高考英语完形填空专题突破练(2)

完形填空专题突破练12

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I was a first officer at an airline.One Christmas Eve,I was checking instruments in1for my last flight of the day2I heard a noise behind me.I looked3my shoulder.Just outside the cockpit(驾驶舱)doorway was a boy of about nine4at the cockpit.At my glance he started to5.“Come on in here,”I called.The boy stepped6into the cockpit.“My name’s Chad,”I said,sticking out my

hand.With a shy smile he put his hand in7,“I’m Sam.”

The captain would be in any minute.Sam looked so8that I didn’t want to cut short his fun.I told Sam the9of each button.Finally Captain Jim came aboard.I10Sam to Jim,who gave him a broad smile.“You ever11an airplane before,Sam?”Jim asked.Eyes wide,Sam12his head.Following my 13,he carefully pressed a button as big as his hand to start the14,which hummed(发出嗡嗡声)to life.Sam looked like he was about to cry with15.We started up the other engine,16,and arrived in Macon about 40 minutes later.

Early Christmas morning,Sam’s mother came by and17 a tin of cookies with a note of thanks.Jim looked at it,18,and read it aloud,“Thank you for what you’ve done.Sam has been dreaming about becoming a pilot.19,he’s got cancer...”

A small20deed that one does can make a big difference to someone else’s life.

【解题导语】本文主要讲述了作者在例行检查飞机时,无意间的好心之举对一个罹患癌症的小孩儿有非凡意义的故事。

1.A.time B.return

C.preparation

D.exchange

“Finally Captain Jim came aboard”可推知,当时飞机还没有起飞,作者在做一些起飞前

的检查工作,与作者的身份officer

呼应。

2.A.after B.when C.as if D.even though

1

2

意为“正在做某事,这时……”空处与语境“I was checking ”呼应,故选B 项。

3.A.over

B.around

C.above

D.from

“I heard a noise behind me ”可推知,作者当时回过头去看,over 意为“从一边到另一边”,

故选A 项。

4.A.glaring

B.aiming

C.shouting

D.staring

“Sam looked so 8 that I didn ’t want to cut short his fun ”可推知,小孩儿对驾驶舱很感兴趣,在盯着它看,这与下文作者给小孩儿介绍驾驶舱呼应。stare

“盯着看”;glare “怒目而视”。

5.A.get in

B.turn away

C.run out

D.set off

,小孩儿转过脸去(turn away)。

6.A.cautiously

B.unexpectedly

C.desperately

D.deliberately

“With a shy smile ”呼应,表示小孩儿当时很谨慎。cautiously “小心地,谨慎地”。

7.A.his

B.him

C.me

D.mine

“sticking out my hand ”可推知,作者准备和小孩儿握手,

因此小孩儿羞怯地把手放在作者的手里。mine 是名词性物主代词,在此处相当于my hand 。

8.A.thrilled

B.worried

C.afraid

D.confident

“I didn ’t want to cut short his fun ”可推知,小孩儿当时很激动。thrilled “极为激动”。

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9.A.type

B.function

C.problem

D.regulation

,作者给小孩儿介绍驾驶舱里每个按键的功能。function “功能”。

10.A.carried

B.reported

C.introduced

D.directed

,小孩儿和作者是第一次见面,因此他们认识之后见到作者的同事时,作者把小孩儿介绍给了同事。introduce “介绍

”。

11.A.saw

B.boarded

C.started

D.visited

,此处问的是小孩儿之前是否开过飞机,与下文的“We started up the other engine ”

呼应。

12.A.raised

B.bowed

C.nodded

D.shook

“Following my 13 ,he carefully pressed a button ”可推知,小孩儿之前没有开过飞机

,于是他摇头。

13.A.signals

B.instructions

C.example

D.schedule

,小孩儿按照作者的指示开始操作按键。instruction “指导”。

14.A.flight

B.journey

C.button

D.engine

“which hummed(发出嗡嗡声)to life ”和“We started up the other engine ”呼应,表示小孩儿发动了引擎。

15.A.happiness B.anxiety C.sympathy D.fright