专题 07 兴趣爱好-备战2022年中考英语真题模拟题之阅读、完形特训

完形填空之兴趣爱好专项 （2021江苏宿迁中考真题） “What worries you, Tom?” asked Mrs Bell. He had a _____16_____ in his hand and tears(泪水) in his eyes. “Our teacher asked us to recite(背诵) the poem ‘Little Jim’ The student who can recite it _____17_____ will get a prize. But I don’t think I can do it well.” said Tom. “Why not?” asked Mrs Bell. “The boys say that I can’t,” said Tom in a _____18_____ voice. “Don’t mind what they _____19_____. Let them see that you can do it,” said Mrs Bell. “But I don’t think I can,” said Tom. “The poem is so long and difficult. I may not try _____20_____ the prize, but I want to try my best to recite it, because the boys laugh at me. They call me ‘Slow Tom’.” “Well, dear,” said Mrs Bell, “Look at that snail on the wall. How slow it is! Watch it. You will see it will get to the top at last. So just try a few lines each day, and you may _____21_____ the prize in the end.” Tom thought that though he could not catch up with the boys, he might run a race with the _____22_____. So he decided to try it. At last, the day came. The teacher called up the boys to recite the poem. After five or six boys had recited it, it was Tom’s _____23_____. Most of the boys laughed at him because they thought he could _____24_____. But to their surprise, Tom did not _____25_____ miss a word. His heart was full of joy when the teacher said, “Well done, Tom!” After the rest of the class had tried, the teacher said Tom had done best and he gave Tom the _____26_____. “And now tell us _____27_____ you could recite the poem so well,” said the teacher. “A snail on the wall taught me how to do it,” said Tom. There was a loud _____28_____ when Tom said this. But the teacher said, “Don’t laugh! We can learn a lot from things such as snails. How did the snail teach you, Tom?” “I saw it crawl up the wall bit by bit. It did not stop, but went on and on. And I thought I could do the same. So I recited it bit by bit, and did not _____29_____.” said Tom. “Well done, Tom!” said the teacher. “N