中考英语阅读真题每日一练（31）

　　先阅读短文，然后在短文后76—85小题空白处写出各单词的正确形式，单词的第—个字母已给出。

　　This is a story about Geneva Emmons who got a prize for growing pumpkins.

　　Geneva Emmons saw a p (76) of an 827-pound pumpkin in a newspaper and thought she could do b (77) . Nine years later， she took part in a pumpkin competition(比赛)in Oregon， USA， with a pumpkin of 1，262 pounds!

　　Geneva set the world’s record for the biggest pumpkin and w (78) worldwide fame. But how did she grow such a BIG v (79) ? Emmons said: “Good seed(种子)， good soil(土壤)， good w (80) ， and good luck.”

　　Geneva Emmons is l (81) to get enough help. She had an assistant who studies the soil， a husband who gave the technical(技术)help， and a son who b (82) a cart(推车)to carry the pumpkin. The pumpkin set the record， but it was c(83) ， because two other pumpkins were as h (84) as 1，000 pounds.

　　The pumpkin will be carved(雕刻)by some a (85) of an art museum for kids in Washington.

　　76.p 　77.b

　　78.w 　79.v

　　80.w 　81.l

　　82.b 　83.c

　　84.h　 85.a