高考英语二轮专题复习突破完形填空17.doc

2014届高考英语二轮专题复习突破：完形填空1.完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)tracy wong is a well-known chinese-american writer. but her writing _41_ was something she picked up by herself. after her first_42_, teaching disabled children, she became a part-time writer for ibm. _43_, writing stories was simply a _44_ interest. tracy sent three of her stories to a publisher. _45_, they immediately suggested that she put them together to make a single one long _46_ and paid tracy a $ 15,000 advance. “a pretty money,” said the publisher, “for _47_ writer.” _48_ tracys characters are interesting, her stories sometimes _49_ readers uneasy: those about the supernatural. “my mother believed i could _50_ the afterlife world,” she told a close friend. “she used to have me speak with my grandmother, who died many years ago.” “can i ? i dont think i can,” tracy said with a laugh. “but i do have _51_ when things come to me _52_. “once, she was wondering how to complete a _53_ set in ancient china. _54_ the doorbell rang. it was a fedex delivery man, with a copy of a book on chinese _55_. it came without her having _56_ it. though she has published 45 books, tracy has remained _57_ by her fame. she lives in the same _58_ she lived 27 years ago although in a more comfortable home. theres more room for _59_ in her life and it wasnt just _ 60_. 41. a. skill b. experiencec. practice d. method42. a. duty b. effort c. job d. task43. a. instead b. normally c. certainly d. then44. a. general b. deep c. personal d. lively45. a. interested b. anxiously c. seriously d. encouraged46. a. film b. story c. program d. article47. a. a foreign b. a popular c. an unusual d. an unknown48. a. now that b. even though c. just becaused. except that49. a. find b. turn c. leave d. hold50. a. make upb. connect with c. control d. explain51. a. events b. chances c. feelings d. moments52. a. for no reasonb. from a distancec. by accident d. as gifts53. a. description b. condition c. scene d. talk54. a. surprisingly b. suddenly c. expectedly d. fortunately55. a. cooking b. history c. play d. medicine 56. a. known b. sent c. realized d. ordered 57. a. unchanged b. excited c. determined d. unmoved 58. a. life b. city c. house d. way 59. a. success b. work c. joy d. variety 60. a. writing b. reporting c. luck d. fun 2.完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从3655各题所给的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。what would i do for carols 50th birthday? it was 36 that she didnt want a party, certainly not a surprise party（that was an agreement at our marriage）“how about a small dinner with 37 ?” i asked“no,” she said, “i hate being the center of 38 ”still, the milestone had to be marked 39 wasnt going to let her get away with a stouffers frozen dinner and a movie video, 40 this was all she said she wantedi thought and thought, and 41 making my decision, i sent a letter to her friends, asking them for photos, poems, and letters“carol doesnt 42 a party in personbut im hoping to 43 her a party in a book” i bought a（n） 44_ with a friends advice, and what i wanted 45 for a few minutes at the end of every workday, i 46 pull out the marking pens and make up the 47 , carolsphotos of her in junior high, pictures of us 48 the boys, original songs, notes, cards, and poemsit made me 49 for all the years we had had togetherthe 50 was more than the albumit was the friendship and love she had given to me and to our kids and to all her friends and familyyou could 51 it on every pagei wrapped it up and 52 it home“happy birthday, sweetie,” i said“its not a frozen dinner or a video, but its 53 you deserve” she criedshe doesnt 54 like to cry, but i think she likes the bookshes said so many timesand every time i remind her 55_ putting it together was a gift to me36aamazing bimportant cunusual dclear37aneighbors bfriends cchildren dclassmates38aview bcomment cattention dinterest39ai bit che dshe40afor band cor dwhen41aafter bbefore cwhen donce42ahave bwant chold dattend43amake bgive cfind dchoose44aalbum bnovel cmirror dovercoat45awent on bturned back cpoured in dgot away46acould bwould cshould dmight47abook bstory cmind ddecision48afor baround cwith dexcept49aworried bgrateful cnervous dspecial50ameaning bworld cparty dgift51aread bcount cexpress dimprove52asend btook cplaced dpacked53ahow bwhy cwhat dwhich54anormally bmerely cobviously dreally55awhether bwhen cthat dwho3.完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，从短文后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，并在答题卡将该项涂黑。when edison invented the light bulb, he tried over 2000 experiments _36 he got it to work. a young reporter asked him how it felt to 37 so many times. he said, i never failed once. i invented the light bulb. it just 38 to be a 2000-step process.rudolph was born prematurely (早产) and her 39 was doubtful. at age 4, she had a high fever, 40 her with a paralyzed leg. at age 9, she removed the metal leg brace she had 41 on and began to walk without it. by 13 she had developed a rhythmic walk, which doctors said was a 42 . for the next few years she 43 one race after another but always came in last. everyone told her to 44 , but she kept on running. one day she actually won a race. and then another. 45 this little girl, who was told she would never walk again, went on to win three olympic gold medals.when bell invented the telephone in 1876, president rutherford said, thats an 46 invention, but who would ever want to use one of them? in the 1940s, another young 47 named carlson took his idea to 20 corporations, 48 some of the biggest in the country. they all turned him down. in 1947 after seven long years of rejections! - he 49 got a tiny company in new york, the haloid company, to 50 the rights to his invention. haloid became xerox corporation we know today.character cannot be 51 in ease and quiet. only 52 experiences of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired and success 53 . you gain strength, experience and confidence by every experience 54 you really stop to look fear in the face. you must do the thing you cannot do. and remember, the finest steel gets sent through the hottest furnace（熔炉）. a 55 is not one who never fails, but one who never quits!36. a. after b. beforec. sinced. until37. a. winb. gainc. faild. lose38. a. seemedb. pretendedc. appearedd. happened39. a. survivalb. challengec. rescued. illness40. a. makingb. leavingc. reachingd. causing41. a. dependedb. supportedc. trustedd. believed 42. a. successb. achievementc. victoryd. miracle43. a. joinedb. attendedc. enteredd. escaped44. a. quitb. holdc. taked. refuse45. a. fortunatelyb. immediatelyc. unbelievably d. eventually46. a. adorableb. awkwardc. amazingd. acceptable47. a. inventorb. discovererc. directord. doctor48. a. supposingb. consideringc. regardingd. including49. a. finally b. willinglyc. primarilyd. casually50. a. payb. winc. selld. purchase51. a. bornb. producedc. developedd. gained 52. a. forb. throughc. due tod. across53. a. achievedb. madec. causedd. left54. a. whenb. wherec. whichd. what 55. a. challengerb. loserc. winnerd. volunteer第一节 4.完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）my sister and i grew up in a little village in england. our father was a struggling 26 , but i always knew he was 27 . he never criticized us, but used 28 to bring out our best. hed say, “if you pour water on flowers, they flourish (繁盛). if you dont give them water, they die.” i 29 as a child i said something 30 about somebody, and my father said, “ 31 time you say something unpleasant about somebody else, its a reflection of you.” he explained that if i looked for the best 32 people, i would get the best 33 . from then on ive always tried to 34 the principle in my life and later in running my company.dads also always been very 35 . at 15, i started a magazine. it was 36 a great deal of my time, and the headmaster of my school gave me a 37 : stay in school or leave to work on my magazine.i decided to leave, and dad tried to persuade me to change my decision, 38 any good father would. when he realized i had made up my mind, he said, “richard, when i was 23, my dad 39 me to go into law. and ive 40 regretted it. i wanted to be a biologist, 41 i didnt pursue (追寻) my 42 . you know what you want. go fulfill (完成) it.”as 43 turned out, my little publication went on to become student, a national 44 for young people in the u.k. my wife and i have two children, and id like to think we are bringing them up in the same way dad 45 me.26.a. biologist b. managerc. lawyerd. gardener27.a. strictb. honestc. speciald. learned28.a. praiseb. strength c. powerd. warmth29.a. thinkb. imaginec. rememberd. guess30.a. unnecessaryb. unkindc. unimportantd. unusual31.a. anotherb. somec. anyd. other32.a. onb. inc. atd. about33.a. in caseb. by turns c. by chanced. in return34.a. reviseb. setc. reviewd. follow35.a. understandingb. experiencedc. seriousd. demanding36.a. taking upb. making upc. picking upd. keeping up37.a. suggestionb. decision c. noticed. choice38.a. andb. asc. even ifd. as if39.a. helpedb. allowedc. persuadedd. suggested40.a. alwaysb. neverc. seldomd. almost41.a. ratherb. butc. ford. therefore42.a. promiseb. taskc. beliefd. dream43.a. thisb. hec. itd. that44.a. newspaperb. magazine c. programd. project45.a. controlledb. comfortedc. remindedd. raised5.adventure is in my blood. and i had been considering how i was going to celebrate my high school graduation. i didnt just want a small 36 in the backyard. i started thinking about doing a solo 37 somewhere out of the ordinary. i took out 38 and drew the 1,500-mile route along which i would be 39 from the northernmost point in norway to the southernmost section of sweden. when i 40 my plans with my dad, he 41 as i thought he would. because i get my adventurous 42 from him, he was all for it.i had only been away from my 43 three days now, but there was an inner 44 going on inside of me. part of me was homesick and doubting whether i 45 could make it. the other part of me was ready to 46 to myself and my family that i could do it by myself.on the road, i met another 47 who was quite a bit older than i was. he had started his journey 48 by bike at the southern part of norway and had just finished. i could tell he had a great sense of 49 . it encouraged me not to 50 .as i listened to my 51 artists on my mp4 player, i pedaled (踩踏板) with my feet. there was 52 around me for miles. 53 , that wasnt entirely true. there were mosquitoes- millions of them. my arms were so dotted with 54 that they looked like a topographical map (地形图). but, however 55 it would be, nothing could stop my advance towards the destination. as you know, adventure is in my blood.36.a. meeting b. partyc. conversationd. lecture37.a. flightb. interviewc. tripd. performance38.a. instructionsb. mapsc. magazinesd. newspapers39.a. walkingb. biking c. flyingd. running40.a. shared b. comparedc. preparedd. changed41.a. leftb. sighedc. agreedd. cried42.a. storiesb. hobbiesc. skillsd. spirits43.a. homeb. schoolc. hoteld. office44.a. requestb. activityc. battled. discussion45.a. certainlyb. reasonablyc. usuallyd. really 46.a. turnb. replyc. proved. adapt47.a. driverb. joggerc. bicyclistd. pilot48.a. slowly b. alonec. patientlyd. worriedly49.a. humourb. directionc. satisfaction d. balance50.a. calm downb. break downc. speed upd. give up51.a. personal b. favouritec. professionald. successful52.a. nobodyb. everybodyc. anythingd. everything53.a. firstlyb. eventuallyc. actually d. fortunately 54.a. woundsb. cutsc. dotsd. bites55.a. boringb. difficult c. complexd. confusing6.完形填空(共20小题; 每小题1. 5分, 满分30分)阅读下面短文，从短文后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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。almost every person has experienced failure. if you have ever been discouraged because of failure, please read on. for often, achieving what you 11 to do is not the important thing. let me explain. two brothers decided to dig a 12 hole behind their house. as they were working, a couple of older boys stopped by to 13. “what are you doing? ”asked one of the visitors. “we plan to dig a hole all the way through the earth!” one of the brothers 14excitedly. the older boys began to laugh, 15 the younger ones that digging a hole all the way through the earth was 16. after a long 17, one of the diggers picked up a jar full of spiders, worms and a wide variety of insects. he 18 the lid and showed the wonderful contents to the scoffing(嘲笑) 19. then he said quietly and 20, “even if we dont dig all the way through the earth, look what we have found along the way!”their 21 was far too ambitious, but it did 22 them to dig. and that is what a goal is forto cause us to move in the 23 we have chosen; 24 to set us to digging!but not every goal will be fully 25. not every job will end successfully. not every relationship will endure. not every hope will come to pass. not every love will last. not every endeavor will be completed. not every dream will be 26. but when you 27 your aim, perhaps you can say, “yes, 28 look at what i found along the way! look at the wonderful thi