1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家2014高考英语完形填空基础极品训练题（12）及答案完形填空-BOne of the political issues that is heard a lot about in the States lately is campaign（竞选）finance reform（改革）. The people who are 1 for reform usually want the 2 to pay for campaigns and/or limit the amount of money that candidates（候选人）and their 3 can s
2、pend.One reason that reform is called for is that it costs so much to 4 for political office. Candidates have to spend a great deal of time and effort 5 money. The incumbents (those already in office) have less time to do chief jobs since they must 6 so many money raising events.Another 7 is the fea
3、r that candidates will be owned or 8 by the “special interest groups” that give money to their campaigns. Sometimes this certainly seems to be the 9 .On the 10 side are those who say that it doesnt mean its really 11 just because you call something “reform”. They argue that the right to freedom of s
4、peech is 12 if the government can limit anyones ability to get his or her message out to the people.If one person or a group of people want to tell the 13 what they think about an issue or candidate, they have to buy14 on TV, radio, and in newspapers and magazines. They might want to put up advertis
5、ements along highways and on websites. All this costs a lot of15 .Those against laws that control or limit spending say that you dont really have freedom of 16 or freedom of the press if you cant get your message out. They say the government should never be able to control 17 discussions. They belie
6、ve that this is most important when the voters are about to make 18 .What do you think about this 19 ? Listen to what the candidates for national office have to say. Which candidates 20 the most sense to you?( ) 1AwaitingBcallingCstandingDpreparing( ) 2AgovernmentBpresidentCcandidatesDcitizens( ) 3A
7、leadersBbossesCsupportersDstates( ) 4ApayBcompeteCwaitDwork( ) 5AraisingBearningCgivingDgetting( ) 6AnoticeBreportCguardDattend( ) 7AeventBcostCreasonDoffice( ) 8AencouragedBforcedCcontrolledDordered( ) 9AjokeBpurposeCcaseDexample( ) 10AotherBsameCanotherDdifferent( ) 11AworseBbetterCeasierDharder(
8、) 12AmeaninglessBunimportantCunnecessaryDimpossible( ) 13AreportersBtruthCstoryDpublic( ) 14AtimeBcopies CrightsDadvertising( ) 15AenergyBeffortCtimeDmoney( ) 16AargumentBopinionCspeechDelection( ) 17AcommonBpoliticalCgeneralDspecial( ) 18AprofitBtroubleCplansDdecisions( ) 19AquarrelBproblemCissueDa
9、ffair( ) 20AfindBmakeCcreateDproduce答案解析 1.【答案】B【解析】根据第二段第一句话可得知答案。call for号召。2.【答案】A【解析】根据下文支持改革和持反对意见的人的观点及其原因可知答案。3.【答案】C【解析】根据常识可知，西方国家每次竞选，候选人及其支持者都会花大量的钱进行宣传。4.【答案】B【解析】候选人及其支持者花费如此多的钱就是为了竞争政府的某个职位。5.【答案】A【解析】raise money募集资金。竞选者要竞选成功，得需要大量的资金用于宣传。因此竞选之前要想方设法募集资金。根据后一句中的money raising events也可得知
10、答案。6.【答案】D【解析】候选人在募集资金的过程中会出现很多问题，出现问题政府工作人员就要进行协调，他们可能因为解决这些问题而无暇顾及自己的主要工作。attend此处为负责，处理。7.【答案】C【解析】上文提到了改革的一个原因，本段是解释另一个原因。8.【答案】C【解析】own与control同义，控制。9.【答案】C【解析】case情况。本段解释的是一些人主张改革的原因，是担心候选人因为钱而受到某个组织的控制。他们之所以担心是因为有时候情况就是这样。10.【答案】A【解析】上文所列举的是一些人主张改革的原因。本句起承上启下的作用，引出站在另一方立场上的人的观点及其原因。11.【答案】B【解
11、析】本句句意为：你称呼某些东西为改革，而改革未必就是好的。12.【答案】A【解析】如果政府能限制人对外界进行宣传，那么人的言论自由权就变的名存实亡，毫无意义了。13.【答案】D【解析】联系上文及常识可知，如果要想竞选成功，候选人或某个组织必须对公众进行宣传，获得群众的支持和选票。14.【答案】D【解析】结合句意及常识可知，要想宣传自己的观点或看法，必须在媒体上大肆宣传，而宣传的主要途径就是广告。15.【答案】D【解析】要想在媒体上宣传，必须做大量的广告，而广告势必需要大量的资金做后盾。16.【答案】C【解析】根据第四段最后一句话可得知答案。17.【答案】B【解析】本篇介绍的是关于候选人所用奖金
12、的改革问题，都是关于政治方面的问题。反对人士认为政府不能限制人的言论自由，不能限制人们在政治方面的谈论自由。18.【答案】D【解析】本句与上一句为递进关系。意为：政府更不能干涉人们决定赞成哪位候选人。19.【答案】C【解析】本句为本段的总结句，与第一段首句相对应。20.【答案】B【解析】make sense有意义，有道理。完形填空-AEvery country has its own culture.Even though each country uses doors. .Doors many have 1 functions and purposes which lead to 2 dif
13、ferences. When I first came to America, I noticed that a public building had two different 3 and they had distinct functions. You have to push the door with the word “PUSH” to go out of the building and to pull the door with the word “PULL” to 4 the building. This was new to me, because we use the 5
14、 door in south Korea. For quite a few times I failed to go out of a shopping centre and was embarrassed.The way of using school bus doors was also 6 to me .I used to take the school bus to classes. The school decided that when the driver opened both the front and back doors, 7 who were getting off t
15、he bus should get off first , and students who were getting on should get on 8 . In south Korea, we do not need to wait for people to get off. One morning, I hurried to the bus, and when the bus doors opened, I 9 _tried to get on the school bus through the front door. All the students around looked
16、at me, I was totally 10 ,and my face went red.( ) 1. A. different B. important C. practical D. unusual答案：C试题分析：从“lead to 22 differences”可判断“不同功能导致-不同”高考考点：考查形容词温馨提示：A 不同的B 重要的C 实践的D不寻常的( ) 2. A. national B. embarrassing C. cultural D. amazing答案：C试题分析：从开头总括句“Every country has its own culture.”高考考点：考查
17、形容词温馨提示：A 国家的B 尴尬的C文化的 D惊奇的( ) 3. A. exits B. entrances C. signs D. doors答案：C试题分析：从下文“push the door with the word “PUSH”和 “pull the door with the word “PULL” 及 two different 可知高考考点：考察名词温馨提示：A 出口B 入口C标志 D 门( ) 4.A.enter B. leave C. open D. close答案：A试题分析：从上文“push the door with the word “PUSH” to go ou
18、t of the building”可知“the door with the word “PULL”是相反的高考考点：考查名词温馨提示：A 进入B 离开C打开 D 关闭( ) 5. A. main B. same C. front D. back答案：B试题分析：由上文 “came to America”, “This was new to me” 原因是在南韩和美国不同高考考点：考查形容词温馨提示：A 重要的B 相同的C前面的 D 后面的( ) 6.A.annoying B. hard C. satisfying D. strange答案：D试题分析：由上文第三段知：公共建筑门的使用方式不同
19、，使作者感到尴尬可知：下文的巴士门对作者来说也是陌生的高考考点：考查形容词温馨提示：A讨厌的 B畏难的 C满意的 D陌生的( ) 7.A.parents B. students C. teachers D. drivers答案：B试题分析：由下文的并列句“students who were getting on 。”可以知道高考考点：考查名词温馨提示：A 父母B学生 C老师 D司机( ) 8.A.sooner B. later C. faster D. earlier答案：B试题分析：由上文并列句 “who were getting off the bus should get off fir
20、st,” 可知高考考点：考查形容词比较温馨提示：A 很快B 较晚C 较快D 较早( ) 9.A.politely B. patiently C. unconsciously D. slowly答案：C试题分析：由上文 “In south Korea, we do not need to wait for people to get off” 可知作者在生活中已经养成了习惯，由生活常识知道，到美国后，就无意识的遵循以往的习惯。高考考点：考查副词温馨提示：A 礼貌地B 耐心地C 无意思地D 慢慢地( ) 10.A.embarrassed B. annoyed C. unsatisfied D. e
21、xcited答案：A试题分析：由下文 “my face went red.” 及 “For quite a few times I failed to go out of a shopping centre and was embarrassed.” 可知答案应是A高考考点：考查形容词温馨提示：A 尴尬的B 恼怒的C 不满意的D 兴奋的完形填空-ATwelve years ago, my mother gave birth to the most beautiful girl. 1 , we were later given the 2 that this little girl, who w
22、as three and a half months old, would only have 14 days on earth. Its hard to understand what kind of 3 you have when you find out that youre 4 something that you dont even know.As time went on, the number of days kept growing, which gave us 5 . When the doctors said that we could take her home, tha
23、t was 6 reality hit. We had no 7 .I am from a small town with 8 hospitals, but when you dont have money, you just dont have it. My mother tried for days to get the money, but nothing 9 each time. A caseworker(社会工作者) was even doing her best. Its 10 that it almost felt as if we had to 11 a baby from t
24、he hospital.One day the caseworker walked into her bosss office to 12 again. As she walked out, 13 down yet again, out of nowhere a man walked up to her. He 14 her a handful of money and said, “Please give this to the lady in 15 , so she can take her daughter home.” She looked down at her hand with
25、tears in her eyes. As she looked back up to thank him, he was 16 . They searched all over that hospital and he was no where to be 17 .Thanks to the guy that I will 18 know, we could take home that 19 baby girl that was only given 14 days to live, and celebrated her 12th birthday yesterday. I am grat
26、eful to this man and feel that his act of 20 should be shared with everyone.(B)1. A. BesidesB. However C. OtherwiseD. Therefore(D)2. A. ideaB. orderC. point D. news(B)3. A. characterB. feeling C. habitD. friendship(B)4. A. wastingB. losing C. explainingD. gaining(C)5. A. troubleB. freedomC. hopeD. i
27、nformation(D)6. A. howB. whereC. whetherD. when(A)7. A. money B. knowledgeC. shelterD. car(C)8. A. modernB. largeC. smallD. good(B)9. A. set upB. came upC. made up D. gave up(C)10. A. interestingB. necessaryC. sadD. impossible(D)11. A. saveB. protectC. visitD. buy(B)12. A. apologizeB. tryC. research
28、D. interview(B)13. A. movedB. letC. kneltD. fell(B)14. A. tookB. handedC. paidD. lent(D)15. A. dangerB. advanceC. rewardD. need(B)16. A. shyB. goneC. disappointedD. proud(C)17. A. avoidedB. persuadedC. foundD. stopped(B)18. A. evenB. neverC. almostD. still(C)19. A. nervousB. naughtyC. beautifulD. da
29、ngerous(B)20. A. courageB. kindnessC. gentlenessD. politeness【解析】B。考查句子间的逻辑关系。此处是转折关系。【解析】D。考查语境中名词的辨析。That 引导的是同位语从句，根据句意可知此处是噩耗之意。【解析】B。考查逻辑推理。作者的小妹妹非常漂亮，这本是好事，可是医生突然宣布死神将很快夺走她的生命，这种“感觉”难以理解。【解析】B。考查上下文暗示。根据医生透露的消息可知，小妹妹只能存活14天，全家会很快“失去”她。【解析】C。考查生活常识。第一段提到小妹妹只能活14天，而此处提到随着时间的推移她的存活时间不断延长，这显然给了全家“
30、希望”。【解析】D。考查逻辑推理。联系上下文便知用when,其它三项均不适合。【解析】A。【解析】C。考查逻辑推理。【解析】B。考查短语搭配。come up 此处是“发生”之意。【解析】C。考查逻辑推理。作者的母亲为了筹钱东奔西走，结果总是空手而归；社会工作者虽然竭尽全力，仍然无能为力。这种现实让人感到十分“悲伤”。【解析】D。考查逻辑推理。作者一家人为了带回家需要千方百计四处筹钱，可是没有任何结果。这几乎让作者一家人感到好像是从医院“购买”孩子一样。【解析】B。考查上下文暗示。【解析】B。考查逻辑推理。此处的let sb. down表示“使人失望”。【解析】B。考查逻辑推理。根据下文的内容可知这位神秘的男士想帮助作者一家人渡过难关，所以把钱“递”给社会工作者，让她转交给作者的母亲。【解析】D。考查短语搭配。【解析】B。考查逻辑推理。根据下一句内容可知，当这个社会工作者去感谢他时，他已经走了。【解析】C。考查上下文的暗示。他们找遍了整个医院，都没“发现”他。【解析】B。考查逻辑推理。【解析】C。考查上下文对照。此处与第一段第一句中的the most beautiful little girl相呼应。【解析】B。考查语篇理解。男士是替别人着想，为别人排忧解难，这是“善良”的行为。- 10 - 版权所有高考资源网