中考英语：完形填空专题训练（一）

Nearly everybody enjoys chicken, and the most famous name in chicken is Kentucky Fried Chicken. Mr Sanders, the man who started this ___1___ was not always very rich. At one time, he ___2___ a small gas station next to a highway (公路). Many truck drivers ___3___ there to get gas and take a rest. Mr Sanders realized they were often ___4___, so he began serving sandwiches and coffee. ___5___ the sandwiches he made tasted good, and didn’t ___6___ too much, more and more ___7___ came to eat at his place. ___8___ Mr Sanders began to serve fried chicken. People ___9___ it very much, and his new business grew rapidly. Not long after, however, another highway was ___10___, and many drivers no longer went ___11___ Mr Sanders’ restaurant. So he had to ___12___ it. Then he traveled around the country ___13___ to sell his idea of opening fried chicken restaurants. He ___14___. By 1967, there were almost 5000 Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurants. And now, ___15___ you go in the United States, you will see one. If you like chicken, I’m sure, you’ll enjoy eating Kentucky Fried Chicken.

1. A. business B. shop C. life D. search .

2. A. found B. worked C. saw D. owned

3. A. passed B. got to C. stopped D. left

4. A. late B. hungry C. tired D. sick

5. A. Although B. If C. As D. Once

6. A. need B. pay C. spend D. cost

7. A. passengers B. drivers C. students D. doctors

8. A. Then B. So C. But D. For

9. A. ate B. liked C. tried D. drank

10. A. appeared B. found C. built D. broken

11. A. out B. to C. over D. on

12. A. close B. run C. return D. take

13. A. trying B. believing C. thinking D. suggesting

14.A.failed B. fails C. succeeds D. succeeded

15.A.whenever B. wherever C. where D. when

【答案与解析】本文讲述了Kentucky Fried Chicken的由来及其流行。

1. A 卖Kentucky Fried Chicken当然是一门生意。

2. D下文可知是他拥有owned一家加油站。“发现”和“看见”讲不通。

3. C当然是停下来加油。stop to do sth停下来做某事;get后接there时，不用to。

4. B 根据后文他提供sandwiches服务，说明是他意识到司机饿。

5. C 从句与主句是因果关系，所以用as(由于)。

6. D表示“花费”，pay和spend的主语必须是人;cost的主语必是物。

7. B 由第3空前的Many truck drivers可知。

8. A 表示“然后、后来”用then。

9. B人们喜欢吃这种chicken，他的生意才会发展迅速。

10. C由后文可知，是另外建了一条公路。

11. B表示“来到”某地用come to。

12. A许多人不来吃，生意不好，自然就会关门。

13. A表示“尽力/ 设法做某事”用try to do sth。

14. D由后文可知，他成功了，且是1967年及以前当然是过去式。

15. B wherever无论到/ 在哪个地方。