2011年湖北省荊門市中考英語真題及答案
第二節(jié) 完形填空(共l5分.每小題1分)
先閱讀短文,然后從文后每小題的四個選項中選出一個可以填入短文中相應(yīng)空白處的最佳答案。
(A)
Football is, I do think, the most favorite game in England. It is one of the important? ( 36 )??????????????to see. Rich and poor, young and old, one can see them. To a stranger, one of the most surprising things about football in England is the great? ( 37 )???????????? ? of the game which even the smallest boy seems to have. He can?? (38)???????????? ?you the names of the players in most of the important teams; he has pictures of them and knows the?? ( 39 )?????????????? ?of Large numbers of matches. He will tell you who he hopes will?? (40)??????????????? ?such a match, and his ideas about football are usually as good as those of men three or four times his age.
36. A. tides?????????? ? B. matches????????? C. teams????????????? ?D. places
37. A. medal??????????? B. success????????? C. knowledge??????? D. secret
38. A. say????????????? ?B. tell????????????????? ?C. talk???????????????? ? D. speak
39. A. results????????? B. roles??????????????? C. reasons?????????? D. reporters
40. A. heat???????????? B. cover?????????????? C. enjoy??????????? ?? D. win
(B)
One day a wise man was walking along the beach when he saw a young man far away picking up something and very gently throwing it into the sea. As he got?? (41)???????????? he called out to the young man, "Good morning! What are you doing?"
The young man? (42)???????????? ? , looked up and replied, "Throwing starfishes into the sea. "
"Why are you throwing starfishes into the sea?"
"The sun is up and the?? (43)??????????? ? is going away. And if I don't throw them in they’ll?? (44)???????????. "
"But, young man, don't you?? (45)?????????????? ? that there are miles and miles of beach and starfishes all along it. You can't? (46)?????????? ?make a difference! '"
The young man?? (47)?????????? ? politely. Then he picked another starfish and threw it into the sea, and said, "It made a difference for that?? (48)?????????????? ? . "
There is something very?? (49)?????????????? ? in each and every one of us. We have all been given the ability to make a difference to shape the future. We must each find our own starfish. And if we throw our starfish wisely and well, the?? (50)????????????? ? will be better.
41. A. better??????????? B, farther????????? ? C. closer??????????? D. faster
42. A. continued??????? B. stopped???????? C. watched????????? D. answered
43. A. water??????????? B. wind????????????? ?? C. boat???????????? D. fish
44. A. leave??????????? B. die?????????????????? ?C. run????????????? D. lose
45. A. believe?????????? B. realize????????? ??? C. expect?????????? D. guess
46. A. possibly???????? B. hardly?????????? ?? C. especially??????? D. fortunately
47. A. replied?????????? B, argued???????? ???? C. spoke??????????? D. listened
48. A. day????????????? B. time?????????????? ?? C. place??????????? D, one
49. A. special?????????? B. brave??????????? ??? C. strange?????????? D, lucky
50. A. family??????????? B. village?????????? ??? C. country?????????? D, world