1、2016高考英语二轮:(寒假)完形填空精练(24)及答案阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Passage 1An old friend once came visiting Nasruddin. And he brought along a big 41 to him. Nasruddins wife 42 it and they enjoyed the feast for dinner. The next morning, they had delicious chicken soup. The friend enjoyed his
2、43 stay with Nasruddin. When he was 44 , Nasruddin returned his friends thanks by thanking the 45 for bringing the big chicken along. An hour later, Nasruddin heard a knock on the door. When he opened it, a man 46 himself and 47 entered, “Im a friend of your friend who brought you that big chicken!”
3、Not wanting to turn away the 48 of a friend, Nasruddin invited the man inside and 49 him to stay for lunch. The man 50 immediately. They had some lovely chicken cooked for lunch, which the man also enjoyed. After lunch, the man left thanking Nasruddin for the 51 chicken.The next day there was no pau
4、se as another 52 entered with the same 53 : “I am a friend of the friend of the friend who had come here with a huge chicken!” Nasruddin 54 and asked the man to come right in and have a 55 . A few minutes later, a bowl of soup was 56 before him. Just one sip(一小口) told the man that this “soup” was no
5、thing but 57 water. “There is nothing in the soup!” the man protested _58_.“Not at all!” Nasruddin smiled. “This is the soup of the soup of the chicken!”Moral of the story: When people 59 your generosity, dont turn them away rudely. Instead, invite them in and serve them a 60 they will never forget-
6、just as Nasruddin did.41. A. eggB. basketC. dinnerD. chicken42. A. valuedB. killedC. cookedD. ate43. A. shortB. safeC. sudden D. secret44. A. promisingB. leavingC. standingD. explaining45. A. latterB. nextC. ownerD. colleague46. A. expressedB. praisedC. admiredD. introduced47. A. freely B. obviously
7、C. quickly D. frequently48. A. fatherB. teacherC. relativeD. friend49.A. askedB. persuadedC. alarmedD. supported50. A. repliedB. acceptedC. passedD. prepared51. A. tastyB. previousC. usualD. big52. A. childB. thiefC. friendD. stranger53. A. ruleB. invitationC. taleD. exploration54. A. smiledB. doubt
8、edC. shookD. agreed55. A. restB. mealC. bathD. smoke56. A. hiddenB. placedC. pushedD. thrown57. A. bitterB. wasteC. pollutedD. boiled58. A. sadlyB. eagerlyC. angrilyD. violently59. A. take pride in B. take advantage ofC. lose sight ofD. pay attention to60. A. chanceB. term C. lessonD. reportPassage
9、1:41-45 DCABA 46-50 DCDAB 51-55 ADCAB 56-60 BDCBCPassage 2Mayday! Mayday! Mayday! Southeast ChinasTaiwan On the morning of February 4, 2015, a plane of Taiwan TransAsia Airways GE235 from Taipei Songshan airport, with 58 people 41 , crashed in the Keelung river shortly 42 take-off. Before it crashed
10、, according to the recording and control personnel, the 43 of GE235 shouted MAYDAY MAYDAY MAYDAY the air traffic controllers on the radio called GE235 many times, but there was no 44 . “Mayday” is an emergency code word 45 around the world in voice communications. You 46 see a war movie in which an
11、airplane has been 47 by rocket fire. The pilot 48 his radio and calls “mayday, mayday, mayday” to tell people that his plane is in danger of 49 to the ground. Mayday has 50 to do with the month of May. 51 , it comes from the French expressions “venez maider,” or “maidez”.The mayday call 52 was creat
12、ed by Frederick Stanley Mockford in 1923. Mockford, 53 was a senior radio officer at Croydon Airport in London, was asked to 54 a word that would indicate distress (遇难) and would easily be understood by all the pilots and ground staff in time of 55 . It was 56 much of the traffic at the time was bet
13、ween Croydon and Le Bourget Airport in Paris that he 57 the word “Mayday” from the French “maider” (venez maider ) meaning “come help me ”. Today, many groups use the word to mean a 58 emergency. The call is always given three times to 59 mistaking it for some 60 sounding words under noisy condition
14、. 41. A. abroadB. broadC. boardD. aboard42. A. beforeB. whenC. afterD. since43. A. driversB. pilotsC. clerks D. passengers44. A. recordB. senseC. soundD. response45. A. usesB. to useC. usedD. using46. A. mightB. mustC. should D. would 47. A. pulledB. beaten C. heated D. hit48. A. gets overB. gets on
15、 C. gets offD. gets in49. A. landing B. flying C. cD. running50. A. somethingB. anything C. everything D. nothing51. A. In the meantimeB. As a result C. In factD. Above all52. A. signB. symbol C. mark D. signal53. A. whoB. that C. whomD. which54. A. find out B. look over C. take inD. think of55. A.
16、communicationB. failure C. emergencyD. comfort56. A. as for B. because C. due to D. because of57. A. wrote B. reflected C. proposed D. sponsored58. A. life threatened B. life threateningC. life-saved D. life-saving59. A. keepB. protect C. warn D. prevent60. A. similar B. familiarC. same D. different
17、Passage 2:4145 DCBDC 4650 ADBCD 5155 CDADC 5660 BCBDAPassage 3 Maureen worked in an office with twenty other people, and she liked her job. Getting ahead in her career wasnt 41 to her until the day that her friend and co-worker Betty was promoted to be the boss of the unit. Betty couldnt have gotten
18、 the 42 if Maureen had tried to. In the eyes of the other co-workers Betty was always cheerful, 43 and ambitious, while Maureen was low-key (低调的) and easy-going.Before Betty got the promotion, Maureen had been 44 at her work, even if she had not been specially happy. But once Betty was made 45 , Mau
19、reen began to fill up with resentment (怨恨) until she 46 her job and hated Betty. 47 she made a big mistake because she had a feeling of 48 all the time. Maureen began to see Betty as the source of all her problems, and she 49 to remember that she had not particularly wanted the promotion anyway. Now
20、 she just thought that it should be hers. 50 examining herself to see what her real goal was in life, she began to 51 on Betty and regarded Betty as her enemy. Maureen became completely 52 on her resentment, and she couldnt get out of the 53 situation.One of the major problems with resentment is tha
21、t you believe that your 54 is entirely caused by some outside person. You stop 55 what you can do to improve your situation, because you decide that your injured feelings are the 56 of someone elses fault. You just give up trying to find real 57 . Dealing with resentment needs awareness and 58 . Fir
22、st of all, you need to 59 you are feeling resentful and then try to stop yourself feeling upset. Only in this way can you solve the 60 in your life.41.A. equalB. nativeC. similarD. important42.A. jobB. orderC. positionD. direction43.A. hard-workingB. good-lookingC. peace-lovingD. smooth-talking44.A.
23、 annoyedB. pleasedC. excitedD. skilled45.A. headB. guideC. princessD. assistant46.A. didB. gotC. knewD. disliked 47.A. StrangelyB. UsuallyC. EventuallyD. Immediately48.A. safetyB. prideC. unhappinessD. unemployment49.A. triedB. failedC. beganD. preferred50.A. Instead ofB. Along withC. Because ofD. A
24、s for51.A. drop inB. play tricksC. cut downD. make comments52.A. keenB. impressedC. focusedD. dependent53.A. socialB. nationalC. complexD. dangerous54.A. angerB. fearC. surpriseD. anxiety55.A. calling onB. looking forC. learning fromD. cheering for56.A. goalB. truthC. resultD. reason57.A. difference
25、sB. solutionsC. opportunitiesD. relationships58.A. braveryB. humourC. curiosityD. calmness59.A. admitB. argueC. doubtD. prove60.A. caseB. mysteryC. crimeD. problemPassage 3:41-45 DCABA 46-50 DCCBA 51-55 BCDAB 56-60 CBDADPassage 4I was unbelievably proud of my nine-year-old daughter, Emily. 41 to buy
26、 a mountain bike, shed been saving her pocket money all year, as well as doing small jobs to earn extra money. By Thanksgiving, she had collected only $49. I said, “You42have your pick from my bicycle 43.” “Thanks, Daddy. But your bikes are so old.” She was right. All my girls bikes were 1950s model
27、s, not the kind a kid today would44choose.As Christmas45near, Emily and I went bike shopping. As we left one store, she 46a Salvation Army(基督教慈善组织) volunteer standing next to a big pot.“Can we give something, Daddy?” she asked. “Sorry, Em, Im out of change.” I said.Throughout December, Emily continu
28、ed to 47hard. Then one day, she made a 48announcement. “You know all the money Ive been saving?” she said hesitantly. “Im going to give it to the poor people.” So one cold morning before Christmas, Emily handed her total savings of $58 to a volunteer who was really very 49.50by Emilys selflessness,
29、I decided to contribute51of my old bicycles to a car dealer who was collecting used bikes for poor children.52I selected a shiny model from my collection, however, it seemed as if a second bike took on a glow(发光).Should I contribute two? No, one would be enough. But I couldnt 53the feeling that I sh
30、ould give a second bike. When I later 54the bikes, the car dealer said, “Youre making two kids very 55, sir. Here are your tickets. For each bicycle contributed, were56away one chance to win a girls mountain bike.”Why wasnt I surprised when that second ticket proved to be the 57 ? I like to think it
31、 was Gods way of 58 a little girl for a sacrifice 59her years while giving her dad a lesson in the 60.41. A. PromisedB. AmazedC. DeterminedD. Organized42. A. needB. shouldC. mustD. can43. A. collectionB. contributionC. shopD. club44. A. seldomB. likelyC. slightlyD. merely45. A. drewB. becameC. wentD
32、. pulled46. A. observedB. sensedC. watchedD. noticed47. A. studyB. tryC. listenD. work48. A. disappointingB. surprisingC. formalD. public49. A. agreeableB. hopefulC. thankfulD. pitiful50. A. MovedB. ShockedC. PersuadedD. Demanded51. A. oneB. someC. twoD. any52. A. WhileB. AsC. BecauseD. Though53. A.
33、 expressB. describeC. explainD. shake54. A. returnedB. deliveredC. choseD. shared55. A. sweetB. healthyC. happyD. fair56. A. puttingB. givingC. storingD. signing57. A. presentB. harvestC. winnerD. chance58. A. greetingB. praisingC. shelteringD. rewarding59. A. underB. beforeC. beyondD. within60. A. processB. projectC. struggleD. communicationPassage 4:4145 CDABA 4650 DDBCA 5155 ABDBC 5660 BCDCA