江苏省南京市联合体2021-2023年中考英语一模试题分类汇编：完形填空

江苏省南京市联合体 2021-2023年中考英语一模试题分类汇编 完形填空 2023年江苏省南京市联合体中考一模英语试卷 二、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 For many years the people of the kingdom searched and searched, but they never found their princess. No one knew that far away, in valley(山谷), Mother Gothel was raising the child as her own. To prevent her from ___16___, Mother Gothel kept the girl at the top of the tall tower they called home. The beautiful valley provided wonderful ___17___ for the little girl. A waterfall fell from the mountain into a clean stream. The fields were filled with flowers and greenery. Mother Gothel loved Rapunzel. And the child loved Mother Gothel too. After all, she was the only mother—the only person!—whom Rapunzel ___18___. Mother Gothel was there to feed and bathe the baby. And she sang lullabies to the little girl as she brushed her hair every day. Rapunzel ___19___ knew the true love of her real parents. Nearly four years passed before Rapunzel asked Mother Gothel, “Why can’t I go outside?” Mother Gothel kept ___20___ with her replies. She knew she had to make the little girl fearful so she would never leave the safety of the tower. “The outside world is a dangerous place filled with horrible, selfish people,” she replied. She did not want to lose Rapunzel. The child was a part of her now. Rapunzel was of great ___21___ to her as a prized rose or a precious jewel. “They wanted your gift,” Mother Gothel ___22___ to Rapunzel as she looked at the hair that she herself had cut. “So they cut a piece of your hair.” “Yes, Mommy.” Rapunzel shivered(颤抖) a little. The outside world must be a ___23___ place! But on the night of her fourth birthday, Rapunzel tiptoed over to the tower ___24___. There in the night sky she saw thousands of sparkling lights drifting up beyond the valley toward the stars. Rapunzel didn’t know that each year, the King and the Queen and all the people in the kingdom released thousands of bright ___25___ as beacons for their