专题01 完形填空热点话题12篇-2023年中考英语逆袭冲刺名校模拟真题特快专递（湖南专用）

2023湖南中考英语逆袭冲刺 名校模拟真题特快专递 第五期 专题01 完形填空热点话题12篇 （2023·湖南长沙·统考一模）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。     Once there was a poor village. People there often locked their doors and windows tight and kept the food they had to themselves. A stranger came one day. He was really tired and hungry. He stopped at the first ____1____ to ask for some food. “There is hardly any food here!” the woman inside the house said and closed the door. But the traveler was not ready to ____2____. He picked up a large, round ____3____ and knocked once more. The lady opened the door only half way. “Since you are poor like me, perhaps you would like to have some of my ____4____ stone soup.” said the traveler. Though the woman felt it was impossible, she was hungry too, so she invited him in. She lit the fire to boil the water, and opened her windows to let out some heat. The traveler ____5____ the stone inside the water until it boiled. He tasted a little, “It’s almost done, but if you had just a little salt and butter, it would taste much better!” The lady did so. Just then the lady’s husband returned with carrots and potatoes. “Impossible!” shouted the husband when he knew what happened. “It’s almost finished but it would be even nicer if we added some carrots and potatoes.” the traveler assured. The husband ____6____ and handed over the carrots and potatoes. Soon, the smell of the soup drifted (飘) out through the window and down the village. One neighbor followed the smell to the first house and watched from the window. The traveler said it could be better if some beans were added. “I have some!” shouted the neighbor. He couldn’t wait to taste the soup so he ____7____ returned with beans, and poured them into the pot. The smell drifted even ____8____ down the village. Word about a strange traveler making soup out of a single stone drew many villagers out of ____9____ homes there. The traveler finally said, “It’s done!” He served a bowl of stone soup for every villagers. From that d