1、2015届高考高三英语二轮专题练习:完形填空(24)A(改编自河北衡水2014届高三上学期第四次调研考试)Like most people, I was brought up to look upon life as a process of getting. It was not until in my late thirties that I made this important 1 : giving-away makes life so much more exciting. You neednt worry if you 2 money. This is how I 3 with g
2、iving-away. If an idea for improving the window display of a neighborhood store 4 in my mind, I step in and make the 5 to the storekeeper. If an accident takes place, the 6 of which I think the local police could use, I 7 him up and tell him about it, though I am not in 8 here. I found a rule about
3、this world is to give 9 getting something back, though the 10 often comes in an unexpected form.One Sunday morning the local post office delivered an important special letter to my home, though it was 11 to me at my office. I wrote the postmaster a note of 12 . More than a year later I needed a post
4、-office box for a new business I was 13 . I was told at the window that there were 14 boxes left, and that my name would have to go on a long 15 list. As I was about to be 16 , the postmaster appeared in the 17 . “Wasnt it you that wrote us that letter a year ago about delivering an 18 delivery to y
5、our home?” I said it was. “Well, you certainly are going to have a box in this post office 19 we make one specifically for you. You dont know what a letter like that means to us. We usually get 20 but complaints.”1. A. difference B. researchC. speechD. discovery2. A. earnB. lackC. spendD. steal3. A.
6、 experiencedB. connectedC. exchangedD. experimented【答案】A【解析】下文列举的事例都是作者生活中经历的事情。experience经历;connect联系,相联系;exchanged交换;experiment做实验。4. A. strikesB. flashesC. happensD. attempts5. A. appealB. requestC. suggestionD. encouragement【答案】C【解析】appeal呼吁;request请求;suggestion建议;encouragement鼓励。向店主提出建议。6. A. s
7、toryB. damageC. challengeD. material7. A. callB. holdC. cheerD. pick8. A. possessionB. troubleC. placeD. charge【答案】D【解析】in possession拥有;trouble处在困境之中;in place在对的位置,适当的,在工作,准备就绪;charge负责。作者虽然不负责这里的事情,但他却主动帮助警察了解事故经过。9. A. plusB. withoutC. for D. before10. A. processB. goalC. return D. concern【答案】C【解析
8、】return回报。根据转折连词though和下文所列举的事例表明,帮助别人有时候在不经意时也会得到回报。process过程,工序,做事方法;goal目标;return回报;concern关心。11. A. repliedB. addressedC. drivenD. brought12. A. invitationB. apologyC. complaintD. appreciation13. A. discussingB. providingC. applyingD. starting【答案】D【解析】作者要开办(starting)一项新的业务。 discussing讨论;providin
9、g提供;applying申请,利用。一年多以后,我在开办一家新公司时需要一个邮政信箱。14. A. enoughB. extraC. noD. other15. A. admittingB. relatingC. buyingD. waiting16. A. positiveB. shockedC. discouraged D. optimistic【答案】C【解析】因为这样的情况,作者有些泄气(discouraged)准备离开。Positive积极的;shocked震惊的;optimistic乐观的。17. A. doorwayB. windowC. homeD. yard18. A. un
10、familiarB. unexpectedC. unknownD. uncertain19. A. in caseB. now thatC. even ifD. more than20. A. nothingB. somethingC. anything D. everythingB(改编自辽宁省瓦房店高级中学2014届高三10月月考)When I was fifteen, I announced to my English class that I was going to write my own books. Half the students sneered(冷笑), the 1 ne
11、arly fell out of their chairs laughing. “Dont be silly, only 2 can become writers, ” the English teacher said, “And you are getting a D this term. ” I was so 3 that I burst into tears. That night I wrote a short 4 poem about broken dreams and mailed it to the newspaper. To my 5 , they published it a
12、nd sent me two dollars. I was a published and 6 writer. I showed my teacher and fellow students. They 7 . “Just plain dumb luck. ” the teacher said. I tasted 8 and Id sold the first thing Id ever written. That was more than any of them had done and if it was just dumb luck, that was 9 with me. Durin
13、g the next two years I sold dozens of 10 , letters, jokes and recipes. By the time I 11 from high school, with a C minus average, I had scrapbooks(剪贴簿) filled with my published works. I 12 mentioned my writing to my teachers, friends or my family again. They were dream killers and 13 people must cho
14、ose between their friends and their dreams, they must always 14 their dreams. I had four children at the time, and the oldest was only four. I wrote what I felt. It 15 nine months, just like a pregnant woman. I mailed it without a self addressed stamped 16 and without making a copy of the manuscript
15、. A month later I received a(n) 17 , and a request to start working on another book. The worst year I earned two dollars. In my best year I earned 36, 000 dollars. 18 years I earned between five thousand and ten thousand. No, it isnt enough to live 19 , but its still more than Id make working part t
16、ime. People ask what college I 20 , what degrees I had and what qualifications I have to be a writer. The answer is: “None. ” I just write. Im not a genius. 语篇解读:在文中作者讲述了自己小时候的一段经历。他曾经告诉过别人自己想当作家的梦想,但是每次都受到嘲讽讥笑,从此他选择沉默,再也不在别人面前提自己的梦想。文章告诉我们的是:永远不要做别人梦想的扼杀者。1.A. whole B. other C. most D. rest 3.A. de
17、lighted B. foolish C. ashamed D. upset4.A. sad B. innocent C. patient D. puzzled 5.A. delight B. astonishment C. comfortD. happiness6.A. borrowed B. lent C. paid D. cost 7.A. cried B. agreed C. argued D. laughed9.A. fineB. mixed C. compared D. full10.A. books B. poets C. novels D. poems11.A. dropped
18、 out B. left alone C. graduated D. laid off12.A. ever B. never C. seldom D. even13.A. if B. as if C. until D. before 【答案】A【解析】A.如果;B. 似乎,好像;C. 直到才;D.在之前。根据上下文可以推测得知此处是作者提出的一种假设,假设要在朋友和梦想之间做出取舍,所以A选项正确。14.A. balance B. handle C. misunderstandD. choose 【答案】D【解析】A. 平衡 ;B.处理;C.误解;D. 选择。从作者的经历和做法可以判断作者会选
19、择梦想。所以选D。15.A. spent B. cost C. took D. wasted 【答案】C【解析】A.花费(时间,金钱) ;B.花费;(某人)钱 ;C( 做某事);花费(某人)时间D. 浪费。从词的用法可知spend的主语得是人,而cost主语虽然可以是事物,但是花费的得是钱,所以C选项正确。16.A. letter B. envelope C. writer D. cover 【答案】B【解析】A.书信;B. 信封; C. 作者; D. 封皮。从常识可知寄信要用信封,所以B正确。17.A. agreementB. edition C. trade D. patent【答案】A【
20、解析】A.协议; B.版本;C. 贸易; D. 专利权。根据后句and a request to start working on another book.可知编辑社要求他继续写书,所以应该寄来的是一份协议,故A选项正确。18.A. Recent B. Memorable C. Most D. Several【答案】C【解析】A.最近的;B. 值得纪念的 C.大多数的D. 几个。前两句讲了最好的年收入,最低的年收入,由此可知此处应该是大多数时候的收入,C选项正确。19.A. with B. on C. by D. in20.A. deservedB. introduced C. founde
21、d D. attended C(改编自大连育明20132014学年度高三学年第一次验收考试)It was 20 years ago. I was driving home with my 4-year-old son. Traffic was light. I was singing quietly along 1 the song playing on the radio. I 2 at the intersection(交叉路口) and looked both ways. The road was 3 . I slowly started to make a right turn whe
22、n suddenly a car rounded the curve at high speed and came straight at me. I stomped (猛踩) on the brakes of my car 4 the engine in the process. The speeder zoomed (疾驰) past my dead car 5 me by inches without even slowing down. 6 I knew it, a stream of rude words was flying from my lips, 7 after the ca
23、r and its driver. I then saw my son who was staring up at me 8 . With a red face and a(an) 9 smile I started the car, pulled back onto the road, and headed home. Later that evening I was reading a book when I heard certain 10 words coming from my sons bedroom. He was replaying the 11 over and over i
24、n his mind. Too 12 I realized the 13 of those words that had 14 from my lips in that moment of anger. It took a lot of talks about good language and bad language with my son to undo (消除)the 15 of that incident. That 16 , however, did teach me just how strong words 17 be. It helped me to decide to st
25、op swearing (咒骂) in my own life and to start using words uplifting and 18 instead. I slowly realized that language is a gift from God and should be used to make our world better but not worse. I learned 19 that a few loving words can help a hurting heart, strengthen a 20 spirit, and lighten a heavy
26、load. I pray then that all of your words today are full of love, joy, happiness, and light. 1. A. to B. by C. through D. over【答案】A【解析】A 随着,朝向;B 通过,凭借;C 通过;D在上方。根据词的用法可知随着音乐唱歌或跳舞,应该使用介词to,故正确答案为A。2. A. pulled in B. pulled up C. pulled out D. pulled back3. A. clean B. light C. clear D. busy4. A. slowi
27、ng B. killing C. running D. firing【答案】B【解析】A慢;B,使停止,杀死;C运转,跑;D开火,解雇。从作者的叙述可知那辆肇事车径直飞速开过来,按情理推测为了避免撞车作者猛踩刹车让车子停下来,故B选项正确。5. A. leaving B. missing C. knocking D. affecting【答案】B【解析】A离开;B错过;C敲;D 影响。从下文可知状况虽然危险但是没有发生意外,所以是没碰到作者的车上,所以应该是错过。B选项正确。6. A. When B. After C. Before D. Until7. A. chasing B. hunti
28、ng C. looking D. seeking8. A. awfully B. innocently C. bravely D. properly9. A. pleased B. embarrassed C. surprised D. worried10. A. attractive B. unpleasant C. accurate D. marvelous11. A. failure B. story C. language D. incident【答案】D【解析】A失败;B 故事;C 语言;D事件,事变。从情理可知作者险些被撞应该是不好的事件而且下文出现的to undo (消除)the
29、 .of that incident.也是此空的提示,所以答案选 D。12. A. sorry B. badly C. soon D. late【答案】D【解析】A 抱歉;B差得;C很快;D 迟到,晚。从上下文可知此时已经对孩子造成了不好的影响,所以作者现在意识到已经太迟了,故正确选项应该是D。13. A. power B. strength C. nature D. potential14. A. recovered B. suffered C. flown D. floated15. A. damage B. lesson C. image D. process【答案】A【解析】A损坏;B
30、课,教训;C 形象,影像;D步骤;进程。从故事可知在事件当中作者的语言给孩子的纯真友善带来了影响。所以选A16. A. mistake B. accident C. effect D. phenomenon17. A. should B. can C. need D. would【答案】B【解析】A应该;B 能够;C需要;D 将。从语境可知此处是指语言的力量能够有多大,所以B选项正确。18. A. considering B. promising C. inspiring D. motivated19. A. orB. otherwiseC. too D. however【答案】C【解析】A或者;B 否则;C 也;D 然而。从上句I slowly realized that language is.作者意识到了,此处讲的是作者的感悟,所以C选项正确。20. A. challenging B. struggling C. risking D. caringw.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.m