1、Cloze 1(2018北京) Real Solutions(解决方法) to Problems Thirty engineers were working as a team in a company. They were young and eager to learn. The management decided to teach them about finding real solutions to problems. One day, the team was called for a 1 in a hall. They were quite surprised and all
2、reached the hall holding various 2 . As they entered, they found a box placed in the center, full of flat bal- loons. The manager asked everyone to pick a balloon and blow it up. Then they were asked to write their names on their respective(各自的)balloons 3 so that the balloons wouldnt blow out. All t
3、ried, but not everyone was 4 . Five balloons blew out due to pressure(压力).,A组 2014-2018年北京中考题组,五年中考,Those who failed to mark their names on the balloons were 5 out of the game. As a re- sult, 25 engineers came to the next level. All the balloons carrying their names were 6 and,then put into a room,
4、here and there. The engineers were told to pick the balloon with his or her name on. All the 25 engineers began to search for the respective balloons in a rush. It was almost 15 minutes but no one was able to 7 the right one. The second level of the game was over. Then came the final level. The engi
5、neers were asked to pick any balloon and give it to the person named on the balloon. Within a couple of minutes, all balloons 8 the hands of the respective engineers. The manager announced this was the real solution to the problem. Many times in our life, sharing and helping others give us real solu
6、tions to problems. 1.A.game B.show C.concert D.party 2.A.purposes B.suggestions C.thoughts D.plans 3.A.quietly B.carefully C.secretly D.clearly,4.A.honest B.ready C.patient D.successful 5.A.checked B.helped C.ruled D.cheated 6.A.collected B.weighed C.tied D.cleaned 7.A.mark B.hide C.number D.find 8.
7、A.freed B.reached C.lifted D.hit,答案 语篇解读 本文是一篇记叙文,介绍了一个公司的团队通过吹气球、找气球的游戏,最终获 得了解决问题的方法。在困难和问题面前,团队精神非常关键,只有学会分享、与人合作才能 实现共赢。 1.A 考查名词。game游戏、比赛;show 表演、展示;concert音乐会;party聚会、派对。根据 第二段的主要意思以及第四段中的“Those.were.out of the game”的词汇复现,判断选A。 2.C 考查名词。purpose目的;suggestion建议、提议;thought想法、主意、思想;plan计划、打 算。根据句
8、意“他们非常吃惊并且带着各种各样的想法全都到了那个大厅”,可知选C。 3.B 考查副词。quietly 安静地,carefully小心地、仔细地,secretly秘密地,clearly清楚地。根据 第三段第二句话可知为了保证气球不爆,这些人应该是被要求把自己的名字小心地写在气球 上,故选择B。 4.D 考查形容词。honest 诚实的,坦诚的;ready 准备好的;patient 有耐心的;successful 成功 的。根据句意“所有的人试着去做,但是不是所有的人都成功了”,再根据下一句“由于压力 5个气球爆了”可知此处应该选D。此题要特别注意连词“but”的意义。,5.C 考查动词词组。c
9、heck out调查、核实;help out帮助某人脱离困境;rule sb. out of sth.阻止 某人参赛;cheat sb. out of sth.阻止某人得到某物。根据本句含义“没有成功把名字写在气球 上的人将会被”可知此处强调按照规则被淘汰出局。再根据下文的“25 engineers”可 以知道有5个人已经被淘汰出局,故选择C。 6.A 考查动词。collect收集,weigh称重,tie系、打结,clean打扫。根据“所有的写着他们名字 的气球被收集起来,然后把它们放到一个房间里,到处都是”可知选A。 7.D 考查动词。mark做标记;hide 隐藏、躲避;number 总计
10、;find发现,找到。根据此处表达的 “这25位工程师花了差不多15分钟但是还没有人找到正确的那一个”可知选择D。 8.B 考查动词。free释放;reach到达;lift举起、抬起;hit撞击、碰撞。工程师们被要求捡起一 个气球并且把它交给属于气球上写的名字的那个人,所有的气球都到了每个工程师的手里。 故选B。 长难句 Then they were asked to write their names on their respective(各自的) balloons carefully so that the balloons wouldnt blow out.然后他们被要求把他们的名字小
11、心地写在各自的气球 上以便气球不会爆。,本句是主从复合句,主句是“Then they were asked to write their names on their respective bal- loons carefully”, “so that the balloons wouldnt blow out”是目的状语从句。主句中运用了 被动语态。 重点词汇 blow out爆裂,吹灭 词汇积累 solution n.解决方法;announce v.宣布,声称;respective adj.各自的;pressure n.压力,Cloze 2(2017北京) A Meaningful Gif
12、t Emily was an eighth grader. To pass her Civics course(公民课程), she had to do some volunteer service in a nursing home for a week. One Monday, Emily went to the nursing home after school. When she arrived, she was told she would 1 an hour every weekday with an elderly lady, Mrs. Blair. She was then l
13、ed into a room, where an old lady in a flowery dress was sitting on a sofa. Emily 2 awkwardly(别扭地) in front of the lady. She cleared her throat and said, “Good af- ternoon. Im Emily.” “Good afternoon, Emily. Take a seat, please,” Mrs. Blair replied. Then, 3 filled the space between them. Emily wonde
14、red what to say. “Tell me about yourself, Emily,”Mrs. Blair said suddenly. “Well,”Emily started, “I dont have any grandparents, so I cant relate to elderly people much. I love the performing arts. Im here mainly because I have to 4 here to get a good grade for my Civics class.” Mrs. Blair didnt seem
15、 to 5 . “Many people, especially teens, dont seem to care about old people like me. Now youre here, and Im going to change that about you. Ask me anything.” Emily thought for a moment, and finally decided, “What was your job?” “I was a Broadway star in the 1950s,” Mrs. Blair answered.,bracelet,“Cool
16、! Can you tell me about it?”Emily asked, amazed. Mrs. Blair smiled. “Back then, only the lead actress had the honor to wear a 6 bracelet. I was the lead in almost all of the plays, so I always wore the bracelet. Till this day, I still have it.” Emily smiled along with Mrs. Blair and listened to the
17、other stories, attentively. She had become so interested in Mrs. Blairs 7 that she decided to come earlier the next day.,Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday passed by quickly. Then came Friday. As she was leaving, Emily was really 8 to say goodbye. “Dont be sad. You can still visit me,”Mrs. Blair comfo
18、rted her. She then handed a small box to Emily,“Its my gift to you.” Emily 9 opened the box and was surprised to see what was inside. “Its the bracelet that you wore. Thank you!”Emily said, with tears in her eyes. “Im sure to visit you whenever Im free.” On her way home, Emily thought of her own lov
19、e for the performing arts. She touched the bracelet and made a 10 that she would keep her word to Mrs. Blair. 1.A.waste B.spend C.plan D.exercise 2.A.asked B.sat C.stood D.danced 3.A.warmth B.sadness C.happiness D.silence 4.A.study B.live C.volunteer D.play 5.A.mind B.fear C.insist D.regret,6.A.stra
20、nge B.special C.common D.private 7.A.dreams B.hobbies C.stories D.jokes 8.A.upset B.confused C.surprised D.nervous 9.A.proudly B.secretly C.worriedly D.carefully 10.A.promise B.change C.judgment D.choice,答案 语篇解读 本文是一篇记叙文。Emily 为了通过公民课程,被迫参加志愿服务。后来,她被 老人的故事吸引,逐渐转变了态度,并且承诺会经常去看望老人。 1.B 本题考查动词。当Emily 到
21、达的时候,她被告知每个工作日都要和Blair夫人一起度过一 小时。A:浪费;B:度过;C:计划;D:锻炼。故选B。 2.C 本题考查动词。根据下文Take a seat, please可知,此时Emily是站着的。A:提问;B:坐 下;C:站立;D:跳舞。 3.D 本题考查名词。根据下文Emily wondered what to say. 可知选D。A:温暖;B:悲伤;C:快 乐;D:沉默。 4.C 本题考查动词。第一段提到,为了通过公民课程,Emily 需要做一周的志愿者。A:学 习;B:居住;C:做志愿者;D:玩耍。 5.A 本题考查动词。前文提到Emily参加志愿服务的目的是在公民课程
22、中得高分;后文提到 Blair夫人说很多人都不关心老年人,她想改变Emily,因此Blair夫人不介意。A:介意;B:害怕;C: 坚持;D:后悔。,6.B 本题考查形容词。只有主角才有幸佩戴一条特殊的手链。A:奇怪的;B:特殊的;C:普通 的;D:私人的。 7.C 本题考查名词。根据上文中的listened to the other stories可知此处应选C。A:梦想;B:爱 好;C:故事;D:玩笑。 8.A 本题考查形容词。根据下文中的Dont be sad.可知,当她要离开的时候,她真的很难过。 A:难过的;B:困惑的;C:惊讶的;D:紧张的。 9.D 本题考查副词。根据语境判断,Em
23、ily 很看重Blair夫人送给她的礼物,所以应该是小心翼 翼地打开盒子,故选D。 10.A 本题考查名词。A:承诺;B:改变;C:判断;D:选择。根据that she would keep her word to Mrs. Blair可知此处表示她要遵守承诺,故选A。 高级语块 care about关心 with tears in her eyes她眼含热泪 长难句 She had become so interested in Mrs. Blairs stories that she decided to come earlier the next day.她变得对Blair夫人的故事如此
24、感兴趣,以至于她决定第二天早点来。 本句中so.that.引导结果状语从句。,Cloze 3(2016北京) Mums Christmas Surprise,Molly ran back home from school and dropped her schoolbag on the sofa. Then on the table she saw “Mums Wish Book”a mail order catalog(商品目录) from a gift shop. “Mum,” she said excitedly to herself, “this year youll get the
25、gloves you want!” Molly had walked a dog for a neighbor and saved her 1 all year to buy Mum the gloves. She opened “Mums Wish Book” and hoped that she could find these 2 in it. Tears ran down her face when she saw the gloves in the catalog. Mum wouldnt buy them for herself, be- cause the family had
26、a 3 time on the farm. She once heard Mum say to Dad, “Maybe some day, Ill 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. Smit
27、h, the only worker in the post of- fice. “Umm, a pair of gloves?” said Mr. Smith, as he passed a stamp to her. “Yes. Its a Christmas gift for Mum, but please dont tell her. Its our 5 , OK?” Molly didn,t realize how white Mr. Smiths beard was until that moment. In fact, he reminded her of Santa Claus
28、. As Molly walked back home, she decided to tell Dad her secret. “Youve got to check the mail- box every day,”Molly said 6 to Dad. He nodded, with a big smile. Coming home from school every day, Molly peeked at(偷看) Dad when Mum wasnt 7 , but every time he shook his head. On Christmas Eve, Dad came b
29、ack from the mailbox, still empty-handed. Molly felt 8 when she went to bed, because she didnt 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. Smi
30、th 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 Christ
31、mas!” said Mr. Smith, with a loud laugh. It was a 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.doubtful
32、ly 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 语篇解读 本文是一篇记叙文。Molly想为妈妈送一份圣诞礼物,她把自己为邻居遛狗得来 的钱存起来,准备以圣诞老人的名义送给妈妈一副手套。 1.B 考查名词词义辨析。句意:她曾为邻居遛狗,并把钱存了一年来给妈妈买手套。根据语 境应选择
33、money。 2.C 由上下文中多次出现的gloves可知,此处应选择C。 3.A 妈妈舍不得为自己买东西,一定是家里的生活不太好过,所以选A。hard艰难的。 4.D 后面出现post office,所以应选send(邮寄)。 5.A 由下一段中的her secret可知选A。 6.D 根据上文提到的her secret,可知quietly(悄悄地)符合语境。 7.B 当妈妈没看的时候,她就偷看爸爸。根据语境可知应选B。 8.A 因为礼物还没寄到,她很伤心,故选A。 9.C set the table摆放餐具。 10.B hand sb. sth.递给某人某物。,Cloze 4(2015北京
34、) The Phone Call,It was getting dark.Paul looked out of the window and sighed(叹气).Dad said he would come home by 5:30, but it was almost 7:00.Even if Dad came back,it wouldnt be much fun playing 1 in the dark.Paul walked into his room and threw his baseball into the corner.He tried to do some homewo
35、rk,but couldnt. The phone rang at about 8:00.It was Dad:“Paul,Im 2 ,but I couldnt play baseball with you tonight.I have to finish my work at the office.Maybe we can play this weekend.Oh no.How about next weekend?.” Paul couldnt understand why Dad was so 3 .He threw himself into the sofa and soon fel
36、l asleep.His book was still opened to the first page. The next day at school,Paul didnt hand in his homework and 4 a test.Mrs Green,his teacher, asked him to stay after school.“Paul,you didnt do your homework.You didnt pass the test and only got a D.This isnt like you.Whats wrong?” Paul just sat the
37、re 5 .“Paul,if you dont want to talk,I will.I know that somethings worrying you,but you have to get it out.You need to tell someone.”,As Paul walked home,he thought of what Mrs Green said.Maybe he didnt do his homework be- cause he wanted to get his dads 6 .He knew Mrs Green was right.He decided to
38、take her ad- vice. When Paul got home,he 7 his dad.But there was no answer.Then it went to voicemail(语音信 箱).Paul began talking:“Dad,I cant play with you next weekend.Ive got lots of problems with my homework.Also,I really dont want to spend another day looking out of the window and wait- ing.Wheneve
39、r you 8 our plans,Dad,it hurts me.Its not too late to rebuild our relationship,but we have to start small.Maybe you can help me with my 9 sometime.Dad,I love you.” As Paul ended the call,he felt much relaxed.He didnt know whether his dad would be different, but it didnt matter.He himself 10 .He expr
40、essed his feelings to the right person.He had a clear head as he was doing his homework that evening. 1.A.baseball B.cards C.chess D.toys 2.A.lucky B.sorry C.surprised D.pleased 3.A.famous B.helpful C.lazy D.busy,4.A.made B.missed C.failed D.chose 5.A.cheerfully B.comfortably C.hopefully D.quietly 6
41、.A.attention B.message C.praise D.trust 7.A.saw B.thanked C.called D.greeted 8.A.prepare B.break C.follow D.question 9.A.choice B.homework C.speech D.decision 10.A.regretted B.complained C.insisted D.changed,答案 语篇解读 本文是一篇记叙文。小男孩Paul的爸爸工作太忙,说好和他打棒球却失约了。他 情绪非常低落,没有完成作业并且考试也不及格。听了老师的建议后,他拿起电话对爸爸诉说 了自己的
42、心声。 1.A 根据下文Paul walked into his room and threw his baseball into the corner.可知,他是在等着 和爸爸打棒球。故选A。 2.B 根据下文but I couldnt play baseball with you tonight可知,爸爸感到很抱歉。故选B。 3.D 根据上文 Maybe we can play this weekend.Oh no.How about next weekend?可知,爸爸很 忙。故选D。 4.C 根据下文You didnt pass the test and only got a D.可知
43、,Paul考试不及格。fail失败,不及 格。故选C。 5.D 根据下文Paul,if you dont want to talk,I will.可知,Paul没有说话。quietly 安静地。故 选D。 6.A 由上文老师的话This isnt like you.Whats wrong?可知,Paul会做作业,也可以考及格,他,是故意不做作业的,并让自己考试不及格。所以他是想引起爸爸的注意。故选A。 7.C 由下文But there was no answer.Then it went to voicemail.可知,他给爸爸打了电话。故选 C。 8.B 由下文it hurts me 可知,
44、是爸爸打乱计划使他很受伤。break违犯,背弃。故选B。 9.B 根据Ive got lots of problems with my homework.可推断出他希望爸爸可以辅导他做作 业。故选B。 10.D 根据下文He had a clear head as he was doing his homework that evening.可知,他与之前 写不下去作业的状态完全不同了,他自己发生了改变。故选D。 长难句 He didnt know whether his dad would be different,but it didnt matter.他不知道他的 爸爸是否会变得不同,但
45、是那不重要了。 本句中,whether引导宾语从句,表示不确定爸爸是否会变得不同。but表示转折,it指代前面的宾 语从句“爸爸是否会变得不同”。,It was last June.I entered a supermarket to pick some vegetables,when a young man asked me, “Can you tell me where the 1 counter(柜台)is?” “Well,the milk is in the lower right corner,” I replied. Picking up my things,I finally c
46、ame to the milk counter where I met the same man 2 almost 10 bottles of milk.,Cloze 5(2014北京) Santa Can Come before Christmas,I asked,“Do you need a basket or a trolley?” “Sure,thank you,”he answered. I was 3 he was still picking more bottles and after a few minutes his trolley had 24 bottles of mil
47、k. I laughed and asked,“Why so many bottles?” He smiled and said,“These are for my street dogs.Today,I want to be a Santa 4 them.”,I said,“Well,its too 5 for you to be a Santa.It is still June and Christmas comes in Decem- ber.” He 6 at me and walked a few steps,as if he wanted to say something but
48、he left the counter without saying anything.7 ,we met again at the bread counter. “So these bread and cakes are also for the street dogs,Mr.Santa.” He smiled and said,“Yes.These are also for the dogs and I love to be Mr.Santa in the month of June.Santa is a representation(象征)of surprises and 8 .Sant
49、a comes in December as we 9 him around Christmas.But in real life there is a Santa in each one of us that shines through our per- sonality at some point of time,no matter which month it is.Maybe when you offered help to me by getting me a trolley,there was a 10 Santa in you.When we offer food to a poor man or a(n) 11 to someone who is caught in the rain,we are being Santa there.So when you offer help to others or get help from others,just think that Santa has come all the way for you.” He left and I was happy that I had met him.It was right to understand that Santa can come before,
