中考英语特色题型特训---完形填空特训专题 4 人物传记类

完形填空特训专题 4 人物传记类
(一)
阅读短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Jackie Chan was born in Hong Kong, China, on April 7th, 1954. His parents left the mainland of China 1 Hong Kong a short time before he was born. His parents named him “Chan Kongsang”, 2 means “born in Hong Kong”. They wanted to celebrate a 3 trip to Hong Kong.
At first, Jackie’s family lived in the French Embassy(大使馆). His 4 was a cook, and his mother was a housekeeper. When Jackie was seven years old, his family moved to Australia. His father got a job in the American Embassy. Later, back in Hong Kong, Jackie’s father 5
him to the China Drama Academy(戏剧学院). Jackie studied and worked 19 hours a day. The students 6 kung fu and learned how to do many stunts(特技表演) there.
When he was 17, he began to do 7 stunts for films. In the early 1980s, he went to Hollywood, but he wasn’t very 8 . He went on to make films in Hong Kong and had great success. Finally, in 1975, he became 9 in the USA. Today, he has 10 Chinese and American fans, and earns millions of dollars from his films.
( )1.A.from B.for C.in D.at
( )2.A.which B.if C.whether D.where
( )3.A.slow B.fast C.dangerous D.safe
( )4.A.brother B.sister C.father D.grandfather
( )5.A.let B.sent C.make D.send
( )6.A.practised B.showed C.taught D.watched
( )7.A.common B.safe C.easy D.dangerous
( )8.A.successfully B.successful C.success D.succeed
( )9.A.known B.old C.interested D.famous
( )10.A.neither B.either C.both D.too
(二)
阅读短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Abing, one of ___1___ Chinese musicians of the 20th century, was born on August 17, 1893 in the eastern Chinese city of Wuxi.His official name was Hua Yanjun.
Abing's father was good at a number of musical___2___. He trained Abing in drums from the age of 10. Abing began learning the dizi at age 12, then the erhu. When he was 17, Abing first ___3___in religious ceremonies, and won acclaim for his musical talent and voice.
After his father's___4___ in 1914, Abing along with his cousin took charge of the temple (庙)which supported the family. However, Abing didn't have the___5___ to run it well. This drove Abing into poverty(贫穷). However, bad luck never came__6___. At the age of 34, he developed a serious illness and became blind. He became ___7___and made a living as a street performer.
In 1939, he married Dong Caidi, a country woman in Jiangyin. After his___8___Abing performed every afternoon in a public square in Wuxi. He became famous for adding news into his music and songs， ___9___the war with Japan. After the performance, he would walk through the city streets, playing the erhu. This was a period of many works for Abing, and his most famous composition, Erquan Yingyue, was performed in this period. Till today, it ___10___as a classic of Chinese erhu and pipa music.
(　　) 1. A. important       B. more important C. most important    D. the most important
(　　) 2. A. instruments  B. instrument C. tools    D. materials
(　　) 3. A. performance B. perform  C. performing D. performed
(　　) 4. A. died         B. dead      C. death       D. being died
(　　) 5. A. able         B. ability    C. smooth    D. director
(　　) 6. A. along        B. lonely    C. loneliness   D. alone
(　　) 7. A. homeless    B. hunger   C. electronic  D. afraid
(　　) 8. A. marriage    B. marry    C. married    D. getting marry
(　　) 9. A. specially    B. particular C. especially   D. pity
(　　)10. A. considered B. thought   C. is treat    D. is regarded
(三)
阅读短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Frank was a very talkative little boy. He never saw a new thing   1   asking a great many questions about it.
His   2   was very patient and kind. Sometimes she would say, “You are not   3   enough to understand that, my son. When you are ten years old, you may ask me about it, and I will tell you.”
The first time Frank saw an hourglass(沙漏), he was very much interested, but he did not know     4   it was. His mother said, ‘An hourglass is made in the   5   of the figure 8. The sand is put in at one end, and runs through a small hole in the   6  . The sand put into the glass will run through in an hour.
When Frank watched the little stream of sand, he was impatient,   7  it would not run faster. “Let me   8  it, mother,” said Frank: “It is lazy, and will never get through.” “Oh yes, it will, my son,” said his mother. “The sand moves down   9 , but it moves all the time.” “When you look at the   10  of the clock, you think they go very slowly, and so they do; but they never  11  .”
“While you are playing, the sand is running, grain(颗粒) by grain. The hands of the clock are moving, second by second. At night, the sand in the hourglass has run through twelve times. The hour hand of the clock has moved all around its face. This is because they keep working every   12  . They do not stop to think how much they have to do, or how long it will __13__ them to do it.
Now Frank’s mother wanted him to learn a little poem, but he said, “Mother, I can __14__ do it.” His mother said, “Study all the time. Never stop to ask how long it will take to learn it. You will be able to say it very soon.” Frank   15   his mother’s advice. He studied line after line, very busily; and in one hour and a half he knew the poem perfectly.
(    ) 1. A. without         B. except          C. for            D. about
(    ) 2. A. father          B. brother          C. mother         D. sister
(    ) 3. A. popular         B. wise            C. friendly         D. old
(    ) 4. A. what         B. why            C. how          D. who
(    ) 5. A. size            B. shape           C. time           D. number
(    ) 6. A. middle         B. back           C. front           D. top
(    ) 7. A. so            B. because         C. before          D. until
(    ) 8. A. kick           B. touch           C. drop           D. shake
(    ) 9. A. easily        B. slowly           C. successfully   D. carefully
(    ) 10. A. faces        B. time             C. hands          D. surface
(    ) 11. A. stop         B. worry          C. walk         D. talk
(    ) 12. A. year            B. minute          C. day           D. month
(    ) 13. A. bring        B. leave            C. take           D. offer
(    ) 14. A. finally         B. easily           C. carefully         D. hardly
(    ) 15. A. refused      B. allowed        C. followed        D. forgot

（四）
根据短文内容，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能填入相应空格内的最佳答案。
Every scientist has a childhood dream. A scientist in China once had a(n) 1 . He wished to grow a new type of rice which could produce a lot. This person is Yuan Longping 2
was born in 1930. He graduated from the Southwest Agricultural(农业) University in 1953. Yuan Longping came up with an idea for a hybrid rice in the 1960s. Since then, he has devoted himself to the research and development of new varieties(品种).
In 1973, together with other people, he 3 in the development of hybrid rice. This made China be a worldwide leader in rice production. For this, he was called Father of Hybrid Rice. In 1980, the technology for hybrid rice was 4 to the United States. 5 Professor Yuan’s hard work, China now produces enough rice to 6 her people every year.
In his spare time, he loves playing 7 violin and listening to music. Every night, he reads 8 half an hour before he goes to sleep. He likes swimming, too.
It is said that Professor Yuan is one of the 9 people in China. And he cares about 10
but his research.
Now Professor Yuan is working on developing super hybrid rice. He goes to the fields twice a day.
( )1.A.dream B.idea C.thought D.will
( )2.A.where B.whom C.which D.who
( )3.A.success B.succeeded C.successfully D.successful
( )4.A.given B.grown C.showed D.introduced
( )5.A.Because of B.Because C.In order D.For
( )6.A.look after B.feed C.send D.fed
( )7.A.an B./ C.a D.the
( )8.A.on B.in C.for D.to
( )9.A.poorest B.richest C.cleverest D.most careful
( )10.A.everything B.anything C.nothing D.something
（五）
阅读短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
J. K. Rowling is the writer of Harry Potter, which is now one of the best-sellers in the world. She 1 born in Britain on July 31st, 1965. She had one sister who was two years 2 than her. Both girls liked 3 to their father’s bedtime stories. They especially loved stories about magic. Rowling wrote her first story 4 the age of six.
On a long train trip in 1990, an idea came to her. She wanted to write about a boy who had magic but he didn’t know it. In 1992, Rowling began 5 the first Harry Potter book for young 6 . It appeared in June, 1997. The book was a great success. And the film came out in November, 2001. Now the Harry Potter series (系列) is 7 with people of all ages and about sixty 8 books were sold in 200 countries. In this series, Harry is an ordinary boy: polite, friendly, brave and clever. So when children read about Harry, they can imagine being like him. That’s 9 the Harry Potter series has been so popular.
J. K. Rowling is very 10 with the success. Now she’s really enjoying life. She said she would go on writing children’s books.
( )1.A.is B.was C.has D.had
( )2.A.old B.young C.oldest D.younger
( )3.A.listen B.speak C.listening D.speaking
( )4.A.in B.at C.for D.to
( )5.A.write B.wrote C.to write D.written
( )6.A.writers B.drivers C.singers D.readers
( )7.A.best B.popular C.glad D.busy
( )8.A.million B.millions C.million of D.millions of
( )9.A.when B.where C.why D.what
( )10.A.sad B.worried C.unhappy D.happy
（六）
根据短文内容从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能填入相应空格内的最佳答案。
Wang Yani was born in 1975. Even as a baby she loved to draw. Her father was an  26 .
Yani wanted to be like him. So she tried to stand like her father as she painted, which made him laugh.
One day, Yani painted lines on her father’s painting. He got  27 . At the time, she was only two and a half years old. She cried and said,“I want to  28 like you!” Her father looked at her without saying anything. He 29 remembered his childhood. He also wanted to draw and paint, but his parents didn’t understand. They just got angry. He didn’t want to see the same thing happen to his daughter. So he decided to  30  her.
With her father’s help, Yani soon  31 . Her lines became flowers, trees, and animals. Her father took her to parks and zoos to get  32  for her paintings. By the end of six, Yani had made over 4,000 works. Her paintings were very special. People  33  her works. When she was eight, one of her paintings was made into a Chinese postage stamp.
Yani became famous when she was young. Her works were  34  in different countries in Asia, Europe and North America,  35  her parents never sold her paintings. She is well-known to the world, and art is still a great joy in her life.
( )26.A. actor B. athlete C. artist D. engineer
( )27.A. angry B. excited C. sad D. interested
( )28.A. laugh B. speak C. stand D. paint
( )29.A. happily B. clearly C. hardly D. usually
( )30.A. help B. stop C. refuse D. miss
( )31.A. did homework B. made money C. did sports D. made progress
( )32.A. news B. time C. ideas D. luck
( )33.A. hated B. loved C. found D. forget
( )34.A. lost B. sold C. bought D. shown
( )35.A. and B. but C. so D. or
（七）
阅读短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
My grandma is a great woman named Mary. She was born in 1919 and died in 2009.
__1 she didn't live to be 100 years old, she had a good, long life. She worked as a
__2__for 70 years. She taught in Africa for many years. Then she __3__Africa and moved to Malaysia. At that time, people didn't travel by plane, so she traveled by __4__. It __5__her three months to go by ship from England to Malaysia in those days. In 1947, she traveled by plane for the first time. This new transportation made traveling from England to Malaysia much __6__than before. She didn't stop teaching __7__she was seventy-five years old.
Mary really loved teaching and she was also good at __8__ stories. I always hear her talk about her stories. They were very __9__, and I would like to listen to her when I was free. She could remember everything though she was old, I think it was because she __10__stopped working and thinking. My grandmother was really a great woman.
1.A. Although B. So C. Or D. As
2.A. teacher B. doctor C. nurse D. singer
3.A. visited B. left C. stayed in D. got to
4.A. car B. ship C. train D. bus
5.A. spent B. paid C. cost D. took
6.A. quicker B. harder C. worse D. safer
7.A. however B. until C. while D. as soon as
8.A. writing B. acting C. hearing D. telling
9.A. boring B. interesting C. old D. friendly
10.A. always B. usually C. sometimes D. never
（八）
根据短文内容从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能填入相应空格内的最佳答案。
Anne is a newspaper reporter. She chose this  1  so she could travel around the world. The work has taught her many unforgettable(令人难忘的) lessons. She has seen wars, earthquakes and death. But she has 2 seen courage, hope and happiness.
Last year, she won an award for her reporting in Africa. She was very proud 3 it. At first, she thought she got the award because of her good work. But then she realized that she should thank many other people for 4 help.
Anne was born in Jamaica. Her family was not poor, but it was not 5 , either. Her parents had to 6 hard so that she could go to school. At school, Anne was not a good student,
7 she enjoyed writing because her English teacher said, “Anne, you are a wonderful
8 .” The teacher encouraged her all the time.
Later, Anne went to university in Canada and then 9 a job. It was very difficult. Then, one day, she went to see the editor of a newspaper in Ottawa. The editor gave her a job. “Everyone needs a 10 at first.” He said.
（ ）1. A. book B. job C. sweater D. picture
（ ）2. A. still B. never C. also D. only
（ ）3. A. to B. of C. for D. from
（ ）4. A. my B. his C. our D. their
（ ）5. A. rich B. new C. small D. big
（ ）6. A. study B. walk C. work D. play
（ ）7. A. but B. if C. because D. so
（ ）8. A. farmer B. nurse C. doctor D. writer
（ ）9. A. looked for B. made C. joined D. found
（ ）10. A. ticket B. hobby C. chance D. habit
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