1、英语高考完型填空巩固练习（一）In the early spring of 1974, the now world-famous photographer Stephen Wilkes was a 16- year-old reporter and cameraman for his high schools television station. His best friend was also a reporter for the _1_, and together they came up with the wild idea of_2_some of the great news br
2、oadcasters and journalists of the age. So they wrote personalized, hand-written letters to dozens of them.Nobody _3_but perhaps the greatest news broadcaster and journalist of them all: Walter Cronkite, who generously offered to spend a full _4_ with the boys. Stephen and his friend understood that
3、this would be the most _5_reporting event of their lives, so they prepared_6_for it.They_7_dozens of thoughtfully well-prepared questions and practiced the questions over and over again. When the day of the interview _8_, they were ready. They sat with Mr. Cronkite and asked him one question after a
4、nother, carefully_9_each question on their notepad. And Mr. Cronkite was unbelievably_10_ with his answers for the entire hour.Then, as they were_11_ things up, he said, “Boy, Id like to ask you both an important question; Do you know what makes a _12_interview?”Stephen and his friend were caught of
5、f-guard, so they quickly began searching _13_their notepad, which didnt provide an obvious _14_. Mr. Cronkite smiled and quickly rescued them, _15_. “Being a good listener, boys. Thats what truly makes a great interview. Being a good _16_will always lead you to the next best question.”The boys looke
6、d up at the legendary broadcaster and suddenly _17_ they had spent their whole hour robotically _18_one scripted(照本宣科的) question after another meaninglessly, but not truly listening or _19_to a single answer. And if they had listened, they could have allowed Mr. Cronkites answers to guide their ques
7、tion, and guide them to a far more _20_ hour together.1. A. company B. station C. town D. country2. A. becoming B. knowing C. studying D. interviewing3. A. replied B. cared C. accepted D. believed4. A. minute B. hour C. day D. week5. A. challenging B. fortunate C. important D. rewarding6. A. separat
8、ely B. anxiously C. independently D. carefully7. A. gathered B. employed C. received D. composed8. A. passed B. ended C. arrived D. occurred9. A. looking at B. breaking down C. leaving up D. checking off10. A. patient B. funny C. strange D. wise11. A. making B. packing C. turning D. cleaning12. A. s
9、low B. peaceful C. great D. content13. A. for B. inside C. through D. with14. A. way B. answer C. favor D. chance15. A. complaining B. warning C. declaring D. explaining16. A. listener B. reporter C. broadcaster D. cameraman17. A. mastered B. realized C. expected D. remembered18. A. showing B. donat
10、ing C. asking D. guiding19. A. responding B. sticking C. objecting D. agreeing20. A. effective B. unforgettable C. interesting D. meaningful（二）When I was 8 years old, a gentleman came to my orphanage and taught us how to do woodworking projects.I remember my first project-a small table. I was so 1 o
11、f it that I looked upon it as if I had created a(an) 2 .It was absolutely beautiful and it had taken me six weeks to 3 .it I could hardly wait to give it to Mother Winters as a 4 . She was the head mistress of our orphanage was always 5 with us.As the tables were not dry from the clear coating, the
12、man told us to wait a few days before taking them to our dormitories. But I was just so 6 and happy that I couldnt wait. I 7 out like a flash, carrying my table and smiling from ear to car.When I reached the dormitory I placed the little table betide my bed. I was 8 it when Mother Winters entered. S
13、he walked ever to the table. Running her hand 9 it, she noticed that it was still wet.Were you 10 to bring this home? “she asked.No, maam.I 11 with my bead down.She ordered me so throw the table out and so I did. After she left, I immediately opened the door toget it back. There was 12 stuck all ove
14、r. I brushed and cried, but it would not come off.I hid the table in my closet and never 13 it. A year later while cleaning up, I gave the table to Mother Henderson, my houseparent, thinking that she would 14 it away.Thirty years later at a reunion, I 15 that Mother Henderson was living nearby, so I
15、 drove up to see her. We talked cheerfully for long. As I was about to leave, she asked me to come down to her 16 to get something important. I followed her 17 into a dark corner. She picked something up 18 she turned around, I could see that she was holding a little table.Mother Henderson kept the
16、little table that I had given up for lost so long ago.Today, I look at that table with bittersweet memories but full of 19 to Mother Henderson, who kept it for a young orphan who tried very hard to 20 .1. A. tired B. ashamed C. aware D. proud2. A. award B. recordC. wonder D. product3. A. complete B.
17、 inventC. paint D. design4. A. rewardB. gift C. prize D. souvenir5. A. satisfied B. angry C. patient D. strict6. A. upset B. excited C. confident D. amazed7. A. dashed B. walked C. stepped D. climbed8. A. drying B. admiring C. observing D. hiding9. A. into B. after C. above D. across10. A. supposed
18、B. embarrassed C. encouraged D. determined11. A. agreed B. sighed C. whispered D. argued12. A. glue B. dirt C. paint D. wood13. A. removed B. shookC. touched D. split14. A. throw B. give C. take D. put15. A. recommended B. expected C. remembered D. learned16. A. bathroom B. basement C. balcony D. be
19、droom17. A. unexpectedly B. unwillingly C. curiously D. worriedly18. A. Until B. Since C. Before D. As19. A. gratitude B. admiration C. sympathy D. regret20. A. adapt B. study C. please D. perform（三）Historians already know that Winston Churchill often took high-risk gambles（赌博）in his political life
20、. But that Churchill was a gambler in 1 aspects of his life has tended not to catch his biographers 2 .Two new books attempt to fill this 3 .The first is No More Champagne written by David Lough , a private-banker-turned-historian who looks at Churchills personal 4 during the ups and downs of his ca
21、reer . It is the first 5 to focus on this aspect of his life .Mr. Lough has 6 through Churchills personal accounts and found that he was as much a 7 when it came to his money as he was when he was 8 at the Admiralty or in Downing Street . 9 Churchill was a descendant（后裔）of the Dukes of Marlborough ,
22、 his 10 had “ very little money on either side ” but that never 11 them living the 12 life . Indeed , between 1908 and 1914 the Churchill household spent an average of 1,160 on wine 13 each year-$145,000 in todays money . It is no 14 that Churchill spent most of his life leaping from one cash flow c
23、risis to another , being constantly behind his suppliers 15 .Another new book , Winston Churchill Reporting , by Simon Read , an American journalist , looks at one of the 16 Churchill eventually paid some of them : 17 .Mr. Read investigates how Churchill went from a young army officer to being Brita
24、ins highest-earning war journalist by the age of 25 .The Churchill name 18 helped open newspaper editors doors across London . But it was that the young 19 was willing to take risks on 20 across the world that marked out his columns from those of his contemporaries .1. A. someB. the otherC. the same
25、D. other2. A. breathB. smileC. attentionD. voice3. A. gapB. holeC. postD. bill4. A. lettersB. beliefsC. donationsD. finances5. A. biographyB. diaryC. songD. poem6. A. travelledB. searchedC. cutD. got7. A. trouble-makerB. passer-byC. looker-onD. risk-taker8. A. keeping secretsB. making decisionsC. ta
26、king stepsD. giving lessons9. A. SinceB. WhenC. AlthoughD. Until10. A. childrenB. parentsC. wifeD. colleagues11. A. relievedB. encouragedC. stoppedD. banned12. A. lowB. miserableC. highD. new13. A. aloneB. jointC. combinedD. separate14. A. useB. doubtC. needD. wonder15. A. productsB. billsC. priceD.
27、 service16. A. waysB. friendsC. ideasD. dreams17. A. readingB. writingC. fightingD. risking18. A. hardlyB. involuntarilyC. illegallyD. certainly19. A. historianB. bankerC. reporterD. editor20. A. battlefieldsB. farmsC. riversD. playgrounds（四）In ancient times the king of Greece was sick. The doctor c
28、ame, 1 him and said, “You will be well soon in a few days if you take a bulls milk.” The king was 2 , for he had never heard of a bull that gave milk. “How is it 3 ?” he asked.“Order Gulbo to get it for you,” answered the doctor. “He can do anything.” Gulbo was a person with great knowledge and was
29、a(n) 4 to the doctor. So the doctor thought this would be a way of making him 5 . When the king told Gulbo what the doctor said and 6 him to get a bulls milk, Gulbo 7 understood what the doctor was trying to do.When he got home, he sat thinking how to get out of the 8 . His daughter, seeing him worr
30、ied, asked what was the 9 . On hearing what the king had asked for, she said, “Dont 10 , Father, I will help you.”The next day she took some old clothes, went to the bank of the river near the palace and chose a place 11 the kings bedroom window. In the middle of the night, she started to do her was
31、hing. She made 12 much noise that the king could not sleep. The king got very angry and sent a guard to 13 what had happened. The soldier found the girl and led her to the king.“Why do you wash your clothes here at night?” said the king. The girl 14 to be afraid and said, “I had to wash clothes at n
32、ight. This afternoon my father 15 a baby. I was busy all day because of that. Then I found there were no clean 16 for the baby, so I had to come and wash them now.”“What!” cried the king. “Are you trying to make a 17 of me?” I have never heard of a man having a baby.”“Well, if the king himself order
33、s someone to get a bulls milk for him, 18 cant a man have a baby?”The king smiled and said, “You must be Gulbos 19 . Go and tell your father that he may keep the bulls milk to his 20 . 1. A. looked B. tested C. examined D. judged 2. A. surprised B. pleased C. touched D. moved3. A. impossible B. poss
34、ible C. usual D. unusual4. A. enemy B. friend C. neighbor D. patient5. A. excite B. delight C. anger D. suffer 6. A. begged B. decided C. ordered D. suggested7. A. quickly B. directly C. correctly D. suddenly 8. A. situation B. chance C. position D. place9. A. wrong B. matter C. thing D. problem10.
35、A. frighten B. worry C. doubt D. fear 11. A. above B. on C. over D. below 12. A. such B. that C. more D. so 13. A. get out B. find out C. take out D. bring out14. A. began B. looked C. pretended D. became15. A. had birth in B. gave birth to C. gave birth of D. had birth to 16. A. clothes B. food C.
36、bowls D. bottles17. A. lie B. trick C. fool D. friend 18. A. how B. why C. who D. what19. A. daughter B. girl C. wife D. friend20. A. daughter B. boy C. baby D. sister（五）The Voice of America began during the World War. When Germany was broadcasting a radio program to get international _1_， American
37、officials believed they should _2_ the German broadcast with words that they thought were the facts of world events. The first VOA news report began with words in _3_. “The _4_ may be good or bad, but we shall tell you the truth.” Within a week, other VOA _5_ were broadcasting in Italian, French and
38、 English.After the World War ended in 1945, some Americans felt VOAs _6_ had to be changed，_7_ the Soviet Union became enemy of America. They wanted to _8_ Soviet listeners. Then VOA began broadcasting in Russian.In the early years VOA began adding something new to its broadcast that was _9_“ Music
39、USA”. Another new idea came along in 1959. VOA knew that many listeners did not know _10_ English to completely understand its _11_ English broadcast. So VOA _12_ a simpler kind of English, _13_ uses about 1,500 words and is spoken _14_ of course, it is special English.In the _15_ of most VOA listen
40、ers, the most _16_ program is the news report. News from around the world _17_ into the VOA news rooms in Washington 24 hours a day. It comes from VOA reporters in _18_ cities and also from other _19_ like BBC. VOA writers and editors use these materials to _20_ news reports, which are being broadca
41、st in 43 languages.1. A. business B. culture C. support D. information2. A. reply B. answer C. join D. interrupt3. A. same B. short C. English D. German4. A. news B. problems C. effects D. opinions5. A. stations B. news C. announcers D. officials6. A. home B. position C. purpose D. results7. A. if B
42、. supposing C. considering D. in order that8. A. reach B. satisfy C. attack D. support9. A. known B. reported C. called D. printed10. A. American B. British C. standard D. enough11. A. normal B. fast C. good D. exact12. A. invented B. discovered C. taught D. stopped13. A. it B. who C. which D. that1
43、4. A. slowly B. rapidly C. normally D. loudly15. A. pleasure B. course C. opinion D. advice16. A. difficult B. important C. various D. common17. A. flies B. sends C. delivers D. pasts18. A. all B. major C. American D. news19. A. broadcasts B. forms C. newspapers D. countries20. A. broadcast B. annou
44、nce C. translate D. prepare（六）We should show respect to everybody, especially our elders because they are ahead of usin age, in wisdom and maturity, in experience and education. Our _1_ have done a lot for us, directly or indirectly and most of us _2_ everything to their kindness and love.When we _3
45、_ them respect, whether it is by bowing to them, or _4_ them with a smile, or offering them any help they need, it is one way of _5_ our own love and gratitude to them._6_， elders have also been through all the years you are _7_ and know a little more about the world than you do. It is _8_ that you
46、do not agree with the belief of your elders, but this is nothing new. All younger generations have always _9_ with their elders and it is these differences that bring changes in human _10_. However much you disagree with them, give them credit for their _11_.With changing times and _12_ influences,
47、youngsters no longer know what is interpreted as disrespect to elders. Youngsters should _13_ express their views and if there are arguments, they should not _14_ their voices.If there is no space on sofas or chairs, children will immediately _15_ their places, and sit on the carpet. In buses and tr
48、ains, youngsters are _16_ to give up their places to older people. This is not a _17_ of who has more rights. It is simply that those who are younger have the strength to bear _18_， or tolerate unpleasantness, so it is natural to show consideration to those who are older and perhaps at a _19_ disadv
49、antage.When you do simple things as a mark of respect, elders become _20_ that youngsters care for them, and they respond with affection and kindness.1. A. youngsters B. elders C. parents D. juniors2. A. devote B. owe C. pay D. contribute 3. A. show B. explain C. exhibit D. point4. A. greeting B. re
50、ceiving C. declaring D. showing5. A. expressing B. describing C. sending D. suggesting6. A. However B. Therefore C. Besides D. Though7. A. experiencing with B. going throughC. suffering from D. worrying out8. A. maybe B. likely C. possible D. probably9. A. quarreled B. dealt C. lived D. disagreed10.
51、 A. community B. organizationC. society D. public11. A. experience B. realityC. emotion D. information12. A. cultural B. special C. environmental D. position13. A. quietly B. slightly C. silently D. coldly14. A. rise B. raise C. support D. force15. A. give away B. get rid of C. give up D. send out 1
52、6. A. expected B. forced C. needed D. reminded17. A. doubt B. question C. wonder D. challenge18. A. suffering B. upset C. trouble D. discomfort19. A. serious B. light C. heavy D. slight20. A. aware B. alive C. knowing D. sensible（七）You may have heard of Osceola McCarty, an 88-year-old woman in Missi
53、ssippi who had worked for over 75 years as a 1 woman. One day after she retired, she went to the bank and discovered that her small monthly 2 had grown to over 150,000. Then to everyones surprise, she turned around and 3 almost all of the money to the University of Southern Mississippi (USM) for a 4
54、 fund for students with financial needs. Immediately, she made national 5 . What you have not heard is how Osceolas gift had 6 my life. I am 19 years old and the first 7 of an Osceola McCarty Scholarship. I was a 8 student, and I was determined to go to USM. But I 9 being qualified for a regular sch
55、olarship by one point on the entrance exams, and a scholarship was the 10 way I could attend. One Sunday, I came across the story in the paper about Osceola McCarty and her generous 11 . The next day I went to the financial aid office, and they told me there was still no money 12 for me, but if anyt
56、hing came up theyd call. A few days later, I was going out with my mother 13 the phone rang. I was told I had been chosen to be given the first Osceola McCarty Scholarship. I was 14 ! McCarty worked hard her whole life, washing clothes by hand. Now that she is 15 , she sits most of the day and reads
57、 the Bible, that is, when she is not getting rewards. Every time I go to visit her, she has a new 16 . Shes even gone to the White House. She is so happy and proud. We have tried to talk her into getting a VCR (录像机) so she can tape the programs and see 17 on TVshe just smiles. McCarty gave me much m
58、ore than a scholarship. She taught me about the gift of 18 . Now I know there are good people in the world who do good things. She worked hard and helped others, and in turn she has inspired me to 19 when I can some day. So 20 I plan to add to her scholarship fund. 1. A. cafe B. buffet C. laundry D.
59、 laboratory2. A. expenses B. profits C. wages D. savings3. A. returned B. donated C. delivered D. removed4. A. welfare B. project C. scholarship D. research5. A. customs B. headlines C. sympathies D. doubts 6. A. affected B. formed C. disturbed D. ruined 7. A. designer B. receiver C. contributor D.
60、reporter8. A. considerate B. casual C. hard-working D. sensitive9. A. advocated B. avoided C. regretted D. missed 10. A. normal B. wrong C. legal D. only11. A. gift B. idea C. decision D. plan 12. A. left B. raised C. available D. enough 13. A. since B. before C. though D. when14. A. excited B. shoc
61、ked C. puzzled D. encouraged15. A. dismissed B. retired C. promoted D. transferred16. A. job B. hobby C. life D. award 17. A. everybody B. everything C. herself D. us 18. A. giving B. understanding C. receiving D. loving19. A. give back B. give in C. give off D. give up20. A. suddenly B. originally
62、C. eventually D. gradually（八）You know its truly amazing how the Jewish people survived after thousands of years of being slaves, persecuted(追捕), and even attempted genocide (种族灭绝)when Hitlers Nazi murdered 6 million Jews! Thats why in 1934, Germany was the 36 place to be a Jew. When Hitlers teenage
63、gangs 37 his village, the little 38 boy, Heinz, was just 11 years old. Every day Heinzs parents taught their 39 how important it was to learn 40 . When the Nazi gangs terrorized their village on the streets daily, Heinzs parents knew that just one moment of losing control of their 41 against their r
64、ulers could 42 the death of the family. So Heinz learned to stay out of their 43 , sometimes crossing the street or taking a 44 road home. But one day, young Heinz was finally 45 by one of Hitlers bullies(暴徒). For the first time, Heinz was 46 to talk to a Nazi youth. But by staying calm and 47 choos
65、ing his words, Heinz surprised himself when he 48 his way out of trouble and 49 this bully not to hurt him 50 to let him go. That day, Heinz discovered his survival skill of talking and 51 with others. It was a major 52 point that changed his life-and later changed the world. After a few years, Hein
66、zs family escaped from Germany and moved to America. But Heinz never forgot how to talk with people and help bring 53 between enemies. You see, that 11-year-old boy who had 54 his first peace settlement with a Nazi bully, later became one of the greatest ambassadors of peace in the world. Youve prob
67、ably heard of him- not as Heinz- but by his American name: Henry Kissinger, the 55 US Secretary of State.36Ausual Bwrong Cappealing Dideal37Aseized Bdestroyed Cabandoned Dburnt38AAmerican BItalian CJewish DBritish39Astudents Bfriends Csons Dchildren40Aself-control Bself-protection Cself-respect Dsel
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