2014年版高考英语完形填空二轮突破练习52

2014年版高考英语完形填空二轮突破练习52

‎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）‎ The Town of Pressure and the Town of Pleasure were neighbors but had nothing in common. Residents built walls to 26 influence from the other town.‎ In Pressure, 27 struggled to be the very best. When women gave birth, they would 28 to have the baby with the loudest cry. There was violent competition in every aspect of life. Because 29 was the index (指数) of success, people were 30 busy making money, with 31 for relaxation. Some young people couldn’t bear the intensity and resorted to drink or drugs to escape.‎ ‎_32 , over in Pleasure, the motto was “As long as you like it, do it.” People grew up without 33 and 34 do anything they liked. Children played computer games day and night. At school, teachers didn’t _35 whether students showed up or not. Workers might sit around the office 36 sipping coffee and doing nothing. 37 the lack of regulations, nobody worried about losing their jobs. It was 38 that mattered. No one had the 39 thought of moving forward, either for themselves or for the town. The computers they used were 40 models from Pressure.‎ Some of the young were addicted to 41 because of the meaninglessness of their lives. Then, people in the two towns began asking themselves, “What is 42 for?” But, just before life in the two towns completely 43 , there came a saint – Mr. Reason. He went from door to door, talking with people and giving advice. People in Pressure learnt to be 44 with what they had, while people in Pleasure began to make plans. They 45 the walls between them and built a road to connect the two. The towns’ people came to realize the truth—there is no space between Pressure and Pleasure if they don’t go to extremes.‎ ‎26. A. connect B. keep C. go out D. prevent ‎27. A. everyone B. anyone C. nobody D. somebody ‎ ‎28. A. have B. like C. compete D. try ‎29. A. health B. joy C. children D.‎ ‎ wealth ‎30. A. seldom B. always C. hardly D. sometimes ‎31. A. much time B. no reason C. many reasons D. no time ‎32. A. Meanwhile B. At the same time C. Therefore D. Virtually ‎33. A. pleasure B. pressure C. work D. happiness ‎34. A. must B. need C. could D. dared ‎35. A. know B. find C. recognize D. care ‎36. A. in the morning B. in the evening C. all day long D. in the afternoon ‎37. A. Thanks to B. Regardless of C. Owe to D. According to ‎38. A. money B. time C. pleasure D. pressure ‎39. A. strongest B. slightest C. most D. smallest ‎40. A. the old B. the new C. the best D. the same ‎41. A. books B. work C. money D. drugs ‎42. A. pressure B. life C. pleasure D. money ‎43. A. improved B. failed C. succeeded D. lived ‎44. A. content B. surprised C. patient D. angry ‎45. A. built B. put down C. pulled down D. set up ‎2.完型填空（每小题1.5分，共计30分）‎ 阅读下面短文，掌握其段落大意，然后从36至55各题所给的四个选项A.B.C和D，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ Debbie Macomber decided to pursue her dream of becoming a writer. She rented a typewriter, put it on the __36__ table and began typing each morning after the kids went to school. __37__ the kids came home, she moved it and made them dinner. When they were __38__ she got it back and typed some more. ‎ Debbie followed this __39__ for two years. She had become a struggling writer and she loved every minute of it. One night, __40__, her husband, Wayne, said, “Honey, I’m sorry, but you’re not __41__ any income. We can’t do this anymore. We can’t survive on just what I make.” That night, her heart was __42__. Debbie knew, with all of the __43__ of keeping up a house, working 40 hours a week would __44__ her ‎ no time to write. ‎ Seeing her __45__, her husband asked, “What’s wrong?” “I really think I can make it as a __46__.” “All right, honey, go for it,” Wayne __47__ for a long time and then said.‎ So Debbie returned to her __48__ and her typewriter on the kitchen table, writing for another two years. Wayne worked harder and their kids went without vacations and wore hand-me-downs. But the sacrifice finally __49__. ‎ Debbie sold her first book after five years of __50__. Then another. And another. Until today, Debbie has __51__ more than 100 books, many of __52__ have become New York Times best-sellers. Over 60 million copies of her books are in print. ‎ And Wayne? His selfless __53__ of his wife paid off. He got to retire at 50 and now spends his free time building a private airplane in the basement of their 7,000 square-foot mansion. __54__, Debbie’s kids also got a gift more important than several summer camps. As adults, they __55__ what Debbie gave them was far more important — persistence and encouragement to pursue their own dreams.‎ ‎36. A. coffee B. bedside C. kitchen D. dressing ‎37. A. Unless B. When C. Though D. Wherever ‎38. A. asleep B. awake C. free D. convenient ‎39. A. standard B. suggestion C. tradition D. routine ‎40. A. therefore B. however C. somehow D. anyway ‎41. A. making up B. cutting down C. finding out D. bringing in ‎42. A. broken B. warm C. touched D. cold ‎43. A. abilities B. balances C. duties D. problems ‎44. A. stop B. leave C. ensure D. permit ‎45. A. achievements B. behavior C. efforts D. sadness ‎46. A. typist B. housewife C. writer D. designer ‎47. A. doubted B. compared C. delayed D. hesitated ‎48. A. office B. dream C. state D. home ‎49. A. paid off B. broke up C. came back D. cleared up ‎50. A. challenging B. struggling C. thinking D. arguing ‎51. A. collected B. published C. prepared D. translated ‎52. A. them B. that C. it D. which ‎53. A. support B. respect C. trust D. protection ‎54. A. Surprisingly B. Gratefully C. Gradually D. Similarly ‎55. A. admit B. realize C. wonder D. prove ‎3.‎ Despite the great progress in medical science, human beings are constantly attacked by cancer, which means death. A woman named Bonnie suffered a __16__of discomforts caused by the treatment of cancer. She didn't regard cancer as a __17__ disease, but a laughing matter. She treated it in a humorous way. To put it in __18__way, she is teaching people that even though cancer isn't__19__， we can treat it in a humorous way.‎ Her second child was going to be born three months away __20__she was diagnosed with cancer. Suddenly, a __21__ mother turned into a helpess woman afraid for her own __22__.It was after she had had her baby__23__that she had an operation. __24__ came chemo(化疗)and her life seemed to be made up of fears and __25__. But the __26__moment in her life came after she lost all her hair and a free wig(假发)arrived. She __27__it on as her older son Kyler watched.‎ ‎“That was when I decided how to __28__ it: crying over this bad wig or laughing about it. __29__ way would make __30__ remember it.” Bonnie said. She spent a lot of time looking for anything funny from cancer patients. She got a lot out of collecting__31__ stories. She started laughing a lot, finding it the perfect medicine. Using herself as a bald(光头)model, Bonnie__32__ to design her own greeting cards and calendars, making fun of the sufferings of chemo. “To have joy, we badly __33__to laugh, ”she said.‎ Clearly, you can increase your confidence to__34__over any disease and trouble__35__ laughing.‎ ‎16．A. set B．series C．way D．pack ‎17．A. seriously B．deadly C．terribly D．fearfully ‎18．A. another B．the others C．other D．others ‎19．A. serious B．painful C．fun D．fierce ‎20．A. before B．until C．while D．when ‎21．A. sad B．happy C．fortunate D．sick ‎22．A. son B．illness C．operation D．life ‎23．A. made B．attended C．delivered D．opened ‎24．A. Then B．Later ‎25．A. failures B．loneliness C．wonders D．tears ‎26．A. lowest B．highest C．great D．ugly ‎27．A. wore B．carried C．tried D．fastened ‎28．A. do with B．deal with C．go with D．meet with ‎29．A. All B．Any C．Both D．Either ‎30．A. myself B．everyone C．my son D．my husband ‎31．A. detective B．romantic C．different D．humorous ‎32．A. get down B．set out C．set about D．set down ‎33．A. ought B．need C．want D．long ‎34．A. get B．think C．run D．take ‎35．A. in terms of B．by means of C．through the method of D．by the way of ‎4.A lesson of life ‎ " Everything happens for the best, " my mother said whenever I faced disappointment. "If you can carry on, one day something 36 will happen. And you'll 37 that it wouldn't have happened if not for that previous disappointment. "‎ ‎ After graduating from college, I 38 that mother was right. I had decided to try for a job in radio, then work my way up to sports announcer. I travelled to Chicago by getting 39 rides from drivers of passing cars and knocked on the door of every station-and got turned 40‎ every time.‎ ‎ In one studio, a kind lady told me that big stations couldn't 41 hiring inexperienced person-"Go out in the countryside and find a small station that'll give you a 42 , " she said.‎ ‎ I returned home to Dixon‎, ‎Illinois. While there was no radio-announcing jobs in Dixon, my father said Montgomery Ward had opened a store and wanted a 43 athlete to manage its sports department. Since Dixon was where I had played high school football, I 44 . The job sounded just 45 for me. But I wasn't 46 .‎ ‎ My 47 must have shown. "Everything happens for the best," Mom 48 me. Dad 49 me the car to job hunt. I tried WOC Radio in Davenport‎, ‎Iowa. The program ‎ director, a wonderful Scotsman named Peter MacArthur, told me they had already hired an announcer.‎ ‎ As I left his office, I felt extremely 50 .I asked 51 , " How can a fellow get to be a sport announcer if he can't get a job in a radio station?"‎ ‎ I was waiting for the elevator 52 I heard MacArthur calling, " What was that you said about sports? Do you know anything about football?" Then he stood me 53 a microphone (麦克风) and asked me to broadcast an 54 game.‎ ‎ On my way home, as I have many times since, I thought of my mother's words: " Keep on trying until some day you succeed. Something wouldn't have happened if not for that previous failure. " I often wonder what 55 my life might have taken if I'd got the job at ‎Montgomery ‎36. A. good B. bad C. interesting D. important ‎37. A. hope B. declare C. realize D. explain ‎38. A. announced B. discovered C. suggested D. expected ‎39. A. smooth B. short C. comfortable D. free ‎40. A. on B. down C. in D. up ‎41. A. advise B. mind C. risk D. practise ‎42. A. choice B. promise C. result D. chance ‎43. A. professional B. natural C. local D. top ‎44. A. volunteered B. responded C. registered D. applied ‎45. A. right B. special C. difficult D. correct ‎46. A. fired B. identified C. hired D. interviewed ‎47. A. astonishment B. disappointment C. ambition D. appreciation ‎48. A. admired B. undersood C. blamed D. reminded ‎49. A. offered B. made C. showed D. returned ‎50. A. discouraged B. delighted C. embarrassed D. frightened ‎51. A. anxiously B. aloud C. carefully D. politely ‎52. A. if B. as C. while D. when ‎53. A. on B. in C. before D. over ‎54. A. imaginary B. interesting C. important D. intemational ‎55. A. effect B. direction C. aim D. pleasure ‎5.完形填空(共20小题；每小题l.5分，共30分) ‎ One afternoon, I joined Charity Focus Folks to distribute food to homeless people. We went around a few streets in Manhattan. I was travelling back to India ‎ the next day. 36 , I took part in this activity in the afternoon. We 37 at a coffee shop with lots of 38 packed properly for distributing.‎ The first person we offered food cried. This was a (n) 39 moment for all of us and really 40 me. After this the food was distributed 41 with a crowd surrounding us. Our activity was over by 5:00 pm and we started back to our homes. ‎ However, I was still feeling the need to do 42 . So I decided to buy dinner 43 myself but give it to someone more needy and 44 my dinner for the day. This was an inspiration I never had before. But somehow it 45 me.‎ There weren’t any beggars around for the next three or four blocks and I was 46 who I would give the food to. I found one but he 47 to take food as he needed only money. I found another person, but he went away 48 I could approach him.‎ But I had a feeling that 49 would come. Then I found one old lady sitting on one corner of the road. I asked her if she would like to eat something and she 50 . I purchased a large cheese pizza and cakes at a nearby supermarket and gave the entire 51 to her. The lady looked excited, opened the package and began eating at once with great 52 .‎ As I walked home, I felt a surge (澎湃) of 53 I had never experienced before. I didn’t feel 54 though I hadn’t eaten much the whole day. This was a unique, deep feeling, and I felt a little inspired. What I got was much more than what I 55 .‎ ‎36. A. Besides B. Therefore C. Anyhow D. Still ‎37. A. gathered B. arrived C. attended D. approached ‎38. A. cakes B. books C. food D. newspapers ‎ ‎39. A. surprising B. heart-warming C. confusing D. embarrassing ‎ ‎40. A. upset B. touched C. appealed D. interested ‎41. A. gradually B. normally C. quickly D. generally ‎42. A. well B. more C. much D. most ‎43. A. for B. of C. in D. by ‎44. A. take out B. hand over C. make up D. miss out ‎45. A. beat B. knocked C. depressed D. struck ‎46. A. wondering B. predicting C. supposing D. wandering ‎47. A. refused B. abandoned C. managed D. pretended ‎48. A. when B. until C. before D. unless ‎49. A. everyone B. someone C. anyone D. no one ‎50. A. declined B. hesitated C. promised D. agreed ‎51. A. luggage B. package C. box D. pizza ‎52. A. appreciation B. pride C. enjoyment D. shame ‎53. A. imagination B. relief C. satisfaction D. intention ‎54. A. hungry B. tried C. happy D. relaxed ‎55. A. expected B. absorbed C. lost D. gave ‎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。‎ There was a Greek shopkeeper in a small corner shop in London．She taught me about the 36_ of an act of kindness, which has motivated me to give．‎ On the day I went to that shop, I was 37 with a very high fever．I had been off work for days and I had 38 out of food．Because I had been working so hard since I had _39 to town, I also had no friends who could help．‎ So I went out to get some food． 40 ,1 would have gone to the supermarket, but on this 41_, I went into the Greek shop because it was closer．I ‎42 a few things, which revealed the 43 that I lived alone．Then I 44 them to the shopkeeper, who told me, “You are unwell．”I 45 rather shyly．She pointed at the things I was buying and 46 ． “I can make you a sandwich, so you don’t have to do it yourself.”‎ So, she made the sandwich and asked me to ‎47 a moment．She went in the back room and reappeared with a container of hot soup．”It will 48 you up,” she said with a smile．‎ ‎ What really warmed me up, 49 ,was not the soup．It was her 50 that told me she cared．Her kindness made me feel cared for when I was particularly 51 ．‎ And it 52 me．It made me want to be as 53 as the shopkeeper．I had been quite shy, but, from that day on, I did not let shyness prevent me from 54 random acts of kindness．‎ ‎ I was determined to 55 the joy… and I haven’t felt lonely since!‎ ‎36．A．power B．method C．lesson D．cause ‎37．A．sick B．angry C．satisfied D．nervous ‎38．A．made B．sold C．run D．eaten ‎39．A．arrived B．turned C．moved D．saved ‎40．A．Normally B．Officially C．Formally D．Probably ‎41．A．chance B．occasion C．point D．reason ‎42．A．picked up B．took in C．gave off D．made out ‎43．A．news B．fact C．secret D．idea ‎44．A．handed B．lent C．returned D．threw ‎45．A．paid B．listened C．nodded D．followed ‎46．A．promised B．wondered C．introduced D．offered ‎47．A．leave B．stop C．wait D．last ‎48．A．warm B．take C．put D．catch ‎49．A．thus B．even C．still D．though ‎50．A．permission B．choice C．smile D．view ‎51．A．bored B．curious C．guilty D．lonely ‎52．A．surprised B．inspired C．developed D．punished ‎53．A．patient B．lovely C．kind D．pure ‎54．A．performing B．judging C．accepting D．helping ‎55．A．hold B．spread C．enjoy D．value 试卷答案 ‎1.26-30 DACDB 31-35 DABCD 36-40 CACBA 41-45 DBBAC ‎2.36-40 CBADB 41-45 DACBD 46-50 CDBAB 51-55 BDADB ‎3.BBACD BDCAD　ACBDC　DBBAB 略 ‎4.‎ ‎5.DACBB CBADD AACBD BACAD ‎6.36-40 AACCA 41-45 BABAC 46-50 DCADC 51-55 DBCAB