高考完形填空练习及解析

完形填空（一）

There are many theories about the beginning of drama in ancient Greece. The one most widely accepted today is based on the assumption that drama ___16___ from ritual. The argument for this ___17___ goes as follows. In the beginning, human beings viewed the natural forces of the world —even the seasonal changes —as ___18___, and they ___19___ through various means to control these unknown and feared powers. Those ___20___ which appeared to bring the desired results were then retained and repeated ___21___ they hardened into fixed rituals. Eventually stories arose which explained or veiled the mysteries of the rites. As time passed some rituals were ___22___, but the stories, later called myths, persisted and provided material for art and drama.

Those who believe that drama evolved out of ritual also argue that those rites ___23___ the seed of theater because music, dance, masks, and costumes were almost always used. ___24___, a suitable ___25___ had to be provided for performances and when the entire community did not participate, a clear ___26___ was usually made between the “acting area” and the “auditorium”. In addition, there were performers, and, since considerable importance was attached to ___27___ mistakes in the enactment of rites, religious leaders ___28___ assumed that task. Wearing masks and costumes, they often ___29___ other people, animals, or supernatural beings, and mimed the desired effect —success in hunt or battle, the coming rain, the revival of the Sun —as an ___30___ might. Eventually such ___31___ representations were separated from religious activities.

Another theory ___32___ the theater’s origin from the human interest in storytelling. According to this view, tales (about the hunt, war, or other feats) are gradually ___33___, at first through the use of impersonation, action, and dialogue by a narrator and then through the ___34___ of each of the roles by a different person. A closely related ___35___ traces theater to those dances that are primarily rhythmical and gymnastic or that are imitations of animal movements and sounds.

16. A. evolved B. differed C. dated D. resulted

17. A. choice B. view C. principle D. suggestion

18.A. unfavorable B. unpredictable C. unspeakable D. unreliable

19. A. demanded B. afforded C. sought D. swore

20. A. decisions B. themes C. traditions D. measures

21. A. after B. until C. because D. although

22. A. held B. enriched C. abandoned D. preserved

23. A. contained B. replaced C. expanded D. altered

24. A. However B. Instead C. Therefore D. Furthermore

25. A. site B. tool C. gallery D. hall

26. A. fence B. gesture C. option D. division

27. A. making B. avoiding C. correcting D. discovering

28. A. usually B. seldom C. never D. occasionally

29. A. discussed B. mocked C. impersonated D. contradicted

30. A. author B. interviewer C. employer D. actor

31. A. political B. dramatic C. realisitic D. imaginative

32. A. protects B. separates C. traces D. removes

33. A. fixed B. forgotten C. elaborated D. highlighted

34. A. selection B. observation C. recognition D. assumption

35. A. theory B. plan C. event D. possibility

完形填空（一）：

16. A。考查动词辨析。本句意为：一个最普遍为人接受的理论假设认为戏剧从仪式演化而来。evolved from 由……演化而来，differed from与……不同，dated from追溯至……，resulted from由……引起。

17. B。考查名词辨析。choice选择，view观点，principle原则，suggestion建议。此处的view与上文中的theories属于近义词复现。

18. B。考查形容词辨析。本句意为：人类把世界上的自然力量，甚至季节的变化都看成是不可预料的。unfavorable不利的，unpredictable不可预料的，unspeakable难以说出口的、不可说的，unreliable不可靠的。

19. C。考查动词辨析。demanded要求，afforded 经得起，sought试图、谋求，swore 发誓。

20. D。考查名词辨析。decisions决定，themes主题，traditions传统，measures 措施。此处的measures与上文中的means亦构成同义词复现。

21. B。考查连词辨析。本句意为：那些似乎带来了满意结果的手段就被保留下来并且重复直到这些手段固化为不变的仪式。

22. C。考查动词辨析。本句意为：随着时间的推移，一些仪式被废弃了，但这些后来被称作神话的故事流传下来并且为艺术和戏剧提供了素材。held 举行，