1、 成都市成华区2016高考英语:完形填空点练(1)及参考答案完形填空 ( 共20小题;每小题2分,满分40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。My grandmother was always encouraging me to set goals and work hard to achieve them. She would tell me not to be a follower and not to set 41 on what I could achieve. She 42 believed t
2、hat there were no limits that you could 43 whatever you wanted.I would never forget the following story that she once told me:A farmer won first 44 at the country fair for his huge radish (小萝卜) that was the exact shape and 45 of a milk bottle.Many were 46 as to how the farmer was able to grow this r
3、adish that was the exact shape of a milk bottle. 47 one gentleman went up to the farmer and asked the question. The farmer replied, “ It was 48 . I got the seed growing and then I put it into the milk bottle. It had 49 else to go.”You can use this story as an analogy (比喻) to lifeour lives are 50 by
4、the kind of surroundings we place ourselves in, the people that we allow to 51 us, and the goals we give ourselves.If we only 52 and take no action, then we get no further. But if we 53 , set a goal and take action, then our life takes a 54 shape.Goals and actions can help us accomplish more in a ye
5、ar than what some people will accomplish in a lifetime. To prove this 55 , read the biographies of 56 people and you will see that goals and actions 57 played a big role in their success.Remember the 58 of Mary Kay Ash, who said, “Dont limit yourself. Many people limit themselves to what they think
6、they can do. You can go 59 your mind lets you. Whatever you believe, remember, you can achieve.”In summary, dont put yourself in a bottle; in other words, move out of what is 60 and secure if you want to move forward.41. A. expectations B. rules C. limits D. lines42. A. truly B. naturally C. tightly
7、 D. partly43. A. win B. grasp C. realize D. achieve44. A. remark B. prize C. position D. award45. A. size B. length C. weight D. height46. A. doubtful B. worried C. anxious D. curious47. A. Immediately B. Gradually C. Finally D. Actually48. A. strange B. easy C. funny D. secret49. A. nowhere B. ever
8、ywhere C. somewhere D. anywhere50. A. shaped B. formed C. controlled D. improved51. A. understand B. help C. influence D. contact52. A. dream B. refuse C. doubt D. change53. A. struggle B. insist C. continue D. plan54. A. beautiful B. different C. solid D. clear55. A. theory B. lesson C. point D. ev
9、idence56. A. successful B. brave C. friendly D. careful57. A. as usual B. above all C. at all D. in fact58. A. example B. wisdom C. statement D. speech59. A. as if B. in case C. as far as D. as long as60. A. comfortable B. valuable C. ordinary D. boring【参考答案】完形填空:41-60 CADBA DCBAA CADBC ADBCA 完形填空Af
10、ter 22 years of marriage,I have discovered the secret to keep love alive in my relationship with my wife,Peggy. I started dating another woman.One day Peggy said to me,“Life is too_1_,and you need to spend time with the people you love. You probably wont believe me,but I know you love her and I thin
11、k that if you spend more time with her,it will make us_2_.”The “other” woman my wife was encouraging me to_3_is my mother,a 72yearold widow who has lived alone since my father_4_20 years ago. Right after his death,I_5_2,500 miles away to California and started my own life and career. When I moved ba
12、ck near my hometown six years ago,I promised myself that I would spend more time with my mom. But with the_6_of my job and three kids,I never got around to seeing her much_7_family gettogethers and holidays.Mom was_8_and suspicious when I called and suggested the two of us go out to dinner and a mov
13、ie.We didnt go anywhere _9_,just a neighboring place where we could talk._10_her eyes now see only large shapes and shadows,I had to read the menu for her.“I used to be the_11_when you were little,” she said.“Then it is time for you to relax and let me_12_the favor,” I said.We had a nice talk_13_din
14、ner,just catching up on each others lives. We talked for so long that we_14_the movie.“_15_was your date?my wife asked when I got home that evening.”“Nice.nicer than I thought it would be,” I said.Mom and I get out for_16_a couple of times a month. Sometimes we take in a movie,but_17_we talk. Throug
15、h the talks,I know what it was like for her to work in a factory during the Second World War. I know how she met my father there,and know how they_18_the difficult times. I cant get enough of these stories. They are_19_to me,a part of my history.Peggy was right. Dating another woman has_20_my marria
16、ge.【语篇解读】22年的婚姻之后,作者发现了维系夫妇二人良好关系的秘诀,那就是与另外一个女人约会,这个女人不是别人,正是自己的母亲。1. A. easy BdifficultCshort Dhard解析根据1空后面的内容可知,作者的妻子认为人生太“短暂”。答案C2 A. closer Blonger Chappier Deasier解析此处与第一段中的relationship相呼应,意思是这样做能让我们之间的关系“更加亲密”。答案A3A. date Bplease Cmeet Dconsult解析根据第一段后半部分中的dating可知,作者的妻子鼓励作者与之“约会”的对象是作者的母亲。答案A
17、4A. passed out Bpassed byCpassed down Dpassed away解析根据4空前面的widow可知,作者的母亲是一位寡妇,由此可知她自从丈夫在20年前“去世”后就一直独居。另外,5空前面的death是线索提示。答案D5A. went Bdrove Cmoved Dremoved解析就在父亲去世后,作者“搬”到了2 500英里之外的加利福尼亚,开始了自己的生活和事业。此外,下一句开头部分的内容也是线索提示。答案C6A. pressure BdevelopmentCdemand Dloss解析虽然作者自我承诺多花时间陪母亲,但是由于工作和三个孩子的“需要”,除了家
18、庭团聚和假期之外,作者从未能履行自己的诺言。答案C7A. beyondBwith Cduring Don解析参见上题解析。此处beyond表示“除之外”。答案A8A. excitedBannoyed CdelightedDsurprised解析作者此前很少陪伴母亲,如今突然给母亲打电话并建议两人一同外出就餐和看电影,她显然很“惊讶”。本句中的suspicious也是线索提示。答案D9A. ordinaryBfancy Cplain Dcommon解析作者和母亲并没有去任何“豪华的”地方,仅仅去了一个附近的可以说话的地方。答案B10. ASince BUntil CIf DUnless解析“因为
19、”她的视力不佳,作者不得不将菜单读给母亲听。答案A11A. worker Bwaitress Creader Downer解析此处与上一段中的read相呼应,意思是当作者小的时候,作者的母亲经常是“读者”。答案C12A. award Breturn Cturn Danswer解析如今作者的母亲年事已高,是作者“回报”恩惠的时候了。答案B13A. over Bwith Con Dacross解析作者和母亲在晚饭期间交谈甚欢,此处over表示“在期间”。答案A14A. forgot Brefused Cmissed Dabandoned解析作者和母亲交谈的时间很长,以至于“错过”了那部电影。答案C
20、15A. What BWho CWhere DHow解析根据下一段中的内容可知,作者的妻子询问的是这次约会“如何”。答案D16A .talkBmovie Cwalk Ddinner解析根据第8空后面的“go out to dinner”可知作者和母亲每个月都要出去吃几次“晚饭”。答案D17A. finallyBmerely Cmostly Despecially解析上文提到作者和母亲长时间交谈,以至于错过了电影,由此可知,两人在一起的时候“主要”是交谈。答案C18A. went through Bgot throughClooked throughDsaw through解析通过交谈,作者知道
21、了母亲如何与父亲相识和他们如何“渡过”那些困难时光。答案A19A. friendly BkindCloyal Dimportant解析根据上下文内容可知,这些故事对作者而言很“重要”。答案D20A. ruined Bdamaged Chelped Daffected解析根据第一段第一句的内容可知,与母亲约会对作者的婚姻有“帮助”。答案C完形填空。阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。Perhaps youve attended some parties. But like New York,where a party or dinner often _1
22、_ business with pleasure, a Washington party is a _2_ part of the business of politics, the business of making _3_ connections.Some Washington parties have a _4_ aura (气氛) about them, depending on who gives them and who is there, but most parties are open-house _5_ in fact, with the hosts not knowin
23、g most of the _6_ who are there.I went to a few of these parties _7_ I wanted to see the inside of some of the Washington mansions (公馆) I had _8_ so much about. Almost every time during the evening some man would come close to talk with me _9_, we didnt know each other at all. Such a _10_ exchange c
24、learly proves “a gathering of friends” _11_ Washington party standards. You dont even need an _12_ to attend many Washington parties. You just have to know about them. No Washington hostess would _13_ her servants to ask you who you were. Most of the bigger parties, those with 300 or 400 guests, _14
25、_ to impress somebody, and Washingtonians _15_.Most members of the Congress ,for example, _16_ middle-class backgrounds in smaller communities _17_ the country. They are dazzled (眼花缭乱的) by _18_. They are dazzled by big names. They are ready to help Washington _19_ hostesses. They go along with them
26、because they are good friends or they dont notice that they _20_ or they dont care if they are.1. A. follows B. connects C. mixes D. goes2. A. daily B. necessary C. chief D. cheap3. A. still B. cruel C. mental D. important4. A. social B. nervous C. terrible D. simple5. A. events B. affairs C. confer
27、ences D. games6. A. guests B. customers C. guards D. guides7. A. so that B. in order that C. as if D. because8. A. found B. noticed C. heard D. wrote9. A. since B. though C. when D. whether10. A. common B. strict C. public D. special11. A. including B. comparing with C. according to D. depending on1
28、2. A. invitation B. envelope C. instrument D. acceptance13. A. refuse B. allow C. agree D. warn14. A. are given B. give C. are supplied D. supply15. A. easily forget B. hardly remember C. easily impress D. are easily impressed16. A. hear from B. write to C. come from D. call out17. A. over B. below C. between D. across18. A. money B. equal C. freedom D. discussion19. A. strange B. famous C. poor D. stupid20. A. are using B. are being used C. are obeying D. are being obeyed