中考英语“完形填空”专项练习

閱读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C或者D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

（一）

Sarah Winchester lived in California. She was a very ___1___ woman. She didnt buy many jwwels[珠宝] or ___2___ clothes. ___3___， she spent millions of dollars in ___4___ a house. She began to do it at the age of 45. The strange thing about Sarahs ___5___ was that it seemed never finished. The work on the house went for 38 ___6___ because Sarah was afraid to ___7___ building it.

Sarahs house was near San Jose. Every day， a lot of ___8___ arrived there to work for her. Sarah wanted more rooms and more doors and more windows， ___9___ the workers kept on building them. The house was seven floors high and had 160 rooms. There were 200 doors and 1，000 ___10___. There were also three lifts， nine kitchens， and 47 fireplaces.

Why did Sarah want a house the kept getting ___11___？ It was because Sarah was afraid of ___12___. She thought she would die when the house was finished， so she didnt want her house to be finished.

Sarah Winchesters ___13___ seemed to have worked[奏效] ___14___ she lived to be 83 years old. But ___15___ her house was finished.

（     ）1.A. poor B. rich C. useful D. brave

（     ）2.A. cheap B. expensive C. simple   D. old

（     ）3.A. Still   B. Usually   C. Instead   D. Even

（     ）4.A. building   B. buying   C. selling   D. setting

（     ）5.A. door   B. window   C. kitchen   D. house

（     ）6.A. years   B. months   C. weeks   D. days

（     ）7.A. keep   B. enjoy   C. stop   D. help

（     ）8.A. drivers   B. workers C. farmers   D. visitors

（     ）9.A. but   B. until   C. since   D. so

（     ）10.A. floors   B. kitchens   C. windows D. rooms

（     ）11.A. bigger   B. smaller   C. stronger   D. cleaner

（     ）12.A. working   B. dying   C. living   D. growing

（     ）13.A. age   B. family   C. plan   D. husband

（     ）14.A. or   B. because   C. neither   D. nor

（     ）15.A. hardly   B. usefully   C. carefully   D. finally

（二）

I cant remember when I started collecting litter. But it was when I got tired of ___1___ litter nearby and realized that no one else was going to pick it up.

I live ___2___ a forest in Ohio， America. I can walk there ___3___ three minutes.

I used to love going there to play with my dog. But one day there was ___4___ much litter there that I became very unhappy.

I decided I had to clean up the forest. I wanted to ___5___ happy going there again.

I ___6___ my first trip to clean the forest that afternoon. I took a big black rubbish bag with me.

Ten minutes ___7___ starting to pick up litter， my bag was full！ It had cans， ___8___， broken glass and newspapers in it.

From then on， I ___9___ to the forest four times a year to pick up litter. Im often there for three hours. It makes me feel ___10___ to do something for the environment.

After each trip， I look at all the litter ___11___ Ive found. If ___12___ of it is recyclable， I keep it.

I ___13___ understand why people drop litter. But I will keep picking it up ___14___ they stop dropping it.

I know I am only doing a small bit ___15___ the Earth， but I still think it is important.

（     ）1.A. seeing B. throwing C. dropping D. cleaning

（     ）2.A. far away from   B. near

C. nearly   D. alone

（     ）3.A. after   B. for   C. with   D. in

（     ）4.A. such   B. very   C. so   D. too

（     ）5.A. make   B. feel   C. look   D. find

（     ）6.A. went   B. made   C. got   D. tried

（     ）7.A after   B. later   C. before   D. of

（     ）8.A. juice box   B. plastic bag   C. bottles   D. waster papers

（     ）9.A. had gone   B. have gone   C. went   D. will go

（     ）10.A. tired   B. sad   C. interesting   D. great

（     ）11.A. what   B. whom   C. where   D. that

（     ）12.A. many   B. some   C. any   D. much

（     ）13.A. didnt   B. mustnt   C. neednt   D. cant

（     ）14.A. until   B. after   C.as soon as   D. when

（     ）15.A. helped   B. to help   C. help   D. helping

（三）

Franco is a waiter in New York City.he has one week ___1___ for summer holiday every year. Last summer he ___2___ to take a trip to California. He didnt want to go ___3___ plane. So he decided to take the ___4___ from New York to California.

The train ____5____ Penn Station in New York City on Monday at 10：00 p.m. Franco tried to sleep that night， ___6___ he couldnt. he was too ___7___ because he knew this trip was a wonderful idea.

For five days， Franco didnt ___8___ the train. He often had a ___9___ through the train and talked with the other passengers. Sometimes he walked between the cars to get ___10___ fresh air. He had all his meals in the dining car.

___11___， at 2：45 p.m. on Friday， the train stopped in San Francisco. Franco was happy to leave the train. On Sunday， Franco took a flight ___12___ to New York. He ___13___ out of the window of the airplane and imagined[想象] the desert， mountains， farms， and cities ___14___. After a while， he closed his eyes and started to make plans for his ___15___ summer holiday.

（     ）1.A. in B. on   C. off   D. over

（     ）2.A. has decided   B. decided

C. decides   D. deciding

（     ）3.A. by   B. on   C. in   D. for

（     ）4.A. ship   B. bus   C. plane   D. train

（     ）5.A. got   B. left   C. started   D. arrived

（     ）6.A. but   B. and   C. then   D. so

（     ）7.A. sad   B. angry   C. tired   D. excited

（     ）8.A. get down  B. get out   C. get off   D. get in

（     ）9.A. seat   B. walk   C. bed   D. table

（     ）10.A. any   B. every   C. each   D. some

（     ）11.A. Final   B. Late   C. Finally   D. Lately

（     ）12.A. back   B. toward   C. across   D. through

（     ）13.A. saw   B. looked   C. noticed   D. showed

（     ）14.A. below   B. above   C. under   D. over

（     ）15.A. first   B. the last   C. next   D. the next

參考答案

（一）1-5 BBCAD 6-10 ACBDC   11-15 ABCBD

（二）1-5 ABDCB   6-10 BACCD   11-15 DCDAB

（三）1-5 CBADB   6-10 ADCBD 11-15 CABAC