高考英语完形填空抓分练习题（35）.doc

2014高考英语完形填空抓分练习（35）及答案阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从2140题所给的四个选项（a、b、c、d）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。an old man lived in the suburb of london, and he would wake up every morning and go to the subway. he would get the 21 right to central london, and then sit at the street corner and beg. he would do this every single 22 of his life. he sat at the 23 street corner and begged for almost 20 years.his house was 24 , and a stench (恶臭) came out of the house and it smelled horribly. the 25 could not stand the smell anymore, 26 they asked the police officers to clean the place. the officers 27 down the door and cleaned the house. there were small bags of money all over the house that he had 28 over the years.the police 29 the money, and they soon 30 that the old man was a millionaire. they waited outside his house in anticipation to 31 the good news with him. when he arrived home that evening, he was met by one of the officers who told him that there was no 32 for him to beg any more as he was a rich man now, a millionaire.he said nothing at all: he went into his house and 33 the door. the next morning he woke up as usual, went to the subway, got into the train, and sat at the street corner and 34 to beg._35 , this old man had no great plans, 36 or anything significant for his life. we learn nothing from this story except staying 37 on the things we enjoy doing, commitment (专心，敬业). we should remain true to our 38 , although it may mean committing ourselves to things that people around us would normally 39 . just keep it in mind that commitment attracts 40 .21.a. busb. carc. taxid. train22.a. dayb. weekc. monthd. year23.a. wideb. darkc. samed. lonely24.a. hugeb. dirtyc. pleasantd. neat25.a. officialsb. neighborsc. onlookersd. children26.a. butb. soc. yetd. as27.a. knockedb. climbedc. jumpedd. rolled28.a. stolenb. donated c. collectedd. hidden29.a. countedb. washedc. burnedd. made30.a. admittedb. deniedc. agreedd. realized31.a. enjoyb. sharec. heard. announce32.a. doubtb. evidencec. needd. time33.a. lockedb. openedc. cleanedd. broke34.a. refusedb. continuedc. learnedd. requested35.a. sadlyb. surprisinglyc. obviouslyd. luckily36.a. carsb. friendsc. jobsd. dreams37.a. focusedb. calmc. open-mindedd. silent38.a. courseb. godc. moneyd. country39.a. agreeb. enjoy c. disapproved. advise40.a. confidence b. courage c. attentiond. wealthdacbb bacad bcabc daacd复习扫荡狂练：完形填空说明文santa claus is someone who will remain in the hearts of children forever. he is the make-believe person who brings toys and other1to children at christmas. to2,he is a special symbol of good will and selfless giving.santa claus also has some other3: saint nicholas,st. nick,kris kringle,pelznickel.two of his namessanta claus and saint nicholasboth4the dutch who settled in new york long ago.the dutch believed saint nikolaas gave gifts to children. they5this kindly saint with a yearly festival on december 6th. the6people who lived nearby greatly enjoyed dutch festivals. and they brought the saint and the7of giving gifts into their own celebration at8time.the dutch spoke the name “saint nikolaas” very fast. it sounded like “sinterklaas. ” and so,when the english said this word,it9like santa claus.the10of santa claus,as we see him,came from thomas nast. he was an american painter born in bavaria. he painted pictures for christmas poems. someone asked him to paint a picture of11.nast12when he was a little boy in southern germany. every christmas,a fat old man gave toys and cakes to the13. so,when nast painted the picture,his santa claus looked like the kindly old man of his14. and through the years,nasts painting has15as the most popular picture of santa claus.santa can be seen almost16in large american cities17the christmas season. some stand on street corners18for money to buy food and gifts for the needy. others are found in stores and shopping centers.it is easy to find them by the long19of children waiting to tell santa20they want for christmas.1. a. holidays b. gifts c. foods d. candies2. a. children b. the dutchc. the english d. grown-ups3. a. pictures b. names c. stories d. gifts4. a. come from b. are given c. name after d. come after5. a. honored b. charged c. respected d. celebrated6. a. dutch-speaking b. english-speaking c. french-speakingd. german-speaking7. a. custom b. habit c. hobby d. interest8. a. easter b. new year c. halloween d. christmas9. a. looked b. sounded c. seemed d. felt10. a. hope b. poem c. sound d. picture11. a. himself b. santa claus c. the dutch d. thomas nast12. a. rememberedb. reminded c. imagined d. referred13. a. grown-ups b. children c. neighbors d. painters14. a. neighborhood b. memory c. childhood d. impression15. a. continued b. kept c. stayed d. remained16. a. somewhere b. anywhere c. everywhere d. nowhere17. a. at b. during c. from d. inside18. a. asking b. demanding c. requiring d. begging19. a. roads b. rows c. lines d. streets20. a. which b. what c. that d. how参考答案39. bdbaabadbdbabcdcbacb： 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，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。gods coffeea group of class friends, highly established in their careers, got together to visit their old university professor . conversation soon _36_ into complaints about stress in work and life.offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the _37_ and returned with a large pot of coffee and a couple of _38_ porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal, some _39_ looking, some expensive, some delicate-telling them to _40_ themselves to the coffeewhen all the students had a cup of coffee in _41_ the professor said, “if you noticed, all the nice looking expensive cups were taken up, _42_ behind the plain and cheap ones. while it is normal for you to_43_ only the best for yourselves, that is the_44_of your problems and stress. be assured that the cup itself _45_no quality to the coffee. in most cases it is just more expensive and in some cases even hides what we drink . _46_all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you _47_went for the best cups. and then you began _48_ each others cups . now consider this：life is the _49_, the jobs, money and position in society are the cups . they are just tools to hold and contain life, and the type of cup we have does not _50_ nor change the quality of life we _51_ sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we _52_ to enjoy the coffee god has _53_ us . god brews the coffee, not the cupsenjoy your coffee! the happiest people dont have the best of everything . they just _54_ the best of everythinglive simply. love generously .care deeply . speak kindly. leave the _55_ to god.36. a. stopped b. looked c grewd turned37. a. living-room b. waiting-room c bedroom d kitchen38. a. cups b. pans c bowls d bottles39. a. plain b. clean c ugly d fine40. a. devote b. help c dedicate d enjoy41. a. stomach b. hand c mind d mouth42. a. falling b. leaving c hiding d keeping43. a. hope b. wish c need d want44. a. source b. resource c energy d reason45. a. adapts b. puts c adds d applies46. a. as b. what c that d which47. a. consciously b. cheerfully c deliberatelyd bravely48. a. looking b. glaring c eyeing d glancing49. a. tea b. water c wine d coffee50. a. sign b. mean c define d signal51. a. spend b. live c hate d love52. a. fail b. succeed c tend d manage53. a. shown b. taken c sent d offered54. a. keep b. take c make d hold55. a. complex b. remains c rest d complaints参考答案36-40 ddaab 41-45 bbdac 46-50 bacda 51-55 badcc*结束复习扫荡狂练：完形填空说明文human beings are often asking the question about their future. many experts have predicted what will happen in the century1. george friedman,founder and chief executive officer of stratfor,has2some startling predictions. in his new book,the next 100 years,friedman provides a look at3he believes the world will change over the course of this century.one of the major issues4around the world these days is the challenge of feeding a growing population. but george friedman believes this concern will be swept aside by the5of declining birth rates coupled with the aging of the largest segment of the current6.and when it7climate change,a very real problem,in his opinion,he sees a clean energy future provided by giant solar arrays in near-earth orbit. “in space you have plenty of room to put solar collectors and your only problem is beaming it back to8and there are two ways to do that,one is by cable and9is by microwave radiation, ” friedman said.friedmans book also contains a number of surprising political10. he says poland and turkey will emerge as major powers and that by the end of this century11will challenge the united states for dominance in north america.he says u. s. irritation over illegal immigration and drug smuggling and mexican resentment of u. s. dominance will12 grow stronger, 13the two countries have strong trade relations. by mid-century,friedman says14is likely to be a world war involving weapons based in15and that japan may launch a surprise attack on orbiting u. s. battle platforms from bases on the moon,in a sort of “star wars” version of the japanese16on the u. s. fleet at pearl harbor in 1941.george friedman is the first to admit he has no crystal ball and17he could be wrong on how18will unfold,but he says final judgment19his forecasts can only come from those who will be20100 years from now.1. a. before b. ahead c. ago d. coming2. a. made b. produced c. created d. contributed3. a. what b. how c. which d. that4. a. to discuss b. discussing c. discussed d. to be discussed5. a. concern b. fact c. problemd. challenge6. a. situation b. world c. prediction d. population7. a. turns to b. keeps to c. comes to d. links to8. a. sun b. earth c. moon d. space9. a. other b. another c. the otherd. the second10. a. predictions b. problems c. situationsd. challenges 11. a. poland b. mexico c. turkey d. the united states12. a. generally b. normally c. properly d. eventually13. a. only if b. even though c. as though d. as if14. a. it b. there c. that d. one15. a. time b. space c. the space d. the harbor16. a. war b. fight c. battle d. attack17. a. b. that c. whether d. if18. a. businesses b. affairs c. matters d. events19. a. about b. on c. to d. for20. a. live b. alive c. available d. dead参考答案40.babcddcbcabdbbbdbdbb： 请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。a woman and a forkthere was a young woman was diagnosed with a terminal illness and could only live three months. so as she was getting her things in order, she 36 her rabbi (法师）and had him come to her house to 37 certain aspects of her final wishes.she told him which songs she wanted sung at the 38 , what scriptures she would like read, and what outfit she wanted to be buried in.everything was in order and the rabbi was preparing to leave 39 the young woman suddenly remembered something very important to her. theres one more thing, she said 40 . what that? this is very important, i want to be buried with a fork in my right hand.the rabbi stood looking at the young woman, not knowing quite what to say.“that surprises you, doesnt it?” the young woman asked. well, to be honest, im 41 by the request, said the rabbi.the young woman 42 . “my grandmother once told me this story, and from then on, i have always done so. i have also, always tried to pass along its message to those i love and those who are in need of 43 .in all my years of attending socials and dinners, i always remember that when the dishes of the main 44 were being cleared, someone would inevitably lean over and say, keep your fork. it was my favorite part 45 i knew that something better was coming.like velvety chocolate cake or deep-dish apple pie”so, i just want people to see me there in that casket（棺材）with a fork in my hand and i want them to 46 whats with the fork? 47 i want you to tell them: keep your forkthe best is yet to come.the rabbis eyes were 48 up with tears of joy as he hugged the young woman good-bye. he knew this would be one of the last times he would see her before her death. but he also knew that the young woman had a better grasp of 49 than he did. she had a better grasp of 50 heaven would be like than many people twice her age, with twice as much experience and knowledge.she knew that something better was coming. at the funeral people were walking by the young womans casket and they saw the cloak she was wearing and the fork 51 in her right hand. over and over, the rabbi heard the question whats with the fork? and over and over