1、温馨提示: 此套题为Word版,请按住Ctrl,滑动鼠标滚轴,调节合适的观看比例,答案解析附后。关闭Word文档返回原板块。高考题型提分练(八)完形填空强化练(限时15分钟/篇)AAs I sat in the Denver airport waiting for my flight, a young man approached me. He sat beside me 1 my suitcase blocked the chair next to mine. There were many seats available. Why did he 2 this one? I thought.
2、 When he sat, I noticed the markings on his bag and his 3 camouflage(迷彩服) uniform. He told me he had just come from Afghanistan. He was going home for a few days of leave. He said it was almost 4 to leave the war than to stay, leaving others 5. But he had to leave and this might be his last chance t
3、o see his 6. I remembered how he scanned the room 7 as he talked and when he looked at me, his eyes kept no distance from me. He seemed to 8 something from me. I could not tell what it was. He said it was hard to stop scanning for 9. The day before, hed been in the desert. Fellow soldiers, men under
4、 his command, had been blown into pieces around him. This day, he was in an airport trying to10 peoples anger over flight delays, and their 11 for coffee. I thought maybe I understood. Only weeks before, my friends teenage son died suddenly. One evening, after spending 12 hours with a broken mother,
5、 I went to my daughters theater performance. In the crowded lobby before the show, mothers 13 about their seats and other minor matters. I felt confused and distant. I told the soldier about this. He breathed deeply and showed a small smile. I had given him a little 14. Hed seen something 15 during
6、his military service. He knew what was valuable and what 16. When he returned, he found it was hard for him to experience the 17. I realized this was what he needed from me. He did not want the seat beside mine. He wanted to sit with me. He needed to feel 18 and understood for a brief while between
7、here and there. I did not know his name, and how long his tour of duty would last. I hoped his mother had a 19 heart. We sat together until our flights were called and then said goodbye as the two 20 heading home. 【文章大意】本文为记叙文。讲述作者在飞机场偶遇一位在阿富汗战场返乡看望母亲的年轻士兵, 双方通过交谈感觉到相互之间的理解与共鸣。1. A. afterB. whenC. a
8、lthoughD. but【解析】选C。细节理解题。尽管(although)行李箱挡住了椅子, 他还是坐在我旁边。故选C。2. A. searchB. discoverC. makeD. choose【解析】选D。细节理解题。这么多空座位, 他为什么会选择(choose)这个?故选D。3. A. decoratedB. fadedC. brand new D. comfortable【解析】选B。背景常识题。我观察他包上面的标记和褪色的(faded)迷彩服。根据第三段中, 他的战友在他的指挥下, 被炸成碎片, 可知战场环境恶劣, 所以迷彩服应该是褪色的。brand new崭新的;decorat
9、ed 装饰的、修饰的。故选B。4. A. harderB. easierC. luckierD. safer【解析】选A。细节理解题。离开战场比留下来更艰难。故选A。5. A. alongB. awayC. behindD. around【解析】选C。固定搭配题。把战友留在战场上会更难。leave behind留下。故选C。6. A. soldierB. mom C. friendD. son【解析】选B。词汇复现题。根据最后一段提示“I hoped his mother. . . ”这可能是最后一次见到母亲。故选B。7. A. graduallyB. naturallyC. calmlyD.
10、 cautiously【解析】选D。背景常识题。谨慎地(cautiously)审视房间, 这是他在战场上形成的警觉。故选D。8. A. want B. takeC. knowD. find【解析】选A。细节理解题。感觉二人没有距离感, 似乎想从我这里要些(want)什么。故选A。9. A. action B. lightC. dangerD. direction【解析】选C。语境理解题。查看(scan)房间有没有危险, 与前面的谨慎前后呼应。故选C。10. A. suspectB. tolerateC. accuseD. understand【解析】选D。词汇复现题。努力去理解(underst
11、and)飞机推迟带来的愤怒, 与下文的maybe I understood 对应。suspect怀疑;tolerate忍受、容忍;accuse控告。故选D。11. A. struggle B. rush C. crawl D. march【解析】选B。细节理解题。争先恐后喝咖啡。rush匆忙。12. A. calm B. noisyC. exhaustingD. silent 【解析】选D。细节理解题。陪着心碎的母亲度过沉默的(silent)的几个小时。故选D。13. A. argued B. talkedC. complained D. worried【解析】选C。固定搭配题。其他母亲们抱怨
12、(complain about)座位和其他的小事。故选C。14. A. connection B. comfortC. courageD. relief 【解题提示】做完形要求考生理顺材料脉络, 捕捉逻辑信息, 把握文章基调, 抓住文眼。这篇文章的文眼就是“connection”。【解析】选A。细节理解题。connection联系、关联。结合前面的深呼吸、浅笑, 这时我们产生共鸣、共情。故选A。15. A. movingB. painfulC. originalD. pleasant【解析】选B。细节理解题。结合上下文, 军队服役期间经历痛苦的(painful)事情。故选B。16. A. lo
13、st B. hurtC. mattered D. honored【解析】选C。细节理解题。他知道什么重要(matter)。故选C。17. A. progressB. changeC. realityD. peace【解析】选D。细节理解题。很难体验和平(peace)。故选D。18. A. safe B. relaxedC. proudD. happy【解析】选A。词汇复现题。他需要安全感, 和前面的peace, 谨慎地(cautiously)审视房间, 查看(scan)房间有没有危险相呼应。故选A。19. A. uniqueB. strong C. sweetD. ordinary【解析】选B
14、。推理判断题。结合全文, 这是位战士, 而且就在前一天, 他的战友们被炸成碎片, 还有他对危险的警觉, 都说明他的未来难以预料, 所以希望他母亲有颗坚强的心。故选B。20. A. strangersB. partners C. friendsD. acquaintances 【解析】选A。细节理解题。告别之后, 两个陌生人(strangers)各自回家。acquaintance熟人;根据最后一段第一句, 连名字都不知道, 可见算不上熟人。故选A。BStan Lee tried his hand at many different jobs as a teenager but found his
15、 real vocation when he began work for Timely Comics in 1939. He rose to be editor-in-Chief and introduced a range of symbolic and immensely 1 characters. In 1961, Timely Comics changed its name to Marvel, and Stan Lee was 2 the job of creating a series of new comic-book characters. Stan already had
16、a few ideas that he was 3 to develop. He introduced new heroes to comic-reading Americans. And they were an immediate 4. Stan Lee could see that with careful and detailed planning, the new market could be well5 by Marvel. As the new market 6, Stan Lee came up with a new 7 to storytelling through com
17、ics. Stan could see that comic-book fans wanted more than just illustrated 8. They wanted larger than life characters. These new fans wanted to be part of a community where they felt 9with the whole process of comic book10. Each step of the process was explained. The energy and 11 that Stan brought
18、to this new world soon12 imaginative new characters. Teaming up with others, Stan introduced some superheroes, including Marvels single most13 comic-book characterSpiderman. 198114 Stan Lee move to California and take charge of Marvels TV and movie15. Stans energetic and uncompromising approach to t
19、he film industry made Marvel a 16 name. Fans worldwide 17 awaited each new film, and Stan could enjoy the 18 that success brought. Stan Lee was the source of many new ideas. He always believed that having the idea was 19, but making that idea work was the hardest part. Taking an idea, or a dream, an
20、d making it real, 20 hard and constant work. 【文章大意】本文是记叙文, 介绍了创造众多超级英雄的漫威之父斯坦李(Stan Lee)的生平。他一直坚持认为人有想法很容易, 但让想法发挥作用是最困难的部分。有一个想法或一个梦想, 并使之成为现实, 需要不断努力。1. A. naturalB. optionalC. popularD. ordinary【解析】选C。形容词辨析题。句意:他升任总编辑, 并引入了一系列象征性的和极受欢迎的(popular)人物。natural “自然的”;optional“可选择的”;ordinary“平凡的”。故选C。2.
21、 A. givenB. allowedC. invitedD. ordered【解析】选A。动词辨析题。该公司改名为漫威, 斯坦李被赋予了(given)创作一系列新漫画人物的工作。故选A。3. A. difficultB. keenC. cautiousD. safe【解析】选B。形容词辨析题。句意:斯坦已经有了一些他很想(keen)发展的想法, 所以他把新的英雄介绍给了喜欢看漫画的美国人。keen“ 渴望的, 热切的, 着迷的, 有兴趣的”;cautious“谨慎的”;safe“安全的”;difficult“困难的”。故选B。4. A. listB. envyC. luckD. hit【解析
22、】选D。名词辨析题。句意:这些新英雄们立即受到欢迎(hit)。list“名单”;envy“羡慕”;luck“运气”;hit“很受欢迎的人”。故选D。5. A. servedB. admittedC. attendedD. organized【解析】选A。动词辨析题。句意:斯坦李可以看出, 经过周密细致的规划, 漫威可以很好地为新市场服务(served)。admitted“承认, 准许”;attended“参加”;organized“组织”。故选A。6. A. connectedB. substitutedC. improvedD. developed【解析】选D。动词辨析题。句意:随着新市场的
23、发展(developed)。connected“联系”;substituted“替换”;improved“改进”。故选D。7. A. relationB. principleC. approachD. concern【解析】选C。固定搭配题。an approach to (doing) sth. “(做)某事的方法”。句意:斯坦李想出了一种通过漫画讲述故事的新方法(approach)。relation“关系”;principle“原则”;concern“关注”。故选C。8. A. patternsB. storiesC. opinionsD. skills【解析】选B。词汇复现题。根据上文 “
24、storytelling”讲故事, 可以推断出。句意:斯坦可以看出漫画迷想要的不仅仅是插图故事(stories), 他们想要比生活更重要的人物。故选B。9. A. involvedB. equippedC. consumedD. impressed【解析】选A。动词辨析题。句意:这些新的粉丝们想成为一个社区的一部分, 在那里他们感觉自己参与了(involved) 漫画书创作的整个过程。equipped “装备”;consumed “消耗”;impressed “给留下深刻印象”。故选A。10. A. supplyB. practiceC. operationD. creation【解析】选D。
25、名词辨析题。句意:这些新的粉丝们想成为一个社区的一部分, 在那里他们感觉自己参与了漫画书创作(creation)的整个过程。supply“供应”;practice“训练, 实践”;operation“操作”。故选D。11. A. occupationB. commitmentC. convenienceD. consequence【解析】选B。名词辨析题。句意:斯坦给这个新世界投入的精力和奉献(commitment)很快就产生了富有想象力的新人物。occupation“职业, 占有”;commitment“承诺, 奉献, 投入”;convenience“方便”;consequence“后果”。
26、故选B。12. A. broke intoB. found outC. resulted inD. gave away【解析】选C。词组辨析题。句意:斯坦给这个新世界投入的精力和奉献很快就产生了(resulted in)富有想象力的新人物。broke into“闯入”;found out“查明”;resulted in “导致, 产生”;gave away“赠送, 泄露”。故选C。13. A. availableB. successfulC. generousD. confident【解析】选B。形容词辨析题。句意:在与其他人的合作中, 斯坦介绍了一些超级英雄, 包括了漫威中最成功的(succ
27、essful)角色蜘蛛侠。available“可以得到的”;generous“慷慨的”;confident“自信的”。故选B。14. A. sawB. heardC. madeD. had【解析】选A。固定搭配题。“时间/地点等表示物的词+ see. . . ”。句意:1981年, 斯坦李搬到加州, 负责漫威的电视和电影业务。故选A。【知识拓展】see 一词多义, 在本句中为“见证(事件)”=witness(event);主语通表达时间和地点的词, 带有拟人化的含义, 例如: Next year sees the centenary of Verdis death. 明年是威尔第逝世一百周年。
28、15. A. functionsB. reflectionC. referenceD. interests【解析】选D。名词辨析题。句意:1981年, 斯坦李搬到加州, 负责漫威的电视和电影业务(interests)。functions“功能”;reflection“反映, 反思”;reference“参考”;interests“兴趣, 关注, 业余爱好 ”。故选D。16. A. appropriateB. householdC. unchallengedD. acceptable【解析】选B。形容词辨析题。斯坦对电影业充满活力和毫不妥协的态度使漫威成为家喻户晓的(household)名字。a
29、ppropriate“适当的”;unchallenged“不被挑战的”;acceptable“可接受的”。故选B。17. A. eagerlyB. graduallyC. obviouslyD. exactly【解析】选A。副词辨析题。句意:全世界的影迷都热切地(eagerly)期待着每一部新电影。gradually“逐渐地”;obviously“显而易见地”;exactly“准确地”。故选A。18. A. spaceB. choiceC. gloryD. theme【解析】选C。名词辨析题。句意:斯坦可以享受成功带来的荣耀(glory)。space“空间”;choice“选择”;theme“
30、主题”。故选C。19. A. goodB. freshC. vitalD. easy【解析】选D。词汇复现题。根据空后hardest推断出, hard的反义词是easy。斯坦李是许多新思想的源泉。他一直坚持认为有想法很容易(easy), 但让这个想法发挥作用是最困难的部分。good“好的”;fresh“新鲜的”;vital“关键的”。故选D。20. A. strengthensB. guaranteesC. requiresD. measures【解析】选C。动词辨析题。句意:有一个想法或一个梦想并使之成为现实需要(requires)不断努力。strengthens“加强”;guarantee
31、s“担保, 确保”;measures“衡量, 测量”。故选C。CAt a restaurant, a cockroach(蟑螂) suddenly flew from somewhere and sat on a lady. She started 1 out of fear. With a panic-stricken face and 2 voice, she started jumping, with both her hands desperately trying to 3the cockroach. Her reaction was4, as everyone in her gro
32、up 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 lady 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
33、, 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 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 th
34、eir 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 17of 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
35、 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 road 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 pro
36、blem 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. cryingD. 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
37、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. calle
38、dD. 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
39、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
40、】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. re
41、staurantB. 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. 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
42、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, 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
43、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。关闭Word文档返回原板块