2012中考英语：2012年2月完形填空训练及答案【01】【通用版】

2012中考英语：2012年2月完形填空训练及答案【01】【通用版】
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A.
We had a math contest today. I am good at math, so I ___1____it quickly. I was the first one to _____2___ the paper. I was sitting on my seat relaxing, while the teacher shouted, "Whose paper is this " I made no response. Some time later, I suddenly realized that I didn't sign my name on the paper. I stood up ____3___ and went to the teacher. She helped me find the __4____ paper and sign my name. I would have failed the contest if she hadn't ____5___me in time.
( )1.A. did B. finished C. worked D. readed
( )2. A. gave out B. put out C. hand in D. took out
( )3. A. hurriedly B. quietly C. worriedly D. friendly
( )4. A. nameless B. test C. writing D. blank
( )5. A. told B. asked C. said D. reminded
B
No one knows who made the first cheese, but an old legend says that it was an Arabian merchant. He put his milk in a __6___made from a sheep's stomach and___7___ across the desert. The __8___of his camel, the desert heat, and the chemicals in the pouch lining made the milk ___9___into curds and whey. The thick part, or curd, was the first cheese.
　　Ancient records show that cheese has been eaten for more than four thousand years. From earliest times it has been ___10____a very ___11__food. Americans eat ___12__cheese than people in some countries do, yet they still eat eight to ten pounds a year per person.
　　Today cheese is made ___13__the world. Most cheese is made__14___ cow's milk, __15___the supply of this milk is greater throughout the world. Smaller quantities come from the milk of other animals—goats, sheep, camels, and even reindeer.
( ) 6. A cup B jar C bag D bottle
( ) 7. A begin with B go off C move away D set off
( ) 8 A rocking B running C jumping D thrilling
( ) 9. A put B make C separate D divide
( ) 10. A ordered B considered C known D thought
( ) 11. A rich B poor C healthy D tasty
( ) 12. A more B less C bigger D more useful
( ) 13. A through B by C for D all over
( ) 14. A of B as C from D into
( ) 15. A although B after C when D because
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A
It was a quiet night. I __1___ in bed sleeplessly, watching the moonlight. I was totally __2___ by the moonlight. She was hanging alone in the sky, but she seemed so honest and __3___, giving light to those people __4____were walking in the night without ____5___ anything. I saw her smiling at me. She is really a symbol of silence, and peace.
( )1. A. sat B. lay C. stood D. went
( )2. A. surprised B. lighted C. looked D. moved
( )3. A. selfless B. homeless C. nameless D. useless
( )4. A. what B. where C. that D. who
( )5. A. looking for B. putting out C asking for D. provide for
B
Poor Martin lost his work and was trying to find a job. One day he read in the newspaper that a man was ___6____ to work in the zoo. He was very ___7__ and went to the boss of the zoo to ask for the job. The boss told him that their monkey had just died and it would be two months ___8___ they could get another one, so they wanted him to take the monkey's place.
　　As soon as he heard this, Martin got angry and shouted, “You want me to take the place of a monkey! Take this place yourself. You look more like a monkey than I do.” “Don't expect it like that,” said the boss, “I know you don't look like a monkey, but we'll ___9___ you up.” Martin thought about it for a while. Though he didn't like the idea, he had to make a living after all. So he ___10___ the job in the end.
　　The next day Martin started to work. It wasn't so __11___. The only thing he didn't like was the tiger in the cage next to him. But, as there were strong bars(铁栏杆)___12___ them, he soon got used to his neighbor.
　　One afternoon he climbed up to the top of the bars. Suddenly he missed his footing and fell not on his own side of the bars, but into the tiger's cage. That great animal was asleep at the time, but the noise of Martin's fall woke him up. Martin had to __13____ the bars again quickly to get back into his own cage. He tried to get up, but he had hurt his feet so badly that he couldn't move. He hid his face in his hands so as not to see the tiger coming. The next few seconds seemed like hours. Then he ___14___ the tiger whispered in his ear, “Don't be ___15___, old man, I'm in the same boat as you.”
( )6. A. told B. paid C. wanted D. chosen
( )7. A. sad B. worried C. surprised D. glad
( )8. A. before B. since C. after D. ago
( )9. A. pick B. dress C. bring D. give
( )10. A. took B. gave C. loved D. lost
( )11. A. good B. clean C. bad D. nice
( )12. A. behind B. among C. before D. between
( )13. A. climb B. lift C. move D. jump
( )14. A. saw B. heard C. made D. thought
( )15. A. angry B. sad C. unhappy D. afraid
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A
People who have finished education often admire students for their carefree life. But they don't know how difficult it is to ___1__ a student. He can never finish his homework. Furthermore, he has to ___2___ the great pressure of examinations. Everyone wants to get the first __3__ in exams. And after school, there are also many extra classes waiting for him. The worst of all is that students can hardly do ____4__they really love to do, for they ___5__ almost all their time on studies.
( ) 1. A. grow B. take C. as D. be
( ) 2. A. use B. become C. face D. wait
( ) 3. A. place B. top C. position D. desk
( ) 4. A. how B. why C. what D. which
( ) 5. A. take B. spend C. take D. have
B
Long ago, people sent messages in different ways. A man put his ears to the ground. He __6____ the horses. They were coming this way. He ran to ___7__ people. He was a ___8___. That was one way to send messages.
　　People in ___9___ countries also sent messages. One man made a cloud of smoke. In the next village people saw the smoke and went on doing that, too. The massage went from village to village by __10___.
　　Much ___11___, some soldiers kept many pigeons, these pigeons ___12___ flew back. When a soldier was sent far away from his own ___13__, he might take a pigeon along. He could tie a message to the bird's leg. It would fly back ___14____ the soldier's message.
　　These are slow ways to send messages. Can you think of ___15___ ways
( )6. A. saw B. found C. heard D. lost
( )7. A. speak B. talk C. say D. tell
( )8. A. runner B. winner C. cleaner D. farmer
( )9. A. another B. other C. others D. the other
( )10. A. animals B. horses C. people D. smoke
( )11. A. better B. more C. later D. late
( )12. A. sometimes B. always C. never D. often
( )13. A. place B. home C. family D. house
( )14. A. and B. to C. without D. with
( )15.A. farther B. further C. faster D. more quickly
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A
Spring is coming. What a nice season!
The weather is getting warmer and warmer. The flowers are ___1____. How beautiful the world is! Look around, the sky is blue and the leaves __2____ the trees are turning green. The sun is shining brightly and the air is so fresh, now everyone _____3___his warm coat and is more active than before. We all have good feelings. I must say, be careful not to catch cold again.
A good beginning is half __4____and it’s the first season in the year. We must make the best use of our time and catch every ____5____ to work and study. Do you think so
( )1. A. putting out B. looking out C. coming out D. seeing out
( )2. A. on B. in C. at D. but
( )3. A. takes off B. puts on C. wears D. is out
( )4. A. success B. done C. seen D. gotten
( )5. A. hour B. minutes C. second D. times
B
A man wanted to buy a hat , so he went to a hat shop and spoke to the assistant , “I__6___ buy a hat , please ,” he said . “Can I try on ____7__ , please ”
“Of course,” the assistant answered and he brought __8__ several hats .
The man ___9__ one by one but he didn’t like __10___ of them . “This one is too big and this one doesn’t ___11__ very nice and this one must be too cheap . Would you mind bringing __12___ hats , please ” “__13___ ,” the assistant said . He went to the back of the shop and brought out some more hats. “Let’s try this one ,” the man said . “No, I’m afraid it’s too wide .” “What about this one ” “No, I’m afraid it isn’t ___14__ . None of the hats are the right size ,” the man said . The assistant was very angry now .” “The hats are all right , sir,”he said , “but I’m afraid your __15___ isn’t the right size .”
( )6. A. would B. would to C. like D. would like to
( )7. A. more B. a few C. a lot D. a little
( )8. A. to B. from C. on D. in
( )9. A. put them on B. take them on C. tried them on D. wore them
( )10. A. one B. any C. all D. every
( )11. A. look B. feel C. be D. see
( )12. A. some B. several C. a few more D. any
( )13. A. Yes, I would B No at all C. Yes. You’re welcome D. Certainly
( )14. A. enough wide B. cheap enough C. wide enough D. very wide
( )15. A. mind B. head C. heart D. hand
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A
Helen Keller lived in the USA. She was a great woman.
Helen was blind and ___1___. She couldn’t see anything or hear anything. Her parents are very___2___.
A teacher helped Helen study __3____. Helen studied them very hard. When she grew up, she went to college. In Helen Keller’s __4___, she wrote fourteen books and her first book is “My Life”. The book “If you give me three days light” is very famous.
____5___ she was blind and deaf, she found a way to see and hear.
( )1. A. smart B. bright C. deaf D. homeless
( )2. A. sad B. angry C. happy D. lonely
( )3. A. sentence B. grammar C. letter D. words
( )4. A. life B. lives C. way D. time
( )5. A. So B. Because C. As D. Though
B.
About 70 million Americans are trying to lose weight . It is almost one out of __6___ three people in the United States . Some people go on diets .This __7___ they eat less of certain foods , especially fats and sugars . Other people exercise with special equipment , take medicine , __8___ even have surgery . Losing weight is hard work , but it can also cost a lot of money . So _9___ do so many people in the United States want to lose weight
Many people in the United States are anxious for looking __10___ and pleasure . To many people ___11__ good means being thin . Other people worry about their __12___ . Many doctors say being overweight is unhealthy . But are Americans really fat
Almost 30 million Americans weigh at least 20 percent less than their proper weight . __13___, the United States is the most overweight country in the world . “The stored __14___ of adult Americans weighs 2,300 million pounds ,” said an American scientist . He said burning off that stored energy would produce __15___ power for 900,000 cars to go 12,000 miles . Although losing weight is hard work , most people want to find a fast and easy way to take off fat .
( )6. A. the B. all C. every D. these
( )7. A. ells B. means C. shows D. asks
( )8. A. or B. that C. which D. until
( )9. A. what B. how C. when D. why
( )10. A. ready B. worried C. young D. old
( )11. A. being B. looking C. eating D. acting
( )12. A. friends B. looks C. health D. work
( )13. A. And B. In fact C. At least D. At once
( )14. A. energy B. meat C. fat D. beef
( )15. A. strong B. great C. enough D. much
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