(英语)初三英语完形填空解题技巧讲解及练习题(含答案)及解析

（英语）初三英语完形填空解题技巧讲解及练习题(含答案)及解析
一、完形填空
1．完形填空
Where did you go yesterday? Did you hear music at any of those places? Today most stores and restaurants play music. You might 1 hear music in an office or on a farm.
Scientists believe that music changes the 2 people behave. According to some scientists, the sound of Western classical music makes people 3 richer. When a restaurant plays classical music, people spend 4 money on food and drinks. When the restaurant plays 5 music, people spend less money. With 6 music, people spend even less. Scientists also believe that loud, fast music makes people eat faster. In fact people eat their food faster when the music gets faster. Some restaurants play fast music during their 7 hours. This gets people to eat faster and leave 8 . In this way, restaurants can make more money. Some scientists think that music makes you think and learn better. They say that music helps students to be more active. It is true that people learn better when they are 9 . And listening to music can help you relax.
Be 10 next time you hear music somewhere, because it might change the way you do things.
1. A. already B. even C. hardly D. never
2. A. way B. time C. idea D. place
3. A. become B. get C. feel D. look
4. A. much B. more C. little D. less
5. A. pop B. modern C. light D. country
6. A. no B. much C. any D. some
7. A. free B. busy C. happy D. sad
8. A. slowly B. quickly C. quietly D. carefully
9. A. excited B. interested C. confident D. relaxed
10. A. quiet B. quick C. happy D. careful
【答案】（1）B；（2）A；（3）C；（4）B；（5）A；（6）A；（7）B；（8）B；（9）D；（10）D；
【解析】【分析】本文介绍了音乐可能会改变你做事的方式。

（1）句意：你可能曾经在办公室或农场听到音乐。

A已经，B曾经，C几乎不，D从未，此处是肯定句故排除C和D，already是现在完成时标志，故选B。

（2）句意：科学家认为音乐改变了人的行为方式。

A方式，B时间，C主意，D地方，根据it might change the way you do things它可能会改变你做事的方式，可知此处是方式，故选A。

（3）句意：根据一些科学家的说法，西方古典音乐的声音让人们感觉更加富有。

A成为，B变成，C感觉，D看上去，听音乐是听觉上的感受，故是感觉，故选C。

（4）句意：当餐馆播放古典音乐时，人们会在食物和饮料上花很多的钱。

根据people spend less money可知是比较级，表示对比，less的对应词是more，更多，故选B。

（5）句意：当餐馆播放流行l音乐时，人们花的钱就少了。

A流行的，B现代的，C轻的，D乡村的，根据classical music可知对应的是流行音乐，故选A。

（6）句意：没有音乐，人们的花费就更少了。

A没有，B很多，C任何，D一些，此处是
有音乐和没有音乐的对比，故此处表示否定，故选A。

（7）句意：一些餐馆在繁忙时内播放快速音乐。

A免费的，B忙碌的，C开心的，D悲
伤的，根据In fact people eat their food faster when the music gets faster事实上，当音乐
变得更快时，人们会吃得更快，可知这是餐馆的一种手段，在人多忙碌时，让人听着快速
的音乐，快点吃完，可以赚更多的钱，故选B。

（8）句意：这让人们吃得更快，然后快速离开。

A慢慢地，B迅速地，C安静地，D小心地，根据play fast music可知是快速的，故选B。

（9）句意：的确，人们在放松时候会学得更好。

A激动的，B感兴趣的，C自信的，D放
松的，根据listening to music can help you relax，听音乐使人放松，可知是放松的状态，故选D。

（10）句意：下次你在某个地方听到音乐时要小心，因为它可能会改变你做事的方式。

A
安静的，B迅速的，C开心的，D小心的，根据In this way, restaurants can make more money可知餐馆为了赚更多的钱可能播放你不喜欢的音乐，故要小心，故选D。

【点评】考查词汇在篇章中的运用能力，答题时首先要跳过空格通读文章掌握其大意，然
后细读文章字斟句酌逐一作答，注意考虑句型、语法、搭配、语境等因素。

最后通读一遍
检查验证。

2．完形填空
Can you imagine that we could build a beautiful city with rubbish? Maybe you will think it is 1 . However, it can be true! Nothing is a waste if we have a creative mind. Let me show you something about 2 rubbish.
Sometimes we can see tons of rubbish in the streets, on the roads, near the buildings... here and there. Many large cities became so ugly 3 it. Nobody likes rubbish, but in fact, some rubbish can be used again. All of us want to solve the problem, we must do something to 4 rubbish. We should take action from now on. 5 , some good things will not be wasted.
Do you often throw away things you don't need any more? Have you ever thought about how these things can actually be put to good use? For Example, when a car gets too old, it may not run any more. But we can use the metal of the car to make something else. When a bottle is empty, it 6 as waste. You don't know bottle glass can be made into sand and used to build streets. Rubbish 7 food can be changed into fertilizer to make plants grow better. It is cheap and safe. And other rubbish can also be used to make building blocks. Now, 8 machines are designed for that.
9 , people will watch films in a beautiful cinema which is built out of rubbish. Besides buildings and roads, cities may be made from rubbish. But so far, building beautiful cities made from rubbish is only 10 .
1. A. important B. understanding C. unbelievable D. possible
2. A. returning B. reusing C. reflecting D. repeating
3. A. because B. because of C. instead of D. as for
4. A. make a living as B. make promises to C. make up our mind to D. make use of
5. A. On the way B. By the way C. In this way D. Out of the way
6. A. will be thrown
B. will throw away
C. threw away
D. was thrown away
away
7. A. from B. in C. on D. to
8. A. fewer and fewer B. less and less C. more and more D. more and less
9. A. Some day B. The other day C. Nowadays D. In the day
10. A. a symbol B. a letter C. a lesson D. a dream
【答案】（1）C；（2）B；（3）B；（4）D；（5）C；（6）A；（7）A；（8）C；（9）A；（10）D；
【解析】【分析】本文介绍了用垃圾建筑城市的梦想。

（1）句意：也许你会认为这是难以置信的。

A重要的，B同情的，C难以置信的，D可能的，根据行为However, it can be true可知能与可能构成转折关系的是难以置信的，故选C。

（2）句意：让我给你看一些关于垃圾再利用的东西。

A归还，B再用，C反射，D重复，根据Nothing is a waste if we have a creative mind如果我们有创造性的头脑，没有什么是浪费可知是再利用，故选B。

（3）句意：许多大城市因为它变得如此丑陋。

A因为，引导从句，B因为，接宾语，C代替，Das for至于，根据Sometimes we can see tons of rubbish in the streets, on the roads, near the buildings... 有时，我们可以在街道上、道路上、建筑物附近看到大量垃圾，可知因为这些垃圾使得城市丑陋，it是宾格作宾语，故用because of，故选B。

（4）句意：我们都想解决这个问题，我们必须做些什么来利用垃圾。

A以......某生，B 向......作出承诺，C下决心，D利用，根据rubbish can be used again可知是来及利用，故选D。

（5）句意：以这种方式一些好东西不会被浪费。

A在路上，B顺便，C用这种方式，D不碍事，根据垃圾再利用是一种方式，故选C。

（6）句意：当一个瓶子空了，它就被当做废物扔掉。

when引导的时间状语从句，主语时态是一般将来时，主语it和throw是被动关系，故是一般将来时被动语态，故选A。

（7）句意：来自食品的垃圾可以变成肥料，使植物长得更好。

A来自......，B在......里，C 在......上，D到，根据本文将垃圾利用，故此处指垃圾的出处用from，故选A。

（8）句意：现在，越来越多的机器就是为此而设计的。

machines是名词复数，less修饰不可数名词故排除B和D，fewer更少，此处根据designed for that可知是越来越多的机器被设计，故选C。

（9）句意：有朝一日人们会在用垃圾建造的美丽电影院看电影。

A有朝一日，B另一天，C目前，D在白天，根据people will watch可知是对未来的预测故是有朝一日，故选A。

（10）句意：但是到目前为止，用垃圾建造美丽的城市只是梦想。

A符号，B信，C课，D
梦想，根据Can you imagine that we could build a beautiful city with rubbish，可知此处是设想，梦想，故选D。

【点评】考查词汇在篇章中的运用能力，答题时首先要跳过空格通读文章掌握其大意，然后细读文章字斟句酌逐一作答，注意考虑句型、语法、搭配、语境等因素。

最后通读一遍检查验证。

3．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。

Mr. Black was over fifty years old. He sometimes made some mistakes in his work, and he lost his work. So he had 1 time every day to do something. Then he often met his old friends under a big tree. They had a drink there and 2 anything they liked.
One day, some old men were sitting together again and talking about young people in this world. They all agreed that the old people were 3 than young people. Then one of the old 4 said that young men were stronger than old men.
5 of them agreed that this was true,
6 Mr. Black didn't. He said, "No, I am as strong now as when I was a young man." His friends were surprised
7 what he said.
"Well," said Mr Black. "Near my house there is a big stone. When I was a young man, I used 8 to move it. But I couldn't because I was not 9 . I am an old man now, and when I try to move it, I still 10 . So I am as strong as when I was young. "
1. A. many B. a lot C. lots of D. lot
2. A. talked for B. talked to C. talked with D. talked about
3. A. clever B. cleverer C. cleverest D. a clever
4. A. man B. woman C. men D. women
5. A. All B. None C. Both D. Neither
6. A. so B. or C. and D. but
7. A. at B. to C. of D. on
8. A. trying B. try C. to try D. to trying
9. A. strong enough B. enough strong C. weak enough D. enough weak
10. A. can B. can't C. could D. couldn't
【答案】（1）C；（2）D；（3）B；（4）C；（5）A；（6）D；（7）A；（8）C；（9）A；（10）B；
【解析】【分析】本文讲述了一个叫Black的先生，不同于常人的观点，大家都认为年轻人比老年人强壮，但是他不这么认为，他觉得自己跟年轻的时候一样强壮。

在他年轻的时候，他家门口有块大石头，他搬不动，现在老了，还是搬不动。

所以他认为自己跟年轻的时候一样强壮。

⑴time 是不可数名词，所以用lots of。

故选C。

⑵根据句意“他们在那里喝酒并且谈论他们喜欢做的任何事。

”talked about sth.意为“谈论某事”，故选D。

⑶than是比较级的标志词，说明该句要使用比较级，所以选B。

⑷由后面“stronger than old men” 可知用men。

故选C
⑸none 与all 用于三者或三者以上的复数；none为否定, all为肯定。

Both与neither均用于
两者, both为肯定, neither为否定。

由句意“他们没有人同意这是真的”可知选A。

⑹由下句可知他并不同意上边人们的观点，因此是一种转折关系，所以选D。

⑺be surprised at sb./sth.意为“对…感到惊讶”，故选A。

⑻used to do 意为“过去常常做某事”；be used to doing意为“习惯于做某事”。

根据上文“When l was a young man,” 可知是过去常常。

故选C。

⑼固定句式be +adj. + enough to do sth.意为“足够怎么样去做……”；此句意为“我搬不动它，
是因为我不足够强壮”，故选A。

⑽此句意为“当我试图搬动它时，我仍然搬不动（它）。

”can’t表示“不能”，故选B。

【点评】完型填空考查词汇在篇章中的运用能力，做完型填空首先要跳过空格通读文章掌
握其大意，然后细读文章字斟句酌逐一作答，注意考虑句型、语法、搭配、语境等因素。

最后通读一遍检查验证。

4．完形填空
Scientists study the world and learn about things using a process called the scientific method （方法）. By asking important questions and 1 the answers, it is possible to make amazing discoveries! Sometimes a scientist is 2 to answer his own questions, but if he has taken good notes another scientist may come along later who is able to use new knowledge to answer it.
When you use the scientific method to 3 an experiment, you start by making observations（观察） about something that 4 you. Based on your observations, you make a hypothesis. This is using 5 you know to make a smart guess about what you think could happen. Then you are ready to begin your experiment. All 6 your experiment you take down notes, which are 7 experiment date（资料）. You are constantly making observations during this time. You may make discoveries that cause you to improve your experiment as you go. 8 , you conclude your experiment and begin to look over your notes
to decide what it all means. Based on what you have learned, you make a final statement about 9 your hypothesis was correct or not. You have to have reasons and evidence to support what you are saying.
Using the scientific method can be difficult, but rewarding. Because all the steps are organized
in a process, the 10 are more valid（可信的）. When you provide observations as evidence to support what you are saying, your ideas are more likely to be accepted.
1. A. waiting for B. searching for C. worrying about D. complaining about
2. A. unable B. sure C. ready D. surprised
3. A. read B. refuse C. prevent D. conduct
4. A. hurts B. represents C. interests D. attacks
5. A. what B. when C. why D. which
6. A. without B. including C. except D. during
7. A. controlled B. arranged C. called D. carried
8. A. Obviously B. Suddenly C. Finally D. Mostly
9. A. whether B. what C. how D. when
10. A. problem B. results C. services D. aims
【答案】（1）B；（2）A；（3）D；（4）C；（5）A；（6）D；（7）C；（8）C；（9）A；（10）B；
【解析】【分析】大意：本文讲述科学研究的方法，先是提出假设，然后进行研究论证假设，最后得出结论。

（1）句意：通过问重要的问题和寻找答案，有可能会有惊人的发现！A.等待；B.寻找；C.担心；D.抱怨。

根据常识可知，科学家先是提出假设，然后选择根据假设寻找答案，故选B。

（2）句意：有时候一位科学家不能回答他自己的问题，但是如果他做了很好的笔记，以后可能会出现另一位科学家，他可以用新的知识来回答这个问题。

A.未能，无法；B.确信，一定；C.准备好；D.惊讶的。

根据who is able to use new knowledge to answer it.可知可能科学家不能回答自己的问题，故选A。

（3）句意：当你使用科学方法进行一次实验的时候，首先，对你感兴趣的事情进行观察。

A.阅读；B.拒绝；C.阻止；D.引导，带领，安排，组织。

根据experiment，可知应该是组织一次实验，用conduct，故选D。

（4）句意：当你使用科学方法进行一次实验的时候，首先，对你感兴趣的事情进行观察。

A.（使）受伤；B.代表；C.感兴趣；D.攻击，袭击。

此处只有interests和you搭配，符合题意，故选C。

（5）句意：这是用你所知道的来对你认为可能发生的事情做一个聪明的猜测。

A.什么；B.什么时候；C.为什么；D.哪个。

using后引导名词性从句，know后缺少宾语，因此用what 引导名词性从句，what……的（东西/事情），故选A。

（6）句意：在你实验的整个过程中，你都需要做笔记。

这个称为实验资料。

A.没有；B.包括；C.除……之外；D.在……期间。

故选D。

（7）句意：在你实验的整个过程中，你都需要做笔记。

这个称为实验资料。

A.控制；B.安排；C.叫；D.携带。

实验笔记应该被称为实验资料，故选C。

（8）句意：最后，你总结自己的实验并开始看一些你的笔记以便决定这一切是究竟意味着什么。

A.显然，明显；B.突然地；C.最后；D.主要地，通常。

根据常识可知，研究时是先提出假设，然后论证假设，最后得出结论，此处是最后环节，根据实验得出结论，故选C。

（9）句意：根据你所学知识，做出最后陈述你的假设正确与否。

A.是否；B.什么；C.怎样；D.什么时候。

whether…or not，是否，固定搭配，故选A。

（10）句意：因为所有的步骤都组织在一个过程中，结果更可信。

A.问题；B.结果；C.服务；D.目的，目标。

由于都是按照步骤一步一步进行的，所有结果更可信，故选B。

【点评】考查完型填空，考查词汇在篇章中的运用能力，答题时首先跳过空格通读全文掌握其大意。

然后一一作答。

注意考虑句型、语法、搭配、语境等因素，最后通读一遍检查验证答案。

5．完形填空
Andy Lau, one of Asia's most popular 1 , was born on September 27, 1961 in Hong Kong. Andy was born in a poor family. So 2 being famous, he did a lot of labour work 3 money for his family.
His original idea was to be a fireman. When Andy first began to sing, there were just very few people who liked him. 4 he never stopped struggling, and he never gave up. He tried his best to learn and work very 5 . His efforts made him 6 at last. Almost 20 years passed, Andy has always been 7 .
Over the years, Andy has got a good image not only 8 a superstar but also a hard-working entertainer in Hong Kong. His work spirit has won the respect and admiration of his fans.
In the past decades, Andy has made over 100 films and kept a successful singing career.
However, for many years the one thing Andy really wanted to do was be taken 9 as an actor. He was awarded with the Best Actor Award at the Hong Kong Film Awards in 2012.
What's more, Andy was 10 as the ambassador（大使）of preventing and controlling a kind of lung disease.
1. A. singer B. singers C. singers'
2. A. before B. after C. when
3. A. earn B. to earn C. earning
4. A. So B. But C. Though
5. A. hard B. hardly C. harder
6. A. succeed B. to succeed C. success
7. A. good B. better C. the best
8. A. in B. as C. of
9. A. serious B. more serious C. seriously
10. A. name B. naming C. named
【答案】（1）B；（2）A；（3）B；（4）B；（5）A；（6）A；（7）C；（8）B；（9）C；（10）C；
【解析】【分析】文章大意：Andy Lau是亚洲最受欢迎的歌手之一，他出生于香港。

他的
家境贫困，他一开始想当一名消防员。

他开始唱歌的时候，只有很少的人喜欢他。

他并未
放弃，他的努力换来了成功。

（1）句意：Andy Lau 是亚洲最受欢迎的歌手之一，他出生于香港。

one of 后面接复数名词，……其中之一，故选B。

（2）句意：因此在他成名之前，他做过很多体力工作。

A 在……以前；B 在……之后；C 当……时候。

根据语境可知，在出名以前，会做一些苦力，故选A。

（3）句意：为了给家庭挣钱，他做了很多的体力活。

根据语境可知做苦力的目的是挣钱，不定式 to earn 作目的状语。

故选B。

（4）句意：但是他从未有停止奋斗。

A 因此，表示结果；B 但是，表示转折；C 尽管，表
示让步。

根据前后两个语句可知，虽然很少有人喜欢他，但是Andy还是坚持，表示转折，故选B。

（5）句意：他努力学习和工作。

A 努力；B 几乎不；C 更刻苦。

work hard，固定短语，意
为“努力工作（学习）”。

故选A。

（6）句意：他的努力最终使他成功。

make sb do sth 使某人做某事。

make 后面接不带to
的不定式作宾语补足语。

故选A。

（7）句意：近20年来，安迪一直是最好的。

根据上文语句His efforts made him succeed at last. 提示可知，Andy一直是最好的，要用最高级，故选C。

（8）句意：多年来，在香港，安迪不仅以超级巨星的身份，而且以书法艺人的身份获得
了良好的形象。

根据语境可知，此句需要介词as 作为, 故选B。

（9）句意：然而，多年来，安迪真正想做的一件事是认真对待。

seriously，认真地；严
重地，严肃地，在此用作状语，修饰 taken。

故选C。

（10）句意：Andy被任命为预防和控制一种肺病的大使。

根据句意，本句应为一般过去
时态的被动语态。

一般过去时态的被动语态结构为：was/were+过去分词。

故选C。

【点评】考查完形填空，首先通读一遍文章，跳过缺失的单词，再根据上下文来判断所缺
单词的含义，最后对选项进行区别，选出正确的那一项。

6．完形填空
Do you ever watch old films？Maybe you will see one with Carole Lombard. She was a famous 1 in the 1930s.She died when she was only 34. In her 2 life she made 70 films！
Lombard's real name was Jane Alice Peters. In about 1921, she was playing baseball in the 3 near her home. A film director 4 her and decided to put her in a film. She was about
13 at that time. The film was one of the last silent films. She acted（表演）so well that she 5 the hearts of some people. At 16, she left school to act.
In 1925, she had an agreement with a 6 studio, 20th Century Fox. The studio gave 7 a new name, and she acted in several films. Then, at age 18, she was in a bad car accident. The accident left scars（伤疤）on her face. The studio broke the agreement, but she did not 8 . She continued to act.
It was Paramount Pictures that made Lombard a 9 . She made many films for the studio. She also married two of their stars. Lombard was married to actor William Powell for only 26 months. 10 seven years later, she married the great love of her life, actor Clark Gable. It was a great Hollywood love story.
1. A. nurse B. actress C. doctor
2. A. short B. lazy C. long
3. A. kitchen B. classroom C. street
4. A. forgot B. saw C. hurt
5. A. broke B. avoided C. won
6. A. dance B. film C. music
7. A. me B. it C. her
8. A. give up B. have a try C. make sure
9. A. scientist B. writer C. star
10. A. But B. Before C. Since
【答案】（1）B；（2）A；（3）C；（4）B；（5）C；（6）B；（7）C；（8）A；（9）C；（10）A；
【解析】【分析】本文介绍了Carole Lombard是如何开始自己的演绎生涯的。

（1）句意：她是20世纪30年代的著名的演员。

A护士，B演员，C医生，根据本文介绍
了Carole Lombard是如何开始自己的演绎生涯的，故选B。

（2）句意：她短暂的一生拍了70部电影！A短的，B懒惰的，C长的，根据She died when she was only 34可知34岁就去世了是短暂的一生，故选A。

（3）句意：大约在1921年，她在家附近的街道上打棒球。

A厨房，B教室，C街道，根
据near her home可知家附近的是街道，故选C。

（4）句意：电影导演看到她，并决定让她出演一部电影。

A忘记，B看到，C伤害，根据decided to put her in a film可知先看到她才决定用她当演员，故选B。

（5）句意：她演了得太好了，以至于她赢得了一些人心。

A打破，B避免，C赢得，根据
the hearts of some people，可知人心是赢得的，故选C。

（6）句意：1925年，她与20世纪福克斯公司的电影工作室达成协议。

A舞蹈，B电影，
C音乐，根据20th Century Fox可知这是一家电影公司，故选B。

（7）句意：工作室给了她一个新名字，她出演了几部电影。

her指代Carole Lombard，
女性，单数第三人称，故选C。

（8）句意：工作室违反了协议，但她没有放弃。

A放弃，B尝试，C确定，根据She continued to act可知继续拍电影是不放弃，故选A。

（9）句意：是派拉蒙电影使伦巴第成为明星。

A科学家，B作家，C明星，Carole Lombard是名演员故是明星，故选C。

（10）句意：但是七年后，她嫁给了她一生挚爱的演员克拉克·盖博。

根据Lombard was married to actor William Powell和she married Clark Gable，可知此处表示转折关系故用but，故选A。

【点评】考查词汇在篇章中的运用能力，答题时首先要跳过空格通读文章掌握其大意，然
后细读文章字斟句酌逐一作答，注意考虑句型、语法、搭配、语境等因素。

最后通读一遍
检查验证。

7．阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的A，B，C三个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

When a man was walking by some elephants, he suddenly stopped. He was 1 that these huge animals were being held only by a small rope tied to their front legs. No 2 , no cages. It was obvious that the elephants could break the 3 at any time, but for some reason, they did not.
He saw a 4 nearby and asked why the animals just stood there and didn't try to 5 . "Well," the trainer said, "when they were very 6 and much smaller, we used the same rope to keep them from running away. At that age, it's enough to hold them. As they 7 , they are conditioned （受…的影响） to believe they cannot break the rope. They believe
it can still hold them, so they never try to break free."
The man was 8 . These animals could break free whenever they wanted, but because they believed they couldn't, they were stuck right where they were.
How many of us go through life like the elephants—holding onto the belief that we
9 do something simply because we failed in it once before?
10 is a part of learning. If we failed once, it doesn't mean we can never succeed. We should never give up trying when we encounter （遭遇） failures in life.
1. A. worried B. certain C. surprised
2. A. signs B. chains C. metal
3. A. rope B. fence C. rule
4. A. genius B. manager C. trainer
5. A. run over B. get away C. have a rest
6. A. young B. strong C. old
7. A. come along B. look for C. grow up
8. A. excited B. happy C. ashamed
9. A. can B. cannot C. will
10. A. Trust B. Success C. Failure
【答案】（1）C；（2）B；（3）A；（4）C；（5）B；（6）A；（7）C；（8）C；（9）B；（10）C；
【解析】【分析】文章大意：短文通过大象不想弄断细小的绳子逃走的故事给我们讲述了
一个道理，失败而是学习，失败了一次并不意味着我们不能成功，当我们在生活中遇到了
挫折，我们不能放弃。

（1）句意：他很吃惊，这么庞大的动物只用细小的绳子捆着前腿。

A.担心；B.一定的；C.
吃惊的，根据后面的叙述可知，大象很容易挣断绳子逃走，所以他感到吃惊，故答案是C。

（2）句意：没有铁链，也没有笼子。

A.牌子；B.链子；C.金属。

对应后面的no cages，可
知是没有链子，故答案是B。

（3）句意：很明显，大象在任何时候都可以弄断绳子。

A.绳子；B.篱笆；C.纪律，对应前
面的细小的绳子可知是挣断绳子，故答案是A。

（4）句意：他看见一个驯兽员站，问为什么动物只是在那里而不逃走，A.天才；B.经理；C.驯兽员，结合情景可知，这里指的是训练大象的人，所以是驯兽员，故答案是C。

（5）句意：他看见一个驯兽员站，问为什么动物只是在那里而不逃走。

A.跑走；B.逃走；C.休息，根据前面的叙述可知，他认为捆绑大象的绳子细小，所以他认为的大象会逃走，
所以他在大象为什么不逃走，故答案是B。

（6）句意：当他们很年轻个子很小的时候，我们用同样的绳子捆着它，以防他逃走。

A.
年轻的；B.强壮的；C.年老的，根据much smaller可知说的是大象小时候，故答案是A。

（7）句意：当他们长大的时候，他们的受到他们相信不能挣断绳子的影响。

A.过来；B.寻找；C.长大，结合文章内容可知，大象从小时候就用细小的绳子捆着，那时候他们弄不断，一直这样，当他们长大了，他们还是认为弄不断，故答案是C。

（8）句意：这个人很羞愧。

A.激动地；B.高兴的；C.羞愧的，根据后文的叙述可知，一些
过来人因为坚持一种信念而不去做改变而感到羞快，故答案是C。

（9）句意：好多像大象那样的过来人坚持一种信念，我们不能做某事就是因为我们以前失败过。

A.能；B.不能；C.将要，根据because we failed in it once before?可知是不能做，故答案是B。

（10）句意：失败是学习的一部分，A.信任；B.成功；C.失败，根据If we failed once, it doesn't mean we can never succeed.可知，失败是学习的一部分，故答案是C。

【点评】考查词汇在篇章中的运用能力，答题时首先要跳过空格通读文章掌握其大意，然后细读文章字斟句酌逐一作答，注意考虑句型、语法、搭配、语境等因素。

最后通读一遍检查验证。

8．阅读下面短文, 从短文后所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

Westlife is holding farewell （告别） concerts worldwide to say goodbye to its fans. But a new boy band has stepped up to take its 1 .
One Direction has released just one album and three singles 2 . But the boy band has already become popular. What Makes You Beautiful was the highest-selling British debut single in the US. When the band appeared 3 The Today Show in the US on March 12, some American fans camped out for three days just to catch a glimpse of them.
All five members of the band are no 4 than 20 and each has his own style. Niall Horan is the "cute little Irish one"; Zayn Malik is the "quiet and mysterious one"; Liam Payne is "the sensible （理智的） one"; Harry Styles is "the charming one" and Louis Tomlinson is "the funny one".
One Direction's first shot at stardom wasn't exactly 5 . The band members took part in the British talent show, The X Factor, in 2010–but all of them 6 it. Everything changed when they joined together to 7 One Direction. They came third in the final competition and were signed by the record company of Simon Cowell, the 8 of The X Factor.
Of course, the interest of fans can change quickly 9 a new artist comes out. Only time can tell 10 One Direction will last as long as Westlife or whether fashion will take another direction.
1. A. way B. road C. place
2. A. so far B. right now C. in the past
3. A. in B. on C. at
4. A. older B. bigger C. taller
5. A. successful B. harmful C. regretful
6. A. finished B. left C. failed
7. A. form B. win C. beat
8. A. discover B. creator C. inventor
9. A. however B. whatever C. whenever
10. A. if B. why C. where
【答案】（1）C；（2）A；（3）B；（4）A；（5）A；（6）C；（7）A；（8）B；（9）
C；（10）A；
【解析】【分析】本文讲述了One Direction这个乐队代替了西域牛仔的位置，受到人们的欢迎，这个乐队到现在为止只发行了一个专辑和三首单曲，但非常成功，他们的粉丝为他们疯狂。

他们在没有组成乐队时在选秀中是失败的。

组成乐队之后他们在比赛中排名第三，和Simon Cowel（X音素的创建人）的音像公司签约。

但是粉丝的兴趣可以很快转变无论什么时候一个新的艺术家出现，只有时间可以分辨是否One Direction会和西域牛仔一样持续时间长或者是否时尚将会进入另一个方向。

（1）句意：一个新的男孩乐队已经代替了它的位置。

take one’s place为固定搭配，意思为取代，故答案为C。

（2）句意：One Direction这个乐队到现在为止只发行了一个专辑和三首单曲。

A到目前为主，与现在完成时连用 B 立刻，马上 C 在过去，与过去时态连用。

这句话用的是现在完成时态，且根据语言表达习惯应该是到目前为止发行了一个专辑和三首单曲，故答案为A。

（3）句意：3月12日当这个乐队出现在美国The Today Show时，on—show为固定搭配，故答案为B。

（4）句意：所有的这个乐队的五个成员都不大于20岁。

因为后面说的是年龄，所以B C 都不符合要求，故答案为A。

（5）句意：One Direction第一次出现在群星中并不成功。

A成功的 B由伤害的 C遗憾的根据下文表达他们参加了英国表演秀。

但都失败了。

证明他们第一次是不成功的。

故答案为A。

（6）句意：在2010年的X音素选秀中，所有他们都失败了。

A完成B离开 C失败通过后文中表达所有的事情都改变了当他们组成了 One Direction这个乐队可知他们以前的选秀是失败的，故答案为C。

（7）句意：所有的事情都改变了当他们组成了 One Direction这个乐队A 形成B 赢得C 击败由于后面的名词是 One Direction这个乐队，根据常识应该是组成乐队，故答案为A。

（8）句意：他们最后排名第三，和Simon Cowel（X音素的创建人）的音像公司签约。

A 发现 B 创建人 C 发明家根据常识Simon Cowel应该是X音素的创建人，故答案为B。

（9）句意：当然，粉丝的兴趣可以很快转变无论什么时候一个新的艺术家出现。

A 无论怎样 B 无论什么 C 无论何时本句少的是表示时间的状语从句引导词，故答案为C。

（10）句意：只有时间可以分辨是否One Direction会和西域牛仔一样持续时间长或者是否时尚将会进入另一个方向。

A 是否 B 为什么 C 哪里这是一个宾语从句，根据句子表达这里应该选表示是否的引导词，故答案为A。

【点评】本题是一个叙述性的完形填空，文章不是很好理解，需要一定的词汇量和常识才能理解全文，注意上下文联系。

9．根据短文理解，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择最佳答案填空。

Anne is a newspaper reporter. She chose this 1 so she could travel around the world. The work has taught her many 2 lessons. She has seen wars, earthquakes and death. But。