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，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。Early this morning, I got up to make a batch of Rice Krispie treats（大米花糖） for my neighbor across the hall. She 21 greets me when we see each other, and her little boy, whos now 4, wont talk to me either.Last Monday, she called the
2、firefighters when a pan Id forgotten on the stove caused my flat to 22 . I had gone for a walk, but when I came home the street in front of our apartment was 23 by a police car, a fire truck and an ambulance! 24 I saw them, I remembered the pan! I felt safe knowing that 25 we dont get along, my neig
3、hbor had done the right thing and didnt blame me. Hence, the Rice Krispie treats.Last Christmas, my neighbor revealed that she had been a little angry about me because of a(n) _26_ four years ago. I had apologized and asked if there was anything I could do to _27_ our relationship, but she would not
4、 accept my 28 . Her direct refusal really 29 me. After that, I decided Id just leave her bea relationship 30 two to work. So, you see, I was really scared she was going to refuse my offer again, 31 me standing on her 32 holding my plate of treats. Then, I reminded myself of how good I had felt the d
5、ay before when Id done some random acts of _33_ after telling myself: “ Feel the fear, and do it 34 !” After placing the Rice Krispie treats on a beautiful plate, I opened my apartment door and met her in the hall way. I said：“I just wanted to tell you how 35 I am that you were paying attention on M
6、onday.” I held the plate 36 her, explaining these were very sweet American treats and that she 37 try to see whether she and her family liked them. She took the plate and we talked a bit about 38 shed become aware of the smoke in my flat before parting ways. Back at home I 39 a “ happy dance”, becau
7、se I had been kind even though I wasnt sure it would be appreciated. I want to be able to be kind without expecting people to 40 in a certain way.21.A. warmlyB. occasionally C. barelyD. frequently22.A. go upB. smoke up C. burn upD. tear up23.A. filledB. surroundedC. blockedD. taken24.A. The instantB
8、. For a minuteC. That momentD. At that time25.A. as thoughB. in case C. now thatD. even though26.A. affairB. incidentC. deedD. event27.A. improveB. buildC. reuniteD. establish28.A. adviceB. suggestionC. apologyD. request29.A. shockedB. saddened C. amusedD. amazed30.A. takesB. costsC. coversD. makes3
9、1.A. havingB. leavingC. keepingD. remaining32.A. homeB. hall C. apartmentD. doorstep33.A. kindnessB. happinessC. politenessD. willingness34.A. some wayB. anywayC. somehowD. somewhat35.A. kindB. safeC. happyD. grateful36.A. atB. onC. towardsD. over37.A. couldB. mustC. wouldD. need38.A. whenB. whatC.
10、howD. where39.A. performedB. learnedC. didD. played40.A. receiveB. respondC. reflectD. realize2.阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项。I am a mother of three (ages 14, 12 and 3) and have recently completed my college degree. The last 36 I had to take was Sociology and the last project of the term
11、 was called “Smile”. The class was asked to go out and smile at three people and note down their 37 .Soon after we were 38 the project, my husband, youngest son and I went out to McDonalds. We were standing in line, waiting to be 39 . When all of a sudden everyone around us began to back away. As I
12、turned around, I smelled a 40 “dirty body”smell and there 41 me stood two poor homeless men. As I looked down at the short gentleman close to me, he was “ 42 ” his beautiful sky blue eyes were full of the light as he searched for 43 .He said“Good day”as he 44 the few coins he had been holding. The y
13、oung lady at the counter asked him what they wanted. He said,“Coffee is 45 , Miss,” because that was what they could afford. To sit in the restaurant and 46 up, they had to buy something.Then I really felt it the 47 was so great that I almost reached out and embraced the little man with the blue eye
14、s. That was when I noticed all eyes in the restaurant were 48 me, judging my every action. I smiled and asked for two more breakfast meals on a 49 tray. I then walked to the table that the men had chosen as a 50 spot, put the tray on the table and laid my hand on the blue eyed gentlemans cold hand.
15、He looked 51 at me, with tears in his eyes, and said,“Thank you.” I patted his hand and said, “I did not do this for you. God is here working 52 me to give you hope.”I returned to college with this story in hand. I 53 “my project”and later the instructor read it to the class. In this way I had 54 my
16、 classmates and the people around me. And I graduated with one of the most meaningful lessons in my life 55 acceptance.36. A. class B. school C. work D. degree37. A. attitude B. thought C. mind D. reaction38. A. arranged B. assumed C. assigned D. suggested 39. A. greeted B. served C. cheated D. seat
17、ed 40. A. familiar B. pleasant C. terrible D. strange 41. A. around B. besides C. behind D. beyond42. A. eating B. drinking C. crying D. smiling 43. A. agreementB. recognitionC. acceptanceD. welcome44. A. countedB. showedC. graspedD. made45. A. littleB. someC. anyD. all46. A. cheerB. warm C. dressD.
18、 take47. A. urgeB. angerC. sicknessD. sadness48. A. lightedonB. stared atC. fixed onD. looked at49. A. separateB. bigC. singleD. special50. A. relyingB. pleasingC. stayingD. resting51. A. upB. downC. aroundD. aside52. A. overB. outC. throughD. across53. A. turned overB. handed outC. turned outD. han
19、ded in54. A. pleasedB. confusedC. frightenedD. touched55. A. conditionalB. unconditionalC. emotionalD. devoted3.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。Mackenzie Hughes had just returned from school and was waiting for her older brothers to arrive home. She was home alone 36 a man started knoc
20、king on the front door, turning the handle and trying to 37 .Shes 12 years old and she was 38 . So she dialed 9-1-1 and reached the operator Rachelle Berry. After a brief talk, Berry 39 what was happening. “OK, hang on, OK? Can you get in a 40 ?” Berry asked. Mackenzie told Berry that her phone - it
21、 wasnt cordless (无绳的) - wouldnt reach into the cupboard. “Will the phone reach under your bed?” Berry asked 41 . “No,” Mackenzie said.“Can you hide under a 42 and pull your bedspread over you?” Thats 43 what Mackenzie did. She hid under her blanket, holding the phone and listening to Berrys voice.Be
22、rry talked quietly, which 44 Mackenzie. It helped, too, when Berry told her to think of something 45 . “Try not to cry,” Berry told Mackenzie during the call. “ I know its 46 . Do you have something you can hold onto?” Mackenzie struggled to 47 tears. She couldnt 48 anything without showing her hidi
23、ng spot. “ Its OK,” Berry said. “Youve got me here with you.”“Hes in my room,” Mackenzie 49 . “Now be quiet, OK? Just dont talk,” Berry said. For much of the call, Berry dropped her voice to a whisper, 50 the intruder (闯入者) might hear her voice over the phone. 51 , the man came into her room, then l
24、eft.Berry told Mackenzie that the 52 were on their way. Minutes later, they arrived and 53 one man in the backyard and another man in a getaway car.On Thursday morning, the Emergency Communications Bureau gave Mackenzie its Hero Award for her 54 . Berry also received high praise. And then it was off
25、 to school for Mackenzie. But first Berry had something to 55 to the middle-schooler: a cordless phone.36. A. until B. before C. because D. when37. A. get in B. get awayC. get around D. get through 38. A. annoyedB. scaredC. curiousD. surprised39. A. rememberedB. realizedC. reviewedD. recalled40. A.
26、bedroomB. kitchenC. cupboardD. bathroom41. A. anxiously B. calmlyC. carefullyD. happily42. A. sofaB. bedC. tableD. blanket43. A. everB. neverC. justD. still44. A. worriedB. helpedC. movedD. upset45. A. interestingB. strangeC. wrongD. valuable46. A. hardB. importantC. usefulD. possible47. A. hold ont
27、oB. hold downC. hold backD. hold up48. A. discoverB. imagineC. reachD. invent49. A. criedB. shoutedC. whisperedD. replied50. A. assumingB. believingC. fearing D. confirming51. A. ObviouslyB. FortunatelyC. ProbablyD. Certainly52. A. parentsB. brothersC. policeD. neighbors53. A. metB. killedC. arreste
28、dD. found54. A. contributionB. successC. kindnessD. bravery55. A. lend B. present C. showD. mail4.阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Robby was 11 years old when his mother dropped him off （使下车；送到）for his first piano lesson. I prefer that students especially boys begin at an earlier age, which
29、I explained to Robby. 36Robby said that it had always been his mothers 37 to hear him play the piano. So I took him as a student.Hard as Robby tried， he lacked the 38 of music. However, he persisted (坚持) and at the end of each weekly 39, he would always say, “ My mum is going to hear me play some da
30、y. ” But it seemed 40. I only knew his mother from a distance as she dropped Robby off or waited in her aged car to 41 him up. She always 42 and smiled but never visited my class. Then one day Robby 43 coming to our lessons. He telephoned me saying his mother was 44. A few weeks after that, I was 45
31、 my students for the upcoming recital (独奏会)when Robby came and asked me _46_he could be in the recital. “Miss Hondorf . Ill just go to play!” he insisted. The night for the recital came. The high school gym was 47 with parents, friends and relatives. The recital 48well. Then Robby came up on stage.
32、I was 49 when he announced that he had chosen Mozarts Concerto No. 21 in C Major. I was not prepared for what I had heard 50 his fingers were light on the keys. They even 51 on the keysHe played so well that everyone was on their 52in wild applause. In tears I ran up on stage. “Oh, Robby! How 53you
33、do it?” “Well, Miss Hondorf I 54 on practicing at home. Remember I told you my mom was sick? Well, 55she had cancer and passed away this morning. She was born deaf so tonight was the first time she ever heard me play” 36.A.AlthoughB. BecauseC. ButD. Thus 37.A.idea B. dreamC. desire D. imagination38.
34、A.feelingB. knowledgeC. educationD. sense39.A. trialB. attemptC. performanceD. lesson40.A.helplessB. hopelessC. senselessD. worthless41.A.putB. takeC. make D. pick42.A.waved B. listenedC. stared D. watched 43.A. escapedB. avoidedC. stoppedD. refused 44.A.deafB. lonelyC. awayD. sick45.A.preparingB. a
35、rrangingC. persuadingD. taking46.A.thatB. whetherC. when D. how47.A.filledB. coveredC. crowdedD. connected48.A.went onB. turned onC. carried onD. kept on49.A.delightedB. proudC. confusedD. surprised50.A.untilB. whileC. beforeD. since51.A.dancedB. tappedC.hitD. flew52.A.headsB. feetC. earsD. eyes53.A
36、.shouldB. wouldC. could D. might54.A.wentB. keptC. continued D. stuck55.A.unfortunatelyB. suddenlyC. strangelyD. actually5.阅读下面短文，从短文后各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选取出适合填入空白处的最佳选项。Charles Plumb, a U.S. Naval Academy graduate, was a jet fighter(战斗机) pilot in Vietnam. After 75 combat missions, his plane was 36 by a
37、 surface-to-air missile. Plumb was 37 and spent six years in prison in Vietnam. He survived and now 38 about lessons learned from that experience. One day, Plumb and his wife were sitting in a restaurant when a man at another table came up and said, Youre Plumb! You 39 jet fighters in Vietnam from t
38、he aircraft carrier (航空母舰) Kitty Hawk . You were 40 ! How in the world did you know that? asked Plumb. I 41 your parachute, the man replied. Plumb gasped（倒吸一口气） in surprise and 42 .The man pumped his hand and said, I guess it worked! Plumb assured him, It 43 didif your chute hadnt worked, I wouldnt
39、be here today. Plumb couldnt sleep that night，thinking about that man. He says, I wondered how many times I might have passed him 44 the Kitty Hawk. I wondered how many times I might have seen him and not even said Good morning, how are you, or anything 45 , you see, I was a fighter pilot and he was
40、 just a 46 . Plumb thought of the many days the sailor had spent on a long wooden table in the bowels（深处）of the ship 47 working on each chute, holding in his hands each time the 48 of someone he didnt know. Plumb asks his 49 , Whos packing your 50 ? Everyone has someone who provides what they need t
41、o make it 51 the day. Plumb also says that he needed many kinds of parachutes when his plane was shot down-he needed his 52 parachute, his mental parachute, his emotional parachute, and his spiritual parachute. He called on all these 53 before reaching safety. His experience reminds us all to 54 and
42、 be kind to people who pack our daily parachutes, and strengthen us to go through 55 times.36. A. followedB. destroyedC. spiedD. seen37. A. releasedB. woundedC. caughtD. killed38. A. lecturesB. givesC. studiesD. hears39. A. repairedB. madeC. flewD. cleaned40. A. taken downB. looked downC. set downD.
43、 shot down41. A. boughtB. checkedC. foundD. packed42. A. gratefullyB. suspiciouslyC. happilyD. sadly43. A. almostB. surelyC. narrowlyD. nearly44. A. abroadB. inC. onD. at45. A. soB. becauseC. unlessD. though46. A. sailorB. captainC. pilotD. technician47. A. unwillinglyB. immediatelyC. worriedlyD. ca
44、refully48. A. deathB. fortuneC. fateD. chance49. A. wifeB. childrenC. sailorsD. audience50. A. luggageB. bagC. parachuteD. future51. A. throughB. toC. up toD. as52. A. psychologicalB. physicalC. imaginaryD. safe53. A. spiritsB. emotionsC. supportsD. people54. A. awardB. recognizeC. rewardD. help55.
45、A. happyB. toughC. comfortableD. cosy6.When 16-year-old Ella Fitzgerald stepped onto the stage to perform at Harlems Apollo Theater in 1934, she had no idea that her life was about to change. Her childhood had been 36 . After the death of her parents, Fitzgerald had been placed in a boarding school.
46、 37 , the teachers at the school mistreated her, 38 she ran away. Homeless and orphaned, Fitzgerald was trying her best to 39 on the streets of New York City when she won a contest to perform during an amateur night at the Apollo. She had 40 planned to dance, but at the last second, she decided to s
47、ing her mothers favorite song 41 . Her performance earned her 42 from several well-known musicians. Ella Fitzgerald went on to become a 43 jazz singer.During a musical career that spanned six decades, Fitzgerald 44 more than 200 albums. She won 13 Grammy Awards, the last of which she received in 199
48、0. She worked with some of the greatest American singers of the twentieth century, including Frank Sinatra, Louis Armstrong, Count Basie, and Dizzy Gillespie. Her talent and charm 45 a wide range of listeners around the world. The worldwide 46 of Ella Fitzgerald helped make jazz a more popular genre
49、. Until the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s, the United States 47 African American citizens the same treatment 48 white citizens received. Fitzgeralds manager and her band 49 to perform at places where discrimination was practiced. They also decided not to perform unless they were paid the same 5
50、0 as white singers and musicians. Ellas fight for 51 received support from numerous celebrity admirers, including Marilyn Monroe. Fitzgerald never took her good fortune for granted. She gave money to charities and organizations that contributed to 52 disadvantages children. For her many civic contri
51、butions, in 1992 President George Bush 53 her the Presidential Medal of Honor, one of the highest honors 54 to civilians. In 1991, Fitzgerald gave her 55 performance in New Yorks Carnegie Hall. Although Ella Fitzgerald died in 1996, the American “First Lady of Song” continues to live in the hearts a
52、nd ears of music lovers worldwide. 36. A. rich B. roughC. tiresome D. happy 37. A. ImportantlyB. UnforgettablyC. NaturallyD. Unfortunately38. A. thereforeB. butC. soD. then39. A. surviveB. experienceC. learnD. stand 40. A. strangelyB. blindlyC. originally D. probably 41. A. in spiteB. insteadC. in p
53、laceD. though42. A. jealousy B. recognitionC. reputationD. gratitude 43. A. creative B. dependent C. undiscovered D. distinguished 44.A. releasedB. soldC. copiedD. showed45. A. compared with B. appealed to C. composed of D. depended on46. A. celebrationB. admiration C. relaxationD. indication47. A.
54、deniedB. supportedC. offeredD. hated48. A. whichB. whatC. thatD. like49.A. decidedB. refusedC. startedD. afforded50. A. numberB. quantityC. amountD. lots51.A. wealthB. futureC. equalityD. agreement52.A. caring forB. playing withC. preferring toD. taking after53. A. rewardedB. awardedC. paidD. presen
55、ted54. A. accessibleB. inadequateC. availableD. official 55. A. best B. vividC. openD. final试卷答案1.本文是一篇记叙文。作者为表达自己对邻居的谢意，亲手制作了大米花糖。因作者与邻居之前曾因一件小事产生了矛盾关系并不融洽，她担心自己的好意再次被邻居拒绝。最后作者鼓起勇气向邻居表达了自己的感恩并缓和了彼此的关系。从中作者明白了和善待人不求回报。21.C 两人关系并不融洽几乎不问候对方因此选择barely；occasionally 时不时地；frequently经常地22.B 引起了火灾，房间浓烟滚滚 选s
56、moke up ；fire up 点火；go up 上升；tear up 撕毁23.C 发生火灾 消防车，警车封道 jam是交通堵塞24.A the instant一。就。充当连词引导时间状语从句25.D even though引导让步状语从句， 两人关系虽然不好， 邻居仍然帮助了她。now that既然；in case 以防万一26.B 邻居不满是因为一件小事；affair风流韵事；incident 小事：deed 功绩；event 重要事件27.A 改善和邻居的关系28.C 接受我的道歉29.B 邻居断然拒绝的态度让作者很伤心；amuse 令人愉悦amaze 惊叹30.A it takes
57、 sb/sth to do 31.B 考查非谓语用leaving表伴随32.D 站在门口 on the doorstep33.A random acts of kindness 无意间的善举；routine是惯例，日常的；plain平的，清晰的34.B anyway无论如何；somehow以某种方式；somewhat有点35.D 对邻居表示感恩grateful36.C 把盘子递给邻居towards37.A 表建议可以尝试一下38.C 怎么样发现房子冒烟39.C do a “happy dance” 开心的扭动几下40.B 得到回应；2.36-40 ADCBC 41-45 CDCAD 46-50 BACAD 51-55 ACDDB3.36-40 DABBC 41-45 BDCBA 46-50 ACCCC 51-55 BCCDB4.36-40 CBDDB 41-45 DACDA 46-50 BC ADC 51-55 ABCBD5.36-40 BCACD 41-45 DABCB 46-50 ADCDC 51-55 ABCBB 6.3640 BDCAC 4145 BBDAB 4650 BACBC 5155 CABCD
