There once was a farmer who lost his watch in his barn (谷仓).The watch was only cheap but it was very __31__ to him because it was a gift from his father.

　　After __32__ the barn for a long time，he gave up and asked for __33__ from a group of children playing nearby.

　　He __34__ them that the person who found the watch would be rewarded.

　　Hearing this，the children hurried inside the barn __35__.They searched everywhere but still could not find the __36__.Just when the farmer was going to give up，a little boy went up to him and asked to be given another __37__.

　　The farmer looked at him and thought，“Why not?After all，this kid looks honest.”

　　So the farmer __38__ the little boy back into the barn.After a while the little boy came out with the watch in his hand!The surprised farmer asked the boy how he __39__ where the rest had failed.

　　The boy replied，“I did nothing but sit quietly and listen for the sound of the watch.”

　　This shows us that sometimes a __40__ mind can think better than an excited one.

　　31.A.important B.expensive

　　C.useless D.interesting

　　32.A.finding B.searching C.watching D.studying

　　33.A.money B.danger C.work D.help

　　34.A.promised B.taught C.warned D.believed

　　35.A.angrily B.slowly

　　C.immediately D.hardly

　　36.A.rule B.book C.child D.watch

　　37.A.way B.chance C.lesson D.smile

　　38.A.threw B.sent C.gave D.caught

　　39.A.came B.knew

　　C.succeeded D.suggested

　　40.A.beautiful B.smart C.peaceful D.quick

　　(五)(2013，兰州)

　　Once，a circle lost a piece of its own.The circle wanted to be whole，so it went around，looking for its __41__piece.But because it was not complete，it could only roll(滚)very slowly.It enjoyed the flowers and the sunshine __42__the way.It talked with worms.It found lots of different pieces，but __43__of them fit.So it left them all by the side of the road and kept on __44__for the lost piece.Then one day the circle found a piece that fit__45__.The circle put the piece into __46__.It could be whole with nothing lost.It was so happy and began to roll.As it was a perfect circle，it could roll very fast，too fast to see flowers or talk to worms.It realized how different the world was when it rolled so quickly.It felt so sad __47__it stopped，left its found piece by the side of the road and rolled very slowly.

　　Sometimes we are perfect when we lose something.A man who __48__everything is poor in some ways.He will never have hopes，dreams or something __49__.He will never know someone loves him or someone is giving him something he has always wanted or never had.

　　We couldn't be perfect.But we must be brave enough to love，strong enough to forgive，kind enough to share__50__with others and clever enough to know there is enough love around us and then we can always have a wonderful time in our life.

　　41.A.miss B.lose C.missing D.losing

　　42.A.at B.of C.in D.along

　　43.A.none B.all C.every one D.each

　　44.A.look B.looking C.to look D.looked

　　45.A.perfectly B.perfect C.part D.partly

　　46.A.it B.itself C.them D.themselves

　　47.A.which B.whether C.that D.what

　　48.A.own B.has C.owned D.have

　　49.A.bad B.worse C.good D.better

　　50.A.kindness B.sadness C.happiness D.illness

　　第41讲　完形填空(二)

　　中考热身

　　1-5.CABDA　6～10.BCAAA

　　解题技法

　　【例5】 C　【例6】C　【例7】C　【例8】D

　　活学活用

　　5.D　6.A　7.B　8.A　9.B　10.D

　　实战强化

　　(一)1～5.CACAD　6～10.BDCBD

　　(二)11～15.BACAC　16～20.BABCB

　　(三)21～25.CBABB　26～30.CBACC