湖北省高考英语专题检测卷(十一)完形填空

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Learn and Earn
Charlie and Jackie worked together in a whole sale company just after graduation. They were both hard-working.
Several years later, the boss made Jackie sales manager, but Charlie 1 a salesman. One day Charlie could not 2 up with it any more. He handed in his resignation letter(辞职信)to the boss and complained that the boss did not 3 hard-working employees, but only raised those who tried to make him pleased. He thought it was really
4 .
The boss knew that Charlie spared no 5 for the company all these years, but in order to help Charlie to realize the 6 between him and Jackie, the boss asked Charlie to do the 7 . “Go and find out if there is anyone selling watermelon s in the market. ”Charlie went, returned and 8 said, “Yes, ”The boss asked, “How much per
kg? ”Charlie went to the market again to ask and returned to9 , “$ 12 per kg. ”
The boss told Charlie that he would ask Jackie the 10 question. Jackie went, returne d and said, “Boss, only one person is selling watermelons. $12 per kg, $100 for 10 kg. He has a 11 of 340 melons. On the table are 58 melons, and every melon weighs about 15 kg, bought from the south two 12 ago. They are fresh, red, and of good 13 . ”
Charlie was 14 and he realized the difference between himself and Jackie. He decided not to 15 but to learn from Jackie.
My dear friends, you know, a more 16 person is more observant, thinks more and understands in 17 . For the same matter, he sees several years ahead, 18 you see only tomorrow. The difference between a year and a day is 365 times, so how could you 19 ?
Think: how 20 have you seen ahead in your life? How thoughtful are you?
1. A. made B. became C.
remained D. kept
2. A. make B. catch C.
keep D. put
3. A. enjoy B. meet C.
repay D. value
4. A. usual B. unfair C.
strange D. selfless
5. A. rest B. trouble C.
effect D. effort
6. A. similarity B. relationship
C. difference
D. distance
7. A. following B. finding
C. shopping
D. searching
8. A. still B. again C.
even D. only
9. A. offer B. answer C.
remind D. repeat
10. A. difficult B. familiar C.
same D. simple
11. A. total B. lot C.
pile D. number
12. A. days B. months
C. years
D. minutes
13. A. value B. quality
C. service
D. shape
14. A. struck B. shocked
C. puzzled
D. encouraged
15. A. stay B. stop C. sleep D. leave
16. A. important B. intelligent
C. successful
D. hard-working
17. A. time B. depth C.
need D. order
18. A. while B. though C.
unless D. when
19. A. see B. think C.
know D. win
20. A. fast B. far C. soon D. long
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根据文章内容回答问题。

1. Why did the boss ask Jackie and Charlie to the market? (no more than 8 words)
2. What’s the characteristic of Jackie compared wit h Charlie? (no more than 10 words)
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体裁说明文话题健康词数277
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diets can also create certain 5 in the colon that could lead to colon cancer risk. At least it can raise the 6 of the risk.
The research has 7 that the diets can help heavy people lose weight so people would not lose the 8 of keeping normal weight. 9 , any weight-loss plan must include enough amounts of high protein that might have ill effects on the 10 .
The findings are based on seventeen overweight men who 11 three short-term different diets. The result of the study proved that they had 12 levels of some substances that have been 13 cancer when the men were 14 on the high-protein diet. When they were on the high-protein, low-carbohydrate diet, they had lowered amounts of fiber-originated 15 thought to be protective against 16 .
Exactly what those changes might mean for a person’s health is
17 . But the findings suggest that people should be aware of 18 much protein and some fiber over a long period. 19 , experts recommend
that adults get about 28 grams of fiber per day—though it’s not known whether that’s enough for someone on a high-protein weight-loss 20 .
1. A. successfully B. painfully
C. happily
D. easily
2. A. helpless B. cheap
C. useless
D. beneficial。