【助力2014】高考英语 完形填空 专项冲刺试题7

1 助力助力 2014 2014 高考英语高考英语 完形填空专项原创冲刺试题完形填空专项原创冲刺试题 7 7 记叙型记叙型 1 We arrived in Spain for the first time a few weeks ago I decided to 21 a car because we had sold the one we had in England before 22 home Yesterday the sales office rang us to say the car was 23 I had tried out a model like it before but as I was not yet 24 driving in this city my wife did not want me to collect it 25 so we went together to 26 it We paid for the car and 27 the papers They told us that there was 28 petrol 汽油 to take us to a garage where we could fill up The 29 garage to the office was about 100 yards away and we got there 30 But when I turned into main road I suddenly saw a lot of cars racing 31 me I got out of 32 as fast as I could by backing into the garage 33 and the man behind 34 me It s such a problem to 35 to drive on the right side isn t it my wife said Yes if only I had had a few lessons for 36 I replied You had better go 37 on the way home my wife said You d be sorry if you had 38 on the first day wouldn t you While we were talking the man behind got out of his car and said in good English Would you mind telling me 39 you are thinking of leaving 40 are you going to sit in your car all day 21 A borrowB driveC buyD choose 22 A leavingB makingC returningD getting 23 A rightB readyC fixedD sold 24 A sure ofB satisfied withC interested inD used to 25 A on my ownB right awayC in a hurryD on the way 26 A receiveB bringC orderD fetch 27 A acceptedB wroteC signedD copied 28 A littleB enoughC muchD no 29 A bestB nearestC quickestD cleanest 30 A latelyB directlyC safelyD slowly 31 A afterB withC aroundD towards 32 A their wayB the garageC their sightD the car 33 A at lastB once moreC as usualD as well 34 A caughtB cheeredC shouted atD chatted with 35 A prepareB continueC chooseD remember 36 A discussionB adventureC experimentD practice 37 A carefullyB smoothlyC quicklyD differently 38 A an errorB a problemC as accidentD a headache 39 A whenB whyC howD what 40 A ForB OrC ButD So 2 In February 2006 I flew into Beijing from Shanghai to watch a performance by Iceland s Bjork and to interview her Some people find it difficult to 36 Bjork s music Her sound is an acquired taste but 37 you get into it you re hooked After the 38 press conference I was 39 to a room where we did a one on one 40 for radio I was surprised at how intelligent and pleasant she was And fun The 41 at Worker s Stadium was unbelievably wonderful Barefoot for most of the show Bjork 42 the audience s interest with her music and her spirit However an incident gave me an impression that she was unusual and moody 2 The next day I was invited to go to the Great Wall with a lot of 43 who were to take pictures of Bjork She was with her son and did not seem to be in the 44 for the photographers She stood and stared at the ground not facing the 45 Then suddenly she ran off to the 46 out to her waiting bus and sped back to Beijing It was strange to see since she had been so 47 with the press a few days before After leaving Beijing she went on to perform in Hong Kong and Thailand In a story that 48 around the world she jumped on and attacked a female reporter at the Bangkok airport who 49 said Welcome to Thailand You may have seen her at the Academy Awards a few years ago when she 50 in that usual swan costume 51 perhaps her performance of Oceania at the opening ceremony of the 2004 Greece Olympics Bjork does demand attention She s 52 a new album Volta She challenges us to enter her own world with every album and this one is no 53 Working with a variety of producers including Timbaland she takes us into her music again with an artistic 54 It is 55 to digest but if you can appreciate her unusual efforts you will have a lot to get into 36 A receive B getC hearD accept 37 A whileB afterC beforeD once 38 A heatedB attendedC appointedD packed 39 A ledB broughtC fetchedD carried 40 A lectureB commentC interviewD dialogue 41 A game B party C performance D play 42 A heldB acquiredC seizedD focused 43 A viewersB touristsC reportersD officials 44 A stateB moodC situationD position 45 A camerasB audienceC filmsD directors 46 A exitB entranceC edgeD side 47 A communicativeB conservativeC cooperativeD aggressive 48 A turnedB wentC cameD ran 49 A alreadyB hardlyC simplyD seldom 50 A appearedB accompaniedC presented D joined 51 A orB andC soD but 52 A showed B collectedC producedD took 53 A exceptionB excuseC wayD comment 54 A spiritB abilityC talentD understanding 55 A easy B simple C difficult D funny 3 3 Mrs Harrington was glad to be back at the block of flats where she lived Her shopping had tired her In the 36 her thoughts were on lunch and a good rest but when she got out at her own floor both were forgotten in her 37 discovery that front door was 38 She was thinking she must blame her daily 39 the next morning for such a terrible piece of carelessness when she remembered that she had 40 both keys in their locks She walked slowly into the hall and at once noticed that all the 4l were open yet following her regular practice she had shut them before going out Looking into the drawing room she saw a scene of 42 over her writing desk It was as clear as daylight then that her flat had been broken into during her 43 Her first angry thought was to go 44 all the rooms looking for the thieves but then she decided that at her age it might be more 45 to have someone 3 with her so she went to 46 Mr Johnson from the first floor By this time her legs were beginning to tremble so she sat down and 47 a cup of very strong tea while he telephoned the police Then they went back and through the rooms being careful to touch 48 as they didn t want to hinder 妨碍 the police in their search for 49 It seemed as though everything she 50 had been thrown out and turned over and over Then a police officer arrived with a policeman and she told them of her 51 of her robbed flat The police officer began to look for fingerprints while the policeman 52 that the front door locks had not been 53 which proved that the thieves had either used some 54 or entered over the balcony 阳台 There was no trace of fingerprints but the officer found a dirty red pack that contained jewelry which the old lady said was not hers So the entry into this flat was 55 not their first job that day 36 A wayB lift C flat D room 37 A suddenB curious C occasional D sad 38 A broken B unlocked C open D destroyed 39 A workmate B neighbor C friend D maid 保姆 40 A put B turned C improved D realized 41 A room doors B front doors C windows D drawers 42 A ruins B search C disorder D turning 43 A illness B work C sleep D absence 44 A to B over C round D into 45 A prepared B thoughtful C attentive D careful 46 A ask B fetch C hire D take 47 A made B accepted C cooked D served 48 A anything B something C everything D nothing 49 A fingerprints B footmarks C results D thieves 50 A bought B had C cleaned D liked 51 A sorry B thought C discovery D worry 52 A checked B examined C tested D tried 53 A disappeared B damaged C hidden D forced 54 A thick wire B sharp knife C special key D long ladder 55 A clearly B hardly C obvious D almost 4 4 You have quite a temper Miss Cochrane the 21 of the Pittsburgh Dispatch said 22 a smile On his desk was an open letter he had recently received from the 18 year old girl now 23 before him The letter 24 him for an editorial he had written and printed in his paper I become furious when people make statements that aren t 25 the young lady answered as she held up a newspaper Your editorial here What Girls Are Good For I 26 insulting to all women For God s 27 young lady the editor replied I ve only repeated what many great thinkers 28 to be true They say a woman s place is in the 29 Her most important work involves 30 house and raising children Where would we all be if this weren t true And you don t think a woman is smart 31 or strong enough to do a man s job Elizabeth Cochrane sat straighter in her chair and her eyes flashed 32 Now 33 a minute Miss Cochrane the editor said I didn t say that and you re 34 quite fair As a matter of fact I asked you to come in because I was interested in your letter You have spunk 勇气 young lady and I like that Y 35 I wonder if you d care to 36 an experiment What kind of experiment Well the editor thought for a moment Your letter was well written I ll 4 grant you that Now I m wondering if you can be as good a reporter 37 any of my men How would you like a job How would I Elizabeth Cochrane s mouth fell open 38 great surprise But of course I would And just one 39 thing sir she said as she leaned across the desk I ll not only be as good as your men I ll be 40 21 A directorB reporter C workerD editor 22 A with B without C for D instead of 23 A was sitting B is sitting C sitting D has been sitting 24 A praised B scolded C laughed at D looked down 25 A false B true C correct D checked 26 A find it to be B find to be C found it to be D found to be 27 A sake B sadness C happiness D case 28 A had believed B believed C believe D believes 29 A house B room C home D kitchen 30 A to keep B keeping C to be kept D being kept 31 A also B greatly C highly D enough 32 A happily B sadly C cheerfully D angrily 33 A wait B stay C wait for D stay for 34 A being B not being C D not 35 A Too B Either C Also D And 36 A do B make C create D try 37 A like B as C similar to D the same 38 A for B in C at D out of 39 A another B other C more D of 40 A as good B better C well D best 说明型说明型 1 Bears and humans often meet in National Parks 36 campers and hikers are warned not to feed the bears many people ignore these warnings and feed the bears 37 When bears are used to people s food 38 soon arise Bears like to eat a large variety of things both meat and vegetables Without human assistance bears live 39 on roots twigs leaves of trees insects and small animals With people 40 the bears tastes quickly 41 to include sandwiches hot dogs hamburgers and anything else they can temp humans into 42 Bears often 43 clever strategies 策略 for getting people to let go their food supplies 44 an unsuspecting 无戒备心的 hiker has taken off his or her pack for a rest only 45 a bear charge out of the woods 46 the pack and quickly disappear into the underbrush with it Hanging the pack on the tree branch won t 47 Bears have been known to climb up jump off and catch the pack on the 48 down One mother bear stretched up with her baby on her shoulders to reach a pack stored on a pole Many bears 49 people into giving up their supplies Although a bear is 50 to attack a person and would probably run away 51 screamed at few people are willing to do so Most people 52 the pack and run the other way This of course delights the bear In some places the Park Service installed 安装 设置 some metal barrels with lids to help campers keep their 53 safe from bears Although the bears were unable to open these containers the effort was 54 successful Most campers unable to 55 the metal drums 5 from rubbish cans never used them for the intended purpose 36 A WhenB AlthoughC IfD Because 37 A somewayB any moreC somehowD anyway 38 A problemsB questionsC mattersD events 39 A niceB goodC wellD better 40 A aroundB awayC nearD beside 41 A spreadB expandC extendD increase 42 A giving upB giving awayC giving offD giving out 43 A formB makeC developD set 44 A seldomB at times C alwaysD more often than not 45 A havingB to haveC hadD having had 46 A grabbingB grabbedC grabD to grab 47 A helpB countC payD work 48 A pathB roadC journeyD way 49 A threatenB helpC makeD get 50 A possibleB likelyC unlikelyD probable 51 A unlessB ifC in caseD since 52 A dropB pick upC takeD carry 53 A goodsB productsC suppliesD lives 54 A more thanB less thanC other thanD rather 55 A readB speakC sayD tell 2 Perhaps the most interesting person I have ever met is an Italian professor of philosophy who teachers at the University of Pisa 21 I last met this man eight years ago I have not forgotten his 22 qualities First of all I respected his 23 to teaching Because his lectures were always well prepared and clearly delivered students crowded into his classroom His followers liked the fact that he 24 what he taught Furthermore he could be counted on to explain his ideas in an 25 way introducing such aids to 26 as oil paintings music and guest lecturers Once he 27 sang a song in class in order to make a point clear 28 I admired the fact that he would talk to students outside the classroom or talk with them 29 the telephone Drinking coffee in the caf he would easily make friends with students Sometimes he would 30 a student to a game of chess 31 he would join student groups to discuss a variety of 32 agriculture diving and mathematics Many young people visited him in his office for 33 on their studies others came to his home for social evenings Finally I was 34 by his lively sense of humor He believed that no lesson is a success 35 during it the students and the professor 36 at least one loud 37 Through his sense of humor he made learning more 38 and more lasting If it is 39 that life makes a wise man smile and a foolish man cry 40 my friend is indeed a wise man 21 A AlthoughB WhenC Even ifD Now that 22 A basicB specialC commonD particular 23 A attentionB introductionC relationD devotion 24 A insisted onB talked aboutC believed inD agreed with 25 A imaginativeB ordinaryC oppositeD open 26 A listeningB understandingC informationD discovery 27 A alsoB nearlyC evenD only 28 A LaterB SecondlyC HoweverD Therefore 29 A withB byC fromD on 6 30 A inviteB leadC preferD show 31 A As a matter of factB later on C Other timesD In general 32 A questionsB subjectsC mattersD contents 33 A supportB explanationC experienceD advice 34 A disturbedB movedC attractedD defected 35 A for B untilC sinceD unless 36 A hearB suggestC shareD demand 37 A laughB cryC shoutD question 38 A helpfulB enjoyableC practicalD useful 39 A naturalB normalC hopefulD true 40 A soB forC thenD yet 3 3 Most people give little thought to the pens they write with especially since the printers in modern homes and offices mean that very 36 things are handwritten All too often people buy a pen based only on 37 and wonder why they are not satisfied 38 they begin to use it However buying a pen that you ll enjoy is not 39 if you keep the following in wond First of all a pen should fit comfortably in your hand and be 40 to use The thickness of the pen is the most important characteristic 特征 41 comfort Having a small hand and thick fingers you may be comfortable with a thin pen If you have a 42 hand and thick fingers you may 43 a fatter pen The length of a pen can 44 influence comfort A pen that is too 45 can easily feel top heavy and unstable Then the writing point of the pen should 46 the ink to flow evenly 均匀的 while that pen remains in touch with the paper 47 will make it possibly for you to create a 48 line of writing The point should also be sensitive enough to 49 ink from running when the pen is lifted A point that does not block the 50 may leave drops of ink 51 you pick the pen up and put it down again 52 the pen should make a thick dark line Fine line pens may 53 bad handwriting but fine delicate lines do not command 54 next to printed text as 55 a signature on a printed letter A broader line on the other hand gives an impression of confidence and authority 权威 36 A many B few C pleasant D important 37 A looks B reason C value D advantanges 38 A once B if C because D though 39 A coveenient B practocal C strange D difficult 40 A heavy B easy C hard D safe 41 A taking B finding C determining D seeking 42 A strong B weaker C smaller D larger 43 A prefer B recommend C prepare D demand 44 A hardly B also C never D still 45 a thick B light C rong D soft 46 A change B allow C reduce D press 47 Athey B one C this D some 48 A from B rough C black D smooth 49 A prevent B free C protect D remove 50 A way B sight C flow D stream 51 A so B as C and D yet 52 A Meanwhile B Generally C Afterwards D Finally 53 A show up B differ from C break down D compensate for 54 A attention B support C respect D admission 55 A at most B for example C in brief D on purpose 4 4 7 Rupert Murdoch the Australian born American media owner was voted best of British by the Sunday Express in London last week He is the most famous 1 owner in the world and 2 newspapers and TV channels across the world 3 now he has been called the greatest 4 in Britain by one of his biggest rivals 竞争对手 The paper which competes for 5 with Murdoch s own papers called him the man who made modern Britain and it 6 Murdoch for his willingness to take risks 7 said he had brought a revolution to television and newspaper production Rupert Murdoch was born in Melbourne 8 in 1931 Today he is better 9 as the owner of News Corporation Ltd a media group that owns many different 10 of media television films books and the Internet 11 becoming the success he is today Murdoch studied at Oxford University in Britain He returned to Australia in 1916 when he 12 The Adelaide News from his father His life since then can be seen as a series of international jumps in which he s 13 more and more newspapers and TV stations In the 1960s it was The Mirror in Sydney and The Sun in London in the 1970s he bought the New York Post in the 1980s he took on Hollywood when he bought 20th Century Fox and Fox TV At this time he also bought the Times and the Sunday Times in London And most 14 in the 1990s he bought Star Television in Asia His company has also formed a joint venture 合资的 television company with the Chinese Government Phoenix Satellite Television Holdings Ltd 凤凰卫视控股有限公司 It 15 six channels Xingkongweishi Channel V Star Movies National Geographic Star Sports and ESPN to millions of Chinese 16 One 17 how Murdoch could have found the time for love and relationships since he owns such a big business In 1967 he married Anna Troy whom he met 18 she was a reporter on the Sydney Daily Mirror The couple got 19 in 1998 The next year he married Chinese born Wendy Deng Deng Murdoch s third wife is 37 years younger than Murdoc