1、2014届高考英语二轮专题复习突破精选:完形填空1.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,选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项。An old man lay in a hospital bed, heavily sedated(给服镇静剂)to ease the pain from his heart attack. The nurse arrived and said, Your 36 is here, repeating the words several times before the 37 conscious man opened his eyes。 His son
2、was a 38 who had come back from service t0 39 to his beloved father. The elderly man 40 0ut to touch his sons hand and held it gently. All through the 41 ,the young soldier sat in the ward(病房)offering words of 42 to his dy- ing dad, who said 43 but kept a weak grip of his child. 44 0f the noise of t
3、he ox- ygen tank and the moans(呻吟声)of the other patients, the soldier remained 45 by the old man-s side. Several times in the course of that long night, the nurse returned and suggested that the soldier leave t0 46 for a while, But each time he would 47 As dawn approached the elderly man 48 His lovi
4、ng son rested the old mans lifeless hand on the bed and left to find the 49 . The young man waited while the nurse carried his fathers body away and when she returned, offering words of 50 the soldier interrupted her. Who was the man?-he asked. 51 ,the nurse replied, He was your father. “No, he wasn
5、t, the young man said, 6Ive never seen him before in my life.” Then 52 didnt you say something? “When I arrived at the ward,I knew right away there had been a(n) 53 ,”the young man explained. But I also knew that rnan needed his son, and he wasnt here.I could tell he was too一54 to know who sat besid
6、e hirn but he needed someone there, soI just decided t0 55 him. 36. A.wife B.son C.brother D.cousin37.A.barely B.simply C.actually D.totally38.A.director B.manager C.waiter D.soldier39.A.talk B.listen C.attend D.adjust40. A.looked B reached C.moved D. picked.41. A.morning B. noon C. afternoon D. nig
7、ht42. A. sadness B. truth C. excitement D. encoursgement43. A. something B.anything C. nothing D. everything44. A. Free B. Unaware C. Afraid D. Tired45. A. loyally B. seriously C. impatiently D. carelessly46. A. walk B. chat C. rest D. exercise47.A. refuse B. agree C. hesitate D. weep48. A. awoke B.
8、 died C. recovered D. screamed49. A. friend B. relative C.ambulance D. nurse50. A. love B. anger C. sympathy D. admiration51. A. Shocked B. Worried C. Frightened D. Annoyed52. A. how B: where C. why D. when53. A. mistake B. hope C. accident D. event54. A. anxious B. sick C. disappointed D. careless5
9、5. A. leave B. support C. respect D. accompany2.阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。When I was eight, I wrote my first poem. My mother read and cried. “Buddy, you didnt really write this beautiful poem!”Shyly, but 36 , I said yes. She poured out her 37 . “It was nothing short of talent!”“What tim
10、e will Father be home?” I asked. I could hardly wait to 38 my work to him. I spent quite some time 39 for his arrival. I wrote the poem out in my finest flourish (花体字), drew a fancy border around it, and 40 I placed it right on my fathers plate on the dining table. My father had begun his motion-pic
11、ture career as a writer. I was sure he would be able 41 my poem.At almost 7 oclock my father burst in. He seemed 42 . He circled the dining-room table, complaining about his employees.Suddenly he paused and glared at his plate. “What is this?” He was reaching for my poem.“Ben, Buddy has written his
12、first poem!” my mother began. “And its beautiful, absolutely amaz ”“If you dont mind, Id like to decide for myself.” Father said.I 43 my head as he read that poem. It was only ten lines. But it seemed to take hours. Then I heard him dropping the poem back on the table. Now came the moment of 44 . “I
13、 think its terrible,” he said.I couldnt look up. My eyes were getting 45 .“Ben, these are the first lines of poetry hes ever written,” my mother was saying. “He needs 46 .”“I dont know why.” My father held his ground. “Isnt there enough 47 poetry in the world already?”I couldnt 48 it another second.
14、 I ran from the dining room crying. Up in my room I 49 myself on the bed and cried the worst of the 50 out of me.That may have been the end of the story, but not of its 51 for me. I realized how fortunate I had been. I had a mother who said, “I think its wonderful!” and a father who drove me to hear
15、 with “I think its awful.”Every one of us needs that mother force, from which all 52 flows; and yet the mother force alone is incomplete. It needs the balance of the force that 53 , “Watch. Listen. Review. Improve.”Those 54 voices of my childhood ring in my ears through the years, like two opposing
16、winds blowing me. Between the two poles of 55 and doubt, both in the name of love, I try to follow my true course. 36. A. proudlyB. slowlyC. anxiouslyD. honestly37. A. praise B. surprise C. admiration D. belief38. A. reciteB. show C. describe D. introduce39. A. waiting B. planning C. prayingD. prepa
17、ring40. A. quickly B. confidently C. nervously D. casually41. A. read B. revise C. appreciate D. polish42. A. upset B. calm C. tired D. relaxed43. A. shook B. raised C. lowered D. turned 44. A. truth B. struggle C. decision D. discussion 45. A. wet B. wide C. darkD. swollen46. A. practice B. judgmen
18、tC. instructionD. encouragement47. A. awfulB. elegantC. fluent D. controversial 48. A. holdB. seeC. standD. control 49. A. seated B. threw C. left D. kept 50. A. confusionB. pressure C. dissatisfactionD. disappointment51. A. significance B. development C. reflection D. challenge52. A. love B. honor
19、C. creation D. improvement53. A. ordersB. persuadesC. cautionsD. declares54. A. conflictingB. warningC. disturbingD. inspiring55. A. confidenceB. confirmationC. distrustD. disapproval 3.阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。Twist was the name of an old champion racing horse. He was past thirty year
20、s old, but the heart of the true 36 still beat with the great spirit. However, I knew little about the 37 that the old horses spirit would have on my daughter.My daughter Stacy had ever had a 38 experience with a runaway horse. She was just eight at the time, and a terrifying 39 accompanied the disa
21、ster. Although she broke no bones, her 40 , love for horses and the desire to learn to ride were 41 . No matter how my wife and I tried, we had no 42 in curing the damage caused that day. But when she was thirteen, a turning point came. One day as I saw Stacy look into the eye of the 43 fellow in th
22、e stall(牲口棚), I knew this was going to be the beginning of a 44 relationship.Fortunately, Stacys accident had not weakened her love for 45 in general, and this small opening was all that Twist needed to create an unusual 46 . In the following weeks, Stacy began to express daily 47 in coming to the s
23、tall with me. She actively spent time with him, feeding, brushing and combing him, all the 48 talking to him about her life.Then one day 49 I was readying one horse for a ride, I noticed the old guys eager expression and desire to be 50 , too. So I asked Stacy if she wanted to take Twist out for a r
24、ide. In 51 , Stacy looked once again into the old mans eye. That moment, their two spirits 52 and completed the bond that had been forming over a couple of months. Continuing to look deep into his eyes, Stacy didnt 53 . She only nodded yes. Moments later, I saw them riding 54 together, Stacy winning
25、 renewed(重建的) confidence and desire, and Twist winning his medal of a childs 55 . 36. A. jumperB. memberC. ownerD. winner37. A. wishB. abilityC. effectD. idea38. A. strangeB. richC. badD. new39. A. attackB. fallC. shakeD. task40. A. prideB. skillC. luckD. confidence41. A. destroyedB. ignoredC. viola
26、tedD. reformed 42. A. successB. needC. aimD. surprise43. A. strongB. oldC. brave D. poor44. A. seriousB. similarC. specialD. formal45. A. animalsB. parentsC. friendsD. fields46. A. impressionB. eventC. styleD. bond47. A. thanksB. interest C. sympathy D. opinions48. A. bestB. wayC. sameD. while49. A.
27、 althoughB. soC. asD. because50. A. carriedB. includedC. praisedD. trained51. A. responseB. briefC. additionD. return52. A. roseB. foughtC. metD. recovered53. A. smileB. actC. thinkD. speak54. A. offB. onC. downD. back55. A. spiritB. heartC. agreementD. dependence4.The park bench was deserted as I s
28、at down to read beneath an old willow tree. Not 36 with life, I was down. A young boy out of breath 37 me, all tired from play. He stood right before me with his head tilted(倾斜的) down, 38 with great excitement,“Look what I found!”In his hand was a flower, and what a 39 sight, with is petals(花瓣) all
29、wornnot enough rain, or too little light. 40 him to take his dead flower and go off to play,I 41 a small smile and then shifted away. But instead of 42 he sat next to my side and placed the flower to his nose and declared with 43 ,“It surely smells pretty and its beautiful, too. Thats why I 44 it; h
30、ere, its for you.”The flower before me was dying or dead. But I knew I must 45_it, or he might never leave. So I reached for the flower, and 46 , “Just what I need.”But instead of placing the flower in my hand, he 47 it mid-air without reason. It was then that I 48 for the very first time the boy wa
31、s 49 .I heard my voice shake, tears shone like the sun 50 I thanked him for picking the very best one. He smiled, and then ran off to play, 51 of the effect hed had on my day.I sat there and 52 how he managed to see a self-pitying woman beneath an old willow tree. How did he know of my self-indulged
32、(放纵的) 53 ? Perhaps from his heart, hed been blessed with true 54 .Through the eyes of a blind child, at last I could see, the problem was not connected with the world; the problem was me. And for all of those times I myself had been blind, I vowed to see_55_, and appreciate every second thats mine.3
33、6.A.excitedB.inspiredC.satisfiedD.disappointed37.A.approachedB.overlookedC.understoodD.talked38.A.tellingB.sayingC.informingD.talking39.A.uniqueB.roughC.botheringD.pitiful40.A.WantingB.DemandingC.PersuadingD.Inviting41.A.playedB.adjustedC.forcedD.delivered42.A.decliningB.acceptingC.panickingD.quitti
34、ng43.A.surpriseB.embarrassmentC.sympathyD.sorrow44.A.tookB.pulledC.soldD.picked45.A.bringB.fetchC.takeD.smell46.A.announcedB.repliedC.declaredD.whispered47.A.graspedB.heldC.caughtD.seized48.A.convincedB.confirmedC.noticedD.refused49.A.strangeB.blindC.deafD.unimaginable50.A.onceB.afterC.asD.since51.A
35、.unawareB.unbelievableC.regretfulD.regardless52.A.doubtedB.feltC.foundD.wondered53.A.embarrassmentB.depressionC.pleasureD.effort54.A.senseB.hearingC.sightD.ability55.A.beautyB.disabilityC.fantasyD.wonder5.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。I have always been an independent person, but I h
36、ave come to know that being independent does not mean refusing help. I may still be 16 with asking for help, but I try to accept. Furthermore, I will even 17 help and when my offers are refused, I am 18 willing to walk away. And all these changes came from a disaster on an island.Sometimes a persons
37、 independence is a 19 of pride, daring, stubbornness and luck. I used to be too 20 since I was little. I was once a traveler who never asked for 21 , choosing instead to struggle with maps and signs until I found my way.Then one day on the island of Koh Phangan, in Thailand, everything 22 . I was sw
38、imming in the ocean with Sean, my fianc, when he was 23 by a box jellyfish(箱型水母). He 24 within three minutes, 25 years old. Yet when onlookers and travelers asked if I wanted 25 , stubborn pride and force of habit 26 me accepting. But two young Israeli women stayed. 27 my protest(反对), they were with
39、 me even when the police tried to cover up the 28 of Seans death. It was listed as drunk drowning to avoid hurting the 29 industry. The Israeli women 30 have walked away. 31 , without even telling me, they 32 their schedule rather than leave me behind. 33 I didnt realize it at that time, I would not
40、 have 34 the disaster without these great women. Actually, the person who needs help the most is usually the last person to ask for it. I have learned 35 is better than refusing because it not only helps you walk out of trouble, but also helps you know the real meaning of life.16.A.strugglingB.deali
41、ngC.confusedD.satisfied17.A.offerB.acceptC.seekD.desire18.A.occasionallyB.frequentlyC.usuallyD.seldom19.A.rangeB.symbolC.wayD.mix20.A.adventurousB.braveC.independentD.creative21.A.moneyB.equipmentC.directionsD.suggestions22.A.happenedB.messedC.changedD.disappeared23.A.attackedB.caughtC.followedD.imp
42、ressed24.A.sunkB.diedC.failedD.recovered25.A.companyB.adviceC.comfortD.evidence26.A.keptB.preventedC.deniedD.suggested27.A.In spite of BIn case ofC.In terms of DAs a result28.A.proofB.newsC.factD.cause29.A.medicineB.entertainmentC.fishingD.tourism30.A.couldB.needC.shouldD.must31.A.ThereforeB.Otherwi
43、seC.InsteadD.Besides32.A.delayedB.madeC.consideredD.threw33.A.WhenB.WhileC.BecauseD.If34.A.survivedB.experiencedC.avoidedD.suffered35.A.refusingB.acceptingC.givingD.begging6.阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。Last weekend, I was blessed with an opportunity to serve as a volunteer in Maryland.
44、I dont have a car and the closest Amtrak station is about 30 minutes away from the actual site so I wasnt sure _31_ I would get there. I started thinking that maybe it wouldnt be _32_ and after a really long week, I thought that maybe I shouldnt _33_ at all. But I went ahead and posted a request for
45、 a _34_ on the ride share board. A few days later, an individual I had never met _35_ that he would be able to pick me up and _36_ me off at the station. He was also planning on serving but said he would wait _37_ my train arrived before driving out there. How kind _38_ this person whom Ive never ev
46、en met, I thought to myself. My heart _39_ and the stress I had been feeling from my week _40_ away.When my new friend drove me to the train station, he _41_ that it was in a deserted kind of area. There was no one _42_ around, it was cold outside, and I still had 30 minutes to wait. So he _43_ his
47、car and said, “We will wait for the train to come together.” I couldnt believe his compassion and _44_. I knew that he had to be at work the next day _45_ me, and that his wife and son were waiting for his return. But he just waited there with me so _46_, generously serving with his time.With five m
48、inutes _47_ before the train arrived, he shared with me stories from his childhood. As a young boy, he _48_ sit near the edge of the train tracks, excitedly waiting for the trains to rush by with all their force. That night, before returning home to his family, he waited with me as my train _49_. It
49、 didnt rush by at full force but I left that station _50_ the full force of his compassion and generosity.31. A. how B. why C. whenever D. that32. A. necessary B. essential C. possible D. fortunate33. A. refuse B. volunteer C. evaluate D. challenge34. A. terminal B. sightseeing C. departure D. ride3
50、5. A. replied B. blamed C. reflected D. advocated36. A. fall B. break C. take D. drop37. A. though B. until C. unless D. after38. A. beyond B. against C. for D. of39. A. warmed B. froze C. calmed D. burnt40. A. gathered B. melted C. counted D. cherished41. A. noticed B. founded C. regretted D. relie
51、ved42. A. thus B. also C. else D. too43. A. started B. purchased C. parked D. mended44. A. encouragement B. kindness C. commitment D. privilege45. A. instead of B. regardless of C. far from D. just like46. A. strictly B. seriously C. patiently D. carefully47. A. left B. gone C. passed D. spared48. A
52、. accustomed to B. used to C. stuck to D. attached to49. A. stretched B. vanished C. pulled D. approached50. A. envying B. impressing C. feeling D. ignoring试卷答案1.36-40 BADCB 41-45 DDCBA 46-50 CABDC 51-55 ACABD2.36. A37. A38. B39. D40. B 41. C42. A43. C44. C45. A46. D47. A48. C49. B50. D51. A52. C53. C54. A55. B3.36D 37C38C39B 40D41A 42A43B 44C45A46D 47B 48D 49C 50B 51A 52C 53D54A 55B4.3640 CABDA 41-45 CDADC 4650 BBCBC 5155 ADBCA5.16-20 AADDC 21-25 CCABA 26-30 BADDA 31-35 CABAB6.31-35 A C B D A 36-40 D B D A B 41-45 A C C B D 46-50 C A B D C