(完整版)2004年高考英语完形填空真题详解

2004年高考英语完形填空真题详解·全国卷I
(山东、山西、河南、河北、安徽、江西)
It was the night before the composition was due. As I looked at the list of topics(题目), “The Art of Eating Spaghetti(意大利面条)” caught my eye. The word “spaghetti” brought back the ___36___ of an evening at Uncle Ali en’s in Belleville ___37___all of us were seated around the table and Aunt Pat ___38___spaghetti for supper. Spaghetti was an exotic(外来的) treat in ___39___days. Never had I eaten spaghetti, and ___40___of the grown-ups had enough experience to be___41___it. What laughing ___42___we had about the___43___respectable method for moving spaghetti from plate to mouth. ___44___, I wanted to write about that, but I wanted to ___45___ it down simply for my own ___46___, not for Mr. Fleagle, my composition teacher. ___47___, I would write something else.
When I finished it the night was half gone and there was no ___48___ left to write a proper composition for Mr. Fleagle. There was no choice next morning but to ___49___my work. Two days passed before Mr. Fleagle returned the ___50___papers. He said, “Now, class, I want to read you a composition, ‘The Art of Eating Spaghetti’. ”
My words! He was reading my words out ___51___ to the whole class. ___52___ laughed, then the whole class was laughing with open-hearted enjoyment. I did my best not to show___53___, but what I was feeling was pure happiness, ___54___ my words had the power to make people___55___.
36. A. memory B. thought C. knowledge D. experience
37. A. when B. where C. since D. after
38. A. cooked B. served C. got D. made
39. A. their B. past C. last D. those
40. A. none B. one C. earns D. neither
41. A. careful about B. good at C. fond of D. interested in
42. A. speeches B. lessons C. sayings D. arguments
43. A. nearly B. naturally C. officially D. socially
44. A. Especially B. Probably C. Suddenly D. Fortunately
45. A. settle B. put C. bite D. let
46. A. work B. story C. luck D. joy
47. A. However B. Therefore C. As for him D. Except for that
48. A. time B. excuse C. way D. idea
49. A. give up B. continue C. hand in D. delay
50. A. written B. graded C. collected D. calmly
51. A. laid B. fast C. publicly D. calmly
52. A. People B. Nobody C. Somebody D. I
53. A. shock B. wonder C. worry D. pleasure
54. A. if B. for C. while D. although
55. A. excited B. satisfied C. think D. laugh
【答案与解析】
本文是一篇记叙文。

内容比较简单，贴近学生的生活实际。

作者就第一次吃面条的经历，突发奇想，为了自娱写成文章。

但为了应付老师，权充未完成的作业上交。

结果却给全班同学带来了欢乐，作者自己也感到快乐。

36. A。

memory意为“记忆”; thought意为“思想, 想法”; knowledge意为“知识, 学问”; experience意为“经验, 经历”。

从全文来看，作者是记述了记忆中的一件事。

因此此题答案选A。

37. A。

此题是一个由关系副词when引导的定语从句，先行词是an evening。

38. B。

serve意为“供饭菜”。

在此处是指晚饭吃面条。

cook后面可跟meal, dinner等词。

39. D。

in those days意为“当时, 那时候”。

40. A。

根据句中的and可知是并列句，再根据前面的Never，可知本题应该表示否定的词，但neither表示“两者都不”，与上文中的all of us不符，故答案为A。

41. B。

根据上文中提到的Spaghetti was an exotic treat，可知“成年人中也没有一个人对吃面条在行。

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42. D。

根据上文所讲，我们中没有人知道吃面条的方法，因此发生了可笑的“争论”。

43. D。

此题为副词词义辨析。

nearly意为“密切地”；naturally意为“自然地”；officially 意为“正式地；官方地”；socially意为“在社交方面”。

根据句意，他们争论的是关于“在社交方面体面的方法”。

故答案为D。

44. C。

从作者一伙人的可笑的争论，作者突发奇想。

45. B。

put down意为“记下”，与前一分句的write意思一致。

46. D。

与文章最后一段中的happiness相呼应。

47. C。

上句说到，作者写文章是为了自乐，而不是为了完成老师的作业。

因此，本句是说，至于老师，我将写别的内容。

48. A。

作者笔锋一转，然而，写完此文时已是半夜，因此没有时间来写老师布置的作文了。

49. C。

第二天一早，我只好交上了我的作品。

50. B。

此题是考查过去分词作定语。

graded 意为“评完分数的”。

51. A。

loud意为“高声地, 大声地”。

read out意为“把. . . 读出”。

本句是说老师向全班同学读了作者的文章。

52. C。

老师读的时候，先是有人笑了，接着全班同学都开怀大笑。

53. D。

本文作者的写作目的是为了娱乐，但此处尽力部表现出来。

与前文的enjoyment 和for my own joy相应。

54. B。

并列连词for在此表示原因。

55. D。

本段前面两次出现laugh一词，因此空也用laugh前后呼应。

2004年高考英语完形填空真题详解·全国卷II
(吉林、黑龙江、云南、贵州、四川)
Tracy Wong is a well-known Chinese-American writer. But her writing ___36___was something she picked up by herself. After her first ___37___, teaching disabled children, she became a part-time writer for IBM. ___38___, writing stories was simply a ___39___interest. Tracy sent three of her stories to a publisher(出版商). ___40___, they immediately suggested that she put them together to make a single one long ___41___and paid Tracy a $50,000 advance. “A pretty money,” said the publisher, “for ___42___writer. ”
___43___ Tracy’s characters(人物) are interesting, her stories sometimes ___44___ readers uneasy: those about the supernatural. “My mother believed I could ___45___the afterlife world,” she told a close friend. “She used to have me speak with my grandmother, who died many years ago. ”
“Can I? I don’t think I can,” Tracy said with a laugh. “But I do have ___46___when things come to me ___47___. ” Once, she was wondering how to complete a ___48___ set in ancient(古代的) China. ___49___the doorbell rang. It was a FedEx delivery man, with a copy of a book on Chinese ___50___. It came without her having ___51___it.
Though she has published 10 books, Tracy has remained ___52___ by her fame. She lives in the same ___53______ she lived 27 years ago — although in a more comfortable home. There s more room for ___54___in her life ___55___.
36. A. skill B. experience C. practice D. method
37. A. duty B. effort C. job D. task
38. A. Instead B. Normally C. Certainly D. Then
39. A. general B. deep C. personal D. lively
40. A. Interested B. Anxiously C. Seriously D. Encouraged
41. A. film B. story C. program D. article
42. A. a foreign B. a popular C. an unusual D. an unknown
43. A. Now that B. Even though C. Just because D. Except that
44. A. find B. turn C. leave D. hold
45. A. make up B. connect with C. control D. explain
46. A. events B. chances C. feelings D. moments
47. A. for no reason B. from a distance C. by accident D. as gifts
48. A. description B. pointing C. scene D. talk
49. A. Surprisingly B. Suddenly C. Expectedly D. Fortunately
50. A. cooking B. history C. play D. medicine
51. A. known B. sent C. realized D. ordered
52. A. unchanged B. excited C. determined D. unmoved
53. A. life B. city C. house D. way
54. A. success B. work C. joy D. variety
55. A. writing B. reporting C. luck D. fun
【答案与解析】
36. A。

由定于从句中的pick up（学会）可排除B、C，method 强调以准确性或效率为目的，skill强调的是技巧，技能，写作是一种技能。

37. C。

teaching disabled children是一份工作，因此选C。

38. D。

Then在这里起着承上启下的作用。

39. C。

general的意思是普通的、一般的；deep的意思是深刻的；lively的意思是活泼的；personal的意思是私人的、个人的，联系上下文，personal和interest连用，是“个人爱好”的意思，最合文意。

40. A。

这里的interested是过去分词，与主语是被动的主谓关系。

41. B。

题干中的them指Tracy交给出版商的三个故事，出版商建议她把三个故事合为一个故事。

42. D。

在这之前Tracy没有发表过作品，自然不著名。

43. B。

前句说Tracy的故事很有趣，后句又说让读者uneasy，由此可知，前后两句之间是转折关系，选项中只有even if(即使……也)表转折。

44. C。

B、D项后不能接形容词作宾语补足语，排除；leave+宾语+形容词表示“使某人/某物处于某种状态”，即使读者不安担心；find后加形容词作宾语补足语的含义是“发现……处于某种状态”，与文意不符。

45. B。

从下一句的she used to have me speak with my grandmother, who died many years ago可知作者的母亲相信作者能够和阴世相联络，因此选B项。

46. D。

因为空后是一个由when引导的时间定语从句，由此可反推出这里缺的是表示时间的词语。

47. A。

从下文所举的例子可知，事情无缘无故地就发生了，for no reason是无缘无故的意思，from a distance表示从远处；by accident表示偶然地。

48. C。

因为Tracy是作家，选项中与创作有关的是情景创作，scene在这里指的是小说中的一个场景。

49. B。

由语境可知Tracy正在写作，门铃响了对她来说是突然发生的事情。

50. B。

这里选history与in ancient China呼应。

51. D。

要想让FedEx delivery man把书送过来是要事先定好的，所以选order(预定)。

52. A。

由下文she lives in the same……可知这一段是讲Tracy没有什么改变。

53. D。

下文已经出现了a more comfortable home，那么这里就不可能指她住了27年的房子；life应直接作live的宾语，所以不能选A 项；整篇文章没有提到城市的问题；in the same way指同样的方式，符合文意。

54. C。

由上文comfortable，联系到和工作（写作）相对应的应该是娱乐。

55. A。

该句的it承接上句指life，前文一直在介绍Tracy生活的一部分——写作，但不是的生活的全部，该句也是There a more room for joy in her life的解释。

2004年高考英语完形填空真题详解·全国卷III
（陕西、内蒙、海南、西藏、广西）
“My name’s Jim Shelley and I’m an addict(有瘾的人). . . ”
With these words I began to ___36___ the problem, the problem of my telephone addiction. I used to call people ___37___, from the moment I woke up to the time I went to sleep. I ___38___ to be phoned, I wanted to phone. Just one more call.
It started socially ___39___, just a quick chat. Gradually though, the ___40___ got worse. Soon it was ___41___ use, until, finally, addiction.
And it began to affect(影响) my ___42___. During the day I would disappear for ___43___ call. If I couldn’t make a call, I spent the whole time waiting for the phone to ring. Getting more and more ___44___, in the end, I would ring someone, then someone else, ___45___ myself just one more call.
I was phoning people and ___46___ messages to make sure ___47___ calls would see me through the day. I used to arrive at friends
homes and before the door was closed, go straight for the phone with the ___48___“Is it OK if I just use the phone. . . ?” At work, I became ___49___when my fellow workers tried to ___50___me from using the phone. And one day I hit my boss(with the phone). Finally, the police caught me ___51___a phone box that had taken my last one pound coin, and I was ___52___ to see a psychiatrist(心理医生).
I haven’t ___53___a phone in the house for three weeks now, and it’s several days ___54___I used a phone box. I try not to watch TV because there are ___55___people on it making phone calls. My name is Jim Shelley and I am an addict.
36. A. face B. find C. accept D. notice
37. A. now and then B. all the time C. at home D. at work
38. A. tried B. asked C. waited D. invited
39. A. polite B. important C. fine D. special
40. A. condition B. situation C. result D. effect
41. A. frequent B. regular C. unusual D. particular
42. A. friends B. study C. family D. work
43. A. a quick B. a secret C. an expected D. an extra
44. A. hopeful B. delighted C. frightened D. anxious
45. A. forcing B. telling C. giving D. limiting
46. A. leaving B. taking C. passing D. recording
47. A. long B. immediate C. enough D. surprising
48. A. saying B. demands C. wish D. words
49. A. careful B. mad C. determined D. helpless
50. A. save B. reduce C. protect D. stop
51. A. destroying B. using C. stealing D. emptying
52. A. offered B. guided C. ordered D. reminded
53. A. missed B. had C. received D. fixed
54. A. as B. when C. if D. since
55. A. always B. just C. more D. different
【答案与解析】
36. A。

前一句话的意思是：我是八年前最后见到这个人，后一句话的意思是我忘不了，由意思可知两句间是转折关系，所以选although（虽然）。

37. B。

special强调与众不同的，particular强调同类事物中的不同属性，由紧接着的内容知文章主要讲的是他的与众不同之处。

38. D。

下文主要讲的是他的敬业精神以及为教育做出的贡献，devotion to something “对……贡献……”，与下文相通。

39. C。

believe in“相信”；insist on doing“坚持……”；talk about“谈论”；agree with“同意”，由他能够解释自己的观点，并能用各种方式证明，这就说明他能证明自己的观点，相信自己的观点是有道理的，由此选到C，agree with用于别人就同意自己的观点，排除。

40. A。

由下文知，他利用油画、音乐、演讲等形象的事物来解释他抽象的观点，可见他的解释方式很丰富多彩，imaginative“富有想象力的”；ordinary“一般的”；opposite“相反的”；open“公开的”，A项与语境最符合。

41. B。

他唱歌的目的是阐明观点，同样利用那些辅助的事物（油画、音乐……）也是为了阐明观点，帮助学生理解。

42. C。

前面讲的辅助事物是外界的，唱歌是自身的才艺，方式更进一步，所以用even。

43. B。

secondly“其次”,承接上文的firstly和下文的finally。

44. D。

on the telephone=by telephone通过电话。

45. A。

由上下文可知这里主要讲的是他和学生打成一片，invite somebody to a game of chess“邀某人下棋”符合语境。

46. C。

as a matter of face“实际”，later on“随后”，other times“其他的时间”，in general“大体；一般”，这里列举的是他和学生打成一片的另一个例子，用other times合语境。

47. B。

根据冒号后解释的内容agriculture, diving and mathematics可知这里只提到了他们谈论的主题，所以选subject（题目，主题）。

48. D。

选项中只有advice说得通，…for advice on their studies“求教一些学习的建议”。

49. C。

文章先讲了敬佩他的敬业精神，再讲敬佩他严谨的教学态度，这里是讲被他的诙谐的幽默所吸引。

50. D。

unless除非……，否则（不）……
51. C。

师生共同分享……
52. A。

loud laugh的意思是大声笑。

53. B。

enjoyable=interesting“有趣的”。

54. D。

It is true that S+V……是真的。

55. C。

then（常用句首或句尾）“那么”。

2004年高考英语完形填空真题详解·全国卷IV
（甘肃、宁夏、青海、新疆）
Perhaps the most interesting person I have ever met is an Italian professor of philosophy who teaches at the University of Pisa. ___36___I last met this man eight years ago, I have not forgotten his ___37___qualities. First of all, I respected his ___38___to teaching. Because his lectures were always well-prepared and clearly delivered, students crowded into his classroom. His followers liked the fact that he ___39___ what he taught. Further more, he could be counted on to explain his ideas in an ___40___way, introducing such aids(辅助) to ___41___as oil paintings, music, and guest lectures. Once he ___42___ sang a song in class in order to make a point clear. ___43___, I admired the fact that he would talk to students outside the classroom or talk with them ___44___ the telephone. Drinking coffee in the cafe, he would easily make friends with students. Sometimes he would ___45___ a student to a game of chess(国际象棋). ___46___, he would join students groups to discuss a variety of ___47___: agriculture, diving and mathematics. Many young people visited him in his office for ___48___ on their studies; others came to his home for social evenings. Finally, I was ___49___ by his lively sense of humor(幽默). He believed that no lesson is a success ___50___, during it the students and the professor ___51___at least one loud ___52___. Through his sense of humor, he made learning more ___53___ and more lasting. If it is ___54___ that life makes a wise man smile and a foolish man cry, ___55___ my friend is indeed a wise man.
36. A. Although B. When C. Even if D. Now that
37. A. basic B. special C. common D. particular
38. A. attention B. introduction C. relation D. devotion
39. A. insisted on B. talked about C. believed in D. agreed with
40. A. imaginative B. ordinary C. opposite D. open
41. A. listening B. understanding C. information D. discovery
42. A. also B. nearly C. even D. only
43. A. Later B. Secondly C. However D. Therefore
44. A. with B. by C. from D. on
45. A. invite B. lead C. prefer D. show
46. A. As a matter of fact B. Later on C. Other times D. In general
47. A. questions B. subjects C. matters D. contents
48. A. support B. explanation C. experience D. advice
49. A. disturbed B. moved C. attracted D. defeated
50. A. for B. until C. since D. unless
51. A. hear B. suggest C. share D. demand
52. A. laugh B. cry C. shout D. question
53. A. helpful B. enjoyable C. practical D. useful
54. A. natural B. normal C. hopeful D. true
55. A. so B. for C. then D. yet
【答案与解析】
36. A。

由下文作者回忆如何成瘾，如何对他生活的影响以及他是采取什么措施克服，这讲的都是作者如何面对解决这个问题的。

37. B。

从后面的from the moment I woke up to the time I went sleep中的moment可推知他一直都想打电话，所以选B。

38. C。

由第四段的If I couldn’t make a call, I spent the whole time waiting for the phone to ring可反推出该空填wait。

39. C。

由下句的转折词though及其后的内容（可是渐渐地越来越糟糕了）可反推出刚开始一天几个电话并且通话时间很短，似乎还挺正常，所以用fine。

40. B。

situation指“形势，局面”；condition指人的身心或物品所处于的具体状态，也可表示“条件”；result指最终形成的结果，既然是最终的结果，就无法再发生变化；effect指某物最后产生的“效果”，这里指的是情形越来越糟糕。

41. A。

由空后的finally, addiction可知空里应该填上瘾前的表现，而只有总是去做去想才叫上瘾，选项中frequent是频繁的意思，符合上下文的意思。

42. D。

由During the day I would disappear for ___call可知本段叙述的是打电话上瘾影响了他的工作，要不然他不用偷偷摸摸地去打电话。

43. A。

由上题可知这些电话是他在工作时间打的，不可能长时间地打电话；既然他是打电话上瘾者，那么他打电话就是因为他想打，不打心里难受，没有什么特别的理由，所以其他三项不能选。

44. D。

他打电话上了瘾，工作时间打不成电话，就一直盼着别人来电话，等不来电话，按长理推断，上了瘾的人，不能做想做的事会越来越着急，烦躁不安（anxious）。

45. B。

这里他是在做内心的自我斗争，一边想继续打电话一边告诫自己：再打一个电话就不打了，自己和自己说，故用telling。

46. A。

leave a message是打电话者的常用语，意思是“留言”；take a message是接电话的人的常用语，意思也是“留言”，但动作发出者不同。

47. C。

由see me through the day可知，他想熬过这一天，根据他是个打电话上瘾的人要想熬过去，就像吸鸦片上瘾的人需要足够的鸦片一样，他必须有足够的电话。

48. D。

saying的意思是格言、俗语；demands的意思是要求、需求，wish的意思是愿望、希望；words的意思是话，言语，而下一句就是他说的话，所以选D。

49. B。

由下文作者居然用电话打老板这件事可知，不让他用电话时他的疯狂行为。

50. D。

从下一句他用电话打他的老板可反推知这里讲的是他的同事阻止他打电话，stop somebody(from)doing是固定短语，意思是“阻止某人做某事”。

51. A。

phone box指的是投币电话接受硬币的盒子。

由phone box的定语从句知他的最后一个硬币被phone box吞了，他不能接着打电话，才导致他破坏盒子；他是打电话上瘾者，不是小偷，所以不可能是偷盒子或者倒空盒子，排除C、D项。

52. C。

既然是被警察捉住，那么他就是在警察的强制命令下去看心理医生，去改变或克服他的不正常行为，。

53. B。

这一段紧接上文谈他是如何克服自己的电话瘾的，由此推知在三个星期内他的家里是没有电话机的。

54. D。

since是自从……的意思，这句话的意思是自从我上次打投币电话已经有好几天了。

55. A。

电视节目中确实经常出现人们打电话的场景，这里没有和电视里打电话的人数形成对比的对象，所以不能用more。

2004年高考英语完形填空真题详解·北京卷
Don’t Take the Fun Out of Youth Sports
When I joined a private football league a few years ago, the sport meant everything to me. My coach(教练) said that I had lots of potential(潜力), and I became captain of my ___36___. That was before all the fun was taken out of ___37___.
At first, everyone on the team got ___38___ playing time. Then the team moved up to the top division after winning all its games, and the ___39___ started. Some parents, who had paid the coach extra so their daughters could have ___40___one-on-one training, got angry when she didn’t give them more playing t ime in our ___41___. The coach was replaced.
The new coach, however, took all the fun out of the game. All we did during practice was ___42___. I always wished to God that it would rain so we would not have the ___43___. Of course, all teams run drills; they are ___44___. But we ran so much that, afterwards, we had trouble ___45___. Younger people shouldn’t be doing exercises ___46___ for 18-year-olds.
I was very thin ___47___I started football, but as a member of this team I wouldn’t eat much, because I was afraid of being too ___48___to run. I feared making mistakes, and the added pressure caused me to make more than my usual ___49___.
Is all this pressure necessary? I ___50___ up leaving the football team. Four other girls did the same, and two of th em stopped playing football completely. That’s ___51___, because they had so much potential. They were just burned-out with all the pressure they ___52___ from the coach or their parents.
I continued playing football at school and ___53___ my love for it. I joined a private team coached by my school coach. When I started playing ___54___ him, he told me I needed to relax because I looked nervous. After I ___55___ down, I played better. When you enjoy something, it’s a lot easier to do it well.
36. A. class B. club C. team D. board
37. A. playing B. living C. learning D. working
38. A. great B. equal C. right D. extra
39. A. business B. struggle C. attempt D. pressure
40. A. free B. private C. good D. basic
41. A. matches B. courses C. lessons D. programs
42. A. jump B. play C. run D. shoot
43. A. duty B. meeting C. operation D. training
44. A. necessary B. boring C. scientific D. practical
45. A. speaking B. moving C. sleeping D. breathing
46. A. used B. intended C. made D. described
47. A. till B. since C. before D. because
48. A. full B. tired C. lazy D. big
49. A. size B. share C. space D. state
50. A. gave B. kept C. ended D. picked
51. A. sad B. shameful C. silly D. serious
52. A. received B. suffered C. brought D. felt
53. A. reconsidered B. rediscovered C. reformed D. replaced
54. A. at B. by C. for D. around
55. A. fell B. stepped C. slowed D. calmed
【答案与解析】
36. C。

由第一段第一句知作者参加的是一个足球队，球队用team，captain of my team“球队队长”。

37. A。

由选项和第一段的内容可知需要填一个动名词与football搭配，
38. B。

从本段倒数第二句“有些家长想让教练多给自己的孩子一些上场的时间”可反推出刚开始大家的机会均等。

39. D。

pressure“压力”。

下文讲了来自父母、教练的压力，从第五段第一句和最后一句也可得到启示。

40. B。

one-on-one training的意思是一对一的个别辅导，其主语their daughters，即那些给过教练好处的队员，private“私人的，个人的”比good“好的”更能体现这一层关系。

41. A。

从their daughters could have private one-on-one training可知那些父母的孩子已经在训练中得到了更多的指导，所以那些父母不可能为训练生气，排除B 、C、D。

42. C。

从该空后面的内容可推知他们的训练只是跑步。

43. D。

这一段讲的是训练枯燥无味，所以“我”总是祈祷上帝下雨的目自然是中止训练。

44. A。

由句前的Of course可知作者这里在承认跑步训练是必要的，也为下一句的转折呼应。

45. D。

本句用的是so…that句型，表示结果，跑得太多的结果是上气不接下气。

46. B。

非谓语动词做定语，be intended for“专门为……而设计”，意思是不应该让青少年进行适合成人的运动。

47. C。

从句意上排除A、B、D三项。

48. A。

这里考的是too…to…，“太饱而不能跑步”，这是作者不能多吃的原因。

49. B。

share有分担的意思，这里指分内的事。

50. C。

give up doing“放弃做某事”；keep up something“保持”；pick up something“拾起，学到”；end up“告终，结束”，因为各种压力作者最终不得不离开这支球队，C项最合适。

51. A。

有潜力的队员却完全停止了踢球这是多么可惜的事。

sad“令人悲伤的,令人难过的”；shameful“可耻的”；s illy“傻的”；serious“严重的”，四个选项中sad最贴近文意。

52. D。

这里需要填的是the pressure在从句中的谓语，从句的主语they指的是退役的队员，他们不是压力的带来者，排除C；正因为他们不愿意接受也受不了这种压力才选择离开，排除A；suffer后要加from。

53. B。

reconsider“重新考虑”；rediscover“重新发现”；reform“改革”；replace“代替”。

R 这一段讲的就是作者如何重新找到对足球的喜爱的，所以选rediscover。

54. C。

此题用排除法，by 和around都有在……旁边的意思，要选都要选，排除，play at后接游戏名，是做……游戏的意思，排除。

55. D 。

calm down是镇定下来，平静下来，意思与教练的话相符。

2004年高考英语完形填空真题详解·上海卷
A
Adults are often surprised by how well they remember something they learned as children but have never practised in the meantime. A man who has not had an opportunity to go swimming for years can ___55___ swim as well as ever when he gets back in the water. He can get on a bicycle after several decades and still ___56___away. A mother who has not ___57___the words for years can tea ch her daughter the poem that begins “Twinkle, twinkle, little star” or recite the story of Cinderella or Snow White.
One explanation is the law of over learning, which can be stated as following: ___58___ we have learned something, additional learning increases the ___59___ of time we will remember it.
In childhood, we usually continue to practise such skills as swimming, bicycle riding long after we have learned them. We continue to listen to and ___60___ ourselves of poems such as “Twinkle, twinkle, li ttle star___61___.
The law of over learning explains why cramming(突击学习) for an examination, ___62___ it may result in a passing grade, is not a ___63___way to learn a school course. By cramming, a student may learn the subject well enough to get by on the examination, but he is likely soon to forget almost everything he learned. A little over learning; ___64___, is usually a good investment toward the future.
55. A. only B. hardly C. still D. even
56. A. move B. drive C. travel D. ride
57. A. thought about B. cared for C. showed up D. brought up
58. A. Before B. Once C. Until D. Unless
59. A. accuracy B. unit C. limit D. length
60. A. remind B. inform C. warn D. recall
61. A. recite B. overlearn C. research D. improve
62. A. though B. so C. if D. after
63. A. convenient B. demanding C. satisfactory D. swift
64. A. at most B. by the way C. on the other hand D. in the end
B
The birthrate in Europe has been in a steady decrease since the 1960s. European countries, realizing crisis is at hand, are providing great encouragement for parents to create more babies in the 21st century.
Affairs Ministry concluded last year that, ___65___ cash encouragement, some women just don’t want to be ___66___holding the baby. “What we know is that it’s good for the ___67___ if men and women share the burden of having children, says Soren Kindlund, family policy adviser at the Swedish ministry. ___68___ Swedish parents can take their paid leave as they wish, men use a mere 12% of it; 60% of fathers do not take even a(n)___69___ day off work.
Experts fear that the tendency for women to use most of the parental leave could make employers___70___to give young women the permanent jobs they need to qualify for paid maternity leave(产假). In January, Sweden decided to allow new fathers two months paid leave, with a warning: use it or___71___ it.
Kindlund admits that men are under ___72___to stay at work, even though parental pay comes out of the public purse. “It’s not popular among bosses and perhaps with other men in the workplace,___73___a relationship. ”
In Norway, a(n)___74___policy has worked wonders. 70% of dads in Norway now take parental leave, and the birthrate of 1. 85 children per woman is one of the highest in Europe.
65. A. in spite of B. at the cost of C. in addition to D. due to
66. A. sent B. left C. caught D. seen
67. A. birthrate B. income C. health D. spirit
68. A. Just as B. Only if C. Even though D. Now that
69. A. one B. mere C. only D. single
70. A. willing B. reluctant C. likely D. unable
71. A. reserve B. misuse C. ignore D. lose
72. A. discussion B. attack C. control D. pressure
73. A. make out B. add up C. build up D. set aside
74. A. impersonal B. similar C. severe D. global
【答案与解析】
55. C。

这里所举的例子是为了证明第一句的论点，所以用still表示他还是和小时候一样会游泳。

56. D。

ride away是骑走的意思。

57. A thought about “思考，考虑”；care for“喜爱”；show up“出现、露面”；bring up“抚育孩子或呕吐”，选项中与记忆有关的只有A。

58. B。

由前后两句的语意知两句间是条件关系，once可以做连接副词引导条件状语从句，意思是“一旦”。

59. B。

length of time的意思是“时间的长度”。

60. A。

remind somebody of something为固定词组，意思是“提醒某人某件事”；inform somebody of something表示“通知某人某件事”；warn somebody of something表示“警告某人某件事”；recall不和介词of搭配，由语境知答案A正确。

61. B。

由本段第一句知此空填overlearn，与第一句呼应。

62. A。

本段作者在批判突击式学习的缺点前先让一步说一下其作用，因此选though，在这里引导让步状语从句。

63. C。

由下文作者介绍突击学习的不当之处可以看出，突击学习不是令人满意的学习方法。

64. C。

最后一段介绍了两种学习方法。

第一种是突击性学习方法的不当之处，然后作者转而谈到另外一种方法，因此，选择C项。

65. A。

由下句“妇女仍然不愿在家照看孩子”可知，这里应选择表示让步关系的in spite of；at the cost of的意思是“以牺牲……的代价”；in addition to指“除……以外”；due to的意思是“因为”。

66. B。

这里指丈夫们去工作之后，妻子们被留在家里照看孩子。

67. A。

照看孩子的工作是繁重的，如果男女共同来分担这项工作的话，或许妻子们愿意生更多的孩子，那么对提高人口出生率而言是好的。

68. C。

从下文丈夫们不愿利用带薪假期看，这里使用了表示转折关系的连接词。

69. D。

此处使用single来强调时间的少。

其他三个选项前面不能加不定冠词。

70. B。

妇女使用产假这种趋势有可能会产生老板们不情愿让年轻妇女做长期工作的后果。

表示否定意义的有B、D项，D项表示“没有能力”与题意不合。

72. D。

既然是警告，那么语气是严厉的：要么休假，要么取消休假；reserve表示“保留”；misuse指“滥用”；ignore指“忽略”。

71. D。

under pressure指“承爱压力”；under discussion指“在讨论中”，under attack指“遭受袭击”；under control指“在……的控制之中”。

73. C。

build up和relationship搭配的意思是“建立关系”；make out表示“辨别出”；add up 指“合计、总计”；set aside表示“把……放在一边”。

74. B。

从下文挪威70%的父亲休产假来看，挪威采取了和瑞典相似的政策，所以人口出生率在欧洲是最高的。

impersonal“无人情味的”；severe“严厉的”；global“全球化的”。

2004年高考英语完形填空真题详解·天津卷
It was the district sports meet. My foot still hadn’t healed(痊愈) from a(n) ___36___ injury. I had___37___whether or not I should attend the meet. But there I was, ___38___for the 3,000-meter run.
“Ready…set…” The gun popped and we were off. The other girls rushed ___39___ me. I felt ___40___ as I fell farther and farther behind.
“Hooray!” shouted the crowd. It was the loudest___41___ I had ever heard at a meet. The first-place runner was two laps（圈）ahead of me when she crossed the finish line.
“Mayb e I should___42___, I thought as I moved on. ___43___, I decided to keep going. During the last two laps, I ran ___44___and decided not to ___45___in track next year. It wouldn’t be worth it, ___46___my foot did heal.
When I finished, I heard a cheer--___47___than the one I’d heard earlier. I turned around and___48___, the boys were preparing for their race. “They must be cheering for the boys. ”
I was leaving ___49___several girls came up to me. “Wow, you’ve got courage!” one of them told me.
“Courage? I just ___50___a race!” I thought.
“I would have given up on the first lap,” said another girl. “We were cheering for you. Did you hear us?”
Suddenly I regained___51___. I decided to ___52___ track next year. I realized strength and courage aren’t alway s ___53___ in medals and victories, but in the ___54___we overcome(战胜). The strongest people are not always the people who win, ___55___the people who don’t give up when they lose.
36. A. slighter B. worse C. earlier D. heavier
37. A. expected B. supposed C. imagined D. doubted
38. A. late B. eager C. ready D. thirsty
39. A. from behind B. ahead of C. next to D. close to
40. A. ashamed B. astonished C. excited D. frightened
41. A. cheer B. shout C. cry D. noise
42. A. slow down B. drop out C. go on D. speed up
43. A. Therefore B. Otherwise C. Besides D. However
44. A. with delight B. with fear C. in pain D. in advance
45. A. play B. arrive C. race D. attend
46. A. even if B. only if C. unless D. until
47. A. weaker B. longer C. lower D. louder
48. A. well enough B. sure enough C. surprisingly enough D. strangely enough
49. A. while B. when C. as D. since
50. A. finished B. won C. passed D. lost
51. A. cheer B. hope C. interest D. experience
52. A. hold on B. turn to C. begin with D. stick with
53. A. measured B. praised C. tested D. increased
54. A. sadness B. struggles C. diseases D. tiredness
55. A. or B. nor C. and D. but
【答案与解析】
36. C。

从上下文可知。

脚伤是以前的老伤，现在还没有痊愈。

37. D。

由后面的宾语从句whether or not可推断出动词应该是表示“疑问、怀疑”的doubt。

38. C。

从第二段开头的“Ready…set…”The gun popped an d we were off可知作者已经站在了起跑线上，准备三千米的赛跑。

be ready for“为……做好了准备”符合语境；其它三项均不合文意，late for“晚，迟到”；eager for 和thirsty for“急切地想做某事，渴望做某事”,。

39. B。

根据下文的fall farther and farther behind可知，别人都跑在自己前面。

ahead of somebody“在某人前面”；from behind“从后面”,他们都从起跑线出发，所以别的选手不可能从她后面跑；next t o“邻近”；close to“靠近”，不合文意。

40. A。

因为自己落后得越来越远，ashamed“感到害羞，不好意思”；astonished“惊异”；excited“兴奋的”；frightened“感到害怕的”，根据意思即可排除B、C、D。

41. A。

对于观众发出的呐喊、助威、欢呼声用cheer代替；shout和cry是同义词，“呼喊，叫喊”。

42. B。

drop out“中途退场”；slow down“放慢速度”；go on“继续”；speed up“加速”，根据后文可知本段主要讲作者经过斗争最终坚持了下来，没有中途退场，这里是她想退场的想法。

43. D。

前面交代了作者想退场，这里却说她决定坚持到底，前后是转折关系，所以选however“然而，但是”。

44. C。

in pain“疼痛地，痛苦地”，in+抽象名词，相当于该名词的副词意义, 其它各项不合文意；with delight“高兴地”；with fear“恐惧地”；in advance“提前，预先”。

45. C。

race in track“参加赛跑比赛”。

46. A。

even if “即使”，引导让步状语从句。

句意为“即使脚伤好了，我也不参加赛跑了”。

only if“只有当”；unless“除非”；until“直到”。

47. D。

根据上下文可知，在作者跑完时，听到的欢呼声比刚才听到的更高。

48. B。

从下一句They must be cheering for the boys中的must可推出用sure enough，“我”看到一些男同学在准备比赛，猜到欢呼声一定是冲他们来的。

49. B。

when在这里是“当……时候”，句意为“当我正要离开时几个女生朝我跑过来”。

50. D。

听到同学们的话作者感到很吃惊，因为她刚才在比赛中输了，l ose a race/game“在比赛中失败”。

51. B。

作者因为得到了同学们的鼓励而重新获得了希望。

52. D。

stick with“继续做某事”；hold on 加上to方可作及物动词，表示“坚持”。

53. A。

measure有“评价人，通过竞争来考验某事物，较量”的意思；test“试验，测试”。

54. B。

在I realize后的宾语从句中，应用了not…but…的并列连词，意为“不是……而是……”。

我们的力量不是用奖牌和胜利来衡量，而是用我们在克服困难时所做的努力来衡量。

Struggle“努力，奋斗，斗争”。

55. D。

此句再次运用了并列连词not always…but…“不总是……而是……”。

2004年高考英语完形填空真题详解·重庆卷。