2014年版高考英语完形填空二轮突破练习17

2014年版高考英语完形填空二轮突破练习17

‎2014届高考英语二轮专题复习突破：完形填空 ‎1.完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)‎ Tracy Wong is a well-known Chinese-American writer. But her writing __41__ was something she picked up by herself. After her first__42__, teaching disabled children, she became a part-time writer for IBM. __43__, writing stories was simply a __44__ interest. Tracy sent three of her stories to a publisher. __45__, they immediately suggested that she put them together to make a single one long __46__ and paid Tracy a $ 15,000 advance. “A pretty money,” said the publisher, “for __47__ writer.”‎ ‎ __48__ Tracy’s characters are interesting, her stories sometimes __49__ readers uneasy: those about the supernatural. “My mother believed I could __50__ the afterlife world,” she told a close friend. “She used to have me speak with my grandmother, who died many years ago.”‎ ‎ “Can I ? I don’t think I can,” Tracy said with a laugh. “But I do have __51__ when things come to me __52__. “Once, she was wondering how to complete a __53__ set in ancient China. __54__ the doorbell rang. It was a FedEx delivery man, with a copy of a book on Chinese __55__. It came without her having __56__ it.‎ ‎ Though she has published 45 books, Tracy has remained __57__ by her fame. She lives in the same __58__ she lived 27 years ago — although in a more comfortable home. There’s more room for __59__ in her life — and it wasn’t just __ 60__. ‎ ‎41. A. skill B. experience C. practice D. method ‎42. A. duty B. effort C. job D. task ‎43. A. Instead B. Normally C. Certainly D. Then ‎44. A. general B. deep C. personal D. lively ‎45. A. Interested B. Anxiously C. Seriously D. Encouraged ‎46. A. film B. story C. program D. article ‎47. A. a foreign B. a popular C. an unusual D. an unknown ‎48. A. Now that B. Even though C. Just because D. Except that ‎49. A. find B. turn C. leave D. hold ‎50. A. make up B. connect with C. control D. explain ‎51. A. events B. chances C. feelings D. moments ‎52. A. for no reason B. from a distance C. by accident D. as gifts ‎53. A. description B. condition C. scene D. talk ‎54. A. Surprisingly B. Suddenly C. Expectedly D. Fortunately ‎55. A. cooking B. history C. play D. medicine ‎ ‎56. A. known B. sent C. realized D. ordered ‎ ‎57. A. unchanged B. excited C. determined D. unmoved ‎ ‎58. A. life B. city C. house D. way ‎ ‎59. A. success B. work C. joy D. variety ‎ ‎60. A. writing B. reporting C. luck D. fun ‎ ‎2.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各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ What would I do for Carol’s 50th birthday? It was 36 that she didn’t want a party, certainly not a surprise party（that was an agreement at our marriage）．‎ ‎ “How about a small dinner with 37 ?” I asked．‎ ‎ “No,” she said, “I hate being the center of 38 ．”‎ ‎ Still, the milestone had to be marked． 39 wasn’t going to let her get away with a Stouffer’s frozen dinner and a movie video, 40 this was all she said she wanted．‎ ‎ I thought and thought, and 41 making my decision, I sent a letter to her friends, asking them for photos, poems, and letters．“Carol doesn’t ‎42 a party in person．．．but I’m hoping to 43 her a party in a book．” I bought a（n） 44_ with a friend’s advice, and what I wanted 45 ．For a few minutes at the end of every workday, I 46 pull out the marking pens and make up the 47 , Carol’s．‎ ‎ Photos of her in junior high, pictures of us 48 the boys, original songs, notes, cards, and poems．It made me 49 for all the years we had had together．The 50 was more than the album．It was the friendship and love she had given to me and to our kids and to all her friends and family．You could 51 it on every page．‎ ‎ I wrapped it up and 52 it home．“Happy birthday, sweetie,” I said．“It’s not a frozen dinner or a video, but it’s 53 you deserve．” She cried．She doesn’t 54 like to cry, but I think she likes the book．She’s said so many times．And every time I remind her 55_ putting it together was a gift to me．‎ ‎36．A．amazing B．important C．unusual D．clear ‎37．A．neighbors B．friends C．children D．classmates ‎38．A．view B．comment C．attention D．interest ‎39．A．I B．It C．He D．She ‎40．A．for B．and C．or D．when ‎41．A．after B．before C．when D．once ‎42．A．have B．want C．hold D．attend ‎43．A．make B．give C．find D．choose ‎44．A．album B．novel C．mirror D．overcoat ‎45．A．went on B．turned back C．poured in D．got away ‎46．A．could B．would C．should D．might ‎47．A．book B．story C．mind D．decision ‎48．A．for B．around C．with D．except ‎49．A．worried B．grateful C．nervous D．special ‎50．A．meaning B．world C．party D．gift ‎51．A．read B．count C．express D．improve ‎52．A．send B．took C．placed D．packed ‎53．A．how B．why C．what D．which ‎54．A．normally B．merely C．obviously D．really ‎55．A．whether B．when C．that D．who ‎3.完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）‎ 阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡将该项涂黑。‎ When Edison invented the light bulb, he tried over 2000 experiments __36 he got it to work. A young reporter asked him how it felt to 37 so many times. He said, "I never failed once. I invented the light bulb. It just 38 to be a 2000-step process."‎ Rudolph was born prematurely (早产) and her 39 was doubtful. At age 4, she had a high fever, 40 her with a paralyzed leg. At age 9, she removed the metal leg brace she had 41 on and began to walk without it. By 13 she had developed a rhythmic walk, which doctors said was a 42 . For the next few years she 43 one race after another but always came in last. Everyone told her to 44 , but she kept on running. One day she actually won a race. And then another. 45 this little girl, who was told she would never walk again, went on to win three Olympic gold medals.‎ When Bell invented the telephone in 1876, President Rutherford said, "That's an 46 invention, but who would ever want to use one of them?" In the 1940s, another young 47 named Carlson took his idea to 20 corporations, 48 some of the biggest in the country. They all turned him down. In 1947 — after seven long years of rejections! - He 49 got a tiny company in New York, the Haloid Company, to 50 the rights to his invention. Haloid became Xerox Corporation we know today.‎ Character cannot be ‎51 in ease and quiet. Only 52 experiences of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired and success 53 . You gain strength, experience and confidence by every experience 54 you really stop to look fear in the face.... You must do the thing you cannot do. And remember, the finest steel gets sent through the hottest furnace（熔炉）. A 55 is not one who never fails, but one who NEVER QUITS!‎ ‎36. A. after B. before C. since D. until ‎37. A. win B. gain C. fail D. lose ‎38. A. seemed B. pretended C. appeared D. happened ‎39. A. survival B. challenge C. rescue D. illness ‎40. A. making B. leaving C. reaching D. causing ‎41. A. depended B. supported C. trusted D. believed ‎ ‎42. A. success B. achievement C. victory D. miracle ‎43. A. joined B. attended C. entered D. escaped ‎44. A. quit B. hold C. take D. refuse ‎45. A. Fortunately B. Immediately C. Unbelievably D. Eventually ‎46. A. adorable B. awkward C. amazing D. acceptable ‎47. A. inventor B. discoverer C. director D. doctor ‎48. A. supposing B. considering C. regarding D. including ‎49. A. finally B. willingly C. primarily D. casually ‎50. A. pay B. win C. sell D. purchase ‎ ‎51. A. born B. produced C. developed D. gained ‎ ‎52. A. for B. through C. due to D. across ‎53. A. achieved B. made C. caused D. left ‎54. A. when B. where C. which D. what ‎ ‎55. A. challenger B. loser C. winner D. volunteer 第一节 ‎4.完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）‎ My sister and I grew up in a little village in England. Our father was a struggling 26 , but I always knew he was 27 . He never criticized us, but used 28 to bring out our best. He’d say, “If you pour water on flowers, they flourish (繁盛). If you don’t give them water, they die.” I 29 as a child I said something 30 about somebody, and my father said, “ 31 time you say something unpleasant about somebody else, it’s a reflection of you.” He explained that if I looked for the best 32 people, I would get the best 33 . From then on I’ve always tried to 34 the principle in my life and later in running my company.‎ ‎ Dad’s also always been very 35 . At 15, I started a magazine. It was 36 a great deal of my time, and the headmaster of my school gave me a 37 : stay in school or leave to work on my magazine.‎ ‎ I decided to leave, and Dad tried to persuade me to change my decision, 38 any good father would. When he realized I had made up my mind, he said, “Richard, when I was 23, my dad 39 me to go into law. And I’ve 40 regretted it. I wanted to be a biologist, 41 I didn’t pursue (追寻) my 42 . You know what you want. Go fulfill (完成) it.”‎ ‎ As 43 turned out, my little publication went on to become Student, a national 44 for young people in the U.K.‎ My wife and I have two children, and I’d like to think we are bringing them up in the same way Dad 45 me.‎ ‎26. A. biologist B. manager C. lawyer D. gardener ‎27. A. strict B. honest C. special D. learned ‎28. A. praise B. strength C. power D. warmth ‎29. A. think B. imagine C. remember D. guess ‎30. A. unnecessary B. unkind C. unimportant D. unusual ‎31. A. another B. some C. any D. other ‎32. A. on B. in C. at D. about ‎33. A. in case B. by turns C. by chance D. in return ‎34. A. revise B. set C. review D. follow ‎35. A. understanding B. experienced C. serious D. demanding ‎36. A. taking up B. making up C. picking up D. keeping up ‎37. A. suggestion B. decision C. notice D. choice ‎38. A. and B. as C. even if D. as if ‎39. A. helped B. allowed C. persuaded D. suggested ‎40. A. always B. never C. seldom D. almost ‎41. A. rather B. but C. for D. therefore ‎42. A. promise B. task C. belief D. dream ‎43. A. this B. he C. it D. that ‎44. A. newspaper B. magazine C. program D. project ‎45. A. controlled B. comforted C. reminded D. raised ‎5.‎ Adventure is in my blood. And I had been considering how I was going to celebrate my high school graduation. I didn’t just want a small 36 in the backyard. I started thinking about doing a solo 37 somewhere out of the ordinary. I took out 38 and drew the 1,500-mile route along which I would be 39 from the northernmost point in Norway to the southernmost section of Sweden. When I 40 my plans with my dad, he 41 as I thought he would. Because I get my adventurous 42 from him, he was all for it.‎ I had only been away from my 43 three days now, but there was an inner 44 going on inside of me. Part of me was homesick and doubting whether I 45 could make it. The other part of me was ready to 46 to myself and my family that I could ‎ do it by myself.‎ On the road, I met another 47 who was quite a bit older than I was. He had started his journey 48 by bike at the southern part of Norway and had just finished. I could tell he had a great sense of 49 . It encouraged me not to 50 .‎ As I listened to my 51 artists on my MP4 player, I pedaled (踩踏板) with my feet. There was 52 around me for miles. 53 , that wasn’t entirely true. There were mosquitoes--- millions of them. My arms were so dotted with 54 that they looked like a topographical map (地形图). But, however 55 it would be, nothing could stop my advance towards the destination. As you know, adventure is in my blood.‎ ‎36.‎ A. meeting ‎ B. party C. conversation D. lecture ‎37.‎ A. flight B. interview C. trip D. performance ‎38.‎ A. instructions B. maps C. magazines D. newspapers ‎39.‎ A. walking B. biking ‎ C. flying D. running ‎40.‎ A. shared ‎ B. compared C. prepared D. changed ‎41.‎ A. left B. sighed C. agreed D. cried ‎42.‎ A. stories B. hobbies C. skills D. spirits ‎43.‎ A. home B. school C. hotel D. office ‎44.‎ A. request B. activity C. battle D. discussion ‎45.‎ A. certainly B. reasonably C. usually D. really ‎ ‎46.‎ A. turn B. reply C. prove D. adapt ‎47.‎ A. driver B. jogger C. bicyclist D. pilot ‎48.‎ A. slowly ‎ B. alone C. patiently D. worriedly ‎49.‎ A. humour B. direction C. satisfaction ‎ D. balance ‎50.‎ A. calm down B. break down C. speed up D. give up ‎51.‎ A. personal ‎ B. favourite C. professional D. successful ‎52.‎ A. nobody B. everybody C. anything D. everything ‎53.‎ A. Firstly B. Eventually C. Actually ‎ D. Fortunately ‎ ‎54.‎ A. wounds B. cuts C. dots D. bites ‎55.‎ A. boring B. difficult ‎ C. complex D. confusing ‎6.完形填空(共20小题; 每小题1. 5分, 满分30分)‎ 阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ Almost every person has experienced failure. If you have ever been discouraged because of failure, please read on. For often, achieving what you 　11　 to do is not the important thing. Let me explain. ‎ Two brothers decided to dig a 　12　 hole behind their house. As they were working, a couple of older boys stopped by to 　13　. ‎ ‎“What are you doing? ”asked one of the visitors. ‎ ‎“We plan to dig a hole all the way through the earth!” one of the brothers 　14　excitedly. ‎ The older boys began to laugh, 　15　 the younger ones that digging a hole all the way through the earth was 　16　. After a long 　17　, one of the diggers picked up a jar full of spiders, worms and a wide variety of insects. He 　18　 the lid and showed the wonderful contents to the scoffing(嘲笑) 　19　. ‎ Then he said quietly and 　20　, “Even if we don’t dig all the way through the earth, look what we have found along the way!”‎ Their 　21　 was far too ambitious, but it did 　22　 them to dig. And that is what a goal is for—to cause us to move in the 　23　 we have chosen; 　24　 to set us to digging!‎ But not every goal will be fully 　25　. Not every job will end successfully. Not every relationship will endure. Not every hope will come to pass. Not every love will last. Not every endeavor will be completed. Not every dream will be 　26　. ‎ But when you 　27　 your aim, perhaps you can say, “Yes, 　28　 look at what I found along the way! Look at the wonderful things which have come into my life because I tried to do something!”‎ It is in the 　29　 that life is lived. And I believe it is joy in the journey, in the end, that truly 　30　. ‎ ‎11. A. look forward　　　B. set about C. set out D. give in ‎12. A. wide　　　 B. shallow C. large　　 D. deep ‎13. A. watch B. discuss C. introduce D. instruct ‎14. A. whispered B. volunteered C. lectured D. commented ‎15. A. telling B. explaining C. expressing D. arguing ‎16. A. unnecessary B. impossible C. unbelievable D. incorrect ‎17. A. recreation B. intention C. silence D. imagination ‎18. A. folded B. removed C. covered D. deleted ‎19. A. visitors B. hunters C. contributors D. volunteers ‎20. A. strictly B. curiously C. immediately D. confidently ‎21. A. idea B. thought C. belief D. goal ‎22. A. make B. cause C. expect D. force ‎23. A. direction B. feeling C. chance D. decision ‎24. A. as a result B. now and then C. in other words D. all the way ‎25. A. absorbed B. achieved C. controlled D. decided ‎26. A. predicted B. grasped C. realized D. depended ‎27. A. correspond to B. head for C. live up to D. fall short of ‎28. A. and B. so C. but D. or ‎29. A. digging B. searching C. arranging D. discovering ‎30. A. regards B. proves C. occurs D. matters 试卷答案 ‎1.41-45 ACDCA 46-50 BDBCB 51-55 DACBB 56-60 DADCA 略 ‎2.36—40 DBCAB 41-45 ABBAC 46-50 BACBD 51-55 ABCDC 略 ‎3.36-40 BCDAB ADCAD CADAD CBABC 略 ‎4.26-30 CCACB 31-35 CBDDA 36-40 ADBCA 41-45 BDCBD 略 ‎5.36-40 BCBBA 41-45 CDACD 46-50 CCBCD 51-55 BACDB ‎6.11~15: CDABA 16~20: BCBAD 21~25: DBACB 26~30: CDCAD 略