浙江省宁波市 2021 年中考英语真题试卷
一、完形填空（本题有 15 小题，每小题 1 分，共计 15 分）（共 1 题；共 15 分）
1.阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。
Larry seemed always silent and didn't have any friend. His teacher Mr. Brown
1 this. One day, he asked Larry to meet him after class. Mr. Brown said, "I see that you don't
talk to anyone or show any 2 in anything. What's wrong?" Larry replied, "Sir, I have a
very 3 life. I have to face some very sad incidents and I keep 4 them.
Because of this, I can't focus my attention on anything and don't even feel like talking to 5
. "
Mr. Brown listened carefully, thought for a while and said, "Would you like some lemonade（柠檬汽
水）?"Larry felt a little 6 and nervously replied, "Yes, thank you!"
While 7 lemonade, Mr. Brown added more salt on purpose and kept the quantity
of sugar low. Larry made a 8 face as soon as he drank a sip of that lemonade. Seeing
this, Mr. Brown asked "You don't like it?""
"Um… it's just there is a bit too much 9 in it, "Larry answered.
Mr. Brown stopped him, "Oh, it doesn't matter. I will throw it away. "As the teacher was lifting the
glass to 10 , Larry stopped him and said, "Sir, please don't throw it away.
11 we put a little more sugar in the lemonade, it will be fine to drink. "
Hearing this, Mr. Brown said 12 , "This is what I want to hear from you. To improve
the 13 of lemonade, we don't need to remove the salt from it, we can just add some
sugar to it. Similarly, we cannot remove sad things that have 14 happened to us, but
we can add sweetness of good experiences in our life. If you keep on crying about your
15 neither your present will be right nor the future will be bright. "
Larry realized his problem and promised to live a positive life.
1. A. enjoyed B. noticed C. believed D. forgot
2. A. fear B. anger C. interest D. politeness
3. A. simple B. difficult C. quiet D. common
4. A. looking for B. learning from C. laughing at D. thinking about
5. A. anybody B. somebody C. everybody D. nobody
6. A. surprised B. tired C. bored D. shamed
7. A. buying B. cooking C. preparing D. drinking
8. A. serious B. friendly C. patient D. strange
