创新设计2015高考英语湖南专用大二轮总复习测试完形填空专题 专题三 完形填空解题四防范 9页

‎　 Cloze 1‎ There was a man who played the piano in a bar.He was a(n) 1 piano player.People came out just to hear him play.But one night，a customer told him he didn't want to hear him play but to sing a song.The man said，“I don't sing.”‎ But the customer was 2 .He told the waiter，“I'm 3 listening to the piano.I want that guy to sing.”The waiter shouted across the room，“Hey buddy! If you want to get 4 ，sing a song.The customers are asking you to sing！”So he had no 5 but to sing a song.To his 6 ，he sang so well that everybody remained silent for a few minutes before they 7 prolonged cheering.He had the 8 he was sitting on! He may have lived the rest of his life as a noname piano player in a noname bar，but because he had to sing，he went on to become one of the bestknown ‎9 in America.He was Nat King Cole.‎ You，too，have skills and abilities.You may not feel as if your “talent”is very great，but it may be 10 than you think! And with persistence，most skills can be 11 .Besides，you may as well have no ability at all if you sit on whatever talent you 12 ！ The better question is not “what ability do I have？”It is rather “How will I use whatever ability I have？”‎ ‎【语篇导读】　本文为议论文。短文通过一个普通的钢琴家成为一个著名歌手的故事告诉我们一个道理：每个人都有才能和天赋。然而不管什么天赋，如果熟视无睹，不加开发，任由埋没，你或许真的变得一无所获。‎ ‎ 1. A.ordinary B．professional ‎ C．strange D．good 解析　根据后面的People came out just to hear him play.可以判断他是一位非常优秀的钢琴演奏家。‎ 答案　D ‎2．A.generous B．persistent ‎ C．rude D．hard 解析　persistent意为“坚持不懈的；固执的”。‎ 答案　B ‎3．A.tired of B．fond of C．interested in D．afraid of 解析　“我厌倦了听钢琴，我想听那个小伙子唱歌”。‎ 答案　A ‎4．A.changed B．promoted ‎ C．paid D．inspired 解析　get paid意为“得到报酬”。‎ 答案　C ‎5.A.chance B．choice ‎ C．right D．space 解析　have no choice but to do sth意为“不得不做某事”。‎ 答案　B ‎6．A.surprise B．delight C．disappointment D．sorrow 解析　他没有料到自己会唱得这么好。to one's surprise 令某人吃惊的是。‎ 答案　A ‎7．A.shouted at B．called out C．burst out D．burst into 解析　burst out doing sth＝burst into sth突然……； shout at 对……大声喊；call out 大声叫唤。‎ 答案　D ‎8．A.status B．opportunity ‎ C．emotion D．gift 解析　gift在此意为“才能，天赋”。后面的．..you may as well have no ability at all if you sit on whatever talent you 12 ！ 也有提示。‎ 答案　D ‎ ‎9．A.pianists B．dancers ‎ C．singers D．waiters 解析　根据语境判断他成了美国最著名的歌唱家之一。‎ 答案　C ‎10．A.worse B．better ‎ C．smaller D．easier 解析　你的才能比你想象的要好。‎ 答案　B ‎11．A.improved B．changed ‎ C．corrected D．displayed 解析　只要坚持不懈，大多数的技能是可以提高的。‎ 答案　A ‎12．A.possess B．use ‎ C．master D．borrow 解析　possess意为“拥有”。‎ 答案　A Cloze 2‎ The Monkey with the Wooden Apples There once was a happy monkey in the jungle.He was wandering all days，eating delicious fruit when hungry and 1 when tired.One day he came upon a house，where he saw a bowl of the most beautiful 2 .He took one in each hand and ran back into the forest.‎ The monkey tried to eat them，but hurt his teeth.The apples were made of wood，but they were beautiful，and when the other monkeys 3 them，he held onto them even tighter.‎ The monkey admired his new possessions proudly as he wandered the jungle.They glistened (闪亮) red in the 4 ，and seemed perfect to him.He became so attached to them that he didn't even notice his 5 at first.‎ A fruit tree reminded him，but he felt the apples in his hands.He couldn't bear to set them down to reach for the fruit.In fact，he couldn't 6 ，either，if he was to defend his apples.This proud，but less happy monkey continued to walk along the forest trails.‎ The apples became 7 ，and the poor little monkey thought about leaving them behind.He was tired and hungry; he couldn't climb trees or collect fruit with his hands 8 .What if he just let go?‎ Letting go of such 9 things seemed crazy，but what else could he do? He was so tired.Seeing the next fruit tree and smelling its fruit，the monkey stopped.He 10 the wooden apples and reached up for his meal.He was happy again.‎ Like that little monkey，we 11 carry things that seem too valuable.Letting go off them seems crazy.But 12 ：only with open hands can we receive something else.‎ ‎【语篇导读】　本文以猴子为主人公，以木苹果为载体，讲述了一个令人深省的故事。‎ ‎1.A.walking B．shouting ‎ C．resting D．crying 解析　根据空后的when tired可知是resting“休息”。‎ 答案　C ‎2．A.bananas B．pears ‎ C．stones D．apples 解析　根据第二段的The apples were made of wood可知答案。‎ 答案　D ‎3.A.picked B．carried ‎ C．saw D．enjoyed 解析　下一句“抱得更紧”，可见是别的猴子saw “看见”了。pick“捡起，接收等”；carry“携带，搬运”。‎ 答案　C ‎4．A.rain B．sun ‎ C．shade D．wind 解析　在sun “阳光”下闪光。shade“阴影”。‎ 答案　B ‎5．A.appearance B．hunger ‎ C．danger D．home 解析　他甚至没有感到hunger “饥饿”，下文有提示。appearance“外貌”；danger“危险”。‎ 答案　B ‎6.A.stop B．look ‎ C．relax D．breathe 解析　根据上文“不忍放下”可知，这一句是其强调和引申，表示他自己也不肯relax“放松”。 breathe“呼吸”。‎ 答案　C ‎7.A.heavier B．larger ‎ C．taller D．cheaper 解析　根据第6题的提示，不放下，就越来heavier “越重”。‎ 答案　A ‎8．A.full B．dirty ‎ C．wet D．flat 解析　不能上树摘水果是因为手里是full “满满的”。 dirty“肮脏的”； wet“潮湿的”； flat“平坦的”。‎ 答案　A ‎9．A.expensive B．delicious ‎ C．strange D．valuable 解析　金光闪闪的苹果，看起来是valuable “有价值的，珍贵的”。expensive“昂贵的”；delicious“美味可口的”； strange“奇怪的”。‎ 答案　D ‎10．A.finished B．dropped ‎ C．sold D．passed 解析　此题与第5题对应。它只能dropped “丢掉”不能果腹的木苹果来充饥了。finish“完成”；sell“卖掉”；pass“传递”。‎ 答案　B ‎11．A.always B．seldom ‎ C．never D．sometimes 解析　这种疯狂的行为，只是sometimes“有时”发生。seldom“极少”。‎ 答案　D ‎12．A.copy B．write ‎ C．remember D．hope 解析　冒号后是这个故事的教训，是要用心remember“记住”的。copy“拷贝，复制”。‎ 答案　C Cloze 3‎ Laomi and her husband along with their son were 1 to leave their home and move to a foreign land because of a 2 famine(饥荒) in their homeland.Over time，the son married a foreign daughter.Then，her husband and son 3 ，leaving Laomi and her daughterinlaw，widows.In those times，widows，especially foreign widows，had no support.These two women were alone and without 4 .So Laomi set out to return home to the place she had left.She encouraged her daughterinlaw to return to her family.But Ruth spoke words of loyalty， 5 ，and grace to Laomi：“Don't urge me to turn back from you.Where you go I will go，and where you stay I will stay.Your people will be my people.Where you die I will die，and there I will be 6 .”‎ These two women，broken by life but tied to each other by 7 ，returned to Laomi's home.It was hard and dangerous for Ruth to 8 Laomi，but Ruth did it to provide for her motherinlaw.Before long，Ruth's faithfulness and beauty caught the 9 of a man named Boaz，who made sure Ruth was provided enough opportunity to provide for Laomi and also made sure she was protected from those who might 10 her.Ruth was surprised by such grace and tenderness.‎ Laomi's bitterness began to 11 due to the faithfulness of Ruth.Ruth was 12 by Boaz and became his wife.The story ends with Laomi，the one who was once nicknamed “Bitterness”，living a happy life.‎ ‎1.A.reminded B．sent ‎ C．forced D．allowed 解析　由于家乡的饥荒，老米一家被迫远走他乡。remind“提醒”； send“派遣”； force“强迫”； allow“允许”。‎ 答案　C ‎2.A.severe B．obvious ‎ C．curious D．nervous 解析　能迫使人们远走他乡的饥荒一定是非常“严重的”。severe “严重的”；obvious“明显的”；curious“好奇的”；nervous“紧张的”。‎ 答案　A ‎3．A.escaped B．died ‎ C．disappeared D．left 解析　后来老米的丈夫和儿子都去世了，使得她和她的媳妇都成了寡妇。其他几个选项与“widow(寡妇)”不一致。escape “逃跑”；disappear“消失”；leave“离开，留下”。‎ 答案　B ‎4．A.care B．sense ‎ C．doubt D．hope 解析　两个寡妇觉得孤立无援，生活毫无希望。前面提到，尤其是外国的寡妇是没有什么生活支援的。care “关怀”； sense“感觉”；doubt“怀疑”； hope“希望”。‎ 答案　D ‎5.A.bravery B．faithfulness C．luck D．seriousness 解析　但是Ruth说出的话表现出了她的忠诚，诚实和优雅。下文中多处出现该词。bravery “勇敢”；faithfulness“忠诚”；luck “幸运”； seriousness“严肃”。‎ 答案　B ‎6．A.living B．working ‎ C．defeated D．buried 解析　您的亲人就是我的亲人。您死在哪里我就死在哪里，也就是“葬”在那里。承接上一句I will die的后续动作。defeat “击败”；bury“埋葬”。‎ 答案　D ‎7．A.happiness B．friendship ‎ C．curiosity D．love 解析　这两个女人因生活(的磨难)而分开，又因有爱而连结到了一起。主要是媳妇对婆婆的爱。happiness “幸福”；friendship“友谊”； curiosity“好奇心”； love“爱”。‎ 答案　D ‎8．A.get used to B．pay attention to ‎ C．take care of D．make use of 解析　回到老米的家乡，媳妇就成了外国人，对这样的一个寡妇来说，要养活自己照顾婆婆该是多么的艰难。get used to “习惯于”；pay attention to “注意”；take care of “照料”；make use of“利用”。‎ 答案　C ‎9.A.imagination B．eye C．interest D．sight 解析　Ruth的忠诚和美丽引起了一个叫Boaz的男人的注意。catch the eye/attention of sb“引起某人的注意”；catch the imagination of sb“激发某人的想象”；catch the interest of sb“激发某人的兴趣”；catch the sight of sb/sth“看见某人或某物”。‎ 答案　B ‎10．A.abuse B．tease ‎ C．cheat D．fight 解析　这个男人确保了Ruth有足够的机会为老米提供一切，并保护Ruth免遭可能的侮辱。abuse “侮辱”；tease“取笑”； cheat“欺骗”； fight“战斗”。‎ 答案　A ‎11．A.better B．change ‎ C．sweeten D．improve 解析　老米生活的苦开始变甜了。根据上段的叙述和后面“Ruth的忠诚”有了别人的帮助可知。better “变好”； change “改变”；sweeten “由苦变甜”；improve“改善”。‎ 答案　C ‎12．A.admired B．respected ‎ C．favored D．selected 解析　Ruth受到那个男人的爱护成了他的妻子。admire “钦佩，爱护”； respect “尊敬”； favor “赞成”；select“挑选”。‎ 答案　A