高三完型填空专练二2015.5.24.doc

高三完型填空专练 2015.5.24高三完形填空专练二A“Kevin, we are getting a divorce,” said my mother. My heart plunged (急降). I was 9 years old and I thought that my life was going to _16_. My brother and I were going to move with my mother to southern California. My dad was to _17_ in New Jersey because of work. My family was splitting apart. Now that my mom is a single parent, I do my own _18_, make dinner and do extra chores around the house. _19_ it was hard at first, I now recognize the positive _20_ that this responsibility had on me. My mother gave me these _21_ and duties so that I would learn to become self-disciplined (自律的) and trustworthy. I strive to display these _22_ in all aspects of my life, and have seen the benefits. When I was only 11 years old, my _23_ told me that he was selecting me as soccer team captain because of my determination and ability to get my teammates to _24_ themselves. We _25_the championship, but I won the fair play award for keeping my team together. I am always determined to be an individual and not participate in anything that I feel is _26_. I am, for example, extremely _27_ of my decision not to drink alcohol. Personally, I dont feel the need to drink to have fun, and I stand by my decision even when others try to _28_ me. My mom and dad both found new _29_ and happily remarried. I am _30_ close to my father, even though he lives 4,800 km away. I thought my parents divorce was going to be the worst thing that _31_ happened to me. Ironically (讽刺的是), it turned out to be the _32_. I wasnt willing to let it _33_ my life without putting up a fight, and neither was my family. At age 9, I struggled with the confusion and _34_ of divorce. Today, at age 16, I understand that _35_ can bring opportunity and success, and that hard work, determination and self-discipline can turn your worst time into your best time.16. A. fall apart B. stand out C. carry on D. come true17. A. abandon B. remainC. accompany D. practice18. A. homework B. exercise C. decisionD. laundry19. A. Although B. Because C. If D. Since20. A. attitude B. experienceC. effect D. situation 21. A. achievements B. abilities C. chores D. disadvantages22. A. chores B. difficulties C. emotions D. qualities23. A. father B. headmaster C. brotherD. coach24. A. enjoy B. teach C . help D. push25. A. won B. lost C. had D. achieved26. A. wrong B. abnormal C. dynamic D. violent27. A. afraid B. tired C. proud D. fond28. A. cheat B. pressure C. please D. enlighten29. A. families B. jobs C. kids D. partners30. A. still B. not C. rarely D. less31. A. never B. even C. ever D. almost32. A. best B. worst C. busiest D. first33. A. challenge B. protect C. beatD. ruin34. A. pain B. memory C. significance D. emergency35. A. obstacles B. families C. parents D. routinesBLauren Singer has produced almost no waste in the past two years. It proves that a waste-free 41 is possible.Lauren studied environmental science at NYU, and it was during her student years that she began working towards a zero-waste 42 . Today, she has learned to 43 all of her own everyday eco-friendly products, such as toothpaste, shampoo, kitchen cleaner and the like. She also 44 her own eco-friendly company, “The Simply Co”, through which she plans to 45 her homemade products.Lauren regularly writes about her 46 of a zero-waste life on her blog. She 47 that the past two years havent been 48 . “I stopped buying 49 products and began 50 my own bags and jars to fill with products at the 51 .”she explained. “I stopped buying 52 clothes and shopped only second hand. I said no to plastic or paper bags at stores”. Although the journey has been 53 , her zero-waste life has been well worth the 54 . She says that she now 55 a lot of money simply because she is 56 when she goes shopping and does not buy things blindly. She also eats healthy food because she 57 fresh organic(有机的) fruits and vegetables instead of packaged foods.The girl has become a(n) 58 to many. Shes giving 59 in schools and colleges and also conducting more and more 60 about her zero-waste lifestyle on TV and the radio worldwide. 41.A. dealB. lifestyleC. systemD. activity42.A. jobB. gameC. goalD. competition43.A. collectB. makeC. avoidD. mend44.A. expandedB. decoratedC. renewedD. founded45.A. sellB. checkC. classifyD. improve46.A. productsB. difficultiesC. experiencesD. ambitions47.A. admitsB. complainsC. arguesD. regrets48.A. differentB. fairC. successfulD. easy49.A. packagedB. particularC. freshD. recycled50.A. emptyingB. purchasingC. possessingD. bringing51.A. houseB. restaurantC. supermarketD. office52.A. goodB. newC. expensiveD. beautiful53.A. longB. popularC. hardD. dangerous54.A. effortB. rewardC. respectD. praise55.A. lacksB. lendsC. borrowsD. saves56.A. hurriedB. preparedC. excitedD. frightened57.A. storesB. choosesC. harvestsD. serves58.A. companionB. managerC. honourD. inspiration59.A. sighsB. smilesC. talksD. presents60.A. interviewsB. contestsC. experimentsD. ceremoniesCPeople commonly believe red wakes us up or blue calms us downIt is deeply rooted in Western cultureto the point that many consider it a 41But do they really change our behavior in the ways that we 42 ?If you repeatedly have a particular experience 43 by a certain color，then you eventuallv 44 to associate that color with the way you are feeling or behavingIts been suggested that a school career spent reading your teachers red writing circling your 45 forever makes you link red with dangerMeanwhile，blue is more likely to be associated with 46 situations like staring at the seaIt is true that people do make different associations with different 47 ，but whether this translates into 48 in a certain way or succeeding at a particular task is a different questionTo 49 this idea，in 2009 researchers at the University of British Columbia sat their participants at computer screens colored blue or red and tested them on 50 tasksWith a red screen people did better on 51 requiring attention to detail，but when the screen was blue they did better on creative tasks，such as 52 as many uses as possible for a single brickThe researchers thought that red signaled“avoidance”and so they were more 53 ，while blue motivated an“approachbehavior that 54 them to be freer with their thinking，resulting in more 55 .The test suggested that the colors and behaviors were 56 in their mindsThe team even thought about the 57 uses of their findingsThey 58 whether walls should be painted different colors depending on the task at handHowever， 59 this might be trickyIn an office or a classroom you 60 want to think creatively some of the time and pay attention to detail at others41Afact Bwish Cplan Dproblem42Ajudge Bthink Cchoose Dpredict43Asurrounded Bdesigned Cpainted Ddecorated44Adecide Bpretend Cfail Dbegin45Agrades Bcomments Cmistakes Dnotes46Aeasier Bcalmer Ctougher Dworse47Acolors Bplaces Ccases Dpersons48Areading Bwriting Cspeaking Dbehaving49Atest Bpromote Cshare Ddiscuss50Achallenging Bvarious Cimportant Durgent51Aquestions Bduties Ctasks Djobs52Apicking out Bputting up Cbringing aboutDthinking of53Acareful Bworried Ccurious Drelaxed54Aforced Bencouraged Cconvinced Dreminded55Apatience Banxiety Ccreativity Dcuriosity56Aseparated Bcombined Cmixed Dassociated57Apractical Bregular Cofficial Dfrequent58Aminded Bwondered Crequested Dconcluded59Ain need Bon purpose Cin practice Dat least60Ashould Bmust Ccan DmightDWhen a dad promised his seven-year-old daughter she would be a real princess, he wasnt kidding. Jeremiah Heaton travelled to a(n) 21 desert region of Africa to claim a controversial stretch of land in his daughter Emilys name. Mr Heaton, the father of three children from Virginia, 22 a flag his children had designed in the 23 piece of land sandwiched between Egypt and Sudan after 24 to Emily that she would one day be royalty. Mr Heaton found Bir Tawil, one of the last unclaimed pieces of land on the planet, which 25 about 1300 km sq of desert that has 26 been claimed by Sudan or Egypt. What he did is just considered by some people to be a 27 that is an inspiring display of paternal love（父爱）.It took Mr Heaton 14 hours to travel by wagon through the desert 28 he could plant the flag, which has a blue background and a seal and stars 29 the family. He may have completed his journey in June, 30 it began at the start of the year when he was chatting to his young daughter. “Over the winter, Emily and I were playing, and she had a desire to be a princess. She asked me, in all 31 , if shed be a real princess 32 ,” Heaton said. “AndI said shewould.” On his return Mr Heaton and his wife made a 33 for their daughter and asked friends and family to 34 her as Princess Emily. Princess Emily, who sleeps in a custom-made castle bed, is showing 35 of being a generous ruler, and said that she wants to 36 children in the region have enoughfood. Shelia Carapico, professor of political science and international studies at the University of Richmond, said it was not smooth-tongued or 37 for someone to plant a flag and say they have political control over the land without legal 38 from neighboring countries, the United Nations or other groups. 39 , she said, it is not known whether people have ownership of the land, _40whetherthepropertyis part ofapoliticalnation.21. A. deserted B. precious C. attractive D. remote22. A. planted B. carried C. buried D. waved23. A. undiscoveredB. unrecognized C. unclaimed D. undivided24. A. ke