初中完形填空与阅读理解 (4)

A Mrs Black lives in a small village. Her husband is dead. Her son, Jack, lived with her. He worked in a shop in the village, but then he found a job in town named Greensea. He went to live there. Mrs Black was very angry. She got on a train and went to see her son. Then she said to him, "Jack, why do you never telephone me?" Jack laughed, "But, mother, you haven't got a telephone. ""No. "she answered, "I haven't, but you have got one. " 1. The old Black ______. A. is dead B. lives with his wife C. went to a small village D. worked in a shop 2. Jack lived with his mother______he worked in the village. A. before B. when C. after D. so 3. Greensea is _________. A. a big city B. a small village C. a town D. a man's name 4. Jack didn't phone his mother because ______. A. he had no phone B. he was very busy C. his mother had no phone D. he went home every day 5. Jack's mother was very angry because ______. A. Jack didn't want to ring her up B. Jack had a telephone but she hadn't C. she didn't know how to make a telephone D. she didn't know she couldn't be called B Danny was just tired about the way things were going．His mom came to the school and went on and on about Rick Jackson．It seemed that she would never stop talking．"Somebody's got to stop that boy! " she was shouting．"Rick's troubling everybody in the neighborhood(四邻)．And he loves to pick on(结交)little boys like Danny．" Mrs．Green, Danny's teacher, was concerned(担心)a lot．"I didn't know that Danny was being picked on, " she answered．"He's never said anything about this to me! " Mrs．Green looked at Danny．"How long has this been going on? " she asked．Danny could only shake his head and look at the floor．He knew if he said a word about this, he would have trouble after school． Danny hadn't said anything about the problem because he wanted to do things with the boys in the neighborhood．After all, most of them were nice to him．He hated to leave the gang just because of Rick．Maybe the time had come to find new friends．He felt it hard to make up his mind． 1．We learn from the reading that ______． A．Danny was not a good student B．Danny's mother talked too much about the school C．Danny's teacher knew something about Danny's problem before D．Danny wanted to get away from Rick 2．When Danny's mother came for Mrs Green, the matter was now ______ to Mrs Green． A．serious B．common C．untrue D．similar 3．Danny now ______． A．was tired of the school and his friends B．had no friends at all C．was not sure what he should to with the problem D．made some new friends in the neighborhood 4．Danny didn't say anything about the matter to Mrs Green because ______． A．she had known it B．the other boys would tell her C．he didn't want to be in trouble D．his mother didn't want him to say it 5．The word 'gang' in the reading means '______'． A．a place for boys to play games B．a group of young people C．a school bus for children to and from school D．the teacher's office C Foulsham House is a fine, large house of the 1790s．It stands by the River Byer, in twenty—five hectares(公顷)of the best farmland in the southwest． The house was built by Smithson, and the story goes back to George, the son of King of Whales, who fell in love with the beautiful Lady Kitty, at one of the first Foulsham's wild woods(野外)parties．Many years ago many great men rode on the hills about Foulsham House, and many fine girls took tea in the Green Room． The house has eight bedrooms, three bathrooms(浴室), two living—rooms, and a dining—room with a real Adam fireplace．Its library has a good view over the park and the river．All rooms are light and airy, with good, high windows, and wood floors． At the back of the house there is room for four cars．The third Foulsham once kept there．In many other ways, this house of the 1790s meets the needs of the 1990s． If you wish to know more about Foulsham House, write to： Harvey．Platt, Longford ＆Son 6, Castle Green, Gilham, Byreside． 1．Foulsham House is ______． A．an old farm house B．a 25—house for people to come to listen to its story C．a large house for people to come to listen to its story D．a house with a history of nearly two hundred years 2．We learn from the reading that ______． A．Smithson built the house for wild wood parties B．many important people had been to Foulsham House C．George and Lady Kitty loved the house and had many parties here D．the Green Room is a place for many girls to make tea 3．The sentence 'Its library has a good view over the park and the river, ' means '______'． A．The park and the river can be seen clearly from the library B．The library has a picture of the park and the river on the wall C．The library was built in the park by the river D．Books about the park and the river can be read in the library 4．Which of the following is true? A．The 3rd Foulsham often rode his horses at the back of the house． B．The house has a room for four cars at the back of the house． C．The road behind the house is wide enough for 4 cars to go． D．There is some parking behind the house． 5．We can infer(推断) that Harvey ______． A．wants the house to meet the needs of modern life B．wants people to know the history of the house C．wants to sell the house D．wants some money to make the house meet today's needs D John sent for a doctor because his wife was ill． He called the doctor and made sure they would meet at five． He arrived at the doctor's at twenty to five． He thought, "It's a little bit earlier． I'll wait for a moment． It's good to keep the time．" Then he stopped his car in front of the doctor's． He looked around and saw a noisy square（广场）not far from here． He went there and sat down on a chair to enjoy the last light of afternoon sun and make himself quiet． He saw some children playing and some women talking to each other happily． Suddenly he heard a girl crying． He came up to her and asked some questions． Then he knew she got lost． John tried to find out her address and took her home． The girl's parents were very thankful． Then John hurried to the doctor's． The doctor said angrily when he saw him, "You're late． Why did you keep me waiting for twenty minutes? " John said nothing but one word—"Sorry! " 1．John drove to the doctor's ______． A．late B．on time C．in time D．in no time 2．John went to the square to ______． A．spend the time B．enjoy himself C．see the children and the women D．help the girl 3．The girl cried because ______． A．someone hit her B．she fell off her bike C．her parents were angry with her D．she didn't find the way home 4．At last John got to the doctor's at ______． A．twenty to five B．twenty past five C．five o'clock D．forty past five 5．From the story, we know John is a ______． A．busy person B．quiet person C．helpful person D．lucky person E Peter’s job was to examine cars when they crossed the frontier to make sure that they were not smuggling anything into the country. Every evening he would see a factory worker coming __1__ the hill towards the frontier, __2__ a bike with a pile of goods of old straw on it. When the bike __3__ the frontier, Peter would stop the man and __4__ him take the straw off and untie it. Then he would examine the straw very __5__ to see __6__ he could find anything, after which he would look in all the man’s pockets __7__ he let him tie the straw again. The man would then put it on his bike and go off down the hill with it. Although Peter was always __8__ to find gold or other valuable things __9__ in the straw, he never found __10__. He was sure the man was __11__ something, but he was not __12__ to think out what it could be. Then one evening, after he had looked __13__ the straw and emptied the worker’s pockets __14__ usual, he __15__ to him, “Listen, I know you are smuggling things __16__ this frontier. Won’t you tell me what it is? I’m an old man, and today’s my last day on the __17__. Tomorrow I’m going to __18__. I promise I shall not tell __19__ if you tell me what you’ve been smuggling.” The worker did not say anything for __20__. Then he smiled, turned to Peter and said quietly, “Bikes.” 1. A. towards B. down C. to D. up 2. A. filling B. pulling C. pushing D. carrying 3. A. arrived B. appeared C. came D. reached 4. A. ask B. order C. make D. call 5. A. carefully B. quickly C. silently D. horribly 6. A. that B. where C. how D. whether 7. A. before B. after C. first D. so 8. A. lucky B. hoping C. thinking D. wondering 9. A. had been B. hidden C. hiding D. have been 10. A. nothing B. something C. everything D. anything 11. A. taking B. smuggling C. stealing D. pushing 12. A. possible B. strong C. able D. clever 13. A. through B. thoroughly C. upon D. up 14. A. like B. more C. then D. as 15. A. told B. cried C. ordered D. said 16. A. cross B. past C. across D. into 17. A. thing B. work C. job D. duty 18. A. rest B. back C. retire D. retreat 19. A. everyone B. anyone C. no one D. someone 20. A. moment B. long time C. sometime D. some time KEY: 1. A 2. B 3. C 4. C 5. D KEY: 1.D 2.A 3.C 4.C 5.B KEY: 1.D 2.B 3.A 4.D 5.C KEY: 1．C 2．A 3．D 4．B 5．C 名师点评 这篇完型填空讲述了身为边防检查员的彼得明知一个工厂工人在走私货物却无法抓住对方的把柄。在退休的前一天，彼得恳请其说出真相，结果令彼得恍然大悟。 答案简析 1．D。根据下文这个工人越过边界后，走下山坡，所以到达边界之前应在朝山上走。故选up。 2．C。这名工人是在推着一辆装有稻草的自行车，故选动词pushing。 3．D。这里表达的是到达边界之意arrive, come为不及物动词不可直接接 the frontier，故选reached。 4．C。ask与order后接不定式的复合结构时，动词前应有to, make后接不定式的复合结构时，动词前to要省去。根据下文应选make。 5．A。彼得想发现这个工人在走私什么，所以应仔细地检查。故选carefully。 6．D。这里根据文意，应选择表示“是否”之意的whether作宾语从句的引导词。 7．A。根据常理，彼得应先检查这个工人的口袋才能让他捆起稻草走人，故选before。 8．B．根据文意，彼得心中一直怀着查获走私物品的希望，故选hoping。 9．B。这里things和hide之间是被动关系,现在分词hiding作定语时表示主动，所以应用过去分词hidden作后置定语表被动。 10．D。本句中否定词never及文意决定了这里应选 anything。 11．B。四个选项从语法上讲都可以，只能从文意上进行区分，smuggling意为“走私”，是正确选项。 12．C。固定结构be able to do sth. 意为“能够干某事”。 13．A。习惯用语look through 意为“彻底检查”。 14．D。“as usual”为固定短语，意为“象平常一样”。 15．D。tell, order后面应直接接人作宾语表示告诉某人和命令某人，而用say应为say to sb. 故said为正确选项。 16．C．这里应选择一个介词构成介词短语在句中做状语。介词past 表“经过”； across 强调“从一边到另一边”；而into 表示“进入到……里面”。 根据文意across应为正确选项。 17．C。“on the job”为一常用短语。意为“执行公务”。 18．C。因为今天是彼得最后一天上班说明明天他就要退休retire。 19．B。根据句中否定词not 及文意应选anyone。 20．D。本句说明这个工人回答彼得的问题之前沉默了一会儿。A选项应用a moment； C选项表示某一点时间； D选项表示一段时间或一会儿，为正确选项。