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（一）

Chinese are very generous[慷慨的] when it comes to educating their children. Not caring about the ___1___， parents often send their children to the best schools or even abroad—to England， the USA or Australia. The Chinese ___2___ that the more expensive the education is， the better it is. ___3___ parents will spend a lot of money on their childrens education. Even ___4___ parents will buy a computer for their son or daughter. Though theyre not rich， they would rather pay for the education.

Parents can ___5___ that their childrens skills are different， skilled[有技能的] in some areas while poor in others. But most ___6___ fail to realize that the children today need more self-confidence.

The problem is that parents are only educating their children on how to ___7___ tests and how to study well， but they are not teaching them the most important skills that they need. And these skills are important to help them to be ___8___， happy and clever.

Parents can achieve this ___9___ teaching their children the skills like cooking or doing other housework.

Teaching a child to cook will ___10___ many of the skills that he will need later in life. Cooking needs patience and time. It is an interesting but difficult experience. A good cook ___11___ tries to improve his cooking， so he will learn to work hard and gradually finish ___12___ job successfully. His result， a well-cooked dinner， will make him ___13___ good and give him a lot of self-confidence.

Some old machines， such as a broken radio or TV set that you give your child to play ___14___， will make him interested and want to know more. He will spend hours studying them and trying to fix them. Your child might become an engineer when he ___15___. These activities are teaching a child not only to study at school， but also to think， to use his mind. And that is more important.

1. A. money B. education C. children

2. A. compare B. believe C. disagree

3. A. Or B. So C. But

4. A. old B. rich C. poor

5. A. see B. hope C. allow

6. A. sons B. daughters C. parents

7. A. discuss B. pass C. give

8. A. educational B. different C. confident

9. A. before B. by C. of

10. A. improve B. choose C. miss

11. A. sometimes B. always C. never

12. A. my B. his C. her

13. A. sound B. look C. feel

14. A. with B. for C. against

15. A. wakes up B. grows up C. shows up

（二）

Home Alone It was Sunday afternoon. My brother and I were alone at home. My parents went for a party and asked me to look after my brother. I was doing my homework while my younger brother was watching TV. Suddenly the doorbell rang. Ding-Dong！ My brother thought that it was our parents， so he opened the ___1___ quickly.

A tall man wearing a black raincoat stood outside. He said that he came to sell books and asked politely ___2___ our parents were at home.

Without thinking， my brother said， “No.” Then the man asked if we would like to ___3___ some story books. I refused him. When I wanted to close the door， he suddenly pushed the door very ___4___ and came into our house. He took out a ___5___ and ordered me to tie up my brothers hands with a rope. I tied up his hands in a special way so my brother could untie ___6___ easily. The man then tied my hands up and locked ___7___ of us in the kitchen.

Soon， he went upstairs to ___8___ money. I taught my brother to untie the rope on his ___9___. He then untied me. I rushed to the telephone to call the police， ___10___ the line was dead. The doors were all locked from the outside. It was lucky that the man ___11___ to lock the kitchen window. We got out of the house through the kitchen window and went to the ___12___ pay phone to call the police.

Soon ___13___ came to our house and the man was caught. By that time， my parents had come home. We told them the whole story. My parents were ___14___ that we were not hurt. They told me that I should stop my brother from ___15___ the door to strangers. I learn a lesson on safety.

1. A. window B. door C. book D. fridge

2. A. if B. why C. when D. how

3. A. lend B. borrow C. sell D. buy

4. A. politely B. slowly C. hard D. quietly

5. A. book B. knife C. gift D. pen

6. A. himself B. myself C. herself D. themselves

7. A. none B. neither C. both D. all

8. A. look at B. look after C. look like D. look for

9. A. feet B. hands C. neck D. legs

10. A. and B. so C. or D. but

11. A. wanted B. remembered C. forgot D. tried

12. A. farthest B. nearest C. largest D. smallest

13. A. my friends B. the police C. the neighbors D. my parents

14. A. glad B. angry C. sad D. sorry

15. A. cleaning B. closing C. locking D. opening

（三）

Susan had long blonde hair and big blue eyes. So did most of the other ___1___ in her school class， which troubled her a lot. “I look like everyone else！ Im not special！ Im boring！” Susan ___2___ to her mother.

She decided to try to make herself look ___3___. She painted big pink spots on her neck and when she didnt get attention， she stuck a long plastic nose on top of her real nose. Nobody noticed that， ___4___. She took ink[墨水] and poured it all over her ___5___. She wore clown[小丑] clothes to school and stuck leaves in her ears. ___6___ no matter what she did， she still didnt get any ___7___ and nobody thought she was special.

One morning her ___8___ went to wake her up and told her to get ready for school. She made Susan ___9___ the ink out of her hair and clean her neck. “Im not going to school ___10___！ Im boring！” She buried[埋藏] her head ___11___ the quilt and cried.

“Susan，” her mother said， “you are different. You are unique[独一无二] and special. ___12___ in the world looks just like you. Some people have blonde hair like you and some have blue eyes like you， but none of them has your smile or the twinkle in your eyes or your pink face. Nobody laughs like you， either. Now ___13___ and get ready for school.”

Susan went to school that day and looked at all the other kids in her class. “Mom was ___14___. Nobody looks just like me.” Susan smiled. “I am special. I am unique and I am not ___15___！”

1. A. children B. boys C. men D. women

2. A. complained B. listened C. talked D. spoke

3. A. beautiful B. simple C. different D. happy

4. A. too B. either C. also D. neither

5. A. neck B. nose C. eyes D. hair

6. A. Though B. So C. But D. And

7. A. attention B. help C. prize D. answer

8. A. father B. mother C. sister D. brother

9. A. pull B. wash C. throw D. turn

10. A. tomorrow B. next week C. next year D. today

11. A. under B. on C. before D. beside

12. A. Everybody B. Somebody C. Nobody D. Anybody

13. A. get up B. get off C. put up D. put off

14. A. wrong B. right C. special D. common

15. A. moving B. interesting C. tiring D. boring

完形填空答案

（一）

1.A。上文generous暗示该空表示“钱”，因此应填 money。

2.B。教育越昂贵效果越好是中国人的信念，因此该空应填believe。

3.B。空档前后为因果关系，因此该空表示“所以”，应填So。

4.C。下文not rich暗示该空表示“贫穷的”，因此应填poor。

5.A。their childrens skills are different， skilled in some areas while poor in others.是父母们看到的内容，因此该空应填see。

6.C。本文描绘对象就是父母，因此该空应填parents。

7.B。由常识可知，考试是供人通过的，因此该空应填pass。

8.C。and具有对称性，因此该空应填与 happy， clever相似的褒义词，所以应填confident。

9.B。该空强调通过抽象手段且后接动名词，因此应填by。

10.A。由主语和宾语之间的逻辑关系可以推出该空表示“提高”，因此应填improve。

11.B。该空强调频率高，因此应填always。

12.B。句中his与he暗示该空应填his。

13.C。and give him a lot of self-confidence说明主人公感觉很好，因此该空应填feel。

14.A。由语境逻辑可知，坏收音机或电视机是孩子用来玩的东西，因此该空应填with。

15.B。become an engineer是小孩长大后做的事，因此该空应填grows up。

【点评】本文是一篇议论文，批评了中国有些父母舍得花钱让孩子读书却不注意培养孩子自信、快乐和聪明的综合素质，呼吁父母应该教孩子烹饪、修理等技巧，在培养孩子动手能力的同时培养孩子自信、快乐和聪明的综合素质，这就是文章的论点。作者从内心深处渴望中国实施素质教育，代表了全国人民的心声。议论文是完形填空比较难的体裁，解题的关键在于弄清论点，因为只有弄清论点才知道作者想赞扬什么，想批评什么，要求人们怎么办。

（二）

1.B。由上文the doorbell rang可以推出该空表示“门”，因此应填door。

2.A。该空表示“是否”，因此应填if。

3.D。第2空前面的sell books暗示该空表示“买”，因此应填buy。

4.C。由上文 I wanted to close the door与下文came into our house可以推出抢劫犯在使劲推门，因此该空应填hard。

5.B。由下文ordered me to tie up my brothers hands with a rope可以推出抢劫犯取出的是可以威胁别人的东西，因此该空应填knife。

6.A。该空表示“他自己”，因此应填himself。

7.C。该空表示“两者都”，因此应填both。

8.D。由语境逻辑可知，抢劫犯上楼的目的是为了找钱，因此该空应填look for。

9.B。由第5空后面的tie up my brothers hands with a rope可以推出该空应填hands。

10.D。该空表示转折性逻辑关系，因此应填but。

11.C。由lucky的语境逻辑可以推出该空表示“忘了”，因此应填 forgot。

12.B。因为急需将抢劫犯抓住，因此作者应去最近的公用电话亭给警察打电话。

13.B。由上文call the police可以推出该空应填the police。

14.A。看见子女在与抢劫犯斗争的过程中没有受伤父母当然很高兴，因此该空应填glad。

15.D。父母告诉我我应该阻止兄弟给陌生人开门。

【点评】本文是一篇惊险的记叙文，介绍作者兄弟二人在给抢劫犯开门遭绑后机智脱身，并及时报警将抢劫犯擒获的故事。文章情节曲折，气氛紧张，结局美满，有很高的欣赏度。更为重要的是，作者在文章末尾巧妙引出青少年们应该从故事中汲取的教训——不要给陌生人开门。原来这就是作者的写作意图。这种先讲故事后提供教训的记叙文在中考英语完形填空题中时有出现，了解其叙述特点，对于提高解题正确率很有好处。

（三）

1.A。in her school class暗示该空表示“孩子们”，因此应填children。

2.A。上文为苏姗抱怨的内容，因此该空应填complained。

3.C。由上文可知，苏姗不愿与人相同，因此该空应填different。

4.B。该空用于否定句表示“也”，因此应填either。

5.D。由第9空后面的the ink out of her hair可以反推该空应填hair。

6.C。上文强调苏姗为使自己与众不同所做出的努力，下文强调这些努力的糟糕效果，因此该空表示转折性逻辑关系，应填But。

7.A。由上文苏姗为吸引别人注意的种种行为可以推出该空应填attention。

8.B。由第12空前面的her mother可以推出该空应填mother。

9.B。由常识可知，将墨水从头发上弄掉的方法是洗头发，因此该空应填wash。

10.D。该空表示“今天”，因此应填today。

11.A。她把头埋在被子下面哭。

12.C。由unique and special可以推出该空表示“没有人”，因此应填Nobody。

13.A。由第8空后面的wake her up可以推出该空表示“起床”，因此应填 get up。

14.B。由Nobody looks just like me.可以反推该空表示“对的”，因此应填right。

15.D。由第2空前面的Im boring.可以推出该空应填boring。

【点评】本文是一则趣味故事，属趣味性记叙文，描写了一个小女生为追求与众不同的外表而产生的一个个可笑行为。在母亲的开导下小女孩最终意识到了自己的独特之处，因此小女孩的言行并不令人讨厌，而让人感到傻气可爱。然而文章的可贵之处不仅在于给我们提供一个可笑可爱的女孩形象，还在于它给我们提供了一个真理：每个人都有自己的独特之处。文章前面大多数空档的正确信息体现小女孩的傻气可爱，后面几个空档的正确信息体现人人都有自己的独特之处，因此理解趣味故事的主题和其中蕴含的道理非常重要。