1、完形填空George selected his food in Value Mart carefully. He estimated he had_1_80 cents today. He was pleased he had got good_2_for his money again.At the exit,the freezing wind_3_him of his gloves. He was sure he was wearing them when entering the_4_.He made a search of his pockets. Then he thought th
2、ey must have been_5_somewhere in the store. George had bought the black gloves for $35 ten years ago. They were leather,soft and durable. Until then,he had worn cheaper manmade material that never lasted long.His_6_to buy the gloves turned out to be good,which even_7_his position on the bus,as poore
3、r passengers stared at him_8_.George reentered the store. He followed the same_9_he had walked before,_10_at the bread counter,to the dairy section,to the shelf where salt and sugar were placed. It did not take long to be_11_that the gloves were not there.His_12_grew heavier. “People have changed,”
4、he_13_.“Years ago,if somebody_14_something lost,they would give it back.”Yet he did not give up. This time he focused on the gloves on other shoppers _15_.Suddenly he_16_a lady nearby wearing a black pair of gloves. He said,“Hi!” But when the surprised lady returned his_17_,his eyes dropped to the f
5、loor,for the fingers of her gloves were too small for him.Without gloves,he had to_18_his hands into his sleeves. Back home,George was_19_.He could not do without gloves. George decided to buy another leather pair. But before that,he stepped into Value Mart again to see if by any_20_his gloves had b
6、een returned to the lost and found office.The girl looked into her drawer and took out a pair of mens leather gloves. “Are they?”“Yes ! Mine !” George shouted with joy.【语篇解读】本文主要讲述了George去Value Mart购物,无意中弄丢了自己心爱的皮手套,经历了一番艰难的寻找之后,终于失而复得的故事。1. A. had Bwasted Cspent Dsaved解析根据1空前面的内容可知,此处表示他算了算今天共节省(sa
7、ved)了80美分。答案D2 A. qualityBvalue Cscore Dnumber解析他很高兴又一次捡了便宜。value表示“(与价格相比的)值,划算程度”,符合语境。答案B3 A. informed BwarnedCreminded Dremembered解析在出口处,刺骨的寒风让他想起了他的手套。remind sb.of sth.使某人想起,符合语境。答案C4 A. storeBcounterCflatDsquare解析根据5空后面的“the store”可知应选A项。答案A5 A. forgottenBtaken Cdropped Drejected解析他想手套一定是落(dro
8、pped)在商店的某个地方了。答案C6 A. hope BdecisionCwish Dopportunity解析他买这副皮手套的决定(decision)结果是好的。答案B7 A. pulledBpromoted Creduced Dpushed解析就连在公共汽车上那副皮手套都能提升(promoted)他的地位。答案B8 A. enviouslyBangrilyCsincerelyDproperly解析比他更穷的人在车上羡慕地(enviously)盯着他看。答案A9 A .road Bentrance Cgate Droute解析他沿着他先前的路线(route)走。 答案D10A. stari
9、ng BstartingCstopping Dlooking解析他从面包柜台开始(starting),到奶制品区,再到放盐和糖的架子那儿。答案B11A. relaxedBignored CconvincedDrushed解析不需要花费很长时间就可确定手套不在那儿,故选convinced。 答案C12A. heartBeyes ClegsDbody解析George的心(heart)变得越来越沉重。答案A13A. exchanged BdiscussedCwhispered Dargued解析他小声说(whispered)道:“人变了。前些年,如果有人捡到(picked up)了某人丢的东西,他们
10、都会还回来的。”答案C14A. picked out Bpicked upCmade out Dmade up解析参见上题解析。答案B15A. hands Bbaskets Cpockets Dfingers解析根据上下文内容可知,他开始注意其他购物者的手(hands)了。答案A16A. preventedBrecognized Cnoticed Dcursed解析突然他注意到(noticed)附近的一位女士戴着一副黑手套。答案C17A. anger BgreetingCemotionDdescription解析但是当那位吃惊的女士回应他的问候(greeting)的时候答案B18A. spre
11、adBextendCwave Dshrink解析没有了手套,他不得不把手缩(shrink)到袖子里。答案D19A. seriousBproud Cupset Dcautious解析没有找到心爱的手套,他肯定感到非常难过(upset)。答案C20A.chanceBprobabilityCmeans Dterms解析他又来到Value Mart,看看有没有可能他的手套已经被送到了失物招领处。chance“(尤指希望发生的事的)可能性”,符合语境。答案A完形填空-夹叙夹议When I settled in Chicago,my new city seemed so big and unfriendl
12、y.Then I had a _21_ problem and had to go to hospital for a _22_ examination.It seemed a small _23_ compared to the one I was about to face,but things started to go _24_ right from the beginning.Not having a car or _25_ the city,I was depending on a couple of buses to get me from A to B_26_ Id left
13、myself plenty of time,soon it was _27_ I was going to be late,as I had mistakenly boarded a bus that was taking me in the _28_ direction.I _29_ the bus and stood on the pavement not knowing what to do.I looked into the eyes of a _30_,who was trying to get past me._31_,instead of moving on,she stoppe
14、d to ask if I was _32_.After I explained my _33_ to her,she pointed to a bus stop across the street,where a bus would take me back into the city to my _34_.Sitting there waiting,I felt _35_ that someone had been willing to help._36_,hearing a horn(喇叭)nearby,I looked up to see a car with my new frien
15、d _37_ at me to get in.She had returned to offer me a _38_ to the hospital.Such unexpected _39_ from a passerby was a lovely gift to receive.As I climbed out of the car at the hospital and turned to thank her,she smiled and told me not to lose _40_,for all things are possible.【语篇解读】 本文为夹叙夹议文。作者叙述了刚到
16、芝加哥时去医院进行体检的一次经历:就在因为坐错了车感到彷徨无助之际,一个陌生人主动提出送他去医院,这让作者感动不已。作者向这位“新朋友”表达感谢时,这位朋友笑着说:不要失去信心,因为一切皆有可能。21A.physical Btraveling Csocial Dhousing解析根据下文的go to hospital可知空格处为:身体问题。physical身体的,物理的;traveling旅行的;social社会的,社交的;housing住房。答案A22A.scientific Bfinal Cprevious Dthorough解析thorough彻底的,完全的;scientific科学的;
17、final最后的;previous先前的。根据常识可知D项正确。答案D23A.chance Bchallenge Csuccess Derror解析前半句句意:同我即将面对的挑战相比,这似乎是个小小的挑战。读下文可知,作者去医院的这次经历的确不容易,所以堪称挑战。challenge挑战;chance机会;success成功;error错误。答案B24A.wrong Beasy Cfast Dahead解析后半句句意:但是从最开始情况就不妙了。go wrong出问题,出毛病;go easy变得容易;fast快的;go ahead开始做。答案A25A.leaving Bvisiting Cknow
18、ing Dappreciating解析作者当时既没有车也不了解这座城市。know了解,知道;leave离开;visit参观;appreciate感谢,欣赏。根据下文可知,作者因不熟悉这座城市而坐错了车,所以C项正确。答案C26A.Although BSince CUnless DOnce解析前半句句意:虽然我给自己留了充裕的时间,但是不久,很显然我要迟到了。although虽然;since既然,由于;unless如果不,除非;once一旦。根据句意可知,前后为转折关系。答案A27A.strange Bnecessary Cobvious Dimportant解析根据句意及下文可知,即将迟到是不
19、争的事实了,所以选obvious(显然的)。strange奇怪的;necessary必要的;important重要的。答案C28A.same Bright Cgeneral Dopposite解析根据句中的mistakenly(错误地)及下文的where a bus would take me back into.可知此处为opposite direction(相反的方向)。same相同的;right正确的;general总的,一般的。答案D29A.looked at Bwaited for Cgot off Dran into解析句意:我下了公交车,站在人行道上不知所措。C:下车;A:看;B
20、:等待;D:撞在上,偶然碰见。根据语境可知C项正确。答案C30. A.driver Bfriend Cstranger Dgentleman解析根据下文及后面的my new friend可知,此处为stranger(陌生人)。driver司机;friend朋友;gentleman绅士。答案C31A.Especially BSurprisingly CProbably DNormally解析根据常识可知,陌生人很可能对他人不闻不问;同时,根据instead of moving on可知此处用surprisingly(令人吃惊地)。especially尤其;probably可能;normally正
21、常地。答案B32A.nervous Bexcited COK Ddangerous解析后半句句意:她停下车问我是否(一切)还好。OK好,还行;nervous紧张的;excited激动的;dangerous危险的。答案C33A.idea Bmotivation Cexcuse Dsituation解析句意:当我向她解释了我的处境之后situation处境,境况;idea想法;motivation动机;excuse借口。答案D34A.appointment Bapartment Cdirection Dstation解析根据常识可知,看病之前一般都跟医生有预约(appointment)。apart
22、ment公寓;direction方向,指导;station车站。答案A35A.afraid Bgrateful Ccertain Ddisappointed解析句意:有人愿意主动帮我,我非常感激(grateful)。afraid害怕的;certain确信的;disappointed失望的。根据语境及常识可知B项正确。答案B36A.Thus BThen CPerhaps DSurely解析根据上下文可知此处为承接关系,所以用then(接着)。thus这样,因此;perhaps大概;surely确定地,确实。答案B37A.staring Blaughing Cwaving Dshouting解析句
23、意:我抬头看见了一辆车,(里面坐着的)我这位新朋友正招手示意我上车。根据常识可知此处用wave at sb向某人招手;stare at凝视,盯着看;laugh at嘲笑;shout at朝大喊。答案C38A.lift BsuggestionCbike Dguidebook解析offer/give sb a lift让某人搭便车,为固定搭配。suggestion建议;guidebook指南。答案A39A.results Bnews Ckindness Dappearance解析根据语境及空格后的from可知此处为“出乎预料的善举(kindness)”。result结果;news新闻,消息;app
24、earance外貌,出现。答案C40A.power Bfaith Ctouch Dsupport解析根据语境可知此处为“告诉我不要失去信心(faith)”。power能量,权力;touch联系;support支持。答案B完形填空。阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从各题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中,选出最佳答案。“I wish Id known this before” is a statement often said by us when we realize weve made bad decisions.1._ you dont want to have regrets,you must
25、 realize some factors that cause poor decisions. For example,lack of foresight is 2._ of such factors. Many times,we tend to concentrate only on the “right now” of a certain decision 3._ fail to understand its effects on our future. Ideally,we 4._ practise proactive thinking (主动思考) to predict the ch
26、anges in future.Often,we get confused and leave some important decisions of our life in the hands of others,5._ can be harmful. Instead,we must avoid asking others to decide for us at all costs.Making incorrect assumptions also can cause bad decisions. We often base our views 6._ the history of our
27、experiences. However,as people and things keep changing,its best to judge them 7._ they are. For example,you decide not to interact much with your colleague because you thought she was unable. However,she was 8._ only one who helped you in completing your task. (八)1. If考查状语从句的引导词。如果你不想留有遗憾,你必须知道那些导致错误决定的因素。2. one考查代词。缺乏远见是其中一个因素。3. and考查并列连词。该空连接两个谓语,且表示并列关系,故填and。4. should考查情态动词。我们应该练习主动思考,预测未来的变化。5. which考查定语从句的引导词。该空引导非限制性定语从句指代前面整句内容,且在从句中作主语,故填which。6. on考查介词。baseon将建立在的基础上。7. as考查状语从句的引导词。该空引导方式状语从句,as they are意为“照他们现在的样子”。8. the考查冠词。the only one 唯一的人。