2014年版高考英语完形填空二轮突破练习18

2014年版高考英语完形填空二轮突破练习18

‎2014届高考英语二轮专题复习突破：完形填空 ‎1.完型填空（共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分）‎ ‎ 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ Nowadays many people enjoy 16 activities—walking, cycling or mountaineering.‎ ‎ People often 17 the act of climbing high and difficult mountains to be astonishing. Why are men and women 18 to suffer cold and hardship, and to 19 on high mountains? This astonishment may be caused by the difference between mountaineering and other forms of activities to which men 20 their leisure time.‎ There are no man-made rules, as there are for 21 sports as golf and football. There are, of course, principles of different kinds. It would be dangerous if you 22 them. But it is this freedom from man-made rules 23 makes mountaineering attractive to many people. Those who climb mountains are free to choose their own 24 .‎ ‎ If we 25 mountaineering with other more familiar sports, we might think that one big difference is that mountaineering is not a kind of 26 work at all. 27 , it is only our misunderstanding. There are no “matches” 28 “teams” of climbers, but when climbers are on a rock face linked by a rope which their lives may 29 , there is obviously teamwork.‎ ‎ A mountain climber knows that he may have to fight with natural 30 that are stronger and more powerful than man.‎ A mountain climber 31 to improve his skill year after year. A skier has probably passed his best by the age of thirty, and most tennis champions ‎32 in their early twenties. But it is not 33 for men of fifty or sixty to climb the highest mountains in the Alps. They may take more 34 to do that than younger men, but they probably climb more skillfully and with less effort, and they certainly experience equal 35 .‎ ‎16. A. physical B. easy C. difficult D. mental ‎17. A. find B. respect C. treat D. consider ‎18. A. scared B. willing C. afraid D. suitable ‎19. A. have a break B. make sense C. take a risk D. lose weight ‎20. A. give B. hope C. discover D. receive ‎21. A. so B. various C. different D. such ‎22. A. applied B. worried C. ignored D. noticed ‎23. A. which B. that C. how D. why ‎24. A. methods B. tradition C. styles D. activities ‎25. A. contact B. relate C. replace D. compare ‎26. A. pair B. complex C. team D. simple ‎27. A. Otherwise B. Therefore C. Furthermore D. However ‎28. A. between B. within C. from D. beyond ‎29. A. keep on B. go on C. depend on D. focus on ‎30. A. storms B. forces C. energies D. strengths ‎31. A. tries B. wants C. continues D. decides ‎32. A. will be B. are C. appear D. is ‎33. A. unusual B. normal C. common D. frequent ‎34. A. gifts B. means C. brains D. time ‎35. A. astonishment B. ambition C. concern D. enjoyment A. ‎2.完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分）‎ 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ Mary Lou It was my first day to Miss Hargrove’s seventh grade. Past “newcomer” experiences had been difficult, so I was very 36 to fit in. After being introduced to the class, I bravely put on a smile and took my seat.‎ Lunchtime was a pleasant surprise when the girls all crowded around my table. They were friendly, so I began to 37 . My new classmates told me about the school, the teachers and the other kids. They 38 out the class nerd (书呆子) to me: Mary Lou. She was a pretty girl with dark eyes and olive-skin, 39 she wore a long woolen skirt and an old-fashioned blouse. She looked stupid. The girls whispered and giggled 40 Mary Lou walked by. She ate alone.‎ After school, the girls invited me to 41 them in front of the school. I was thrilled to be a(n) 42 of the club. We waited. For what, I didn’t know. Then Mary Lou came down the school steps. The girls started making fun of her, shouting rudely, biting comments. I 43 , then joined right in. Mean remarks fell from my 44 . No one could 45 I’d never done this before. The other girls stepped back and started cheering for me. Feeling 46 , I pulled on her backpack and then pushed her. Her backpack broke, Mary Lou fell and I backed off. Everyone was laughing. I ‎47 in. I was a leader.‎ I was not proud. Something inside me 48 . If you’ve ever picked a wing off a butterfly, you know how I felt.‎ Mary Lou got up, 49 her books and left without a tear or saying anything. She held her head 50 as blood ran down from her knee. I 51 her limp away down the street.‎ I turned to leave with my 52 friends and noticed a man standing beside his car. He must have been Mary Lou’s father ––– he had the same olive skin, dark hair and handsome look. He remained still and watched the 53 girl walk toward him. Only his eyes ––– shining with both sadness and pride ––– followed. As I passed, he looked at me in silence with burning tears that reminded me of my 54 . ‎ ‎ Mary Lou’s father’s eyes taught me a good lesson that day. I never again hurt someone for my own 55 .‎ ‎36. A. anxious B. excited C. eager D. afraid ‎37. A. talk B. hesitate C. relax D. suspect ‎38. A. picked B. pointed C. worked D. found ‎39. A. because B. so C. and D. but ‎40. A. as B. before C. after D. since ‎41. A. consult B. fight C. support D. join ‎42. A. leader B. member C. assistant D. organizer ‎43. A. paused B. refused C. hurried D. escaped ‎44. A. eyes B. heart C. lips D. mind ‎45. A. tell B. say C. report D. announce ‎46. A. ashamed B. guilty C. encouraged D. powerful ‎47. A. turned B. went C. took D. fitted ‎48. A. sank B. hurt C. touched D. screamed ‎49. A. tore B. closed C. gathered D. grasped ‎50. A. cautiously B. casually C. low D. high ‎51. A. watched B. noticed C. glared D. glanced ‎52. A. caring B. laughing C. puzzling D. satisfying ‎53. A. silly B. only C. lonely D. friendly ‎54. A. pain B. pity C. weakness D. shame ‎55. A. loss B. gain C. effort D. duty ‎3.完形填空 (共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)。‎ 阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从36-55各题所给四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。‎ ‎ A few weeks after my first wife, Georgia, was called to heaven, I was cooking dinner for my son and myself. For a __36 , I had decided on frozen peas. As I was cutting open the bag, it ___37_____from my hand and crashed to the floor. The peas, like marbles, ____38___everywhere. I tried to use a broom, __39__ with each sweep they just rolled across the kitchen.‎ ‎ For the next week, every time I was in the __40__, I found a pea---in a corner, or behind a table leg. They kept __41___. Eight months later I pulled out the refrigerator to clean behind it, and __42__ 12 frozen peas hidden underneath.‎ ‎ At the time I found those few remaining __43__, I was in a new relationship with ‎ a wonderful __44__ I’d met in a support group. After we married, I was reminded __45__ those peas under the refrigerator, and realized that my __46__ had been like that bag of frozen peas. It had shattered. My wife had died; I was in a new city with a busy job, and with a son having trouble__47_ his new surroundings and the __48__ of his mother. I was a bag of spilled frozen peas; my life had come apart and scattered.‎ ‎ When life gets you __49__, when everything you know comes apart, and when you think you’ll never __50__, remember that it’s just a bag of scattered frozen peas. The peas can be _51__, and life will move on. You’ll find all the peas _52__, including the ones that are hardest to find. And when you’ve got them __53_, you’ll start to feel whole again.‎ ‎ The life you know can break apart at any time. But you’ll have to __54__, and how fast you collect your peas depends on you. Will you keep scattering them around with a broom, _55_will you pick them up one by one and put your life back together?‎ ‎36．A. drink B. fruit C. vegetable D. meat ‎37. A. moved B. walked C. ran D. slipped ‎38. A. rubbed B. rolled C. grew D. existed ‎39. A. but B. and C. although D. so ‎40. A. bedroom B. living room C. kitchen D. storeroom ‎41. A. getting B. turning up C. taking up D. using up ‎42. A. found B. ate C. left D. planted ‎43. A. presents B. cans C. vegetables D. peas ‎44. A. man B. child C. woman D. boy ‎45. A. of B. for C. with D. in ‎46. A. wife B. life C. son D. friend ‎47. A. turning to B. leading to C. adjusting to D. adding to ‎48. A. thank B. love C. help D. loss ‎49. A. down B. near C. close D. wide ‎50. A. get it B. make it C. take it D. leave it ‎51. A. grew B. bought C. collected D. frozen ‎52. A. eventually B. fortunately C. properly D. specially ‎53. A. both B. all C. either D. each ‎54. A. call on B. put on C. bring in D. move on ‎55. A. while B. because C. since D. or ‎4.完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）‎ 阅读下列短文，从每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。‎ Pete Rose was a great baseball player. Though I have never met him, he taught me something 36 that changed my life.‎ ‎　　Pete was being 　‎37 in spring training the year he was about to break Ty Cobb's all-time hits record. Suddenly one reporter asked him, "Pete, you only need 78 hits to reach your nearest 　38 . How many at-bats（击球）do you think it'll take you to get the 78 hits？" Without hesitation, Pete just 　39 at the reporter and said,"78." The reporter yelled back, "Ah, come on, Pete, you don't think you'll get 78 hits in 78 at-bats, do you？"‎ ‎　　Mr. Rose calmly 　40 his philosophy（哲理，观点） with the reporters who were 　41 waiting for his reply to the claim. "Every time I 42 up to the plate（击球区），I 43 to get a hit! 　44 I have it in mind，I have no right to step into the batter's（击球手）box! It is 45 expectation that has enabled me to get all of the hits in the first place."‎ ‎　　When I thought about Pete Rose's 46 and how it applied to everyday 47 ，I felt a little embarrassed. As a business person，I was hoping to increase my 　48 . As a father，l was hoping to be a good dad. As a married man，I was hoping to be a good husband. The truth was that I was a fairly good salesperson，I was not so ‎49 a father，and I was an okay husband. I immediately decided that being okay was not 50 ! I wanted to be a great salesperson，a great father and a great husband. I 51 my attitude to a positive one，and the results were 52 .I was fortunate enough to win a few sales trips，I won Coach of the Year in my 53 baseball league，and I share a loving relationship with my wife，Karen，with whom I am 54 to enjoy the rest of my life!‎ ‎　55 ，Mr. Rose!‎ ‎36．A．reliable 　　　　 B．enjoyable 　　　　　C．valuable　　　　 D．unbelievable ‎37．A．admired 　　　　B．interviewed 　　　　C．watched 　　　　 D．trained ‎38．A．decision 　　　　B．record 　　　　　　 C．level 　　　　　 D．goal ‎39．A．stared 　　　　　B．shouted 　　　　　　C．glared 　　　　　D．pointed ‎40．A．enjoyed B．shared 　　　　　　　C．discussed 　　　 D．reviewed ‎41．A．anxiously 　　　 B．nervously 　　　　　C．cheerfully 　　　 D．impatiently ‎42．A．climb 　　　　 B．jump 　　　　　　　C．drive 　　　　　 D．step ‎43．A．seem 　　　　　 B．fail 　　　　　　 C．expect 　　　　 D．compete ‎44．A．Though 　　　　 B．Unless 　　　　 　 C．Because 　　　　 D．When ‎45．A．sudden B．simple　　　　　 　C．positive 　　　　　D．considerate ‎46．A．plan 　　　　　　B．idea 　　　　　　　C．ability 　　　　　 D．behaviour ‎47．A．agenda 　　　　　B．exercise 　　　　　 C．work 　　　　　　D．life ‎48．A．sales 　　　　　 B．skills 　　　　　　　C．experiences 　　　 D．experiments ‎49．A．wise 　　　　　　B．kind 　　　　　 　 C．mean 　　　　　 　D．bad ‎50．A．explicit 　　　　 B．helpful 　　　　　 　C．enough 　　　　　 D．practical ‎51．A．changed 　　　　 B．added 　　　　　 　C．devoted 　　　　　 D．contributed ‎52．A．hopeful 　　　　 B．amazing 　　　　 　C．funny 　　　　　　 D．disappointing ‎53．A．son's 　　　　　 B．wife's 　　　　　 　C．friend's 　　　 　 D．customer's ‎54．A．supposed 　　　　B．expected 　　　　 C．encouraged 　　 　　D．determined ‎55．A．Good luck 　　　 B．Best regards 　　 　C．Thanks 　　　 　　 D．Congratulations ‎5.完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)‎ During the last fifteen years of my mother's life she suffered with Alzheimer's disease (老年性痴呆). Until then she had been a bright, __51__ woman deeply interested and involved in the world around her. I would go home to visit her in Virginia and she would look at me in a(an) __52__ way and ask, "Who are you?" I would answer, "I'm your son." "Where do you live?" She would ask. "In California," I would tell her. "Isn't that interesting," she would say, "I have a son in California." She seemed __53__ forgetful and confused at the beginning of the disease, __54__ later on she would go __55__ periods of intense anxiety. She would pace through the house she had lived in most of her life __56__ uneasily that she wanted to go home. Or she would leave home and wander away if she were __57__ for a short time. ‎ Hoping to please her and put her mind __58__ I would take her for a drive, visiting sites where she had lived as a __59__. In the yard of the hillside house in Shipman I sat in the car and admired the view of the old oaks and long green lawn. I __60__ my mother there was a little girl playing with the pet lamb she had been so fond of. I looked to her for some __61__. She shook her head and said, "I want to go home." Over the years I have decided that what my mother was calling home was not a __62__, but a time. I suspect it was a time when she was much __63__, when her children were still underfoot, when her husband was still vigorous and attentive.‎ Watching my mother's suffering set me wondering __64__ I would have in mind if someday I couldn't find __65__ and wanted to go there. In this family we tend to be long-lived and we grow fuzzy (糊涂的) minded as the years go by. At eighty I have already noticed some __66__ symptoms. My doctor says the forgetfulness is only __67__ and that it comes with age. Still the fear of Alzheimer's is haunting there. Someday __68__ and when I become even more __69__ minded than I am now, unable to drive and unable to tell you where "home" is, my dear son, I expect I will ask you to take me home, I know you will do your best to find the place I need to be. I leave these notes for your __70__.‎ ‎51. A. accessible B. cheerful C. hopeful D. considerate ‎52. A. excited B. doubtful C. puzzled D. amazed ‎53. A. greatly B. hardly C. totally D. simply ‎54. A. but B. so C. and D. though ‎55. A. with B. through C. by D. over ‎56. A. declaring B. suggesting C. crying D. commenting ‎57. A. unsettled B. unattended C. unconcerned D. uninspired ‎58. A. in place B. under control C. in order D. at ease ‎59. A. lady B. student C. child D. mother ‎60. A. told B. pictured C. stated D. encouraged ‎61. A. response B. smile C. reasons D. answers ‎62. A. name B. dream C. symbol D. place ‎63. A. prettier B. younger C. happier D. healthier ‎64. A. that B. where C. which D. when ‎65. A. memory B. passion C. home D. way ‎66. A. deadly B. alarming C. interesting D. allergic ‎67. A. natural B. special C. rare D. unique ‎68. A. if B. what C. until D. whether ‎69. A. mechanical B. cloudy C. clear D. stubborn ‎70. A. appreciation B. satisfaction C. guidance D. convenience ‎6.完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)‎ The Johnson family from England believe they are lucky to be alive after surviving an incredible incident off the coast of Australia. The Johnsons had been __51__ that they might see some whales when they were __52__ a yacht—a large expensive boat for a 10-day sailing __53__ around the Whitsunday‎ ‎Islands. __54__, they had no clue just how __55__ their viewing would be. Two hours into their journey a nine-meter-long humpback whale __56__ out of the ocean and crashed into their boat before returning to the water.‎ ‎　　Mark Johnson，the eldest son，was sailing the yacht when he heard an immense bang and a thud (重击声). He __57__ thought the yacht had hit a rock. But when he looked up, he saw the whale __58__ down the deck of the boat. He told the reporters, “We were staring into its right eye. It was a very __59__ moment. The eye was about the __60__ of a dinner plate. It was huge!”‎ ‎　　__61__ for the Johnson family, no one was hurt, but the yacht suffered __62__ damage. The whale had ruined the mast and rigging—the pole and ropes which hold the __63__ —and so the family was left with no way at sea, 10 miles from the shore. The __64__ equipment was also damaged, but fortunately they had a cell phone and were able to call for help.‎ ‎　　Why the whale jumped onto the yacht is a __65__，but the family thinks that maybe the boat had not __66__ sailed between the whale and its baby calf. Perhaps the whale was trying to __67__ its calf when it jumped, and hit the yacht by accident.‎ ‎　　__68__ the reason, people are completely __69__ that this incident happened. There is over 135 million square miles of ocean, so what are the __70__ of a whale jumping onto a 30-foot-long yacht? The possibility of something like this happening is extremely small, but it just shows that life is full of surprises.‎ ‎　　51. A. explained B. learned C. told D. taught ‎　　52. A. taking B. driving C. hiring D.‎ ‎ running ‎　　53. A. competition B. game C. training D. trip ‎　　54. A. Moreover B. Thus C. Meanwhile D. However ‎　　55. A. exciting B. close C. vivid D. tense ‎　　56. A. swam B. leapt C. slipped D. stretched ‎　　57. A. suddenly B. occasionally C. immediately D. casually ‎　　58. A. drifting B. jumping C. falling D. sliding ‎　　59. A. surprising B. annoying C. frightening D. astonishing ‎　　60. A. size B. sample C. range D. form ‎　　61. A. Certainly B. Luckily C. Definitely D. Possibly ‎　　62. A. severe B. extreme C. actual D. special ‎　　63. A. boat B. beach C. sail D. journey ‎　　64. A. radio B. craft C. guide D. compass ‎　　65. A. problem B. mystery C. suspect D. question ‎　　66. A. carefully B. surely C. deliberately D. simply ‎67. A. see B. touch C. tend D. reach ‎68. A. Whenever B. Wherever C. Whoever D. Whatever ‎　　69. A. amazed B. worried C. interested D. touched ‎　　70. A. wonders B. chances C. predictions D. consequences 试卷答案 ‎1.‎ ‎2.36. A 37. C 38. B 39. D 40. A 41. D 42. B 43.A 44. C 45. A ‎ ‎46. C 47. D 48. B 49. C 50. D 51.A 52.B 53. C 54. D 55. B ‎3.36-55 CDBAC BADCA BCDAB CABDD ‎4.完型：CBDAB ADCBC BDADC ABADC ‎5.51-55BCDAB 56-60CBDCB 61-65ADBBC 66-70 BAABC ‎6.51-55CCDDB 56-60BCDCA 61-65BACAB 66-70 CDDAB