江苏省南通市2021-2023年中考英语试卷分类汇编：完形填空

江苏省南通市 2021-2023年中考英语试卷分类汇编 完形填空 2023年江苏省南通市中考英语试题 二、完形填空 (本题共15小题；每小题1分, 满分15分) 请认真阅读下面短文, 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。 Jatto's mother was doing housework while Jatto was reading a book aloud in English. Jatto didn't always like 16 to his mother. She spoke only Esan, one of the languages in Nigeria. Wasn't it a waste of time to read to someone who couldn't understand? His mother didn't even realize when he made 17 . Still, she insisted he read aloud every day. "Let's bottle nuts when you finish reading, " she said in Esan. Jatto shook his head. He had so much homework to do. "I'll never finish reading." Jatto said "never" in English because there was no word for never in Esan. "What's 'never'?" she asked. Jatto cleared his throat to 18 the English word. "It means I won't stop reading today, tomorrow, or 19. "He drew circles in the air. "Nor the day after the day after tomorrow, the day after the day after, the day after … . " "Oh, OK! That's forever, "his mother said. Jatto stared at the nuts. Each one looked delicious. Now would be a 20 time to eat some. But he couldn't ask. He remembered the 21 he'd drawn in the air. Jatto's mother whisted. Tam-tam, their cow, came up to them. Jatto could 22 cow-milk air as his mother milked her. Tam-tam's milk was the best he'd ever tasted. Jatto needed to take his mind off the 23 . "Mama, why do you make me read to you even though you don't understand?" "I want you to practice speaking English often, "she said. "I can practice English in my head, "he said, not 24. His mother smiled. "We share our stories aloud with others, not in our heads where 25 can hear them. " Jatto nodded. He'd learned about that in school. She decided to tell him a story and handed him some nuts and milk. "You can eat 26 I talk. " He ate as she started. Soon, Jatto was singing the story with his mother. "You never tell me stories, "he said when they stopped 27. She sighed. "I used to, but when you started school, I wanted you to