高考英语 完形填空巩固练习（9）.doc

2014高考英语完形填空巩固练习（9）及答案完形填空（记叙文）.today i am known for my voice. perhaps the greatest honor came when i was asked to read the new testament (新约全书) on tape. but it1a long time to believe such good things could happen to me. when i was a child, i stuttered (结巴) so badly that i was completely2to speak in public.3, when i was 14, professor donald crouch came to my school. he was a retired college professor. english was his favorite subject and4was his deepest love. he held a book of poems as if it were a crystal, 5pages as if uncovering treasures. when he heard that our school was teaching shakespeare and other classics, he felt6for not being a part of our school sooner.when he7that i not only loved poetry but was8it, we became closer. there was, however, one9between usprofessor crouch could not stand the10that i refused to read my poems to the class.“jim, poetry is11to be read aloud,” he said, “you should be able to speak those beautiful words.” i shook my head and12.one day he13me. after handing in a poem, i waited for his14. it didnt come. instead, one day as the students had gathered together, he15me, “jim, i dont think you wrote this poem.”i stared at him in disbelief. “why,” i started, 16flooding me, “of course i did!”“well, then,” he said, “youve got to prove it by getting up and reciting it from17.”by then the other students had settled at their desks. with knees shaking, i walked up to the front. for a moment i stood there, 18. then i began, and kept going. i recited my poem all the way19! afterwards, professor crouch encouraged me to read other writers poetry before the public. i discovered i did have a (n) 20and found my classmates actually look forward to hearing me recite.1. a. lastedb. tookc. costd. wasted2. a. impatientb. unlikelyc. unabled. impossible3. a. butb. thenc. besidesd. however4. a. archaeologyb. artc. architectured. poetry5. a. drawingb. turningc. writingd. finding6. a. regretfulb. thankfulc. relievedd. annoyed7. a. decidedb. recognizedc. learnedd. proved8. a. readingb. recitingc. publishingd. writing9. a. difficultyb. promisec. agreementd. difference10. a. matterb. fact c. idead. belief11. a. saidb. foundc. preparedd. meant12. a. turned awayb. sat downc. talked backd. gave in13. a. greetedb. scoldedc. trickedd. comforted14. a. helpb. ideac. rewardd. comment15. a. challengedb. attackedc. noticedd. told16. a. prideb. angerc. excitementd. joy17. a. heartb. beginningc. mindd. memory18. a. terrifiedb. disappointedc. breathlessd. aimless19. a. downb. upc. aroundd. through20. a. voiceb. soundc. giftd. interest参考答案149.bcbdbacdabdacdabdcda： someone said encouragement is simply reminding a person of the “shoulders” hes standing on，the heritage hes been 1 .thats what happened when a young man，the son of a star baseball player，was 2 by one of the minor league teams.as hard as he tried，his first season was 3 and by midseason he expected to be released any day.the coaches were puzzled by his 4 because he 5 all the characteristics of an excellent athlete，but he couldnt seem to incorporate(并入) those 6 into a coordinated(协调) effort.he seemed to have become disconnected from his 7 .his future seemed 8 one day when he had already struck out his first time at bat.then he 9 up to the batters box again and quickly ran up two strikes.the catcher called a time out and ran to the pitchers mound for a conference. 10 they were busy，the referee，standing behind the plate，spoke 11 to the boy.then the play continued，the next pitch(投球) was thrownand the young man 12 it out of the park.that was the turning point.from then on，he played the game with a new 13 and power that 14 drew the attention of the parent team，and he was 15 to the majors.on the day he was leaving for the city，one of his coaches asked him what had caused such a turnaround.the young man replied it was the encouraging 16 the referee had made that day when his baseball career had seemed doomed(注定失败)“he told me i reminded him of all the times he had stood 17 my dad in the batters box，” the boy explained.“he said i was holding the bat just the way dad had held it.and he told me，i can see his genes in you；you have your fathers 18 . after that， 19 i swung the bat，i just 20 i was using dads arms instead of my own.”1a.witnessedbgivencconveyeddawarded2a.separatedbrecommended cdrafteddinspected3a.disappointingbdemandingcembarrassingdpromising4a.impressionbjudgementccouragedfailure5a.possessedbincludedcrepresenteddundertook6a.instructionsbambitionscadvantagesdpreparations7a.experiencebbackgroundcsituationdpotential8a.darkestbpositivecendlessdoptimistic9a.heldbturnedcsteppeddspeeded10a.thoughbuntilcsincedwhile11a.casuallybsilentlycurgentlydangrily12a.scratchedbattemptedcknockeddcarried13a.decisionbconfidencecprivilegedgesture14a.fortunatelybhopefullycpracticallydquickly15a.taken on bchecked outccalled updturned out16a.remarkblecturecdeterminationdpresentation17a.beforebbehindcoverdlike18a.strengthbfeelingcarmsdtalent19a.wheneverbhowevercwhereverdwhatever20a.supposedbpretendedcexpecteddimagined1b2c3a4d5a6c7d8a9c10d11a12c13b14d15c16a17b18c19a20d johns parents acquired the washer when he was a small boy.it happened during world war .his family never 1 a washing machine，since gasoline was expensive，they could not 2 trips to the laundry(洗衣店) several miles away.keeping clothes 3 became a problem for young johns household.a family friend joined the army，and his wife 4 to go with him.johns family 5 to store their furniture while they were away.to the familys 6 ，the friends suggested they use their bendix.so this is how they 7 the washer.young john helped with the washing，and across the years he 8 a love for the old，green bendix.but 9 the war ended.when the friends came to take it back，john grew terribly 10 .his mother 11 him and said，“you must remember，that machine 12 belonged to us in the first place.that we ever got to use it at all was a gift.so，instead of being mad at it being taken 13 ，lets use this 14 to be grateful that we had it at all.”the lesson turned out 15 .years later，john watched his eightyearold daughter die，a slow and painful death of leukemia(白血病)though 16 for months with her death，john could not begin getting over from the 17 until he remembered the old bendix.his daughter was a 18 .when he realized that simple fact，everything changed.he could now begin recovering from the death of his daughter.he started to see her as a marvelous gift that he was fortunate enough to 19 for a time.he felt 20 .he found strength and recovery.he knew he could get through the valley of loss.1a.requiredbownedcrepaireddsaw2a.takebhavecafforddride3a.cleanbwarmcnicedgood4a.agreedbmanagedcdesireddprepared5a.offeredbdecidedcexpecteddpromised6a.disappointmentbastonishmentcsadnessdregret7a.boughtbgotcborroweddused8a.achievedbproducedcdevelopeddreduced9a.finallybobviouslycimmediatelydpeacefully10a.frightenedbupsetchopelessdconfused11a.explainedbencouragedccomforteddtaught12a.oncebalreadychardlydnever13a.outbdowncawaydup14a.chancebsuccessceventdtreasure15a.importantbnecessarycreasonabledinvaluable16a.thoughtbmissedcstruggleddforgot17a.lessonblosscillnessddifficulty18a.deathbwashercgiftdloser19a.sharebspendclivedearn20a.gratefulbenergeticcrelaxeddhappy1b2c3a4d5a6b7b8c9a10b11c12d13c14a15d16c17b18c19a20a 20 years ago，i drove a cab for a living.one time i arrived in the middle of the night for a 1 at a building that was dark 2 a single light in a ground floor window.after a long pause，a small woman in her eighties stood before me. “would you carry my bag out to the car？” she said.i took her small suitcase to the cab，and then returned to 3 the woman.she kept thanking me for my kindness.“its nothing，” i told her.“i just try to treat my passengers the 4 i would want my mother treated.”“riverside street，please.but could you drive through downtown？”“its not the shortest way，” i answered quickly.“oh，i dont mind，” she said.“im in no 5 .i am on my way to a hospice (hospital for dying people)”i looked in the back view mirror.her eyes were full of 6 .“i dont have any family 7 .” she continued.“the 8 says i dont have very long.” while we were driving through the city，she showed me the building where she had once worked.sometimes she asked me to slow in front of a particular building or corner and would 9 into the darkness，saying 10 .not until the first ray of the sun 11 up the sky did we get to the address she had given me.“how much do i 12 you？” she asked.“nothing，” i said.almost without thinking，i bent and gave her a hug.she 13 onto me tightly，saying “you gave an old woman a little moment of joy.” then she walked into the hospice.behind me，a door shut.it was the sound of the 14 of a life.i didnt pick up any more passengers for the rest of the day.i drove 15 ，lost in thought. 16 i had refused to take the run？on a quick 17 ，i dont think i have done anything more 18 in my life.we are conditioned to think that our lives 19 on great moments.but great moments often catch us 20 beautifully hidden in what others may consider a small one.1a.visitbpickupcbusinessdappointment2a.except forbbut forcfar fromdinstead of3a.takebbringcaccompanydassist4a.attitudebmannercwaydmeans5a.troublebhurryctimeddanger6a.puzzlementbexcitementceagernessdsadness7a.gonebstayedcleftdremained8a.lawyerbdoctorcneighbordrelative9a.starebwandercdisappeardstep10a.muchbnothingcanythingdnone11a.camebappearedcshoweddlit12a.chargebowecgivedcost13a.keptbheldccaughtdseized14a.beginningbsymbolcsigndclosing15a.aimlesslybdeliberatelycintentionallydcarefully16a.how comebso whatcwhat ifdhow about17a.reviewbpausecrestdmemory18a.troublesomebimportantcenthusiasticdworthless19a.dependbrelyclookdcenter20a.suddenbunawarescconsciousdexpected. 1b2a3d4c5b6d7.c 8b9a10b11d12b13b14d15a16c17a18b19d20b . 完形填空（记叙文）i had planted different hot peppers in my garden. a mexican fellow called sam worked for me. he1hot peppers, too. it was late summer and a beautiful sunny day. my son, marcus, eight, and my daughter, ellen, ten, picked several2hot peppers and entered our workroom with their3. they wanted to see if sam could4more hot peppers than i. after a little joking with them we agreed to the contest but they had to5, too. that was not6terms for them so they left the room.they7about an hour later with a new proposal and new hot peppers they had just picked8they had reasoned that when a pepper was9in color it was the hottest kind. marcus and ellen would eat the green colored peppers10sam and i would eat the red colored peppers. giving sam a wink (使眼色) , we11. showing good sportsmanship (体育精神) , i had the kids12the peppers that sam and i would eat. they picked the largest two red peppers. then they picked a13green one for themselves. knowing what was going to14, i told them i would make it15for them. i cut one pepper in half and removed the16to reduce the heat a little. the contest was one of speed rather th