高考英语二轮专题复习突破完形填空23.doc

2014届高考英语二轮专题复习突破：完形填空1.nick was not the kind of boy i had expected to spend my summer with. i was hoping to have a 36 this summer before my busy senior year, but my mother asked me to do her a 37. one of her colleagues needed a full-time 38 . “you planned to volunteer at the local hospital, why not volunteer to 39 to nick instead?” then she told me that this six-year-old boy was not a 40 child.nick was a lovely little boy who suffered from many disorders. normal day-care centres would not 41 him. as a baby, he had serious ear infections which left him with equilibrium（平衡）problems. he couldnt 42 or run properly. i was 43 if i was to take the job when my mother 44 , “dont you want to be a nurse in the future? i doubt if you even have the 45 .”then i told her i was 46 for the job.the day started at 7:00 a.m. nick was my wake-up call! with so much energy and very little 47 , he was quite a mix.at the park, when he saw all the other children play on the jungle gym and swings, the boys face 48 uphow he wished he belonged to the group of his age! you would think it would be 49 to get a child to go down a slide. believe me, it wasnt! it took him a lot of time. but with patience and support. nick took one step up the slide each day. we worked together to face his 50 and gradually he got closer to taking the slide of his life.halfway through the summer, he 51 it to the top of the slide. with my arms holding him tightly, we flew down the slide! i waited for his 52 . after realizing that he was safe and sound, he gave me a big 53 and asked, “may i go down again alone?”i had never been happier in my life when i saw this little child climb the ladder and enjoy what other children 54 for granted.this 55 child taught me that being a nurse means respect, kindness and patience.36. a. relaxation b. course c. project d. grade37. a. service b. businessc. favour d .trade38. a. waitress b. nurse c. guard d. guide39. a. protect b. assist c. comfort d. attend 40. a. naughty b. normal c. clever d. happy41. a. admit b. receive c. adopt d. accept 42. a. walk b. play c. stand d. speak43. a. wonderingb. hesitatingc. questioning d. doubting44. a. suggested b. argued c. commentedd. challenged 45. a. energy b. faith c. courage d. time46. a. ready b. sorry c. grateful d. eager47. a. awareness b. knowledge c. balance d. control48. a. delighted b. cheered c. shutd. lit 49. a. demanding b. interesting c. simple d. flexible50. a. worries b. fears c. chances d. situations51. a. made b. got c. managed d. climbed52. a. laughter b. answer c. reaction d. greeting53. a. clap b. kiss c. welcome d. surprise54. a. play b. do c. enjoyd. take 55. a. special b. smart c. lucky d. miserable2.an acrobatic（杂技的）master performed a tightrope（钢丝）walk between two mountains, which attracted thousands of people.when the 11 started, he went to one end of the tightrope, 12 straight at the goal ahead, with open arms, walking slowly step by step to the opposite side of the mountain. immediately, the audience 13 loud applause. “if my hands are tied, do you also believe i can 14 ?” he asked the audience. 15 , some people didnt believe, but in order to know the 16 , they said, “we believe you !”then, he had his hands tied with a rope and walked past 17 .he looked around and said，“if im blindfolded（蒙着眼睛的）with my hands tied，do you 18 believe i can go past ?” this time，the people said without 19 ，“we believe you!” in this way，his eyes were 20 with a black clothhe moved slowly to the tightrope and walked along it inch by inchthis time，he went past once againthe audience burst into 21 then，he 22 a child and asked all the people. “if i put him on my shoulders 23 im blindfolded with my hands tied as well，do you still believe i can make it？”all the people replied before 24 ，“we believe you!” “i ask you again，do you really believe me?” “yes，we believe you completely!”then，he said，“well then, since you believe me， 25 my child with yours. who will? ”all of a sudden，the audience fell 26 the silence lasted for nearly ten minutesafter ten minutes，the acrobatic master said nothing，just put the child on his shoulders and walked past along the tightropesure enough，this time he 27 once morefaced with things far from their own 28 ，people can often make judgments easily and quickly，but once involved in(牵涉)it，most of people “cannot 29 itclearly”. only those who are really confident，like the master in the tightrope walk, can stay 30 at any time11atalent bplay cprogramdshow12astepping bstaring cwandering dpointing13abroke into bcame into cgave offdsent out14aget through bwalk down cgo across dpass around15afinally bactually chopefully despecially16aresult bexperience cchallenge dtrick17aslightly b1uckily csmoothly dnervously18aeven bjust calways dstill19adifficulty bhesitation cconcern dmercy20ablocked bhidden ccovered dequipped21acheers bjoy ctears d1aughter22achose bsupported cpushed dheld23atill bbefore cwhile dsince24aarguing bthinking crefusing dwondering25a exchange bcompare ctake dtreat26asilent bnoisy cdoubtful danxious27awon bwalked cacted dsucceeded28achildren bfears cinterests dperformances29asensebsee cunderstand drealize30aawake bencouraged cpatient dfocused3.cherish now no longer missedjohn, a famous musician, took his priceless antique zither(齐特琴) and played it in the crowded subway station. the music emanating from（来自） the zither was delicately streaming throughout the whole 11 . however, during the one-hour play, only six or seven people were truly 12 the charming music. john only got 52 dollars for his work that day. however, in normal days, when john is about to hold a 13 , one ticket can be sold at more than 100 dollars and it is extremely 14 to buy a ticket even at such a high price. therefore, later, many passers-by in the station that day felt deeply 15 for not recognizing the famous musician and missing such valuable but 16 music feast. i have a very 17 friend who had totally changed after knowing that his wife 18 an acute illness. he cooked by himself for the family and took a walk with his wife every day. nonetheless, his wife still did not manage to 19 the illness and passed away after three months. after that, he often sighed 20 that due to his past busy life, he had missed a lot of beautiful time with his wife. but now, it is 21 to make up for it. it is no use crying over spilt milk. we have 22 a lot of precious things in our life without knowing how to 23 them. actually, i also missed something 24 before. the reason is simple: we had thought that we could still own them tomorrow. nevertheless, tomorrow is actually 25 reliable. there was a famous buddhist monk saying that in many peoples lives, they have only done two things: waiting and 26 . the result is that they were always too late to cherish 27 they had before they lost it. we would often claim to do something when we 28 , or when we have money or when we become old, etc. however, when we reach the 29 , we could no longer realize our 30 , because we have lost it by then.11. a. hallb. station c. square d. bus stop12. a. appreciating b. listeningc. creating d. discussing13. a. meeting b. party c. debate d. concert14. a. easy b. convenient c. possible d. difficult15. a. excited b. disappointed c. regretful d. worried16. a. special b. cheap c. delicious d. wonderful17. a. lazy b. social c. busy d. optimistic18. a. put up with b. came down with c. came up with d. end up with19. a. cure b. diagnose c. attack d. conquer20. a. miserably b. helpfully c. mercifully d. slightly21. a. necessary b. absolute c. impossible d. beneficial22. a. missed b. made c. invented d. contributed23. a. cherish b. apply c. conserve d. convey24. a. important b. precious c. positive d. negative25. a. to some degree b. on the way c. at all times d. by no means26. a. regretting b. rewarding c. demanding d. expecting27. a. which b. that c. what d. when28. a. get up b. set up c. grow up d. make up29. a. station b. condition c. agreement d. destination30. a. danger b. mistake c. purpose d. wish4.one effective way of destroying happiness is to look at something and focus on even the smallest fault. its like looking at the tiled (铺瓦的) ceiling and concentrating on the space where one tile is 1 .once i heard a bald man said, “whenever i enter a room, all i see is hair.” once youve 2 what your missing tile is, explore whether acquiring it will 3 make you happy. then do one of the three things: get it, replace it with a different 4 , or forget about it and 5 the tiles in your life that are not missing. we all know people who have had a relatively 6 life, yet are essentially unhappy, while people who have suffered a great deal generally remain happy.the first 7 is gratitude. all happy people are grateful. ungrateful people cannot be happy. we tend to think that being unhappy leads people to 8 , but its truer to say that complaining leads to people becoming unhappy.the second secret is awareness. we should 9 that happiness is a byproduct (副产品) of something else. the most obvious 10 are those pursuits ( 追求) that give our lives purpose-anything from studying insects to playing baseball. the more passions we have, the more happiness we are 11 to experience.finally, the belief that something permanent goes beyond us and that our 12 has some larger meaning can help us to feel happier. we need a spiritual faith, or a philosophy of life. whatever your philosophy is, it should 13 this truth: if you choose to find the 14 in every situation, you will be blessed, and if you choose to find the awful, you will be cursed. as for happiness itself, this 15 depends on your decision to make.1. a. differentb. short c. missing d. broken2 a. imaginedb. predicted c. assumed d. determined 3 a. really b. naturally c. hopefully d. completely4 a. ceiling b. brick c. tile d. house5 a. go on b. focus on c. put on d. rely on6 a. easy b. difficult c. ordinary d. peaceful7 a. factor b. secret c. rule d. key8 a. upset b. quarrel c. depress d. complain9 a. realizeb. decide c. prove d. suppose10 a. answers b. results c. sources d. goals11 a. curious b. satisfied c. tentative d. likely12 a. valueb. existence c. survival d. destination13 a. include b. tell c. absorb d. mean14 a. worstb. positive c. disgusting d. negative 15 a. absolutelyb. totally c. largely d. exactly5.a teacher teaching maths to seven-year-old laiq asked him, “if i give you one apple and one apple and one apple, how many apples will you have?” within a few seconds, laiq 36 confidently, “four!” the confused teacher was expecting a(n) 37 correct answer, three. she was disappointed. “maybe the child did not listen 38 ” she thought. she 39 “laiq, listen carefully. if i give you one apple and one apple and one apple, how many apples will you have?” laiq had seen the 40 on his teachers face. he 41 again on his fingers. but within him he was also 42 the answer that would make the teacher happy. this time hesitatingly he replied, “four.” the disappointment stayed on the teachers face. suddenly she 43 that laiq liked strawberries. she thought maybe he didnt like apples and that was why he couldnt answer the question. this time with an excitement in her 44 she asked, “if i give you one strawberry and one strawberry and one strawberry, then how many you will have?” seeing the teacher 45 , young laiq calculated on his fingers again. there was no pressure on him, but a little on the teacher. she wanted her new 46 to succeed. 47 a hesitating smile young laiq replied, “three?” the teacher now had a 48 smile. her approach had succeeded. she wanted to 49 herself. but one last thing remained. 50 she asked him, “now if i give you one apple and one apple and one more apple how many will you have?” confidently laiq answered, “four!” the teacher was 51 , “how laiq, how?” she demanded in a little impatient voice. in a voice that was 52 and hesitating young laiq replied, “because i already have one 53 in my bag.” the story tells us: 54 someone gives you an answer that is 55 from what you expect, dont think they are wrong. there shall be an angle that you may not have thought about yet.36. a. told b. addedc. repliedd. wrote37. a. worthlessb. effortlessc. carelessd. selfless38. a. possibly b. activelyc. attentivelyd. strictly39. a. repeated b. orderedc. whisperedd. complained40. a. satisfaction b. disappointmentc. punishmentddetermination41. a. recognized b. discoveredc. calculatedd. insisted42. a. searching for b. waiting forc. arguing aboutd. talking about43. a. decided b. noticed c. expressedd. remembered44. a. eyes b. hands c. mouthd. nose45. a. sad b. happyc. pitifuld. lovely46. a. invention b. systemc. reform d. approach47. a. on b. in c. with d. by48. a. victorious b. preciousc. lasting d. appealing49. a. thank b. congratulatec. help d. enjoy50. a. above all b. in vain c. on purpose d. once again51. a. annoyed b. concerned c. amused d. relaxed52. a. high b. low c. easy d. clear53. a. strawberry b. applec. coind. box54. a. before b. after c. untild. when55. a. absent b. free c. differentd. safe6.less is more. this is why we say: reduce things by half instead of doubling them, get rid of junk instead of piling it up, slow down instead of 48 . apply these principles in your life, and you will find yourself on your journey to simplification. when you concentrate on one task, you find you have 49 that you didnt even know you had. the pressure at work is on the rise. in the modern nuclear family, the expectations that formerly would have been 50 among all the relatives are now 51 on the individual partner. if you feel 24 hours per day are not enough, its not because the day has too 52 hours, but because you have too many activities. a simple fact is that overloaded people tend to forget. the 53 is equally simple: refuse to accept so many work assignments. “i can handle stress” is regarded as a positive statement. people who can handle stress are given more until one day they 54 . pay careful attention to the signs that tell you that you are under more stress than you can handle. these signs came from various areas of life. you become ill, or your work efficiency 55 . if you have any of these symptoms, change your life goals and decrease your tolerance of stress. say openly, “i cant manage that.”48. a. speeding upb. giving upc. bringing upd. putting up49. a. appetiteb. forcec. energyd. excuse50. a. sharedb. givenc. realizedd. influenced51. a. calculatedb. concentratedc. constructedd. congratulated52. a. littleb. muchc. fewd. many53. a. ans