高考英语 完形填空巩固练习（41）.doc

2014高考英语完形填空巩固练习（41）及答案完形填空my sister and i grew up in a little village in england. our father was a struggling _36_, but i always knew he was _37_. he never criticized us, but used _38_ to bring out our best. hed say,” if you pout water on flowers, they flourish. if you dont give them water, they die. ” i _39_ as a child i said something _40_ about somebody, and my father said, “_41_ time you say something unpleasant about somebody else, its a reflection of you. ” he explained that if i looked for the best _42_ people, i would get the best _43_. from then on ive always tried to _44_ the principle in my life and later in running my company. dads also always been very _45_. at 15, i started a magazine. it was _46_ a great deal of my time, and the headmaster of my school gave me a _47_: stayin school or leave to work on my magazine. i decided to leave, and dad tried to sway me from my decision, _48_ any good father would. when he realized i had made up my mind, he said, “richard, when i was 23, my dad _49_ me to go into law. and ive _50_ regretted it. i wanted to be a biologist, _51_ i didnt pursue my _52_. you know what you want.go fulfill it. ” as _53_ turned out, my little publication went on to become student, a national _54_ for young people in the u. k. my wife and i have two children, and i d like to think we are bringing them up in the same way dad _55_ me.36. a. biologistb. manager c. lawyerd. gardener37. a. strict b.honest c.special d.learned38. a. praise b.courage c. power d. warmth 39. a. think b. imagine c. remember d. guess 40. a. unnecessary b. unkind c. unimportant d. unusual 41. a. another b.some c. any d. other 42. a. on b. in c. at d. about 43. a. in case b. by turns c. by chance d. in return 44. a. revise b. set c. review d. follow 45. a. understanding b. experienced c.serious d. demanding 46. a. taking up b. making up c. picking up d. keeping up 47. a. suggestion b.decision c. notice d. choice 48. a. and b.as c. even if d. as if 49. a. helped b.allowed c. persuaded d. suggested 50. a. always b.never c. seldom d. almost 51. a. rather b.but c.for d. therefore 52. a. promise b.task c. belief d. dream 53. a. this b.he c. it d. that 54. a. newspaper b. magazine c. program d. project 55. a. controlled b. comforted c. reminded d. raised答案 36.c 37.c 38.a 39.c 40.b 41.c 42.b 43.d 44.d 45.a 46.a 47.d 48.b 49.c 50.a 51.b 52.d 53.c 54.b 55.d 扫荡狂练：完形填空夹叙夹议23.grandmothers vaseone day i was lying on the bed, reading, when my mother, hensley, came into the room. she held out a vasea rather1vase.she asked, “would you like to have this vase? ”i2quickly, “no, i dont want it. ” as she turned to3, i picked up something that said to me, “wait a minute, dont shut this off yet. ” so i asked, “where did you4it? ” she said, “oh, i got it when i filled an order. ”filled an order? i thoughtno communication here. so i asked, “what do you5, filled an order? ” “well, ” she said, “when i was a little6, the smith company mailed catalogs to people. i would take the catalog around the neighborhood, and id get people to7from it. when i filled an order and sent it in, they gave me a8. one time, i got a porch swing for my family. ” “now you have to9”, said hensley, “that my mother is 81 years old. she is one of six children in a10that her father deserted11she was quite young. money was really12to come by. my grandmother managed to keep the family together through the years, 13i dont know how. for my14to win a luxury like a porch swing was a significant accomplishment. although she no longer had the15, she had the vasea vase full of16which she17to me. ”instantly i said, “mom, i want the vase. ” now it sits in a prominent place in my living room. it symbolizes a precious meaning which my mother and i share:“unless you and i are sensitive to the other person and hear meaning, we may well have a18problem. ” “seek to be19, ”said hensley, “seek to understand the meaning out of which that person receives and responds to your message, and20genuine interaction. ” 1. a. uglyb. expensive c. nice d. delicate2. a. repliedb. said c. told d. explained3. a. walk inb. walk awayc. look ford. work with4. a. carryb. getc. make d. use 5. a. buyb. wantc. mean d. search6. a. student b. boyc. girld. husband7. a. earnb. save c. keepd. order8. a. hug b. praisec. kiss d. prize9. a. hear b. understandc. see d. feel10. a. home b. house c. family d. village11. a. because b. untilc. befored. when12. a. hardb. seriousc. convenient d. easy13. a. althoughb. whenc. since d. or 14. a. friend b. father c. motherd. brother15. a. room b. timec. problem d. swing16. a. meaning b. thingsc. flowers d. water 17. a. managed b. offeredc. referredd. turned 18. a. methodb. understandingc. communicationd. agreement19. a. addicted b. careful c. similar d. sensitive20. a. use b. seek c keep d carry参考答案23.aabbccddbcdaacdabcdb： on may 27, 1995, our life was suddenly changed. it happened a few minutes past three, 36 my husband, chris, fell from his horse as it 37 over a fence. chris was paralyzed (瘫痪) from the chest down, 38 to breathe normally. as he was thrown from his horse, we entered into a life of 39 with lots of unexpected challenges( 挑战). we went from the haves to the “have-nots. or so we thought. 40 what we discovered later were all the gifts that came out of 41 difficulties. we came to learn that something 42 could happen in a disaster . all over the world people 43 chris so much that letters and postcards poured in every day. by the end of the third weekin a 44 center in virginia, about 35,000 pieces of 45 had been received and sorted. as 46 , we opened letter after letter. they gave us 47 and became a source of strength for us. we used them to 48 ourselves. i would go to the pile of letters marked with funny if we needed a 49 , or to the disabled box to find advice from people in wheelchairs or 50 in bed living happily and 51 . these letters, we realized, had to be shared. and so 52 we offer one of them to you.dear chris, my husband and i were so sorry to hear of your 53 accident last week. no doubt your family and your friends are giving you the strength to face this 54 challenge. people everywhere are also giving you best wishes every day and we are among those who are keeping you 55 .yours sincerely,nancy reagan36.a.sinceb.beforec. whend.while37. a. walkedb. climbedc. pulledd. jumped38. a. ableb. unablec. suitabled. unsuitable39. a. disabilityb. possessionc. convenienced. experience40. a. sob. forc. ord. yet41. a. sharingb. separatingc. fearingd. exploiting42. a. terribleb. similarc. wonderfuld. practical43. a. wrote forb. cared forc. hoped ford. sent for44. a. medicalb. postalc. experimentald. mental45.a. newsb. paperc. equipmentd. mail46. a. patientsb. a familyc. nursesd. a group47. a. effectb. effortc. comfortd. explanation48. a. encourageb. expressc. controld. treat49. a. cryb. laughc. chatd. sigh50. a. muchb. neverc. evend. seldom5l. a. bitterlyb. fairlyc. weaklyd. successfully52. a. hereb. therec. therefored. forward53. a. drivingb. flyingc. runningd. riding54. a. technicalb. differentc. difficultd. valuable55. a. nearbyb. closec. busyd. alive参考答案 36.c 37.d 38.b 39.c 40.d 41.a 42.c 43.b 44.a 45.d 46.b 47.c 48.a 49.b 50.c 51.d 52.a 53.d 54.c 55.d one afternoon, my son adam asked me, “are all people the same even if they are different in color?” i thought for a minute, and then i said, “ill explain, 21 you can just wait until we make a quick 22 at the grocery store. i have something 23 to show you. ” at grocery store, we 24 some apples - red, green and yellow ones. back home, i told adam, “its time to 25 your question.” i put one apple of each 26 on the table. then i looked at adam, who had a 27 look on his face. “people are like apples. they come in all 28 colors, shapes and sizes. on the 29, some of the apples may not 30 look as the others. ” as i was talking, adam was 31 each one carefully. then, i took each of the apples and peeled（削皮）them, 32 them back on the table, but 33 a different place. “okay, adam, tell me which is which.” he said, “i 34 tell. they all look same now. ” “take a bite of 35. see if that helps you 36 which one is which. ” he took 37, and then a huge smile came across his face. . ”people are 38 like apples! they are all different, but once you 39 the outside, theyre pretty much the same on the inside. ” he totally 40 it. i didnt need to say or do anything else. 21. a. althoughb. soc. becaused. if 22. a. stopb. startc. turnd. stay 23. a. expressiveb. encouragingc. informatived. interesting 24. a. boughtb. countedc. sawd. collected 25. a. checkb. mentionc. answerd. improve 26. a. sizeb. typec. shaped. class 27. a. worriedb. satisfiedc. proudd. curious 28. a. ordinaryb. normalc. differentd. regular 29. a. outsideb. wholec. tabled. inside 30. a. stillb. evenc. onlyd. ever 31. a. examiningb. measuringc. drawingd. packing 32. a. keepingb. placingc. pullingd. giving 33. a. onb. towardc. ford. in 34. a. mustntb. cantc. shouldntd. neednt 35. a. each oneb. each otherc. the otherd. one another 36. a. admitb. considerc. decided. believe 37. a. big bitesb. deep breathsc. a firm holdd. close look 38. a. justb. alwaysc. merelyd. seldom 39. a. put awayb. get downc. hand outd. take off 40. a. madeb. tookc. gotd. did 参考答案 21.d 22.a 23.d 24.a 25.c 26.b 27.d 28.c 29.a 30.b 31.a 32.b 33.d 34.b 35.a 36.c 37.a 38.a 39.d 40.c 扫荡狂练：完形填空夹叙夹议24.the power of self-confidencedealing with the mind is creative. dealing with people is a challenge. dealing with the inanimate is monotony. the mind is sharper than a knife. use it to1the challenge. use it to sculpt the stone.everyone is creative. you just need to find the2key to unlock it. follow along the short story below to3the power of self-confidence.stumbling over stones, a man was trying to find his4through a dark cave with a light of hope from a lantern. finally, he could follow a ray of sunlight5the cave, which made him glitter with happiness.6, as he drew closer, he was confused to7a huge rock standing before him like an elephant. courage was the only strength he possessed to destroy the8.he9the rock with all his might, but it10firmly refusing to move. he tried again but it still stayed11it was.he sat at the foot of the massive12in the mouth of the huge cave and said, “i will get out of here. ” this will13his power and gave him more energy in pushing the huge piece. the rock moved a little, which14him to work harder. he seemed an ant before a giant, not in terms of15, but his attitude.slowly the rock made way for him doing honor to all his16. he walked along the bright and evergreen path before him, with pride.my