1、专题15 完形填空一、When you meet friends，family and new people，they all want to have an interesting conversation.Most of the time this_1_you will make a great impression when you bring up interesting topics of_2_told in the form of a story._3_，lets say a new hotel has just opened in your city.One way to_4_t
2、his is to give the facts and the statisticsit is a 5 Star hotel with 200 rooms，a gym，great views of the skyline and a roof top restaurant.That is not the_5_Id introduce that news as a topic of conversation.Id tell a story.“On Tuesday evening last night a little after 8pm I was walking down Main Stre
3、et with Lisa when we_6_unusual red lights way down the street.We had some time to_7_before meeting her sister so we walked a few more blocks_8_those red lights got closer and closer.We still didnt know what the_9_were about.Anyway，we got to the building and_10_that those red lights were all around t
4、he building.Its a hotel but it doesnt look like any hotel Ive_11_seen.As you walk up to the entrance its more like walking along a passage_12_a really weird art gallery and a European late night bar.We walked in and ended up talking to the_13_.He even gave us a tour of the bar and restaurant before
5、taking us_14_in the elevator to the roof.What a_15_！You can see right across the city from up there.This is a very_16_hotel.Ive never seen anything like it.”Notice how I_17_a news item without making it sound like a news broadcast.I introduced very few_18_.I would share more information if the perso
6、n Im talking to_19_me to tell them more.First I need to get their attention to_20_if they have any interest in that subject.Story telling is the best way to do that.【语篇导读】不管是会见朋友，还是和家人相聚，谈话的方式都很重要。本文通过作者的亲身体会，介绍了交流的最佳方法。在作者看来，以讲故事的形式谈话会有意想不到的谈话效果。1A.promises Bmeans Cexplains Dproves2A.quarrel Bargum
7、entCdiscussion Dconversation 2D从句的意思是：当你以故事的形式提出谈话(conversation)的话题的时候。3A.For example BWhats moreCIn fact DBy the way 3A根据上下文的语境可知，这里是列举例子，所以是例如(For example)。4A.build Bdesign Cmention Denjoy 4C一种提到(mention)这个话题的方式是给出事实和数据。5A.time Bexcuse Creason Dway5D它不是我要介绍有关信息的方式(way)。6A.switched Bspotted Crecogn
8、ized Dtransform 6B我们看到(spotted)街道上有很多不同寻常的红灯。7A.spare Bsave Ckill Drest 7C在我们见到她姐姐之前还有一些时间可以消磨(kill)。8A.until Bif Cthough Dbecause8A我们一直(until)走到红灯越来越近的地方。9A.houses Btrees Croads Dlights 9D我们不知道这些灯是为了(about)什么。10A.predicted Bnoticed Cguessed Dadmitted 10B我们走近这座建筑物，注意到(noticed)建筑物的周围都是红灯。11A.often Bu
9、sually Cever Dhardly11C那是一座宾馆，它看上去不像我以前(ever)见过的任何一个。12A.between Bthrough Cbeyond Dalong 13A.captain Bchairman Cmonitor Dmanager 13D我们走进去，最后和经理(manager)进行攀谈。14A.down Bup Cin Dout 14B根据下文的意思可知，作者和经理乘坐电梯到上面的(up)顶层。15A.sign Bmark Cview Dsymbol15C多么美丽的景象(view)啊！16A.unique Bpopular Cfamiliar Dsteady16A这是
10、一家与众不同的(unique)的宾馆。17A.evaluated Bapproved Ccovered Dshared 17D注意我没有像新闻广播一样和别人分享(shared)消息的方式吧。18A.secrets Bfacts Cideas Dpoints 18B我几乎没有介绍枯燥无味的事实(facts)。19A.allows Bforbids Casks Dbegs 19C如果和我谈话的人要(asks)我讲更多的东西，我会和对方分享更多的信息。20A.see Bwonder Cdoubt Danswer二、When Danny Bowman was at school，he was so c
11、razy to attract girls.He spent 10 hours a day_1_more than 200 selfies(自拍)trying to find the_2_one.He would take 10 photos of_3_before he washed and would go_4_class secretly three times every hour.At 16，he dropped out of school_5_he could throw himself into his addiction(上瘾)，and he ate_6_.He did not
12、 leave his house for six months，and when he failed to take the perfect picture，he tried to_7_ himself by taking an overdose(过度用药)His mother，Penny，_8_to save him，and forced him to ask for help after his addiction had become_9_.The 19yearold，believed to be Britains first selfie_10_，is now under specia
13、l treatment_11_.He has not taken a picture of himself in seven months and has_12_that achieving perfection is_13_.He told the Sunday Mirror，“I was constantly_14_the perfect selfie and when I realized I couldnt，I wanted to die.I_15_my friends，my education，my health and almost my life.The only thing I
14、_16_ about was having my phone with me so that I could satisfy the desire for a picture of myself at any time of the day.” He expressed his_17_to the doctors and said their help kept him_18_and called on others to ask for help_19_ they ended up in hospital.One psychologist at a clinic_20_Danny was t
15、reated said the addiction to taking selfies has now become a mental illness.【语篇导读】丹尼自拍上瘾，为了拍到最完美的照片而辍学、自杀；为此，丹尼的妈妈和医生们及时给予帮助，并很快使他恢复了健康。1A.making Btaking Chaving Dgetting1B根据下文中的“He would take 10 photos”可知，他喜欢拍(taking)自拍。2A.perfect BbeautifulCgood Dcomfortable2A他每天花费十个小时拍二百多张照片，并试图找出最完美的(perfect)一张。
16、3A.others Bhis teacherCthe classroom Dhimself3D联系selfies等信息可知，他拍的照片都是自己(himself)。4A.into Bout of Cinside Daway4B由下文中的“he dropped out of school”可知，他会偷偷地走出(out of)课堂。5A.so that Bbecause Cbut Das if5A他辍学的目的是为了(so that)投身于自己喜欢做的事情。6A.more Bnothing Cless Deverything6C丹尼对自拍很上瘾，而且吃饭都变得少(less)了。7A.surprise
17、Bcalm Ckill Dthank7C联系下文中的“by taking an overdose”可知，没有拍到完美的自拍，他甚至想要自杀(kill)。8A.managed Bdecided Cfailed Dsucceeded8A看到这种情况发生，妈妈当然设法(managed)拯救他。9A.under control Bout of controlCin order Dout of date9B当自拍上瘾难以控制(out of control)的时候，妈妈要他求助。10A.winner Bloser Ckiller Daddict11A.in hospital Bat homeCat sch
18、ool Dat work11A由于他自拍上瘾，所以在医院(in hospital)接受治疗。12A.expected BrealizedCimagined Drecognized12B他七个月没有自拍并意识到(realized)自己过去所做的事情是不对的。13A.impossible BpossibleCnecessary Dunpleasant13A丹尼认为完美的自拍是不可能的(impossible)。14A.in need of Bin want ofCin search of Din favor of14C根据下文中的“when I realized I couldnt，I wanted
19、 to die”可知，丹尼知道自己在寻求(in search of)完美的自拍。15A.missed BleftClost Dgot15C他为了自拍而辍学，并试图自杀，据此可以推知，他失去了(lost)朋友、教育等。16A.cared BworriedCdreamed Dtalked 16A因为丹尼喜欢自拍，所以自己唯一在意的(cared)东西就是随身携带手机。17A.happiness BregretCthanks Dsadness17C根据下文“.and said their help kept him(alive)”可知医生的帮助使他能够活下来，所以向医生表达了感谢(thanks)。18
20、A.wise BwealthyCpatient Dalive19A.after BuntilCwhile Dbefore19D丹尼结合自己的经历，呼吁其他人在进医院之前(before)向其他人求助。20A.when BwhereCwhich Dhow20B先行词是clinic，指地点，故用where引导定语从句。高频词汇drop out(of school)辍学；退学throw oneself into 积极从事；投身于call on sb.to do sth.号召某人做某事三、I couldnt quite summon up the power of positive thinking M
21、onday.I would be tied up in meetings the next two days and I was having serious doubts_1_Id be able to get everything done for the June issue deadline Thursday.At home Monday night，I sat down on my sofa with my_2_after dinner and went back to work，virtually.I finished_3_the last story for June，read
22、it_4_and hit save.“Now I can breathe a little easier，” I thought，feeling some of my_5_return.I clicked over to my email to_6_the story to Keren，our copy chief，so shed have it first in the_7_.Only I couldnt.Id_8_my Internet connection.My digital cable modem，which_9_has four blinking green lights，was
23、ominously dark.I called the cable companys 24hour helpline.The tech tried several different ways to_10_my modem remotely.Still nothing.“I have to_11_you to a higher level of technical assistance，” he said，“And Ill give you the_12_appointment available Friday afternoon.” No_13_for four days！There wen
24、t my positive attitude.More than I thought，as it turned out.Sure，I had to_14_longer hours at the office since I couldnt wrap up things from home.But when I left work，I could just_15_and relax at home.I watched TV without feeling_16_to catch up on emails or my coworkers blogs during commercials._17_w
25、andering the web and losing track of hours and hours，over those four days I made dinner from scratch twice，finished reading a(n)_18_，and even wrote some long overdue thankyou notes.I wouldnt have if my modem hadnt_19_.Being disconnected from the Internet_20_made me feel more connected with what I wa
26、s doing in the moment.【语篇导读】作者的网络连接出现了问题，技术人员说要过几天才能修好，这顿时让作者感到很失落，可正是在这几天里，作者却收获了轻松和友情。1A.whyBwhetherCwhen Dwhere 2A.television Bcamera Ccassette Dlaptop 2D联系下文中的hit save(点保存)等信息可知，晚饭后，作者拿着笔记本电脑(laptop)坐在沙发上继续工作。3A.editing Bsummarizing Ccopying Dprinting 3A由本句中的“the last story”以及下文“.to Keren，our co
27、py chief(总编辑)”等语境可知，此处指“编辑(editing)完最后一篇故事”。4A.on Bout Cover Dup 4C作者读完(read over)了一遍，然后点击保存。此处描述连续发生的动作。5A.positivity Battitude Cnegativity Dcourage 5A作者应该做的事情做完了，所以能放松一下了，感到积极性(positivity)又回来了。attitude“态度”；negativity“消极性”；courage“勇气”。6A.enjoy Baccept Creceive Dsend 6D第一段提到编辑写完了故事，所以此时作者想通过电子邮件把故事发
28、(send)给Keren。7A.afternoon Bmorning Cevening Dweek7B根据上文中的“Monday night”可知，此处指第二天早晨(morning)。8A.separated Bchanged Clost Drepaired8C下文中的“My digital cable modem，which_9_has four blinking green lights，was ominously dark.”说明，作者失去了(lost)网络连接，即断网了。9A.usually Bhardly Cseldom Doften9A如果网络正常连接的话，数字调制解调器通常(us
29、ually)有四个绿灯闪亮。10A.retell Breview Crestart Drearrange11A.remove Btransfer Cthrow Dtransform 11B该句的意思是：我不得不让你接受更高水平的技术援助。其中transfer是及物动词，有“调动，调换”之意。12A.latest Bbest Cworst Dearliest 12D下文中的“There went my positive attitude.”说明作者的心情，可见技术人员最早(earliest)给作者约定修理的时间是在周五下午。13A.Internet Bopportunity Cactivity
30、Dbusiness13A暂时没法连接网络，所以此处的语境是“四天没有网络(Internet)”。14A.cost Bsave Cspend Dwaste 14C作者不得不在办公室里度过(spend)更多的时间，因为不能把事情带回家做。其他选项不合语境。15A.turn back Bsit backCstep back Dlook back 15B家里没有网络，所以作者只好在家闲着(sit back)。turn back“转身”。16A.astonished BfrightenedCembarrassed Dcompelled17A.Instead of BExcept forCIn spite
31、 of DAccording to 17A作者不能在家里工作了，所以不是(Instead of)浏览网页让大量的时间流逝，而是做做饭、读读书。18A.order Bhumor Cnovel Djoke18C在这四天里，作者在家里做饭，阅读了一部小说(novel)，此处叙述在没有网络的情况下的生活。19A.built Bdied Cexisted Dappeared 19B如果不是调制解调器崩溃(died)，作者也就做不了这些事情了，此处是对上文的总结。20A.happily BluckilyCsadly Dsurprisingly20D在作者看来，没有网络，他却做了好多有意义的事情，所以网络断
32、开使作者出乎意料地(surprisingly)感到和更多的东西产生了联系。高频词汇summon up 唤起；使想起virtually adv. 事实上，几乎；实质上remotely adv. 远程地；偏僻地；极微地，极轻地wrap up 包，裹from scratch 从零开始；从头做起overdue adj. 过期的；未做的；早该完成的四、Once，a rabbit built a fantastic warren(大杂院)He_1_very happily there.He had designed it so well that，_2_a great rainstorm arrived，
33、which flooded nearly the whole wood，and the homes of many animals，his_3_untouched.Soon，one after another，the_4_animals came to his door，asking if they could spend that_5_with him in his warren.He_6_each visitor in，and the warren filled up_7_until there was no room left.This discomfort didnt_8_the ra
34、bbit，because he felt he was being generous.One day in spring，when all the animals had returned to their_9_homes，the rabbit was hopping along so absentmindedly that he didnt_10_that a lynx(山猫)was lying in wait for him._11_of the animals who had spent the winter in the rabbits warren saw this，and warn
35、ed the rabbit of the danger_12_in time.He offered a warm invitation to the rabbit to live in his home with him_13_.The lynx destroyed that home，_14_the rabbit managed to escape and run to hide in the home of_15_friend.For a whole day，the lynx_16_the rabbit from cave to cave；but the rabbit_17_managed
36、 to save his skin，helped all the time by the friends he had offered shelter to in the winter.He felt very_18_，not only for having escaped the lynx，but also_19_having made so many friends in the forest，thanks to his own_20_to others.In his life he always tried his best to offer kindness to anyone in
37、trouble.【语篇导读】在暴风雨之后，好多动物无家可归，是兔子收留了它们；当兔子遇到困难，是它收留过的动物给予帮助，为此，兔子很感动。1A.worked Blived Cslept Dstudied2A.while BuntilCbefore Dwhen2D当暴风雨来的时候(when)，整个树林，还有许多动物的家园都被淹没了。while后应跟延续性动词。3A.became BgrewCremained Dseemed3C联系上文中的“He had designed it so well”，说明它的家仍然是(remained)毫发未损。4A.homeless Bfearless Ccarel
38、ess Dhelpless 4A许多动物的家园被洪水淹没了，可知此处指无家可归的(homeless)的动物。5A.spring BsummerCautumn Dwinter 5D根据下文中的“the animals who had spent the winter in the rabbits warren”可知，它们想和它一起度过冬天(winter)。6A.forced Bstopped Cinvited Ddrove6C下文中的“he felt he was being generous”说明它邀请(invited)每一个来访者住下来。7A.gradually Bquickly Csudd
39、enly Dsecretly 7A慢慢地(gradually)，它家就没有剩余的空间了。8A.interrupt Binjure Cenjoy Dbother8D这么多动物来到家里住，拥挤等不舒服感并没有打扰到(bother)兔子。9A.large Bold Cbroken Dmodern 9B根据returned等信息可知，这些动物又回到它们原来自己的老(old)房子里。10A.realize Bagree Cunderstand Dexplain11A.Some BMany COne DNeither11C根据下文中的“He offered a warm invitation to the
40、 rabbit”可知，此处指其中的一个(One)动物。12A.still Bjust Ceven Dalso12B这只动物刚好(just)及时地提醒了兔子。13A.for sure Bon time Cin relief Dat once 13D由于有危险，所以这只动物邀请它马上(at once)到它的家里去住。14A.but Band Cso Dfor14A山猫毁坏了这座家园，但是(but)兔子设法逃脱了。15A.last Bnext Cother Danother 15D朋友的家被毁了，兔子又到另一个朋友(another)的家里藏了起来。16A.searched Battended Cfo
41、llowed Dprotected 17A.never Balways Chardly Doften 17B联系下文中的“helped all the time by the friends”，说明朋友一直帮助兔子，所以它总是(always)能够逃脱。18A.moved BsurprisedCworried Dpuzzled18A根据下文中的“escaped the lynx”和“having made so many friends”可知，兔子很感动(moved)。19A.on Bwith Cfor Din19C结合上文中的“for having escaped the lynx”可知，此处
42、选介词for引出兔子感动的原因，其中be moved for意为“由于而感动”。20A.patience Bkindness Capology Dexcuse20B上文中提到兔子给动物们提供帮助，此处指多亏了它对其他动物的友善(kindness)。高频词汇discomfort n. 不自在，不安；不适hop v. (单足)跳跃；(双足)蹦跳absentmindedly adv. 心不在焉地；茫然地lie in wait for 埋伏着等待五、Two brothersone a bachelor，the other marriedowned a farm whose rich soil yiel
43、ded(生产)a lot of grain._1_of the grain went to one brother and half to the other.All_2_well at first.Then every now and then，the married man began to wake from his sleep at night and think：“This isnt_3_.My brother isnt married，hes all_4_，and he gets only half the produce of the farm.Here I am with a
44、wife and five kids，_5_I have all the security(安全)I need for my old age.But who will_6_my poor brother when he gets old？He needs to_7_much more for the future than he does at the present，so his need is_8_greater than mine.”_9_that he would get out of bed，_10_over to his brothers place and pour a sack
45、ful of grain into his brothers granary(粮仓)The bachelor brother_11_began to get the same_12_.Every once in a while he would_13_from his sleep and say to himself：“My brother has a(n)_14_and five kids and he gets only half the produce of the land.Now I have no one except myself to_15_.So should my poor
46、 brother，whose need is clearly greater than mine，receive_16_as much as I do？” Then he would get out of bed and pour a sackful of grain into his brothers granary.One night they got out of bed at the same time and_17_to meet on the way，each with a sackful of grain on his_18_！Many years later，after the
47、ir death，the_19_leaked out(泄露)So when the townsfolk wanted to build a church，they_20_the spot at which the two brothers met，for they could not think of any place in the town that was better than that one.【语篇导读】在收获的季节，兄弟俩总是平均分配劳动成果，但是即使这样，他们都在互相为对方着想。兄弟俩之间所发生的故事让很多人感动。1A.Some BMuch CHalf DMost2A.left
48、 Bwent Cended Dchanged2B联系下文中的“Then every now and then，the married man began to wake from his sleep at night and think”，说明一开始的情况进展(went)得不错。3A.fair Btrue Cfine Deasy 3A结合下文中的“My brother isnt married，hes all_4_，and he gets only half the produce of the farm”，已婚的男人感到这不公平(fair)。4A.rich Bstrong Chonest D
49、alone4D根据前面“My brother isnt married”，说明弟弟还单身(alone)。5A.or Bso Cfor Dbut5B已婚男人有妻子孩子，所以(so)老了有生活所需要的保障。6A.know about Bdepend onCtalk with Dcare for 6D该句的大意是，弟弟单身，所以当他老了的时候，谁照顾(care for)他呢？7A.spend Bearn Csave Daccept 7C他认为弟弟需要为将来储存(save)更多的东西。8A.obviously Bfinally Cslowly Dluckily8A根据上文中的“who will_6_m
50、y poor brother when he gets old”可知，已婚哥哥认为弟弟的需要很明显(obviously)比自己多。9A.For BOn CWith DAt 9C根据语境的发展可知，有了(With)上面的想法之后，他从床上起来。10A.turn Bsteal Cjump Dlook 10B此处的动作是继“get out of bed”之后发生的，也就是偷偷去(steal)他弟弟的住处，往他的粮仓里倒入一袋子粮食。exactly用以加强语气。11A.even Bstill Cnever Dtoo11D根据下文中的“Every once in a while he would_13_
51、from his sleep and say to himself”可知，弟弟也(too)和哥哥有一样的想法。12A.worry Baward Cresult Dchance 13A.suffer Bhear Cwake Dreturn 13C联系句中的“and say to himself”，说明他从睡梦中醒来(wake)。14A.classmate Bwife Cfriend Duncle14B根据上文中的“I am with a wife and five kids”可知，此处指妻子(wife)。15A.blame Bpersuade Cencourage Dsupport 15D上文中
52、提到他想到的哥哥的情况，而自己则只有自己需要养活(support)。16A.hardly Bnearly Cexactly Dalmost 16C根据上文中的“_1_of the grain went to one brother and half to the other”可知，此处指他得到和哥哥恰好(exactly)一样多的粮食。exactly用以加强语气。17A.happened Bagreed Crefused Ddecided 17A由上文哥哥偷偷地送粮食可知兄弟俩是偶然碰巧(happened)相遇。18A.way Bhead Chand Dback18D他们每一个人的背(back)上都背着粮食，他们是往对方的粮仓里送粮食的。19A.joke Bstory Chumor Dhistory 19B根据句中的“after their death”可知，他们去世后，他们的故事(story)为人们所知。20A.avoided Bdesigned Cchose Denjoyed 20C村民想建设教堂，他们选择了(chose)兄弟俩碰面的地方。高频词汇bachelor n. 学士；单身汉every now and then 不时地；常常produce n. 农产品once in a while 偶尔；偶然；有时