专题突破第二讲完形填空

A

Monty was the son of a horse trainer. When he was in his ninth grade, he was asked to write a __31__ about what he wanted to be and do when he grew up.

That night he wrote a seven-page paper saying that someday he’d __32__ a horse ranch (牧场). He wrote about his dream in great detail and he __33__ drew a picture of a 200-acre ranch with all the buildings.

He put a great deal of his __34__ into the project and the next day he handed it in __35__ his teacher. Two days later he received his paper back. On the front page was a large red F with a __36__ that read, “See me after class.”

The boy with the dream went to see the teacher after class and asked, “__37__ did I receive an F?”

The teacher said, “This is an __38__ dream for a young boy like you. You come from a poor family. Owning a horse ranch requires a lot of __39__. You have to buy the land. You have to pay for other things. There is no__40__ you could ever do it.” Then the teacher added, “__41__ you rewrite this paper with a more realistic goal, I will reconsider your grade.”

The boy went home and thought about __42__ long and hard. He asked his father what he should do. His father said, “Look, son, you have to make up your own mind on this. However, I think it is a very important __43__ for you.”

Finally, after sitting with it for a week, the boy turned in the __44__ paper, making no changes at all. He said to the teacher, “You can keep the F and I’ll keep my 14 .”

31. A. speech B. paper C. notice D. diary

32. A. paint B. win C. own D. sell

33. A. just B. almost C. ever D. even

34. A. heart B. life C. advice D. trust

35. A. to B. with C. from D. for

36. A. word B. letter C. note D. post

37. A. How B. Why C. When D. Where

38. A. unusual B. unforgettable C. unimportant D. unrealistic

39. A. money B. time C. space D. effort

40. A. wonder B. way C. problem D. matter

41. A. Though B. since C. Until D. If

42. A. himself B. him C. it D. itself

43. A. change B. gift C. message D. decision

44. A. long B. thick C. same D. correct

45. A. grade B. dream C. duty D. secret

31. B 根据下文可知，老师要求写一张纸，故选B。

32. C 短文内容及文中句子“owning a horse ranch requires a lot of __39__”，可以推断选项B。

33. D上下句，分析四个选项，可以推断他即写了还画了一个牧场，故选D。

34. A题意可知他用心做作业，故选A。

35. A固定词组，把什么上交给谁，用hand in to sb，故选C。

36. C 题意，并区别四个选项应是一张纸条，故选C。

37. B 结合上下文应是询问得F的原因，故选B。

38. D 下文的意思，可推断出老师认为他的梦想是不现实的，故选D。

39. A下文意思，应是需要钱，故选A。

40. B题意应是“方法，方式”。

41. D连词的用法。结合下一句，可知应选D。

42. C 上下文，分析可知“他在考虑重写梦想的这件事”，故选C。

43. D词意辨析。根据短文内容及四个选项中各词的不同意思，可推断出答案D。

44. C下句的意思，可以推断出男孩上交的还是原来那张纸。故选C。

45. B上句的意思，可以得知男孩让老师坚持原来的F，而自己还是坚持自己的梦想，故选B。

B

Eric was terribly ill. He couldn't move and had to spend all day in 31_________. Because his friends were not allowed to go near him, he felt quite 32_________ . Every day he just looked out of the 33 _________, doing nothing at all. As time passed, Eric became more and more hopeless.

One day, however, he saw something very 34 _________in the window. A panda was eating sandwiches there. Eric was very surprised. Before he could 35 _________what had happened, he saw a monkey playing the violin. After a while, he saw more and more 36_________ characters outside the window. This time he began to 37 _________a lot and could hardly stop.

No one would stop laughing when they saw a pig playing a drum, or a dog 38 _________a pair of glasses and acting like a teacher. Eric didn't tell anyone about this 39_________ he thought nobody would believe this. Anyway, those strange characters brought happiness back 40 _________his heart. Soon he got well and was able to go back to 41_________ again.

When class was over. Eric told his 42_________ about all the strange things he had seen. While he was talking, he saw something coming out of Tom's 43 _________. He wanted very much to know what it was, so he asked Tom 44 _________. Finally Tom had to 45_________ him what was in the bag. There, inside, were all the fancy-dress (假面) toys that Tom had used to cheer him up!

And from that day on, Eric always did his best to make sure that no one was sad or lonely.

31. A. school B. bed C. church D. class

32. A. happy B. tired C. sad D. excited

33. A. window B. book C. door D. wall

34. A. delicious B. warm C. useful D. strange

35. A. find out B. pick up C. take away D. get back

36. A. quiet B. brave C. funny D. dangerous

37. A. cry B. laugh C. run D. sing

38. A. making B. selling C. inventing D. wearing

39. A. because B. but C. so D or

40. A. for B. with C. into D. by

41. A. work B. school C. town D. hospital

42. A. parents B. brothers C. sisters D. classmates

43. A. eyes B. shoes C. jacket D. schoolbag

44. A. again and again B. as usual C. day and night D. in time

45. A. teach B. show C. lend D. sell