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　　本文是一篇笑话，故事生动有趣，但读后又不禁感慨万分——自作聪明，终会留下笑柄。

答案简析

　　1.B。根据下文left him a lot of money 的提示, 我们可推断他叔叔很富有，故选B 。

　　2.C。leave sb. sth. 是“留给某人某物”的意思, 故选C 。

　　3.A。set up 是“建立”的意思，take up 是“举起”的意思，put up 是“张贴”的意思， make up 是“打扮”的意思, 根据句意和下文,可知选A。

　　4.A。由下文可知选A 。

　　5.A。意为“买了些新家具，然后就搬进去了”。

　　6.B。move in 是“搬进”的意思。

　　7.B。意为“就在这时”。

　　8.C。Dave 开公司是为了接待顾客，因此选C 。

　　9.D。take up 是“占据”的意思，bring up是“培养”的意思，make up 是“编造”的意思，pick up 是“随意拿起”的意思。

　　10.A。假装忙于接一个重要的电话。

　　11.B。answer a call 是“回电话”的意思。

　　12.B。knock at door是“敲门”的意思。

　　13,A。go on 是“继续”的意思, keep on 是“坚持”的意思, 故选A 。

　　14.A。他拿起电话显然是讲话, 故选A 。

　　15.A。全文的喜剧效果全在于此，很显然电话坏了，需要修理。Dave 只是在假装讲话。

　　初中英语完形填空自测练习题(16)

　　Why do people play football? It’s a(n) 1 game and it’s dangerous too. Twenty-two men fight 2 ninety minutes to make 3 many goals as they can. They get 4 black eyes, bruise (擦伤) and broken bones than they 5 points. Football players must be mad.

　　And why do people watch football? They 6 be mad too. They certainly 7 and scream like 8 . I’m afraid 9 near a football field when they are playing a game. The crowds are 10 .

　　I’d 11 stay at home and watch TV. But what happens when I turn it 12 ? They’re showing a football game. So I turn on the radio. What do I 13 ? The 14 football scores. And what do I see when I open a newspaper? Pictures of football players, interview(采访) with 15 players, scores of football games.

　　1. A. stupid B. funny C. exciting D. wonderful

　　2. A. for B. by C. in D. against

　　3. A. so B. to C. as D. very

　　4. A. much B. many C. most D. more

　　5. A. do with B. do C. do for D. did

　　6. A. mustn’t B. must C. can’t D. can

　　7. A. cry B. laugh C. run D. shout

　　8. A. gentlemen B. ladies C. madmen D. madams

　　9. A. of going B. for going C. to go D. to be going

　　10. A. happy B. dangerous C. sad D. tired

　　11. A. rather B. better C. like D. fairly

　　12. A. off B. down C. up D. on

　　13. A. listen B. listen to C. hear D. hear of

　　14. A. late B. latest C. later D. lately

　　15. A. basketball B. volleyball C. tennis D. football