中考真题2025年四川省眉山市完形填空B-拖延症
There was once a man who built his own house. It took him over a year to design and build every part of it. In the end, he had the most beautiful house in the neighborhood. Everyone that walked by would stop to ____1____ his new house.
But as time went by, his house started to have some ____2____. One day, a neighbor said, “Friend, it looks like your front yard is a bit overgrown (杂草丛生的).”
The man replied, “Yes, I know. But it’s Okay. I’ll ____3____ the grass tomorrow.”
A few days later, a friend came by. He said, “It looks like your windows are a bit ____4____.”
The man replied, “Yes, I know. But it’s Okay. I’ll wash them tomorrow.”
Weeks passed by. The man’s brother ____5____ to pay a visit. He took one look at his brother’s house and couldn’t ____6____ what he saw. The yard was a mess, the paint on the walls was falling down and the windows were ____7____ with dirt. The house looked like it could fall apart at any second—all because the man put everything off ____8____ “tomorrow”.
When we procrastinate (拖延), “tomorrow” can turn into “next week” or ____9____ “next year”. It’s much better to just take care of things ____10____ than to wait till some imaginary “tomorrow” that may never come.
1.1.
A buy
B clean
C build
D admire
解析：选D。根据语境，大家路过时都会停下来欣赏他的新房子。“admire”有“欣赏，赞美”的意思，符合语境。“buy”买；“clean”打扫；“build”建造，均不符合。故选D。
2.2.
A events
B accidents
C problems
D questions
解析：选C。从后文邻居和朋友的提醒可知，房子开始出现一些“问题”。“problems”指需要解决的问题或麻烦，符合语境。“events”事件；“accidents”事故；“questions”通常指需要回答的问题，均不恰当。故选C。
3.3.
A cut
B plant
C pick
D water
解析：选A。前文提到前院杂草丛生，所以这里应该是说明天会“割草”。“cut the grass”是“割草”的意思。“plant”种植；“pick”采摘；“water”浇水，均不符合。故选A。
4.4.
A old
B dirty
C broken
D dangerous
解析：选B。根据后文男人说明天会洗窗户，可知窗户有点“脏”。“dirty”脏的，符合语境。“old”旧的；“broken”破碎的；“dangerous”危险的，均不正确。故选B。
5.5.
A came in
B came out
C came on
D came over
解析：选D。“came over”有“顺便拜访”的意思，这里指男人的哥哥顺便来拜访他。“came in”进来；“came out”出版，出现；“came on”加油，快点，均不符合。故选D。
6.6.
A believe
B find
C remember
D realize
解析：选A。哥哥看到房子的糟糕状况，不敢相信自己所看到的。“can’t believe”不敢相信，符合语境。“find”找到；“remember”记得；“realize”意识到，均不准确。故选A。
7.7.
A connected
B filled
C covered
D mixed
解析：选C。“be covered with”表示“被……覆盖”，这里指窗户被灰尘覆盖。“connected”连接；“filled”充满，通常用“be filled with”；“mixed”混合，均不符合。故选C。
8.8.
A during
B until
C before
D after
解析：选B。“put...off until...”表示“把……推迟到……”，这里指男人把一切都推迟到明天。“during”在……期间；“before”在……之前；“after”在……之后，均不合适。故选B。
9.9.
A once
B just
C even
D still
解析：选C。“even”表示“甚至”，这里说当我们拖延时，“明天”可能会变成“下周”甚至“明年”，强调程度的加深。“once”曾经；“just”仅仅；“still”仍然，均不符合。故选C。
10.10.
A yesterday
B today
C then
D tomorrow
解析：选B。文章强调要立即处理事情，而不是等到想象中的“明天”，“today”今天，符合语境。“yesterday”昨天；“then”那时；“tomorrow”明天，均不正确。故选B。