完形填空（10小题每小题1分，共10分）先通读短文，掌握其大-优题课

从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

Mr. Dawson is an old man with a bad temper (脾气). He had several apple trees in his yard, full of apples. However, kids were ____（1）____ to go into the yard. They would rather stay far away from it.

One day, 12-year-old Janet and ____（2）____ friend Amy had to walk past Mr. Dawson’s yard. As soon as Janet saw him there, she suggested they cross the street and walk on ____（3）____ side. But Amy said they didn’t need to.

When Mr. Dawson saw Amy, he smiled and said, “Hello, Amy! I see you have a new friend ____（4）____ you today.” Amy smiled back. Mr. Dawson was kind and gave them each a fresh ____（5）____ from his yard.

Later, Janet asked Amy, “Everyone says Mr. Dawson is the ____（6）___ person in town. Why was he so nice to us?” Amy ____（7）____ that she was also afraid of him when she first walked past his yard. ____（8）____ she told herself the old man was not as cold as he seemed and tried smiling at him. To her ____（9）____, the man smiled back. From then on, they began to talk more every time they met.

Janet then realized smiles do ____（10）____.

If we keep trying to smile at someone, sooner or later, they will smile back.

（1）

A．

afraid

B．

excited

C．

crazy

D．

mad

（2）

A．

my

B．

her

C．

their

D．

his

（3）

A．

other

B．

others

C．

another

D．

the other

（4）

A．

for

B．

about

C．

with

D．

from

（5）

A．

orange

B．

strawberry

C．

pear

D．

apple

（6）

A．

cutest

B．

cleverest

C．

healthiest

D．

unfriendliest

（7）

A．

promised

B．

believed

C．

explained

D．

regretted

（8）

A．

But

B．

Unless

C．

If

D．

And

（9）

A．

sadness

B．

worry

C．

surprise

D．

fear

（10）

A．

lift

B．

spread

C．

fail

D．

lose

阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

Matt loved science, and he wanted to be the Science Star of the week. Now he was presenting his experiment in Mrs. Perry’s class.

“Let me show you ____（1）____ to keep an egg in the middle of the glass.” Matt dropped an egg into salt water. But it fell to the bottom.

“Look, Matt’s blushing!” Coco shouted. Matt, covered ____（2）____ red face with hands.

That evening he ____（3）____The Book of Wonderful Science Experiments. When it came to the last page, he smiled. “This is the right experiment ____（4）____ me! It’s impossible to fail this time.”

The next day in front of his class, Matt spread small pieces of paper onto the desk and rubbed a spoon with cloth. “The spoon will lift up the paper.” He raised the spoon, but ____（5）____ happened. The paper lay still.

“Matt’s blushing again!” Emily pointed out. Matt was ____（6）____ and ran back to his seat with his red face.

“Becoming the Science Star seems so ____（7）____,” Matt thought. That night he couldn’t sleep, “I have to make it, but the only thing I could do right was blushing.” … Suddenly, a ____（8）____ came to his mind.

The following morning, Matt appeared before the class again, ____（9）____ his Mickey Mouse ears.

“Mouse ears on the head are your ____（10）____?” Someone laughed and Matt’s face burned.

“No, watch my ____（11）____! Blushing is my experiment,” Matt answered. Everyone quieted down.

Matt continued, “When you feel stressed, your blood vessels in the face open wide and fill the skin with blood, ____（12）____ you blush.” He showed a picture of blood vessels. “I’ve ____（13）____ many times to control blushing, but now I know it’s a normal part of being human. So the best thing to do is to ____（14）____ it.” The class cheered and Matt’s red face lit up the whole classroom.

“Matt is the Science Star of the week,” Mrs. Perry announced. Matt walked ____（15）____ back to his seat. What a perfect day!

（1）

A．

how

B．

where

C．

why

D．

when

（2）

A．

my

B．

your

C．

his

D．

her

（3）

A．

handed in

B．

looked through

C．

waited for

D．

put away

（4）

A．

for

B．

with

C．

against

D．

like

（5）

A．

something

B．

anything

C．

everything

D．

nothing

（6）

A．

happy

B．

nervous

C．

calm

D．

bored

（7）

A．

difficult

B．

common

C．

natural

D．

safe

（8）

A．

question

B．

number

C．

plan

D．

mistake

（9）

A．

passing

B．

throwing

C．

wearing

D．

repairing

（10）

A．

play

B．

song

C．

painting

D．

experiment

（11）

A．

hands

B．

face

C．

teeth

D．

back

（12）

A．

whether

B．

so

C．

unless

D．

but

（13）

A．

tried

B．

advised

C．

guessed

D．

cried

（14）

A．

finish

B．

change

C．

hide

D．

accept

（15）

A．

secretly

B．

strangely

C．

proudly

D．

worriedly

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳答案。

It was the turkey that made it the worst Thanksgiving ever…well, it ___（1）___ did.

All the family—my grandparents, my parents, my aunt and uncle, my cousin, my sister and I— ___（2）___ the turkey. However, turkey is not the easiest thing to ___（3）___. It takes a lot of time to prepare and a lot of work to cook…and there are a lot of chances for things to go wrong.

My mum and dad bought a nice, big turkey a few days before Thanksgiving. ___（4）___ was proud of herself as she got it for a good price. ___（5）___ Thanksgiving, Mum got the turkey out of the fridge. Early the next morning, my sister and I helped her put some butter and salt on the turkey. After that, Mum put it in the oven. It looked like it would be delicious. My sister and I were ___（6）___.

But soon, we noticed something was wrong. The oven was ___（7）___. Dad checked it closely. ___（8）___ he said in a low voice, “it’s broken.”

Mum’s heart almost stopped. She didn’t want her dinner to be a failure. We didn’t know ___（9）___. How were we going to feed everyone without the turkey? Mum looked worried.

Finally, Dad had an idea, and we all agreed with his suggestion to order ____（10）____ instead. After all, Thanksgiving is about giving thanks and spending time with your family.

That evening, we shared a delicious pizza. We had a great time, talking, eating and playing games. Thanksgiving without turkey can still be fun!

（1）

A．

really

B．

nearly

C．

finally

D．

hardly

（2）

A．

shared

B．

hated

C．

expected

D．

bought

（3）

A．

cook

B．

eat

C．

buy

D．

raise

（4）

A．

Grandma

B．

My aunt

C．

My sister

D．

Mum

（5）

A．

The night before

B．

After

C．

On

D．

Two days before

（6）

A．

worried

B．

excited

C．

nervous

D．

full

（7）

A．

cooking well

B．

self cleaning

C．

not heating up

D．

not smoking

（8）

A．

For

B．

Or

C．

But

D．

And

（9）

A．

what to do

B．

how to do it

C．

where to buy it

D．

when to have it

（10）

A．

pizza

B．

a turkey

C．

sandwiches

D．

chicken

It was a sunny afternoon. Sam and his sister Lily were helping Mom __（1）__ the room.

“Hey, Sam,” said Mom. “Would you please put these paper-toweltubes (纸巾内管) in the bin?” Sam looked at the tubes and something came to him. He asked “Could I use them to make a __（2）__?”“Great idea!” said Mom. “Do we have any other good recycling materials (可回收材料)?” asked Sam. “Come on. Let’s go and see what else we can find in __（3__ house,” said Mom.

Then, they walked around and kept __（4）__ “This box would be good,” Sam pointed out. “__（5）__ it’s full of books.” “I was going to put those books on the shelves (书架). Can you give me a __（6）__? Then you can have the box,” said Mom. “Sure, no problem!” said Sam ___（7）___ “Now I only need several more things.”Sam happily collected all his materials. He sat on the floor, cutting and gluing all afternoon.

“I like your robot,” said Lily. “Thanks. But his head is broken, and I can’t __（8）_ it,” said Sam.“Hmm,” said Lily. She came up with an idea. She ran away and ran right back with an old hat. “Remember this hat?” asked Lily. “I wore it when I was a baby. Now it’s too __（9）__ for me.” “Thanks, it’s perfect!” said Sam. “What do you think, Mr. Robot?”

“I love it,” said Mr. Robot, in a funny voice. “You are really good __（10）__ making things out of recycling materials.”

(1). A. fill upB. clean outC. build upD. find out

(2). A. boxB. bookC. robotD. plane

(3). A. ourB. yourC. theirD. its

(4). A. runningB. listeningC. cuttingD. searching

(5). A. BecauseB. ButC. SoD. Or

(6). A. penB. hatC. legD. hand

(7). A. sadlyB. carefullyC. angrilyD. excitedly

(8). A. seeB. findC. fixD. hit

(9). A. bigB. smallC. perfectD. new

(10). A. atB. toC. forD. with

From the balcony (露台) of my grandma’s tenth-floor apartment, I search the sky, hoping to see stars.

“Stars are afraid of city lights, but a little song is __(1)__ good for something,” Grandma puts her arms around me and sings softly in her low and beautiful ___(2)___.

But stars are still hiding.

So I rest ___(3)___ deeper into her arms, hoping for a few more minutes of her warmth as much as I hope to see at least one star.

“Tomorrow won’t come if you don’t dream tonight, Sally!” She kisses my hair and points me to ____(4)____.

The next day, I wake up and take the lift ___(5)___ Grandma as usual.

On the fourth floor, the lift stops suddenly and it goes dark. I feel my ___(6)__ beating in my ears. Grandma rings the bell and is told that the power (电) is off along the whole street.

Grandma holds my hands, and we sing together in the dark lift.

Before long, Mr. Smith comes and helps us get out safely. Grandma takes my hand, and we walk ___(7)___ the stairs to the first floor. Grandma nods in the direction of my school.

“Am I still going?”

“School has power, dear Sally.” She takes my hand again! And I am not ___(8)__ for school.

The power is still off when I come home that afternoon.

After dinner and homework, we come to the balcony and watch day turn to evening. Lights come on several streets away, but it’s ___(9)___ here.

“Stars might not be so afraid tonight,” I say.

“Star light, star bright…” I start to ___(10)___, and Grandma joins in.

One, two, three… Thousands of stars light the sky bright!

(1).

A．

hardly

B．

always

C．

already

D．

never

(2).

A．

mind

B．

hand

C．

noise

D．

voice

(3).

A．

myself

B．

herself

C．

itself

D．

himself

(4).

A．

bed

B．

chair

C．

desk

D．

wall

(5).

A．

for

B．

of

C．

with

D．

in

(6).

A．

head

B．

heart

C．

feet

D．

legs

(7).

A．

off

B．

over

C．

up

D．

down

(8).

A．

good

B．

late

C．

bad

D．

famous

(9).

A．

bright

B．

blue

C．

dark

D．

white

(10).

A．

sing

B．

draw

C．

sleep

D．

swim