1、2014高考英语突破完形填空训练（9）及答案 (*)(武汉四月调测)Sally had been studying at an art college in London for a year and，like most students，she didnt have much money. It was going to be her mothers birthday soon, and she _1_what she could buy her as a present that would be nice but not too _2_.Sally had been _3_ in the
2、 country for many years, so every day she had an hours _4_ by train in the morning, and the same in the afternoon.One day before her mothers birthday, she had a _5_ lunch instead of her usual meal, and then went shopping to find her mother a nice present. When she had been _6_ for an hour, she came
3、_7_ a shop that was selling umbrellas cheap, and decided that one of those would solve her _8_，since her mother had _9_ hers the month before.On her way back home in the train that evening she felt _10_ because she had had such a small _11_，so she went along to the buffet car(餐车). She had _12_ the b
4、lack umbrella in the compartment(车厢), but when she got back, it had gone! There had been no other passengers in it a moment before, but _13_ there were three.Sally burst into tears. The three passengers felt very _14_ for her and asked what the _15_ was. When she _16_ that the black umbrella she had
5、 bought for her mother had _17_，and that she had to get out at the next station, the three passengers asked her for her mothers _18_， in order to be able to send the umbrella on to her in case someone had _19_ it by mistake and not on purpose, and brought it back _20_ Sally had got out of the train.
6、The next week ，Sally heard from her mother. Her mother said，“ Thank you very much for your lovely presents，but why did you send me three black umbrellas？”一个贫穷的女孩省吃俭用为母亲买了一份生日礼物一把黑雨伞，但不幸被偷走。三个好心人为女孩排忧解难，悄悄买了雨伞送给了女孩的母亲。事情虽小，但使我们深深感到人间自有真情在。1A. doubted B. recognized C. knew D. wondered答案：D。母亲的生日就要到了，她不
7、知道要为母亲买份什么礼物。wonder琢磨，想知道。2A. cheap B. expensive C. big D. outstanding答案：B。礼物应该是物美价廉。由上文可知，她没太多的钱。3A. studying B. surviving C. living D. existing答案：C。她一直在这个国家住了许多年了。A和文章首句重复。4A. journey B. rest C. study D. activity 答案：A。因此每天上午她有乘车一个小时的行程。journey旅程，行程。5A. quick B. long C. free D. delicious答案：A。在她母亲生日
8、前的一天，她迅速地吃完午餐。have a quick lunch。6A. thinking B. looking C. considering D. appearing答案：B。她一直看了一个小时后，遇到一家卖廉价伞的商店。7A. towards B. across C. into D. about答案：B。come across遇到，碰到。8A. puzzle B. difficulty C. approach D. problem答案：D。她决定买那里的商品解决她的问题。9A. bought B. got C. lost D. gained答案：C。因为她的母亲一个月前丢失了她的伞。10A
9、. satisfied B. hungry C. bored D. thirsty答案：B。那天晚上在她坐车回家的路上，她感到很饿。11A. breakfast B. supper C. lunch D. dinner答案：C。因为她午餐吃得很少，因此她走到餐车那儿买东西吃。由上文可知为了给母亲买礼物，她匆忙吃了点饭。12A. put B. set C. hid D. left答案：D。她把那把黑伞留在车厢里，但是当她回来时，伞不见了。leave sth.in some place把某物留在某地。13A. now B. later C. afterward D. finally答案：A。刚才车
10、厢里没有乘客，现在有三个人坐在那儿。和before对比，故用now。14A. fine B. bad C. nice D. sorry答案：D。Sally哭起来。那三个乘客很同情她，问她怎么了。feel sorry for sb.为某人感到可惜，对某人表示同情。 15A. case B. issue C. matter D. affair答案：C。what the matter was发生了什么事。16A. claimed B. explained C. argued D. directed答案：B。当她解释她为母亲买的黑伞不见了时。explain解释，说明。17A. disappeared
11、B. faded C. departed D. fled答案：A。disappear消失，不见。depart起程，出发，离开，不符合句意。18A. information B. address C. name D. telephone答案：B。她不得不在下一站下车，那三个乘客向她要了她母亲的地址。19A. moved B. brought C. found D. taken答案：D。万一有人错拿了它，能够把伞送给她。take sth.by mistake错拿某物。20A. after B. before C. until D. immediately答案：A。在Sally下车后能把它拿回来。因
12、为Sally要下车了，所以应该在她下车后别人才能帮忙。 Learn to Meet ChallengesMy classmates called me “the alien”，and they avoided me like the plague(瘟疫)As a young boy，I _1_ from a serious skin disease，which filled my arms with scars.The true _2_ of my condition，however，was social：I lived a life of loneliness.Doctors predict
13、ed that I would never fully recover，but my parents encouraged me to hope for the future，teaching me that any difficulties could be overcome.I therefore took a/an _3_ role in fighting against my disease，trying many medications and herbs，and my health _4_greatly before I graduated.I realized that my p
14、ersonal _5_ had led to this improvement.I regained selfconfidence and made many friends at school.Years later，_6_ my personal battle against disease，I learned a great deal about _7_ by overcoming difficulties.I joined the Culture Club as a Special Event Director.I _8_ a group of six students in orga
15、nizing various activities.I was the most advanced ESL student among the group，so I considered myself the most capable.But I quickly learned my _9_，while preparing for our first presentation，I was _10_ with my team members and often rejected their _11_.I performed most of their tasks myself，allowing
16、them to _12_ me only with small details.As a result，the presentation was not very successful.The setback _13_ me，and I spoke of it to the clubs director.She responded that she _14_ my ability to succeed in the future.This comment filled me with _15_，for I realized that I had never trusted my own tea
17、m members._16_ they were weak in English，they had many valuable talents.I immediately _17_ my policy，allowing my team members to choose the tasks they desired and to complete them on their own.For our program，we had many meetings，which gave _18_ to many good ideas.Most importantly，the atmosphere amo
18、ng us improved dramatically.We were _19_ and eager to devote time to the program，and I learned what true leadership is.My experiences _20_ improved my ability to handle challenging situations.1A.judgedBsufferedCpreventedDprotected2A.painBsignCvalueDmeaning3A.importantBdifferentCleadingDactive4A.deve
19、lopedBimprovedCincreasedDremoved5A.joyBgoalCwillDlife6A.overBlikeCforDin7A.abilityBqualityCleadershipDfriendship8A.taughtBfoundCmanagedDfollowed9A.mistakeBmethodCeffortDright10A.satisfiedBfamiliarCpatientDstrict11A.desiresBtalentsCideasDtasks12A.remindBguideCshowDhelp13A.discouragedBdisturbedCencour
20、agedDeducated14A.adoptedBadmiredCtrustedDtested15A.surpriseBdelightCprideDhope16A.AsBIfCBecauseDAlthough17A.deletedBchangedCregrettedDconsidered18A.birthBhandCgiftDrise19A.crazyBhappyCsuccessfulDindependent20A.instantlyBindirectlyCunusuallyDundoubtedly参考答案1B2A3D4B5C6B7C8C9A10D11C12D13A14C15A16D17B18
21、A19B20D*结束(*)(浙江卷)Although I love my life, it hasnt been a lot of fun as Ive been ill for 28 years.Music has always been a great love of mine and, in my 20s, when my _1_ was more manageable, I _2_ ten years as a professional singer in restaurants, playing and singing folk songs. _3_ that was years a
22、go and times have changed. _4_ I live with my mother on a country farm.Two years ago, I decided that I would need to have some kind of extra work to _5_ my disability pension (残疾抚恤金)_6_ I needed to sleep in the afternoons, I was limited in my_7_. I decided that I would consider _8_ to singing in res
23、taurants.My family are all musicians, so I was _9_ when I went into our local music store. I explained that I wanted to sing again but using recorded karaoke music. I knew that discs were very expensive and I really didnt have a lot of _10_ to get started. And _11_ you find only three to four songs
24、out of ten on a disc that you can _12_ use.When I told the owner of the shop about my _13_， he gave me a long, thoughtful _14_. “This means a lot to you, doesnt it？” he said. “Come with me.”He led me _15_ the crowded shop and to a bench with a large professional karaoke box on it. He placed his larg
25、e hand _16_ on his treasure and said. “I have 800 karaoke songs in here. You can take your _17_ and Ill record them for you. That should get you started.”I _18_. Thanking him, I made a time with him to listen to all the songs and choose _19_ that I could sing. I have come full circle with his help.H
26、is _20_ still warms my heart and makes me do just that bit extra, when I have the chance.本文是故事类。作者尽管疾病缠身，依然热爱生活，努力享受音乐人生。自己资金短缺，后经一位好心的音乐器材店老板的帮助，终于心想事成。1A.loneliness BsadnessCtiredness Dsickness答案：D。由第一句话中Ive been ill for 28 years可知此处用sickness“疾病”。 loneliness孤独；sadness 悲伤； tiredness疲倦。2A.set Benjoy
27、edCkept Dshared答案：B。文章说：当我的病情能更好的控制住时，我在一家饭店享有(enjoy)了10年的专业歌手生涯。set 确定； kept 保持；shared分享，不合题意。3A.Gladly BEventuallyCUnfortunately DSurprisingly答案：C。由后文I live with mother on a country farm 可知，作者喜欢的音乐生活成为过去，这自然是令人遗憾的事。gladly 高兴地；eventually 最终，终于； unfortunately令人遗憾的是，不幸的是； surprisingly令人吃惊的是。C项符合语境。4A
28、.Now BThenCSometime DMeanwhile答案：A。由后文I live with mother on a country farm 的一般现在时态可知，此处用时间副词now “现在”。 排除then 那时； sometime在某时；meanwhile同时。5A.add up to Bmake up forCget rid of Dtake advantage of答案：B。根据上下文可知，作者决定再做点事填补(make up for)她的残疾抚恤金。add up to 共计达；make up for补偿，填补 ；弥补；get rid of 摆脱；take advantage
29、of趁机利用。显然B项符合题意。6A.If BAsCThough DBefore答案：B。作者因为(as)自身状况下午得睡觉休息，所以自己的选择是受限制的。if 如果； as因为 ；though 尽管； before在之前。7A.movement BconditionCchoices Dpositions答案：C。作者想做点事，但是身体情况使她选择(choices)受限 。movement运动，活动；condition状况，条件； choice选择；position形式，位置。C项符合语境。8A.reaching out Bliving upCgetting on Dgoing back答案：
30、D。前文提到过作者在一家饭店享有了10年的专业歌手生涯，结合本句中to singing in restaurants可知，作者打算再回(going back)饭店唱歌。reach out 伸出； live up快乐生活；get on进展 ；出人头地 ; 登(车)；上(马) ；go back回到，回去。9A.recognized BinterviewedCfound Dinvited答案：A。根据上下文可知，作者一家人是音乐家，所以她来到当地一家音乐器材店时就被认出了(recognize)。 recognize认出，识别 ; 正式承认；认可 ；interview 面试，采访；find 发现； i
31、nvite邀请。10A.money BtimeCenergy Dknowledge答案：A。由前句I knew that discs were very expensive(唱片昂贵)可知，作者在此说自己没有多少钱(money)。11A.thus BonceCseldom Doften答案：D。而且作者觉得一张唱片常常(often)仅三四张对她来说有实际(actually)用处。thus所以； once 曾经，一旦； seldom 很少； often常常。12A.actually BhardlyCnearly Dformerly答案：A。actually实际上，事实上； hardly 几乎不；
32、 nearly 几乎 ; formerly以前，从前。根据上下文可知A项正确。13A.job BfamilyCidea Doffer答案：C。作者向店主表明了来意。job工作；family 家，家庭；idea想法，念头； offer提供，提议。C项符合题意。14A.face BviewClook Dsight答案：C。作者表明了来意时，店主深思地看了她一会儿。face脸，面部；view视野，视域；look看，脸色；眼神；表情； sight视力；景色。C项正确。15A.over BalongCtowards Dthrough答案：D。然后店主领着作者穿过(through)拥挤的商店来到放着一大堆
33、专业卡拉OK 盒子的长凳旁。over在之上，在正上方 ；(覆盖)在上面 ; 越过(带有弧度的事物); along 沿着； towards 朝着； through穿过(空间)。16A.unhappily BlovinglyCpitifully Dgratefully答案：B。unhappily 不高兴地；lovingly钟爱地；深情地; pitifully可怜地；gratefully感激地，感谢地。根据上下文可知B项正确。17A.pick BturnCrole Dstep答案：A。店主告诉作者选出自己最喜欢的歌曲，然后他为她录制。pick选择(权); turn转动，旋转 ; 转向，转弯；折回；次
34、序；顺序；role 角色，作用；step步骤。A项符合语境。18A.had to cry Bought to cryCshould have cried Dcould have cried答案：D。A不得不哭；B应该哭；C本来应该哭；D可能感动得要哭了。根据语境可知D项正确。19A.more Bthe onesCfew Dthe rest答案：B。谢过店主之后，作者听了所有的歌，然后选出了她能唱的那些歌(the ones)。20A.courage BdevotionCkindness Dtrust答案：C。本文是关于一位残疾人在热心人的帮助下重新开始自己心爱的歌唱事业的情感故事。courage 勇气； devotion 投入；奉献；热忱 ; kindness 好心；善良，亲切；仁慈，友好行为，和蔼 ; trust信任。根据上下文不难看出C项正确。
