湖北省襄阳市樊城区2020-2022年中考一模英语试题分类汇编：完形填空

湖北省襄阳市樊城区 2020-2022年中考一模英语试题分类汇编 完形填空 2022年湖北省襄阳市樊城区中考一模英语试题 三、完形填空（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分） 阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个可以填入空白处的最佳选项，使短文意思完整、句子通顺，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 Why is red everywhere during Chinese New Year? And why do we give out red envelopes for the Chinese New Year? Once upon a time, there was a ____36____ monster (怪兽) named Nian. Every year before spring, Nian comes out in search of children and animals to hunt. People lived in fear of him and would lock up their houses before going somewhere to ____37____. One year, an old stranger came for food. But people were too busy ____38____ to take care of him. However, a lady ____39____ gave him some rice. He said, “If you let me stay in your house for one night, I can ____40____ you that the monster will never come back. I have a secret way to help out.” That night, the monster came to the village, ready to attack (袭击) the poor old man. But when he saw three red signs on the door, he stopped. The red signs made him feel ____41____. Suddenly, the old man threw the bamboo into the fire which he ____42____ earlier. There was a loud explosion (爆炸). The monster ran away in fear and no one saw him again. The villagers ____43____ the next morning, and to their surprise, the old man was safe. He told them: “As long as you hang up red signs and set off firecrackers (鞭炮) on New Year’s Eve, you will spend the new year ____44____.” Then the old man rose up in the sky and they realized that he must he a God. Since then, red has become a _____45_____ of good luck. People not only hang up red signs, but also start to wear red clothes and give out red envelopes. 36. A. beautiful B. terrible C. fun D. little 37. A. hide B. play C. work D. celebrate 38. A. trying out B. hanging out C. running away D. giving away 39. A. hardly B. kindly C. seriously D. exactly 40. A. teach B. call C. suggest D. promise 41. A. uncomfortable B. comfortable C. unfair D. fair 42. A. had cooked B. had polished C. had prepared D. had weighed 43. A. s