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2014届高考英语二轮专题复习突破:完形填空
1.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。
The rain was coming down heavily and I was going to be late for an important conference. Dressing up quickly, I called for a taxi, 1 that it would be faster than the subway.
It wasn't.
After a long wait, I finally got one, but the traffic was heavy. I looked at my 2 from time to time. Just as the traffic started moving, the driver 3 a man up ahead in a wheelchair.
“Wouldn't he be cold sitting right there!” the driver cried and began to 4 .
I could see there would be another 20 minutes' 5 — 6 him into the cab, folding up his chair and putting it into the taxi's small 7 , then dropping him off who knows where.
“What are you doing?” I shouted to the driver.
As the 8 came out, I wanted to take them back. The wrongness of my 9 to the driver shocked me. Why did I let out the shout?
The driver 10 me and we continued the journey. Eventually I got out of the taxi and
11 to the office. As I ran, I understood that, though it wasn't my duty to take the time to help others, I shouldn't have 12 the driver's stopping. I should have been able to see beyond my impatience to notice what was most inerrant (不会错的). Whenever I think of this incident, this is my 13 : I am not a 14 self-centered person, but I still feel 15
of being self-centered. Living a busy life in a fast-paced big city, do we still need to stop to help those who are in need of help?
1. A. reminding B. expecting C. realizing D. attempting
2. A. computer B. document C. message D. watch
3. A. witnessed B. picked C. spotted D. observed
4. A. pull over B. take off C. pass by D. run away
5. A. complaining B. suffering C. waiting D. struggling
6. A. indicating B. recommending C. lifting D. urging
7. A. trunk B. box C. window D. carriage
8. A. anxieties B. words C. results D. comments
9. A. reaction B. request C. comment D. suggestion
10. A. comforted B. prevented C. encouraged D. ignored
11. A. escaped B. fled C. settled D. flooded
12. A. excited at B. thought about C. made fun of D. complained about
13. A. feeling B. motto C. dream D. determination
14. A. skillfully B. strangely C. particularly D. hopefully
15. A. proud B. aware C. ashamed D. confident
2.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。
Wishing to encourage her young son’s progress on the piano, a mother took her boy to a Paderewski concert. After they were 1 , the mother spotted a friend in the audience and walked down the passage to greet her.
Seizing the 2 to explore the wonders of the concert hall, the little boy rose and 3__ explored his way through a door marked “NO ADMITTANCE.” When the house lights dimmed and the concert was about to begin, the mother returned to her seat and 4 that the child was missing.
Suddenly, the curtains parted and spotlights focused on the impressive Steinway on stage. In __5 , the mother saw her little boy sitting at the key-board, 6__ picking out Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star.
At that moment, the great piano master made his 7 , quickly moved to the piano, and __8 in the boy’s ear, “Don’t quit. Keep playing.”
Then 9 over, Paderewski reached down with his left hand and began filling in a bass part. Soon his right arm reached around to the other side of the child and he added a running obbligato (伴奏). Together, the old master and the young novice
(beginner) transformed a frightening situation into a wonderfully 10 experience. The audience was strongly 11 .
That’s the way it is in life. What we can accomplish on our own is hardly 12 . We try our best, but the 13 aren’t exactly graceful flowing music. But when we trust in the hands of a Greater Power, our life’s work 14 can be beautiful.
Next time you set out to 15 great achievements, listen carefully. You can hear the voice of the Master, whispering in your ear, “Don’t quit. Keep playing.”
1. A. seated B. sat C. dressed D. rested
2. A. fact B. difficulty C. opportunity D. risk
3. A. actually B. occasionally C. fortunately D. eventually
4. A. discovered B. told C. accepted D. offered
5. A. joy B. trust C. horror D. pleasure
6. A. quickly B. personally C. generally D. innocently
7. A. entrance B. disappearance C. arrangement D. opening
8. A. shouted B. repeated C. promised D. whispered
9. A. turning B. bending C. rising D. handing
10. A. creative B. effective C. annoying D. fearing
11. A. addicted B. invited C. attacked D. attracted
12. A. abnormal B. remarkable C. unimportant D. ordinary
13. A. goals B. intentions C. results D. purposes
14. A. luckily B. truly C. slightly D. fortunately
15. A. overcome B. enjoy C. accomplish D. become
3.读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
It’s a sad and familiar sentence from a beggar that we often hear. Usually, when asked “Can you spare some 36 ?” I’ve been struck with a feeling of 37 if I passed by without giving a coin or two.
My conscience was hurt again when I was making a 38 in Venice in 2006. I was sitting in a quiet café. Outside the café on the street was an old woman on her
knees, 39 . Steady streams of 40 were walking past her. A young backpacker stood away from the crowd drinking something, but I noticed he was also 41 the woman.
She knelt motionlessly, her head almost touching the ground, a worn blanket providing little protection 42 the cold. The sight was especially 43 when compared with the signs of the 44 city around her.
A tourist group hurried along the street, 45 at the woman and walked on. Another group of tourists arrived, 46 again, walked past her. The backpacker watched. Then, as I prepared to leave, I stopped at the sight of the backpacker 47 and placing some money in the woman’s cup. He did this rather 48 , just before the arrival of another tourist group. I watched 49 the leader of the group stopped and put some money in the cup. With the young man 50 the way, other tourists followed.
The young backpacker 51 this process in front of the next tour party going past. Once again, the subtle peer(同伴) pressure 52 on the tourists, who all added coins to the cup. His work 53 , the young man walked over to the old beggar woman and said, “I hope that helps a bit.”
I placed some money in the woman’s cup and 54 my tour, light-hearted after witnessing such a 55 act of caring.
36. A. time
B. effort
C. change
D. reward
37. A. satisfaction
B. guilt
C. anger
D. pleasure
38. A. lecture
B. report
C. study
D. tour
39. A. crying
B. begging
C. singing
D. dancing
40. A. passengers
B. customers
C. tourists
D. foreigners
41. A. ignoring
B. serving
C. observing
D. following
42. A. against
B. for
C. with
D. in
43. A. frightening
B. touching
C. fascinating
D. interesting
44. A. peaceful
B. noisy
C. wealthy
D. primitive
45. A. glanced
B. laughed
C. shouted
D. stared
46. A. unless
B. so
C. but
D. or
47. A. looking around
B. stepping forward
C. getting about
D. breaking in
48. A. secretly
B. carelessly
C. deliberately
D. eagerly
49. A. since
B. before
C. after
D. as
50. A. showing
B. showed
C. pointing
D. pointed
51.A. stopped
B. valued
C. made
D. repeated
52. A. moved
B. replied
C. worked
D. carried
53. A. done
B. was done
C. has been done
D. had been done
54. A. cancelled
B. continued
C. started
D. delayed
55. A. funny
B. smart
C. simple
D. modest
4.
It was in my high school science class. I was doing a task in front of the classroom with my favorite shirt on.
A 36 came, “Nice shirt,” I smiled from ear to ear. Then another voice said, “That shirt belonged to my dad. Greg’s mother works for my family. We were going to 37 that shirt away, but gave it to her 38 .”I was speechless. I wanted to hide.
I 39 the shirt in the back of the closet and told my mum what had happened. She then dialed her 40 , “I will no longer work for your family,” she told him. That night, Mom told my dad that she couldn’t clean anymore; she knew her life’s 41 was something greater.
The next morning she 42 with the personnel manager at the Board of Education. He told her that without a proper education she could not teach. So mom decided to 43 a university.
After the first year in college, she went back to the personnel manager. He said, “You are __44 , aren’t you? I think I have a 45 for you as a teacher’s assistant. This opportunity deals with children who are mentally challenged with little or no chance of 46 .” Mom accepted the opportunity very 47 .
For almost five years, as a teacher’s assistant, she saw teacher after teacher give up on the children and quit, feeling 48 . Then one day, the personnel manager and the principal __49_ in her classroom. The principal said, “We have watched how you 50 the children and how they communicate with you and admire your hard – working 51 over the last five years. We are all in agreement that you 52 be the teacher of this class.”
My mom spent more than 20 years there. 53 her career, she was voted Teacher of the Year. All of this came about because of the 54 comment made in the classroom that day. Mom showed me how to handle 55 situations and never give up.
36.
A.noise
B.voice
C.sound
D.tune
37.
A.get
B.take
C.carry
D.throw
38.
A.otherwise
B.anyhow
C.instead
D.actually
39.
A.settled
B.pushed
C.stored
D.stuck
40.
A.teacher
B.employer
C.director
D.adviser
41.
A.purpose
B.encouragement
C.achievement
D.victory
42.
A.went
B.met
C.worked
D.stayed
43.
A.visit
B.continue
C.attend
D.prepare
44.
A.serious
B.fortunate
C.careful
D.responsible
45.
A.career
B.duty
C.position
D.part
46.
A.learning
B.judging
C.obeying
D.imagining
47.
A.patiently
B.eagerly
C.successfully
D.skillfully
48.
A.upset
B.frightened
C.guilty
D.ashamed
49.
A.looked up
B.went up
C.took up
D.showed up
50.
A.believe
B.protect
C.treat
D.receive
51.
A.spirit
B.intention
C.action
D.attempt
52.
A.must
B.would
C.might
D.should
53.
A.At
B.During
C.On
D.With
54.
A.worthless
B.thoughtless
C.hopeless
D.helpless
55.
A.challenging
B.different
C.dangerous
D.strange
5.
Charlie Plumb was a US Navy fighter pilot in Vietnam. On his 75th mission, his
fighter was 36 and he was forced to eject(弹射出去). The only thing between him and imminent(逼近的)death was his parachute(降落伞)that he prayed would open. The parachute did open and Charlie made it down to the ground alive, but he was 37 alive and spent 6 years in a Vietnamese prison camp.
One day, many years after returning to his homeland, Charlie and his wife were sitting in a little restaurant in Kansas City 38 he noticed two tables over was this guy who kept looking at him.
Charlie looked back but didn’t recognize him, but he kept catching this guy 39 him. Finally the guy stood up and walked over to Charlie’s 40 and said, “You’re Captain Plumb.” Charlie looked up at him and said, “Yes.” The guy said, “You’re a 41 pilot, part of that ‘Top Gun’ outfit. You launched from the aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk, you parachuted into enemy territory and you spent six years as a 42 of war.”
43 surprised, Charlie looked up at the guy and asked, “How in the world did you know all that?” The man laughed and said, “Because I 44 your parachute.”
Charlie was 45 . The man grabbed Charlie’s hand and pumped his arm and said, “I guess it worked,” and walked off.
Think about this for yourself. How many times in life do you 46 the people who help you out the most? The people who come out of the far 47 of your life just when you need them the most and pack your parachutes for you?
36. A. hurt B. spoiled C. injured D. destroyed
37. A. caught B. held C. taken D. removed
38. A. while B. as C. when D. once
39. A. staring at B. glaring at C. glancing at D. glimpsing at
40. A. desk B. table C. house D. restaurant
41. A. helicopter B. fighter C. plane D. warship
42. A. friend B. pilot C. soldier D. prisoner
43. A. Somewhat B. Somewhere C. Anyhow D. Anyway
44. A. picked B. put C. installed D. packed
45. A. worthless B. speechless C. careless D. priceless
46. A. walk B. go C. pass D. wander
47. A. grounds B. camps C. corners D. fields
6.
We were the only family with children in the restaurant. I sat Eric in a high 36 and noticed everyone was quietly eating. Suddenly, Eric screamed with 37 and said, “Hi there.” His fat baby hands hit the chair and his eyes were wide with excitement. I saw an old man with a 38 and oily coat. And his hair was unwashed. I was sure he 39 . His hand waved, “Hi there, baby.”
My husband and I 40 looks. Eric continued to laugh and answer, “Hi there.” Everyone noticed that. My husband and I were embarrassed. We finally 41 the meal and headed for the door. The old man sat between me and the door. “God, just let me out of here before he speaks to me or Eric,” I 42 . As I got closer to the door, I turned my back trying to sidestep him and avoid any air he might be 43 . As I did so, Eric leaned over my arm, reaching with both arms in a baby’s “pick-me-up” position. Before I could 44 him, he had thrown himself to the man’s arms. Eric, in an act of total 45 and love, laid his tiny head upon the man’s shoulder. After a while, the man pushed Eric from his chest 46 as if he were in pain, saying, “God bless you. You’ve given me the best New Year’s Day gift.”
I had just witnessed a true love shown through the 47 of a tiny child, who saw no sin (罪过) and made no judgment. The ragged old man, unknowingly, had reminded me that a genuine love is one in which the true meaning of love is realized.
36. A. desk B. chair C. door D. table
37. A. depression B. sadness C. anger D. delight
38. A. good B. beautiful C. worn D. nice
39. A. smiled B. smelled C. mopped D. wiped
40. A. consulted B. exchanged C. separated D. reached
41. A. got through B. saw through C. looked through D. pulled through
42. A. prayed B. asked C. reminded D. explained
43. A. creating B. fighting C. breathing D. holding
44. A. recall B. hit C. answer D. stop
45. A. independence B. desire C. ability D. trust
46. A. unwillingly B. violently C. gladly D. eagerly
47. A. importance B. difference C. innocence D. significance
试卷答案
1.1-5 BDCAC 6-10 CABAD 11-15 BDACC
2.1-5 ACDAC 6-10 DADBA 11-15 DBCBC
3.36-40 CBDBC 41-45 CABCA 46-50CBCDA 51-55 DCABB
4.36-40 BDCDB 41-45 ABCAC 46-50 ABADC 51-55 ADBBA
5.36—40 DACAB 41—45 BDADB 46—47 CC
6.36--40 BDCBB 41--45 AACDD 46--47 AC