初三英语完形填空知识精讲

初三英语完形填空
【本讲主要内容】
完形填空
【知识掌握】
【知识点精析】
题型特点：
传统的完形填空（cloze test）通常是将一篇逻辑性较强的短文，留出若干个空，然后采用“四选一”的方法，将短文补充完整。

它属于客观题型。

如今的完形填空题除保留传统题型的优点外，还采用了选词填空（有多余选项）或根据上下文补全对话（或短文）等主观题型。

但事实证明，完形填空通常是同学们较难把握的题型之一，且失分率较高。

命题趋势
1. 体裁、题材多样，考查学生涉猎各种信息的能力。

体裁有记叙文、说明文等；题材涉及到趣味故事、幽默小品、科普知识、日常生活、人物小记、社会热点话题等等。

短文一般文章短小，情节连贯，层次分明，线索清楚。

目的是考查学生是否有阅读各种体裁、题材文章的能力以及获取各种信息的能力。

2. 侧重整体理解、考查学生快速阅读理解能力。

解完型填空题需要学生具备视读、跳读、查读、猜词等各种快速阅读技巧。

因为解题时间有限，在短短的时间内，要完成全文和选项的阅读，还要进行正确判断、推理、核查等工作。

可见阅读速度非常重要。

3. 侧重基础知识，考查学生语言知识的能力。

完型填空以文入手，结合文章的内容考查学生的基础知识，主要是词语搭配、近义词辨异、辨析句子结构、掌握语法规则的能力。

4. 上下文对照，考查学生捕捉关键词的能力。

解完型填空题时，单独看一句话是找不到正确答案的，需要阅读下句或者若干句才能明白。

所谓上下对照，即在上文和下文中找到与正确答案相同的关键词。

因此，在做题时要边读边在大脑中储存上下文信息的能力，捕捉关键词。

5. 设置语境，考查学生的分析推理能力。

旨在考查学生在选项都符合语法及句子结构的情况下能否利用前后语境去推断出正确答案。

6. 结合生活，考查学生利用常识题的能力。

目的是考查学生的生活常识，看看学生是否善于观察生活，积累生活常识，能否利用常识去做恰当的选择。

7. 关注连词，考查学生对行文逻辑、句子关联的理解能力。

此项用来考查学生在缺少连词的情况下，通过阅读能否理解句子与句子的关系，是否了解行文逻辑的要求，能否掌握表示因果、转折、并列、条件、让步等的连词的用法。

【解题方法指导】
［解题步骤］
在做完形填空题时，通常先弄清语境，并依据上下文进行合理的分析、判断，才能做出恰当的选择。

具体可分为以下三步：
1. 通览全文，了解大意。

答题时，应先越过空档，通读全文，理顺题意，找出信息词。

这是做好完形填空题的关键。

因为完形填空的特点是着眼于整体理解。

我们如果把短文比作环环相扣的链条，那么由于空格的设置，“链条”从第二句起有些地方就脱节了。

有些同学习惯于提笔就填或边读边填，急于求成，然而，欲速则不达，结果往往由于“只见树木不见森林”而事倍功半。

因此我们应该依据首句给的启示，通过逻辑思维，借助短文中关键词所提供的信息，越过空档，尽快把全文读完，建立语言的整体感，帮助我们了解短文大意。

2. 综合考虑，先易后难。

通览全文后，认真观察选项，瞻前顾后，仔细推敲，逐项选定。

经过通读全文，对短文有了整体印象。

在此基础上，可以根据全文大意，展开逻辑思维，分析这一空格处在句中的地位，前后的关系和它所起的作用，确定最佳答案。

遇到困难，暂放一边，先易后难，这是解题之道。

当遇到难以判断的空档时，不妨先放一边，继续往下做。

因为有些答案是必须通过下文的理解后才能作出断定的。

有时，前后信息之间还有相互提示作用。

因此，当我们遇到难题时，不能久久停留于此，这样会浪费不必要的时间。

3. 复读检验，消除疏漏。

完成所有空档后，还要再次通读全文，看看这时的短文行文是否流畅，意义是否连贯，逻辑关系是否合理。

复查时，可从语法入手，检查一下句子的时态、主谓一致、代词的性、数、格以及词语的搭配等是否正确。

凡遇疑点，必须根据文章的中心思想，从意义、语法的角度来仔细权衡，加以改正，弥补疏漏。

［实例点拨］
A
Some day little cars may take the place of today’s cars. If everyone （1）such a little car in the future, there will be less pollution in the air, there will be more parking space in cities, and the streets will be （2）crowded. The space now for one car of the usual size can hold （3）one such little car.
The little cars will （4）much less to own and to drive. Driving will be （5）, too, because these little cars can go only 50 kilometers an hour.
The cars of the future will be fine for going （6）the city, but they will not be used for going far away. The little car needs only two batteries—one battery for the motor, and （7）for the horn and the lights.
If we still （8）the big cars along with the small ones, we will need to （9）two kinds of roads. Some roads will be used （10）the big fast cars, and other roads will be needed for the small, slower cars.
（）1. A. drives B. sits C. makes D. sells
（）2. A. more B. less C. much D. fewer
（）3. A. at most B. no more C. less than D. more than
（）4. A. pay B. spend C. cost D. have
（）5. A. faster B. harder C. safer D. more dangerous
（）6. A. over B. around C. from D. past
（）7. A. another B. one C. the other D. others
（）8. A. think B. use C. park D. love
（）9. A. build B. put C. found D. open
（）10. A. to B. as C. for D. in
答题分三步：
第一步：通览全文
通过通览全文，便知这是一篇议论文，文章主要介绍了微型车的优缺点。

文章通过对比的方法进行介绍，文章的结尾处用现存的事实作为结尾，既有说明对比，又有实际分析。

第二步：逐项填空
本着先易后难的原则，先根据上下文和自己的语感，推测部分空格的可能答案。

然后，再结合选项逐一敲定。

1. A，汽车是供人们驾驶的，这是一个基本常识。

2. B，由于微型车的出现，街道肯定不再拥挤了。

3. D，随着微型车的增多，停车场会变得更加宽敞，空间会更大，将会停放更多的车辆。

4. C，用表示物的词做主语，应用cost表示“花费”的含义。

5. C，根据下句“because these little cars can go only 50 kilometers an hour”可知这种微型车由于车速慢，所以驾驶会更安全。

6. B，根据所给四个词的词义可知答案。

7. C，这是一个短语，one…the other （一个……另一个）。

8. B，根据所给四个词的词义可知答案。

9. A，公路应该是被修成的。

10. C，be used for 的意思是“用于……”后接名词，代词，动名词；be used to的意思是“用来做……”，后接动词原形；be used as 表示“被当做……使用”；be used in表示“在……方面使用”。

根据它们不同的含义可知答案。

第三步：复读检验
将所有答案代入空格后，重新将短文复读一遍，如果语句通顺，语意清楚，便结束本题，转做其它试题。

B
Early one morning, an old woman was carrying a big basket of cabbages on her head to the market. She hoped to （1）them to the people from town.
The mountain road was narrow and the old woman was walking （2）, because she did not want to have （3）and lose her cabbage.
Suddenly she （4） a loud bell and a bicycle came round the corner. It passed her and went very fast （5）the hill. The old woman had to jump up to one side of the （6）so quickly that the basket of cabbages nearly fell into the valley.
She looked up, and saw that a young boy was on the bicycle. He was （7）on without even looking round to see （8）the old woman was all right.
The old woman began to shout, “Come back, young man！You dropped something！”
When he heard this, the boy stopped the bicycle so suddenly that he （9）fell off. Then he turned and began to （10）the bicycle back up to the hill. “What is it？” he asked. “What did I drop？” “Little boy,” the old woman answered, “you dropped your manners.”
（）1. A. send B. sell C. give D. take
（）2. A. carefully B. clearly C. politely D. hardly
（）3. A. a match B. a rest C. an accident D. a talk
（）4. A. hit B. made C. found D. heard
（）5. A. over B. up C. to D. down
（）6. A. road B. street C. town D. hill
（）7. A. driving B. riding C. running D. walking
（）8. A. how B. why C. whether D. when
（）9. A. usually B. hardly C. easily D. nearly
（）10.A. carry B. catch C. push D. give
这是一篇记叙文，文章通过讲述在山路上发生的一件不愉快的事情，告诉我们在生活中应尊重他人，爱护他人。

1. B，老人到市场肯定是将菜卖给城里人，而不是将菜送给他们的。

这是一个基本的常识。

2. A，根据上句“The mountain road was narrow.”可知老人在走山路时肯定会很小心的。

3. C，根据上面的walking carefully 可知老人怕出事。

4. D，a loud bell 只能是听到。

5. D，老人和骑车人肯定都是往山下走，要不老人就不是听见铃声了。

6. A，当老人见自行车过去时，肯定会跳到路的另一边以保护自己。

且上文已经说到“the mountain road”，因此就不能选street 了。

7. B，当老人抬头看时，“the young man” 肯定是在继续向前骑车。

8. C，根据所给的四个词的意思，选择whether 最合理。

9. D，usually 通常，hardly几乎不，easily 容易地，nearly几乎，根据句子意思，应该是停下车子后几乎从车上掉下来。

10. C，“the young boy”肯定是在“the old woman”的前面，因此当他转身走时，应该是向上走。

因此这里应该是推着车向上走。

C
There was a robbery near Harry’s home one night. Harry was looking out of the window （1）. He saw a robber run out of a shop and he saw the robber （2）his mask （面具）. He saw his face.
Harry told his father what he had seen. When the police came, Harry and his （3）went to talk to them. “I saw the robber,” Harry told the police. “I can （4）him. He was about fifty years old. He （5）a big red nose . his ears were big. He was quite tall and thin. He had（6）wrong with his right leg.”
“（7）do you know that？” one of the policemen asked Harry.
“He limped（跛行）,” Harry said.
“What was he wearing？” the other policeman asked.
“He was wearing black trousers and a shirt,” Harry said. “His mask was a lady’s stocking. His shoes were white sports shoes.”
“You are a very clever boy,” the policeman said, “（8）！Now we can send out a description of the robber.”
The police did this and the next day they caught him. They put him in a line （9）some other men. They asked Harry to point him out. Harry did this （10）. The police arrested the man. Then Harry went home with his father happily.
（）1. A. at that time B. at this moment C. at last D. at the beginning
（）2. A. put on B. put off C. take out D. take off
（）3. A. policeman B. mother C. father D. brother
（）4. A. tell B. describe C. ask D. greet
（）5. A. wore B. had C. took D. put
（）6. A. nothing B. everything C. anything D. something
（）7. A. How B. What C. Why D. When
（）8. A. I’m afraid not B. Of course
C. Well done
D. It doesn’t matter
（）9. A. on B. for C. with D. after
（）10.A. easily B. badly C. sadly D. suddenly 这是一篇记叙文，文章主要讲述的是通过Harry的描述，警察很快将一名抢劫犯抓获的经过。

1.A，这里的时间是当时抢劫案发生的时间，因此应用at that time。

2.D，抢劫犯从商店里出来应该是摘掉面具的。

3.C，根据本段第一句话可知。

4.B，下文所讲的都是Harry 对the robber的外貌特征的描述。

5.B，根据所给的四个词的词义直接得出答案。

6.D，根据下面He limped.可知the robber 的腿有毛病。

7.A，根据上下句和四个疑问词的词义可知答案。

8.C，依据上句“You are a clever boy.”和下句“Now we can send out a description of the robber.”可推断出当时警察会夸奖Harry的。

9. C，警察是把被抓的抢劫犯同其他人放在一起让Harry来辨认的。

10. A，由于Harry 知道the robber 的相貌，因此他会很快将the robber辨认出来的。

D
Mr. Green was ill and went to the hospital. A doctor （1）and said, “Well, Mr. Green, you’re g oing to （2）some injections, and you’ll feel much better. A nurse will come （3）give you the first one this evening, and then you’ll （4）get another one tomorrow evening.” （5） a young nurse came to Mr. Green’s bed and said to him, “I’m going to give you your （6）injection now, Mr. Green. Where do you want it？”
The old man was （7）. He looked at the nurse for a （8）, then he said, “（9）has ever let me choose that before. Are you really going to let me choose now？”
“Yes, Mr. Green,” the nurse answered. She was in a hurry. “Where do you want it？”
“Well, then,” the old man answered （10）. “I want it in your left arm, please.”
（）1. A. looked for him B. looked him over
C. looked after him
D. looked him up
（）2. A. get B. give C. make D. hold
（）3. A. so B. but C. or D. and
（）4. A. must B. can C. had better D. have to
（）5. A. In the morning B. In the afternoon
C. In the evening
D. In the end
（）6. A. first B. one C. two D. second
（）7. A. confident B. surprised C. full D. hungry
（）8. A. hour B. minutes C. year D. moment
（）9. A. Somebody B. Anybody
C. Nobody
D. People
（）10. A. with a smile B. in time
C. in surprise
D. with tears in his eyes
这是一篇记叙文，文章讲述的是在医院里发生的一件有趣的事情——护士让病人选择打针的地方。

1. B，在医院里医生应该为病人检查身体，根据所给的四个短语的意思即可知道答案。

2. A，根据所给的词语的词义可知答案。

其中如果用give的话，应该用被动语态，所以用get 最好。

3. D，and是表示动作衔接的连词，but表示转折，so表示结果，or则表示某一动作带来的反面结果。

所以这里用and为最佳。

4. D，这四个词语中，只有have to 可以用在将来时态中。

5. C，根据上面医生所说的话可知答案。

6. A，由于是在当天晚上，所以Mr. Green 应接受第一次注射。

7. B，当Mr. Green 听到让自己选择注射部位时，一定会感到吃惊的。

这是一个常识，谁打针可能也没有遇到过这种情况。

8. D，根据所给词语的词义可知答案。

9. C，根据前面Mr. Green已经感到吃惊可知以前没有人让他选择过注射部位。

10. A，根据文章最后一句可知，Mr. Green是在和护士开玩笑的。

所以应该面带微笑去说话。

E
Mr. and Mrs. Harris had always spent their summer holidays in a small hotel at the seaside near their hometown. One year, however, Mr. Harris made a lot of （1）in his business, （2）they decided to go to a foreign country and stay at a really good （3）.
They flew to Rome, and （4）at a 5-star hotel in the evening. They thought that they would have to go to bed hungry, because in that （5）hotel they had been used to stay in the past, no meals were served （6）seven in the evening. They were （7）to be told that the hotel served dinner until ten.
“Then what are the times （8）meals？” asked Mrs. Harris.
“Well, madam, we serve breakfast from seven to eleven, lunch from twelve to three, （9）from four to five, and dinner from six to ten.”
“But that hardly（10）any time for us to see the city！” said Mrs. Harris.
（）1. A. mistakes B. time C. friends D. money
（）2. A. but B. so C. though D. yet
（）3. A. hotel B. place C. city D. restaurant
（）4. A. stayed B. got C. arrived D. reached
（）5. A. small B. big C. foreign D. good
（）6. A. on B. after C. during D. until
（）7. A. tired B. interested C. surprised D. worried
（）8. A. with B. on C. at D. of
（）9. A. drink B. tea C. beer D. food
（）10. A. takes B. does C. has D. leaves 这是一篇记叙文，文章主要介绍了Harris夫妇在宾馆里发生的一件趣事。

1. D，根据下句的意思，只有Mr. Harris挣了很多钱才能去国外旅游。

2. B，前面挣钱是原因，这里用连词so表示结果。

3. A，由于他们有了钱了，所以肯定去住好的宾馆。

4. C，get to, arrive at （in），reach 都可以表示“到达”。

请注意其中的reach 是及物动词，可以直接带宾语; get, arrive带宾语时都要加介词。

5. A，这里他们是在回忆过去在小宾馆里的情况，而不是现在。

6. B，根据文章的意思，过去他们住过的小宾馆在七点后就不提供晚餐了。

不过这次在这家大宾馆在十点之前就会有饭吃。

这从下句话中可以看到这种对比。

7. C，当Harris夫妇听到十点还有饭吃，绝对会吃惊的。

这是一个简单的推理。

8. D，这里用介词of 表示所属的含义，time of meals 的意思是“用餐时间”。

9. B，在下午四，五点钟英国人有喝下午茶的习惯。

10. D，根据用餐时间安排，好象留下的空余时间不多了。

但这是Mrs. Harris 的错误理解，她认为在这些时间都去吃饭了。

F
When July comes, children know they’ll have （1）examinations and the school year will end soon. Boys and girls will have a nearly two months’ holiday, and they’ll leave school（2）train or by car to （3）to see their fathers and mothers.
The summer holidays are the （4）time of the year for most children. The weather is usually good, so one can （5）most of his time playing outside. If one lives in the country, he can （6）into the woods and in the fields. If one lives in a big town, he can usually go to a park to play.
The best place for a summer holiday is the （7）. Some children are （8）enough to live near the sea. But for the others who do not, if they have the chance to stay at one of the big seaside towns for a week or two, they will talk about it all the following school year.
Now, （9）makes children like the seaside so much？I think it is the sand, the sea and the sun, not anything else. Of course, there are （10）new things to see, nice things to eat, and interesting things to do. But the feeling of sand under their feet, of salt water on their skin, and the feeling of the warm sun on their backs make them happier.
（）1. A. they B. them C. theirs D. their
（）2. A. on B. by C. in D. at
（）3. A. go to town B. go to the parks C. leave home D. return home
（）4. A. best B. better C. worst D. worse
（）5. A. take B. use C. spend D. waste
（）6. A. go out B. go on C. go back D. go away
（）7. A. village B. seaside C. city D. park
（）8. A. lucky B. sad C. worried D. quiet
（）9. A. that B. which C. what D. no
（）10. A. little B. much C. lots of D. no
这是一篇说明文，文章主要介绍了孩子们的暑假生活。

1.D，后面有名词，所以应该使用形容词性物主代词。

2.B，表示乘坐交通工具用by加上表示交通工具的名词即可，不必另加其他词语。

3.D，暑假开始后，学生们一定是回家去探望自己的父母。

4.A，根据下面所介绍的具体情况，可知暑假对孩子们来说是最佳的休息和娱乐时间。

5.C，spend表示“花费时间或金钱做某事”时，可用于两种句式：spend…on +名词或代词，spend…（in）doing…，这里正是第二种用法。

6.A，根据所给短语的词义可知答案，只有出去才能到森林或野外去。

7.B，根据下句可知答案。

8.A，对居住在海边的人来说，能天天看到大海是很幸运的。

9.C，下面指出的the sand, the sea, the sun 都是事物，因此这里肯定就是用what来表示物了。

10. new things 是可数名词，并且海边的确有许多许多我们要知道的东西。

G
Erik was a fourteen-year-old boy. He thought he was a young man but his parents didn’t think so. They told him “When you begin to think about （1）others, you’ll be a young man.”
One morning, his parents gave Erik （2）money to buy hamburgers at a store. He saw an old man there. The man looked very （3）. Erik went up to him and found that the old man had lost his money and hadn’t had （4）for his breakfast. Erik took the old man to the nearest restaurant. But the man ordered only a glass of water for （5）. Erik felt sorry for him, so he asked the waiter to （6）the man some bread and a cup of coffee. The old man was so （7）that he ate up all the food very soon. After that, the man told Erik that he would never forget （8）kindness. Erik was very pleased when he heard the old man say, “you are a very good young man.”
（9）their surprise, the food was a present because （10）day was the birthday of the boss.
（）1. A. help B. helping C. to help D. helped
（）2. A. a few B. few C. some D. many
（）3. A. sick B. tired C. happy D. fine
（）4. A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing
（）5. A. themselves B. herself C. myself D. himself
（）6. A. take B. bring C. taking D. bringing
（）7 .A. full B. worried C. hungry D. sad
（）8. A. your B. my C. her D. his
（）9. A. For B. To C. At D. On
（）10.A. that B. this C. those D. these 这是一篇记叙文，文章讲述的是Erik帮助一位老人的有趣的故事。

1. B，介词后应该加名词，代词，动名词做宾语。

2. C，a few, few, many 都要修饰可数名词，而money 是不可数名词，因此用some比较合理，因为它既可以修饰可数名词的复数，又可以修饰不可数名词。

3. A，由下句话可知答案。

4. B，这是一个否定句，要用anything表示“一些东西”。

5. D，根据主语he可知答案。

6. B，“ask somebody to do something”表示“请求某人做某事”；另外表示把某物带来应该用动词bring。

7. C，根据从句“that he ate up all the food very soon”可知the old man 是太饿了。

8. D，根据宾语Erik可知应用代词his。

9. B，to one’s surprise是一个固定短语。

10. A，这里所说的是当时的那一天的情况，因此应用that day。

H
While traveling in Russia, Ed Jackson ran short of money. So he wrote （1）t_____ his brother asking for ＄500. “Send the （2）m_______ by telegram to the bank here,” he wrote. After a week Ed began （3）v_______ the bank. He （4）s______ his passport to the bank clerk. “Nothing has come for you, Mr. Jackson,” he was told.
This went （5）o______ for three weeks, and Mr. Jackson got very （6）w_______. He then phoned his brother, asking （7）w______ the money was. The brother said it had been sent three weeks （8）b______. That evening Ed Jackson was arrested for failing to （9）p_______ his hotel bill. He tried to tell the police what his problem was, but no one would believe him .At last he was （10）s______ to the police station for fifteen days.
这是一道根据所给的首字母填词的试题，文章叙述的是在俄罗斯旅游的Ed Jackson 遇
到的一件很尴尬又无奈的事情。

1. to, 这是一个固定短语write to（给某人写信）。

2. money, 根据第一句话中的“Ed Jackson ran short of money.”可知此处应该填入money才对。

3. visiting, 当Ed Jackson 写信一周后，他就会到银行去等待他哥哥的汇款了。

因此他每天会到银行去的，以v开头的单词只有visit 了。

而且表示“开始做某事”应用begin doing something。

4. showed, show something to somebody 的意思是“给某人出示某物”。

5. on, 根据文章的意思，Ed Jackson去银行的事情是持续了几个星期的。

这里用go on 表示动作的持续。

6. worried, 由于汇款迟迟不来，Ed Jackson肯定会着急的。

7. where, 以字母w开头的疑问词，在这里填入where 是最佳的，根据上下文也是这个意思。

8. before, 这句话是过去完成时，应该用before表示“以前”的含义。

9. pay, pay bill的意思是“付款，付账”。

10. sent, 这里肯定是将Ed Jackson 送到警察局去的。

I
（1）she has experience of （2）after cats.
When she was a child, she （3）with her grandparents. At that time, her grandparents already had an old cat, about 11 years old, （4）she was only 4 years old. It was a good friend for her in her childhood. It was very （5）to her and never hurt her. One day, however, it left home and never came back again. It must be （6）. She was so sad that she was （7）for it for a long time.
Now Alice has four （8） . She takes good care of them and makes them live comfortably. But she is afraid to take her cats out of the house. She says it is too （9）for animals to go （10）because she thinks that they may be hurt.
这是一篇说明文，文章主要介绍了Alice 从小喜欢猫以及她现在养猫的情况。

1.better, 根据文章的意思可知Alice 最喜欢的动物是猫。

这句话还是一句比较级，因此应该将good 改为better。

2.looking, 介词后用动名词做表语，look after表示“照看，照顾”。

3.lived, 从句意上可以直接看出Alice是和她的grandparents住在一起的。

4.but, 前后的年龄在此形成对比，因此应用表示转折含义的but。

5.friendly, 根据上下句可知，the cat和Alice之间是非常友好的，所以这里使用了friend 的形容词形式friendly来表示这一态度。

6.dead, 根据上句“it left home and never came back again”推断出the cat 可能是死了。

7.sorry, 由于the cat的死使Alice感到很难过。

8.cats, 根据下文可知答案。

9.dangerous, Alice 不把猫带出去是因为外面太危险，Alice担心出事。

10.outside, 根据下句“they may be hurt”可知Alice不想让她的猫出去。

要想在完型填空中提高得分率，学生不但平时要打好扎实的语言基础知识，在答题时还
要从整篇短文的内容、组织结构和语言特点出发、全面考虑，建立语言的整体感，再根据所学语法知识、词汇知识、一般常识及语感来联想、大胆判断，灵活运用解题策略，最后选出使整篇短文前后意思连贯，意思正确的最佳答案。

最后须提醒大家一点，做好完形填空题并非一日之功。

我们应从平日学习中做起，多积累，勤学苦练，方可成功！Have a greater success in the future！
【综合测试】
A
John is a famous writer now. But he said he was not a （1）student when he was young. He was often late for （2）and didn’t like doing his homework. Sometimes, he slept in class while the teacher was teaching. He didn’t understand much, （3）he always thought he understood everything. One day the teacher （4）the students a question, “When Jack was ten years old, （5）brother Bob was twenty, Jack is fifteen now and （6）is his brother Bob?” John said, “That’s easy. Bob is twice as old as Jack, so he is now thirty.”
Another time, the （7）in a science class asked, “When it thunders（打雷）, （8）do we always see the light before we （9）the sound?”
“But, Miss,” said John quickly, “don’t you （10）our eyes are in front of our ears?”
（）1. A. good B. tall C. rich D. fat
（）2. A. sleep B. lunch C. class D. play
（）3. A. so B. and C. or D. but
（）4. A. sent B. asked C. told D. found
（）5. A. your B. my C. his D. her
（）6. A. how many B. how old C. what D. who
（）7. A. teacher B. farmer C. nurse D. policeman
（）8. A. what B. when C. where D. why
（）9. A. break B. make C. hear D. smell
（）10.A. read B. hope C. study D. know
B
Many people have to work （1）. Some people do not mind, others think it is terrible.
One man thinks that working at the weekends can be （2）. He is George Smith. Mr. Smith works in an office, in Brighton, England.
On Saturday, May 24, 1986, he went to the office to do some work. After he （3）_ the lift, it stopped between floors. Mr. Smith could not get out of the lift. He began to shout, but （4）heard him. Then Mr. Smith remembered that it was a holiday in England. No one was going to come to work （5）Tuesday.
There was （6）for Mr. Smith to do. He had to wait until one of his workmates came to work and found him. With nothing to （7）, Mr. Smith was very hungry and had to sleep most of the time.
Early on Tuesday morning, one of his workmates came into work and found the lift （8）. When the lift was opened, Mr. Smith came out cold, weak, and tired. He had been in the lift for （9）hours!
Now Mr. Smith says, “I only use the lift if they have （10）in them.”
（）1. A. from Monday to Friday B. at the weekends
C. on weekdays
D. from morning till night
（）2. A. dangerous B. happy C. angry D. free
（）3. A. got off B. got into C. got out of D. got to
（）4. A. someone B. everyone C. no one D. either
（）5. A. on B. to C. from D. until
（）6. A. nothing B. something C. anything D. everything
（）7. A. read or write B. eat or drink C. cook D. know the time
（）8. A. was not there B. was not closed C. was not working D. was working
（）9. A. nearly 24 B. about 40 C. over 60 D. over 94
（）10.A. pans B. beds C. exits D. telephones
C
One day John and Bill were fishing. John took his （1）Black with him on the riverbank. When the dog saw a bird, he would run （2）it and try to （3）it. “All the fish are afraid and （4）away,” said Bill. “Be quiet, Black.” John shouted at the dog, （5）Black did not listen to him. “Shall we go now, Bill?” asked John, “Next time I shall not bring him here （6） .
“Wait,” said Bill, “A fish is biting my line.” “Be careful!” shouted John. But it was too （7）. The boy fell into the water. “Help! Help!” Bill shouted. But John couldn’t swim, either. （8）Black came out. He jumped into the water and （9）the boy onto the bank and （10）his life.
（）1. A. fish B. dog C. cat D. friend
（）2. A. into B. onto C. away D. after
（）3. A. smell B. play C. catch D. shout
（）4. A. walk B. swim C. fly D. run
（）5. A. and B. or C. but D. so
（）6. A. too B. either C. again D. also
（）7. A. late B. dangerous C. fast D. safe
（）8. A. Right now B. At times C. Since then D. Just then
（）9. A. saw B. tried to help C. pulled D. swam together
（）10.A. gave B. made C. came to D. saved
D
“Where is the university?” This is a question that many visitors to Cambridge ask. But no one can give them a （1）answer, for there is no wall to be found （2）the university. The university is the city. You can find classroom buildings, （3）museums and offices of the university all over the city. And most of its members are the students and （4）of the thirty-one colleges.
Cambridge was already a （5）town long before the first students and teachers arrived 800 years ago. It grew up by the river Granta, and the river was once （6）the Cam. A （7）was built over the river as early as 875. So the town got its name “Cambridge”.
In the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries more and more land was used for college buildings. The town grew much （8）in the nineteenth century after the opening of the railway in 1845. Cambridge became a （9）in 1951 and now it has a population of over 100,000. Many young students in other countries （10）to study at Cambridge. Thousands of people from all over the world come to visit the university town. It has become a famous place all around the world.
（）1. A. true B. clear C. right D. real
（）2. A. around B. in C. near D. by
（）3. A. cinemas B. parks C. zoos D. libraries
（）4. A. parents B. farmers C. workers D. teachers
（）5. A. interesting B. usual C. developing D. common
（）6. A. said B. called C. spoken D. talked
（）7. A. bridge B. building C. station D. house
（）8. A. smaller B. slower C. faster D. cleaner
（）9. A. city B. college C. university D. country
（）10.A. stop B. hate C. hope D. need
E
Last year Tom left school. He came to Taipei to （1） a job. He went from one company to another but （2）wanted him. Now he had little money. He had to go back to his small town. So he came to the station. He felt （3）and tired. It was very late at night and （4）was full of people. They were waiting （5）tickets of the last train. He bought the last ticket, and he was very happy.
At that time, a woman with a crying baby walked to him. She asked him to sell her the ticket. He gave her the ticket. He thought they needed it （6）he did. After （7）left, he sat on the bench and didn’t know （8）to go. Just then, a n old man came and said, “Young man, I （9）what you did to the woman. I have a big company. I need a good young man like （10）. Would you like to work for me?”
（）1. A. find B. see C. look D. buy
（）2. A. everyone B. no one C. nothing D. something
（）3. A. happy B. interesting C. sad D. glad
（）4. A. the city B. the company C. the farm D. the station
（）5. A. to buy B. to sell C. to give D. to pass
（）6. A. less than B. more than C. smaller than D. worse than
（）7. A. Tom B. the bus C. the train D. the old man
（）8. A. what B. which C. why D. where
（）9. A. have seen B. don’t know C. don’t like D. have done
（）10.A. the woman B. you C. the baby D. her
F
Helen was seven years old. One day one of her teeth began to hurt. She （1）in class at school, and her teacher （2）kindly, “What’s the matter, Helen?”
“One of my teeth hurts,” answered Helen.
“Tell your mother about （3）,” said the teacher, “and then go to see the dentist.”
That afternoon Helen told her mother about her tooth, and her mother （4）her to the dentist’s a few hours （5）. The dentist looked at the tooth and then said to Helen. “It’s very （6）. I’m going to pull it （7）, and then you’re going to get a new tooth. It will be as nice as （8）next year.” Then he did it with no trouble.
The next day Helen’s teacher asked her about the tooth. She said to her, “Does it （9）hurt, Helen?”
“I don’t know. You’d better ask the dentist,” Helen answered.
“Why?” the teacher asked.
“Because the dentist has （10）it,” Helen answered.
（）1. A. cried B. talked C. shouted D. laughed。