1、高考资源网（），您身边的高考专家高考英语完形填空专项训练之四（A）Fire can help people in many ways. Fire can heat water, (1)_ your house, give light and cook food. But fire can burn things too. Nobody knows (2)_ people began to use fire. One story from Australia tells about a man a very long time ago. He (3)_ the sun by a rope and
2、 brought fire down. Today people know how to (4)_ a fire with matches. Children sometimes like to play with them. But matches can be very (5)_. Fire kills people every year. So you must be careful (6)_ matches. You should also learn to (7)_ fires. Fires need oxygen. Without oxygen they die. There is
3、 (8)_ in the air. Cover a fire with water, sand, or (9)_, with your coat or a blanket. This keeps the air from a fire and kills it. Be careful with fire, and it will help you. Be careless with fire, and it might (10)_ you. 1. A. brighten B. warm C. beautify D. lighten 2. A. where B. when C. what D.
4、how 3. A. watched B. got up to C. went up to D. discovered 4. A. set B. make C. cause D. catch 5.A. dangerous B. bright C. unusual D. common 6. A. about B. to C. On D. after 7. A. lay out B. put out C. put away D. do away with 8. A. fire B. moisture C. oxygen D. substance 9. A. in general B. in part
5、icular C. in a hurry D. in an emergency 10. A. injure B. hurt C. destroy D. spoil (B)Here is another program in the series, Famous Personalities (个性). This afternoon I am going to talk (11)_ the famous film director, Daniel Z. Sloman. Dan Sloman doesnt need any introduction from me. He has directed
6、Goodbye to Boston, Pacific Story and many other famous films. Tell me, Dan, have you ever directed a film in England? Why, yes, Peter. I directed Green Years here. Oh course. How long (12)_ was that, Dan? That was five years ago. That film was about life in an English village. What can you remember
7、about this (13)_, Dan? Lots of things, Peter. When we were filming in the open, it usually (14)_ to rain! You rebuilt half the village, I believe, Dan. Thats right, Peter. We built a (15)_ over the river. We put a few buildings. (16)_ our men were working, half the (17)_ watched us. Were the village
8、rs against the film? Oh, no. Many villagers (18)_ a lot of money. Thousands of tourists came to the village. The place (19)_ famous. Have you ever been back to the village since then? I cant say I have, Peter. But I remember it well. What else do you remember about the film, Green Years, Dan? Well,
9、I remember the actors, of course. In one scene we (20)_ a thousand extras. And you used the villagers. Thats right, Peter. There were 2000 men, women and children in the village and we used a thousand of them. Every man has his price. We paid each villager fifty pence to take part in the film. What
10、about the villagers that werent in the film? They came to watch. What happened then? It was very funny, Peter. We couldnt keep them out of it. We paid half the villagers fifty pence each to act in the film. And we paid the other half of the villagers five pounds each not to join in the film! But it
11、was a great scene. Ill never forget it. Thank you, Dan. 11. A. to B. about C. for D. into 12. A. before B. ago C. after D. since 13. A. life B. village C. year D. film 14. A. begins B. began C. had started D. beginning 15. A. road B. way C. village D. bridge 16. A. As soon as B. After C. Before D. While 17. A. town B. city C. village D. country 18. A. made B. took C. carried D. brought 19. A. is B. gets C. became D. get 20. A. asked B. dismissed C. needed D. told 答案：1. B 2. D 3. C 4. B 5. A 6. A 7. B 8. C 9. D 10. B 11. A 12. B 13. D 14. B 15. D 16. D 17. C 18. A 19. C 20. C 3欢迎广大教师踊跃来稿，稿酬丰厚。
