1、 江苏省常州市 2014高考英语阅读理解、完形填空训练（9）含答案完形填空Words：312难度系数：建议用时：17分钟Tears clouded my eyes as I stood in our washing room, holding Bretts jeans full of burn holes.Tired and defeated, I _1_ to the floor.The clothes were just one more thing Brett had _2_.He often got almost everything in the house out of _3_.M
2、any windows in our house needed repair due to his breaking _4_ to steal money when he chose to live on the street.Yet none of this could compare to the emotional _5_ Brett had done to our once quiet home.Brett came to live with us when he was 12 years old.During the next few years I had dealt with B
3、rett as _6_ as possible, but inside I was shouting.“I dont want him in my house another day, Lord! I just cant _7_ him！” Having wiped my tears, I continued _8_ him as before.When Brett was nearly 18, he landed again in Juvenile Hall(少管所)After that, my husband and I had to send Brett to a boarding sc
4、hool for helping _9_ teens.At the _10_ ceremony, each graduate held a white rose to give to the person who had _11_ the most to him or her.Brett spoke _12_ to his parents and then spoke to me, “You did so much.You were always there, no matter _13_.My mom and dad, I was their kid.But you，_14_ trouble
5、d enough by me, always _15_ me such love.And I want you to know I love you for it.” _16_， I stood as Brett placed the white rose in my hand and hugged me _17_.At that moment, tears _18_ in my eyes again, this time not for disappointment but for _19_.Although I had struggled with silent _20_ toward m
6、y stepson, Brett had seen only my actions.Love is action.We may not always have positive feelings about certain people in our lives, but we can love them.【解题导语】孩子的行为给作者带来了无尽的折磨，作者常常以泪洗面，但是她把愤怒无声地埋在心底，一如既往地履行母亲的责任。毕业典礼上，当孩子把玫瑰送给她时，她情不能已，流出了幸福的眼泪。1A.sat BsankCbent Ddropped解析：选B。第一段提到作者在洗手间泪流满面，再结合本句前半
7、句中的内容可知作者“倒”在地上。sink to the floor表示“倒在地上”。2A.ruined BlostCtorn Dbroken解析：选A。根据句意可知Brett经常“毁坏，糟蹋”东西。lost丢失；torn撕碎；broken打破。3A.danger BplaceCtrouble Dorder解析：选D。根据句意可知他经常把房间里的所有东西搞得乱七八糟。此处out of danger表示“脱离危险”；out of place表示“不合适”；our of trouble表示“脱离困境”；our of order表示“杂乱，不整洁”。4A.off BinCup Daway解析：选B。房
8、子的窗户需要修理，因为他从窗户“闯入”房子去偷钱。5A.pain BinjuryCdamage Dloss解析：选C。然而，所有这一切都不能和Brett对我们曾经安静的家造成的情感“伤害”相比。emotional damage意为情感伤害。6A.patiently BwillinglyCstrictly Drudely解析：选A。根据文意可推测在随后的几年中，作者尽可能耐心的对待他。7A.forgive BeducateCstand Dcontrol解析：选C。本句中的but表示的是转折意义，且从I dont want him in my house another day可知，作者在内心深处
9、无法忍受他。8A.parenting BpardoningCcomforting Dfeeding解析：选A。作者把满腹心酸和愤怒埋在心底，擦干眼泪，像昔日一样一如既往地对他尽到父母的责任。此处parent用作动词。9A.lazy BtroublesomeCdisappointing Dcareless解析：选B。他再次进入少管所表明他经常招惹是非，作者和丈夫把他送往帮助这些令人烦恼的青少年寄宿学校。10A.opening BofficialCvictory Dgraduation解析：选D。上文提到Brett被送到寄宿学校，可知这里是在毕业典礼上。11A.afforded BmeantCsu
10、pplied Dowed解析：选B。每一个毕业生都把一支白色的玫瑰送给对自己来说最重要的人。此处mean意为意味着。12A.lovingly BsadlyCproudly Dnervously解析：选A。根据下文把他所说的话可知他深情地和亲生父母和作者说话。13A.where BhowCwhat Dwho解析：选C。他所要表达的意思是无论发生什么事情，你总是在我身边。后半句可理解为no matter what happened。14A.unless BalthoughCbecause Dwhen解析：选B。虽然我给你添了许多麻烦，但是你总是无微不至的关怀我。此处是although you we
11、re troubled enough by me的省略形式。15A.cost BlentCtaught Dshowed解析：选D。Brett认为自己给养母添了不少麻烦，但是她始终对他表现出至诚的关爱。16A.Astonished BPuzzledCEncouraged DInterested解析：选A。作者完全没有想到他竟然把玫瑰送给了自己，并且说出了这样的话，所以感到无比震惊。17A.surely BroughlyCtightly Dfiercely解析：选C。Brett是在表达自己内心的感激，发自肺腑，所以“紧紧地”拥抱作者。18A.fell BflowedCmoved Dgathered
12、解析：选D。在那一刻，作者非常感动，眼中的泪水越来越多。此处gather表示聚焦。19A.pity BhappinessCluck Dsuccess解析：选B。此时此刻，作者流出的不是失望的泪水，而是因为“幸福”而流出。20A.love BanxietyCanger Dcare解析：选C。此处与第三段中间的部分内容相呼应，表明作者过去在心里对他表示过无声的愤怒。*结束9、（郑州市2011年高中毕业班第二次质量预测） Our company, Eastern Energy, is here to help and provide you with personal advice on any m
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20、向其用户介绍了该公司可以提供的相关服务。 (1)D推理判断题。根据第一段可知，本文的读者应该为这个公司产品的用户。(2)A细节理解题。根据倒数第二段的内容可知，如果你想进行投诉，可联系本公司的投诉处理小组。本段提供了具体地址和电话号码，由此可见投诉的方式有三种：一是投递信件；二足拨打电话；三是直接上门投诉。C项所给地址错误。(3)C正误判断题。根据最后一段的内容可知，煤气和电力供应出现故障时，用户拨打求助电话足免费的。故C项内容正确。A项和D项的陈述与原文的意思不符，B项在文中没有信息支持。*结束高考预练单项选择1The workers will go on strike if the dem
21、ands they _ put forward are turned down.AcouldBwouldC/ Dhad解析：选C。句意：如果工人提出的要求被拒绝，他们将把罢工继续下去。if the demands they put forward are turned down为条件状语从句。在条件状语从句中用一般现在时表将来。从主句“will go on”可推断出if从句中应为一般现在时，故选C。2Class regulations require _ is the last to leave the classroom _ off all the lights.Awho；should tu
22、rn Bwhom；shall turnCwhomever；turns Dwhoever；turn解析：选D。考查主语从句和虚拟语气。whoever引导主语从句；同时“_ is the last to leave the classroom _ off all the lights”在句中作require的宾语，从句要用虚拟语气，结构是“should动词原形”，should可以省略。3The captain urged that the mission _ before dark.Amust be finished Bbe finishedCought to be finished Dwas f
23、inished解析：选B。考查虚拟语气。urge表“极力主张，强烈要求，强调”，引导that从句，要使用虚拟语气，形式为shoulddo，should可以省略。根据题意，本题正确答案为B。4The look on his face suggested that he _ angry and we _ him alone.Awas；left Bwas；should leaveCshould be；should leave Dshould be；left解析：选B。前面的suggest当“暗示”讲，故从句的前半句要用陈述语气，而后面表示提“建议”，故要用shoulddo。 单项选择1My fath
24、er_my brother for driving but he wanted to pick_the knowledge of the computer during his spare time.Aadvised；upBpersuaded；outCintended；up Dmanaged；out解析：选C。intend sb.for sth.意为“打算让某人做某事”。pick up“学习，获得”；pick out“挑选”。2The international meeting，_help the children infected with AIDS，concluded successful
25、ly yesterday.Aintending to Bbeing intended toCintended to Dto intend to解析：选C。intend to“打算(做)，想要(做)”。句意：旨在帮助感染 AIDS 孩子的国际会议昨天成功闭幕了。3These flowers were_for your mother for her seventieth birthday，but as she is away，I would be glad if you accepted them.Adevoted BintendedCsupplied Dproduced解析：选B。be inte
26、nded for.“为准备的”。根据句意应表示“这些花是为你母亲七十岁生日准备的。”4I_to call on you，but some of my old friends came to see me just when I was about to leave.Adidnt intend Bhad intendedCwas intended Dwas intending解析：选B。“想去看你”发生在 came to see me 之前，是过去的过去，所以空白处应是过去完成时。had intended to do.“本打算做却未做”。5The film Harry Potter is_for children above 12 and adults for it contains horror and violence.Apromised BintendedCadmitted Dpermitted解析：选B。句意：哈利波特四是为十二岁以上的孩子和成年人准备的，因为它里面充满着恐惧和暴力。be intended for“专为而设计”，所以B项正确。
