2019中考英语完形填空考前强化：man’s history

(H)A cro has long been part of man’s history. More than any other (1),the cro has been both denounced and praised. So have (2) it as a ssenger of evil.

To the (3),the cro is a hungry robber ho soops don to (4)his rn shoots. Most people.see the cro as a big,(5),troubleso bird.

It is easy, therefore,to understand (6)the cro got its na into the(7).Any person ho talks about himself or his (8) is said to “cro”about himself.

This aning of the (9)ca from Old English or Frech..But there is a saying about the cro in Aricathat is (10).A person may be too (11) of himself and say sothing in a (12)and boastful ay .Later,he may abmit he is (13).Then he is “eating cro”.

No one knos ho this saying (14)started. But one story about it (15)in aLouisiananespaper in 1851.

A man ho oned a boarding house (16) poor food,and his cust ors plained about it .One bay, they plained so loudly (17)the oner of the house laughed at them and said, “Why,I can eat (18)and enjoy it.”

So decided to (19)him .They killed a large cro and oked it and made it (20)nice. Secretly,hoever,they(21)hot pepper and salt. They put the tasty-looking dish before the oner and (22)him to eat.

The oner took a big (23)out of the cro.It as horrible.He(24)the dish aay from him.

So,biing too certain has its price,if later you must admit you are rong. You may have to sallo your pride as ell as your ords. And that may be as (25)as eating cro.

1.A.person B.animal C.bird D.machine

2.A.feared B.looked C.ondered D.thought

3.A.orkers B.custors C.people D.farr

4.A.eat B.destroy C..damage D.protect

5.A.black B.boisy C.lovely D.pretty

6.A.hy B.hen C.ho D.that

7.A.use B.dictionary C.animal D.language

8.A.deeds B.enemies C.friends D.habits

9.A.sentence B.ord C.expression D.phrase

10.A.similar B.sa C.knon D.different

11.A.orried B.afraid C.sure D.careful

12.A.loud B.loudly C.aloud D.eak

13.A.bright B.rong C.healthy D.right

14.A.had B.brought C.ould D.got

15.A.published B.she C.appeared D.printed

16.A.served B.ate C.enjoyed D.offered

17.A.hen B.that C.after D.because

18.A.sothing B.nothing C.food D.anything

19.A.check B.examine C.test D.feed

20.A.look B.taste C.sll D.seem

21.A.boiled B.increased C.added D.supplied

22.A.forced B.caused C.eled D.invited

23.A.bite B.breath C.look D.egg

24.A.pulled B.pushed C.took D.drove

25.A.pleased B.interesting C.funny D.unpleasant

Key:H. 1- 5CADAB 6-10CDABD 11-15CABDC 16-20ABDCA 21-25CDABD