2014年版高考英语完形填空二轮突破练习44

2014年版高考英语完形填空二轮突破练习44

‎2014届高考英语二轮专题复习突破：完形填空 ‎1.完形填空（共40小题；每小题1．5分，满分60分）‎ 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ ‎ A Some years ago when I was in my first year in college, I heard Salome Bey sing for the first time. The moment was exciting. Salome’s 16 filled the room and brought the theater to life. I was so 17 that I decided to write an article about her.‎ I 18 Salome Bey, telling her I was from Essence magazine, and that I wanted to meet her to talk about her career. She 19 and told me to come to her studio next Tuesday. When I hung up, l was scared out of my mind. I 20 I was lying. I was not a writer at all and hadn’t even written a grocery list.‎ I interviewed Salome Bey the next Tuesday. I sat there 21 , taking notes and asking questions that all began with, “Can you tell me…” I soon realized that 22 Salome Bey was one thing, but writing a story for a national magazine was just impossible. The 23 was almost unbearable. I struggled for days with draft 24 draft. Finally I put my manuscript（手稿）into a large envelope and dropped it into a mailbox.‎ It didn’t take long. My manuscript 25 . How stupid of me! I thought. How could I 26_ in a world of professional writers? Knowing I couldn’t 27 the rejection letter, I threw the unopened envelope into a drawer.‎ Five years later, I was moving to California. While 28 my apartment, I came across the unopened envelope. This time I opened it and read the editor’s letter in 29 : ‎ Ms Profit,‎ Your story on Salome Bey is fantastic. Yet we need some 30 materials. Please add those and return the article immediately. We would like to 31 your story soon.‎ Shocked, it took me a long time to 32 . Fear of rejection cost me dearly. I lost at least five hundred dollars and having my article appear in a major magazine. More importantly, I lost years of 33 writing. Today, I have become a full-time writer. Looking back on this 34 , I learned a very important lesson: You can’t 35 to doubt yourself.‎ ‎16. A. joy B. smile C. speech D. voice ‎17. A. proud B．moved C. satisfied D. active ‎ ‎18. A. phoned B. emailed C. visited D. interviewed ‎19. A. hesitated B. refused C. agreed D. paused ‎20. A. replied B. discovered C. knew D. explained ‎21. A. seriously B. patiently C. quietly D. nervously ‎22. A. blaming B. fooling C. inviting D. urging ‎23. A. hardship B. failure C. comment D. pressure ‎24. A. to B. after C. before D. from ‎25. A. returned B. disappeared C. spread D. improved ‎26. A. compare B. struggle C. compete D. survive ‎27. A. ignore B. deliver C. receive D. face ‎28. A. decorating B. repairing C. cleaning D. furnishing ‎29. A. anxiety B. disbelief C. horror D. trouble ‎30. A. detailed B. subjective C. private D. limited ‎31. A. broadcast B. create C. publish D. assess ‎32. A. recover B. prepare C. escape D. concentrate ‎33. A. energetic B. endless C. typical D. enjoyable ‎34. A. success B. experience C. benefit D. accident ‎35. A. afford B. attempt C. expect D. pretend ‎2.Section B (18分)‎ Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A,B,C and D. Fill in each blank with a word or phrase that best fits the context.‎ ‎ One evening after dinner, Mr. And Mrs.Bond called a family meeting. " We've had to make a __36______decison," Mr. Bond announced. " You see, your mother has been offered a post as co-director of a TV station in Chicago. However, the station is not here. After thinking long and hard about it, we've _____37____ that the right decision is to move to Chicago."‎ ‎ Marc looked __38______, while his sister Rachel breathlessly started asking when they'd be moving. " It's surprising but exciting!" she said. Marc simply said, " I can't leave my ___39_____. I'd rather stay here and live with Tommy Lyons!"‎ ‎ The Bonds hoped that by the time they moved to Chicago in August, Marc would grow more __40______ the idea of leaving. However, he showed no signs of accepting the decision, refusing to _____41______ his belongings.‎ ‎ _____42_____ the morning of their move, Marc was nowhere to be found. His parents called Tommy Lyons' house, but Mrs. Lyons said she hadn't seen Marc. Mrs. Bond became increasingly anxious while her husband felt angry with their son for behaving so _____43______.‎ ‎ What they didn't know was that Marc had started to walk over to Tommy's house with a faint idea of hiding in Lyons' attic(阁楼) for a few days. But as he walked along, all the __44_______ landscape of his neighbourhood ___45_______ him of the things he and his family had done together: the green fence he and his mother had painted; the trees he and his sister used to climb while playing hide- and- seek; the park where he and his father often took walks together. How much would these mean without his family, who made them special in the first place? Marc didn't take the ____46_____ to answer that question but instead, he hurried back to his house, _____47____ if there were any boxes the right size to hold his record collection. ‎ 36. A. different B. quick C. wise D. final 37. A. known B. recognized C. concluded D. insisted 38. A. shocked B. puzzled C. disappointed D. excited 36. A. classmates B. friends C. neighbours D. parents 37. A. delighted at B. pleased with C. accustomed to D. worried about 38. A. pack B. abandon C. tie D. pile 39. A. Before B. In C. On D. During ‎ 40. A. rudely B. irregularly C. irresponsibly D. naughtily 41. A. beautiful B. familiar C. splendid D. modern 42. A. recalled B. convinced C. warned D. reminded 43. A. time B. courage C. strength D. patience ‎ 44. A. looking B. wondering C. asking D. expecting ‎ ‎3.完形填空 （共15小题；每小题2分， 满分30分）‎ 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1-15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中， 选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ One day, a train was approaching the small town of Cheekyville. On the train was a   1   man with a big suitcase. He was called William Warbler and he looked very   2   indeed. But what made him most unusual was the fact that whenever he needed to   3  , he did so by singing opera. Even if someone said “good day” to him, he would clear his throat and   4  : “Goood dayyy to youuuuuu..... toooooo!”     Almost everyone considered William unusual, since no one could get a normal   5   word out of him. As no one knew how he made his living — he lived quite   6  , always wearing the same old second-hand suit — they often had no ___7__for him and sometimes even made fun of him. William had been in Cheekyville for some years, when one day a rumor (谣言) spread that William had received a role in a very important   8   in the nation’s capital, that there had been posters everywhere advertising the event, and that it had been a great   9  . And to everyone’s surprise, when William was being interviewed by reporters, he answered their questions by speaking with good   10  , and with a clear and pleasant voice.     From that day on, William gave up   11   at all hours. Now he sang only during his stage appearances. People wouldn’t have thought him   12   if they had seen what William kept in his big suitcase. It was a large   13  , with a hand-carved message on it.     The message said, “Practice every second, for you never know when your   14   will come.” Little did people realize that he only got the role in the opera because the   15   had heard William singing while out buying a newspaper.‎ ‎1‎ A. tall B. sensitive C. handsome D. strange ‎2‎ A. common B. concerned C. wealthy D. confident ‎3‎ A. appear B. practice C. communicate D. debate ‎4‎ A. whisper B. respond C. repeat D. tease ‎5‎ A. advised B. printed C. written D. spoken ‎6‎ A. simply B. naturally  ‎ C. calmly   ‎ D. fortunately ‎7‎ A. mercy ‎ B. respect  ‎ C. trust  ‎ D. money ‎8‎ A. concert B. documentary ‎ C. opera D. film ‎9‎ A. experience B. benefit   ‎ C. discovery   ‎ D. success ‎ ‎10‎ A. movements ‎ B. manners C. efforts  ‎ D. signs ‎11‎ A. pretending B. recording C. singing D. wandering ‎12‎ A. mad ‎ B. skillful C. artificial D. desperate ‎13‎ A. knife B. stone C. medal ‎ D. diamond ‎14‎ A. solution B. inspiration C. performance ‎ D. chance ‎15‎ A. neighbor B. visitor ‎ C. director D. teacher ‎4.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， 然后从各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。‎ An old man had three children, all boys. When they had grown up, he called them together and told them that he was very __36__ and no longer able to provide, __37__ for himself .He ordered them to go out and bring him food and clothing.‎ The three brothers __38 __ , and after a very long while they came to a large__39__. They decided that once they got across they would __40__. The eldest told the youngest to take the middle road, and the second to go to the right, __41__ he himself would go to the left. Then, in a year’s time, they would __42__ to the same spot.‎ So they parted, and at the end of a year, as __43__, they found their way back to the riverside. The eldest asked the youngest what he had gotten during his travels, and the boy __44__: I have nothing but a __45__ . If you look into it, you can see all over the country, no matter how far away.”‎ ‎ When asked __46__ what he had gotten, the second brother replied : “Only a pair of sandals that are so full of __47__ that if one puts them on one can walk at once to any place in the country in one step.”‎ Then the eldest himself, said: “ I , __48__ , have obtained but little, a kind of medicine, that is all. But let us look into the mirror and see how father __49__.”‎ The youngest __50__ his mirror, and they all looked into it and saw that their father was already __51__.Then the elder said: “Let us __52__ home and see what we can do,” So the second brought out his sandals, and all three placed their feet inside them and , __53__ , they reached their father’s grave. Then the eldest took the__54__ out of his bag, and poured it over the grave. At once their father __55__, as if nothing had been the matter with him.‎ Now which of these three sons has performed the best?‎ ‎36. A. old B. tired C. active D. unusual ‎37. A. merely B. even C. already D. ever ‎38. A. took down B. grew up C. set out D. turned around ‎39. A. plain B. temple C. mountain D. river ‎40. A. settle B. speed C. bathe D. separate ‎41. A. but B. although C. while D. if ‎42. A. refer B. return C. owe D. contribute ‎43. A. agreed B. tested C. proved D. called ‎44. A. rose B. replied C. aimed D. added ‎45. A. map B. rule C. mirror D. telescope ‎46. A. in doubt B. in store C. in time D. in turn ‎47. A. happiness B. time C. energy D. power ‎48. A. however B. therefore C. too D. anyway ‎49. A. came out B. got on C. made up D. broke down ‎50. A. produced B. fetched C. hid D. received ‎51. A. dead B. rich C. strong D. sick ‎52. A. call B. ride C. hurry D. drive ‎53. A. suddenly B. instead C. slowly D. immediately ‎54. A. fish B. medicine C. money D. wine ‎55. A. got up B. built up C. joined in D. passed away ‎5.Mr. and Mrs. Harris had always spent their summer holidays in a small hotel at the seaside near their hometown. One year, however(然而) , Mr. Harris made a lot of 46 in his business, 47 they decided to go to a foreign country and stay at a really good 48 .‎ They flew to Rome, and 49 at a 5-star hotel late in the evening. They thought they would have to go to bed hungry, because in that 50 hotel where they had been used to stay in the past, no meals were served (供应) 51 seven in the evening. They were 52 to be told that the hotel served dinner until ten.‎ ‎“Then what are the times 53 meals?” asked Mrs. Harris.‎ ‎“Well, madam, we serve breakfast from seven to eleven, lunch from twelve to three, 54 from four to five, and dinner from six to ten.”‎ ‎“But that hardly 55 any time for us to see the city!” said Mrs. Harris.‎ ‎46. A. mistakes B. time C. friends D. money ‎ ‎47. A. but B. so C. though D. yet ‎48. A. hotel B. place C. city D. restaurant ‎49 A. stayed B. got C. arrived D. reached ‎50. A. small B. big C. foreign D. good ‎51. A. on B. after C. during D. until ‎52. A. tired B. interested C. surprised D. worried ‎53. A. with B. on C. at D. of ‎54. A. drink B. tea C. beer D. food ‎55. A. takes B. does C. has D. leaves ‎6.完形填空（每小题1.5分，满分30分）‎ ‎ A Nasreddin was a poor man, so he tried to grow _36_ he could in his own garden, so that he would not have to buy so many in the market.‎ One evening he heard a noise in his garden and looked out of the window. A white ox had got into the garden and __37__ his vegetables. Nasreddin at once took his stick, ran out and chased the ox, but he was too old to catch it. When he got back to his garden, he found that the ox had ruined most of his precious vegetables.‎ ‎__38__, while he _39_ in the street near his house, he saw a cart with two white oxen which looked very much like the one that _40_ his vegetables. He was carrying his stick with him, __41__ he at once began to beat the two oxen with it. As neither of them looked more like the ox that had eaten his vegetables than the other, he beat both of them equally hard.‎ The owner of the ox and cart was drinking coffee in a __42__ coffee-house. When he saw __43__ Nasreddin was doing _44__ his animals, he ran out and shouted, “What are you doing? What have those poor animals done to you for you to beat them like that?”‎ ‎“You keep out this!” Nasreddin shouted back, “This is a matter between me and one of these two oxen. He knows very well _45_ I am beating him!”‎ ‎36. A. so many vegetables B. many vegetables ‎ C. as many as vegetables D. as many vegetables as ‎37. A. was eating B. ate C. had eaten D. has eaten ‎38. A. Next day B. Next morning C. Last morning D. The next morning ‎39. A. walks B. waked C. was walking D. walking ‎40. A. ruined B. had eaten C. ate D. had ruin ‎41. A. so B. and C. but D. or ‎42. A. beside B. nearby C. near D. near by ‎43. A. that B. which C. why D. what ‎44. A. for B. to C. with D. on ‎45.A. reason B. when C. why D. because 试卷答案 ‎1.‎ ‎2.‎ ‎3.‎ ‎4.‎ ‎5.‎ DBACA BCDBD ‎6.DADCB ABDBC