牛津译林版九年级英语上册专题分类练习—完形填空
Once upon a time, there was a hippo(河马).He lived in a
river next to a big tree.
One day, a bird came and lived in the tree. The bird had a
sweet voice. She 41 every morning and many other animals
came to enjoy her songs. The hippo enjoyed the bird’s sweet
voice so much that he couldn’t think of 42 else. He was unhappy about being a hippo. He wished he were a 43 . After knowing that, the bird came and tried to 44 the hippo. She told the hippo that he was so 45 to be so big. More importantly, he was such a good swimmer. But the bird’s words didn’t work. The hippo was still 46 .He wanted very much to be a good singer 47 the bird.
Finally, the hippo made a 48 . He would come out of the river, climb the tree, stand on the branch(树枝)and start singing. He tried hard to climb the tree, 49 he failed because he didn’t have wings or claws(爪子)to climb with.
The hippo felt so sad. He knew he would never make it, so he angrily used all his strength to
50 the tree. Now he could stand on the tree. The hippo felt like a winner. He began singing.
51 , the hippo couldn’t sing, either. All that came from his mouth were terrible noises. When other animals heard him singing, they came to see 52 was happening. After seeing the hippo standing on the branch of a fallen tree and trying to sing like a bird, they all 53 .
The hippo was greatly embarrassed（为难的;尴尬的）by this. He would never again regret(后悔) being a 54 . He also felt 55 about having knocked the tree over. He did everything he could do to raise the tree back up again, replant it, and look after it until it completely recovered. ( )41. A. sang B. shouted C. cried D. danced
( )42. A. something B. anything C. nothing D. everything ( )43. A. swimmer B. singer C. hippo D. bird
( )44. A. look up B. cheer up C. give up D. make up
( )45. A. lonely B. famous C. lucky D. sad
( )46. A. unhappy B. unfriendly C. unlucky D. unfair
( )47. A. with B. like C. for D. and
( )48. A. mistake B. meal C. noise D. decision
( )49. A. since B. although C. but D. and
( )50. A. turn down B. get down C. come down D. push down
( )51. A. Unluckily B. Luckily C. Suddenly D. Usually
( )52. A. who B. what C. where D. which
( )53. A. listened B. smiled C. laughed D. cried
( )54. A. hippo B. bird C. dog D. cat
( )55. A. tired B. sorry C. happy D. excited
41-45ABDBC 46-50 ABDCD 51-55 ABCAB
Most people want to be happy, but few know how to find happiness. Money and success alone do not 41 happiness. A famous person once said, “Happiness depends on 42 .” In other words, we make our own happiness. Here is some advice that can make us _43__ happier.
The first secret of happiness is to enjoy the 44 things in life. Too often, we spend so much time thinking about the 45 , for example, getting into college or getting a good job, that we can’t enjoy the present. We should enjoy life’s simple pleasure, 46 spending time with close friends, listening to our favourite music, or 47 a good book. People who have a few close friends often live 48 and healthier lives.
49 secret of leading a happy life is to be active, and have 50 . We can collect toy cars, go fishing or play a 51 like table tennis or basketball. In this way, we can enjoy ourselves and 52 our problems or worries, and only think about the joy of activity.
53 , many people find happiness in helping others. People will feel good when they help others. 54 we want to feel happier, do something nice for someone. We can help a friend___55 his or her studies, go shopping to buy food for the elderly, or just clean up the park or streets.
( )41. A. show B. sell C. bring D. lose
( )42. A. other B. money C. success D. ourselves
( )43. A. feeling B. feel C. felt D. to feel
( )44. A. simple B. surpris ing C. expensive D. strange
( )45. A. health B. future C. money D. danger
( )46. A. in fact B. such as C. as a result D. rather than
