2012年湖北省高考英语完形填空试题及其详细解析

2012年湖北省高考英语完形填空

①I tend to accept any idea put forward by experts on TV. One day, a

sociologist proposed that the 31 society has been consuming modern humans little by little. For fear that I would become a victim of the consumer society,

I 32 hurried to a bicycle shop in my neighborhood. 33 the shopkeeper Mr.

Johnson was selling me the bicycle, he said, “This is the best thing you 34 have done. Life has become hopelessly 35 . A bicycle is simple, and it brings to you 36 things: fresh air, sunshine an d exercise.” I agreed. Happy as a child, I got on the bicycle and headed out onto the streets. After some time, I

37 at the other end of the town. I was 38 that this simple vehicle could let me

39 long distances in a fairly short time. But how 40 did I really go?

②Since I hated to be 41 ,I went back to Mr. Johnson and asked him to

42 an odometer (里程表) on my bicycle. He agreed, but 43 , “An

odometer without a speedometer (速度计) is like a 44 without a knife.”

I admitted he was right and in a few minutes, the two devices (装置) were

45 to the handlebars of my bicycle. “What about a horn?” he then asked.

“Look, this horn is no larger than a matchbox and has many 46 .”

Attracted by these functions, I bought the horn.

③“You can’t leave the bac k part 47 ,” noted Mr. Johnson. He fixed a

metal box with buttons 48 the seat, and said, “Is there anything better than this oven when you feel 49 on your way? I can give you a special discount.” I

was not strong enough to 50 the offer.

④“I congratul ate you once more; this is the best thing you could have

done,” said Mr. Johnson in the end.

31 A adult B human C consumer D bachelor

32A eventually B immediately C reluctantly D gratefully

33A Although B Because C As D Unless

34A would B should C must D could

35A boring B complicated C stressful D tough

36A natural B mysterious C complex D unique

37A gave up B broke down C calmed down D ended up

38A amazed B amused C confused D concerned

39A march B drive C cover D measure

40A far B long C fast D deep

41A unreliable B unpractical C unprepared D inaccurate

42A fix B check C repair D lay

43A swore B added C replied D concluded

44A pencil B fork C box D cake

45A distributed B converted C applied D attached

46A shapes B sizes C functions D models

47A loose B blank C bare D incomplete

48A beside B before C below D behind

49A sick B hungry C hot D thirsty

50A consider B withdraw C make D resist

【文章大意】本文为记叙文，讲述了我接受了社会学家在电视节目中提出的消费观点，担心成为现代消费社会的受害者，便去邻家商店买了自行车。老板推荐了自行车上的多种装置，甚至烤炉，我无法拒绝，一一购买。实际上我仍然是现代消费社会的受害者。

31 C【命题立意】考查名词辨析。难度中等。

【解题思路】根据本句中的“consuming”和下句中的“consumer society”可知，答案为C。“consumer society”意为“消费社会”。A项意为“成人”，B项意为“人类”，D项意为“单身”，都与语境和文章主题不符。

32 B【命题立意】考查副词辨析。难度中等。

【解题思路】根据本句中的“hurried”，结合语境可知，我立即赶到邻家的自行车商店，B项意为“立即”，符合语境；A项意为“最后，终于”，C项意为“不情愿地”，D项意为“感激地”，都与语境不符。

33 C【命题立意】考查连词辨析。难度中等。

【解题思路】根据语境可知，当老板在卖自行车给我的时候说……，C项意为“当……时候”，符合句意，故C项正确。A项意为“尽管”，B项意为“因为”，D项意为“除非”，都与句意不符。34 D【命题立意】考查情态动词辨析。难度中等。

【解题思路】根据语境可知，该句意为：这是你所能做到的最好的事。could have done意为“能够做到的……”，与语境相符，故D项正确。A项意为“愿意”，B项意为“应当”，C项意为“必须”，都与语境不符。

35 B【命题立意】考查形容词辨析。难度中等。

【解题思路】根据下句中的“A bicycle is simple…”，结合语境可知，该句意在表达：生活是很复杂的，而自行车是简单的。B项意为“复杂的”，符合句意；A项意为“令人厌烦的”，C项意为“有压力的”，D项意为“艰苦的”，都与语境不符。

36 A【命题立意】考查形容词辨析。难度中等。

【解题思路】根据本句中的“fresh air, sunshine and exercise”可知，这些都是“自然的”，A项意为“自然的”，符合句意；B项意为“神秘的”，C项意为“复杂的”，D项意为“独一无二的”，都与语境不符。

37 D【命题立意】考查动词短语辨析。难度中等。

【解题思路】该句意为：一段时间之后，我抵达小镇的另一头。D项意为“以……而告终，结束”，符合句意。A项意为“放弃”，B项意为“抛锚”，C项意为“平静下来”，都与语意不符。

38 A【命题立意】考查形容词辨析。难度中等。

【解题思路】根据语境可知，对于这中简单工具的作用，我感到很惊奇。A项意为“惊奇的”，B 项意为“愉快的”，C项意为“困惑的，不解的”，D项意为“关注的”，都与语意不符。

39 C【命题立意】考查动词辨析。难度中等。

【解题思路】根据语境可知，该句意为：……这种简单的工具在如此之短的时间内能够让我经过如此长的路程……，cover long distances 意为“经过漫长的路程”，故C项正确。A项意为“行军”，B项意为“驾驶”，D项意为“测量”，都与语境不符。

40 A【命题立意】考查形容词辨析。难度中等。

【解题思路】根据第二段第一句中“ an odometer”可知，我安装了里程表，是想知道我实际上行