1、完形填空专练(六)(限时45分钟)AI have the bad habit of skipping to the last pages of a book. This habit 1 people around me. Often my 2 wouldnt be confined(局限) just to the books I read but also to what others were3 as well. Finally, one day my daughter told me with a little 4. “Dad, please just read a book one pa
2、ge at a time! ”At times I didnt5 this bad habit to just reading books either. I also tried to skip ahead in my life and 6 what to do months and even years from now instead of 7 each day as it is intended. The book of my life wasnt done yet and I had many 8 left to go. 9, that didnt stop me from tryi
3、ng to write the 10 half way through. Often, I would 11 jump ahead and try to solve every potential problem before it 12. Life, however, doesnt 13 like that. It loves to 14 us, and you never know what each new day will bring us. Life has often had to15 me to slow down. Recently, when I found myself 1
4、6 to that bad habit and living in the 17 again, I felt a special voice gently telling me, “Live one day at a time. ” Then I smiled, and turned the book of my life back to the 18page. We have to live the book of life one day at a time. Each of us has to write it 19 and moment by moment. We have to tr
5、ust that it will bring our 20 to its perfect end. 【文章大意】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文, 作者用自己的经历告诉我们, 每个人都应该过好当下的每一天, 一行一行地书写自己的人生之书。1. A. concernedB. annoyedC. frightened D. embarrassed【解析】选B。下文提到, 我读书时的不耐烦不仅仅局限在我读的书, 还包括其他人读的书。由此推断, 我的这个坏习惯会惹恼身边的人, 故选B。2. A. impatienceB. difficulty C. influenceD. effort【解析】选A。结合上文可知,
6、 我有一个坏习惯, 看书的时候总爱看到一半的时候跳到最后几页去看结局, 这是不耐烦的表现, 故选A。3. A. demandingB. carryingC. writing D. reading【解析】选D。根据空前的“the books I read”可知此处指“读书”, 故选D。4. A. interestB. excitement C. anger D. sadness【解析】选C。句意: 终于, 有一天, 我女儿有点生气地告诉我。“爸爸, 请一页一页地读一本书! ”interest兴趣; excitement兴奋; anger生气; sadness悲伤。根据空后的“Dad, pleas
7、e just read a book one page at a time! ”可知, 女儿说这句话的时候应该是有点生气的, 故选C。5. A. extend B. spread C. limitD. devote【解析】选C。结合下文, 我也试着跳过我的生活, 弄清楚几个月甚至几年之后做什么, 可知, 这个坏习惯不仅仅局限于读书上, 故选C。6. A. bring outB. let outC. try outD. figure out【解析】选D。bring out出版; let out泄露; try out试验; figure out弄清楚、想出。根据空前的“I also tried t
8、o skip ahead in my life”可知, 我试着跳过我的生活, 这说明我要弄清楚几个月甚至几年之后做什么, 故选D。7. A. fearing B. enjoyingC. doubting D. imagining【解析】选B。上文提到, 我试着跳过我的生活, 弄清楚几个月甚至几年之后做什么, 这说明我不想按照计划享受每一天, 故选B。8. A. pages B. thingsC. reports D. novels【解析】选A。根据空前的“The book of my life wasnt done yet”可知, 我的人生之书还没有写完(将生活比作一本书), 还有很多页要写,
9、 故选A。9. A. Indeed B. StillC. SurelyD. Finally【解析】选B。上文提到, 我知道我的人生之书还没有写完, 还有很多页要写, 下文提到, 这并没有阻止我写到一半的时候就迫不及待地写出结局, 前后是转折关系, 故选B。10. A. endingB. plotC. outlineD. passage【解析】选A。上文提到, 我不止读书时看到一半就想知道结尾, 生活中也是这样, 因此对于人生这本书, 我迫不及待地想要写出结局, 故选A。11. A. happilyB. carefullyC. unwillinglyD. foolishly【解析】选D。下文提到
10、, 生活并不像我们想象的那样运转, 因此我总是试图在每一个潜在的问题发生之前解决它的这种做法是愚蠢的, 故选D。12. A. counted B. leftC. happened D. backed【解析】选C。根据空前的“solve every potential problem before it”可知, 我总是试图在每一个潜在的问题发生之前解决它, 故选C。13. A. start B. finishC. work D. change【解析】选C。结合上文, 我总是试图在每一个潜在的问题发生之前解决它, 可知空前的“however”表示转折, 说明生活并不像我们想象的那样运转, 故选C。
11、14. A. touch B. amuseC. worry D. surprise【解析】选D。下文提到, 你永远不知道新的一天会带来什么新的问题或机遇, 这说明生活喜欢给我们惊喜, 故选D。15. A. allow B. forceC. remindD. encourage【解析】选C。根据下文可知, 当我发现自己又回到了以前那种坏习惯时, 我会感觉到一个特别的声音在轻轻地告诉我“过好每一天”, 这说明生活提醒我要慢下来, 故选C。16. A. admitting B. returningC. responding D. referring【解析】选B。下文提到, 生活提醒我要过好每一天,
12、这说明我又回到了以前那种急于活在未来的坏习惯, 故选B。17. A. presentB. memoryC. dream D. future【解析】选D。根据上文, 在现实生活中, 我试着跳过我的生活, 弄清楚几个月甚至几年之后做什么, 可知, 我急于活在未来, 故选D。18. A. rightB. firstC. newD. blank【解析】选A。根据空前的“Then I smiled”可知, 我笑着把我的生命之书翻回了它该在的(正确的)那一页, 故选A。19. A. more or less B. line by line C. one by one D. now and then【解析】
13、选B。句意: 我们每个人都要一行一行、一分一秒地书写自己的人生之书。 more or less或多或少; line by line逐行; one by one一个接一个; now and then不时。根据常识可知, 写书应该是以行为单位计算的, 故选B。20. A. story B. job C. planD. hope【解析】选A。每个人的人生之书讲述的都是自己的人生故事, 因此此处指“故事”, 故选A。BIt was a little before 8 a. m. when Mathias Schergen, also known as “Mr Spider”, walked down
14、the hall toward the office to sign in. It was the same 1 he had as an art teacher of Jenner Academy of the Arts for nearly a quarter 2. Word had gotten out about his 3 and today was his final day. All day, teachers, parents and past students 4 by Jenner to say goodbye. So many stories of Mr Spider5
15、memories. Twenty-three years ago, when Mathias Schergen arrived at Jenner to 6, he wasnt Mr Spider; he was just Mathias. Things were not 7 easy. For years, Schergen taught in one of the citys most 8 neighborhoods, through good 9 and bad. When he first entered his room he 10 there were bullet holes i
16、n the window, which made him 11. So he stuffed Beanie Babies in the 12 to make it look funny. There were nights he couldnt sleep. The work 13 him. He had trouble just getting his students to 14. Teaching them art turned out to be 15 than anything hed ever done. Then he thought he 16 something more.
17、An identityto 17 with his students. So he decided to call himself Mr Spider, which kept the class 18 and fired up. It was he who19 his students to make art about their lives and turned an empty classroom into a museum. His career 20 a bow of thanks. 【文章大意】这是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了一位美术老师Mathias Schergen为了让学生认真上美
18、术课, 对艺术产生兴趣, 把自己叫做“蜘蛛侠”。他的努力值得所有学生感谢。1. A. routine B. action C. scheduleD. task【解析】选A。结合上下文可知, 扮演蜘蛛侠是Mathias Schergen每天要做的事情, 故此处用“日常”符合语境, 故选A。2. A. monthB. yearC. decadeD. century【解析】选D。 根据下文的Twenty-three years ago, when Mathias Schergen arrived at Jenner可知此处用“四分之一个世纪”符合逻辑, 故选D。3. A. retirementB.
19、promotionC. ambitionD. immigration【解析】选A。retirement退休; promotion升职; ambition抱负; immigration移民。根据下文的today was his final day及后面“say goodbye”可知此处为“退休”, 故选A。4. A. introducedB. supportedC. stoppedD. took【解析】选C。句意: 一整天, 老师, 家长和过去的学生都专程过来和他道别。 stop by“短暂拜访”为固定短语, 故选C。5. A. added to B. called upC. wiped out
20、D. kept back【解析】选B。 add to增加; call up唤起; wipe out摧毁; keep back保留。此处是指他的故事唤起的回忆, 故选B。6. A. registerB. teachC. inspectD. sacrifice【解析】选B。register注册, 登记; teach教书; inspect调查; sacrifice牺牲。结合上下文可知, 此处是指23年前他来学校任教, 故选B。7. A. alwaysB. hardlyC. stillD. probably【解析】选A。根据下文的through good _and bad. 可知他的工作并不总是很容易
21、, 故选A。8. A. crowdedB. dangerousC. harmoniousD. enthusiastic【解析】选B。句意: 多年来, 他在该市最危险的一个社区教书, 度过了好的和不好的时光。 根据下文的there were bullet holes in the window可知, 他所工作的社区很危险, 故选B。9. A. treatmentB. administrationC. consequencesD. times【解析】选D。treatment治疗; administration管理; consequences结果, 后果; times时光。结合上下文可知, 此处是指
22、他在工作期间度过了好的和不好的时光, 故选D。10. A. ignoredB. suspectedC. noticedD. predicted【解析】选C。ignore忽略; suspect怀疑; notice注意到, 看到; predict预测。此处是指他看到窗户上有子弹孔, 故选C。11. A. regretfulB. mercifulC. nervousD. humble【解析】选C。根据常识判断, 看到窗户上的子弹孔, 他会紧张, 故选C。12. A. holesB. doorsC. windowsD. museums【解析】选A。结合上文bullet holes in the win
23、dow可知, 此处为词汇复现, 是指他用Beanie Babies填上了子弹孔, 故选A。13. A. motivatedB. establishedC. toleratedD. consumed【解析】选D。motivate激励; establish建立; tolerate容忍; consume消耗。根据上文的There were nights he couldnt sleep. 可知工作让他很操心, 消耗了他大量精力, 快把他累垮了, 故选D。14. A. previewB. instructC. listenD. interrupt【解析】选C。结合上下文可知, 此处是指他很难让学生们听
24、美术课, 故选C。15. A. tougherB. saferC. freerD. faster【解析】选A。根据上文的He had trouble just getting his students to _可判断他认为教美术很困难, 故选A。16. A. declaredB. emphasizedC. illustratedD. needed【解析】选D。declare宣布; emphasize强调; illustrate解释; need需要。根据下文的So he decided to call himself Mr Spider可知, 他认为自己还需要一些特殊的, 可以让孩子们对美术感兴
25、趣的东西, 故选D。17. A. maintainB. performC. connectD. compare【解析】选C。maintain维持; perform表演; connect连接; compare对比。根据上下文可知, 他需要一个可以和学生们产生联系, 走得更近的特殊身份, 故选C。18. A. normalB. freshC. patientD. practical【解析】选B。他决定叫自己蜘蛛侠, 根据常识判断, 学生们知道自己的老师叫蜘蛛侠后会觉得很新鲜, 这会激发他们的学习热情。故选B。19. A. prohibitedB. permittedC. remindedD. pu
26、shed【解析】选D。他是第一个这样的老师, 推动学生把他们的生活艺术化, 把一间空教室变成了博物馆。故选D。20. A. guaranteedB. deservedC. witnessedD. sought【解析】选B。guarantee保证; deserve值得; witness目睹; seek寻找。结合上下文可知, 他对学生在艺术方面的影响值得感谢。故选B。CAt a restaurant, a cockroach(蟑螂) suddenly flew from somewhere and sat on a lady. She started 1 out of fear. With a p
27、anic-stricken face and 2 voice, she started jumping, with both her hands desperately trying to 3the cockroach. Her reaction was4, as everyone in her group also got panicky. The lady finally managed to push the cockroach away but. . . it 5on another lady in the group. Now, it was the 6 of the other l
28、ady in the group to 7 the drama. The waiter rushed forward to their 8. In the relay of throwing, the cockroach next fell upon the 9. The waiter stood 10, forced himself to calm down, and observed the 11 of the cockroach on his shirt. When he was confident enough, he grabbed it with his12and threw it
29、 out of the13. Sipping my coffee and 14 the amusement, the feeler of my mind picked up a few thoughts and started wondering. Was the cockroach 15 for their dramatic behavior? If so, then why was the waiter not disturbed? He handled it near to16, without any chaos. It is not the cockroach but the 17o
30、f those people to handle the disturbance caused by the cockroach, 18disturbed the ladies. I realized that it is not the shouting of my father or my boss or my wife that 19me, but its my inability to handle the disturbance caused by their shouting that disturbs me. Its not the traffic jams on the roa
31、d that disturbs me, but my inability to 20 the disturbance caused by the traffic jam that disturbs me. More than the problem, its my reaction to the problem that creates chaos in my life. 【文章大意】本文为记叙文, 讲述了作者由蟑螂事件引发的感慨, 很多时候不是事件本身令人烦恼, 而是我们自己的无能为力困扰了我们, 使生活陷入了混乱。1. A. complainingB. screamingC. crying
32、D. blaming【解析】选B。背景常识题。一只蟑螂不知从哪里突然蹦到一位女士身上, 正常情况下人的本能反应该是叫喊, 而不是抱怨或责备, 哭喊更不至于, 过分夸张了。2. A. confusingB. annoyingC. relaxingD. trembling【解析】选D。背景常识题。上文说因害怕而尖叫, 所以产生的声音应该是颤抖的。3. A. get rid ofB. pick upC. keep upD. hold on【解析】选A。背景常识题。这种突发事件中人的紧急反应肯定是赶走它, get rid of去除掉, pick up捡起, 拾起; keep up保持; hold on
33、继续, 不挂断。从前文女士惊恐的反应来看, 应该是赶跑它。 4. A. changingB. spreadingC. continuingD. understanding【解析】选B。背景常识题。根据下文大家都变得恐慌, 所以她的反应传播给了其他人。5. A. landedB. turnedC. calledD. caught【解析】选A。词义复现题。这位女士成功赶跑了蟑螂, 但它又落在了她们中的另一位女士身上。land作动词是登陆、落地的含义, 此处很形象地表明蟑螂的位置发生了移动。落在第一位女士身上时用的是sat on, 第二位是landed on, 轮到服务员是fell upon, 都很
34、形象生动。6. A. rightB. chanceC. movementD. turn【解析】选D。固定搭配题。Its ones turn to do sth. 轮到某人做某事, 这会儿该是另一位女士慌乱叫喊了。7. A. reviewB. continueC. stopD. observe【解析】选B。背景常识题。同样的一幕继续上演, 就像演戏一样。continue继续。8. A. lookB. surpriseC. troubleD. rescue【解析】选D。固定搭配题。饭店里发生这一幕, 肯定引起服务员的注意, 所以他冲过来处理这件事。come to ones rescue 前去营救某
35、人。9. A. consumerB. waiterC. passengerD. customer【解析】选B。词汇复现题。蟑螂被赶来赶去, 最后就落在了这位赶来救急的服务员身上。再根据下文服务员处理突发事件的手段可知不是落到其他客人身上。10. A. furtherB. upC. firmD. out【解析】选C。背景常识题。根据下文服务员瞅准时机抓住蟑螂将其扔出餐馆的描述可知, 他应该是站着不动, 等蟑螂落稳了才出手, 所以firm作副词是“稳固地, 牢固地”的含义, stand firm就是站稳了。11. A. behaviorB. showC. flightD. rest【解析】选A。背
36、景常识题。服务员要抓蟑螂, 所以就观察它的行为behavior, 好趁机下手。12. A. wristB. footC. palmsD. fingers【解析】选D。背景常识题。下文说把蟑螂扔了出去, 所以要捉住蟑螂就要用手。finger 手指; wrist 手腕; foot脚; palm手掌。13. A. restaurantB. seatC. kitchenD. crowd【解析】选A。背景常识题。蟑螂在饭店里引起了混乱, 服务员既然抓住了就不能再把它留在店里, 扔出去是最好的选择。kitchen厨房; crowd人群; seat座位。14. A. lookingB. imaginingC
37、. watchingD. thinking【解析】选C。背景常识题。作者在那里喝咖啡, 当然目睹了一切。watch观看, 注视; look是不及物动词, 后要跟介词才能接宾语。15. A. nervousB. worriedC. appreciatedD. responsible【解析】选D。固定搭配题。这件事引起了作者的反思, 这戏剧性的一幕是蟑螂引起的, 蟑螂要对此负责吗? be responsible for对负责。16. A. performanceB. perfectionC. struggleD. victory【解析】选B。上下逻辑关系题。作者思考: 如果蟑螂要为这场混乱负责的话
38、, 那么为什么服务员没受影响呢, 他对事件的处理近乎完美, 没有再添混乱。perfection完美, performance表演, victory胜利, struggle奋斗。17. A. inabilityB. disabilityC. qualityD. limitation【解析】选A。语篇理解和词汇复现题。作者思考后得出结论: 不是蟑螂的问题, 而是人本身的问题, 这些人在处理蟑螂问题的过程中所表现出的无能困扰了自己。下文多次出现inability无能, 无力。disability残疾; quality品质, 质量; limitation限制, 局限。18. A. whichB. whereC. thatD. when【解析】选C。固定搭配题。这是一个强调句, 句子强调的对象不是人所以用that。19. A. encouragesB. disturbsC. helpsD. settles【解析】选B。词汇复现题。上下文多次重复出现disturb。20. A. ignoreB. escapeC. absorbD. handle【解析】选D。词汇复现题。多次重复出现一句话, 处理问题的能力不足。handle处理, 应付; ignore忽视; escape逃脱, 避免; absorb吸收, 理解。