2011年中考英语完形填空分类科普常识练习题

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考点二、科普常识

(2010•湖北省黄冈市，二，15)阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的四个选项中，选出可填入空白处的最佳选项。

More than 3,000 languages are spoken in the world.Of all these languages,English is _46_used.When it is used

,the English language has also _47_many new words from other languages.For example ,Americans borrowed

“cookbook”from _48_.They also borrowed “tofu”and “knowtow”from Chinese.

As we know,there are _49_between western culture and Chinese culture.We can learn about those by comparing

how certain words are used.For example , “you are a lucky dog”_50_you are a lucky person. _51_ a person who

is ill,they say, “sick as a dog”.On _52_hand,Chinese people love cats very much .But in western culture,

“cat ’is sometimes used to describe a woman _53_is cruel.The rose is _54_a symbol of love in both China and

some western countries.People think the rose _55_love,peace ,courage and friendship.

China, a country _56_the largest population in the world ,has encouraged more people to learn English._57_the

1990s,English learning has been very _ 58_with Chinese people .Many of them have done well in English and have

made great progress in _59_it.

Now ,students are required to learn English,and the study of English is regarded as a very important industry

in China _60_om the rest of the world .The English language has played an important part in our lives.

46.A.more widely B.widely C.the most widely D.wide

47.A.taken back B.taken in C.taken off D.taken out

48.A.German B.Germany C.Germen D.Germans

49.A.difference B.differences C.different D.difficulty

50.A.to mean B.meant C.means D.meaning

51.A.Describe B.TO describe C.Described D.Description

52.Aother B.the other C.another D.the others

53.A.which B.whom C.whose D.that

54.A.supposed B.supplied C.considered D.regarded

55.A.stands for B.stands by C.stood for D.stood up

56.A.have B.which has C.that have D.is

57.A.In B.For C.By D.Since

58.A.interested B.fond C.popular D.tired

59.A.spoken B.speak C.speaking D.spoke

60.A.as well as B.as well C.also D.so well as

【答案】CBABC BBDCC BDCCA

(2010.湖南长沙 第二节 完形填空) 通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从用给的A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳答案。(共10小题计10分)

Sports play an _31_part in our life.All over the world ,people enjoy sports.Wherever you are ,you can _32_

different kinds of sports or games.Some sports or games can go back to thousand of _33_,like running and

jumping.Chinese Kung fu,for example,has a very long history._34_basketball and volleyball are new.Neither has a

history of a hundred years.People are inventing new sports or games all the time.

Sports help people keep healthy and happy and live _35_.Lots of people take part in sports and play games.But

some people like to watch _36_do sports.In order to watch the games,some people _37_tickets or turn on their

TVs at home.They don’t go to bed until the games are _38_.When their player gets the first or their team

wins,they often _39_very excited.

When the seasons change,sports change will them.In seasons ,people play different games.For example ,swimming

is fun in warm weather just like in summer,but skating or skiing (滑雪)is popular in____40____.

31.A.different B.important C.strange

32.A.watch B.look like C.look at

33.A.seconds B.minutes C.years

34.A.But B.Or C.So

35.A.longer B.harder C.worse

36.A.the other B.others C.other

37.A.buy B.lend C.show

38.A.away B.on C.over

39.A.smell B.get C.taste

40.A.spring B.autumn C.winter

【答案】BACAA BACBC

(2010•江苏省扬州市，二，15)阅读下列短文，从文后各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

I was cute,active,happy…until that day when I was 15 months old.I had a bad fall.I_16_on a glass rabbit and

it cut my eye badly enough to blind it.The doctor said that if the eye was taken out,my face would become out

of _17_,so my scarred(有疤痕的),blind and grey eye lived on with me.

People often asked uncomfortable questions about my eye or_18_played jokes on me.When the kids played games,I

was always the “_19_guy.”I _20_imagining that everyone looked down on me.

Yet every time Mom noticed I was unhappy,she would say to me, “Hold your head up high and face the world.”It

helped me move on in life.

As a child ,I thought Mom meant, “Be careful or you will fall down or knock into something _21_you are not

looking .”As a teenager ,I always looked down to hide my shame(自卑),but I found that people _22_me when

sometimes I held my head up hign.

In high school I was even made monitor,but _23_I still felt like a freak(怪物) ,All I really wanted was to

look like _24_.When things got really bad,I would cary to my mom and she _25_look at me with loving eyes and

say, “Hold your head up high and face the world .Let them see the _26_that is inside.”That is _27_Mom taught

me pride.

Mon’s love and encouragement gave me the confidence to remove my own doubt._28_I was able to look people in

the eye.I learned not only to appreciate(欣赏)myself but to have deep love for others.

“Hold your head up high”has been _29_many times in my home.Each of my children has felt its _30_.The gift she

gave me lives on in my children.

16.A.moved B.tried C.appeared D.landed

17.A.place B.order C.shape D.sight

18.A.still B.even C.almost D.hardly

19.A.bad B.good C.kind D.rude

20.A.dressed up B.stoop up C.grew up D.brought up

21.A.though B.but C.because D.so

22.helped B.liked C.enjoyed D.hated

23.indoors B.outdoors C.inside D.outside

24.A.someone B.everyone C.someone else D.everyone else

25.A.would B.should C.could D.might

26.A.beauty B.heart C.mind D.love

27.A.then B.why C.where D.how

28.A.Normally B.Immediately C.Finally D.Suddenly

29.A.shouted B.heard C.broadcast D.discussed

30.A.power B.promise C.energy D.secret

【答案】DBBAD CBDDA DDCBA

(2010四川省成都市 六、完形填空。B计 10分)

In some countries in Europe,such as France,Spain and Britain,the countryside is changing.

_56_has become different for many villages,and some villages are even_57_.There are many reasons for

this.Firstly,young people _58_villages come to live in big _59_and they don’t return.Secondly,people move to

big cities to_60_,because there are very few jobs in the countryside.Some villages still_61_because people from

big cities have bought a “second house”in the _62_,where they come and stay at weekends.The price of the

houses in the villages_63_and the local people can’t afford to buy a house there.Another problem is t hat it’

s more and more _64_for farmers to live in the countryside.So they sell their _65_and find another job.

56.A.Life B.Weather C.Everything

57.A.the same B.richer C.disappearing

58.A.around B.from C.to

59.A.houses B.cities C.countries

60.A.find jobs B.spend holidays C.relax themselves

61.A.remain B.increase C.disappear

62.A.towns B.cities C.villages

63.A.goes up B.goes down C.stops rising

64.A.interesting B.common C.difficult

65.A.products B.land C.furniture

【答案】ACABA ACACB

(2010•山西省，Ⅲ.，15)阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出一个最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

The students in Shanghai No.3 Girls High School have a flower-arrangement (插花)lesson every week. The course

is the 31 of its kind among middle schools in

Shanghai. It’s a new start. It helps the students to enjoy the 32 of flowers better. That’s 33 the

course has become very popular among the students.

The teachers of the course are all 34 trained. They are good at this art and work hard at

passing on the skill 35 students.So far ,many stuendts in the school 36 a lot of prizes in this field.

In order to further 37 the stuents’ skill , the teachers usually play 35while stuents are arraging flowers

.Stuendts 38 the music ,then they 39 more good ideas for flower-arrangement.

Besids ,the teachers 40 teach the stuents other skills at the same time ,for example ,they ask the

students 41 compositions about flower . In the way , students not only get art education but also

improve 42 writing skills .

Several months ago , some foreigners 43 visited the school .When they saw common flowers become more

44 and meaningful ,they got amazed and intereted. They made 45 and would play them for their own studentd

after they returned home.

( ) 31. A . first B second C. last.

( ) 32 . A. color B .beauty C. smell

( ) 33. A how B . when C. why

( ) 34 . A .clearly B .specially C. politely

( ) 35. A. with B .for C. to

( ) 36 . A. win B . won C. have won

( ) 37 . A .drop B .decide C. develop

( ) 38 . A. music B .games C jokes

( ) 39 . A. are angry with B . are pleased with C. are afraid of

( ) 40. A. come up with B . run out of C. hold on to

( ) 41 . A. always B .never C. hardly

( ) 42 . A .write B . writing C. to write

( ) 43. A .their B .your C. our

( ) 44 . A. ugly B .lively C. lonely

( ) 45. A. plans B . notes C. videos

【答案】ABCBC CCABA ACABC

(2010 .河北省卷,Ⅵ.完形填空 ,计 10 分)

Homesick is a compound (复合的) word made up of HOME and SICK. You know what each

46 means on its own, of course. But do you know the meaning 47 they are used together? The

definition (定义) of homesick is SICK FOR HOME. It means you miss your home.

Now think for a minute 48 SEASICK. If you change the word HOME in the definition

to the word SEA, would the definition 49 SEASICK? Does seasick mean SICK FOR SEA?

It means something quite 50 . Seasick means SICK BY THE MOVEMENT ON THE SEA. When you are 51 , the only

place you want to be is at home. When you are seasick, 52 you want to be is at sea.

Have you ever 53 a person being heartsick? Heartsick doesn’t mean that something is wrong with a person’s

heart. People are heartsick when they are 54 deep inside as if (好像) their hearts are broken.

And we also have other compound words, such as handshake and 55 . Perhaps you may write definitions for them.

It must be helpful to know something like this in your English study.

46. A. word B. phrase C. sentence D. passage

47. A. how B. why C. when D. where

48. A. for B. from C. about D. like

49. A. get B. fit C. read D. have

50. A. right B. wrong C. same D. different

51. A. homesick B. heartsick C. seasick D. carsick

52. A. the first place B. the last place C. the only place D. the safe place

53. A. thought over B. thought out C. heard from D. heard of

54. A. hurt B. hit C. loved D. moved

55. A. hobby B. height C. heaven D. handbag

【答案】46-50 ABCBD 51-55ACDDD

(2010.江苏省盐城市,二、完形填空 计15分)

阅读下列短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

Red is the color of China.Among all the _16_,red id most easily seen.The color red is fresh and pure,_17_in

China we call it China Red.Chinese people are attracted by the color red not only because it makes people

excited,but also because it has _18_meaning in Chinese culture and history.

No country in the world has ever _19_a color in such a way as China.Here,red is a symbol.It gives color to the

soul(灵魂)of the nation.In the past,red represented dignity(尊严)and mystery.Even now .Chinese people

_2_the color much more than we do.It can be said that “China Red ”is an everlasting theme for China,and

an_21_color for the Chinese people “China Red ”has _22_ a very popular word,attracting the world’s

attention.

Finding red-colored things in China is very _23_,as you can see the color everywhere.All traditional red things

have been playing special_24_in China,the walls of ancient palaces,the _25_flag,Chinese

knots,lanterns,traditional paper –cuts,and even red tauhulu.

Red is the color of the _26_,health,harmony,happiness,peace,richness and so on.Only real things and events can

fully-27_and explain its beauty.The color can be-28_and meaningful only when it’s connected with people.

In China,red is more than just a color.It carries the ancient history and -29_of the Chinese nation.China Red

is _30_with mysterious charm beyond description and it is right here in China waiting for you to feel,to

discover!

16.A.colors B.news C.papers D.paints

17.A.but B.or C.and D.while

18.A.poor B.rich C.simple D.correct

19.A.used B.shared C.drawn D.affected

20.A.need B.dislike C.hate D.love

21.A.interesting B.expensive C.easy-going D.important

22.A.spoken B.said C.become D.got

23.A.hard B.easy C.sudden D.warm

24.A.roles B.games C.cards D.places

25.A.national B.international C.local D.foreign

26.A.rainbow B.fear C.worry D.luck

27.A.believe B.show C.talk D.write

28.Alarge B.quiet C.alive D.peaceful

29.A.art B.culture C.business D.ability

30.A.pleased B.crowded C.filled D.satisfied

【答案】16~~20ACBAD 21~~25DCBAA 26~~30DBCBC

(2010.四川省自贡市 第二节 完形填空B，满分 10分)

Traveling is fun because you can see how people in other parts of the world live.One thing travelers don’t

often think about before _46_is how other cultures bathe.And bathrooms in many countries may be _47_from the

kind you are used to.

In the United States,most people take a_48_once a day in the morning.The showerhead is usually mounted (镶嵌

)on the _49_and cannot be moved.The bather slimpy_50_under the water,gets wet,scrubs (擦洗)with soap and often

w washcloth,and then rinses(冲洗)off.

_51_often take a bath each night and enjoy playing with small toys such as boats and rubber ducks.Many

adults,especially women,enjoy a soothing(让人宽心的)bath_52_rid of stress at the end of the day.

_53_is important to remember that when you take a shower or bath in the United States,you should be careful to

keep the water inside the bathtub or shower.Unlike bathrooms in many countries,there is no drain(排水管)in

the floor. _54_water gets on the floor,it cannot go anywhere and must be _55_up with a towel or mop(拖把).It

can also cause problems for the floor.So be careful.

46.A.to travel B.traveling C.traveled

47.A.different B.same C.similar

48.A.shower B.rest C.sleep