1、2021中考英语语篇及作文专项训练(五) 一、完形填空。 When I was a kid in Minnesota， watermelon was expensive. One of my fathers friends， Bernie， was a rich businessman， who 1 a large store in St. Paul. Every summer， when the first watermelons arrived， Bernie would 2 . Dad and I would go to Bernies place. Wed sit on the edg
2、e of the dock （码头）， with feet dangling （摇晃）， and got ready for a big meal. Bernie would take his knife， cut our first watermelon， hand us both a big piece and sit down 3 to us. Then wed bury our 4 in watermelon， eating only the heartthe reddest， juiciest， firmest， sweetest， most seed-free partand 5
3、the rest. Bernie was my fathers ideality of a rich man. I always thought it was because he was such a 6 businessman. Years later， I realized that it was not Bernies wealth itself but his 7 of dealing with it that my father liked. Bernie knew how to stop working， get together with friends and eat onl
4、y the 8 of the watermelon. 9 I learned from Bernie is that being rich is a state of mind. Some of us， no matter how much money we have， will never be 10 enough to eat only the heart of the watermelon. If you dont take the time to dangle your feet over the dock and 11 lifes small pleasure， your work
5、is probably 12 your life. For many years， I forgot that 13 Id learned as a kid on the loading dock. I was too busy making all the money I could. Well， Ive relearned it. I hope I have time left to enjoy the 14 of others and to 15 pleasure in the day. Thats the heart of the watermelon. I have learned
6、again to throw the rest away. （ ）1. A. owned B. worked C. shopped D. bought （ ）2. A. say B. talk C. call D. tell （ ）3. A. next B. near C. beside D. around （ ）4. A. months B. noses C. eyes D. faces （ ）5. A. put away B. throw away C. take away D. give away （ ）6. A. good B. successful C. helpful D. tho
7、ughtful （ ）7. A. opinion B. idea C. way D. thought （ ）8. A. peel B. rest C. part D. heart （ ）9. A. Which B. That C. What D. Where （ ）10. A. free B. happy C. busy D. sure （ ）11. A. make B. have C. like D. enjoy （ ）12. A. destroying B. hurting C. injuring D. damaging （ ）13. A. lesson B. experience C.
8、example D. model （ ）14. A. sadness B. failure C. success D. luck （ ）15. A. bring B. take C. carry D. fetch 二、阅读理解。 A What will you do when you are 19？ Study in high school？ So will Britney Spears. But she is also a super star in the world of pop music. Sweet and lovely， Britney quickly captured （赢得）
9、 many peoples hearts！Here is something about her. A. 击退 B. 瞧不起 C. 尊重 D. 欣赏 （ ）7. Which can be used to describe Moms attitude when she made the child peel potatoes？ A. Cruel. B. Favourable. C. Strict. D. Sympathetic （同情的）. （ ）8. From the passage， we know monkey bars can help a child train _. A. the s
10、trength and skill to hang and climb B. the speed of ones hand movement C. the skill to throw and catch things D. the skill to jump （ ）9. When the author looked down at the kids， they were standing with their mouths open because _. A. they felt sorry for what they had done before B. they were afraid
11、the author might fall off and get hurt C. they wanted to see what the author would do on the bars D. they were astonished to find the authors progress （ ）10. The most probable conclusion we can draw after reading the passage is _. A. the childs classmates were so bad that her mom couldnt help crying
12、 B. the childs experience reminded her mom of that of her own C. Mom could solve any problem except the one in the last paragraph D. in fact her mom suffered more in the process of the childs growth C Outside a town there is a nice cottage （农舍） with a large garden. There lives an old man. The old ma
13、n is often seen looking after his flowers. The garden is so beautiful that every passer-by wants to stop to enjoy it. One day， a young painter went by the old mans garden. He looked at the great garden and the special cottage. He was totally lost in admiration （羡慕） at the beauty of these scenes. He
14、imagined how happy he could be if he lived in such a beautiful place. Then， suddenly he found the old gardener was blind. Surprised， the painter asked that old man，“Why are you busy looking after these flowers every day when you cant see them？” The blind gardener smiled and answered， “I can tell you
15、 four reasons. First， I was a gardener when I was young， and I really like this job. Second， although I cant see these flowers， I can touch them. Third， I can smell the sweetness of them. As to the last one， thats you.” “Me？ But you dont know me，” said the painter. “Yeah， its true that I dont know y
16、ou. But I know flowers are beautiful angels which everyone knows and loves. I know many people will stop by and the beauty of my garden will get them into a good feeling. It also gives me a chance to have a word with you here and to enjoy the happiness these flowers have brought us.” The old mans wo
17、rds surprised the young man a great deal and gave him much pleasure. The blind man grows flowers in order that everybody can enjoy their beauty. The blind gardener in the garden is alone but not lonely. All the passers-by are his friends； all flowers are his neighbors. I believe every flower has eye
18、s. They can see the kindness of the old mans heart and the sweetness of his soul. The blind man grows flowers in his heart. （ ）11. Of all the reasons for the old mans growing flowers， _ surprised the painter most. A. the first one B. the second one C. the third one D. the fourth one （ ）12. The old m
19、an was busy growing flowers mainly because _. A. he wanted to make a living B. he wanted everyone to enjoy their beauty C. he wanted to make his cottage more beautiful D. he had nothing else to do after retiring from his work （ ）13. Its clear that _ according to the story. A. the old man had been bl
20、ind since he was young B. the old man had no wife or children C. the young painter had know the old man before he got to his garden D. the old man enjoyed himself by giving pleasure to others （ ）14. What should we learn from the old blind man most according to this story？ A. His hard work. B. His go
21、od skills for growing flowers. C. The kindness of his heart and the sweetness of his soul. D. He could live all by himself outside the town. （ ）15. The best title of the story should be _. A. A Blind Old Man and His Garden B. A Blind Old Man and a Young Painter C. Growing Flowers in the Heart D. Fou
22、r Reasons for Growing Flowers 三、阅读理解填词。 This is a story about a father and his daughter. When the girl was very young， the father would p 1 her up and tell her， “I love you， little girl！” When the little girl was g 2 up， the father would also tell her， “I love you， little girl.” The little girl woul
23、d not be very happy and say， “Im not a little girl anymore.” Then the father would l 3 and say， “But to me， youll always be my little girl.” The little girl grew up and left home. As she learned more about herself， she learned more about her father. No m 4 where she went in the world， her father wou
24、ld call her and say， “I love you， little girl.” One day she was told that her father had a serious a 5 and he couldnt talk and move anymore. He could no longer s 6 ， walk， dance or tell the little girl that he loved her. She went to see her father. He looked s 7 and was not strong at all. He looked
25、at her and t 8 to tell her， but he could not. The little girl did the only thing she could do. She climbed up on the bed and l 9 next to him. Tears ran from both of their eyes. She put her head on his chest， and she remembered the wonderful times together with her father. Then she heard the beat of
26、his heart. The heart beat on， and while she rested there， the magic h 10 . She heard what she wanted to hear. His heart beat out the words that his mouth could no longer say： I LOVE YOU， LITTLE GIRL. 1. p_ 2. g_ 3. l_ 4. m_ 5. a_ 6. s_ 7. s_ 8. t_ 9. l_ 10. h_ 四、书面表达。 明天（星期五）全班同学将去参观科学博物馆，由你（班长）通知全体同学。内容如下： 1. 早上8点钟在校门口集合，步行前往； 2. 下星期一上交一份有关参观的报告； 3. 参观时要认真听、仔细看并记下有趣的东西； 4. 禁止在博物馆内大声喧哗及拍照； 5. 带上笔和笔记本。 注意： 1. 词数80左右； 2. 不要逐句翻译，可适当发挥； 3. 文中不能出现真实的校名和人名。 参考词汇： the Science Museum科学博物馆； take photos 照相； hand in 上交 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _第 11 页 共 11 页
