1、2014高考英语完形填空基础练习精品题（46）及答案扫荡狂练：完形填空夹叙夹议47.It was the end of my first day as a waitress in a busy New York restaurant. My cap had gone away, and my feet1. The loaded plates I carried2to be heavier and heavier. Tired and discouraged, I didnt seem able to do anything3. As I made out a check for a famil
2、y with several children who had changed their ice-cream4a dozen times, I was ready to stop. Then the father5at me as he handed me my tip. “Well done,” he said, “youve6us really well.” Suddenly my tiredness7. I smiled back, and later, when the manager asked me how Id like my first day, I said, “8!”Th
3、ose few words of praise had9everything. Praise is like10to the human spirit; we cannot flower and grow without it. And11, while most of us are only too12to apply the cold wind of criticism to others, we are13to give our fellows the warm sunshine of praise. Why one word of praise can bring such14?Its
4、 strange how hesitant we are about praising. Perhaps its15few of us know how to accept it. Its16rewarding to give praise in areas in which efforts generally go17. An artist gets praised for a glorious picture, a cook for a18meal. But have you ever told your laundry manager how19you are when the shir
5、ts are done just right? In fact, to give praise20the giver nothing but a moments thought and a moments effort.1. A. restedB. hurtC. brokeD.slipped2. A. remainedB. lookedC. seemedD. appeared3. A. newB. specialC. nervousD. right4. A. orderB. priceC. materialD.chire5. A. staredB. smiledC. glancedD. yel
6、led6. A. called onB. looked afterC. passed byD. thought of7. A. arrivedB. continuedC. disappeared D. developed8. A. OhB. WellC. FineD.Terrible9. A. madeB. changedC. foundD. improved10. A. coolness B. warmthC. snowD. sunlight11. A. thenB. thusC. thereforeD. yet12. A. readyB. doubtful C.satisfiedD. di
7、sappointed13. A. unableB. unwillingC. likelyD. anxious14. A. attentionB. choiceC. pleasureD. difficulty15. A. becauseB. whenC. what D. where16. A. finallyB. especiallyC. sillyD. Fortunately17. A. unnoticedB. unpunishedC. unattendedD. unbalanced18. A. dailyB. lightC. perfectD. poor19. A. pleasedB. te
8、rrifiedC. embarrassedD. surprised20. A. addsB. leavesC. offersD. costs参考答案47.BCDABBCCBDDABCABACAD： A The Child Ego StateThe Child ego state is a set of behaviors, thoughts and feelings which are replayed from our own childhood.Perhaps the boss calls us into his or her office, we may immediately get
9、a churning in our stomach and wonder what we have done wrong. If this were explored we might remember the time the head teacher called us in to tell us off. Of course, not everything in the Child ego state is negative. We might go into someones house and smell a lovely smell and remember our grandmo
10、thers house when we were little, and all the same warm feelings we had at six years of age may come flooding back.The Child ego states are constantly being updated. For example, we may meet someone who gives us the permission we needed as a child, and did not get, to be fun and joyous. We may well u
11、se that person in our imagination when we are stressed to resist our old ways of thinking that we must work longer and longer hours to keep up with everything. We might ask ourselves “I wonder what X would say now.” Then on hearing the new permissions to relax and take some time out, do just that an
12、d then return to the work renewed and ready for the challenge. Afterwards, rather than blaming ourselves for what we did or did not do, what tends to happen is that we automatically start to give ourselves new permissions and take care of ourselves.Alternatively, we might have had an extremely unple
13、asant experience yesterday which goes into the Child ego state as an antique memory that stands in the way of our growth. Positive experiences will also go into the Child ego state as antique memories. The positive experiences can then be drawn on to remind us that positive things do happen. The pro
14、cess of analyzing personality in terms of ego states is called structural analysis. It is important to remember that ego states do not have an existence of their own. They are concepts to enable understanding. Therefore it is important to say “I want some fun” rather than “My Child wants some fun.”
15、We may be in our Child ego state when we say this, but saying “I” reminds us to take responsibility for our actions. 1. The writer uses two examples in Paragraph 2 in order to _.A. support the idea in Paragraph 1 B. explain why we become nervous C. prove the Child ego state is negative D. introduce
16、the point of Paragraph 3 2. By asking “I wonder what X would say now”, we intend to _. A. blame ourselves B. accept challenges C. keep up with everything D. avoid stress 3. According to the passage, the Child ego state _. A. shows ones wisdom B. influences ones actions C. limits ones thoughts D. exi
17、sts in ones childhood4. The underlined word “this” in the last paragraph refers to _. A. structural analysis B. “My Child wants some fun” C. the Child ego state D. “I want some fun”【参考答案】1-4. ADBD 扫荡狂练：完形填空夹叙夹议48.Growing rootsWhen I was growing up, I had an old neighbor named Dr Gibbs. He didnt look
18、 like any doctor Id1known. When Dr Gibbs wasnt2lives, he was planting trees.The good doctor had some interesting theories3planting trees. He believed in“No pains, no gains”. He never4his new trees, which was5many people. Once I6why. He answered that watering plants spoiled them, and that if you wate
19、r them, each following tree generation will grow7. So you have to make things8for them. He talked about how watering trees9shallow roots, and how trees that werent watered had to grow deep roots in10of water. I took him to mean that deep roots were to be11. I planted a couple of trees a few years ba
20、ck and I took good care of them. Two years of devotion has12trees that expect to be waited on hand and foot. Whenever a cold wind blows, they13and tremble their branches. Funny things about those trees of Dr Gibbs. The lack of water seemed to14them in ways comfort and ease never15.I used to pray for
21、 my sons that their lives will be16. But lately Ive been thinking that its time to change my17. I know my children are going to meet18, and Im praying they will be strong. The prayer for comfort is19met. What we need to do is to pray for deep roots, so when the winds blow, we wont be20away.1. A. eve
22、nB. everC. neverD. hardly2. A. takingB. makingC. enjoyingD. saving3. A. dealingB. coveringC. concerningD. considering4. A. wateredB. spoiledC. lovedD. cared5. A. againstB. beyondC. withinD. from6. A. wonderedB. askedC. wanderedD. guessed7. A. weaker and weakerB. stronger and strongerC. taller and ta
23、llerD. happier and happier8. A. easyB. comfortableC. toughD. wonderful9. A. made forB. made outC. brought downD. brought up10. A. chargeB. favorC. caseD. search11. A. treasuredB. challengedC. respectedD. liked12. A. resulted inB. resulted fromC. grown upD. grown into13. A. danceB. shakeC. spreadD. s
24、tretch14. A. harmB. raiseC. benefitD. hurt15. A. couldB. mightC. shouldD. must16. A. hardB. sweetC. rewardingD. easy17. A. mindB. thoughtC. ideaD. prayer18. A. hardshipB. tragedyC. disasterD. needs19. A. neverB. seldomC. alwaysD. often20. A. givenB. turnedC. letD. swept参考答案48.BBCABBACDDAABCADDAAD：Th
25、e Cave Crawler mining robotWhy do human beings still risk their lives under ground and doing one of the dirtiest and most dangerous jobs in the world? Its an increasingly urgent question,given the recent high-profile(引人注目的)mining accidents in Sago, W. Va., and Huntington, Utah. A small group of engi
26、neers and robotics experts envision(展望)a day in the not-too-distant future when robots and other technology do most of the dangerous mining work.One of the first mining robots was developed five years ago at Carnegie-Mellon Universitys Robotics Institute. It was called Groundhog and it looked like a
27、 golf cart. It used lasers to “see” in dark tunnels and map abandoned minessome of the most dangerous work in the business. The latest prototype is called Cave Crawler. Its a bit smaller than Groundhog, and even more advanced. It can take photos and video and has sensors mounted that can detect the
28、presence of dangerous gases. Incredibly, the robot has a real sense of logic. If it comes across an obstacle it gets momentarily confused, it has to think through the process and where to go next, and sometimes it throws a fit just like a real person. The biggest obstacle, though, is cost. The origi
29、nal research project was federally funded, but that money has dried up, and its not clear where future funding will come from. Partly for that reason, and partly because of advances in safety, mining is not nearly as dangerous as it was in the past. Since 1990, fatalities have declined by 67 percent
30、, and injuries by 51 percent, according to the National Mining Association.Some experts predict that robots in mines will serve much of the same function that they do in the automotive industry. The robots do the most repetitive and dangerous jobs, but dont eliminate the need for human workers. 5.Th
31、e latest robot is more advanced than Groundhog mainly because . A. it can map abandoned mines B. the robot has a real sense of logic C. it can see in the dark tunnel D. its a bit smaller than Groundhog6.We can infer from the last paragraph that . A. the mine robots will have a very bright future B.
32、robots in mines will serve much in the automotive industry C. there will be no need for human workers in mines D. robots in mines have a long way to go7. Which of the following can be the best title of this passage?A. High-profile mining accidents in America. B. The development of robot.C. Could rob
33、ots replace humans in mines?D. Cave Crawler, the latest robot.参考答案 5-7. BAC任务型阅读 请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的单词。注意：每空格1个单词。Parents can help their seventh and eighth grade students stand out in and out of their English classroom by introducing them to newspapers. Newspapers not only offer infor
34、mation on current events, but they can also be used to test your childs knowledge of grammar, vocabulary, and more. Who, What, Where, When, Why, and HowHave your child read the first couple of paragraphs of a news story. Ask them to write down all of the important facts, such as who, what, where, wh
35、en, why and how. This helps parents to see if their children comprehend the basic facts and information they read. GrammarParents can monitor a childs understanding of grammatical parts of speech (词性) without a grammar textbook. Ask your child to read a paragraph in an article and then list a specif
36、ic number of nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, pronouns, prepositions and the like, which serves more of a test of their grammatical knowledge. Encourage them to list each of these parts of speech in a paragraph. Then, reread the paragraph to see if they missed anything. PersuasionAsk your child to
37、 select an advertisement from the newspaper. Have them investigate how specific words or phrases influence their feelings about a particular product. Then, encourage them to create an advertisement of their own for an item they do not like. Tell them not to show their true feelings and try to make p
38、eople want to buy this unwanted item. After that, ask them to list the persuasive techniques used in their ad. Facts vs OpinionsSelect an editorial for your middle schooler to read. Have your child divide a piece of paper into two columns, one marked fact, and the other marked opinion. Have your stu
39、dent decide which column it fits under. This will help your child better understand facts versus opinions. Another related exercise is responding to an editorial. Encourage your child to write letters to the editor or responses to editorials or other articles. Before your child sends his or her lett
40、er, check the opinion section to see what requirements there are. Headlines and Synonyms (同义词)Ask your middle schooler to rewrite a couple of headlines using the synonyms of the original words. Compare the headlines. Do the original versions or the rewrites sound better? This is a great exercise to
41、help students learn synonyms and expand their vocabulary. If you find your seventh or eighth grade child is struggling with these newspaper activities, it may be an indicator that they have fallen behind in their reading skills. These activities were designed with a seventh or eighth grader in mind;
42、 therefore, while they are educational, they should be more of reinforcement (增强) instead of a major reading challenge. OutlineSupporting detailsAn approach to learning 1 students in seventh and eighth grades to newspapers can be helpful in learning English.Newspaper 2 Ask students to read the first
43、 paragraphs of a news story and write down the important and 3 facts to see if they can understand them. Have students read an article and list different parts of speech to improve their understanding of 4 . Select an ad and ask students to find the persuasive expressions 5 in it, and then create th
44、eir own ad for a product they dislike. Select an editorial and have students 6 between facts and opinions. After that encourage them to write a 7 to an editorial. Ask students to write a few synonyms and compare them with the 8 headlines to help them with their vocabulary expansion.Possible results
45、It may 9 that a child is poor at reading if he or she has 10 with these activities. These activities, designed for special graders, can not be used as a major reading challenge.任务型：1. Introducing 2. activities 3. basic 4. grammar 5. used 6. distinguish 7. response / reply8. original 9. indicate / show 10. difficulty / trouble
