【内蒙古呼和浩特市2015年中考英语试题】完型填空:(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)
Monty was the son of a horse trainer. When he was in his ninth grade, he was asked to write a about what he wanted to be and do when he grew up.
That night he wrote a seven-page paper saying that someday he’d a horse ranch (牧场). He wrote about his dream in great detail and he drew a picture of a 200-acre ranch with all the buildings.
He put a great deal of his into the project and the next day he handed it in to his teacher. Two days later he received his paper back. On the front page was a large red “F” a note that read, “See me after class.”
The boy went to see the teacher after class and asked, “Why did I receive an ‘F’?”
The teacher said, “This is an unrealistic (不现实的) dream for a young boy like you. Your family is not rich. Having a horse ranch needs a lot of . You have to buy the land. You have to pay for other things. There is no you could ever do it.” Then the teacher added, “ you rewrite this paper with a more realistic goal, I’ll reconsider your grade.”
The boy went home and thought about it long and hard. He asked his father what he should do. His father said, “Look, son, you have to make up your own mind on this. But I think it is a very important for you.”
Finally, after thinking about it for several days, the boy handed in the same paper, making changes at all. He said to the teacher, “You can keep the ‘F’ and I’ll keep my dream.”
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All students to have good study habits. When you have good study habits, you learn things . You also remember easily.
Do you like to study the living room? This is not a good place, it is usually too noisy. You need to study in a quiet place, like your . A quiet place will help you only to think about .
When you study, do not think about things at the same time. Only think about your homework. If you do this, you will do your homework quickly, and you will make mistakes.
Good study habits are very important. If you do not have them, try to learn them. If you are already good, try to make them better.
A.need B.must C.can D.may
A.quick B.easy C.slowly D.easily
A.it B.this C.them D.they
A.on B.with C.up D.in
A.because B.so C.so that D.unless
A.kitchen B.bedroom C.bathroom D.living room
A.one thing B.many things C.nothing D.everything
A.the other B.other C.others D.the others
A.more much B.much C.much more D.most
A.few B.less C.little D.fewer
Mr. and Mrs. Wang are very forgetful. For example, Mr. Wang sometimes goes to work on Sunday morning, because he thinks it is . And Mrs. Wang sometimes forgets to cook supper for the family.
One summer they planned to to New York for their holidays. They got to the airport only ten minutes the plane took off. So time was short. But Mrs. Wang said she must tell Lingling, their daughter, not to forget to the front door when she went to school. But Lingling then was at school. They couldn’t tell her about it by . So they hurried to the post office. Mrs. Wang wrote a short to Lingling, and Mr. Wang bought a and an envelope. Soon the note was ready. They put the stamp on the envelope in a hurry and dropped it in the letter , but suddenly Mrs. Wang began to cry. The short note was in her hand. She had put the plane tickets in the envelope.
A.sunny B.Cloudy C.Monday D.Sunday
A.walk B.drive C.fly D.run
A.before B.often C.when D.because
A.often B.ever C.always D.suddenly
A.open B.lock C.close D.push
A.plane B.train C.telephone D.bus
A.e-mail B.book C.note D.story
A.note B.pen C.stamp D.letter
A.envelope B.box C./ D.office
A.still B.already C.always D.not
Jim, a successful businessman, told the experience of his childhood.
When he was 12, his parents . He was alone and didn’t get on well with others. People always laughed him. No one showed kindness (友善) to him. His only friend was a dog named Tige.
One day as he walked down the street, a young lady was walking in front of him. Suddenly one of her bags dropped from her arms. As she stopped , she dropped other bags. He came to help her.“Thank you, dear! You are a nice little boy!”She said kindly, smiling.
A special feeling came to him. These were kind words he had ever heard. He watched her she went far away, and he whistled(吹口哨)to his dog and went directly to the river nearby.
“Thank you, dear! You are a nice little boy!”he repeated the woman’s words. Then in a low
he said to his dog,“You are a nice little dog!”Tige raised ears as if(似乎)it understood.
“Uh! Even a dog likes it!”he said,“Well, Tige, I won’t say unkind words to you any more.”Tige waved its tail happily.
The boy thought and thought. Finally he looked at himself in the river. He saw but a dirty boy. He washed his face . Again he looked. He saw a clean nice boy. He was amazed (震惊). From then on, he had a new life.
After telling this, the businessman stopped for a while, and then he said,“Ladies and gentlemen, this is the very place where that kind woman planted in me the first seed (种子) of kindness. All of us should learn about kindness. a great power it has!” If you show kindness to others, you will be an able man.
A.dead B.dying C.died D.die
A.at B.to C./ D.of
A.picking it up B.picking up it C.to pick up it D.to pick it up
A.the first B.first C.the last D.the first time
A.until B.before C.when D.while
A.sound B.noise C.noisy D.voice
A.it B.it’s C.one’s D.its
A.something B.nothing C.anything D.somebody
A.carefully B.careful C.careless D.carelessly
A.What B.How C.It D.It seemed
The manager of a small building company was very surprised to get a bill for two white mice one of his workmen had bought. He for the workman and asked him he had the bill send to the company.
"Well ,"the workman answered, "you the house we were repairing in New-bridge, don't you? One of the things we had to there was to put some new electric wiring (线路). Well, in one place we had to pass some wires a pipe thirty feet long and about an inch ,which was built into stone and had four big bends (弯) in it. None of us could think how to do this until I had a good . I went to a shop and two white mice, one of them male and the other female. Then I a thread (线) to the body of the male mouse and put it into the pipe at one end, Bill held the female mouse at the other end and her gently to make her squeak (吱吱的 ). When the male mouse heard the female mouse's squeaks, he rushed along the pipe to help her. I he was a gentleman even though he was only a mouse. Anyway, as he ran through this pipe, he pulled the behind him. It was then quite for us to tie the thread to the electric wires and pull them through the pipe."
The manager paid the bill for the white mice.
A.waited B.sent C.answered D.arranged
A.why B.whether C.how D.when
A.see B.mean C.enter D.remember
A.do B.repair C.buy D.work
A.into B.out C.in D.away
A.near B.through C.around D.onto
A.across B.short C.big D.small
A.idea B.thing C.way D.advice
A.saw B.bought C.caught D.exchanged
A.followed B.held C.tied D.passed
A.when B.but C.while D.so
A.put B.pressed C.took D.played
A.doubt B.remember C.suggest D.suppose
A.bends B.pipe C.female mouse D.thread
A.easy B.hard C.impossible D.unnecessary
There were two villages in South Asia. They were always fighting each other for more farms. One village lived in the low land and the other lived in the mountains. The mountain people came to the low land one day. They stole a from one of the low land families and took him back up into the mountains.
The people in the low land didn't know to climb the mountain. They didn't know where to find the mountain people. Even so, they sent their fighters to climb the mountain to bring the baby back. The fighters many ways of climbing. They used ropes, and they also used ladders. At last, they stepped others' shoulders to climb. But _ worked. After several days of hard work, they climbed only 100 meters. Feeling , the fighters decided to return to their village.
As they were ready to go back, they saw the baby's mother to them. They were greatly surprised to see her baby was on her back. How could it be? They asked the mother how she the baby. She said, " Because it isn't your baby. "
As long as you have love in your heart, there is no mountain you can't climb.
A.low B.high C.far D.deep
A.baby B.dog C.horse D.ladder
A.what B.why C.how D.which
A.tallest B.youngest C.oldest D.best
A.made B.took C.trird D.got
A.to B.on C.in D.at
A.none B.neither C.all D.both
A.hungry B.lonely C.hopeless D.tired
A.turning B.pointing C.shouting D.walking
A.fed B.saved C.caught D.carried