专题04 完形填空（15题）-2022年中考英语必考题型终极押题（山东通用）

2022年中考英语必考题型终极押题（山东专用）-完形填空（15题） （2022·江苏盐城·一模）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出最佳答案。 cactus and rose There were many plants in a forest. When ___1___ came, a pine tree saw a red rose nearby and said, “What a beautiful flower! I wish I were that lovely.” The rose ___2___ said, “It seems that I am the most beautiful flower in this forest.” Then the rose looked at a cactus and said, “Look at that ___3___ plant full of thorns!” “What a proud flower!” thought the tree. As the days passed, the red rose often looked at the cactus and said ___4___ words about it, like “This plant is useless. How ___5___ I am to be his neighbour!” The cactus ___6___ got angry and said, “God did not create any form of life without a ___7___.” Time passed, and the weather became very hot. As there was no ___8___, the red rose began to wilt (枯萎). One day the rose saw birds put their beaks (鸟嘴) into the cactus and then ___9___ away. The red rose asked the pine tree what the birds were doing. The pine tree ___10___ tha