2022年高考英语二轮：完形填空三月天天练(18)(解析)

2022年高考英语二轮：完形填空三月天天练(18)(解析)该套资源选择的完形填空短文既有经典的，也有新颖的，排版工整，每两天的组合在一起，除去答案，刚好4页，印制成1张练习卷，是训练完形填空的极好材料。

（八十二）
A lady and her husband stepped off the train in Boston. They walked without an appointment (预约) into the outer 1 of Harvard’s president. Bu t they were 2 by his secretary and kept waiting. For hours, the secretary took no notice of them, 3 that the couple would finally become 4 and go away. But they didn’t. The secretary finally decided to disturb the president, though 5 .
A few minutes later, the president walked towards the couple with a 6 face. The lady told him, “We had a son that 7 Harvard for one year. He loved Harvard. He was 8 here. But about a year ago, he was accidentally killed. My husband and I would like to 9 a memorial (纪念物) to him, somewhere on campus.”
The president wasn’t 10 . Instead, he was shocked. “Madam,” he said, “we can’t put up a statue for every person who studied at Harvard and died. If we did, this 11 would look like a cemetery (墓地),” “Oh, no,” the lady 12 quickly. “We don’t want to put up a statue. We would like to give a 13 to Harvard.” The president rolled his eyes and 14 at the couple and then exclaimed, “A building! Do you have any 15 how much a building costs? We have spent over ＄7,500,000 on the campus building at Harvard.” For a moment the lady was silent. The president was 16 , because he could get rid of them now. Then the lady turned to her husband and said quietly, “Is that all it costs to start a 17 ? Why don’t we just start our own?” Her husband nodded. 18 their offer was turned down. Mr. and Mrs. Stanford traveled to California where they founded the University that bears their 19 , a memorial to a son that Harvard no longer 20 about.
1. A. lab B. library C. hall D. office
2. A. watched B. stopped C. followed D. interviewed
3. A. ping B. finding C. realizing D. imagining
4. A. surprised B. disappointed C. worried D. troubled
5. A. hopelessly B. carefully C. unexpectedly D. unwillingly
6. A. pleasant B. funny C. cold D. sad
7. A. attended B. visited C. studied D. served
8. A. clever B. brave C. proud D. happy
9. A. set about B. set up C. take down D. take over
10. A. satisfied B. excited C. moved D. ashamed
11. A. house B. part C. garden D. place
12. A. explained B. expressed C. refused D. admitted
13. A. building B. yard C. playground D. square
14. A. laughed B. shouted C. glanced D. called
15. A. suggestion B. idea C. thought D. opinion
16. A. bored B. astonished C. interested D. pleased
17. A. department B. university C. business D. club
18. A. Once B. While C. Since D. Though
19. A. name B. character C. picture D. sign
20. A. talked B. knew C. heard D. cared
参考答案
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1~5 CDBCA 6~10 DBABC 11~15 DAACD 16~20 BABDC
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（八十三）
Some myths are stories told since ancient times to explain the causes for natural happenings. The Greek myth that explains why there are changes of 1 is about Demeter, the goddess of the harvest. She had a daughter, Persephone, whom she loved very much. Hades, god of the underworld, fell in love with Persephone, and he asked Zeus, the 2 of the gods, to give Persephone to him as his 3 . Zeus did not want either to disappoint Hades or to upset Demeter, so he said he would not agree to the marriage, but neither would he 4 it. Hades, therefore, decided to take the girl without 5 . When Persephone was picking flowers in the garden, he seized her and took her to the underworld. When Demeter 6 what happened to Persephone, she became so 7 that she caused all plants to 8 People were in 9 of starving. But Demeter was determined not to let crops grow 10 her daughter, Persephone, was returned to her. 11 , still not wanting to disappoint Hades, decided upon a condition for Persephone's 12 . She could go back to her mother if she had not 13 anything while she was in the underworld. Demeter 14 it because she did not know that Persephone had eaten several pomegranate (石榴) seeds in the underworld. When Zeus 15 this, he agreed that Persephone could spend part of the year with her 16 , but he added that since she had eaten the seeds, she must spend part of the year in the underworld. And so it 17 that when Persephone is in the underworld, Demeter is sad and therefore 18 not let the crops grow. That is 19 we have winter when plants do not grow. When Persephone returns, Demeter is 20 , it is spring, and plants begin to grow again.
1. A. periods B. seasons C. time D. age
2. A. winner B. ruler C. advisor D. fighter
3. A. wife B. lover C. partner D. daughter
4. A. forbid B. forgive C. admit D. accept
5. A. arrangement B. warning C. reason D. permission
6. A. let out B. worked out C. thought out D. found out
7. A. excited B. tired C. angry D. serious
8. A. grow fast B. start growing C. stop growing D. grow slowly
9. A. danger B. hope C. turn D. case
10. A. since B. until C. after D. when
11. A. Persephone B. Zeus C. Demeter D. Hades
12. A. return B. change C. marriage D. journey
13. A. stolen B. found C. eaten D. heard
14. A. understood B. refused C. doubted D. accepted
15. A. discovered B. studied C. forgot D. prepared
16. A. daughter B. mother C. god D. ruler
17. A. works B. remains C. happens D. starts
18. A. should B. can C. dare D. will
19. A. where B. because C. why D. how
20. A. nice B. friendly C. fresh D. happy
参考答案
（八十三）
1~5 BBAAD 6~10 DCCAB 11~15 BACDA 16~20 BCDCD
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