【浙江省嘉兴市2015年中考英语试题】完形填空(本题有15小题,每小题1分;共计15分)
阅读下面短文,掌握大意,然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
Gwondo was a trainer of dogs. He would go out every day with his dogs, to _____them how to catch animals so all his tribe(部落) could eat.
Wherever Gwondo went, his tribe could see him away in the distance______ his white hair would shine in the sunlight. The tribe____would say to their children, "See, there is Gwondo and his dogs, searching for______ for us all. " Gwondo went out hunting every day and always came______ with much food. And all were very happy.
Now Gwondo grew_______ and as all humans do, one day he died. The tribe felt sad and cried many days and many nights _______ one day the elders called to their children, " You have cried enough for Gwondo. Now it is time to______ living. Go down to the beach and be happy. "
The children ran down to the beach and looked out to sea. ______ , they all looked at each other, then turned and ran back to their elders,______ , "Come quickly. Gwondo, he is back with us. He is out in the sea. " The elders hurried to the_______ and said, "Yes! It is Gwondo back! He is now a dolphin and lives in the sea. "
Now whenever you see ______ dolphins in the sea, look for the big old dolphin. You will know him because be has a large white fin on ______ back. He is Gwondo and he is training the young dolphins to chase(追逐)_______ close to the beach so that his tribe can catch them.
Gwondo is known to all the tribes ______ the east coast of Australia. They call him their sea dog.
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Jane’s mother worked on the farm from morning till dark, supporting the family. To make Jane live a happy life, Mother was very 26 about spending money. 27 , Jane didn’t understand her. Every day Mother was busy with her work while Jane was studying at school, so they had 28 time to enjoy themselves.
One day, Mother realized Jane was unhappy and even unfriendly to her, so she decided to go 29 with Jane to make Jane happy.
On Sunday morning they went happily to the snowfield. Since they were both in white clothes, the manager 30 them to buy ski clothes. He said 31 there was an accident, they might be easily found in their ski clothes. Mother couldn’t 32 them, so she refused.
Then they went skiing in their white clothes. They were skiing 33 on the snowfield when suddenly the snowfield began to shake. It was the snow slide(雪崩). They ran a long way and escaped the snow slide finally, but they couldn’t find their 34 . Later, a helicopter was flying 35 , but people on it couldn’t see or hear them. Jane was in danger because she had hurt her head seriously and blood(血) dropped on the snow. Just then Mother 36 an idea. She 37 her hand at once and then bright red blood dropped down on the snowfield. A red SOS was on the snow. 38 Jane was saved, but Mother died.
Every time I think of the blood dropping onto the snowfield, I feel 39 . I believe anyone 40 hears the sad story will admire(钦佩)Mother for her selfless(无私的) love to her daughter.
A.careful B.worried C.excited D.thinking
A.After all B.However C.But D.Therefore
A.much B.few C.little D.enough
A.swimming B.shopping C.hiking D.skiing
A.made B.advised C.hoped D.let
A.if B.that C.whether D.though
A.afford B.wear C.pay D.spend
A.angrily B.sadly C.heavily D.happily
A.way B.clothes C.shoes D.manager
A.under B.below C.beside D.above
A.gave up B.came up with C.showed up D.lost
A.pireced B.killed C.lifted D.raised
A.At most B.At first C.At least D.At last
A.painful B.wonderful C.well D.good
A./ B.who C.whom D.when
Adults usually do not remember most of the things that are taught by their teachers at school. But this story is one such 16 that I will never forget. Every time I drift off course, I think of this story.
It was a normal Monday morning, and my teacher was teaching us on 17 things in life and about devoting ourselves to 18 is important to us. This is how the story went:
An old man lived in a certain part of London, and he would wake up every morning and go to the sub-way. He would 19 the train right to Central London, and then sit at the street corner and 20 . He would do this every single day of his life. He sat at21 street corner and begged for almost 20 years.
His 22 was dirty, and a stench came out and it smelled terrible. The neighbors could not stand the smell any more, so they called for the police officers to clear the place. The officers knocked down the door and cleaned the house. There were small bags of23 all over the house 24 he had collected over the years.
The police counted the money, and they soon 25that the old man was a millionaire. They waited outside his house expecting to ___26__ the good news with him. When the old man arrived home that evening, one of the officers told him that there was no need for him to beg any more as he was a 27 man now, a millionaire.
But the old man said 28 ; he went into his house and locked the door. The next morning he woke up 29, went to the subway, sat at the street corner and continued to beg.
Clearly, this old man had no great plans,30 or anything significant for his life. We learn nothing from this story other than staying focused on the things we enjoy doing.
A.class B.teacher C.lesson D.study
A.interesting B.special C.important D.necessary
A.what B.that C.how D.where
A.get up B.get onto C.get from D.get to
A.sing B.sleep C.think D.beg
A.a different B.another C.the same D.a strange
A.house B.coat C.cap D.bag
A.food B.money C.books D.clothes
A.that B.where C.whose D.who
A.recognized B.said C.realized D.thought
A.tell B.share C.cover D.discuss
A.thanks B.something C.nothing D.much
A.much later B.much earlier C.so quickly D.as usual
A.friends B.jobs C.chances D.dreams
In real life, robots are mainly used in factories. They do many different jobs. Usually these jobs are too 43 , difficult or boring for humans.
Robots also help disabled people and people who cannot look after 44 . For example, scientists are making a robot to help blind people. Now many of them have a dog to help them. The dog is called a guide dog. In the future, guide dogs might be robot dogs.
One robot dog is called Meldog. It has wheels. It usually “walks” in front of its owner. It is very clever. It knows the speed of its owner’s walk. Meldog talks to its owner by 45 . The owner wears a special belt. This belt 46 instructions to the owner from Meldog such as “Stop here”, “Turn left” and “Turn right”.
In the United States, another 47 of robot helps disabled workers. This robot, called Kilroy, helps disabled computer operators. The robot 48 the sound of its owner’s voice. It follows instructions such as “Turn the page” and “Make a cup of coffee”.
Robots are also used in American 49 . They can do simple jobs. For example, they shave (刮脸) patients and brush their teeth and take meals from the kitchen to patients’ rooms. It never gets lost 50 this robot has a map of the hospital in its computer memory.
A.interesting B.strange C.dangerous D.safe
A.others B.another C.them D.themselves
A.television B.radio C.loudspeaker D.mobile telephone
A.posts B.writes C.reads D.sends
A.type B.size C.set D.double
A.guesses B.thinks C.hears D.sees
A.cinema B.hospitals C.museum D.theatre
A.until B.before C.because D.whether
One summer evening, a 10-year-old boy was trying to hit a bottle with a slingshot(弹弓). The bottle was about 7 to 8 meters __36__. The boy tried many times but still couldn’t hit it. His mother just kept passing him small stones.
A girl walked by. She __37__ the boy for some time and said to the mother, “Let me show him how to shoot.”
“No, thank you,” said the __38__, “he is blind.”
The girl was surprised and asked, “How can he hit the bottle then?” “I tell him he can do it,” said the mother, “__39__ he tries hard enough.”
The little boy tried again and again. The mother always told him that he was doing __40__. The boy became more confident. After a long time, it __41__ dark. The girl said goodbye to the mother and son. When she turned to leave, she heard a stone hit the __42_! The little boy finally made it!
With confidence and patience, nothing is impossible.A. long B. tall C. away
A. said B. watched C. wondered
A. mother B. boy C. girl
A. before B. after C. if
A. good B. better C. well
A. went B. become C. got
A. bottle B. slingshot C. stone
Last fall I put a bird feeder outside my window. I thought as soon as I hung up, a great ___16____ beautiful birds would come. Days, weeks and months went by; ____17____, no birds.
I asked many people, why? What was I doing ___18____? “Nothing,” most of them replied. “Just ____19____.” So I waited, waited and waited.
I ____20____ off the deck (露台), I changed the feed, I ___21____ the feeders, and I ____22____ made the cat go out the other door! But ____23___ seemed to work. So --- I waited, “with patience and hope. ”
Two months later, early in the morning, I was ____24____. A beautiful bird had been on the bird feeder. All of a sudden, I saw hundreds upon hundreds of birds____25____ from everywhere.
____26____ a beautiful lesson this living thing taught me! “Patience and hope” will ____27____ the most beautiful things in life.
So I keep hoping and waiting, waiting and ___28____. I will try to use this “little lesson” in ____29____ many other things in my life. I guess, “____30____ is a virtue (美德)” after all.
A.little B.many C.much D.lot
A.so B.because C.however D.and
A.bad B.wrong C.well D.good
A.go B.sit C.watch D.wait
A.went B.put C.cleaned D.took
A.bought B.sold C.washed D.took
A.always B.hardly C.even D.sometimes
A.nothing B.everything C.something D.anything
A.sad B.surprised C.worried D.frightened
A.coming B.going C.leaving D.singing
A.That B.Which C.How D.What
A.spend B.take C.bring D.come
A.hoping B.dreaming C.watching D.asking
A.so B.such C.much D.very
A.dream B.patience C.volunteering D.lesson