1、2014高考英语完形填空抓分练习（8）及答案 (201*东北三省四市联考)Many adults see teens as energetic. Many of us see ourselves as proud. This thinking _1_ many adults and us to have the idea that if we cant handle school or _2_ life well，we are just not trying hard.But in my opinion that may not be _3_.Earlier this school year,
2、 I was leaving my class one Friday _4_ suddenly it _5_like I had pulled a muscle in my back. I knew I was ill.After a few days I stopped eating. This meant I lost _6_ ；the clothes that I bought two weeks earlier began _7_ loose. This time my parents got scared._8_，I started sleeping less. My eyelids
3、(眼皮)were constantly _9_ .I refused to _10_ that I was ill. I kept my job working 25 hours a week in a shop；I didnt _11_ any classes. When I was hurting, I didnt mind and kept on going. _12_ it kills you, it makes you stronger, right?But now I find myself thinking. Is it _13_ it? Im taking the classe
4、s and working for the newspaper because it does good _14_ college applications. And Im working 25 hours a week so that，once I get into my dream school，I can _15_ it.Here I am, already sick from the _16_ of work Im doing in and out of school. So，what good is a(n) _17_ application if Im badly ill? Wha
5、t is the _18_ of doing this work if I cant enjoy the results?In fact，by writing my _19_ Im telling all the people who _20_ much about the future to worry about it now.为了使自己的大学申请表更具吸引力，作者带病学习、工作。后来作者对这种舍本逐末的做法作出了自我反省。1A. makes B. forces C. causes D. intends答案：C。空处动词和后面的带to的不定式构成搭配，由此可排除A，make后要求跟不带to
6、的不定式作宾补；cause sb. to do sth.“促使某人做某事”，符合语境；尽管force可以构成这种复合结构，但“迫使某人有某种想法”和语境不符合。2A. still B. even C. just D. yet答案：B。上文的school与下文的life之间存在递进关系，故选用even。3A. true B. real C. wrong D. false答案：A。由下文可知，作者认为这种想法不见得是正确的、符合客观实际的。true表示“符合事实，是真的而不是假的或捏造的”，real表示“人或事物真实存在的，而不是想象的或虚构的”。4A. while B. when C. then
7、 D. how答案：B。语境“我正要离开教室，恰在此时突然感觉像是背部抽筋了。”考查“.be doing sth.when.”这一典型句式，其中when是并列连词，意为“就在此时(突然)”，故选B。 5A. looked B. sounded C. appeared D. felt答案：D。“我”突然感觉背上好像抽筋了，feel like固定词组“感觉像，觉得好像是，想要”。6A. face B. hope C. weight D. direction答案：C。由上文可知，几天不吃饭“体重”当然下降。7A. hanging B. holding C. changing D. dressing答
8、案：A。 前两周刚买的衣服开始变得宽松。hang loose固定词组，保持镇静、松驰、放松，在此表示衣服宽大、松弛的样子。8A. In fact B. In addition C. In disorder D. In general答案：B。更糟糕的是，作者开始失眠。根据篇章结构，此处应为表递进关系的短语。in addition“另外”符合行文逻辑；in fact事实上；in disorder混乱；in general通常，一般而言。9A. light B. shut C. open D. heavy答案：D。由常识可知，睡得少会感觉眼皮很重，故用heavy。10A. insist B. de
9、termine C. accept D. consider答案：C。“我”拒绝接受生病的事实，继续长时间地工作和学习。accept接受；insist坚持；determine决定；consider考虑。11A. lose B. drop C. give D. take答案：B。“我”没有旷过任何课。drop class “旷课”，符合语境。12A. Unless B. If C. Though D. Before答案：A。“我”固执地认为：生活中的磨难如果能置人于死地，它也能使人更坚强。13A. paid B. similar to C. equal to D. worth答案：D。但现在“我”
10、在思考，这样做“值得”吗？14A. at B. to C. on D. with答案：B。“我”如此努力地学习和工作是因为为了让大学申请表看起来更吸引人。do good to“对有利”。15A. control B. manage C. support D. afford答案：D。这样拼命工作，一旦作者上了理想的大学，就能支付得起所需费用。afford“付得起(费用)”。16A. amount B. set C. kind D. number答案：A。我现在因病早已不能做校内外的大量的工作。the amount of.意为“的数量”，这里指“工作的量(大)”，不可数，因此不能用number。1
11、7A. suitable B. impressive C. believable D. usual答案：B。我病得这么重，申请表再吸引人又有什么用呢？impressive“有吸引力的”，与上文does good前后相照应。18A. reason B. idea C. point D. tip答案：C。如果不能享受结果，“我”做这些工作又有什么意义呢？point意义，道理；reason原因；idea想法；tip末端，建议。19A. time B. work C. newspaper D. story答案：D。my story在此处意为“我的亲身经历”。20A. think B. care C.
12、miss D. realize答案：B。事实上，通过写“我”的经历，“我”想告诉所有关注未来的人，更应关注现在。(2011东北三校二模) It was a cold winter. The day my husband fell to his death，it started to snow，just _1_ any November day. His _2_ , when I found it，was lightly covered with snow. It snowed almost every day for the next four months，while I sat on th
13、e couch and watched it _3_. One morning，I walked slowly _4_ and was surprised to see a snow remover clearing my driveway and the bent back of a woman clearing my walk. I dropped to my knees and crawled back upstairs, _5_ those good people would not see me. I was _6_. My first thought was，how would I
14、 ever _7_ them? I didnt have the _8_ to brush my hair, _9_ clear someones walk. Before Johns death，I felt proud that I _10_ asked for favors. I identified myself by my competence and _11_ . So who was I if I was no longer capable? How could I _12_myself if I just sat on the couch every day and watch
15、ed the snow fall? Learning to receive the love and _13_ from others wasnt easy. Friends cooked for me and I cried. Finally，my friend Kathy said，“ Mary, cooking for you isnt a _14_ for me；it makes me feel good to be able to do something for you.”Over and over，I heard _15_ words from the people who su
16、pported me during those _16_ days. One wise man told me，“ You arent doing nothing because being fully open to your _17_ may be the hardest work you will ever do.”I am not the person I _18_ was, but in many ways I have changed for the _19_. Ive been surprised to learn that there is incredible freedom
17、 coming from _20_ ones worst fear and walking away whole. I believe there is strength, for sure，in accepting a dark period of our life. 本文描述了一位妇女失去丈夫后，由最初的悲痛消沉到后来的自立坚强的心路历程。1A. on B. in C. like D. for答案：C。天开始下起雪来，就像任何一个11月份的日子。like prep.像。2A. body B. soul C. shoe D. footprint答案：A。当我发现他时，他的尸体上覆盖着雪。bo
18、dy尸体。由上文可知，她的丈夫已经去世。3A. sweep up B. drop off C. fall down D. pile up答案：D。对于紧接着的四个月，几乎每天都在下雪，我坐在沙发上，看着它一点点堆积着。pile up堆积。4A. upstairs B. downstairs C. indoors D. outdoors答案：B。 一天上午，我慢慢地走下楼，惊奇地看到一辆扫雪机在清理我的汽车道，并且一位弓着背的妇女在清理我的走道。由下句的upstairs可知是downstairs。5A. so B. yet C. and D. for答案：A。我屈膝弯腰，爬回到楼上，因此那些好心
19、人将不会看见我。6A. delighted B. disappointed C. annoyed D. ashamed答案：D。我感到羞愧。由上文的动作可知，我觉得不好意思。7A. pay B. award C. reward D. treat答案：C。我首先想到的是，我将怎样报答他们？reward回报，报答；award授予，颁发。8A. courage B. strength C. spirit D. power答案：B。我连梳头的力气都没有，更别说清理人行道了。strength力气，力量。9A. stand alone B. leave alone C. sit alone D. let
20、alone答案：D。let alone更不用说。leave alone不管，不理，不打扰。10A. frequently B. gradually C. hardly D. uncertainly答案：C。在John去世之前，我感到很自豪，我几乎不求助别人。11A. intelligence B. independence C. excellence D. qualification答案：B。我把自己看做是一个有能力并且很独立的人。12A. achieve B. praise C. respect D. promote答案：C。如果我每天坐在沙发上，看着外面的飘雪，我怎能看得起自己呢？resp
21、ect尊敬，看得起。13A. supply B. support C. contribution D. encouragement答案：B。学会接受来自他人的爱和支持是件不容易的事。由下段内容可知答案为support。14A. burden B. job C. business D. sorrow答案：A。 我的朋友Kathy说：“Mary，为你做饭不是我的负担”。burden负担。15A. sensitive B. same C. considerate D. similar答案：D。一次又一次，从支持我的人口中，我听到类似的话。similar类似的。same前需要加the才对。 16A.
22、blue B. rainy C. bright D. snowy答案：A。during those blue days在那些沮丧的日子。blue沮丧的，忧郁的。17A. despair B. difficulty C. pain D. regret答案：C。因为对你来说，接受痛苦可能是你要做的最难的事情。pain痛苦。指失去丈夫的痛苦。18A. still B. once C. even D. never答案：B。我现在不再是曾经的我了。once曾经，以前。19A. worse B. less C. more D. better答案：D。在好多方面，我已经变得好多了。20A. facing B
23、. noticing C. managing D. expressing答案：A。 我惊奇地了解到面对和经受最大的恐惧后会有难以置信的自由。face面对。第二节：完形填空(共20小题：每小题1.5分，满分30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。(2012泸州一诊)I was thirteen years when Dad called my two younger brothers and me into the game room of our house.I was_36_！ I thought we wo
24、uld play games or even see movies together! “Bring a notebook and something to write with，” said my dad_37_we reached the game room.My brothers and I_38_dead in our tracks and stared at each other in horror! His_39_was unusual, and our excitement turned to fear.We_40_that games or movies were not th
25、e reason we were called out.As we went back for a notebook and pencil, we_41_to think about the reason for this gathering.We thought family meeting was not_42_because Mom was out shopping.In the game room, we_43_three chairs facing a huge blackboard.Dad asked us to sit down.“I want your full_44_.We
26、are going to have a weekly meeting every Saturday morning.That is why Ive called you here，” he said，_45_businesslike.“Im going to teach you what Ive learned about_46_.So take it seriously.”For the next five years, rain or sunshine, in sickness or in health.Dad_47_us once a week.He instructed (教导) us
27、 on a variety of_48_manners, the importance of education, respect for others, home repairs, and the_49_goes on.We filled one notebook after another, which we all_50_well. As I came to my eighteenth birthday, the lessons became_51_ lessons and then every other month, until they slowly drifted away.My
28、 brothers and I were older, and we had school activities, sports activities and job responsibilities that became very_52_ to manage.Its been years now since we had those classes with Dad.We are_53_with careers (事业) and wives of our own.Very often，_54_， one of us has a situation where we need help fr
29、om Dad.At this time, we_55_take out our notebooks; we neednt call home.文章大意：父亲的教育方式很特别，但是很有用。36A.surprised BexcitedCdisappointed Danxious答案：B由该空后的“I thought we would play games or even see movies together！”可知，我们以为要去打游戏或者看电影，所以是“激动”。该空也与39空后的“our excitement”对应。37A.before BunlessCuntil Dsince答案：A在到达游戏
30、室“之前”，父亲要我们拿笔记本。38A.turned BfellCfelt Dstopped答案：D听到父亲的话，哥哥们和我都“停下了脚步”，面面相觑，内心很害怕。39A.reaction BideaCrequest Dinvitation答案：C父亲的“要求”是不寻常的。request“需求，要求”。40A.decided BrealizedChoped Dadmitted答案：B我们“意识到”父亲叫我们不是打游戏或者看电影。41A.wanted BrefusedCcontinued Dforgot答案：C在我们回去拿笔记本和笔的时候，我们“还在”思考父亲要我们聚在一起的原因。continu
31、e“继续”符合语境。42A.convenient BimportantCinteresting Dpossible答案：D我们觉得家庭会议是“不可能的”，因为母亲外出购物了。43A.found BtookCput Dshared答案：A在游戏室内，我们“发现”了三张椅子，面对着一张大黑板。find“发现，找到”。44A.imagination BattentionCattraction Dconsideration答案：B父亲授课要求我们集中“注意力”。attention“注意力”；imagination“想像”；attraction“吸引，吸引人的事物”；consideration“考虑”。
32、45A.going BbecomingCgetting Dsounding答案：D父亲和我们说的话“听起来”很有商业味道。sound“听起来”。46A.nature BschoolClife Dfamily答案：C由后文可知，父亲教我们“人生”道理。47A.taught BhelpedCvisited Djoined答案：A父亲每周“教”我们一次。teach“教”。48A.methods BcontentsCproblems Dsubjects答案：D父亲教导我们各种各样的“课程”。subject“科目，课程”；method“方法”；content“内容，所含之物”。49A.list Bgoa
33、lCplan Dnote答案：Alist“清单”。父亲教授我们的课程各种各样，有礼仪、教育的重要性、尊重别人、家庭修理而且课程“清单”还有很多。50A.used BkeptCunderstood Dknew答案：B我们的笔记本都“保持”得很好。51A.weekly BregularCmonthly Dinformal答案：C一开始，父亲的授课是每周一次，后来“每月”一次，然后每两个月一次。monthly“每月的，按月的”。52A.foolish BdifficultCnecessary Dunusual答案：B我和哥哥们都长大了，我们要面对学习、体育活动和职场职责这些“难”以处理的事物。53A.grown BfamiliarCbored Dcareful答案：A我们“长大成人”，有了自己的事业和家庭。grown“长大成人”。54A.instead BthereforeChowever Dbesides答案：C“然而”，我们经常有时需要父亲的帮助。55A.even BseldomCstill Djust答案：D这时，我们“只”需拿出我们的笔记本。just“只，仅仅”。*结束