中考英语完形填空练习(自编)中考英语完形填空练习(自编).doc

on B. rise C. at D. traditional E. behind F. humans G. image H. close I. sharp Britain is facing a ____1___ rise in its rat population as growing numbers of people leave fast food scraps in the street, an environment group warned. Keep Britain Tidy said the rodents(啮齿动物) were abandoning their ___2____ hunts underground and were roaming the streets, tempted by discarded burgers, pizzas and crisps. The rat population is on the ____3___ and soon itll be as common to see a rodent on our street as it is to see a dog or a cat, said group Director, Sue Nelson. The practice of dumping fast food litter and scraps on the street rather than in the trash -- with young men the worst offenders -- was ___4____ the rise. According to the National Rodent Survey in 2001, Britains rat population has grown by nearly one quarter since 1998 and is now estimated at 60 million, two million more than the human population. ___5____ average a rat can give birth every 24-28 days and just a single pair of rats can produce a colony of 2,000 a year. Around 200 Britons a year contract Weils Disease - an infection which can lead to kidney or liver failure and eventually death and which is carried in rats urine. To highlight the issue, Keep Britain Tidy launched a cinema advert entitled How ____6___ do you want them to get? The ad culminates in a shocking _____7__ of a young woman sleeping in a bed of rats - echoing the nightmare scenario from James Herberts classic horror tale The Rats, in which mutant rodents begin to prey on ___8____. 1. ______ 2. _______3. _______ 4. _______ 5. ________ 6. ________ 7. _______ 8. _________ believed B. who C. needy D. whatever E. almost F. which G. symbol H. with I. if Santa Claus is someone who will remain in the hearts of children forever. He is the make-believe person ____1___ brings toys and other gifts to children at Christmas. To grown-ups, he is a special ___2____of goodwill and selfless giving. Two of his names -- Santa Claus and Saint N