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 ___ she’d be able to run it with Aunt Maria’s help. Aunt Maria didn’t have any experience on
business, but she is always called “ ___ 2 ___ ”.
As Maria blew into the store, she said, “All right, Katie my love, let’s 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. “It’s good, but not ___ 4 __ . We can add something to make
that basic taste 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 aunt a ___ 7 ___ look. She couldn’t be serious! But she was. The
woman’s hands were busy ___ 8 ___ the green vegetables and then adding those small pieces into the fudge.
Katie’s 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 came in. “I’ll
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. “It’s free! ____ 12 ____ !”
Surprised, but too polite to ___ 13 ___ , the boys left with the fudge.
“There go our customers. They will tell everyone how strange our candy is, and nobody will want to shop
here!” Katie said to herself. She didn’t 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 store with them.
“Give me two pieces of Brussels sprout fudge, please.”
1. A. promised B. remembered C. pretended D. checked
2. A. friendly B. creative C. honest D. lucky
3. A. noticed B. bought C. made D. tried
4. A. soft B. sweet C. smooth D. special
5. A. believe B. change C. question D. explain
6. A. stuck B. left C. spread D. swept7. A. strange B. fresh C. black D. hungry
8. A. washing B. weighing C. cutting D. cooking
9. A. moved on B. looked up C. broke down D. came over
10. A. clerks B. policemen C. customers D. businessmen
11. A. expensive B. cheap C. funny D. boring
12. A. Stay B. Enjoy C. Go D. Help
13. A. accept B. argue C. eat D. order
14. A. mad B. calm C. relaxed D. silent
15. A. mistakes B. memories C. plans D. thoughts
Passage 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 city’s aquarium (水族
馆). Last year, Susan finally had a (n) ____1____, but it was more than just signing up. People who 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 out, 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 couldn’t think. This only caused her to ____ 5 ____ farther
into 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 Susan’s ____ 7 ____ , held her leg in her mouth and pushed Susan
up to the surface. Susan was ____ 8 ____ , thanks to Mila’s quick action. The aquarium spokesperson said Susan was
really ____ 9 ____ , because Mila had realized Susan needed help before any of the working group did, which saved
valuable time.
“Whales are ____ 10 ____ animals—they live and play together. In the wild, they show great interest in humans
and often swim close to boats and divers.”
1. A. chance B. job C. dream D. idea
2. A. soon B. far C. often D. hard
3. A. close B. deep C. late D. well
4. A. trying B. hurting C. working D. resting
5. A. drop B. swim C. jump D. search
6. A. gave away B. gave in C. gave out D. gave up
7. A. look B. trouble C. move D. place8. A. changed B. lost C. chosen D. saved
9. A. lucky B. brave C. afraid D. sad
10. A. funny B. lonely C. social D. strong
Passage 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）. He 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 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____ 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 ____ 1 0____ with his son to allow Xiaobai to live the best life he can.
1. A. held B. finished C. cancelled D. watched
2. A. full B. silent C. short D. boring
3. A. reading B. sporting C. writing D. acting
4. A. hang out B. break away C. give in D. get up
5. A. really B. luckily C. especially D. strangely
6. A. order B. wonder C. words D. numbers
7. A. doubt B. pity C. honesty D. happiness
8. A. put B. cheer C. train D. invite
9. A. taken B. handed C. avoided D. translated
10. A. drawing B. ringing C. waiting D. running
Passage 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 invention—Umbrella Hat. He could hardly wait to see whether it could keep the
rain 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 hisUmbrella Hat off his head.
“What’s THIS?” he asked.
“It’s an Umbrella Hat. You can wear it on rainy days and…” 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____ 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… what’s that?”
“It’s my Umbrella Hat. I thought of it and made it myself…” answered Garth.
“What a creative _____ 1 0_____ you have! Don’t ever let stupid boys put you down! Keep inventing and one
day you will _____ 1 1_____ something really great!” said the lady.
“And you have given me a wonderful ____ 1 2_____ ,” she continued, “I have a gadget (小器具) shop—
Gadgets4U—and I’d like to hold a _____ 1 3_____ to find the best young gadget inventor in our town. I will
display (展示) three best inventions in my shop. I’m sure you will have a(n) ____ 1 4_____ of winning a prize.”
Garth was very _____ 1 5_____ . 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 ideas coming out, waiting to spring into life!
1. A. cold B. perfect C. strange D. changeable
2. A. raised B. placed C. dropped D. repaired
3. A. heavily B. madly C. thankfully D. purposefully
4. A. guided B. praised C. stopped D. refused
5. A. replied B. laughed C. wondered D. greeted
6. A. right B. angry C. polite D. silly
7. A. came up B. gave up C. looked up D. showed up
8. A. when B. until C. if D. after
9. A. ugly B. old C. broken D. tiny
10. A. mind B. habit C. game D. tool
11. A. show B. meet C. plan D. create
12. A. skill B. gift C. idea D. job
13. A. party B. meeting C. conversation D. competition14. A. choice B. chance C. excuse D. experience
15. A. surprised B. bored C. relaxed D. worried
Passage 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, they 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 pulled 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 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 ___ 1 0___ towards a small farm and landed
___ 1 1___ . She fell to the ground, too ___ 1 2___ to call for help. When her team ____ 1 3____ her, she was 60 km
away from the place where she took off. She was covered in ice—but alive!
Ewa was sent to a (an) ___ 1 4___ for treatment at once, but a few days later, she competed in the World
Championship. “Flying is too fantastic to stop ___ 1 5___ an accident,” she said.
1. A. runners B. competitors C. pilots D. winners
2. A. get up B. turn on C. look up D. carry on
3. A. colder B. cooler C. worse D. wetter
4. A. storms B. clouds C. birds D. hands
5. A. wind B. rain C. tree D. world
6. A. shaking B. pulling C. dreaming D. smiling
7. A. decide B. repeat C. consider D. remember
8. A. guided B. drove C. returned D. rose
9. A. flying B. walking C. crying D. pushing
10. A. climbed B. jumped C. headed D. swam
11. A. comfortably B. safely C. sadly D. secretly
12. A. proud B. nervous C. weak D. brave13. A. served B. caught C. visited D. reached
14 A. hospital B. school C. hotel D. office
15. A. next to B. according to C. because of D. instead of
Passage 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 girl’s dream world, decorated (装饰) in pink and full of
Hello Kitty-themed decorations.
Walking into Samelyn Lafuente’s ____2____, you would probably think that it is a crazy Hello Kitty fan’s
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 ceiling (天花板), stuck on the
walls and ____5____ in the windows. It would be hard for parents of little girls in Ms. Lafuente’s 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 time 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 meant ____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 children’s eyes every day makes it all worth
it.
Lafuente told GMA News that during the last three years, she ____14____ added more pink and new
decorations to change her classroom.
“I’m doing it for my students. I love ____15____,” the teacher said.
1. A. two B. three C. four D. five
2. A. classroom B. office C. garden D. kitchen
3. A. filled B. packed C. compared D. covered
4. A. blue B. white C. pink D. green
5. A. still B. even C. just D. only
6. A. pull B. move C. kick D. hide
7. A. driver B. visitor C. nurse D. teacher
8. A. invented B. sold C. shared D. taken
9. A. for B. in C. with D. against
10. A. because B. until C. if D. before11. A. looking through B. picking up C. turning down D. paying for
12. A. secret B. empty C. special D. boring
13. A. happiness B. loneliness C. shyness D. kindness
14. A. suddenly B. gradually C. firstly D. quickly
15. A. you B. him C. her D. them
Passage 7（2023年江苏无锡中考试题）
I knew Marty’s magic was fake (假的), but I just couldn’t 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 hand and a pencil in the other.
That’s when I ___ 2 __ it: a thin piece of fishing line around the end of the pencil and attached (连接) to
Marty’s 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 cheering. 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 confidence, 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 Marty’s magic was fake. But would that really make me feel happy? What about Marty? He
might ___ 8 ___ his new friends. How 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. “You’ve got a pretty good eye for magic. If you’ re __ 10 ___ , I have an
idea.”
That’s how the Magic Marty and Mysterious Matt Lunch Show began.
1. A. disappear B. grow C. float D. change
2. A. saw B. heard C. felt D. smelt
3. A. confirmed B. noticed C. explained D. supported
4. A. watch B. praise C. create D. end
5. A. Indeed B. Maybe C. However D. Anyway
6. A. polite B. crazy C. silent D. curious7. A. finally B. properly C. easily D. mainly
8. A. make B. leave C. greet D. lose
9. A. trick B. secret C. present D. reward
10. A. surprised B. impressed C. satisfied D. interested
Passage 8（2023年四川重庆中考试题）
Siene is a firefighter in the USA. It isn’t easy to become a firefighter there. Many people try, but a lot of them
___1___. Also, in the past firefighting was always a job 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 firefighters there ___4___.
Starting the course doesn’t mean you’ll become a firefighter. The course is very ___5___, so not everyone
finishes the training. They are trained like being in the army—Can 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 also 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 course. It seems
that lots of women aren’t 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 ____ 1 0____
your dream.
1. A. succeed B. pass C. fail D. fight
2. A. policewoman B. firefighter C. scientist D. doctor
3. A. oldest B. tallest C. kindest D. busiest
4. A. myself B. yourself C. himself D. herself
5. A. interesting B. easy C. important D. difficult
6. A. ideas B. methods C. skills D. rules
7. A. recently B. certainly C. hardly D. nearly
8. A. after B. during C. before D. in
9. A. but B. or C. because D. though
10. A. give up B. stick to C. talk about D. 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
joke 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 Victor. 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. He’d been
having a(an) ____8____ time saving money for one.
Bert told his mother about Victor’s ____9____. He kept saying “We have to ask others to help Victor get a
car.” 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 Victor’s
other customers jumped in to help. The fund rose ____13____ to more than $30,000 in two months. That was
enough for a car and to pay for an apartment for Victor’s family.
The 29-year-old Victor was deeply moved ____14____ he learned what his young customer had done. “I’d
kept fighting quietly and didn’t want to ask anybody for anything,” he said. People were also touched by Bert’s
kindness. Bert said he was ____15____ that so many people wanted to help. “This is the definition (定义) of
community,” one of the customers wrote online.
1. A. post office B. bank C. library D. restaurant
2. A. from B. to C. beside D. on
3. A. explains B. remembers C. borrows D. misses
4. A. weekend B. day C. weekday D. hour
5. A. nobody B. someone C. everyone D. none
6. A. led B. changed C. lost D. avoided
7. A. famous B. cheap C. good D. cool
8. A. free B. happy C. easy D. hard
9. A. success B. hobby C. situation D. advice
10. A. agreed B. asked C. refused D. regretted
11. A. lend B. raise C. spend D. save
12. A. accident B. lie C. word D. culture
13. A. slowly B. quickly C. widely D. heavily
14. A. where B. though C. when D. unless15. A. embarrassed B. sorry C. tired D. excited
Passage 10（2023年北京中考试题）
Be What’s Missing
Where 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 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. I’d been standing there for at least three minutes!
Controlling my anger, I remembered Mom’s words. “Whenever you find yourself in an unpleasant situation, 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 what’s missing, then we’ll provide whatever the situation needs.”
And here I was in an unpleasant situation. How should I “be what’s missing”? What was missing 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 Mom’s words ringing in my head, I gave the woman my order ... and smiled. “How
are you today?”
My question seemed to ____ 6 ____ her. She eyed me for a second before answering. “Not too good.”
“I’m sorry.” I said. “I hope it gets better starting right now.”
She almost smiled as she looked at me. “Thanks. I hope you’re right.”
I thought to myself as I ate my sandwich. We’re all 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 what’s missing.” It ____ 8 ____ .
1. A. restaurant B. street C. school D. office
2. A. agreed B. finished C. waited D. left
3. A. trust B. love C. patience D. confidence
4. A. hope B. advice C. money D. service
5. A. nervously B. carefully C. coldly D. kindly
6. A. disappoint B. hurt C. trouble D. surprise7. A. nicer B. cooler C. closer D. fairer
8. A. said B. worked C. read D. ended
Passage 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 didn’t have enough knowledge. And he deeply felt that he could not serve 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 (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 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 true and they made great contributions to their country.
This is the Chinese idiom story To Rise with the Rooster.
1. A. ready B. famous C. late D. sorry
2. A. pride B. respect C. interest D. kindness
3. A. realized B. decided C. imagined D. promised
4. A. rich B. busy C. same D. close
5. A. picked up B. got up C. gave up D. made up
6. A. fighting B. discussing C. sleeping D. reading
7. A. order B. idea C. exam D. ability
8. A. long B. dry C. cold D. quiet
9. A. carefully B. politely C. probably D. recently
10. A. mistakes B. dreams C. hobbies D. difficultiesPassage 12
It was winter. Everything in Happy Valley was ____1____ with snow. Kids living nearby were making a
snowman in the park. Julia brought her dad’s 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 the kids, a cute snowman appeared.
Julia said the snowman should be given a name. The kids couldn’t 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 wouldn’t have a
nose,” shouted Robert. “Without the sticks I picked, the 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 kids 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 ____ 1 0____ , telling them there was something special at the park.
They ____ 1 1____ to see what it was, but they didn’t talk to each other on the way because of the
____ 1 2____ . When they arrived, the kids found a note on the snowman which read, “Dear kids, my heart
____ 1 3____ when Happy Valley isn’t what it used to be. Although I’m 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 ____ 1 4____ because of what they had done and
began to finish the snowman together. Finally, a much cuter snowman ____ 1 5____ there. They all agreed to call
him “Mr. Warmheart” though he was made of snow. Happy Valley got cheerful laughter back.
1. A. covered B. crowded C. filled D. provided
2. A. bottles B. pencils C. brushes D. sticks
3. A. form B. invent C. move D. take
4. A. taught B. allowed C. treated D. introduced
5. A. ugly B. strong C. tall D. heavy
6. A. secret B. meeting C. fight D. pleasure
7. A. patiently B. wisely C. actively D. angrily
8. A. always B. often C. never D. sometimes
9. A. relaxed B. bored C. excited D. surprised
10. A. change B. message C. reason D. question
11. A. rushed B. refused C. failed D. forgot
12. A. parent B. villager C. brother D. snowman13. A. hurts B. cheers C. flies D. opens
14. A. proud B. warm C. sorry D. thankful
15. A. walked B. stood C. dropped D. travelled
Passage 13
Did you know that vocabulary is more important than grammar? 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 can’t remember it at that moment. Does this often happen to 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 don’t 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 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 example 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),
definition—giving or willing to give freely. Example one, from the ___ 8 ___ : Thanks for paying for my dinner;
you’re very generous. Example two, my example: My brother is generous because he volunteers at the animal
shelter on weekends. It’s 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 one more
example sentence __ 10 __ the new word. It’s helpful for you to remember it. These two simple steps—writing the
word and using it at once—help you remember and use new words.
Do you have a vocabulary notebook? If not, start now.
1. A. when B. though C. because D. until
2. A. common B. new C. strange D. famous
3. A. situation B. cause C. condition D. result
4. A. form B. change C. work D. rise
5. A. later on B. on time C. if possible D. at once
6. A. Writing B. Speaking C. Listening D. Watching
7. A. copy B. write C. think D. create
8. A. notebook B. blackboard C. article D. experience
9. A. suitable B. true C. honest D. useful10. A. by B. with C. on D. in
Passage 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 Zhao’s poems got together. They ___2__ about Zhao’s old works happily. But it
was such a pity that Zhao didn’t write ___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___, “Let’s do something before he arrives.”
Finally they came up with a good ___6___. 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 lines.
When Zhao’s fans ___8___ it, they were excited. The man was not as ___9__ as Zhao, but the two lines led
to Zhao’s 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 to
show their hope in seeing other people offer something ____10____. Have you learnt it?
1. A. letters B. poems C. stories D. articles
2. A. said B. talked C. spoke D. wrote
3. A. funny B. useful C. great D. new
4. A. surely B. correctly C. suddenly D. carefully
5. A. wrote B. finished C. described D. continued
6. A. idea B. survey C. sign D. present
7. A. strange B. simple C. complete D. difficult
8. A. heard about B. waited for C. cleaned up D. looked after
9. A. beautiful B. polite C. talented D. quiet
10. A. smaller B. worse C. better D. bigger
Passage 15（中国传统文化）
Respecting teachers has always been a tradition in China. Yang Shi was a philosopher 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 Cheng’s house, however, the guarding kid told him that Mr. Cheng was
meditating (冥想) in his ____2____ and asked him to go back. Yang ____3____ to leave, so the kid left him alone andwent 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 in the snow and waiting outside in order that he could ask Cheng’s ____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 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 Yang’s politeness and efforts. He told Yang
all his philosophical thoughts. That made a big ___10___ to Yang’s life. Later, Yang really learned a lot and made
great contributions (贡献) to his country.
1. A. simple B. correct C. long D. popular
2. A. farm B. car C. hotel D. room
3. A. hoped B. decided C. refused D. wanted
4. A. heavily B. early C. deeply D. carefully
5. A. find B. avoid C. catch D. hide
6. A. method B. rule C. record D. opinion
7. A. heard B. achieved C. forgot D. received
8. A. excited B. relaxed C. shocked D. bored
9. A. smelling B. washing C. cutting D. moving
10. A. difference B. choice C. decision D. plan
Passage 16
One day a little boy asked his father, “What does the word ‘great’ mean? Who are great people 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
replied, “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, “Let’s wait ___ 3 ___ .
We will know the answer.”
Then the boy ___ 4 ___ for study and after four years 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 couldn’t believe his eyes. He
couldn’t __ 6 ___ how the plant outside was able to grow much bigger than the plant 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 didn’t face weather changes, and it didn’t get proper ___ 8 ___ ,
so it didn’t become big.”
Here is the ___ 9 __ to the question about 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. stronger B. safer C. nicer D. weaker
2. A. look after B. come across C. take away D. cut down
3. A. seriously B. carefully C. actively D. patiently
4. A. waited B. looked C. left D. asked
5. A. excited B. satisfied C. pleased D. surprised
6. A. realize B. understand C. consider D. accept
7. A. smiled B. apologized C. turned D. explained
8. A. protection B. sunlight C. care D. water
9. A. result B. answer C. way D. reason
10. A. To choose B. To save C. To find D. To become
Passage 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 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. Through hard work, he ___6___ created the
signs for writing. Huangdi was happy with Cangjie’s 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, “The signs you ___9___ for the horse and the dog show they have four legs. A cow also has four legs. But why
doesn’t 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. kind B. shy C. smart D. brave
2. A. expensive B. interesting C. surprising D. difficult
3. A. find out B. talk about C. lay out D. take up
4. A. thought B. noticed C. agreed D. hoped
5. A. and B. but C. if D. because
6. A. quickly B. clearly C. finally D. easily
7. A. missed B. thanked C. touched D. helped
8. A. listened B. talked C. walked D. pointed
9. A. created B. copied C. changed D. called
10. A. relaxed B. safe C. excited D. sorry
Passage 18
A 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 suffering（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 won’t be able to stand his hatred（厌恶）.”
One day, her husband had to go out of town for some work. When he was 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 couldn’t see it. ____6____ it didn’t
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 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 her 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. That’s why for all these ____15____,
I pretended to be blind.”
1. A. disliked B. admired C. expected D. missed
2. A. especially B. luckily C. gradually D. quickly
3. A. beautiful B. lazy C. helpful D. ugly
4. A. eyes B. hands C. legs D. ears
5. A. stopped B. started C. continued D. failed
6. A. So B. Because C. Though D. But
7. A. ended up B. started with C. thought about D. kept on
8. A. canceled B. planned C. completed D. considered
9. A. friend B. father C. mother D. wife
10. A. by B. without C. with D. on
11. A. sometimes B. always C. never D. hardly
12. A. important B. possible C. easy D. difficult
13. A. surprised B. bored C. scared D. relaxed
14. A. beauty B. illness C. support D. sadness
15. A. years B. months C. weeks D. days
