第二节完形填空(20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)
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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Some years ago when I was in my first year in college.I heard Salome Bey sing for the first time.The moment was exciting.Salome’s 36 filled the room and brought the theater to life.1 was so 37 that I decided to write all article about her.
I 38 Salome Bey, telling her I was from Essence magazine,and that I wanted to meet her to talk her career.She 39 and told me to come to her studio next Tuesday.When I hung up,1 was scared out of my mind.I 40 I was lying.I was not a writer at all and hadn’t even written a grocery list.
I interviewed Salome Bey the next Tuesday.I sat there 41, taking notes and asking questions that all began with,“Can you tell me…”I soon realized that 42 Salome Bey was one thing,but writing a story for a national magazine was just impossible.The 43 was almost unbearable.I struggled for days 44 draft after draft.Finally I put my manuscript(手稿)into a large envelope and dropped it into a mailbox.
It didn’t take long.My manuscript 45.How stupid of me! I thought.How could I 46 in a world of professional writers? Knowing I couldn’t 47 the rejection letter, I threw the unopened envelope into a drawer.
Five years later.I was moving to California.While 48 my apartment I came across the unopened envelope.This time I opened it and read the editor’s letter in 49 :
Dear Ms Profit,
Your story on Salome Bey is fantastic.Yet we need some 50 materials.Please add those and return the article immediately.We would like to 51 your story soon.
Shocked,it took me a long time to 52.Fear of rejection cost me dearly.I lost at least five hundred dollars and having my article appear in major magazine.More importantly, I lost years of 53 writing.Today, I have become a full-time writer.Looking back on this 54, I learned a very important lesson:You can’t 55 to doubt yourself.
36.A.joy B.voice C.speech D.smile
37.A.proud B.active C.satisfied D.moved
38.A.visited B.mailed C.phoned D.interviewed
39.A.agreed B.refused C.hesitated D.paused
40.A.replied B.discovered C.explained D.knew
41.A.seriously B.patiently C.nervously D.quietly
42.A.hardship B.fooling C.inviting D.pressure
43.A.hardship B.failure C.comment D.pressure
44.A.with B.by C.on D.in
45.A.disappeared B.returned C.spread D.improved
46.A.compare B.struggle C.survive D.compete
47.A.ignore B.deliver C.face D.receive
48.A.decorating B.repairing C.cleaning D.1eaving
49.A.disbelief B.anxiety C.horror D.trouble
50.A.subjective B.relevant C.private D.reliable
51.A.broadcast B.create C.publish D.assess
52.A.recover B.prepare C.escape D.concentrate
53.A.energetic B.endless C.typical D.enjoyable
54.A.experience B.success C.benefit D.accident
55.A.attempt B.afford C.expect D.pretend
科目:高中英语 来源:四川省成都航天中学2009-2010学年度高二下学期期中考试英语试题 题型:完型填空
第二节:完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
Learning values and character at home is as important as any schoolwork. We all hope that the very values 36 are important to each of us are 37 along to our children. Often, 38 , that hope is challenged by a great many of pop culture messages, peer pressure (同伴压力), and overscheduled lives.
In the real world of jobs and career, people are 39 by two standards: Their professional skills and their 40 abilities. 41 grade school, high school, and college can teach skills and proficiency, it’s 42 parents to teach children the characters that make for 43 in the real world—a cooperative attitude, 44 , optimism and honesty. So take the work 45 . Send your kids into the world ready to 46 not only the tasks of life but its difficulties with character.
You really can’t start soon enough. 47 , children need personal integrity (个人操守) and morals as much as any adult. 48 the 5 to 10 most important messages you want your children to truly understand. Then think through 49 to teach these lessons. Talking to your kids should be only 50 of the plan. Letting them 51 honesty in action—through your own behaviour, by 52 films about great people together, or even by visiting a courtroom—is the 53 way to pass the message.
By identifying the specific 54 you would like to see in your children, you’re more likely to 55 those characters. So make a point of it.
36. A. which B. that C. who D. /
37. A. handed B. given C. belonged D. passed
38. A. therefore B. however C. thus D. besides
39. A. chosen B. divided C. selected D. judged
40. A. personal B. outstanding C. collective D. genetic
41. A. While B. When C. Until D. Unless
42. A. for B. to C. on to D. up to
43. A. work B. success C. grow D. maturity
44. A. depression B. encouragement C. creativity D. desertion
45. A. quickly B. eventually C. seriously D. obviously
46. A. face B. achieve C. make D. handle
47. A. First of all B. After all C. In all D. All in all
48. A. Work out B. Go over C. Write down D. Get through
49. A. how B. what C. where D. why
50. A. root B. base C. all D. part
51. A. witness B. stare C. gaze D. scan
52. A. reading B. scanning C. watching D. examining
53. A. easiest B. strongest C. cruelest D. simplest
54. A. problems B. manners C. wonders D. characters
55. A. strengthen B. forget C. remind D. tear
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科目:高中英语 来源:江苏省宁海外国语学校2010届高三高考模拟英语试题(二) 题型:完型填空
第二节完形填空(共20小题。每小题1.5分。满分30分)
阅读下面一篇文章,掌握其大意,然后从各题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中,选出最佳选
项,并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
A couple of years ago, I went to a lady's house to buy some vitamins. Upon entering the house, I 36 that there was an electronic keyboard on a stand, leaning 37 the wall. Being a piano music lover and 38 , I asked if the woman played. She nodded and added that she had been 39 lessons--at age 54! I told her that it was very 40 that she was pursuing (追求) her 41 to play the piano.
Then she asked me the same question.
"I have been playing for 8 years now," I answered.
"Then you must play a song for me before you leave," she requested.
I 42 she was kidding and I simply smiled. At the end of the 43 of the vitamins, she 44 me of our musical " 45 ". She then showed me to an old upright piano in the living room and asked me to play a song for her. I thought 46 and decided to play David Lanz's "Return to the Heart", since she had so much passion for 47 , and it was my soul-searching song.
I played the song to the best of my 48 , and with my emotions pouring into it as possible. She loved it. 49 I was about to step out of the door, I heard a weak voice calling out, "Young man!"
I turned around. And there was an old lady 50 one little step at a time with the help of another woman. "I wanted to come out to 51 you for the beautiful song that you played. I have been very sick, and it's very hard for me to 52 my bed, but I really wanted to thank you for the song. It made me feel good..." she said. With that, she turned around and walked 53 back to her room.
I was deeply touched by her 54 and felt a deeper understanding for the song. It served its purpose beautifully, returning to one's 55 for peace and joy.
36. A. observed B. watched C. noticed D. caught
37. A. on B. at C. over D. against
38. A. player B. learner C. composer D. starter
39. A. giving B. attending C. teaching D. learning
40. A. interesting B. exciting C. aggressive D. impressive
41. A. passion B. interest C. hobbies D. emotions
42. A. found B. felt C. hoped D. thought
43. A. charge B. purchase C. bargain D. obtaining
44. A. warned B. required C. asked D. reminded
45. A. deal B. contract C. discussion D. debate
46. A. for the moment B. at the moment C. for a moment D. at a moment
47. A. music B. me C. the piano D. vitamins
48. A. knowledge B. attitude C. mind D. ability
49. A. Since B. As C. While D. Because
50. A. taking B. making C. having D. moving
51. A. thank B. praise C. admire D. respect
52. A. get on B. get up C. get off D. get down
53. A. quickly B. calmly C. happily D. slowly
54. A. approval B. appreciation C. joy D. thanks
55. A. heart B. world C. soul D. Dream
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科目:高中英语 来源:湖北省武汉市2010届高三下学期4月调研测试英语 题型:完型填空
第二节完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
A very little boy was spending his Saturday morning playing in his sandbox. He had with him a plastic pail(桶) and a shiny, red plastic shovel(铲). In the31of creating roads and tunnels in the sand, be32a large rock in the middle of the sandbox.
The boy dug around the rock,33to move it off the dirt. At first, he wanted to carry it out of the sandbox with his hands; however, it was too heavy. Later, with much34, he pushed the rock across the sandbox by35his hands. When the boy got the rock to the36of the sandbox, he found that he couldn’t roll it up and37the little wall.38, the little boy pushed, but every time he thought he had made some39, the rock tipped(翻滚) and then fell back into the sandbox. The little boy pushed and pushed, but his only40was to have the rock roll back.
Finally he41tears. All this time the boy’s father watched from his living room window42the drama was unfolded. The moment the tears fell, a large43appeared across the sandbox. It was the boy’s father. Gently but44, he said,“Son, why didn’t you use all the strength that you had?”
Defeated, the boy45back,“I did! I did! I used all the strength that I had!”
“No, you didn’t. You didn’t ask me for help.” The father46down, picked up the rock and dropped it off the sandbox.
Do you have “rocks” in your life that need to be47? Are you discovering that you don’t have48it takes to lift them? There is someone who is willing to give us the49we need. Maybe, it’s sometimes a good idea to ask others for50when we meet difficulties we can’t overcome.
31.A.method B.step C.practice D.process
32.A.created B.set C.discovered D.brought
33.A.trying B.managing C.deciding D.competing
34.A.thought B.struggle C.movement D.worry
35.A.touching B.shaking C.using D.controlling
36.A.bottom B.center C.edge D.front
37.A.over B.down C.through D.into
38.A.Doubted B.Surprised C.Pleased D.Determined
39.A.attempt B.progress C.effort D.decision
40.A.hope B.reward C.point D.purpose
41.A.made out B.broke out C.hurst into D.rushed into
42.A.so B.as C.until D.before
43.A.rock B.picture C.figure D.shade
44.A.surprisingly B.doubtfully C.kindly D.firmly
45.A.shouted B.smiled C.called D.asked
46.A.reached B.looked C.fell D.put
47.A.pushed B.dropped C.carried D.removed
48.A.who B.what C.which D.where
49.A.minds B.spirits C.force D.strength
50.A.help B.tips C.advice D.ideas
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科目:高中英语 来源:山东省齐河县2009-2010学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题 题型:完形填空
第二节 完形填空 (共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)
The train stopped and a girl got on. As I had become 36 by then, I could not tell what the girl looked like, but I could say she was a pretty girl.
“Are you going to Dehra Dun?” I asked her as the train 37 . Maybe my voice 38 her. She screamed in a low voice and said, “I don’t know anyone else here.” Well, it often 39 that people with good 40 fail to see what is right in front of them. “I didn’t see you either at first,” I said. “But I 41 you come in.” I wondered if I would be able to 42 her from discovering that I couldn’t see. I thought, 43 I kept to my seat, it shouldn’t be too difficult.
She was silent. Then I made a 44 . “What is it like outside?” I asked. She seemed to find something 45 in the question. Had she already noticed that I could not see? But her next question 46 my doubts. “Why don’t you look out of the window?” she asked quite 47 . I smiled, “You have an interesting face.” I thought it was a 48 remark as few girls could be tired of hearing that.
She laughed pleasantly. “It’s 49 to be told that,” she said. “But I’m so tired of people telling me that I have a 50 face.” Oh, so you did have a pretty face, thought I, and aloud I said, “Well, an interesting face 51 also be pretty.” “You are a good 52 ,” she said. “But why are you so serious?” Just then, the train 53 slowly into the next station, and the girl said goodbye to me.
“She was an interesting girl,” I said to a new 54 and then I asked him, “Did she keep her hair long or short?” “I don’t remember,” he replied, sounding 55 . “But she was completely blind. Didn’t you notice?”
36. A. sleepy B. blind C. hungry D. dull
37. A. pulled out B. pulled in C. left off D. sent out
38. A. annoyed B. cheered C. shocked D. touched
39. A. appears B. turns C. proves D. happens
40. A. intension B. eyesight C. power D. ability
41. A. watched B. heard C. observed D. forgot
42. A. prevent B. cheat C. protect D. hold
43. A. unless B. until C. if D. though
44. A. promise B. plan C. trick D. mistake
45. A. interesting B. difficult C. strange D. unfamiliar
46. A. removed B. canceled C. disappeared D. added
47. A. simply B. naturally C. nervously D. calmly
48. A. special B. popular C. safe D. familiar
49. A. boring B. fortunate C. confusing D. nice
50. A. pretty B. common C. similar D. blind
51. A. must B. should C. can D. shall
52. A. liar B. talker C. neighbor D. passer-by
53. A. dragged B. slipped C. entered D. drew
54. A. conductor B. passenger C. waiter D. policeman
55. A. excited B. disappointed C. puzzled D. indifferent
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科目:高中英语 来源:2010届黑龙江双鸭山一中高三上学期期末考试英语试卷 题型:完型填空
第二节完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,共30分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
"How did you do it, Dad? How have you 36 to not take a drink for almost 20 years?" It took me almost 20 years to have the___ 37___to even ask my father this very personal question. When Dad first 38 drinking, the whole family was on pins and needles every time he 39 a situation that, in the past, would have 40 him drinking again. For a few years we were afraid to bring it up 41 the drinking would begin again.
"I had this little poem that I 42 recite to myself at least four to five times a day," was Dad's reply to my 18-year-old 43 question. "The words were an instant relief and constant 44 to me that things were never so 45 that I could not handle them," Dad said. And then he 46 the poem with me. The poem's simple, yet profound words immediately became part of my daily 47 as well.
About a month after this talk with my father, I 48 a gift in the mail from a friend of mine. It was a book of daily affirmations (誓词)with one affirmation 49 for each day of the year.
It has been my experience that when you get 50 with days of the year on it, you automatically turn to the 51 that lists your own birthday.
I 52 opened the book to November 10 to 53 what words of wisdom this book had in store for me. I did a double-take and tears of 54 and appreciation rolled down my face. There, on my birthday, was the 55 same poem that had helped my father for all these years! It is called the Serenity (安详)Prayer:
God, grant me the Serenity to accept the things I cannot change; the Courage to change the things I can; and the Wisdom to know the difference.
36. A. prepared B. promised C. managed D. performed
37. A. courage B. opportunity C. inspiration D. reason
38. A. began B. avoided C. permitted D. quit
39. A. got away with B. got into C. got down to D. got through
40. A. forbade B. started C. attracted D. caused
41. A. for fear B. for sure C. so that D. otherwise
42. A. should B. might C. would D. had to
43. A. unanswered B.unasked C. unexpected D. unwelcome
44. A. prayer B. performer C. inspector D. reminder
45. A. rough B. severe C. tough D. urgent
46. A. created B. explained C. spared D. shared
47. A. schedule B. routine C. habits D. customs
48. A. mistook B. posted C. accepted D. received
49. A. copied B. presented C. listed D. printed
50. A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing
51. A. date B. page C. matters D. problems
52. A. doubtedly B. eventually C. patiently D. hurriedly
53. A. see B. recite C. repeat D. forecast
54. A. sadness B. loneliness C. disbelief D. belief
55. A. exact B. correct C. almost D. much
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