样的必然联系。一般说来，所选答案只有和上下文和结构上都吻合的时候，才是正确答案。
3.（2018·荆州）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
??? One day, when a successful businessman opened the door of his car, a dog sleeping 1 his car suddenly came out and bit (咬) his leg!? He threw a stone at the dog, 2 he was not able to hit it. How angry he was!
??? Upon 3 his office, the businessman called a meeting of the workers. He took out his anger(愤怒) on them. Gradually, the businessman's anger 4 the company.
??? The businessman was still angry after returning home. His wife asked him, "Why are you so late today?" The man 5 , "I didn't go to the office to play soccer. I went to work. So don't ask such stupid questions!"
??? His wife was troubled about being shouted at 6 . She turned her anger on their son who was watching TV. "This is all you do. You have no 7 ?in studying!? Turn off the TV now!" she shouted.
??? The son became 8 as well. He walked out of his house and saw a dog passing by. He picked up a stone and threw it at the dog 9 . The dog ran away, barking(犬吠) in pain.
??? Sometimes, when we are angry about something, we might take out our anger on 10 . We should learn to control our anger.
1. A. on B. near C. in front of D. under
2. A. although B. if C. unless D. so
3. A. cleaning B. repairing C. filling D. reaching
4. A. ran into B. came over C. spread through D. rose up
5. A. answered B. shouted C. repeated D. said
6. A. for no reason B. after a while C. in that case D. by the way
7. A. time B. interest C. choice D. attention
8. A. relaxed B. lonely C. upset D. helpless
9. A. angrily B. actually C. simply D. painfully
10. A. another B. any other C. other D. others
【答案】 （1）D；（2）A；（3）D；（4）C；（5）B；（6）A；（7）B；（8）C；（9）A；（10）D；
【解析】短文大意：这篇短文作者通过讲述一个商人的故事告诉我们：愤怒是会传染的，当我们对某事生气的时候，我们可能会把怒气发泄到其他人的身上，所以我们应该学会控制自己的愤怒。
（1）介词辨析。句意：一天,当一个成功的商人打开他的车门的时候,一只正在他车底下睡觉的狗突然出来,咬了他的腿。on 在……上面；near在……附近；in front of在……前面；under在……下面。根据常识可知，狗不可能在车的上面睡觉，故A不对；如果狗在车附近睡觉的话，不可能商人一打开车门，狗就咬他，故B不对；如果狗在车的前面睡觉的话，商人就能看见它了，所以也不可能被咬了。在车下面睡觉，比较合情理。故选D。
（2）连词辨析。句意：他朝着这只狗扔了一块石头，但是他没有能够打中它。although 尽管，虽然，引导让步状语从句；if如果，引导条件状语从句；unless除非，如果不；so因此，所以。根据句意threw a stone at the dog以及he was not able to hit it可知，这两句话之间是转折的关系，故选A。
（3）动词辨析。句意：一到他的办公室，这个商人就召集他的工人们开会。cleaning 打扫；repairing 修理；filling装满；reaching到达。根据空后的his office是一个地方，可知商人来到了办公室，故选D。
（4）动词短语辨析。句意：逐渐地，商人的愤怒传遍了这个公司。ran into 偶然碰见；came over过来，顺便拜访；spread through 蔓延开来；rose up上升。根据上句话He took out his anger(愤怒) on them.可知，商人把自己的愤怒发泄在工人们身上，所以这种怒气在公司里蔓延，故选C。
（5）动词辨析。句意：这个男人大喊道：“我去办公室不是为了踢球，我是去工作，所以不要问我这么愚蠢的问题。”answered 回答；shouted大喊；repeated重复；said说。根据下文His wife was troubled about being shouted at可知，商人回到家怒气还没有消，对着他的妻子大喊大叫，故选B。
（6）短语辨析。句意：他的妻子对无缘无故被吵感到很苦恼。for no reason 无缘无故地；没有理由地；after a while 过了一会儿；in that case 假如那样的话；by the way顺便问一下。根据上文The businessman was still angry after returning home.可知，商人怒气未消，回到家就对妻子大喊大叫，妻子并不知道怎么回事，所以这里是“无缘无故地”，故选A。
（7）名词辨析。句意：你对学习不感兴趣。time 时间；interest兴趣；choice选择；attention注意力。根据上文She turned her anger on their son who was watching TV. 可知，她的儿子正在看电视，所以她认为她的儿子对学习不感兴趣，have no interest in… 对……不感兴趣，是固定短语。故选B。
（8）形容词辨析。句意：儿子也变得很苦恼。relaxed 放松的；lonely孤独的；upset心烦意乱的；helpless无助的。根据上文Turn off the TV now!” she shouted.以及下文He picked up a stone and threw it at the dog可知，他的妈妈对他大喊大叫，所以儿子感觉很气恼，拿狗撒气，故选C。
（9）副词辨析。句意：他捡起一块儿石头，生气地朝狗扔过去。angrily 生气地；actually 事实上，实际上；simply仅仅，只；painfully痛苦地。根据上文Turn off the TV now!” she shouted.可知，他的妈妈对他大喊大叫，他很生气，所以拿狗来撒气，故这里应是“生气地”，故选A。
（10）代词辨析。句意：有时候当我们因为某事生气的时候，我们会把愤怒发泄在其他人身上。another 另一个；any other其他的任何一个；other 其他的，形容词；others其他人。根据文意He took out his anger(愤怒) on them、She turned her anger on their son who was watching TV.和He picked up a stone and threw it at the dog可知，文章中的商人、他的妻子、儿子都把自己的愤怒发泄在其他人的身上，故选D。
【总结】此题考查完形填空。解题时先跳过空格，通读完形填空的短文，了解全篇的内容。然后利用上下文的语境，确定空格处所需词语，再依据词语搭配和语法规则，判断所填的词的正确形式。在短文的每一空白处填上一个词后，将完成的短文再细读一遍。把所填的答案放入短文中进行检验，可从上、下文内容是否协调一致、顺理成章，语法结构是否正确无误等。最后确定答案。
4.（2018·黄冈）从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项，使短文意思完整。
??? We may have many difficulties in life, and sometimes it's even unfair for someone, but it depends on how you face them. Sally is a student from a university, she made a 1 last August. She decided to take her grandmother 2 their hometown and live with her in a rented room(出租房) near her school.
?? ?Sally's family have met a lot in the past few years. Her grandmother 3 her legs and she could walk only with a stick, Her father died because of illness, Sally's mother plagued (受折磨) by these events, she lost the 4 to take care of others, "This was the only choice. No one else could 5 my grandma, Sally explained. Her grandmother has also had a 6 life. The old woman's three sons have all died, and Sally couldn't leave her alone where 7 could look after her. A room with two beds, a desk and a table is their new home. The room 8 her several hundred yuan every month. In order to make money, Sally works in a supermarket after class and spends the money 9 the family. "I was brought up by my grandma, and now it's my 10 to take care of her," said Sally. When she was young, her grandmother "magically" prepared every meal 11 for her every day, even though she could not 12 a clock.
??? In the eyes of Sally's teacher, the girl is a(an) 13 student. "Though taking care of her grandmother takes her lots of 14 , Sally has tried to stay on top of all her courses. She is even preparing for an English singing contest," Her teacher said. Sally even 15 help from others. "It's kind of like only getting without giving, she explained. At present, the girl is able to support the home with her weak shoulder.
1. A. promise B. decision C. living D. progress
2. A. from B. in C. to D. for
3. A. kicked B. tied C. broke D. lost
4. A. hope B. ability C. dream D. power
5. A. look for B. wait for C. search for D. care for
6. A. homeless B. boring C. hard D. meaningless
7. A. nobody B. somebody C. anybody D. everybody
8. A. pays B. takes C. costs D. spends
9. A. supporting B. building C. finding D. making
10. A. hobby B. interest C. dream D. turn
11. A. in time B. on time C. at times D. out of time
12. A. read B. notice C. see D. watch
13. A. unlucky B. fascinating C. careful D. excellent
14. A. money B. spirit C. energy D. courage
15. A. accepted B. asked C. refused D. got
【答案】（1）B；（2）A；（3）C；（4）B；（5）D；（6）C；（7）A；（8）C；（9）A；（10）D；（11）B；（12）A；（13）D；（14）C；（15）C；
【解析】本文讲述Sally是一名大学生，她把祖母带到学校附近租的房子里照顾。她课下打工挣钱来养家糊口。虽然照顾祖母花费了她很多精力，但是她的成绩非常好。
（1）句意：莎莉是一名大学生，去年八月她做了一个决定。A. promise 许诺；B. decision决定； C. living? 生活； D. progress进步；根据后文的She decided to take her grandmother___2___their hometown and live with her in a rented room(出租房) near her school.可知此处表示做决定，make a decision做了一个决定。故答案选B。
（2）句意：她决定把她的祖母从他们的家乡带出来，和她一起住在学校附近的出租房里。A. from 来自； B. in在……里；C. to 向； D. for为了；take sb from “把某人从……带来”，故答案选A。
（3）句意：她的祖母的腿断了，只能用一个拐棍才能走路。A. kicked 踢；? B. tied 系； C. broke折断；? D. lost失去；根据she could walk only with a stick,可知她用拐棍来走路，可以她的腿断了，故答案选C。
（4）句意：她失去了照顾其他人的能力。A. hope希望； B. ability 能力； C. dream 梦想；D. power力量；根据后文的No one else could___5___my grandma,可知此处表示没有其他人能照顾她的祖母，因此表示她的母亲失去了照顾其他人的能力，故答案选B。
（5）句意：没有其他人能照顾我的祖母。A. look for 寻找； B. wait for?? 等； C. search for 寻找； D. care for关心；根据前文的Her father died because of illness, Sally's mother plagued (受折磨) by these events, she lost the___4___to take care of others,可知她的父亲去世了，她的母亲没有能力照顾其他人，因此没有其他人能照顾她的祖母，故答案选D。
（6）句意：她的祖母也过着辛苦的生活。A. homeless 无家可归的； B. boring 无聊的； C. hard辛苦的；? D. meaningless无意义的；根据Her grandmother___3___her legs and she could walk only with a stick,和The old woman's three sons have all died,可知莎莉的祖母的腿断了，三个儿子去世了，因此她过着辛苦的生活，故答案选C。
（7）句意：莎莉不能把她一个人留在没有人照顾的地方。A. nobody没有人；B. somebody 某人； C. anybody任何人；D. everybody每个人；根据Her father died because of illness, Sally's mother plagued (受折磨) by these events, she lost the___4___to take care of others,可知莎莉的父亲去世了，母亲没有能力照顾其他人，因此没有人能照顾她的祖母，故答案选A。
（8）句意：那个房间每个月花费她几百元。A. pays 支付；B. takes 拿走； C. costs? 花费； D. spends花费；sb pays money for sth某人为某物支付钱；It takes sb time to do sth.做某事花费某人时间；sth costs sb some money某物花费某人钱；sb spends time/money doing sth花费时间/金钱做某事。此处表示房间花费了她的钱，故答案选C。
（9）句意：为了赚钱，莎莉下课后在一家超市里工作，把那些钱花费在养家糊口上。A. supporting 支持，供养； B. building 建造；C. finding找到； D. making制造；根据后文的At present, the girl is able to support the home with her weak shoulder.可知她挣钱为了养家糊口，故答案选A。
（10）句意：现在轮到我来照顾她。A. hobby爱好； B. interest? 兴趣；C. dream 梦想；D. turn转弯；根据句型It's one's turn to do sth“轮到某人做某事”，故答案选D。
（11）句意：当她小时候，每天她的祖母魔法般地按时给她准备好每一餐，尽管她不会看表。A. in time? 及时；B. on time 按时； C. at times 有时；D. out of time过时；根据even though she could not___12___a clock.可知尽管她不会读懂钟表，她做饭也是按时做的，故答案选B。
（12）句意：当她小时候，她的祖母每天魔法般地按时给她准备好每一餐，尽管她不会看表。A. read 读懂，阅读； B. notice注意； C. see 看见； D. watch观看；此处表示她的祖母看不懂钟表，无法读出钟表上的时间，故答案选A。
（13）句意：在莎莉老师的眼里，那个女孩是一名杰出的学生。A. unlucky 不幸的； B. fascinating 迷人的； C. careful? 仔细的； D. excellent杰出的；根据后文的Sally has tried to stay on top of all her courses.可知她所有的科目很优秀，因此她是一名杰出的学生，故答案选D。
（14）句意：尽管照顾祖母需要莎莉很多精力，她已经努力保持所有的科目都名列前茅。A. money 金钱； B. spirit 精神；C. energy精力；?? D. courage勇气；根据taking care of her grandmother可知照顾她的祖母，应需要花费她的精力，故答案选C。
（15）句意：莎莉甚至拒绝其他人的帮助。A. accepted接受； B. asked? 问；? C. refused? 拒绝；? D. got得到；根据后文的"It's kind of like only getting without giving,可知她认为接受其他人的帮助，就像只获得不付出，因此她拒绝接受其他人的帮助，故答案选C。
【总结】考查词汇在篇章中的运用能力，答题时首先要读懂全文，弄清文章要表达的思想，注意文中前后段落之间的关系。答题中，一定要认真分析，注意选项与上下文的关系，与前后单词的关系。对于一 时没有太大的把握的题可以放到最后再来完成，因为有时答案可以从下文内容体现出来。