江苏省盐城地区2020届九年级上学期期中英语试卷精选汇编：完形填空(包含答案）.docVIP

完形填空 射阳县 三、完形填空（15分） “These are tulip bulbs(郁金香),” Grandpa explains to Ava, “I like to call them patient plants.” “Why?” “Because they wait all winter __36__ they start to grow.” Together, they pick a special place in the garden. Then Grandpa teaches Ava __37__ to plant them carefully. “Make sure you plant them pointing up,” __38__ advises. “And plant them about a hand’s length deep. Squirrels love to dig them __39__ and eat them!” “When will they start to grow?” asks Ava as she carefully tamps(压实) down the garden __40___. “In spring,” replies Grandpa. “__41__ that’s so far away,” Ava shouts. “Then you will have to be like the tulips,” smiles Grandpa. “You will have to become a __42__ gardener.” So she tries. She watches and waits. Now it is spring, and the weather is getting __43__. However, Saturday brings a late __44__. Ava gets up and eats breakfast. She tries to read and watches TV while waiting for Grandpa, but she __45__ sit calmly. Will the tulips survive the cold? When Grandpa __46__ arrives, Ava can’t __47__ to ask him questions. “They are hardy, Ava,” Grandpa says. “Let’s go and see those of plants of ours.” Outside, Grandpa bends down and __48___ brushes some snow off the small plants. He looks __49__ the plants and then at Ava, and smiles. “They were growing while the earth was still frozen. They waited for the right time. And I am proud of you, Ava,” he says. “You have been __50__ the tulips.” ( )36. A. before B. after C. while D. as ( )37. A. what B. how C. when D. where ( )38. A. she B. he C. I D. they ( )39. A. down B. over C. around D. up ( )40. A. oil B. gas C. soil D. coal ( )41. A. So B. But C. Or D. And ( )42. A. beautiful B. polite C. patient D. curious ( )43. A. colder B. hotter C. cooler D. warmer ( )44. A. snow B. fog C. rain D. shower ( )45. A. won’t B. can’t