高考英语二轮专题复习突破完形填空52.doc

2014届高考英语二轮专题复习突破：完形填空1.完形填空（共20小题：每小题1.5分，满分30分）the town of pressure and the town of pleasure were neighbors but had nothing in common. residents built walls to 26 influence from the other town.in pressure, 27 struggled to be the very best. when women gave birth, they would 28 to have the baby with the loudest cry. there was violent competition in every aspect of life. because 29 was the index (指数) of success, people were 30 busy making money, with 31 for relaxation. some young people couldnt bear the intensity and resorted to drink or drugs to escape._32 , over in pleasure, the motto was “as long as you like it, do it.” people grew up without 33 and 34 do anything they liked. children played computer games day and night. at school, teachers didnt _35 whether students showed up or not. workers might sit around the office 36 sipping coffee and doing nothing. 37 the lack of regulations, nobody worried about losing their jobs. it was 38 that mattered. no one had the 39 thought of moving forward, either for themselves or for the town. the computers they used were 40 models from pressure.some of the young were addicted to 41 because of the meaninglessness of their lives. then, people in the two towns began asking themselves, “what is 42 for?” but, just before life in the two towns completely 43 , there came a saint mr. reason. he went from door to door, talking with people and giving advice. people in pressure learnt to be 44 with what they had, while people in pleasure began to make plans. they 45 the walls between them and built a road to connect the two. the towns people came to realize the truththere is no space between pressure and pleasure if they dont go to extremes.26. a. connect b. keepc. go out d. prevent27. a. everyone b. anyone c. nobodyd. somebody 28. a. have b. likec. competed. try29. a. health b. joy c. childrend. wealth30. a. seldom b. always c. hardlyd. sometimes31. a. much time b. no reasonc. many reasonsd. no time32. a. meanwhile b. at the same timec. therefored. virtually33. a. pleasure b. pressure c. workd. happiness34. a. must b. needc. could d. dared35. a. know b. findc. recognized. care36. a. in the morning b. in the eveningc. all day long d. in the afternoon37. a. thanks to b. regardless ofc. owe tod. according to38. a. money b. timec. pleasure d. pressure39. a. strongest b. slightest c. mostd. smallest40. a. the old b. the newc. the bestd. the same41. a. books b. workc. moneyd. drugs42. a. pressure b. life c. pleasured. money43. a. improved b. failed c. succeededd. lived44. a. content b. surprisedc. patientd. angry45. a. built b. put downc. pulled down d. set up2.完型填空（每小题1.5分，共计30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其段落大意，然后从36至55各题所给的四个选项a.b.c和d，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。debbie macomber decided to pursue her dream of becoming a writer. she rented a typewriter, put it on the _36_ table and began typing each morning after the kids went to school. _37_ the kids came home, she moved it and made them dinner. when they were _38_ she got it back and typed some more. debbie followed this _39_ for two years. she had become a struggling writer and she loved every minute of it. one night, _40_, her husband, wayne, said, “honey, im sorry, but youre not _41_ any income. we cant do this anymore. we cant survive on just what i make.” that night, her heart was _42_. debbie knew, with all of the _43_ of keeping up a house, working 40 hours a week would _44_ her no time to write. seeing her _45_, her husband asked, “whats wrong?” “i really think i can make it as a _46_.” “all right, honey, go for it,” wayne _47_ for a long time and then said.so debbie returned to her _48_ and her typewriter on the kitchen table, writing for another two years. wayne worked harder and their kids went without vacations and wore hand-me-downs. but the sacrifice finally _49_. debbie sold her first book after five years of _50_. then another. and another. until today, debbie has _51_ more than 100 books, many of _52_ have become new york times best-sellers. over 60 million copies of her books are in print. and wayne? his selfless _53_ of his wife paid off. he got to retire at 50 and now spends his free time building a private airplane in the basement of their 7,000 square-foot mansion. _54_, debbies kids also got a gift more important than several summer camps. as adults, they _55_ what debbie gave them was far more important persistence and encouragement to pursue their own dreams.36.a. coffee b. bedside c. kitchen d. dressing37.a. unless b. whenc. thoughd. wherever38.a. asleepb. awake c. freed. convenient39.a. standardb. suggestion c. traditiond. routine40.a. therefore b. however c. somehow d. anyway41.a. making up b. cutting down c. finding out d. bringing in42.a. broken b. warm c. touched d. cold43.a. abilities b. balances c. duties d. problems44.a. stop b. leave c. ensure d. permit45.a. achievements b. behavior c. efforts d. sadness46.a. typist b. housewife c. writerd. designer47.a. doubted b. comparedc. delayed d. hesitated48.a. office b. dream c. state d. home49.a. paid off b. broke upc. came back d. cleared up50.a. challenging b. strugglingc. thinking d. arguing51.a. collected b. published c. prepared d. translated52.a. them b. that c. it d. which53.a. support b. respect c. trust d. protection54.a. surprisingly b. gratefullyc. gradually d. similarly55.a. admit b. realize c. wonder d. prove3.despite the great progress in medical science, human beings are constantly attacked by cancer, which means death. a woman named bonnie suffered a _16_of discomforts caused by the treatment of cancer. she didnt regard cancer as a _17_ disease, but a laughing matter. she treated it in a humorous way. to put it in _18_way, she is teaching people that even though cancer isnt_19_， we can treat it in a humorous way.her second child was going to be born three months away _20_she was diagnosed with cancer. suddenly, a _21_ mother turned into a helpess woman afraid for her own _22_.it was after she had had her baby_23_that she had an operation. _24_ came chemo(化疗)and her life seemed to be made up of fears and _25_. but the _26_moment in her life came after she lost all her hair and a free wig(假发)arrived. she _27_it on as her older son kyler watched.“that was when i decided how to _28_ it: crying over this bad wig or laughing about it. _29_ way would make _30_ remember it.” bonnie said. she spent a lot of time looking for anything funny from cancer patients. she got a lot out of collecting_31_ stories. she started laughing a lot, finding it the perfect medicine. using herself as a bald(光头)model, bonnie_32_ to design her own greeting cards and calendars, making fun of the sufferings of chemo. “to have joy, we badly _33_to laugh, ”she said.clearly, you can increase your confidence to_34_over any disease and trouble_35_ laughing.16a. set bseries cway dpack17a. seriously bdeadly cterribly dfearfully18a. another bthe others cother dothers19a. serious bpainful cfun dfierce20a. before buntil cwhile dwhen21a. sad bhappy cfortunate dsick22a. son billness coperation dlife23a. made battended cdelivered dopened24a. then blater25a. failures bloneliness cwonders dtears26a. lowest bhighest cgreat dugly27a. wore bcarried ctried dfastened28a. do with bdeal with cgo with dmeet with29a. all bany cboth deither30a. myself beveryone cmy son dmy husband31a. detective bromantic cdifferent dhumorous32a. get down bset out cset about dset down33a. ought bneed cwant dlong34a. get bthink crun dtake35a. in terms of bby means of cthrough the method of dby the way of4.a lesson of life everything happens for the best, my mother said whenever i faced disappointment. if you can carry on, one day something 36 will happen. and youll 37 that it wouldnt have happened if not for that previous disappointment. after graduating from college, i 38 that mother was right. i had decided to try for a job in radio, then work my way up to sports announcer. i travelled to chicago by getting 39 rides from drivers of passing cars and knocked on the door of every station-and got turned 40every time. in one studio, a kind lady told me that big stations couldnt 41 hiring inexperienced person-go out in the countryside and find a small station thatll give you a 42 , she said. i returned home to dixon, illinois. while there was no radio-announcing jobs in dixon, my father said montgomery ward had opened a store and wanted a 43 athlete to manage its sports department. since dixon was where i had played high school football, i 44 . the job sounded just 45 for me. but i wasnt 46 . my 47 must have shown. everything happens for the best, mom 48 me. dad 49 me the car to job hunt. i tried woc radio in davenport, iowa. the program director, a wonderful scotsman named peter macarthur, told me they had already hired an announcer. as i left his office, i felt extremely 50 .i asked 51 , how can a fellow get to be a sport announcer if he cant get a job in a radio station? i was waiting for the elevator 52 i heard macarthur calling, what was that you said about sports? do you know anything about football? then he stood me 53 a microphone (麦克风) and asked me to broadcast an 54 game. on my way home, as i have many times since, i thought of my mothers words: keep on trying until some day you succeed. something wouldnt have happened if not for that previous failure. i often wonder what 55 my life might have taken if id got the job at montgomery36. a. good b. bad c. interesting d. important37. a. hope b. declare c. realize d. explain38. a. announced b. discovered c. suggested d. expected39. a. smooth b. short c. comfortable d. free40. a. on b. down c. in d. up41. a. advise b. mind c. risk d. practise42. a. choice b. promise c. result d. chance43. a. professional b. natural c. local d. top44. a. volunteered b. responded c. registered d. applied45. a. right b. special c. difficult d. correct46. a. fired b. identified c. hired d. interviewed47. a. astonishment b. disappointment c. ambition d. appreciation48. a. admired b. undersood c. blamed d. reminded49. a. offered b. made c. showed d. returned50. a. discouraged b. delighted c. embarrassed d. frightened51. a. anxiously b. aloud c. carefully d. politely52. a. if b. as c. while d. when53. a. on b. in c. before d. over54. a. imaginary b. interesting c. important d. intemational55. a. effect b. direction c. aim d. pleasure5.完形填空(共20小题；每小题l.5分，共30分) one afternoon, i joined charity focus folks to distribute food to homeless people. we went around a few streets in manhattan. i was travelling back to india the next day. 36 , i took part in this activity in the afternoon. we 37 at a coffee shop with lots of 38 packed properly for distributing.the first person we offered food cried. this was a (n) 39 moment for all of us and really 40 me. after this the food was distributed 41 with a crowd surrounding us. our activity was over by 5:00 pm and we started back to our homes. however, i was still feeling the need to do 42 . so i decided to buy dinner 43 myself but give it to someone more needy and 44 my dinner for the day. this was an inspiration i never had before. but somehow it 45 me.there werent any beggars around for the next three or four blocks and i was 46 who i would give the food to. i found one but he 47 to take food as he needed only money. i found another person, but he went away 48 i could approach him.but i had a feeling that 49 would come. then i found one old lady sitting on one corner of the road. i asked her if she would like to eat something and she 50 . i purchased a large cheese pizza and cakes at a nearby supermarket and gave the entire 51 to her. the lady looked excited, opened the package and began eating at once with great 52 .as i walked home, i felt a surge (澎湃) of 53 i had never experienced before. i didnt feel 54 though i hadnt eaten much the whole day. this was a unique, deep feeling, and i felt a little inspired. what i got was much more than what i 55 .36. a. besidesb. thereforec. anyhowd. still37. a. gatheredb. arrivedc. attendedd. approached38. a. cakesb. booksc. foodd. newspapers39. a. surprisingb. heart-warmingc. confusingd. embarrassing 40. a. upsetb. touchedc. appealed d. interested41. a. graduallyb. normallyc. quicklyd. generally42. a. wellb. morec. muchd. most43. a. forb. ofc. ind. by44. a. take outb. hand overc. make upd. miss out45. a. beatb. knockedc. depressedd. struck46. a. wonderingb. predictingc. supposingd. wandering47. a. refusedb. abandonedc. managedd. pretended48. a. whenb. untilc. befored. unless49. a. everyoneb. someonec. anyoned. no one50. a. declinedb. hesitatedc. promisedd. agreed51. a. luggageb. packagec. boxd. pizza52. a. appreciationb. pridec. enjoymentd. shame53. a. imaginationb. reliefc. satisfactiond. intention54. a. hungryb. triedc. happyd. relaxed55. a. expectedb. absorbedc. lostd. gave6.完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。there was a greek shopkeeper in a small corner shop in londonshe taught me about the 36_ of an act of kindness, which has motivated me to giveon the day i went to that shop, i was 37 with a very high feveri had been off work for days and i had 38 out of foodbecause i had been working so hard since i had _39 to town, i also had no friends who could helpso i went out to get some food 40 ,1 would have gone to the supermarket, but on this 41_, i went into the greek shop because it was closeri 42 a few things, which revealed the 43 that i lived alonethen i 44 them to the shopkeeper, who told me, “you are unwell”i 45 rather shylyshe pointed at