1、【由2014陕西省商南县高级中学高三上二模改编】完形填空。阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。Follow Every RainbowShirley Allen loved to sing and play the piano. She studied music in college and her _1 was to become a concert pianist or blues singer. Everything _2_ when she was 20 years old. She became sick with what doctors
2、 _3_ was typhoid fever(伤寒)and she almost died. Doctors gave her medicine to help her get well, but the medicine _4 _her to become _5_ deaf. She could no longer hear the music which she had always_6_. Shirley would never give up playing the piano,_7_ she did decide to change _8_ .She transferred to G
3、allaudet University and studied English .In 1964 Shirley graduated from Gallaudet and looked for _ 9_.She wanted to be _10_ and work full time .For three years, Shirley worked as a clerk in Washington,D.C._11_ ,in 1967 she was asked to work at Gallaudet University as a dorm supervisor(宿舍监管员).Shirley
4、 supervised young women who _12_ in the university during the school year. She also taught English. Somehow she found time to _13_ graduate school at Howard University in Washington,D.C. In 1972,Shirley received her M.A.degree.Always _14_ a new challenge, in 1973 Shirley became a professor at Nation
5、al Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID), which _15_ deaf and hard-of-hearing students technical and professional training.This _16 _woman became the first black deaf female in the world to receive her Ph.D. She made _17_ in 1992,_18_ she received the highest degree in education from the Universit
6、y of Rochester in New York. Dr.Shirley Jeanne Allen has traveled many roads and _19_ many rainbows searching for her dream. With courage and _20_,she never gave up.1.A.job B. interest C. duty D. dream2. A. disappeared B. changed C. stopped D. ended3.A.said B. agreed C. found D. thought4.A.allowed B.
7、 caused C. encouraged D. enabled5.A.almost B. actually C. totally D. gradually6.A. loved B. played C. performed D. remembered7.A.and B. so C. but D. even if8.A.career B. interest C. life D. attitude9.A.information B. help C. an assistant D. a job10.A.happy B. independent C. free D. confident11.A.How
8、ever B. Then C. Therefore D. Besides12.A.worked B. studied C. lived D. played13.A.attend B. observe C. describe D. advertise14.A.interested in B. busy with C. concerned about D. ready for15.A.teaches B. offers C. pays D. promises 16.A.amazing B. strict C. wealthy D. beautiful17.A.progress B. excuses
9、 C. suggestions D. history18.A.after B. while C. until D. when19.A.found B. watched C. followed D. appreciated20.A. intelligence B. determination C. strength D. pride【参考答案】完形填空15、DBDBC 610、 ACADB 1115、BCADB 1620、 ADDCB 【由2013界广东省东山中学高三下入学摸底考试改编】 完形填空。阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。 Behind ou
10、r house is the start of a fascinating trail (小径). This trail is one of the old roads that wind through untold miles of forest. My 1 , Beans, and I walk the trail frequently. Normally, Beans sniffs alongside the 2 to follow the smell of a deer track or 3 some cause known only to him. Beans is a white
11、 dog, quite handsome and very 4 . He not only understands whatwe tell him, but also often makes sounds as if he were trying to 5 back. One morning, we took a different route, which led us to a(n) 6 trail. I was sure this trail would eventually lead us to our familiar 7 . But, no. We seemed to be far
12、 off course. After two hours, I suddenly realized that Beans probably 8 the way home. So I urged, Beans, take me home. He ran down a new trail. But it merely led to an intersection (岔道口) of trails. Soon it became 9 that we were getting nowhere. I began to picture the rest of the day in the 10 , with
13、out food or drink. We had walked about ten miles. But Beans seemed totally 11 . The sniffing and exploring was going well for him. Finally, we 12 a crossroad near a highway. Lady Luck suggested I should turn left. We did and 13 reached a cottage beside a field. I knocked on the door and explained my
14、 situation to an old man. He laughed and then 14 us home. Since our adventure, I 15 that Beans probably knew all along how to get home.He was just having too much fan exploring new trails.1. A. deerB. dogC. ladyD. man2 A. routeB. roadC. trailD. way3.A. imagineB. considerC. exploreD. present4.A. smar
15、tB. sweetC. slowD. shy5. A. turnB. kickC. jumpD. speak6 A. unfamiliarB. similarC. indifferentD. changeable7. A. drivewayB. pathC. crossroadD. highway8. A. knewB. sawC. showedD. made9. A. mysteriousB. ridiculousC. fascinatingD. apparent10. A. houseB. forestC. fieldD. cottage11. A. unconcernedB. uncon
16、sciousC. undecidedD. uncomfortable12. A. left forB. went offC. came toD. drove toward13 A. punctuallyB. frequentlyC. formallyD. shortly14.A. walkedB. droveC. sentD. carried15. A. regrettedB. rememberedC. concludedD. confirmed文章大意:我的狗Beans领着我沿着一条不熟悉的小路散步而迷路了,结果好不容易才回到家。但从冒险经历来看,我断定Beans可能一直知道回家的路,他只是
17、喜欢探险新的路径罢了。1.【答案】B【解析】考查名词及语境的理解。A. deer 鹿;B. dog狗; C. lady女士; D. man男士。根据第二段第一句 “Beans is a white dog”可判断故选B。2.【答案】C【解析】考查名词及语境的理解。A. route路线; B. road路; C. trail小径,踪迹; D. way方法。通常小狗Beans沿着这条小径跟随小鹿的踪迹,故选C。3.【答案】C【解析】考查动词及语境的理解。A. imagine 想象;B. consider考虑; C. explore 探险; D. present提出。根据全文最后一句 “He was
18、 just having too much fan exploring new trails.”可判断故选C。4.【答案】A【解析】考查形容词及语境的理解。A. smart聪明的,敏捷的; B. sweet甜的; C. slow慢的; D. shy害羞的。根据最后一句 “He not only understands what we tell him, but also often makes sounds as if he were trying to 39 back.”可推断Beans的聪明与机智。故选A。5.【答案】D【解析】考查动词及语境的理解。A. turn转向; B. kick踢;
19、 C. jump跳; D. speak讲话,说话。根据句中的 “makes sounds”可判断Beans试图用言语进行回答,故选D。6.【答案】A【解析】考查形容词及语境的理解。A. unfamiliar不熟悉的; B. similar相似的; C. indifferent 莫不关心的;D. changeable可变的。一天早晨,我们走了一个不同的路线,它通向一个不熟悉的小径,故选A。7.【答案】B【解析】考查名词及语境的理解。A. driveway车道; B. path 道路; C. crossroad十字路口; D. highway公路。根据上文 “My 36 , Beans, and
20、I walk the trail frequently.” 和 “we took a different route, which led us to an unfamiliar trail.”可综合判断选B,即“熟悉的小径”这里path与trail近义词,故选B。8.【答案】A【解析】考查动词及语境的理解。A. knew知道;B. saw看见; C. showed显示; D. made制造。根据下文 “So I urged, Beans, take me home.可以推断我突然意识到Beans可能知道回家的路,故选A。 9.【答案】D【解析】考查形容词及语境的理解。A. mysteriou
21、s 神秘的; B. ridiculous 可笑的; C. fascinating迷人的; D. apparent显然的。根据上文 “He ran down a new trail. But it merely led to an intersection (岔道口) of trails.”可推断其实Beans并不知道回家的路,即:很快,我们已经迷路是很明显的事了。故选D。10.【答案】B【解析】考查名词及语境的理解。A. house 房子;B. forest森林; C. field 田地; D. cottage小屋。由前后语境可知我们迷失在一个偏僻之处,再结合第一段“This trail is
22、 one of the old roads that wind through untold miles of forest”的提示可判断选B项。11.【答案】A【解析】考查形容词及语境的理解。A. unconcerned不关心的;B. unconscious无意识的; C. undecided未定的; D. uncomfortable不舒服的。根据句中but所表示的转折关系,再结合“The sniffing and exploring was going well for him.”的提示推断,至于迷路一事我着急,但Beams并不关心,故选A项。12.【答案】C【解析】考查动词及语境的理解。
23、A. left for动身去; B. went off 离去;C.came to前来; D. drove toward朝某个方向开去。由前后语境可推断此处应意为“我们终于来到了离高速公路不远处的一个十字路口”,故选C项。13.【答案】D【解析】考查副词及语境的理解。A. punctually准时地; B. frequently 经常地;C. formally正式地; D. shortly不久。很快我们就来到一处村舍,故选D项。shortly意为“不久”,符合语境。故选D。14.【答案】B【解析】考查动词及语境的理解。A. walked步行; B. drove开车; C. sent送; D. c
24、arried搬运。他笑了开车把我们送到了家,故选B。15.【答案】C【解析】考查动词及语境的理解。A. regretted后悔; B. remembered记得; C. concluded推论; D. confirmed确认。从我们的冒险经历,我断定(得出结论)Beans可能一直知道回家的路,他只是喜欢探险新的路径罢了。由此语境可判断选C项。【参考答案】1-5 BCCAD 6-10 ABADB 11-15ACDBCSECTION C (12) Directions: Complete the following passage by using ONE word that fits the c
25、ontext. Visit the Edinburgh FestivalEvery year, thousands of people come to Edinburgh, the capital city of Scotland, to be part of the Edinburgh Festival. For three weeks every August and September the city is filled with actors and artists from 48 over the world. They come to Edinburgh 49 the bigge
26、st arts festival in Britain. During this time the streets of the city are alive with music and dance from 50 morning till late at night. You can even see artists painting pictures on the streets. One of the best parts of the Festival is the “Fringe”, 51 students do comedy shows in small halls and ca
27、fs. 52 of thousands of tourists come to the Festival to see new films and plays and hear music performed by famous musicians. This year, you can see over five hundred performances 53 actors from more than forty countries. The tickets for these performances are quite cheap and it is usually easier to
28、 see your favorite stars in Edinburgh 54 it is in London. Come to Edinburgh next summer, but remember it can be difficult to find a room, 55 why not book your hotel now?【参考答案】48. all _ 49. for 50. early 51. where_52.Tens 53. with/by 54. than 55.so完形填空。An elderly carpenter was ready to retire. He tol
29、d his employer of his plans to 36 the house-building business to live a more 37 life with his wife and 38 his extended family. He would miss the paycheck(工资)each week, but he wanted to retire. They could 39 . The employer was 40 to see his good worker go and asked if he could build just one more hou
30、se as a personal favor. The carpenter said yes, 41 over time it was easy to see that his heart was not in his work. He used bad workmanship and 42 materials. It was an unfortunate way to 43 a dedicated(献身的)career. When the carpenter finished his work, his employer came to 44 the house. Then he hande
31、d the front-door 45 to the carpenter and said, “This is your house.-my 46 to you.”The carpenter was shocked! What a 47 ! If he had only known he was building his own house, he would have done it all so differently. 48 it is with us. We build our lives, a day at a time, often putting 49 than our best
32、 into the building. Then, with a shock, we 50we have to live in the house we have built. If we could do it over, we would do it much differently. But, you cannot 51 You are the carpenter, and every day you hammer a nail, place a board, or build a wall. Someone 52 said, “Life is a do-it-yourself proj
33、ect.” Your 53 and the choices you 54 today, help build the “house” you will live in tomorrow. Therefore, build 55! 36. A. continue B. start C. leave D. find 37. A. leisurely B. lonely C. orderly D. friendly 38. A support B. share C. enjoy D. care 39. A. go off B. get by C. pass on D. work away 40. A
34、. polite B. nervous C. proud D. sorry 41. A. but B. while C. whichD. before42. A. perfect B. inferior(劣质的) C. superior D. tough43. A. satisfy B. improve C. meet D. end 44. A. buy B. repair C. inspect D. sell 45. A. roof B. window C. key D. design46. A. gift B. promise C. salary D. words 47. A. disap
35、pointment B. shame C. pleasure D. success48. A. So B. Yet C. As D. Such 49. A. worseB. more C. rather D. less 50. A. realize B. explain C. think D. admit51. A. step forward B. go back C. come outD. look around52. A. never B. again C. once D. nearly 53. A. attitude B. experience C. skill D. advantage
36、54. A. learnB. take C. see D. make55. A. badly B. wisely C. early D. confidently参考答案 3640 CACBD 4145 ABDCC 4650 ABADA 5155 BCABD完形填空。阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从各题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项。One of the political issues that is heard a lot about in the States lately is campaign(竞选)finance reform(改革). The people who are
37、1 for reform usually want the 2 to pay for campaigns and/or limit the amount of money that candidates(候选人)and their 3 can spend.One reason that reform is called for is that it costs so much to 4 for political office. Candidates have to spend a great deal of time and effort 5 money. The incumbents (t
38、hose already in office) have less time to do chief jobs since they must 6 so many money raising events.Another 7 is the fear that candidates will be owned or 8 by the “special interest groups” that give money to their campaigns. Sometimes this certainly seems to be the 9 .On the 10 side are those wh
39、o say that it doesnt mean its really 11 just because you call something “reform”. They argue that the right to freedom of speech is 12 if the government can limit anyones ability to get his or her message out to the people.If one person or a group of people want to tell the 13 what they think about
40、an issue or candidate, they have to buy14 on TV, radio, and in newspapers and magazines. They might want to put up advertisements along highways and on websites. All this costs a lot of15 .Those against laws that control or limit spending say that you dont really have freedom of 16 or freedom of the
41、 press if you cant get your message out. They say the government should never be able to control 17 discussions. They believe that this is most important when the voters are about to make 18 .What do you think about this 19 ? Listen to what the candidates for national office have to say. Which candi
42、dates 20 the most sense to you?( ) 1AwaitingBcallingCstandingDpreparing( ) 2AgovernmentBpresidentCcandidatesDcitizens( ) 3AleadersBbossesCsupportersDstates( ) 4ApayBcompeteCwaitDwork( ) 5AraisingBearningCgivingDgetting( ) 6AnoticeBreportCguardDattend( ) 7AeventBcostCreasonDoffice( ) 8AencouragedBfor
43、cedCcontrolledDordered( ) 9AjokeBpurposeCcaseDexample( ) 10AotherBsameCanotherDdifferent( ) 11AworseBbetterCeasierDharder( ) 12AmeaninglessBunimportantCunnecessaryDimpossible( ) 13AreportersBtruthCstoryDpublic( ) 14AtimeBcopies CrightsDadvertising( ) 15AenergyBeffortCtimeDmoney( ) 16AargumentBopinio
44、nCspeechDelection( ) 17AcommonBpoliticalCgeneralDspecial( ) 18AprofitBtroubleCplansDdecisions( ) 19AquarrelBproblemCissueDaffair( ) 20AfindBmakeCcreateDproduce答案解析 1.【答案】B【解析】根据第二段第一句话可得知答案。call for号召。2.【答案】A【解析】根据下文支持改革和持反对意见的人的观点及其原因可知答案。3.【答案】C【解析】根据常识可知,西方国家每次竞选,候选人及其支持者都会花大量的钱进行宣传。4.【答案】B【解析】候选
45、人及其支持者花费如此多的钱就是为了竞争政府的某个职位。5.【答案】A【解析】raise money募集资金。竞选者要竞选成功,得需要大量的资金用于宣传。因此竞选之前要想方设法募集资金。根据后一句中的money raising events也可得知答案。6.【答案】D【解析】候选人在募集资金的过程中会出现很多问题,出现问题政府工作人员就要进行协调,他们可能因为解决这些问题而无暇顾及自己的主要工作。attend此处为负责,处理。7.【答案】C【解析】上文提到了改革的一个原因,本段是解释另一个原因。8.【答案】C【解析】own与control同义,控制。9.【答案】C【解析】case情况。本段解释的
46、是一些人主张改革的原因,是担心候选人因为钱而受到某个组织的控制。他们之所以担心是因为有时候情况就是这样。10.【答案】A【解析】上文所列举的是一些人主张改革的原因。本句起承上启下的作用,引出站在另一方立场上的人的观点及其原因。11.【答案】B【解析】本句句意为:你称呼某些东西为改革,而改革未必就是好的。12.【答案】A【解析】如果政府能限制人对外界进行宣传,那么人的言论自由权就变的名存实亡,毫无意义了。13.【答案】D【解析】联系上文及常识可知,如果要想竞选成功,候选人或某个组织必须对公众进行宣传,获得群众的支持和选票。14.【答案】D【解析】结合句意及常识可知,要想宣传自己的观点或看法,必须在媒体上大肆宣传,而宣传的主要途径就是广告。15.【答案】D【解析】要想在媒体上宣传,必须做大量的广告,而广告势必需要大量的资金做后盾。16.【答案】C【解析】根据第四段最后一句话可得知答案。17.【答案】B【解析】本篇介绍的是关于候选人所用奖金的改革问题,都是关于政治方面的问题。反对人士认为政府不能限制人的言论自由,不能限制人们在政治方面的谈论自由。18.【答案】D【解析】本句与上一句为递进关系。意为:政府更不能干涉人们决定赞成哪位候选人。19.【答案】C【解析】本句为本段的总结句,与第一段首句相对应。20.【答案】B【解析】make sense有意义,有道理。