五、完形填空
The story of jeans (2024 盐城期末)
From shops to farms all around the world, blue jeans are popular. Do you know the story about this kind of _1_?
The story starts in the 1800s. Many workers wear trousers that _2_ ours today. But their trousers are often worn out (磨破的) because of the terrible working places.
There is a man called Jacob living in a small town and _3_ is good at making clothes. One day, a worker's wife (妻子) asks him to make trousers for her husband. She hopes his trousers can be _4_ enough to wear. So Jacob adds rivets (铆钉) at the stress points to make them stronger. And the worker loves his trousers. These are the _5_ jeans.
Soon more and more people ask Jacob to make jeans. He needs help to grow his business. So he meets Levis, the owner of a _6_ that sells clothes. Then they work together and get their patent (专利). That means no one else can make trousers with rivets.
In the early 1900s, the jeans get _7_ with not only workers but also teenagers and young adults. More and more people love the style and _8_ jeans.
Now we can see people wear jeans and the _9_ are different, such as blue, black and white. So when you wear a pair of jeans, will you think of this _10_?
Dressing is a way of life. Don't forget to dress happily and comfortably.

1. D 2. B 3. A 提示:此处指代雅各布,为男性,用he。 4. C 5. A 6. A 7. B 8. D 9. A 10. C

【分析】做完形填空需先通读全文，把握文章主旨为牛仔裤的起源故事，再逐空结合上下文语境、词义辨析、代词指代、固定搭配等知识分析选项。比如第1题需明确jeans属于衣物类；第2题考查动词短语含义；第3题注意代词指代的人物性别；第4题结合前文“磨破”的语境选合适形容词；第5题根据上下文逻辑判断序数词；第6题结合“卖衣服”确定场所；第7题考查固定搭配“get popular”；第8题结合语境选动词；第9题根据后文颜色举例确定名词；第10题呼应开头的“story”。
【解析】
1. 考查名词辨析。jeans（牛仔裤）属于衣物，结合选项，clothes（衣服）符合，故选D。
2. 考查动词短语辨析。look for（寻找）；look like（看起来像）；look at（看）；look after（照顾）。句意为“19世纪工人穿的裤子看起来像我们今天的”，故选B。
3. 考查代词。此处指代前文的Jacob（男性人名），作主语用主格代词he，故选A。
4. 考查形容词辨析。beautiful（美丽的）；comfortable（舒适的）；strong（结实的）；fashionable（时尚的）。前文提到工人的裤子容易磨破，因此需要足够结实，故选C。
5. 考查序数词。根据上下文，Jacob制作的是最早的牛仔裤，first（第一的，最早的）符合语境，故选A。
6. 考查名词辨析。shop（商店）；restaurant（餐馆）；hotel（酒店）；school（学校）。由后文“sells clothes”可知是卖衣服的商店，故选A。
7. 考查形容词辨析。light（轻的）；popular（受欢迎的）；different（不同的）；interesting（有趣的）。get popular是固定搭配，意为“变得受欢迎”，符合牛仔裤受各类人群喜爱的语境，故选B。
8. 考查动词辨析。wash（洗）；borrow（借）；match（匹配）；buy（买）。更多人喜欢牛仔裤的风格，因此会购买，故选D。
9. 考查名词辨析。colours（颜色）；types（类型）；styles（风格）；designs（设计）。后文举例blue, black, white是颜色，故选A。
10. 考查名词辨析。呼应开头提到的“the story about this kind of clothes”，此处指牛仔裤的起源故事，故选C。
【答案】1.D 2.B 3.A 4.C 5.A 6.A 7.B 8.D 9.A 10.C
【知识点】完形填空解题技巧、名词辨析、动词短语辨析、代词用法
【点评】本文是关于牛仔裤起源的记叙文，属于初中阶段常见的完形填空题型，侧重考查学生对上下文语境的理解和基础词汇的辨析能力，整体难度适中，需要学生结合文章细节和逻辑关系作答。
【难度系数】0.6

1. The Luban Lock is a kind of educational toyto building blocks.
2. The colour of her hair clipthat of her coat.
3. Where to spend the holidayon you.
4. What a big success theshow is!
5. Blue andfruits mostly grow in warmer places.
6. You need to use moreto support your idea.
7. All childrentheir own ways to spend their free time.
8. This course(课程) isfor all the students.
9. Bruce wears a formal shirt but a pair ofjeans.
10. (原创)Whenever we have trouble with our study, we usually ask our teachers for some.

1. similar 2. matches 3. depends 4. fashion 5. purple 6. examples 7. choose 8. suitable 9. casual 10. advice

【分析】
解答此类单词拼写题，需先理解句意，再结合给出的汉语提示或首字母，确定单词的词性，最后根据语法规则（如主谓一致、名词单复数等）调整单词形式，写出正确答案。
【解析】
1. 汉语提示“相似的”，结合固定搭配be similar to，填形容词similar；
2. 主语the colour是第三人称单数，一般现在时中动词用第三人称单数形式，“匹配”对应match，故填matches；
3. 主语是疑问词短语Where to spend the holiday，谓语动词用第三人称单数，“取决于”对应depend，故填depends；
4. 汉语提示“时装业”，对应名词fashion，fashion show为固定短语“时装秀”，故填fashion；
5. 汉语提示“紫色”，对应形容词purple，修饰fruits，故填purple；
6. 汉语提示“例子”，对应名词example，more后接可数名词复数，故填examples；
7. 主语children是复数，一般现在时中动词用原形，“选择”对应choose，故填choose；
8. 汉语提示“适合的”，结合固定搭配be suitable for，填形容词suitable；
9. 首字母为c，与formal（正式的）对应，修饰jeans的形容词为casual（休闲的），故填casual；
10. 首字母为a，结合固定搭配ask for advice（请求建议），填不可数名词advice，故填advice。
【答案】
1. similar 2. matches 3. depends 4. fashion 5. purple 6. examples 7. choose 8. suitable 9. casual 10. advice
【知识点】
英语词汇运用、固定搭配、主谓一致
【点评】
本题为基础英语单词拼写题，考查核心词汇、常用固定搭配及基本语法的运用，需结合句意和提示准确判断单词形式，属于巩固基础的常规题型。
【难度系数】
0.8