1、2014届高考英语二轮专题复习突破：完形填空1.完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分） The other day I was talking to a stranger on the bus; he told me that he had a good 36 in Chicago and he wondered if, by any chance, I 37 to know him . For a moment, I thought he might be 38 ,but I could tell from the expression on his face that he w
2、as not. He was 39 . I felt like saying that it was ridiculous (可笑的) to 40 that out of all the millions of people in Chicago I could possibly have ever bumped into his friend. But, 41 , I just smiled and reminded him that Chicago was a very 42 city. He nodded, and I thought he was going to be content
3、 to drop the subject and talk about something else. But I was wrong. He was silent for a few minutes, and then he 43 to tell me all about his friend.His friends main 44 in life seemed to be tennis. He was an excellent tennis player , and he 45 had his own tennis court. There were a lot of people wit
4、h swimming 46 , yet there were only two people with private tennis court; his friend in Chicago was one of them. I told him that I knew several 47 like that, including my brother, who was a doctor in California. He 48 that maybe there were more private courts in the country than he 49 but he did not
5、 know of any others. Then he asked me 50 my brother lived in California. When I said Sacramento, he said that was a coincidence 51 his Chicago friend spent the summer in Sacramento last year and he lived next door to a 52 who had a tennis court in his backyard. I said I felt that really was a coinci
6、dence (巧合) because my next-door neighbour had gone to Sacramento last summer and had 53 the house next to my brothers house. For a moment, we stared at each other, but we did not say anything. “Would your friends name happen to be Roland Kirkwood?” I asked finally. He 54 and said, “Yes. Would your b
7、rothers name happen to be Dr Rey Hunter?” It was my 55 to laugh. “Yes,” I replied.【小题1】A. brother B. teacher C.friend D. neighbour【小题2】A.happened B. managed C. tried D. wanted 【小题3】 A. expecting B. lying C.talking D. joking 【小题4】A. funny B. serious C. careful D. disappointed 【小题5】A.find B. think C.
8、realize D. see 【小题6】A. indeed B. actually C.exactly D. instead【小题7】A. famous B. interesting C. bigD. noisy【小题8】A. began B. stopped C. refused D. failed 【小题9】 A. problemB. choice C. interest D. work 【小题10】A. just B. ever C. even D. surely 【小题11】 A. suit B. habit C.river D. pools【小题12】A. peopleB. play
9、ers C strangers D. friends 【小题13】A. advised B. admitted C.argued D. announced 【小题14】A. recognized B. realized C. visited D. found 【小题15】 A. how B. whether C. where D. when 【小题16】A.if B. becauseC. then D. though 【小题17】A. doctor B. friend C. neighbour D. player 【小题18】A. visitedB. hiredC. designed D. s
10、old 【小题19】A. smiled B. laughed C. cried D.nodded【小题20】A. chance B. pleasure C.turnD. time2.完形填空 （共20小题；每小题15，满分30分）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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。WHEN John Gurdon was 15, he ranked last out of the 250 boys in his grade at biology. He also came in last for every other scienc
11、e subject. His teacher wrote in a 16 : “I believe he has ideas about becoming a 17 ; on his present showing this is quite foolish.”Luckily, the teachers words didnt 18 Gurdons love for science. He kept working hard. He went to lab earlier and left 19 than anyone else.On Oct 8, 2012, 64 years later,
12、the British professor 20 the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine. Japanese scientist Shinya Yamanaka had contributed to the research and therefore 21 the award.Gurdon got the honor 22 his research into cells and cloning. When he was studying at Oxford, he did some 23 on cells. He took a cell from
13、 an adult frog, moved its 24 , and put them into an egg cell. The egg cell then 25 into a clone of the adult frog. His research 26 for the first time that every cell in the body contains the same genes.At that time, many people 27 accept Gurdons idea. But later it helped to 28 Dolly the sheep in 199
14、6, the first cloned mammal in history. It also led to important findings in the 29 use of cells. For example, 30 from someones skin can turn into any type of tissue in the body. This is good news for those 31 who have diseased or damaged tissue.Gurdon always remembers the 32 he had when he was 15. H
15、e even put the report on his desk as a daily 33 to himself.“When you have 34 , like an experiment doesnt work, its nice to remind yourself that perhaps you are not so good at your job and the teacher may be 35 ,” he said.However, the facts suggest Gurdon is pretty good indeed. 16.A. reportB. letterC
16、. passageD. program17.A. musicianB. scientistC. managerD. millionaire18.A. stopB. meanC. inspireD. reflect19.A. soonerB. laterC. more hurriedlyD. more happily20.A. wonB. foundedC. dreamed ofD. applied for21.A. acceptedB. refusedC. collectedD. shared22.A. instead ofB. in spite ofC. because ofD. in pl
17、ace of23.A. readingB. writingC. changeD. research24.A. babyB. powerC. genesD. features25.A. cutB. grewC. wentD. formed26.A. predictedB. studiedC. provedD. provided27.A. couldntB. shouldntC. mustntD. neednt28.A. saveB. driveC. feedD. create29.A. everydayB. medicalC. physicalD. illegal30.A. cellsB. ha
18、irsC. waterD. blood31.A. foolsB. scientistsC. patientsD. doctors32.A. friendB. teacherC. classmateD. neighbor33.A. ruleB. paperC. reminderD. reward34.A. prizesB. diseasesC. mealsD. problems35.A. rightB. wrongC. happyD. welcome3.完形填空（共20小题：每小题1.5分，满分30分）The Town of Pressure and the Town of Pleasure w
19、ere neighbors but had nothing in common. Residents built walls to 26 influence from the other town.In Pressure, 27 struggled to be the very best. When women gave birth, they would 28 to have the baby with the loudest cry. There was violent competition in every aspect of life. Because 29 was the inde
20、x (指数) of success, people were 30 busy making money, with 31 for relaxation. Some young people couldnt bear the intensity and resorted to drink or drugs to escape._32 , over in Pleasure, the motto was “As long as you like it, do it.” People grew up without 33 and 34 do anything they liked. Children
21、played computer games day and night. At school, teachers didnt _35 whether students showed up or not. Workers might sit around the office 36 sipping coffee and doing nothing. 37 the lack of regulations, nobody worried about losing their jobs. It was 38 that mattered. No one had the 39 thought of mov
22、ing forward, either for themselves or for the town. The computers they used were 40 models from Pressure.Some of the young were addicted to 41 because of the meaninglessness of their lives. Then, people in the two towns began asking themselves, “What is 42 for?” But, just before life in the two town
23、s completely 43 , there came a saint Mr. Reason. He went from door to door, talking with people and giving advice. People in Pressure learnt to be 44 with what they had, while people in Pleasure began to make plans. They 45 the walls between them and built a road to connect the two. The towns people
24、 came to realize the truththere is no space between Pressure and Pleasure if they dont go to extremes.26. A. connect B. keepC. go out D. prevent27. A. everyone B. anyone C. nobodyD. somebody 28. A. have B. likeC. competeD. try29. A. health B. joy C. childrenD. wealth30. A. seldom B. always C. hardly
25、D. sometimes31. A. much time B. no reasonC. many reasonsD. no time32. A. Meanwhile B. At the same timeC. ThereforeD. Virtually33. A. pleasure B. pressure C. workD. happiness34. A. must B. needC. could D. dared35. A. know B. findC. recognizeD. care36. A. in the morning B. in the eveningC. all day lon
26、g D. in the afternoon37. A. Thanks to B. Regardless ofC. Owe toD. According to38. A. money B. timeC. pleasure D. pressure39. A. strongest B. slightest C. mostD. smallest40. A. the old B. the newC. the bestD. the same41. A. books B. workC. moneyD. drugs42. A. pressure B. life C. pleasureD. money43. A
27、. improved B. failed C. succeededD. lived44. A. content B. surprisedC. patientD. angry45. A. built B. put downC. pulled down D. set up4.完型填空（每小题1.5分，共计30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其段落大意，然后从36至55各题所给的四个选项A.B.C和D，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Debbie Macomber decided to pursue her dream of becoming a writer. She rented a typewri
28、ter, put it on the _36_ table and began typing each morning after the kids went to school. _37_ the kids came home, she moved it and made them dinner. When they were _38_ she got it back and typed some more. Debbie followed this _39_ for two years. She had become a struggling writer and she loved ev
29、ery minute of it. One night, _40_, her husband, Wayne, said, “Honey, Im sorry, but youre not _41_ any income. We cant do this anymore. We cant survive on just what I make.” That night, her heart was _42_. Debbie knew, with all of the _43_ of keeping up a house, working 40 hours a week would _44_ her
30、 no time to write. Seeing her _45_, her husband asked, “Whats wrong?” “I really think I can make it as a _46_.” “All right, honey, go for it,” Wayne _47_ for a long time and then said.So Debbie returned to her _48_ and her typewriter on the kitchen table, writing for another two years. Wayne worked
31、harder and their kids went without vacations and wore hand-me-downs. But the sacrifice finally _49_. Debbie sold her first book after five years of _50_. Then another. And another. Until today, Debbie has _51_ more than 100 books, many of _52_ have become New York Times best-sellers. Over 60 million
32、 copies of her books are in print. And Wayne? His selfless _53_ of his wife paid off. He got to retire at 50 and now spends his free time building a private airplane in the basement of their 7,000 square-foot mansion. _54_, Debbies kids also got a gift more important than several summer camps. As ad
33、ults, they _55_ what Debbie gave them was far more important persistence and encouragement to pursue their own dreams.36.A. coffee B. bedside C. kitchen D. dressing37.A. Unless B. WhenC. ThoughD. Wherever38.A. asleepB. awake C. freeD. convenient39.A. standardB. suggestion C. traditionD. routine40.A.
34、 therefore B. however C. somehow D. anyway41.A. making up B. cutting down C. finding out D. bringing in42.A. broken B. warm C. touched D. cold43.A. abilities B. balances C. duties D. problems44.A. stop B. leave C. ensure D. permit45.A. achievements B. behavior C. efforts D. sadness46.A. typist B. ho
35、usewife C. writerD. designer47.A. doubted B. comparedC. delayed D. hesitated48.A. office B. dream C. state D. home49.A. paid off B. broke upC. came back D. cleared up50.A. challenging B. strugglingC. thinking D. arguing51.A. collected B. published C. prepared D. translated52.A. them B. that C. it D.
36、 which53.A. support B. respect C. trust D. protection54.A. Surprisingly B. GratefullyC. Gradually D. Similarly55.A. admit B. realize C. wonder D. prove5.Despite the great progress in medical science, human beings are constantly attacked by cancer, which means death. A woman named Bonnie suffered a _
37、16_of discomforts caused by the treatment of cancer. She didnt regard cancer as a _17_ disease, but a laughing matter. She treated it in a humorous way. To put it in _18_way, she is teaching people that even though cancer isnt_19_， we can treat it in a humorous way.Her second child was going to be b
38、orn three months away _20_she was diagnosed with cancer. Suddenly, a _21_ mother turned into a helpess woman afraid for her own _22_.It was after she had had her baby_23_that she had an operation. _24_ came chemo(化疗)and her life seemed to be made up of fears and _25_. But the _26_moment in her life
39、came after she lost all her hair and a free wig(假发)arrived. She _27_it on as her older son Kyler watched.“That was when I decided how to _28_ it: crying over this bad wig or laughing about it. _29_ way would make _30_ remember it.” Bonnie said. She spent a lot of time looking for anything funny from
40、 cancer patients. She got a lot out of collecting_31_ stories. She started laughing a lot, finding it the perfect medicine. Using herself as a bald(光头)model, Bonnie_32_ to design her own greeting cards and calendars, making fun of the sufferings of chemo. “To have joy, we badly _33_to laugh, ”she sa
41、id.Clearly, you can increase your confidence to_34_over any disease and trouble_35_ laughing.16A. set Bseries Cway Dpack17A. seriously Bdeadly Cterribly Dfearfully18A. another Bthe others Cother Dothers19A. serious Bpainful Cfun Dfierce20A. before Buntil Cwhile Dwhen21A. sad Bhappy Cfortunate Dsick2
42、2A. son Billness Coperation Dlife23A. made Battended Cdelivered Dopened24A. Then BLater25A. failures Bloneliness Cwonders Dtears26A. lowest Bhighest Cgreat Dugly27A. wore Bcarried Ctried Dfastened28A. do with Bdeal with Cgo with Dmeet with29A. All BAny CBoth DEither30A. myself Beveryone Cmy son Dmy
43、husband31A. detective Bromantic Cdifferent Dhumorous32A. get down Bset out Cset about Dset down33A. ought Bneed Cwant Dlong34A. get Bthink Crun Dtake35A. in terms of Bby means of Cthrough the method of Dby the way of6.A lesson of life Everything happens for the best, my mother said whenever I faced
44、disappointment. If you can carry on, one day something 36 will happen. And youll 37 that it wouldnt have happened if not for that previous disappointment. After graduating from college, I 38 that mother was right. I had decided to try for a job in radio, then work my way up to sports announcer. I tr
45、avelled to Chicago by getting 39 rides from drivers of passing cars and knocked on the door of every station-and got turned 40every time. In one studio, a kind lady told me that big stations couldnt 41 hiring inexperienced person-Go out in the countryside and find a small station thatll give you a 4
46、2 , she said. I returned home to Dixon, Illinois. While there was no radio-announcing jobs in Dixon, my father said Montgomery Ward had opened a store and wanted a 43 athlete to manage its sports department. Since Dixon was where I had played high school football, I 44 . The job sounded just 45 for
47、me. But I wasnt 46 . My 47 must have shown. Everything happens for the best, Mom 48 me. Dad 49 me the car to job hunt. I tried WOC Radio in Davenport, Iowa. The program director, a wonderful Scotsman named Peter MacArthur, told me they had already hired an announcer. As I left his office, I felt ext
48、remely 50 .I asked 51 , How can a fellow get to be a sport announcer if he cant get a job in a radio station? I was waiting for the elevator 52 I heard MacArthur calling, What was that you said about sports? Do you know anything about football? Then he stood me 53 a microphone (麦克风) and asked me to
49、broadcast an 54 game. On my way home, as I have many times since, I thought of my mothers words: Keep on trying until some day you succeed. Something wouldnt have happened if not for that previous failure. I often wonder what 55 my life might have taken if Id got the job at Montgomery36. A. good B.
50、bad C. interesting D. important37. A. hope B. declare C. realize D. explain38. A. announced B. discovered C. suggested D. expected39. A. smooth B. short C. comfortable D. free40. A. on B. down C. in D. up41. A. advise B. mind C. risk D. practise42. A. choice B. promise C. result D. chance43. A. prof
51、essional B. natural C. local D. top44. A. volunteered B. responded C. registered D. applied45. A. right B. special C. difficult D. correct46. A. fired B. identified C. hired D. interviewed47. A. astonishment B. disappointment C. ambition D. appreciation48. A. admired B. undersood C. blamed D. remind
52、ed49. A. offered B. made C. showed D. returned50. A. discouraged B. delighted C. embarrassed D. frightened51. A. anxiously B. aloud C. carefully D. politely52. A. if B. as C. while D. when53. A. on B. in C. before D. over54. A. imaginary B. interesting C. important D. intemational55. A. effect B. di
53、rection C. aim D. pleasure试卷答案1.【小题7】C【小题8】A【小题9】C【小题10】C【小题11】D【小题12】A【小题13】B【小题14】B【小题15】C【小题16】B【小题17】A【小题18】B【小题9】考查名词：A. problem问题，B. choice选择，C. interest兴趣，D. work工作，由轮到作者大笑。Its ones turn to do sth.“轮到某人做某事。”选C考点：考查故事类短文2.1620 ABABA 2125 DCDCB 2630 CADBA 3135 CBCDA3.26-30 DACDB 31-35 DABCD 36-40 CACBA 41-45 DBBAC4.36-40 CBADB 41-45 DACBD 46-50 CDBAB 51-55 BDADB5.BBACD BDCADACBDCDBBAB略6.版权所有：高考资源网()版权所有：高考资源网()
