1、完形填空。阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。Im an operating engineer, running crane(起重机) in New York City. I was in the countryside, playing golf when we got the call that a plane had 1 the World Trade Centre. We checked out of the hotel immediately and started 2 our way downtown. When I got home, I
2、 called the rescue center and they told me to come 3 and get on the 4 list.The next morning I went down to the 5 at about 5 a.m., and four hours later I 6 the call to come down to West Street. I called my wife and told her not to 7 me, and that I would stay in 8 with her. I took the subway. It stopp
3、ed at West Fourth Street, so I had to 9 the rest of the way.And somewhere in there I became frightened that I was going into something I 10 . I once worked there in 1966 for the 11 of the World Trade Centre. On halfway on September 12, I was frightened to see the World Trade Centre was a huge pile,
4、maybe ten stories 12 . And it was burning. I started to ask 13 in which my crane might be 14 a whistle blew suddenly warning us of some danger. I saw people running away and I really didnt know what to do. So I did the same, too. It was as if they had let the bulls go in 15 and we were running throu
5、gh the street. People falling down, people 16 them up as they came by, and carrying them, just to get them out of the way, because something was extremely 17 . I didnt even look back. We stopped running when we got to the Battery Tunnel, and I caught my 18 and said, “Oh, my God, Im going to 19 .”The
6、n I settled down a little bit, thinking about what we should do next. As we started again we 20 into a fire chief officer and we asked, “What can we do to help you?”1.A. landedB. reachedC. hitD. passed2.A. findingB. makingC. fightingD. losing3.A. awayB. nearC. inD. down4.A. volunteerB. soldierC. pol
7、iceD. fireman5.A. companyB. hotelC. centerD. home6.A. answeredB. madeC. heardD. got7.A. missB. forgetC. stopD. expect8.A. peaceB. touchC. silenceD. anger9.A. walkB. completeC. cancelD. smooth10.A. builtB. metC. designedD. had11.A. constructionB. planC. destructionD. use12.A. thickB. longC. tallD. de
8、ep13.A. waysB. numbersC. positionD. directions14.A. asB. whyC. whenD. because15.A. AmericaB. SpainC. JapanD. Australia16.A. pushingB. givingC. holdingD. picking17.A. dangerousB. distinctC. safeD. important18.A. viewB. sightC. breathD. sense19.A. leaveB. dieC. remainD. work20.A. turned B. ran C. gotD
9、. put【参考答案】完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)15 CBDAC 610 DDBAA 1115 ACDCB 1620 DACBB 完形填空。阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。 As an engineering student, I had a degree and three good job offers. I cant help trembling when I hear about studies that show that women are at a _1 when it comes to math. However
10、, I discovered: just because a subject is 2 to learn, it does not _3_ you are not good at it. You just have to grit your teeth and work harder to get good at it. _4 you do, theres a strong chance you will enjoy it more than anything else.In eighth grade I took algebra(代数学). On one test I got only 36
11、 percent of the _5 answers. I failed the next one, too. I started to _6_ that maybe Im just not good at this. I was lucky enough to have a teacher who didnt take my bad grades as a judgment of my 7 _, but 8 as an indication that I should study more. He _ 9 me aside and told me he knew I could do bet
12、ter. He let me _10 the tests, and I pulled my grade up to an A.I studied a lot in college, too. I had moments of fear while sitting below the buzzing fluorescent lights in the 11 library on Saturday afternoons, when I _12_that the estrogen (雌性激素) in my body was 13_ me from understanding thermodynami
13、cs (热力学). But the _14 _ in my classes had to work just as hard, and I knew that I couldnt _15 to lose confidence in myself. I didnt want to choose between my femininity(女性)and a good career. _16_ I reminded myself that those 17 _, the ones that say that math comes more naturally to men, are faulty.H
14、eres a secret: math and science dont go _18 to most people. No one was _19 born knowing calculus. A woman can learn anything a man can, but first she needs to know that she can do it, and that takes a leap of 20 . It also helps to have selective hearing.1. A. difficulty B. disadvantage C. trouble D.
15、 discomfort2. A. enjoyable B. humorous C. simple D. difficult3. A. sign B. state C. mean D. exhibit4. A. Once B. Where C. Although D. Until5. A. wrong B. complete C. correct D. missing6. A. think B. suggest C. choose D. decide7. A. activities B. possibilities C. characteristics D. abilities8. A. ext
16、remely B. simply C. slightly D. normally9. A. pulled B. led C. knocked D. pushed10. A. design B. attend C. desert D. retake11. A. chemistry B. engineering C. biology D. geography12. A. worried B. excited C. disturbed D. astonished13. A. protecting B. awaking C. preventing D. attempting14. A. girls B
17、. boys C. students D. professors15. A. afford B. encourage C. persuade D. manage16. A. Also B. But C. Furthermore D. So17. A. studies B. explorations C. performances D. experiments18. A. actively B. easily C. actually D. gradually19. A. never B. ever C. even D. often20. A. honesty B. knowledge C. re
18、ality D. faith【参考答案】BDCAC ADBAD BACBA DABBD完形填空-记叙文)Whenever we hear about“the homeless,”most of us think of the Developing World.But the _1_ is that homelessness is everywhere.For example,how many of us would expect to see people living on the streets of a _2_ country like Germany?Kurt Muller and h
19、is wife Rita have spent eleven years making _3_ for the homeless of Berlin,Germanys capital.They first _4_ one long hot summer when most Germans were _5_ on holiday.Kurt and his wife stayed at home,made sandwiches,_6_ a table in the street and gave food to the homeless.The Mullers soon realised that
20、 food and clothing werent _7_.“What these people also need is warmth and _8_,”says Rita.The Mullers didnt _9_ to give their phone number to the street people and told them to phone anytime.Rita _10_ there was somebody at home to answer the phone and their home was always _11_ to anyone who couldnt f
21、ace another night on the street.The couple were soon _12_ all their time and money,so Kurt visited food and clothing companies to _13_ donations.Today,over thirty companies _14_ donate food and other goods to the cause and volunteers help to _15_ them to the homeless.The public also give clothes and
22、 money and a shoe producer _16_ new shoes.Kurt and Rita receive no _17_ for their hard work.“We feel like parents,”says Rita,“and parents shouldnt _18_ money for helping their children.The love we get on the streets is our salary.”Though Rita admits she often gets _19_,she says she will continue wit
23、h her work because she likes the feeling of having made a _20_ in the world.【语篇解读】 本文是记叙文。“无家可归的人”不只在发展中国家存在,在德国这样的发达国家同样存在。本文讲述了Kurt Muller夫妇如何在德国为“无家可归的人”提高各种各样的帮助,及如何向公司及公众发起为“无家可归的人”进行捐赠活动的事迹。1A.result Btruth Creason Didea解析读文章第一段可知,无论何时我们听到“无家可归的人”,我们中的大部分人会想到发展中国家。但是事实是任何地方都有“无家可归的人”。四个选项只有B符合
24、题意。答案B2A.traditional Bdeveloping Ctypical Dwealthy解析根据常识我们知道德国不属于发展中国家,故排除B,又因为traditional“传统的”和typical“典型的”跟“无家可归的人”没有关系,故选D,即像德国这样富裕的国家也有“无家可归的人”。答案D3A.preparations Bhouses Cmeals Dsuggestions解析由下文的“made sandwiches”可知,此空要用meals。答案C4A.began Bmet Ccalled Dleft解析他们首次开始于一个漫长而炎热的夏天,在那时大部分德国人都离开家去度假了。这里
25、是指他们开始帮助“无家可归的人”。其他选项均不符合题意,故选A。答案A5A.asleep Balone Cacross Daway解析“were away”指离开家。A:睡着;B:单独的;C:横过,在对面;D: 离开。答案D6A.brought up Bset upCput aside Dgave away解析根据前文可知,Kurt Muller夫妇没有去度假而是待在家里做三明治并且在街道上摆放了一张桌子,给“无家可归的人”提供食物。A:教育,培养,提出;B:摆放,竖起;C:放在一边;D:分发,泄露。答案B7A.enough Bnecessary Chelpful Dexpensive解析通读
26、第二段可知,Kurt Muller夫妇发现只提供食物和衣服是不够的,“无家可归的人”还需要温暖和关心。necessary必要的;helpful有帮助的;expensive昂贵的,均不符合题意,故选A。答案A8A.fame Bfreedom Ccourage Dcaring解析根据设空处前面的warmth,再根据下文所述“Kurt Muller夫妇把自己家的电话号码给了流浪者并且告诉他们可以在任何时候打电话,他们的家随时为他们开放”可知选D。caring关心,照顾,符合语境。答案D9A.hesitate Bagree Cpretend Dintend解析hesitate to do sth意为“
27、做某事犹豫不决”。这里用否定形式表示Kurt Muller夫妇毫不犹豫地把电话号码留给流浪者。agree同意;pretend假装;intend打算,想要。答案A10A.made sense Bfound outCmade sure Dworked out解析把电话号码留给流浪者之后,Kurt Muller的妻子Rita确保家里有人接听流浪者随时打来的电话。A:有意义,讲得通;B:发现,找到;C:确保,确信;D:算出,设计出。答案C11A.open Bcrowded Cnoisy Dnear解析be open to对开放,这里指Kurt Muller夫妇的家总是对任何在街上无法过夜的人开放。其他
28、选项都不符合题意。答案A12A.costing Bwasting Ctaking Dspending解析这对夫妇不久就花费了他们所有的时间和钱。cost花费,物作主语;waste浪费;take表示花费时常用it作形式主语。答案D13A.pay for Bask for Clook into Dcarry out解析根据上下文所述,可知Kurt Muller夫妇为了请求捐赠而去拜访食品公司和服装公司。A:支付;B:请求,要求;C:调查;D:贯彻,执行。答案B14A.completely Bcalmly Cregularly Droughly解析如今有三十多家公司定期地给这个事业捐赠食物及其他物品
29、。completely完全地,彻底地;calmly冷静地,平静地,安静地;regularly定期地,有规律地;roughly粗糙地,粗略地。答案C15A.advertise Bsell Cdeliver Dlend解析这里是指志愿者帮助把这些捐赠物品发放到无家可归者手里。A、B、D三项均不符合题意。答案C16A.donates Bproduces Cdesigns Dcollects解析社会大众也提供了衣服和钱,并且有一位鞋商捐赠了新鞋。donate捐赠;produce生产;design设计;collect收集。答案A17A.permission Bpayment Cdirection Dsu
30、pport解析Kurt Muller夫妇说他们从街头流浪者那里得到的爱就是他们的报酬,由此可知设空处选payment(报酬,回报)。A:许可;C:方向;D:支持。答案B18A.borrow Braise Csave Dexpect解析根据句意及上下文内容可知,设空处用expect(期望,指望)。答案D19A.surprised Bexcited Ctired Damused解析最后一句话包含有though引导的让步状语从句,尽管Rita承认常常感到劳累,她说她会继续她的工作。答案C20A.profit Bdifference Cdecision Drule解析make a profit赢利;m
31、ake a difference(对某人/某事物)有作用或影响;make a decision作决定;make a rule制定规则。根据语境,选B。答案B【辽宁省庄河市2014高考英语一模试题】完形填空。阅读下面短文, 从短文后各题所给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。That morning, I stepped into the classroom, ready to share my knowledge and experience with seventy-five students who would be my Engl
32、ish Literature class. Having taught in 36 for seventeen years, I had no 37 about my ability to hold their attention and to 38 on them my admiration for the literature of my mother tongue. I was shocked when the monitor shouted, 39 ! The entire class rose as I entered the room, and I was somewhat 40
33、about how to get them to sit down again, but once that awkwardness was over, I quickly 41 my calmness and began what I thought was a fact-packed lecture, sure to gain their respectperhaps 42 their admiration. I went back to my office with the rosy glow which came from a sense of achievement. It was
34、a long term, and it 49 became clear that my ideas about education were not the same as_50 of my students. I thought a teachers job was to raise 51 questions and provide enough background so that students could 52 their own conclusions. My students thought a teachers job was to provide _53_ informati
35、on as directly and clearly as possible. What a difference! _54 , I also learned a lot, and my experience with my Chinese students has made me a 55 American teacher, knowing how to teach in a different culture. 36. A. the UK B. the US C. China D. Australia 37. A. worry B. idea C. doubt D. experience
36、38. A. impress B. put C. leave D. fix 39. A. Attention B. Look out C. At ease D. Stand up 40. A. puzzled B. sure C. curiousD. worried 41. A. found B. returned C. regainedD. followed 42. A. moreB. even C. yet D. still 43. A. passed B. borrowed C. read D. kept 44. A. replaced B. taken C. caught D. mov
37、ed 45. A. Naturally B.Perhaps C. Fortunately D. Reasonably 46. A. different B. strong C. similarD. usual 47. A. happenings B. characters C. development D. background 48. A. should B. need C. will D. must 49. A. immediately B. certainly C. simply D. gradually 50. A. that B. what C. those D. ones 51. A. difficult B. interesting C. ordinary D. unusual 52. A. draw B. look C. search D. offer 53. A. strange B. standard C. exact D. serious 54. A. Therefore B. However C. Besides D. Though 55. A. normal B. happy C. good D. better 【参考答案】BCADA CBDAB CDADC BACBD