中考真题2024年江苏省连云港市完形填空-妈妈的生日惊喜
中考真题2024年江苏省连云港市完形填空-妈妈的生日惊喜

“Meera, do you remember what day it is tomorrow?” asked Rani.

“It’s Mummy’s birthday!” cried Meera. “What are we going to give her as a___1___?”

That was the ___2___ . They couldn’t think of anything! Maybe they could buy her some flowers or make her a birthday card. But that didn’t seem___3___ enough for Mummy!

Both girls ___4___ how they could make Mummy’s birthday an extra surprise. They asked Papa for help. After an hour of discussing with Papa, the girls nodded to each other. They finally had a ___5___!

Next morning Papa ___6___ the girls very early, even before the sun had risen properly. Quickly and quietly, the three of them started to ___7___. Papa and Rani blew up balloons—red, yellow, green, blue—and Meera ___8___them all around. Soon the room was looking very ___9___ indeed.

Then they got into the ___10___. “Let’s make breakfast!” Papa began giving ___11___in a low voice. Rani and Meera did as Papa said. ___12___ the children made the breakfast ready. There were sandwiches, a fruit salad, a glass full of ___13___orange juice and another full of warm milk.

Mummy came out of her room. The girls ___14___ to her and hugged (拥抱) her. “Happy birthday!”

“What a wonderful ___15___!” cried Mummy, looking at the balloons and the breakfast table. It was the best breakfast Mummy had ever eaten.

1.1.

A praise

B present

C promise

D prize

解析:选B。此空所在句的句意为“我们要送给她什么_____作为礼物”,praise意为“赞扬”,present意为“礼物”,promise意为“承诺”,prize意为“奖品”。根据语境可知,这里说的是给妈妈送生日礼物,所以选项B“present”符合题意。其余选项均不符合此语境,可排除。因此,本小题的正确答案是:B. present。

2.2.

A answer

B reason

C problem

D decision

解析:选C。此空所在句的句意为“这就是_____”,answer意为“答案”,reason意为“原因”,problem意为“问题”,decision意为“决定”。根据上文提到的“We couldn’t think of anything”可知,此处指的是她们不知道送什么礼物,这是一个问题,所以选项C“problem”符合题意。其余选项均不符合此语境,可排除。因此,本小题的正确答案是:C. problem。

3.3.

A special

B simple

C expensive

D easy

解析:选A。此空所在句的句意为“但那似乎对妈妈来说还不够_____”,special意为“特别的”,simple意为“简单的”,expensive意为“昂贵的”,easy意为“容易的”。根据上文提到的“Maybe they could buy her some flowers or make her a birthday card”以及下文中的“extra surprise”可知,此处是说送花或卡片对于妈妈来说还不够特别,所以选项A“special”符合题意。其余选项均不符合此语境,可排除。因此,本小题的正确答案是:A. special。

4.4.

A knew

B learned

C forgot

D wondered

解析:选D。此空所在句的句意为“两个女孩都_____怎样才能给妈妈一个额外的惊喜”,knew意为“知道”,learned意为“学习”,forgot意为“忘记”,wondered意为“想知道”。根据下文提到的“They asked Papa for help”可知,此处是指两个女孩都不知道怎么做,所以向爸爸求助,因此选项D“wondered”符合题意。其余选项均不符合此语境,可排除。因此,本小题的正确答案是:D. wondered。

5.5.

A dream

B plan

C chance

D product

解析:选B。此空所在句的句意为“她们终于有了一个_____”,dream意为“梦想”,plan意为“计划”,chance意为“机会”,product意为“产品”。根据上文提到的“They asked Papa for help”以及下文描述的准备过程可知,此处是说她们在爸爸的帮助下,终于有了一个计划,所以选项B“plan”符合题意。其余选项均不符合此语境,可排除。因此,本小题的正确答案是:B. plan。

6.6.

A woke up

B made up

C looked after

D ran after

解析:选A。此空所在句的句意为“第二天早上,爸爸_____女孩们很早,甚至在太阳还没完全升起的时候”,woke up意为“叫醒”,made up意为“编造”,looked after意为“照顾”,ran after意为“追赶”。根据语境可知,此处是说爸爸很早就叫醒了女孩们,所以选项A“woke up”符合题意。其余选项均不符合此语境,可排除。因此,本小题的正确答案是:A. woke up。

7.7.

A exercise

B read

C work

D play

解析:选C。此空所在句的句意为“他们三个人开始_____”,exercise意为“锻炼”,read意为“阅读”,work意为“工作”,play意为“玩”。根据下文提到的“Papa and Rani blew up balloons”可知,此处是说他们开始准备妈妈的生日惊喜,吹气球属于准备工作,所以选项C“work”符合题意。其余选项均不符合此语境,可排除。因此,本小题的正确答案是:C. work。

8.8.

A broke

B bought

C hid

D hung

解析:选D。此空所在句的句意为“爸爸和拉尼吹气球——红的、黄的、绿的、蓝的——米拉把它们_____四处”,broke意为“打破”,bought意为“买”,hid意为“隐藏”,hung意为“挂”。根据语境可知,此处是说他们把气球挂在四处,所以选项D“hung”符合题意。其余选项均不符合此语境,可排除。因此,本小题的正确答案是:D. hung。

9.9.

A clean

B empty

C beautiful

D huge

解析:选C。此空所在句的句意为“很快,房间看起来确实很_____”,clean意为“干净的”,empty意为“空的”,beautiful意为“漂亮的”,huge意为“巨大的”。根据上文提到的“red, yellow, green, blue—and Meera…them all around”可知,房间里有很多彩色的气球,所以此处是说房间看起来很漂亮,选项C“beautiful”符合题意。其余选项均不符合此语境,可排除。因此,本小题的正确答案是:C. beautiful。

10.10.

A garden

B bedroom

C kitchen

D study

解析:选C。此空所在句的句意为“然后他们进了_____”,garden意为“花园”,bedroom意为“卧室”,kitchen意为“厨房”,study意为“书房”。根据下文提到的“Let’s make breakfast”可知,此处是说他们进入厨房准备早餐,所以选项C“kitchen”符合题意。其余选项均不符合此语境,可排除。因此,本小题的正确答案是:C. kitchen。

11.11.

A choices

B challenges

C invitations

D instructions

解析:选D。此空所在句的句意为“爸爸开始低声_____”,choices意为“选择”,challenges意为“挑战”,invitations意为“邀请”,instructions意为“指示,命令”。根据下文提到的“Rani and Meera did as Papa said”可知,此处是说爸爸开始低声给出指示,所以选项D“instructions”符合题意。其余选项均不符合此语境,可排除。因此,本小题的正确答案是:D. instructions。

12.12.

A Quietly

B Carelessly

C Suddenly

D Usually

解析:选A。此空所在句的句意为“_____孩子们准备好了早餐”,Quietly意为“安静地”,Carelessly意为“粗心地”,Suddenly意为“突然地”,Usually意为“通常”。根据语境可知,此处只是客观描述孩子们准备好早餐的过程,没有强调任何语气,所以选项A“Quietly”符合题意,表示安静地准备好了早餐。其余选项均不符合此语境,可排除。因此,本小题的正确答案是:A. Quietly。

13.13.

A free

B fresh

C strange

D terrible

解析:选B。此空所在句的句意为“有三明治、水果沙拉、一杯_____橙汁和另一杯热牛奶”,free意为“免费的”,fresh意为“新鲜的”,strange意为“奇怪的”,terrible意为“可怕的”。根据语境可知,此处是描述早餐,应该选用正面的形容词,且根据常识可知,橙汁应该是新鲜的,所以选项B“fresh”符合题意。其余选项均不符合此语境,可排除。因此,本小题的正确答案是:B. fresh。

14.14.

A agreed

B rushed

C pointed

D complained

解析:选B。此空所在句的句意为“女孩们_____她,拥抱了她”,agreed意为“同意”,rushed意为“冲向”,pointed意为“指向”,complained意为“抱怨”。根据语境可知,此处是说女孩们看到妈妈出来了,所以冲向她并拥抱她,所以选项B“rushed”符合题意。其余选项均不符合此语境,可排除。因此,本小题的正确答案是:B. rushed。

15.15.

A surprise

B joke

C flower

D card

解析:选A。此空所在句的句意为“多么_____的惊喜啊”,surprise意为“惊喜”,joke意为“玩笑”,flower意为“花”,card意为“卡片”。根据上文描述的准备过程和语境可知,此处是说妈妈看到了气球和早餐桌,感到这是一个惊喜,所以选项A“surprise”符合题意。其余选项均不符合此语境,可排除。因此,本小题的正确答案是:A. surprise。