1、完形填空系列29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A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。About ten years ago, I was on a plane going west, and a young woman 1 and sat across the aisle (过道) from me. I noticed her for two reasons. She was very attractive, and she was holding a teddy bear about half her 2 . I teased
2、 her by asking if she had a 3 for the bear.She laughed and said no. About halfway through the flight she 4 over and told me she was going to Tucson to enter rehab(康复治疗). She 5 to share her life story with me. She had been working as a dancer in a nightclub. That 6 had led her down a dark 7 to drugs
3、and alcohol. As I listened to her story, I was 8 at all she had gone through. I listened to all she shared and told her I was sure she was going to 9 it. At the end of the 10 , she thanked me for listening to her.A few years later, I got a 11 in the mail saying, “Wow, its been five years since we me
4、t on that plane. It is 12 how you touched my life.” She went on to tell me that she had 13 to stay away from drugs, and had been working for a radio station. She felt she had achieved things she could not have 14 that day on the plane. We agreed to set up a time to get 15 . When I saw her, she was 1
5、6 _ the attractive young woman I remembered. She told me that that little 17 we had had turned her life around. She had got on the plane 18 anything would work in her life, and my affirmation of her as a person and of her 19 had given her the last bit of 20 she needed to work through her problems.Th
6、e young woman taught me its never too late to make a new start in life.1A. turnedB. boardedC. bentD. slipped 2A. shapeB. weightC. sizeD. leg3A. ticketB. friend C. name D. cloth4A. movedB. pulledC. looked D. leaned 5A. agreedB. learnedC. continuedD. refused6A. mannerB. lifestyleC. eventD. feeling7A.
7、pathB. door C. keyD. point8A. disappointedB. worriedC. blamedD. surprised 9A. ownB. makeC. leaveD. reach10 A. journeyB. flightC. speech D. conversation11 A. caseB. wordC. noteD. text12 A. effectiveB. amazingC. easyD. clear13A. workedB. tried C. decidedD. managed14 A. realizedB. imagined C. required
8、D. produced15A. throughB. along C. togetherD. off16A. stillB. once C. neverD. even17A. expectationB. conversationC. informationD. explanation18A. doubtingB. promising C. believingD. admitting19A. conditionB. Possibilities C. criticismD. discoveries20 A. delightB. interest C. strengthD. character【答案】
9、1B2C3A4D5C6B7A8D9B10B11C12B13D14B15C16A17B18A19B20C【解析】1由前半句可知,作者在飞机上,因此用board表示登机。2她怀里抱着一只有她身材一半大小的Teddy熊。3由于小熊很大,所以我嘲笑她,问她有没有给小熊买票。4由于作者和她中间隔着一个过道,所以这里用leaned over说明她探过身来和我说话。5她接着跟我讲她的故事。6每天晚上在夜总会跳舞,是一种生活方式。7这种生活方式导致她吸毒、酗酒。a path to通向某处的路,引申为导致。8be surprised at对某事感到惊讶。9我告诉她,我相信她一定会成功。make it:成功。10
10、由第一段提示,他们在飞机上交谈,因此此处用flight。11几年后我收到一封信件,note此处表示信息。12真的不可思议,你触动了我的人生,touch:触动。13她告诉我说她成功地远离了毒品,manage to do:成功做某事。14她觉得自己取得了以前不敢想象的成绩。15那天我们决定约个时间聚一下,together:聚会。16我见到她时,她还是我记得的那么有魅力。still:仍然。17她告诉我说我们的那次谈话改变了她的人生,conversation:谈话。18因为受到了鼓舞,所以她对生活,对于我的肯定以及她可以戒掉毒瘾毫不怀疑。19同上,可以戒掉毒瘾,因此用possibility:可能性。2
11、0这些给了她克服问题所需要的力量,strength;力量。完型填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)阅读下面短文,从1-20各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该选项标号涂黑。 One day, an expert in time-management was speaking to a group of business students. To make the point 1 , he used an illustration. As he stood in front of the group, he said, “Okay, time for a
12、 quiz.” He then pulled out a wide-mouth jar and set it on the table. Then he 2 placed about a dozen fist-sized rocks, one by one, into the jar. When the jar was filled to the 3 and no more rocks would fit inside, he asked, “Is this jar 4 ?” Everyone in the class said, “Yes.” “Really?” Then he 5 unde
13、r the table and pulled out a bucket of gravel(沙砾,石子),dumped some in and 6 the jar, causing pieces of gravel to work themselves down into the space 7 the big rocks. Then he asked the group the same question. “Probably not.” One of them answered. “Good!” he replied. He reached under the table and 8 a
14、bucket of sand. He started dumping the sand in the jar and it went into all the 9 left between the rocks and the gravel. 10 he asked the question. “No!” the class shouted. “Good!” Then he grabbed a can of water and began to pour it in 11 the jar was filled to the brim. Then the expert in time-manage
15、ment looked at the class and asked, “What is the 12 of this illustration?” It is such a seemingly easy question that one 13 student raised his hand and said, “It is, however full your schedule is, if you try really hard you can always 14 some more things in it.”“No,” the speaker replied, “The truth
16、it teaches us is that you will 15 get them in at all if you dont put the big rocks in first. 16 the big rocks in your life are, do things that you love and 17 for yourself. In your schedule if you value the little stuff then youll fill your life with 18 things and you will never have the real qualit
17、y time you need to spend on the big, important stuff. So, tonight, or in the morning, when you are 19 on this short story, ask yourself what are the big rocks in your life? Then put those in your 20 first.”21 A. harderB. rougherC. clearerD. wiser22 A. carefullyB. firmlyC. activelyD. unwillingly23 A.
18、 edgeB. bottomC. wallD. top24A. fullB. pureC. enoughD. smooth25A. sentB. reachedC. managedD. felt26A. deliveredB. shookC. droppedD. held27A. beneathB. acrossC. beyondD. between28A. put outB. came outC. brought outD. set out29A. spacesB. cavesC. blanksD. holes30A. At lastB. Shortly afterC. Later onD.
19、 Once more31A. unlessB. untilC. beforeD. while32A. meaningB. opinionC. pointD. comment33A. calmB. awkwardC. nervousD. eager34A. addB. fitC. includeD. collect35 A. neverB. evenC. stillD. ever36A. WhetherB. HoweverC. WhateverD. Which37A. concludeB. encourage C. freshD. time38A. moreB. littleC. muchD.
20、less39A. reflectingB. countingC. decidingD. insisting40A. packetB. canC. jarD. luggage【答案】21C22A23D24A25B26B27D28C29A30D31B32C33D34B35A36C37D38B39A40C【解析】21To make the point clearer是“使观点更明确”C项符合。22副词词义辨析:carefully仔细地 firmly坚定地actively积极地unwillingly不情愿地,结合后面的one by one可以判断他是小心地把几个拳头大小的石头放在坛子里。选A。23从后
21、文:no more rocks would fit inside,说明已经到了顶部,再也装不进了。所以D正确。24和上一题一样,坛子装到顶部了,那就是满了。填A。25这题是词义辨析:send派、送reach到达、伸手manage管理feel感觉,再结合下文pulled out a bucket of gravel,说明是把伸到桌子下面。选B。26从后面的句子:causing pieces of gravel to work themselves down into the 使沙子漏下去,说明是用shake,“摇晃”,选B。27考查介词的用法:space between the rocks“岩石
22、间的空间”。选D。28词组辨析:put out“扑灭” come out“出版,发行”bring out“产生,拿出”set out “出发”,从前面的pulled out a bucket of gravel 说明是拿出,选C。29从上面的down into the space 看出这里填space,是岩石间的空隙。选A。30文章第三段提到:he asked, “Is this jar 4 ? 第四段说道:Then he asked the group the same question. 所以这里是Once more he asked the question. 他再次问了那个问题。选D。
23、31句意是:他朝坛子里注水直到水满到边缘。填B。32词义辨析:A.meaning意义,B. opinion(人的)观点C. point要点,重点D. comment评论,句意是:这个演示的重点是什么?C33形容词词义辨析:calm冷静的awkward窘迫的nervous紧张的eager 急切的。前文说的是:It is such a seemingly easy question,说明是“迫切的学生”。34fit是“安装,放入”句意是:无论你的日程安排有多满,只要你努力,就能在放入更多的东西。所以选B。35句意是:如果你不先放进大的石头,你永远不会把它们都放进去。选A。36whatever=no
24、 matter what“无论什么”,句意是:无论你生活中的大石头是什么,做你喜欢做的事。选C。37time这里做动词用,“安排时间”,句意是:做你喜欢的事,为自己安排时间。所以选D。38从前面的:if you value the little stuff 如果你看中小事,说明后面也是填little,意思是:用小事填满你的生活。填B。39reflect“反思”,当你反思这个小故事,A40从前面的“a wide-mouth jar”可知填C,句意是:把这些放进你的坛子里。 完形填空(共20小题;每小题15分,满分30分) 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
25、空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Isabel Powell likes to swim. Its a(n) 1 thing that she shares with a movie star shellbe meeting later this yeara star whose life story is coming to a theater near you this month.Whos the star? A dolphin named Winter. And 2 is not the only thing that she and Isabel have in common
26、.Winter lost her 3 when she was a baby. She got it caught in a trap used to 4_ crabs. Isabel, who had a similar experience to Winter, once had a 5 life. 6 , when she was 2 a tumor(肿瘤)on her foot 7 her leg.Now, both Winter and Isabel 8 artificial limbs. In Isabels case, its an artificial leg and foot
27、. In Winters case, its an artificial tail.In November, Isabel will travel from her home to Clearwater, Florida, to 9 Winter. Clearwater is the site of the aquarium(水族馆)where Winter has lived since she was 10 from that trap.According to the Kitsap Sun, the meeting was set up by the man who designed W
28、inters artificial tailKevin Carroll. Carroll also 11 artificial limbs for people.He and Isabel 12 met last month in Bremerton, Washington, at the 13 where she got her artificial leg, which freed her of the 14 that had troubled her for years. 15_ Carroll met Isabel and found out she wants to be a vet
29、erinarian (兽医), he decided to set up the meeting.She 16 people whove lost limbs by 17 them they can still do the things they used to do. According to the Kitsap Sun, she plays softball, 18 karate competition and chases after her dog, too. For years, she didnt know anybody else who had an artificial
30、limb. Now, shes about to meet a movie star who has one, too.And she no longer feels so 19 . “I think its pretty cool,” Isabel told Kitsap Sun reporter Chris Henry. “Winter has an artificial tail. That makes me think that Im not the only 20 one. There are thousands more.”41A. interesting B. disappoin
31、ting C. terrifyingD. frightening42A. playingB. swimming C. sailingD. exploring43A. legB. footC. tailD. body44A. attractB. attackC. hitD. catch45 A. happyB. miserableC. sadD. dull46 A. Undoubtedly B. Unfortunately C. StrangelyD. Surprisingly47 A. took over B. cut downC. took awayD. cut out48A. purcha
32、se B. enjoyC. preferD. wear49A. meetB. welcomeC. interviewD. study50 A. operated B. rescuedC. caughtD. killed51 A. createsB. buildsC. designsD. invents52A. purposely B. deliberately C. willinglyD. reportedly53A. studioB. labC. cinemaD. clinic54A. pressure B. debtC. pain D. pleasure55A. BeforeB. Unti
33、lC. AfterD. While56 A. puzzlesB. inspiresC. amusesD. shocks57 A. showing B. warningC. admiringD. calling58 A. participates inB. struggles for C. calls onD. turns down59A. strangeB. commonC. usualD. different60A. particular B. positive C. unlucky D. enthusiastic【答案】41A42B43C44D45A46B47C48D49A50B51C52
34、D53D54C55C56B57A58A59D60C【解析】41A 根据短文的内容以及所给选项的词义,选项A意为“有趣的”;选项B意为“令人失望的”;选项C意为“可怕的;吓人的”;选项D意为“令人恐惧的”。故A为最佳选项。42B 根据上文的“dolphin”可知选项B为最佳答案。43C 根据下文的“the meeting was set up by the man who designed Winters artificial tail”可知Winter小的时候失去了尾巴。故C正确。44D 选项A意为“吸引”;选项B意为“攻击;进攻”;选项C意为“撞”;选项D意为“抓”。此句应理解为Winter
35、在抓螃蟹时被夹住了。故D项正确。45A 根据上下文可知,Isabel曾经有过快乐的生活。故A正确。46B 选项A意为“毋庸置疑地”;选项B意为“不幸地”;选项C意为“奇怪地”;选项D意为“惊人地;出人意外地”。根据上下文可知选项B正确。47C 选项A意为“接管,接收;占领”;选项B意为“裁短;砍倒”;选项C意为“剥夺;夺走”;选项D意为“裁剪”。此句意为:她两岁时,脚上的肿瘤夺去了她的腿。故C为最佳答案。48D 选项A意为“购买”;选项B意为“享受;欣赏”;选项C意为“更喜欢”;选项D意为“穿;戴”。此句意为:现在Winter和Isabel都戴上了假肢。故D正确。49A 根据句义,此句意为:为
36、了见到Winter,十一月,Isabel从她家到了佛罗里达州的克利尔沃特。50B 根据上下文可知,那个地方就是Isabel获救的地方。可见选项B正确。51C 根据上下文(who designed Winters artificial tailKevin Carroll)可知,选项C为最佳选项。52D 选项A意为“故意地;蓄意地”;选项B意为“审慎地;深思熟虑地;从容不迫地”;选项C意为“乐意地”;选项D意为“据说;据报道”。联系上下文,最佳答案应为D.53D 选项A意为“工作室;演播室”;选项B意为“实验室”;选项C意为“电影院”;选项D意为“诊所”。根据下文“where she got he
37、r artificial leg”可知正确答案应为D.54C 选项A意为“压力”;选项B应为“债务”;选项C意为“痛苦;疼痛”;选项D意为“愉快;令人高兴的事”。此句应理解为:欢乐假肢使她摆脱了多年的痛苦。故选项C正确。55C 根据上下文,此句应理解为:遇见Carroll以后,56B57A 整句意为:她通过展示他们仍然能够做他们过去所做的事情,来鼓励那些失去肢体的人。故58应选B,59应选A.60A 选项A意为“参与;参加”;选项B意为“为斗争”;选项C意为“拜访;号召”;选项D意为“关小;拒绝”。根据下文的“karate competition(空手道比赛)”可见选项A为最佳答案。【小题19
38、】D 此句意为:她不再觉得有什么不同。以及下文“I think its pretty cool,”故选项D正确。【小题20】C 此句意为:“这使我觉得我并不是唯一不幸地一个。”以及最后一句可以知道选项C为最佳答案。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,选出一个可以填入空白处的最佳选项)。Children find meanings in their old family talesWhen Stephen Guyers three children were growing up, he told them stories about how his grandfath
39、er, a banker, 1 all in the 1930s, but did not lose sight of what he valued most. In one of the darkest times 2 his strong-minded grandfather was nearly 3 , he loaded his family into the car and 4 them to see family members in Canada with a 5 , “there are more important things in life than money”.The
40、 6 took on a new meaning recently when Mr. Guyer downsized to7 house from a more expensive and comfortable one. He was 8 that his children, a daughter, 15, and twins, 22, would be upsetTo his surprise, they werent. 9 , their reaction echoed (共鸣) their great-grandfathersWhat they 10 was how warm the
41、people were in the house and how 11 of their heart was accessible.Many parents are finding that family stories have surprising power to help children12 hard times. Storytelling experts say the phenomenon reflects a growing 13 in telling tales, evidenced by a rise in storytelling events and festivals
42、.A university 14 of 65 families with children aged from 14 to 16 found kids ability to 15parents stories was linked to a lower rate of anger and anxiety.The 16 is telling the stories in a way children can 17. Were not talking here about the kind of story that 18, “ When I was a kid, I walked to scho
43、ol every day uphill both ways, barefoot in the snow.” Instead, we should choose a story suited to the childs 19, and make eye contact (接触) to create “a personal experience”. We dont have to tell children 20 they should take from the story and what the moral is.61AmissedBlost CforgotDignored62Awhen B
44、whileChow Dwhy63AfriendlessBworthlessCpenniless Dhomeless64AfetchedBallowedCexpectedDtook65AhopeBpromiseCsuggestionDbelief66AtaleBagreementCarrangementDreport67AlargeBsmallCnewDgrand68AsurprisedBannoyedCdisappointedDworried69AThereforeBBesidesCInstead DOtherwise70Atalked aboutBcared aboutCwrote aboutDheard about71Amuch BmanyClittle Dfew72AbeyondBoverCbehindDthrough73AargumentBskillCinterestDanxiety74AstudyBdesignCcommitteeDstaff75AprovideBretellCsupportDrefuse76AtroubleBgiftCfactDtrick77Aperform BwriteCbearDquestion78AmeansBendsCbeginsDproves79AneedsBact