高考英语完形填空专项练习题.doc

完形填空专项强化训练（一）My first job was at a local restaurant, where I worked for seven years and learned so many lessons, especially from a fellow 1 .Helen was in her 30s and had extraordinary self-confidence, something I was really 2 . I looked up to Helen 3 she was doing what she loved 4 people better. She always made everyone, customers and co-workers, 5 and feel good.Being a waitress changed my life. One of my 6 customers was Fred Hasbrook. He always ate an omelet（炒蛋）, and when I saw him _7 , I tried to have it on his table as soon as he sat down.Thanks to the newfound confidence I 8 _from Helen, I dreamed of having my own _9 . But when I called my parents to ask for a loan（贷款）, they said, “We just dont have the money.”The next day, Fred saw me and asked, “Whats 10 ? Youre not smiling today.” I _11_my dream with him and said, “Fred, I know I can do more if somebody 12 just have faith in me.”Before long he handed me checks 13 _$50,000along with a note that I have to this day. It reads, “The only collateral（抵押品）on this loan is my trust in your 14 as a person. Good people with a dream should have 15 _to make that dream come true.”I took the checks to Merrill Lynch, where the money was provided for me. I 16 _working at the restaurant, making 17 for the restaurant I would open. My plans soured, though, and I lost the 18 .Later I decided to apply for a job at Merill Lynch. Even though I had no experience, I was_19 and ended up becoming a pretty good agent. 20 . I paid back Fred the $50,000, plus 14-percent annual interest. Five years later, I was able to open my own firm.1. A. friend B. waitress C. citizen D. customer2. A. losing B. earning C. sharing D. lacking3. A. while B. though C. because D. unless4. A. helping B. respecting C. serving D. praising5. A. work B. eat C. smile D. speak6. A. regular B. favorite C. respected D. fresh7. A. eating B. greeting C.smiling D. coming8. A. found out B. picked up C. got back D. took away9. A. restaurant B. work C. house D. money10. A. ahead B. that C. there D. up11. A. exchanged B. discussed C. shared D. explained12. A. should B. would C. might D. must13. A. counting B. totaling C. adding D. valuing14. A. ability B. honesty C. responsibilty D. identity15. A. patience B. confidence C. choice D. chance16. A. loved B. practiced C. continued D. enjoyed17. A. tables B. plans C. decisions D. suggestions18. A. faith B. honesty C. money D. friend19. A. hired B. rejected C. encouraged D. determined20. A. Fortunately B. Excitedly C. Personally D. Eventually（二）Flying first class was a new experience for us. We were happy to join the other few passengers who 1 fly in such luxury（奢侈）. It was almost as if we had a sense of 2 to be sitting with the group of people that 3 us. As we chatted away about our travel, I could hear people around us talked about 4 _business meetings. It wasnt long before I _5 that these people were used to flying in luxury. They are 6 people I thought.We noticed that the stewardess（女乘务员）was working non-stop to ensure the 7 _of the first class passengers. She could not walk by a seat without receiving a(n) 8 . I thought how much she must love her job, 9 she smiled kindly at each person while 10 to their needs.As the stewardess walked by our seats near the 11 of the flight, I looked at her and said, “Thank you and I hope youll have a great night.”She stopped at our seats with a look of 12 , bent down, looked at me and said, “Excuse me?” I 13 my words and she smiled in a rather 14 way, almost as if I had asked her a question that she did not know how to answer. After a few moments she said, “I can 15 you work with the public.” “Why do you think so?” I asked. She answered very quietly, “Because you are the _16 passenger here to say thank you and I really 17 your kindess.The sense of belonging to the elite（精英）group of people in first class 18 as we heard her words. Our seats in luxury offered us 19 a comfortable ride. We were reminded that without 20 we would be flying in no class.1. A. would B. should C. could D. must2. A. success B. disappointmentC. shame D. pride3. A. watched B. accompaniedC. surrounded D. welcomed4. A. boring B. busyC. pleasant D. tiring5. A. heard B. realized C. remembered D. asked6. A. brave B. kind C. important D. fortunate7. A. safety B. rest C. food D. comfort 8. A. note B. order C. suggestion D. tip9. A. when B. while C. for D. though10. A. attending B. looking C. taking D. turning11. A. side B. middle C. end D. front12. A. dislike B. happiness C. kindness D. disbelief13. A. repeated B. wrote C. showed D. explained14. A. happy B. lovely C. kind D. funny15. A. help B. hear C. make D. tell16. A. best B. onlyC. simple D. usual17. A. doubt B. appreciateC. remember D. misunderstand18. A. lost B. rose C. disappeared D.showed19. A. rather than B. better than C. less than D. more than20. A. happiness B. money C. kindness D. trust（三）Aron Jackson is a hero. He grew up in a _1 family in Florida, with golf and sunshine filling most of his days.In his early 20s he decided to travel, and the experience has 2 his life. As a result of having witnessed extreme poverty abroad, Jackson quit college and 3 for Haiti to help children. In 2004, 4 the money he had earned by helping on the golf course, Jackson began_5 orphanages（孤儿院）with the help of the Homeless Voice newspaper in Florida. When he learned that the often-swollen（经常肿胀的）bellies（肚子）of the children he met were the 6 of worms, he tried his best to help them with 7_and deworming（除虫）medicine. Half of Haitis eight million residents live with internal parasites（寄生虫）, and more than 40 percent of the children there are infected（感染）.“The worms eat up to about 20 percent of a childs nutritional intake（营养摄入）each day.” Jackson said, “This is the difference between life and _8 in a lot of situations.” It only 9 $20 to cure a child, and Jackson has helped 10 about $200,000 to support his work.“If the money is running out, I always look in my mailbox and find a checkI dont know how they hear about me, 11 _people do, and the money is 12 .” He helps run four orphanages, a parasite program and some medicial centers in Haiti. Hes 13 about 20,000 deworming pills in Haiti and educated Haitians about ways to _14 their getting the disease.“ 15 we first go into an orphanage, the children look very scary,” Jackson said, “But the deworming pills have a 16 effect in only weeksThey come back to lifeYou can see that theyre playing again and smiling.”To make ends meet, Jackson usually sleeps in a homelss shelter when 17 in Florida. He takes no 18 for his work, but Jackson said he couldnt 19 doing anything else with his time and effort. “Weve become like 20 . These kids are my kids.”1. A. poor B. rich C. healthy D. happy2. A. enjoyed B. improved C. changed D. colored3. A. looked B. cared C. went D. headed4. A. through B. with C. by D. for5. A. picking up B. givng up C. setting up D. sending up 6. A. deal B. cause C. result D. reason7. A. courage B. confidence C. education D. culture8. A. education B. fmaily C. death D. health9. A. affords B. pays C. spends D. takes10. A. raise B. rise C. lift D. arise11. A. or B. but C. because D. and12. A. there B. here C. around D. nowhere13. A. handed out B. handed down C. worked out D. worked at14. A. prevent B. protect C. save D. guard15. A. When B. After C. Since D. Though16. A. negative B. positive C. certain D. clear17. A. near B. back C. far D. shortly18. A. praise B. pay C. cost D. notice19. A. stop B. imagine C. advise D. help20. A. friends B. families C. children D. adults（四）There was a man who had a little boy that he loved very much. Every day after work the man would come home and 1 with the little boy. He would always 2 all of his extra time with the little boy.One night. while the man was at work, he _3 that he had extra work to do for the evening, and that he wouldnt be able to play with his little boy. 4 he wanted to be able to give the boy something to keep him 5 . So, looking around his office, he saw a magazine with a large 6 of the world on the cover. He got a(n) 7 . He removed the map, and then patientoly tore it up into small pieces. Then he put all the 8 in his coat pocket.When he got home, the little boy came _9 to him and was ready to play. The man _10 that he had extra work to do and couldnt play just now. He 11 the little boy into the dinning room, and 12 all the pieces of the map. He spread them on the table. He explained that it was a map of the world, and that by the time he could 13 together, his extra work would be 14 , and they could both play. Surely this would keep the child busy for hours, he thought.About half an hour later the boy came to the man and said, “Okay, its finished. Can we play now?”The man was 15 , saying, “Thats impossible. Lets have a look.” And 16 _enough, there was the picture of the world, all put together, every piece in its 17 .The man said, “Thats amazing! How did you do that?” The boy said, “Its 18 . On the 19 of the page is a(n) 20 of a man. When I put the man together the whole world fell into place.”1. A. play B. watch C. share D. enjoy2. A. take B. spend C. spare D. have3. A. recongnized B. realized C. knew D. expected4. A. However B. Or C. For D. But5. A. happy B. excited C. busy D. silent6. A. map B. picture C. figure D. image7. A. information B. chance C. advice D. idea8. A. world B. pieces C. paper D. magazine9. A. shouting B. expecting C. running D. meeting10. A. explained B. persuaded C. shouted D. discussed11. A. asked B. led C. ordered D. showed12. A. did up B. dealt with C. put out D. took out13. A. looked it up B. got it around C. put it back D. turned it over14. A. finished B. wasted C. delivered D. filled15. A. shocked B. surprised C. satisfied D. tired16. A. beautiful B. sure C. right D. quite17. A. way B. position C. side D. place18. A. funny B. difficult C. simple D. interesting19. A. cover B. back C. top D. front20. A. picture B. impression C. sculpture D. shade（五）When I put my career on hold（中断）in 1996 to stay at home with my infant daughter, I had _1 feelings about my decision. I felt I was doing what I 2 to do, yet I felt certain loss of 3 .I had worked as a librarian and coordinator of a 4 information center for six years and had very strong 5 to my career. Yet, my heart told me that I 6 not be happy leaving my daughter every day. It 7 , it made financial sense for me to stay at home. When I subtracted（减去）the cost of childcare from my take-home salary, In 8 _that what was left wouldnt really make 9 of a difference.In time I 10 to my “new” life and enjoyed watching my daughter go from infant to toddler（蹒跚学步的小孩）. 11 , I felt like something was missing. I felt as if my skills were 12 . I worried that by the time I decided to return to work, there wouldnt be a 13 for me. I began looking for things to do while at homenot 14 to earn money, but to keep up my 15 and learn new ones. In mid-1997 I became a career plannig guide at 16 was then the Mining Company. I was able to use my knowledge of career planning 17 with my research skills to provide information others needed. I also learned new and valuable things in the processmy knowledge of the Internet deepened and this in turn 18 new opportunities. As my daughter got closer to kindergarten, I 19 to build my skills so that as she needed me 20 during the day, I had a career to turn to and another transition（过渡时期）to get through.1. A. happy B. excited C. worried D. mixed2. A. hoped B. wanted C. expected D. needed3. A. freedom B. money C. respect D. identity4. A. house B. job C. marriage D. sport5. A. feelings B. contact C. relations D. ties6. A. would B. should C. need D. must7. A. total B. conclusion C. balance D. addition8. A. guessed B. supposed C. realized D. considered9. A. many B. much C. little D. few10. A. gave B. took C. dropped D. adjusted11. A. Eventually B. FurthermoreC. Therefore D. However12. A. losing B. weakening C. disappearing D. reducing13. A. career B. seat C. room D. place14. A. specially B. necessarily C. importantly D. particularly 15. A. lessons B. skills C. knowledge D. information16. A. that B. what C. it D. where17. A. compared B. united C. combined D. joined18. A. opened up B. set up C. showed up D. took up19. A. continued B. learned C. began D. turned20. A. more B. less C. better D. fewer（六）A seven-year-old girl who had only just learnt to swim saved a four-year-old boy from drowning in the sea. Because of this she has been 1 as a hero.Brave Amber Horton sprang into action after 2 her friend Kieran Martin slipping _3 rocks and falling into the water. Little Kieran couldnt swim and 4 to keep his head above the water. 5 every bit of her strengh, Amber swam over to the sticken child and 6 him to the surface. Then she dragged him back to the shore at Lee-on-the-Solent, Hants.Amber said, “I had to Kieran to be very _7 but he just slipped. He cant swim and his feet couldnt touch the 8 of the sea. I swam over and grabbed him from the water.” Kieran was 9 shaken but suffered only cuts on his legs from the rocks. “I was very scared. I was 10 for a long time and hurt my legs on the rocks. Then Amber saved me,” siad Kieran.The pair were at the seaside for an outing with their 11 . Amber, Kieran, his cousin Max, five, and his brother Dorminic, seven, had all wandered over to the waters edge while their 12 family members were in a nearby playpark. Ambers mum Dee Horton said, “The first I knew about 13 was when Kierans brother Dorminic ran over and said Amber had just saved Kierans life.”“It was 14 . Kieran was frightened and distressed. He couldnt move and was crying his eyes out I think Ambers phenomenal（了不起的）. Shes just learned to swim herself and shes had no 15 . I cant believe she did it 16 . Shes a very brave little girl and we are all very proud of her.”Drowning is the third most 17 cause of accidental death among children 18 the age of 16 . According to the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, learning to 19 _may help children who find themselves in difficulties in the water, 20 it does not mean they will be safe. Latest figures show more than half of the children who drown can swim.1. A. realized B. recognized C. celebrated D. convinced2. A. watching B. viewing C. considering D. spotting3. A. off B. on C. at D. of4. A. managed B. pretended C. struggled D. succeeded5. A. Using B. Picking C. Catching D. Giving6. A. drew B. transported C. held D. pulled7. A. devoted B. frightened C. brave D. careful8. A. base B. foot C. bottom D. root9. A. exactly B. specially C. extremely D. happily10. A. under the water B. on the waterC. on the shore D. on the rock11. A. classmates B. familiesC. friends D. fellows12. A. another B. other C. different D. extra13. A. them B. her C. it D. him14. A. terrifying B. interesting C. exciting D. satisfying15. A. chances B. reasons C. lessons D. possiblilities16. A. Anyway B. Otherwise C. Besides D. Furthermore17. A. usual B. ordinary C. general D. common18. A. at B. beneath C. under D. over19. A. calm B. play C. save D.