湖南省高考英语 专题检测卷(九)完形填空

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(2013·衡阳模拟)
Section A
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
I read of a man who was involved in a terrible accident. He lost both legs and his 1 arm and only a finger and 2 remained on the right hand. There was only enough left of the man that had been, to suffer and remember.
But he still possessed a brilliant 3 , enriched with a good education and broadened with world travel.
4 he thought there was nothing he could do but remain a
5 sufferer.
Then a thought came to him. It was always nice to receive letters, but why not write 6 —he could still use his right hand with some 7 . But whom could he write to? Was there anyone like him who could be 8 by his letters? He thought of men in prison. Though kept in small dark cells(牢房), they did have some hope of being set free earlier, yet some had none. It was worth a try. He supposed they might need him.
He wrote to a Christian organization concerned with prison ministry. He was told that his letters could not be answered—it was against prison rules, but he9this one-sided correspondence(通信).
He wrote twice a week and into those letters he put his whole soul, all his experience, all his faith, and all his Christian optimism. It must have been hard writing those letters, often in pain, and 10 when there was no reply.
Frequently he felt discouraged and wanted to give it up. But it was his one 11 activity and he determined to continue as long as he could.
At last he got a letter. It was very short, written by the officer whose duty was to examine the mail. All it said was: “Please write on the best paper you can afford. Your letters are passed from 12 till t hey fall to pieces. ”
No matter what our personal situation is, we still have God-given gifts and talents, experience, and encouragement that we can share with others.
1. A. right B. left C. one D. both
2. A. part B. toe C. thumb D. arm
3. A. eye B. face C. body D. mind
4. A. At last B. Above all C. At first D. At least
5. A. meaningless B. careless
C. homeless
D. helpless
6. A. one B. it C. any D. some
7. A. care B. ease C. difficulty D. help
8. A. encouraged B. praised
C. convinced
D. said
9. A. continued B. stopped C. sent D. began
10. A. specially B. particularly
C. extremely
D. generally
11. A. promising B. interesting
C. remaining
D. demanding
12. A. cell to cell B. door to door
C. room to room
D. house to house
Section B
Directions: Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.
Jane was walking round the department store. She remembered how difficult
13. was to choose a suitable Christmas present for her father. She wished that he was as easy to please as her mother, who was always delighted with perfume.
Besides, shopping at this time of the year was not 14. pleasant experience: people stepped on your feet 15. pushed you with their elbows(肘部), hurrying ahead to get to a bargain.
Jane paused in front of a counter 16. some attractive ties were on display.
“They are real silk, ”the assistant tried to attract her. “Worth double the price. ”
17. Jane knew from past experience that her choice of ties hardly ever pleased her father.
Jane stopped where a small crowd of men had gathered. She found some good quality pipes 18. sale. She did not hesitate for long: although her father smoked a pipe only once in a while, she knew that this was a present which was bound to please 19. .
When Jane got home, with her small but well-chosen present in her bag, her parents were already 20. table having supper. Her mother was excited. “Your father has at last decided to stop smoking, ”Jane was informed.
【拓展训练】
根据Section A回答问题。

1. Why didn’t the man get his letters answered? (no more than 10 words)
__________________________________
2. 选词填空(specially/especially)。

①I came he re _________ to see you.
②I love the country, ___________ in spring.
答案解析
Section A
【文章大意】本文通过讲述一个身残志坚的人的故事, 鼓励人们无论处于什么样的形势, 都依然有上帝赐予的天分、经验和可以与他人分享的鼓励。

1.【解析】选B。

逻辑推理题。

根据and remained on the right hand可知B为正确选项。

2.【解析】选C。

逻辑推理题。

根据only a finger and remained on the right hand可知他的右手只剩下一个手指和一个大拇指。

part部分; toe脚趾; thumb大拇指; arm手臂。

3.【解析】选D。

逻辑推理题。

句意: 但是他依然拥有聪明的大脑。

4.【解析】选C。

短语辨析题。

句意: 开始的时候, 他认为自己什么事也不能做。

at first起初; above all 最重要的是; at last最后; at least至少。

5.【解析】选D。

词义辨析题。

句意: 他只是一个无助的受害者。

meaningless无意义的; careless粗心的; homeless无家可归的。

6.【解析】选D。

逻辑推理题。

根据本句It was always nice to receive letters中的letters, 可知
此处应用some。

7.【解析】选C。

词义辨析题。

句意: 他依然可以艰难地使用他的右手。

with care小心地; with ease容易地; with difficulty困难地。

8.【解析】选A。

词义辨析题。

句意: 他的信能鼓励和他一样的人吗? encourage鼓励; praise表扬; convince 信服; say说。

9.【解析】选D。

词义辨析题。

根据上句可知他先给监狱管理部门写信咨询, 但他被告知无法回复他的信, 因为这违反监狱的规定, 但是他开始单方面写信。

10.【解析】选B。

词义辨析题。

specially专门地; particularly特别地, 尤其; extremely极度地; generally一般地。

11.【解析】选C。

词义辨析题。

句意: 但是, 这是他剩余的一个活动, 只要能做, 他就一定继续下去。

promising有希望的; interesting有趣的; remaining剩余的; demanding要求高的。

12.【解析】选A。

逻辑推理题。

句意: 你的信会一个牢房一个牢房地传递, 直到它们碎了。

cell牢房。

Section B
【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文, 简费尽心思地想给父亲买称心的礼物, 最后决定买一个烟斗。

然而, 当她回到家时, 却被告知父亲决定戒烟了。

13.【解析】it。

考查代替。

it作形式主语, 代替后面的不定式。

14.【解析】a。

考查冠词。

experience意为“经历”时是可数名词。

此处是泛指应用不定冠词。

15.【解析】or。

考查连词。

or意为“或者”。

16.【解析】where。

考查连词。

此处where引导的是定语从句, 先行词为counter, 在从句中作状语。

17.【解析】But。

考查连词。

本句话和上面的句子是转折关系。

but但是。

句意: 但是简从过去的经历知道她买领带不会让她的爸爸高兴。

18.【解析】on。

考查介词。

on sale廉价出售。

19.【解析】him。

考查代词。

此处为人称代词, 指代her father, 故用him。

20.【解析】at。

考查介词。

at table在进餐。

【拓展训练】
1. Because it was against prison rules.
2.①specially ②especially。