广西兴业县 2017 高考英语完形填空九月选练 10页

只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。 1 广西兴业县 2017 高考英语完形填空九月选练 完形填空 Did you hear the sports story that came out of Greece a few years ago? No, it wasn’t from the country that started the Olympics, 1 it has an Olympic quality. The story came out of Greece, New York, and it was about Jason McElwain, a 17-year-old autistic(自闭的)kid, and Jim Johnson, a high school basketball 2 . Jason, who didn’t speak until he was five and always 3 with learning challenges, was 4 for a basketball player, only five foot six. In fact, he never 5 the team. He was the team manager, who kept statistics and handed out water bottles. But Coach Johnson 6 Jason’s enthusiasm for the game and his unselfish dedication to the team. So he decided if the score 7 , he might let him 8 a few minutes. Word got around and a group of students came to the game with signs 9 his nickname, “J-Mac”, and cut-outs of his face placed on popsicle(冰棒)sticks. When Jason was put into the game with four minutes left, they 10 wildly hoping that he might even 11 a basket. In Hollywood, he would have done just that, and his teammates would have 12 him off on their shoulders. But in the 13 world of Greece, New York, Jason took a 14 and missed by about six feet. His supporters 15 and the coach worried that he may have set this young man up for 16 . But J-Mac 17 another shot, and another, and another. 18 he took 10 shots, and scored 20 points in his four minutes of 19 . And, yes, he was carried off on the shoulders of his teammates. And it was the career high point in the life of a coach who just gave a good kid a(n) 20 . 【文章大意】一位教练给了一个孩子一次机会, 从而创造了一个奇迹。 1. A. if B. though C. since D. for 【解析】选 B。逻辑推理题。这个故事并非来自奥运会诞生的那个国家, 虽然它具有奥林匹 克的特征。这个故事来自纽约的一个小镇——Greece。 2. A. star B. game C. coach D. play 只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。 2 【解析】选 C。词汇复现题。由下文可知, 本文讲述的是一个男孩和一位中学篮球教练的故 事。 3. A. began B. went C. listened D. struggled 【解析】选 D。固定搭配题。由上文的 autistic 以及“他五岁才说话”的事实, 我们可以 推断出 Jason 学习有障碍。struggle with“斗争, 抗争”, 符合语境。 4. A. short B. big C. good D. ready 【解析】选 A。逻辑推理题。根据后面的 only five foot six 可知他太矮了, 所以不适合 打篮球。 5. A. gathered B. organized C. supported D. made 【解析】选 D。逻辑推理题。由下文的 He was the team manager, who kept statistics and handed out water bottles. 可知Jason 实际上并没有成为真正的球员, 而只是做一些计分、 分发水壶之类的事情。make the team 加入团队。 6. A. showed B. liked C. developed D. lost 【解析】选 B。词语辨析题。虽然 Jason 并不是真正的球员, 但教练很欣赏他对篮球的热情 以及他对球队无私的奉献。 7. A. decreased B. changed C. mattered D. permitted 【解析】选 D。词语辨析题。所以他想如果赛场上比分允许的话, 他会让 Jason 打一会儿球。 8. A. train B. rest C. play D. direct 【解析】选 C。词语辨析题。教练很感动, 所以他想如果赛场上比分允许的话, 他会让 Jason 打一会儿球。 9. A. giving B. bearing C. calling D. keeping 【解析】选 B。词语辨析题。bear 此处的意思是 “显示, 带有”。signs bearing his nickname 写着他的绰号的招牌。 10. A. blamed B. laughed C. ran D. cheered 【解析】选 D。词语辨析题。比赛还有四分钟就要结束的时候, Jason 上场了。大家欢呼着, 希望他能投篮成功。 11. A. score B. find C. fill D. hang 【解析】选 A。词语辨析题。score 此处用作动词, 意思是“得分”。 12. A. cut B. carried C. put D. knocked 【解析】选 B。固定搭配题。如果是在好莱坞电影中, Jason 很有可能在最后关头投篮成功, 只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。 3 队员们也会把他高高举过肩头。carry sb. off on sb. ’s shoulder 将某人举过肩头。 13. A. real B. modern C. whole D. natural 【解析】选 A。逻辑推理题。但是, 在真实的世界里, Jason 投篮未中。此处将现实与虚幻 进行了对比。 14. A. shot B. seat C. look D. step 【解析】选 A。固定搭配题。take a shot 投篮; 下文“he took 10 shots”也有提示。 15. A. nodded B. broke C. agreed D. complained 【解析】选 D。前后照应题。Jason 投篮未中, 他的支持者开始抱怨。missed, worried 是 关键信息。 16. A. fame B. embarrassment C. courage D. achievement 【解析】选 B。词语辨析题。Jason 投篮未中, 观众开始抱怨。此时, 教练开始怀疑自己的 做法是否正确。他担心他把 Jason 置于尴尬的境地。 17. A. took B. heard C. got D. fired 【解析】选 A。词汇复现题。与上一段“Jason took a ”和下文“he took 10 shots” 呼应。 18. A. In fact B. In turn C. However D. Meanwhile 【解析】选 A。词语辨析题。Jason 一次次地投篮。事实上, 他投了十次篮。in fact 用来 作进一步的解释说明。 19. A. sorrow B. joy C. glory D. guilt 【解析】选 C。词语辨析题。Jason 在四分钟内得了 20 分。此处选 glory 突出他的成绩非凡。 20. A. lesson B. chance C. prize D. award 【解析】选 B。前后照应题。本文讲的是一位教练给了一个孩子一次机会, 从而创造了一个 奇迹。 完形填空。阅读下面短文，从短文后个题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空 白处的最佳选项。 Two wardmates shared the same ward in a hospital. They were seriously ill, but they never lost hope. One man was allowed to sit up in his bed for an hour each afternoon 只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。 4 to help drain the fluid from his lungs. His bed was next to the room’s only 1 . The other man had to spend all his time flat on his 2 . The men talked for hours 3 . They spoke of their wives and families, their homes, their jobs, and a whole lot of things. Every afternoon when the man in the bed by the window could sit up, he would pass the time by 4 to his roommate all the things he could see outside the window. The man in the other bed began to 5 those one-hour periods where his world would be broadened by all the activity and color of the world outside. The window overlooked a park with a lovely lake. Young lovers walked arm in arm among flowers of every color and a fine 6 of the city skyline could be seen in the distance. As the man by the window 7 all this in detail, the man on the other side of the room would close his eyes and 8 the picturesque scene. One warm afternoon the man by the window described a parade passing by. 9 the other man couldn’t hear the band—he could 10 it . In his mind’s eye as the gentleman by the window described it with descriptive 11 . Days and weeks passed. One morning, the day nurse arrived to bring water for their baths only to find the 12 body of the man by the window, who had died 13 in his sleep. She was sad and called the hospital attendants to 14 the body. As soon as the sickbed was 15 , the other man asked if he could be moved next to the window. The nurse was happy to 16 the switch, and after making sure he was comfortable, she left him alone. Slowly, painfully he held himself up on one elbow to take his first look at the real world outside. He managed to slowly turn to look out the window beside the bed. It faced a blank 17 . The man asked the nurse why his roommate had described such 18 things outside this window. The nurse responded that the man was 19 and could not even see the wall. She said, “Perhaps he just wanted to 20 you.” 1. A. door B. window C. ceiling D. balcony 2. A. back B. head C. shoulder D. foot 只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。 5 3. A. in the end B. on end C. on purpose D. in reality 4. A. talking B. referring C. informing D. describing 5. A. live on B. live for C. beg for D. hold on 6. A. scene B. sight C. scenery D. view 7. A. debated B. described C. concluded D. confirmed 8. A. witness B. record C. broadcast D. imagine 9. A. Since B. Because C. Now that D. Although 10. A. guess B. feel C. see D. touch 11. A. words B. colours C. sentences D. pictures 12. A. useless B. tireless C. lifeless D. painless 13. A. suddenly B. gradually C. generally D. peacefully 14 A. take away B. throw away C. hold up D. dry up 15. A. applied B. apparent C. available D. approximate 16. A. take B. make C. turn D. accept 17. A. park B. wall C. world D. hospital 18. A. wonderful B. different C. blank D. dull 19. A. lame B. deaf C. blind D. paralysed 20. A. cheat B. cure C. encourage D. help 【参考答案】完形填空 1—5、BABDB 6—10、DBDDC 11—15、 ACDAC 16—20、BBACC. 【夹叙夹议】【2015·浙江】完形填空(共 20 小题;每小题 1 分，满分 20 分) 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从 21-40 各题所给的四个选项(A, B, C 和 D) 中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。 Since finishing my studies at Harvard and Oxford. I’ve watched one friend after another land high-ranking, high-paying Wall Street jobs. As executives(高级管理人 员) with banks, consulting firms, established law firms, and major corporations, many are now 21 on their way to impressive careers. By society’s 22 , they seem to have it made. 只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。 6 On the surface, these people seem to be very lucky in life. As they left student life behind, many had a 23 drink at their cheap but friendly local bar, shook hands with Longtime roommates, and 24 out of small apartments into high buildings. They made reservations atrestaurants where the cost of a bottle of wine 25 a college year’s monthly rent. They replaced their beloved old car with expensive new sports cars. The thing is, a number of them have 26 that despite their success, they aren’t happy. Some 27 of unfriendly coworkers and feel sad for eight-hour workweeks devoted to tasks they 28 . Some do not respect the companies they work for and talk of feeling tired and 29 . However, instead of devoting themselves to their work, they find themselves working to support the 30 to which they have so quickly become 31 . People often speak of trying a more satisfying path, and 32 the end the idea of leaving, their jobs to work for something they 33 or finding a position that would give them more time with their families almost always leads them to the same conclusion; it’ s 34 . They have loans, bills, a mortgage（抵押贷款）to 35 , retirement to save for. They recognize there’s something 36 in their lives, but it’s 37 to step off the track. In a society that tends to 38 everything in terms of dollars and cents, we learn form a young age to consider the costs of our 39 in financial terms. But what about the personal and social costs 40 in pursuing money over meaning? These are exactly the kinds of us tend to ignore — and the very ones we need to consider most. 21. A. much B. never C. seldom D. well 22. A. policies B. standards C. experiments D. regulations 23. A. last B. least C. second D. best 24. A. cycled B. moved C. slid D. looked 25. A. shared B. paid C. equaled D. collected 26. A. advertised B. witnessed C. admitted D. demanded 27. A. complain B. dream C. hear D. approve 28. A. distribute B. hate C. applaud D. neglect 29. A. calm B. guilty C. warm D. empty 只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。 7 30. A. family B. government C. lifestyle D. project 31. A. accustomed B. appointed C. unique D. available 32. A. yet B. also C. instead D. rather 33. A. let out B. turn in C. give up D. believe in 34. A. fundamental B. practical C. impossible D. unforgettable 35.A. take of B. drop off C. put off D. pay off 36. A. missing B. inspiring C. sinking D. shining 37. A. harmful B. hard C. useful D. normal 38. A. measure B. suffer C. digest D. deliver 39. A. disasters B. motivations C. campaigns D. decisions 40. A. assessed B. involved C. covered D. reduced 22.B 考查名词以及对语境的理解。A. policies 意为政策，B. standards 意为标准，C. experiments 意为实验，D. regulations 意为规章制度。根据句意，以当前的标准来看，他们 的确成功了。 23.A 考查形容词以及对语境的理解。A. last 意为最后的，B. least 意为最少的，C. second 意为第二，D. best 意为最好的。根据第 21 题不难得出生活好了，以后都不会去（这是最后 一次去）这些廉价的酒吧了，也搬到好的地方住了。所以选 A。 24.B 考查动词以及对语境的理解。A. cycled 意为骑车或循环，B. moved 意为搬家，C. slid 意为滑落，D. looked 意为看。根据第 21 题不难得出生活好了，以后都不会去（这是最后一 次去）这些廉价的酒吧了，也搬到好的地方住了。所以选 A。 只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。 8 28. B 考查动词以及对语境的理解。A. distribute 意为分发，B. hate 意为厌恶，C. applaud 意为鼓掌，D. neglect 意为忽略。根据上文的不开心和抱怨，不能得出答案是厌恶。 29. D 考查形容词以及对语境的理解。A. calm 意为平静，B. guilty 意为有罪的，C. warm 意为温暖，D. empty 意为空的，累的。根据前面的 tired 累不能得出答案。Some do not respect the companies they work for and talk of feeling tired and 29。意为有些人不尊重他 们工作的公司，说累。 30. C 考查名词以及对语境的理解。A. family 意为家庭，B. government 意为政府，C. lifestyle 意为生活方式，D. project 意为项目。前文提到很多都是生活，如学校生活，工作 生活，结合语境不能得出答案是生活方式。 31. A 考查形容词以及对语境的理解。A. accustomed 意为习惯的，B. appointed 意为指定 的，C. unique 意为独一无二的，D. available 意为可利用的。“However, instead of devoting themselves to their work, they find themselves working to support the 30 to which they have so quickly become 31. 意为“但是，不是全身心投入于工作，他们发现工作只 是支持生活方式，而且慢慢他们已经对这种方式已经行习惯了。” 32. A 考查连词以及对语境的理解。A. yet 意为但是，表转折，B. also 意为也，表递 进，C. instead 意为代替，D. rather 意为相反。此句是长难句。意为：人们总是说走一 种满意的道路，但是最后，离开现在的工作去做一些他们相信或者是一种可以和家人在一起的 职务的想法最终都得出一个这样的结论：这是不可能的。根据句意，前后是转折的关系，所以 选 A。 只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。 9 35. D 考查动词以及对语境的理解。A. take of 意为起飞，B. drop off 意为减少，C. put off 意为推迟，D. pay off 意为支付。根据 mortgage（抵押贷款）以及结合常识，不难 得出答案。 36.A 考查动词以及对语境的理解。A. missing 意为失去，B. inspiring 意为鼓舞，C. sinking 意为沉没，D. shining 意为闪亮。句意是为他们意识到，在生活中失去 missing 了一些什么， 但是他们却很难离开这个轨迹。根据句意不难得出答案。 37.B 考查形容词以及对语境的理解。A. harmful 意为有害的，B. hard 意为困难的，C. useful 意为有用的，D. normal 意为正常的。句意是为他们意识到，在生活中失去了一些什么， 但是他们却很难 hard 离开这个轨迹。根据句意不难得出答案。 38.A 考查动词以及对语境的理解。A. measure 意为衡量，B. suffer 意为遭受，C. digest 意为消化，D. deliver 意为运送。句意为当前的社会，人们趋向于用钱来衡量 measure 所有 的事情，我们在很小的时候就知道，应该考虑我们决定的经济代价。 39.D 考查名词以及对语境的理解。A. disasters 意为灾难，B. motivations 意为动机，C. campaigns 意为战役，D. decisions 意为决定。句意为当前的社会，人们趋向于用钱来衡量所 有的事情，我们在很小的时候就知道，应该考虑我们决定 decisions 的经济代价。 40.B 考查动词以及对语境的理解。A. assessed 意为评估，B. involved 意为涉及，C. covered 意为覆盖，D. reduced 意为减少。Involved in 意为参与。句意为：那么，在追求钱高于意 义的情况下，我们的参与的个人以及社会代价呢？ 【考点定位】夹叙夹议的一篇文章 【名师点睛】这是一篇夹叙夹议的文章，没有生词，主要是考查上下文理解和单词理解。需要 正确理解 4 个单词的选项，尤其要注意一些一词多义的地方。也要注意题目与题目直接的关系， 如 21 题和 24 题；26，27 和 28 题；32，33 和 34 题。这是一项综合运用的能力，有时候也需 只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。 10 要结合常识，如 35 题。