2017长沙市中考英语模拟试题（一）

　　Ⅳ. 完形填空(共10小题，每小题1分，计10分)　　阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。

　　Homesick is a compound (复合的) word made up of HOME and SICK. You know what each

　　31 means on its own, of course. But do you know the meaning 32 they are used together? The definition (定义) of homesick is SICK FOR HOME. It means you miss your home.

　　Now think for a minute 33 SEASICK. If you change the word HOME in the definition to the word SEA, would the definition 34 SEASICK? Does seasick mean SICK FOR SEA.It means something quite 35 . Seasick means SICK BY THE MOVEMENT ON THE SEA. When you are 36 , the only place you want to be is at home. When you are seasick, 37 you want to be is at sea.

　　Have you ever 38 a person being heartsick? Heartsick doesn’t mean that something is wrong with a person’s heart. People are heartsick when they are 39 deep inside as if (好像) their hearts are broken.　　And we also have other compound words, such as handshake and 40 . Perhaps you may write definitions for them. It must be helpful to know something like this in your English study.

　　31. A. word B. phrase C. sentence D. passage

　　32. A. how B. why C. when D. where

　　33. A. for B. from C. about D. like

　　34. A. get B. fit C. read D. have　　35. A. right B. wrong C. same D. different

　　36. A. homesick B. heartsick C. seasick D. carsick

　　37. A. the first place B. the last place C. the only place D. the safe place

　　38. A. thought over B. thought out C. heard from D. heard of

　　39. A. hurt B. hit C. loved D. moved

　　40. A. hobby B. height C. heaven D.handbag