2014年四川重庆高考英语完形填空真题

十三（2014四川卷）

My husband, Tom, has always been good with animals, but I was still amazed when he befriended a female grouse (松鸡). It's 11 for a grouse to have any contact (接触) with people. In fact, they're hard to spot, 12 they usually fly off when they hear humans approaching.

This grouse came into our lives in 13 Tom was working out in the field when he 14 her walking around at the edge of the field. She was 15 unafraid and seemed to be 16 about what he was doing.

Tom saw the 17 bird several times, and site got more comfortable around him. We quickly grew 18 of the bird and decided to call her Mildred.

One day, as Tom was working, Mildred came within a few feet of him to watch. Tom 19 he didn't see her and kept working to see what she would do next.

Apparently, she didn't like to be 20 . She'd run up and peck (啄) at Tom's hands, then 21 off to see what he would do. This went on for about 20 minutes, until Mildred became tired of the 22 and left.

As spring went and summer came, Mildred started to 23 more and more often. 24 Mildred felt comfortable enough to jump up on Tom's leg and stay long enough for me to get a 25 of the two of them together. This friendly grouse soon felt 26 not just with our family, but with anybody who walked or drove by.

When hunting season opened, we put a 27 at the end of our driveway asking 28 not to shoot our pet grouse. My father, who lived down the road, 29 warned people not to shoot her. 30 . hunters would stop and take pictures, because they had never seen anything like her.

11. A. interesting B. reasonable C. impossible D. unusual

12. A. though B. because C. unless D. until

13. A. spring B. summer C. autumn D. winter

14. A. got B. kept C. noticed D. imagined

15. A. naturally B. certainly C. normally D. surprisingly

16. A. crazy B. curious C. concerned D. cautious

17. A. shy B. awkward C. friendly D. elegant

18. A. careful B. tired C. fond D. sick

19. A. supposed B. realized C. hoped D. pretended

20. A. ignored B. observed C. amazed D. disturbed

21. A. put B. back C. set D. take

22. A. game B. work C. place D. man

23. A. give up B. come out C. turn over D. fly by

24. A. Eventually B. Suddenly C. Constantly D. Presently

25. A. chance B. dream C. picture D. sense

26. A. comfortable B. guilty C. anxious D. familiar

27. A. lantern B. sign C. gun D. loudspeaker

28. A. drivers B. farmers C. hunters D. tourists

29. A. just B. yet C. thus D. also

30. A. In fact B. For long C. On the contrary D. By the way

（2014重庆卷）

A

Five months after my husband Steve died，I woke up one morning to the maddening sound of a leaking faucet (水龙头）.I knew it needed repairs badly，but it 16 me so much just to think of it. All our 17 life, I was the “artist,” bringing to our house much imagination. Steve was the “ 18 ” one. He had a real gift for handling chores (家务活），19 me from unpleasant repair jobs.

But how could such a good man have his life cut short so suddenly! I had been so sad and angry that I completely 20 the house. That leaky faucet somehow awakened me to the fact that I now had to 21 the challenge of getting things fixed.

I got a workman named Ahmed. Entering the house，he stopped before a picture of Steve and me. “Doesn’t your husband 22 this kind of work?” he asked. “It’s not hard. ”