1、Module4（外研版必修5）完形填空。阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。When Edison invented the light bulb, he tried over 2000 experiments _1 he got it to work. A young reporter asked him how it felt to 2 so many times. He said, I never failed once. I invented the light bulb. It just 3 to be a 2000-step
2、process.Rudolph was born prematurely (早产) and her 4 was doubtful. At age 4, she had a high fever, 5 her with a paralyzed leg. At age 9, she removed the metal leg brace she had 6 on and began to walk without it. By 13 she had developed a rhythmic walk, which doctors said was a 7 . For the next few ye
3、ars she 8 one race after another but always came in last. Everyone told her to 9 , but she kept on running. One day she actually won a race. And then another. 10 this little girl, who was told she would never walk again, went on to win three Olympic gold medals.When Bell invented the telephone in 18
4、76, President Rutherford said, Thats an 11 invention, but who would ever want to use one of them? In the 1940s, another young 12 named Carlson took his idea to 20 corporations, 13 some of the biggest in the country. They all turned him down. In 1947 after seven long years of rejections! - He 14 got
5、a tiny company in New York, the Haloid Company, to 15 the rights to his invention. Haloid became Xerox Corporation we know today.Character cannot be 16 in ease and quiet. Only 17 experiences of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired and success 18 . You g
6、ain strength, experience and confidence by every experience 19 you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing you cannot do. And remember, the finest steel gets sent through the hottest furnace（熔炉）. A 20 is not one who never fails, but one who NEVER QUITS!1. A. after B. beforeC. sin
7、ceD. until2. A. winB. gainC. failD. lose3. A. seemedB. pretendedC. appearedD. happened4. A. survivalB. challengeC. rescueD. illness5. A. makingB. leavingC. reachingD. causing6. A. dependedB. supportedC. trustedD. believed 7. A. successB. achievementC. victoryD. miracle8. A. joinedB. attendedC. enter
8、edD. escaped9. A. quitB. holdC. takeD. refuse10. A. FortunatelyB. ImmediatelyC. Unbelievably D. Eventually11. A. adorableB. awkwardC. amazingD. acceptable12. A. inventorB. discovererC. directorD. doctor13. A. supposingB. consideringC. regardingD. including14. A. finally B. willinglyC. primarilyD. ca
9、sually15. A. payB. winC. sellD. purchase16. A. bornB. producedC. developedD. gained 17. A. forB. throughC. due toD. across18. A. achievedB. madeC. causedD. left19. A. whenB. whereC. whichD. what 20. A. challengerB. loserC. winnerD. volunteer【参考答案】完形填空：120、BCDAB ADCAD CADAD CBABC阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (A、B、
10、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项。体裁：记叙文话题：慈善行为时间：6分钟Basketball professional Tina Charles grew up understanding the importance of education and of giving back to others.When the WNBA star and the 2012 US Olympic Womens Basketball team athlete heard about the chance to fund a school in an African village，she made sure
11、to take part.Charles first came across the opportunity while she was a sophomore in college.At that time，she didnt have the funds to help out，but all of that changed when she was drafted(选派) to the WNBA.With the help of two charitable organizationsOmniPeace and buildOnCharles funded the entire 32,00
12、0 cost of the school.The school，completed earlier this spring，was built in the small village of Ganale in western Africa.Before Charles contribution，children living in the village were schooled in tiny mud huts.The lack of proper lighting and of proper airflow made it difficult for the students to l
13、earn.The new school building is nearly 3,000 square feet and contains three large classrooms.It can fit up to 150 students at a time and is also used for adult literacy(读写能力) classes in the evenings.The school will be a source of learning for generations to come.Charles undertook this charitable act
14、 while playing professional basketball and preparing for the London Olympics.The Olympic Games begin today，July 27，and Charles will play for a team that has won the gold medal in the last four Olympic Games.The firsttime Olympic competitor considers her position in the team，along with 12 fellow fema
15、le basketball players，a “testament to how hard she works”Whether it is representing her country in the Olympic Games or giving back to the community，Charles is always working hard.“Once you receive，you have to give，” she told the reporter.“I wanted to give others the same opportunities I had growing
16、 up.”【语篇导读】首次参加奥运会的美国女子职业篮球运动员蒂娜查尔斯出资32 000美元，为非洲的一个村子援建了一所学校。1Charles didnt help with the building of a school the first time she came across the opportunity because _.Ashe was busy with her studiesBshe couldnt make the decisionCshe didnt have enough moneyDshe was busy playing basketball解析细节理解题。根据第
17、二段可知，在上大学期间，蒂娜就听说了为非洲援建学校的事情，但是，当时她没有钱来提供帮助。故答案为C。答案C2The underlined word“testament”in Paragraph 6 probably means“_ ”Aproof BguaranteeCinvestigation Ddevotion解析词义猜测题。根据第六段可知，蒂娜认为自己在球队里的位置是对自己努力的一个证明。由此可推断画线词意为“证明”与proof同义。其他几个词代入原文均讲不通。答案A3What do the villagers do in the new school in the evening?AW
18、atch TV and movies.BSing and dance to have fun.CLearn how to read and write.DHelp children with their lessons.解析细节理解题。根据第四段第二句的内容可知，成年人晚上到新学校来学识字。故答案为C。答案C4What is the best title of the text?AAn Olympian Lends a HandBAfrican Childrens New LifeCA New School for African ChildrenDThe Woman Olympic Comp
19、etitor解析主旨大意题。根据文章内容可知，本文主要讲述了首次参加奥运会的美国女子篮球运动员蒂娜为非洲捐款建学校的故事，因此A项作为本文的标题最合适。答案A高考链接【2014高考英语四川省绵阳市二模试题】根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项多余选项。Mary:Well, Susan, how was your shopping trip with Nancy this afternoon?Susan:Dont ask. 51 Mary:What do you mean? Something went wrong?Susan：Went
20、wrong? 52 Nancy thought I had said I would meet her at the department store at 2:30 when I really said 2:00. Then she thought we would meet at the main entrance in front when I really said at the east entrance on the Twelfth Street.Mary: 53 Susan:Yes! 54 I had given up waiting and went inside the wo
21、mens clothing department. So did she. Thus we met finally and it was 3:00 by then.Mary:Did you get what you wanted? 55 Susan:A blouse, as a matter of fact. But by that time, all those on sale were gone. So I settled for a skirt.A. Did you ever find each other?B. But it was magical!C. Actually, Ive got the list ready.D. I remember you said you wanted to get a sweater.E. Did you get anything?F. It could even be a disaster!G. I dont want to talk about it anymore.【参考答案】5155 GFABD