1、四川巴中市2016高考英语二轮练习及答案：完形填空（2）【广东省湛江市二模】 完形填空。阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选 项。Like many of my generation, I have a weakness for hero worship. At some point, however, we all begin to 1_ our heroes and our need for them. This leads us to ask: What is a hero?Despite huge 2_ in cultures, heroes a
2、round the world 3_ share a number of similar characteristics that instruct and 4_ people.A hero does something worth talking about. A hero has a story of adventure to tell and a community who will 5_ But a hero goes beyond mere fame.Heroes serve powers or principles 6_ than themselves. Like high-vol
3、tage transformers, heroes take the energy of higher powers and step it down so that it can be used by 7 _.The hero lives a life worthy of imitation. Those who 8_ a real hero will experience life with new depth, enthusiasm, and meaning. A sure test for would-be heroes is what or whom do they serve? W
4、hat are they 9_ to live and die for? If the answer or evidence suggests they serve only their own fame, they may be 10_ persons but not heroes. Madonna and Michael Jackson are famous, but who would claim that their fans find life more11_?Heroes can make things change 12_ .They have a 13_ from the mo
5、untaintop. They have the skill and the charm to move the masses. They 14_ new possibilities. It may be possible for large-scale change to occur without leaders with attractive personalities, but the pace of change would be 15_ and the vision uncertain.文章大意：文章阐述了什么是英雄，什么样的人才能被称作英雄，同时也讲述了英雄的作用即英雄是改变的催
6、化剂。1. A. laugh B. question C. ask D. think【答案】B【解析】考查动词及上下文的呼应。Laugh嘲笑； question提问； ask问； think想。根据下文This leads us to ask，所以我们应该开始询问我们的英雄，故选B。2. A. differences B. similarities C. changes D.suggestions【答案】A【解析】考查名词及上下文的呼应。differences不同； similarities相似点； changes变化； suggestions建议。根据a number of similar
7、characteristics与similar相反的应是differences，尽管在文化有很大的不同，故选A。3. A. common B. ordinary C. generally D. general【答案】C【解析】考查副词及上下文的呼应。common共同的，是形容词； ordinary普通的，是形容词； generally通常地，是副词；general通常的，是形容词。尽管在文化有很大的不同，世界各地的文化通常却有一些相似点，故选C。 4. A. frighten B. surprise C. damage D. inspire【答案】D【解析】考查动词及上下文的呼应。fright
8、en 害怕； surprise吃惊； damage 损害； inspire产生，鼓励。这些相似点指导和激励着人们，故选D。5. A. listen B. enjoy C. ignore D. hate【答案】A【解析】考查动词及上下文的呼应。Listen听； enjoy喜欢；. Ignore忽视；. hate不喜欢。一个英雄有冒险故事可以讲，而且会有一大批的听众。故选A。6. A. poorer B. smaller C. larger D lower【答案】C【解析】考查形容词及上下文的呼应。poorer更贫穷； smaller更小的； larger更大的； lower下游的。根据下文her
9、oes take the energy of higher powers；英雄们为比自己更有大的权力和组织服务，故选C。7. A. parents B. children C. neighbors D. ordinaries【答案】D【解析】考查名词及上下文的呼应。parents父母； children 孩子； neighbors邻居； ordinaries普通的人。根据step it down可知，英雄们怀着很高的理想，并逐步贴近生活，来让普通百姓接受。故选D。8. A. imitate B. dislike C. think D. select【答案】A【解析】考查动词及上下文的呼应。im
10、itate模仿； dislike不喜欢；think 想； select选择。根据上文The hero lives a life worthy of imitation.；这里选择的是imitation的词根；英雄的生活是值得效仿的 那些效仿真正英雄（一个真正的人物）以一个全新的视角来经历生活,激情和内涵,故选A。9. A. bored B. willing C. hopeless D. doubtful【答案】B【解析】考查形容词及上下文的呼应。bored厌烦的； willing情愿的； hopeless无希望的； doubtful怀疑的。be willing to do情愿做某事；他们活着为
11、了什么，为什么而死?故选B。10. A. admiring B. selfish C. famous D. careless【答案】C【解析】考查形容词及上下文的呼应。admiring赞赏的； selfish自私的； famous 著名的； careless粗心的。根据serve only their own fame，如果结果或者迹象表明他们只是为了自己的名声服务，他们可能是名人但绝不是英雄。故选C。11. A. dreadful B. meaningful C. useful D. thankful【答案】B【解析】考查动词及上下文的呼应。dreadful可怕的； meaningful有意
12、义的； useful有用的； thankful感谢的。麦当娜和迈克.杰克逊很有名，但是他们让他们的歌迷发现自己生活更丰富了么？故选B。12. A. luckily B. beautifully C. quickly D. awfully【答案】C【解析】考查副词及上下文的呼应。luckily幸运地； beautifully漂亮地； quickly快地； awfully可怕的。根据常识可知英雄使改革更快。英雄是改革的催化剂。故选C。13. A. vision B. stand C. step D. climb【答案】A【解析】考查动词及上下文的呼应。vision美景，景象； stand站立； s
13、tep迈步； climb爬。根据from the mountaintop，他们居高临下，故选A。14. A. recover B. create C. instruct D. lighten【答案】B【解析】考查动词及上下文的呼应。recover恢复； create创造； instruct 指导； lighten照亮。create possibilities制造可能；他们制作了新的可能。故选B。15. A. certain B. stable C. weak D. slow【答案】D【解析】考查形容词及上下文的呼应。certain某一； stable 牛棚； weak弱； slow慢的。变革的
14、速度会变慢。故选D。完形填空【2014江西八校联考】We always want what we cannot have.When were young，we want to stay out late，have romantic relationships and be_1_.However，when were_2_，we want to go back to being young and we_3_the days when we didnt have to worry about complex love affairs，_4_pressure and money problems.Y
15、oung people believe adulthood_5_freedom from parents and schoolwork.When they get older，they feel that_6_is freedom from work pressure and family responsibilities.To_7_this feeling，people say，“The grass is always_8_on the other side of the fence.”As_9_，we like to be like adults but as young adults，w
16、e _10_to be young again.We think about staying out late and_11_our own money to spend.Suddenly，we see that love can result in _12_hearts；staying out late makes it hard to get ready for_13_the next morning.We find our that adult life is not as_14_as we thought it would be and suddenly，_15_becomes ver
17、y scary.Life is_16_.It gives us time to_17_but also requires us to work.The time will come when we must grow up and we will always look back wishing we_18_being young a bit longer.That time will not come back.It is normal to want what we cannot have but the_19_is that to be happy is to appreciate wh
18、at we have.That is the first step to grow up._20_life becomes more complex，we will not regret the time we wasted wishing we were adults.1.Acomfortable Bdependent Cpolite Dindependent2A.defeated Bolder Cmarried Dconfident3A.like Bforget Cmiss Dregret4A.job Bstudy Cage Dhealth5A.creates Bshows Climits
19、Dmeans6A.adulthood Bchildhood Cparenthood Dneighborhood7A.reduce BexperienceCdescribe Dunderstand8A.thinner Bgreener Cyellow Dcolorful9A.researchers Badults Cteenagers Delders10A.decide Bwish Creturn Dstop11A.making Bworrying about Chaving Dshowing off12A.healthy BambitiousCexcited Dbroken13A.breakf
20、ast Bschool Cwork Dexercise14A.richBbusy Cpoor Deasy15A.love Blife Ccareer Dfuture16A.long Bfair Cshort Dbeautiful17A.study Bthink CliveDplay18A.stopped Bimagined Cenjoyed Dtried19A.reason BresultCtruthDdream20A.When BIf CUnless DBefore语篇解读 本文是一篇议论文。众所周知，人们的生活就像围城进去的想出来，外面的想进去。同样，小孩子想长大，大人们却想回到小时候。其
21、实，无论怎样，只要开心就好。1解析：考查形容词辨析。句意为：当我们年轻的时候，我们想在外面待到很晚，想有恋爱关系，想独立(independent)。此处与第二段第一句中的“freedom from parents and schoolwork”相呼应。答案：D2解析：考查形容词辨析。句意为：然而，当我们长大一些(older)的时候，我们想回到小时候。根据“However”可知，前后两句为转折对比关系。因此，此处应填older，与上文“When were young”形成对比。答案：B 3.解析：考查动词辨析。句意为：而且我们会怀念(miss)那些日子，那时我们不必担心复杂的谈情说爱。此处与上文
22、中的“we want to go back to being young”相呼应。答案：C4解析：考查名词辨析。句意为：我们也不用担心工作压力和钱的问题。此处与第二段第二句中的“freedom from work pressure and family responsibilities”相呼应。答案：A5解析：考查动词辨析。句意为：年轻人认为，成年意味着(means)没有父母的约束，没有学校作业。此处与下文“.is freedom from.”结构和句意相呼应，故答案D正确。create创造；show展示；limit限制，均不符合语境，故排除。答案：D6解析：考查名词辨析。 句意为：当他们长大
23、些时，他们认为，小时候没有工作压力和家庭责任。此处与上文“adulthood_freedom from parents and schoolwork”相呼应。答案：B7解析：考查动词辨析。句意为：为了描述(describe)这种感觉，人们常讲：篱笆另一边的草总是更绿。reduce减少；experience经历；understand理解，均不符合语境，故排除。答案：C8解析：考查形容词辨析。句意为：篱笆另一边的草总是更绿(greener)。thinner更瘦弱，与文意不符，故排除；yellow黄的；colorful多彩的，都没有比较的概念，均不符合语境，故排除。答案：B9解析：考查名词辨析。句意
24、为：作为青少年，我们想成为成年人。此处与but后的“young adult”形成对比和呼应。答案：C10解析：考查动词辨析。 句意为：但是作为成年人，我们又想(wish)回到小时候。此处与最后一段第三句中的“wishing.being young a bit longer”相呼应。答案：B11解析：考查动词和动词短语辨析。句意为：我们想在外面待到很晚，有自己的钱可以花。根据固定搭配“have sth.to do(有可以做某事)”可知，答案C正确。make意为“使得”；make sb.do sth.；worry about意为“担心”；show off意为“炫耀”，均不符合语境，故排除。答案：C
25、12解析：考查形容词辨析。句意为：突然，我们意识到爱会让我们心碎(broken)。此处与下文“staying out late makes it hard.”的感情色彩一致。答案：D13解析：考查名词辨析。句意为：晚上在外面待得太晚会影响到第二天的工作准备。此处与第一段最后一句中的“worry about complex love affairs，_pressure and money problems”相呼应。答案：C14解析：考查形容词辨析。句意为：我们发现成年人的生活不像我们之前想得那样容易(easy)。此处与第二段前两句意思相呼应。答案：D15解析：考查名词辨析。句意为：突然，生活(l
26、ife)变得如此可怕。此处与最后一段第一句“Life is_.”相呼应。答案：B16解析：考查形容词辨析。句意为：生活是公平的(fair)。此处与下文“It gives us time to_but also requires us to work.”相呼应，故答案B符合文意。答案：B17解析：考查动词辨析。句意为：它给我们玩(play)的时间，同时也要求我们去工作。此处与but后的“work”形成对比。答案：D18解析：考查动词辨析。句意为：当我们长大的时候，我们就必须成长，但这个时候我们总是希望能够再享有(enjoy)年轻更长一点时间。此处与下文中的“appreciate what we
27、have”照应。故答案C正确。stop停止；imagine想象；try尝试，均不符合语境，故排除。答案：C19解析：考查名词辨析。句意为：想要拥有自己没有的东西这个很正常，但是事实(truth)是：开心享有我们所拥有的。reason原因；result结果；dream梦想，均不符合语境，故排除。答案：C20解析：考查连词辨析。句意为：当生活变得更加复杂时，我们不会为我们曾经浪费了我们想成为成年人时的那些时光而后悔。此处与上文中“The time will come when we must grow up.being young a bit longer.”的句子结构相同，故答案A符合文意。if如果；unless除非；before在之前，均不符合语境，故排除。答案：A。
