2015届高考英语二轮复习优化训练完型填空.doc

2015届高考英语二轮复习优化训练：完型填空AHave you ever wondered why some people are able to have confidence to spare when it comes to taking risks such as starting their own business or taking a year off to travel without an enormous safety net? The answer is that theyve1the art of optimistic thinking. The good news is that2some people are simply born to be optimistic, anyone can3to take a more positive approach towards their life. Optimists look for4outcomes. This doesnt mean that optimists always jump into things carelessly and hope for5, rather that they do not let potential negative outcomes6the potential positive outcomes. By hoping so and having7that they can handle any negatives, optimists are8to take advantage of opportunities that come their way. Optimists believe that their actions can make a9. They do not see their own efforts as being10. They understand that they do have the power to make things happen and take steps to make their dreams a reality. 11, pessimists have a difficult time believing that what they do will make any difference and find it12to make any changes or take any action towards achieving a goal. They find13why something that has worked for others will not work for them and believe that anything they do is certain to14. This makes it difficult for them to get out of situations that make them15, such as a dead-end job that makes them miserable. Optimists do not internalize(使内在化)failure. When things dont16for them, they dont beat themselves up over it. They are able to accept failure as a part of life and try17with a positive attitude. They are often better able to learn from their18. When pessimists do take chances and fail, they have a hard time not19themselves and concluding that this is the way that it has to be. One20can leave them with a sense of being unworthy or completely at the mercy of others. Thats why optimists become successful! 【文章大意】为何一些人在进行创业等冒险性活动时充满自信呢? 答案在于他们掌握了乐观思考的艺术。1. A. understoodB. masteredC. studiedD. found【解析】选B。前后照应题。此句回答了文章首句“为何一些人很自信”。因为他们掌握了乐观思考的艺术。master意为“精通, 掌握”。2. A. ifB. becauseC. unlessD. while【解析】选D。逻辑推理题。好消息是尽管(while)有些人天生就很乐观/自信, 但是任何人通过个人努力都会学会以积极的态度应对个人生活。3. A. respondB. continueC. learnD. return【解析】选C。前后照应题。既然有些人天生不很自信, 要想成为自信者, 必须通过后天的学习才能如愿。4. A. positiveB. possibleC. differentD. particular【解析】选A。词汇复现题。根据后面的positive outcomes可得到暗示。5. A. the worstB. the leastC. the bestD. the most【解析】选C。前后照应题。这并不意味着乐观者总是粗心做事, 只往好处想(hope for the best)。6. A. overcomeB. overlookC. overloadD. overtake【解析】选D。前后照应题。相反, 乐观者不会让潜在的消极结果压倒(overtake超过)积极的结果。7. A. faithB. workC. troubleD. control【解析】选A。词汇复现题。乐观者相信他们能处理任何消极的事情。have faith与后面的believe意思相同。8. A. eagerB. unwillingC. readyD. likely【解析】选C。前后照应题。乐观者很乐意利用所出现的机会, 而不是像悲观者那样让机会从身边溜走。9. A. changeB. differenceC. fortuneD. fame【解析】选B。固定搭配题。make a difference是一个常用词组。上文提到, 乐观者很自信, 所以他们相信自己的行动会有影响/起作用/有意义。这从下文的make their dreams a reality和make any difference可得到暗示。10. A. endlessB. preciousC. specialD. meaningless【解析】选D。前后照应题。此句中的efforts与上一句actions意义相近, not. . . being meaningless与上一句make a difference相呼应。11. A. In factB. In generalC. In contrastD. In short【解析】选C。逻辑关系题。in contrast与此相反。与此相反, 悲观者很难相信他们的行为会产生任何影响。12. A. rewardingB. amazingC. difficultD. impossible【解析】选C。词汇复现题。这从前面的have a difficult time处可得到暗示。13. A. excusesB. causesC. explanationsD. faults【解析】选A。词语辨析题。悲观者为自己的失败找借口。14. A. endB. startC. failD. fall【解析】选C。逻辑推理题。悲观者认为自己做的任何事注定都会失败。15. A. responsibleB. unhappyC. competitiveD. unclear【解析】选B。逻辑推理题。从此题后面的miserable可得到暗示。16. A. run outB. make outC. work outD. look out【解析】选C。逻辑推理题。当事情发展结果不如他们预期时, 乐观者并不为此而自责。work out是平时常考的动词短语之一, 在此意为“产生结果, 成功”。17. A. hardB. outC. againD. instead【解析】选C。逻辑推理题。乐观者把失败看成生活的一个组成部分, 即使他们失败了, 他们也会以积极的态度重新尝试。18. A. experienceB. mistakesC. friendsD. faiths【解析】选B。逻辑推理题。乐观者善于从错误中学到东西。19. A. blamingB. protectingC. identifyingD. presenting【解析】选A。词汇复现题。此处对比乐观者与悲观者对失败的态度, 从上文的they dont beat themselves up over it可得到暗示。20. A. caseB. defeatC. stateD. example【解析】选B。词汇复现题。根据上文的fail可知, 悲观者的一次失败就会给他们留下没有价值的感觉。BOne day, when I was working as a psychologist in England, a boy named David1in my office. He kept walking up and down restlessly, his face2, and his hands shaking slightly. His head teacher had3him to me. “This boy has lost his family, ”he wrote. “He is understandably very sad and4to talk to others. Can you help him? ”I looked at David and showed him to a5. How could I help him? There are problems psychology doesnt have the answer6. Sometimes the best thing one can do is7openly and sympathetically. The first two times we met, David didnt say a word. I8we play a game of chess. He nodded. After that he played chess with me every Wednesday afternoonin complete silence and without9me. Usually, he arrived10than agreed. It seemed as if he enjoyed my11. But why did he never look at me? “Perhaps he12needs someone to share his pain with, ”I thought. “Perhaps he13that I respect his suffering. ”Some months later, 14we were playing chess, he looked up at me suddenly. “Its your15, ”he said. After that day, David started16. He got friends in school and joined a bicycle club. Now he had really started to17his own life. Maybe I gave David18. But I also learned that onewithout any wordscan19to another person. All it20is a hug, a shoulder to cry on, a friendly touch, and an ear that listens. 【文章大意】本文作者用亲身经历说明, 一个人无需用语言也能触及到另一个人的心灵, 所需要的只不过是一个拥抱, 一个哭泣时可以依靠的肩膀, 一次友好的抚摸和一只愿意倾听的耳朵。1. A. showed upB. put upC. went upD. took up【解析】选A。词语辨析题。show up出现, 露面; put up张贴, 举起; go up爬上, 上升; take up从事, 占据。2. A. redB. paleC. seriousD. angry【解析】选B。逻辑推理题。根据上下文, David焦躁地在房间里走来走去, 手轻微地颤抖, 可知他的脸色变得苍白。故选B。3. A. offeredB. askedC. referredD. preferred【解析】选C。习语搭配题。refer sb. to sb. 把某人介绍给某人; David的校长曾经向“我”介绍过David的情况。4. A. likesB. refusesC. forgetsD. decides【解析】选B。逻辑推理题。根据后文可知, 因为家庭的变故, David变得沉默寡言, 拒绝与其他人进行交流。5. A. bookB. noteC. penD. chair【解析】选D。背景常识题。“我”看了看David, 示意让他坐在椅子上。6. A. ofB. inC. toD. at【解析】选C。短语搭配题。the answer to sth. 的答案。7. A. doB. askC. listenD. read【解析】选C。词汇复现题。根据文章最后一句话可以得出, 此处指有时候敞开心扉和抱着同情心去倾听是能够做的最好的事情。8. A. thoughtB. hopedC. demandedD. suggested【解析】选D。词语辨析题。think认为; hope希望; demand要求; suggest建议, 后接虚拟语气。9. A. looking forB. listening toC. looking atD. talking of【解析】选C。词汇复现题。根据下文可知, 最初David和“我”下棋的时候, 没有抬头看“我”一眼。10. A. laterB. earlierC. earlyD. late【解析】选B。逻辑推理题。David非常喜欢和“我”下棋, 故来得比较早。11. A. companionB. communicationC. companyD. community【解析】选C。词语辨析题。David比预定的时间来得早, 好像非常愿意和我在一起。companion伙伴; communication交流; community社区; company陪伴, 符合题意。12. A. easilyB. luckilyC. immediatelyD. simply【解析】选D。逻辑推理题。“我”认为或许他仅仅需要有人来分担他的痛苦。simply仅仅。13. A. reactsB. sensesC. wishesD. tells【解析】选B。逻辑推理题。或许他能感觉我同情他。14. A. whenB. afterC. beforeD. since【解析】选A。逻辑推理题。几个月之后, 当我们在下象棋的时候, 他突然抬头看我。15. A. faultB. turnC. helpD. right【解析】选B。逻辑推理题。David说轮到我下棋了。16. A. cryingB. readingC. playingD. talking【解析】选D。逻辑推理题。根据上文可知, David从最初沉默寡言, 变得开始讲话了。17. A. devoteB. liveC. costD. benefit【解析】选B。短语搭配题。他开始按自己的方式生活。live. . . life过的生活。18. A. somethingB. anythingC. everythingD. nothing【解析】选A。逻辑推理题。或许“我”给了David一些重要的东西。19. A. put outB. reach outC. arrive atD. come up【解析】选B。词语辨析题。put out扑灭; arrive at到达; come up走近, 靠近; reach out伸出。一个人无需用语言也能触及到另一个人的心灵。20. A. getsB. putsC. takesD. shows【解析】选C。逻辑推理题。所需要的只不过是一个拥抱, take需要, 符合题意。C(2014安徽省皖北协作区高三联考)“Everything happens for the best，”my mother said whenever I faced disappointment.“If you carry on，one day something good will happen.And youll _1_ that it wouldnt have happened if not _2_ that previous disappointment.”_3_ I discovered after graduating from college，mother was right.I had decided to try for a job in radio，then work my way _4_ to sports announcer.I hitchhiked (搭顺风车) to Chicago and knocked on the door of every station but got _5_ every time.In one studio，a kind lady told me that big stations couldnt risk hiring an inexperienced person.“Go out in the sticks (边远地区)and find a _6_ station thatll give you a chance，”she said.I thumbed home to Dixon._7_there were no radioannouncing jobs in Dixon，my father said Montgomery Ward had opened a store and wanted a local athlete to manage _8_ sports department.Since Dixon was _9_ I had played high school football，I _10_The job _11_just right for me.But I wasnt hired.My disappointment _12_have shown.“Everything happens for the best，”Mom reminded me.Dad _13_ me the car to hunt the job.I tried WOC in Davenport.The program director，a wonderful Scotsman named Peter MacArthur，told me they had already hired a(n) _14_As I left his office，my _15_ boiled over.I asked aloud，“How can a fellow get to be a sports announcer if he cant get a job in a radio station？”I was waiting for the elevator _16_ I heard MacArthur calling，“_17_ was that you said about sports? Do you know anything about football？”Then he stood me before a microphone and asked me to broadcast an _18_game.On my way home，as I have many times since，I thought of my mothers words.I often _19_ what direction my life might have taken if I_20_the job at Montgomery Ward.【文章大意】本文是记叙文。妈妈经常在我失意时告诉我“Everything happens for the best.”而我后来一系列找工作的经历很好地验证了妈妈的话。1A.recognize BrealizeCrelieve Drecommend解析：选B。你会认识到，要不是以前的失望，现在的一切就不会发生。realize“认识到”，符合语境。2A.on BforCin Das解析：选B。参见上题解析。if it wasnt/werent for sb./sth.“要不是某人/某物”，文中省略了it was。3A.As BWhich CThat DWhat解析：选A。空处指代mother was right，故用as，表示“如同”，用于所说的话已为人所知或已经说过。4A.along Bdown Cup Dout解析：选C。我已决定试着在电台找个事儿做，然后争取做体育节目的播音员。up to“能胜任”，符合语境。5A.turned onBturned offCturned outDturned down解析：选D。我搭便车到了Chicago，到各个电台推销自己，但每次都被拒绝了。从下文语境可知，我在Chicago被拒绝了。故选D项。turn down“拒绝”。6A.small Bbig Cbad Dgood解析：选A。在一个播音室里，一位好心的女士告诉我，大的广播电台是不会冒险雇用没经验的新人的。因此此处她应该是让我去找一家小电台。7A.While BWhen CIf DUnless解析：选A。上文讲的是我在很多电台找工作，但没有成功，回到Dixon，而在Dixon当时还没有电台播音员这样的工作。while“而”。故选A项。8A.his Bits Ctheir Dour解析：选B。父亲说，Mo