1、第三章 完形填空【例 1】(2014 年广东省初中毕业生学业考试英语试卷 )Mike was reading in the garden when his mother came.She pointed to something and asked Mike what it was.Mike felt quite _46_， but he told her it was a sparrow (麻雀) and got back into reading.Several minutes later, his mother pointed to the same sparrow and asked
2、the same question again.Mike got a little angry but _47_ answered her question.After a little while, his mother did the same thing once more.This time Mike could not _48_ his anger.He shouted at her for _49_ him again and again.The old lady silently _50_ an old diary, turned to a page and showed it
3、to Mike.Though a little impatient, Mike began to read it.“Today, I was watering the flowers in the garden when little Mike pointed to a _51_ on the grass and asked me what it was.I _52_ at him, said it was a sparrow and kissed him.After a while Mike asked me again and I did the same.Pointing to the
4、same sparrow, little Mike asked me what it was twenty times and I _53_ answering his question and kissing him every time.”Something gently touched Mikes _54_.His face turned red with _55_ for being so impatient to his mother and he hugged (拥抱 ) her tight.Your parents have given you many things in th
5、eir lifetime, but you may not realize that until they are gone.( )46.A.angry Blonely Cproud Dsurprised( )47.A.still Balways Calready Dseldom( )48.A.show Bleave Ccontrol Ddiscover( )49.A.refusing Bsupporting Cencouraging Ddisturbing( )50.A.set out Btook out Cput out Dlooked out( )51.A.fox Bfrog Cbird
6、 Drabbit( )52.A.threw Bsmiled Cshouted Dlaughed( )53.A.put on Bkept on Ctried on Ddepended on( )54.A.face Bmouth Cheart Dshoulder( )55.A.shame Bfear Chappiness Dkindness答案与解析【文章大意】本文讲述的是迈克的妈妈连续向他问了三次同一个问题，他生气了，然后他看到了妈妈的日记，里面记述了迈克小时候连续向妈妈问同一个问题 20 次，妈妈都很耐心地回答他。说明要感恩父母为你所做的事情。46D angry 生气的；lonely 孤独的；
7、proud 自豪的；surprised 奇怪的。结合上下文可知妈妈向迈克问的问题很简单，所以迈克会觉得很“奇怪” 。47A still 仍然；always 总是；already 已经；seldom 很少，不常。文中说到虽然迈克有点生气，但他“仍然”回答了妈妈的问题。48C control his anger 控制他的愤怒情绪。show 显示；leave 离开，遗留；discover 发现。49D refuse 拒绝；support 支持；encourage 鼓励；disturb 打扰。文中说到迈克朝妈妈喊是因为她一次次地“打扰”了他看书。50B set out 动身，出发；took out 拿
8、出；put out 扑灭，熄灭；look out 小心，向外看。根据文意可知此处是说妈妈“拿出”一本旧日记。51C 从下文中的 sparrow (麻雀) 可知迈克是指着一只“小鸟”问妈妈问题。52B throw at 投向；smile at 向微笑；shout at 向大声喊；laugh at 嘲笑。根据文意及常识可知妈妈是向他“微笑” 。53B put on 穿上；keep on 继续；try on 试穿；depend on 取决于，依靠。根据文意及answering 可知妈妈“一直” 回答迈克的问题。54C 由句意“有东西轻轻地触动了迈克的心。 ”可知选 C。55A shame 羞耻，羞愧
9、；fear 害怕；happiness 高兴； kindness 仁慈，好意，善良。文中说到他因自己对妈妈没耐心，感到很“羞愧”以致脸都红了。故选 A。【例 2】(2013 年广东省初中毕业生学业考试英语试卷 )Tom brought a box of biscuits to a summer camp.He ate a few and placed the rest under his bed.After lunch, he found the box was gone.He went to tell his camp _46_ about it.The next day, the coach
10、 saw a boy eating Toms biscuits behind a tree.He _47_ an idea to solve (解决) the problem.He found Tom and said to him, “I know who _48_ your biscuits.Will you help me to teach him a lesson？”“Well, yes.are you going to punish _49_， sir？” Tom asked.“No, I am not， ” the coach explained _50_.“That would
11、only make him hate you.I want you to write to your mother and ask for more _51_.”Tom received another box of biscuits by mail from his mother a few days later.“Now， ” said the coach, “go and _52_ them with the boy who stole your biscuits.” Tom didnt understand the coachs intention, _53_ he still fol
12、lowed his advice.Half an hour later the coach saw the two boys come up the hill, arm in arm.The boy was trying to ask Tom to _54_ his toy robot in payment for (赔偿) the stolen biscuits.And Tom was refusing the gift from his new friend.He said that a few biscuits were not so _55_.In some situations, f
13、orgiveness (原谅) is better than punishment.( )46.A.cook Bdoctor Ccoach Dcleaner( )47.A.got on with Bwent on with Ccame up with Dcaught up with( )48.A.took away Bran away Cwent away Dthrew away( )49.A.me Bhim Cus Dthem( )50.A.shyly Bangrily Cexcitedly Dpatiently( )51.A.gifts Bbiscuits Ccandies Dtoys(
14、)52.A.share Bchoose Cdivide Dfill( )53.A.if Bbut Csince Dthough( )54.A.steal Bmend Cmake Daccept( )55.A.cheap Bdelicious Cdifferent Dimportant答案与解析【文章大意】本文讲述的是汤姆藏在床下的饼干不见了，后来他将这件事告诉了教练，教练和汤姆共同想办法，终于找出了“小偷” 。故事告诉我们：有时候，谅解比惩罚更能达到好的效果。46C 根据下文“The next day, the coach saw a boy eating Toms biscuits behi
15、nd a tree.”可知答案选 C。47C get on with 与相处；go on with 继续；come up with 想出；catch up with 赶上。此句意为“他想到了一个解决问题的办法” ，故选 C。48A take away 拿走；run away 逃跑；go away 离开； throw away 扔掉。此句意为“我知道谁拿走了你的饼干” ，故选 A。49B 根据上下文不难判断出用第三人称单数的宾格形式，故选 B。50D shyly 害羞地；angrily 生气地；excitedly 兴奋地，高兴地；patiently 有耐心地。从教练说的话可判断他是“耐心地”解释
16、，故选 D。51B 此句意为“(如果惩罚他)那只会使他讨厌你，我要你写封信给你的母亲，要求得到更多的饼干” ，且由下文“Tom received another box of biscuits.”提示也可知选 B。52A share sth.with sb.和某人一起分享某物。choose 选择；divide 分开；fill 装满。53B 句意：汤姆不明白教练的意图，但还是听了从他的建议。前后句存在转折关系，故选B。54D steal 偷，抢； mend 修补；make 制造；accept 接受。此句意为“这个男孩要汤姆接受他的机器玩具，以此来赔偿被偷的饼干” 。故选 D。55D 此句意为“汤
17、姆说几块饼干并不是重要的事情 ”，故选 D。【例 3】(2014 年广东省梅州市初中毕业生学业考试英语试卷)Life is not easy, so Id like to say “When anything happens, believe in yourself.”When I was a young boy, I was _46_ shy to talk to anyone.My classmates often _47_ me.I was sad but could do nothing.Later, _48_ happened, and it changed my life.It w
18、as an English speech contest.My mother asked me to _49_ it.What a terrible idea! It meant I had to speak before all the teachers and students of my school.“Come on, boy.Believe in yourself.You are sure to _50_ the contest.” Then mother and I talked about many different topics.At last I chose the top
19、ic “Believe in yourself.” I tried my best to remember all the speech and practiced it over 100 _51_.With my mothers great love, I did_52_ in the contest.I could hardly believe my ears when the news came that I had won the first place.I heard the cheers_53_ the teachers and the students.Those classma
20、tes who once looked down on (看不起) me, now all said “_54_” to me.My mother hugged (拥抱) me and cried excitedly.Since then, everything has changed for me.When I do anything, I try to tell _55_ to be sure and I will find myself.This is not only for a person but also for a country.( )46.A.too Bso Cquite
21、Dvery( )47.A.made faces at Blooked after Ccaught up with Dlaughed at( )48.A.nothing Bsomething Ceverything Danything( )49.A.take part in Bjoin Cget Dmake( )50.A.lose Bwin Cpass Dbeat( )51.A.words Btopics Ctimes Dsentences( )52.A.well Bgood Cbad Dweak( )53.A.for Bat Cfrom Dto( )54.A.Good luck BBest w
22、ishes CThank you DCongratulations( )55.A.us Bme C mine Dmyself答案与解析【文章大意】本文讲述了作者通过参加演讲比赛获得自信的过程。46A too.to.太而不能 ，是固定搭配。too shy to talk to anyone 太害羞而不和任何人说话。47D 从上下文可知我原来因为太害羞而不说话，同学经常“嘲笑”我。48B nothing 意为“什么也没有” ；something 意为“某东西 ”，常用于肯定句；everything 意为“一切” ；anything 意为“ 任何东西” ，常用于否定句和疑问句。所以 somethin
23、g 最符合题意。49A take part in 强调( 主动) 参加；join 也表示“参加 ”，但强调作为成员加入到某人中去(join sb.)。此处应该理解为“参加演讲比赛” ，故选 A。50B 从文中可以看出母亲鼓励我 “相信自己，肯定能赢得比赛” ，答案 B 符合此意。51C 从上下文可知此处表示 “我努力把演讲稿记下来，并且练习了 100 多遍” ，故选 C。52A 根据下文“I had won the first place”可知“我”在比赛中表现很 “好” 。修饰动词 did 要用副词，故选 A。53C 此处表示“我听到了来自老师和学生的欢呼声 ”，故用 from。54D 根据
24、常识可知，比赛赢了后大家都会说 “祝贺” ，答案 D 符合此情景。55D 根据上下文可以判断出我赢了比赛后信心大增，以后不管做什么事都告诉自己要自信和找到自我，所以 myself 为最佳选项。(一)Once a man and his wife worked for an old man.There was a big box in the mans living room.The old man pointed to the box and said, “Theres only one thing you _1_ do.Dont open the box.” _2_ saying this,
25、 he left his home.The woman said to her husband, “There must be _3_ expensive in the box.Lets open it, shall we？” Her husband said _4_ to her.But the woman didnt give _5_ her idea.One day, she decided to find out _6_ was in it.Her husband didnt stop her.She opened the box and looked inside._7_ her s
26、urprise, she found nothing in the box.She tried hard to close it, but she _8_.That evening the old man came home and found the box was _9_.He was very angry and asked her and her husband to leave his home.“But there was nothing in the box.” The woman said.“We havent taken anything at all.” The old m
27、an _10_ them, “The box is not important, but I cannot believe you.Thats important！”( )1.A.dare not Bneednt Cmustnt Dmay not( )2.A.After BBefore CFrom DBy( )3.A.nothing Bsomething Canything Deverything( )4.A.yes Bgoodbye Churry up Dno( )5.A.away Bup Cto Dback( )6.A.how Bwhat Cwhich Dthat( )7.A.At BIn
28、 COn DTo( )8.A.failed Bdid Crefused Dsucceeded( )9.A.broken Bempty Copen Dlost( )10.A.turned to Blistened to Cshouted at Dsmiled at(二)I was so excited after I had found the holiday in the guidebook.It said, “Enjoy a week of sightseeing in one of Europes most beautiful cities _1_ staying at one of it
29、s best hotels.” Now I wasnt so sure.I had waited fifteen minutes at reception (前台) when I _2_ and now the shower in my room wasnt working.I called hotel reception.“Hello.This is Room 308.There isnt any _3_ in my bathroom.”“Are you sure？”“Of course Im sure！”“Ill _4_ our hotel engineer at once.”An hou
30、r later, the engineer came to look at the shower.He hit the pipes (管子) a few times and looked _5_.“Sorry, but I cannot fix it today.Maybe, tomorrow.” Then he _6_ his hand.I couldnt believe it! He wanted a tip (小费 ) for doing _7_！ I was very angry.But suddenly, I had a better idea._8_， I gave the eng
31、ineer a few coins.He hadnt fixed my shower but he had taught me something about staying in his country.Two minutes later I was at the reception desk.I explained the problem to the receptionist (接待员) and he replied, “Sorry.This is a _9_ situation, but what can we do？” I knew exactly what to do.I gave
32、 the hotel manager a very large tip.Fifteen minutes later I _10_ into Room 405.It was twice the size of Room 308.It had a wonderful view (景色) of the city, a comfortable bed and, most importantly, there was water in the bathroom.( )1.A.since Bwhile Cafter Dbefore( )2.A.arrived Bpassed Cleft Dstopped
33、( )3.A.toothpaste Bwater Cshampoo Dsoap ( )4.A.send Bcatch Ctrouble Dbring( )5.A.proud Bworried Cangry Dexcited ( )6.A.put up Bcleaned up Ctook back Dheld out ( )7.A.nothing Banything Csomething Deverything ( )8.A.Seriously BEspecially CQuickly DLuckily ( )9.A.helpful Bperfect Cterrible Dbusy ( )10.
34、A.broke Blooked Crushed Dmoved (三)Once, in a small village, lived a family with eight children.Two of the children loved _1_ very much, but the family was so poor that it was impossible to send _2_ of them to study at the art college at the same time.After many discussions, the two boys finally _3_
35、a plan.They would toss (抛) a coin.The loser would go _4_ into the mines (煤矿) and, with his money, _5_ his brother study at the college.Then, when the brother who won the toss finished his studies, after four years, he would support the other brother studying at the _6_.James won the toss and Jack we
36、nt down into the mines.James worked with all his heart and his paintings were very much _7_ than those of most of his teachers, and by the time he _8_， he was beginning to make a lot of money for his paintings.James returned.When he told Jack he could go to the art college, Jack said _9_， “Brother,
37、the four years in the mines has done too much to my hands, so it is too _10_.Now I cant even hold a glass.”To show his great love and respect, James drew his brothers hands with fingers towards the sky.He called his drawing “The Praying Hands”， which became very famous years later.( )1.A.school Bboo
38、ks Cpainting Dmoney( )2.A.both Ball Cany Dsome( )3.A.looked out Bgot out Ctook out Dworked out( )4.A.off Bdown Cup Daway( )5.A.pay Bfollow Cagree Dlet( )6.A.college Bmine Chome Dschool( )7.A.cheaper Bworse Cbetter Dolder( )8.A.waited Bgraduated Cwalked Darrived( )9.A.happily Bbravely Csoftly Dangril
39、y( )10.A.late Bearly Cgood Dhelpful(四)There once was a farmer who lost his watch in his barn (谷仓 )The watch was only cheap but it was very _1_ to him because it was a gift from his father.After _2_ the barn for a long time, he gave up and asked for _3_ from a group of children playing nearby.He _4_
40、them that the person who found the watch would be rewarded.Hearing this, the children hurried inside the barn _5_.They searched everywhere but still could not find the _6_.Just when the farmer was going to give up, a little boy went up to him and asked to be given another _7_.The farmer looked at hi
41、m and thought, “Why not? After all, this kid looks honest.”So the farmer _8_ the little boy back into the barn.After a while the little boy came out with the watch in his hand! The surprised farmer asked the boy how he _9_ where the rest had failed.The boy replied, “I did nothing but sit quietly and
42、 listen for the sound of the watch.”This shows us that sometimes a _10_ mind can think better than an excited one.( )1.A.important Bexpensive Cuseless Dinteresting( )2.A.finding Bsearching Cwatching Dstudying( )3.A.money Bdanger Cwork Dhelp( )4.A.promised Btaught Cwarned Dbelieved( )5.A.angrily Bslo
43、wly Cimmediately Dhardly( )6.A.rule Bbook Cchild Dwatch( )7.A.way Bchance Clesson Dsmile( )8.A.threw Bsent Cgave Dcaught( )9.A.came Bknew Csucceeded Dsuggested( )10.A.beautiful Bsmart Cpeaceful Dquick(五)If you are a teenage boy and want to succeed in life, youd better read this great book!From Boys
44、to Men, by American writer, Michael Curian, tells teenage boys that they are living through the _1_ years of their life.There is no reason for them not to love life.You may think that only your body is growing at the moment._2_ the book says your mind is too.The book tells teenage boys that they nee
45、d to _3_ their bodies and minds to grow.To do this, they should stop _4_ their time playing computer games and should _5_ playing sports.Sports, the book says, keep you _6_ and teach you important life skills.They also teach you _7_ to be a leader and work as a part of a team.The book also tells boy
46、s how to love life _8_ they are bullied (受欺负) at school.It says boys should not be afraid of such school bullies (恶霸学生)The book says that, you also have to believe in _9_.Most importantly, the book says, you must always _10_ to succeed.Never be happy with what youve got and try to achieve more.( )1.
47、A.fastest Blongest Cbest Dworst( )2.A.And BThen COr DBut( )3.A.help Bmake Chave Dkeep( )4.A.making Bpaying Cspending Dcosting( )5.A.forget Bstart Cfinish Ddislike( )6.A.healthy Bworried Ctired Dinterested( )7.A.what Bhow Cwhen Dwhere( )8.A.since Bunless Cbefore Deven if( )9.A.others Beach other Cyou
48、rself Dyour parents( )10.A.try Blisten Cdeal Dtalk(六)Charlie came from a poor village.His parents had _1_ money to send him to school when he was young.The boy was very sad.Mr.King lived next to him.He found the boy _2_ and had pity on him and lent some money to him.So the boy could go to school.He studied hard and _3_ all his lessons.When he finished middle school, the man introduced
