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（一）

Chinese are very generous[慷慨的] when it comes to educating their children. Not caring about the ___1___， parents often send their children to the best schools or even abroad—to England， the USA or Australia. The Chinese ___2___ that the more expensive the education is， the better it is. ___3___ parents will spend a lot of money on their childrens education. Even ___4___ parents will buy a computer for their son or daughter. Though theyre not rich， they would rather pay for the education.

Parents can ___5___ that their childrens skills are different， skilled[有技能的] in some areas while poor in others. But most ___6___ fail to realize that the children today need more self-confidence.

The problem is that parents are only educating their children on how to ___7___ tests and how to study well， but they are not teaching them the most important skills that they need. And these skills are important to help them to be ___8___， happy and clever.

Parents can achieve this ___9___ teaching their children the skills like cooking or doing other housework.

Teaching a child to cook will ___10___ many of the skills that he will need later in life. Cooking needs patience and time. It is an interesting but difficult experience. A good cook ___11___ tries to improve his cooking， so he will learn to work hard and gradually finish ___12___ job successfully. His result， a well-cooked dinner， will make him ___13___ good and give him a lot of self-confidence.

Some old machines， such as a broken radio or TV set that you give your child to play ___14___， will make him interested and want to know more. He will spend hours studying them and trying to fix them. Your child might become an engineer when he ___15___. These activities are teaching a child not only to study at school， but also to think， to use his mind. And that is more important.

1. A. money B. education C. children

2. A. compare B. believe C. disagree

3. A. Or B. So C. But

4. A. old B. rich C. poor

5. A. see B. hope C. allow

6. A. sons B. daughters C. parents

7. A. discuss B. pass C. give

8. A. educational B. different C. confident

9. A. before B. by C. of

10. A. improve B. choose C. miss

11. A. sometimes B. always C. never

12. A. my B. his C. her

13. A. sound B. look C. feel

14. A. with B. for C. against

15. A. wakes up B. grows up C. shows up

（二）

Home Alone It was Sunday afternoon. My brother and I were alone at home. My parents went for a party and asked me to look after my brother. I was doing my homework while my younger brother was watching TV. Suddenly the doorbell rang. Ding-Dong！ My brother thought that it was our parents， so he opened the ___1___ quickly.

A tall man wearing a black raincoat stood outside. He said that he came to sell books and asked politely ___2___ our parents were at home.

Without thinking， my brother said， “No.” Then the man asked if we would like to ___3___ some story books. I refused him. When I wanted to close the door， he suddenly pushed the door very ___4___ and came into our house. He took out a ___5___ and ordered me to tie up my brothers hands with a rope. I tied up his hands in a special way so my brother could untie ___6___ easily. The man then tied my hands up and locked ___7___ of us in the kitchen.

Soon， he went upstairs to ___8___ money. I taught my brother to untie the rope on his ___9___. He then untied me. I rushed to the telephone to call the police， ___10___ the line was dead. The doors were all locked from the outside. It was lucky that the man ___11___ to lock the kitchen window. We got out of the house through the kitchen window and went to the ___12___ pay phone to call the police.

Soon ___13___ came to our house and the man was caught. By that time， my parents had come home. We told them the whole story. My parents were ___14___ that we were not hurt. They told me that I should stop my brother from ___15___ the door to strangers. I learn a lesson on safety.

1. A. window B. door C. book D. fridge

2. A. if B. why C. when D. how

3. A. lend B. borrow C. sell D. buy

4. A. politely B. slowly C. hard D. quietly

5. A. book B. knife C. gift D. pen

6. A. himself B. myself C. herself D. themselves

7. A. none B. neither C. both D. all

8. A. look at B. look after C. look like D. look for

9. A. feet B. hands C. neck D. legs

10. A. and B. so C. or D. but

11. A. wanted B. remembered C. forgot D. tried

12. A. farthest B. nearest C. largest D. smallest

13. A. my friends B. the police C. the neighbors D. my parents

14. A. glad B. angry C. sad D. sorry

15. A. cleaning B. closing C. locking D. opening

（三）

Susan had long blonde hair and big blue eyes. So did most of the other ___1___ in her school class， which troubled her a lot. “I look like everyone else！ Im not special！ Im boring！” Susan ___2___ to her mother.

She decided to try to make herself look ___3___. She painted big pink spots on her neck and when she didnt get attention， she stuck a long plastic nose on top of her real nose. Nobody noticed that， ___4___. She took ink[墨水] and poured it all over her ___5___. She wore clown[小丑] clothes to school and stuck leaves in her ears. ___6___ no matter what she did， she still didnt get any ___7___ and nobody thought she was special.

One morning her ___8___ went to wake her up and told her to get ready for school. She made Susan ___9___ the ink out of her hair and clean her neck. “Im not going to school ___10___！ Im boring！” She buried[埋藏] her head ___11___ the quilt and cried.

“Susan，” her mother said， “you are different. You are unique[獨一無二] and special. ___12___ in the world looks just like you. Some people have blonde hair like you and some have blue eyes like you， but none of them has your smile or the twinkle in your eyes or your pink face. Nobody laughs like you， either. Now ___13___ and get ready for school.”

Susan went to school that day and looked at all the other kids in her class. “Mom was ___14___. Nobody looks just like me.” Susan smiled. “I am special. I am unique and I am not ___15___！”

1. A. children B. boys C. men D. women

2. A. complained B. listened C. talked D. spoke

3. A. beautiful B. simple C. different D. happy

4. A. too B. either C. also D. neither

5. A. neck B. nose C. eyes D. hair

6. A. Though B. So C. But D. And

7. A. attention B. help C. prize D. answer

8. A. father B. mother C. sister D. brother

9. A. pull B. wash C. throw D. turn

10. A. tomorrow B. next week C. next year D. today

11. A. under B. on C. before D. beside

12. A. Everybody B. Somebody C. Nobody D. Anybody

13. A. get up B. get off C. put up D. put off

14. A. wrong B. right C. special D. common

15. A. moving B. interesting C. tiring D. boring

完形填空答案

（一）

1.A。上文generous暗示該空表示“錢”，因此應填 money。

2.B。教育越昂貴效果越好是中國人的信念，因此該空應填believe。

3.B?？諜n前后為因果關系，因此該空表示“所以”，應填So。

4.C。下文not rich暗示該空表示“貧窮的”，因此應填poor。

5.A。their childrens skills are different， skilled in some areas while poor in others.是父母們看到的內容，因此該空應填see。

6.C。本文描繪對象就是父母，因此該空應填parents。

7.B。由常識可知，考試是供人通過的，因此該空應填pass。

8.C。and具有對稱性，因此該空應填與 happy， clever相似的褒義詞，所以應填confident。

9.B。該空強調通過抽象手段且后接動名詞，因此應填by。

10.A。由主語和賓語之間的邏輯關系可以推出該空表示“提高”，因此應填improve。

11.B。該空強調頻率高，因此應填always。

12.B。句中his與he暗示該空應填his。

13.C。and give him a lot of self-confidence說明主人公感覺很好，因此該空應填feel。

14.A。由語境邏輯可知，壞收音機或電視機是孩子用來玩的東西，因此該空應填with。

15.B。become an engineer是小孩長大后做的事，因此該空應填grows up。

【點評】本文是一篇議論文，批評了中國有些父母舍得花錢讓孩子讀書卻不注意培養(yǎng)孩子自信、快樂和聰明的綜合素質，呼吁父母應該教孩子烹飪、修理等技巧，在培養(yǎng)孩子動手能力的同時培養(yǎng)孩子自信、快樂和聰明的綜合素質，這就是文章的論點。作者從內心深處渴望中國實施素質教育，代表了全國人民的心聲。議論文是完形填空比較難的體裁，解題的關鍵在于弄清論點，因為只有弄清論點才知道作者想贊揚什么，想批評什么，要求人們怎么辦。

（二）

1.B。由上文the doorbell rang可以推出該空表示“門”，因此應填door。

2.A。該空表示“是否”，因此應填if。

3.D。第2空前面的sell books暗示該空表示“買”，因此應填buy。

4.C。由上文 I wanted to close the door與下文came into our house可以推出搶劫犯在使勁推門，因此該空應填hard。

5.B。由下文ordered me to tie up my brothers hands with a rope可以推出搶劫犯取出的是可以威脅別人的東西，因此該空應填knife。

6.A。該空表示“他自己”，因此應填himself。

7.C。該空表示“兩者都”，因此應填both。

8.D。由語境邏輯可知，搶劫犯上樓的目的是為了找錢，因此該空應填look for。

9.B。由第5空后面的tie up my brothers hands with a rope可以推出該空應填hands。

10.D。該空表示轉折性邏輯關系，因此應填but。

11.C。由lucky的語境邏輯可以推出該空表示“忘了”，因此應填 forgot。

12.B。因為急需將搶劫犯抓住，因此作者應去最近的公用電話亭給警察打電話。

13.B。由上文call the police可以推出該空應填the police。

14.A。看見子女在與搶劫犯斗爭的過程中沒有受傷父母當然很高興，因此該空應填glad。

15.D。父母告訴我我應該阻止兄弟給陌生人開門。

【點評】本文是一篇驚險的記敘文，介紹作者兄弟二人在給搶劫犯開門遭綁后機智脫身，并及時報警將搶劫犯擒獲的故事。文章情節(jié)曲折，氣氛緊張，結局美滿，有很高的欣賞度。更為重要的是，作者在文章末尾巧妙引出青少年們應該從故事中汲取的教訓——不要給陌生人開門。原來這就是作者的寫作意圖。這種先講故事后提供教訓的記敘文在中考英語完形填空題中時有出現(xiàn)，了解其敘述特點，對于提高解題正確率很有好處。

（三）

1.A。in her school class暗示該空表示“孩子們”，因此應填children。

2.A。上文為蘇姍抱怨的內容，因此該空應填complained。

3.C。由上文可知，蘇姍不愿與人相同，因此該空應填different。

4.B。該空用于否定句表示“也”，因此應填either。

5.D。由第9空后面的the ink out of her hair可以反推該空應填hair。

6.C。上文強調蘇姍為使自己與眾不同所做出的努力，下文強調這些努力的糟糕效果，因此該空表示轉折性邏輯關系，應填But。

7.A。由上文蘇姍為吸引別人注意的種種行為可以推出該空應填attention。

8.B。由第12空前面的her mother可以推出該空應填mother。

9.B。由常識可知，將墨水從頭發(fā)上弄掉的方法是洗頭發(fā)，因此該空應填wash。

10.D。該空表示“今天”，因此應填today。

11.A。她把頭埋在被子下面哭。

12.C。由unique and special可以推出該空表示“沒有人”，因此應填Nobody。

13.A。由第8空后面的wake her up可以推出該空表示“起床”，因此應填 get up。

14.B。由Nobody looks just like me.可以反推該空表示“對的”，因此應填right。

15.D。由第2空前面的Im boring.可以推出該空應填boring。

【點評】本文是一則趣味故事，屬趣味性記敘文，描寫了一個小女生為追求與眾不同的外表而產生的一個個可笑行為。在母親的開導下小女孩最終意識到了自己的獨特之處，因此小女孩的言行并不令人討厭，而讓人感到傻氣可愛。然而文章的可貴之處不僅在于給我們提供一個可笑可愛的女孩形象，還在于它給我們提供了一個真理：每個人都有自己的獨特之處。文章前面大多數(shù)空檔的正確信息體現(xiàn)小女孩的傻氣可愛，后面幾個空檔的正確信息體現(xiàn)人人都有自己的獨特之處，因此理解趣味故事的主題和其中蘊含的道理非常重要。