《2025年启东中学作业本九年级英语上册译林版宿迁专版》

五、完形填空。(2024·江苏盐城大丰区三模)
When I was a boy, we lived across a river from the main road next to a set of railroad tracks. The only way to our house was across a _1_. Our only neighbour, Frank, lived in a(n) _2_ house on the hillside behind our home. His house, _3_, was over a hundred years old.
Frank was already nearly 80 years old when I was _4_. He was a first-generation(第一代) Italian immigrant(移民) who had never married. He had _5_ on the railroad for over 40 years before retiring(退休), but still worked hard every day. I would watch him with amazement grow plants on hillsides. Frank was smelly by today's standards. He had no electricity or running water and would bathe once a week with water he boiled. But I never seemed to _6_ the smell when I visited him. His _7_ was still so broken even after all his years in America but somehow I never had any trouble _8_ him.
Frank also _9_ me in my spiritual(精神的) growth. He did this mainly by _10_. He never lectured or taught. He just showed me how to live with honesty, kindness and goodness. He showed me the joy of nature and the peace that could come from just sitting outside on a sunny day.
When Frank _11_, we found he had over 40,000 dollars in the bank, a fortune(巨款) at that time, from a lifetime of saving. It was sent to his brothers and sisters _12_ living in Italy.
We often wondered why he hadn't used it to buy a better home and live more _13_. Looking back now, however, I know the _14_. He had food, cover, clothes, and warmth both in his house and in his spirit. He _15_ nothing more to be happy in his life.
( )1. A. street
B. board
C. map
D. bridge
( )2. A. open
B. empty
C. old
D. dark
( )3. A. in fact
B. at first
C. above all
D. as usual
( )4. A. taught
B. born
C. prepared
D. educated
( )5. A. worked
B. waited
C. walked
D. travelled
( )6. A. mind
B. bear
C. have
D. take
( )7. A. heart
B. English
C. life
D. time
( )8. A. understanding
B. finding
C. believing
D. improving
( )9. A. hurt
B. guided
C. held
D. stopped
( )10. A. nature
B. choice
C. order
D. example
( )11. A. failed
B. returned
C. continued
D. died
( )12. A. still
B. also
C. again
D. often
( )13. A. actively
B. comfortably
C. safely
D. quietly
( )14. A. way
B. step
C. chance
D. answer
( )15. A. managed
B. changed
C. needed
D. explained

答案： 1. D【点拨】street 街道; board 甲板; map 地图; bridge 桥。根据前句“When I was a boy, we lived across a river from the main road next to a set of railroad tracks.”可知,“我”家离主路隔着一条河,所以唯一一条去“我”家的路是要经过一座桥。故选 D。2. C【点拨】open 开放的; empty 空的; old 老的,旧的; dark 黑的。根据后文可知,弗兰克居住的房子已经有100多年的历史了,是一所老房子。故选 C。3. A【点拨】in fact 实际上; at first 首先; above all 最重要的是; as usual 像往常一样。分析句子可知,他的房子实际上有100多年的历史了。故选 A。4. B【点拨】teach 教; born 出生; prepare 准备; educate 教育。根据前文“Frank was already nearly 80 years old”可知,当“我”出生时,弗兰克已经快80岁了。故选 B。5. A【点拨】work 工作; wait 等待; walk 步行; travel 旅行。根据“before retiring(退休)”及“but still worked hard every day”可知,退休前,他在铁路上工作。故选 A。6. A【点拨】mind 介意; bear 容忍; have 有; take 带走。由句中的 But 可判断这里的意思应与前文相反。这里是说虽然弗兰克身上的气味难闻,但“我”去拜访他的时候好像从来不“介意”那股气味。故选 A。7. B【点拨】heart 心; English 英语; life 生活; time 时间。根据“even after all his years in America”可推断,他的“英语”仍然很差。故选 B。8. A【点拨】understand 理解; find 找到; believe 相信; improve 提高。根据前文可知,弗兰克的英语不好,由此推断,此处表达的是“但不知怎的,我理解他的意思从来没有困难”。故选 A。9. B【点拨】hurt 使受伤; guide 引导; hold 举起; stop 停止。此处表示弗兰克在精神上引导了“我”。故选 B。10. D【点拨】根据后文“He never lectured or taught.”可推断,他通过“以身作则”的方式指引着“我”。by example 以身作则。故选 D。11. D【点拨】fail 失败; return 返回; continue 继续; die 死。根据“we found he had over 40,000 dollars in the bank”可知,在弗兰克死后,“我们”发现他在银行存了四万多美元。故选 D。12. A【点拨】still 仍然; also 也; again 再一次; often 经常。根据上下文可知,这笔钱寄给了他仍然在意大利居住的兄弟姐妹。故选 A。13. B【点拨】actively 积极地; comfortably 舒适地; safely 安全地; quietly 安静地。根据“buy a better home”可推断,买好房子的目的是居住得“更舒适”。故选 B。14. D【点拨】way 方法; step 步骤; chance 机会; answer 答案。根据语境可知,此处指“我”现在知道这个问题的“答案”了。故选 D。15. C【点拨】manage 完成; change 改变; need 需要; explain 解释。根据“He had food, cover, clothes, and warmth both in his house and in his spirit.”可推知选 C。