1、江苏省常州市 2014高考英语阅读理解、完形填空训练（48）含答案完形填空The other day I was talking to a stranger on the bus; he told me that he had a good 1 in Chicago and he wondered if, by any chance, I 2 to know him . For a moment, I thought he might be 3 ,but I could tell from the expression on his face that he was not. He was 4
2、 . I felt like saying that it was ridiculous (可笑的) to 5 that out of all the millions of people in Chicago I could possibly have ever bumped into his friend. But, 6 , I just smiled and reminded him that Chicago was a very 7 city. He nodded, and I thought he was going to be content to drop the subject
3、 and talk about something else. But I was wrong. He was silent for a few minutes, and then he 8 to tell me all about his friend.His friends main 9 in life seemed to be tennis. He was an excellent tennis player , and he 10 had his own tennis court. There were a lot of people with swimming 11 , yet th
4、ere were only two people with private tennis court; his friend in Chicago was one of them. I told him that I knew several 12 like that, including my brother, who was doctor in California. He 13 that maybe there were more private courts in the country, than he 14 but he did not know of any others. Th
5、en he asked me 15 my brother lived in California. When I said Sacramento, he said that was a coincidence 16 his Chicago friend spent the summer in Sacramento last year and he lived next door to a 17 who had a tennis court in his backyard. I said I felt that really was a coincidence (巧合) because my n
6、ext-door neighbour had gone to Sacramento last summer and had 18 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 19 and said, “Yes. Would your brothers name happen to b
7、e Dr Rey Hunter?” It was my 20 to laugh. “Yes,” I replied.1. A. brother B. teacher C. neighbourD. friend 2. A. managedB. happened C. tried D. wanted 3. A. expecting B. lying C. joking D. talking 4. A. funny B. serious C. careful D. disappointed 5. A. think B. find C. realize D. see 6. A. indeed B. a
8、ctually C. instead D. exactly 7. A. famous B. interesting C. noisy D. big8. A. began B. stopped C. refused D. failed 9. A. problemB. interest C. choice D. work 10. A. just B. ever C. even D. surely 11. A. suit B. habit C. pools D. river 12. A. peopleB. players C. strangers D. friends 13. A. advised
9、B. argued C. admitted D. announced 14. A. recognized B. realized C. visited D. found 15. A. how B. whether C. when D. where 16. A. because B. if C. then D. though 17. A. doctor B. friend C. neighbour D. player 18. A. hired B. visited C. designed D. sold 19. A. smiled B. laughed C. cried D. nodded20.
10、 A. chance B. pleasure C. time D. turn 15 DBCBA 610 CDABC1115 CACBD1620 AAABD*结束（*）School was over and I was both mentally and physically tired. I sat at the very front of the bus because of 1 to get home. Sitting at the front makes you 2 out like a shiny coin in a pile of dull pennies. Janie, the d
11、river, tries to break the uncomfortable atmosphere by striking the match of 3 . I try to mind my manners and 4 listen, but usually I am too busy thinking about my day. On this day, 5 , her conversation was worth listening to. “My fathers sick, ” she said to no one in 6 . 1 could see the anxiety and
12、fear in her eyes. With a sudden change of attitude and interest, I asked, “Whats wrong with him?” With her eyes wet and her voice tight from 7 the tears, she responded, “Heart trouble.” Her eyes 8 as she continued. “Ive already lost my mum, so I dont think I can 9 losing him.” I couldnt respond. 1 w
13、as 10 My heart ached for her. I sat on the old, smelly seat thinking of the great 11 my own mother was thrown into when my father died. I saw how hard it was, 12 still is, for her. I wouldnt like anyone to go through 13 . Suddenly I realized Janie wasnt only a bus driver. That was just her job. She
14、had a 14 world of family and concerns too. I had never thought of her as anything but a driver. I suddenly felt very 15 . I realized I had only thought of people as 16 as what their purposes were in my life. I paid no attention to Janie because she was a bus driver. I had judged her by her job and 1
15、7 as unimportant.For all I know, Im just another person in 18 elses world, and may not even be important. I should not have been so selfish and selfcentred. Everyone 19 a place to go to, people to see and appointments to 20 . Understanding people is an art.1. A. determinationB. decisionC. attemptD.
16、anxiety2. A. makeB. thinkC. stand D. find3. A. topicB. conversationC. discussionD. message4. A. devotedlyB. carelesslyC. sincerelyD. politely5. A. thereforeB. thusC. otherwiseD. however6. A. commonB. silenceC. particularD. surprise7. A. avoidingB. clearingC. keepingD. fighting8. A. loweredB. closedC
17、. widenedD. opened9. A. mind B. regretC. bearD. miss10. A. angryB. shockedC. curiousD. interested11. A. painB. pityC. disappointmentD. mercy12. A. yetB. andC. orD. but13. A. thisB. themC. thatD. one14. A. darkB. narrowC. whole D. bright15. A. confusedB. selfishC. worriedD. sad16. A. longB. muchC. we
18、llD. far17. A. regard herB. Helped her outC. Brushed her offD. take her18. A. someoneB. anyoneC. no oneD. everyone19. A. hasB. takesC. findsD. needs20. A. stayB. remainC. keepD. put参考答案15 DCBDD610 CDACB1115 ABCCB1620 DAAAC*结束1、（2010江西卷D ）Modern inventions have speeded up peoples lives amazingly. Mot
19、or-cars cover a hundred miles in little more than an hour, aircraft cross the world a day, while computers operate at lightning speed. Indeed, this love of speed seems never-ending. Every year motor-cars are produced which go even faster each new computer boasts（吹嘘）of saving precious seconds in hand
20、ling tasks.All this saves time, but at a prick. When we lose or gain half a day in speeding across the world in an airplane, our bodies tell us so. We get the uncomfortable feeling known as jet-lag; our bodies feel that they have been left behind in another time zone. Again, spending too long at com
21、puters results in painful wrists and fingers. Mobile phones also have then danger according to some scientists; too much use may transmit harmful radiation into our brains, a consequence we do not like to think about. However, what do we do with the time we have saved? Certainly not relax, or so it
22、seems. We are so accustomed to constant activity that we find it difficult to sit and do nothing, or even just one thing at a time. Perhaps the days are long gone when we might listen quietly to a story on the radio, letting imaginations take us into another world.There was a time when some peoples
23、lives were devoted simply to the cultivation of the land or the care of cattle. No multi-tasking there; their lives went on at a much gentler pace, and in a familiar pattern. There is much that we might envy about a way of life like this. Yet before we do so, we must think of the hard tasks our ance
24、stors faced; they farmed with bare hands, often lived close to hunger, and had to fashion tools from wood and stone. Modern machinery has freed people from that primitive existence.68. The new products become more and more time-saving because _. .A. our love on speed seems never-ending B. time is li
25、mitedC. the prices are increasingly high D. the manufacturers boast a lot69. What does “the days” in Paragraph 3 refer to?A. Imaginary life B. Simple life in the pastC. Times of inventions D. Time for constant activity70. What is the authors attitude towards the modern technology?A. Critical B. Obje
26、ctive C. Optimistic D. Negative71. What does the passage mainly discuss?A. The present and past times B. Machinery and human beingsC. Imaginations and inventions D. Modern technology and its influence1、【文章大意】 现代科技发明以惊人的速度提高着人们的生活，但同时也带来了一些负面影响。那我们该如何利用发明节省下来的时间？这正是本文作者想要告诉我们的。68. 解析选A. 细节理解题。根据第一自然段
27、“ Indeed, this love of speed seems never-ending.”可知A项正确。69. 解析选B细节理解题。根据后文提到的“when we might listen quietly to a story on the radio, letting imaginations take us into another world.”可知是那种生活简单的日子。70. 命题立意推理判断题解析选B.一方面作者对于现代发明给人们带来的便利予以肯定，另一方面又承认了它的负面影响，所以作者的观点是中立的、客观的。71. 解析选D. 主旨大意题。本文主要讲述了现代发明提高了人们的
28、生活以及人们该如何处理它所带来的负面影响，故选D。*结束21. Beth _ her coat with red buttons on it at the Lost and Found.A. proved B. claimed C. identified D. sorted22.The notice hanging on the front wall is meant to _ the unwanted visitors, especially at working hours.A. keep up B. keep off C. keep from D . keep out23. We ins
29、isted that the meaningless argument _.A. should bring to an endB. was brought to an endC. might come to an endD. come to an end24. _ let the fake products become uncontrolled in the market.A. In certain circumstances we can B. In no circumstance can weC. Under any circumstances we can D. Under no ci
30、rcumstances can we 25. We _ certain livings as birds not because they have long legs or short legs, but because they all have feathers. A. think B. classify C. look D. divide26. He is reading a note _ the present from his grandfather with passion. A. attaching with B. attaching on C. attached to D.
31、attached for 27.The flood of 1988 _ much damage in that area. A. rounded up B. made for C . went for D. reacted to 28. The two brothers look so much _ that we cant _ one from the other. A. familiar; separateB. familiar; tell C. alike; differD. alike; distinguish29. Without facts, we cannot form a wo
32、rthwhile opinion, for we need to have factual knowledge _ our thinking.A. which to base on B. which to be based onC. to which to be based on D. upon which to base30. _ is announced in todays paper, China has succeeded in launching the second manned spacecraft Shenzhou 6. A. It B. That C. What D. As
33、31. As long as the sun shines, the earth will not _ energy.A. short of B. be lack of C. run out of D. in need of 32. Both _ and _ laughter do harm to your health.A .burst out crying ; burst into B. to burst out tears ; to burst intoC. bursting into tears; bursting into D. bursting into crying ; burs
34、ting out33. Danby left word with my secretary _ he would call again this afternoon.A. who B. that C. as D. which34. _his age, he did it quite well, so dont _him any more. A. Considered; scold B. Concerned; say C. Given; blame D. Considering; speak35. - I have some trouble with this problem. Could yo
35、u do me a favour?- Sorry, you may turn to him. He has been _ and he may know how to solve it.A. experience B. expert C. skill D. around参考答案2125 BDDDB 2630 CBDDD 3135 CCBCD 6.Toms fame has spread well _ the walls of his college.A. acrossB. throughC. beyondD. over7._ the cost, the project will take a
36、lot of time as well.A. Other thanB. Except forC. In additionD. Apart from8.I have done most of the housework. Would you please finish _？ A. the otherB. the others C. the rest D. another9. For years scientists have been worried about the _ of air pollution on the earths natural conditions. A. effectB
37、. resultC. accountD. cause 10.As people want to _ their ideas _ quickly when talking on line, a lot of short forms are used. A. get; throughB. get; overC. get; acrossD. get; out11.The next step in exploring _ outer space might be sending people there in _ spaceship.A.不填; aB. 不填; 不填C. the; 不填D. the;
38、the 12._ a room in the hotel, Mr. Wood went out for a walk around the small town. A. TakingB. TakenC. To takeD. Having taken13.By reading the story, you may understand _ to be successful. A. it takes whatB. you take what C. what takes youD. what it takes14._ the problem of land erosion getting more
39、serious, the government is searching for a way to deal with it. A. AsB. WithC. WhenD. If15.Some people against toll booths (收费站) argue that roads, once _, should be free. A. buildingB. builtC. having builtD. being built16. Hello, Rosa! I heard you went to New Jersey. I _ away for a week. But Im back
40、 now. A. amB. have beenC. wasD. had been17. Mum, its none of my business. Why _ I care? Just because she is your sister. A. canB. shouldC. willD. may18.I can say nothing we havent _ to any decision on the matter now. A. comeB. gotC. turnedD. gone19.It was in the evening _ the hurricane struck the area.A. whileB. thatC. asD. until 20.I first met John at my sisters wedding. He _ with the bridegroom at the time.A. talked B. was talking C. had talked D. had been talking参考答案610 CDCAC 1115 ADDBB 1620 CBABB