（第15周）完形填空
【基础】
A man in a town had a parrot. There was no other parrot ___1____ this one. It was not only beautiful but smart. This parrot could ___2___ words except one. It __3___ say the name of the village where it was born. The ___4___ of the town was Catano. The man tried to teach it to say “Catano”, ___5___ the bird wouldn’t say it. Then the man got ___6____ that he shouted again and again, “Say Catano, ___7___ I’ll kill you!” But the bird wouldn’t talk.
One day, the man picked up the bird and threw him ___8____ the kitchen house. “You are ___9____ more stupid than the chickens. Soon I’ll eat you.” In the chicken house, there were ____10____ old chickens. They were ___11____ Sunday’s dinner. The next day, the man cam back to the___12___ . He opened the door and __13____. He was __14____ to see what he had seen. There, on the floor, were three __15_____ chickens. And the parrot was screaming at the last chicken, “Say Catano, or I’ll kill you, too!”
| 1 | A. like | B. look like | C. seem | D. looks |
| 2 | A. talk | B. tell | C. speak | D. say |
| 3 | A. wouldn’t | B. can’t | C. couldn’t | D. could |
| 4 | A. place | B. man | C. home | D. name |
| 5 | A. and | B. so | C. but | D. because |
| 6 | A. angry | B. so angry | C. very angry | D. too angry |
| 7 | A. but | B. however | C. or | D. and |
| 8 | A. into | B. out of | C. away from | D. onto |
| 9 | A. so | B. even | C. many | D. too |
| 10 | A. an | B. two | C. five | D. four |
| 11 | A. on | B. with | C. at | D. for |
| 12 | A. village | B. town | C. chicken house | D. dinner |
| 13 | A. went in | B. stopped | C. ran away | D. left |
| 14 | A. happy | B. interested | C. surprised | D. excited |
| 15 | A. dead | B. died | C. alive | D. living |
完形填空基本技能系列训练
| 第一类——词语意义理解和辨析 7. If by any chance someone comes to see me, ask them to leave a _____. A. message B. letter C. notice D. talk 8. Soon I heard a _____ like that of a door burst in, and then a climb of feet. A. sound B. cry C. voice D. shout 9. The boy couldn’t keep _____ in the dentist’s chair during the operation. A. quiet B. calm C. silent D. still 10. The weatherman has forecast that it will _____ hot for another 5 days. A. become B. stay C. look D. feel 11. She is good at maths and physics. I think she has more _____ than any of us. A. heads B. minds C. brains D. hearts 12. They started off at once in _____ of the missing child. A. need B. search C. charge D. hope 13. At first I didn’t _____ John’s voice on the phone. It changed so much. A. know B. recognize C. realize D. hear 14. I asked him to _____ a few more minutes to help me so that I could get though the work before dark. A. spend B. take C. save D. spare 15. It was a pleasant way of passing time for an old woman who lived _____. A. lonely B. alone C. away D. busily 16. I’m quite _____ for your brother to join us. He’s always welcome here. A. sure B. sorry C. willing D. worried 17. She looked to her family for _____ when she suffered a great deal from the failure. A. comfort B. advice C. hope D. help |
【提高】
A little boy invited his mother to attend his school’s first teacher-parent parent meeting. To the little boy’s 36 ,she said she would go. This 37 be the first time that his classmates and teacher 38 his mother and he felt 39 of her appearance. Although she was a beautiful woman, there was a severe scar(疤痕)that 40 nearly the entire right side of her face. The boy never wanted to 41 why or how she got the scar.
At the meeting, the people were 42 by the kindness and natural beauty of his mother 43 the car, but the little boy was still embarrassed(尴尬)and 44 himself from everyone. He did, however, get within 45 of a conversation between his mother and his teacher.
The teacher asked 46 , “How did you get the scar on your face?”
The mother replied,“ 47 my son was a baby, he was in a room that caught fire. Everyone was 48 afraid to go in because the fire was 49 ，so I went in. As I was running toward his bed, I saw a long piece of wood coming down and I placed myself over him trying to protect him. I was knocked 50 but fortunately, a fireman came in and saved both of us.” She 51 the burned side of her face. “This scar will be 52 , but to this day, I have never 53 what I did.”
At this point, the little boy came out running toward his mother with tears in his eyes. He held her in his arms and felt a great 54 of the sacrifice(牺牲)that his mother had made for him. He held her hand 55 for the rest of the day.
36.A.enjoyment B. disappointment C. surprise D. excitement
37.A. would B. could C. should D. must
38.A.noticed B. greeted C. accepted D. met
39.A. sick B. ashamed C. afraid D. tired
40. A. included B. passed C. covered D. shaded
41. A. talk about B. think about C. care about D. hear about
42. A. impressed B. surprised C. excited D. comforted
43. A. in sight of B. by means of C. by way of D. in spite of
44. A. hid B. protected C. separated D. escaped
45. A. understanding B. reminding C. hearing D. learning
46. A. carefully B. seriously C. nervously D. anxiously
47. A. As B. When C. Since D. While
48. A. so B. much C. quite D. too
49. A. out of control B. under control C. in control D. over control
50. A. helpless B. hopeless C. senseless D. useless
51. A. pointed B. showed C. wiped D. touched
52. A. ugly B. lasting C. serious D. frightening
53. A. forgot B. recognized C. considered D. regretted
54. A. honor B. sense C. happiness D. pride
55. A. quietly B. slightly C. tightly D. suddenly