《2025年基础训练大象出版社九年级英语全一册人教版》

三、完形填空(15小题,每小题1分,共15分)
先通读短文,掌握其大意,然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。
Kevin Moseley is an inventor. He has turned his invention 41 a huge business success. Several years ago, Kevin came up with the idea of 42 a special shark fin (鱼鳍). The purpose of it is to help children learn to 43 . He named it SwimFin.
Later, Kevin developed a business plan for his idea. He took part in a 44 because he needed others’ investment (投资). Unluckily, on the show, some people 45 that his idea was dangerous, and they 46 made a couple of jokes. They said 47 would buy such a “silly” thing.
“I was on the show 48 I was not a businessman,” Kevin said. “I needed 49 and advice, but I was made to feel like a 50 little schoolboy.”
However, Kevin decided not to 51 . He said, “That experience made me want to succeed. I realized that I did have a good 52 that would help children learn to swim, so I decided to carry on 53 .”
Kevin then raised about £200,000 54 the new business. He started a company, SwimFin Ltd., from the garage (车库) of his home.
In just one year, Kevin made about £70,000 and his product became very 55 . One year later, SwimFin was a £100,000 business and worldwide success.
( D ) 41. A. on B. of C. at D. into
( C ) 42. A. buying B. selling C. creating D. using
( B ) 43. A. skate B. swim C. count D. shoot
( B ) 44. A. market B. show C. trip D. search
( A ) 45. A. warned B. checked C. promised D. agreed
( B ) 46. A. only B. even C. still D. along
( A ) 47. A. nobody B. somebody C. anybody D. everybody
( C ) 48. A. so B. until C. because D. if
( C ) 49. A. fear B. joy C. money D. honor
( D ) 50. A. rich B. great C. proud D. poor
( B ) 51. A. give out B. give up C. give off D. give away
( A ) 52. A. product B. background C. note D. process
( B ) 53. A. halfway B. alone C. lonely D. abroad
( D ) 54. A. under B. from C. through D. for
( C ) 55. A. educational B. natural C. popular D. convenient

答案： 41.D 42.C 43.B 44.B 45.A 46.B 47.A 48.C 49.C 50.D 51.B 52.A 53.B 54.D 55.C