2012广西桂林中考英语试题及答案（3）

四、完形填空(每小题1分，共10分)

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Nowadays more and more Chinese teenagers find life more difficult without their parents. They don’t know how to do 46 . Because their parents do almost everything for them at home. This is a big problem.

Joy is 14 years old. One day her parents went away 47 business, so she had to stay at home alone. At first she thought she would be happy 48 her parents were not in. She could do everything 49 she liked. But it was six o’clock in the afternoon, she felt 50 . “Oh, it’s time to have supper. Where can I get my food?” she said to herself. Later she found some food in the fridge, but she 51 know how to cook. At that moment, she missed her 52 very much. At last she could only go to the supermarket and 53 some food to eat.

Many of teenagers are 54 as Joy. So I think they should learn some basic life skills, like cooking, tidying up their rooms or dressing themselves 55 . They shouldn’t depend too much on their parents.

46. A. their homework B. some shopping C. business D. housework

47. A. in B. at C. on D. with

48. A. so B. because C. but D. until

49. A. that B. who C. where D. when

50. A. hungry B. full C. excited D. bored

51. A. couldn’t B. didn’t C. might not D. wouldn’t

52. A. cousin B. aunt C. brother D. parents

53. A. made B. bought C. gave D. saw

54. A. the same B. difficult C. different D. warm-hearted

55. A. actually B. carelessly C. properly D. slowly

五、阅读理解(共35分，第56-60小题，每小题1分;第61-75小题，每小题2分)

A

One day a rich boy bought a magic mirror (镜子). When he got home, he looked in the mirror. His face looked sad. He tried to smile and make funny faces, his face looked still sad. Then he did many happy things, but his face always looked sad.

“Oh, what a terrible mirror! It doesn’t work! ” he said angrily.

The next day on his way to buy some chocolate, he saw a little girl crying sadly. The rich boy went up to her and asked what had happened. The little girl said she couldn’t find her parents. “Don’t worry. I’ll help you,” the rich boy said. So they went to look for them together. Finally they found her parents. They were so thankful for his help. After the rich boy arrived home, he looked in the mirror as usual. To his surprise, his face looked very happy. The boy understood the magic of the mirror. The mirror could show the true feelings of its owner. This was true-the rich boy had helped that little girl so he felt really happy.