高考英语完形填空限时训练精品题（16）.doc

2014高考英语完形填空限时训练精品题（16）及答案section c (12) directions: complete the following passage by using one word that fits the context. visit the edinburgh festivalevery year, thousands of people come to edinburgh, the capital city of scotland, to be part of the edinburgh festival. for three weeks every august and september the city is filled with actors and artists from 48 over the world. they come to edinburgh 49 the biggest arts festival in britain. during this time the streets of the city are alive with music and dance from 50 morning till late at night. you can even see artists painting pictures on the streets. one of the best parts of the festival is the “fringe”, 51 students do comedy shows in small halls and cafs. 52 of thousands of tourists come to the festival to see new films and plays and hear music performed by famous musicians. this year, you can see over five hundred performances 53 actors from more than forty countries. the tickets for these performances are quite cheap and it is usually easier to see your favorite stars in edinburgh 54 it is in london. come to edinburgh next summer, but remember it can be difficult to find a room, 55 why not book your hotel now?【参考答案】48. all _ 49. for 50. early 51. where_52.tens 53. with/by 54. than 55.so完形填空-（a）most people believe they dont have much imagination. they are 1 .everyone has imagination, but most of us, once we become adults, forget how to 2 it. creativity isnt always 3 with great works of art or ideas. people at work and in their free time 4 think of creative ways to solve problems. maybe you have a goal to achieve, a tricky question to answer or you just want to expand your mind! here are three techniques to help you.making connections this technique involves taking 5 ideas and trying to find links between them. first, think about the problem you have to solve or the job you need to do. then find an image, word, idea or object, for example, a candle. write down all the idea/words 6 with candles: light, fire, matches, wax, night, silence, etc. think of as many as you can. the next stage is to relate the 7 to the job you have to do. so imagine you want to buy a friend an original 8 ; you could buy him tickets to match or take him out for the night.no limits! imagine that normal limitations dont 9 . you have as much time/space/money, etc. as you want. think about your goal and the new 10 .if your goal is to learn to ski, 11 , you can now practise skiing every day of your life （because you have the time and the money）. now 12 this to reality. maybe you can practise skiing ever day in december, or every monday in january.be someone else! look at the situation from a 13 point of view. good businessmen use this technique in trade, and so do writes. fiction writers often imagine they are the 14 in their books. they ask question: what does this character want? why cant she get it? what changes must she make to get what she wants? if your goal involves other people, put yourself in their 15 . the best fishermen think like fish!( ) 1. a. wrong b. unbelievablec. reasonabled. realistic【答案】a。 ( ) 2. a. put up with b. catch up with c. make use ofd. keep track of【答案】c ( ) 3. a. equipped b. comparedc. coveredd. connected【答案】d ( ) 4. a. skillfully b. routinelyc. vividlyd. deeply【答案】b。 ( ) 5. a. familiar b. unrelatedc. creatived. imaginary【答案】b。 ( ) 6. a. presented b. markedc. lit d. associated【答案】d ( ) 7. a. ideas b. ambitionsc. achievement d. technique【答案】a ( ) 8. a. experience b. servicec. present d. object【答案】c。 ( ) 9. a. work b. lastc. exist d. change【答案】c。 ( ) 10. a. possibilities b. limitations c. tendencyd. practice【答案】a ( ) 11. a. in fact b. in particularc. as a wholed. for example【答案】d ( ) 12. a. devote b. adaptc. lead d. keep【答案】b ( ) 13. a. private b. globalc. differentd. practical【答案】c ( ) 14. a. features b. themesc. creaturesd. characters【答案】d ( ) 15. a. positions b. dreamsc. imagesd. directions【答案】a1.【解析】很多人都认为他们没有太多的想象力，其实他们是错的。wrong错误的符合句意。2.【解析】我们每一个人都有想象力，但是当我们变成成年人之后，我们忘记了如何使用我们的想象力。put up with容忍，忍受；catch up with赶上；make use of使用； keep track of跟踪。所以答案为c。3.【解析】考查短语，该句话的意思时“创造力并非总是和伟大的作品或艺术品相联系。”be connected with与某物有联系。4.【解析】人们通常会相出，routinely通常地符合句意。5.【解析】该技巧的中心是创造联系，那么就要求我们把不相关的理念联系起来，并且找出他们之间的联系。6.【解析】根据语义，写出与蜡烛有关的所有的观点和物品。be associated with与某物有关系。7.【解析】与上文的ideas一致，指的是把理念和你要做的事情联系到一起。8.【解析】给朋友买一个具体的原始的礼物，你可以。present符合句意。9.【解析】根据后句话：因为你有足够多的钱等可知前句是说：要敢于想象正常的限制不存在。exist存在符合句意。10.【解析】在没有任何限制的情况下，想象你的目标和实现目标的可能性。possibilities可能性符合题意。11.【解析】根据前后文可知该处为举例子的结构，所以选d。12. 【解析】考查短语，adapt sth to reality.把某事付诸实践。13.【解析】换个角度看问题，就是说用不同的观点审视问题。所以选c。14.【解析】小说的作家经常幻想他们是小说中的人物或角色。与该段的大标题be oneself 一致。15. 【解析】把你放在他们的处境下，in ones position在某人的处境下。wxtk -（b）the amount of usable water has always been of great interest in the world. 1 springs and streams sometimes means control, particularly in the 2 areas like the desert. the control is possible even without possession of large areas of 3 land. in the early days of the american west, gun fights were not 4 for the water resources (资源). and laws had to be 5 to protect the water rights of the 6 and the use of the water resources accordingly. 7 is known to us all, there is not 8 water in all places for everyone to use as much as he likes. deciding on the 9 of water that will be used in any particular period10 careful planning, so that people can manage and use water more 11 . farmers have to change their use of or demand for water 12 the water supply forecast (预报). the 13 water supply forecast is based more on the water from the 14 than from the below. interest is 15 in the ways to increase rainfall by man-made methods, and to get water from the winter snow on mountain 16 . with special equipment, some scientists are studying the ways in which the mountain snow can be 17 , and with the help of a repeater station, they send the 18 data (数据) to the base station. the operator at the base station can get the data at any time by 19 a button. in the near future, the forecast and use of water 20 probably depend on the advance knowledge of snow on mountains, not of water underground. ( ) 1. a. using b. holding c. owning d. finding( ) 2. a. dry b. distant c. deserted d. wild( ) 3. a. fine b. beautiful c. rich d. farming( ) 4. a. unlawful b. unacceptable c. unpopular d. uncommon( ) 5. a. made b. designed c. signed d. written( ) 6. a. winners b. settlers c. fighters d. supporters( ) 7. a. that b. it c. what d. as( ) 8. a. plentiful b. enough c. any d. much( ) 9. a. type b. quality c. amount d. level( ) 10. a. requests b. requires c. means d. suggests( ) 11. a. effectively b. easily c. conveniently d. actively( ) 12. a. leading to b. due to c. owing to d. according to( ) 13. a. correct b. further c. average d. early( ) 14. a. clouds b. sky c. air d. above( ) 15. a. raising b. rising c. building d. lasting( ) 16. a. rocks b. tips c. tops d. trees( ) 17. a. taken care of b. made use of c. piled up d. saved up( ) 18. a. picked b. produced c. used d. gathered( ) 19. a. touching b. knocking c. pressing d. turning( ) 20. a. might b. can c. will d. should1. c 解析：文章第一句便点题“在全世界可以使用的水的总量一直是人们感兴趣的”放引起下文“拥有泉水或溪流有时意味着控制”，故选owning。2. a 解析：因为下文提到like the desert所以此空为dry area。3. c 解析：“rich land”译为“富饶肥沃的土地”本句暗示出“人们控制水要比拥有富饶肥沃的土地还重要”。4. d 解析：uncommon译为“不寻常的”，本句中not uncommon”即为“common”便说明为争水而引起争斗打仗是常事可见水是重要的。5. a 解析：“make laws to do”制定法律做某事。6. b 解析：settlers译为外来殖民者。7. d 解析：as作为关系代词引导非限制性定语从句。8. b 解析：由上文可知水并不是像人们想的那样用之不完，取之不竭的，因此“there is not enough water”。9. c 解析：the amount of大量的。10. b 解析：require“要求”根据上下文可知用水要求有计划节约使用。11. a 解析：根据上下文选effectively译为“有效地”。12. d 解析：according to介词短语，意为“根据”。13. a 解析：correct water supply forecast中correct译为正确的或准确的。14. d 解析：该空与上文below相时使用，故填above。15. b 解析：rising表示增加，此空需填不及物动词。16. c 解析：mountain tops山顶上。17. b 解析：make use of固定词组，译为“使用、利用”。18. d 解析：gathered一词译为“收集到的”过去分词作定语。19. c 解析：press a button按开关。20. c 解析：用情态动词will更含有一种趋势，可能性。an elderly carpenter was ready to retire. he told his employer of his plans to 36 the house-building business to live a more 37 life with his wife and 38 his extended family. he would miss the paycheck（工资）each week, but he wanted to retire. they could 39 . the employer was 40 to see his good worker go and asked if he could build just one more house as a personal favor. the carpenter said yes, 41 over time it was easy to see that his heart was not in his work. he used bad workmanship and 42 materials. it was an unfortunate way to 43 a dedicated（献身的）career. when the carpenter finished his work, his employer came to 44 the house. then he handed the front-door 45 to the carpenter and said, “this is your house.-my 46 to you.”the carpenter was shocked! what a 47 ! if he had only known he was building his own house, he would have done it all so differently. 48 it is with us. we build our lives, a day at a time, often putting 49 than our best into the building. then, with a shock, we 50we have to live in the house we have built. if we could do it over, we would do it much differently. but, you cannot 51 you are the carpenter, and every day you hammer a nail, place a board, or build a wall. someone 52 said, “life is a do-it-yourself project.” your 53 and t