高考英语二轮专题复习测试精选 完形填空87 .doc

2014届高考英语二轮专题复习测试精选：完形填空1.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. wish2.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. exactly3.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. safe4.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. answerb. destinationc. problemd. solution54. a. break upb. break downc. break outd. break off55. a. improvesb. advancesc. decreasesd. affects5.it was 11:30 in the evening. a black american lady of about seventy was standing on the side of an alabama 36 trying to bear a pouring rainstorm. her car had 37 down and at the moment she 38 needed a ride. wet to the skin, she decided to flag down the next 39 . a young white man stopped to help her-generally unheard of in those conflict-filled 1960s. the man 40 her to safety in his car, and hired a taxicab(a kind of car) for her. she seemed to be in a great 41 . she wrote down his address, thanked him and drove away. several days went by and a 42 came to the mans door. to his surprise, a very big color tv was delivered to his home. a special note was 43 to it. it read: “dear sir, thank you so much for assisting a(an) 44 colored woman on the freeway the other night. the rain 45 wet all over not only my clothes but my spirits. then you 46 along. because of you, i was 47 to make it to my dying husbands bedside just before he passed away. god bless you for helping me and kindly serving others. sincerely, mrs. nat king cole.36. a. railwayb. freewayc. streetd. avenue37. a. putb. tookc. brokend. slowed38. a. seriouslyb. badlyc. fairlyd. probably39. a. busb. truckc. taxid. car40. a. putb. ledc. fetchedd. took41. a. need b. helpc. hurryd. trouble42. a. ladyb. salesmanc. letterd. knock43. a. offeredb. givenc. attachedd. written44. a. agedb. darkc. luckyd. unhappy45. a. letb. madec. hadd. turned46. a. gotb. wentc. rand. came47. a. ableb. readyc. likelyd. willing6.完形填空（共20小题；每小题l.5分，满分30分）阅读下面一篇短文，掌握其大意，然后从3655各题所给的四个选项a、b、c和d中，选出最佳选项，并标在答题卷的相应位置。i used to be a very self-centered person, but in the past two years i have really changed. i have started to think about other people 36 i think about myself. i am happy that i am becoming a 37 person. i think my 38 started when i was at palomar college. at first, i just wanted to get my 39 and be left alone. i thought i was smarter than everyone else, so i hardly ever 40 to anyone in my classes. by the end of my first semester, i was really 41 . it seemed as if everyone but me had made friends and was having fun. so tried a(n) 42 . i started asking people around me how they were doing, and if they were having trouble i 43 to help. that was really a big 44 for me. by the end of the year, i had several new friends, and two of 45 are still my best friends today. a bigger cause of my new 46 , however, came when i took a part-time job at a vista nursing home. one old lady there who had alzheimers disease became my 47 . every time i came into her room, she was so 48 because she thought i was her daughter. her real daughter never 49 her, so i took her place. she let me 50 . that making others feel good make me feel good, too, whe