1、专题九完形填空之议论文限时15分钟AFor a long time I saw happiness as a huge banner(横幅) across the finish line of a long race.I felt that only when I_1_certain things could I finally be happy in my life.Most of the time I felt like a tortoise believing that being slow and_2_would win the race.At other times I would_
2、3_like a rabbit trying different side roads at a dangerous_4_hoping to reach that banner a little faster._5_， I began to see that no matter how long I raced towards it, the banner was never any_6_.I finally decided one day to_7_and take a break.It was then that I saw my_8_sitting beside me.It had be
3、en with me as I_9_hard to support my family, as I played with my children and heard their_10_and even when I was_11_with my wife at my side looking after me.It had been with me as I raced towards that stupid banner.I just didnt have the_12_to see it.There is an old Chinese proverb that says, “Tensio
4、n is what you think you should be._13_is who you are.” Perhaps we all should stop our race towards the_14_life we think we should have and_15_the life we have now.Happiness will never be found under some banner far away.It will be found_16_your own heart, soul and mind.It will be found when you_17_t
5、hat others love you just as you do.Dont be a tortoise or a rabbit when it comes to your happiness.Be a playful puppy and carry your stick of_18_with you everywhere you go._19_yourself out of the race and realize that when it comes to love and happiness you are_20_there.语篇解读当我们满怀期待、行色匆匆地去追逐幸福时，幸福其实就在
6、我们身边，只是毫不起眼罢了。1A.forgot BmissedCovercameDaccomplished解析作者在谈论自己最初对幸福的理解。他认为只有先成就了事业，才能最终获得自己想要的幸福。上句中的“.across the finish line of a long race”暗示本空答案为accomplish(完成，实现)。overcome战胜，克服；forget遗忘；miss思念，错过。答案D2A.safe Bsteady Ccalm Dquiet解析本句中作者把自己比作乌龟。首先，C、D两项意思相近，同比排除；其次，根据英语叠词的修辞手段，不难看出A、B两项中，与slow意思相近的词
7、是steady, slow and steady意思是“稳扎稳打的”。答案B3A.act Brun Cjump Dwalk解析本句中作者把自己比作兔子。在通往幸福的道路上，作者有时表现得像(act like)一只急功近利的兔子。答案A4A.place Bheight Cspeed Dtime解析由下文hoping to reach that banner a little faster(希望更快到达那条横幅)提示可知这里指的是速度。答案C5A.Generally BGraduallyCUnfortunately DFirstly解析在漫长的追求幸福的过程中，作者逐渐地(gradually)明白
8、了一个道理。generally一般地，通常；unfortunately不幸地，遗憾地；firstly首先。答案B6A.clearer Blower Ccloser Dsmaller解析作者渐渐明白，无论向着那条横幅跑多久，它都不会离你更近。答案C7A.settle in Bstart off Cstop by Dsit down解析根据下文的and take a break(休息一会儿)可判断出答案选D项。sit down坐下；settle in定居；start off动身；stop by顺路拜访。答案D8A.happiness Bgoal Csuccess Dfriendship解析当作者停
9、下追逐的脚步，坐下来休息时，他发现幸福原来就在身边。答案A9A.studied Bfought Cexercised Dworked解析根据下文的to support my family(养家)可知，这里指努力工作。A.学习，研究；B.斗争，战斗；C.练习，锻炼。答案D10A.laughter Bcomplaints Cstories Dbreathing解析和孩子们一起玩耍，听到的自然是他们的欢笑声，而不是complaint(投诉)，story(故事)，breathing(呼吸)。答案A11A.lonely Btired Csick Dhungry解析根据下文的with my wife at
10、 my side looking after me(妻子陪在我身边照顾我)可判断，这里指作者生病的时候。答案C12A.courage Bchance Cwisdom Dstrength解析幸福就在身边，发现它需要的是智慧(wisdom)，而非勇气(courage)、机会(chance)或力气(strength)。答案C13A.Stress BRelaxation CFailure DPain解析根据上文“你认为你应该的样子”以及下文“你本来的样子”可判断出，这两句话是相对而言的。tension(紧张)的反义词是relaxation(放松)。stress压力；failure失败；pain痛苦。答
11、案B14A.real Bperfect Ccommon Dcolorful解析人们不应该一味地去追求所谓的完美的生活，从而错过了身边的幸福。答案B15A.enjoy Bchange Cimprove Dcreate解析追求完美的生活不会带来幸福，幸福在当下，享受在当下。答案A16A.from Bon Cover Din解析幸福在你的内心和灵魂里。答案D17A.realize Bbelieve Chope Dadmit解析幸福是一种内心的感受，所以只有当你意识到(realize)别人爱你正如你爱他们一样的时候，你才会发现幸福。答案A18A.sorrow BresponsibilityCfortu
12、ne Djoy解析无论走到哪里都要快乐。选项中只有D项与文章中心词happiness相符合。sorrow悲伤；responsibility责任；fortune命运。答案D19A.Carry BMake CPush DTake解析动词take可以表示“to go with sb. from one place to another, especially to guide or lead them带去，引领”，这里指将自己带离这场比赛。carry sth. out执行；make sth. out辨认清楚，填写；push sth. out大量生产。答案D20A.never Bstill Calre
13、ady Dever解析要明白在提到爱与幸福的时候，你就已经身处其中了。答案CB(2014新课标)As a general rule, all forms of activity lead to boredom when they are performed on a routine(常规)basis.As a matter of fact, we can see this_1_at work in people of all_2_.For example, on Christmas morning, children are excited about_3_with their new toy
14、s.But their_4_soon wears off and by January those_5_toys can be found put away in the basement.The world is full of_6_stamp albums and unfinished models, each standing as a monument to someones_7_interest.When parents bring home a pet, their child_8_bathes it and brushes its fur.Within a short time,
15、 however, the_9_of caring for the animal is handed over to the parents.Adolescents enter high school with great_10_but are soon looking forward to_11_.The same is true of the young adults going to college.And then, how many_12_， who now complain(抱怨)about the long drives to work，_13_drove for hours a
16、t a time when they first_14_their drivers licenses(执照)？Before people retire, they usually_15_to do a lot of_16_things, which they never had_17_to do while working.But_18_after retirement, the golfing, the fishing, the reading and all of the other pastimes become as boring as the jobs they_19_.And, l
17、ike the child in January, they go searching for new_20_.语篇解读考查人生感悟类完形。在人的一生中会有很多的兴趣爱好，但是当这些兴趣爱好成为经常做的事情时，人们很快就会失去对它们的兴趣，转而寻找新的兴趣爱好了。作者在本文中通过不同年龄的孩子，年轻人，成年人以及即将退休的人的例子告诉我们这个定理。1A.principle Bhabit Cway Dpower解析考查名词词义辨析及上下文语境。A原则，定理；B习惯；C弱者；D权力，电力。通常说来当各种活动变成常规的时候都会让人厌倦。实际上这一定理在各个年龄段的人身上都有反映。本句中的princi
18、ple定理，指经常出现的情况。答案A2A.parties Braces Ccountries Dages解析考查名词词义辨析和上下文串联。A聚会；政党；B种族；C国家；D年龄。作者在下面列举了小孩子，青年人，成年人，已经要退休的人的情况，说明各个年龄段的人都存在这样的情况。答案D3A.working Bliving Cplaying Dgoing解析考查短语辨析。work with.与某人一起工作；live with与同居；忍受；play with玩耍；go with与相配套。play with是指不按照规则的随便玩耍。孩子们对于玩新的玩具总是很兴奋。答案C4A.confidence Bint
19、erestCanxiety Dsorrow解析考查名词词义辨析及上下文串联。A信心；B兴趣；C焦虑；D悲伤。根据前句children are excited.说明开始的时候孩子对于新玩具的兴趣很浓厚。但是慢慢地他们对于新玩具的兴趣就消失了。答案B5A.same Bextra Cfunny Dexpensive解析考查形容词辨析及上下文串联。A同样的；B额外的；C有趣的，滑稽的；D昂贵的。那些曾经很喜欢的同样的玩具都被放在了地下室里了。答案A6A.wellorganized BcolorfullyprintedCnewlycollected Dhalffilled解析考查形容词辨析及上下文串联。
20、A有组织的；B彩印的；C刚收集的；D半满的。本文主要讲述的是人们的兴趣经常会半途而废。这句是指我们总是不把事情做完整，集邮本只有一半邮票，小说只写了一部分，没有完工。这些都是兴趣转移的情况。答案D7A.broad Bpassing Cdifferent Dmain解析考查形容词词义辨析及上下文串联。A宽阔的；B过去的；以前的；C不同的；D主要的。这些只集了一半邮票的集邮本，写了一半的小说都是我们过去的兴趣的纪念物。这些材料能够说明曾经很感兴趣的东西最后都会让人厌倦。答案B8A.silently BimpatientlyCgladly Dworriedly解析考查副词辨析及语境串联。A安静地；B
21、不耐烦的；C高兴地；D担心地。当父母亲把宠物带回家，孩子们很高兴地给宠物洗澡，梳理毛发。这说明在新鲜事物出现的时候，人们总是兴趣浓厚。答案C9A.promise Bburden Cright Dgame解析考查名词辨析及语境串联。A诺言；B负担；C权利；D游戏。但是慢慢地照顾宠物就成为了负担(他们对照顾宠物已经不感兴趣了)，这个负担就由父母亲承担了。答案B10A.courage Bcalmness Cconfusion Dexcitement解析考查名词辨析及上下文串联。A勇气；B镇定；C困惑；D兴奋。与孩子一样，进入高中的年轻人在开始的时候非常兴奋，但是很快他们就厌倦了高中生活，期待着毕业了
22、。答案D11A.graduation BindependenceCresponsibility Dsuccess解析考查名词词义辨析及上下文串联。A毕业；B独立；C责任；D成功。这个例子仍然告诉我们年轻人的兴趣也是很快就消失的。刚进入高中时很兴奋，但很快他们就厌倦了高中生活，期待着毕业了。答案A12A.children Bstudents Cadults Dretirees解析考查名词词义辨析及语境串联。A孩子；B学生；C成年人；D退休的人。在前几句里叙述了小孩子，青年人的情况之后，本句开始讲述成年人的情况。那些抱怨开车很长时间上班的人在刚刚拿到驾照的时候又是无比兴奋。答案C13A.caref
23、ully Beagerly Cnervously Dbravely解析考查副词辨析及上下文串联。A细心地；B急切地；C紧张地；D勇敢地。刚刚拿到驾照的成年人非常兴奋，急切地连续开车好几个小时，慢慢地他们厌倦了开车，开车上班都有了抱怨。答案B14A.required Bobtained Cnoticed Ddiscovered解析考查动词词义辨析及语境串联。A要求，请求；B获得；拿到；C注意到；D发现。本句是指成年人在刚刚得到驾照的时候无比急切地要去开车。答案B15A.need Blearn Cstart Dplan解析考查动词词义辨析及上下文串联。A需要；B学习；C开始；D计划。本句在讲述即将
24、退休的老人的情况。他们在退休之前，计划在退休之后要做很多的事情。答案D16A.great Bstrong Cdifficult Dcorrect解析考查形容词辨析及语境串联。A很棒的，伟大的；B强壮的；C困难的；D正确的。在退休之前，他们雄心勃勃地计划要去做很多很棒的事情，这些事情是他们在工作的时候没有时间去做的。答案A17A.time Bmoney Cskills Dknowledge解析考查名词词义辨析及上下文串联。A时间；B金钱；C技巧；D知识。本句的关键词是while working，人们在工作的时候是没有太多的时间做别的事情的。故A正确。答案A18A.only Bwell Ceven
25、 Dsoon解析考查副词词义辨析及上下文理解。A仅仅；B好；C甚至；D很快。退休之前野心勃勃，但是退休之后很快，这些计划要做的高尔夫、钓鱼等都被他们放弃了。因为他们已经没有兴趣了。答案D19A.lost Bchose Cleft Dquit解析考查动词词义辨析及语境串联。A失去；B选择；C离开；D放弃。他们放弃高尔夫等是因为这些爱好和他们离开的工作一样都变得很无聊乏味了。答案C20A.pets Btoys Cfriends Dcolleagues解析考查名词词义辨析及上下文串联。A宠物；B玩具；C朋友；D同事。这些退休的老人和1月份的孩子一样抛弃了以前的兴趣，去找新的玩具了。也就是说他们去寻找新的兴趣了。答案B
