1、高考资源网() 您身边的高考专家 台儿庄市2014高考英语完形填空、阅读理解精品系列(9)含答案典型例题 Coming home from school that dark winter day so long ago, I was filled with excitement of having the weekend off. But 1 was 1 into stillness by what I saw. Mother, seated at the far end of the sofa, 2 , with the second-hand green typewriter on til
2、e table. She told me that she couldnt type fast and then she was out of work. My shock and embarrassment (尴尬)at finding Mother in tears was a perfect proof of how 3 understood the pressures on her. Sitting beside her on the sofa, I began very 4 to understand. I guess we all have to 5 sometime, Mothe
3、r said quietly. I could 6_ her pain ami Iht, tension (压力)of 7 tilt strong feelings that were in terrupted by my arrival. Suddenly, something inside mt 8 I reached out and put my arms around her. She I)roke then. Silt lint her face 9 ray shotulder and sobbed. I held her 10 and didnt try to talk. I kn
4、ew I was doing what I 11 ,what could anti that it was enough. In that moment, Letling Mothers 12 with feelings, I tmderst(x)(I for the first tinte her being so easy to 13 . She was still my moth er, 14 she was something 15 a person like me, capal)le of fear and 16 and failure. I could feel her pain
5、as she must have feh nfine on a thousand occasions (场合)when I sought 17 in her arms.A week later Mother took a job selling dry goods at half the salary the radiostation 18 . Its a job 1 can do, though. She said simply. But the evening practice on the old green typewriter continued. 1 had a very 19 f
6、eeling now when I passed her door at night and heard her 20 away across the paper. I knew there was something more going on in there than a woman learning to type. 1. A. tired B. ashamed C. lazy D. shocked 答案:D 指导:看到母亲伤心的样子,作者感到“震惊”,后面有提示。2. A. crying B. smiling C. thinking D. whispering 答案:A 指导:由后文
7、得知,母亲在“哭”,intears可作为信息提示。3. A. eagerly B. worriedly C. litth, D. nmch 答案:C 指导:由前文的“震惊”和“尴尬”可知,作者对母亲承受的压力所知甚少。“急切地”“担心地”都不适合与动词“理解”搭配;much表达的意义正好相反.4. A. quickly B. slowly C. suddenly D. proudly 答案:B 指导:因为作者对母亲承受的压力所知甚少,所以此处应是“慢慢地”明白母亲的处境。quickly陕速地”表示动作迅速;suddenly说明动作、情况等出乎意料;proudly自豪地”显然不合题意。5. A.
8、 fail B. win C. fall sick D. give in 答案:A 指导:这是母亲自我安慰的话:人人都会失败。理解了文章母亲因为事业而伤心,而此处在自我安慰,就会排除“成功“病倒”“屈服”。6. A. learn B. watch C. sense D. recognize C 指导:此处强调作者的“感觉”,sense用作动词,当“感觉到”讲。learn获悉、获知”;watch注视”;recognize辨认,分辨”都不合题意。7. A. holding back B. putting away C. sitting up D. stopping from 答案:A 指导:看到作
9、者来到,母亲“忍住”悲伤,holdback阻止”“忍住”,符合题意。put away收起来,放起来,储存”,不合题意。8. A. lit up B. came true C. turned D. increased答案:C 指导:此处指我内心的某种感情发生了“转变”,故用turn1ightup照亮”;cometrue梦想等实现”;increase数量等增加”都不合题意。9. A. to B. up C. through D. against 答案:D 指导:介词against当“依靠”讲,此处指母亲把头靠在我的肩膀上。10. A. tightly B. thoughtfullyC. caref
10、ully D. politely 答案:A 指导:作者“紧紧地”抱住母亲,以示对她的安慰。此处仅仅说明动作,“体贴到”“细心地有礼貌地”修饰“拥抱”都不恰当。11. A. should B. would C. could D. might 答案:A 指导:此处表示作者意识到母亲作为一个平常人的脆弱,“应该”给她以安慰。其他情态动词不合题意。12. A. hand B. face C. hair D. back 答案:D 指导:此处作者满怀感情地“抚摩”母亲的背,也是对母亲的理解和安慰。由作者前面“拥抱着”母亲可排除其他选项。13. A. content B. break C. fall D.
11、understand 答案:B 指导:看到母亲如此伤心,作者体会到母亲原来也是这么容易“沮丧、崩溃”。break当“沮丧、崩溃”讲。content “满意的”,fall摔倒”,都不合题意。14. A. therefore B. however C. yet D. though 答案:C 指导:yet用作副词,表转折,意为“然而”。therefore所以though当副词用时,也可以当“然而”讲,但往往用于句末,且前面用逗号隔开;however表转折时,往往需要逗号把前后文隔开。15. A. more B. much C. little D. huge 答案:A 指导:作者认识到自己的母亲不仅仅
12、是“母亲”,还是一个平常人,more另外的”,符合题意。此处具有比较意义,故排除其他选项。16. A. wound B. defeat C. cut D. hurt 答案:D 指导:hurt与前面的fear和后面的failure构成并列关系,此处指“内心感情”的伤害,故用hurtwound多指对身体的伤害;defeat打败”,不符合语境。17. A. kindness B. memory C. comfort D. support 答案:C 指导:一般情况下,孩子应在母亲那儿寻求“安慰”,而此时作者认识到,母亲也需要子女的安慰。由语境可排除其他选项,母亲伤心时需要的是“安慰”,而不是别人的“善
13、良”和“支持”。18. A. supplied B. offeredC. paid D. contributed 答案:B 指导:offer当“提供”讲。此处指母亲拿电台出的一半的工资卖东西。supply,pay,contribute都不能直接与前面的salary搭配。19. A. different B. hard C. pleasant D. serious 答案:A 指导:有了以上对母亲的了解,作者因此对母亲有了“不同”的感情。此处说明作者内心情感的变化,因此不用“困难的”“愉快的”和“严肃的”。20. A. hitting B. tapping C. beating D. striki
14、ng 答案:B 指导:tap意为“轻敲”,此处指打字,因此不用其他几个动词。由特定的语境可排除其他选项:hit击打”;beat连续地“敲打;击打”;strike打击”。AA 14-year-old girl was attacked by a grey bear while competing in a bike race. She managed to whisper the word bear to her rescuer. The girl suffered serious head, neck and leg wounds. Now she is in a dangerous cond
15、ition in hospital.The girl was taking part in a 24-hour race through Bicentennial Park in Alaska when she was attacked by the bear. Bicentennial Park is next to Chugach State Park where some wild animals live. The animal attacked the girl in a heavily wooded area at about 1:30 am. The girl called em
16、ergency services but she was unable to say any word. Another rider Peter Basinger found her lying unconscious on the ground. He told the Anchorage Daily News that she managed to say the word bear when he stopped to help. Her helmet(头盔) had been ripped off (撞掉) in the attack and rolled into the woods
17、. Mr. Basinger waited with the girl for about 20 minutes until doctors arrived. Armed police trekked (长途跋涉) 3 km with doctors to pick up the girl. Animal expert Rick Sinnott said something must be done as soon as possible to prevent the bear from attacking people again. It was extremely terrifying,
18、he said. Mr. Sinnott told the Anchorage Daily News that the bear might be a mother. It hurt two runners on a nearby path two weeks ago. He also said that the girl was lucky to have been wearing a bike helmet because the bear had bitten her head several times. 56. When the girl was attacked, she was
19、_. A. waiting for Peter Basinger B. following a mother bearC. competing in a 24-hour raceD. riding in Chugach State Park 57. Mr. Sinnott said the girl was lucky because _. A. she was then in a heavily wooded area B. she was then wearing a bike helmetC. she didnt get hurt badly D. she was rescued by
20、another rider58. It can be inferred from the text that _.A. it was the fourth time that the bear had attacked peopleB. the race area was not very easy to reach C. bike races are very dangerous sportsD. girls had better not compete in a bike race参考答案 56. CBB*结束 There are many ways to find a job. It c
21、an be as easy as walking into a neighborhood store to look at its announcement board(布告板). Local stores often have areas where people can put small signs telling what kind of service they need or can provide. Such services include caring for children or cleaning houses.Or, job searchers can look in
22、the newspaper. Local newspapers have employment announcements placed by companies seeking workers.Another popular tool for finding jobs is the Internet. For example, people in four hundred and fifty cities around the world can use the Craigslist Web site to buy objects(物品), meet people or find a job
23、. Craigslist says that it receives two million new job listings(表) each month.Another useful way to find a job is through a college or university. For example, students at the University of Texas in Austin can go to the Career Exploration Center to get help in finding a job. Of course, looking for a
24、 job requires knowing what kind of work you want to do. For example, there is a book called “What Color is Your Parachute (降落伞)?” by Richard Bolles. This book has been helping people choose a career (职业) since it was first published in nineteen seventy.Some experts also help people find jobs. Susan
25、W. Miller owns a company called California Career Services in Los Angeles. She says her company helps people find jobs by first helping them understand their strengths, goals and interests. Then she provides them with methods and resources to help them find the right job.59. What is the passage main
26、ly about?A. Finding a job. B. College students part-time jobs.C. Craigslist Web site. D. The relation between study and work.60. By logging on the Craigslist Web site, you can _.A. sell your old thingsB. do some shopping onlineC. create your own announcement boardD. get useful information about 450
27、cities61. It can be learned from the passage that _.A. companies often put job information in local shopsB. the Internet is the most popular tool for job hunters in the USA C. Susan W. Millers company is helping people choose careersD. California Career Services mainly serves university students62.
28、How many ways of finding a job are mentioned in the passage?A. Three. B. Four. C. Five. D. Six.参考答案 59.ABCC完形填空Passage *I was a single parent of four small children, working at a low-paid job. Money was always tight, but we had a 36 over our heads, food on the table, clothes on our backs, and if not
29、 a lot, always 37 . Not knowing we were poor, my kids(孩子们) just thought I was 38 . Ive always been glad about that.It was Christmas time, and although there wasnt 39 for a lot of gifts, we planned to celebrate with a family party. But the big 40 for the kids was the fun of Christmas 41 .They planned
30、 weeks ahead of time, asking 42 what they wanted for Christmas. Fortunately, I had saved $120 for 43 to share by all five of us.The big 44 arrived. I gave each kid a twenty-dollar bill and 45 them to look for gifts of about four dollars each. Then everyone scattered(散开). We had two hours to shop; th
31、en we would 46 back at the “Santas Workshop”.Driving home, everyone was in high Christmas spirits, 47 my younger daughter, Ginger, who was unusually 48 . She had only one small, flat bag with a few candies fifty-cent candies! I was so angry, but I didnt say anything 49 we got home. I called her into
32、 my bedroom and closed the door, 50 to be angry again. This is what she told me:“I was looking 51 thinking of what to buy, and I 52 to read the little cards on the Giving Trees.One was for a little girl, four years old, and all she 53 for Christmas was a doll(玩具娃娃). So I took the card off the tree a
33、nd 54 the doll for her. We have so much and she doesnt have anything.”I never felt so 55 as I did that day.36. A. roofB. hatC. skyD. star37. A. littleB. lessC. enoughD. more38. A. busyB. seriousC. strictD. kind39. A. effortB. roomC. timeD. money40. A. improvement B. problemC. surpriseD. excitement41
34、. A. shoppingB. travellingC. partiesD. greetings42. A. the otherB. each otherC. one by oneD. every other one43. A. toys B. clothesC. presentsD. bills44. A. dayB. chanceC. chequeD. tree45. A. forcedB. remindedC. invitedD. begged46. A. drawB. stayC. moveD. meet47. A. includingB. besidesC. exceptD. reg
35、arding48. A. quietB. excitedC. happyD. ashamed49. A. sinceB. afterC. whileD. until50. A. waitingB. readyC. hopingD. afraid51. A. out B. overC. forwardD. around52. A. forgotB. stoppedC. failedD. hated53. A. wantedB. didC. gotD. played54. A. madeB. searchedC. boughtD. fetched55. A. angryB. richC. patientD. bitter参考答案 36. A37. C38. C39. D40. D 41. A 42. B 43. C 44. A 45. B 46.D 47. C 48. A 49. D 50. B 51. D 52. B 53. A 54. C 55. B - 8 - 版权所有高考资源网