1、江苏省常州市2015（国庆）高考英语完形填空练习（4）及答案【2014高考英语湖北省八校联考】完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（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 it is Toms turn for a cut, Mr. Smith places a wooden board covered with a piece of red leather across the arms of the chair, so that the barber doesnt have to bend to
2、cut the boys hair. “Hey, young man, youre 31 , you wont need this soon, youll be able to sit in the chair.” the barber says.“Wow,” says Tom, turning round to look at his dad. “Dad, Mr. Smith said I could be sitting in the chair soon, not just on the 32 !”“So I hear,” his father replies. “I expect Mr
3、. Smith will start 33 me more for your hair then.”In the 34 Tom sees a little head sticking out of a long nylon cape. Occasionally he 35 glances at the barber as he works. He smells a(n) 36 of smelly sweat and aftershave as the barber moves around him, combing and cutting.Tom feels like he is in ano
4、ther world, 37 except for the sound of the barbers shoes rubbing on the plastic carpet and the 38 of his scissors. In the 39 from the window he could see through the window, a few small clouds moved slowly through the frame, moving to the 40 of the scissors click.Sleepily, his eyes dropping to the f
5、ront of the cape where his hair 41 softly as snow and he 42 sitting in the chair just like the men and older boys, the special 43 left leaning against the wall in the corner. When Mr. Smith has 44 , Tom hops down from the seat. 45 , he sees his own thick, 46 hair mixed among the browns, greys and bl
6、acks of the men who have sat in the chair before him. For a moment he wants to reach down and 47 the broken blonde hair, to 48 them from the others, but he does not have time.They reach the pavement outside the shop. “I tell you what, boy, lets get some fish and chips to take home, 49 your mum from
7、cooking tea,” says Toms dad.Tom is excited and catches his dads hand. He is surprised to find, warming in his fathers palm, a handful of his own 50 .31. A. building up B. sending upC. bringing up D. shooting up 32. A. deskB. board C. couchD. sofa 33. A. payingB. blamingC. chargingD. accusing 34. A.
8、mirrorB. book C. shelf D. catalogue 35. A. stealsB. discoversC. returnsD. transforms 36. A. lack B. memoryC. mixtureD. expression 37. A. helplessB. noiselessC. fearlessD. thoughtless 38. A. controlB. directionC. effect D. click 39. A. immigrationB. oppositionC. reflectionD. assumption 40. A. rhymeB.
9、 trail C. patternD. sound 41. A. falls B. coversC. meltsD. explodes 42. A. considersB. succeeds C. approvesD. imagines 43. A. packageB. benchC. scissorsD. carpet44. A. treatedB. compromised C. finishedD. entertained 45. A. Looking intoB. Looking forwardC. Looking upD. Looking down 46. A. blondeB. re
10、dC. blackD. white47. A. send forB. find outC. gather upD. show off 48. A. punishB. separateC. deliverD. confirm49. A. persuadeB. saveC. excuse D. relax 50. A. moneyB. tip C. fishD. hair【参考答案】完形填空31-35 DBCAA 36-40CBDCD 41-45 ADBCD 46-50ACBBD完形填空-（A）Most people believe they dont have much imagination.
11、 They are 1 .Everyone has imagination, but most of us, once we become adults, forget how to 2 it. Creativity isnt always 3 with great works of art or ideas. People at work and in their free time 4 think of creative ways to solve problems. Maybe you have a goal to achieve, a tricky question to answer
12、 or you just want to expand your mind! Here are three techniques to help you.Making connections This technique involves taking 5 ideas and trying to find links between them. First, think about the problem you have to solve or the job you need to do. Then find an image, word, idea or object, for exam
13、ple, a candle. Write down all the idea/words 6 with candles: light, fire, matches, wax, night, silence, etc. Think of as many as you can. The next stage is to relate the 7 to the job you have to do. So imagine you want to buy a friend an original 8 ; you could buy him tickets to match or take him ou
14、t for the night.NO limits! Imagine that normal limitations dont 9 . You have as much time/space/money, etc. as you want. Think about your goal and the new 10 .If your goal is to learn to ski, 11 , you can now practise skiing every day of your life （because you have the time and the money）. Now 12 th
15、is to reality. Maybe you can practise skiing ever day in December, or every Monday in January.Be someone else! Look at the situation from a 13 point of view. Good businessmen use this technique in trade, and so do writes. Fiction writers often imagine they are the 14 in their books. They ask questio
16、n: What does this character want? Why cant she get it? What changes must she make to get what she wants? If your goal involves other people, put yourself in their 15 . The best fishermen think like fish!( ) 1. A. wrong B. unbelievableC. reasonableD. realistic【答案】A。 ( ) 2. A. put up with B. catch up
17、with C. make use ofD. keep track of【答案】C ( ) 3. A. equipped B. comparedC. coveredD. connected【答案】D ( ) 4. A. skillfully B. routinelyC. vividlyD. deeply【答案】B。 ( ) 5. A. familiar B. unrelatedC. creativeD. imaginary【答案】B。 ( ) 6. A. presented B. markedC. lit D. associated【答案】D ( ) 7. A. ideas B. ambitio
18、nsC. achievement D. technique【答案】A ( ) 8. A. experience B. serviceC. present D. object【答案】C。 ( ) 9. A. work B. lastC. exist D. change【答案】C。 ( ) 10. A. Possibilities B. Limitations C. tendencyD. practice【答案】A ( ) 11. A. in fact B. in particularC. as a wholeD. for example【答案】D ( ) 12. A. devote B. ada
19、ptC. lead D. keep【答案】B ( ) 13. A. private B. globalC. differentD. practical【答案】C ( ) 14. A. features B. themesC. creaturesD. characters【答案】D ( ) 15. A. positions B. dreamsC. imagesD. directions【答案】A1.【解析】很多人都认为他们没有太多的想象力，其实他们是错的。wrong错误的符合句意。2.【解析】我们每一个人都有想象力，但是当我们变成成年人之后，我们忘记了如何使用我们的想象力。put up with
20、容忍，忍受；catch up with赶上；make use of使用； keep track of跟踪。所以答案为C。3.【解析】考查短语，该句话的意思时“创造力并非总是和伟大的作品或艺术品相联系。”be connected with与某物有联系。4.【解析】人们通常会相出，routinely通常地符合句意。5.【解析】该技巧的中心是创造联系，那么就要求我们把不相关的理念联系起来，并且找出他们之间的联系。6.【解析】根据语义，写出与蜡烛有关的所有的观点和物品。Be associated with与某物有关系。7.【解析】与上文的ideas一致，指的是把理念和你要做的事情联系到一起。8.【解析
21、】给朋友买一个具体的原始的礼物，你可以。Present符合句意。9.【解析】根据后句话：因为你有足够多的钱等可知前句是说：要敢于想象正常的限制不存在。exist存在符合句意。10.【解析】在没有任何限制的情况下，想象你的目标和实现目标的可能性。Possibilities可能性符合题意。11.【解析】根据前后文可知该处为举例子的结构，所以选D。12. 【解析】考查短语，adapt sth to reality.把某事付诸实践。13.【解析】换个角度看问题，就是说用不同的观点审视问题。所以选C。14.【解析】小说的作家经常幻想他们是小说中的人物或角色。与该段的大标题be oneself 一致。15
22、. 【解析】把你放在他们的处境下，in ones position在某人的处境下。WXTK -（B）The amount of usable water has always been of great interest in the world. 1 springs and streams sometimes means control, particularly in the 2 areas like the desert. The control is possible even without possession of large areas of 3 land. In the ea
23、rly days of the American West, gun fights were not 4 for the water resources (资源). And laws had to be 5 to protect the water rights of the 6 and the use of the water resources accordingly. 7 is known to us all, there is not 8 water in all places for everyone to use as much as he likes. Deciding on t
24、he 9 of water that will be used in any particular period10 careful planning, so that people can manage and use water more 11 . Farmers have to change their use of or demand for water 12 the water supply forecast (预报). The 13 water supply forecast is based more on the water from the 14 than from the
25、below. Interest is 15 in the ways to increase rainfall by man-made methods, and to get water from the winter snow on mountain 16 . With special equipment, some scientists are studying the ways in which the mountain snow can be 17 , and with the help of a repeater station, they send the 18 data (数据)
26、to the base station. The operator at the base station can get the data at any time by 19 a button. In the near future, the forecast and use of water 20 probably depend on the advance knowledge of snow on mountains, not of water underground. ( ) 1. A. Using B. Holding C. Owning D. Finding( ) 2. A. dr
27、y B. distant C. deserted D. wild( ) 3. A. fine B. beautiful C. rich D. farming( ) 4. A. unlawful B. unacceptable C. unpopular D. uncommon( ) 5. A. made B. designed C. signed D. written( ) 6. A. winners B. settlers C. fighters D. supporters( ) 7. A. That B. It C. What D. As( ) 8. A. plentiful B. enou
28、gh C. any D. much( ) 9. A. type B. quality C. amount D. level( ) 10. A. requests B. requires C. means D. suggests( ) 11. A. effectively B. easily C. conveniently D. actively( ) 12. A. leading to B. due to C. owing to D. according to( ) 13. A. correct B. further C. average D. early( ) 14. A. clouds B
29、. sky C. air D. above( ) 15. A. raising B. rising C. building D. lasting( ) 16. A. rocks B. tips C. tops D. trees( ) 17. A. taken care of B. made use of C. piled up D. saved up( ) 18. A. picked B. produced C. used D. gathered( ) 19. A. touching B. knocking C. pressing D. turning( ) 20. A. might B. c
30、an C. will D. should1. C 解析：文章第一句便点题“在全世界可以使用的水的总量一直是人们感兴趣的”放引起下文“拥有泉水或溪流有时意味着控制”，故选owning。2. A 解析：因为下文提到like the desert所以此空为dry area。3. C 解析：“rich land”译为“富饶肥沃的土地”本句暗示出“人们控制水要比拥有富饶肥沃的土地还重要”。4. D 解析：uncommon译为“不寻常的”，本句中not uncommon”即为“common”便说明为争水而引起争斗打仗是常事可见水是重要的。5. A 解析：“make laws to do”制定法律做某事。6
31、. B 解析：settlers译为外来殖民者。7. D 解析：as作为关系代词引导非限制性定语从句。8. B 解析：由上文可知水并不是像人们想的那样用之不完，取之不竭的，因此“there is not enough water”。9. C 解析：the amount of大量的。10. B 解析：require“要求”根据上下文可知用水要求有计划节约使用。11. A 解析：根据上下文选effectively译为“有效地”。12. D 解析：according to介词短语，意为“根据”。13. A 解析：correct water supply forecast中correct译为正确的或准确
32、的。14. D 解析：该空与上文below相时使用，故填above。15. B 解析：rising表示增加，此空需填不及物动词。16. C 解析：mountain tops山顶上。17. B 解析：make use of固定词组，译为“使用、利用”。18. D 解析：gathered一词译为“收集到的”过去分词作定语。19. C 解析：press a button按开关。20. C 解析：用情态动词will更含有一种趋势，可能性。阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Believe it or not, optical illusion(视错觉)
33、can cut highway crashes.Japan is a case in point. It has reduced car crashes on some roads by nearly 75 percent using a simple optical illusion. But stripes, called chevrons(人字形), painted on the roads make drivers think that they are driving faster than they really are, and thus drivers slow down.No
34、w the American Automobile Association Foundation for Traffic Safety in Washington D.C. is planning to repeat Japans success. Starting next year, the foundation will paint chevrons and other patterns of stripes on selected roads around the country to test how well the patterns reduce highway crashes.
35、Too great speed plays a major role in as much as one fifth of all serious traffic accidents, according to the foundation. To help reduce those accidents, the foundation will conduct its tests in areas where speed-related risks are the greatest curves, exit slopes, traffic circles, and bridges. Some
36、studies suggest that straight, horizontal bars(水平杆)painted across roads can initially cut the average speed of drivers in half. However, traffic often returns to full speed within months as drivers become used to seeing the painted bars.Chevrons, scientists say, not only give drivers the impression
37、that they are driving faster than they really are but also make a lane appear to be narrower. The result is a longer lasting reduction in highway speed and the number of traffic accidents.36. The passage mainly discusses _.A. a new type of optical illusion B. a new pattern for painting highwaysC. a
38、new way of training driversD. a new way of highway speed control【答案】D 【解析】主旨大意题。通读全文，我们可以知道，在高速公路上画各种线是为了让司机觉得车速过快，从而达到控制车速的目的。37. On roads painted with chevrons, drivers tend to feel that _.A. they should avoid speed-related dangerB. they should slow down their speed C. they are driving in the wron
39、g sideD. they are coming near to the speed limit【答案】B【解析】细节理解题，由“But stripes, called chevrons(人字形), painted on the roads make drivers think that they are driving faster than they really are, and thus drivers slow down.”可知B项正确。38. Compared with straight, horizontal bars, what is the advantage of chev
40、rons? A. They will have a longer effect on drivers B. They can cut road accidents in half C. They will look more attractive D. They can keep drivers awake【答案】A【解析】推断题。由最后两段对比可知，人字形线比直线，平等线对控制车速有更长久的影响。39. The American Automobile Association Foundation for Traffic Safety plans to _.A. repeat the Japa
41、nese road patternsB. change the road signs across the country C. replace straight, horizontal bars with chevronsD. try out the Japanese method in certain areas【答案】D【解析】细节理解题。根据“paint chevrons and other patterns of stripes on selected roads around the country”可知他们在精心挑选的几条路上试验日本的模式。40. What does the a
42、uthor say about straight, horizontal bars painted across roads?A. They are suitable only on broad roads. B. They are falling out of use in the United States.C. They are ignored in a long period of time.D. They cannot be used successfully to traffic circles.【答案】C【解析】推理题。根据“However, traffic often returns to full speed within months as drivers become used to seeing the painted bars.”可知答案选C。