高三英语二轮专题复习 完形填空21.doc

2013届高三英语二轮专题复习：完形填空1.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。it was the first weekend after christmas and all i wanted to do was lie on the sofa and watch tv. however , i had two lawns to mow (修剪) .too bad ! i 36 as i crossed to the lawn next door. /five years ago my 72-year-old next-door neighbor fell down in the driveway. we both 37 to be working on our lawns that day. 38for us ,wed stopped to chat. i 39glen before his head hit the ground. he lay semiconscious (半昏迷的) in my 40 until the ambulance arrived .i rode with glen and his wife , grace , to the hospital. over the next few weeks , i cut his lawn.glen 41 fully recovered. he could hardly walk.within two years , he was dead. i had 42 for grace .with nobody else to help ,i d been attending her lawn 43. i liked to think someone would take care of my lawn for my 44 if anything like that happened to me .but that didnt make the promise any 45. i needed to buy twice as much gasnot 46. besides, my old mower regularly 47.grace let me use glens lawnmower and chipped in(凑钱) for 48 , but eventually that mower also started going wrong. i admired the fancy new models 49. “light as a feather.” “almost does the job itself.” but it was 50me right now. “glen would do it for me,” i 51 myself as i walked to graces 52 .maybe i just didnt want to spend the post-christmas day cutting grass with that terrible mower, 53 i wanted to let grace down even less. i opened the garage door.the old lawnmower was 54 . in its place sat the latest mower on the market. 55 to it ,a sign read, “merry christmas, joe. hope you like your new lawnmower. ” one gentle pull of the starter rope ,and it came to life. it was christmas all over again.36. a. whispered b. complained c. waited d. paused37. a. remembered b. offered c. agreed d. happened38. a. funny b. impractical c. lucky d. impossible39. a. left b. caught c. found d. called40. a. arms b. house c. tears d. car41. a. even b. ever c. still d. never42. a. sympathy b. apology c. appreciation d. expression43. a. after all b. ever since c. in turn d. in return44. a. neighbor b. friend c. mother d. wife45. a. longer b. easier c. lighter d. harder46. a. necessary b. difficult c. cheap d. useful47. a. gave up b. broke down c. used up d. broke out48. a. food b. fertilizer c. share d. fuel49. a. advertised b. proved c. commented d. instructed50. a. against b. over c. beyond d. around51. a. reminded b. relaxed c. adjusted d. amused52. a. lawn b. store c. driveway d. garage53. a. though b. but c. or d. since54.a. disappointing b. gone c. surprising d. rotten55.a. attached b. equipped c. written d. folded2.one dark stormy night, an elderly couple hurried into a hotel and asked whether they could be 36 for the night, “im very sorry,” the clerk on night shift said politely, “we are all 37 tonight. 38 , you could stay in my room if you dont mind. im 39 , so ill be here.” the young man gave the sincere advice.the elderly couple accepted his 40 with gratitude. they apologized for the 41 they had caused him. the next day, the rain stopped and it 42 .when the old gentleman went to pay his bill, the same clerk said, “the room you and your wife stayed in is not a proper 43 room in this hotel, so you dont need to pay.”the old gentleman nodded in 44 : “you are an employee that every boss in the hotel business would dream of . perhaps someday ill build a hotel for you.” the clerk was 45 but, deciding that the guest must have been 46 ,he gave the remark 47 thought.two years later, the young man received a letter from the old gentleman, in which he 48 the experience of that dark stormy night. the letter also 49 a formal invitation, asking that young man to pay a visit.at a street corner in manhattan, the young man met his 50 guest. the old gentleman, pointing to a magnificent new building 51 over the crossroads, “look, that is the hotel i 52 to build for you. i hope you will 53 it for me .remember what i said then? well, i was 54 about it.”the young man stammered, “butwill there be any 55 , sir? why do you choose me? and who are you?”“my name is william aster.” this building was none other than the waldorf-astoria hotel, a symbol of supreme status and honor in new york.36.a. stay up b. put away c .put up d. set up 37.a. preserved b. conserved c. occupied d. booked 38.a.meanwhile b. however c. otherwise d. moreover 39.a.on hand b. on display c. on stage d. on duty40.a.offer b. view c. service d. invitation41.a.instruction b. inconvenience c. consideration d. interruption42.a.cleared away b. picked out c. .cleared up d cleaned up43.a.living b. double c. admirable d. luxury44.a. excitementb. admiration c. surprise d. appreciation45.a. annoyed b. skeptical c. excited d. respectful46.a.lacking b. covering c .joking d. cheating47.a.not more b. some c. no more d. another48.a.described b. recalled c. recited d. stated49.a.swapped b. added c. attached d . included 50.a.former b. original c. formal d. primitive51.a.displaying b. towering c. flying d. hovering52.a.determined b. tended c . promised d. intended53.a. manage b. keep c. get d. make54.a.sensitive b. serious c. curious d. concerned55.a.scene b. situation c. occasion d. condition3.阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出最佳选项。the sun was shining when i got on no.151 bus. we passengers sat jammed together in heavy clothes. no one spoke. thats one of the 36 rules, which we take for granted. 37 we see the same faces every day, we prefer to 38 behind our newspapers. people who sit so close together are using those thin sheets of newsprint to keep their 39. as the bus came near the mile, a 40 suddenly rang out “ 41! this is your driver speaking.” we looked at the back of the drivers head. “put your papers down. all of you.” the 42 came down. “now, turn and face the person next to you. go _43.” surprisingly we all did it. still no one smiled. i faced an older woman, her head wrapped in a red scarf(围巾).i saw her 44 every day. our eyes met .we waited for the next 45 from the driver. “now repeat after me. good morning neighbor!” our voice were 46.for many of us, these were the 47words we had spoken that day. but we said them together, like 48, to the strangers beside us. we couldnt help 49 .there was the feeling of relief, that we were not being held up. but more, there was the sense of ice being 50 . “good morning, neighbor.” it was not so 51after all. some of us repeated it, others shook hands, many laughed. the bus driver said nothing more. he didnt 52 to. not a single newspaper went back up. i heard laughter, a warm sound i had never heard before in 53 . when i reached my stop, i said 54 to my seatmate, and then jumped off the bus. that day was 55 off better than most. 36. a. unwrittenb.strictc.bus d. city 37. a. as b.because c.althoughd. when 38. a. read b.hide c.talk d. sit 39. a. waysb.methodsc.respectd. distance 40. a. voice b.warningc.suggestion d. message 41. a. attentionb.minding c.help d. listen 42. a. driver b.passengers c.papers d. tears 43. a. onb.roundc.ahead d. down 44. a. stillb.nearly c.even d. hardly 45. a. turnb.talk c.order d. remark 46. a. loudb.neatc.slow d. weak 47. a. firstb.last c.best d. only 48. a. passengersb.citizensc.patients d. schoolchildren 49. a. smilingb.cryingc. shoutingd. wondering 50. a. formedb.heatedc.brokend. frozen 51. a. sadb.hard c.ordinary d. shy 52. a. need b.want c.like d. begin 53. a. my lifeb. other words c.public d. bus 151 54. a. good morningb.good-bye c.hello d. thanks 55. a. starting b.seeingc.taking d. turning4.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。angelsmy friend heather mentioned that she had never seen an angel. then i remembered the 17 i had with my sister sandra earlier this week.this will be sandras first christmas without her husband. this summer he died in her arms. on thursday, she was in the store 18 for an ideal card for her two sons and daughter. time passed by quickly as she 19 the many choices. she wanted a card that sent something special to each of them, 20 she knew they would have a (n) 21 place in their heart this holiday season.finally! she found the one that expressed the 22 feeling. the words expressed the feelings she wished to share. however, a sharp pain pierced (穿透) her heart when she realized that the card was 23 “mom and dad.” she stood, 24 it close for a long time, unable to move from the 25 . tears began to run over her cheeks.“is there something i can do for you?” a 26 voice asked. she 27 to face a stranger, a woman, who was looking at her with 28 and concern. “uh. ohoh!” sandra responded, “i cant give this card to my children because because my husband died and this is the 29 card.”the strangers face softened with sympathy and love. she reached out and 30 my sister into her arms, giving her unspoken permission to cry in the protection of her embrace (拥抱). she 31 held my sister until her calmness 32 . “thank you for listening to me cry on,” was what my sister said when all was better. “you are welcome, and i am so sorry for your 33 , ” the stranger answered and said goodbye to her.during her telling of this event i was feeling 34 that i hadnt been there. my sister needed me and a stranger had to do my 35 . “you know,” she went on, “a friend suggested that it was like meeting with an angel.” my 36 disappeared in an instant. my sister required an angel, and i think that is exactly what she got.17aconversationbdifficultycaccidentdquarrel18apaying bcaringccallingdlooking19aleft bofferedcread ddiscovered20aalthough bas cwhen dif21aotherbemptycsafeddifferent22asadbstrangecamazingdperfect23aforbtocfromdby24aseizingbholdingckeepingdgrasping25aspotbstaircareadhome26afirmbproudccolddsoft27awalkedbturnedcdecideddwoke28aquestionbshockcregretdwoke29aharmfulbspecialcwrongdright30apulledbcaughtcsentdprotected31aquietlybtightlycstronglydseriously32adisappearedbwentcarriveddreturned33afailurebideaclossddeath34ashockedbangrycshydhopeless35ataskbtimecfavordjob36aresponsibilitybsympathycguiltdhurt5.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。he was driving home one cold evening on a country road when he saw an old lady, stranded on the side of the roadhe stopped to give her a 36 why dont you wait in the car where it is warm, madam? it wont take me long” he said, 37 ，my name is joe”she had a flat tirejoe crawled under the car and changed the tire. but he got dirty and his hands hurt. she couldnt thank him 38 and asked him how much she 39 him. he told her that if she really wanted to 40 him back, the next time she saw someone in 41 of helf, she could give that person the 42 they needed, and joe added, “and think of me”.she drove off with gratefulness. a few miles 43 the road the lady saw a small 44 she went inthe waitress who was nearly eight months pregnant, 45 her with a sweet smile. the old lady 46 how someone like her who seemed so poor could be so genuinely happy and how she could 47 her enthusiasm in her work in such inconvenient conditions. then joes words 48 her. after the lady finished her meal, the waitress went to get her 49 from a handreed-dollar bill. 50 ,the lady stopped right out the door.when the waitress came back, she-noticed a note on the table, 51 “im helping you because someone once helped me. if you really want to pay me back, here is 52 you can do-do not let the chain of love 53 with you”the waitress went home that night with the 54 tip and what the lady had written. with the baby 55 next month, she and her husband needed money. she knew how worried her husband was and as he lay sleeping next to her, she whispered, “everythings going to be all right. i love you, joe.”36asurprisebhandcsympathydglance37ajust in casebas you wishcfor one thingdby the way38aenoughbrightcstraightdextra39achargedbprovidedcoweddoffered40apaybbringcputdhold41ahonorbfavorcneeddpossession42aguidancebassistancecacquaintancedconsequence43adownboffcbesidedbeyond44abankbgrocerycgas stationdrestaurant45aintroducedbgreetedcidentifieddspotted46athoughtbsuspectedcwondereddquestioned47atastebmeasurecremaindmaintain48astruckbmovedcobtaineddreminded49atipbchangecorderdservice50amoreoverbotherwisechoweverdeventually51awritingbshowingcgoingdsaying52ahowbwhichcwhatdwhether53acombinebendcdisagreeddeal54ahonestbgenerouscmodestdgraceful55aduebreadycborndlikely6.阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。one morning i wasted nearly an hour watching a tiny ant carry a huge feather. several times, it 36 several obstacles(障碍物)in its path. and after a momentary pause it would make the necessary detour. 37 one point, the ant had to cross a crack about 10 mm wide. after some 38 thoughts, the ant laid the feather over the crack, 39 across it and picked the feather up on the other side, then continued on its way. i was 40 by the cleverness of this ant. it was only a small insect, lacking in 41 yet equipped with a brain to reason, explore, discover and overcome. 42 , this ant, like the other two-legged creatures 43 on the earth, also shares human failings.after some time the ant 44 reached its destinationa flower bed and a small hole that was the entrance to its 45 home. it was there that the ant met its 46 . how could that large feather possibly 47 such a small hole? of course, it couldnt. so the ant, after all this 48 and using great brightness, overcoming problems all along the way, just gave up the 49 and went home. the ant had not thought the problem through 50 it began its journey and in the end the feather w