专题02 完形填空-备战七年级英语上学期期末考试真题汇编（江苏专用）

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专题02 完形填空

（2022·江苏·扬州市梅岭中学七年级期末）阅读下列短文，从文后各题所给的四个选项中选项出一个最佳答案。
Almost everyone likes music very much. But do you know who invented music? Who sang the first song? No one knows the answers ____1____ these questions. But we know that music is very ____2____ in everyone’s life. Babies and young children love to ____3____ people sing for them. When they get older, they like to sing the songs themselves. When children go to school, their ____4____ of music grows. In middle schools, students ____5____ music lessons. And they become ____6____ in pop music. Music will make them ____7____ after a day’s hard ____8____.
We can ____9____ hear music in shops, buses and houses. We shall try to find out _____10_____ about music.
The following is a radio broadcast (广播).
Good morning. Today’s broadcast brings together music from different places of the world. We_____11_____ some American music and pop music for you. In this broadcast we shall study the music. We shall try to find out what music says and how people _____12_____. I will tell you _____13_____ they are all good music. The word “music” comes from the word “muse”. The Muses are goddesses (女神) of the arts, so music is a kind of _____14_____. It’s like speaking, but it’s _____15_____.
We can’t imagine that without music what our life would be like.
1．A．with B．to C．on D．in
2．A．important B．enough C．easy D．difficult
3．A．look B．listen C．tell D．hear
4．A．world B．place C．country D．home
5．A．make B．teach C．have D．hate
6．A．interesting B．lucky C．happy D．interested
7．A．happy B．sad C．lazy D．beautiful
8．A．play B．study C．design D．rest
9．A．too B．also C．either D．never
10．A．more B．little C．few D．many
11．A．tell B．collect C．give D．spend
12．A．learn B．smile C．feel D．know
13．A．how B．what C．why D．which
14．A．lesson B．song C．dance D．art
15．A．bad B．different C．good D．wrong

（2022·江苏·淮安市淮安区教师发展中心学科研训处七年级期末）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
We eat many kinds of food every day. Some food is healthy ___16___ us, but some food is not. Do you know ___17___ healthy food is and what junk food is?
To be ___18___, we need some nutrients (营养物). Some ___19___, such as vegetables, fruit, fish, eggs and milk, have these nutrients. They’re good for us. Healthy food can help us stay healthy. ___20___ there is an old saying. “An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” Sports can also keep us healthy. ___21___ we should do some sports every day.
Some foods, such as fried (油炸的) food, cheese and chocolate, have too ___22___ salt, sugar, fat and too many calories (热量), but few nutrients in them. We call ___23___ junk food. Junk food is ___24___. Many people like to eat it. But most junk food has food additives (添加剂). They are bad for ____25____.
So, to be healthy, we must eat more healthy food and less junk food every day.
16．A．for B．on C．at D．with
17．A．how B．who C．where D．what
18．A．right B．healthy C．tired D．good
19．A．candy B．soup C．foods D．drinks
20．A．Have B．Buy C．Get D．Remember (记得)
21．A．Or B．So C．And D．But
22．A．many B．little C．less D．much
23．A．it B．their C．they D．them
24．A．bad B．delicious C．important D．favourite
25．A．teeth B．eyes C．health D．life

（2022·江苏扬州·七年级期末）阅读下列短文，从文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
Beauty, a horse of the Squire.
One ___26___ day, my new master Squire Gordon goes on a long journey with his groom （马夫）John, and I pull the cart（马车）. It’s rainy and windy, but we travel happily until we come to an old wooden ___27___.
The man at the tollgate（卡口）asks us to ___28___ because there’s going to be a very terrible storm（暴雨）soon.
___29___ we must go across the bridge because Squire Gordon has business in the town. It takes a long time. We don’t leave until it’s getting dark. The wind is blowing, making a terrible sound.
Suddenly we hear a crack, and a big tree falls across the road in front of us. I ___30___ still. I am afraid, but I don’t turn round or run away.
“We must go to the wooden bridge quickly.” says John.
When we get there, the river water ___31___ fast and flows over（漫过）the middle of the bridge. But the Squire doesn’t stop. As soon as my ___32___ touches the bridge, I know ___33___. I stop dead.
“Come on, Beauty,” shouts the Squire.
“There may be something wrong, sir,” says John. He gets out and tries to lead me forward. “Come on, Beauty,” he says. But I know that the bridge is not ___34___ and I still stop dead.
Just then the man of the tollgate sees ____35____. “Hey there! Stop!” he cries. “____36____?” shouts the Squire.
“The bridge is broken,” he answers. “If you go, you’ll all in the ____37____” “Thank God!” says the Squire. “Thank God!” says John.
“No, you should thank your ____38____. He saves all of you!” says the man.
When we return（to）____39____, the Squire tells Mrs. Gordon what happens（发生）to us. That night I get some good food to eat. I also get a comfortable place to ____40____ because I am very tired.
Then I start my happy autumn here.
（取材于扬州市    “五个一百工程”指定阅读书目《黑骏马》）
26．A．spring B．summer C．autumn D．winter
27．A．bridge B．house C．garden D．hotel
28．A．go on B．go back C．go away D．go out
29．A．And B．So C．But D．Then
30．A．stop B．leave C．run D．turn
31．A．comes up B．comes out C．comes down D．comes over
32．A．hands B．feet C．arms D．head
33．A．something is wrong B．everything is OK
C．nothing is possible D．everything goes well
34．A．broken B．dangerous C．high D．safe
35．A．me B．them C．us D．her
36．A．Who are you B．What’s that C．How is he D．Where are we
37．A．pool B．river C．lake D．sea
38．A．horse B．master C．groom D．friend
39．A．the hotel B．the tollgate C．home D．the bridge
40．A．run B．jump C．sleep D．play

（2022·江苏泰州·七年级期末）The chicken and the duck are friends. They live on a ___41___. They often walk around together and talk about many things. One morning. they play and ___42___ near the pool together. The chicken and the duck ___43___ talk about the cat. They think the cat is not ___44___ because he always looks at them with eyes wide open. “The cat is dangerous. so we must always keep our eyes ___45___ when he is around.”
Then they talk about the ___46___. The dog is very friendly. The dog has lots of ___47___. It barks（狗吠）a lot and always runs ___48___. What’s more, the dog never runs after them. They both ___49___ the dog.
At last, they ____50____ the farmer, a fifty-year-old old man. If they don’t have the farmer, they have ____51____ to eat. He also feeds the cow, the pig, the sheep and many other ____52____ on the farm. They like the farmer because he takes good care of everyone. “He is a ____53____ man and it’s lucky of us to have such a farmer,” the chicken says to the duck ____54____. “We need the farmer and look forward to living with him forever ____55____ he can take good care of us all.” says the duck. “I hope so.” answers the chicken.
41．A．park B．house C．farm D．school
42．A．chat B．swim C．eat D．see
43．A．now B．then C．first D．last
44．A．funny B．busy C．smart D．friendly
45．A．open B．closed C．big D．small
46．A．cow B．pig C．dog D．cat
47．A．food B．energy C．teeth D．friends
48．A．over B．away C．around D．outside
49．A．like B．miss C．find D．catch
50．A．play with B．chat with C．talk about D．worry about
51．A．something B．nothing C．everything D．anything
52．A．ducks B．chickens C．animals D．farmers
53．A．nice B．happy C．famous D．busy
54．A．quickly B．early C．carefully D．happily
55．A．but B．so C．and D．because

（2022·江苏江苏·七年级期末）阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，从短文后所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中选择最佳选项。
The coldest months of winter have arrived. But Woodchurch High School in the UK has stopped students from wearing ___56___ down jackets (羽绒服) after Christmas.
This is to stop looking down on their ___57___ students. Coat brands (品牌) like Canada Goose and Moncler sell for £1,000(8, 674 yuan). Only rich families are able to ___58___ one. Poor students would ___59___ left out when they see others wear these coats.
Most parents are ___60___ with the ban (禁令), saying that school is a place where students should learn knowledge. They shouldn’t show off. Small ___61___ like this make the poor more comfortable and confident at school.
But some people don’t ___62___ with it. They think that each child should be able to choose what he or she wants to wear at ___63___ freely.
Woodchurch isn’t the ___64___ school to take such steps. In May, a UK primary school banned expensive pencil cases. The US state of New Mexico even passed the law (法规) to stop students from ____65____ at poor children. Some did so just because these students couldn’t pay for his or her lunch at school.
56．A．beautiful B．comfortable C．expensive D．soft
57．A．poor B．top C．good D．rich
58．A．make B．buy C．borrow D．sell
59．A．feel B．smell C．touch D．sound
60．A．sad B．surprised C．happy D．worried
61．A．coats B．places C．subjects D．changes
62．A．do B．agree C．begin D．fill
63．A．theatre B．home C．cinema D．school
64．A．first B．second C．third D．fourth
65．A．looking B．laughing C．jumping D．flying

（2022·江苏泰州·七年级期末）Jack is a young man from a very poor family. He works in a small factory and makes ____66____ money every month. He always feels sad. One day he stands with an old priest（牧师）in a church （教堂）. He says, “It is really not fair（公平）. Do you know John? He is my best ____67____. He was a ____68____ student at school. He ____69____ did his homework after school. But now he is a successful ____70____.
The priest answers, “Now he is quite ____71____. He always keeps on writing his novels very late in the evening...”
Jack ____72____ the old priest’s words, “Justin is my classmate, too. His body was very weak at school. He was usually in ____73____ because of his sick legs. He couldn’t have ____74____ lessons at all. But now he is a popular player. ”
“Oh, I hear in the past he always spent all his time ____75____ and...”
“Now, ” Jack stops him again, “ Paul has a big restaurant. At school he had no money to eat beef or chicken.” This time the priest doesn’t ____76____ quickly. But Jack is impatient（不耐烦的）, “ ____77____ don’t you say a word? Is it ____78____ or unfair?”
“I think it is fair. Success is a ladder（梯子）. If you always put your two ____79____ in the pockets—and stop trying, you can’t arrive at the ____80____ of success forever. ”
After hearing that, Jack’s face turns red. He knows that better late than never.
66．A．some B．any C．little D．much
67．A．cousin B．brother C．classmate D．member
68．A．fast B．bad C．good D．slow
69．A．never B．always C．usually D．often
70．A．cook B．waiter C．writer D．doctor
71．A．different B．lazy C．clever D．same
72．A．stops B．writes C．hears D．knows
73．A．shop B．hospital C．farm D．supermarket
74．A．Music B．Geography C．PE D．Art
75．A．reading B．practising C．cooking D．sleeping
76．A．answer B．ask C．tell D．talk
77．A．How B．When C．Which D．Why
78．A．helpful B．smart C．fair D．kind
79．A．feet B．hands C．ears D．legs
80．A．top B．back C．foot D．front
（2022·江苏南通·七年级期末）请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I adopted (领养) my cat Egon two years ago. He was born blind (盲的) . But he is a ____81____ cat all the same.
When I first hear about Egon, he is only 4 months old and is unable (不能) to ____82____. Is it too difficult to ____83____ him? I am not sure if I should take him.
Then I meet him and it is love at first sight (一见钟情). He is clever and funny. Although he can’t see, he is very interested in ____84____ around him.
I ____85____ him home. He spends some time getting familiar (熟悉) with my place. Very soon, he knows ____86____ every table or chair was. But I have to be careful not to move my furniture (家具) around too much. I can’t take him ____87____, either (也) , unless (除非) we’re going to the hospital. He gets really afraid when he’s in a(an) ____88____ place.
We have lots of fun together. He likes to sit next to me when I’m watching TV. Every morning, I ____89____ and give him a big hug (拥抱) . He can know that I _____90_____ him without seeing me.
81．A．lazy B．small C．lovely D．slow
82．A．hear B．see C．find D．walk
83．A．look at B．look after C．look out D．look for
84．A．nothing B．something C．everything D．everyone
85．A．take B．play C．go D．buy
86．A．what B．when C．which D．where
87．A．outside B．inside C．away D．off
88．A．large B．new C．old D．open
89．A．show up B．do sports C．wake up D．get ready
90．A．know B．find C．keep D．love

（2022·江苏·景山中学七年级期末）Hello, everyone. My project is about learning English. I’d like to ____91____ some advice (建议) for learning new English words. Don’t just remember a list of words. Instead, try to make some sentences (句子) ____92____ each word. Then use the new words as ____93____ as possible. In this way, you will ____94____ new words much longer.
Some sounds of words are difficult, for example, the “th” sound. It takes lots of ____95____. You need to ____96____ them over and over again. Let’s try! This, that, those, them, think, thought, through, thin, thick...
Read, read, read—in English, of course! Reading is one of the best ____97____ to learn new words and improve your grammar in a natural and fun way. Be sure to choose ____98____ you are interested in.
When someone is speaking in English, ____99____ the main point. If you hear a word you don’t understand, just ignore (忽略) it and go on listening. ____100____you stop and think about the word, you will miss something else the person is saying.
Always remember: Practice makes perfect.
91．A．know B．find C．share D．take
92．A．with B．of C．to D．for
93．A．often B．quickly C．slowly D．little
94．A．keep B．learn C．remember D．teach
95．A．money B．luck C．air D．time
96．A．practice B．make C．play D．win
97．A．plans B．clubs C．subjects D．ways
98．A．sounds B．books C．words D．lessons
99．A．ask for B．look for C．listen to D．talk to
100．A．If B．And C．But D．Because


（2022·江苏淮安·中考真题）请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Five years ago, I was at school when I got a call from Mum. She said that our house was completely destroyed in a terrible tornado（龙卷风）. I felt ___101___ after hearing the news and then rushed back home. ___102___ ,  neither of my parents got hurt. But Mum couldn’t stop crying since we had ___103___ left. Seeing the tears on her face, I walked up and tried to ___104___ her. After a short of fear, we calmed down and started to think about what could be done next.
Some ___105___ from the local government came to help in time. They offered us some food and money which we needed most. We ___106___ the following few days in a community centre but still didn’t know what was waiting for us.
One of my best friends, Elsa, hurried there with a large sized ___107___ in her hand. In it, there was some fruit, biscuits, two coats and so on. I found neither of the coats was ___108___ for me. But I really didn’t mind because her care was far more than that. It was more touching that I ___109___ got some books to read from her bag.
As days went by, we ___110___ to my uncle’s old flat which stayed empty for a couple of years. It was much ___111___ , but after all it was a place called home. ___112___ we moved in, life was better. However, our relatives, friends and some strangers continued to help us.
Thanks to ___113___ help, we finally lived through the pain. And for the first time I realized that ___114___ was enough when I had nothing else left in my life.
Looking back now, the ___115___ time turns out to be an unforgettable experience. No one can tell when the disaster will come and what it may cause, but if we have some space for others in our heart and are ready to help, we can get over any “tornado” in our life.
101．A．excited B．scared C．bored D．relaxed
102．A．Luckily B．Proudly C．Unluckily D．Unhappily
103．A．something B．anything C．nothing D．everything
104．A．encourage B．miss C．believe D．greet
105．A．policemen B．doctors C．teachers D．officers
106．A．saved B．forgot C．enjoyed D．spent
107．A．coat B．box C．bag D．pocket
108．A．special B．dirty C．ugly D．fit
109．A．still B．even C．hardly D．ever
110．A．returned B．moved C．travelled D．ran
111．A．smaller B．bigger C．brighter D．closer
112．A．Until B．Before C．After D．Whenever
113．A．his B．her C．our D．their
114．A．courage B．friendship C．love D．trust
115．A．strange B．hard C．happy D．free

（2022·江苏盐城·中考真题）
Once upon a time, there was a little sparrow. This sparrow was always on the hunt for something to eat and one day he happened upon a big bean. But before he could ____116____ it, he had to wash his hands. He hid the bean on a bridge and flew down to the ____117____ below to clean up.
“I just can’t wait for my wonderful ____118____,” the sparrow said to himself. Then he ____119____ his way back up to the bridge. “I won’t have to work for a week!” But when he got back to his ____120____ place, the bean was gone!
As the sparrow flew around looking for his lost treasure, he saw a ____121____ coming over the bridge. “____122____ , can you help me find my bean?” the sparrow asked. “Please, do I look like I have time to find a tiny bean? Find it ____123____ ,” said the farmer as he walked away.
Next, the sparrow saw a soldier coming over the bridge. He asked the soldier the ____124____ question. “Please, little bird, I have no time for you,” he said and walked on. Then a minister（大臣）came walking by, but  ____125____ the sparrow could even ask, he laughed and walked away. The little bird had ____126____ given up hope, when the king came up the bridge, riding on an elephant. The sparrow repeated his question, but the king didn’t ____127____ him. The sparrow sat on the bridge, hungry and sad.
An ant came by. After he heard the sparrow’s story, he went up to the elephant. “Tell the king to find that poor bird’s ____128____ , or I will go inside your ear and bite you!” The elephant stopped, turned to the king and said, “Go help that sparrow, or I will throw you off.” The king was ____129____ . He called the minister over and the minister ordered the soldier. Then the soldier went over to the farmer, “Find that bird’s bean, or I’ll kick you off this bridge!” The farmer ____130____ all day and as the sun was setting, he finally found the bean. The sparrow was thankful, and he ate well for the next week.
116．A．plant B．sell C．drop D．eat
117．A．hill B．river C．tree D．forest
118．A．breakfast B．lunch C．supper D．dinner
119．A．lost B．felt C．made D．fought
120．A．sleeping B．playing C．working D．hiding
121．A．farmer B．soldier C．minister D．king
122．A．Thank you B．Excuse me C．I’m sorry D．Come on
123．A．myself B．herself C．yourself D．himself
124．A．same B．different C．opposite D．common
125．A．while B．after C．before D．until
126．A．again B．almost C．already D．always
127．A．get on with B．catch up with C．take notice of D．think highly of
128．A．meat B．drink C．fruit D．food
129．A．scared B．satisfied C．excited D．bored
130．A．regretted B．thought C．waited D．searched

（2022·江苏南通·中考真题）请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
When we entered Grandma’s house, I tried not to look at Grandpa’s chair, but I saw it anyway. Even the blanket (毛毯) was still there, as if Grandpa still sat there and pulled it over his legs. I was not much of a hugger, but I gave ____131____ a hug.
John and Max, my twin cousins, were fighting on the floor as if ____132____ had happened, as if Grandpa hadn’t died last winter.
“Let’s go looking for lobsters (龙虾)!” John suggested while Max was sitting on top of him.
“Yeah!” Then Max ____133____ John and ran to the small hall closet. He pulled out Grandpa’s lobster trap, with which Grandpa taught us all how to catch lobsters.
Last summer when I was holding that trap in my hands, Grandpa asked me if I wanted to stay and ____134____ him to teach Bob, my little brother, how to play chess. I said no. I wanted to catch lobsters with my cousins. But now when Grandpa was gone, there wouldn’t be any ____135____ with Grandpa.
“Hey, are you coming?” John asked me from the doorway.
“Of course.” I said.
“I’m coming, too,” Bob, my brother, shouted with ____136____.
“No way,” I said to Bob. “You are too young.”
“Bob is ____137____ enough to go this year,” Mum said. “Take him with you.”
We ran down the path leading to the river near Grandma’s house. Lobsters swam at the sandy bottom of the river. We lowered the lobster trap into the river in the same way as Grandpa had ____138____ us. Then we took off our shirts and shoes and jumped in, but the water was very cold. We all jumped out almost as ____139____ as we’d gone in. After that, we encouraged each other to jump into the water again except Bob. He was the only one on the rock, but he was _____140_____ with cold. So I decided to take him home.
After sending him back home, I decided to _____141_____ back to the river. As I headed toward the door, I saw Bob wrapped in Grandpa’s blanket in the way Grandpa did last summer.
Standing in the doorway, I could hear John and Max screaming and laughing in the river. The river and the lobsters stayed the same. _____142_____ Grandpa was gone.
I walked over to Bob. “Did Grandpa ever _____143_____ you to play chess?” I asked.
“No, Grandpa was too sick last summer.” Bob said _____144_____, looking down at his fingers.
I put the chess on the table. “Well,” I said. “Someone’s got to show you.”
“I _____145_____ Grandpa,” Bob said.
“Me, too.” It seemed like Grandpa wasn’t completely gone. It felt like he was still there with the blanket, lobsters and chess.
131．A．Grandpa B．Mum C．Grandma D．Bob
132．A．nothing B．something C．everything D．anything
133．A．kicked off B．jumped off C．played with D．fought with
134．A．help B．invite C．lead D．remind
135．A．blanket B．chess C．chair D．lobster
136．A．difficulty B．regret C．excitement D．pride
137．A．bright B．patient C．healthy D．old
138．A．praised B．shown C．expected D．provided
139．A．slowly B．quickly C．gently D．heavily
140．A．shaking B．breathing C．changing D．moving
141．A．drive B．swim C．look D．go
142．A．but B．or C．and D．so
143．A．advise B．encourage C．teach D．allow
144．A．proudly B．happily C．coldly D．sadly
145．A．respect B．support C．miss D．trust

（2022·江苏镇江·中考真题）阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。
This summer, when I walked into my grandparents’ house with my little brother Frank, I tried not to look at Grandpa’s chair anyway. It still looked the same. His blue ____146____ was there, as if Grandpa was going to pull it over his legs. My cousin Jack was playing in the yard as if  ____147____ had happened. “Let’s go to catch fish!” Jack ____148____ the fish net from the corner, Grandpa’s net.
Last summer, I was holding the net when Grandpa asked me ____149____ I could help him teach Frank how to play chess. I said no because I wanted to catch fish. Grandpa had been the one who’d taught us how to catch fish, but then the ____150____ made him stay behind.
I ____151____ saying no to Grandpa, and now I wouldn’t have chance to play chess with him.
When we reached the stream, we began to catch fish. Suddenly, Jack shouted, “Frank is shaking.” We hadn’t brought anything to keep ____152____ so I had to send him home.
Grandma was worried to see a wet Frank and ____153____ put Grandpa’s blue blanket around him. As I went to the stream again to meet Jack, I looked back at Frank with that old blanket. Something seemed to ____154____ me at that moment. Everything was just like before, but Grandpa was gone.
I walked to Frank. “Did Grandpa teach you to play chess last summer?” I asked. “No, Grandpa was too sick then.” he said, “I miss him.”
“Me, too.” When I said it, I knew Grandpa was never gone. What _____155_____ us was still there. It could be the fish net. It could be the chess. It could be the blue blanket.
146．A．sweater B．blanket C．scarf D．tie
147．A．nothing B．everything C．something D．anything
148．A．put out B．carried out C．pulled out D．handed out
149．A．whether B．when C．why D．how
150．A．schoolwork B．business C．housework D．illness
151．A．avoided B．imagined C．regretted D．considered
152．A．cool B．warm C．sleepy D．awake
153．A．peacefully B．politely C．quietly D．quickly
154．A．hit B．fit C．follow D．beat
155．A．stopped B．surprised C．controlled D．connected

（2022·江苏常州·中考真题）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
The three men were moving down a fast and rocky river. Thornton was in the boat, while Hans and Pete had to move along the river bank, holding the boat with a rope. Buck, the dog, followed them, keeping a(n) ____156____ eye on Thornton.
They came to a more ____157____ part of the river, and the boat started to go too quickly. Hans pulled on the rope to stop it, but pulled it too hard. The boat ____158____, and Thornton was thrown into the water.
Buck jumped in at once and swam three hundred meters until he ____159____ Thornton. Then Buck returned, with Thornton holding his tail. Buck swam towards the river bank. But they moved ____160____. Thornton knew they would not get to the bank quickly enough, so he let go of Buck, held on to a rock in the middle of the water, and ____161____, “Go, Buck, go!”
Buck swam as hard as he could to the bank, and Pete and Hans pulled him out.
It was hard for Thornton to hold on to his rock in that ____162____ water, and his friends knew they had only a few minutes to save him. They ____163____ their rope round Buck, who at once jumped into the river and tried to swim to Thornton. The first time, the water took him ____164____ the rock, and Pete and Hans had to pull him back. The second time, he swam higher up the river. ____165____, the water brought him down to Thornton. Thornton held on to Buck, and Hans and Pete pulled the rope as hard as they could. Man and dog disappeared under the water, ____166____ rocks, turning over and over, sometimes with Buck on top, sometimes Thornton. When Hans and Pete finally pulled them out, both seemed more dead than alive. But after a while their eyes opened and ____167____ returned. They all smiled.
156．A．worried B．satisfied C．surprised D．excited
157．A．important B．famous C．dangerous D．interesting
158．A．turned up B．turned over C．turned down D．turned off
159．A．lost B．saw C．saved D．reached
160．A．carelessly B．slowly C．wisely D．simply
161．A．shouted B．complained C．replied D．joked
162．A．secret B．clear C．dirty D．wild
163．A．tied B．limited C．relaxed D．mixed
164．A．under B．past C．inside D．through
165．A．Otherwise B．Moreover C．However D．Instead
166．A．lifting B．controlling C．hitting D．breaking
167．A．fear B．love C．trust D．life

（2022·江苏徐州·中考真题）阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。
“Mum, please! Can I keep a pet dog or a cat?” Andrew asked.
Mum said nothing, but the next day, she got home with a bright goldfish swimming around in a plastic bag.
“A fish. A ____168____ little fish. Not exactly my dream pet. It’s ____169____! Everyone has a pet dog,” Andrew complained. “Mum, I’ve got ____170____ against fish. They’re perfectly fine animals. But I want a pet that would do tricks and ____171____ me when I enter my room. I need a pet that would show me love, like a gentle bark or a miaow.____172____, I’ve got a dead-eyed fish!”
“It’s the only pet that you can keep,” Mum ____173____.
Andrew had no choice but to keep the goldfish. He put it in the tank and said, “I will name it Dog.” “Dog!” Andrew shouted. Suddenly, the goldfish stopped eating and swam over from the other side of the ____174____. It looked at Andrew, right up to the glass next to him.
Andrew was ____175____. “Did it know its name was Dog? Was it coming to me when I called? ____176____. Fish aren’t that smart. Are they?” Andrew waited for Dog to swim away again and ____177____ eating. Then he shouted again, “Dog!” It stopped eating at once and ____178____ over to Andrew. Maybe Dog wasn’t a stupid fish, after all.
Andrew started to train Dog to do tricks. After two weeks, Dog could swim in the shape of eight. After one month of practice, Dog could get back a little plastic ball by swimming under it and ____179____ it up to the top of the tank. Then Andrew could drop the ball ____180____ into the water. Dog was playing go-and-bring!
Dog did more than the tricks. Whenever Andrew walked into the room, Dog would ____181____ swim up and give him a happy ____182____. Every time Andrew smiled down at Dog, he was pretty sure it smiled right back.
168．A．lovely B．stupid C．clever D．nervous
169．A．unlucky B．uncomfortable C．unimportant D．unfair
170．A．something B．anything C．everything D．nothing
171．A．greet B．respect C．protect D．lead
172．A．So B．Moreover C．Instead D．Otherwise
173．A．insisted B．added C．asked D．doubted
174．A．box B．cage C．tank D．bag
175．A．surprised B．unhappy C．excited D．scared
176．A．No problem B．No way C．No worry D．No hurry
177．A．forget B．avoid C．stop D．begin
178．A．ran B．swam C．walked D．jumped
179．A．pulling B．pushing C．taking D．turning
180．A．off B．away C．back D．out
181．A．never B．seldom C．sometimes D．always
182．A．bubble B．bark C．miaow D．touch

（2022·江苏无锡·中考真题）
On the first morning of a new term, Jared remembered the things he didn’t like about school: Jessica, maths and reading aloud.
Jared ___183___ to stay at home, but his mom sent him anyway. He had to sit next to Jessica. At reading time, Mrs. Thomas asked Jared to read. Reading aloud always made Jared ___184___ . As he picked up the book, his hands shook. “He can’t read,” Jessica said. “I didn’t call on you, did I?” asked Mrs. Thomas. Jared made a ___185___ .             
During the break time, Jessica whispered to him, “When Mom brings my cute kittens（小猫） to school for show-and-tell, don’t even think about ___186___ them.”
The four kittens arrived in a box covered with a piece of screen. Everyone except Jared held them. When Jared picked up his pen from the floor, he looked into the box, saying, “Stupid kittens.”
After show-and-tell, the children took out their maths books.
Then Philip said, “Hey, where are the kittens?” The box was ___187___ .
“Oh no!” Jessica cried and told Mrs. Thomas. “Jared said they were stupid.”
“I didn’t ___188___ it.” Jared’s face turned red.

“Look at the radiator（散热器）!” Angela said. Tiny grey paws pushed out from under the radiator cover. Alex yelled, “Kitten!” But the kitten disappeared at once.
The bell rang, and the class went out for a break. When Jared passed the empty box, he saw kitten treats. He then had a(n) ___189___ . He threw the treats on the floor. A kitten came out. Jared waited until it was eating. Then another... Soon the other kittens were eating. Jared gently put them in the box. Mrs. Thomas put a book on the screen so they couldn’t run ___190___ again.
“Class, Jared helped the kittens out,” Mrs. Thomas announced. Everyone ___191___ .
“Thanks,” whispered Jessica. “You’re the greatest.”
Jared was so ____192____ that when he read, his hands didn’t shake. That day, Jared felt the new term might not be so bad.
183．A．agreed B．wanted C．managed D．happened
184．A．tired B．angry C．bored D．nervous
185．A．face B．joke C．mistake D．decision
186．A．taking B．touching C．catching D．carrying
187．A．stolen B．dirty C．broken D．empty
188．A．say B．make C．mean D．know
189．A．idea B．answer C．rest D．guess
190．A．away B．forward C．back D．upwards
191．A．doubted B．cheered C．regretted D．complained
192．A．brave B．stressed C．happy D．surprised

（2022·江苏泰州·中考真题）
“Hey, how are you doing? I’m Courtney. What grade are you in? What’s your favourite book? Elephant and Piggy? Yeah, I got it.”
If you think you have walked into a library with a ____193____ like that, you are exactly wrong. ____194____, you’ve entered the workplace of Courtney Holmes, known as the Storybook Barber (理发师).
Two years ago, his small town held its first yearly Back to School Party, offering needy families a ____195____ to learn about free resources in the community. Holmes, a warm-hearted barber agreed to take part. Though he was very busy, he choose to donate his ____196____ to give free haircuts to needy kids so that they’d look tidy on that first chose to donate his day of school. Suddenly, a(n) ____197____ went through his mind, “The kids should go on getting their free ____198____ by having to read a book to me.”
The idea was so ____199____ that he continued it for the next two years. Kids aged 5-10 would grab a favourite book, sit in the barber chair, and ____200____ while Holmes snipped (剪). If they stuttered (结结巴巴) over a word, Holmes was there to ____201____.
After the haircut, they’d _____202_____ the books, from the characters and vocabulary to the themes — just like in school, only more fun. Holmes realized that not every _____203_____ had the time to read with their kids. He had a talk with his neighbour Mr. Smith, “You have four kids, and you are so _____204_____ that sitting down and listening to them read is the last thing you have time to do. Just bring in your kids and let them read to _____205_____.”
Holmes added, “I, too, _____206_____ the free snip-and-reads. Last month, there was a seven-year-old boy, Bob, who tried hard to read through his book, stuttering over words, and then I asked the boy to take the book home and practice. _____207_____ the kid came back a few days later, he read it with no problems. That inspires (鼓舞) me,” said Holmes.
193．A．surprise B．question C．greeting D．suggestion
194．A．As usual B．In fact C．In general D．Above all
195．A．job B．thought C．possibility D．chance
196．A．money B．books C．time D．hair
197．A．courage B．imagination C．story D．idea
198．A．haircut B．education C．books D．resource
199．A．important B．necessary C．popular D．interesting
200．A．read aloud B．have chats C．have fun D．think hard
201．A．stop B．beat C．help D．laugh
202．A．review B．read C．write D．create
203．A．barber B．neighbour C．teacher D．parent
204．A．happy B．busy C．worried D．energetic
205．A．mе B．you C．us D．them
206．A．know B．enjoy C．need D．join
207．A．Since B．When C．Before D．Until