中考真题2024年江苏省盐城市完形填空-超能力兄弟冒险记
Long ago in China, there lived five brothers who looked almost the same. The only way to tell them was by their amazing ___1___. First Brother was as strong as ten horses. Second Brother could fly in the sky like a bird. Third Brother could___2___an ant sneeze (打喷嚏). Fourth Brother could make his body iron hard. Fifth Brother could make a river when he cried.
One day, Fifth Brother came across a strange ___3___. When he was enjoying the delicious apple picked from the garden, ___4___ three men appeared. They took him to the owner of the garden. The owner was a bad, greedy man. He ___5___Fifth Brother in his deepest prison. He said only if Fifth Brother ___6___the treasure of Fire Island to him, he could set Fifth Brother free. Fire Island was in the middle of a nearby ___7___. A dragon lived there, guarding its treasure. Stealing it seemed like a(n) ___8___ task, but Fifth Brother agreed to try.
That night, far away, ___9___ Brother heard Fifth Brother call for help. After listening to his story, Third Brother told other brothers what had happened. They made a ___10___ to go to help their brother get the treasure.
The next day, the five brothers worked together and with great___11___, they got the treasure from the dragon in the lake. Then Fifth Brother gave it to the owner. ___12___the owner would not let Fifth Brother go because he thought Fifth Brother had many powers.
When Fifth Brother knew this
he started to ___13___. Soon, his tears tan like a rushing river that swept the owner away.
Once the land dried out, the brothers journeyed home. They were ___14___ to be together again.
The next day, Fifth Brother said he was going on another walk. His brothers made him ___15___ that he would never eat in strange gardens again. Fifth Brother laughed and left.
1.1.
A abilities
B clothes
C looks
D ages
解析：选A。A。原文中提到“The only way to tell them was by their amazing...”，结合后文描述的五个兄弟的特殊能力，可以推断这里指的是他们的“能力”，因此选项A“abilities”最符合语境。选项B“clothes”、C“looks”和D“ages”均无法准确描述五兄弟之间的区别。
2.2.
A see
B hear
C make
D help
解析：选B。B。根据“Third Brother could...an ant sneeze”的描述，结合常识，打喷嚏的声音是可以听到的，因此选项B“hear”最符合语境。选项A“see”表示看到，与打喷嚏的声音无关；选项C“make”表示制造，不符合语境；选项D“help”表示帮助，也与打喷嚏无关。
3.3.
A village
B park
C field
D garden
解析：选D。D。后文提到“When he was enjoying the delicious apple picked from the garden”，说明Fifth Brother是在一个花园里，因此选项D“garden”最符合语境。选项A“village”表示村庄，B“park”表示公园，C“field”表示田野，均与后文描述不符。
4.4.
A finally
B politely
C suddenly
D peacefully
解析：选C。C。根据语境，“When he was enjoying the delicious apple picked from the garden,...three men appeared”，这里描述的是当Fifth Brother正在享受苹果时，突然出现了三个人，因此选项C“suddenly”最符合语境。选项A“finally”表示最终，B“politely”表示礼貌地，D“peacefully”表示和平地，均与语境不符。
5.5.
A locked
B found
C saved
D treated
解析：选A。A。原文中提到“He...Fifth Brother in his deepest prison”，结合常识，把某人关进监狱通常使用“lock”这个词，因此选项A“locked”最符合语境。选项B“found”表示发现，C“saved”表示拯救，D“treated”表示治疗，均与语境不符。
6.6.
A sold
B lent
C donated
D brought
解析：选D。D。原文中提到“only if Fifth Brother...the treasure of Fire Island to him”，结合后文描述，Fifth Brother需要把Fire Island的宝藏给这个贪婪的人，因此选项D“brought”最符合语境，表示带来。选项A“sold”表示出售，B“lent”表示借出，C“donated”表示捐赠，均与语境不符。
7.7.
A river
B forest
C hill
D lake
解析：选D。D。原文中提到“Fire Island was in the middle of a nearby...”，结合后文描述，Five Brothers需要在湖里与龙战斗，因此可以推断Fire Island位于一个湖的中央，所以选项D“lake”最符合语境。选项A“river”表示河流，B“forest”表示森林，C“hill”表示小山，均与语境不符。
8.8.
A interesting
B impossible
C valuable
D simple
解析：选B。B。原文中提到“Stealing it seemed like a(n)...task”，结合常识和语境，偷取龙的宝藏显然是一项困难的任务，因此选项B“impossible”最符合语境。选项A“interesting”表示有趣的，C“valuable”表示有价值的，D“simple”表示简单的，均与语境不符。
9.9.
A First
B Second
C Third
D Fourth
解析：选C。C。根据后文“After listening to his story, Third Brother told other brothers what had happened”，可以推断是Third Brother听到了Fifth Brother的呼救声，因此选项C“Third”最符合语境。选项A“First”、B“Second”和D“Fourth”均与后文描述不符。
10.10.
A story
B plan
C change
D mistake
解析：选B。B。原文中提到“They made a...to go to help their brother get the treasure”，结合语境，可以推断五兄弟制定了一个计划去帮助Fifth Brother获取宝藏，因此选项B“plan”最符合语境。选项A“story”表示故事，C“change”表示改变，D“mistake”表示错误，均与语境不符。
11.11.
A hope
B advice
C effort
D interest
解析：选C。C。原文中提到“they got the treasure from the dragon in the lake with great...”，结合语境，可以推断五兄弟在获取宝藏的过程中付出了巨大的努力，因此选项C“effort”最符合语境。选项A“hope”表示希望，B“advice”表示建议，D“interest”表示兴趣，均与语境不符。
12.12.
A But
B So
C And
D Or
解析：选A。A。原文中提到“Then Fifth Brother gave it to the owner....the owner would not let Fifth Brother go”，这里描述了一个转折关系，即尽管Fifth Brother把宝藏给了贪婪的人，但这个人还是不让Fifth Brother离开，因此选项A“But”最符合语境。选项B“So”表示结果，C“And”表示并列，D“Or”表示选择，均与语境不符。
13.13.
A cry
B fly
C play
D sing
解析：选A。A。原文中提到“When Fifth Brother knew this he started to...”，结合后文“Soon, his tears tan like a rushing river that swept the owner away”，可以推断Fifth Brother开始哭泣，因此选项A“cry”最符合语境。选项B“fly”表示飞翔，C“play”表示玩耍，D“sing”表示唱歌，均与语境不符。
14.14.
A shy
B quiet
C careful
D happy
解析：选D。D。原文中提到“They were...to be together again”，结合语境，可以推断五兄弟再次团聚时非常高兴，因此选项D“happy”最符合语境。选项A“shy”表示害羞的，B“quiet”表示安静的，C“careful”表示小心的，均与语境不符。
15.15.
A prove
B guess
C promise
D discover
解析：选C。C。原文中提到“His brothers made him...that he would never eat in strange gardens again”，结合语境，可以推断Fiveth Brother的兄弟们让他承诺不再在陌生的花园里吃东西，因此选项C“promise”最符合语境。选项A“prove”表示证明，B“guess”表示猜测，D“discover”表示发现，均与语境不符。