高考英语考前20天冲刺 完形填空(1).doc

2014高考英语考前20天冲刺完形填空阅读下列短文，从短文所给各题的四个选项（a.b.c和d）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。i remember vividly the call that changed my life. it was tuesday, february 18. when the 1 rang in the kitchen of my los angeles, the2 was marty banderas, a literary agent to whom i had sent a draft( 草稿 )of my novel three weeks earlier. “i have a couple of 3 .” banderas said. “first, how old are you?” “im 48,” i replied. “are you in good 4 ?” “yes, excellent. whats this about? ” “ive sold your novels 5 one and a half million dollars.” i sat down in 6. i had written fourteen novels in twenty years, but each one had been7by the publishers. i suppose many people would have been 8, but not me. each time, i just get down to writing another one. my husband 9 me to find something else to do, but i refused to 10 up. 11 this book publishedwas the best thing that has ever happened to me. its a mystery story (like all the others) and it was on the best-seller 12 two weeks after publication! i got my first lesson in story 13 from my grandmother. she used to read my stories. she was the one who gave me a14 of words. she sparked (激发) my 15 and she has been a 16 influence on me. i always had stories running 17 my head and as soon as i could write, i 18 them down on paper. i married young and i have three children, but i never stopped writing, 19 novels between doing the diapers(婴儿的尿布) and dishes. im writing 20 novel now. yes, my success has changed my life. 1. a. phone b. bell c. clock d. alarm 2. a. line b. step c. outside d. doorway 3. a. novels b. things c. questions d. problems 4. a. wealthb. health c. conditionsd. order 5. a. to b. for c. on d. in 6. a. needb. joy c. settlements d. shock 7. a. rejected b. received c.acceptedd. lost 8. a. worried b. encouraged c. discouraged d. excited 9. a. told b. advisedc. orderedd. demanded10. a. hold b.makec. give d. set 11.a.looking at b. reading c. seeing d. watching 12. a. books b. shopsc. record d. list 13. a. writing b. organizing c. telling d. reading 14. a. use b. love c. meaning d. respect 15. a. hope b. effortsc. novels d. imagination 16. a. lasting b. normal c. careful d. general 17. a .acrossb. throughc.overd. by18. a. took b. put c. broke d. added 19. a. writing b. reading c. developing d. translating 20. a. the other b.other c.another d. others阅读下列短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的a.b.c.d四个选项中，选出最佳选项。suppose someone gave you a pen-a sealed(密封的)，solid-coloured pen. you couldnt see how much 21 it had. it might run dry 22 the first few tentative(试探的)words or last just long 23 to create a masterpiece(or several)that would last forever and make a difference in the scheme of things. you dont know when the ink will 24 . under the rules of the game, you really never know. you have to 25 a chance! actually，no rule of the game states you must do anything. 26 picking up and using the pen，you could leave it on a shelf or in a drawer where it will dry up， 27 . but if you do decide to use it，what would you 28 it? how would you 29 the game?would you plan and plan before you ever 30 a word? would your plans be so extensive that you never didnt even start 31 ? or would you take the pen 32 ，plunge fight in and just do it，struggling to keep up 33 the twists and turns of the torrent(急流)of words that take you where they take you? would you write cautiously and 34 ，as if the pen might run dry the next moment，or would you pretend to believe that the pen would write forever and go on accordingly? and what would you write about：love? hate? fun? misery? life? death? nothing? 35 ? would you write to 36 just yourself? or others? or yourself by writing about others？ would you even write? once you have the pen，no 37 says you have to write. wou1d you sketch? scribble(潦草地写)?doodle(涂鸦)or draw? would you stay in or on the 38 , or see no lines at all，even if they 39 there? theres a lot to think about here，isnt there？now, 40 someone gave you a life21. a. ink b. water c. liquid d. solid22. a. before b. after c. when d. as23. a. much b. very c. real d. enough24. a. cross out b. 1eave off c. run out d. use up25. a. bring b. take c. use d. carry26. a. instead of b. in spite of c. other than d. rather than27. a. used b. useful c. unused d. using28. a. deal with b. do c. do with d. deal in29. a. do b. watch c. 1ike d. play30. a. draw b. write c. think of d. use31. a. picture b. writing c. painting d. photo32. a. in hand b. at hand c. on hand d. by hand33. a. on b. for c. with d. at34. a. carefully b. deliberately c. especiallyd. extremely35. a. something b. everything c. anything d. none36. a. 1ike b. forgive c. please d. surprise37. a. one b. rule c. friend d. relative38. a. 1ine b. 1ines c. pens d. paper39. a. are b. were c. have d. had been40. a. suppose b. wish c. hope d. expect阅读下列短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的a.b.c.d四个选项中，选出最佳选项。how to be polite at a dinner party? its not polite to arrive at a dinner more than 15 to 20 minutes late. the host or hostess usually waits for all the 41 to arrive before serving the meal. if someone is late，the food may be spoiled(变味)，and 42 may the host or hostess spirits.if you have to be 43 call and tell them to start 44 you. its even worse to be early! the host or hostess will probably not be 45 .if you are early，drive or walk around the block a few times，or just sit in your car until the right time. though its often 46 to arrive at a party on time，on the other hand，the host or hostess 47 guests to arrive and leave between certain times，so you can 48 at any time between the times he or she gives you. its nice to bring an empty stomach，but its even nicer to bring 49 present.the present should not cost a lot，or you might make the host or hostess 50 .flowers，wine，or a box of candy will be fine. 51 bring money as a present.in an introduction，the 52 of a name is：(1)the given name；(2)the family name.in other 53 ，the given name comes 54 . its important not only to learn and remember 55 ，but to repeat them often in conversation.after the introduction，we usually call friends by their 56 names.older people may want you to call them by their titles and family names，such as “mrs smith”，“mr johnosn”，“dr .brown”.a maiden(闺女)name is a 57 family name at birth. in the united states and canada，after a woman 58 ，she takes the family name of her 59 in place of her maiden name.it is now becoming common，however，for women to 60 their maiden names after they get married,41.a.guestsb. visitorsc. customsd. passengers42.a.or b. so c. but d. yet43.a.tired b. hungryc. 1ate d. early44.a.without b. forc. with d. after45.a.awake b. readyc. up d. friendly46.a.useless b. impossiblec. unable d. important47.a.forces b. invitesc. begs d. orders48.a.play b. fly c. arrive d. start49.a.a big b. a smallc. a good d. an expensive50.a.pleased b. satisfied c. interested d. uneasy51.a.never b. always c. do d. be sure to52.a.spelling b. callingc. orderd. pronunciation53.a.words b. 1ettersc. idioms d. sentences54.a.1ast b. firstc. finally d. in the middle55.a.expressions b. appearancesc. names d. addresses56.a.given b. familyc. middle d. pen57.a.gentlemans b. boysc. womans d. mans58.a.works b. marriesc. bears d. dies59.a.husband b. motherc. fatherd. sister60.a. stopb. give upc. keepd. findafter graduation from college, i started to sell. soon i discovered that the 61 expression i had been wearing since childhood meant sure 62 . i knew it wasnt going to be easy to 63 that expression on my face left by so many years of hardship.it 64 a complete change in my view on life.here is the 65 i tried.each morning during a fifteen-minute bath，i 66 to cultivate(培养)a big，happy smile.i found out， 67 ，that it couldnt be a forced smile 68 just for the purpose of putting dollars in my 69 .it had to be an honest-to-goodness smile from down deep 70 ，an outward expression of happiness from within!lets see 71 starting off with a good fifteen-minute workout of the smile muscles 72 me during the day.before entering an office i 73 think of the many things i had to be 74 for，work up a big smile and then enter.seldom did it fail to get the same smile 75 from the person i met.i also found that it 76 people when i passed them on the street to give them a 77 smile. give every living soul you meet the best smile you have 78 smiled in your life，and see how much better you 39 and look.its one of the best ways i know to 80 worrying，and start living.when i began doing this，i found i became more welcome everywhere.61.a.happy b.worried c.curious d.surprised62.a.success b.friendship c.failure d.wealth63.a.wear b.show c.change d.see64.a.made up b.brought in c.turned over d.called for65.a.method b.example c.idea d.thought66.a.determined b.hurried c.failed d.pretended67.a.therefore b.however c.instead d.otherwise68.a.introduced b.developed c.discovered d.left 69.a.opinion b.honor c.bill d.pocket70.a.outside b.upward c.inside d.forward71.a.when b.how c.whether d.why 72.a.helped b.upset c.satisfied d.disappointed73.a.could b.might c.should d.would 74.a.ready b.eager c.thankful d.famous75.a.in general b.in public c.in return d.in advance76.a.g