2023届高考英语二轮复习：完形专练（含答案）

Passage one CDBCB ADCBA CAABD
A few years ago，I spared a couple of hours from busy academic learning to work in a video store on a daily basis. An elderly woman walked into the store with a younger woman Who I 41 was her daughter. The daughter was displaying a serious case of 42 checking her watch every few seconds. The older woman began to 43 the DVDs on the nearest shelf. After 44 hesitation, I walked over and asked if I could help. The woman smiled and showed me a title on a crumpled(皱巴巴的) piece of paper. Obviously a person looking for it knew a little about 45
Rather than rushing off to 46 the DVD for the woman, I asked her to walk with me so I could show her where she could find it. Something about her deliberate movements 47 me of my Own mother, who had passed away the previous Christmas. The woman seemed 48 for the unrushed company and casual conversation. We found the movie, and I 49 her to the queue at the cash register. When the older woman was paying in cash, I walked over to the younger, who was still tapping her foot at the front of the store.
“Is that your mom ”She rolled her eyes and said, “Yeah.”There was 50 in her reply, half sigh and half complaint. Still watching the mother, I said, “ 51 some advice ” “Sure,”said the daughter. I smiled to show her I wasn't 52 . I answered her 53 expression by saying，“When she's gone, it's the little 54 that'll come back to you. Moments like this. I know."" Silent for a moment, the daughter placed her arm with 55 unaccustomed affection around her mother's shoulders, gently guiding her out of the store.
41. A. found B. recognized C. guessed D. predicted
42. A. anxiety B. confusion C. eagerness D. impatience
43. A. look around B. look through C. look into D. look up
44. A. cautious B. long C. slight D. instant
45. A. DVDs B. movies C. titles D. records
46. A. locate B. confirm C. check D. buy
47. A. informed B. convinced C. recalled D. reminded
48. A. suitable B. eager C. grateful D. hopeful
49. A. asked B. walked C. invited D. introduced
50. A. annoyance B. amazement C. concern D. disappointment
51. A. Give B. Accept C. Mind D. Follow
52. A. criticizing B. kidding C. disturbing ， D. interfering
53. A. curious B. frightened C. unbelievable D. regretful .
54. A. expressions B. moments C. possessions D. chances
55. A. immediately B. constantly C. unexpectedly D. apparently
Passage two ACBDC ABCAA ABCCD
It was an overwhelming Friday afternoon. There were hundreds of students, who ____21____ to cheer their favorite team up.
I have always loved running, but my____22____to compete for a long-distance race was terrible for me. I was____23____to compete in a four-hundred-meter race, yes, it was indeed ____24____. When the competition finally began. I found my nervous self ____25____. I ran with my strength, but still did not make____26____to the top three. My teammates, whom I have expected to comfort me____27____to doubt my ability to compete in the next event. They never wanted me to be in the next track game. This belief motivated me to____28____more.
I wanted to prove myself.____29____I decided to work more on my endurance(耐力)skills. As soon as I noticed my time_____30_____were getting better. I signed up for the next track game. This time I not only _____31_____to be one of the top three competitors, but also earned a medal for my team.
Nothing was more_____32_____ than the medal I won at that moment. I was appreciated by the members of my team, who_____33_____rejected my wish to compete on that game. I learned that whatever one puts their_____34_____to do, that person will_____35_____be the best at what he is aiming for.
21. A. gathered B. walked C. supported D. offered
22. A. ambition B. strength C. inability D. memory
23. A. forced B. assigned C. suggested D. applied
24. A. meaningful B. interesting C. comfortable D. challenging
25. A. losing B. abandoning C. shaking D. cheering
26. A. it B. me C. him D. them
27. A. figured out B. turned out C. came out D. worked out
28. A. hope B. risk C. push D. create
29. A. so B. but C. or D. yet
30. A. paces B. experiences C. influences D. evidences
31. A. managed B. succeeded C. tried D. kept
32. A. enjoyable B. valuable C. possible D. interesting
33. A. quietly B. purposely C. previously D. friendly
34. A. subject B. body C. mind D. team
35. A. quickly B. constantly C. exactly D. definitely
Passage three CDBDA BCDAA CDBAB
One dark morning while driving to work, my dad’s car slipped on black ice and crashed into an oncoming truck. He died. Streetlights could have 41 the accident, but there was none on that stretch of highway.
Only eleven, I was 42 and heartbroken, especially when I realized his death was 43 . I decided to get some lights 44 on that highway to help other drivers see better.
I was studying 45 in school, and I tried to find a way to increase public 46 on city hall to take action. My classmates and I handed out leaflets and 47 over 3,000 signatures to draw the attention of the officials. The local media also 48 the issue, helping people “see the 49 ” and acknowledge the danger. 50 , there was a meeting and the city council agreed to spend $ 290,000 for new lights. A year after I 51 my dad, the lights were turned on in that area for the first time. Since then, the number of deadly 52 has been greatly reduced.
My dad helped me 53 in his own way. I learned that if you’re determined, you can accomplish anything. I still suffer grief, but I gain 54 knowing that stretch of highway is now a safer place. I feel my dad’s 55 there. Every night, a little bit of him is shining down.
41. A. predicted B. detected C. prevented D. witnessed
42. A. embarrassed B. relieved C. ashamed D. shocked
43. A. unacceptable B. avoidable C. reasonable D. unthinkable
44. A. picked up B. cleaned up C. taken up D. put up
45. A. government B. business C. fashion D. science
46. A. opinion B. pressure C. dependence D. expense
47. A. signed B. drafted C. obtained D. analyzed
48. A. considered B. mourned C. solved D. covered
49. A. light B. world C. future D. proof
50. A. Eventually B. Regularly C. Immediately D. Gradually
51. A. missed B. left C. lost D. recalled
52. A. infections B. encounters C. attacks D. accidents
53. A. set out B. grow up C. live on D. break down
54. A. comfort B. experience C. confidence D. enthusiasm
55. A. character B. presence C. appeal D. commitment
Passage 4 BADBA CDBCC ADACD
Raimundo, a 77-year-old homeless man, lived in Brazil. To occupy his time, he began to write poetry and short stories. He had always thought nobody else would see his 41 . One day that 42 all because of a woman called Shalla. He first met Shall a in 2011 when her 43 became too much, and she needed to know what he was writing.
One day she got a special 44 from Raimundo. He 45 her with a poem, and Shalla was amazed at his talent. Shalla knew he had an incredible ability to write and wanted to 46 it with the world. She decided that Facebook would help to spread the 47 and created a page for him. His work began to gain many followers. He was given not only words of encouragement but also 48 gifts. In fact, there was one gift that would indeed change his life 49 . One of the followers on the page 50 out to be Raimundo's long- lost brother, and the page helped them 51 !
Shalla remains part of his 52 , and they are very close friends. His page also still remains 53 , and he can write from the safety of a home and in the 54 of family.
This story was so 55 that it was made into a documentary, called The Conditioned.
41. A. readings B. writings C. servings D. belongings
42.A. changed B. proved C. astonished D. satisfied
43.A. expectation B. appreciation C. sympathy D. curiosity
44.A. lesson B. surprise C. excuse D. offer
45.A. gifted B. helped C. rewarded D. puzzled
46.A. leave B. carry C. share D. exchange
47.A. friendship B. knowledge C. skill D. word
48.A. spiritual B. actual C. cultural D. small
49.A. gradually B. unwillingly C. forever D. again
50.A. worked B. gave C. turned D. looked
51.A. reconnect B. recover C. recognize D. reflect
52.A. creation B. value C. dream D. life
53.A. active B. long C. new D. interesting
54.A. thought B. photo C. company D. opinion
55.A. romantic B. funny C. mysterious D. touching
Passage 5 BACDC ACDBD CBABD
I first met Paul Newman in 1968, when George Roy Hill, the director of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid introduced us in New York City. When the studio didn’t want me for the film — it wanted somebody as 41 as Paul — he 42 me. I don’t know how many people would have done that; they would have 43 their agents or the studio powers.
The friendship that 44 the experience of making that film and The Sting four years later had its 45 in the fact that although there was an age difference, we both came from a tradition of 46 and live TV. We 47 craft（技艺）and focused on 48 the characters we were going to play. Both of us had the 49 and virtues that are 50 of American actors: humorous, aggressive, and making fun of each other — but always with an underlying 51 . Those were also at the core（核心）of our relationship off the screen.
We shared the 52 that if you’re fortunate enough to have success, you should 53 something back — he with his Newman’s Own food for kids in need, and me with Sundance. Paul and I didn’t see each other all that regularly, but sharing that brought us together. We supported each other financially and by showing up at 54 .
I last saw him a few months ago. He’d been in and out of the hospital. He and I both knew what the deal was, and we didn’t talk about it. Ours was a relationship that didn’t need a lot of 55 .
41. A. handsome B. famous C. tall D. smart
42. A. supported B. sponsored C. envied D. declined
43. A. attended to B. turned to C. listened to D. appealed to
44. A. was ruined by B. was restored by C. was valued for D. was developed from
45. A. resource B. meaning C. root D. motivation
46. A. theater B. dance C. music D. sports
47. A. admitted B. learned C. respected D. grasped
48. A. arguing about B. approving of C. running into D. digging into
49. A. responsibilities B. qualities C. reliabilities D. capacities
50. A. unique B. ordinary C. fundamental D. typical
51. A. sympathy B. inspiration C. affection C. willingness
52. A. goal B. belief C. standard D. experience
53. A. put B. take C. give D. bring
54. A. screens B. events C. parties D. concerts
55. A. actions B. promises C. messages D. words
Passage 6 ACBBD DABAB CCDAD
Days earlier, Sarah Bellamy had received a mysterious email saying that a wealth management company was interested in discussing the financial crisis of Penumbra. Now, when she was 41 to unload her groceries onto the conveyor belt, her phone rang. “They told me that MacKenzie Scott was 42 in investing Penumbra, ” Bellamy remembers.
It was a familiar 43 for hundreds of other nonprofit leaders — all 44 the woman who has become one of the most 45 and surprising philanthropists in the world. Her name is MacKenzie Scott — the writer, first Amazon employee, and former wife of company founder Jeff Bezose. 46 , although Scott divorced, she has 47 more than $12 billion of her fortune to help others. As this story went to press, Scott had just 48 her latest money bomb, revealing in late March that she’d given away $ 3.9 billion.
Scott’s only 49 of her recipients is that they help maintain her privacy. It’s impossible to 50 a Scott grant, to send her a thank-you note, or to contact her directly; she and her closest advisers almost never 51 to requests for interviews. Even Bellamy has been 52 not to identify the person who informed them 53 her donations.
Rey Salda a, CEO of a network of nonprofits, says: “Scott is a person who 54 a significant amount of power by value of her wealth and understands how to actually 55 power. ”
41. A. preparing B. thinking C. enjoying D. picking
42. A. absorbed B. devoted C. interested D. frustrated
43. A. doubt B. experience C. scenery D. pattern
44. A. relate to B. thanks to C. link to D. adjust to
45. A. pleased B. troubling C. happy D. generous
46. A. Otherwise B. Thus C. Therefore D. However
47. A. given away B. given off C. given out D. given in
48. A. agreed B. donated C. passed D. worked
49. A. demand B. click C. pressure D. application
50. A. adapt to B. apply for C. focus on D. fix on
51. A. devote B. write C. respond D. link
52. A. allowed B. permitted C. asked D. wanted
53. A. in B. on C. under D. of
54. A. holds B. comments C. judges D. identifies
55. A. preserve B. serve C. handle D. share