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
【答案】1. A 2. B 3. D 4. D 5. C 6. C 7. A 8. C 9. B 10. C 11. D 12.
B 13. B 14. A 15. D
【解析】本文主要介绍了凯蒂的父母去度假时，她和玛利亚阿姨照看她家的糖果店，玛利亚阿姨制作了一
些奇怪的糖果，这吸引了很多顾客。
1.句意：当父母开车去度假时，凯蒂在他们糖果店的前门向他们道别，凯蒂承诺在玛丽亚阿姨的帮助下她
可以经营糖果店。
promised承诺；remembered记得；pretended假装；checked检查。根据“she’d be able to run it with Aunt
Maria’s help”可知她承诺会好好经营糖果店。故选A。
2.句意：玛丽亚阿姨没有任何商业经验，但她总是被称为“有创造力”。
friendly友好的；creative有创造力的；honest诚实的；lucky幸运的。根据下文的描述可知，她制作了一些
奇怪的糖果，所以她被认为“有创造力”。故选B。
3.句意：玛丽亚阿姨尝了一块巧克力软糖。
noticed注意到；bought买；made制造；tried尝试。根据“a piece of chocolate fudge”可知是尝了一块软糖。
故选D。
4.句意：它很好，但并不特别。
soft软的；sweet甜的；smooth顺滑的；special特别的。根据“They will tell everyone how strange our candy
is”可知店里的糖果不特别。故选D。
5.句意：凯蒂还没来得及问玛丽亚 是什么意思，那个女人就已经去厨房了。
believe相信；change改变；question质疑；explain解释。根据“what Maria meant”可知是问玛利亚阿姨她
说的话是什么意思。故选C。
6.句意：她用欢快的曲调把它们铺在工作面上。
stuck卡住；left离开；spread传播；swept清扫。根据“them on the work surface”可知是把拿来的东西放在
工作面上，用动词spread。故选C。7.句意：凯蒂奇怪地看了她姑姑一眼。
strange奇怪的；fresh新鲜的；black黑的；hungry饥饿的。根据“She couldn’t be serious”可知她很奇怪玛
利亚阿姨拿甘蓝做什么。故选A。
8.句意：这位女士的手正忙着切绿色蔬菜，然后把这些小块加入软糖中。
washing洗；weighing称重；cutting切；cooking做饭。根据“the green vegetables”可知是切这些蔬菜。故
选C。
9.句意：凯蒂抬头一看，前门上的门铃响了，宣布有顾客。
moved on继续前进；looked up向上看；broke down分解；came over过来。根据“ as the bell over the front
door rang”可知铃响时，她抬起头看。故选B。
10.句意：凯蒂抬头一看，前门上的门铃响了，宣布有顾客。
clerks职员；policemen警察；customers顾客；businessman商人。根据“There go our customers”可知是有顾
客。故选C。
11.句意：真无聊 。
expensive昂贵的；cheap便宜的；funny有趣的；boring无聊的。根据“I must suggest you try something
new”可知玛丽亚阿姨认为年轻人要的软糖很无趣，所以建议他尝试一些新东西。故选D。
12.句意：它是免费的。请享用吧！
stay停留；enjoy享受；go去；help帮助。根据“It’s free”可知是请他享用甘蓝软糖。故选B。
13.句意：男孩们很惊讶，但太礼貌了，而不想争辩，带着软糖离开了。
accept接受；argue争论；eat吃；order命令。根据“but too polite to”可知他很有礼貌，所以不想争辩。故
选B。
14.句意：她的父母都快疯了。
mad生气的；calm平静的；relaxed放松的；silent沉默的。根据“nobody will want to shop here”可知没有人
来糖果店里买糖果，她父母会生气。故选A。
15.句意：铃声把她从思考中唤醒。
mistakes错误；memories记忆；plans计划；thoughts想法。根据“Katie said to herself.”可知她一直在思考。
故选D。
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 thelongest 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. place
8. 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
【答案】1. A 2. B 3. D 4. C 5. A 6. D 7. B 8. D 9. A 10. C
【解析】本文主要介绍Susan参加水族馆鲸鱼训练员比赛时在水下遇到意外，幸运的是她被一头鲸鱼救了。
1.句意：去年苏珊终于有一个机会，但它不仅仅只是报名。
chance机会；job工作；dream梦想；idea主意。根据“but it was more than just signing up.”可知是等来了机
会，但是不仅仅是报名那么简单。故选A。
2.句意：他们需要去展示他们能游到7m深的泳池多远，那里住着鲸鱼。还有他们可以待在那里多长时间。
soon很快；far远；often经常；hard困难。根据“They need to show how...they could go down into the seven-
metre-deep pool”可知此处是how far。表示“多远”。故选B。
3.句意：苏珊报名了，去参加选拔。一切事情一开始都进展的很顺利。
close密切地；deep深的；late迟到的；well好的。根据“But then”可知后文转折，表示不好的事情，说明
前面是好的。everything went well“一切进展顺利”。故选D。4.句意：但接下来，当她在冰冷的水下深入到大约5m时，她的腿停止了工作。
trying尝试；hurting受伤；working工作；resting休息。根据“The cold water caused a huge pain in her legs.”
可知冷水造成她的腿没有知觉，不能动了。故选C。
5.句意：这导致她掉到泳池更深的地方去了。
drop丢掉；swim游泳；jump跳跃；search搜找。根据“She was in great fear and couldn’t think. This only
caused her to...”可知她在水下，腿没有知觉，大脑不能思考，故会沉下去。故选A。
6.句意：正当苏珊放弃了希望时，她突然感到她自己被推向水面。
gave away赠送；gave in投降；gave out分发，gave up放弃。根据“...hope”可知是放弃希望。故选D。
7.句意：是Mila，泳池里的一头鲸，它注意到苏珊的麻烦。把她的腿含在嘴里，并且把苏珊推向了水面。
look看；trouble麻烦；move移动；place地方。根据上文可知苏珊腿不能动，遇到了麻烦，故选B。
8.句意：苏珊被拯救了，多亏了Mila的快速行动。
changed改变；lost丢失；chosen选择；saved拯救。根据“thanks to Mila’s quick action.”可知多亏了鲸鱼，
把苏珊救了。故选D。
9.句意：水族馆的发言人说苏珊真的很幸运，因为Mila已经在任何其他工作组之前意识到苏珊需要帮助，
这节约了宝贵的时间。
lucky幸运的；brave勇敢的；afraid害怕的；sad伤心的。根据“which saved valuable time.”可知苏珊被鲸鱼
救了是幸运的。故选A。
10.句意：鲸是社交性动物，它们在一起居住和玩耍。
funny有趣的；lonely孤单的；social社交的；strong强壮的。根据“they live and play together.”可知是社交
性动物。故选C。
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
【答案】1. B 2. A 3. B 4. D 5. C 6. C 7. D 8. B 9. A 10. D
【解析】本文讲述了45岁的罗书坚为了让儿子小柏的生活充实快乐，用手推椅推着残疾的儿子跑马拉松的
故事。
1.句意：他们以1小时59分钟的成绩完成了半程马拉松比赛。
held举行；finished完成；cancelled取消；watched观看 。根据“in an hour and 59 minutes”可知，他们完成
了半程马拉松比赛。故选B。
2.句意：他不得不待在家里，但他的父亲决定和他一起参加马拉松比赛，让他过上充实快乐的生活。
full充实的；silent沉默的；short短的；boring无聊的。根据“… and happy life”可知，空处与happy并列，
具有相同色彩的单词应是full，表示充实的生活。故选A。
3.句意：然而，这个决定很有挑战性，因为罗没有运动经验。
reading阅读；sporting运动；writing写作；acting表演。根据“by taking up marathons”可知，他想跑马拉松，
但是没有运动经验。故选B。
4.句意：他不得不在凌晨4点起床，在上班前练习跑步。
hang out闲逛；break away摆脱；give in屈服；get up起床。根据“… at 4 a.m. to practice running before
work.”可知，是早起去跑步。故选D。
5.句意：只要有机会，他就会带着儿子去赛跑，尤其是半程马拉松。
really真地；luckily幸运地；especially尤其，特别；strangely奇怪地。根据“to races, … half-marathons”可
知，他会去参加赛跑，特别是半程马拉松。故选C。
6.句意：虽然他不能用语言表达感情，但他会通过表情和肢体语言来表达。order命令；wonder奇观；words语言；numbers数字。根据“he shows them through expressions and body
language”可知，他无法用语言表达感情。故选C。
7.句意：他拍手微笑来表达快乐。
doubt怀疑；pity遗憾；honesty诚实；happiness快乐。根据“He claps his hands and smiles”可知，是表达快
乐。故选D。
8.句意：其他跑步者都很友好，在经过时为他们加油。
put放置；cheer欢呼；train训练；invite邀请。根据“The other runners are friendly …”可知，其他跑步者会
为他们加油，cheer sb on“为某人加油”。故选B。
9．句意：他们的马拉松比赛带他们去了成都看熊猫，去了北京爬长城，去了兰州沿黄河拍照。
taken带；handed上交；avoided避免；translated翻译。根据“… them to Chengdu to see pandas”可知，马拉
松带着他们去往各地，take…to…“把……带到……”。故选A。
10.句意：罗打算继续和儿子一起跑步，尽可能让小柏过上最好的生活。
drawing画画；ringing响铃；waiting等待；running跑步。罗书坚是通过跑步让儿子感到快乐的，所以他应
会坚持跑下去。故选D。
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 his
Umbrella 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. competition
14. A. choice B. chance C. excuse D. experience
15. A. surprised B. bored C. relaxed D. worried
【答案】1. B 2. B 3. D 4. C 5. B 6. A 7. C 8. A 9. C 10. A 11. D 12.
C 13. D 14. B 15. A
【解析】本文主要介绍了Garth发明了一个雨伞帽，但是三个男孩嘲笑他的发明，他感到很沮丧，但是一
个女士鼓励了他，他又重新燃气了希望。
1.句意：这是测试他的新发明雨伞帽的最佳天气。
cold冷的；perfect完美的；strange奇怪的；changeable多变的。根据“It was a rainy”可知下雨的天气测试
雨伞帽是完美的。故选B。
2.句意：他小心翼翼地把帽子戴在头上，开始有目的地沿着街道走。
raised提高；placed放置；dropped掉落；repaired修理。根据“the hat on his head”可知是把帽子放在头上。
故选B。
3.句意：他小心翼翼地把帽子戴在头上，开始有目的地沿着街道走。heavily重重地；madly生气地；thankfully感激地；purposefully有意地。根据“along the street”可知他带着
雨伞帽在雨中行走是为了测试，所以是有目的的。故选D。
4.句意：突然，他附近的三个男孩出现并拦住了他。
guided指导；praised表扬；stopped阻止，阻拦；refused拒绝。根据“three boys in his neighborhood
appeared and”可知是拦住他和他说话。故选C。
5.句意：男孩们笑着说：“有人会戴那个愚蠢的东西吗？”
replied回答；laughed笑；wondered想知道；greeted打招呼。根据“Will anyone wear that stupid thing”可知
这些男孩笑他的发明很愚蠢。故选B。
6.句意：也许Todd是对的。
right正确的；angry生气的；polite礼貌的；silly愚蠢的。根据“who would ever need his invention”可知他现
在也认为Todd也许是对的。故选A。
7.句意：突然，他抬起头来，看到一位女士在看着他。
came up走上前；gave up放弃；looked up向上看；showed up现身。根据“saw a lady looking at him”可知是
抬起头看到了一位女士。故选C。
8.句意：我刚离开家，就看到你和那些男孩。
when当……时候；until直到；if如果；after在……后。根据“I was just leaving my house...I saw you...”可知
是当看到他们的时候。故选A。
9.句意：然后她看到那顶破伞帽。
ugly丑陋的；old老的；broken破的；tiny小的。根据“Todd threw the hat onto the ground”可知Todd把雨伞
帽从他头上拿下来，摔到了地上，所以这个帽子坏了。故选C。
10.句意：你真有创造力！
mind思想；habit习惯；game游戏；tool工具。根据“What a creative...”可知是大脑很有创造力。故选A。
11.句意：继续发明，总有一天你会创造出真正伟大的东西！
show展示；meet遇见；plan计划；create创造。根据“Keep inventing and one day you will”可知是继续发明，
会创造出好东西。故选D。
12.句意：你给了我一个绝妙的主意。
skill技能；gift礼物；idea想法；job工作。根据“And you have given me a wonderful...”以及下文的描述“
I’d like to hold a...to find the best young gadget inventor in our town. I will display (展示) three best inventions in
my shop.”可知，他给了那位女士一个好的想法。故选C。
13.句意：我想举办一场比赛，寻找我们镇上最优秀的年轻小工具发明者。
party聚会；meeting会议；conversation交谈；competition比赛。根据“find the best young gadget inventor in
our town”可知要找到最优秀的发明者，所以要举办比赛。故选D。14.句意：我相信你会有机会获奖的。
choice选择；chance机会；excuse借口；experience经历。根据“of winning a prize”可知是有机会获奖。故
选B。
15.句意：Garth非常吃惊。
surprised吃惊的；bored无聊的；relaxed放松的；worried担心的。根据“Gadgets4U was one of his favorite
places”可知这个地方是他最喜欢的地方之一，所以当他听到这个店的老板说他有机会获奖时，他感到很惊
讶。故选A。
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. remember8. 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. brave
13. 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
【答案】1. B 2. D 3. C 4. B 5. A 6. A 7. D 8. D 9. A 10. C 11. B 12.
C 13. D 14. A 15. C
【解析】本文讲述了滑翔伞运动员艾娃被风暴卷上天空最后安全着落的经历。
1.句意：一天早上，当参赛者准备起飞时，他们注意到一场可怕的风暴即将来临。
runners跑步者；competitors参赛者；pilots飞行员；winners赢家。根据“about two hundred paragliders were
in Australia to prepare for the World Championship”可知，是滑翔伞比赛的参赛者。故选B。
2.句意：然而，他们决定继续下去。
get up起床；turn on打开；look up查阅；carry on继续。根据“After all, these were the best paragliders in the
world.”可知，尽管风暴要来了，他们还是决定继续起飞。故选D。
3.句意：不幸的是，当参赛者起飞时，天气很快变得更糟了。
colder更冷；cooler更凉；worse更糟糕；wetter更湿润。根据“Unluckily”和前文可知，风暴要来了，天气
变得糟糕。故选C。
4.句意：艾娃试图逃离风暴，但两团巨大的云层聚集在一起，把她抓住了。
storms风暴；clouds云；birds鸟；hands手。根据“Ewa tried to get away from the storm, but two huge …
came together and caught her.”可知，是两团巨大的云来了。故选B。
5.句意：云朵把埃娃像风中的一片树叶一样拉进了风暴。
wind风；rain雨；tree树；world世界。根据“like a leaf in the …”可知，把她比作风中的树叶，被轻而易举
地拉了进去。故选A。
6.句意：我在发抖。
shaking发抖；pulling拉；dreaming做梦；smiling微笑。根据“She flew higher and higher, with lightning (闪
电) and hailstones (冰雹) all around her.”可知，高空处很冷，所以她在发抖。故选A。
7.句意：我记得的最后一件事是，天很黑。
decide决定；repeat重复；consider考虑；remember记得。根据“The last thing I …, it was dark.”可知，这是
她记得的事情。故选D。8.句意：她上升到大约10000米高，然后失去了所有的感知。
guided指导；drove开车；returned返回；rose升起。根据“to about 10,000 meters high”可知，是升到高空。
故选D。
9.句意：天很黑，冰雹呼啸而过。
flying飞；walking走；crying哭；pushing推。根据“hailstones were … past”可知，冰雹从她身边飞过。故
选A。
10.句意：最后，艾娃从风暴云中逃脱出来，向一个小农场移去，安全着陆。
climbed爬；jumped跳；headed移向；swam游泳。根据“towards a small farm”可知，她在空中向一个农场
移动。故选C。
11.句意：最后，艾娃从风暴云中逃脱出来，向一个小农场跳去，安全着陆。
comfortably舒服地；safely安全地；sadly伤心地；secretly秘密地。根据“towards a small farm and
landed…”可知，描述她着陆时的状态，结合选项，应是安全地。故选B。
12.句意：她倒在地上，虚弱得无法呼救。
proud骄傲的；nervous紧张的；weak虚弱的；brave勇敢的。根据“… to call for help.”可知，她太虚弱，
无法呼救。故选C。
13.句意：当她的团队找到她时，她离起飞的地方有60公里。
served服务；caught抓住；visited拜访；reached到达，取得联系。根据“When her team … her, she was 60
km away from the place where she took off.”可知，她的团队找到了她，reached符合语境。故选D。
14.句意：艾娃立刻被送到医院接受治疗，但几天后，她参加了世界锦标赛 。
hospital医院；school学校；hotel宾馆；office办公室。根据“for treatment”可知，是送到了医院。故选A。
15.句意：飞行太美妙了，不能因为事故而停下来。
next to挨着；according to根据；because of由于；instead of而不是。根据“Flying is too fantastic to stop …
an accident”可知，她认为不能因为发生事故就停止飞行。故选C。
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 thewalls 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. before
11. 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
【答案】1. B 2. A 3. D 4. C 5. B 6. A 7. D 8. C 9. B 10. A 11. D 12. C 13. A 14. B 15.
D
【解析】本文主要介绍一位名为Samelyn Lafuente的老师将教室布置为Hello kitty主题的故事。
1.句意：Samelyn Lafuente是菲律宾Masbate市一所女子小学的年轻老师，她花了三年的时间把一间无聊的
教室变成了一个小女孩的梦想世界，教室用粉红色装饰，到处都是Hello kitty主题的装饰品。two二；three三；four四；five五。根据后文“Lafuente told GMA News that during the last three years”可知，
是三年，故选B。
2.句意：走进Samelyn Lafuente的教室，你可能会认为这是一个疯狂的Hello Kitty粉丝的世界。
classroom教室；office办公室；garden花园；kitchen厨房。根据“turning a boring classroom into a little
girl’s dream world, decorated (装饰) in pink and full of Hello Kitty-themed decorations”可知，是布置教室，故
选A。
3.句意：地板上铺着凯蒂猫主题的地毯。
filled填满；packed打包；compared比较；covered覆盖。根据“The floor is...with a Hello Kitty-themed
carpet (地毯).”可知，地板上铺着凯蒂猫主题的地毯。故选D。
4.句意：墙壁和课桌都是粉红色的。
blue蓝色；white白色；pink粉色；green绿色。根据“...this amazing world in pink every day”可知，是粉色
的世界，故选C。
5.句意：到处都是凯蒂猫的装饰品，从天花板上挂下来，贴在墙上，甚至在窗户上。
still仍然；even甚至；just只；only仅仅。根据“And there are Hello Kitty decorations everywhere, hanging
from the ceiling (天花板), stuck on the walls and...in the windows.”可知，甚至在窗户上都是凯蒂猫的装饰品，
故选B。
6.句意：对于拉文特老师班上小女孩的父母来说，每天把她们从这个神奇的粉红色世界中拉出来是很难的，
而这正是这位老师一直以来的计划，她想创造一个让学生们快乐、享受学校时光的地方。
pull拉；move移动；kick踢；hide隐藏。根据“It would be hard for parents of little girls in Ms. Lafuente’s
class to...them away from this amazing world in pink every day”可知，每天把她们从这个神奇的粉红色世界中
拉出来是很难的，故选A。
7.句意：对于拉文特老师班上小女孩的父母来说，每天把她们从这个神奇的粉红色世界中拉出来是很难的，
而这正是这位老师一直以来的计划，她想创造一个让学生们快乐、享受学校时光的地方。
driver司机；visitor参观者；nurse护士；teacher老师。根据“which is just what the...planned all along to
create a place where her students would be happy and enjoy their time at school.”可知，这正是这位老师一直以
来的计划，故选D。
8.句意：这个粉红色Hello Kitty教室的照片由Glay Franco Bacolod在互联网上分享，并迅速在包括中国在
内的几个亚洲国家传播开来。
invented发明；sold卖；shared分享；taken拿。根据“Photos of this pink Hello Kitty classroom were...on the
Internet by Glay Franco Bacolod”可知，照片被Glay Franco Bacolod在互联网上分享，故选C。
9.句意：这个粉红色Hello Kitty教室的照片由Glay Franco Bacolod在互联网上分享，并迅速在包括中国在内的几个亚洲国家传播开来。
for为了；in在里面；with和；against反对。根据“...several Asian countries”可知，在一些亚洲国家中，故
选B。
10.句意：人们高度赞扬Samelyn Lafuente，因为她努力确保年轻学生的幸福，即使这意味着要自掏腰包支
付一切。
because因为；until直到；if如果；before在……之前。“she tried hard to make sure of the happiness of the
young students”是“People are praising Samelyn Lafuente highly”的原因，用because引导原因状语从句，故
选A。
11.句意：人们高度赞扬Samelyn Lafuente，因为她努力确保年轻学生的幸福，即使这意味着要自掏腰包支
付一切。
looking through浏览；picking up捡起；turning down拒绝；paying for付钱。根据“even if it
meant...everything out of her own pocket”可知，老师自掏腰包买东西，故选D。
12.句意：这位老师说，在她的特殊教室里，几乎所有的装饰品都是用她自己的钱买的，但是每天看到孩子
们眼中的快乐，这一切都是值得的。
secret秘密的；empty空的；special特殊的；boring无聊的。根据“The teacher said that almost all the
decorations in her...classroom were bought with her own money”可知，这是一个特殊的教室，故选C。
13.句意：这位老师说，在她的特殊教室里，几乎所有的装饰品都是用她自己的钱买的，但是每天看到孩子
们眼中的快乐，这一切都是值得的。
happiness开心；loneliness孤单；shyness害羞；kindness善良。根据“but seeing the...in the children’s eyes
every day makes it all worth it”可知，孩子们在这样的教室会很开心，故选A。
14.句意：拉文特告诉GMA新闻，在过去的三年里，她逐渐添加了更多的粉红色和新的装饰来改变她的教
室。
suddenly突然；gradually逐渐；firstly第一；quickly迅速地。根据“she...added more pink and new
decorations to change her classroom”可知，逐渐添加了更多的粉红色和新的装饰来改变她的教室，故选B。
15.句意：我爱他们。
you你；him他；her她；them他们。此处指“my students”，故选D。
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. Noone 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. curious
7. 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
【答案】1. C 2. A 3. B 4. D 5. B 6. C 7. A 8. D 8. B 10. D
【解析】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了作者揭穿了同学魔术的秘密。
1.句意：午餐时，马蒂一直在说他如何东西漂浮起来。
disappear消失；grow生长；float漂浮；change改变。根据“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.”可知，马蒂利用一根钓鱼线，让戒指穿在线上，造成漂浮在铅笔上的假象。故马蒂
说他可以让东西漂浮起来。故选C。2.句意：就在那时，我看到了它：铅笔末端有一根薄薄的钓鱼线，绑在马蒂的衬衫上！
saw看见；heard听见；felt感觉；smelt闻起来。根据“a thin piece of fishing line around the end of the pencil
and attached (连接) to Marty’s shirt!”可知，作者看见铅笔末端有一根钓鱼线。故选A。
3.句意：没有其他人注意到这根线，很快整个餐厅都在欢呼。
confirmed确认；noticed注意；explained解释；supported支持。根据“No one else…the line, and soon the
whole dining hall was cheering.”可知，没有人注意到这根线，都以为马蒂真的可以让东西漂浮起来。故选
B。
4.句意：是时候结束魔术马蒂的表演了。
watch观看；praise称赞；create创造；end结束。根据上文可知，作者一直想证明马蒂的魔术是假的，现在
被他发现了证据，于是想要结束马蒂的魔术表演。故选D。
5.句意：“也许吧，”马蒂回答。
Indeed的确；Maybe也许；However然而；Anyway无论如何。根据“I know how you did it”及“But the first
law of magic is that…”可知，作者告诉马蒂自己知道他的魔术是如何做到的，马蒂不以为然，觉得作者不可
能知道，于是说“也许吧”，表示一种轻松的心态。故选B。
6.句意：马蒂沉默了。
polite有礼貌的；crazy疯狂的；silent沉默的；curious好奇的。根据“It was the fishing line.”及“He looked
a bit worried. Without all his confidence, he seemed more normal”可知，作者拆穿了魔术的秘密，马蒂之前的
自信消失了，变得沉默。故选C。
7.句意：如果我告诉其他人，我就能证明马蒂的魔法是假的了。
finally最终；properly正确地；easily容易地；mainly主要地。根据“”If I did, I would…be able to prove that
Marty’s magic was fake.可知，如果作者把魔术的秘密告诉他人，最终就能证明马蒂的魔术是假的。故选
A。
8.句意：他可能会失去新朋友。
make制作；leave离开；greet打招呼；lose失去。根据“He might…his new friends.”可知，如果魔术的秘密
被揭穿，马蒂因为自己的魔术而结交的朋友就有可能会失去。故选D。
9.句意：这将是你我之间的秘密。
trick诡计；secret秘密；present礼物；reward奖励。根据“It will be a…between you and me.”可知，作者最
后决定把知道马蒂魔术这件事当作两人之间的秘密。故选B。
10.句意：如果你感兴趣，我有个主意。
surprised惊讶的；impressed印象深刻的；satisfied满意的；interested感兴趣的。根据“You’ve got a pretty
good eye for magic. If you’ re…, I have an idea.”及“That’s how the Magic Marty and Mysterious Matt LunchShow began.”可知，马蒂询问作者是否对魔术感兴趣，然后两人开始了魔术表演。故选D。
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 about
【答案】1. C 2. B 3. A 4. D 5. D 6. C 7. B 8. A 9. A 10. B
【解析】本文是一篇记叙文，通过Siene的事情告诉我们仅仅学习这些技能是不够的，也需要你的梦想。
1.句意：很多人尝试过，但很多人都失败了。
succeed成功；pass通过；fail失败；fight斗争。根据“Many people try, but a lot of them...”可知，很多人尝试，但是很多都失败了。故选C。
2.句意：当Siene五岁的时候，她的梦想是成为一名消防员。
policewoman女警察；firefighter消防员；scientist科学家；doctor医生。根据“Siene is a firefighter in the
USA.”可知，她的梦想是成为一名消防员。故选B。
3.句意：四十年后，她成为通过女子消防预备学院为期六周课程的最年长的女性。
oldest最老的；tallest最高的；kindest最善良的；busiest最忙的。根据“Forty years later, she was
the...woman to pass a six-week course at the WFPA(女子消防预备学院).”可知，她是通过消防预备学院为期六
周课程的最年长的女性。故选A。
4.句意：事实上，Siene现在亲自在那里训练消防员。
myself我自己；yourself你自己；himself他自己；herself她自己。根据“In fact, Siene now trains firefighters
there...”可知，Siene现在亲自在那里训练消防员，用反身代词形式。故选D。
5.句意：这个课程很难，所以不是每个人都能完成训练。
interesting有趣的；easy容易的；important重要的；difficult困难的。根据“so not everyone finishes the
training”可知，不是每个人都能完成训练，所以课程很难。故选D。
6.句意：你还需要其他技能。
ideas想法；methods方法；skills技巧；rules规则。根据“You also need other... Can you lead a team? Are you
a skillful driver? Can you use technology?”可知，还需要其他技能。故选C。
7.句意：当然，没有人能做到所有这些，但更多的技能肯定会有所帮助。
recently最近；certainly当然；hardly几乎不；nearly几乎。根据“Of course, no one can do them all, but more
skills...help.”可知，更多的技能肯定会有所帮助。故选B。
8.句意：然而，即使你通过了课程，你也必须等待成为消防员的机会。
after在……之后；during在……期间；before在……之前；in在里面。根据“However, you must wait for a
chance to work as a firefighter even...passing your course.”可知，通过课程后也要等待机会成为消防员。故选
A。
9.句意：似乎很多女性还没准备好。一年内，50名女性接受了培训，但其中只有3人现在是消防员。
but但是；or或者；because因为；though虽然。分析“In one year, 50 women got trained, ...only three of them
are now firefighters.”可知，前后构成转折关系，用but连接。故选A。
10.句意：和Siene一样，你也需要坚持自己的梦想。
give up放弃；stick to坚持；talk about谈论关于；worry about担心。根据“Like Siene, you also need to...your
dream.”可知，需要坚持自己的梦想。故选B。
Passage 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. unless
15. A. embarrassed B. sorry C. tired D. excited【答案】1. D 2. A 3. B 4. A 5. C 6. A 7. B 8. D 9. C 10. A 11. B 12. C 13. B 14. C 15.
D
【解析】本文主要介绍了年仅八岁的伯特提议帮助一个餐厅服务员的事。
1.句意：他们总是去当地的餐馆。
post office邮局；bank银行；library图书馆；restaurant餐馆。根据“The Smiths enjoy having dinner out on
the weekends.”可知，此处应该是“去餐馆”。故选D。
2.句意：当他们走进来的时候，他们8岁的儿子伯特总是和维克多击掌，他们经常开玩笑。
from来自；to朝；beside在……旁边；on在……上面。根据“Bert, always gets a high-five…Victor”可知，
此处表示“和维克多击掌”，from符合题意。故选A。
3.句意：当维克多想起他的点餐时，男孩很高兴，每个周末都是一样的。
explains解释；remembers记得；borrows借；misses想念。根据“The boy is so happy when Victor …his
order,”可知，男孩会因为维克多记得他的点餐而开心。故选B。
4.句意：当维克多想起他的点餐时，男孩很高兴，每个周末都是一样的。
weekend周末；day一天；weekday工作日；hour小时。根据“The Smiths enjoy having dinner out on the
weekends.”可知，此处指“周末”。故选A。
5.句意：维克多对每个人都很好，他总是确切地知道他们想要什么。
nobody没有人；someone某人；everyone每个人；none没有一个。根据“he always knows exactly what they
want.”可知，维克多对每个人都很好。故选C。
6.句意：他过着非常贫穷的生活，全家人住在一个小房间里。
led导致，过……的生活；changed改变；lost失去；avoided避免。lead a…life“过着……的生活”。故选
A。
7.句意：他想买一辆便宜的汽车。
的
famous著名 ；cheap便宜的；good好的；cool凉爽的。根据“a very poor life”可推知，维克多想买一辆便
宜的汽车。故选B。
8.句意：他为了攒钱买一辆车一直很辛苦。
free自由的；happy高兴的；easy容易的；hard困难的。根据“He’d been having a(an)…time saving money
for one.”可知，维克多为了买车，日子很不好过。故选D。
9.句意：伯特把维克多的情况告诉了他妈妈。
success成功；hobby爱好；situation情况；advice建议。根据“He…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 …car.”可知，伯特把这
些情况告诉了妈妈。故选C。10.句意：最后，史密斯太太同意帮助伯特建立一个筹款网站。
agreed同意；asked问；refused拒绝；regretted后悔。根据“Mrs. Smith…to help Bert”可知，史密斯太太同
意帮助维克多。故选A。
11.句意：目标是筹集5000美元。
lend借给；raise筹集；spend花费；save救助。根据“help Bert set up a fundraising (募捐) website”可知，此
处指“筹钱”。故选B。
12.句意：当地一家新闻台发现后，就在网上传播了这一消息。
accident事故；lie谎言；word消息；culture文化。根据“When a local news station found out,”可知，新闻台
在网上传播了这一消息。故选C。
13.句意：该基金在两个月内迅速增长到3万多美元。
slowly慢地；quickly快地；widely广泛地；heavily沉重地。根据“rose…to more than $30,000 in two
months”可知，在两个月内迅速增长。故选B。
14.句意：当29岁的维克多得知他的年轻顾客所做的事情时，他深受感动。
where哪里；though尽管；when当……的时候；unless除非。根据“…he learned what his young customer
had done.”可知，此处应该用when引导时间状语从句。故选C。
15.句意：伯特说，有这么多人愿意帮忙，他感到很激动。
embarrassed尴尬的；sorry抱歉；tired累的；excited兴奋的，激动的。根据“so many people wanted to help”
可知，因得到了许多人的帮助，因此波特是激动的。故选D。
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 sotired. 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. surprise
7. A. nicer B. cooler C. closer D. fairer
8. A. said B. worked C. read D. ended
【答案】1. A 2. C 3. B 4. D 5. C 6. D 7. A 8. B
【解析】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了作者在快餐店吃饭时，因为迟迟没有人点单而生气，但是想到了
妈妈的话他决定对别人友善一些。他认为我们每个人都是一样的，有烦恼会生气 ，会累也会受伤，因此我
们需要更耐心地对待他人。
1.句意：我环顾了几乎空荡的餐厅，但收银员不在视线内。
restaurant餐厅；street街道；school学校；office办公室。根据上文“I hardly had enough time to eat a
sandwich and rush back to work.”并结合空后“but the cashier was nowhere in sight”可推断出作者需要出来吃
点东西，然后回去工作，应是环顾餐厅。故选A。
2.句意：我在等待中变得生气。
agreed同意；finished完成；waited等待；left留下。根据后文“I’d been standing there for at least three
minutes! ”可知此处指的是在等待中变得生气。故选C。
3.句意：如果一个人是讨厌的，那么爱不见了。
trust相信；love爱；patience耐心；confidence自信心。根据前文“If some one is unkind, then kindness ismissing.”可知unkind和kindness为对应关系，结合空前“If someone is hateful”与hateful对应的词为love，
故选B。
4.句意：不见的是服务。
hope希望；advice建议；money钱；service 服务。根据空后“Maybe I should just jump behind the counter
and take my own order. ”可推知此处指的是服务。故选D。
5.句意：“我可以帮你吗?”她仍然冷漠地问。
nervously紧张地；carefully仔细地；coldly冷漠地；kindly友善地。根据第二段最后一句“She looked at me
coldly with sad, dark eyes.”可知此处是coldly的同词复现，对应空格前的“still”，意思是她仍然冷漠地问。
故选C。
6.句意：我的问题似乎使她惊讶。
disappoint使失望；hurt使受伤；trouble使烦恼；surprise使惊讶。根据后文“She eyed me for a second
before answering.”可推知作者的问题似乎使她惊讶。故选D。
7.句意：我们需要对彼此更友善。
nicer更友善的；closer更近的；cooler更冷漠的；fairer更公正的。根据前文“We’re all the same, really. We
have problems and angers, we get tired and we hurt.”可推知需要对彼此更友善。故选A。
8.句意：“成为缺失的东西。”它凑效了。
said说；worked工作，奏效；read阅读；ended结束。根据“The woman was watching me, a big smile on her
face.”可推知作者以善良应对冷漠，最终奏效了。故选B。
Passage 11
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. difficulties
【答案】1. B 2. C 3. A 4. D 5. B 6. C 7. B 8. C 9. A 10. B
【解析】本文主要讲述了祖逖和刘琨闻鸡起舞的故事。
1.句意：他以努力工作和伟大的成就而闻名。
ready准备；famous著名；late迟到的；sorry抱歉的。根据“his hard work and great achievements”可知，以
努力工作和伟大的成就而闻名；be famous for 因……而出名。故选B。
2.句意：但当他还是个孩子的时候，他是一个顽皮的男孩，对阅读没有什么兴趣。
pride骄傲；respect尊敬；interest兴趣；kindness善意。根据“he didn’t have enough knowledge”可知，对阅
读没有什么兴趣；show interest in对……表达兴趣。故选C。
3.句意：当祖逖长大后，他意识到自己知识不够。
realized意识到；decided决定；imagined想象；promised承诺。根据“study hard”可知，意识到自己没有知
识；故选A。
4.句意：祖逖有个好朋友叫刘琨。
rich富有的；busy忙碌的；same同样的；close亲密的。根据“They had a deep friendship.”可知，有一个密
友；故选D。
5.句意：他们甚至每天晚上睡在一张床上，每天早上在同一时间起床。picked up捡起；got up起床；gave up放弃；made up编造。根据“They even slept on one bed every night ”可
知，一起睡觉，同时起床；故选B。
6.句意：一天，当他们正在睡觉时，祖逖听到公鸡在叫。
fighting打架；discussing讨论；sleeping睡觉；reading阅读。根据“Zu Ti heard the rooster crowing”可知，
睡觉的时候听到了鸡叫声；故选C。
7.句意：他想到了一个主意。
order顺序；idea想法；exam考试；ability能力。根据“He woke up Liu Kun”可知，突然有了想法；故选
B。
8.句意：无论冬天多冷，夏天多热，他们从不放弃。
long长德；dry干燥的；cold冷的；quiet安静的。根据“in winter”可知，冬天很冷；故选C。
9.句意：此外，他们开始认真研究历史，把所有的精力放在读书上。
carefully仔细地；politely礼貌地；probably大概；recently最近。根据“put all their energy into reading
books”可知，认真学习；故选A。
10.句意：最后，他们的梦想实现了，他们为国家做出了巨大的贡献。
mistakes错误；dreams梦想；hobbies爱好；difficulties困难。根据“came true”可知，梦想实现；故选B。
Passage 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. snowman
13. 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
【答案】1. A 2. D 3. A 4. B 5. A 6. C 7. D 8. C 9. B 10. B 11. A
12. D 13. A 14. C 15. B
【解析】本文主要讲述了几个孩子因为给雪人取名字而发生了争吵，从此欢乐谷就再也没有欢声笑语，家
长们想出了一个好方法让几个孩子重新和好如初，并且给雪人起了一个名字叫“Mr. Warmheart”。
1.句意：欢乐谷的一切都被雪覆盖了。
covered覆盖；crowded拥挤；filled充满；provided提供。根据“with snow”可知，被雪覆盖了，故选A。
2.句意：Peter找到了两根树枝做胳膊。
bottles瓶子；pencils铅笔；brushes刷子；sticks棍。根据“Without the sticks I picked, the snowman would
have no arms.”可知，用棍子作为雪人的胳膊，故选D。
3.句意：史密斯兄弟做了两个雪球来做头和身体。
form形成，构成；invent发明；move移动；take带走。根据“made two snowballs to…the head and body”可
知，用雪球构成雪人的头和身体，故选A。4.句意：必须允许我给他起个名字。
taught教；allowed允许；treated对待；introduced介绍 。根据“I must be… to give him a name”可知，要允
许自己给雪人起一个名字，故选B。
5.句意：那样的话，他会看起来多么丑陋。
ugly丑陋的；strong强壮的；tall高的；heavy沉重的。根据“Without the sticks I picked, the snowman would
have no arms”可知，没有胳膊的雪人看起来多么丑陋，故选A。
6.句意：很快，争吵变成了一场大争吵。
secret秘密；meeting会议；fight争吵；pleasure乐趣。根据“Soon the arguments turned into a big ”可知，孩
子们争吵起来，故选C。
7.句意：孩子们带着他们带来的东西生气地走开了。
patiently耐心地；wisely明智地；actively积极地；angrily生气地。根据“ Soon the arguments turned into a
big ”可知，吵完就生气地走开了，故选D。
8.句意：日子一天天过去，欢乐谷的公园里再也听不到笑声了。
always总是；often经常；never从不；sometimes有时。根据“The kids were beginning to get… and lonely”可
知，再也听不到孩子们的笑声了，孩子们变得孤单，故选C。
9.句意：孩子们开始感到无聊和孤独。
relaxed放松的；bored无聊的；excited兴奋的；surprised惊讶的。根据“lonely”可知，感到无聊和孤单，
故选B。
10.句意：第二天，所有的孩子都收到了一条消息，告诉他们公园里有特别的东西。
change改变；message信息；reason理由；question问题。根据“telling them there was something special at
the park”可知，孩子们收到了一条消息，故选B。
11.句意：他们冲过去看那是什么，但是因为雪人，他们在路上没有说话。
rushed冲；refused拒绝；failed失败；forgot忘记。根据“When they arrived”可知，孩子们都冲出去看看是
什么，故选A。
12.句意：他们冲过去看那是什么，但是因为雪人，他们在路上没有说话。
parent父亲或母亲；villager村民；brother兄弟；snowman雪人。根据“but they didn’t talk to each other on
the way because of the”及前文的描述可知，因为雪人的事情孩子们发生了争吵，故选D。
13.句意：亲爱的孩子们，当欢乐谷不再是以前的样子时，我的心很痛，
hurts使疼痛；cheers欢呼；flies飞；opens打开。根据“when Happy Valley isn’t what it used to be”可知，不
像之前那样充满欢声笑语，因此而感到心痛，故选A。
14.句意：他们对自己所做的感到抱歉，开始一起完成雪人，
proud骄傲的；warm暖和的；sorry抱歉的；thankful感谢的。根据“because of what they had done”可知，因为之前的争吵而感到抱歉，故选C。
15.句意：最后，一个更可爱的雪人站在那里。
walked步行；stood站立；dropped跌落；travelled旅行。根据“Finally, a much cuter snowman… there”可知，
更可爱的雪人站在那，故选B。
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. experience9. A. suitable B. true C. honest D. useful
10. A. by B. with C. on D. in
【答案】1. B 2. A 3. B 4. C 5. D 6. A 7. D 8. C 9. B 10. B
【解析】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了词汇的重要性，以及记单词的方法。
1.句意：如果你有丰富的词汇量，即使语法不是很完美，你也能成功地交流。
when当……时候；though尽管；because因为；until直到。根据“you can communicate successfully...the
grammar is not completely perfect.”可知，前后句子为让步关系。虽然语法不完全正确，但只要有足够的词
汇量，也能交流。故选B。
2.句意：然而，一个常见的问题是学完新单词，就忘记了。
common普遍的；new新的；strange奇怪的；famous著名的。根据“However, one...problem is learning new
words and then forgetting them.”可知，记了就忘是个很普遍的问题。故选A。
3.句意：造成这种困难的原因是大多数学生试图通过学习单词表、字典和记忆单词来学习词汇。
situation情况；cause原因；condition条件；result结果。根据“The...of this difficulty is that most students try
to learn vocabulary by studying lists and dictionaries and remembering the words.”可知，此处描述单词记了就忘
的原因。故选B。
4.句意：但如果你的记忆力不太好，可能就不起作用了。
form形成；change改变；work起作用；rise升起。根据“But it may not...if you don’t have a very good
memory.”可知，如果记忆不好的话，这个方法就不起作用了。故选C。
5.句意：学习词汇和记住单词的最好方法是学习新单词并立即使用它们。
later on后来；on time准时；if possible如果可能的话；at once立刻。根据“The best way to learn vocabulary
and remember the words well is to learn new words and use them...”可知，最好的方法是学完就用。故选D。
6.句意：写比读定义更有效。
writing写；speaking说；listening听；watching看。根据下文“You should write the word, the definition in
English or translation,...”可知，此处需填“写”。故选A。
7.句意：你应该写下这个单词、英语定义或翻译，写下文章或字典中的一个例句，接着写下自己造的一个
例句。
copy复制；write写；think想；create创造。根据“one example sentence from the article or dictionary and one
example sentence that you”可知，摘抄一个例句，自己再造一个例句。故选D。
8.句意：例子一，摘自文章：谢谢你请我吃饭，你真是太慷慨了。
notebook笔记本；blackboard黑板；article文章；experience经验。根据上文“one example sentence from the
article”可知，此处第一个例句来源于一篇文章。故选C。
9.句意：你的例句最好是和你的生活相符的，因为这样你就和这个新词建立了关系。suitable适合的；true真的；honest诚实的；useful有用的。根据“It’s best if your example sentences are...to
your life, because this creates a personal connection with the new word.”可知，自己造的例句最好和你的生活息
息相关。故选B。
10.句意：第二天，再读一遍你的词汇笔记本，试着用这个新单词再添加一个例句。
by通过；with用；on在……上面；in在……里面。根据“try to add one more example sentence...the new
word.”可知，用学到的新单词再造一个句子。故选B。
Passage 14
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. quiet10. A. smaller B. worse C. better D. bigger
【答案】1. B 2. B 3. D 4. A 5. D 6. A 7. C 8. A 9. C 10. C
【解析】本文是一篇记叙文，主要介绍了“抛砖引玉”的故事。
1.句意：他擅长写诗，很多人都喜欢读。
letters信；poems诗；stories故事；articles文章。根据后文“Zhao’s poems”可知，赵嘏是诗人，擅长写诗。
故选B。
2.句意：他们愉快地谈论着赵的旧作。
said说；talked谈论；spoke讲话；wrote写。talk about sth“谈论某事”，故选B。
3.句意：但很遗憾的是，赵不是经常写新的诗。
funny有趣的；useful有用的；great极好的；new新的。根据前文“talk about Zhao’s old works”可知，他们
谈论赵的旧作，因为他不是经常写新的诗歌。故选D。
4.句意：他一定会去灵岩寺，因为它很有名。
surely必定；correctly正确地；suddenly突然地；carefully仔细地。根据后文“Let’s do something before he
arrives.”可知，他们确定赵会去灵岩寺。故选A。
5.句意：他说：“让我们在他到达之前做点什么。”
wrote写；finished结束；described描述；continued继续。根据前文“a man said”可知，他继续说道。故选
D。
6.句意：最后他们想出了一个好主意 。
idea主意；survey调查；sign标志；present礼物。根据后文“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.”可知，寺庙里有一面墙供人们写字，
所以他们邀请了一个人在墙上只写两行诗。这是他们提出的主意，故选A。
7.句意：当他看到寺庙墙上的两行诗时，他忍不住又加了两行，使之成为一首完整的四行诗。
strange陌生的；simple简单的；complete完整的；difficult困难的。根据“a...poem with four lines.”可知，一
首完整的诗是四行的。故选C。
8.句意：当赵的粉丝们听说了这件事时，他们都很兴奋。
heard about听说；waited for等待；cleaned up清理；looked after照顾。根据“When Zhao’s fans...it, they
were excited.”可知，他们听说了这件事很兴奋。故选A。
9.句意：这个人没有赵那么有才华，但这两句话引出了赵的精彩诗句。
beautiful漂亮的；polite礼貌的；talented有天赋的；quiet安静的。根据“but the two lines led to Zhao’s
wonderful poem.”可知，前后是转折关系，这个人不如赵有天赋，但是赵写的两句诗句很精彩。故选C。
10.句意：这是一种礼貌而谦逊的方式，表达他们希望看到别人提供更好的东西。
smaller更小的；worse更坏的；better更好的；bigger更大的。根据前文可知，赵的粉丝写了两句诗，是为了让赵写另外两句精彩的诗，即“抛砖引玉”的道理，所以他们希望看到的是别人给出更好的东西。故选
C。
Passage 15
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 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 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
【答案】1. B 2. D 3. C 4. A 5. B 6. D 7. A 8. C 9. D 10. A
【解析】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述北宋哲学家杨时拜访另一位伟大的哲学家程颐的故事。
1.句意：为了得到一个正确的答案，他去拜访了伟大的哲学家程颐。simple简单的；correct正确的；long长的；popular流行的。根据上文“One day, he and his schoolmates had
different ideas on a question”可知，他是想得到一个正确的答案，故选B。
2.句意：然而，到程颐家时，门童告知程先生正在他房间里冥想并让他回去。
farm农村；car车；hotel宾馆；room房间。由“At Cheng’s house”可知，程颐是在房间里冥想，故选D。
3.句意：杨时拒绝离开，因此门童留下他一个人并进了屋。
hoped希望；decided决定；refused拒绝；wanted想。由“the kid left him alone”以及第二段第四句“Yang
kept standing in the snow and waiting outside”可知，杨时拒绝进屋并一直站在门外，故选C。
4.句意：过了一会儿，外面下起了大雪 。
heavily大量地；early早地；deeply深地；carefully小心地。根据第三段第四句“The snow was more than a
foot deep”可知，雪下得很大，而heavily有“大量地”意思，故选A。
5.句意：他邀请杨时进屋暖暖身，躲避一下风雪。
find找到；avoid躲避；catch抓；hide藏。根据上下文，外面下起了大雪，因此门童邀请杨时进屋躲避风
雪，故选B。
6.句意：但是杨时坚持在门外大雪中等候以便能咨询程颐就这个问题的看法。
method方法；rule规则；record记录；opinion观点。根据第一段“One day, he and his schoolmates had
different ideas on a question”可知，他是来求问程颐的看法，故选D。
7.句意：当程颐得知后，他出门去见了杨时。
heard听闻；achieved获得成就；forgot忘记；received收到。根据上文“As soon as Cheng finished
meditating, the boy reported that Yang was waiting outside”可知，程颐是知晓了杨时还在门外等候，故选A。
8.句意：当门打开后，大家都惊讶了。
excited激动的；relaxed放松的；shocked惊讶的；bored无聊的。根据下文“The snow was more than a foot
deep, but Yang stood still”可知，大家是被杨时站在厚厚的雪地里的情景惊讶到了，故选C。
9.句意：大雪一英尺深，但是杨时一直站在雪地里，连一个脚印都没有。
smelling闻；washing洗；cutting剪切；moving移动。根据上文“but Yang stood still”可知，杨时站在雪地
里一动不动，故选D。
10.句意：那给杨时的人生带来了巨大的改变。
difference变化；choice选择；decision决定；plan计划。根据下文“Later, Yang really learned a lot and made
great contributions (贡献) to his country”可知，杨时后续的成就有一部分原因是因为程颐的思想对他人生的
影响，故选A。
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
【答案】1. B 2. A 3. D 4. C 5. D 6. B 7. D 8. B 9. B 10. D
【解析】本文主要讲述了父亲通过让孩子种植两株植物的故事告诉我们：一个人必须面对并克服很多困难，
他才能变得伟大。
1.句意：你认为这两株植物哪个会更安全、更大？
stronger更强壮的；safer更安全的；nicer更美好的；weaker更虚弱的。根据“The plant inside the house will
be safer”以及下文可知，是在比较两株植物哪个会更安全。故选B。
2.句意：没有人会在那里照顾它。look after照顾；come across偶遇；take away拿走；cut down砍倒。根据下文“It may be eaten by animals.”
和选项可知，没有人会照顾外面的那株植物。故选A。
3.句意：让我们耐心等待吧。
seriously严重地；carefully仔细地；actively积极地；patiently有耐心地。根据下文“wait”和“We will know
the answer.”可知，答案将来才会知道，因此需要耐心等待。故选D。
4句意：后来男孩去上学了，四年后他回到了自己的家。
waited等待：looked看；left离开；asked询问。根据下文“he came back to his house.”可知，四年后回到了
家，说明之前是离家求学去了。故选C。
5.句意：当男孩走出去时，他很惊讶地看到一棵大树。
excited激动的；satisfied满意的；pleased高兴的；surprised惊讶的。根据下文“The boy couldn’t believe his
eyes.”可推测，他看到一棵大树时感到非常惊讶。故选D。
6.句意：他不明白外面的植物怎么能长得比屋子里的植物大得多。
realize意识到；understand理解；consider考虑；accept接受。根据“The boy couldn’t believe his eyes.”可知，
男孩认为室内的植物会更大，结果却相反，因此他不理解。故选B。
7.句意：父亲向儿子解释为什么外面的植物更大。
smiled微笑；apologized道歉；turned转变；explained解释。根据上文“The plant outside the house faced
four.... and many difficulties”可知是爸爸在给儿子做解释。故选D。
8.句意：里面的植物是安全的，它不会面临天气变化，也没有得到适当的阳光，所以它不会变大。
protection保护；sunlight阳光；care关心；water水。根据“The plant inside was safe, it didn’t face weather
changes, and it didn’t get proper ”及常识可知，房子里的植物得不到充足的阳光，故选B。
9.句意：这是关于成为伟大的问题的答案。
result结果；answer答案；way方式；reason原因。根据“to the question about being great”可知，此处指问
题的答案。故选B。
10.句意：要成为一个伟大的人，一定经历过许多次失败，经历过许多困难，并克服这些困难。
To choose选择；To save节省；To find发现；To become成为。根据“Who are great people and .... do they
become great”和“After that, he is able to become great.” 可知，此处表示要成为一个伟大的人。故选D。
Passage 17In 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
【答案】1. C 2. D 3. A 4. B 5. C 6. C 7. B 8. A 9. A 10. D
【解析】本文是一片记叙文。文章讲述了仓颉创造象形字的故事。
1.句意：仓颉很聪明，所以黄帝给了他记录事情的工作。
kind善良的；shy害羞的；smart聪明的；brave勇敢的。根据“so the leader Huangdi gave him the job of
recording things”结合下文仓颉的创造字的事迹可知，他很聪明。故选C。
2.句意：然而，仓颉发现，随着要记录的事情越来越多，这份工作也越来越多难。
expensive昂贵的；interesting有趣的；surprising令人惊讶的；difficult困难的。根据“as the number of the
things to record grew”和“He wanted to find out a way to solve the problem.”可知，这份工作越来越困难。故选
D。3.句意：他想找到解决这个问题的方法。
find out找出；talk about讨论；lay out展示、安排；take up占据。根据“a way to solve the problem.”可知，
与“方法”和“问题”匹配的动词应为“找到”。故选A。
4.句意：他发现猎人通过观察动物的不同脚印来选择他们的道路。
thought想；noticed注意到；agreed同意；hoped希望。根据下文“After seeing this”可知，此处的动词为
“看到/注意到”。故选B。
5.句意：看到这里，仓颉想，如果不同的事物有不同的符号，他就可以很容易地记住所有重要的事情。
and和；but但是；if如果；because因为。根据“there were different signs for different things, he could
remember all the important things easily.”可知，前者为条件状语从句，需由if引导。如果不同的事物有不同
的符号，记起来会容易些。故选C。
6.句意：通过努力，他终于创造出书写的符号。
quickly迅速地；clearly清晰地；finally最终；easily容易地。根据“Through hard work”可知，他终于创造
出了字。故选C。
7.句意：人们都感谢仓颉。
missed想念；thanked感谢；touched感动；helped帮助。根据“Over time he got proud.”可知，人们很感谢
他。故选B。
8.句意：一位老人很认真地听仓颉讲课。
listened听；talked说；walked走路；pointed指。根据“Cangjic was teaching a class one day.”和“to”可知，
老人上课认真听讲。故选A。
9.句意：你为马和狗创造的标志表明它们有四条腿。
created创造；copied复制；changed改变；called叫、喊。根据“created the signs for writing”可知，他的工
作就是造字，因此此处的意思是为马和狗创造的标志。故选A。
10.句意：为此，他感到很遗憾。
relaxed放松的；safe安全的；excited激动的；sorry遗憾、抱歉。根据下文“From then on, Cangjie was more
careful about his work.”可知，仓颉为此感到很遗憾。故选D。
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
【答案】1. B 2. C 3. D 4. A 5. C 6. A 7. D 8. C 9. A 10. B 11. B 12. D 13. C 14. B 15.A
【解析】本文讲述了一对刚结婚的恩爱夫妻，他们过着幸福的生活。几个月后妻子患了疾病，担心自己的
丈夫因为自己变得丑陋而不爱自己了。丈夫为了让妻子保持幸福，假装出了事故，眼睛看不见了。
1.句意：这个男人真的很欣赏她的美丽，非常爱她。
disliked不喜欢；admired欣赏；expected期待；missed想念，错过。根据“loved her very much非常爱她”
可知，这个男人真的很欣赏他妻子的美丽。故选B。
2.句意：正因为那可怕的疾病，她将逐渐失去美丽。
especially尤其；luckily幸运的是，幸好；gradually逐步地，逐渐地；quickly迅速地。根据下文“Time
passed and the wife completely lost her beauty because of her illness.”可知，时间一天天过去了，妻子因为生
病而完全失去了美丽。所以选项C符合语境，她逐渐失去美丽。故选C。
3.句意：如果我变得丑陋怎么办，我丈夫会开始讨厌我。
beautiful漂亮的；lazy懒惰的；helpful有用的，有益的，有帮助的；ugly丑陋的。根据前文“she will lose
her beauty.”可知，她将失去她的美丽。根据下文“my husband would start hating me.”可知，她害怕她的丈
夫会讨厌她，说明她害怕自己变得丑陋，所以选项D符合语境。故选D。
4.句意：他在那次事故中失去了双眼。
eyes眼睛；hands手；legs腿；ears耳朵。根据下文“She turned ugly but her blind husband couldn’t see it.”
可知，她的丈夫看不到她的容貌，所以她的丈夫在事故中是失去了双眼。故选A。
5.句意：然而，他们的婚姻生活继续正常进行。
stopped停止；started开始；continued继续；failed失败。根据下文“Time passed and the wife completely lost
her beauty because of her illness. She turned ugly but her blind husband couldn’t see it… it didn’t influence their
married life.”可知，随着时间的推移，她变得丑陋，她的丈夫也成了盲人，但这并没有影响他们的婚姻生
活，所以他们的婚姻生活继续正常发展。故选C。
6.句意：因此这并没有影响他们的婚姻生活。
So因此，如此；Because因为；Though虽然；But但是。根据下文“He…loving her like always.”可知，她
的丈夫一如既往地爱着她，所以这并没有影响他们的婚姻生活，选项A符合语境。故选A。
7.句意：他一如既往地爱着她。
ended up结束；started with开始；thought about思考；kept on继续。根据上文“She turned ugly but her blind
husband couldn’t see it…it didn’t influence their married life.”可知，妻子变丑也没有影响他们的婚姻生活，
所以他继续爱他的妻子。故选D。
8.句意：他为她妻子完成了所有的葬礼。
canceled取消；planned计划；completed完成；considered考虑。根据下文“The next day, when he was aboutto leave,”可知，第二天，他准备离开，在此之前要先完成妻子的葬礼，所以选项C符合语境。故选C。
9.句意：第二天，当他准备离开时，他的朋友看到了他，就走了过去并且说：“没有你妻子的支持，你将
怎么生活？”
friend朋友；father父亲；mother母亲；wife妻子。根据下文“My friend, I am not blind. In fact, I was just
pretending (假装) to be blind.”可知，他在和他的朋友说话。故选A。
10.句意：第二天，当他准备离开时，他的朋友看到了他，就走了过去并且说：“没有你妻子的支持，你将
怎么生活？”
by靠近，在……旁边；without没有；with 具有，和，用；on在……上面。根据下文“Your wife was…
there for you to support you and help you for many years.”可知，妻子一直在丈夫身边支持帮助他；根据上文
“One day the wife died.”可知，他的妻子死了，所以朋友担心，没有妻子的支持，他将怎么生活。故选
B。
11.句意：多年来，你的妻子一直在你身边支持你，帮助你。
sometimes有时；always总是；never 从不；hardly几乎不。根据上文“How will you be able to live…the
support of your wife”可知，妻子一直在丈夫身边支持他。故选B。
12.句意：对于你来说，独自生活会很困难。
important重要的；possible可能的；easy简单的，容易的；difficult困难的。根据上文“How will you be
able to live…the support of your wife?”可知，朋友认为没有妻子的支持，他将不能生活，也就是说，他一
个人生活会很困难。故选D。
13.句意：因为当我可怜的妻子知道她的病情时，我意识到她对此感到非常不安和害怕。
surprised感到惊讶的，出人意料的；bored无聊的；scared害怕的；relaxed放松的。根据下文“If my wife
had known that I could see her ugliness, it would have hurt her more than her…”可知，他的妻子会因为怕丈夫
看到自己的丑陋而感到害怕，所以选项C符合语境。故选C。
14.句意：如果我妻子知道我能看到她的丑陋，那对她的伤害会比她的病更大。
beauty美丽；illness疾病；support支持；sadness悲伤。根据上文“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”可知，丈夫假装失明，是为了怕妻子担心自己知道病情，所以说让妻子知道自己能看到她的丑陋，这
会比她的病更伤害她。故选B。
15.句意：这就是为什么这么多年来，我一直假装失明。
years年；months月；weeks周，星期；days一天，白天，工作日。根据上文“Your wife was…there for you
to support you and help you for many years.”可知，多年来，妻子一直在丈夫身边支持并帮助他，所以这么
多年来，他一直假装失明。故选A。
