湖北省随州市广水市2022-2024年（三年）中考英语一模试题分类汇编：完形填空

湖北省随州市广水市2022-2024年（三年）中考英语一模试题分类汇编 完形填空 2024年湖北省随州市广水市中考一模英语试题（含解析） 一、完形填空(共15小题, 每小题1分, 满分15分) 阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 One day, Miriam got a letter along with a watermelon seed from Uncle Esai. The letter said: Miriam, This is a magic seed for you. Plant it, and it will grant ___1___ three wishes. Remember to be patient: the world has its own rhythm. Uncle Esai Miriam thought, “A magic seed? Maybe it’s Uncle Esai’s ___2___, but why not have a try?” She planted the seed in the yard, and made her ___3___ wish, “I want the watermelon to grow as big as a mountain!” The next morning, Miriam was very ___4___ to see a huge watermelon in the yard. She couldn’t believe it. “I must ___5___ it at once!” She hurried to cut the watermelon, but it was too hard. She became angry. “This is a silly watermelon! I don’t want it!” Immediately the fruit became a seed again. Miriam ___6___ her second wish had been granted. “Humph! This is not fun!” she cried. A few days later, Miriam found Uncle Esai’s ___7___ and read it again. She stopped when she saw the words “be patient”. How could she forget it? She rushed out of the door and ___8___ ran to the yard to find the seed. This time, she promised she would make the best use of the third wish. She thought for a while. “I hope my ___9___ could spend more time together.” But her parents needed to work. How could the seed help? Although it seemed impossible, she still decided to ____10____ the seed with patience. Miriam got some information about ____11____ to plant a watermelon, and then followed the steps carefully. When the seed turned into a normal-sized watermelon, she ____12____ it with her friends and neighbours. Everybody liked its taste. Miriam’s family got the seeds ____13____ the watermelon and planted more afterwards. They were so delicious that the neighbours offered to buy some. The watermelons brought extra money ____14____ Miriam’s parents didn’t have to be away for work as much. They had more f