高考英语二轮专题复习突破完形填空19.doc

2014届高考英语二轮专题复习突破：完形填空1.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。i had been playing hockey（冰球）for about10 years. i wasalways the one sittingat the end of the bench, and 36 got into a game. i went to all the 37 and showed up even when it was so 38 that your breath froze andwhen the other players had decided to stay home. i felt i had 39 enough and thought of quitting. i finally decided to 40 the news to mymom that i was leaving the team.mymommay have looked like atiny and quiet lady but on 41 my words, she said, “remember, a quitter never wins and a winner never quits. your mother didnt raise 42 ,so think about yourself in a 43 way and see yourself as a winner!”so i worked harder than ever at getting in better shape, 44 my shot accuracy and changing my 45 . once in a match, we 46 our first game badly. whats worse, one of our best players got hurt.i was sitting at my 47 place,at the end of the bench,when the coach came over and told me i was going 48 . i was nervous, excited and terrified all at the same time.the opposing team was fast and i had to admit i was a little 49 .but my moms words 50 out in my head like a church bell.instead of being afraid, i was “pumped” and i very quickly found that all my 51 work waspaying off.i was as fast a skater as anyone else on the ice, and i seemed to get the 52 to score.the crowd went quiet. all the time i spent on the ice when everyone had gone home had 53 me for this moment.won!i won! the lesson i learned from my moms 54 has stayed with me over the years.ihear them whenever i am faced with a challenge, or whenever i 55 myself. 36. a. onceb. seldomc. usuallyd. even37. a. meetingsb. showsc. matches d. practices38. a. cloudyb. wetc. coldd. windy39. a. sufferedb. explainedc. plannedd. escaped40. a. write b. breakc. readd. report41. a. noticingb. gatheringc. hearingd. analyzing42. a. talkersb. dreamersc. attackers d. losers 43. a. positiveb. familiar c. briefd. convenient44. a. testingb. improvingc. questioningd. affecting45. a. aimb. tastec. habitd. attitude 46. a. lost b. controlledc. practicedd. continued 47. a. usualb. safec. secretd. private 48. a. offb. inc. byd. up49. a. annoyedb. awkwardc. scaredd. bitter50. a. ranb. gave c. stood d. rang51. a. delicateb. extrac. creatived. casual 52. a. chance b. messagec. order d. note53. a. spared b. requestedc. preparedd. sent54. a. actionsb. reasonsc. wordsd. promises55. a. judgeb. expressc. comfortd. doubt2.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。i learned about life from an ant farm. when i was seven years old, my family tried to _36_ an ant farm at home. first, we put clean sand in a thin glass box, and then we brought some ants from the backyard and placed them into the _37_ home.shortly after the new _38_ were dropped into the glass structure, they got to work making tunnels. i was amazed that each one knew _39_ what to do. after hours of staring, i realized that the ants had particular given jobs. with my moms help, i kept a journal of what happened each day and _40_ the ants. my favorite was the biggest, cinderella. i drew a picture of her in my journal, which i still have.on day five a disaster _41_ the ant farm. while i was _42_ the ants, i had put my face so close to the structure that i accidentally tipped it over, _43_ in all the tunnels. although the ants _44_ their earthquake, one by one they began to die. i was _45_ as i watched them give up their tunnel-building to carry the bodies to a corner of the farm. my mother reported that the ants were dying of “frustration”feeling annoyed and impatient as they couldnt control the situation. they simply could not _46_ the reality that their tunnels had been destroyed. cinderella was the last to die; she did so while carrying a dead ant on her back. although much time has passed, i still think of that ant farm. mom had hoped it would teach me about the natural world, _47_ it taught me much more. _48_ the years, i came to realize the ants were a study in the benefits of _49_. working together, they were able to create a(n) _50_ world for themselves. i also learned that they should be _51_ for their hard work. day in and day out, each labored at their task. the ant farm demonstrated that teamwork and perseverance are indeed two key _52_ to success. but there was an even larger lesson that i did not _53_ until recently: disaster is a natural part of life, and must be _54_. unlike the ants, humans cannot give up when they face _55_. unlike the ants, we have to realize that if a tunnel caves in, we just have to build another. 36. a. getb. buyc. rund. find 37. a. emptyb. newc. stranged. distant38. a. guestsb. settlersc. friendsd. members 39. a. probablyb. roughlyc. exactlyd. normally 40. a. namedb. trainedc. compared d. measured 41. a. affectedb. struckc. kickedd. beat 42. a. removingb. teachingc. observingd. collecting 43. a. turningb. rushingc. fillingd. caving44. a. experiencedb. predictedc. facedd. survived45. a. annoyedb. horrifiedc. movedd. thrilled46. a. reflectb. ignorec. confirm d. stand47. a. andb. butc. sod. or 48. a. inb. forc. fromd. over49. a. teamwork b. devotionc. responsibilityd. organization 50. a. relaxingb. amusingc. moving d. amazing51. a. supportedb. inspiredc. admiredd. admitted52. a. certificatesb. approachesc. ingredients d. circumstances53. a. giveb. realizec. taked. adopt54. a. acceptedb. sufferedc. achieved d. managed55. a. challengesb. barriersc. pressured. disappointment3.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 took time off work to spend with my daughter before christmasi wanted the 36 to teach her about the son-it of christmaslove for all people is what the season is about, not merely 37_and one unplanned incident showed this spirit more than i could have 38 i was already running late after 39 in the supermarketzipping down to the main road, i noticed a pile of mail in fronti quickly realized that they must have 40 off a postal service vehicledespite my teaching of love to my child, i had a 41 time fighting against my selfishness but then other thoughts 42 through my mind: there could be 43 to grannies from their grandchildren, or undelivered bills that will be overduei 44 my six-year-old daughter and asked, should we stop and pick them up?of course! she answered without hesitationto her, it was a perfectly 45 thingso i pulled over cars were 46 many letters were carried into the 47 and rolling down the roadi, with my daughter, began 48 the lettersa moment later, two other cars pulled over and their drivers 49 usthey stopped their cars on each 50 of the main road, stopping the traffic in all directions until the letters were all 51 just thena relieved and very 52 young postman pulled up on his motorbikei looked up at those 53 hands and we all smiledwithout speaking, we knew we had done something 54 that daybut the most important lesson i learnt was from my daughterher pure heart taught me more about the 55 of christmas than i could ever teach her36acondition bexperience cactivity dopportunity37afoods bpresents cdonations ddrinks38aimagined baccepted cdecided dunderstood39aworking bplaying cshopping dchatting40asent bfallen cgone dtaken41agood bsad clong dhard42aflashed bgot clooked dwent43aclothes bmoney cletters dbooks44acalled for blooked at cwent to dcame across45alucky bdelight cinteresting dnatural46a, racing by bslowing down cwhistling loudly dcoming near47awater bdustbin cdirt dair48alooking throughbpicking up cclearing up drunning after49aapproached bstopped cjoined dpraised50aline bbranch cside dend51acollected bgone ccaught dreturned52apolite bgrateful ccareless dhelpful53ainjured bbusy chelping dproud54asuccessful battractive cspecial dstrange55ajoy bsoul cduty dspirit4.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。my sister and i have been a headache for my mother, because my father was in the army, he was not around too often. _21_, my mother brought us up almost single-handedly and it must have _22_ real strength of mind to bring up such naughty and stubborn children who got out from one trouble only to get into another. bonus and i werent scholars either. _23_, we hated studying from the very beginning. we were _24_ to spend time with our schoolbooks-out of the fear of mums scolding. i almost did not make it to 10th grade. that entire summer mum _25_ that i read my schoolbooks from the very first chapter till the last. i left _26_ college at 18. in my second year of college, while i was studying for my final exams, i got a phone call from mum _27_ my sister had failed her 9th grade exams. mum was heartbroken. my mother was an english teacher in a famous school in the city and it was a(n) _28_ for her. then started another _29_ for my mum. there always seemed to be people who would come and talk about how well their children were doing _30_ my mother would be having a tough time making sure we stayed on the right path. mum was _31_ that we would do well for ourselves. she never let my sister and me _32_ that we had lost out on something and always told us: “let this be a lesson. we are going to work really really hard._33_ will change.” things did change, but very slowly and _34_, one little step at a time. last year i finished with law school and started working. my mothers belief in me _35_. and just a few days ago i got a phone from bonus. she had _36_ the exam with honors and was _37_ to the best university in the country. i was in tears. later that night i _38_ mum: “mum, your two little failures didnt do as badly as everybody thought.” mum _39_ and said: “you are my daughters and i knew you the best. i always knew that you would succeed. it was just a _40_ of time.”21. a. howeverb. thusc. otherwised. besides22. a. devotedb. spent c. takend. wasted23. a. in that caseb. in this way c. on the other handd. on the contrary24. a. pleasedb. annoyedc. forcedd. advised25. a. demandedb. concludedc. promisedd. mentioned26. a. atb. forc. fromd. after27. a. announcingb. readingc. knowingd. saying28. a. shameb. challengec. prided. honor29. a. experimentb. researchc. conflictd. trial30. a. thoughb. whilec. asd. unless31. a. determinedb. astonishedc. satisfiedd. concerned32. a. predictb. imaginec. guessd. feel33. a. environmentb. societyc. circumstancesd. impressions34. a. quicklyb. extremelyc. smoothlyd. gradually35. a. made upb. paid offc. took ond. burst out36. a. attendedb. receivedc. passedd. failed37. a. acceptedb. allowedc. admittedd. permitted38. a. questioned b. convincedc. persuadedd. called39. a. noddedb. laughedc. shoutedd. joked40. a. matterb. periodc. wasted. length 5.试题内容丢失6.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。tom was a middle-aged leather trader (皮货商) whose repeated failure in career made him a depressed man, often _21_ that he had been cheated by others. one day he told his wife he was so _22_ with the city that he had to leave.so his family moved to another city. it was the evening of a weekend. when tom and his wife were busily _23_ up their new home, the light suddenly _24_. tom was regretful to have forgotten to bring along 25_ and had to wait _26_ in a low mood. just then he heard light, hesitant 27_ on his door that were clearly audible (听到) in the _28_ night.“whos it?” he wondered, since tom was a _29_ to this city. and this was the moment he especially hated to be _30_, so he went to the door and opened it _31_. at the door was a little girl, shyly asking, “sir, do you have candles? im your neighbor. ” “no,” answered tom in anger and shut the door _32_. “what a nuisance (麻烦事)!” he complained over it with his wife. “no sooner had we settled down than the neighbor came to _33_ things.”after a while, the door was knocked again. he opened it and found the same girl outside. _34_ this time she was _35_ two candles, saying, “my grandma told me the new neighbor downstairs might need candles. she _36_ me here to give you these.” tom was very _37_ by what he saw. at that moment he suddenly realized what caused his _38_ in life. it was his _39_ and harshness (刻薄) with other people. the person who had cheated him in life was _40_ nobod