1、高考资源网() 您身边的高考专家2013高考英语(完形填空)倒计时冲刺50天(17)及答案 Two traveling angels stopped to spend the night in the home of a wealthy family.The family was _1_ and refused to let the angels stay in the mansions guestroom.Instead the angels were given a small space in the cold _2_.As they made their bed on the hard
2、 floor,the older angel saw a hole in the wall and _3_ it.When the younger angel asked why,the older angel replied,“things arent always what they seem.”The next night the pair came to rest at the house of a very poor,but very _4_ farmer and his wife.After _5_ what little food they had the couple let
3、the angels sleep in their bed where they could have a good nights rest.When the sun came up the next morning the angels found the farmer and his wife in tears.Their only cow,whose milk had been their sole _6_,lay dead in the field.The younger angel was _7_ and asked the older angel,“how could you ha
4、ve let this happen?The first man had everything,yet you helped him.” she _8_.“The second family had little but was willing to share everything,and you let the cow die.”“Things arent always what they seem,” the older angel replied.“When we stayed in the basement of the mansion,I noticed there was gol
5、d stored in that hole in the wall.Since the owner was so obsessed with _9_ and unwilling to share his good fortune,I _10_ the wall so he wouldnt find it.”“Then last night as we slept in the farmers bed,the angel of _11_ came for his wife.I gave him the cow instead.Things arent always what they seem.
6、”Sometimes that is exactly what happens when things dont _12_ the way they should.If you have faith,you just need to trust that every outcome is always to your advantage.You might not know it until some time later.1A.happy BcruelCrude Dindifferent2A.livingroom BbasementCrestroom Dground3A.closed Bme
7、ndedCfixed Drepaired4A.hospitable BcoolCcold Dgentle5A.sharing BeatingChaving Dfinishing6A.wage BsalaryCincome Dfood7A.puzzled BupsetCcross Ddispleased 8A.inquired BaccusedCasked Dscolded 9A.greed BwealthCtreasure Dcoldness10A.hid BsealedCcovered Dshut11A.love BmercyCdeath Devil12A.keep on Bturn out
8、Ccome up Dget on1Cand 一词并列两个谓语,根据后面的refused可知此处用rude最为恰当。2B根据下文可知是住在basement,故选B项。3Drepair意思是“修葺”的意思4Abut 一词表达了转折的意思,下文也提及农夫一家是hospitable“很好客的”。5A主语是the couple,所以这里应是主人和客人一起享用。6Cmilk是家里的唯一收入income。wage和salary “薪水”,在此不符。7Ccross 意为“生气的”。8Baccuse 在此表达了小天使的怒气。9A后半句unwilling to share his good fortune提示,可
9、知此处应为greed“吝啬”。10Bseal“封,密封”和上文repaired同义。11C上文提及牛死了,所以应是the angle of death,故选C项。12Bturn out “结果”,此句是文章的总结句,概括了文章的中心,下文outcome也提示了答案。*结束完形填空The Internet affords anonymity(匿名) to its users, a blessing to privacy and freedom of speech. But that very anonymity is also behind the explosion of cyber-crim
10、e that has 36_across the Web. Can privacy be preserved 37_ bringing safety and security to a world that seems increasingly 38_ ? Last month, Howard Schmidt, the nations cyber-czar, offered the federal government a 39_ to make the Web a safer place-a “voluntary trusted identity” system that would be
11、the high-tech 40_ of a physical key, a fingerprint and a photo ID card, all rolled 41_ one. The system might use a smart identity card, or a digital credential 42_to a specific computer .and would authenticate(证实) users at a range of online services. The idea is to 43_ a federation of private online
12、 identity systems. User could 44_which system to join, and only registered users whose identities have been authenticated could navigate (在网站上导航)those systems. The approach contrasts with one that would require an Internet drivers license 45 by the government. Google and Microsoft are among companie
13、s that already have these “single sign-on” systems that make it possible for users to 46 just once but use many different services. 47 .the approach would create a “walled garden” n cyberspace, with safe “neighborhoods” and bright “streetlights” to establish a sense of a 48_community. Mr. Schmidt de
14、scribed it as a “voluntary ecosystem” in which “individuals and organizations can complete online transactions with 49_ ,trusting the identities of each other and the identities of the infrastructure 50_ which the transaction runs”。 Still, the administrations plan has 51_ privacy rights activists. S
15、ome applaud the approach; others are concerned. It seems clear that such a scheme is an initiative push toward what would 52_ be a compulsory Internet “drives license” mentality. The plan has also been greeted with 53_ by some computer security experts, who worry that the “voluntary ecosystem” envis
16、ioned (展望,想象)by Mr. Schmidt would still leave much of the Internet 54_ .They argue that all Internet users should be 55_ to register and identify themselves, in the same way that drivers must be licensed to drive on public roads. 36. A. swept B. skipped C. walked D. ridden 37. A. for B. within C. wh
17、ile D. though 38. A. careless B. lawless C. pointless D. helpless 39. A. reason B. reminder C. compromise D. proposal 40. A. information B. interference C. entertainment D. equivalent 41. A .by B. into C. from D. over 42. A. linked B. directed C. chained D. compared 43. A. dismiss B. discover C. cre
18、ate D. improve 44. A. recall B. suggest C. select D. realize 45. A. released B. issued C. distributed D. delivered 46. A. carry on B .linger on C. set in D. log in 47. A. In vain B. In effect C .In return D. In contrast 48. A. trusted B. modernized C .thriving D .competing 49. A. caution B. delight
19、C. confidence D. patience 50. A .on B .after C. beyond D .across 51. A. divided B. disappointed C .protected D. united 52. A. frequently B .incidentally C .occasionally D. eventually 53. A. skepticism(怀疑态度) B. relerance C. indifference D. enthusiasm 54. A. manageable B. defendable C. vulnerable(易受伤害
20、的) D. invisible 55. A. invited B. appointed C. allowed D. forced 参考答案15 ACBDD 610 BACCA 1115 DBACA 1620 CDACD*结束请认真阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Thanks to a combination of young businessmen, large numbers of university students and revitalization (新生) efforts by the local and natio
21、nal governments, todays Nanjing has an 36 of youthful exuberance (繁茂) that would have been 37 only a few decades ago. 38 , the city, a booming city of 6.5 million on the banks of the Yangtze River some 185 miles west of Shanghai, bears 39 resemblance to the former capital of China that suffered the
22、worst cruelty and violence of World War II. 40 Nanjing has shown a remarkable capacity for reinvention during its 2,500-year history. And in recent years, the city has moved 41 its tragic past to become a vital engine of Chinas economic growth, thanks 42 to its position in the middle of Chinas prosp
23、erous eastern seaboard. Growth has also 43 thanks to improved ground transportation: A new bullet train linking Nanjing and Shanghai started service last year, 44 travel time between the cities from several hours to just 75 minutes, and a Beijing-Shanghai high-speed line is 45 to open later this yea
24、r, with a stop in Nanjing. Within the city, two metro lines were built in the last few years; 15 more are planned to begin service by 2030. Signs of Nanjings 46 wealth and optimism can be seen everywhere. In the heart of the downtown Xinjiekou district, a bronze statue of Sun Yat-sen, 47 the father
25、of modern China, looks 48 over a busy 49 area. There is perhaps no more 50 symbol of the citys transformation than the Zifeng Tower, a 1,480-foot skyscraper that opened its doors last May. 51 offices, restaurants and an InterContinental hotel, the tower is the second-tallest building in China and bi
26、lled as the seventh-tallest in the world. Underlying all this development is a large Chinese and 52 student population there are several major universities, plus a branch of Johns Hopkinss international studies school. In fact, art and music 53 in all sorts of places. On a larger 54 , local governme
27、nt officials and private investors are pushing the city as a rising center for contemporary art and architecture, hoping to attract 55 from the neon-bathed streets of its neighbor Shanghai. 36. A. advanceB. affectionC. airD. ability37. A. unforgettableB. unthinkableC. unbearableD. unnecessary38. A.
28、ActuallyB. RegretfullyC. HopefullyD. Consequently39. A. closeB. slightC. muchD. little40. A. BecauseB. ButC. AsD. Since41. A. beyondB. onC. offD. out42. A. in addition B. in allC. in partD. in fact43. A. startedB. enlargedC. existedD. accelerated44. A. removingB. cuttingC. dividingD. lowering45. A.
29、scheduledB. inventedC. desiredD. meant46. A. attractiveB. well-receivedC. newfoundD. discovered47. A. thoughtB. treatedC. consideredD. elected48. A. outB. atC. aboutD. for49. A. remoteB. regionalC. ruralD. commercial50. A. universalB. visibleC. traditionalD. political51. A. KeepingB. ConsistingC. Op
30、eningD. Housing52. A. BritishB. westernC. AmericanD. foreign53. A. spring upB. stand upC. set upD. keep up54. A. extentB. degreeC. scaleD. level55. A. businessmenB. studentsC. touristsD. painters36. C37. B38. A39. D40. B41. A42. C43. D44. B45. A 46. C47. C48. A49. D50. B51. D52. D53. A54. C55. C*结束- 7 - 版权所有高考资源网