1、高考题型提分练(二)完形填空强化练(限时15分钟/篇)AAlthough it might have happened anywhere, my encounter with the green banana started on a steep mountain road in the central area of Brazil. My ancient jeep _1_ when the radiator(水箱) began to leak, and I was ten miles from the _2_ garage. The over-heated engine _3_ me to
2、stop at the next village. People came over to look. “Thats easy to _4_, ” a man said. He sent a boy running for some green bananas. He patted me on the shoulder, _5_ me that everything would _6_. A few minutes later, the boy returned with an armful of green bananas. The man cut one in half and_7_ th
3、e cut end against the radiator. The banana _8_ into a glue against the hot metal, stopping the leaks instantly. I was so _9_ at this that I must have looked rather foolish and everyone laughed. They then _10_ my radiator and give me extra bananas to take along _11_ my radiator should give me trouble
4、 again. An hour later, after using the green banana once more, my radiator and I reached our _12_. As a_13_ of American education, I had never paid the slightest attention to the green banana, except to regard it as a fruit whose _14_ had not yet come. _15_, on that mountain road, its time had come
5、to _16_ my need. But as I _17_ it further, I realized that the green banana had been there all along. I came to appreciate the special _18_ of those people, and the special value of the green banana. The world is full of_19_ green bananas with special value and meaning. They have been there for ages
6、, ripening slowly, perhaps waiting patiently for people to come along to _20_ them. 【文章大意】这是一篇夹叙夹议文。随着全球化的深入, 文化碰撞、文化冲突司空见惯, 如何看待异国文化和文化差异值得深思。本文作者在旅行的山路上水箱开始漏水, 热情的村民用古老的办法为作者临时解决了问题, 这一次与当地本土文化的不期而遇让作者意识到每种文化都有自己的精妙之处和文化宝藏。1. A. gave up B. broke down C. speeded up D. calmed down【解析】选B。考查动词词组。根据设空处
7、下文the radiator began to leak可知作者的吉普车出了故障, 故答案为B项。A:放弃, B:(机器)出故障, C:加速, D:镇静下来。2. A. nearest B. biggest C. best D. cheapest【解析】选A。考查形容词。句意:我离最近的汽修厂有十英里远。A:最近的, B:最大的, C:最好的, D:最便宜的。3. A. allowed B. forced C. commanded D. prevented【解析】选B。考查动词。句意:过热的发动机迫使我在下一个村子停下来。A:允许, B:迫使, C:命令, D:阻止。4. A. recover
8、 B. fail C. fix D. arrive【解析】选C。考查动词。句意:一个人说:“很好修理”。A:恢复, B:失败, C:修理, D:到达。5. A. convincingB. reminding C. encouragingD. inspiring【解析】选A。考查动词。句意:他拍了下我的肩膀, 使我相信一切都会得以解决。A:使信服, B:提醒, C:鼓励, D:激励, 鼓舞。 6. A. pay offB. go through C. stay upD. work out【解析】选D。考查动词词组。句意:他拍了下我的肩膀, 使我相信一切都会得以解决。A:还清(债务), 取得回报,
9、 B:经历, 经受, C:熬夜, D:解决, 弄清楚。7. A. pressedB. equippedC. threwD. rubbed【解析】选A。考查动词。句意:那个男人把香蕉一切两半, 并把切口按在水箱上。A:按, 压, B:装备, 配备, C:扔, D:摩擦。8. A. mixedB. ran C. burst D. melted【解析】选D。考查动词。句意:由于金属的热度香蕉融化成为胶水, 立马阻止了水箱的漏水。A:混合, B:跑, C:迸发, D:融化。 9. A. annoyed B. disappointed C. astonishedD. desperate【解析】选C。考查
10、形容词。句意:我对此是如此惊讶以至于我肯定看起来很愚蠢, 每个人都笑了。A:恼怒的, B:失望的, C:吃惊的, D:绝望的。10. A. exchanged B. refilled C. replaced D. blocked【解析】选B。考查动词。句意:他们把我的水箱重新加满, 还给了我额外的香蕉带着, 以防我的水箱万一再给我惹麻烦。A:交换, B:重新加满, C:替换, D:阻挡。 11. A. in case B. regardless of C. instead of D. rather than【解析】选A。考查介词词组。句意:他们把我的水箱重新加满, 还给了我额外的香蕉带着, 以
11、防我的水箱万一再给我惹麻烦。A:以防万一, B:不管, 不顾, C:而不是, D:而不是。12. A. farmB. mountain C. countryD. destination【解析】选D。考查名词。句意:一个小时后, 又用了一次绿香蕉, 我和我的水箱抵达了目的地。A:农田, B:山, C:国家, D:目的地。13. A. teacher B. beginner C. product D. founder【解析】选C。考查名词。句意:作为美国教育的产物, 我没有注意过绿香蕉, 除了把它视为一种时令还没到的水果。A:老师, B:初学者, C:产物, D:创建者。14. A. time B
12、. colorC. taste D. chance【解析】选A。考查名词。句意:作为美国教育的产物, 我没有注意过绿香蕉, 除了把它视为一种时令还没到的水果。A:时机, B:颜色, C:味道, D:机会。15. A. ThereforeB. Besides C. Suddenly D. Consequently【解析】选C。考查副词。句意:出人预料地, 在那条山路上, 为了满足我的需求, 它的时机到了。A:因此, B:此外, C:突然, D:结果。16. A. answer B. meet C. deny D. respond【解析】选B。考查动词。句意:出人预料地, 在那条山路上, 为了满足
13、我的需求, 它的时机到了。A:回答, B:满足, C:否认, D:回应。17. A. deal withB. come across C. make advantage of D. reflected on【解析】选D。考查动词词组。句意:但是当我再次反思时, 我意识到绿香蕉一直都存在。A:处理, B:偶遇, C:利用, D:反思。18. A. confidence B. wisdom C. kindness D. honesty【解析】选B。考查名词。句意:我开始欣赏那些村民的特殊智慧, 还有绿香蕉的特殊价值。A:信心, B:智慧, C:善良, D:诚实。19. A. unusual B.
14、unbelievable C. unexpected D. unfortunate【解析】选C。考查形容词。句意:世界充满了出乎意料的绿香蕉, 它们有特殊的价值和意义。A:不同寻常的, B:难以置信的, C:出乎意料的, D:不幸的。20. A. import B. grow C. pick D. encounter【解析】选D。考查动词。句意:它们存在好几十年了, 慢慢成熟, 耐心地等待着人们到来与之相遇。A:进口, B:生长, C:采摘, D:相遇。BIn a class I teach for adults, I recently did what students usually ha
15、te. I gave them _1_! The assignment was to tell someone you love them. It has to be someone you have _2_ said those words to before or someone who you havent _3_ those words with for a long time. It may not sound like a very _4_ assignment, but most of the men in my class were over 35 and were _5_ i
16、n the years when they were taught that _6_ emotions is not manly enough. So this was a very _7_ assignment for some of them. At the beginning of our next class one month later, one of the men _8_ his hand and shared his story with us. He appeared quite _9_. “As I drove home, I knew exactly who I nee
17、ded to say I love you to. Five years ago, my _10_ and I had a _11_. From then on, we avoided seeing each other and _12_ spoke to each other. _13_, last Tuesday by the time I got home I had _14_ myself I was going to tell my father I loved him. Making the decision seemed to lift a heavy _15_ off my c
18、hest. At 5:30 pm, I was at my parents house ringing the doorbell, _16_ that Dad would _17_ the door. _18_ luck would have it, Dad did answer the door. I didnt waste any time and said, Dad, I just came over to tell you that I love you. ”“Before my eyes dads _19_ softened, the wrinkles(皱纹) seemed to d
19、isappear and he began to cry. He reached out and hugged me, saying, I love you too, son, but Ive never been able to say it. It was such a _20_ moment. ”【文章大意】本文通过一个感人至深的小故事, 展现了爱的力量。1. A. competition B. test C. game D. homework 【解析】选D。语境呼应题。下一句出现assignment, 可知作者做了学生通常不喜欢的事, 布置作业。2. A. alwaysB. never
20、C. oftenD. usually【解析】选B。语境推断题, 下文提到这项作业对于三十来岁的男人很难, 可知老师要求他们对从未说过“我爱你”或许久没说“我爱你”的人说这句话。3. A. sharedB. presented C. receivedD. isolated 【解析】选A。语境推断题。share sth. with sb. 与某人分享某物。4. A. easy B. tough C. small D. light【解析】选B。语境呼应题。此处指这听起来不是很难的任务, 但在那个年代成长起来的男人不擅长对亲人表达自己的爱意。5. A. turned outB. brought up
21、C. worn out D. worked out【解析】选B。词义辨析题。 bring up抚养。6. A. expressingB. declaring C. yelling D. refusing【解析】选A。语境呼应题。根据作业内容可知, 要求这个年龄段的男人对所爱的人说出自己的爱。这里指“表达感情”。7. A. exciting B. disappointing C. challenging D. boring【解析】选C。语境呼应题。与第4题互相对应, challenging的意思是“难度很大, 具有挑战性”。8. A. showed B. hid C. raised D. sho
22、ok【解析】选C。词义辨析题。上课主动回答问题时应举手示意, raise ones hand举手。9. A. annoyed B. moved C. surprised D. exhausted【解析】选B。语境推断题。他分享了对自己的父亲说“我爱你”的故事, 讲的时候很动情。10. A. brother B. mother C. sister D. father 【解析】选D。逻辑推断题。根据后文他希望父亲开门, 可知他是对父亲说“我爱你”。11. A. meeting B. quarrel C. party D. dinner【解析】选B。语境呼应题。他与父亲不再交流, 刻意回避, 可知两
23、人发生过不愉快的争吵。12. A. hardly B. frequently C. regularlyD. seriously【解析】选A。语境推断题。争吵过后, 两人进入冷战, 几乎不交流。13. A. HoweverB. Moreover C. Besides D. Therefore【解析】选D。逻辑推断题。根据上下文逻辑, 表因果, 他听到作业后立即想到了处于冷战中的父亲, 因此决定破冰之行。14. A. decided B. determined C. rejected D. convinced【解析】选D。词义辨析题。他劝服自己去找自己的父亲。15. A. company B. q
24、uestionC. load D. affair【解析】选C。固定搭配题。lift a load off ones chest将困扰某人的烦恼释放出来。16. A. crying B. calling C. praying D. dreaming【解析】选C。词义辨析题。此处指他到了父母家门口, 内心期盼是父亲来开门。17. A. shut B. close C. answer D. lock【解析】选C。固定搭配题。answer the door指的是听到门铃后应门, 开门。18. A. When B. Where C. Although D. As【解析】选D。逻辑推断题。此处意为幸运的是
25、, 情况正如他所期盼的那样。19. A. face B. noseC. heartD. mouth【解析】选A。语境推断题。 后文提到父亲脸上的皱纹似乎消失了, 可知他容光焕发。20. A. preciousB. different C. valueless D. difficult【解析】选A。词义辨析题。 与父亲冰释前嫌的这一刻是非常宝贵的回忆。CThe beauty of childhood is that we are dreaming, not limited by so-called _1_. As children, we know what we want. As we get
26、 older, we_2_to forget our dreams. We tell ourselves, “Its just_3_. ” Do you remember your dream as a child? I am_4_ to turn 30 and I believe in childhood dreams. My childhood dream was to be a ninja(忍者). Every time I said “I want to be a ninja” people would _5_including me. To _6_ a childhood dream
27、 back to life I have to be willing to laugh at myself. When I step forward to_7_ a childhood dream I must have superb _8_. And also money is a great_9_. I have to make ends meet. It is impossible to believe in our childhood dreams if we cannot_10_ a way to make it_11_ successful. If I save money, I
28、will slowly stop worrying. This gives me_12_ of mind to develop creative ways, which can_13_ my sense of_14_ to do incredible things. Dont ask if things are possible. Dont create_15_. Focus on how you can _16_ your goal. Now I actually live it. I quit my job and moved to Japan. And I train full-time
29、 in martial arts, teach English under 20 hours a week and easily _17_ all my expenses. _18_ I make double the normal hourly rate. I am living my childhood dream. A childhood dream is possible. But it is only possible if we believe, take_19_ and make it happen. The dream killer isnt_20_, and it is ou
30、r belief that can make our dream a reality. 【文章大意】你还记得儿时的梦想吗?作者以亲身经历讲述了如何实现自己的儿童梦。1. A. wishes B. barriers C. goals D. shortcomings【解析】选B。名词辨析。“barriers”意思是“障碍, 阻力”, 根据上下文, 我们的梦想不会被“障碍”限制。童年的美在于我们一直在做梦, 而不是被所谓的障碍限制。2. A. mean B. manage C. tend D. regret【解析】选C。动词辨析。A、B、D和动词不定式连用分别表示“打算”、“成功做某事”、“后悔做某
31、事”。随着年龄越来越大, 我们更倾向于忘记我们的梦想。其他意思不符合。3. A. impossible B. possible C. impatient D. necessary【解析】选A。形容词辨析。上文说我们更倾向于忘记我们的梦想, 所以选A“不可能的”。C、D分别是“没有耐心的”、“有必要的”。4. A. asB. aboutC. accessD. in【解析】选B。固定搭配题。 be about to “将要”。我快30岁了。5. A. smile B. talk C. ask D. laugh【解析】选D。词汇复现题。下面一句里面有提示“I have to be willing t
32、o laugh at myself. ”。故选D。每次我说“我想成为一个忍者”, 人们都会笑。6. A. bring B. take C. give D. offer【解析】选A。固定搭配题。bring. . . back to life使复活。让童年的梦想重现。7. A. hunt B. understand C. devote D. pursue【解析】选D。动词辨析。本文的中心就是讲述的实现儿童梦, 所以选D“追求”。当我踏上追寻童年梦想的脚步时, 我必须拥有无比的自信。8. A. caution B. advice C. confidence D. guidance【解析】选C。名词辨
33、析。实现梦想要有“自信心”, 要相信自己。A“小心, 谨慎”, B“建议”, D“指导, 指南”不符合句意。9. A. question B. concern C. help D. factor【解析】选B。名词辨析。钱是一件令人担心的事, 不是“问题”, 所以选B。10. A. put up with B. take up C. come up with D. break away from【解析】选C。动词短语辨析。A“忍受”;B“从事, 占据”;C“提出”;D“摆脱”提出一个方法, 故选C。如果我们不能想出一个在经济上成功的方法, 就不可能实现我们童年的梦想。11. A. gradual
34、lyB. effectively C. obviouslyD. financially【解析】选D。词汇复现题。上文说“钱是一件令人担心的事”, 此处指经济上获得成功。12. A. peaceB. senseC rule D. help【解析】选A。固定搭配题。peace of mind “内心安定”。这让我能安心地发展创造性的方法。13. A. decreaseB. produce C. expand D. form【解析】选C。动词辨析。有创造的方法可以增加实现梦想的可能性。14. A. directionB. possibility C. beautyD. control【解析】选B。名
35、词辨析。经济问题解决了, 内心安定了, 所以实现梦想的可能性增加了。有创造的方法可以增加实现梦想的可能性。15. A. excuses B. instructions C. mistakes D. changes【解析】选A。名词辨析。不要找借口。instruction“说明书”, mistake“错误”, change“变化”, 不符合文意。16. A. arriveB. develop C. question D. accomplish【解析】选D。动词辨析。accomplish ones goal实现目标, 故选D。专注于如何实现你的目标。17. A. coverB. makeC. ow
36、n D. study【解析】选A。固定搭配题。cover 一词多义, 这里表示“支付”。cover all my expenses支付我的所有费用。18. A. Quickly B. Suddenly C. Frequently D. Consequently【解析】选D。副词辨析。D 意思是“结果”。A、B、C分别是“快地”、“突然地”、“频繁地, 经常”。结果, 我的工资是正常时薪的两倍。19. A. burdens B. steps C. chances D. dreams【解析】选B。名词辨析及固定搭配题。只有我们相信梦想, 采取措施, 实现它才有可能。20. A. loss B. power C. secret D. reality【解析】选D。词汇复现题。根据下文, 扼杀梦想的不是现实, 是我们的信念让我们的梦想成真。