2014年版高考英语完形填空二轮突破练习41

2014年版高考英语完形填空二轮突破练习41

‎2014届高考英语二轮专题复习突破：完形填空 ‎1.‎ Directions：For each blank in the following passages there are four words or phrases marked A,B,C and D. Fill in each blank with the words or phrases that best fits the context.‎ My daughter performed on behalf of her class in the annual school concert today. She played so 36 that I could not help cheering her. The very scene reminded me of her experiences of piano practicing.‎ When she was five, we gave her a piano as a birthday present. With great _37 , she began learning it. However, when she was no longer curious, she became sick of it. _38 , it is a tough job to learn the piano, not to mention the daily routine of practice .‎ When her first teacher left, my friend _ 39_ me to an American teacher whose way of teaching was completely American. After practicing, she would give my daughter some __40_ comments, and then point out what should be improved. Every time she came,_41_ beginning the lesson right away, she would first play some music. She said, “To learn the piano, you should learn not only the skills of playing, but more importantly, to _42 the music and love it.”‎ After some time, my daughter became fond of her lessons. Sometimes she __43__ would like to show off a little bit when her skill had reached a certain level. Surprisingly, my daughter said to me one day, “Mom, I was _44_ that you didn’t give up my piano lessons. Learning it is like climbing a mountain. You’ll feel _45_ when you are on the way. When you look _46_ from where you are, you will realize that you have been making progress. But if you _47_, you’ll never take one more step.” That was the very thing I wanted to teach her.‎ ‎36．A. quickly     B．smoothly  C. carefully     D．happily ‎37．A. doubt   B．pressure C. regret     D. excitement ‎38．A After all    B．Above all C．In all      D．First of all ‎39．A. led     B．sent     C．introduced    D．directed ‎40．A. usual    B．good    C．interesting    D．humorous ‎41．A. as with    B．except for    C．instead of    D．thanks to ‎42．A. feel     B．follow    C．create    D．read ‎43．A. once     B．even     C．still     D．then ‎44．A. nervous     B．excited     C．afraid      D．lucky ‎45．A. tired     B．easy      C．afraid     D．excited ‎46．A. ahead     B．down      C．up     D．over ‎47．A. move     B．continue    C．do     D．Stop ‎2.‎ 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。‎ I have learnt a lot about Chinese life and culture while teaching in Nanjing,‎ ‎ Jiangsu Province and found them very interesting．‎ First, family life is quite 36 in China． In the USA, many young people 37 home after they finish their education and start working． However, in China, it is 38 for people to live with their parents until they get married． 39 , many of my Chinese friends told me that their 40 lived with them and helped take care of them when they were children． It seems that Americans think independence is more important 41 the Chinese think family relationships are more important．‎ Bargaining is another 42 that I have tried to learn． In the USA, prices are 43 and you can’t ask for a lower price． However in some small Chinese stores and tourist places, you are 44 to bargain． My Chinese friends taught me to ask for 40 percent or 50 percent 45 the original price． If the salesperson doesn’t agree to my price, I should 46 to leave and he might let me come back and sell me the item． It is a skill that you have to 47 if you live in China．‎ Tipping hasn’t been easier to 48 ． In the USA, many people in the service 49 want to get 50 money for serving customers． Tipping is not a part of Chinese culture． 51 I tried to tip a taxi driver． He looked a little 52 and refused to take the money．‎ In dinners, perhaps what surprises an American visitor most is that some of the Chinese hosts like to put food into the plates of their 53 ． Actually, this is a 54 of true friendship and politeness． My Chinese friend told me if I didn’t want to eat it, I should just 55 the food in the plate．‎ ‎36．A． unique B． different C． private D． harmonious ‎37．A． come B． build C． leave D． abandon ‎38．A． regular B． true C． common D． usual ‎39．A． Also B． However C． Therefore D． Although ‎40．A． parents B． relatives C． babysitters D． grandparents ‎41．A． while B． since C． when D． as ‎42．A． way B． custom C． lesson D． habit ‎43．A． made B． agreed C． charged D． set ‎44．A． expected B． taught C． suggested D． required ‎45．A． up B． away C． off D． on ‎46．A． promise B． pretend C． decide D． hope ‎47．A． tolerate B． understand C． practise D． consider ‎48．A． adjust to B． turn to C． refer to D． stick to ‎49．A． area B． department C． branch D． industry ‎50．A． easy B． extra C． pocket D． prize ‎51．A． Often B． Once C． Sometimes D． Before ‎52．A． excited B． satisfied C． frightened D． confused ‎53．A． own B． children C． neighbors D． guests ‎ ‎54．A． signal B． mark C． sign D． feature ‎55．A． leave B． remain C． put D． taste ‎3.‎ 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。‎ ‎ Begin doing the work you love as soon as possible, even if you don’t get paid for it, or if you can only work at it 36 . Albert Einstein was 37 to get a job as a physics professor. He could have said to himself, “Well, I just don't have the work relative to 38 . I should give up on it and settle for something else.” 39 , he wrote the two most famous papers while 40 as a patent office worker. After their 41 , there was not any major 42 in the world that would not have wanted him to work for them.‎ ‎ If you want to work as an artist and are 43 as a waiter, don’t think of yourself as a waiter who 44 one day to become an artist. That puts the 45 you love somewhere off in the distant future. Rather, think yourself as 46 , supporting yourself by waiting tables and paint, or draw as much as you can. It is 47 to earn a living wage as a waiter working 24 hours a week. That 48 plenty of time to devote to training or developing your craft (手艺) in the 49 hours.‎ ‎ While you are seeking the work you love, 50 helps to expand your awareness into the universe of all possibilities. You don’t want to be 51 the ideas of what you should do or what you have done before. Having opened to 52 the possibilities, you can make a final 53 and select the work you love as your own.‎ ‎ Doing the work you love 54 that you be equally comfortable with the imaginative and the 55 . It requires the ability to dream big dreams and the ability to face and master all the little details that make dreams come true.‎ ‎36. A. full-time B. hard C. easily D. part-time ‎37. A. unable B. able C. unwilling D. anxious ‎38. A. science B. maths C. physics D. money ‎39. A. So B. Instead C. Therefore D. And ‎40. A. employed B. regarded C. worked D. recognized ‎41. A. publication B. discoveries C. successes D. papers ‎42. A. city B. factory C. university D. company ‎43. A. known B. making a living C. leading a life D. chosen ‎44. A. thinks B. imagines C. hopes D. decides ‎45. A. man B. woman C. person D. work ‎46. A. an artist B. a waiter C. a waitress D. a painter ‎47. A. impossible B. possible C. important D. lucky ‎48. A. sends B. spares C. leaves D. takes ‎49. A. on B. office C. business D. off ‎50. A. it B. which C. that D. this ‎51. A. interested in B. devoted to C. limited to D. troubled by ‎52. A. no B. all C. few D. both ‎53. A. decision B. plan C. conclusion D. judge ‎54. A. suggests B. requires C. insists D. encourages ‎55. A. necessary B. practical C. careful D. honest ‎4.‎ 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。 ‎ Dad loved children. And he always wanted a 1 family. Eventually, he got what he wanted with twelve children in the family. Without fail, he would show us all to visitors.‎ ‎ Once, Dad 2 presented the first three children in the family, Ann, Mary and Ernestine, to some visitors. Then he picked up a fourth child, and said, “And this is our 3 model, complete with all the improvements. And don’t think that this is all, we are 4 the 1953 model some time next month.”‎ But what he 5 most was taking us out for a drive. On one occasion a man in a village we were passing through shouted 6 that he had seen eleven people in our car, not 7 Mum and Dad. 8 , Dad called out over his shoulder, “You 9 the second baby up from the front here, Mister.”‎ Another time, Dad told us this joke, though we were not sure whether he was telling us the 10. Mum, who was a psychologist, once went to give a lecture and left Dad in charge of the 11 . When Mum returned, she asked him if everything had been OK. He said everything was 12 except that one of the children had been taught a lesson because he had been 13 . When he pointed at the child that had been 14 Mum looked at him calmly and said, “That’s not one of ours, dear. He 15 next door.”‎ ‎1. A.rich ‎ B.lovely ‎ C. close D.large ‎2. A.surprisingly ‎ B.nervously ‎ C.generously D. proudly ‎ ‎3. A.dearest ‎ B.smallest ‎ C.latest ‎ D. youngest ‎4. A.ordering ‎ B.selling ‎ C.expecting D. improving ‎5. A.hated ‎ B.enjoyed ‎ C.cared D. hoped ‎6. A.doubtfully ‎ B.excitedly ‎ C. calmly D. directly ‎7. A.counting ‎ B.naming ‎ C.showing D. reading ‎8. A.Immediately ‎ B.Carefully ‎ ‎ C.Angrily D. Easily ‎9. A.saw ‎ B.missed ‎ C.forgot D. left ‎10. A.truth ‎ B.story ‎ C.adventure D.accident ‎ ‎11. A.lecture ‎ B.house ‎ C.office D. activity ‎12. A.expensive ‎ B.regular ‎ C.correct D. fine ‎13. A.troublesome ‎ ‎ B.careless ‎ C.active D. quiet ‎14. A.found ‎ B.caught ‎ C.punished D. wounded ‎15. A.goes to ‎ B.belongs to ‎ C.works D. plays ‎5.‎ ‎ 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。‎ ‎ Another person’s enthusiasm was what set me moving toward the success I have achieved. That person was my stepmother. achieved．‎ ‎ I was nine years old when she entered our home in rural Virginia．My father 21 me to her with these words: “I would like you to meet the fellow who is 22 for ‎ being the worst boy in this county and will probably start throwing rocks at you no 23 than tomorrow morning．”‎ ‎ My stepmother walked over to me, 24 my head slightly upward, and looked me right in the eye．Then she looked at my father and replied, “You are 25 ．This is not the worst boy at all, 26 the smartest one who hasn’t yet found an outlet（释放的途径）for his enthusiasm.”‎ ‎ That statement began a（n） 27 between us．No one had ever called me smart. My family and neighbors had built me up in my 28 as a bad boy．My stepmother changed all that．‎ ‎ She changed many things．She 29 my father to go to a dental school, from which he graduated with honors．She moved our family into the county seat, where my father’s career could be more 30 and my brother and I could be better 31 ．‎ ‎ When I turned fourteen, she bought me a secondhand 32 and told me that she believed that I could become a writer．I knew her enthusiasm, I 33 it, and I saw how it had already improved our lives．I accepted her 34 and began to write for local newspapers．I was doing the same kind of 35 that great day I went to interview Andrew Carnegie and received the task which became my life’s work later．I wasn’t the 36 beneficiary （受益者）．My father became the 37 man in town．My brother and stepbrothers became a physician, a dentist, a lawyer, and a college president．‎ ‎ What power 38 has! When that power is released to support the certainty of one’s purpose and is 39 strengthened by faith, it becomes an irresistible（不可抗拒的）force which poverty and temporary defeat can never 40 ．‎ ‎ You can communicate that power to anyone who needs it．This is probably the greatest work you can do with your enthusiasm．‎ ‎21．A．rushed B．sent C．carried D．introduced ‎22．A．distinguished B．favored C．mistaken D．rewarded ‎23．A．sooner B．later C．longer D．earlier ‎24．A．dragged B．shook C．raised D．bent ‎25．A．perfect B．right C．wrong D．impolite ‎26．A．but B．so C．and D．or ‎27．A．agreement B．friendship C．gap D．relationship ‎28．A．opinion B．image C．expectation D．mind ‎29．A．begged B．persuaded C．ordered D．invited ‎30．A．successful B．meaningful C．helpful D．useful ‎31．A．treaded B．entertained C．educated D．respected ‎32．A．camera B．radio C．bicycle D．typewriter ‎33．A． considered B．suspected C．ignored D．appreciated ‎34．A．belief B．request C．criticism D．description ‎35．A．teaching B．writing C．studying D．reading ‎36．A．next B．same C．only D．real ‎37．A．cleverest B．wealthiest C．strongest D．healthiest ‎38．A．enthusiasm B．sympathy C．fortune D．confidence ‎39．A．deliberately B．happily C．traditionally D．constantly ‎40．A．win B．match C．reach D．doubt ‎6.‎ 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。 ‎ Any housewife who went to the new supermarket wished to be the lucky customer who did not have to pay for her shopping. This was what the 　21　just inside the entrance 　22　.It said: “Remember,　23　,one of our customers gets 　24　goods. THIS MAY BE YOUR LUCKY DAY!” For quite a long time Mrs. Edwards　25, like many of her  26, to be the lucky customer. Unlike her friends, she never　27　hoping. The 　28　in the kitchen was full of things which she did not need. Her husband tried to advise her 　29　buying so many things but failed. She 　30　dreamed of the DAY when the manager of the supermarket would come up to her and say, “Madam, THIS IS YOUR LUCKY DAY. Everything in your 　31　doesn’t need to be paid!” One Friday afternoon Mrs. Edwards shopped  32　.But she was not the lucky customer. No sooner had she just put the things inside her 　33　than she found that she had forgotten to 　34　tea. She dashed back to the 　35　, got some tea and went towards the　36　.As she did so, she saw the 　37　came.　38　his hand he said, “I want to 　39　you. You are our LUCKY CUSTOMER this week! Everything you have in your basket　40　 !” ‎ ‎21. A .notice     B. report         C. board         D. newspaper 22. A. did         B. promised     C. made         D. agreed 23. A. every day  B. every month  C. twice a week  D. once a week 24. A. excellent  B. free    C. extra   D. unexpected 25. A. waited   B. came      C. hoped   D. went 26. A. friends   B. neighbors   C. relatives   D. customers 27. A. got rid of  B. got along with  C. gave up   D. gave out 28. A. counter  B. cushion   C. food       D . cupboard 29. A. against   B. for    C. with    D. about 30. A. often   B. always   C. usually   D. seldom 31. A. bill  B. hand   C. car    D. basket 32. A. anxiously  B. seriously   C. crazily   D. wonderfully 33. A. pockets  B. car    C. basket   D. house 34. A. buy   B. find    C. take    D. have 35. A. shop   B. counter  C. department  D. supermarket 36. A. door   B. entrance   C. cash-desk   D. shelves 37. A. secretary B. policeman      C. manager      D. salesman 38. A. Putting out  B. Holding out  C. Shaking     D. Waving 39. A. congratulate B .tell    C. inform       D. thank 40. A. is yours  B. means nothing C. belongs to you  D. costs nothing  ‎ 试卷答案 ‎1.36-40 BDACB 41-45 CABDA 46-47 BD ‎2.36-40 BCCAD 41-45 ABDAC 46-50 BCADB 51-55 BDDCA ‎3.36-40 DACBA 41-45 ACBCD 46-50 ABCDA 51-55 CBABB ‎4.1—5 DDCCB 6—10 BAABA 11---15 BDACB ‎5.21-25DABCC 26-30 ABDBA 31-35 CDDAB 36-40 CBADB ‎6.21-25 ABDBC 26-30 ACDAB 31-35 DCBAD 36-40 CCBAD