1、完形填空专练(一)(限时45分钟)AJoe spent 16 years as a fireman and emergency medical technician. He has been honored for his 1 in risking his life on numerous occasions to save others. However, one emergency call 2 him to poisonous chemicals that later led to repeated strokes (中风). At only 38, the man who had gr
2、own 3 to having the physical strength and mobility to save lives was now: 4 to tie his own shoes or button his own shirt. Worst of all, the strokes left him 5 seizures (痉挛) that would strike 6. Before his health 7, Joe was known for being active and optimistic. But after his strokes, he spent day an
3、d night in bed, dangerously 8. One of his only 9 joys was Lucky, his 12-year-old Dalmatian, but Joes wife Kim 10 something terrible would happen to Joe when Lucky 11. She didnt want to wait to find out, so she suggested a new dog should be 12 to the family. Then entered Meatball. He was saved as a p
4、uppy from an Afghan war zone and brought to the United States for 13 by Puppy Rescue Mission. Joe and Kim went to the airport to meet Meatball upon his arrival. The moment Meatball came out of his cage, he peed (撒尿) all over Joeand Joe 14 his first genuine laughter in months! Two years later, one ni
5、ght, Kim was awakened by Meatballs 15 barking. She went to see what was wrong and found Joe having a 16 seizure. Joe was 17 to the hospitalMeatball had saved the day. And it wasnt the only time. “Hes always there 18 me, helping me, making sure Im okay, ” says Joe. Since I got sick, some of my friend
6、s have fallen by the wayside, 19 this beautiful dog always stays with me. That means Im worth 20 after all. Pets are the emotional, physical, and spiritual gift we didnt know we needed. 【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了一名男子在他的宠物狗的陪伴下与病魔抗争的故事。1. A. fearB. luckC. braveryD. hesitation【解析】选C。根据下文. . . risking his li
7、fe on numerous occasions to save others可知, 他因自己在许多场合冒着生命危险“勇敢(bravery)”拯救他人而感到荣幸。2. A. reducedB. shiftedC. exposedD. attracted【解析】选C。此处表示一次急救行动使他“暴露(exposed)”在一些有毒的化学物品下, 导致了他后来的中风反复发作。3. A. committedB. accustomedC. addictedD. abandoned【解析】选B。根据下文the man who had grown _to having the physical strengt
8、h and mobility to save lives可知, 此处表示他中风之前一直“习惯于(accustomed)”自己可以有肢体力量并且能灵活参与拯救生命的行动。4. A. afraidB. ashamedC. unableD. unwilling【解析】选C。根据上文repeated strokes可知, 此处表示但是现在却“无法(unable)”系好自己的鞋带, 也无法扣上自己的衬衫。5. A. toB. byC. forD. with【解析】 选D。根据语境可知, 此处表示中风给Joe “留下”痉挛的问题。leave sb. with. . . 表示“给某人留下了. . . ”。6
9、. A. painfullyB. separatelyC. randomlyD. automatically【解析】选C。根据下文Joe有一次半夜突然痉挛可知, 此处表示他的痉挛是“随机(randomly)”发生的。7. A. recoveredB. improvedC. infectedD. declined【解析】选D。根据语境可知, 此处表示在他的健康“衰退(declined)”前。8. A. depressedB. puzzledC. excitedD. embarrassed【解析】选A。根据上文未患中风前, Joe积极乐观可知, 此处表示中风后Joe整天躺在床上, 肯定心情“沮丧(
10、depressed)”。9. A. accessibleB. remainingC. selectiveD. meaningful【解析】选B。根据上文Joe整天情绪都很沮丧可知, 此处表示他“仅存的(remaining)”快乐之一是Lucky, 他12岁的达尔马提亚犬。10. A. anticipatedB. suspectedC. predictedD. worried【解析】选D。根据上文Joe整天都很沮丧, 仅存的快乐是他的狗Lucky。结合生活常识可知, 此处表示他的妻子Kim“担心(worried)”会有什么不好的事发生。11. A. passed awayB. hung outC
11、. fell outD. turned away【解析】选A。根据上文Joe仅存的快乐就是他十二岁的狗可知, 此处表示十二岁的狗已经很老了, 他的妻子Kim担心狗Lucky“死(passed away)”后Joe会有不好的事发生。12. A. contributedB. offeredC. addedD. devoted【解析】选C。根据上文他的妻子Kim担心狗Lucky“死”后Joe会有不好的事发生可知, 此处表示Kim建议这个家应该“增加(added)”一条新的狗。13. A. profitB. adoptionC. releaseD. memory【解析】选B。根据下文Puppy Res
12、cue Mission可知, 此处表示Meatball是在阿富汗被救助后带到美国被“领养(adoption)”的。14. A. fell intoB. dived intoC. burst intoD. ran into【解析】选C。根据语境可知, 此处表示Joe“爆发出”笑声。A项意为“陷入”; B项意为“潜入”; C项意为“爆发出”; D项意为“偶遇”。15. A. confusedB. panickedC. surprisedD. shocked【解析】选B。根据下文Joe发生了很严重的痉挛可知, 此处表示Kim被狗“惊慌失措的(panicked)”叫声叫醒。16. A. violent
13、B. toughC. commonD. slight【解析】选A。根据语境可知, 此处表示Joe正在经受“剧烈的(violent)”痉挛。17. A. loadedB. rushedC. transferredD. admitted【解析】选B。根据上文Joe正在经受剧烈的痉挛可知, 此处表示Joe的情况很危急。根据一般处理疾病的方式, 他应该是被“迅速送到(rushed)”医院。18. A. prayingB. guidingC. toleratingD. watching【解析】选D。根据下文. . . helping me, making sure Im okay可知, 此处表示Meat
14、ball一直“看着(watching)”Joe, 确保他没事。 19. A. soB. ifC. andD. but【解析】选D。根据上文Joe说很多朋友都中途放弃了他可知, 此处表示“但是(but)”这只漂亮的狗一直在他身边。20. A. somethingB. anythingC. everythingD. nothing【解析】选A。根据上文虽然一些朋友放弃了Joe, 但Meatball始终在Joe的身边可知, 此处表示Joe认为他终究还是重要的/有价值的。【知识拓展】be worth something具有某种价值。worth后面可以接金钱, 或是其他有价值的事物。这里的somethi
15、ng可以指的是金钱, 或是其他有价值的东西。与worth用法相似的英语有worthy和worth it。B“When I was a kid, we were out and about all the time, playing with our friends, in and out of each others houses, sandwich in pocket, making our own 1. Our parents 2 saw us from morning to night. We didnt have much stuff, but we came and went as
16、we liked. ” This is roughly what you will 3 if you ask anyone over 30 about their 4 in a rich county. Today such children will spend most of their time 5 often with parents rather than with friends, be supervised (监管) more closely, be driven everywhere 6 walking or cycling, take part in many more 7
17、activities, and probably engage with a screen of some kind. All this is done with the best of 8 . Parents intend to protect their offspring from traffic, crime and other dangers, and to give them every opportunity to 9. The children themselves seem fairly 10 with their lives. In a survey across the
18、OECD, 15-year-olds were asked to 11 their satisfaction with their life on a scale from zero to ten. The 12 score was 7. 3, with Finnish kids the 13, at nearly 7. 9, and Turkish ones the gloomiest (灰暗的), at 6. 1. 14 , that is not surprising. 15 parents these days, especially in America, invest a huge
19、 amount of time and money in their children to ensure that they will do 16 as well as the parents themselves have done, and preferably better. Those 17 and extra tutoring, music lessons and educational visits, together with lively discussions at home have proved effective a securing the good 18 that
20、 will open the doors to top universities and well-paid jobs. But working-class parents in America, for their part, 19 the means to engage in such intensive parenting. As a result, social divisions from one generation to the next are set to 20. A recent report by the World Bank showed that intergener
21、ational social mobility in America is now among the lowest in all rich countries. 【文章大意】本文是议论文, 谈论的是孩子们目前所处的环境以及对孩子们所带来的影响。1. A. plansB. scheduleC. decisionsD. entertainment【解析】选D。根据首句句意“当我还是个孩子的时候, 整日在外面, 与朋友一起玩, 在彼此的家里跑进跑出”, 且可以看到“playing”这个词, 所以可以判断后面的名词应该是与“玩”有关的词。观察四个选项, plan 计划; schedule 计划表;
22、decisions 结论; entertainment 娱乐。make our own entertainment 指自娱自乐, 自己找乐子。故选D。2. A. oftenB. hardlyC. willinglyD. reluctantly【解析】选B。根据前文“整日在外面玩”的语境可以得出这里指“父母很少能够从早到晚都看到我们”。观察四个选项, A项经常; B 项很少; C 项愿意地; D 项不情愿地。故选 B。3. A. sayB. cite C. hearD. mention【解析】选C。根据后文 “if you ask”中的 “ask”(问)可以推测出前面引号里的内容应该是一个“答”
23、, 所以应该是 “听到”。故选 C。4. A. studyB. hobbyC. familyD. childhood【解析】选D。根据第一段以及全文可知文章都是描述与小时候有关的事情, 所以应该是问“任何30岁以上的人的童年”。5. A. aloneB. sociallyC. indoorsD. outdoors【解析】选C。根据“with parents rather than with friends, be supervised more closely” 可知现在的孩子通常是和父母而不是朋友在一起, 被更密切地监督, 再结合“. . . and probably engage with
24、 a screen of some kind”, 可知孩子们可能还会接触到某种屏幕。所以孩子们是在室内的。 6. A. instead ofB. regardless ofC. due toD. next to【解析】选A。空前出现 “be driven everywhere” 可知, 现在的孩子在父母的保护下, 去哪里都有车接送, 代替了空后“walking or cycling”自己走路或骑车。7. A. casualB. desiredC. organizedD. physical【解析】选C。根据本句话中“be supervised”, 可知孩子们是被密切的监督着, 所以活动应该是组织
25、好的。 8. A. rewardsB. intentionsC. guidanceD. discipline【解析】选B。原词复现, 后文提到“Parents intend to. . . ”可知, 父母们想要在一个在他们看来更危险的世界里保护自己的后代免受交通事故、犯罪和其他危险, 照应此处的孩子们的一切都是在最佳意图中落实的。 9. A. riskB. failC. relaxD. succeed【解析】选D。用and 连接, 表明前后句逻辑一致。前半句父母想要保护他们的子女免受交通事故、犯罪和其他危险; 后半句, 也应该是褒义的, 再结合后文父母的付出就是想让孩子们上好大学, 找到好工作
26、, 成为人生赢家, 因此是给他们每一个成功的机会。 10. A. happyB. boredC. familiarD. unsatisfied【解析】选A。根据后面的调查, 要孩子们按他们对生活的满意度进行 0 到 10 分打分, 孩子们打的平均分是 7. 3, 由此可以推断出, 孩子们对于他们的生活还是很满意的。 11. A. rateB. predictC. anticipateD. connect【解析】选A。根据后面的调查, 要孩子们从 0 到 10 打分, 所以是对满意度进行评估或排名。12. A. finalB. averageC. minimumD. maximum【解析】选B。
27、根据后面的 7. 9 分和 6. 1 分, 可以推断出, 这里的 7. 3 分是平均分。 13. A. lowestB. poorestC. funniestD. sunniest【解析】选D。根据前后文理解, 该段在讲OECD(经济合作与发展组织)国家的儿童生活满意度的情况, 且平均值 7. 3, 芬兰最高 7. 9, 而土耳其最低, 只有 6. 1。参考形容最低值时用的是 gloomiest 最灰暗的。14. A. HoweverB. ThereforeC. UnluckilyD. Hopefully【解析】选A。 虽然现在的孩子不像第一段中也就是他们的父母那样自由, 但是对于生活的满意度
28、依然与家庭经济情况成正比。结果+“然而, 这并不意外”+原因分析。15. A. RichB. PoorC. KindD. Strict【解析】选A。根据后文举例用的是“especially in America”尤其是美国以及“invest a huge amount of time and money”投入大量的时间和金钱可以分析出是富裕的父母。16. A. at mostB. at lastC. at firstD. at least【解析】选D。该空分析了富裕的父母在孩子身上花费大量的时间和财力的目的(“to ensure”)。从后文的两个情况来看, 一个是“as well as”一样好
29、; 另一个是“preferably better”最好是更好, 两者分析比较。17. A. dullB. limitedC. endlessD. meaningless【解析】选C。根据后文“have proved effective”, 可知这里是褒义词, 排除 dull 无趣的和meaningless 无意义的。剩下limited 有限的; endless 无止境的, 再根据前文父母投入大量的时间和金钱给孩子们更好的发展, 故这里是指数量庞大的词, 所以是endless。18. A. fameB. gradesC. positionsD. identity【解析】选B。根据后文“that
30、will open the doors to top universities and well-paid jobs”可知是能够打开顶尖大学的门并且获得薪酬优厚的工作, 那么就应该是好的成绩。19. A. denyB. lackC. possessD. require【解析】选B。根据本段前几句话可知富裕的父母会花费大量的时间和金钱来培养孩子们获得好成绩进入顶尖大学并获得薪酬优厚的工作, 文中的 But 表示转折, 所以工薪阶层的父母应该是缺少这样的方式来教育孩子。20. A. appearB. shortenC. disappearD. broaden【解析】选D。根据文中富裕的父母花大量时
31、间和金钱培养孩子, 但是工薪阶级的父母缺乏这种方式, 所以导致的结果就是社会阶级的划分从上一代到下一代会扩大。CAlthough it might have happened anywhere, my encounter with the green banana started on a steep mountain road in the central area of Brazil. My ancient jeep 1 when the radiator(水箱) began to leak, and I was ten miles from the 2 garage. The over-
32、heated engine 3 me to stop at the next village. People came over to look. “Thats easy to 4, ” a man said. He sent a boy running for some green bananas. He patted me on the shoulder, 5 me that everything would 6. A few minutes later, the boy returned with an armful of green bananas. The man cut one i
33、n half and7 the cut end against the radiator. The banana 8 into a glue against the hot metal, stopping the leaks instantly. I was so 9 at this that I must have looked rather foolish and everyone laughed. They then 10 my radiator and give me extra bananas to take along 11 my radiator should give me t
34、rouble again. An hour later, after using the green banana once more, my radiator and I reached our 12. As a13 of American education, I had never paid the slightest attention to the green banana, except to regard it as a fruit whose 14 had not yet come. 15, on that mountain road, its time had come to
35、 16 my need. But as I 17 it further, I realized that the green banana had been there all along. I came to appreciate the special 18 of those people, and the special value of the green banana. The world is full of19 green bananas with special value and meaning. They have been there for ages, ripening
36、 slowly, perhaps waiting patiently for people to come along to 20 them. 【文章大意】这是一篇夹叙夹议文。随着全球化的深入, 文化碰撞、文化冲突司空见惯, 如何看待异国文化和文化差异值得深思。本文作者在旅行的山路上水箱开始漏水, 热情的村民用古老的办法为作者临时解决了问题, 这一次与当地本土文化的不期而遇让作者意识到每种文化都有自己的精妙之处和文化宝藏。1. A. gave up B. broke downC. speeded upD. calmed down【解析】选B。考查动词词组。根据设空处下文the radiator
37、 began to leak可知作者的吉普车出了故障, 故答案为B项。A: 放弃, B: (机器)出故障, C: 加速, D: 镇静下来。2. A. nearest B. biggest C. best D. cheapest【解析】选A。考查形容词。句意: 我离最近的汽修厂有十英里远。A: 最近的, B: 最大的, C: 最好的, D: 最便宜的。3. A. allowedB. forcedC. commandedD. prevented【解析】选B。考查动词。句意: 过热的发动机迫使我在下一个村子停下来。A: 允许, B: 迫使, C: 命令, D: 阻止。4. A. recoverB.
38、failC. fixD. arrive【解析】选C。考查动词。句意: 一个人说: “很好修理”。A: 恢复, B: 失败, C: 修理, D: 到达。5. A. convincingB. remindingC. encouragingD. inspiring【解析】选A。考查动词。句意: 他拍了下我的肩膀, 使我相信一切都会得以解决。A: 使信服, B: 提醒, C: 鼓励, D: 激励, 鼓舞。 6. A. pay offB. go throughC. stay upD. work out【解析】选D。考查动词词组。句意: 他拍了下我的肩膀, 使我相信一切都会得以解决。A: 还清(债务),
39、取得回报, B: 经历, 经受, C: 熬夜, D: 解决, 弄清楚。7. A. pressedB. equippedC. threwD. rubbed【解析】选A。考查动词。句意: 那个男人把香蕉一切两半, 并把切口按在水箱上。A: 按, 压, B: 装备, 配备, C: 扔, D: 摩擦。8. A. mixedB. ranC. burstD. melted【解析】选D。考查动词。句意: 由于金属的热度香蕉融化成为胶水, 立马阻止了水箱的漏水。A: 混合, B: 跑, C: 迸发, D: 融化。 9. A. annoyedB. disappointed C. astonishedD. des
40、perate【解析】选C。考查形容词。句意: 我对此是如此惊讶以至于我肯定看起来很愚蠢, 每个人都笑了。A: 恼怒的, B: 失望的, C: 吃惊的, D: 绝望的。10. A. exchangedB. refilledC. replacedD. blocked【解析】选B。考查动词。句意: 他们把我的水箱重新加满, 还给了我额外的香蕉带着, 以防我的水箱万一再给我惹麻烦。A: 交换, B: 重新加满, C: 替换, D: 阻挡。 11. A. in caseB. regardless ofC. instead ofD. rather than【解析】选A。考查介词词组。句意: 他们把我的水箱
41、重新加满, 还给了我额外的香蕉带着, 以防我的水箱万一再给我惹麻烦。A: 以防万一, B: 不管, 不顾, C: 而不是, D: 而不是。12. A. farmB. mountainC. countryD. destination【解析】选D。考查名词。句意: 一个小时后, 又用了一次绿香蕉, 我和我的水箱抵达了目的地。A: 农田, B: 山, C: 国家, D: 目的地。13. A. teacherB. beginnerC. productD. founder【解析】选C。考查名词。句意: 作为美国教育的产物, 我没有注意过绿香蕉, 除了把它视为一种时令还没到的水果。A: 老师, B: 初学
42、者, C: 产物, D: 创建者。14. A. timeB. colorC. tasteD. chance【解析】选A。考查名词。句意: 作为美国教育的产物, 我没有注意过绿香蕉, 除了把它视为一种时令还没到的水果。A: 时机, B: 颜色, C: 味道, D: 机会。15. A. ThereforeB. BesidesC. SuddenlyD. Consequently【解析】选C。考查副词。句意: 出人预料地, 在那条山路上, 为了满足我的需求, 它的时机到了。A: 因此, B: 此外, C: 突然, D: 结果。16. A. answerB. meetC. denyD. respond【
43、解析】选B。考查动词。句意: 出人预料地, 在那条山路上, 为了满足我的需求, 它的时机到了。A: 回答, B: 满足, C: 否认, D: 回应。17. A. deal withB. come acrossC. make advantage ofD. reflected on【解析】选D。考查动词词组。句意: 但是当我再次反思时, 我意识到绿香蕉一直都存在。A: 处理, B: 偶遇, C: 利用, D: 反思。18. A. confidenceB. wisdomC. kindnessD. honesty【解析】选B。考查名词。句意: 我开始欣赏那些村民的特殊智慧, 还有绿香蕉的特殊价值。A: 信心, B: 智慧, C: 善良, D: 诚实。19. A. unusualB. unbelievableC. unexpectedD. unfortunate【解析】选C。考查形容词。句意: 世界充满了出乎意料的绿香蕉, 它们有特殊的价值和意义。A: 不同寻常的, B: 难以置信的, C: 出乎意料的, D: 不幸的。20. A. importB. growC. pickD. encounter【解析】选D。考查动词。句意: 它们存在好几十年了, 慢慢成熟, 耐心地等待着人们到来与之相遇。A: 进口, B: 生长, C: 采摘, D: 相遇。
