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2021年4月宁波市江北区初中毕业生学业考试英语模拟试题
一、完形填空(本题共有15小题,每小题1分;共计15分)
阅读下面短文,掌握大意,然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
Four beggars (乞丐)usually met at an old shack (小窝棚)at the end of the day. One day,they were very __1__ because none of them had got much in __2__ begging bowls.
“I only got this piece of __3__ today,’’ the first said. “I __4__ got anything,” the second said. “I just picked up these few vegetables outside the fruit and vegetable store.” The __5__ complained that all he had been given was a handful of herds (香草) __6__ he couldn’t eat on his own. The fourth beggar had not __7__ much better. “I only got the handful of old, dried beans, __8__ they aren’t very nice!”
As they sat around the fire, one of them had a great idea. “Let’s put all our bits together and boil them. __9__ , we can make a tasty dish and share it.” They all agreed.
However,the first beggar thought,“I don’t want to __10__. I’ll just pretend to throw my meat into the pot. They’ll never know and I’ll eat my meat __11__.” So he pretended to put the meat into the pot. Now the __12__ idea had also hit the other beggars and the shack was so dark that __13__ could see what the others were doing.
Finally, one of them __14__ that the dish should now be ready and, in turn, each of them helped himself to a bowl. They drank the hot water in absolute (绝对) __15__, learning that selfishness (自私) doesn’t taste all that good.
1. A. happy
B. angry
C. upset
D. confident
2. A. his
B. her
C. its
D. their
3. A. bread
B. meat
C. chocolate
D. tofu
4. A. never
B. hardly
C. sometimes
D. always
5. A. first
B. second
C. third
D. fourth
6. A. that
B. what
C. who
D. why
7. A. got
B. done
C. thought
D. hoped
8. A. and
B. but
C. or
D. because
9. A. In the way
B. In a way
C. In this way
D. By the way
10. A. try
B. taste
C. make
D. share
11. A. actually
B. alone
C. quickly
D. slowly
12. A. interesting
B. strange
C. same
D. different
13. A. somebody
B.anybody
C. everybody
D. nobody
14.