宁夏银川二中2012届高考英语 百日冲刺完形填空精选系列（十五）

用心 爱心 专心 1 宁夏银川二中宁夏银川二中 20122012 届高考英语百日冲刺完形填空精选系列 十五 届高考英语百日冲刺完形填空精选系列 十五 1 阅读下面短文 掌握其大意 然后从 1 20 各题所给的四个选项 A B C 和 D 中 选出最佳选项 Members of an elephant family may be out of sight but they are always in the minds of their leaders Tests have found that female elephants are able to remember the whereabouts of 1 17 family members and perhaps as many as 30 They can know which of their relations are 2 of them when the herd searches 3 food which of them are lagging behind and 4 are travelling in separate groups Professor Richard Byrne said that the elephants performed an impressive skill of 5 by being able to recall where each of their relatives was in a changing environment It s hard enough for us to keep track of two 6 three children in a busy shopping centre he said Researchers tested the ability of African elephants to remember where each family member had got to by 7 their behaviour while sniffing 嗅 urine 尿 Elephants have poor eyesight but an excellent 8 of smell and are able to 9 one another from traces of urine on the ground To test the memories of the elephants samples of urine soaked earth were 10 and placed in positions where a herd was about to pass Observations showed that the 11 exhibited 表现出 surprise when they could detect the 12 of a family member they knew was behind them Interest was shown when the urine was 13 of a close relative travelling in the 14 group or in a separate herd but samples left by unknown individuals were ignored Evidence has suggested that 15 have good long term memories but the study suggested that the ability to 16 where a female relative 17 be found was much more important The researchers 18 It seems that female elephants have a general 19 in monitoring family members with whom they are travelling Elephants order of travelling often changes and overtaking is common suggesting that elephants must 20 update their expectation of where others are in relation to themselves 1 A at lastB at mostC at least D at first 2 A ahead B afraidC ashamedD aware 3 A onB of C in D for 4 A whatB whichC whoD that 5 A search B relation C smellD memory 6 A or B and C toD in 7 A lookingB seeingC watching D noticing 8 A scene B senseC sightD skill 9 A rememberB identify C find D recall 10 A selected B electedC chosen D collected 11 A animalsB samplesC positionsD memories 12 A sightB view C smellD taste 用心 爱心 专心 2 13 A thoseB that C one D the one 14 A differentB separate C same D individual 15 A elephantsB femalesC researchersD professors 16 A exhibit B show C describe D remember 17 A shouldB must C could D need 18 A concludedB suggestedC conductedD advised 19 A idea B preferenceD approach D interest 20 A seldomB frequentlyC alwaysD hardly 2 阅读下面短文 掌握其大意 然后从 21 40 各题所给的四个选项 A B C 和 D 中 选出最佳选项 Loving Kindness Is Twice Blessed I felt gloomy 沮丧的 the other day The weather had been dark and rainy and I just didn t feel so 21 As I was sitting at my desk I 22 it was the birthday of a 金太阳新课标资源 网 long time friend a single middle aged woman who has devoted the past 30 years to nursing and loves her 23 Knowing that she doesn t have family in town I 24 to give her a call Sure enough she was on B shift 25 to work late into the evening and wouldn t have much of a birthday this year As always 26 she sounded cheerful and was happy that I 27 After I hung up I couldn t 28 the feeling that she would really appreciate a little attention on her special day 29 feeling a little gloomy myself I tried to put it out of my 30 but as the day passed I couldn t shake the thought I 31 gave in and that evening set off to the hospital with a card a cheese cake and some balloons My friend s grateful smile and joyful surprise 32 me I d done the right thing and were a generous 33 for the little effort it had taken When I got home I realized that not only had I cheered up a 34 friend on her birthday but my own gloomy feelings had also 35 Making her day had made my own That s true 36 we take the time and make the effort to do something for someone else It s like the little saying Loving kindness is twice blessed it blesses him who gives and him who 37 Cheering up people on their birthdays isn t the only thing we can do to make their day Life constantly presents us with 38 to take an extra step or do a kind deed that will make a 39 to someone And the 40 thing is that as we do it changes things for the better for us too 21 A special B positive C nervous D proud 22 A explained B complained C remembered D informed 23 A family B training C work D school 24 A decided B continued C failed D refused 25 A surprised B disappointed C bored D prepared 26 A though B besides C therefore D otherwise 27 A admitted B called C succeeded 用心 爱心 专心 3 D apologized 28 A get on withB put up withC get rid ofD take hold of 29 A Almost B Even C Never D Still 30 A opinionB imageC mindD expectation 31 A luckilyB finally C unhappily D hardly 32 A convinced B advised C promised D reminded 33 A response B contribution C reward D share 34 A careless B lonely C weak D curious 35 A existed B deepenedC wastedD disappeared 36 A wh