高考英语完形填空精讲精练(4).doc

2010高考英语最新完形填空精讲精练（4）
（一）
Stop wasting your time on the wrong mountain
I have two friends who are backpackers. There is a portion of New York’s Adirondack Mountains called the High Peaks region. It is made up of 46 mountains with a___1____ of over 4,000 feet.
The Adirondack Mountain Club gives special honor and a patch to  2  who climbs all 46 mountains. My two friends decided to go for this  3  . It took them several years to accomplish it.
My friends had climbed 10 of the mountains. The left one was the farthest,  4  much effort. A hiking trail led past the base of the mountain,  5  from that point they were on their own.
Early one morning they left their  6  and walked 5 miles on the hiking trail to the base of a  7  of mountains. One of the mountains in this chain was the last one they  8  for their patch.
When they reached the base of the mountain chain they  9  that they had left their compass and map back in the camp.  10  returning to the camp, they decided to go on without them.
For hours they  11  uphill suffering heat and black flies. Finally, late in the afternoon they  12  themselves on the top of a mountain. They were tired but  13  .
The excitement was short-lived however. When they  14  the valley, they saw another higher mountain. They had climbed the  15  hill! It was too late that weekend to correct their  16  . They had to wait another 4 months to climb the right mountain.
This story  17  that often in life we make effort toward a  18  but without the right map and personal compass it is easy to get  19  .
Knowing your life purpose gives you a  20  personal map and compass. And that makes sure you are always climbing the right mountain.
1. A. length B. height C. width D. depth
2. A. something B. someone    C. anything D. anyone
3. A. fame B. award C. medal D. gift
4. A. requiring B. making C. wasting D. paying
5. A. and B. even C. so   D. but
6. A. village B. house C. camp D. cottage
7. A. series B. lot C. chain D. kind
8. A. needed B. prepared C. looked D. hunted
9. A. understood B. thought    C. forgot    D. discovered
10. A. Instead B. Rather than C. In case of D. In spite of
11. A. rushed B. rolled    C. walked D. ran
12. A. relaxed B. congratulated C. enjoyed D. found
13. A. excited B. surprised C. disappointed D. puzzled
13. A. looked for B. looked across C. looked on D. looked through
15. A. high B. right C. wrong D. small
16. A. direction B. wrong C. decision D. error
17. A. provides B. brings C. offers D. proves
18. A. choice  B. goal    C. promise D. result
19. A. hurt B. separated C. lost D. bothered
20. A. beautiful   B. famous C. expensive D. powerful

【答案与解析】
1. B。此处指山的高度，故选B。
2. D。结合语境，这个俱乐部给任何翻越所有11座山峰的人以特别的荣誉。anyone who = whoever。
3. B。这里指作者的两个朋友想得到这个奖励。
4. A。从前面知道只剩下最后一座山了，而攀登这座山需要花费很大力气。
5. D。前面部分有“hiking trail”的帮助，但是以后就要*他们自己了。
6. C。根据后文中“left their compass and map back in the camp”可知答案。
7. C。根据后文中“One of the mountains in this chain …”可知答案。
8. A。此处表示他们需要这最后一座山来达到目的。
9. D。结合语境可知他们突然发现没有带指南针和地图。
10. B。他们不愿意回去，决定要在没有指南针和地图的情况下，继续爬山。
11. C。由“For hours”可知爬山过程比较艰难，只有C项符合语境。
12. D。他们在傍晚时刻发现自己终于登到了山顶。
13. A。由前面的but可知此处表示转折，他们虽然很疲劳但是却很兴奋。
14. B。这里指目光越过峡谷，所以B正确。
15. C。根据上文可知他们看到了另外一座更高的山，他们爬错了山。
16. D。因为天色已晚，他们无法纠正自己的错误。
17. D。通过这个故事证明了一个道理，D正确。
18. B。在生活中，我们经常为了某个目标而付出努力。
19. C。没有“地图和指南针”，我们很容易迷失方向。
20. D。知道自己的生活目的使你拥有强大的地图和指南针。
（二）
I was a single parent with my son. Two jobs allowed me an apartment, food, and child care payment. Little money was left over for clothes,  1  I kept us nicely dressed. Loving  2 , I bought for myself beautiful reds and oranges, and greens and pinks. And quite often I wore them in mixtures, which, against the usually correct way, brought  3  to the eyes of people who could not avoid  4 me.
I went to my son’s  5  frequently. And he would always come and greet me and my colorful clothes. 6 , when my son was six, he told me  7  that he had to talk to me.
“Mother, do you have any sweaters that  8 ?”
I said, “No, I don’t.”
“Oh, I wish you did.  9  you could wear them to my school.” Then he continued, “Mother, could you please  10  come to school when they call you?” Then I realized that my dress was a(n)  11  to him.
I learned to be a little more careful to  12  causing him displeasure. As he grew older and more confident, I gradually  13  to my particular way of dressing. I was happier when I chose and created my own  14 .
I have lived in this body all my life and know it much  15  than any fashion designer. I think I know what looks good  16  me.
17  is important to mention because many people are imprisoned by powerful principles on the 18  way of dressing. Those decisions made by  19  are not truly meant to make your life better. Seek the fashion which truly suits you. You will always be in fashion if you are  20  to yourself.
1. A. but       B. and      C. or         D. because
2. A. shapes    B. styles    C. colors D. tastes
3. A. envy B. appreciation C. disappointment  D. surprise 
4. A. recognizing B. admiring C. accepting D. noticing
5. A. office     B. home    C. school    D. lab
6. A. However B. Meanwhile C. Otherwise D. Therefore
7. A. proudly     B. jokingly     C. seriously      D. curiously
8. A. cost B. work    C. fit D. match
9. A. Even if     B. As if      C. So that       D. In case
10. A. only B. still    C. once    D. ever
11. A. wonder B. surprise C. embarrassment    D. honor
12. A. practice     B. remember    C. mind        D. avoid
13. A. turned B. returned C. escaped    D. took
13. A. fashion     B. sweater     C. color       D. tradition
15. A. better  B. worse C. more    D. less
16. A. in    B. on   C. with     D. of 
17. A. Dress B. Money   C. Principles D. Designers
18. A. experienced B. proper C. formal D. simple
19. A. me B. yourself C. others D. ones
20. A. true B. serious C. practical D. responsible

【答案与解析】
1. A。nicely dressed与前面的little money形成转折关系。
2. C。根据后文的reds and oranges, and greens and pinks 可知“我”喜欢色彩鲜艳的衣服。
3. D。根据前文可知，“我”的这种穿衣风格跟一般人的不一样，由此可推知人们对此感到惊讶。
4. D。“我”把五颜六色的衣服搭在一起穿，这使得人们甚为惊奇，想不“注意(notice)”到我都难。
5. C。从后文可知，我以前经常（frequently）去儿子学校。
6. A。儿子六岁以前对“我”穿这样的衣服去他的学校并不介意，而六岁以后态度有了变化，因此这里用however表示转折。
7. C。从后面谈话的内容可知，儿子是“认真地”跟“我”谈这个问题的。
8. D。match在这里意为match your other clothes。
9. C。该句意思为：“（您应该有件得体的衣服）这样你就可以穿着它到我学校来了。”。
10. A。此处的意思是：学校让你来的时候你再来。
11. C。儿子希望母亲穿得体的衣服去看他，而且不希望母亲像以前那么频繁地去学校，说明母亲的服饰让他感到尴尬。
12. D。有了与儿子的这次谈话，“我”穿衣服时谨慎多了，不想让他不高兴。
13. B。随着儿子年龄和信心的增加，“我”逐渐回到了自己以前的穿衣风格。
13. A。文中的主旨是为了说明作者自己对时尚的理解——适合自己的才是最好的。因此这里选fashion与主旨对应。
15. A。作者认为自己更了解自己的身体，知道什么衣服穿在身上好看。
16. B。见上题解析。
17. A。本文是以“着装（Dress）”为例来论证说理的。
18. B。怎么穿才“合适（proper）”。
19. C。这些“别人”所做的决定并不一定适合你。
20. A。只有做真实的自己，才能永远时尚

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