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届高考英语二轮专题复习测试精选完形填空74
2014届高考英语二轮专题复习测试精选:
完形填空
1.完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)
请认真阅读下面短文,从短文后个题所给的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。
IwasinvitedtoattendapresentationattheKentuckySchool.ThateveningIfoundgratitudehadamazing36tochangeourattitude…andourlife.
TheyoungmusicianMr.Patrickwas37ontothestageinhiswheelchairandbegantoplaythepiano.Hisfingersdancedacrossthekeysashe38beautifulmusic.Hethenbegantosingasheplayed,anditwaswonderful.Butwhatshockedmemostwashis39smile.
Patrickwasbornwithnoeyesandanillnessinthelegs,which40himlameforlife.However,asachild,hewas41withartificialeyesandplacedinawheelchair.Beforehisfirst42,hediscoveredthepiano.Whenhismomhitanynoteonthepiano,andwithinoneortwo43,he’dgetit.Byhissecondbirthday,hewasplaying“Twinkle,Twinkle,LittleStar”.Hisfatherwas44.“Wemightnotplaybaseball,butwecanplaymusictogether.”
WhenPatrickwasattheUniversityofLouisville,hisfather45classeswithhim.Hewasalsoapartofthe214-membermarchingband!
Hewasablind,wheelchair-boundtrumpetplayer;andheandhisfatherdidittogether.Hisfather46thenightshift(夜班)inordertoaccompanyhisdaytimebandpractice.Patricksays,“Mydad’smy47.”
Butevenmorethanhis48musicaltalent,itwasPatrick’s“attitudeofgratitude”that_49mysoul.Onstage,betweensongs,hetalkedtotheaudienceabouthislifeandabouthow_50hewaswithagreatfather.Whenhisperformancewasover,Patrickandhisfatherwereonthestagetogether.Thecrowdrosetotheirfeetand51foroverfiveminutes.
Weallfacemisfortuneinourlives.52,it’snotthehardshipbuthowwe53toitthatwilldeterminethejoyandhappinessinourlives.During54times,dowespendtoomuchtimefeeling55forourselves,orcanwe,withgratitude,learnhowtodanceintherain?
36.A.knowledgeB.qualityC.wisdomD.power
37.A.rolledB.heldC.allowedD.dragged
38.A.wroteB.providedC.madeD.gave
39.A.strangeB.magicC.bitterD.friendly
40.A.tookB.ledC.forcedD.left
41.A.fittedB.connectedC.associatedD.filled
42.A.placeB.birthdayC.performanceD.attempt
43.A.memoriesB.wordsC.triesD.notes
44.A.confusedB.amusedC.interestedD.overjoyed
45.A.listedB.foundC.attendedD.organized
46.A.workedB.foundC.refusedD.cancelled
47.A.dreamB.heroC.musicD.song
48.A.unbearableB.unbelievableC.unconditionalD.unreasonable
49.A.touchedB.calmedC.freedD.felt
50.A.satisfiedB.concernedC.blessedD.laughed
51.A.cheeredB.whisperedC.shoutedD.laughed
52.A.ThereforeB.OtherwiseC.HoweverD.Besides
53.A.seeB.reactC.agreeD.put
54.A.happyB.modernC.toughD.usual
55.A.greatB.sorryC.hopefulD.proud
2.
Directions:
ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagestherearefourwordsandphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.
GermanPrimeMinisterOttoVonBismarckmaybemostfamousforhis51anddiplomatictalent,buthiscontributionstothesocietyincludemanyoftoday’ssocialinsuranceprograms.Duringthemiddleofthe19thcentury,Germany,52otherEuropeannations,53anunusualoutbreakofworkplacedeathsandaccidentsasaresultofgrowing54.55inpartbyChristiansympathyforthehelplessaswellasapracticalpoliticalimpulsetogetthe56ofthesocialistlabormovement,Bismarck57theworld’sfirstworker’scompensationlawin1884.
By1908,theUnitedStateswasthe58industrialnationintheworldthatlackedworkers’compensationinsurance.American’sinjuredworkerscouldseek59inacourtoflaw,buttheystillfacedanumberoftoughlegalbarriers.60,employeeshadtoprovethattheirinjuriesdirectly61employer’slackofcareandtheythemselveswereignorantaboutpotentialdangerintheworkplace.Thefirststateworkers’compensationlawinthiscountrypassedin1911,andtheprogramsoon62throughoutthenation.
AfterWorldWarII,benefitpaymentstoAmericanworkersdidnot63thecostofliving.Infact,realbenefitlevelswerelowerinthe1970sthantheywereinthe1940s,andinmoststatesthemaximumbenefitwasbelowthepovertylevelforafamilyoffour.In1970,PresidentRichardNixonsetupanational64tostudytheproblemsworkers’compensation.Twoyearslater,thecommitteeissued19keyrecommendations,65onethatcalledforincreasingcompensationbenefitlevelsto100percentofthestates’averageweeklywages.
【小题1】A.artisticB.literaryC.militaryD.economic
【小题2】A.alongwithB.otherthanC.apartfromD.ratherthan
【小题3】A.experimentedB.exploredC.experiencedD.excluded
【小题4】A.urbanizationB.revolutionC.evolutionD.industrialization
【小题5】A.InspiredB.TouchedC.OrganizedD.Motivated
【小题6】A.feedbackB.statementC.proofD.support
【小题7】A.discoveredB.createdC.uncoveredD.revealed
【小题8】A.uniqueB.onlyC.powerfulD.most
【小题9】A.rightsB.helpC.compensationD.support
【小题10】A.ForexampleB.HoweverC.ConsequentlyD.Moreover
【小题11】A.resultedinB.stoodforC.resultedfromD.dealwith
【小题12】A.spreadB.promotedC.stretchedD.placed
【小题13】A.putupwithB.faceuptoC.benefitfromD.keepupwith
【小题14】A.communityB.committeeC.authorityD.government
【小题15】A.includingB.insistingC.installingD.investing
3.
Itisknownthatflowersofdifferentplantsopenandcloseatdifferenttimesofday.Thisisso1thatthereseemstobenoneedtoaskthereasonforit.Yetnoone2understandswhyflowersopenandcloselikethisatparticulartimes.Theprocessisnotas3aswemightthink,asrecentexperimentshaveshown.Inonestudy,flowerswerekeptinconstant4.Wemightexpectthattheflowers,withoutanyinformationaboutthetimeofday,didnotopenasthey5do.Asamatteroffact,they6toopenattheirusualtime.Thissuggeststhattheyhavesomemysterious(神秘的)wayofknowingthe7.Theirsenseoftimedoesnot8informationfromtheoutsideworld;itis,sotospeak,insidethem,akindof“innerclock”.
This9maynotseemtobeveryimportant.However,itwaslaterfoundthatnotjustplantsbutalso10,includingman,havethis“innerclock”which11theworkingoftheirbodiesandinfluencestheiractivities.Men,then,arealsoinfluencedbythismysterious12.Whetherwewishitornot,itaffectssuchthingsinourlifeasourneedforsleep,ourneedforfood.
Inthepast,thisdidnotreally13becausepeoplelivedinnaturalcondition.Inthe14world,thingsaredifferent;nowtherearespacemen,airplanepilotsand,inordinarylife,alotofpeoplewhohavetoworkatnight.Itwouldbevery15,then,toknowmoreaboutthe“innerclock”.Suchthingsasflowersmighthelpusunderstandmoreaboutourselves.
1.A.familiarB.strangeC.similarD.special
2.A.partlyB.personallyC.reallyD.willingly
3.A.complexB.simpleC.matureD.meaningful
4.A.quietnessB.darknessC.lonelinessD.sadness
5.A.finallyB.completelyC.physicallyD.normally
6.A.refusedB.decidedC.continuedD.failed
7.A.timeB.secretC.processD.study
8.A.dealwithB.addtoC.giveawayD.dependon
9.A.discoveryB.activityC.inventionD.method
10.A.beastsB.animalsC.strangersD.humans
11.A.controlsB.studiesC.measuresD.destroys
12.A.worldB.flowerC.powerD.experiment
13.A.happenB.existC.matterD.work
14.A.ancientB.modernC.wonderfulD.peaceful
15.A.hardB.expensiveC.convenientD.important
4.完型填空(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。
TheHealing
Jimandhiswife,Connie,wereshockedbythelossoftheirfour-month-oldson—Joshua,whoselifewastakenbySIDS—suddeninfantdeathsyndrome.
Thirtyhoursago,Jimdrovetothebaby-sitter’shometo36Joshua.Itwasa37trip,liketheonehemadefivedayseveryweek.Hearrived,andlittleJoshuacouldnotbe38fromhisnap.Thenextfewhourswereatimeoflifeanddeath:
theracingambulance,swift-movingdoctorsandnurse.But12hourslater,atChildren’sHospital,39thedoctorshadexhausted(用尽)all40,littleJoshuawasgone.Yes,theywanted41ofJoshua’susableorganstobedonated.Thatwasnota42decisionforJimandConnie,alovingand43couple.
Thenextmorningdawnedandmanythingshadtobearranged.Telephonecallsandfuneralplans.44onepointJimrealizedheneededa45.WhenJimsettledintothechair46thebarber’s,hebeganto47thepasthours,tryingto48somesenseofitall.49hadJoshua,theirfirst-born,thechildtheyhadwaitedsolongfor,beentakensosoon….Hehad50begunhislife.Thequestionkeptcoming,andthepaininJim’sheartjust51him.
Whiletalkingwiththebarber,Jimmentionedtheorgandonations,lookingathiswatch,“Theyaretransplantingoneofhisheartvalves(瓣膜)rightnow.”
The52stoppedandstoodmotionless.Finallyshespoke,butitwasonlyawhisper.“You’renotgoingtobelievethis.Butaboutanhouragothecustomersittinginthischairwantedmetohurry53shecouldgettoChildren’sHospital.She54heresofullofjoy.Herprayershadbeenanswered.Todayherbabygranddaughterisreceivinga55neededtransplant—aheartvalve.”
Jim’shealingbegan.
36.A.pickoutB.pickupC.setoutD.setup
37.A.routineB.annualC.averageD.difficult
38.A.calledB.disturbedC.awakened