专题14：完形填空精练【考题猜想】-2023-2024学年九年级英语上学期期末考点大串讲（人教版）（原卷版）.docx

1、第十四讲：完形填空精练完形填空Passage 1（2023年武汉中考试题）Katie said goodbye to her parents at the front door of their candy shop as they drove off for a vacation, and Katie _1_ shed be able to run it with Aunt Marias help. Aunt Maria didnt have any experience on business, but she is always called “_2_”.As Maria blew in

2、to the store, she said, “All right, Katie my love, lets get this party started.”Katie took her aunt over to where the family made their own candy, such as fresh fudge (软糖). Aunt Maria _3_ a piece of chocolate fudge. “Hmm,” she said. “Its good, but not _4_. We can add something to make that basic tas

3、te exciting.”Before Katie could _5_ what Maria meant, the woman had gone to the kitchen. Katie heard her walking around, opening drawers and the fridge. Then she came back with her hands full of things. She _6_ them on the work surface with a happy tune(小调).“Brussels sprouts(甘蓝)?” Katie gave her aun

4、t a _7_ look. She couldnt be serious! But she was. The womans hands were busy _8_ the green vegetables and then adding those small pieces into the fudge. Katies eyes grew wide as she watched her aunt mix them together. Katie _10_ as the bell over the front door rang, announcing some _9_. Three boys

5、came in. “Ill have strawberry fudge, please,” said the first boy. “Oh, how _11_,” laughed Maria. “I must suggest you try something new! Try this!” She offered the boys the Brussels sprout fudge. “Its free! _12_!”Surprised, but too polite to _13_, the boys left with the fudge. “There go our customers

6、. They will tell everyone how strange our candy is, and nobody will want to shop here!” Katie said to herself. She didnt know what to do. Her parents were going to be _14_.The sound of the bell woke her up from her _15_. The boys were back! But this time there was a crowd of kids coming into the sto

7、re with them. “Give me two pieces of Brussels sprout fudge, please.”1. A. promisedB. rememberedC. pretendedD. checked2. A. friendlyB. creativeC. honestD. lucky3. A. noticedB. boughtC. madeD. tried4. A. softB. sweetC. smoothD. special5. A. believeB. changeC. questionD. explain6. A. stuckB. leftC. spr

8、eadD. swept7. A. strangeB. freshC. blackD. hungry8. A. washingB. weighingC. cuttingD. cooking9. A. moved onB. looked upC. broke downD. came over10. A. clerksB. policemenC. customersD. businessmen11. A. expensiveB. cheapC. funnyD. boring12. A. StayB. EnjoyC. GoD. Help13. A. acceptB. argueC. eatD. ord

9、er14. A. madB. calmC. relaxedD. silent15. A. mistakesB. memoriesC. plansD. thoughtsPassage 2（2023年广州中考试题）Almost everyone has a dream job, and for Susan, it is being a whale (鯨) trainer at her citys aquarium (水族馆). Last year, Susan finally had a (n) _1_, but it was more than just signing up. People w

10、ho wanted this job had to take part in a competition. They need to show how _2_ they could go down into the seven-metre-deep pool that housed the whales and how long they could stay there. The one who could reach the deepest and stay the longest underwater would get the job.Susan signed up to try ou

11、t, and everything went _3_ at first. But then, as she went down to about five metres under the icy water, her legs stopped _4_. The cold water caused a huge pain in her legs. She was unable to swim back to the surface. She was in great fear and couldnt think. This only caused her to _5_ farther into

12、 the pool. Just as Susan _6_ hope, she suddenly felt herself being pushed to the surface.It was Mila, a whale in the pool. She noticed Susans _7_, held her leg in her mouth and pushed Susan up to the surface. Susan was _8_, thanks to Milas quick action. The aquarium spokesperson said Susan was reall

13、y _9_, because Mila had realized Susan needed help before any of the working group did, which saved valuable time.“Whales are _10_ animalsthey live and play together. In the wild, they show great interest in humans and often swim close to boats and divers.”1. A. chanceB. jobC. dreamD. idea2. A. soon

14、B. farC. oftenD. hard3. A. closeB. deepC. lateD. well4. A. tryingB. hurtingC. workingD. resting5. A. dropB. swimC. jumpD. search6. A. gave awayB. gave inC. gave outD. gave up7. A. lookB. troubleC. moveD. place8. A. changedB. lostC. chosenD. saved9. A. luckyB. braveC. afraidD. sad10. A. funnyB. lonel

15、yC. socialD. strongPassage 3（2023年安徽中考试题）At the 2023 Shenzhen Marathon（马拉松）, 45-year-old Luo Shujian crossed the finishing line with his 13-year-old son Xiaobai, who was in a special push-chair. They _1_ the half-marathon race in an hour and 59 minutes.The son was born with cerebral palsy （大脑性瘫痪）. H

16、e had to stay indoors, but his father decided to give him a _2_ and happy life by taking up marathons with him. However, the decision was challenging （挑战性的） because Luo had no _3_ experience. He had to _4_ at 4 a.m. to practice running before work. Whenever he got chances, he would take his son with

17、 him to races, _5_ half-marathons.Now Xiaobai likes to watch the world from his push-chair with his father during races. Though he cannot express feelings in _6_, he shows them through expressions and body language. He claps his hands and smiles to show his _7_. The other runners are friendly and _8

18、_ them on as they pass.Their marathon races have _9_ them to Chengdu to see pandas, to Beijing to climb the Great Wall, and to Lanzhou to take photos along the Yellow River.Luo plans to keep _10_ with his son to allow Xiaobai to live the best life he can.1. A. heldB. finishedC. cancelledD. watched2.

19、 A. fullB. silentC. shortD. boring3. A. readingB. sportingC. writingD. acting4. A. hang outB. break awayC. give inD. get up5. A. reallyB. luckilyC. especiallyD. strangely6. A. orderB. wonderC. wordsD. numbers7. A. doubtB. pityC. honestyD. happiness8. A. putB. cheerC. trainD. invite9. A. takenB. hand

20、edC. avoidedD. translated10. A. drawingB. ringingC. waitingD. runningPassage 4（2023年河南中考试题）It was a rainy, windy October afternoon. Garth stood outside his house with a wide smile. This was _1_ weather for testing his new inventionUmbrella Hat. He could hardly wait to see whether it could keep the r

21、ain off. He carefully _2_ the hat on his head and started walking _3_ along the street. It worked!Suddenly, three boys in his neighborhood appeared and _4_ him. Todd, the biggest one, pulled his Umbrella Hat off his head.“Whats THIS?” he asked.“Its an Umbrella Hat. You can wear it on rainy days and”

22、 Garth said.The boys _5_, “Will anyone wear that stupid thing?” Todd threw the hat onto the ground and they ran off.Garth picked up his Umbrella Hat from the ground in tears. “Maybe Todd was _6_ in reality, who would ever need his invention?” He lowered his head and thought to himself.Suddenly he _7

23、_ and saw a lady looking at him. “I was just leaving my house _8_ I saw you and those boys. Are you okay?”Then she saw the _9_ Umbrella Hat and asked, “Er whats that?”“Its my Umbrella Hat. I thought of it and made it myself” answered Garth.“What a creative _10_ you have! Dont ever let stupid boys pu

24、t you down! Keep inventing and one day you will _11_ something really great!” said the lady.“And you have given me a wonderful _12_,” she continued, “I have a gadget (小器具) shopGadgets4Uand Id like to hold a _13_ to find the best young gadget inventor in our town. I will display (展示) three best inven

25、tions in my shop. Im sure you will have a(n) _14_ of winning a prize.”Garth was very _15_. Gadgets4U was one of his favorite places and the thought of having his invention displayed in that wonderful place was too exciting for words. He suddenly felt much better and could already feel lots of new id

26、eas coming out, waiting to spring into life!1. A. coldB. perfectC. strangeD. changeable2. A. raisedB. placedC. droppedD. repaired3. A. heavilyB. madlyC. thankfullyD. purposefully4. A. guidedB. praisedC. stoppedD. refused5. A. repliedB. laughedC. wonderedD. greeted6. A. rightB. angryC. politeD. silly

27、7. A. came upB. gave upC. looked upD. showed up8. A. whenB. untilC. ifD. after9. A. uglyB. oldC. brokenD. tiny10. A. mindB. habitC. gameD. tool11. A. showB. meetC. planD. create12. A. skillB. giftC. ideaD. job13. A. partyB. meetingC. conversationD. competition14. A. choiceB. chanceC. excuseD. experi

28、ence15. A. surprisedB. boredC. relaxedD. worriedPassage 5（2023年杭州中考试题）In February 2007, about two hundred paragliders were in Australia to prepare for the World Championship. They included Ewa Wisnierska, a German paragliding champion (冠军). One morning, as the _1_ were getting ready to take off, the

29、y noticed that a terrible storm was coming. However, they decided to _2_. After all, these were the best paragliders in the world.Unluckily, as the competitors took off, the weather quickly became _3_. Ewa tried to get away from the storm, but two huge _4_ came together and caught her. The clouds pu

30、lled Ewa up inside the storm like a leaf in the _5_. She flew higher and higher, with lightning (闪电) and hailstones (冰雹) all around her. “I was _6_,” she told reporters afterwards. “The last thing I _7_, it was dark. I could hear lightning all around me.” She _8_ to about 10,000 meters high and then

31、 lost all her senses. At that height, the temperature was about -40. After forty minutes Ewa woke up. She was still inside the storm. It was dark and hailstones were _9_ past. They were as big as tennis balls. Finally, Ewa came out of the storm cloud and _10_ towards a small farm and landed _11_. Sh

32、e fell to the ground, too _12_ to call for help. When her team _13_ her, she was 60 km away from the place where she took off. She was covered in icebut alive!Ewa was sent to a (an) _14_ for treatment at once, but a few days later, she competed in the World Championship. “Flying is too fantastic to

33、stop _15_ an accident,” she said.1. A. runnersB. competitorsC. pilotsD. winners2. A. get upB. turn onC. look upD. carry on3. A. colderB. coolerC. worseD. wetter4. A. stormsB. cloudsC. birdsD. hands5. A. windB. rainC. treeD. world6. A. shakingB. pullingC. dreamingD. smiling7. A. decideB. repeatC. con

34、siderD. remember8. A. guidedB. droveC. returnedD. rose9. A. flyingB. walkingC. cryingD. pushing10. A. climbedB. jumpedC. headedD. swam11. A. comfortablyB. safelyC. sadlyD. secretly12. A. proudB. nervousC. weakD. brave13. A. servedB. caughtC. visitedD. reached14 A. hospitalB. schoolC. hotelD. office1

35、5. A. next toB. according toC. because ofD. instead ofPassage 6（2023年绍兴中考试题）Samelyn Lafuente, a young teacher from a primary school for girls in Masbate City, Philippines, spent the last _1_ years turning a boring classroom into a little girls dream world, decorated (装饰) in pink and full of Hello Ki

36、tty-themed decorations.Walking into Samelyn Lafuentes _2_, you would probably think that it is a crazy Hello Kitty fans world. The floor is _3_ with a Hello Kitty-themed carpet (地毯). The walls are all _4_, as are the school desks. And there are Hello Kitty decorations everywhere, hanging from the ce

37、iling (天花板), stuck on the walls and _5_ in the windows. It would be hard for parents of little girls in Ms. Lafuentes class to _6_ them away from this amazing world in pink every day, which is just what the _7_ planned all along to create a place where her students would be happy and enjoy their tim

38、e at school.Photos of this pink Hello Kitty classroom were _8_ on the Internet by Glay Franco Bacolod, and quickly spread _9_ several Asian countries, including China. People are praising Samelyn Lafuente highly _10_ she tried hard to make sure of the happiness of the young students, even if it mean

39、t _11_ everything out of her own pocket. The teacher said that almost all the decorations in her _12_ classroom were bought with her own money, but seeing the _13_ in the childrens eyes every day makes it all worth it.Lafuente told GMA News that during the last three years, she _14_ added more pink

40、and new decorations to change her classroom.“Im doing it for my students. I love _15_,” the teacher said.1. A. twoB. threeC. fourD. five2. A. classroomB. officeC. gardenD. kitchen3. A. filledB. packedC. comparedD. covered4. A. blueB. whiteC. pinkD. green5. A. stillB. evenC. justD. only6. A. pullB. m

41、oveC. kickD. hide7. A. driverB. visitorC. nurseD. teacher8. A. inventedB. soldC. sharedD. taken9. A. forB. inC. withD. against10. A. becauseB. untilC. ifD. before11. A. looking throughB. picking upC. turning downD. paying for12. A. secretB. emptyC. specialD. boring13. A. happinessB. lonelinessC. shy

42、nessD. kindness14. A. suddenlyB. graduallyC. firstlyD. quickly15. A. youB. himC. herD. themPassage 7（2023年江苏无锡中考试题）I knew Martys magic was fake (假的), but I just couldnt prove it. One day I caught a lucky break. At lunch, Marty was going on about how he could make things _1_. He had a ring in one han

43、d and a pencil in the other.Thats when I _2_ it: a thin piece of fishing line around the end of the pencil and attached (连接) to Martys shirt! Sure enough, he made it by sliding (滑动) the ring over the pencil and hanging it from the line. No one else _3_ the line, and soon the whole dining hall was ch

44、eering. When the crowds were gone, I walked over. It was time to _4_ the Magic Marty show.“I know how you did it,” I said, looking him right in the eye. “_5_,” Marty replied. “But the first law of magic is that”“It was the fishing line.”Marty became _6_. He looked a bit worried. Without all his conf

45、idence, he seemed more normal (平常). I suddenly felt bad.“So, are you going to tell other people?” he asked. I thought about it for a moment. If I did, I would _7_ be able to prove that Martys magic was fake. But would that really make me feel happy? What about Marty? He might _8_ his new friends. Ho

46、w would that make him feel?“Nah,” I said. “It will be a _9_ between you and me.”Marty let out a relieved sigh, and I turned to walk away.“Wait!” Marty jumped in front of me. “Youve got a pretty good eye for magic. If you re _10_, I have an idea.”Thats how the Magic Marty and Mysterious Matt Lunch Sh

47、ow began.1. A. disappearB. growC. floatD. change2. A. sawB. heardC. feltD. smelt3. A. confirmedB. noticedC. explainedD. supported4. A. watchB. praiseC. createD. end5. A. IndeedB. MaybeC. HoweverD. Anyway6. A. politeB. crazyC. silentD. curious7. A. finallyB. properlyC. easilyD. mainly8. A. makeB. lea

48、veC. greetD. lose9. A. trickB. secretC. presentD. reward10. A. surprisedB. impressedC. satisfiedD. interestedPassage 8（2023年四川重庆中考试题）Siene is a firefighter in the USA. It isnt easy to become a firefighter there. Many people try, but a lot of them _1_. Also, in the past firefighting was always a job

49、for men. Now there are women firefighters.When Siene was five years old, it was her dream to become a _2_. Forty years later, she was the _3_ woman to pass a six-week course at the WFPA(女子消防预备学院). The WFP A trains women in the skills they need to be firefighters. In fact, Siene now trains firefighte

50、rs there _4_.Starting the course doesnt mean youll become a firefighter. The course is very _5_, so not everyone finishes the training. They are trained like being in the armyCan you hold a heavy piece of wood for four minutes? How many exercises can you do? Can you lift a 12-meter ladder(梯子)?You al

51、so need other _6_. Can you lead a team? Are you a skillful driver? Can you use technology? There are so many more that are a part of firefighting these days. Of course, no one can do them all, but more skills _7_ help.However, you must wait for a chance to work as a firefighter even _8_ passing your

52、 course. It seems that lots of women arent ready to do that. In one year, 50 women got trained, _9_ only three of them are now firefighters. Learning the skills is not enough to become a firefighter. Like Siene, you also need to _10_ your dream.1. A. succeedB. passC. failD. fight2. A. policewomanB.

53、firefighterC. scientistD. doctor3. A. oldestB. tallestC. kindestD. busiest4. A. myselfB. yourselfC. himselfD. herself5. A. interestingB. easyC. importantD. difficult6. A. ideasB. methodsC. skillsD. rules7. A. recentlyB. certainlyC. hardlyD. nearly8. A. afterB. duringC. beforeD. in9. A. butB. orC. be

54、causeD. though10. A. give upB. stick toC. talk aboutD. worry aboutPassage 9（2023年山东济南中考试题）The Smiths enjoy having dinner out on the weekends. They always go to a local _1_. Their favorite waiter is Victor. When they walk in, their 8-year-old son, Bert, always gets a high-five _2_ Victor and they jok

55、e a lot. The boy is so happy when Victor _3_ his order, which is the same every _4_. Victor treats _5_ with kindness, and he always knows exactly what they want. “I love working here as I have a chance to make people feel good every day,” he often says.A few months ago, Bert learned more about Victo

56、r. He _6_ a very poor life and the whole family lived in a small room. Every day he had to walk several miles to work. He wanted to buy a _7_ car. Hed been having a(an) _8_ time saving money for one.Bert told his mother about Victors _9_. He kept saying “We have to ask others to help Victor get a ca

57、r.” Finally, Mrs. Smith _10_ to help Bert set up a fundraising (募捐) website. The goal was to _11_ $5,000. When a local news station found out, it spread the _12_ online. Many of Victors other customers jumped in to help. The fund rose _13_ to more than $30,000 in two months. That was enough for a ca

58、r and to pay for an apartment for Victors family.The 29-year-old Victor was deeply moved _14_ he learned what his young customer had done. “Id kept fighting quietly and didnt want to ask anybody for anything,” he said. People were also touched by Berts kindness. Bert said he was _15_ that so many pe

59、ople wanted to help. “This is the definition (定义) of community,” one of the customers wrote online.1. A. post officeB. bankC. libraryD. restaurant2. A. fromB. toC. besideD. on3. A. explainsB. remembersC. borrowsD. misses4. A. weekendB. dayC. weekdayD. hour5. A. nobodyB. someoneC. everyoneD. none6. A

60、. ledB. changedC. lostD. avoided7. A. famousB. cheapC. goodD. cool8. A. freeB. happyC. easyD. hard9. A. successB. hobbyC. situationD. advice10. A. agreedB. askedC. refusedD. regretted11. A. lendB. raiseC. spendD. save12. A. accidentB. lieC. wordD. culture13. A. slowlyB. quicklyC. widelyD. heavily14.

61、 A. whereB. thoughC. whenD. unless15. A. embarrassedB. sorryC. tiredD. excitedPassage 10（2023年北京中考试题）Be Whats MissingWhere was that cashier (收银员)? Impatient, I quickly looked at my watch. I hardly had enough time to eat a sandwich and rush back to work. I looked around the nearly empty _1_, but the

62、cashier was nowhere in sight. A woman stood wiping (擦) the far end of the counter. She looked at me coldly with sad, dark eyes. I _2_, getting angry. Id been standing there for at least three minutes! Controlling my anger, I remembered Moms words. “Whenever you find yourself in an unpleasant situati

63、on, just think about what is missing. If someone is unkind, then kindness is missing. If someone is hateful, then _3_ is missing. If we will be whats missing, then well provide whatever the situation needs.”And here I was in an unpleasant situation. How should I “be whats missing”? What was missing

64、was _4_. Maybe I should just jump behind the counter and take my own order. Just then the woman walked slowly towards me. “May I help you?” she asked, still _5_. She looked so tired. No doubt, she was overworked. I took a deep breath. With Moms words ringing in my head, I gave the woman my order . a

65、nd smiled. “How are you today?”My question seemed to _6_ her. She eyed me for a second before answering. “Not too good.”“Im sorry.” I said. “I hope it gets better starting right now.”She almost smiled as she looked at me. “Thanks. I hope youre right.”I thought to myself as I ate my sandwich. Were al

66、l the same, really. We have problems and angers, we get tired and we hurt. We need to be _7_ to each other. After eating, I wiped the table cleaner than usual, and put the tray (托盘) back nicely on the stand. The woman was watching me, a big smile on her face. “Be whats missing.” It _8_.1. A. restaur

67、antB. streetC. schoolD. office2. A. agreedB. finishedC. waitedD. left3. A. trustB. loveC. patienceD. confidence4. A. hopeB. adviceC. moneyD. service5. A. nervouslyB. carefullyC. coldlyD. kindly6. A. disappointB. hurtC. troubleD. surprise7. A. nicerB. coolerC. closerD. fairer8. A. saidB. workedC. rea

68、dD. endedPassage 11（中国传统文化）Zu Ti was a great man of Jin Dynasty. He was _1_ for his hard work and great achievements. But when he was a child, he was a naughty (顽皮的) boy who showed little _2_ in reading. As he grew up, Zu Ti _3_ he didnt have enough knowledge. And he deeply felt that he could not se

69、rve his country well. So he made up his mind to study hard.Zu Ti had a _4_ friend named Liu Kun. They had a deep friendship. So they stayed together every day. They even slept on one bed every night and _5_ at the same time every morning. One day, when they were _6_, Zu Ti heard the rooster crowing

70、(打鸣). An _7_ came to him. He woke up Liu Kun and said, “How about getting up to play swords (剑)?” Though he was still sleepy, Liu Kun agreed with Zu Ti gladly. From then on, they got up and played swords as soon as the rooster began crowing. They kept their words day after day. They never gave up no

71、 matter how _8_ in winter or hot in summer. Besides, they began to study history _9_ and put all their energy into reading books. In this way , they learned a great deal of knowledge and made much progress. A few years later, both of them grew up with talents and wisdom. At last, their _10_ came tru

72、e and they made great contributions to their country.This is the Chinese idiom story To Rise with the Rooster.1. A. readyB. famousC. lateD. sorry2. A. prideB. respectC. interestD. kindness3. A. realizedB. decidedC. imaginedD. promised4. A. richB. busyC. sameD. close5. A. picked upB. got upC. gave up

73、D. made up6. A. fightingB. discussingC. sleepingD. reading7. A. orderB. ideaC. examD. ability8. A. longB. dryC. coldD. quiet9. A. carefullyB. politelyC. probablyD. recently10. A. mistakesB. dreamsC. hobbiesD. difficultiesPassage 12It was winter. Everything in Happy Valley was _1_ with snow. Kids liv

74、ing nearby were making a snowman in the park. Julia brought her dads hat for the snowman. Laura got two shiny little stones for the eyes. Peter found two _2_ to be the arms. Robert used a carrot to be the nose. The Smith brothers made two snowballs to _3_ the head and body. With the teamwork of all

75、the kids, a cute snowman appeared.Julia said the snowman should be given a name. The kids couldnt decide on a good one, for everyone wanted to make the decision. “I must be _4_ to give him a name. Without my carrot, the snowman wouldnt have a nose,” shouted Robert. “Without the sticks I picked, the

76、snowman would have no arms. In that case, how _5_ he would look then,” argued Peter. Soon the arguments turned into a big _6_. The kids walked away _7_ with what they had brought. The snowman was nothing but a terrible memory.Days passed, and laughter was _8_ heard in the park of Happy Valley. The k

77、ids were beginning to get _9_ and lonely. The parents began worrying. What could bring the kids together again? Then they met and had a plan. The next day, all the kids got a _10_, telling them there was something special at the park.They _11_ to see what it was, but they didnt talk to each other on

78、 the way because of the _12_. When they arrived, the kids found a note on the snowman which read, “Dear kids, my heart _13_ when Happy Valley isnt what it used to be. Although Im sad and have no name, I would rather see my happy kids.”The note melted（融化）the ice in all kids hearts. They felt _14_ bec

79、ause of what they had done and began to finish the snowman together. Finally, a much cuter snowman _15_ there. They all agreed to call him “Mr. Warmheart” though he was made of snow. Happy Valley got cheerful laughter back.1. A. coveredB. crowdedC. filledD. provided2. A. bottlesB. pencilsC. brushesD

80、. sticks3. A. formB. inventC. moveD. take4. A. taughtB. allowedC. treatedD. introduced5. A. uglyB. strongC. tallD. heavy6. A. secretB. meetingC. fightD. pleasure7. A. patientlyB. wiselyC. activelyD. angrily8. A. alwaysB. oftenC. neverD. sometimes9. A. relaxedB. boredC. excitedD. surprised10. A. chan

81、geB. messageC. reasonD. question11. A. rushedB. refusedC. failedD. forgot12. A. parentB. villagerC. brotherD. snowman13. A. hurtsB. cheersC. fliesD. opens14. A. proudB. warmC. sorryD. thankful15. A. walkedB. stoodC. droppedD. travelledPassage 13Did you know that vocabulary is more important than gra

82、mmar? If you have good vocabulary, you can communicate successfully _1_ the grammar is not completely perfect.However, one _2_ problem is learning new words and then forgetting them. So when you want to use a new word in a conversation, you cant remember it at that moment. Does this often happen to

83、you? The _3_ of this difficulty is that most students try to learn vocabulary by studying lists and dictionaries and remembering the words. But it may not _4_ if you dont have a very good memory.The best way to learn vocabulary and remember the words well is to learn new words and use them _5_. You

84、can do this with a very simple exercise. Every time you learn a new word, for example, from an English lesson or an article, write it down in your vocabulary notebook. _6_ is more active than just reading a definition (定义). You should write the word, the definition in English or translation, one exa

85、mple sentence from the article or dictionary and one example sentence that you _7_.Imagine you just learn the word “generous”. Write in your vocabulary notebook: generous (adjective), definitiongiving or willing to give freely. Example one, from the _8_: Thanks for paying for my dinner; youre very g

86、enerous. Example two, my example: My brother is generous because he volunteers at the animal shelter on weekends. Its best if your example sentences are _9_ to your life, because this creates a personal connection with the new word. The next day, read your vocabulary notebook again and try to add on

87、e more example sentence _10_ the new word. Its helpful for you to remember it. These two simple stepswriting the word and using it at oncehelp you remember and use new words.Do you have a vocabulary notebook? If not, start now.1. A. whenB. thoughC. becauseD. until2. A. commonB. newC. strangeD. famou

88、s3. A. situationB. causeC. conditionD. result4. A. formB. changeC. workD. rise5. A. later onB. on timeC. if possibleD. at once6. A. WritingB. SpeakingC. ListeningD. Watching7. A. copyB. writeC. thinkD. create8. A. notebookB. blackboardC. articleD. experience9. A. suitableB. trueC. honestD. useful10.

89、 A. byB. withC. onD. inPassage 14（中国传统文化）During the Tang Dynasty, there lived a man named Zhao Gu. He was good at writing _1_ and so many people enjoyed reading them. One day, people who liked Zhaos poems got together. They _2_ about Zhaos old works happily. But it was such a pity that Zhao didnt wr

90、ite _3_ poems very often. So they discussed how they could get Zhao to write. After a while, a man said, “Zhao will travel to Yuhang in Zhejiang province. He will _4_ visit Lingyan Temple because it is very famous.” He _5_, “Lets do something before he arrives.”Finally they came up with a good _6_.

91、There was a wall in the temple for people to write. So they invited a man to write only two lines of poem on the wall. After several days, Zhao went to Lingyan Temple. When he saw the two lines of poem on the temple wall, he could not help adding another two lines to make it a _7_ poem with four lin

92、es. When Zhaos fans _8_ it, they were excited. The man was not as _9_ as Zhao, but the two lines led to Zhaos wonderful poem. This could be described as “throwing a brick to attract jade (碧玉).”Now people often express in this way when they give an opinion or a speech. It is a polite and modest way t

93、o show their hope in seeing other people offer something _10_. Have you learnt it?1. A. lettersB. poemsC. storiesD. articles2. A. saidB. talkedC. spokeD. wrote3. A. funnyB. usefulC. greatD. new4. A. surelyB. correctlyC. suddenlyD. carefully5. A. wroteB. finishedC. describedD. continued6. A. ideaB. s

94、urveyC. signD. present7. A. strangeB. simpleC. completeD. difficult8. A. heard aboutB. waited forC. cleaned upD. looked after9. A. beautifulB. politeC. talentedD. quiet10. A. smallerB. worseC. betterD. biggerPassage 15（中国传统文化）Respecting teachers has always been a tradition in China. Yang Shi was a p

95、hilosopher in the Northern Song Dynasty. One day, he and his schoolmates had different ideas on a question. To get a _1_ answer, he went to visit Cheng Yi, the famous philosopher. At Chengs house, however, the guarding kid told him that Mr. Cheng was meditating (冥想) in his _2_ and asked him to go ba

96、ck. Yang _3_ to leave, so the kid left him alone and went in.After a while, it began to snow _4_. The little boy came out again and reminded Yang that Mr. Cheng might spend the whole afternoon meditating. He invited Yang to warm himself in the house to _5_ the wind and snow. But Yang kept standing i

97、n the snow and waiting outside in order that he could ask Chengs _6_ on the question.As soon as Cheng finished meditating, the boy reported that Yang was waiting outside. When Cheng _7_ this, he came out to see Yang. When the door was opened, everyone was _8_. The snow was more than a foot deep, but

98、 Yang stood still, without _9_ his feet. “Young man, why are you so silly? You could have come again someday!” Cheng took Yang to the room at once. Cheng was very happy and accepted Yang as his student because of Yangs politeness and efforts. He told Yang all his philosophical thoughts. That made a

99、big _10_ to Yangs life. Later, Yang really learned a lot and made great contributions (贡献) to his country.1. A. simpleB. correctC. longD. popular2. A. farmB. carC. hotelD. room3. A. hopedB. decidedC. refusedD. wanted4. A. heavilyB. earlyC. deeplyD. carefully5. A. findB. avoidC. catchD. hide6. A. met

100、hodB. ruleC. recordD. opinion7. A. heardB. achievedC. forgotD. received8. A. excitedB. relaxedC. shockedD. bored9. A. smellingB. washingC. cuttingD. moving10. A. differenceB. choiceC. decisionD. planPassage 16One day a little boy asked his father, “What does the word great mean? Who are great people

101、 and how do they become great?”The father asked his son to bring two plants and then told him to plant one of them inside the house and the other outside the house. The boy did as his father said.The father asked his son, “Which one of the two plants do you think will be _1_ and bigger? “The boy rep

102、lied, “The plant inside the house will be safer, so it will grow bigger, while the plant outside the house is not safe at all. No one will be there to _2_ it. It may be eaten by animals.” The father smiled and said, “Lets wait _3_. We will know the answer.”Then the boy _4_ for study and after four y

103、ears he came back to his house. He said to his father, “Look, nothing happens to this plant inside the house and it is safe.”When the boy went outside, he was very _5_ to see a big tree. The boy couldnt believe his eyes. He couldnt _6_ how the plant outside was able to grow much bigger than the plan

104、t inside the house.“The plant outside the house faced four seasons and many difficulties!” the father _7_ to his son why the plant outside was bigger. “The plant inside was safe, it didnt face weather changes, and it didnt get proper _8_, so it didnt become big.”Here is the _9_ to the question about

105、 being great: _10_ a great person, one must have failed many times, experienced many difficulties and overcome those difficulties. After that, he is able to become great.1. A. strongerB. saferC. nicerD. weaker2. A. look afterB. come acrossC. take awayD. cut down3. A. seriouslyB. carefullyC. actively

106、D. patiently4. A. waitedB. lookedC. leftD. asked5. A. excitedB. satisfiedC. pleasedD. surprised6. A. realizeB. understandC. considerD. accept7. A. smiledB. apologizedC. turnedD. explained8. A. protectionB. sunlightC. careD. water9. A. resultB. answerC. wayD. reason10. A. To choose B. To save C. To f

107、ind D. To becomePassage 17（中国传统文化）In ancient Chinese stories, Cangjie created characters (文字). Cangjie was _1_, so the leader Huangdi gave him the job of recording things. However, Cangjie found that the job became more _2_ as the number of the things to record grew. He wanted to _3_ a way to solve

108、the problem. One day, Cangjie went hunting with several other people. He _4_ the hunters chose their way by looking at the different footprints (脚印) of animals. After seeing this, Cangjie thought _5_ there were different signs for different things, he could remember all the important things easily.

109、Through hard work, he _6_ created the signs for writing. Huangdi was happy with Cangjies work and asked him to teach the signs to others. They all _7_ Cangjie. Over time he got proud.Cangjie was teaching a class one day. An old man _8_ to him carefully. After the class, the old man asked Cangjie, “T

110、he signs you _9_ for the horse and the dog show they have four legs. A cow also has four legs. But why doesnt the sign for the cow show that?”Cangjie found he mixed the two signs up when teaching. He felt very _10_ for that. From then on, Cangjie was more careful about his work.1. A. kindB. shyC. sm

111、artD. brave2. A. expensiveB. interestingC. surprisingD. difficult3. A. find outB. talk aboutC. lay outD. take up4. A. thoughtB. noticedC. agreedD. hoped5. A. andB. butC. ifD. because6. A. quicklyB. clearlyC. finallyD. easily7. A. missedB. thankedC. touchedD. helped8. A. listenedB. talkedC. walkedD.

112、pointed9. A. createdB. copiedC. changedD. called10. A. relaxedB. safeC. excitedD. sorryPassage 18A man married a very beautiful girl. After marriage, they were living happily together. The man really _1_ her beauty and loved her very much.But after a few months, the wife came to know that she was su

113、ffering（遭受）from a terrible illness. Because of that, _2_ she will lose her beauty.Knowing this, the wife started thinking to herself, “What if I become _3_, my husband would start hating me. I wont be able to stand his hatred（厌恶）.”One day, her husband had to go out of town for some work. When he was

114、 returning home after finishing his work, he met with an accident. He lost both his _4_ in that accident.However, their married life _5_ to progress（进展）normally. Time passed and the wife completely lost her beauty because of her illness. She turned ugly but her blind husband couldnt see it. _6_ it d

115、idnt influence their married life.He _7_ loving her like always.One day the wife died. Now, the husband was sad and alone. He decided to leave that city.He _8_ all funeral rites（葬礼）for her wife. The next day, when he was about to leave, his _9_ saw him and went to him and said, “How will you be able

116、 to live _10_ the support of your wife? Your wife was _11_ there for you to support you and help you for many years. It would be _12_ for you to live alone.”The husband replied, “My friend, I am not blind. In fact, I was just pretending（假装）to be blind. Because when my poor wife came to know about he

117、r illness, I realized that she was completely troubled by it and _13_. If my wife had known that I could see her ugliness, it would have hurt her more than her _14_. She was a very good wife and I just wanted to keep her happy. Thats why for all these _15_, I pretended to be blind.”1. A. dislikedB.

118、admiredC. expectedD. missed2. A. especiallyB. luckilyC. graduallyD. quickly3. A. beautifulB. lazyC. helpfulD. ugly4. A. eyesB. handsC. legsD. ears5. A. stoppedB. startedC. continuedD. failed6. A. SoB. BecauseC. ThoughD. But7. A. ended upB. started withC. thought aboutD. kept on8. A. canceledB. plann

119、edC. completedD. considered9. A. friendB. fatherC. motherD. wife10. A. byB. withoutC. withD. on11. A. sometimesB. alwaysC. neverD. hardly12. A. importantB. possibleC. easyD. difficult13. A. surprisedB. boredC. scaredD. relaxed14. A. beautyB. illnessC. supportD. sadness15. A. yearsB. monthsC. weeksD. days