1、2014高考英语完形填空巩固练习(40)及答案完形填空Evelyn Glennie was the first lady of solo percussion in Scotland. In an interview, she recalled how she became a percussion soloist (打击乐器独奏演员) in spite of her disability.“Early on I decided not to allow the 36 of others to stop me from becoming a musician. I grew up on a f
2、arm in northeast Scotland and began 37 piano lessons when I was eight. The older I got, the more my passion (酷爱) for music grew. But I also began to gradually lose my 38 .Doctors concluded that the nerve damage was the 39 and by age twelve, I was completely deaf. But my love for music never 40 me.”“
3、My 41 was to become a percussion soloist, even though there were none at that time. To perform, I 42 to hear music differently from others. I play in my stocking feet and can 43 the pitch of a note (音调高低) by the vibrations (振动) I feel through my body and through my 44 .My entire sound world exists b
4、y making use of almost every 45 that I have.”“I was 46 to be assessed as a musician, not as a deaf musician, and I applied to the famous Royal Academy of Music in London. No other deaf student had 47 this before and some teachers 48 my admission. Based on my performance, I was 49 admitted and went o
5、n to 50 with the academys highest honours.”“After that, I established myself as the first fulltime solo percussionist. I 51 and arranged a lot of musical compositions since 52 had been written specially for solo percussionists.”“I have been a soloist for over ten years. 53 the doctor thought I was t
6、otally deaf, it didnt 54 that my passion couldnt be realized. I would encourage people not to allow themselves to be 55 by others. Follow your passion; follow your heart. They will lead you to the place you want to go.”36.A.conditionsB.opinionsC.actions D.recommendations37.A.enjoying B.choosingC.tak
7、ing D.giving38.A.sightB.hearing C.touchD.taste39.A.evidence B.result C.excuse D.cause40.A.left B.excited C.accompaniedD.disappointed41.A.purpose B.decisionC.promiseD.goal42.A.turnedB.learned C.usedD.ought43.A.tell B.seeC.hearD.smell44.A.carefulness B.movementC.imagination D.experience45.A.senseB.eff
8、ort C.feeling D.idea46.A.dissatisfied B.astonished C.determined D.discouraged47.A.doneB.acceptedC.advised D.admitted48.A.supportedB.followedC.requiredD.opposed49.A.usually B.finally C.possiblyD.hopefully50.A.studyB.researchC.graduateD.progress51.A.wroteB.translated C.copied D.read52.A.enoughB.someC.
9、manyD.few53.A.However B.AlthoughC.WhenD.Since54.A.meanB.seemC.concludeD.say55.A.directed B.guided C.taught D.limited参考答案 36.B 37.C 38.B 39.D 40.A 41.D 42.B 43.A 44.C 45.A 46.C 47.A 48.D 49.B 50.C 51.A 52.D 53.B 54.A 55.D扫荡狂练:完形填空夹叙夹议9.(吉林省吉林市普通中学2013届高三上学期期末考试)阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A,B,C,D)中,选出可以填入空白
10、处的最佳选项。My brother,Mark,died in a traffic accident four years ago. He was my big brother and 36 looked after me. I am 37 today for all of the special times we had as running partners,and times 38 driving to different races,where we had so many 39 about life in general. I 40 these talksterribly at thi
11、s time of the year. 41 ,I am so happy he shared with me the 42 of his faith. He was always so 43 to people,and I had been with him many times 44 we pulled over to help someone in need, 45 a smile and helping them get back on the road. So I was not 46 when he told me of the time when he was 47 in col
12、lege. It was the end of the month. To make matters worse,it was Friday and he had no 48 in his pocket for the weekend. Payday was Monday and he had no gas money to get home to 49 my dad and no money to buy food but he had faith that helping others 50 helping yourself.On his way home from classes tha
13、t day,as he was driving along,he noticed a guy ahead of him 51 his lumber (木材) all over the road as he turned the corner. Mark 52 right over and helped him load the lumber back into his truck. The guy was so thankful and 53 his hand to Mark,and in it was one hundred dollars. Mark couldnt believe his
14、 54 . He told him that was unnecessary but the man 55 and off he drove.I still think of Mark sitting there telling me that story, with tears in his eyes, and how faithful he was.36.A. hardlyB. neverC. sometimesD. always37.A. successfulB. thankfulC. cheerfulD. hopeful38.A. sparedB. wastedC. spentD. s
15、aved39. A. questionsB. argumentsC. differencesD. conversations40. A. missB. rememberC. keep D. fear41. A. HoweverB. SoC. Then D. If42. A. recordB. beliefC. story D. secret43. A. careful B. helpfulC. powerfulD. grateful44. A. because B. whileC. until D. when45. A. sharingB. forcingC. recognizing D. u
16、nderstanding46. A. pleased B. worriedC. surprised D. excited47. A. never B. yetC. evenD. still48. A. foodB. moneyC. paperD. key49. A. changeB. attendC. seeD. persuade50. A. means B. followsC. explainsD. agrees51. A. carryB. loseC. arrangeD. place52. A. pushed B. movedC. pulled D. walked53. A. raised
17、B. heldC. offered D. shook54. A. eyes B. earsC. mindD. feeling55. A. complained B. apologizedC. regretted D. insisted参考答案9. 36-40 DBCDA 41-45 ACBDA 46-50 CDBCA51-55 BCCAD: As I drove my blue Buick into the garage. I saw that a yellow Oldsmobile was 21 too close to my space. I had to drive back and f
18、orth to get my car into the 22 space. That left 23 enough room to open the door. Then one day I arrived home 24 , and just as I turned off the engine, the yellow Oldsmobile entered its space too close to my car, 25 . At last I had a chance to meet the driver. My patience had 26 and I shouted at her,
19、 “Cant you see youre not 27 me enough space” Park father over.” Banging(猛推) open her door into 28 ,the driver shouted back: “Make me!” 29 this she stepped out of the garage. Still, each time she got home first, she parked too close to my 30 . Then one day, I thought, “What can I do?” I soon found 31
20、 . The next day the woman 32 a note on her windshield(挡风玻璃):Dear Yellow Oldsmobile, Im sorry mistress(女主人) shouted at yours the other day. Shes been sorry about it. Iknow it because she doesnt sing anymore while 33 . It wasnt like her to scream 34 . Fact is, shed just got bad news and was taking it
21、out on you two. I 35 you and your mistress will 36 her. Your neighbor, Blue BuickWhen I went to the 37 the next morning, the Oldsmobile was gone, but there was anote on my windshield:Dear Blue Buick,My mistress is sorry, too. She parked so 38 because she just learned to drive. We willpark much farth
22、er over after this. Im glad we can be 39 now. Your neighbor, Yellow OldsmobileAfter that, whenever Blue Buick 40 Yellow Oldsmobile on the road, their driverswaved cheerfully and smiled.21AdrivenBparkedCstoppedDstayed22AcompleteBcloseCnarrowDfixed23AquiteBnearlyCseldomDhardly24AhurriedlyBfirstCfinall
23、yDtimely25Aas usualBas plannedCas wellDas yet26Arun intoBrun aboutCrun outDrun off27AkeepingBsavingCofferingDleaving28AmineBhersCitselfDours29AForBWithCFromDUpon30AroomBareaCfrontDside31Aan instructionBa resultCan answerDa chance32AputBwroteCsentDdiscovered33AworkingBdrivingCreturningDcooking34Aon e
24、ndBso longClike thatDany more35AhopeBknowCsupposeDsuggest36AcomfortBhelpCforgiveDplease37AofficeBflatCplaceDgarage38AcrazilyBeagerlyCnoisilyDearly39AneighborsBfriendsCdriversDwriters40AfollowedBpassedCfoundDgreeted参考答案 21.A 22.B 23.C 24.A 25.D 26.B 27.C 28.D 29.A 30.C 31.B 32.C 33.A 34.B 35.D 36.B 3
25、7.C 38.D 39.A 40.A*结束Passage *Hidden passengers traveling in ships, trams, or even cars can be a terrible trouble especially when they are insects. As for this, there is a great 36 between human beings; and insects. The former 37 every possible effort to avoid being discovered, while the latter quic
26、kly 38 attention to themselves.We can only show mercy to the 39 man who had to slop his car soon after 40 from a country village to drive to London. Hearing a strange noise from the 41 of the car, he naturally got out to 42 the wheels carefully, but he found nothing wrong, so he 43 his way. Again th
27、e noise began, 44 and became even louder. Quickly 45 his head, the man saw what appeared to be a great 46 cloud following the car. When he stopped at a village further on, he was told that a queen bee must be hidden in his car as there were thousands of bees 47 .On learning this, the man drove away
28、.as quickly as possible. After an hours 48 driving, he arrived safely in London, where he parked his car outside a 49 and went in- It was not long 50 a customer who had seen him arrive 51 in to inform him that his car was 52 with bees. The poor driver was 53 that the best way should be to call a 54
29、. In a short time the man arrived. He found the unwelcome passenger hidden near the wheels at the back. of the car. Very thankful to the driver for this 55 gift, the bee-keeper took the queen and her thousands of followers home in a large box.36. A. connectionB. differenceC. communicationD. similari
30、ty 37. A, doB. takeC. makeD. try38. A. giveB. keepC. payD. draw39. A. unfortunateB. carelessC. unpleasantD. hopeless40. A. passing byB. leaving outC. setting outD. getting up41. A. frontB. backC. leftD. right42. A. cleanB. changeC. testD. examine43. A. droveB. continuedC. pushedD. forced44. A. norma
31、llyB. gentlyC. actuallyD. immediately45. A. hidingB. turning C. shakingD. raising46. A. blackB. beautifulC. whiteD. colorful47. A. belowB. aheadC. nearbyD. behind48. A. boringB. carefulC. excitingD. hard49. A. hotelB. museumC. hospitalD. school50. A. whenB. afterC. untilD. before51. A. brokeB. moved
32、C. hurriedD. dropped52. A. crowdedB. coveredC. filled D. equipped53. A. advisedB. requiredC. orderedD. requested54. A. bee-keeper B. policemanC. waiterD. repairman55. A. unfamiliar B. unknownC. unexpectedD. uncertain参考答案 36.B 37.C 38.D 39.A 40.C 41.B 42.D 43.B 44.D 45.B 46.A 47.C 48.D 49.A 50.D 51.C
33、 52.B 53.A 54.A 55.A扫荡狂练:完形填空夹叙夹议10.(广东省惠州市2013届高三10月第二次调研考试英语试题)阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从115各题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项。Our teen has probably taught us a lot about sports, fashion, or whatever hobby shes into, so we think daughters can be pretty inspiring. Six years ago, when a mother enrolled(报名)her 7-year-old d
34、aughter, Rachel, in 1 classes, she never imagined creating the next Serena Williams.The twice-weekly lessons, which had been 2 by Rachels school teacher as a way to help the girl adapt to the school, seemed 3 in the first few months. Actually, she was having regular failures in the classroom and her
35、 grades were falling. The unknown factor behind the behavior? Her 4, a problem she had in common with her mother, Gabi Rose. Rachel, a second-grader, was so 5 that she bought her clothes in the adult womens department;6, her mother weighed nearly 260 pounds.At first Rachel was the 7 player on the co
36、urt and regularly broke into tears. But with her mom on the side lines, shouting 8,she gradually stopped being afraid of her lessons. I started to hit more and to 9 what the coaches said, Rachel says. Best of all, she lost weight 50 pounds in all.Most of Rachels teammates were enrolled in the class
37、because they had parents who were tennis 10. Her own mother, Gabi, on the other hand, had never cared about tennis or even watched a game. But she was soon 11 by her daughters success. Tennis 12 Rachel so completely that I decided I should learn, she says. I joined a 13 class and ended up liking it.
38、 Before long her 14 and the other three children took up the game, and the family began spending Saturdays on the court.Now 130 pounds, Gabi plays tennis every week, and Rachel, the seventh-grade student, now 15with a college-level tennis team. Gabi says:My daughter brought out my inner athlete.”1.
39、A. footballB. tennisC. artsD. law2. A. suggestedB. studiedC. realizedD. produced3. A. importantB. necessaryC. usefulD. useless4. A. sight B. heightC. weightD. study5. A. beautifulB. heavyC. busyD. gentle6. A. honestlyB. generallyC. rarelyD. similarly7. A. smartestB. bestC. slowestD. greatest8. A. no
40、iseB. complaintC. disappointmentD. encourage9. A. followB. speakC. refuseD. accept10. A. coachesB. loversC. teachersD. bosses11. A. cheatedB. requiredC. inspiredD. destroyed12. A. surprisedB. changedC. frightenedD. educated13. A. beginnerB. superC. seniorD. advanced14. A. friends B. classmatesC. husbandD. relatives15. A. livesB. worksC. learnsD. competes参考答案10.1-5 BADCB6-10 DCDAB11-15 CBACD: