完形填空(2014襄阳)
As soon as he finished his homework，Eric jumped onto his bicycle and______，off in the direction of the beach．While he was riding along，he_______about the whales(鲸)．He hoped he would see them again today．After he got to the beach，Eric put his bicycle________a bush so that no one could see it from the road．Then he ran down onto the sand．
Though it was only four in the afternoon，the sky was already getting________．Eric frowned(皱眉)．If it rained，he wouldn’t be able to see the whales because they would stay in deeper water．He hurried along the beach to the rock．It was the best_______to see the whales from．
Before Eric reached the rock，he________a drop of water on his head．“Oh no！”he thought．“Now the whales will stay in the deep water and l won’t be able to_______them！”But just then he saw a large shape on the beach．It was a young whale！The whale had come too close to the shore and got stuck(搁浅)on the beach！At first the whale didn’t move at all and Eric thought it was________．Then he saw its tail move weakly．Eric turned and ran in the rain as fast as he could back to his bicycle．He had to get_______！ If they didn’t get the whale back in the water soon，it would die and Eric couldn’t let that____．
A．walked B．fell C．got D．rode
A．talked B．thought C．learned D．asked
A．before B．over C．on D．behind
A．bright B．far C．dark D．high
A．time B．season C．weather D．place
A．felt B．drank C．put D．saw
A．catch B．watch C．save D．feed
A．alive B．lovely C．dead D．upset
A．water B．medicine C．help D．care
A．happen B．live C．go D．swim
In learning English，one should first pay attention to listening and speaking．It is the groundwork of reading and writing．You’d better 31 your best to speak while you
do much listening．Don’t be 32 of making mistakes．But be careful not to let them stop you from improving your 33 ．While you are doing this，a good 34 is to write-keep a diary，write notes or letters．Then if you can，ask some others to go through 35 you have written and tell you where it is wrong．Many mistakes in your speaking will be 36 found when you write．Through correcting mistakes，you can do better in learning English．
If you are slow in speaking，don’t 37 about it．One of the helpful ways is reading，either aloud or to yourself．The important thing is to choose 38 interesting to read． It mustn’t be too difficult for you．When you are reading 39 this way，don’t stop to 40 the new words if you can guess their meanings when they have nothing to do with the sentences．You can do that some other time．
A．have B．send C．make D．try
A．sure B．afraid C．proud D．tired
A．English B．Chinese C．Japanese D．French
A．start B．idea C．way D．manner
A．how B．when C．why D．what
A．happily B．easily C．really D．slowly
A．talk B．fear C．worry D．hurry
A．something B．everything C．anything D．nothing
A．by B．on C．at D．in
A．look at B．look for C．look up D．look over
Last year my dad got a new job in a small town,__51__ my family moved there. On my first __52__ at the new school I was really worried. The teachers were friendly, but the __53__ was the other students. They didn’t seem friendly. I knew nobody and I couldn’t __54__ understand what they said.
During the break all the other students went out. I didn’t know where to go, so I ___55___ in the classroom. After a while, a ___56___ came back in and came up to me. I ___57___ what he wanted to do. He took ___58___ out of his bag and said to me,“Would you like something to ___59___?”It was an apple. Suddenly I felt really ___60___ and we began to talk.
It was Tony who gave me the apple and now he is my best friend. I am thankful to the apple, which started our friendship.A. or B. so C. but
A. day B. spring C. winter
A. project B. custom C. problem
A. hardly B. ever C. even
A. danced B. stayed C. sang
A. woman B. girl C. boy
A. knew B. wondered C. thought
A. something B. anything C. nothing
A. eat B. drink C. read
A. shy B. happy C. lonely
Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed a boy ahead of him had dropped all of the books he was carrying. Mark helped t
he boy pick them up. 16 they were going the same way, he carried them for the boy. As they walked, Mark knew the boy’s name was Bill. Mark 17 discovered that he loved computer games, baseball and history and that he was having a lot of 18 with his other subjects.
They arrived at Bill’s home first and Mark was invited in 19 Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed 20 with a few laughs and some shared small talk, and then Mark went home. They 21 to see each other around school, had lunch together once or twice and then 22 ended up from the same high school. Just three weeks before they finished school, Bill asked Mark if they could have a talk.
Bill 23 him of the day years ago when they had first met. ‘Do you 24 wonder why I was carrying so many things home that day?’ asked Bill. ‘You see, I 25 out my locker because I didn’t want to leave a mess for anyone else. I had planned to 26 from home and I was going home to pack my things. But after we spent some time together 27 and laughing, I realized that 28 I had done that, I would have 29a new friend and missed all the fun we would have together. So you see, Mark, when you picked up my books that day, you did a lot more. You 30 my life.’
A．After B．Since C．Although D．Until
A．also B．still C．always D．almost
A．questions B．ideas C．trouble D．doubt
A．from C．to D．for
A．quickly B．proudly C．freely D．pleasantly
A．continued B．hoped C．preferred D．offered
A．all B．both C．every D．none
A．removed B．reminded C．asked D．described
A．ever B．soon C．even D．never
A．checked B．took C．cleaned D．put
B．take away C．put away D．pass away
A．reading B．playing C．talking D．watching
A．before B．if C．while D．as
A．forgotten B．made C．became D．lost
A．helped B．saved C．changed D．improved
Beautiful pictures of mountains and forests, clear skies, flying birds, wild animals, silly faces — you can find them all in one place.46 ? On a postcard! Have people always sent postcards? No! Before postcards, people 47 sealed (密封的) letters.
The48 for the first decorated (装饰的) postcard came to John P. Charlton in 1861. He thought a simple card 49a border would be a great way to send a note. Then in the late 1800s, postcards which had pictures on them50 . By law, people had to write their note on the front—on the picture! The back was51 for the address. Several years later, England allowed a divided-back (背面隔开的) postcard. Then people could write their52 on the back left side. And they put the address53 . During the early 1900s, the golden age of postcards, people around the world were more and more54 picture postcards. In 1908, Americans alone mailed over 677 million postcards.
Today, postcards are the55 most popular collection in the world after stamps and coins. You can always see or get a lot of newly-designed postcards, especially on New Year's Day.
A．How B．When C．Why D．Where
A．liked B．hated D．lost
A．advice B．picture C．idea D．card
A．above B．with C．under D．for
A．happened B．changed C．ended D．appeared
A．even B．only C．still D．ever
A．note B．word C．address D．letter
A．on the front B．on the back C．on the left D．on the right
A．surprised at B．interested in C．expected by
A．first B．second C．third D．fourth
Who taught you to walk when you were little? Who worries the most when you are 56? Who makes you dinner? It’s your 57. No matter what happens, she’ll58the love for you.
Do you know how did 59Day come into being(产生) ? It began in the US in 1907 whenan 60girl named Anna Jarvis started a campaign to honor(给......以荣誉) mothers. Shebelieved that mothers could 61people to get over the 62of the War and to strengthen (加长) the relationship inside families.
On Mother’s day, children usually help their mothers do 63. In western countries, bringing mothers 64in bed is common. A mother will get up late while her children make her favorite breakfast. Children also make their own Mother’s Day card 65a thank-you note. Or they buy gifts and flowers for their mothers. A. lazy B. ill C. sleepy
A. father B. mother C. sister
A. continue B. stop C. start
A. Children’s B. Women’s C. Mother’s
A. Asian B. Australian C. American
A. help B. ask C. order
A. worry B. pain C. memory
A. homework B. housework C. hair
A. flowers B. clothes C. breakfast
A. with B. for C. from