1、2014届高考英语二轮专题复习突破精选：完形填空1.It was 11:30 in the evening. A black American lady of about seventy was standing on the side of an Alabama 36 trying to bear a pouring rainstorm. Her car had 37 down and at the moment she 38 needed a ride. Wet to the skin, she decided to flag down the next 39 . A young whit
2、e man stopped to help her-generally unheard of in those conflict-filled 1960s. The man 40 her to safety in his car, and hired a taxicab(a kind of car) for her. She seemed to be in a great 41 . She wrote down his address, thanked him and drove away. Several days went by and a 42 came to the mans door
3、. To his surprise, a very big color TV was delivered to his home. A special note was 43 to it. It read: “Dear sir, thank you so much for assisting a(an) 44 colored woman on the freeway the other night. The rain 45 wet all over not only my clothes but my spirits. Then you 46 along. Because of you, I
4、was 47 to make it to my dying husbands bedside just before he passed away. God bless you for helping me and kindly serving others. Sincerely, Mrs. Nat King Cole.36. A. railwayB. freewayC. streetD. avenue37. A. putB. tookC. brokenD. slowed38. A. seriouslyB. badlyC. fairlyD. probably39. A. busB. truck
5、C. taxiD. car40. A. putB. ledC. fetchedD. took41. A. need B. helpC. hurryD. trouble42. A. ladyB. salesmanC. letterD. knock43. A. offeredB. givenC. attachedD. written44. A. agedB. darkC. luckyD. unhappy45. A. letB. madeC. hadD. turned46. A. gotB. wentC. ranD. came47. A. ableB. readyC. likelyD. willin
6、g2.完形填空（共20小题；每小题l.5分，满分30分）阅读下面一篇短文，掌握其大意，然后从3655各题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中，选出最佳选项，并标在答题卷的相应位置。I used to be a very self-centered person, but in the past two years I have really changed. I have started to think about other people 36 I think about myself. I am happy that I am becoming a 37 person. I think my
7、38 started when I was at Palomar College. At first, I just wanted to get my 39 and be left alone. I thought I was smarter than everyone else, so I hardly ever 40 to anyone in my classes. By the end of my first semester, I was really 41 . It seemed as if everyone but me had made friends and was havin
8、g fun. So tried a(n) 42 . I started asking people around me how they were doing, and if they were having trouble I 43 to help. That was really a big 44 for me. By the end of the year, I had several new friends, and two of 45 are still my best friends today. A bigger cause of my new 46 , however, cam
9、e when I took a part-time job at a Vista Nursing Home. One old lady there who had Alzheimers disease became my 47 . Every time I came into her room, she was so 48 because she thought I was her daughter. Her real daughter never 49 her, so I took her place. She let me 50 . that making others feel good
10、 make me feel good, too, when she died, I was 51 , but I was very grateful to her. I think I am a much 52 person today than I used to be, and I hope I will not 53 these experiences. They have 54 me to care about other people more than about myself. I 55 who I am today, and I could not say that a few
11、 years ago. 36. A. since B. before C. or D. unless37. A. famous B. simpleC. different D. skilled 38. A. education B. careerC. tour D. change39. A. balance C. homeworkC. degree（学位）D. interest 40. A. talked B. wrote C. lied D. reported 41. A. carefulB. lonelyC. curiousD. guilty 42. A. argument B. game
12、 C. experiment D. defence 43. A. dared B. offered C. hesitated D. happened 44. A. dream B. problemC. duty D. step 45. A. usB. which C. them D. whom46. A. attitude B. hobbyC. hope D. luck 47. A. friendB. partnerC. guide D. guest 48. A. politeB. happy C. strange D. confident 49. A. bothered B. answere
13、d C. visited D. trusted 50. A. explainB. guessC. declareD. see51. A. homelessB. heartbrokenC. bad-tempered D. hopeless 52. A. quieterB. busier C. better D. richer53. A. forget B. faceC. improve D. analyze 54. A. forced B. preferred C. ordered D. taught55. A. miss B. like C. wonder D. expect 3.完形填空（共
14、20小题，每小题15分，满分30分） On my first visit to India with my husband, we met a really nice woman named Uma on the plane. Talking with her made the long flight 31 much faster. When we arrived. we learned that our bags had 32 not made the trip with our plane. As we were filling out the 33 luggage forms, we c
15、ouldnt help noticing the mountain of unclaimed baggage in a corner. Would we 34 see our belongings again? This was not a good beginning of our 6-week trip. It was now 4 am Saturday moming. The officials had told us there was no 35 in checking to see if our bags had arrived untii Monday. What should
16、we do next? 36 we stood there wondering, Uma came over. Leaming of our 37 , she said. Our driver will soon be here to 38 me up. Come home with me. We entered the steamy early 39 scene outside. Lots of people were waiting for their ioved ones. calling their names and 40 them into warm hugs as they re
17、connected. 41 minutes, Uma said, Theres our carl We piled into the smail car, already 42 with family members who had come to 43 Uma home. At the house, Umas family took us in 44 we had known one another for a long time. They fed us delicious Indian meals, took us on 45 of their city and brought us t
18、o their favorite temples. On 46 morning. their driver brought us to the airport, where we werehappy to find our bags, 47 and sound. What a gift Umas 48 wasl In my very first moments on Indian soil. I learned anunforgettable lesson about the warm, generous 49 of the Indian people. Uma had begun achai
19、n reaction that we did our best to 50 on wherever we went.31. A. go ahead B. go by C. go up D. go through32.A. anyhow B. somehow C. anyway D. however33.A. missing B. losing C. gone D. stolen34. A. seldom B. forever C. even D. ever35. A. trouble B. problem C. point D. use36. A. Before B. After C. As
20、D. Since37. A. situation B. condition C. suggestion D. conclusion38. A. call B. pick C. get D. bring 39. A. morning B. afiernoon C. night D. evening40. A. putting B. turning C. collecting D. gathering41. A. For B. By C. Within D. During42. A. covered B. crowded C. compared D. charged43. A. see B. br
21、ing C. send D. welcome44. A. even though B. as if C. in case D. now that45. A. tours B. journeys C. voyages D. travels46. A. Friday B. Saturday C. Monday D. Sunday47. A. quiet B. good C. heavy D. safe48. A. kindness B. politeness C. bravery D. carefulness49.A. action B. spirit C. state D. deed50.A.
22、depend B. put C. pass D. turn4.完型填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A,B,C,D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。In a world where comparisons happen non-stop, it is difficult to look outside yourself and to ever be 46 with who you are. Theres always someone whos a bit 47 . The only solution is to reach 48 and m
23、easure against what Warren Buffett calls your own inner yardstick. There is no more 49 measure for comparison than who your were yesterday, last week or last decade, when you were at your 50 .Nothing useful ever comes from comparison to others. Either you see yourself as better than someone and you
24、get 51 , or you see someone else as better than you and you feel like all your hard work is for 52 . It is a fools game. Not one of us is exactly 53 . The only direct and honest comparison is 54 yourself. Everything else is apples to oranges.My opinion is that you are only 55 to compare yourself to
25、someone else if their life 56 is the same as your own. Good luck finding that 57 . And one thing is for sure. No matter how hard you work and how dedicated（埋头苦干的）you are, there will always be someone who can run a little faster, jump a little higher, score a little better or look a little nicer in a
26、 swimsuit. And if theres not, you can 58 someone is coming up fast 59 you. So how can you always win in life? Become your best 60 .Having an image of your most recent past limits is the perfect thing to 61 you to the next level. If you ran 7 flights of stairs yesterday, then do 8 today. Who 62 if th
27、e guy next to you did 15? It doesnt make a bit of 63 . You are a more 64 person today than you were yesterday. Your own 65 is all you need.46. A. patientB. strictC. content D. concerned47. A. strongerB. betterC. lazier D. wiser48. A. insideB. outC. for D. up49. A. accurateB. usefulC. careful D. powe
28、rful50. A. endB. bestC. convenience D. side51. A. satisfiedB. busyC. inspired D. lazy52. A. nothingB. funC. sure D. success53. A. equalB. uniqueC. alike D. common54. A. withinB. byC. for D. of55. A. instructedB. allowedC. directed D. suggested56. A. situationB. positionC. occasion D. accommodation57
29、. A. gameB. matchC. friend D. enemy58. A. concludeB. betC. announce D. declare59. A. beforeB. besideC. below D. behind60. A. assistantB. competitorC. coach D. teacher61. A. contributeB. exposeC. push D. devote62. A. caresB. saysC. wonders D. asks63. A. effortB. sense C. difference D. change64. A. su
30、ccessfulB. happyC. lucky D. fit65. A. benefit B. progressC. habit D. result5.完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）We all like to think that we are perfect to a fault. And whose fault is that? Not mine.Recently, my husband and I got up at the _36_ of 4 a.m. to catch an early _37_ to New York. We were extremely _
31、38_, perhaps because we were sleep-walking. And we were all ready when the taxi came to _39_ us 45 minutes later.It was a quiet _40_ to the airport. We didnt even chat, because he was enjoying his new iPod. At the airport, the taxi _41_ to let us get off, at which point the iPod guy _42_ me and said
32、, “We dont have our _43_.”“You are _44_, right?” I replied, for he _45_ lied like that.“No. I mean it. Did you bring it down? I didnt .”“What do you mean; you didnt?” I shouted. “All our things are there.”“ How _46_!” I was thinking, “Youre always _47_ to do things like bringing down luggage. This i
33、s your fault, _48_ now, we may _49_ our flight.” I didnt say that out loud, _50_. He already knew how I felt.The experience showed I had a hard time accepting _51_. But what do you think of me? Psychologists think that the best way to assess ourselves is _52_ the eyes of others. We often dont recogn
34、ize that weve done wrong.Oh, and that missing suitcase? We went home _53_ in the taxi, picked it up, returned to the airport and made it through with minutes to _54_.Later, while walking along Broadway, I noted how _55_ I was. I hadnt said a thing about his forgetting our suitcase at home.36. A. poi
35、ntB. hourC. strikeD. period37. A. busB. trainC. flightD. taxi38. A. stillB. excitedC. calmD. disappoint39. A. collectB. pickC. fetchD. draw40. A. driveB. experienceC. travelD. ride41. A. pulled inB. pushed inC. hurried inD. dragged in42. A. turned toB. turned upC. turned againstD. turned away43. A.
36、briefcaseB. suitcaseC. clothes bagD. food bag44. A. runningB. laughingC. jokingD. cheating45. A. rarelyB. alwaysC. hardlyD. never46. A. cleverB. stupidC. sadD. great47. A. expectedB. askedC. requestedD. supposed48. A. andB. ifC. whileD. but49. A. catchB. quitC. changeD. miss50. A. eitherB. as wellC.
37、 thoughD. besides51. A. punishmentB. adviceC. responsibilityD. belief52. A. inB. throughC. overD. on53. A. slowlyB. carelesslyC. sadlyD. hurriedly54. A. spareB. useC. leaveD. share55. A. stupidB. sorryC. wiseD. funny6.完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。One effe
38、ctive way of destroying happiness is to look at something and focus on even the smallest fault. Its like looking at the tiled（铺瓦的）ceiling and concentrating on the space where one tile is 36 .Once I heard a bald man said, “whenever I enter a room 37 I see is hair.” Once youve 38 what your missing til
39、e is, explore whether acquiring it will 39 make you happy. Then do one of the three things: get it, replace it with a different 40 , or forget about it and 41 the tiles in your life that are not missing. We all know people who have a relatively 42 life, yet are essentially unhappy while people who h
40、ave suffered a great deal but 43 remain happy.The first 44 is gratitude. All happy people are 45 . Ungrateful people cannot be happy. We tend to think that being unhappy leads people to 46 , but its truer to say that complaining leads to people becoming unhappy.The second secret is 47 that happiness
41、 is a byproduct of something else. The most obvious 48 are those pursuit that give our lives purpose anything 49 studying insects to playing baseball. The more passions we have, the more happiness we are 50 to experience.Finally, the belief that something permanent goes beyond us and that our 51 has
42、 some larger meaning can help us to feel happier. We 52 a spiritual faith, or a philosophy, it should 53 this truth: if you choose to find the 54 in every situation, you will be blessed, and if you choose to find the awful, you will be cursed. As with happiness itself, this is 55 your decision to ma
43、ke.36. A、differentB、missingC、short D、broken37. A、nothingB、noneC、all D、anything38. A、determined B、predicted C、assumed D、imagined39. A、completely B、naturally C、hopefully D、really40. A、tileB、brick C、ceiling D、house41. A、look onB、focus onC、count on D、rely on42. A、peacefulB、difficult C、easy D、ordinary43.
44、 A、certainly B、merelyC、hardly D、generally44. A、secret B、factor C、rule D、key45. A、wealthyB、gratefulC、proud D、generous46. A、upset B、quarrelC、complain D、depress47. A、admittingB、assumingC、proving D、realizing48. A、sourcesB、resultsC、answers D、goals49. A、among B、fromC、through D、for50. A、probableB、possibleC
45、、likely D、capable51. A、value B、destinationC、survival D、existence52. A、needB、lackC、demand D、expect53. A、involveB、includeC、absorb D、mean54. A、worst B、bestC、positive D、negative55. A、absolutely B、totallyC、exactly D、largely试卷答案1.36-40 BCBDD 41-45 CBCBB 46-47 DA2.3.4.完形填空 : C B A A B D A C A B A B B D B C A C D B5.3640 BCCAD 4145 AABCB 4550 BDADC 5155 CBDAC6.36-55 BCADA BCDAB CDABC DABCD