湖北枝江市 2017 高考英语完形填空（一轮）精选精练 8页

只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。 1 湖北枝江市 2017 高考英语完形填空（一轮）精选精练 完形填空 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。 It was the old lady’s birthday. She got up early to be ready for the post. From the second floor flat she could see the postman when he came down the street，and a little boy，Johnnie，__1__her letters from the ground floor on the rare__2__when anything came. Today she was sure there would be something.Myra__3__forget her mother’s birthday，even if she__4__wrote at other times. Of course Myra was busy，but？__5__，Enid，the daughter the old lady loved most，died two years ago. Since then Myra had been to see her mother three times，but her husband，Harold，never. The old lady was eighty today. She had put on her best dress. Perhapsperhaps Myra might come. After all，eighty was a__6__birthday，another decade lined or tolerated just as you chose to look at it.__7__Myra did not come，she would send a present. The old lady was__8__of that. Two spots of colour__9__her cheeks. She was__10__like a child. She would enjoy her day! Now，she stood by the window，__11__.The postman turned round the corner on his bicycle. Her heart beat__12__.Johnnie had seen him too and ran to the gate. Then clatter (咔嗒声)，clatter up the stairs. Johnnie knocked at her door. He had got her postfour envelopes. Three were unclosed cards from old friends. The fourth was closed，in Myra’s writing. The old lady felt a sharp pain of__13__.There was no parcel for her！Maybe the parcel was too large to come by letter post. That was it. It would come later by parcel post. She said to herself. She must be__14__. Almost__15__she tore the envelope open.__16__in the card was a piece of paper. Written on the card was a message under the printed Happy Birthday Buy yourself something nice with the__17__，Myra and Harold. The cheque moved quickly to and for in the air to the floor like a bird with a broken wing. Slowly the old lady__18__to pick it up. Her present！Her__19__present！With__20__fingers she tore it into little bits. 【语篇解读】 本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了一个 80 岁老人在生日来临之际对自己唯一的亲人的殷殷期盼， 但她最终盼来的确是一种无言的伤痛和失望。 1.A.took away B．brought up C．moved off D．set down 解析 根据语境可知，此句是说老人把信件从“the ground floor”拿到“the second floor”。bring up 意为“拿上来”，符合语境；take away 意为“拿走，带走”，move off“意为“离开，出发”，set down 意为“记下，放下”，均不符合语境。 答案 B 2．A. occasion B．opportunity 只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。 2 C．ceremony D．anniversary 解析 根据语境可知，此处是指在特别的“场合”，与下文的 other times 作对比。occasion 意为“场合”， 符合语境；opportunity 意为“机会”，ceremony 意为“典礼，仪式”，anniversary 意为“周年纪念日”， 均不符合语境。 答案 A 3．A. mustn’t B．mightn’t C．wouldn’t D．needn’t 解析 根据语境可知，此处是指老人坚信女儿一定不会忘记自己的生日。表示“一定不会”时，应用 wouldn’t。 答案 C 4．A. occasionally B．always C．almost D．seldom 解析 根据下文可知，Myra 由于工作繁忙，平常很少给妈妈写信。seldom 意为“很少，不常”，符合语境； occasionally 意为“偶尔，间或”，always 意为“总是，一直”，almost 意为“差不多，几乎”，均不符合 语境。 答案 D 5．A. Unhappily B．Unfortunately C．Unforgettably D．Unkindly 解析 根据常识可知，最爱的女儿 Enid 的离去自然是一件“不幸”的事情。unfortunately 意为“不幸地”， 符合语境；unhappily 意为“不开心地”，unforgettably 意为“令人难忘地”，unkindly 意为“刻薄地，不 客气地”，均不符合语境。 答案 B 6．A. casual B．remote C．special D．conventional 解析 根据常识可知，“人生 70 古来稀”，80 岁生日自然尤为“特别”。special 意为“特别的”，符合语 境；casual 意为“随便的，临时的”，remote 意为“遥远的，疏远的”，conventional 意为“传统的，常见 的”，均不符合语境。 答案 C 7．A. Even if B．So that C．In case D．Now that 解析 句意为：即使 Myra 不来，她也会送一份礼物。由句意可知，前后分句之间为一种让步关系，所以应用 表示让步关系的连词 even if，意为“即使”。 答案 A 8．A. proud B．capable C．sure D．afraid 只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。 3 解析 根据下文的描述可知，老人坚信她的女儿即便不来也会送她礼物。be sure of 为固定短语，意为“坚 信，确信”，符合语境。 答案 C 9．A. sharpened B．weakened C．widened D．brightened 解析 根据下文中的“She would enjoy her day！”可知，此处应指老人红光满面，面露喜 色。brighten 意为“使闪亮，使快乐，使露喜色”，符合语境。 答案 D 10．A. excited B．alarmed C．inspired D．satisfied 解析 根据语境可知，老人此时兴奋得像个孩子。excited 意为“兴奋的，激动的”，符合语境。 答案 A 11．A. thinking B．imagining C．welcoming D．watching 解析 根据上下文语境可知，此句是指老人久久地站在门口，期盼着礼物的到来。因此选 watching 最符合语 境，意为“守望，眺望”。 答案 D 12．A. steadily B．wildly C．nervously D．randomly 解析 根据语境可知，此处应选 wildly，该词是一种夸张的表达，旨在体现老人无法掩饰的、因迫切而慌乱 激动的心情。 答案 B 13．A. discontent B．loneliness C．disappointment D．annoyance 解析 根据上下文语境可知，此句是指老人的心情由先前“狂乱的兴奋”跌之“沉重的失望”，是一种修辞 上的对比。disappointment 意为“失望，沮丧”，符合语境。 答案 C 14．A. patient B．anxious C．urgent D．mild 解析 根据语境可知，此句是指老人自我解嘲、自我安慰的一种无奈的表达，同时也暗含着一丝苦涩的期盼， 所以老人告诫自己还要“耐心一点儿”。patient 意为“耐心的”，符合语境。 答案 A 15．A. immediately B．cheerfully C．angrily D．unwillingly 解析 根据语境可知，此句是指老人对自己期盼的“礼物”非常失望，因此不愿意打开它。unwillingly 意为 只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。 4 “不情愿地，勉强地”，符合语境；immediately 意为“立刻，马上”，cheerfully 意为“高高兴兴地”， angrily 意为“愤怒地”，均不符合语境。 答案 D 16．A. Pinned B．Folded C．Lined D．Roped 解析 根据下文的“a piece of paper”可知，此处应选 fold，意为“折叠，合拢”，表示“在卡片里折了 一张纸”。 答案 B 17．A. card B．bonus C．cheque D．cash 解析 根据下文中的“The cheque moved quickly”可知，此处应选 cheque，意为“支票”，符合语境。 答案 C 18．A. bent B．leaned C．struggled D．stretched 解析 综合考虑老人此时的心情和神态可知，她拾起支票的姿势应该是“弯腰”。bend 意为“弯腰，弯曲”， 符合语境。lean 意为“倾斜，倚靠”；struggle 意为“努力，挣扎”，是一个中性词汇，不能体现身体的姿 势；stretch 意为“伸展，延伸”，均不符合语境。 答案 A 19．A. painful B．sad C．expensive D．lovely 解析 根据语境可知，此处应选 lovely，表现的是一种强烈的讽刺效果，增强了语言的表现力。而 painful， sad 两词会使语言的色调索然无味，暗淡无光。 答案 D 20．A. moving B．trembling C．reacting D．freezing 解析 根据语境可知，当老人看到女儿给自己的礼物竟然是一张支票时，她感到既失望又痛心，所以应选 trembling，意为“颤抖的，战栗的”，生动地表现了老人当时的心情和神态；moving 意为“动人的”，reacting 意为“反应的”，freezing 意为“冰冻的，严寒的”，均不符合语境。 答案 B 2016 高考英语完型填空（日常生活类） After breakfast in the morning, my mother came to ask me to go shopping． She told me that 只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。 5 she a new dress． I don’t usually like to go shopping and I’m not a(n) person, but we went to the mall together． We visited nearly every that sold ladies’ dresses, and my mother dress after dress, giving all of them up． the day went on, I grew tired． Finally, at our shop, my mother tried on a lovely blue three-piece dress． The had a bow (蝴蝶结) at the neckline, and as I stood in the dressing room with her, I as she tried, with much difficulty, to tie the bow． Her hands were so badly from arthritis (关节炎) that she couldn’t do it． , my impatience gave way to a great wave of compassion (同情) for her． I turned away(避开，走开) to try and the tears filling my eyes． I managed to myself down and turned back to tie the bow for her． Our shopping trip was over, but the was left in my memory． For the rest of the day, my mind returning to that moment in the dressing room and to the moment of my mother’s trying to tie that bow． Those hands had fed me, bathed me and dressed me． She had also me whenever I felt sad． And they were now touching me in the unforgettable manner． Later in the evening, I went to my mother’s room, her hands in mine, kissed them and, much to her , told her that to me they were the most beautiful hands in the world． 【小题 1】 A．solved B．chose C．needed D．reduced 【小题 2】 A．patient B．optimistic C．honest D．generous 【小题 3】 A．church B．store C．hospital D．school 【小题 4】 A．carry on B．put on C．tookon D．tried on 【小题 5】 A．Before B．As C．Because D．For 【小题 6】 A．last B．personal C．first D．favorite 【小题 7】 A．trousers B．shoes C．cap D．blouse 【小题 8】 A．played B．cried C．watched D．applied 【小题 9】 A．killed B．disabled C．shocked D．attacked 【小题 10】 A．Unfortunately B．Luckily C．Strangely D．Immediately 【小题 11】 A．hide B．move C．drop D．offer 【小题 12】 A．calm B．put C．write D．take 只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。 6 【小题 13】 A．headline B．event C．opportunity D．attitude 【小题 14】 A．suggested B．enjoyed C．finished D．kept 【小题 15】 A．thought B．mind C．hands D．face 【小题 16】 A．young B．loving C．relaxing D．stressful 【小题 17】 A．suffered B．bored C．injured D．comforted 【小题 18】 A．too B．most C．far D．much 【小题 19】 A．covered B．waved C．crowded D．involved 【小题 20】 A．confidence B．harm C．sadness D．surprise 2016 高考完形填空选练 完型填空。阅读下面短文，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。 Maureen worked in an office with twenty other people, and she liked her job. Getting ahead in her career wasn’t 41 to her until the day that her friend and co-worker Betty was promoted to be the boss of the unit. Betty couldn’t have gotten the 42 if Maureen had tried to. In the eyes of the other co-workers Betty was always cheerful, 43 and ambitious, while Maureen 只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。 7 was low-key (低调的) and easy-going. Before Betty got the promotion, Maureen had been 44 at her work, even if she had not been specially happy. But once Betty was made 45 , Maureen began to fill up with resentment (怨恨) until she 46 her job and hated Betty. 47 she made a big mistake because she had a feeling of 48 all the time. Maureen began to see Betty as the source of all her problems, and she 49 to remember that she had not particularly wanted the promotion anyway. Now she just thought that it should be hers. 50 examining herself to see what her real goal was in life, she began to 51 on Betty and regarded Betty as her enemy. Maureen became completely 52 on her resentment, and she couldn’t get out of the 53 situation. One of the major problems with resentment is that you believe that your 54 is entirely caused by some outside person. You stop 55 what you can do to improve your situation, because you decide that your injured feelings are the 56 of someone else’s fault. You just give up trying to find real 57 . Dealing with resentment needs awareness and 58 . First of all, you need to 59 you are feeling resentful and then try to stop yourself feeling upset. Only in this way can you solve the 60 in your life. 41. A. equal B. native C. similar D. important 42. A. job B. order C. position D. direction 43. A. hard-working B. good-looking C. peace-loving D. smooth-talking 44. A. annoyed B. pleased C. excited D. skilled 45. A. head B. guide C. princess D. assistant 46. A. did B. got C. knew D. disliked 47. A. Strangely B. Usually C. Eventually D. Immediately 48. A. safety B. pride C. unhappiness D. unemployment 49. A. tried B. failed C. began D. preferred 50. A. Instead of B. Along with C. Because of D. As for 51. A. drop in B. play tricks C. cut down D. make comments 52. A. keen B. impressed C. focused D. dependent 53. A. social B. national C. complex D. dangerous 54. A. anger B. fear C. surprise D. anxiety 55. A. calling on B. looking for C. learning from D. cheering for 只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。 8 56. A. goal B. truth C. result D. reason 57. A. differences B. solutions C. opportunities D. relationships 58. A. bravery B. humour C. curiosity D. calmness 59. A. admit B. argue C. doubt D. prove 60. A. case B. mystery C. crime D. problem 参考答案 41-45 DCABA 46-50 DCCBA 51-55 BCDAB 56-60 CBDAD