1、江苏省沛县2016高考英语（二轮）完形填空基础选练（3）及答案【2015高考复习】完形填空It was the old ladys birthday.She got up early to be ready for the post.From the second floor flat she could see the postman when he came down the street，and a little boy，Johnnie，_1_her letters from the ground floor on the rare_2_when anything came.Today
2、she was sure there would be something.Myra_3_forget her mothers birthday，even if she_4_wrote at other times.Of course Myra was busy，but？_5_，Enid，the daughter the old lady loved most，died two years ago.Since then Myra had been to see her mother three times，but her husband，Harold，never.The old lady wa
3、s eighty today.She had put on her best dress.Perhapsperhaps Myra might come.After all，eighty was a_6_birthday，another decade lined or tolerated just as you chose to look at it._7_Myra did not come，she would send a present.The old lady was_8_of that.Two spots of colour_9_her cheeks.She was_10_like a
4、child.She would enjoy her day!Now，she stood by the window，_11_.The postman turned round the corner on his bicycle.Her heart beat_12_.Johnnie had seen him too and ran to the gate.Then clatter (咔嗒声)，clatter up the stairs.Johnnie knocked at her door.He had got her postfour envelopes.Three were unclosed
5、 cards from old friends.The fourth was closed，in Myras writing.The old lady felt a sharp pain of_13_.There was no parcel for her！Maybe the parcel was too large to come by letter post.That was it.It would come later by parcel post.She said to herself.She must be_14_.Almost_15_she tore the envelope op
6、en._16_in the card was a piece of paper.Written on the card was a message under the printed Happy BirthdayBuy yourself something nice with the_17_，Myra and Harold.The cheque moved quickly to and for in the air to the floor like a bird with a broken wing.Slowly the old lady_18_to pick it up.Her prese
7、nt！Her_19_present！With_20_fingers she tore it into little bits.【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了一个80岁老人在生日来临之际对自己唯一的亲人的殷殷期盼，但她最终盼来的确是一种无言的伤痛和失望。1.A.took awayBbrought upCmoved offDset down解析根据语境可知，此句是说老人把信件从“the ground floor”拿到“the second floor”。bring up意为“拿上来”，符合语境；take away意为“拿走，带走”，move off“意为“离开，出发”，set down意
8、为“记下，放下”，均不符合语境。答案B2A.occasionBopportunityCceremonyDanniversary解析根据语境可知，此处是指在特别的“场合”，与下文的other times作对比。occasion意为“场合”，符合语境；opportunity意为“机会”，ceremony意为“典礼，仪式”，anniversary意为“周年纪念日”，均不符合语境。答案A3A.mustntBmightntCwouldntDneednt解析根据语境可知，此处是指老人坚信女儿一定不会忘记自己的生日。表示“一定不会”时，应用wouldnt。答案C4A.occasionallyBalwaysC
9、almostDseldom解析根据下文可知，Myra由于工作繁忙，平常很少给妈妈写信。seldom意为“很少，不常”，符合语境；occasionally意为“偶尔，间或”，always意为“总是，一直”，almost意为“差不多，几乎”，均不符合语境。答案D5A.UnhappilyBUnfortunatelyCUnforgettablyDUnkindly解析根据常识可知，最爱的女儿Enid的离去自然是一件“不幸”的事情。unfortunately意为“不幸地”，符合语境；unhappily意为“不开心地”，unforgettably意为“令人难忘地”，unkindly意为“刻薄地，不客气地”，
10、均不符合语境。答案B6A.casualBremoteCspecialDconventional解析根据常识可知，“人生70古来稀”，80岁生日自然尤为“特别”。special意为“特别的”，符合语境；casual意为“随便的，临时的”，remote意为“遥远的，疏远的”，conventional意为“传统的，常见的”，均不符合语境。答案C7A.Even ifBSo thatCIn caseDNow that解析句意为：即使Myra不来，她也会送一份礼物。由句意可知，前后分句之间为一种让步关系，所以应用表示让步关系的连词even if，意为“即使”。答案A8A.proudBcapableCsur
11、eDafraid解析根据下文的描述可知，老人坚信她的女儿即便不来也会送她礼物。be sure of为固定短语，意为“坚信，确信”，符合语境。答案C9A.sharpenedBweakenedCwidenedDbrightened解析根据下文中的“She would enjoy her day！”可知，此处应指老人红光满面，面露喜 色。brighten意为“使闪亮，使快乐，使露喜色”，符合语境。答案D10A.excitedBalarmedCinspiredDsatisfied解析根据语境可知，老人此时兴奋得像个孩子。excited意为“兴奋的，激动的”，符合语境。答案A11A.thinkingBi
12、maginingCwelcomingDwatching解析根据上下文语境可知，此句是指老人久久地站在门口，期盼着礼物的到来。因此选watching最符合语境，意为“守望，眺望”。答案D12A.steadilyBwildlyCnervouslyDrandomly解析根据语境可知，此处应选wildly，该词是一种夸张的表达，旨在体现老人无法掩饰的、因迫切而慌乱激动的心情。答案B13A.discontentBlonelinessCdisappointmentDannoyance解析根据上下文语境可知，此句是指老人的心情由先前“狂乱的兴奋”跌之“沉重的失望”，是一种修辞上的对比。disappointm
13、ent意为“失望，沮丧”，符合语境。答案C14A.patientBanxiousCurgentDmild解析根据语境可知，此句是指老人自我解嘲、自我安慰的一种无奈的表达，同时也暗含着一丝苦涩的期盼，所以老人告诫自己还要“耐心一点儿”。patient意为“耐心的”，符合语境。答案A15A.immediatelyBcheerfullyCangrilyDunwillingly解析根据语境可知，此句是指老人对自己期盼的“礼物”非常失望，因此不愿意打开它。unwillingly意为“不情愿地，勉强地”，符合语境；immediately意为“立刻，马上”，cheerfully意为“高高兴兴地”，angri
14、ly意为“愤怒地”，均不符合语境。答案D16A.PinnedBFoldedCLinedDRoped解析根据下文的“a piece of paper”可知，此处应选fold，意为“折叠，合拢”，表示“在卡片里折了一张纸”。答案B17A.cardBbonusCchequeDcash解析根据下文中的“The cheque moved quickly”可知，此处应选cheque，意为“支票”，符合语境。答案C18A.bentBleanedCstruggledDstretched解析综合考虑老人此时的心情和神态可知，她拾起支票的姿势应该是“弯腰”。bend意为“弯腰，弯曲”，符合语境。lean意为“倾斜
15、，倚靠”；struggle意为“努力，挣扎”，是一个中性词汇，不能体现身体的姿势；stretch意为“伸展，延伸”，均不符合语境。答案A 19A.painfulBsadCexpensiveDlovely解析根据语境可知，此处应选lovely，表现的是一种强烈的讽刺效果，增强了语言的表现力。而painful，sad两词会使语言的色调索然无味，暗淡无光。答案D 20A.movingBtremblingCreactingDfreezing解析根据语境可知，当老人看到女儿给自己的礼物竟然是一张支票时，她感到既失望又痛心，所以应选trembling，意为“颤抖的，战栗的”，生动地表现了老人当时的心情和神
16、态；moving意为“动人的”，reacting意为“反应的”，freezing意为“冰冻的，严寒的”，均不符合语境。答案B。完形填空。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。In our discussion with people on how education can help them succeed in life, a woman remembered the first meeting of an introductory _1_ course about 20 years ago.The professor _2_ the l
17、ecture hall, placed upon his desk a large jar filled with dried beans (豆), and invited the students to _3_ how many beans the jar contained. After _4_ shouts of wildly wrong guesses the professor smiled a thin, dry smile, announced the _5_ answer, and went on saying, “You have just _6_ an important
18、lesson about science. That is：Never _7_ your own senses.”Twenty years later, the _8_ could guess what the professor had in mind. He _9_ himself, perhaps, as inviting his students to start an exciting _10_ into an unknown world invisible (无形的) to the _11_， which can be discovered only through scienti
19、fic _12_. But the seventeenyearold girl could not accept or even _13_ the invitation. She was just _14_ to understand the world. And she _15_ that her firsthand experience could be the _16_. The professor, however, said that it was _17_. He was taking away her only _18_ for knowing and was providing
20、 her with no subsitute (替代). “I remember feeling small and _19_，” the woman says, “and I did the only thing I could do. I _20_ the course that afternoon, and I havent gone near science since.”本文通过一节科学课，向人们显示了教育是如何帮助人们成功的，并且这堂课向学生显示了人们不能凭感觉做事，对于一些无形的东西，只能通过科学方法才能发现。1A.art BhistoryCscience Dmath答案：C。从
21、第二段第6空后可知，此处应填science。science course科学课。2A.searched for Blooked atCgot through Dmarched into答案：D。教授走进演讲大厅。search for寻找；look at看； get through完成，打通；march into走进。根据句意D项正确。3A.count BguessCreport Dwatch答案：B。教授让学生们猜猜缸里有多少豆子。count数；guess猜；report报告；watch看，观看，因为豆子装在缸里，同学们只有猜一下有多少。并且4空后出现了guess一词。4A.warning B
22、givingCturning away Dlistening to答案：D。根据上下文意思可知，同学们喊出答案，教授听到他们错误的猜测，而笑了。5A.ready BpossibleCcorrect Ddifficult答案：C。因同学们的答案错误，所以教授给出正确答案，correct与wrong相对。6A.learned BpreparedCtaught Dtaken答案：A。你们学到了关于科学的重要一课。learn.about.学会关于的知识。prepare准备；teach 教；take拿走。7A.lose BtrustCsharpen Dshow答案：B。根据上文可知，同学们凭感觉给出了错
23、误的答案，所以教授说：永远不要相信自己的感觉。lose失去；trust相信；sharpen变锋利；show显示。8A.lecturer BscientistCspeaker Dwoman答案：C。此处指上文提到the woman，也就是指说上面的人，因此填speaker。9A.described BrespectedCsaw Dserved答案：C。describe描述；respect尊敬；see看见；serve服务。当他鼓励他的学生对未知世界进行有趣的航行时，他自己看到了。10A.voyage BmovementCchange Drush答案：A。voyage航行；movement运动；ch
24、ange改变；rush冲刺。根据9空解析，A项正确。11A.professor BeyeCknowledge Dlight答案：B。未知世界对人眼来说是无形的，故B项正确。12A.model BsensesCspirit Dmethods答案：D。未知世界只有通过科学方法才能发现。model模型；sense感官，感觉；spirit精神；method方法。13A.hear BmakeCpresent Drefuse答案：A。17岁的女孩不能接受，甚至也不听他的激励。hear听；make成为；present呈现；refuse拒绝。14A.suggesting BbeginningCpretendi
25、ng Dwaiting答案：B。对于一个17岁的女孩来说，她只是刚刚开始理解这个世界。begin to do sth.开始干某事。15A.believed BdoubtedCproved Dexplained答案：A。她相信她的第一手经验就是对的。 believe相信；double怀疑；prove证明；explain解释。16A.growth BstrengthCfaith Dtruth答案：D。growth成长；strength力气；faith信仰；truth正确。根据15题的解释D项正确。17A.firm BinterestingCwrong Dacceptable答案：C。由howeve
26、r可知此处表转折，尽管她认为她的想法是对的，但是教授认为她的想法是不对的。firm坚定的；interesting有趣的；wrong错误的；acceptable可接受的。18A.task BtoolCsuccess Dconnection答案：B。从上文可知这个小女孩凭经验，凭感觉来了解世界，而教授认为不对，因此教授把她了解世界的途径、工具拿走了。19A.cruel BproudCfrightened Dbrave答案：C。根据下文可知，这个女孩再也没有听教授上课，表示教授的做法和观点使得她害怕了。cruel残酷的；proud自豪的；frightened害怕的；brave勇敢的。20A.dropped BstartedCpassed Dmissed答案：A。因为害怕，所以下午就没来上课。drop在此表示“辍学”。miss“错过”。