中考英语完形填空专项集中突破训练50题含参考答案

中考英语完形填空专项集中突破训练50题含答案

一、完形填空

完形填空

Everygirlhasadream.SodoesLisa.Sheoncehopedthatherdreamofbeinga1.wouldcome

trueoneday.Sheworkedhardatballet（芭雷）lcssonsandtheteacherthoughtshedidwell2.ballet.

Oneday,shesawapostersayingafamousballerinatroupe（舞团）wouldcometoherhometown.It

madehervery3."Imustmeetwiththeleader（领导）ofthetroupeandshowhimmydance!"she

saidto4..

Whenthetroupearrived,Lisa5.herballetdressandhid（藏）inthetroupedressingroom.

Whenthe6.ofthetroupewalkedintotheroom,shecameoutandintroducedherself.Shecouldn't

7.totelltheleaderaboutherdream.TheleaderaskedLisatodance8.him.Buthalfway

throughthedance,he9,herandsaid."Tmsorry.You'renot10.enough!"Hearingthis,Lisa

ranoutofthedressingroom.Shefeltquitesad.

Yearslater,Lisagaveup11.Whenshemetwiththeleaderofthetroupeagain,shewantedto

know12.hedidn'l（hinkherdancingwasgoodenough.Heanswered,"1saythistoallofmy

students.nLisasaid,"13.whatyousaidstoppedmefromdancing."

Theleadertoldherthathewasreallymovedwhenshehidinthe14.justtoshowhimher

dancing."Butifyoureallylovedballet,youwouldn'thavegivenupso15.whenItoldyouthatyou

weren'tgoodenough.'*

1.A.singerB.painterC.dancerD.writer

2.A.atB.forC.withD.in

3.A.relaxedB.excitedC.unhappyD.bored

4.A.itselfB.hismselfC.themselvesD.herself

5.A.pulonB.lookoffC.tookoutD.pulup

6.A.actorB.workerC.leaderD.musician

7.A.moveB.wantC.rememberD.wait

8.A.forB.withC.likeD.behind

9.A.stoppedB.sawC.thankedD.left

10.A.beautifulB.thinC.tallD.good

11.A.dancingB.singingC.basketballD.baseball

12.A.howB.whenC.whyD.where

13.A.SoB.ButC.BecauseD.And

14.A.livingroomB.diningroomC.dressingroomD.washingroom

15.A.slowlyB.easilyC.freelyD.quietly

完形填空

Onemorning,anoldwomanwascarryingabigbasketofcabbagesonherhandtothemarket.She

hopedto16.themto（hepeoplefromtown.

Themountainroadwasnarrow（窄的）andtheoldwomanwaswalkingIT.,becauseshedid

no:wanttohave18.andlosehercabbages.

Suddenlyshe19.aloudbellandabicyclecameroundthecorner.Itpassedherandwentvery

fast20.（hehill.Theoldwomanhadtojumptoonesideofthe21.soquickly（hatthe

basketofcabbagesnearlyfellintothevalley（山谷）.

Shelookedupandsawthatayoungboywasonthebicycle.Hewas22.onwithouteven

lookingroundtosee23.theoldwomanwasallright.

Theoldwomanbegantoshout,"Comeback,youngman!Youdroppedsomething!"

Whenheheardthis,theboystoppedthebicyclesosuddenlythathe24.felloff.Thenhe

turnedandbeganto25.thebicyclebackuptothehill."Whatisit?"heasked."WhatdidIdrop?

"Lillieboy,"（heoldwomananswered,"youdroppedourmanners（礼貌）

16.A.sendB.sellC.give

17.A.carefullyB.clearlyC.politely

18.A.amatchB.arestC.anaccident

19.A.hitB.heardC.found

20.A.overB.downC.in

21.A.roadB.streetC.town

22.A.drivingB.ridingC.running

23.A.howB.whyC.whether

24.A.usuallyB.nearlyC.easily

25.A.carryB.catchC.push

26.(B)通读下面短文，根据短文内容，从A、B、C三个选项中选出可以填入空白处的正确答案。

Lifeisallaboutchoices.Eachtimesomethingbadhappens,youcanchoosetobeaWa而(受害者)or

laughitaway.

Jerrywas(1)bythreerobberswhileworkinginhisrestaurantonemidnight.___

⑵,hewasfoundandrushedtohospital.Afteran18-houroperation,Jerrywassavedwithpiecesof

thebullets(子弹)stillinhisbody.IsawJerryaboutsixmonthsaftertheaccident.

"Weren'tyou⑶atthattime?"Iasked.Jerrysaid,"Theparamedicsweregreat.

TheykepttellingmeIwasgoingtobefine.(4)whenIarrivedattheemergencyroomandsaw

theexpressionsonthefacesofthedoctorsandnurses,Igotreallyscared.In(5)eyes,Iread,

'He'sadeadman.'IknewI(6)todosomething."

"Wha(didyoudo?"1asked.

"Well,therewasanurseshoutingquestionsatme,"saidJerry."Sheasked(7)Iwasallergic

(过敏的)toanything.'Yes,'1replied.Thedoctorsandnursesstoppedworkingastheywaitedformy___

(3)...Itookadeepbreathandyelled,'Bullets!'Overtheirlaughter,Itoldthem,'Iamchoosingto

live.OperateonmeasifIamalive,notdead."'

Jerrylivednotonly(9)theskillofhisdoctors,butalsobecauseofhisamazingattitude(态

)5).Ilearnedfromhimthateverydaywehavethe(10)tolivefully.Attitude,afterall,is

everything.

(1)A.shotB.killedC.pierced

(2)A.LuckilyB.HopefullyC.Exactly

(3)A.sadB.scaredC.shocked

(4)A.SoB.ButC.And

(5)A.myB.ourC.their

(6)A.neededB.failedC.offered

(7)A.whyB.whenC.whether

(8)A.reportB.replyC.request

(9)A.thankstoB.alongwithC.accordingto

(10)A.choiceB.abilityC.reason

27.根据短文理解，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择最佳答案填空。

MikeisanEnglishman.Helivesina(1)buildinginthe(2)London.There

areeighteenfloorsinthebuildingandhelivesonthefifteenthfloor.He⑶alift(电梯)togoup

anddown.Heworksveryhard.He(4)toworkearly.Everydayheleaveshis(5)

andwalkstothelift.Hegetsintothelift.It(6】himdowntothefirstfloor.Hegetsoutofthe

lift.Thenhe(7)toabusstop.Thebusstopisinfrontofastation.Itisabouttwohundredmeters

fromhishome.⑻,hecatchestheNo.11bustowork.Butsometimeshegoesbybike.Heworks

inafactoryaboutten(9)fromhishome.Hiswork(10)athalfpasteight.And

finishesataquartertofive.Hegetsbackhomeathalfpastfive.

(DA.tall

B.shon

C.small

(2)A.country

B.town

C.city

(3)A.makes

B.uses

C.does

(4)A.begins

B.wants

C.goes

(5)A.home

B.building

C.office

(6)A.costs

B.spends

C.takes

(7)A.rides

B.walks

C.drives

(8)A.Usually

B.Suddenly

C.Hardly

(9)A.ways

B.minutes

C.kilometers

(10)A.ends

B.starts

C.continues

28.先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择可以填入空白处的最佳

答案。

OncetherewasamannamedChulonginThailand.Onedayhesawabeautiful(1)when

hewaswalkinginthepark.Hewentnearitquietlyandcaught(抓住)it.

"⑵doyoucatchme?"askedthebird.

"Iwanttomakemoney,"saidChulong.

"Nobodywill(3)mebecauseI'lllosemybeautywhenI'mnotfree."Thenthebeautiful

birdturnedintoacommonone.

Chulongwasunhappy.

Thebirdsaid,"(4)yousetmefree,Iwilltellyouthreesimplebutusefulrules.I'msure

theywill(5)you.”

"ButhowcanItrust(相信)⑹?Youmayflyaway,"saidChulong.

"Iwon't,"saidthebird.

Chulongsetthebirdfree,anditsatinatree.

Nowtellmethe(7),saidChulong.

“OK,"saidthebird."Thefirstruleisnevertrusteverythingotherssay.Thesecondruleisneverbe

unhappyabout⑻youdon'thave.Thethirdruleisneverthrowaway(扔掉)whatyouhavein

yourhand'

Yousillybird"shoutedChulongM.Everyoneknowsthesethreerules.Youcheated(欺骗)me.”

Butthebirdsaid,"Chulong,(9)allyouractionstoday.Youhadmeinyourhandbut

youthrewmeaway.YoutrustedallIsaid.Andyouarcunhappyaboutnothavingme.Althoughtherulesarc

simpleyounever(10)themAftersayingthisthebirdflewaway.

(1)A.catB.dogC.birdD.mouse

(2)A.WhyB.HowC.WhenD.Where

(3)A.drawB.buyC.leaveD.teach

(4)A.BeforeB.IfC.ThoughD.Because

(5)A.findB.askC.standD.help

(6)A.himB.itC.youD.them

(7)A.reasonsB.jokesC.resultsD.rules

(8)A.somethingB.everythingC.somebodyD.everybody

(9)A.makeupB.bringoutC.thinkaboutD.listento

(10)A.makeB.followC.expectD.show

通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出一个最佳选项。

Formanypeople,it'sinterestingtotakethetrain.Usuallyitis,29.sometimesitisn't.Peter'sbest

friendEriclivesinasmall30.,farfromPeter'scity.Ericworksatastore.Thestore31.al1

kindsoffruitatverygoodprices.Manypeoplecometobuythefruitinhisstore.Soeverydayheisvery__

32..EveryyearPeterdriveshiscarto33.hisbestfriend.

ButthisyearPeter34.wanttobethesame.Sohetakesthe35.there.36.the

morninghegetsupatabout9:00andtakesataxitothe37..Therearetoomanypeopleinit.It

takeshimaboutanhourtogettotlietraindoor.Whenhelinesup(排队)infrontofthetraindoor,hefinds

oneofhis38.islost.Twoofhisfavoritebooksandsomefood39.init.Heisverysad.

WhenPetergetsonthetrain,lotsofpeoplearearound40.Hecan'tfindhis41.and

hastostandforaboutthreehoursbeforehegelsoffthetrain.11*8reallyalongandtiring42.,he

thinks.Luckilyhehasagooddinnerwhenhegetstohisbestfriend'shomeinthevillage.Doyouthinkhe

willtakehis43.tripbytrain?I'mafraidnot!

29.A.andB.soC.becauseD.but

30.A.schoolB.cityC.villageD.store

31.A.sellB.buyC.saleD.sells

32.A.busyB.interestingC.funD.free

33.A.lookB.askC.seeD.watch

34.A.isn'tB.don'tC.can'tD.doesn't

35.A.trainB.busC.carD.bike

36.A.OnB.InC.AtD.For

37.A.storeB.trainstationC.busstopD.school

38.A.bagB.boxC.bagsD.case

39.A.isB.areC.amD.be

40.A.itB.themC.himD.her

41.A.deskB.chairC.seatD.bed

42.A.yearB.dayC.tripD.week

43.A.firstB.nextC.lastD.second

44.Youmaythinkthereisonlysandinthedesertoftheworld,butitisnottrue.Inthedesert,asweknow,

thereisalittle(1)anditisnot(2)formostplants.Stillwecanseesomeplants

liveinthedesert.

Thereis⑶insomeplacesinthedeserts.Wc(4)theseplacesoases(绿洲).Inthe

oases,therearevillagesandtowns.Peoplegrow(5)kindsofvegetablesandriceinthefields

there.People(6)liveoutsidetheoases.Theyhavecamels,sheepandotheranimals.These

animalslive(7)thedesertplantsfortheirfoodanddonotneedanywater.The(8)

areusefultothedesertpeopleinmanyways.Theyeatthe(9)anddrinkthemilkofthe

animals.They(10)thecamelsforcarryingwater,food,and(11).

Thepeopleofthedeserthavetokeep(12)fromplacetoplace.Theymustalwayslook___

(13)grassordesertplantsfortheiranimals.Whenthere(14)nomorefoodfortheir

animals,theymovetoanotherplace.Thedesertpeopleare(15).Everyoneinthedesertlikesto

helpthepeopleintroubleandgivethemfoodandwater.

(1)A.rainB.rainsC.windD.winds

(2)A.goodB.goodenoughC.enoughgoodD.enough

(3)A.earthB.plantsC.woodD.water

(4)A.sayB.callC.tellD.find

(5)A.everyB.allC.aD.one

(6)A.alsoB.tooC.eitherD.still

(7)A.onB.withC.ofD.by

(8)A.waterB.plantsC.animalsD.food

(9)A.mealB.meatC.bodyD.food

(10)A.letB.makeC.driveD.use

(11)A.othersomethingB.somethingother

:.elsesomethingD.somethingelse

(12)A.walkingB.carryingC.movingD.going

(13)A.upB.forC.afterD.at

(14)A.isB.areC.haveD.has

(15)A.carefullyB.carefulC.friendlyD.friend

45.阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳

选项。

ThanksgivingDaywascoming.MissGreenaskedherstudentstodospecial(1)as

homework."Pleasedrawapicturetoshowyour(2)"saidMissGreen.

Theneveryonebegantodrawpictures.Mostoftheclassdrewaturkeyorothertraditionalthings,

bu:Douglas,ashyboy,drewa(3)thing.Heonlydrewonehand.MissGreenwasvery___

(4).

"Whosehandisit?"MissGreenaskedDouglas.Hisclassmateswerealsosurprisedathispicture.

Onechildsaid,"Ilmustbeafarmershand,becauseI'armers(5)turkeys."Othersguesseditwas

hisfather'shandbecauseDouglas'sfamilywasvery(6)andhisfatherhadtoworkdayandnight

formoney.

"It's(7)hand."answeredDouglas.

"Mine?Whydoyoudrawmyhand?"saidMissGreen.

"Youoften(8)myhandtoplayoutside.Andyouteachmehowtoholdmypencil.Your

handsarevery(9)tome."

Theteacher'seyesbecome(10).Oh,theboywasshowinghisthankstohisteacher.

(1)A.questionsB.giftsC.workD.toys

(2)A.thanksB.wishesC.asksD.shouts

(3)A.lovelyB.difficultC.beautifulD.different

(4)A.excitedB.unhappyC.sickD.surprised

(5)A.eatB.buyC.keepD.kill

(6)A.poorB.happyC.richD.clean

(7)A.herB.yourC.myD.our

(8)A.drawB.giveC.takeD.reach

(9)A.kindB.warmC.cuteD.strange

(10)A.wetB.weakC.wideD.pretty

46.阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出一个能填入空白

处的最佳选项。

Childrenlove(heirparents,bulIdidn'tgetonwellwithmyparentsbefore.Ihardlytalkedtomy

parents,becausetheylikedto(1)mewithmysister.Andthatmademeunhappy.Isometimes

argued⑵themforthat.

However,IwantedtoshowthemthatIcoulddothingsaswellasmysister.ThenIbegantospend

mostofmyfreetimepaintinginmybedroom.Luckily,myartteacher,MissGreen,(3)tohelp

mealot.Shetaughtmesonicdrawing(4)toimprovemypainting.ShewastheonlypersonI

wouldliketotalkwith.

Oneday,ItoldMissGreenaboutmyproblem.Sheencouragedmetoenterapaintingcompetition.

Inhermind,thebestwaytocommunicatewithmyparentswas(oprove(证明)⑸.1tookher

advice.

Severaldayslater,MissGreentoldmetheresult.Iwasveryhappyandexcited(6)Iwon

thefirstprize!Myparentswerevery(7)andIcouldseethattheywereveryhappy.Andthey

begantocaremoreaboutme.Now(8)betweenmyparentsandmehavebecomeverygood.And

Ithinkit'sveryimportanttohavesomeonetotalkwith.

(1)A.shareB.compareC.control

(2)A.withB.forC.about

(3)A.hadB.neededC.offered

(4)A.skillsB.membersC.decisions

(5)A.myselfB.yourselfC.herself

(6)A.soB.thoughC.because

(7)A.crazyB.surprisedC.clear

(8)A.relationsB.situationsC.opinions

阅读下面短文，从短文后每题所给的A、B、C,D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

MelKiserwasdrivingalongabusyhighwayinColumbus,Ohio,HesawanarmoredIruck［运钞车)and

afewcarsaheadofhim.Suddenlythebackdoorofthearmoredtruck47.Andablueplasticbagfell

ou:ofthetruck.AcarinfrontofMrKiserhitthebag.Andmoneyspilled(洒落)outofit.Thenanotherbag

felloutofthetruck,andanother.Moneywas48.everywhere.

Atfirst,driversthoughtthe49.papersonthehighwaywereleaves.Thentheyrealizedthatthe

paperswerenotleaves------theyweremoney!Driversquicklystoppedrightinthemiddleofthehighwayand

jumpedoutoftheircars.Theybegan50.money!Theywereputtingten,twenty,andone—hundred

dollarbillsintotheirpockets.MrKiseralsogotoutofhiscar.Hetookholdofabagofmoney,putthebagin

hiscar,anddroveaway.

Later,MrKiser51.themoney.Hehad$57,000.ForthenexttwohoursMrKiserthoughtabout

themoney.He52.aboutspendingit.HeneededanewTVsetforhishouse.Hewantedtotakea

vacationinFlorida.Burhedecided(oreiurnthemoney.Hedrove(o(hepolicestationandgavethepoliceihe

S57,OOO.Thereotherpeople53.money,too.Butmostofthemoney—almostonemilliondollarswere

stillmissing.Thetruckcompany54.a10percentreward.Ifyoureturn$1,000,forexample,wewill

payyou$100."thecompanysaid.

Thenthecompanygotsome55.Amantelephoneandsaid,"Iwasdrivingalongthehighway

whenIsawthetrafficjamandthemoney.Peoplewere56.everywhere.Ihadacamerainmycarand

Itooksomepictures.Wouldyoulikethepictures?"

"Yes!"answeredthetruckcompany.Thecompanygavethepicturestothepolice.Thepolicelooked___

57.atthepictures.Theylookedatthecars,thelicenseplates,andthepeople's58.Theytriedto

findthepeoplewhohadtakenthemoney,buttheydidn'thavemuch59.

Onemanwhohadtakenmoney60.aColumbusnewspaper,Themandidnotgivehisname,"I

tooktwobagsofmoney,"hesaid,"Fmgoingtotakethemoneyand61.Columbus.Ihaveenough

moneyfortherestofmylife."

Themanwasarrestedandputintoprisonatlast.

47.A.brokenB.droppedC.shutD.opened

48.A.lyingB.fallingC.flyingD.showing

49.A.greenB.yellowC.redD.white

50.A.lookingforB.pickingupC.puttingawayD.laughingat

51.A.spentB.hidC.countedD.lent

52.A.complainedB.dreamedC.worriedD.cared

53.A.madeB.receivedC.refusedD.returned

54.A.paidB.offeredC.acceptedD.wasted

55.A.helpB.troubleC.moneyD.time

56.A.runningB.jumpingC.watchingD.stealing

57.A.quicklyB.carelesslyC.angrilyD.closely

58.A.pocketsB.facesC.namesD.ages

59.A.chanceB.funC.luckD.experience

60.A.visitedB.helpedC.telephonedD.invited

61.A.leaveB.discoverC.visitD.develop

62.阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D项中，选出最佳选项。

Laughterisnaturalforpeople.Westartiolaugha(aboutfourmonthsofage.Wesrantolaugheven

⑴westarttospeak.

Laughterconnectsuswithothers.Welaughmorewhenwearewithotherpeople.It'sdifficultto

pretendtolaugh.Laughteris(2).Whenpeoplepretendtolaugh,mostpeopleknowit'snotreal.

Whendopeoplelaugh?

Only10to20percentoflaughterisaboutsomething(3).Mostlaughterisaboutbeing

friendlywithotherpeople.Mostlaughtersays,"Idon'twantto(4)withyou.Iwanttobe

friendlywithyou."Thiskindoflaughterbringspeopletogether.

Weoftenlaughwhenweieelnervous.Inmovies,thereisoftenajokeatanexcitingmomentwhen

everyonefeelsnervous.Itisusuallya(n)(5)joke,butwelaughalot.Ourlaughterhelpsus___

(6).

Whydoesn'teveryonelaughatthesamejoke?

Noteveryonehasthesamesenseof⑺.Somepeoplethinkajokeisfunny,butother

peopledon'tthinkso.Peoplehavedifferentideasaboutwhatisfunny.

Ourideaofwhatisfunnychangeswith(8).Foryoungchildren,theworldisnew.They

arcinterestedinmanythings,sotheylaugh(9).Teenagersoftenlaughtoprotectthemselves.

Adultslaughatthemselvesandotherpeoplewithsimilarproblems.Theylaughalthingsthatgivethem

stress.Our(10)fbrlaughterchangegradually.

(1)A.whenB.beforeC.afterD.until

(2)A.honestB.difficultC.happyD.different

(3)A.crazyB.wonderfulC.funnyD.amazing

(4)A.laughB.workC.playD.compete

(5)A.smallB.bigC.interestingD.famous

(6)A.workB.exerciseC.sleepD.relax

(7)A.smellB.dutyC.humourD.safety

(8)A.knowledgeB.placesC.timeD.culture

(9)A.alittleB.alotC.loudlyD.happily

(10)A.examplesB.mindsC.resultsD.reasons

63.完形填空

GillianLynne⑴didwellinschoolasachild.Shecouldn'tsitfbrlongandoftenfound

herselfneverstopmoving.Hermotherwasquite(2)abouther.ShetookLynnetoadoctor.For

20minutes,shetalkedaboutthe(3)Lynnehadinschool.Then,thedoctorsaidtoLynne,"Ineed

tospeaktoyourmotherfirst.Waithere."

Ashermotherandthedoctorlefttheroom,thedoctor(4)theradio.Hethensaidto

Lynne'smother,"Juststandandwatchher."Theminutetheylefttheroom,Lynnewasdancingtothemusic

ontheradio.

ThedoctorthenturnedtoLynne'smotherandsaid,"Mrs.Lynne,yourdaughterisn't(5).

She'sadancer.Takehertoadanceschool.”

Soshedid.Lynne'snewdanceschoolwasfullofpeoplejustlikeherpeoplewhohadto(6)

whentheywerethinking.LynnelaterwenttotheRoyalBalletSchool,oneoftheworld's⑺

danceschools,andbecameagreat⑻.Afterleavingtheschool,sheworkedonsomeofthemost

successfulmusicalsinhistory,suchasCatsandPhantomoftheOpera(《歌剧魅影》).Itis(9)

tobelievethatyearsago,somebodyelsewouldjusttakehertothedoctorandtellhertocalmdown.

It'simportanttolook(1())tofindourtruetalents.

(1)A.alwaysB.usuallyC.never

(2)A.worriedB.excitedC.relaxed

(3)A.informationB.problemsC.resolutions

(4)A.turnedoffB.turneddownC.turnedon

(5)A.sickB.creativeC.talented

(6)A.touchB.watchC.move

(7)A.smallestB.greatestC.worst

(8)A.reporterB.pianistC.dancer

(9)A.hardB.interestingC.easy

(10)A.outsideB.insideC.beside

完形填空

OnthebeachofStoneHarbor,NewJersey,Mariewaswalkingwithhereight-year-oldbrother,

Eden.

"WhydoesMomhavetogo?"Edenaskedagain,withfearinhiseyes.

"Mom'sa64.servinginthearmyreserve.Whenthearmyneedsher,theycallheruptotake

careofthewoundedsoldiers."Maricanswered.

DadhadaskedhertoexplaintoEdenthatMomwould65.afterthewar."You'reoldernow,

biggirl.You66.

No,Mariedidn'tunderstand.Beingthirteendidn'tbringheranylessfearofMoms67..How

couldsheconvinceherbrotherwhensheneededtomake68.believeit?Shelookedoverher

shoulderandsawEden's69.face.Thattroubledher.Shedidn'twantherbrothertogothroughthe

70.ofnotknowingwhatwasgoingon.

Wantingtomakehim71.,Mariesuggested,"Let'stryfloatingbythewater'sedge.Lieback."

Slowly,Edenspreadhisbodyontopofthewater.Marielaybacktoo,relaxed.Whentheystoodup,Marie

realizedtheywereontheothersiceoftheseawall.72.shebegantoleadthewaybacktothemain

beach.

"Nowthatyoucanfloat,staybesideme,"Mariesaid,trippinginthewater.

"OK,"answeredEden.

Suddenly,Mariestumbledintoaholeinthesandunderwater.