高考英语提分题型专练：专题二 完形填空

专题二完形填空

题组一记叙文

Cloze 1(2019江苏苏北七市二模)

I did my first marathon at 25. I’d 1running to get fit and thought I’d give it a go. I started too fast, found it very painful but 2 to finish.

Then, seven years ago, I went to a talk by someone who had just done the Sahara desert race. I felt so 3. I’ve always wanted to do something 4. I registered for the 2007 Sahara marathon. My

5 was shocking and I was two stone (12.7 kg) overweight, but 6I’d paid the ￡3,000 deposit, I knew there was no going back.

On my first five-mile run, I kept pretending my shoelaces ( 鞋带) needed tying just so I could 7. But I kept 8 until I was doing 30, then 40 miles. People assumed I found it easy by then—I didn’t. I just learned to push through the 9.

But nothing can truly prepare you for running in desert temperatures. As the 10 always looked the same, the distance never seemed to get any shorter.11, I was never bored—I was too focused on reaching the checkpoints, and the water waiting there. Blisters (水泡) were unavoidable—the12gets everywhere. At night, the doctors treating us would 13 them off with knives.

In the following days, my feet would be hurting. I kept telling myself I couldn’t 14. If I quit, the pain would stop, but I knew I would 15 it for the rest of my life. Finally, I finished. Any suffering you experience is overridden (压倒) by the sense of 16 at the end.

It’s been a long progression, from being a(n) 17 slacker (懒惰的人) to 18I am now. I’ve lost 10 lb (4.5 kg) of body fat, but gained a lot of 19—I have a better body now than at any point in my life. Anyone can do this. I’m not superhuman; I’m just 20.

1.A.ended up B.taken up C.given up D.backed up

2.A.hated B.refused C.struggled D.offered

3.A.inspired B.bored C.panicked D.confused

4.A.strange B.ordinary C.secret D.extreme

5.A.fitness B.height C.strength D.wisdom

6.A.until B.once C.unless D.while

7.A.wait B.stop plain D.drink

8.A.dropping off B.tripping over

C.building up

D.slowing down

9.A.tension B.shame C.fear D.pain

10.A.surroundings B.volunteers

C.sandstorms

D.athletes

11.A.Therefore B.However C.Moreover D.Otherwise

12.A.sand B.water C.grass D.rubbish

13.A.tear B.strike C.knock D.slice

14.A.fail B.run C.bear D.cry

15.A.treasure B.regret C.forget D.appreciate

16.A.belonging B.failure C.equality D.achievement

17.A.proud B.brave C.unfit D.unfriendly

18.A.which B.when C.where D.why

19.A.time B.muscle C.reputation D.support

20.A.learned B.considerate

C.determined

D.fortunate

答案

[语篇解读]本文为记叙文。作者讲述了自己参加2007年撒哈拉沙漠马拉松比赛的过程,虽然异常艰难和痛苦,但是作者还是凭借自己坚定的毅力完成了比赛。

1.B根据下文的give it a go可知,作者为了健身开始跑步。end up最终成为;take up开始从事; give up放弃;back up支持。故选B项。

2.C作者跑得太急了,因此很痛苦,尽管如此,作者还是努力完成跑步。hate讨厌;refuse拒

绝;struggle努力;offer主动提出。struggle to do sth.努力去做某事,符合语境,故选C项。

3.A作报告的人刚参加了撒哈拉沙漠赛,这让作者深受鼓舞。inspired受到启发的,受到鼓舞

的;bored厌烦的;panicked恐慌的;confused迷惑的。故选A项。

4.D作者一直想做点不同寻常的事,而在沙漠中跑步正是一种极限的运动。strange奇怪的; ordinary普通的;secret秘密的;extreme极度的,极端的,符合语境,故选D项。

5.A作者当时的健康状况很糟糕,超重12.7公斤。fitness健康;height高度;strength力量;wisdom 智慧。故选A项。

6.B虽然作者当时的身体状况不好,但一旦他付了3000英镑押金,就没有回头的机会了。until直到;once一旦;unless除非;while然而。故选B项。

7.B前5英里,作者不断地假装需要系鞋带,其实只是为了能停下休息。wait等;stop停止;complain 抱怨;drink喝。故选B项。