西安市中考英语试卷答案

III. 完形填空(共20小题，计20分)

第一节：阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，从各小题的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，使短文连贯完整。

When I was in primary school, I fell in love with reading. The books __21__ me to a wonderful world. The more I read, the more I wanted to know. However, my parents __22__ afford so many books. I had solve the problem myself.

There was a book shop near my home. One day I walked into __23__ shop and picked up a book. I didn’t know whether __24__ there without buying any books. __25__ I wasn’t noticed, I just read a few pages and then put it back. Luckily, no one noticed me. After that, I went there to read every day. Several days later, while I was reading, the owner came up and asked, “You like reading?” I looked down and replied __26__, “Yes” “Don’t worry,” he said with a smile. “You may read books here __27__ you help me clean the shop.” I felt surprised. “Really? It’s so kind of you! I was very happy that I __28__ to read there. From then on, I spent a little time cleaning the shop. After that, I quietly read there. That way, I read l ots of books. I became one of __29__in our school. I even won some prizes in writing.

Now studying in high school, I can borrow books __30__ the library. My hobby of reading is kept. It will make a big difference to my life.

21. A. brought        B. are bringing          C. bring           D. have brought

22. A. couldn’t        B. mustn’t             C. needn’t          D. shouldn’t 

23. A. a              B. an                 C. the             D. / 

24. A. can I read       B. I can read           C. could I read      D. I could read 

25. A. Make sure      B. To make sure        C. Believe in       D. To believe in

26. A. nervous        B. nervously            C. angry           D. angrily

27. A. if             B. although             C. before          D. unless

28. A. will allow      B. will be allowed        C. allowed         D. was allowed

29. A. good          B. the best              C. poor            D. the poorest

30. A. to            B. for                  C. with            D. from

第二节：阅读下面一篇短文，理解大意，然后从各小题的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，使短文连贯完整。

Andrew was a smart boy. He was interested in different things. He like doing things in a way that he thought to be clever. But sometimes he made wrong choices. 

One day, his father gave him some   31    and asked him to buy some goldfish. When he got to the market, he found that the killifish looked like small goldfish, and they were much  32. So he bought he some killifish and kept the rest of the money for himself.

When he got home, his father   33   what Andrew did at once. He put the fish in the tank (鱼缸) without  34   anything first. He knew his son didn’t buy the right fish. At the same time, he thought his son might have an advantage in marketing (市场销售). And he should   35   a way to help his son grow well. He had an idea. Then he said to his son, “Andrew, do you know  36    you have bought? Are they goldfish?” Andrew felt shy and said in a   37   voice, “Er, no, but...” His father continued, “Well, I’m glad you know how to    38   money. I also know you are good at watching things around you. But it’s not right to be dishonest. You should do things honestly,   39   others won’t trust you.” Then he helped Andrew start with some chores (琐事), like buying daily things, managing his own pocket money and helping his uncle in his store. Later, Andrew worked as a salesman. He felt himself strong in marketing and kept working hard at it. Finally, he became a successful   40  . 

Several years later, when talking about the key to his success, Andrew said, “Thanks to my father, I got to know myself well and developed in a right way.”

31. A. paper         B. money            C. gifts           D. flowers

32. A. cheaper       B. more expensive     C. uglier          D. more beautiful 

33. A. refused        B. forgot            C. remember       D. realized 

34. A. knowing       B. saying            C. giving          D. tasting

35. A. talk about      B. care about         C. think of        D. hear of

36. A. that           B. where            C. what           D. which

37. A. low           B. loud              C. good          D. bad

38. A. lend           B. lose              C. save           D. raise

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

40. A. postman       B. businessman       C. fisherman       D. sportsman