高三英语完形练习

1、完形练习1ready to give up long showers, water parks, and unlimited water gushing（喷涌）out of your taps? a new study says more than three-hundred-thirty-five-million people are faced with water _1_ now. the oceans are full, of course. but the liquidfresh, clean water for drinking and watering crops is in s

2、hort _2_ in many parts of the world. rivers are running low, lakes are shrinking, streams have stopped _3_, and groundwater is being pumped(抽) dry. however, the _4_ for water keeps increasing. so there comes _5_ the water crisis!what is causing the crisis? experts say it is a complex _6_ of climate

3、change and rapid population growth. on the one hand, global climate change threatens to reduce water supplies due to _7_ rainfall. on the other hand, population growth is driving _8_ demand for water, prompting(促使) rivers in thirsty countries to be tapped for nearly every drop and _9_ governments to

4、 pump out so-called fossil water.lack of water may result in several _10_. it may increase health problems. lack of water often means drinking waters are not _11_. lack of water may also result in more international _12_. countries may have to compete for water in the future. some countries now _13_

5、 sixty percent of their fresh water from other countries. and lack of water would _14_ the ability of developing to improve their _15_. this is because new industries often need a large amount of _16_ when they are beginning.one partial _17_ to the world water shortage, at least for countries near t

6、he sea, is to _18_ more desalination(去盐作用) plants that change _19_into fresh water. another suggested solution is for water-rich countries, such as canada, to sell water to countries which are _20_ in water.1a. lack b. shortage c. question d. need2a .level b. environment c. condition d. supply3a. fl

7、ying b. blowing c. flowing d. floating4a. requirement b. demand c. desire d. price5a. usually b. obviously c. suddenly d. unavoidably6a. combination b. friend c. effect d. cause7a. fallen b. increased c. raised d. decreased8a. explosion b. exploratory c. explosive d. expensive9a. persuading b. hopin

8、g c. offering d. driving10. a. opinions b. problems c. decisions d. methods11a. fresh b. good c. safe d. sweet12a. conflict b. meeting c. concern d. debate13a. offer b. rent c. get d. provide14a. help b. affect c. increase d. worsen15a. industry b. agriculture c. economies d. tourism16a. fund b. mon

9、ey c. water d. equipment17a. key b. means c. evidence d. answer18a. build b. find c. prepare d. provide19a. ice b. seawater c. snow d. rain20a. rich b. interested c. abundant d. poor2while i was waiting in line at a coffee shop earlier, a woman drove alongside the queue in a mobility scooter (踏板车).

10、there was only a 1 space between the line of people and the tables, which she 2 to drive along. she drove over my foot and didnt 3 saying nothing at all.i got annoyed and expected she would have 4 , but then i just decided to 5 it and got down to selecting which pastry (点心) to go with my coffee. the

11、 lady and i ended up sitting at adjacent (邻近的) tables. she was on the end of a row so that she could park her 6 after about half an hour, when she had 7 her coffee, she got up and back onto her scooter. it 8 start. she tried to turn the key several times 9 she telephoned the place she purchased it f

12、rom.an engineer 10 within 5 minutes. the place must have been local. i couldnt 11 overhearing their conversation, and it turned out she had just 12 the scooter that morning. this was her very first outing in it. she felt really 13 about driving it 14 , she wasnt used to its speed, nor its 15 , and t

13、his combination made it quite 16 to drive it through narrow gaps.suddenly, i felt 17 for the lady. it really didnt 18 me at all that shed driven over my foot. i had made an assumption, 19 , that a person doing that should apologize.next time youre about to 20 someone, pause for a second and remind y

14、ourself that people have judged you without knowing what was going on in your mind or your life.1a. private b. vast c. public d. narrow2a. attempted b. promised c. declined d. guaranteed3a. call back b. give up c. look back d. cheer up4a. ignored b. apologized c. explained d. forgiven5a. dismissed b

15、. made c. deserved d. inspected6a. truck b. bike c. car d. scooter7a. poured b. finished c. ordered d. purchased8a. neednt b. shouldnt c. wouldnt d. mustnt9a. so b. until c. unless d. before10a. broke in b. turned up c. ran away d. settled down11a. tolerate b. allow c. resist d. postpone12a. collect

16、ed b. stolen c. fixed d. abandoned13a. concerned b. excited c. confident d. nervous14a. doubtfully b. certainly c. fortunately d. surprisingly15a. width b. length c. weight d. height16a. cool b. convenient c. stressful d. desperate17a. pleasure b. regret c. appreciation d. sympathy18a. strike b. bot

17、her c. satisfy d. motivate19a. otherwise b. therefore c. however d. besides20a. judge b. hug c. persuade d. tease3bonnie and her husband, tyrone, were very fond of going on short holidays to new places.once, they decided to take a trip in their own car to a nearby 1 which was famous for its historic

18、al sites. they started on their journey early in the morning and 2 late evening they had entered the town and checked in at a hotel.the next morning, they started their new discovery with a road 3 of the town and its suburbs. there were many places to see, it took them the whole day to finish their

19、sightseeing.by now, they had a suburb with shops selling handmade items. bonnie was most interested in shopping. tyrone her to finish before it started getting dark. they were so in their shopping that they forgot about the time until the shops began to .they took the same route back to their hotel

20、but somehow got on the way and realized they were around in circles. they had to stop the car, their map, and started again but no use. they decided to ask someone for help but no one was out at late hour.they waited at a street corner for some time, and then decided to try again. tyrone the car but

21、 it wouldnt move. he got down and but could not find any fault. he sat back , feeling more and more worried about their , while bonnie was calm saying she was sure they would get help.they sat , bonnie praying calmly and tyrone getting panic. finally a man walked towards them. it was that he was a c

22、ar mechanic returning home. with his help, the car was repaired and ready to go. the couple were very grateful and thanked the man . they reached their hotel safely after being directed by the mechanic.“trust and faith”helped create a small wonder.41a. cityb. townc. villaged. district42a. inb. tillc

23、. byd. after43a. remarkb. instructionc. guided. map44a. sinceb. unlessc. althoughd. once45a. visitedb. passedc. reachedd. left46a. allowedb. orderedc. persuadedd. warned47a. richb. rootedc. interestedd. absorbed48a. operateb. closec. opend. fall49a. lostb. hurtc. stuckd. rained50a. goingb. lookingc.

24、 hangingd. showing51a. turned overb. brought upc. referred tod. looked down52a. evenb. thatc. quited. much53a. pulledb.startedc.repairedd. pushed54a. fixedb. checkedc. lookedd. tested55a. touchedb. shockedc. exhaustedd. depressed56a. difficultyb. futurec. wishd. experience57a. sadlyb. noisilyc. quie

25、tlyd. anxiously58a. inferredb. remindedc. learntd. informed59a. brieflyb. orallyc. totallyd. extremely60a. helpfulb. generousc. honestd. activetime talks. it speaks more plainly than words. time in many ways.consider the different parts of the day, for example. the time of the day when something is

26、done can give a meaning to the event. it is not a to telephone someone very early in the morning. if you telephone him early in the day, he is shaving or having breakfast, the time of the call shows that something is urgent and immediate attention.the same meaning is telephone calls made after 11:00

27、 pm. if someone receives a call during sleeping hours, he may think it is a of life or death. the time chosen for the call its importance.in social life, time plays a very part. in the united states, guests tend to feel they are not highly regarded if the to a dinner party is extended only three or

28、four days before the party date. but this is not in all countries. in other areas of the world, it may be considered foolish to make an appointment too far because plans which are made for a date more than a week away tend to be .the meaning of time from place to place in the world. , misunderstandi

29、ngs often arise between people from different cultures that time differently. for example, promptness (准时) is greatly in american life. if people are not prompt, they may be regarded as or not fully responsible. in the us, no one would think of keeping a business partner for an hour; it would be too

30、 rude. a person who is five minutes late is to make a short apology.61a. wastes b. communicates c. travels d. runs62a. special b. ridiculous c. precious d. rare63a. custom b. deal c. problem d. duty64a. whenever b. though c. while d. once65a. gives b. escapes c. pays d. requires66a. compared with b.

31、 covered with c. attached to d. devoted to67a. story b. matter c. game d. view68a. reduces b. ignores c. doubts d. stresses69a. different b. small c. significant d. equal70a. plan b. invitation c. gift d. wish71a. true b. useful c. clear d. grateful72a. on time b. at length c. in advance d. by chanc

32、e73a. remembered b. forgotten c. canceled d. opposed74a. varies b. separates c. rushes d. keeps75a. meanwhile b. otherwise c. thus d. besides76a. make b. kill c. save d. treat77a. complained b. valued c. seized d. influenced78a. impolite b. desperate c. helpless d. unlucky79a. working b. approaching

33、 c. waiting d. thinking80a. forced b. expected c. refused d. blessed【原创】times were tough in our household.my husband was out of work and there was no sign of anything for him.in addition to going to nursing school full-time,1 was working three part-time jobs to put food on the table for our family o

34、f five.after a rather_ meal one night,i answered the ringing phone. with no ,a voice asked,do you need food? come to my place and i can help you.”directions followed and he hung up the phone. no in-depth conversation or queries as to our situation. it was up to us to decide whether we a voice on the

35、 telephone.1 was desperate. with food in the cabinet and no prospect of a job for my husband, i had to take a , swallow my pride, and accept the strange offer. was there a ?when i uneasily got to a ranch home as ,i found there was no car in the garage. ,lined up in orderly rows were tables filled wi

36、th varieties of food. a craggy （轮廓分明有皱纹的）gentleman me, not much different than our phone conversation!look around. if you see what you want,_ yourself.”he handed me paper bags and turned to another new arrival, passing along the same .this couldnt be real!i guiltily filled the paper sacks with what

37、we needed and gratefully thanked the elderly man.。be here next week. youll of the food by then “was his reply,then i learned the thing. widowed and retired, he wanted to do something in his golden years to fill his time. daily, he drove his pickup truck and begged for items and canned goods from loc

38、al grocery stores and folks like us who had fallen on hard times.i never knew what our weekly menus would be i had “shopped in the garage, but i knew, with our bellies full, we could focus on paying necessary bills.81a.worrying b.boring c.confusing d.promising82a.just b.even c.ever d.also83a.delicio

39、us b.necessary c.simple d.ordinary84a.information b.communication c.introduction d.instruction85a.physical b.financial c.educational d.social86a.trusted b.accepted c.recognized d.satisfied87a.certainly b.originally c.actually d.barely88a.chance b.step c.decision d.measure89a.future b.possibility c.t

40、rap d.kindness90a.appointed b.directed c.guided d.requested91a.therefore b.besides c.instead d.however92a.discovered b.greeted c.reminded d.examined93a.help b.enjoy c.behave d.seat94a.welcome b.supply c.assistance d.message95a.mostly b.eventually c.absolutely d.accidentally96a.leave out b.drop out c

41、.run out d.get out97a.interesting b.worthwhile c.mysterious d.astonishing98a.usable b.additional c.acceptable d.valuable99a.recalled b.sought c.identified d.inspected100a.although b.since c.before d.untillife is a series of choices and we cant always foresee the consequences.harry saleem, an obese(

42、too fat) man with too much money and power, faced a(n) . outside his office waited his personal , bringing him the news about the only medicine that could save his life. on the other side of the world, one of his engineers waited for his decision on an important of business.his secretary asked him s

43、he could bring the doctor in. the billionaire businessman made his . “no. let the fool wait,” answered saleem, “business comes first.” the health problem caused by his huge weight, he was still about making money. he a fat finger, and one of his staffs to switch on a large television set.on the scre

44、en appeared his engineer. they talked by satellite directly to each other although they were thousands of miles . “its all ready to explode, mr. saleen,” he said, “just one .” his engineer was standing above pakan valley in south america. a few months ago, it had been a rainforest. then saleems men

45、came, cutting down all the valuable trees and the villagers to move out. the valley, a dam had been built. this would provide power for the factories that saleem planned to build in that area. the factories would bring him great .he saw no reason to delay. he ordered the engineer to press the button

46、. there, in the valley, a cloud of dust rose, by a dull explosion. a large river changed its course and water flooded into the valley.“good, thats that. now, get that doctor in here,” he .the doctor came in with a worried look and started to examine his patient. “you are doing very well, mr. saleen.

47、 the only medicine is saving your life. but the difficulty is getting more of it.”“can you get more? money is no problem.” saleen said. “tell me what you need and well get it.”the medicine was made of a plant, which is . there is only one place in the world where the plant grows.”“where?” asked the

48、businessman, .the doctor smiled. “well, luckily, the plant comes from one of the lands you own, sir. it comes from a place in south america, known as pakan valley.”101a. choiceb. opportunityc. consequenced. problem102a. employeeb. secretaryc. doctord. engineer103a. amazingb. interestingc. heart-brea

49、kingd. important104a. eventb. matterc. incidentd. accident105a. thatb. whetherc. untild. unless106a. decisionb. mistakec. promised. plan107a. besidesb. exceptc. insteadd. despite108a. addictedb. crazyc. interestedd. dying109a. aroseb. rosec. raisedd. aroused110a. beganb. stoppedc. hesitatedd. hurrie

50、d111a. apartb. awayc. fard. aside112a. lookb. wordc. momentd. while113a. forcingb. askingc. forbiddingd. stopping114a. aboveb. alongc. throughd. across115a. profitsb. advantagesc. preferenced. achievements116a. followb. to followc. followingd. followed117a. demandedb. recommendedc. commandedd. suggested118a. healthyb. wealthyc. worriedd. frightened119a. commonb. usualc. rared. normal120a. delightedlyb. thoughtfullyc. impatientlyd. cautiouslyin our discussion with people on how educ