湖南省高考英语考前最后押题 完形填空专练Ⅱ（含答案）(1).doc

完形填空专练（二）ain america, when people say “mans best friend”, they dont mean another person. instead, (1) are talking about a lovely animal: a dog! these words show (2) friendship between people and animals. dogs and other pets can give joy to peoples lives. some people treat their pets (3) their children. a few even leave all their money to their pets when they die. animals can also help people. dogs (4) be taught to become the “eyes” for the blind or “ears” for the deaf. pets can help people live longer. they make people happier, (5). because of that, animals are brought into hospital (6) a “visit”. americans hold “be kind to animals week” in the first week of every may. (7) you dont live in america, you can still do this. if you have a pet, give it some delicious and nutritious (营养的) food and spend more time that week playing with (8). if not, be kind to animals around you. bsports and exercise tend to go hand in hand. so people involved in sports gradually become fitter. (1) this can be achieved by dieting and hitting the gym, too, sports can make this process fun, as the person involved in a sport is (2) busy enjoying himself that he loses track of time. regular exercise (3) helps you to keep the body strong and prevent any kind of disease from occurring.in sports, a person has to make quick decisions depending upon the situation that he is (4). thus, a person who is involved in sports is able to make (5) wise and quick decision in other areas of life as well. sports can improve your health (6) make you feel better about yourself. it is safe to say (不妨说) that such things can do a whole world of good (7) increasing your self-confidence. (8) are one of the few things out there that do not have any drawbacks. with sports, it is never too late to start.cchildren want to learn how to read, but they also have a strong desire for entertainment. to meet (1) needs, story reader was invented, not only to entertain them but also to introduce them to the process (2) learning how to read in a gentle and enjoyable way.(3) is a small and plastic case that opens to display an actual book that fits closely into story reader itself. story readers core feature is that it “reads” the book aloud (4) a child as he follows along. (5) child turns the pages when suggested by story reader or at his own pace. books have both text and illustrations (插图). the electronic book responds to childrens wishes. story reader reads the text on the current page. (6) a child turns back a page, story reader recognizes that page and reads the text on it (7). children react well to this interactivity (互动) (8) story reader implants (灌输) a sense of control over the story. dwhen it comes to honesty, quite a lot of people believe it is greatly important to a persons character and success. (1) base their ideas on the following reasons: firstly, successful business owes much to honesty; secondly, great people in history (2) abraham lincoln and general washington set us good examples of being honest. they were great (3) they were honest.(4), some people believe honesty is becoming out of date. their reasons run as follows: to begin with, cheating at exams is becoming (5) common practice; in addition, some singers and movie stars cheat at taxes; last but not least, most people dont have a belief. therefore, they do (6) they want to.it is high time we built (7) honesty system. we should take effective steps to change the situation. for example, kids should be taught to tell the truth. whats more, strict rules and laws should be carried (8) to stop people cheating at exams and taxes, and so on.ein the countryside of the american midwest, usually there are not many landmarks. there are no mountains. in many places there are no towns or buildings (1) miles. instead of landmarks, people will tell you directions and distance when (2) ask the way. in kansas or iowa, for example, people will say, “go north two miles. turn east, (3) then go another mile.”people in los angeles, california, have (4) idea of distance on the map. they measure distance (5) means of time, not miles. “how far away is the nearest post office?” you ask. “oh,” they answer, “its about five minutes from here.” you say, “yes, but how many miles away is it?” they dont know.people in greece sometimes do not even try to give directions (6) visitors seldom understand the greek language. instead of giving you the direction, a greek will often say, “follow (7).” then hell lead you through the streets of the city to (8) post office where you want to go.flife in the future will be quite different from todays, because many changes will take place. but what will (1) changes be?the population is growing fast. there will be more and more people in the world and most of (2) will live longer. computers will be much smaller and more useful, and there will be at least one (3) every home. and computer study will be one of the most important subjects in school.in addition, people will work fewer hours (4) they do today, and they will have more free time for (5) hobbies, such as sports, watching tv and traveling. traveling will be even cheaper and easier, (6) many more people will go to other countries for holidays.work in the future will be different, (7). dangerous and hard work will be done by robots. because (8) this, many people will not have enough work to do. this will be a problem.hthe english writer samuel johnson famously said, “why, sir, you find no man, at all intellectual, who is willing to leave london. no, sir, when a man is tired of london, he is tired of life; for there is in london all that life (1) afford.” it seems to me that more (2) two centuries have passed since johnsons age, (3) his words still sound true. life in london is exciting, and (4) traveler will find one visit isnt enough to experience everything that this city has to offer. (5) you come here, youll find the historic tower of london and the tate modern and (6) both are considered must-sees. shakespeares poems are still being read by actors. londoners most certainly still look up to the royals, but they rock out to coldplay and lily allen, too. and while they still drink tea, they now (7) drink starbucks coffee. london is one of the fashion capitals of the world, and (8) residents (居民) tend to reflect that. practically, pack an umbrella for the rainy days.itoday, most people follow a routine. (1) have no time to enjoy a satisfying life. as a matter of fact, (2) you inspect your routine with a new view, you will find that (3) is actually easy to make some positive changes in life. keeping a diary of daily tasks is one such positive change, (4) offers you enough time to prepare your schedule, besides (5) leaving out the important things that need to be done. by writing down the daily activities at hand, you (6) make necessary changes to the next days schedule effectively, and it holds the potential to make you happier. a fast-paced life should not be (7) excuse that is used for not looking after yourself. in fact, such a lifestyle should be the very reason for you to treat yourself with great care and make more time for yourself. this is because you cant make full efforts to do your work well (8) being in good shape. jstaying fit is just more than eating the right food, running the right distance, and sleeping the right hours. as doctors have put it, (1) certain good habit that we have long followed and trusted could be actually bad. the use of hand sanitizer (消毒杀菌剂) has become popular over the years. (2) can help kill disease-causing bacteria, be (3)convenient than soap and water, come in small bottles, (4) be handy to carry. it is especially popular to prevent the spread of infections (传染病). using hand sanitizer is replacing the traditional hand washing method with soap and water, which is (5) fact, the best way to prevent the spread of diseases. (6) most people are unaware of is the fact that sanitizer is not effective when used for cleaning hands covered with dirt or blood. in such cases (7) is necessary to thoroughly wash the hands with soap and water. remember to use hand sanitizer only when water and soap is (8) available.kbeer has been brewed (酿造) and consumed for about 7,000 years up to now. as a matter of fact, beer is so popular (1) there are numerous festivals around the world. if you are someone who wants to taste different varieties of beer, (2) wont want to miss out on the beer festival that is hosted in london.the great british beer festival (gbbf) is (3) annual event which has been held since 1977 (4) offers people a chance to taste its beer. the gbbf is known as the “biggest pub in the world”, and according to estimates, more than 50,000 people attended the festival in 2012. along (5) o