完形填空(共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。
I became a gardener when I was twelve. My early of gardening may not have originated from my love for nature. It was to my parents.
At that time, we had a big yard in which a beautiful maple tree stood. But my mother often looked with at this work of natural art. Those golden leaves seemed like tons of rubbish to her, “something else to !” Seeing the neighbors busy with gardening, my father ever thought it a waste of time.
At that age, I always did something to whatever my parents did! If gardening were something they found , I would plant a garden!
I planted some lily(百合花)seeds in the yard. But they failed to . I continued to plant sunflower seeds and roses. Wild joy, I found the first rose bloom(开花). One by one, the flowers bloomed their heads off. , I was touched by this land of wonder.
, my parents showed no interest in my garden. My father even at me because he found it was to move around my garden to the driveway. To my mother’s , I put in her vase my real roses which, in her eyes, were simply weeds flowers.
Regardless of their , I kept on planting my garden and to enjoy the pleasure of gardening. Plants make such good companions: they breathe, they bloom, they to care and love.
It has been many years since I made my first garden out of my desire to my parents. Today I become known as Mrs. Greenthumbs, teaching gardening and hosting a gardening show which makes my parents feel very . And now I could say it is my affection for that makes me a real gardener.
1.A. memory B. dream C. intention D. design
2.A. please B. change C. help D. annoy
3.A. doubt B. appreciation C. surprise D. excitement
4.A. collect up B. care about C. clean up D. come in
5.A. equal B. similar C. superior D. opposite
6.A. painful B. valuable C. upsetting D. interesting
7.A. come up B. break out C. hold on D. get through
8.A. to B. with C. in D. by
9.A. Luckily B. Cheerfully C. Regularly D. Eventually
10.A. Instead B. However C. Therefore D. Besides
11.A. shouted B. laughed C. glanced D. jumped
12.A. convenient B. troublesome C. enjoyable D. dangerous
13.A. sadness B. displeasure C. delight D. relief
14.A. other than B. more than C. rather than D. less than
15.A. dislike B. encouragement C. threat D. suggestion
16.A. decided B. stopped C. continued D. struggled
17.A. devote B. turn C. respond D. lead
18.A. defeat B. satisfy C. respect D. challenge
19.A. proud B. comfortable C. strange D. disappointed
20.A. freedom B. life C. growth D. nature
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Yesterday, our teacher asked us when a man could be referred to as an old man. David stood up and said people with wrinkles could be called old people, However, Mary didn’t _______ for some people may gain wrinkles at an earlier age owing to their. _______ life. Then Lily expressed her idea that those reaching their 60s or more could be called old people. However, Emily expressed her _______ and said some old people may still be energetic and trying to pursue their dreams, which makes them appear _______. The class was over and we still didn’t reach any _______, so the teacher asked us to think about it after class.
The _______ has reminded me of the saying of J. Barrymore that a man isn’t old as long as he is _______ something.
My grandma is such a woman who pursues her dream _______ when she’s 70 now. She has _______ her dream of being a painter since she was a little child. ________, because her family was poor, she had to ________ her dream and stepped into the ________ to raise money so as to support her family. Though she has ________ abandoned her dream, she could hardly find any ________ to realize it because of the tough work. ________, chance came when she retired from her work. She began taking her painting lessons ________ she had all-white hair and lots of wrinkles. At first, I was ________ her idea of attending school at so old an age, but after seeing her paint happily and enjoyably, I ________ feeling it a good choice. She seems ________ and looks fine.
So if we have our dreams and seek for them, we aren’t old. It’s when we don’t know what we want and let ________ be the center point of our lives that we can finally be regarded as the old.
1.A. respond B. agree C. identify D. understand
2.A. negative B. boring C. tough D. complex
3.A. certainty B. wish C. doubt D. concern
4.A. attractive B. young C. intelligent D. ambitious
5.A. conclusion B. contract C. decision D. destination
6.A. embarrassment B. barrier C. question D. confusion
7.A. preserving B. seeking C. treasuring D. possessing
8.A. even B. nearly C. only D. hardly
9.A. realized B. changed C. promoted D. kept
10.A. Therefore B. Instead C. Moreover D. However
11.A. give up B. search for C. put aside D. stick to
12.A. society B. reality C. world D. office
13.A. seldom B. occasionally C. already D. never
14.A. time B. excuse C. help D. money
15.A. Suddenly B. Eventually C. Soon D. Gradually
16.A. because B. once C. though D. unless
17.A. with B. for C. at D. against
18.A. risked B. rejected C. continued D. began
19.A. energetic B. gentle C. optimistic D. wealthy
20.A. achievements B. regrets C. dreams D. difficulties
高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Last March my dad told us that there was a chance he would be deployed (部署,派遣)overseas. My brother and I didn't think anything of it and forgot his _____. Two weeks later, Dad didn't come home on time. We didn't think it was serious _____it wasn't the first time. We waited, and _____at midnight Dad came in. We asked where he'd been. He just _______, “I am leaving tomorrow for Afghanistan(阿富汗).”
Hearing that, we were in _____, thinking that this could not be happening to us. But when he started _____ his desert uniforms we knew it was for real.
He sat us all down and my brothers and I had a discussion about _____ we were going to do while he was away. And then we _____ and helped him get ready. We _____his uniforms and talked more about what we needed to do. We didn't get to sleep ______ 4 a.m. Therefore, my dad called school to _____ we were not going to be there that day.
We took off for Madison _____he would check in and get ready to leave. When we got there the official told us that he _____ leave until 5 p.m. We had our last _____together and then headed to the airport. We were told it was time to leave. We hugged him and said _____.
“_____is going to happen to me, and I love you,” he said. Then he was _____. We left the airport not saying anything to each other.
My dad is _____gone, and he won't be home for a while. He talks to us ____ on the phone. I hope that my story makes you think about your own family now and what _____to you.
1.A. promise B. words C. birthday D. appointment
2.A. when B. though C. that D. since
3.A. finally B. gradually C. constantly D. actually
4.A. whispered B. wept C. replied D. screamed
5.A. excitement B. shock C. relief D. peace
6.A. packing B. wearing C. searching D. mending
7.A. how B. when C. whether D. what
8.A. woke up B. cheered up C. stayed up D. turned up
9.A. removed B. ironed C. sewed D. chose
10.A. until B. over C. in D. after
11.A. confirm B. announce C. deny D. explain
12.A. when B. that C. where D. why
13.A. couldn’t B. wouldn’t C. needn’t D. mustn’t
14.A. meal B. weekend C. talk D. lesson
15.A. apology B. hello C. thanks D. good-bye
16.A. Anything B. Everything C. Nothing D. Something
17.A. missing B. gone C. lost D. puzzled
18.A. still B. even C. ever D. yet
19.A. seriously B. frequently C. loudly D. occasionally
20.A. belongs B. appeals C. counts D. happens
高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
When I say I believe all children can learn, people sometimes misunderstand. Because I have been working with poor children in Harlem for the last 25 years, some people think I am saying that if you give a bright kid from a poor family a good ____ support system, he or she can succeed. That’s absolutely true, ____ that’s not what I mean. You see I truly believe that all kids can learn. I believe it, I’ve seen it, and I’ve even _____it.
Back in 1975 I worked in a summer camp ____ for kids with real problems. They are kids that everyone – ____ their parents – had given up on.
We would ____ with the kids. These children didn’t know the difference between baking powder (面粉) and salt, but ____ they had eaten a warm biscuit out of the oven, they wanted to learn how to make some more.
___ , kids who couldn’t sit ____ were carefully looking at ingredients as we measured them out, learning the simple math and spelling lessons we could along the way. By the end of the summer, I remember parents crying when they saw how their children had ____ .
The biscuits , ____ , were delicious, and I can still remember the taste of them today. More importantly, I still remember the lesson they taught me: that if we, the ____, can find the right ____ for a child, there’s hope for their education. That starts with looking hard at each child, finding out what ____ them, and taking advantage of that excitement.
When I was growing up poor in the south Bronx, one of four boys ____ by a single mom, I probably looked like I was ____ nowhere, getting into trouble. And I would have ____ dead or in prison, like many of my friends, if it hadn’t been for a couple of teachers who ____ my fascination with reading and made sure I had great books to read.
Because of that, I have ____ myself to going into the poorest communities in America and making sure kids like me can _____ and succeed.
My first taste of success came at that summer camp. It came with a plate of hot biscuits that tasted so good that they could have brought a tear to your eye.
1.A. cultural B. educational C. emotional D. physical
2.A. but B. and C. so D. for
3.A. trusted B. showed C. tasted D. smelled
4.A. intended B. reserved C. served D. provided
5.A. as B. even C. still D. always
6.A. cook B. chat C. act D. play
7.A. before B. while C. when D. once
8.A. Suddenly B. Unfortunately C. Expectedly D. Constantly
9.A. close B. still C. firm D. hard
10.A. exchanged B. challenged C. improved D. promoted
11.A. for example B. above all C. by the way D. in other words
12.A. adults B. experts C. researchers D. parents
13.A. conclusion B. motivation C. determination D. attention
14.A. amuses B. excites C. upsets D. comforts
15.A. cared B. supported C. protected D. raised
16.A. planning B. relying C. heading D. stopping
17.A. escaped from B. turned into C. led to D. ended up
18.A. explored B. admitted C. spotted D. permitted
19.A. applied B. buried C. absorbed D. persuaded
20.A. cook B. help C. work D. learn
高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
阅读下面短文,在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
Have you ever told a story about someone but forgotten his or her name? Not 1._____ (worry)! In English, we have special names to replace it, so your story doesn’t come to a sudden stop.
In the US, if a name has been forgotten, 2.______ (simple) say the name John Doe for a man, or Jane Doe for a woman. You can use these names for any situation where someone’s name is 3.______ (miss). For example: “Did you see that guy who got wet 4._____ the rain?” “Ah yes, poor John Doe.”
But 5.______ exactly is John Doe? The name is not real. It first appeared around
6. ______ 14th century in English courts. It was used to protect the identity of certain people. Today, it is not used in England. Yet John Doe and Jane Doe are names used in legal courts in the US.7.______ are used when the identity of a person must not 8._____ (give) away.
However in England, unknown people are called John Smith. This is 9.______ John has always been one of the most common first 10._____ (name) in English. And Smith is the most common family name. So next time you forget someone’s name, you know what to say.
高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
William Butler Yeats, a most famous Irish writer, was born in Dublin on June 13, 1865. His childhood _____ the harmony that was ______ of a happy family. Later, Yeats shocked his family by saying that he remembered “little of childhood but its pain”. In fact, he ______ excellent taste in art from his family — both his father and his brother were painters. But he finally ______ literature, ______ drama and poetry.
Yeats had strong ______ in the coming of new artistic movements. He set himself the ______ task in founding an Irish national theatre in the late 1890s. His early theatrical experiments,______, were not received ______ at the beginning. He didn’t lose heart, and finally enjoyed ______ in his poetical drama.
____ with his dramatic works, Yeats’s poems attract much ____ notice. The subject matter includes love, nature, history, time and aging. Though Yeats generally relied on very traditional forms, he brought modern ____ to them. As his literary life ________, his poetry grew finer and richer, which led him to worldwide ______.
He had not ______ a major public life ______ winning the Nobel Prize in 1923. Yet, he continued writing almost to the end of his life. Had Yeats stopped writing at age 40, he would probably now be ______ as a minor poet, for there is no other example in literary history of a poet who ______ his greatest works between the ages of 50 and 75. After Yeats’s death in 1939, W.H.Auden wrote, among others, the following lines:
Earth, receive an ________ guest:
William Yeats is laid to rest.
Let the Irish vessel (船) lie.
Emptied of its poetry.
1.A. held B. lacked C. expected D. desired
2.A. typical B. special C. awkward D. capable
3.A. inherited B. developed C. abandoned D. formed
4.A. carried on B. decided on C. put on D. based on
5.A. regularly B. instantly C. particularly D. finally
6.A. desire B. energy C. access D. faith
7.A. fresh B. stupid C. small D. difficult
8.A. therefore B. however C. besides D. furthermore
9.A. possibly B. honorably C. favorably D. doubtfully
10.A. failure B. fame C. pleasure D. success
11.A. Connected B. Occupied C. Compared D. Tired
12.A. admiring B. amusing C. amazing D. envying
13.A. potential B. sensibility C. possibility D. benefit
14.A. finished B. produced C. created D. progressed
15.A. praise B. spread C. recognition D. assessment
16.A. enjoyed B. accepted C. purchased D. taken
17.A. before B. since C. until D. after
18.A. respected B. admired C. valued D. favored
19.A. prohibits B. attempts C. recommends D. produces
20.A. appealed B. advocated C. advanced D. honored
高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从26-45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。
I spent two months with an American family last year when I studied in America.
It is said, “The best house is in the U.S.A., the best wife is in Japan, and the bestfood is in China.”So I took and pleasure to “the best food” for my American family.Each day,regardless of my poor skill of cooking,I performed(表演)my play in way:changing the dishes’ colour,the meat’s type or the soup’s style(风味).Thus,my American friends could discover the of eating Chinese food.Because of my“ ” job,I was often rewarded(奖励)by their of appreciation (感激) such as “very tasty”,“excellent”, etc.
But the joke was here: yesterday, I cooked Sichuan-style for dinner.I was at my achievement(成就).
When all the family members arrived at the table,they first looked atthe fish,then looked at me.“Why do all the fish have their ?” they asked,“It’s horrible!” Horrible or beautiful? I don’t know.But I know that fish heads are delicious.The is the best part of fish; in only the respectable(受敬重的)guest can have the special of enjoying it.
Another thing is:the American friends often said to me“ ”as they fruits or otherthings.According to Chinese tradition(传统),I would simply smile in answer to their kindness actually helping myself to any of the food. ,I said “help yourself” to themwhenever I brought home fruits.Dear me,no matter how much or how often I brought home food,as long as it was nice to their taste,they hesitated(犹豫) to use their hands to “help themselves” until all was finished.
1.A.worry B.attention C.delight D.pride(自豪)
2.A.buy B.fetch C.cook D.leave
3.A.their B.a new C.the same D.a simple
4.A.way B.joy C.trouble D.importance
5.A.hard B.daily C.good D.new
6.A.expressions B.sentence C.doing D.smile
7.A.meat B.fish C.soup D.egg
8.A.praised B.pleased C.bad D.surprise
9.A.pleasedly B.excitedly C.surprisedly D.worriedly
10.A.bones B.flesh(肉) C.tails D.heads
11.A.do B.will C.want to D.should
12.A.tail B.head C.soup D.flesh
13.A.fact B.China C.USA D.the West
14.A.honour B.seat C.table D.plate
15.A.real B.exciting C.interesting D.easy
16.A.please help us B.excuse me C.help yourself D.eat them please
17.A.brought home B.wanted C.were buying D.were eating
18.A.not B.but not C.without D.nor
19.A.At last B.Above all C.After all D.In return
20.A.usual B.often C.never D.had
高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
When we read books we seem to enter a new world. This new world can be similar to the one we are living in, or it can be very ___. Some stories are told ___they were true. Real people who live in a ___ world do real things; in other words, the stories are about people just like us doing what we do. Other stories, such as the Harry Potter books, are not ___. They are characters and creatures that are very different from us and do things that would be ___for us.
But there is more to books and writing than this. If we think about it, even realistic writing is only ___. How can we tell the difference between what is real and what is not real? For example, when we read about Harry Potter ,we ___ seem to learn something about the real world. And when Harry studies magic at Hogwarts, he also learns more about his real life than ___. Reading, like writing, is an action. It is a way of ___. When we read or write something ,we do much more than simple look at words on a page. We use our ___--which is real—and our imagination—which is real in a different way --- to make the words come to life in our minds.
Both realism and fantasy(幻想) ___the imagination and the “magic” of reading and writing to make us think. When we read ___realistic, we have to imagine that the people we are reading about are just like us, even though we ___ that we are real and they are ___. It sounds ___,but it works. When we read, we fill in missing information and ___ about the causes and effects of what a character does. We help the writer by ___ that what we read is like real life. In a way, we are writing the book, too.
Most of us probably don’t think about what is going on in our ___when we are reading. We pick up a book and lose ___in a good story, eager to find out what will happen next. Knowing how we feel ___ we read can help us become better readers, and it will help us discover more about the real magic of books.
1.A.possible B.easy C.new D.different
2.A.that B.What C.whether D.as if
3.A.usual B.normal C.certain D.common
4.A.realistic B.reasonable C.moral D.instructive
5.A.difficult B.impossible C.important D.necessary
6.A.thinkable B.designed C.imagined D.planned
7.A.do B.make C.have D.are
8.A.lessons B.dreams C.experience D.magic
9.A.working B.thinking C.living D.understanding
10.A.knowledge B.skill C.Words D.grammar
11.A.make B.get C.use D.have
12.A.a newspaper B.something C.everything D.a story
13.A.find B.learn C.know D.hope
14.A.too B.not C.all D.so
15.A.dangerous B.serious C.strange D.terrible
16.A.talk B.learn C.read D.think
17.A.telling B.pretending C.promising D.guessing
18.A.mind B.life C.world D.society
19.A.heart B.time C.money D.ourselves
20.A.what B.how C.when D.why
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“How dare you!” My anger finally burst out when my son __ to go to the piano classes for the third time that day. He rolled his eyes at me, which made me even __. I completely lost my __ and screamed at the top of my lungs, “Enough! You are not my boy anymore!” He didn’t __ or talkback to me. He responded in __ with a look of helplessness that I had never seen before. He used to cry violently and beg me to __ him. The innocence shining in his big eyes would __ that hot-tempered beast in me away in the end. __, this time…
Did what he had done really make me __? No. Did such anger come entirely from his improper __? No. Had I ever given it a chance to listen to and __ him? No. My demanding job, my __ housework, my kid’s cry for company…, all formed a minefield and all that was needed to __ it up was a fuse (导火索). My son was the __.
The rest of the day, he __ an outdoor walk, a ride in the park and even his favorite games and just wanted to be alone. I could __ the greatest sorrow and the most true innocence in his eyes. After admitting my own fault, I held this tiny trembling creature __ in my arms, tears swelling in my eyes.
For those who believe Sticks and stones may break the bone, but __ can never hurt anyone, I have a piece of heartfelt advice. Do not try this most powerful weapon __ the people you love. It is __ enough to cut the deepest into a soul.
1.A. refused B. decided C. requested D. demanded
2.A. calmer B. happier. C. angrier D. emptier
3.A. temper B. weight C. breath D. thought
4.A. smile B. shout C. cry D. respond
5.A. doubt B. silence C. surprise D. relief
6.A. praise B. accompany C. abandon D. pardon
7.A. put B. drive C. throw D. give
8.A. However B. Otherwise C. Therefore D. Moreover
9.A. satisfied B. annoyed C. moved D. puzzled
10.A. argument B. advice C. words D. behavior
11.A. understand B. forgive C. blame D. hug
12.A. important B. enough C. endless D. meaningful
13.A. heat B. burn C. put D. blow
14.A. victim B. answer C. choice D. disasters
15.A. shared B. declined C. enjoyed D. accepted
16.A. retell B. forecast C. forget D. read
17.A. rudely B. firmly C. loosely D. casually
18.A. voice B. force C. words D. feelings
19.A. for B. with C. against D. beyond
20.A. smooth B. soft C. hard D. sharp
高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Experts say boredom is good for kids. It forces them to be creative, ______ their imaginations, and helps them discover new things. A(n) ______ in point is 13-year-old Luke Thrill from Dubuque, Iowa.
Luke was ______of playing video games and riding his bike, so he decided to build a tiny house in his backyard instead. He made money from cutting lawns(草坪) and ______ exchanged some services, such as gaining the help of an electrical engineer ______ sweeping his garage. Luke also ______ spare materials from his grandmother's house and other ______ materials from his neighbors for some of the windows and the door.
The 89-square-foot home cost $1, 500 to build and ______ 18 months. Inside there's a kitchenette, a back sitting room, a table and a mounted(镶嵌的) TV, and an upstairs bedroom can be easily ______ by stairway.
Although Luke did the ______ and learned how to do all the work, he had his father's ______ throughout the project. Greg Thrill was very happy that his son learned to stay on ______ and deal with grown-ups. ______, he had some simple rules when Luke ______ the house: “You ______ the money. You build it. And you own it.”
Luke is now in love with ________. He has a YouTube channel and hopes to ______ other kids to start building. ______, he wants to build a bigger tiny house to live in, but for now, he ______ in his new home a few nights a week, does homework there, and uses it to take a ______ from his twin brother.
1.A. changes B. ignores C. improves D. weakens
2.A. method B. explanation C. procedure D. case
3.A. tired B. fond C. confident D. guilty
4.A. thus B. even C. still D. anyhow
5.A. in exchange for B. in praise for C. in support of D. in place of
6.A. updated B. ordered C. removed D. used
7.A. recycled B. cheap C. new D. raw
8.A. spent B. took C. saved D. wasted
9.A. supported B. accessed C. held D. landed
10.A. research B. housework C. experiment D. discovery
11.A. permission B. help C. control D. order
12.A. credit B. business C. budget D. duty
13.A. Therefore B. Besides C. Rather D. However
14.A. finished B. decorated C. started D. painted
15.A. borrow B. donate C. raise D. distribute
16.A. books B. videos C. riding D. building
17.A. inspire B. press C. command D. warn
18.A. Luckily B. Eventually C. Frequently D. Strangely
19.A. brings out B. leaves out C. hangs out D. puts out
20.A. ride B. risk C. chance D. break
高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析