承德市高考英语完形填空暑假训练（6）.doc

承德市2015高考英语完形填空（暑假）训练（6）及答案完形填空(共20小题 )阅读下面短文，从各题所给的四个选项(a、b、c和d)中，选出最佳选项。in the united states there was an unusual tale telling of the daughter of a mechanic （技工）. one day while walking along the bank of a lake, the girl 1 to see 20 eggs laid by a wild goose（鹅）. after some time the girl 2 the mother would not return to her eggs and she 3 to take them home. there she carefully 4 the eggs in the heat of a lamp. several days 5 the eggs broke and the baby geese came into the 6 .geese are known to take the first living thing they see as their mother. 7 , to these young geese, the girl was their mother. as they 8 , the girl was able to 9 her birds to run across the grass, but she could not teach them to 10 . the girl became increasingly worried about this, both when 11 and in her dreams. later, she had an 12 : she would pilot(驾驶) a plane to guide them in 13 . she asked her father for a plane and he assembled（组装）a small aircraft for her. caring about 14 safety, the father decided to pilot the plane himself. however, the birds did not 15 or follow him, and 16 slept in the grass. one day, the girl 17 into the plane, started it and soon left the 18 . seeing their mother take to the air, the birds 19 flapped（拍打）their wings and 20 . she flew the plane freely in the sky, her young birds following. 1. a. managed b. attempted c. happened d. supposed 2. a. realized b. expected c. imagined d. admitted 3. a. helped b. decided c. afforded d. meant4. a. placed b. protected c. treated d. examined 5. a. ago b. out c. later d. long 6. a. family b. lake c. home d. world 7. a. but b. also c. thus d. still8. a. increased b. improved c. rose d. grew9. a. ask b. lead c. want d. allow10. a. fly b. race c. swim d. sing 11. a. asleep b. away c. around d. awake12. a. idea b. opinion c. explanation d. excuse 13. a. sky b. heaven c. flight d. plane14. a. his b. her c. their d. its 15. a. respect b. remember c. recognize d. receive 16. a. so b. instead c. hardly d. too17. a. climbed b. looked c. reached d. fell18. a. house b. floor c. water d. ground19. a. secretly b. disappointedly c. patiently d. eagerly20. a. looked away b. set out c. went by d. turned back参考答案 1-5 cabac 6-10 dcdba 11-15 dacbc 16-20 baddb) (一)with excitement and enthusiasm we started our small business. no longer were we _1_ to have a weekly paycheck (工资). we now were on our own to _2_ an income to provide us with the money to live. i was a little _3_ about our ability to do this, but byron believed in our products, and believed in our ability to _4_we invested heavily in producing a number of products, _5_ none of them are popular with customers. the market gave us so heavy a _6_ that we hardly made enough money to pay our expenses.we now had our money _7_ in the booth (货摊) that we had rented for the summer and fall months. we had a lot of money _8_ up in materials. so we did not have enough money to _9_ our monthly bills. we were discouraged, and the thoughts of failure ran through our heads.as we discussed our _10_， i happened to read the words by mary pickford: “if you have made mistakesthere is always another chance for youyou may have a _11_ start, for this thing we call failure is not falling down, but _12_ down.”the words strengthen my determination and byrons _13_ that we could succeed. we did fall down, but we were _14_ not to stay down! so, we stepped back and refocused. we came up with new products using remaining _15_. we redesigned our booth. we reconsidered our pricing system. and, we started making enough money to pay our _16_if we had done nothing, if we allowed ourselves to “stay down”， then we would have _17_. but we made the choice to learn from our _18_， and we moved forward with more determination. these words _19_ a much better idea on failure a chance for a fresh start! the most important point here is “choice” because you decide how you _20_ your failure, you decide if you stay down.1. ahappy bwillingcsafe dready2. areceive bproducecwin dsave3. apatient bfondcproud dworried4. awork bsurviveccompete dsucceed5. aunless bbutcso dthough6. asurprise bgiftcpleasure dblow7. aspent blentcwasted dlost8. aput btiedctaken dused9. aprint bcovercwrite dsend10. aholidays bchoicescskills dtrips11. afresh bgoodcnatural dsudden12. alying bfallingcstaying dturning13. asuggestion bimaginationcbelief drequirement14. areminded bsupposedcdetermined dprepared15. atools bmachinescmaterials dgoods16. adebts bbillscproducts dprices17. adied bhurtcslept dfailed18. amistakes bdreamscperformances dpromises19. aexplain bcreatecoffer dprove20. aexplore bpreventcforget dview(一)【要点综述】本文通过作者自身创业的经历，向人们诠释了“失败”的真谛，即“失败”意味着有机会重新开始！1c每周领取的工资自然是“安全可靠的”。句意：“我们”失去了每周得以保障生活的工资。2b收入是靠挣来的，故选择produce“创收”。句意：“我们”现在只能靠自己来赚钱维持生计。3d因为刚开始创业，所以对未来充满“担忧”。句意：“我”很担心“我们”的能力是否能应对这些。4d拜伦对“我们”的产品非常信赖，不仅如此，他还相信“我们”的能力，相信“我们”一定能成功。5b句意：“我们”在市场上投入了大量的资金，生产了大量的产品，但是没有一种产品受顾客的青睐。6d句意：市场给了“我们”沉重的打击，结果“我们”几乎没有足够的钱来支出费用。a heavy blow一个沉重的打击。7a根据下文“we had rented for the summer”可知a项正确。句意：现在“我们”的钱都用来租货摊8b钱都用来买原材料了，所以都被捆绑住了。tie up此处意为“投放(钱、资金、储蓄等)使不能移作他用”。9b句意：因此，“我们”没有足够的钱来供应每个月的花销。cover此处意为“负担、支付(费用)”。10b这里指面对不利情况，“我们”要做的选择。11aa fresh start重新开始。12c失败并不意味着跌倒，而意味着一直往下跌。stay此处意为“保持(的状态)”。13c根据文章语境可知c项正确。这些话使“我们”更加坚定信心。14c句意：“我们”是跌倒了，但“我们”绝不会一直往下跌！be determined to do sth决心做某事。15c根据前文的“钱都花在买原材料上了”可知c项正确。16bpay bills支付账单。17d句意：如果“我们”什么都不做，如果“我们”放任自己一直往下跌，“我们”就真的失败了。18a句意：但是，“我们”选择从错误中吸取教训，然后更加坚定地前进。19c句意：这些话给了“失败”更好的诠释有机会重新开始！20d事情完全取决于你对失败的看法，取决于你是否决定任其下跌。 完形填空even though it was only october, my students were already whispering about christmas plans. with each passing day everyone became more anxious, waiting for the final school bell. upon its 1 everyone would run for their coats and go home, everyone except daviddavid was a small boy in ragged clothes. i had often wondered what kind of home life david had, and what kind of mother could send her son to school dressed so 2 for the cold winter months, without a coat, boots, or gloves. but something made david 3. i can still remember he was always 4 a smile and willing to help. he always stayed after school to straighten chairs and mop the floor. we never talked much. he 5 just simply smile and ask what else he could do, then thank me for letting him stay and slowly head for homeweeks passed and the 6 over the coming christmas grew into restlessness until the last day of school before the holiday break. i smiled in 7 as the last of them hurried out of the door. turning around i saw david quietly standing by my desk.“i have something for you.” he said and 8 from behind his back a small box. 9 it to me, he said anxiously, “open it.” i took the box from him, thanked him and slowly unwrapped it. i lifted the lid and to my surprise saw nothing. i looked at davids smiling face and back into the box and said, “the box is nice, david, but its 10 .”“oh no it isnt” said david. “its full of love. my mum told me before she died that love was something you couldnt see or touch unless you know its there.”tears filled my eyes 11i looked at the proud dirty face that i had rarely given attention to. after that christmas, david and i became good friends and i never forgot the meaning 12 the little empty box set on my desk.1. a. warning b. ringing c. calling d. yelling 2. a. modestly b. naturally c. inaccurately d. inappropriately3. a. popular b. upset c. special d. funny4. a. expressing b. delivering c. wearing d. sharing 5. a. would b. should c. might d. could6. a. argument b. excitement c. movement d. judgment7. a. relief b. return c. vain d. control 8. a. searched b. found c. raised d. pulled 9. a. holding b. handing c. sending d. leaving10. a. cheap b. empty c. useless d. improper 11. a. as b. until c. because d. though12. a. from b. behind c. over d. towards 【参考答案】参考答案 1-5bdcca 6-10 badbb 11-12 aban 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 the