【2014年江苏省盐城市中考】完形填空（共15小题；每小题l分，计15分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
The Other Side of the Wall
There was a young woman who took great pride in her flower garden. She was raised by her grandmother who taught her to love and for flowers. So her flower garden was the best.
One day, while she was looking through a flower list she often from, a picture of a plant caught her eyes. She had never blooms(花) on a flower like that before. “I have to have it,” she said to herself, and she ordered it.
When it arrived, she already had a prepared to plant it. She planted it at the back of her yard. It grew well, with beautiful green leaves all over it, there were no blooms. Day after day she continued to water it, feed it, and she even talked to it trying to make it bloom. However, it was .
One morning weeks later, when standing before the vine, she felt very that her plant had not bloomed. She was giving thought to it down and planting something else in its place.
It was at this point that her neighbor, whose joined hers, called over to her. “Thank you so much! You can’t imagine how much I have the blooms of that vine you planted.” The young woman walked the gate into her neighbor’s yard, and sure enough, she saw that on the other side of the wall the vine was with blooms.
There were indeed the most beautiful blooms she had seen. The vine had grown through the crevices(缝隙) and it had not flowered on side of the wall, but it had flowered on the other side.
Sometimes one may not see the good result of his effort, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t successful.
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Martin was a good man. He had a small 16 in the town. Only Sam and Henry 17 for him. One day three of them went to the city to buy things for the shop. On the way they 18 a genie (妖怪). The genie said, "I can make everyone’s wish come true. 19 you tell me your wishes?" Three of them said OK.
Sam went first. "I’d like to 20 the rest of my life living in a big house in St. Thomas 21 any worries." The genie said "OK" and sent him to ST. Thomas.
Henry went 22 ."I’d like to live a life 23 on a ship in the Mediterranean because travelling on it will be great fun." The genie said "OK" and made him get there at once.
Finally, it was Martin’s turn. "And what is your 24 ?" asked the genie.
"I want them 25 back," answered Martin. Then the genie said "OK" and Sam and Henry stood in front of them again.
A．school B．bank C．shop D．h ospital
A．asked B．worked C．waited D．called
A．met B．looked C．bought D．carried
A．Could B． Should C．Must D．Might
A．pay B．spend C．cost D．keep
A．with B．around C．without D．about
A．first B．next C．early D．late
A．eating B．sleeping C．travelling D．showing
A．hobby B．job C．name D．wish
A．all B．both C．none D．any
My father died when I was a baby, and my mother had to go out to work. I was the only 36 so I had no brothers and sisters to play with at home. I used to play in the street with other children, or ride my bike down to the park, but I remember I 37 a lot of time just sitting at home reading. We had a television, I think, but don’t remember 38 it very much.
My grandparents lived with us and we used to do a lot of things together.I remember we played cards a lot. At the weekends, my mother always 39 -- We often went down to the sea and swam, and I 40 to swim when I was quite young.
We didn’t have a car, so we went everywhere by bus. Occasionally（偶尔），one of my uncles used to come and take us out in his car, which was a great 41 .For holidays we always went to the seaside, but never far away maybe a short train journey.
My mother wasn’t very 42 , and I don’t remember her ever 43 me. In fact（事实上），I got my way too much.
I was given small pocket money because we weren’t very 44 and I probably spent most of it on sweets, as far as I remember I don’t think anyone thought they were 45 for you then.
A．child B．father C．friend D．mother
A．used B．kept C．took D．spent
A．repairing B．listening to C．watching D．looking at
A．let me in B．took me out C．told me stories D．went shopping
A．hates B．learned C．stopped D．forgot
A．game B．chance C．pain D．pleasure
A．strict（严格的） B．kind C．interested D．worried
A．playing with B．staying with C．beating D．loving
A．busy B．happy C．rich D．well
A．good B．bad C．important D．delicious
My 4-year-old daughter Maddie once taught me a good lesson.
One day, we were taking a walk in the park. Then we 31 some kids (小孩) around an old lady, laughing at her. A little boy said, "Look at this funny lady! She is 32 and she is crying!"
Maddie walked to the woman. I wanted to 33 her away from the woman. But Maddie sat 34 the woman and held her hand. The woman looked down at Maddie and a35 appeared on her face. Maddie gave the woman a hug（拥抱） and then left.
On the way home, I asked her, "Maddie, 36 did you go up to that woman for and hold her hand? All the other kids were either laughing at her or 37 her?"
Maddie looked at me and said, "I did that to tell her God (上帝) 38 her. It can make her feel better!" I was 39 . A 4-year-old little girl showed me what love 40 means. What a kind girl!
A．heard B．saw C．asked D．met
A．hungry B．shy C．dirty D．ill
A．bring B．send C．carry D．take
A．beside B．behind C．next D．between
A．question B．change C．smile D．pity
A．what B．how C．why D．which
A．worried about B．crazy about C．afraid of D．tired of
A．loves B．follows C．needs D．knows
A．glad B．strange C．excited D．surprised
A．usually B．really C．certainly D．finally
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. takeC. asD. be
( ) 2. A. useB. become C. faceD. wait
( ) 3. A. place B. topC. position D. desk
( ) 4. A. howB. whyC. whatD. which
( ) 5. A. takeB. spendC. takeD. have
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. didB. finished C. worked D. readed
( )2. A. gave out B. put outC. hand inD. took out
( )3. A. hurriedly B. quietlyC. worriedlyD. friendly
( )4. A. nameless B. testC. writingD. blank
( )5. A. told B. askedC. saidD. reminded