katy(katy sullivan)

中考完型填空专项训练（一）

Passage 1

It was a cold November morning several years ago. My alarm clock had just gone off, but I was having trouble getting out of bed. My dad had 1 a few weeks before. I felt weighed down by sadness and depression (沮丧).

Tough (结实的) and strong, my dad had worked so hard all of his life to 2 us. He had a temper (急性子) and would sometimes 3 at my brothers and me, but I always knew that he loved me. Still, he had been raised in a 4 way and raised us that way, too. I couldn’t remember, for example, ever being 5 by him.

When my mom and grandma passed away, my dad moved into grandma’s home right up the road from where I lived. I was so 6 to have him close by. I would often visit him and just talk with him about life. But we still rarely touched and never hugged. Later, his health began to rapidly 7 and within a few months, he left us. It was a cold morning when we had his service, but I was too cold and numb (麻木的) inside myself to feel it. I couldn’t remember when we’d had our last hug.

I sighed (叹气) and got out of 8 . I turned on the lights and walked into the hallway. I saw my son JJ walking down the hall to meet me. Suddenly, he 9 his arms and gave me a heartfelt hug. And just as he did, I heard my dad’s 10 deep inside of me say, “Joey, this hug is from me!” I cried and smiled at the same time. In that moment, in the place where heart, mind, and spirit all meet, I felt loved. I felt loved by my dad. I felt loved by life.

1. A. cried B. hurt C. died D. run

2. A. meet B. support C. have D. encourage

3. A. shout B. laugh C. throw D. look

4. A. successful B. traditional C. careful D. popular

5. A. followed B. waited C. collected D. hugged

6. A. happy B. embarrassed C. angry D. scared

7. A. rise B. fail C. develop D. disappear

8. A. dream B. house C. office D. bed

9. A. opened B. showed C. turned D. broke

10. A. letter B. noise C. voice D. news

Passage 2

Katy Sullivan is an actress, an athlete, and a person who refuses to use the words “no” or “I can’t”.

She was born without the lower half of her legs and has 1 prosthetic (假肢的) legs all her life. She grew up in Alabama, US and had a(n) 2 childhood. She kept up with her sisters and brothers at the gym and in the swimming pool. She feels 3 because her family has treated her the same way they would treat anyone.

When a person is born without legs, there are lots of things that are 4 to do. But Sullivan 5 she can do anything. She chose to do two things that are difficult even with both legs.

As a teenager, she saw a 6 that made a big impression on her. Before it was over, Sullivan had made her mind up to be an 7 .

She earned a degree (学位) in theater and then 8 to Los Angeles, where she has played roles in theater, television and movies. She has a 9 view of life. She thinks that if you believe you can do something, you should go for it. So when Sullivan’s friend asked her whether she’d like to try 10 , she said “yes”. She was given a pair of running legs and started running.

Sullivan was the first person in the world with two prosthetic legs to 11 running as a competitive sport. She made it to the 100-meter finals in the 2012 London Paralympics.

Sullivan’s family, friends and fans look up to her as an example of someone who has overcome difficulties and 12 her dreams.

1. A. bought B. made C. worn D. liked

2. A. active B. short C. hard D. easy

3. A. busy B. confused C. lucky D. bored

4. A. important B. possible C. interesting D. difficult

5. A. believes B. dreams C. pretends D. decides

6. A. train B. plane C. movie D. picture

7. A. athlete B. actress C. astronaut D. adult

8. A. moved B. preparedC. walked D. grew

9. A. positive B. strange C. new D. patient

10. A. cooking B. acting C. running D. jumping

11. A. make up B. take up C. put up D. wake up

12. A. suggested B. valued C. shared D. achieved

Passage 3

Two cats were walking through a forest. Suddenly, they found a loaf of bread 1 under a tree. Both pounced (猛扑) on it and 2 the loaf at the same time. Neither would give up and so they 3 to divide it into two pieces and take one piece each. “But 4 do we divide it?” one cat said.

A monkey sitting on a branch of a tree 5 what had happened between the two cats. He got a(n) 6 . He came down from the tree and walked up to the confused (困惑的) cats.

“Hi, my dear friends! Can I help you?” the monkey asked. The cats told the monkey what the 7 was and asked, “Can you divide the loaf for us?” The monkey 8 .

The monkey 9 the bread into two pieces. But one piece was a little 10 than the other. “Oh no! I will take a little bite (咬一小口) of this bigger piece to make both 11 ,” the monkey said. He took a bite from the bigger piece. But the bite he took was too big. “Uh oh! Now it has become smaller than the other piece. I will just have to take a little bite from this piece now,” the monkey said.

The monkey took another bite. The two cats sat in front of the monkey, 12 the loaf of bread get smaller and smaller. When the whole loaf was finally 13 , the monkey said, “I am sorry. It was really 14 to divide that loaf. I must be going now.” He jumped back into his tree and was gone.

“If only we had not fought against each other, we could’ve stuck together and kept our 15 ,” the two cats said.

1. A. running B. lying C. throwing D. flying

2. A. finished B. watered C. hid D. grabbed

3. A. pretended B. happened C. decided D. refused

4. A. what B. how C. where D. when

5. A. smelled B. listened C. saw D. read

6. A. idea B. light C. stand D. view

7. A. illness B. question C. shortage D. problem

8. A. shouted B. agreed C. left D. jumped

9. A. broke B. ate C. put D. dropped

10. A. nicer B. tastier C. bigger D. smoother

11. A. small B. equal C. delicious D. clean

12. A. seeing B. making C. having D. getting

13. A. done B. thrown C. gone D. touched

14. A. possible B. difficult C. imaginative D. tired

15. A. friendship B. courage C. heads D. bread

Keys:
Passage 1: 1-5 CBABD 6-10 ABDAC

Passage 2: 1-5 CACDA 6-10 CBAAC 11-12 BD

Passage 3: 1-5 BDCBC 6-10 ADBAC 11-15 BACBD