昆明市2013高考英语专题练习题：完形填空（4）（答案或解析）

昆明市2013高考英语专题练习题：完形填空（4）（答案或解析）
Passage ****
When I entered Berkeley, I hoped to earn a scholarship. Having been a Straight-A student, I believed I could 36 tough subjects and really learn something. One such course was World Literature given by Professor Jayne. I was extremely interested in the ideas he 37 in class.
When I took the first exam, I was 38 to find a 77, C-plus, on my test paper, 39 English was my best subject. I went to Professor Jayne, who listened to my arguments but remained_ 40 .
I decided to try harder, although I didn’t know what that 41 because school had always been easy for me. I read the books more carefully, but got another 77. Again, I 42 with Professor Jayne. Again, he listened patiently but wouldn’t change his 43 .
One more test before the final exam. One more 44 to improve my grade. So I redoubled my efforts and, for the first time, 45 the meaning of the word “thorough”. But my 46__ did no good and everything 47 as before.
The last hurdle(障碍) was the final. No matter what 48 I got, it wouldn’t cancel three C-pluses. I might as well kiss the 49 goodbye.
I stopped working hard. I felt I knew the course material as well as I ever would. The night before the final, I even 50 myself to a movie. The next day I decided for once I’d have 51__with a test.
A week later, I was surprised to find I got an A. I hurried into Professor Jayne’s office. He 52__ to be expecting me. “If I gave you the As you 53 , you wouldn’t continue to work as hard.”
I stared at him, 54 that his analysis and strategy(策略) were correct. I had worked my head 55 , as I had never done before.
I was speechless when my course grade arrived: A-plus. It was the only A-plus given. The next year I received my scholarship. I’ve always remembered Professor Jayne’s lesson: you alone must set your own standard of excellence.
36. A. take B. discuss C. cover D. get
37. A. sought B. presented C. exchanged D. obtained
38. A. shocked B. worried C. scared D. anxious
39. A. but B. so C. for D. or
40. A. unchanged B. unpleasant C. unfriendly D. unmoved
41. A. reflected B. meant C. improved D. affected
42. A. quarreled B. reasoned C. bargained D. chatted
43. A. attitude B. mind C. plan D. view
44. A. choice B. step C. chance D. measure
45. A. memorized B. considered C. accepted D. learned
46. A. ambition B. confidence C. effort D. method
47. A. stayed B. went C. worked D. changed
48. A. grade B. answer C. lesson D. comment
49. A. scholarship B. course C. degree D. subject
50. A. helped B. favored C. treated D. relaxed
51. A. fun B. luck C. problems D. tricks
52. A. happened B. proved C. pretended D. seemed
53. A. valued B. imagined C. expected D. welcomed
54. A. remembering B. guessing C. supposing D. realizing
55. A. out B. over C. on D. off
参考答案
36. A 37. B 38. A 39. C 40. D 41. B 42. B 43. B 44. C 45. D
46. C 47. B 48. A 49. A 50. C 51. A 52. D 53. C 54. D 55. D
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Passage ***
Many years ago,I owned a service station and roadhouse on the main road between Melbourne and Adelaide.
One very cold,wet night at about 3:30 a.m.,there was a 41 on the front door of our house.A young man,wet from 42 to toe,explained that he had 43 out of petrol about 30 km up the road.He had left his pregnant(怀孕的) wife and his two children 44 at the car and siad that he would hitchhike(搭便车) back.
Once I had 45 a can with petrol,I took him back to his car where his two-year-old and four-year-old children were both 46 ,saying that they were cold.Once the car had started,I suggested that he 47 me back.
Before leaving,I had turned the heater 48 in the roadhouse,so that when we went in,it was nice and 49 .While the little ones played and ran 50 ,I prepared bread and butter for the children,and hot chocolate for the 51 .
It was about 5 a.m. before they 52 .The young fellow asked me how much he 53 me and I told him that the petrol pump(加油泵) had 54 $15.He offered to pay “call-out fee”,but I wouldn’t accept it.
About a month later,I received a 55 from Interstate,a large bus company that we had been trying to 56 to stop off at our roadhouse for a long time.It 57 out that the young fellow I had helped was its general manager,the most 58 person in the company.
In his letter,he thanked me again and 59 me that,from then on,all their buses would stop at my service station.In this 60 ,a little bit of kindness was rewarded with a huge amount of benefits.
41.A.kick B.hit C.beat D.knock
42.A.finger B.shoulder C.head D.hand
43.A.driven B.used C.come D.run
44.A.away B.behind C.over D.out
45.A.supplied B.poured C.equipped D.filled
46.A.sleeping B.crying C.quarrelling D.fighting
47.A.allow B.ring C.lead D.follow
48.A.on B.off C.in D.over
49.A.neat B.hot C.warm D.attractive
50.A.around B.inside C.nearby D.along
51.A.drivers B.guests C.customers D.adults
52.A.left B.arrived C.ate D.disappeared
53.A.gave B.paid C.owed D.offered
54.A.appeared B.exhibited C.calculated D.shown
55.A.call B.letter C.check D.notice
56.A.get B.force C.requite D.hope
57.A.pointed B.turned C.worked D.found
58.A.generous B.successful C.serious D.powerful
59.A.praised B.persuaded C.informed D.convinced
60.A.lesson B.business C.aspect D.case
参考答案
41.D 42.C 43.D 44.B 45.D 46.B 47.D 48.A 49.C 50.A
51.D 52.A 53.C 54.D 55.B 56.A 57.B 58.D 59.C 60.D
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Passage ***
When I was young, my parents ran a snack bar in our small town.
One evening in early April, my mother told me to fill in at the snack bar 36 a worker who had the flu. I told her I would mess it up, 37 I had never worked at the bar before. I 38 that instead of making money, I would end up owing it.
“You can do it,” said my mother, “ 39 , you won’t get much business until lunch.”
“But I’ll never remember the orders, and I’m no good 40 money. Please, Mom, don’t 41 me.
“Then I’ll help you,” she said.
I shrugged my shoulders. I thought my mother’s 42 was a bad one, but I 43 .
When I got to the bar the next day, I found my mother was 44 . Because the weather that day was rainy and cold, people wanted hot snacks and drinks. 45 , I was really slow at taking the orders and making change. The line of people grew, and everybody seemed 46 , I was so nervous that my hands shook, and I 47 a cup into pieces. What a mess! Then my mother came to 48 me, and she also showed me how to make 49 . If someone gave me $ 5 for something that cost $ 3.25, I handed over
50 quarters and a dollar and said, “75 cents makes four dollars, plus one dollar makes five.” Things went more 51 after that.
By the end of the day, I could remember orders, 52 the bill, and make change quickly with a smile. I was even a little 53 when the sun came out and dried up business. My mother said she was proud of me, and when she 54 that I work at the snack bar again next year, I did not even shrug. I was too busy
55 the restaurant I would open one day.
36.
A. to
B. for
C. after
D. over
37.
A. because
B. though
C. until
D. while
40.
A. of
B. on
C. about
D. with
41.
A. blame
B. fool
C. frighten
D. make
42.
A. idea
B. bar
C. day
D. answer
43.
A. guessed
B. obeyed
C. begged
D. admitted
44.
A. angry
B. sad
C. worry
D. ashamed
45.
A. At least
B. At last
C. At most
D. At first
46.
A. surprised
B. impolite
C. pleased
D. impatient
47.
A. damaged
B. destroyed
C. broke
D. ruined
48.
A. scold
B. help
C. beat
D. save
49.
A. money
B. lunch
C. coffee
D. change
50.
A. two
B. three
C. four
D. five
51.
A. smoothly
B. fairly
C. simply
D. conveniently
52.
A. turn in
B. count out
C. take over
D. add up
53.
A. discouraged
B. disturbed
C. disappointed
D. distrusted
54.
A. thought
B. stated
C. announced
D. suggested
55.
A. imagining
B. preparing
C. examining
D. describing
参考答案
36.A 37.B 38.C 39.C 40.D 41.D 42.A 43.B 44.C 45.D
46.D 47.C 48.B 49.D 50.B 51.A 52.D 53C 54.D 55.A
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Passage ****
I was a single parent of four small children, working at a low-paid job. Money was always tight, but we had a 36 over our heads, food on the table, clothes on our backs, and if not a lot, always 37 . Not knowing we were poor, my kids(孩子们) just thought I was 38 . I’ve always been glad about that.
It was Christmas time, and although there wasn’t 39 for a lot of gifts, we planned to celebrate with a family party. But the big 40 for the kids was the fun of Christmas 41 .
They planned weeks ahead of time, asking 42 what they wanted for Christmas. Fortunately, I had saved $120 for 43 to share by all five of us.
The big 44 arrived. I gave each kid a twenty-dollar bill and 45 them to look for gifts of about four dollars each. Then everyone scattered(散开). We had two hours to shop; then we would 46 back at the “Santa’s Workshop”.
Driving home, everyone was in high Christmas spirits, 47 my younger daughter, Ginger, who was unusually 48 . She had only one small, flat bag with a few candies— fifty-cent candies! I was so angry, but I didn’t say anything 49 we got home. I called her into my bedroom and closed the door, 50 to be angry again. This is what she told me：
“I was looking 51 thinking of what to buy, and I 52 to read the little cards on the ‘Giving Trees’.One was for a little girl, four years old, and all she 53 for Christmas was a doll(玩具娃娃). So I took the card off the tree and 54 the doll for her. We have so much and she doesn’t have anything.”
I never felt so 55 as I did that day.
36. A. roof B. hat C. sky D. star
37. A. little B. less C. enough D. more
38. A. busy B. serious C. strict D. kind
39. A. effort B. room C. time D. money
40. A. improvement B. problem C. surprise D. excitement
41. A. shopping B. travelling C. parties D. greetings
42. A. the other B. each other C. one by one D. every other one
43. A. toys B. clothes C. presents D. bills
44. A. day B. chance C. cheque D. tree
45. A. forced B. reminded C. invited D. begged
46. A. draw B. stay C. move D. meet
47. A. including B. besides C. except D. regarding
48. A. quiet B. excited C. happy D. ashamed
49. A. since B. after C. while D. until
50. A. waiting B. ready C. hoping D. afraid
51. A. out B. over C. forward D. around
52. A. forgot B. stopped C. failed D. hated
53. A. wanted B. did C. got D. played
54. A. made B. searched C. bought D. fetched
55. A. angry B. rich C. patient D. bitter
参考答案
36. A 37. C 38. C 39. D 40. D 41. A 42. B 43. C 44. A 45. B
46.D 47. C 48. A 49. D 50. B
51. D 52. B 53. A 54. C 55. B
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Passage ****
On a warm Monday, Jenny Neilson bought a sandwich and parked her car under some trees.Rolling down the windows to 41 in fresh air, she settled back to enjoy her lunch.Suddenly she 42 a big bald（秃顶的）man running through the parking lot.Before she came to 43 what would happen, the man was there, shouting through her window, “Get out!”
Neilson 44 .
Pulling open her door, the man seized her 45 the neck and hair, and threw her out of the car onto the ground.She screamed, 46 her purse and the keys.
Two reporters of the local newspaper, Robert Bruce and Jeff Jackson, just outside their office building on a 47 , heard the screams and began running.
When they 48 Neilson’s car, the attacker had jumped into the driver’s seat and was
49 searching for the keys.Bruce opened the door, and he and Jackson dragged the man out.The attacker 50 back.But even in his cornered panic, he was no 51 for the two athletic men.
Reggie Miller, a worker of the local newspaper, heard the screams, too.He rushed back to the office to 52 the police, and then ran back with some plastic ropes—used to tie up newspapers.
With his arms 53 tightly behind him, the prisoner looked up and said 54 , “I hope you guys feel good about yourselves— you just caught one of the most wanted men.” They 55 him and waited for the police.
Later, Bruce and Jackson were shocked to learn the man was the 56 carjacker (劫车者）and suspected murderer, whose 57 — but with a full head of hair—had been recently printed on their own newspaper.
Neilson considers herself lucky 58 she suffered injuries.She believes the story might have had a 59 ending if those good people had not come to her aid.“Unfortunately,” she says, “many people would 60 have done what they did, and that is the real truth.”
41.A.bring B.let C.gather D.send
42.A.recognized B.watched C.noticed D.met
43.A.realize B.understand C.imagine D.conclude
44.A.escaped B.struggled C.refused D.obeyed
45.A.by B.around C.with D.on
46.A.burying B.forgetting C.offering D.grabbing
47.A.trip B.visit C.break D.holiday
48.A.started B.stopped C.entered D.reached
49.A.carefully B.madly C.disappointedly D.patiently
50.A.fought B.turned C.jumped D.shouted
51.A.match B.target C.equal D.companion
52.A.remind B.phone C.invite D.beg
53.A.rolled B.folded C.bent D.tied
54.A.angrily B.kindly C.coldly D.warmly
55.A.caught B.thanked C.comforted D.ignored
56.A.ordinary B.professional C.honest D.outstanding
57.A.picture B.background C.character D.story
58.A.and B.but C.though D.when
59.A.ridiculous B.similar C.strange D.different
60.A.sometimes B.never C.often D.forever
参考答案
41．B 42．C 43．A 44．C 45．A
46．D 47．C 48．D 49．B 50．A
51．A 52．B 53．D 54．C 55．D
56．B 57．A 58．C 59．D 60．B
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