1、2014高考英语突破完形填空训练(20)及答案 .完形填空Words:280难度系数:建议用时:15分钟Two years ago,I donated my kidney (肾) to my brother.I considered it a complete lifechanging experience,not only for the two of us _1_ for the entire family.We ended up _2_ from surgery (外科手术) at a friends home in Baton Rouge,LA.His _3_ to us was un
2、forgettable.We had received so many _4_.We had gotten food donation from so many people who _5_ us something beyond physical comfort.Now my brother is _6_ on his feet.Last April he _7_ to give back to the community by raising _8_ for the Medical Association through cycling 180 miles from Houston to
3、Austin.I felt greatly moved,tears in eyes,_9_ that my kidney gave him a second chance in life and that he is now living beyond what he imagined _10_ to be.Recently,our mother suffered from breast cancer._11_ she was the one who took care of me and my brother,we wanted to do something in her _12_.My
4、brother,my sister and I are going to _13_ next year for the Cancer Society,_14_ my brother and I will be joining in the half marathon in honor of our mother and this will be our good _15_ to be kidney donation advocates as well.We _16_ during the surgery that several thousands die from kidney diseas
5、es every year.Patients would be on the _17_ list for kidney donation and end up in death because of the _18_ of kidney donors.If my brother and I can _19_ others to do the same thing I did,maybe more lives will be saved._20_ only I had more kidneys,I would do it again for other people.【解题导语】作者的哥哥生病时
6、,他们一家得到了社会的关爱。身体恢复后,作者和他的家人以他们的实际行动来回报社会。1A.andBbutCso Dor解析:选B。考查not only.but(also).结构。这里指不仅仅是为了“我们”,而且是为了“我们”整个家庭。2A.rebuilding Breusing Crecovering Dreserving解析:选C。“我们”住在一个朋友家里,身体恢复了(recover)。其他选项都不符合语意。3A.kindness BcourageCpower Dmanners解析:选A。从上下文可知,朋友对“我们”非常好,他的友好(kindness)“我们”永远也忘不了。4A.friends
7、 BpeopleCpatients Ddoctors解析:选B。从上下文可知,“我们”接待了很多人(people),这其中有认识的和不认识的,所以不能选friends,也不一定是patients或者doctors,而是指不同的人,所以用people。5A.devoted BcontributedCdelivered Dgave解析:选D。这些人给了“我们”物质上的东西,也给了(give)“我们”远超过物质的安慰。6A.past BdownCback Dup解析:选C。从上下文可知,此处表示“我哥哥身体已经恢复”。7A.decided BurgedCdemanded Dinsisted解析:选A
8、。从下文可知,“我”哥哥决定(decide)通过骑车180英里(从休斯敦到奥斯汀)来为医学联合会筹款(money),从而回报社会。8A.strength BnewsCadvantages Dmoney解析:选D。解析参见7题。9A.knowing BexpectingChoping Dreporting解析:选A。“我”被哥哥的这种行为深深感动,饱含泪水,“我”知道(know)“我”的肾给了他第二次生命,他现在过着的生活(life)远远超出他的想象。expect“期待”;hope“希望”;report“报道”,都不符合语意。10A.future BlifeCsuccess Dluck解析:选B
9、。解析参见第9题。11A.If BThoughCBecause DBefore解析:选C。从上下文可知,此处表示原因,所以用because。因为“我”的母亲是照顾“我”和哥哥的亲人,所以“我们”想做些事情以表示对她的敬意(in ones honor)。12A.place BjobChealth Dhonor解析:选D。固定词组in ones honor表示“向表示敬意”。其他选项都不符合语意。13A.run BstudyCcheer Dfight解析:选A。根据上下文语境可知此处应选A。14A.as BwhenCwhile Dhowever解析:选C。while在这里表示对比和参照,可解释为“
10、与此同时”。15A.signal BpleasureCdecision Dchance解析:选D。“我”和哥哥要参加半程马拉松比赛,这也是一次宣传捐肾活动的好机会(chance)。16A.figured out Bfound outClearned from Dlooked into解析:选B。我们发现(find out)每年有成千上万人死于肾病。figure out表示“算出,想出”;learn from表示“从学到”;look into表示“调查”。17A.working BwaitingCsending Dgrowing解析:选B。从上下文可知,很多病人都排队等着(wait)有人来捐献肾
11、脏,但是由于捐献者的缺乏(lack),很多人不得不面对死亡。18A.delay BcommonClack Dhelp解析:选C。解析参见17题。19A.encourage BsupportCorder Daffect解析:选A。如果“我”和哥哥能够鼓励(encourage)别人像“我”一样(捐献肾脏的话),也许会有更多的人获救。20A.But BNotCJust DIf解析:选D。if only表示“要是就好了”,语意表示“要是我有更多的肾脏,我将会再一次捐献给别人”。*结束完形填空、解题技巧(1)完形填空是同学们失分率较高的一个题型,有的同学甚至不敢做完形填空。其实,此题虽难,却有章可循,只
12、要我们掌握相应技巧,再辅以适当的训练,是完全可以攻克这个难题的。 技巧点拨完形填空的解题步骤(1)通读全文,理解大意:做题前,先跳过空格,快速浏览全文,着重感知文章大意。(2)上下联系,确定答案:确定答案时,必须瞻前顾后。利用生活常识、固定搭配、行文逻辑、具体语境帮助自己找到最佳答案。同时,学会避难就易,先填好简单的答案,再攻克难题,尽可能多拿分。(3)复读全文,验证答案:在选好所有答案后,必须重读全文,验证所选答案是否合乎逻辑、是否符合语境;同时检查有无遗漏之题。 活学活用阅读下面短文,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。When I was in prima
13、ry school,I got into a major argument with a boy in my class.I cant _1_what it was about,but I have never forgotten the _2_I learned that day.I was convinced that I was right and he was wrongand he was sure that I was wrong and he was right.The _3_decided to teach us a very important lesson.She brou
14、ght both of us up to the _4_ of the class and placed him on one side of her desk and me on _5_.In the middle of her desk was a large,round object.I could _6_see that it was black.She asked the boy what _7_the object was.“White,” he answered.I couldnt believe he said the object was white,_8_ it was o
15、bviously black!Another _9_started between my classmate and me,this time about the color of the object.The teacher told me to go stand where the boy was standing and told him to come stand where I had been.We changed places,and now she asked me what the color of the object was.I had to answer,“ _10_.
16、” It was an object with two _11_ colored sides,and from his side it was white._12_ from my side it was black.My teacher taught me a very important lesson that day:You must _13_ in the other persons shoes and look at the _14_ through their eyes in order to _15_ understand their view.1A.thinkBsupposeC
17、remind Dremember 2A.lesson BlectureCclass Dtext 3A.officer BteacherCdoctor Dparent 4A.back BfrontCmiddle Dside 5A.the other BanotherCother Dothers 6A.happily BfortunatelyCclearly Dnearly 7A.width BshapeCcolor Dsize 8A.when BunlessCuntil Dif 9A.fight BargumentCconversation Dgame 10A.black BwhiteCno c
18、olour Dblue11A.similarly BdifferentlyCbeautifully Dsurprisingly 12A.Still BSinceCOnly DAlso13A.seat BstandClie Dput 14A.situation Bmovement Ccondition Dbehaviour 15A.unexpectedly BsuddenlyCquietly Dtruly二、1解析:从下文的but I have never forgotten可知,我虽记不清为何争吵,但却忘不了由此得到的教训。答案:D2解析:从下文可知,这是我多年前得到的一个教训。答案:A3解析
19、:下文多次提到my teacher,所以应选B项。答案:B4解析:从下文的her desk可知,老师把我们带到讲桌边,讲桌应在教室前面,故B项最佳。答案:B5解析:从上文on one side of her desk可推知我站到那个同学对面,即讲桌的另一边,应是the other side。答案:A6解析:从下文obviously和文意可知,从我这边,很清晰地看到那是黑色,故选择clearly。答案:C7解析:从black和white可知,老师在问我们物体的颜色。答案:C8解析:从上下文可知,当(when)从我的一边看黑色时,我的同学看到的是白色,所以A项when符合文意。答案:A9解析:从文
20、意和上文的argument可知,我们不同意对方意见,又开始争吵。答案:B10解析:从上下文知道,站在对方的位置,物体为白色。答案:B11解析:由下文from his side it was white和from my side it was black可知,物体的两面颜色不同,故differently正确。答案:B12解析:still仍然;since 自以来,到现在;only可是、不过;also而且。通过上句,从他那面看,物体是白色,可是从我这面是黑色。只有only符合文意。 答案:C13解析:(be)in sbs shoes处于某人的境地。不及物动词stand代替了be在此表示动作。而put
21、、seat都是及物动词,之后应加上sb.,lie意思不符。答案:B14解析:situation局面,情况,局势;movement动作;condition状况;behaviour行为。只有situation最合适。答案:A15解析:通过上文可知,只有你自己处在别人的境况下,才真正理解别人,故D项truly合适。答案:D*结束(二十六)(西安地区八校联考)It was one of the happiest Saturday mornings I had spent with my daughter, Gigi. That was, until two strangers threw her in
22、to their car and sped away. It seemed like a bad dream.I could _1_ speak when the police questioned me. After that, the policeman asked me to go home to wait. My friend Gloria came to _2_ me. She took my hand and gave me _3_. It was a picture of a little girl _4_asleep in her bed, standing by the be
23、d was a tall, blond(金发的) _5_. We prayed and waited by the phone until sunset. The _6_ never rang. Suddenly,the front door swung open. I looked up and _7_. There stood Gigi. I cried, throwing my _8_ around her. Gigi said:“I was scared. We were going really fast on an old _9_ road Id never seen before
24、. But then a tall man walked out _10_ the car,and they ran off the road and hit a tree. Then the tall man _11_ the car door and pulled me out. He was really nice,and said I would be okay. I must have gone to _12_, because when I woke up it is in front of our house. He must have brought me home.” “Bu
25、t who.how did he know., where to bring you?”My voice broke. Gigi _13_ her head. Just then Gigi noticed Glorias picture. “Thats him!” she _14_ at the picture. “Mommy,thats the man who pulled me out of the car!” Gloria and I turned _15_.“Are you sure thats the man?” Gloria asked. “Yeah, thats him _16_
26、 that he didnt have wings,and he was wearing blue jeans.”Later that night, the police found the _17_ kidnappers. When questioned, the driver remembered turning away to _18_ hitting a tall blond man.Twenty years have gone by. We have never heard from any one claiming to have _19_Gigi. There have been
27、 no logical explanations for her _20_. But from that day on, I believe that all experiences, positive and negative, are given to us for our strengthening and learning.本文讲述了一个遭到劫持的小女孩被神奇解救的事。1A. hardly B. hard C. fully D. full答案:A。当警察询问我的时候,我几乎说不出话来。hardly几乎不。2A. sympathize B. support C. comfort D. c
28、alm答案:C。我的朋友Gloria前来安慰我。comfort安慰,使(痛苦等)缓和。3A. a map B. a picture C. a bag D. a book答案:B。她拉着我的手并且给了我一张照片。从下句中的It was a picture of a little girl可知答案。4A. healthy B. sound C. reliable D. reasonable答案:B。那是一张一个小女孩在她床上熟睡的照片。sound(指睡眠)酣的,香甜的,不中断的,(指睡觉的人)酣睡的:be a sound sleeper睡得很沉的人;a sound nights sleep睡一夜好
29、觉。5A. angel B. man C. maid D. servant答案:A。旁边站着一个高个子金发天使。从下文的空14,15,16处,尤其是空16处的“Yeah,thats him _16_ that he didnt have wings”可知答案。6A. phone B. door bell C. clock D. radio答案:A。我们在电话旁祈祷等待直到日落,电话一直没响。从上句中的We prayed and waited by the phone和本句中的rang可知答案。7A. yelled B. screamed C. whistled D. whispered答案:B
30、。突然,前门开了。看到Gigi站在那里“我”尖声叫了起来。按照常理和逻辑等待失踪女儿消息的母亲,看到女儿突然出现在面前会惊奇地高声尖叫。scream(因恐惧、痛苦或兴奋)尖声喊叫,喊出;yell“号叫,喊叫,叫喊”虽具有一定的干扰性,但不如scream更符合语境。8A. cheeks B. shoulders C. arms D. hands答案:C。我哭喊着,用双臂环住她。空后的around her就是暗示。9A. rocky B. smooth C. hard D. flat答案:A。从行文逻辑看,rocky最符合语境。空后的Id never seen before.也是暗示。10A. i
31、n back of B. at the bottom of C. on the top of D. in front of答案:D。in front of“在前面”,符合语境。11A. shut B. fastened C. opened D. loosened答案:C。然后,那个人打开车门并且把我拉了出来。12A. rest B. sleep C. break D. yawn答案:B。从空12后的woke up可知此处应为“睡着”。13A. shook B. nodded C. rolled D. trembled答案:A。听到“我”的问话,Gigi因为不知答案就摇了摇头。14A. refe
32、rred B. aimed C. pointed D. signaled答案:C。就在这时,Gigi注意到Gloria带给我的照片,她指着那张照片说“就是他!”point at指着。15A. sunburnt B. light C. weak D. pale答案:D。听了Gigi的话,Gloria和“我”脸色一下子变得煞白。16A. rather than B. including C. except D. other than答案:C。就是他,除了没有翅膀外一模一样,他还穿着蓝色的牛仔裤。17A. injured B. dead C. harmed D. hurt答案:A。那晚晚些时候警察发
33、现了受伤的绑架者。从空11后的they ran off the road and hit a tree.可推出答案。18A. stop B. avoid C. forbid D. keep答案:B。那位司机在被讯问的时候说他记得为避免撞上一个高个子金发男人把车打了转向。avoid躲开,避开,避免。19A. released B. relieved C. delivered D. rescued答案:D。我们到现在为止从来没有听到任何一个人声称救过Gigi。rescue援救,营救,救出。20A. escape B. breakout C. disappearance D. flow答案:A。迄今对Gigi怎样逃脱魔爪也没有符合逻辑的解释。escape(从监禁、管制中)逃脱,逃走。