高三英语二轮专题复习 完形填空(8).doc

2013届高三英语二轮专题复习：完形填空1.It was my birthday last Thursday and I decided to 16 by inviting a few friends out to supper. I 17 a restaurant in a quiet part of town. It is one of my favorite restaurants because the food is good and the waiters are friendly. It is hardly ever crowded, because18 people know about it, so it is not usually necessary to book a table. In any case, Thursday is not a busy evening19.When we entered the restaurant, I was surprised to find it completely20. I looked around but not a 21 table was free. One of the waiters recognized me. He came across and explained the situation. “A party of tourists came in about 22 ago.” he said. “It was like an invasion!23 the place was full! We can hardly manage.”The waiter then 24 a table in the corner. “The people there25.” he said, “Just hold on and you will 26 a place there.” He was right. Fifteen minutes later, the people 27 the corner table paid their bill, got up and left. I led my friends across and we all sat down. Unfortunately our table was almost out of sight. We tried to attract the attention of the waiter who sent us there, but he, like 28 waiters, 29 the party of tourists. They ordered lots of food. But at last, an hour later, the tourists were finishing their meal and looking very 30 with their service. The waiter now very tired, appeared at our table. I advised (建议) my friends about the best dishes and finally the waiter went off with our 31.A few moments later he 32 to our table. We could tell from his face that he had 33 for us. 34 a little embarrassed (尴尬的) he informed us that there was 35 left. “All we can offeryou” he said, “is an omelet!(煎蛋卷)”16.A. remember B. celebrate C. memorize D. congratulate17.A. chose B. selectedC. picked up D. elected18.A. a few B. a little C. few D. little19.A. as a rule B. as a matter of fact C. as usual D. as is known to all20.A. empty B. full C. free D. quiet21.A. one B. any C. single D. other22.A. a half hour B. half a hour C. half an hour D. an hour half23.A. suddenly B. soon C. quickly D. certainly24.A. pointed out B. pointed over C. pointed on D. pointed to25.A. will leave B. are about to leave C. are to leave D. will be leaving26.A. find B. find out C. looked for D. searched27. A. by B. beside C. at D. near28.A. all the other B. all an other C. all the others D. all other29.A. were kept busy B. was busy with C. kept busy with D. were busy with30 A. excited B. tired C. pleased D. disappointed31.A. dishes B. food C. menu D. order32. A. went B. came C. was D. returned33. A. a good news B. good news C. bad news D. a bad news34.A. Looking B. LookC. Looked D. Looks35.A. meat or fish B. no meat and fish C. meat and fish D. no meat or fish2.阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。 I remembered the evening news I watched last night. The news was about a prize for scientific 36 ; I forgot what it was. The announcer, whose name was Ralph Sorry, said something that caught my 37 . “All great discoveries,” he said, “are made by people between the ages of twenty five and thirty.” 38 a little over thirty myself, I wanted to disagree with him. 39 wants to think that he is past the age of making any discovery. The next day I happened to be in the public library and spent several hours looking up the 40 of famous people and their discoveries. Ralph was right. First I looked at some of the 41 discoveries. One of the earliest discoveries, the famous experiment that proved that bodies of different 42 fall at the same speed, was made by Galileo when he was 26. Madam Curie started her research that 43 to the Nobel Prize when she was 28. Einstein was 26 when he published his world changing theory Theory of Relativity. Well, 44 of that. Yet I 45 if those “best years” were true in other 46 . Then how about the field of 47 ? Surely it needs the wisdom of age to make a good leader. Perhaps it 48 ,but look when these people 49 their career. Winston Churchill was elected to the House of Commons at the age of 26. Abraham Lincoln 50 the life of a country lawyer and elected to the government at what age? Twenty-six. But why 51 best years come after thirty? After thirty, I 52 , most people do not want to take risks or try 53 ways. Then I thought of people like Shakespeare and Picasso. The former was writing wonderful works at the ripe age of fifty, while the latter was 54 trying new ways of painting when he was ninety! Perhaps there is still 55 for me. 36. A. invention B. discovery C. experiment D. progress 37. A. mind B. idea C. attention D. thought 38. A. As B. Being C. However D. Beyond 39. A. Everybody B. Somebody C. Nobody D. Whoever 40. A. names B. ages C. address D. education 41. A. modern B. scientific C. last D. oldest 42. A. heights B. sizes C. weights D. things 43. A. led B. meant C. stuck D. referred 44. A. plenty B. enough C. much D. none 45. A. believed B. trusted C. wondered D. asked 46. A. fields B. countries C. courses D. ages 47. A. agriculture B. politics C. industry D. society 48. A. is B. will C. has D. does 49. A. finished B. went C. started D. failed 50. A. devoted B. gave up C. began D. led 51. A. dont B. the C. can D. not 52. A. believe B. agree C. guess D. disagree 53. A. other B. their C. best D. still 54. A. always B. still C. seldom D. enjoying 55. A. discovery B. problem C. wish D. hope 3.阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Many adults see teens as energetic. Many of us see ourselves as proud. This thinking 36 many adults and us, too, to have the idea that if we cant handle school or 37 life well, were just not trying.But in my opinion that may not be 38 .Earlier this school year, I was leaving my class one Friday, when suddenly it 39 like I had pulled a muscle in my back. I knew I was ill.After a few days I stopped eating. This meant I lost 40 ; the clothes that I bought two weeks earlier began 41 loose. This time my parents got scared. 42 , I started sleeping less. My eyelids were constantly 43 .I refused to 44 that I was i11I kept my job working 25 hours a week in a shop; I didnt 45 any classes. When I was hurting, I didnt mind and kept on going. 46 it kills you, it makes you stronger, right?But now I find myself thinking. Is it 47 it? Im taking the classes and writing for the newspaper because it looks good 48 college applications. And I m working 25 hours a week so that, once I get into my dream school, I can 49 it.Here I am, already sick from the 50 of work Im doing in and out of school. So, what good is 51 application if Im badly ill? What is the 52 of doing this work if I cant enjoy the results?In fact, by writing my 53 Im telling all the people who 54 much about the future to worry about it now. This is my warning: Dont climb the 55 dive if you dont like the deep end.36AmakesBforcesCintendsDcauses37AstillBevenCjustDyet38AtrueBrealCwrongDfalse39AlookedBseemedCappearedDfelt40AweightBhopeCfaceDdirection41AhangingBholdingCchangingDdressing42AIn factBIn additionCIn disorderDIn general43AdroppedBshutCopenDheavy44AinsistBdetermineCacceptDconsider45AloseBdropCgiveDtake46AUnlessBIfCThoughDBefore47ApaidBsimilar toCequal toDworth48AatBtoConDwith49AcontrolBmanageCsupportDafford50AamountBsetCkindDnumber51Aa suitableBa believableCan impressiveDan unusual52AreasonBideaCpointDtip53AtimeBlaborCarticleDstory54AthinkBcareCmissDrealize55AfarBdeepChardDhigh 4.阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。There are many moments in life when we become angry with others because ofsomething they said or did against us. Anger is just one letter short of danger - it seems to be as _1_ inEnglish as well as in practice. In fact, those who are easy to get angry are in greater physical _2_ than those who smoke or havehigh blood pressure. One little boy said about his _3_: “When she starts to get angry,you have to look _4_ and serious. Dont laugh. When mommies are mad,they get madder when you _5_.” The good news is that _6_ getting angry does not seem to be theproblem. Well-directed anger can be a helpful _7_. But Staying angryis _8_ - to our health and to our relationships. We must have a forgiving heart for our own peace of mind. When we _9_ to forgive, that hatred eats at us little by little until we are consumedby it. We should realize that forgiveness is to our benefit just as much as itis to the one we are _10_.Here are four simple _11_ that can help move us out of the danger zone._12_ it. Uncontrolled anger will take over.Talk it out. Dont keep it in and let it go bad.Act on it. Do what needs to be done to resolve the situation.End it. Just as there is a _13_ point for anger, there must be anending. Make a _14_ not to stay angry.It can help to remember that for every minute were angry, we _15_ sixtyseconds of happiness and sixty seconds of peace. The sooner we get out ofthe danger zone, the sooner we can get back to happy life.1.A. trueB. strangeC. differentD. common2.A. angerB. appearanceC. dangerD. difficulty3.A.fatherB. motherC. sisterD. teacher4.A. scaredB. interestedC. puzzledD. surprised5.A. cryB. escapeC. quarrelD. laugh6.A. graduallyB.frequentlyC. simplyD. suddenly7.A. exerciseB.medicineC. habitD. emotion8.A.beneficialB.accessibleC. dangerousD. impossible9.A. refuseB. decideC.tendD.attempt10.A. hatingB.fightingC. forgivingD.helping11.A. rulesB. stepsC.conclusionsD. warnings12.A. HideB. AbandonC. UnderstandD. Control13.A.endingB. startingC. turningD. melting14.A. decisionB. recordC. betD. point15.A. useB. lackC. oweD. lose5.阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项。A man and his wife arrived in Boston by trainAfter getting off the train, they walked without an 36 into the outer office of Harvards presidentSo they were stopped by his secretary and kept 37 For hours, the secretary took no notice of them, 38 that the couple would finally become disappointed and 39 But they didntThe secretary finally decided to disturb the president, though 40 A few minutes later, the president walked towards the couple with a 41 faceThe lady told him, “We had a son that 42 Harvard for one yearHe loved HarvardHe was 43 hereBut about a year ago, he was accidentally killedMy husband and I would like to 44 a memorial（纪念物）to him, somewhere on campus”The president wasnt moved Instead, he was 45 “Madam,” he said, “we cant put up a statue for every person who studied at Harvard and diedIf we did, this place would look like a 46 ,” “Oh, no,” the lady 47 quickly“We dont want to put up a statueWe would like to give a 48 to Harvard” The president rolled his eyes and 49 at the couple and then exclaimed（喊道）, ” A building! Do you have any 50 how much a building costs? We have spent over 7,500,000 on the campus building at Harvard” For a moment the lady was silentThe president was 51 , because he could get rid of them nowThen the lady turned to her husband and said quietly, “Is that all it costs to start a 52 ? Why dont we just start our own?” Her husband nodded 53 their offer was turned down，Mr. and Mrs. Stanford traveled to California where they founded Stanford University 54 after them , a memorial to a son that Harvard no longer 55 about36Aappointment Bdecision CacquaintanceDchoice37Atalking Bstanding Csitting Dwaiting 38AhopingBfindingCrealizingDimagining39Ago downBgo out Cgo aroundD go away 40AhopelesslyBcarefullyC unwillingly Dunexpectedly 41AcoldBfunnyCpleasantDsad42AattendedBstudied CvisitedDserved43AcleverBbraveCproudDhappy44Aset aboutBset down Cset up Dset off45AsatisfiedBshockedCexcitedDashamed46AparkBcemetery CgardenDmuseum47AexpressedBexplainedCrefusedDadmitted48AbuildingByardCplaygroundDsquare49AlaughedBshoutedCglancedDcalled50AsuggestionBthoughtCideaDopinion51AboredBastonishedCinterestedDpleased52AdepartmentBclubCbusinessD.university 53AOnceBWhileCSinceDThough54Afollowed Blooked CtakenDnamed 55AcaredBknewCheardDtalked6.阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Ive always had strong opinions of how love should be expressed, but others had their own ways of showing care.What I 36 most about visiting my boyfriends parents is the loud tick of the clock in the dining room as we 37 ate our meal. With so little conversation I was quick to 38 his family as cold. When we got into the 39 to go home, his father suddenly appeared. 40 , he began to wash his sons windscreen. I could feel he was a caring man through the glass.I learned another lesson about love a few years later. My father often 41 me early in the morning. “Buy Xerox. Its a good sharp price,” he might say when I answered the phone. No pleasant 42 or inquiry about my life, just financial instructions. This manner of his 43 me and we often quarreled. But one day, I thought about my fathers success in business and realized that his concern for my financial security lay behind his 44 morning calls. The next time he called and told me to buy a stock, I 45 him. When my social style has conflicted with that of my friends, Ive often felt 46 . For example, I always return phone calls 47 and regularly contact with my friends. I expect the same from them. I had one friend who rarely called, answering my messages with short e-mails. I rushed to the 48 : She wasnt a good friend! My anger 49 as the holidays approached. But then she came to a gathering I 50 and handed me a beautiful dress I had fallen in love with when we did some window-shopping the previous month. I was 51 at her thoughtfulness, and regretful for how Id consi