【浙江省温州市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四个选项中选出一个最佳选项.
My parents always told me that I couldn’t dance, because it was a girl’s sport. But I never gave up my dream of becoming a dancing star. I practiced secretly, learning form books, movies, and shows. However, without my parents’ support, that ______ seemed all but impossible to reach.
One summer, my little sister Maggie was going to dance lessons. I immediately asked _____parents for permission(允许)to take her to the lessons. What a _____chance to learn dancing!
One afternoon, I was practicing a new dance in my room, when Maggie walked ____.
“What’s the matter, Maggie?” I stopped _____.
“Denis, you are a great dancer! Can you help me?”
“What is it?” I wondered.
“There’ll be a dancing performance in my school, ____ the boys think I’m slow,and none of them wants to be my partner. ____ you dance with me for it?” She looked at me anxiously.
“You can be a good dancer!” I encouraged her. “Let’s show those people that they have been ____all along.”
In the following months, we ___ every evening, hiding from my parents. I was having a fantastic time and ____Maggie improved a lot.
Finally came the big day.I became ____ when I heard my parents would come to watch the performance. As the ____began,I took a deep breathe and tried to calm down. We moved perfectly, shining with pride. From the cheering of the crowd,I was sure we had ____.
My heart was beating wildly when I saw my ____ coming towards me. He put his hand on my shoulder. “Well done, son. Though it is hard for me to admit it, you really looked like you ____ this stage(舞台).Go for it and make us proud.”
I’d been waiting for this moment for so long. I knew that the road ahead wasn’t going to be easy, but I wouldn’t give up.I wanted nothing more in life than to dance.
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An 8-year-old child heard her parents talking about her little brother Andrew. All she knew was that he was very and they had no money. Only a very expensive operation could him.
One morning, the girl heard her father say to her mother: “Only a miracle(奇迹) can save Andrew now.” The girl went to her bedroom, collected all of her money and counted it . She hurried to a drugstore.
“How can I help you?” asked the salesman.
“I want to buy a miracle,” the girl answered. “My brother has something growing inside his head. My daddy says only a miracle can save him. So how much does a miracle
?”
“We don’t sell miracles here, my dear. I’m so sorry,” the salesman said .
“What kind of a miracle does your brother need?” asked a well-dressed man standing nearby.
“I don’t know,” she answered. “He’s really sick and needs an operation in his head. So I all my money.”
“ do you have?” asked the man.
“$1.11,” she answered, “ but I can try and get some more.” She said again and again.
“Well, what luck,” said the man. “$1.11 is the of a miracle. Let’s go to see your brother.”
That man was Dr Carlton Armstrong, a famous brain doctor. The operation was and it wasn’t long before Andrew was well again. Sometimes miracles do happen.
A．happy B．sick C．strong D．funny
A．save B．take C．make D．use
A．carefully B．early C．really D．hardly
A．nice B．clean C．bad D．beautiful
A．spend B．take C．pay D．cost
A．happily B．wisely C．sadly D．easily
A．took B．brought C．put D．sent
A．How many B．How much C．How long D．How often
A．price B．power C．money D．prize
A．important B．expensive C．difficult D．successful
Don't break kid's heart
I ran into a stranger as he passed by. "Oh, excuse me please" was my reply. He said，" Please excuse me too.1 wasn't even watching for you."
We were very ,this stranger and I. We went on our way and said goodbye.
But at home story is told-how we treat our loved ones, young and old. Later that day, cooking the evening meal, my daughter stood beside me very still. When I turned, I nearly knocked her down. "Move out of the way," I shouted at her. My daughter walked away, her little heart broken. I didn't realize how rudely I had spoken.
While l was in bed. God's small voice came to me and said, "When dealing with a ,common manners you use, but the children you love, you seem to be rude. Look on the kitchen floor, and you will find some there by the door. Those are the flowers your daughter brought for you. She picked them herself, pink, yellow and blue. Your daughter stood not to spoil(毁坏)the surprise, and you never saw the tears in her eyes."
By this time, I felt very small, and now my began to fall. I quietly went and knelt(跪下) by her bed; "Wake up, my little baby, wake up," I said.
"Are these the flowers you for me?" My daughter smiled, "I found them out by the tree. I picked them they are pretty like you. I knew you would like them, especially the blue."
I said, "Daughter, I am sorry for the way I acted today: I should not have shouted at you that way." My daughter said, "Oh, Mom, that's okay. I love you anyway."
I said, "Daughter, I love you too, and I do like the flowers, especially the ."
A．happy B．angry C．polite D．selfish
A．same B．different C．funny D．exciting
A．awake B．asleep C．alive D．afraid
A．friend B．classmate C．enemy D．stranger
A．newspapers B．books C．flowers D．sweets
A．excitedly B．quietly C．sadly D．angrily
A．surprises B．flowers C．tears D．knees
A．picked B．took C．bought D．gave
A．until B．if C．unless D．because
A．pink B．blue C．red D．yellow
One day a poor man was traveling on horseback. At noon, he tied his horse to a tree and then down to eat something. A fewlater, a rich man came along and tied his horse to the same tree.
“Please tie your horse to another tree,” said the poor man. “My horse is wild. It will kill yours.”the rich man said, “I shall tie my horse as I like!” he tied up his horse and had his lunch nearby. After a moment they heard terrib, the two horses were fighting. They went up to them, but it was too. The rich man’s horse was killed. “See what your horse has done!” cried the rich man. “You will have to for it.” And he brought the poor man before Mr. Know.
Mr. Know asked the poor man some questions. But he made no. At last Mr. Know said, “This man is dumb. He cannot speak.” “Oh,” the rich man shouted. “He can! He spoke to me when I met him.” “Are you sure?” asked Mr. Know. “What did he say ? “He told me not to tie my horse to the same tree because his horse was and would kill my horse.” “Oh,” said Mr. Know. “So he you. Then can you expect to get money from him? ”
The rich man said nothing and left silently.A. put B. sat C. turned
A. daysB. minutes C. weeks
A. SoB. AndC.But
A. songB. bellC. noise
A. lateB. hardC. quick
A. payB. waitC. care
A. ideaB. mistake C. answer
A. heavilyB. angrilyC. happily
A. quietB. niceC. wild
A.helped B. warnedC. ordered
Three small fish lived in the sea. When they were very young, their parents died. They had to look after each other day after day. Finally, they grew up and were to swim deeper and further.
One morning. the three fish were to a shallow (浅) water by a big wave (浪). A smallwas taken there. too. It was hard for the fish to go back to the sea because the boat was fight in front of them. The largest fish realized that they were inand said they had to find a way to leave there as fast as possible. The second largest fishwith his elder brother, but the youngest one did not. He said that there was muchfor their activities, so he would not worry at all and still swam around . At last, the largest fish returned to theby jumping over the lowest part of the boat. The second largest fish also succeeded in joining his eider brother in the other side of water.the youngest one didn't follow them and still swam joyfully.
Two hours later, when the rose up, the water in the small shallow corner dried up. The fish who did not try to return to the sea died of lack(缺乏)of water.A. afraidB. sad C. pleased
A. allowed B. givenC. taken
A. tree B. boat C. stick
A. safetyB. danger C. peace
A. agreed B. talked C. compared
A. timeB. foodC. water
A. slowly B. luckilyC. happily
A. seaB. river C. lake
A. AndB. But C. So
A. stormB. moonC sun
Denny was a famous photographer. He traveled all over the world, taking pictures for magazines and newspapers, and won many prizes.
“I’ll do anything to get a good photo,” he often said. “I’ll go anywhere at any time, even if it is .
And he told the . He had photos of earthquakes, forest fires, floods and even wars. If something interesting happened, Denny went to photograph it.
He was a married man and his wife often asked him to take her with him, but he always . “I’ll travel for my work, not for ,” he told her. “You won’t enjoy yourself, and I won’t have to look after you. Sometimes there’s not even anywhere to , and I have to sleep outside. I often don’t have a good or a bath for days. You won’t like it.”
“Denny, I am not a child,” his wife didn’t . “I can look after myself. Please take me with you the next time you go overseas.”
Denny did not say anything, but he about it, and when he was asked to go to Africa he said to his wife, “You can come to Africa with me if you want to. I have got to take photos of wild there. It should be interesting and not too uncomfortable.”
His wife was very , and at first she had a very enjoyable time. Then Denny went to some lions to photo. His wife went with him, but before long they became separated. She walked down one path while he walked down the other.
Suddenly, Denny heard her . He ran back and saw her running toward him. A huge lion was chasing her. Quickly Denny took his camera out of its case and it at his wife and the lion. Then he shouted, “ , woman! I can’t get you both in the picture!”
A．dangerous B．natural C．convenient D．close
A．lie B．reason C．news D．truth
A．allowed B．refused C．failed D．joked
A．wealth B．prize C．pleasure D．luck
A．money B．time C．interest D．dreams
A．meet B．work C．shop D．stay
A．meal B．picnic C．room D．party
A．agree B．hear C．reply D．complain
A．worried B．forgot C．asked D．thought
A．land B．flowers C．animals D．people
A．confused B．excited C．surprised D．disappointed
A．find B．feed C．drive D．shoot
A．singing B．crying C．laughing D．cheering
A．threw B．fired C．showed D．pointed
A．Hurry up B．Look out C．Slow down D．Go ahead