"How can you be so 43 ?” asked Akbar.
Birbal said, "Make you men 44 , My lord. If you find more crows it means some have come to visit their relatives(亲戚) here. If you find 45 crows it means some have gone to visit their relatives elsewhere".
Akbar said, "How many crows (乌鸦)are there in this city?"
42 even a moment's thought, Birbal replied "There are fifty thousand five hundred and eighty nine crows, my lord".
( ) 43. A. smart
B. brave
C. fanny
D. sure
( ) 44. A. catch
B. discuss C. count
D. visit
( ) 45. A. fewer
B. larger
C. faster
D. older
2013河南省中考完形填空考点解析
本题材为一篇幽默故事。题目设置上较注重对语篇整体理解能力和词义辨析的考
查。根据语篇上下文的语意、逻辑和句法寻找线索，进行合理的推理和猜测，就能 做出正确的选择。
36．A【解析】考查名词意义辨析。宾语questions提示和动词ask构成动宾关系，表示“问问题”，由 下一段第一句可知Akbar经常会问奇怪的问题。
37. C【解析】考查形容词意义辨析。前文had to “不得不”，提示下文用形容词clever表示“明智的； 聪明的”。
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Akbar was pleased very much by Birbal's wise answer.
( ) 36. A. questions B. help
C. promise
D.
advice
( ) 37. A. common B. friendly C. clever
D. silent
( ) 38. A. Though B. Because C. If
41.C【解析】考查动词意义辨析。动词try 和for连用，try for 表示“谋求；尝试”，和answer构成动 宾关系，表示“寻找一个答案”。
42.B【解析】考查介词意义辨析。下文他立刻说出了一个具体数字，和even“甚至”的提示意义说明上 文是“甚至没有经过片刻的思索”，用介词without表示“无；没有”，表示否定意义。
I came, I saw, I conquered（征服）. (by Caesar)
一、完形填空题型分析解读
（一） 完形填空题考什么？
1、词法及词义辨析 2、固定短语搭配 3、上下文逻辑关系 4、文化背景及生活常识
（二） 河南中考完形填空题的特点
1. 突出语篇，强调应用，注重语境。 2. 辨析词义，以实词为主。 3. 题材多为记叙文，叙议结合。
题材
完形填空的题材、物 ④幽默故事 ⑤日常生活 ⑥人生百味
文体
①记叙 ②议论 ③说明
Task 1
四人一组讨论 2013年河南省中考 英语完形填空的题材、 文体和文章大意，并 说出每小题的答案及 解题的思路。
2013年河南省中考英语完形填空
King Akbar was in the habit of putting riddles and puzzles to his people. He often asked 36 which were strange. His people had to use words in a 37 way to answer these questions.
43.D【解析】考查形容词意义辨析。对于他说出的具体数字，根据常理推测，国王是询问“你如何能这 么确信？”be sure表示“确信的；有把握的”。
D. As
( ) 39. A. knew
B. developed C. hated
D.
doubted
( ) 40. A. order situation
B. information C. danger
D.
( ) 41. A. ask
B. wait
C. try
D. reach
( ) 42. A. Before B. Without C. Through D. In
Once he asked a very strange question. He looked at his people. 38 he looked, one by one the heads began to hang low in search of an answer. It was at this moment that Birbal entered the palace. Birbal 39 the habit of the king. He understood the 40 at once and asked, "May I know the question so that I can 41 for an answer?"
38.D【解析】考查连词意义辨析。下文“他的臣民们低下头寻找答案”可知前文是时间状语从句，用as 引导时间状语从句表示“当……时候”。
39.A【解析】考查动词意义辨析。根据下句“他立刻明白了当前的形势”可知上文是伯巴勒“知道”国 王猜谜的习惯。用动词knew表示“知道；了解”。
40.D【解析】考查名词意义辨析。承接上文“他了解国王的习惯”，说明他明白当时的“形势”，用 situation表示“情况；形势”。