高考英语二轮复习完形填空提速训练2 .doc

2014届高考英语二轮复习完形填空提速训练24cars are an important part of life in the united states. without a car most people feel that they are 36. and even if a person is poor he doesnt feel 37 poor when he has a car.henry ford was the man who first started 38 cars in large numbers. he probably didnt know how much the car was going to 39 american culture. the car made the united states a nation on 40 . and it 41 to make the united states what it is today.there are three main reasons that the car has become so 42 in the united states. 43 the country is a huge one and americans like to 44 around in it. the car 45 the most comfortable and cheapest form of transportation. with a car people can go any place 46 spending a lot of money. the second reason is that the united states never really developed an efficient and inexpensive form of public 47 . long distance trains have never been as 48 in the united states as they are in other parts of the world. nowadays there is a good system of air - service provided by 49 . but it is too expensive to be used 50 . the third reason is the most 51 one. the americans spirit of 52 is what really made cars popular. americans dont like to wait for a bus or a train 53 a plane.they dont like to have to 54 an exact schedule. a car gives them the freedom to schedule their own time. and this is the freedom that americans want 55 to have.36. a. healthy b. rich c. pretty d. poor37. a. really b. truly c. actually d. exactly38. a. doing b. making c. designing d. owing39. a. affect b. afford c. effort d. effect40. a. foot b. horse backs c. chairs d. wheels41. a. tried b. helped c. hoped d. got42. a. wellknownb. lovely c. popular d. famous43. a. in all b. after all c. first of all d. above all44. a. move b. transport c. walk d. go45. a. offers b. provides c. takes d. proves46. a. with b. without c. for d. by47. a. journey b. travel c. transportation d. trip48. a. contain b. usual c. unusual d. ordinary49. a. bikes b. ships c. rockets d. planes50. a. frequently b. continuouslyc. completely d. fully51. a. funny b. important c. common d. simple52. a. dependence b. self-confidence c. selfishness d. independence53. a. or even b. but c. and d. nor54. a. take b. receive c. follow d. accept55. a. worst b. most c. best d. least5some people hate everything that is modern. they cannot 36 how anyone can really like modem music; they find it hard to 37 the new fashions in clothing; they think that all modern paintings are 38 ; and they seldom have a good 39 for the new buildings. such people take their standards of perfection from the 40 . they are usually impatient with anyone who is 41 enough to 42 in new ways. it is, 43 , true that many artists do not 44 and instead produce 45 that can only be considered as 46 . if the work of art is a painting, the artists failure concerns 47 alone, but if it is a building, his failure concerns 48 too.this does sometimes happen, 49 it is completely untrue to say, as some people do, that modern architecture（建筑）. we cannot 51 every modern building by the standards of the old times, though we 52 the buildings of the past. with better technique, the modern buildings are more 53 . the architect knows he should learn from the past, yet 54 his greater resources of knowledge and materials, he will never follow the past. he is too 55 to do that.36. a. imagine b. stand c. receive d. enjoy37. a. show b. design c. accept d. make38. a. beautiful b. ugly c. strange d. common39. a. idea b. word c. dream d. project40. a. foreigners b. custom c. nation d. past41. a. outstanding b. foolish c. brave d. clever42. a. experiment b. plan c. make d. manage43. a. as usual b. in all c. on average d. of course44. a. matter b. publish c. succeed d. paint45. a. experiences b. works c. presents d. organizations46. a. failures b. fools c. foreigners d. views47. a. the art b. itself c. himself d. the painting48. a. everybody b. the place c. the world d. others49. a. and b. but c. for d. as50. a. nothing b. something c. great d. simple51. a. design b. judge c. consider d. think52. a. dislike b. realize c. build d. admire53. a. advanced b. beautiful c. gifted d. famous54. a. by b. on c. at d. with55. a. bright b. disappointed c. proudd. rich6its an age-old saying: men are from mars；women are from venus. males and females 36 different behaviors almost 37 birth. researchers say these behaviors are due to 38 differences in brain structure and activity. studies show men are better at hitting targets and solving math problems 39 women are better at memorizing words and 40 faces. why the differences?a test of the brains electrical activity （eeg）shows that women 41 use both sides of their brain while men rely more on one. scientists 42 know that the two sides of the brain control different functionsone controlling the sense of space, 43 , the other controlling 44 . some researchers 45 that the different ways men and women use their brains 46 from ancient times, when cave men hunted and women 47 the children. men had to have good 48 .women had to talk to the kids. whatever the 49 , the battle of the sexes 50 . and although their brains are constructed slightly differently, men and women may be 51 capable. they may simply 52 different abilities. take a couple arguing over the location of their car in a parking lot. the man might use his sense of 53 to find it, while the woman relies on her memory of landmarks. 54 of them find the car. but chances are, theyll still 55 whos the better driver and whos better at finding the way home.36. a. build b. form c. choose d. show37. a. for b. in c. from d. on38. a. basic b. average c. great d. exact39. a. so b. as c. yet d. while40. a. realizing b. recognizing c. describing d. painting41. a. commonly b. immediatelyc. finally d. suddenly42. a. even b. hardly c. already d. seldom43. a. at least b. as a result c. above all d. for example44. a. feelings b. language c.