山东省菏泽市牡丹区2021-2023年中考英语二模试题分类汇编：完形填空

山东省菏泽市牡丹区 2021-2023年中考英语二模试题分类汇编 完形填空 2023年山东省菏泽市牡丹区中考二模英语试题 二、完形填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后各小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 The Old Man and the Sea is the story of a struggle between an old fisherman and the greatest catch of his life. For eighty-four days, Santiago, the old Cuban fisherman, has set out to sea and returned with31. ________hands. Unluckily the parents of his young apprentice (徒弟)and friend, Manolin, have 32. ________the boy to fish in another more prosperous (繁荣的)boat. 33. ________, the boy continues to care for the old man and discusses the latest developments in American baseball. Santiago believes his failure will soon come to an end, and he decides to sail out farther than usual. 34. _________ the eighty-fifth day, Santiago sails his boat to the Gulf Stream. He prepares his lines and drops 35. ________. At noon, a big marlin(青枪鱼)takes the bait (鱼饵). The old man expertly hooks (钓) the fish, but he cannot pull it in. Instead, the fish begins to pull to boat. He is so worried the fish would run away that he can't tie the line fast to the boat, the old man has to pull the line with his 36. _________, back, and hands. The fish pulls the boat all through the day and night, Santiago stands the pain from the fishing line. Whenever the fish rushes around, the line37. ________ Santiago badly. As Santiago sails on with the fish, the marlin's blood attracts sharks. Although Santiago38. ________ to kill several sharks with the harpoon (鱼叉), more and more appear. They eat up the marlin's precious meat, leaving only skeleton(骨架), head, and tail. The next morning, a crowd of amazed fishermen gathers around the skeleton. Knowing nothing of the old man's struggle, tourists at a nearby cafe saw the giant marlin and mistake it for a shark. Manolin, is moved to tears when he finds Santiago 39. ________ in his bed. When the old man wakes, the two agree to fish as 40. ________once more. The old man returns to sleep and dreams his usual dream of