山东省泰安市英雄山中学高中英语完形填空练习题(有答案)doc
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一、高中英语完形填空
1.完形填空
Unchangeable Love
One day I visited an art museum while waiting for my husband to finish a business meeting. I was expecting a 1 view of the splendid artwork.
A young 2 viewing the paintings ahead of me 3 nonstop between themselves. I watched them for a moment and decided the lady was doing all the talking. I admired the man's
4 for putting up with her
5 stream of words.
6 by their noise, I moved on.
I met them several times as I moved 7 the various rooms of art. Each time I heard her continuous flow of words, I moved away 8 .
I was standing at the counter of the museum gift shop making a 9 when the couple approached the 10 . Before they left, the man 11 into his pocket and pulled out a white object. He 12 it into a long stick and then tapped his way into the 13 to get
his wife's jacket.
"He's a 14 man." the clerk at the counter said. "Most of us would give up if we were blinded at such a young age. During his recovery, he made a promise his life wouldn't change. So,
as before, he and his wife come in 15 there is a new art show."
"But what does he get out of the art?" I asked. "He can't see."
"Can't see! You're 16 . He sees a lot. More than you and I do," the clerk said. "His wife
17 each painting so he can see it in his head."
I learned something about patience, 18 and love that day. I saw the patience of a young wife describing paintings to a person without 19 and the courage of a husband who would not 20 blindness to change his life. And I saw the love shared by two people
as I watched this couple walk away, hand in hand.
1. A. quiet B. quite C. usual D. vivid
2. A. lady B. man C. worker D. couple
3. A. yelled B. argued C. shouted D. chatted
4. A. knowledge B. confidence C. patience D. wisdom
5. A. distent B. resistant C. constant D. instant
6. A. Excited B. Disturbed C. Inspired D. Discouraged
7. A. towards B. in C. through D. from
8. A. anxiously B. seriously C. quickly D. sadly
9. A. comment B. purchase C. decision D. list
10. A. exit B. entrance C. front D. queue
11. A. put B. held C. turned D. reached
12. A. lengthened B. made C. brought D. changed
13. A. shop B. coatroom C. hall D. counter
14. A. brave B. kind C. rough D. smart
15. A. wherever B. whatever C. whenever D. whichever
16. A. humorous B. silly C. wrong D. clever
17. A. describes B. draws C. shows D. tells
18. A. curiosity B. courage C. devotion D. pride
19. A. support B. dream C. expectation D. sight
20. A. get B. hope C. stop D. allow
【答案】(1)A;(2)D;(3)D;(4)C;(5)C;(6)B;(7)C;(8)C;(9)B;(10)A;(11)D;(12)A;(13)B;(14)A;(15)C;(16)C;(17)A;(18)B;(19)D;(20)D;
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文,作者在博物馆看见一对夫妇,男的失明了,妻子耐心的给丈夫描述每一幅画,丈夫有勇气不让失明改变他的生活。
作者强调了这对夫妇之间的爱。
(1)考查形容词。
句意:我正期待着安静地欣赏这幅精彩的艺术品。
A. quiet“安静的”;B. quite“相当”;C. usual“通常的”;D. vivid“生动的”。
通过下文作者躲避那位滔滔不绝和丈夫讲话的妻子可知作者想安静地欣赏这幅精彩的艺术品。
故选A。
(2)考查名词。
句意:一对年轻夫妇在我前面看画,他们不停地聊天。
A. lady“女士”;B. man“男人”;C. worker“工人”;D. couple“夫妇”。
根据下文“I was standing at the counter of the museum gift shop making a ____9____ when the couple approached the ____10____.”可知在作者前面的是一对夫妇在欣赏画。
故选D。
(3)考查动词。
句意:一对年轻夫妇在我前面看画,他们不停地聊天。
A. yelled“叫喊”;
B. argued“争论”;
C. shouted“喊叫”;
D. chatted“聊天”。
根据下文“I watched them for a moment and decided the lady was doing all the talking.”可知这对夫妇在不停的聊天。
故选D。
(4)考查名词。
句意:我钦佩这个男人能容忍她滔滔不绝的话语。
A. knowledge“知识”;
B. confidence“信心”;
C. patience“耐心”;
D. wisdom“智慧”。
根据下文“for putting up with her ____5____ stream of words. ”可知作者佩服这个男子的耐心,可以忍受妻子滔滔不绝的话。
故选C。
(5)考查形容词。
句意:我钦佩这个男人能容忍她滔滔不绝的话语。
A. distent“膨胀的”;
B. resistant“抵抗的”;
C. constant“不断的”;
D. instant“立即的”。
根据上文“the lady was doing all the talking.”可知这个女士在不停的说。
故选C。
(6)考查动词。
句意:我被他们的吵闹声所打扰,继续往前走。
A. Excited“兴奋的”;B. Disturbed ”被打扰“;C. Inspired”鼓舞“;D. Discouraged”气馁“。
根据上文”I was expecting a ____1____ view of the splendid artwork.“可知作者喜欢安静,被打扰了。
故选B。
(7)考查介词。
句意:我在不同的艺术展厅中穿行时,遇到过他们几次。
A. towards”朝着“;B. in”在……里“;C. through”通过“;D. from ”从……“。
作者在通过几个艺术大厅的时候,又遇到这对夫妇。
故选C。
(8)考查副词。
句意:每次我听到她不停的说话,我就迅速地走开了。
A. anxiously”不安地“;B. seriously”严肃地“;C. quickly”很快地“;D. sadly”悲哀地“。
根据上文”____6____ by their noise, I moved on.“可知作者不想听这个女士喋喋不休的话语,所以每次作者听到她不
停的说话,就迅速地走开了。
故选C。
(9)考查名词。
句意:当这对夫妇走向出口时,我正站在博物馆礼品店的柜台前买东西。
A. comment”评论“;B. purchase”购买“;C. decision”决定“;D. list”清单“。
根据上文”I was standing at the counter of the museum gift shop“可知作者在博物馆的礼品柜买东西。
故选B。
(10)考查名词。
句意:当这对夫妇走向出口时,我正站在博物馆礼品店的柜台前买东西。
A. exit”出口“;B. entrance”入口“;C. front”前面“;D. queue”排队“。
根据下文”Before they left, the man ____11____ into his pocket and pulled out a white object.“可知这对夫妇是靠近出口。
故选A。
(11)考查动词。
句意:这个男子把手伸进口袋,拿出一个白色的东西。
A. put”放“;B. held”拿“;C. turned”转动“;D. r eached”伸出“。
根据”and pulled out a white object.“可知这个男子把受伸进口袋,拿出一个白色的东西。
故选D。
(12)考查动词。
句意:他把它加长成一根长棍,然后敲进衣帽间去拿他妻子的夹克。
A. lengthened”加长“;B. made”使得“;C. brought”带来“;D. changed”改变“。
下文说然后敲进衣帽间去拿他妻子的夹克。
可知这里意思是他把它加长成一根长棍。
故选A。
(13)考查名词。
句意:他把它加长成一根长棍,然后敲进衣帽间去拿他妻子的夹克。
A. shop”商店“;B. coatroom”衣帽间“;C. hall”门厅“;D. counter”柜台“。
根据”to get his wife's jacket.“可知他进了衣帽间。
故选B。
(14)考查形容词。
句意:他是一个勇敢的人。
A. brave”勇敢的“;B. kind”善良的“;C. rough”粗糙的“;D. smart”聪明的“。
根据下文”Most of us would give up if we were blinded at such a young age.“可知他是勇敢的人。
故选A。
(15)考查连词。
句意:无论何时有新的艺术展,他和妻子都会来。
A. wherever”无论什么地方“;B. whatever”无论什么“;C. whenever”无论何时“;D. whichever”无论哪个“。
文中表示无论何时有新的艺术展,他和妻子都会来。
故选C。
(16)考查形容词。
句意:你错了。
A. humorous”幽默的“;B. silly”愚蠢的“;C. wrong”错误的“;D. clever”聪明的“。
根据下文”He sees a lot. More than you and I do“可知作者说他看不见是错的。
故选C。
(17)考查动词。
句意:“他的妻子把每幅画都描述了一遍,这样他就能在脑子里看到了。
” A. describes”描述“;B. draws”画画“;C. shows”展示“;D. tells”告诉“。
根据下文”I saw the patience of a young wife describing paintings to a person without ____19____“可知是妻子给丈夫描述图画。
故选A。
(18)考查名词。
句意:那天我学到了耐心、勇气和爱。
A. curiosity”好奇“; B.courage”勇气“;C. devotion”奉献“;D. pride”骄傲“。
根据下文”and the courage of a husband who would not ____20____ blindness to change his life.“可知作者学到了耐心、勇气和爱。
故选B。
(19)考查名词。
句意:我看到了一个年轻妻子向一个盲人描述绘画的耐心,以及一个不允许失明改变自己生活的丈夫的勇气。
A. support”支持“;B. drea m”梦想“;C. expectation”期待“;D. sight”视力“。
上文说这个男的是盲人,是没有视力的。
故选D。
(20)考查动词。
句意:我看到了一个年轻妻子向一个盲人描述绘画的耐心,以及一个不
允许失明改变自己生活的丈夫的勇气。
A. get”得到“;B. hope”希望“;C. stop”停止“;D. allow”允许“。
根据上文”During his recovery, he made a promise his life wouldn't change.“可知
这个丈夫不允许失明改变他的生活。
故选D。
【点评】本题考点涉及动词,名词,形容词,介词,连词,固定短语等多个知识点的考查,是一篇人生感悟类阅读,要求考生在理解细节信息的基础上,进一步根据上下文的逻
辑关系,进行分析推理,从而选出正确答案。
2.阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,
并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
We first met Tom and Gee in the early days of our marriage. Someone had been 1 our garbage cans to the garage each garbage day, and Jim and I had wondered 2 . Then one day we 3 him: an elderly man who lived across the street.
I baked cookies and left them on a chair outside the garage 4 a thank-you note. When
we got home from work that day, a typed letter had replaced the 5 . The letter was from Tom and explained how he had come to 6 the neighborhood on garbage day, returning cans for people he 7 knew. Back when he'd been fighting a war I wasn't alive to see, his young wife, Gee, had found herself living alone. Neighbors had taken the time to 8 her garbage cans so 9 didn't have to, and he 10 forgot. Now he paid it forward by doing the same for all of us.
A few years after we'd moved in, Tom died. We photocopied that letter and 11 it to one of our own for Gee. We told her how 12 Tom had been to us, how sad we felt sorry
for her, how thankful we were to have 13 him. She wrote back and told us she still talked
to Tom every day.
These days, we're planning a 14 . The house that seemed so huge six years ago is filled with furniture and books and toys and, of course, people. We know it's time to go, and 15 we can't seem to stick the For Sale sign up on the lawn. Gaining a third bedroom sometimes seems like an awful trade for all we stand to 16 .
It's not just Gee. It's the man who lets our kids pick peaches off the tree in his front yard. It's
the ladies who 17 Jim when their pool filter (过滤器) breaks and leave overflowing baskets for our kids on Easter. It's the police officer living directly across from us, who smiles and waves and makes me feel a little 18 when Jim is away.
The moving boxes are still neatly packed in our basement, but Jim and I agree to 19 until January. Maybe before leaving I'll talk to Tom, just as Gee still does. Thank you, I'll say, for teaching us what it means to be a 20 .
1. A. lifting B. returning C. delivering D. fixing
2. A. who B. what C. how D. why
3. A. visited B. caught C. spotted D. followed
4. A. in B. for C. to D. with
5. A. gift B. chair C. garbage D. cake
6. A. protect B. search C. walk D. greet
7. A. only B. barely C. nearly D. surely
8. A. handle B. change C. recycle D. open
9. A. they B. we C. he D. she
10. A. never B. always C. sometimes D. seldom
11. A. wrapped B. connected C. attached D. exposed
12. A. special B. hopeful C. powerful D. lucky
13. A. contacted B. remembered C. known D. understood
14. A. party B. trip C. meeting D. move
15. A. also B. yet C. then D. therefore
16. A. win B. lose C. fail D. save
17. A. help B. treat C. charge D. call
18. A. stronger B. happier C. safer D. firmer
19. A. plan B. wait C. prepare D. talk
20. A. husband B. friend C. couple D. neighbor
【答案】(1)B;(2)A;(3)C;(4)D;(5)A;(6)C;(7)B;(8)A;(9)D;(10)A;(11)C;(12)A;(13)C;(14)D;(15)B;(16)B;(17)D;(18)C;(19)B;(20)D;
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文,讲述了一位叫汤姆的老人教给我们"什么才是真正的邻居"的故事。
(1)考查动词。
句意:每次垃圾回收日都有人把我们的垃圾桶放回车库,我和吉姆想知道是谁。
A. lifting“举起”;B. returning“返回”;C. delivering“传递”;D. fixing“修理”。
故选B。
(2)考查疑问代词。
句意:每天都有人把我们的垃圾桶放回车库,我和吉姆想知道是谁。
A. who“谁“;B. what”什么“;C. how”怎么“;D. why”为什么“。
根据下文”Then one day we 3 him: an elderly man who lived across the street.“可知,我和吉姆想知道是谁。
故选A。
(3)考查动词。
句意:后来有一天,我们发现了他:一个住在街对面的老人。
A. visited”参观“;B. caught”抓住“;C. spotted”发现,认出“;D. followed”跟随“。
根据”an elderly m an who lived across the street.“可知,这里是发现了他们要找的人。
故选C。
(4)考查介词。
句意:我烤了些饼干,把它们和一张感谢信一起放在车库外的椅子上。
A. in”在……里面“;B. for”为了“;C. to”到“;D. with”和……一起“。
故选D。
(5)考查名词。
句意:当我们那天下班回家时,一封打印的信代替了礼物。
A. gift”礼物“;B. chair”椅子“;C. garbage”车库“;D. cake”蛋糕“。
根据上文”I baked cookies an d left them on a chair outside the garage 4 a thank-you note.“可知,这里是指上文的礼物。
故选A。
(6)考查动词。
句意:这封信是汤姆写来的,信中解释了他是如何在垃圾回收日走到这片社区,给那些他几乎不认识的人送回垃圾桶。
A. protect”保护“;B. search”寻找“;C. walk”行走“;D. greet”打招呼“。
故选C。
(7)考查副词。
句意:这封信是汤姆写来的,信中解释了他是如何在垃圾回收日走到这片社区,给那些他几乎不认识的人送回垃圾桶。
A. only”只有“;B. barely”几乎不“;C.
nearly”几乎“;D. surely”一定“。
联系上下文可知,这些人他几乎都不认识。
故选B。
(8)考查动词。
句意:邻居们花了不少时间帮她处理垃圾桶,所以她就不用这么做了。
A. handle”处理“;B. change”改变“;C. recycle”回收“;D. open”打开“。
根据下文”Now he paid it forward by doing the same for all of us.“可知是他要像原先邻居做的那样,(邻居帮他妻子处理垃圾桶),故选A。
(9)考查代词。
句意:邻居们花了不少时间帮她处理垃圾桶,所以她就不用这么做了。
A. they”他们“;B. we”我们“;C. he”他“;D. she”她“。
根据上文”Neighbors had taken the time to 8 her garbage cans“可知,因为邻居们的帮忙,所以她就不用这么做了。
故选D。
(10)考查副词。
句意:而他也从未忘记。
A. never”从不“;B. always”总是“;C. sometimes”有时“;D. seldom”很少“。
根据”Now he paid it forward by doing the same for all of us.“可知,对于邻居们的帮忙,他从未忘记过。
故选A。
(11)考查动词。
句意:我们复印了那封信,并把它附在我们自己的一份上面。
A. wrapped”裹“;B. connected”连接“;C. attached”附上“;D. exposed”揭露“。
attached … to固定短语,”附在……上面“。
故选C。
(12)考查形容词。
句意:我们告诉她汤姆对我们来说是多么的特别。
A. special”特别的“;B. hopeful”有希望的“;C. powerful”有力量的“;D. lucky”幸运的“。
故选A。
(13)考查动词。
句意:我们多么庆幸认识了他。
A. contacted”联系“;B. remembered”记得“;C. known”知道“;D. understood”理解“。
故选C。
(14)考查名词。
句意:这些天,我们计划搬家。
A. party”宴会“;B. trip”旅行“;C. meeting”会议“;D. move”搬家“。
根据下文”We k now it's time to go, and 15 we can't seem to stick the For Sale sign up on the lawn.“可知,作者计划搬家。
故选D。
(15)考查副词。
句意:我们知道是时候离开了,但我们似乎不能把待售的牌子贴在草坪上。
A. also”也“;B. yet”然而“;C. then”那时“;D. therefore”因此“。
根据”we can't seem to stick the For Sale sign up on the law n.“可知,这里是转折关系。
故选B。
(16)考查动词。
句意:因为我们可能会失去一切。
A. win”赢得“;B. lose”失去“;C. fail”失败“;D. save”拯救“。
根据”Gaining a third bedroom sometimes seems like an awful trade“有时,获得第三间卧室似乎是一个糟糕的交易,可知,糟糕的原因是因为我们可能会失去一切。
故选B。
(17)考查动词。
句意:是女士们在她们的泳池过滤器坏了的时候给吉姆打电话。
A. help”帮助“;B. tr eat”对待“;C. charge”负责“;D. call”打电话“。
故选D。
(18)考查形容词。
句意:当吉姆不在的时候,住在我们正对面的警官微笑着挥手,让我觉得更安全了。
A. stronger”更强的“;B. happier”更高兴的“;C. safer”更安全的“;D. firmer”更稳固的“。
根据”It's the police officer living directly across from us, who smiles and waves“可知,住在我们正对面的警官微笑着挥手让作者感觉更安全。
故选C。
(19)考查动词。
句意:但我和吉姆同意等到明年一月再搬。
A. plan”计划“;B. wait”等待“;C. prepare”准备“;D. talk”交谈“。
故选B。
(20)考查名词。
句意:我想说,谢谢你教会了我们什么是邻居。
A. husband”丈夫“;B. friend”朋友“;C. couple”夫妇“;D. neighbor”邻居“。
故选D。
【点评】本题考点涉及动词,名词,形容词,副词,介词,固定短语等多个知识点的考
查,是一篇故事类阅读,要求考生在理解细节信息的基础上,进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系,进行分析推理,从而选出正确答案。
3.完形填空
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a fresh 13 with this cool app — to read the key insights from 100 books in one month. How did I do? I read 102 titles exactly.
I used to 14 much time on social media. Moreover, my job is exhausting, so by the time
I leave work, my brain is pretty useless. 15 , reading a book on the Blinkist app is like a snack for my 16 . I'm happy that I'm doing something 17 with my time. Every day,
I wake up 18 than the day before. If you want to get wiser too, then I challenge you to try and 19 my 102-title record! 20 the Blinkist app and start your reading adventure!
1. A. arranged B. intended C. remembered D. managed
2. A. crazy B. reasonable C. boring D. interesting
3. A. promise B. bet C. decision D. joke
4. A. encouraged B. challenged C. allowed D. persuaded
5. A. weeks B. months C. days D. hours
6. A. miss B. grasp C. meet D. catch
7. A. held back B. searched for C. got through D. thought about
8. A. won B. lost C. wrote D. purchased
9. A. useful B. precious C. simple D. ordinary
10. A. concept B. advice C. memory D. content
11. A. apply B. addict C. help D. accustom
12. A. button B. function C. signal D. picture
13. A. password B. record C. goal D. date
14. A. save B. spare C. abandon D. waste
15. A. Meanwhile B. Therefore C. However D. Indeed
16. A. heart B. body C. stomach D. brain
17. A. casual B. worthless C. productive D. severe
18. A. happier B. wiser C. worse D. busier
19. A. beat B. set C. keep D. equal
20. A. Look into B. Sign up C. Turn down D. Wait for
【答案】(1)D;(2)A;(3)B;(4)B;(5)D;(6)C;(7)C;(8)B;(9)A;(10)D;(11)A;(12)B;(13)C;(14)D;(15)C;(16)D;(17)C;(18)B;(19)A;(20)B;
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文,作者与同事打赌,要在两天内读完马尔科尔姆•格拉德威尔的《成功的故事》。
尽管作者很有决心,却没有按期读完,输了。
但却找到一个更好的方式来阅读非小说类书籍——注册了Blinkist应用程序,让作者快速阅读。
在这个应用程序上看书给我的大脑补充了精神食粮,让作者更聪明。
(1)考查动词。
A. arranged”安排“;B. intended”打算“;C. remembered”记忆“;D. managed”设法,管理“。
根据下文中的“I really did”及语境可知,“我”设法(manage)在一个月内读完了 100多本非小说类书籍。
故选D。
(2)考查形容词。
A. crazy”疯狂的“;B. reasonable”合理的“;C. boring”无聊的“;D. interesting”有趣的“。
根据语境可知,在一个月内读完100多本书听起来很疯狂,但是“我”做到了。
故选A。
(3)考查名词。
A. promise ”承诺“;B. bet”打赌“;C. decision”决定“;D. joke”玩笑“。
根据下文中的“So I lost the bet”可知,这件事源于一次打赌。
bet意为“打赌”,符合语境。
故选B。
(4)考查动词。
A. encouraged”鼓励';B. challenged"挑战“;C. allowed”允许“;D. persuaded”说服“。
根据语境可知,一个同事向我挑战在两小时内读完《成功者的故事》这本书;第二段倒数中的“then I challenge you to try”也暗示了此空答案。
根据符合语境可知B 符合题意。
故选B。
(5)考查名词。
A. weeks”周“;B. mo nths”月“;C. days”天“;D. hours”小时“。
根据下文中的“but found it impossible to finish all in 2 hours” 可知,此处指两个小时。
故选D。
(6)考查动词。
A. miss”错过“;B. grasp”理解,抓紧“;C. meet”遇到“;D. catch”抓住“。
根据语境可知,尽管“我”痛下决心,但还是没能按期完成。
meet the deadline固定短语“赶上最后期限按期完成”。
故选C。
(7)考查动词短语。
A. held bac k”退缩,抑制住“;B. searched for”寻找“;C. got through”通过,完成“;D. thought about”思考,考虑“。
根据语境可知,我快速地读完前几章, 但发现在两小时内完成整本书是不可能的。
故选C。
(8)考查动词。
A. won”赢得“;B. lost”丢失“;C. wrote”写“;D. purchased”购买“。
根据上文可知, “尽管我很有决心,但就是赶不上最后期限。
我很快读完了前几章,但发现不可能在两小时内读完”。
因此“我打赌输了”。
故选B。
(9)考查形容词。
A. useful”有用的“;B. precious”珍贵的“;C. simple”简单的“;D. ordinary”普通的“。
根据语境可知,“我”注册了一个阅读应用软件,这对“我”快速阅读很有用。
故选A。
(10)考查名词。
A. concept ”概念“;B. advice”建议“;C. memory”记忆“;D. content”内容“。
根据语境可知,这款阅读应用软件可以把整本书转化成小块的内容,故选D。
(11)考查动词。
A. apply”应用,申请“;B. addict”上瘾“;C. he lp”帮助“;D. accustom”习惯“。
根据语境可知,我了解到为了给每本书作出恰当的解读,100多名文字专家致力于这
份工作。
apply oneself to sth固定短语,“专心于,致力于”。
故选A。
(12)考查名词。
A. button”按钮“;B. function”功能“;C. signal”信号“;D. picture”图画“。
根据语境可知,,我喜欢这款应用软件的原因还在于它的语音播放功能。
故选B。
(13)考查名词。
A. password”密码“;B. record”记录“; C. g oal”目标“;D. date”日期“。
根
据下文中的“ to read the key insights from 100 books in one month” 可知,这是我为自己定下
的目标。
set a goal固定短语“制定目标”,故选C。
(14)考查动词。
A. save”节省“;B. spare”抽出“;C. abandon”丢弃“;D. waste”浪费“。
根
据语境可知,我过去经常在社交媒体上浪费时间。
故选D。
(15)考查副词。
A. Meanwhile”同时“;B. Therefore”因此“;C. However ”然而“;D. Indeed”真正地,确实“。
根据下文可知,此处表示转折,对比了使用这款应用软件读书前
后“我”的变化。
此处是指“然而,在Blinkist应用程序上阅读一本书就像给大脑提供了精神
食粮”。
故选C。
(16)考查名词。
A. heart”心脏“;B. body”身体“;C. stomach”胃“;D. brain”头脑,大脑“。
根据语境可知,使用这款应用软件读书,就像给我的大脑提供了精神食粮。
故选D。
(17)考查形容词。
A. casual”漫不经心的“;B. worthless”一文不值的,没有价值的“;C. productive”多产的,高效的“。
D. severe”严重的“。
根据语境可知, 很高兴我用我的时间做了
一些有成效的事情。
故选C。
(18)考查形容词。
A. happier”更幸福的,更快乐的“;B. wiser ”更聪明的“;C. worse”更糟
糕的“;D. busier”更忙碌的“。
根据下文中的“ If you want to get wiser too”可知,每天清晨醒来,我都比前一天更聪明。
故选B。
(19)考查动词。
A. beat ”(在比赛或竞争中)赢,打败(某人)“;B. set”设置“;C. keep”保
持“;D. equal”相等“。
根据语境可知,如果你也想变得更聪明的话,来挑战并击败我吧。
故选A。
(20)考查动词短语。
A. Look into”调查“;B. Sign up”注册,报名参加“;C. Turn down”拒绝,声音调小“;D. Wait for”等候“。
根据上文中的“I finally registered the Blinkist app”可知,
此处表示注册这款应用软件,开启你的阅读之旅吧。
故选B。
【点评】本题考点涉及动词,名词,形容词,副词,固定短语等多个知识点的考查,是一
篇故事类阅读,要求考生在理解细节信息的基础上,进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系,进行
分析推理,从而选出正确答案。
4.阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处
的最佳选项。
Larry works with Transport Drivers, Inc. One morning in 2009, Larry was 1 along 165 north after delivering to one of his 2 . Suddenly, he saw a car with its bright lights on.
3 he got closer, he found
4 vehicle upside down on the road. One more look and he noticed
5 shooting out from under the
6 vehicle. Larry pulled over, set the brake and
7 the fire extinguisher(灭火器). Two good bursts from the extinguisher and the fire was put out.
The man who had his bright lights on 8 and told Larry he had 9 an emergency
call. They 10 heard a woman's voice coming from the wrecked(毁坏的) vehicle. 11 the vehicle, they saw that a woman was trying to get out of the broken window. They told her to stay 12 until the emergency personnel arrived, 13 she thought the car was going
to 14 . Larry told her that he had already put out the fire and she should not move 15 she injured her neck.
Once fire and emergency people arrived, Larry and the other man 16 and let them go
to work. Then, Larry asked the 17 if he was needed or 18 to go. They let him and the other man go.
One thing is 19 — Larry went above and beyond the call of duty by getting so close to the burning vehicle! His 20 most likely saved the woman's life.
1. A. walking B. touring C. traveling D. rushing
2. A. passengers B. colleagues C. employers D. customers
3. A. Since B. Although C. As D. If
4. A. each B. another C. that D. his
5. A. flames B. smoke C. water D. steam
6. A. used B. disabled C. removed D. abandoned
7. A. got hold of B. prepared C. took charge of D. controlled
8. A. came down B. came through C. came in D. came over
9. A. returned B. received C. made D. confirmed
10. A. then B. again C. finally D. even
11. A. Starting B. Parking C. Passing D. Approaching
12. A. quiet B. still C. away D. calm
13. A. for B. so C. and D. but
14. A. explode B. slip away C. fall apart D. crash
15. A. as if B. unless C. in case D. after
16. A. stepped forward B. backed off C. moved on D. set out
17. A. woman B. police C. man D. driver
18. A. forbidden B. ready C. asked D. free
19. A. for certain B. for consideration C. reported D. checked
20. A. patience B. skills C. efforts D. promise
【答案】(1)C;(2)C;(3)C;(4)B;(5)A;(6)B;(7)A;(8)D;(9)C;(10)A;(11)D;(12)B;(13)D;(14)A;(15)C;(16)B;(17)B;(18)D;(19)A;(20)C;
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文,在运输公司上班的Larry在送货回来的路上遇到了
一辆侧翻的车子,还看到车下有火苗。
于是他果断拿起灭火器扑灭了火苗。
灭火后他才发
现原来汽车里还有幸存的人员,他的行为挽救了他人的生命。
(1)考查动词。
句意:Larry正在给他的一个雇主送货后,正沿着165公路向北方行进。
A.walking“步行”;B.touring“旅行”;C.traveling“旅行,行进”;D.rushing“冲”。
Larry是
一位运输司机,在完成工作后应该是开车行进在路上。
故选C。
(2)考查名词。
句意:Larry正在给他的一个雇主送货后,正沿着165公路向北方行进。
A.passengers“乘客”;B.colleagues“同事”;C.employers“雇主”;D.customers“客户”。
文章中说Larry是一位运输司机,所以应该是送一位雇佣他的人。
故选C。
(3)考查连词。
句意:随着他渐渐靠近,他在路上发现了另一辆侧翻的车。
A.Since“自从,由于”;B.Although“尽管”;C.As“当……时候”;D.If“如果”。
根据语境判断,当他走近的时候,他又发现了另一辆汽车。
故选C。
(4)考查代词。
句意:随着他渐渐靠近,他在路上发现了另一辆侧翻的车。
A.each“每一个”;B.another“另一个”;C.that“那个”;D.his“他的”。
根据上文“Suddenly, he saw a car with its bright lights on”可知,当时有一辆亮着大灯的车,由此判断他又发现一辆损毁的汽车。
故选B。
(5)考查名词。
句意:再一看,他发现火焰从毁坏的车的车底下冒出来。
A.flames“火苗”;B.smoke“烟”;C.water“水”;D.steam“蒸汽”。
根据下文“the fire was put out”可知,当时汽车是着火了。
故选A。
(6)考查形容词。
句意:再一看,他发现火焰从毁坏的车的车底下冒出来。
A.used“使用”;B.disabled“残废的”;C.removed“被移除了的”;D.abandoned“被遗弃的”。
根据下文“a women's voice coming from the wrecked vehicle”可知,汽车是被毁坏了的,故选B。
(7)考查动词短语。
句意:Larry驶到路边停下,踩刹车,拿起灭火器。
A.got hold of“拿起”;B.prepared“准备”;C.took charge of“负责”;D.controlled“控制”。
根据下文可知,他下车去灭火。
故选A。
(8)考查动词短语。
句意:那位开着车大灯的人走过来告诉Larry他打了紧急电话。
A.came down“下来”;B.came through“经历”;C.came in“进来”;D.came over“走过来”。
根据下文“and told Larry he had 9 an emergency call”可知,那个司机走了过来和Larry说话。
故选D。
(9)考查动词。
句意:那位开着车大灯的人走过来告诉Larry他打了紧急电话。
make a call固定短语,“打电话”,根据下文警察来了可知,这个司机打了电话报警。
故选C。
(10)考查副词。
句意:然后他们听到一个女人的声音从毁坏的汽车里传出来。
A.then“那时”;B.again“再次”;C.finally“终于”;D.even“甚至”。
根据下文“11 the vehicle, they saw that a woman was trying to get out of the broken window.”可知,然后他们听到车内有人发出的声音。
故选A。
(11)考查动词。
句意:靠近车子,他们看到一个女人正试图从破车窗里爬出来。
A.S tarting“开始”;B.Parking“停车”;C.Passing“经过”;D.Approaching“靠近”。
根据上文可知,汽车着火了,情况很危险,由此推断当时Larry离汽车远,所以他是走近了之后才看到车内的那位女士。
故选D。
(12)考查形容词。
句意:他们告诉她在急救人员赶到之前不要动。
A.quiet”安静的“;B.still”不动的“;C.away”远离的“;D.calm”沉着的“。
根据下文”she should not move“可知,Larry让这名女士不要动。
故选B。
(13)考查连词。
句意:但她以为车要爆炸了。
A.for”因为“;B.so”因此“;C.and表示并列;D.but表示转折。
根据后句可以推断这位受困的女士想从汽车里出来,而Larry不让她动,怕她伤到脖子,这两句话之间是转折关系。
故选D。
(14)考查动词(短语)。
句意:但她以为车要爆炸了。
A.explode”爆炸“;B.slip away”溜走“;C.fall apart”崩溃“;D.crash”碰撞“。
根据上文这位女士努力从车子里面出来,加上前面提到的火苗,她认为车子要爆炸了。
故选A。
(15)考查连词。
句意:她不应该动以免伤到颈椎。
A.as if”好像“;B.unless”除非“;C.in case”以防万一“;D.after”在……后面“。
根据上文可知,Larry害怕她脖子会受伤,此
处表示目的。
故选C。
(16)考查动词短语。
句意:Larry和另一个人退后,让他们(急救人员)去工作。
A.stepped forward”走向前“;B.backed off”后退“;C.moved on”开始,前进“;D.set out”动身,出发“。
根据下文可以推断,他们为了不妨碍警察救人,都退到后面。
故选B。
(17)考查名词。
句意:然后,Larry问警察要他们帮忙还是要他们自由离开。
A.woman”妇女“;B.police”警察“;C.man”男人“;D.driver”司机“。
救援人员当然是指
医护人员和警察,故选B。
(18)考查形容词。
句意:然后,Larry问警察要他们帮忙还是要他们自由离开。
A.forbidden”被禁止的“;B.ready”有准备的“;C.asked”被问到的“;D.free”自由的“。
根据下文”They let him and the other man go.“可知,Larry询问警察是让他留下还是自由离开,故选D。
(19)考查固定短语。
句意:这件事是肯定的。
A.for certain”肯定地,确凿地“;B.for consideration”考虑到“;C.reported”报道“;D.checked”核实“。
根据上文可知,Larry救人
的事实是确定无疑的。
故选A。
(20)考查名词。
句意:他的努力很可能挽救了那个女人的生命。
A.patience”耐心“;B.skills”技能“;C.efforts”努力“;D.promise”承诺“。
根据从上文可知,Larry的努力挽救
了别人的性命。
故选C。
【点评】本题考点涉及动词,名词,形容词,副词,连词,代词,固定短语等多个知识点
的考查,是一篇故事类阅读,要求考生在理解细节信息的基础上,进一步根据上下文的逻
辑关系,进行分析推理,从而选出正确答案。
5.完形填空
My husband and I both were working in a lonely village in northern Thailand. There were many 1 , particularly around our housing.
We 2 our house this past June. Shortly after, while we were working at the office, the 3 removed all the surrounding banana trees and the grass in order to raise the ground level — she had 4 on tearing down our house and building a new one after we left.
She brought in tons of 5 . This left our house in a kind of moat(壕沟), and when the heavy rain came, our house 6 . This was upsetting, but it turned into something 7 , because when the headmaster at my school became 8 of it, he got my eighth-grade class
to come to help 9 up.
The boys dug into the moat to drain the water, and built a path out to the street, 10 the girls mopped up the water inside and spread newspapers to 11 it. Before the problem was truly 12 , however, we had another flood. This turned into a 13 , with teachers and students again 14 , and our host mother bringing lunch for everyone.。