中考完形填空真题系列三-人物传记故事
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1.(2016·北京)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,选择最佳答案。
Mum's Christmas Surprise
??? Molly ran back home from school and dropped her schoolbag on the sofa. Then on the table she saw “Mum's Wish Book” – a mail order catalog(商品目录) from a gift shop. “Mum,” she said excitedly to herself, “this year you'll get the gloves you want!” Molly had walked a dog for a neighbor and saved her 1 ?all year to buy Mum the gloves.
??? She opened “Mum's Wish Book” and hoped that she could find these 2 ?in it. Teas ran down her face when she saw the gloves in the catalog. Mum wouldn't buy them for herself, because the family had a 3 ?time on the farm. She once heard Mum say to Dad, “Maybe some day, I'll have the money to get them.”
??? Molly ran out by the back door and went straight to the post office. There she carefully filled out the order form torn from the catalog.
??? “I need to buy a stamp to 4 ?the form.” She said to Mr. Smith, the only worker in the post office.
??? “Umm, a pair of gloves?” said Mr. Smith, as he passed a stamp to her.
??? “Yes, It's a Christmas gift for Mum, but please don't tell her. It's our 5 , OK?” Molly didn't realize how white Mr. Smith's beard was until that moment. In face, he reminded her of Santa Claus.
??? As Molly walked back home, she decided to tell Dad her secret. “You've got to check the mailbox every day,” said Molly 6 ?to Dad. He nodded, with a big smile.
??? Coming home from school every day, Molly peeked at (偷看) Dad when Mum wasn't 7 , but every time he shook his head.
??? On Christmas Eve, Dad came back from mailbox, still empty handed. Molly felt 8 ?when she went to bed, because she didn't have the gloves for Mum.
??? Before Christmas dinner, as Mum took the apple pies out of the oven, Molly began 9 ?the table. Suddenly, they heard someone pulling up the driveway. From the window they saw Mr. Smith making his way to the door, with a box in his hand. Mr. Smith 10 ?Mum the box, “I believe this is yours.”
??? Mum looked from Dad to Molly and opened the box. Her eyes lit up when she saw the gloves. “Oh, who bought these for me?” she asked.
??? “Santa did,” said Molly smilingly.
??? “Ho! Ho! Ho! Merry Christmas!” Mr. Smith, with a loud laugh.
??? It was Christmas that no one would ever forget.
1. A. time B. money C. energy D. food
2. A. flowers B. sunglasses C. gloves D. chocolates
3. A. hard B. lonely C. short D. busy
4. A. design B. check C. complete D. send
5. A. secret B. choice C. dream D. task
6. A. patiently B. doubtfully C. proudly D. quietly
7. A. working B. looking C. smiling D. talking
8. A. sad B. strange C. angry D. tired
9. A. pushing B. changing C. setting D. booking
10. A. bought B. handed C. lent D. returned
【答案】 (1)B;(2)C;(3)A;(4)D;(5)A;(6)D;(7)B;(8)A;(9)C;(10)B;
【解析】本文讲述了茉莉给她妈妈买了手套作为圣诞节的惊喜。为了攒钱买手套,茉莉给邻居遛狗。她去邮局填表,订购手套。她决定不告诉妈妈,只告诉了爸爸这个秘密。茉莉让爸爸每天看看邮箱。在圣诞节晚餐前,爸爸从邮箱里拿来了一个盒子,递给了爸爸。茉莉的妈妈很高兴收到这个礼物。
(1)考查名词及语境的理解。A. time 时间;B. money金钱;C. energy 精力;D. Food食物;句意:茉莉给一个邻居遛狗,为了给妈妈买手套,积攒了一整年的钱。根据Molly had walked a dog for a neighbor可知茉莉给邻居遛狗,在挣钱,故选B。
(2)考查名词及语境的理解。A. flowers花;B. sunglasses太阳镜;C. gloves手套;D. chocolates巧克力;句意:她打开“妈妈的愿望书”,希望她能在里面找到这些手套。根据前文的 to buy Mum the gloves.可知此处茉莉想给妈妈买手套。故选C。
(3)考查形容词及语境的理解。A. hard辛苦的,努力的;B. lonely孤独的;C. short 短的;D. busy繁忙的;句意:妈妈不会给自己买,因为他们家的农场正在困难时期。 根据后文的She once heard Mum say to Dad, “Maybe some day, I'll have the money to get them.”可知他们现在没有钱,因此他们家的农场正在经历困难时期,故选A。
(4)考查动词及语境的理解。A. design设计;B. check核查;C. complete 完成;D. send发送;句意:她对史密斯先生说:“我需要一张邮票来邮寄这个表格”根据前文的went straight to the post office.和后文的I need to buy a stamp可知茉莉去邮局,需要邮票,因此她要邮寄东西,故选D。
(5)考查名词及语境的理解。A. secret秘密;B. choice选择;C. dream 梦想;D. task任务;句意:这是我们的秘密,好吗?根据前文的It's a Christmas gift for Mum, but please don't tell her.和后文的 she decided to tell Dad her secret.可知她不想告诉她的妈妈,故是一个秘密,故选A。
(6)考查副词及语境的理解。A. patiently 耐心地;B. doubtfully 怀疑地;C. proudly 骄傲地;D. quietly安静地,悄悄地;句意:茉莉悄悄地对爸爸说:“你一定要每天检查邮箱。”根据前文的she decided to tell Dad her secret.可知此处她告诉秘密,因此要悄悄地说,故选D。
(7)考查动词及语境的理解。A. working工作;B. looking看;C. smiling微笑;D. talking讨论;句意:茉莉每天从学校回家,当妈妈不看的时候,偷看爸爸,但是每次他摇摇头。根据It's a Christmas gift for Mum, but please don't tell her.和Molly peeked at (偷看) Dad可知茉莉不想让妈妈知道,因此她在妈妈不看她的时候,偷看爸爸。故选B。
(8)考查形容词及语境的理解。A. sad悲伤的;B. strange奇怪的;C. angry生气的;D. tired疲倦的;句意:茉莉上床睡觉时感到难过,因为她没有收到给妈妈的手套。根据后文的because she didn't have the gloves for Mum.可知因为没有收到给妈妈的手套,因此难过。故选A。
(9)考查动词及语境的理解。A. pushing推;B. changing 改变;C. setting设置,摆放;D. booking预订;句意:在圣诞节晚饭前,当妈妈从炉子上拿出苹果派时,茉莉开始摆桌子。根据Before the Christmas dinner可知晚饭前,茉莉应摆桌子。故选C。
(10)考查动词及语境的理解。A. bought买;B. handed 递交;C. lent 借;D. returned回来;句意:史密斯先生递给妈妈那个盒子,“我认为这是你的。”根据后文的Mum looked from Dad to Molly and opened the box. 可知妈妈打开了盒子,故此处应是茉莉的爸爸递给妈妈那个盒子。故选B。
【总结】本题考查完形填空题。通常做题者从总体上把握文章主旨,接受作者所传达的信息与情感,针对完形填空,提出了各种多层次、全方位的理解技法,其中以总体把握法、词语搭配法、语法判定法、语境联想法、举例对比法最为重要。要通读完形填空的短文,跳过空格快速阅读,了解全篇的主要内容。切不可把宝贵的时间浪费在个别字句推敲上。文章体裁通常分为四种:论述文、记叙文、说明文和应用文。中考选文以叙事性文章为主,如:幽默故事、科普知识、童话、简短新闻、名人轶事、社会热点问题等。读这类文章,要大体上了解故事所涉及的时间、地点、人物、事件及前因后果。完形填空所用的短文一般不给标题,但短文的主题句,往往在每段文章的首句,有时也出现在文章的中间或结束处。主题句提供全篇的性质、大意等,这是深入了解全文的“窗口”,甚至能以语句为立足点,从该句的时态、语气推测全文的主要内容。利用上下文的提示,用学过的知识和已有的生活经验,扫清部分词汇理解上的障碍。
2.(2016·黔南)阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
??? Children like to copy(模仿)what they hear. They copy their parents, their friends and even the TV. This teaches them how to speak the language. Copying is also 1 ?for students of a second language. When you listen to foreigners speak English, repeat 2 ?they say.
??? Children don't practice grammar, but they can use the language to talk about things that 3 ?them. They don't complain 4 ?their vocabulary or poor grammar. They can find ways to express themselves, and they do it 5 .
??? Students who are learning English should also pay their attention to 6 . Look for chances to talk with people in English. If you can't find a 7 ?to talk to, you man talk with other students who know English instead. 8 ?an English discussion group and talk about music, movies 9 ?whatever interests you. Don't worry about 10 . The objective(目标)is to learn how to communicate easily and comfortably. Remember that you communicate successfully even with a small vocabulary.
1. A. terrible B. good C. bad D. unimportant
2. A. when B. where C. what D. which
3. A. interest B. surprise C. bore D. excite
4. A. about B. on C. in D. for
5. A. carefully B. differently C. successfully D. politely
6. A. grammar B. communication C. vocabulary D. sentence
7. A. book B. topic C. chance D. foreigner
8. A. Send B. Build C. Use D. Start
9. A. so B. but C. or D. although
10. A. making mistakes B. having exams C. wasting time D. having lessons
【答案】 (1)B;(2)C;(3)A;(4)A;(5)C;(6)B;(7)D;(8)D;(9)C;(10)A;
【解析】本文通过小孩子用较少的词汇能够正常交流的事例告诉我们,学外语主要是为了交流,根据自己的词汇量选择恰当的表达方式,语法不是主要的。
(1)考查形容词及语境理解。句意:对于外语,模仿对学生也有好处。A. terrible可怕的,恐怖的;B. good好的;C. bad坏的;D. unimportant不重要的。模仿对学生有好处。对……有好处:be good for。故选B。
(2)考查疑问词及语境理解。句意:当你听到外国人讲英语时,复述他们所说的。A. when当……时,表示时间;B. where在哪儿,表示地点;C. what什么,指事物;D. which哪一个,哪些。本空内容作say的宾语,指事物,用what。故选C。
(3)考查动词及语境理解。句意:孩子不练习语法,但是他们可以用语言谈论他们感兴趣的东西。A. interest感兴趣;B. surprise使惊奇; C. bore厌烦;D. excite激动。孩子们喜欢谈论自己感兴趣的东西,而且可以用恰当的语言表达。故选A。
(4)考查介词及语境理解。句意:他们不抱怨自己的词汇或是语法不好。抱怨……:complain about…。故选A。
(5)考查副词及语境理解。句意:他们可以找到表达自己的方式,而且他们成功地表达。A. carefully仔细的;B. differently不同地;C. successfully成功地;D. politely礼貌地。故选C。
(6)考查名词及语境理解。句意:学英语的学生也应该注意交流。A. grammar语法;B. communication交流;C. vocabulary词汇;D. sentence句子。根据下文:找机会与用英语的人交谈,可知是交谈。故选B。
(7)考查名词及语境理解。句意:如果你找不到外国人交谈,你可以和其它懂英语的学生交谈。A. book书;B. topic话题;C. chance机会;D. foreigner外国人。由上句可知:找到用英语的人交谈,故选D。
(8)考查动词及语境理解。句意:参加英语讨论谈谈音乐、电影或什么使你感兴趣的东西。A. Send发送;B. Build修建;C. Use使用;D. Start开始。开始积极参与小组英语讨论,故选D。
(9)考查连词及语境理解。句意:参加英语讨论谈谈音乐、电影或什么使你感兴趣的东西。A. so因此,表示结果;B. but但是,表示转折;C. or或者,表示选择;D. although虽然,表示条件。本句表示在音乐、电影、自己感兴趣的东西中作选择,用or。故选C。
(10)考查动词短语及语境理解。句意:不要担心犯错。A. making mistakes犯错;B. having exams参加考试;C. wasting time浪费时间;D. having lessons上课。学习语言的目的是让交流容易、舒适,不要担心犯错。故选A。
【总结】本题考查故事类阅读完形填空,本题考查完形填空题。通读全文,掌握大意。结合选项初步弄清短文写了些什么内容。瞻前顾后,分析先行。在理解全文意思的基础上,结合文章内容对空缺句子作合乎逻辑的推理。必须弄清空缺词句的确切含义,空缺词句与其前后句的意义衔接必须自然、合理,不可出现意义断层或说东道西的情况,必须从空缺句的内部结构入手,从语法、词语固定搭配、词形变化等角度考虑,务必使所填的单词准确无误。反复推敲,攻克难关。如果做不出来的话,可能要改变一下思路。如实词多与文章的内容直接相关,虚词多与文章的连贯性或句子结构直接相关,如果从内容上实在看不出要填哪个单词的话,应考虑是否需要填介词、连词等。
3.(2016·昆明)从A、B、C三个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳答案。
??? One evening a young woman walked on the beach. She 1 ?to see the footsteps(足迹) she had left in the sand, but they had already been washed away by the water. When she turned to continue her walk, She was surprised to see an old woman 2 ?by a fire.
??? She walked up to the old woman and asked,”Where did you come from? I didn't see you here a minute ago.
??? 3 answering her question, the old woman said, ”Sit with me, my child. I have something to show you.”
??? As the young woman sat down beside the fire, the old woman handed her a book. She turned the pages of the book one by one and was 4 ?to discover they told the story of her whole life, from the early days of 5 to the present. But when she turned to the next page, she found it empty. And the rest of the pages in the book were all empty.
??? “Does this mean my life ends tonight?” she asked.
??? “No, my child. It means tonight your life 6 ?.”
??? At that time the old woman took the book into her hands and began to tear(撕掉)each of the pages that had words out of the book. She then threw 7 ?into the fire until all left were empty pages. She handed the book of empty pages to the young woman.
??? “You see,” she said, “just as the water washed away your footsteps in the sand, your past is forever gone. What you 8 ?have is here and now. Each moment is the beginning of the rest of your life and you should live it to the fullest, because you won't live that moment a(an) 9 ?time. For your future, you are free to shape it as you wish, 10 ?it has not yet been written.”
1. A. turns B. turned C. is turning
2. A. sitting B. to sit C. sat
3. A. Thanks to B. Instead of C. As for
4. A. tired B. sad C. amazed
5. A. childhood B. adulthood C. old age
6. A. ends B. lives C. begins
7. A. them B. it C. her
8. A. hardly B. lately C. truly
9. A. other B. another C. second
10. A. whether B. because C. then
【答案】 (1)B;(2)A;(3)B;(4)C;(5)A;(6)C;(7)A;(8)C;(9)C;(10)B;
【解析】文章大意:本文讲述的是一位女士在海滩散步时发生的故事。当她追寻自己的足迹时,遇到了一位老人,老人手中的书写满了年轻女子的过去一切,老人把那本书撕碎、烧掉,同时告诉她:今天是她生活的开始。人的过去永远过去了,人们所拥有的是此地和现在,每一时刻都是生命的开始,人们应该充实。
(1)考查动词及语境理解。句意:她转身去看足迹。A. turns三人称单数的一般现在时态形式;B. turned一般过去时态形式;C. is turning 现在进行时态形式。结合上下文,短文用一般过去时态来讲述的,本句也用一般过去时态。故选B。
(2)考查动词及语境理解。句意:她惊奇地看到一位老人坐在一个火炉旁。看到某人在做某事:see sb. doing sth。故选A。
(3)考查短语及语境理解。句意:没有回答她的问题,老人说。A. Thanks to幸亏;B. Instead of代替,顶替,而不;C. As for至于,对于。老人说出了下面的话,而没有回答她的提示。而不:instead of。故选B。
(4)考查形容词及语境理解。句意:她一页一页地翻看这本书,并且惊奇地发现讲述了她整个一生的故事。A. tired疲劳的;B. sad伤心的;C. amazed令人惊异的。从一位陌生人手中的书里,发现了写着自己一生的故事。感到惊奇。故选C。
(5)考查名词及语境理解。句意:从童年到现在。A. childhood童年;B. adulthood成年;C. old age老年。现在是一位年轻人,可以推测出是比年轻人更早的时间段,即:童年。故选A。
(6)考查动词及语境理解。句意:不,孩子,意思是今天晚上你的生活开始了。A. ends结束;B. lives生活;C. begins开始。同前句的ends(结束)相对,开始:begin。故选C。
(7)考查代词及语境理解。句意:然后她把它们扔进火炉里直到只剩下空白页。A. them它们;B. it它;C. her她。指代上文提到的复数名词pages,用them。故选A。
(8)考查副词及语境理解。句意:你真正拥有的是此地和现在。A. hardly几乎不;B. lately最近;C. truly真实地,真正地。联系上文:过去的永远去了,真正拥有的是现在。故选C。
(9)考查形容词及语境理解。句意:每一刻都是你的余生的开始,你应该过得充实,因为你不会过那个时刻第二次。A. other别的,其它的;B. another再一次,另一次;C. second第二。人不可能过同一时刻两次,another不与不定冠词a/an连用。故选C。
(10)考查连词及语境理解。句意:未来,你可以按你想要的方式去塑造因为它还没有被书写。A. whether是否,表示疑问;无论,表示条件;B. because因为,表示原因;C. then然后,表示时间的传承。因为未来还未开始,所以我们可以自由地塑造。表示原因,用because。故选B。
【总结】在做这类题的时候,希望考生一定要牢记四个步骤:第一步就是通读全文,领会大意 ,第二步就是紧扣内容,分析对比备选答案,第三步就是瞻前顾后,全文贯通, ,第四步就是复查核对,决定取舍。
4.(2016·咸宁)阅读下面短文,从短文后每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入相应空白处的最佳选项。
??? Once upon a time there lived a wise king who wanted to marry off his favorite daughter. He 1 ?how he could find the right person. Finally, the king had an 2 . He decided to hold a contest(比赛) to decided which gentleman would achieve this great honor. The king ordered that anyone 3 ?wanted to marry the princess must report to the palace. To win his daughter, a man must fill up a whole room with a(an) 4 ?thing very quickly.
??? The first brave man anived at the palace. He brought bags full of feathers. With great 5 , he started to fill the large room with feathers, but time ran out and he failed.
??? The next day, 6 ?young man tried to quickly fill the room, this time with beautiful silk. Time ran out again, and he left the palace 7 .
??? The contest went on day after day, 8 ?contestants hoped to pass the test but no one 9 . The king began to lose heart. Wasn't anyone in the kingdom qualified(有资格的)to many the beautiful princess?
??? One day, a young man arrived at the palace empty-handed. The king wondered how this man planned to win the contest. Entering the room, the young man 10 ?the lights. He reached into his pocket, got a small 11 ?and lit it. In no time, the light filled the whole room.
??? The king was very happy because he had found the perfect match for his lovely daughter.
??? To get through a problem, sometimes we must 12 ?the way we're thinking about it. We need to re-educate ourselves by looking at the problem in a different way.
1. A. surprised B. wondered C. hoped D. recognized
2. A. opinion B. impression C. idea D. opportunity
3. A. whom B. who C. which D. why
4. A. expensive B. cheap C. heavy D. light
5. A. confidence B. doubt C. shame D. sadness
6. A. the other B. another C. any other D. other
7. A. disappointed B. happily C. excited D. freely
8. A. hundred B. Hundred of C. Hundreds D. Hundreds of
9. A. success B. succeeded C. successful D. successfully
10. A. put off B. put up C. put out D. put down
11. A. candle B. ice C. stone D. gold
12. A. follow B. change C. turn D. make
【答案】 (1)B;(2)C;(3)B;(4)D;(5)A;(6)B;(7)A;(8)D;(9)B;(10)C;(11)A;(12)B;
【解析】文章大意:本文讲述了一个国王想嫁他的女儿,他决定举行一个比赛。要想赢了他的女儿,这个男人必须用一件轻的东西很快的充满房间。最后,有一个年轻人点燃了一个蜡烛,那个亮光很快充满了房间。因此,有时我们为了解决问题,必须改变我们思考问题的方法。
(1)考查动词及语境的理解。A.surprised 惊讶;B.wondered 想知道; C.hoped希望;D.recognized认出;句意:他想知道他如何能找到合适的人。根据宾语从句how he could find the right person.是个疑问句,因此想知道这个问题的答案,故选B。
(2)考查名词及语境的理解。A.opinion 观点;B.impression印象;C.idea 主意;D.opportunity机会;句意:最后,那个国王有了一个主意。have an idea有一个主意。 根据前文的He 39?? how he could find the right person.可知此处是找到问题的方法或主意,故选C。
(3)考查代词及语境的理解。A.whom谁,作宾语;B.who谁,作主语;C.which? 哪一个;D.why为什么;句意:那个国王命令想要娶公主的任何人必须向王宫报到。此处是修饰代词anyone的定语从句,缺少主语,故用代词who,故选B。
(4)考查形容词及语境的理解。A.expensive 昂贵的;B.cheap 便宜的;C.heavy 重的;D.light轻的;句意:一个男人要想赢得他的女儿,必须用轻的东西很快地充满这个房间。根据he started to fill the large room with feathers, 可知用羽毛充满房间,故此处应为轻的东西,故选D。
(5)考查名词及语境的理解。A.confidence 信心;B.doubt 怀疑;C.shame 羞愧;D.sadness悲伤;句意:他充满信心地开始用羽毛充满那个大的房间,但是时间用完了,他失败了。根据 but time ran out and he failed.可知此处but后表示失败了,but之前应表示自己认为会成功,因此是有信心。故选A。
(6)考查代词及语境的理解。A.the other 两者的另一个;B.another 三者或三者以上的另一个; C.any other任何其他的;D.other其他的;句意:第二天,有一个年轻人想很快地充满那个房间,这次用的是丝绸。此处修饰单数名词man故用代词another。故选B。
(7)考查形容词和副词及语境的理解。A.disappointed 失望的; B.happily高兴地;C.excited 兴奋的;D.freely自由地;句意:再一次时间用完了,他失望地离开了宫殿。根据后文的Wasn't anyone in the kingdom qualified(有资格的)to many the beautiful princess?可知国王没有选中他,因此他失败了,故感到失望了,故选A。
(8)考查数词及语境的理解。A.hundred 百; B.Hundred of 百的;C.Hundreds 几百; D.Hundreds of成百上千的;句意:比赛一天天的进行着,成百上千的参赛者希望通过考验,但是没有人成功。hundred有数词修饰时,不加s;与of连用时加s。故选D。
(9)考查名词和动词及语境的理解。A.success 成功,是名词;B.succeeded 成功,是动词;? C.successful 成功的,是形容词;D.successfully成功地,是副词;句意:比赛一天天的进行着,成百上千的参赛者希望通过考验,但是没有人成功。此处作为谓语,故用动词succeeded,故选B。
(10)考查动词短语及语境的理解。A. put off 推迟; B. put up 张贴; C. put out 熄灭;D. put down句意:那个年轻人进入房间,熄灭了灯。根据后文的got a small? 49? and lit it. 可知此处是点燃了它,因此这里应是熄灭了灯。故选C。
(11)考查名词及语境的理解。A.candle 蜡烛;B.ice 冰;C.stone 石头;D.gold金子;句意:他伸进兜里,拿出一个小蜡烛,点燃它。根据In no time, the light filled the whole room.可知灯光充满了整个房间,因此此处点燃的是蜡烛。故选A。
(12)考查动词及语境的理解。A.follow 遵循;B.change? 改变; C.turn 转向;D.make制作。句意:有时我们为了解决问题,必须改变我们思考问题的方法。根据We need to re-educate ourselves by looking at the problem in a different way.可知我们需要用不同的方法看待问题,因此是改变做题的方法。故选B。
【总结】做这类题的时候,希望考生一定要牢记四个步骤:第一步就是通读全文,领会大意 ,第二步就是紧扣内容,分析对比备选答案,第三步就是瞻前顾后,全文贯通, ,第四步就是复查核对,决定取舍。