精英家教网 > 高中英语 > 题目详情

完形填空

Once before the Iranian revolution, the then President of the United States Jimmy Carter visited Iran.He held a   1   talk with the Shah(伊朗王), Pahlevi.As the Shah had an excellent   2   of English, no interpreters were needed for the occasion.However, the Shah spoke English with an accent which   3   a misunderstanding on a major question.But interestingly enough, Carter, being a   4  , also had his accent and so the misunderstanding turned into a   5   one.This is how it all happened.During their talk Carter   6   a certain African organization and asked the Shah to give an overall appraisal(评价)of it.The Shah didn't have a very   7   opinion of the organization as he found it beset(为……困扰)with many internal problems,   8   he used the word “impotent”(虚弱的)to describe it.The trouble was in   9   the word he put the stress on the   10   syllable and the word sounded like “important” to Carter.As it happened, Carter himself thought the organization was a very important one and he felt most pleased that their opinions   11  “coincide”.“Yes, I agree that the organization is indeed very important,” he   12   to the Shah.Now in his southern accent, the word “important” sounded very much like the word “impotent”, and the Shah   13   felt most pleased that the President agreed with him.Now of   14   the people present on the occasion, only the then US ambassador to Iran, Mr.Sullivan,   15   that it was a “double misunderstanding” as he knew the President's and the Shah's   16   opinions on that African organization and he was also   17   with both men's peculiar accents.  18   he didn't see it fit for him to put them wise   19   the matter so he kept his mouth shut.He cast a glance around the room to see if anyone else was   20   the joke with him and so the matter was allowed to pass.

(1)

[  ]

A.

formal

B.

free

C.

peace

D.

usual

(2)

[  ]

A.

taste

B.

idea

C.

command

D.

understanding

(3)

[  ]

A.

referred to

B.

owed to

C.

led to

D.

stuck to

(4)

[  ]

A.

southerner

B.

president

C.

gentleman

D.

politician

(5)

[  ]

A.

funny

B.

humorous

C.

serious

D.

double

(6)

[  ]

A.

questioned

B.

found

C.

added

D.

mentioned

(7)

[  ]

A.

clear

B.

high

C.

bad

D.

frank

(8)

[  ]

A.

but

B.

so

C.

and

D.

for

(9)

[  ]

A.

reading

B.

seeing

C.

pronouncing

D.

writing

(10)

[  ]

A.

former

B.

latter

C.

first

D.

second

(11)

[  ]

A.

should

B.

would

C.

could

D.

might

(12)

[  ]

A.

returned

B.

repeated

C.

shouted

D.

whispered

(13)

[  ]

A.

seldom

B.

hardly

C.

too

D.

never

(14)

[  ]

A.

any

B.

some

C.

both

D.

all

(15)

[  ]

A.

admitted

B.

realized

C.

recognized

D.

refused

(16)

[  ]

A.

different

B.

same

C.

strange

D.

tough

(17)

[  ]

A.

busy

B.

pleased

C.

familiar

D.

satisfied

(18)

[  ]

A.

Generally

B.

Nearly

C.

Mostly

D.

Naturally

(19)

[  ]

A.

to

B.

on

C.

for

D.

with

(20)

[  ]

A.

enjoying

B.

making

C.

denying

D.

listening to

答案:1.A;2.C;3.C;4.A;5.D;6.D;7.B;8.B;9.C;10.D;11.A;12.B;13.C;14.D;15.B;16.A;17.C;18.D;19.B;20.A;
解析:

(1)

根据下文的谈话所提到的内容可以得知是一次正式的(formal)谈话。

(2)

根据下句话提到的他不要口语翻译可知他的英语好,因此选C(掌握)

(3)

根据下文可知,他说英语的口音使得美国卡特总统在一个主要问题上产生(led to)了一个误解。

(4)

根据下文中提到的Now in his southern accent可知。

(5)

根据下文50空后提到的a double misunderstanding可知。

(6)

在他们的谈话中卡特总统提到某个非洲组织,并要求伊朗国王对此给出一个总体评价。

(7)

根据下文所提到的impotent一词可知,伊朗国王对此并不看好。

(8)

上下文因果关系。

(9)

由下文可知这是由于发音(pronouncing)所产生的误解。

(10)

根据important的发音可知。

(11)

should可以表示惊奇的语气,此处表示卡特总统认为伊朗国王的话出乎意料。

(12)

这是卡特总统对伊朗国王观点的回应。

(13)

二者都相互误解了,伊朗国王把important误当作impotent,所以也感到满意。

(14)

在场的所有人当中。

(15)

根据下文可知,只有时任美驻伊朗大使意识到二者都误解了。

(17)

根据上文可知,他之所以知道二者相互误解是因为他自己很清楚美国总统和伊朗国王对这个非洲组织的不同观点,并且他也很熟悉二者的口音。

(18)

根据下句so he kept his mouth shut可知,他自然清楚此时不宜让双方明白这个问题。

(19)

根据上文提到的on a major question可知。on表示“关于……,就……”的意思。

(20)

  解析:他扫视了屋里一圈看别人是否和他一样意识到这个笑话了。

  文章大意:美国前总统卡特和前伊朗国王在一次谈话中,由于二人的口音问题而使二者在一个问题上互相误解,都误认为对方说的刚好是自己的想法。这个误解被时任美驻伊大使发现,不过他很识趣,并没有点破。


练习册系列答案
相关习题

科目:高中英语 来源:贵州省期中题 题型:完形填空

完形填空

     Once a farmer had some puppies to sell. He painted a(n)  1   advertising the pups and set about nailing
it to a post on the edge of his
yard.  2   he was driving the last nail into the post, he felt a sudden pull on his trousers.He_3_down into
the eyes of a little boy.
     "Mister, "he said, "I want to buy one of your puppies."
     "Well, "said the farmer, as he rubbed the sweat off the back of his  4  , "these puppies come from fine
parents and  5   a good deal of money."
     The boy  6   his head for a moment. Then reaching deep into his pocket, he pulled out a handful of
  7   and held it up to the farmer. "I've got thirtynine cents. Is that enough to take a look?"
     "Sure, "said the farmer.
     And with that he  8   a whistle, "Here, Dolly!"he called.
       9    from the doghouse and down the road ran Dolly  10   by four little balls of fur. As the dogs made
their  11   to the fence, the little boy noticed something else moving inside the doghouse.  12   another
little ball appeared, this one noticeably smaller. The little pup began walking unsteadily toward the others,
d oing its best to  13  .
     "I want that one, "the little boy said,   14   at the runt (矮个子).
     The farmer knelt down at the boy's side and said, "Son, you  15   want that puppy. He will never be
able to  16    and play with you as other dogs would."
     With that the little boy   17   back from the fence, reached down, and began rolling up one leg of his
 18   . In doing so he showed a steel brace(支柱) running down both sides of his leg attaching itself to a
  19   made shoe. Looking back up at the farmer, he said, "You see, sir, I don't run too well myself, and
he will need someone who understands."
     The  20   is full of people who need someone who understands.
(     )1. A. sight
(     )2. A. Then  
(     )3. A. put
(     )4. A. nose  
(     )5. A. spend
(     )6. A. raised  
(     )7. A. notes
(     )8. A. let out
(     )9. A. Up  
(     )10. A. came
(     )11. A. step
(     )12. A. Quickly
(     )13. A. get up
(     )14. A. moving
(     )15. A. mustn’t
(     )16. A. run
(     )17. A. stepped
(     )18. A. clothes
(     )19. A. simply
(     )20. A. farm
B. paper  
B. Before
B. looked
B. neck  
B. spare
B. lifted
B. change
B. carried out
B. Over  
B. followed
B. way
B. Slowly
B. stand up
B. pointing
B.don’t
B. sit
B. talked
B. dresses
B. specially
B. country
C. information
C. As    
C. knelt  
C. head    
C. make    
C. fell    
C. sugar  
C. put out
C. Out  
C. went    
C. walk    
C. Oddly  
C. catch up  
C. calling
C. can’t
C. walk    
C. climbed
C. sweaters  
C. carefully
C. city    
D. sign      
D. After      
D. stared    
D. face      
D. cost      
D. dropped    
D. goods      
D. left out  
D. In        
D. caught    
D. drive      
D. Sadly      
D. move up    
D. turning    
  D. needn’t
D. stand      
D. fell      
D. trousers  
D. newly      
D. world      

查看答案和解析>>

科目:高中英语 来源:天津市期中题 题型:完形填空

完形填空
     Once there was a little boy who wanted to meet God. He knew it was a long trip to where God lived,
so he __1__his suitcase with food and water and he started his __2__.
     When he had gone about three blocks, he met an old woman. She was __3__in the park just staring at
some pigeons. The boy sat down next to her and opened his __4__. He was about to take a drink when he noticed that the old lady looked __5__so he offered her a piece of bread. She __6__accepted it and smiled at him. Her __7__was so pretty that the boy wanted to see it __8__, so he offered her some water. Once
again she smiled at him. The boy was __9__!
     They sat there all __10__eating and smiling, but they never said a word. As it grew dark, the boy
realized how __11__he was and he got up to leave, but before he had gone more than a few steps, he
__12__around, ran back to the old woman and gave her a hug. She gave him her the __13__smile ever.
     When the boy got home, his mother was __14__by the look of joy on his face.
     She asked him, "What did you do today that made you so happy?"
     He replied, "I had __15__with God." But before his mother could respond, he added, "You know
__16__? She's got the most beautiful smile I've ever seen!"
     Meanwhile, the old woman, also radiant(容光焕发)with__17__ , returned to her home.
     Her son was shocked by the look of __18__on her face and he asked, "Mother, what did you do today that made you so happy?"
     She replied, "I __19__some food in the park with God." But before her son responded, she added,
"you know, he's much __20__than I expected."
(     )1. A. packed  
(     )2. A. game    
(     )3. A. standing  
(     )4. A. suitcase
(     )5. A. worried
(     )6. A. sadly  
(     )7. A. face    
(     )8. A. again  
(     )9. A. satisfied
(     )10. A. morning  
(     )11. A. happy  
(     )12. A. turned
(     )13. A. commonest
(     )14. A. surprised
(     )15. A. a talk
(     )16. A. why    
(     )17. A. joy    
(     )18. A. victory
(     )19. A. sold  
(     )20. A. nobler
B. carried
B. journey
B. playing
B. bag  
B. pale  
B. joyful  
B. skirt
B. often  
B. delighted
B. day  
B. tired
B. saw  
B. biggest
B. terrified
B. a walk  
B. who     
B. fear  
B. regret  
B. back  
B. taller  
C. delivered
C. car    
C. sitting  
C. beer  
C. hungry  
C. respectfully
C. smile    
C. further  
C. surprised
C. night    
C. bored    
C. walked  
C. weakest  
C. injured  
C. fun   
C. what    
C. anger    
C. peace    
C. drank    
C. wiser    
D. arranged  
D. work      
D. waiting  
D. map      
D. poor      
D. gratefully
D. ring      
D. soon      
D. shocked  
D. afternoon
D. thirsty  
D. jumped    
D. trickiest
D. attracted
D. lunch    
D. where    
D. content  
D. sadness  
D. had      
D. younger  

查看答案和解析>>

科目:高中英语 来源:福建省期中题 题型:完形填空

完形填空
     Once there was a very brilliant, creative and educated man. He gained much __1__ while traveling
throughout the world. Unfortunately he lost his legs and left arm in a tragic accident, leaving only a finger
and thumb on his right hand. He became so _2_ that he was afraid he would spend his life __3__ and
would no longer be able to use his life in a(n)_4_ way.
One day, he remembered how he had always loved getting _5_.He realized that he still had partial _6_
of his right hand and could write with difficulty.Then, he had an idea, "Why not write to other people who
need   7  ?"
     He _8_ where he could find those who could be encouraged if they read his letters. He thought of
people in   9  . Many of them had hope of regaining their _10_.Others would keep feeling depressed and
remain put away for the rest of their lives. He decided that he must try to _11_ them. So he wrote to a
prison ministry(牧师) about sending letters to the prisoners. The prison minister replied that writing to the
prisoners would be  12  .However, it would be against prison rules for the prisoners to write back.
       13   with the intention(意图), the man began sending one-way messages of God's love, hope,
strength,    14   encouragement. He wrote twice a week,   15   his strength and ability to the limit. He
poured his heart and soul   16   his words, sharing his experience, sense of humor, optimism, and faith.
     It was difficult to write those letters, especially without hope of any   17  .Frequently, he felt
discouraged, wondering if anyone   18   read his letters. However, this was his only chance, so he
determined to continue.
     At last, he received a letter from the prison officer, which  19  , "Please write on the best paper you
can afford. Your letters are passed from cell (小牢房)to cell until they almost fall to  20   !"
We all have unique experiences, abilities and talents. We can discover ways to reach others in need of
encouragement and strength.
(     )1. A. opportunity
(     )2. A. upset       
(     )3. A. attending    
(     )4. A. pessimistic    
(     )5. A. presents    
(     )6. A. function    
(     )7. A. money      
(     )8. A. rejected     
(     )9. A. hospitals    
(     )10. A. families    
(     )11. A. get rid of    
(     )12. A. defeated     
(     )13. A. Faced          
(     )14. A. or         
(     )15. A. inspected      
(     )16. A. into      
(     )17. A. success      
(     )18. A. curiously    
(     )19. A. said        
(     )20. A. ruins        
B. faith          
B. positive    
B. suffering        
B. rough       
B. e-mails        
B. strength    
B. health    
B. wondered    
B. churches    
B. letters  
B. take the place of
B. accepted    
B. Filled    
B. but      
B. inspecting  
B. from       
B. progress    
B. cautiously  
B. spoke    
B. pieces    
C. experience  
C. enthusiastic    
C. writing      
C. splendid     
C. letters        
C. shape        
C. encouragement  
C. suspected      
C. prisons        
C. freedom      
C. keep in touch with
C. accused      
C. Satisfied          
C. as well as        
C. tested            
C. down          
C. help            
C. actually      
C. told          
C. rays          
D. confidence    
D. thrilled      
D. wandering      
D. meaningful    
D. prizes        
D. sense          
D. power          
D. doubted        
D. departments    
D. appointment    
D. lose sight of  
D. clarified      
D. Impressed      
D. as good as    
D. testing        
D. up            
D. reply          
D. carefully      
D. written        
D. errors        

查看答案和解析>>

科目:高中英语 来源:福建省同步题 题型:完形填空

完形填空
      Once there was a very brilliant, creative and educated man.He gained much __1__ while traveling
throughout the world.Unfortunately he lost his legs and left arm in a tragic accident, leaving only a finger
and thumb on his right hand.He became so __2__ that he was afraid he would spend his life __3__ and
would no longer be able to use his life in a(n)__4__ way.
     One day, he remembered how he had always loved getting __5__.He realized that he still had partial
__6__ of his right hand and could write with __7__.Then, he had an idea, "Why not write to other people who need encouragement?"
      He __8__ where he could find those who could be encouraged if they read his letters.He thought of
people in __9__.Many of them had hope of regaining their __10__.Others would keep feeling depressed
and remain put away for the rest of their lives.He decided that he must try to __11__ them.So he wrote
to a prison ministry about sending letters to the prisoners.The prison minister replied that writing to the
prisoners would be __12__.However, it would be against prison rules for the prisoners to write back.
     __13__ with the intention, the man began sending __14__ messages of God's love, hope, strength,
and encouragement.He wrote twice a week, testing his strength and ability to the __15__.He poured his
heart and soul into his words, __16__ his experience, sense of humor, optimism, and faith.
     It was difficult to write those letters, especially without hope of any __17__.Frequently, he felt
discouraged, wondering if anyone __18__ read his letters.However, this was his __19__ chance, so he
determined to continue.
     At last, he received a letter from the prison officer, which said, "Please write on the best paper you
can afford.Your letters are passed from cell (小牢房)to cell until they almost fall to __20__!"
We all have unique experiences, abilities and talents.We can discover ways to reach others in need of
encouragement and strength.
(     )1. A. wealth  
(     )2. A. depressed  
(     )3. A. writing    
(     )4. A. abnormal    
(     )5. A. presents    
(     )6. A. sense      
(     )7. A. affection    
(     )8. A. estimated  
(     )9. A. hospitals    
(     )10. A. families    
(     )11. A. release    
(     )12. A. acceptable  
(     )13. A. Faced      
(     )14. A. holy        
(     )15. A. point      
(     )16. A. sharing    
(     )17. A. success    
(     )18. A. curiously  
(     )19. A. only        
(     )20. A. ruin        
B. faith      
B. embarrassed
B. suffering  
B. regular    
B. e-mails    
B. strength    
B. caution    
B. doubted    
B. churches    
B. letters    
B. reach      
B. reasonable  
B. Filled      
B. daily      
B. worst      
B. learning    
B. reply      
B. patiently  
B. better      
B. pieces      
C. experience  
C. ashamed    
C. weeping      
C. comfortable  
C. letters      
C. shape        
C. difficulty  
C. assumed      
C. prisons      
C. freedom      
C. defend      
C. prohibited  
C. Satisfied    
C. one-way      
C. degree      
C. gaining      
C. help        
C. carefully    
C. extra        
C. the ground  
D. confidence      
D. thrilled        
D. wandering      
D. meaningful      
D. prizes          
D. function        
D. confidence      
D. wondered        
D. charities      
D. conscience      
D. know            
D. considered      
D. Impressed      
D. round-way      
D. limit          
D. enriching      
D. progress        
D. actually        
D. lost            
D. the bottom      

查看答案和解析>>

科目:高中英语 来源:江西省期中题 题型:完形填空

完形填空
     Once upon a time there was one storyteller who wanted to search for a real-life story.
     He reached a village and took a cottage for rent. After   1  in the village throughout the month, the
storyteller couldn't find one.    2  , he decided to stop his search.
     The next day, while sitting in the cottage, he suddenly heard a voice - a woman was   3  someone.
The voice was coming from the big   4  behind his cottage.
     It sounded like the woman was abusing her   5  . The storyteller didn't like it,   6  he was happy to
finally get his story.   7    the conversations each day, he added them to his story. Though he couldn't 
  8  the characters of his story, he started   9  the mother-in-law, as she seemed to be a bad woman.
     Before he finished his 10 , the storyteller wanted to see the   11  once, so he climbed the wall.
     There he saw the mother-in-law sitting in a   12  . It seemed that she was disabled.
     He saw the old lady trying to   13  a food item on the table near her wheelchair. But because of her 
  14  , she couldn't reach it and the daughter-in-law looked like she was enjoying the old lady's   15 
nearby.
     Suddenly the old lady fell from the wheelchair and started  16  her daughter-in-law. The storyteller
went back and  17  changed the ending of the story and was surprised at how   18  it was compared to
what he once thought it would be.
     Truly he found both a real-life story and a real-life   19  : Never judge a situation unless you know
all the aspects well. Sometimes you can't imagine your   20 from the reality.
(     )1. A. running        
(     )2. A. Disappointed  
(     )3. A. looking at    
(     )4. A. loudspeaker    
(     )5. A. father-in-law  
(     )6. A. and            
(     )7. A. Writing        
(     )8. A. imagine        
(     )9. A. hating        
(     )10. A. conversation  
(     )11. A. hostess      
(     )12. A. wheelchair    
(     )13. A. eat          
(     )14. A. hand          
(     )15. A. foolishness  
(     )16. A. abusing      
(     )17. A. hardly        
(     )18. A. different    
(     )19. A. fault        
(     )20. A. confidence    
B. recognizing  
B. Frightened    
B. pointing at  
B. wall          
B. mother-in-law
B. but          
B. Telling      
B. forget        
B. liking        
B. story        
B. results      
B. cottage      
B. get          
B. arm          
B. happiness    
B. doubting      
B. gradually    
B. familiar      
B. lesson        
B. mistake      
C. judging        
C. Bored          
C. shouting at    
C. village        
C. son-in-law    
C. so            
C. Listening to  
C. find          
C. appreciating  
C. adventure      
C. evidence      
C. yard          
C. put            
C. condition      
C. carelessness  
C. laughing at    
C. quickly        
C. obvious        
C. trick          
C. knowledge      
D. wandering      
D. Worried        
D. staring at      
D. tree            
D. daughter-in-law
D. then            
D. Making up      
D. see            
D. missing        
D. scene          
D. characters      
D. bed            
D. hold            
D. shortcoming    
D. helplessness    
D. deciding on    
D. frequently      
D. violent        
D. motto          
D. distance        

查看答案和解析>>

同步练习册答案