The very wealthy English Baron Fitzgerald had only one child, a son, who understandably was the apple of his eye. His wife died when the child was in his early teens. So Fitzgerald __ himself to fathering the kid. , the son died in his late teens.
Meanwhile, Fitzgerald’s wealth greatly . He spent a lot on art works of the . Later Fitzgerald himself became ill. Before his death, he had carefully prepared his
_ _ as to how his wealth would be — to sell his entire collection at an auction（拍卖）.
Because of the large quantity and high of his collection, a huge crowd of __ buyers gathered for the auction. Many of them were museum and private collectors eager to . Before the auction, the art works were shown, among, which was a painting of Fitzgerald’s son by an unknown artist. Because of its quality, it received little attention.
When it was time for the auction, the auctioneer gaveled（敲槌）the crowd to . First the lawyer from Fitzgerald’s will that the first art work to be auctioned was the painting of his __ .
The poor-quality painting didn’t any bidders... except one — the old servant who had __ _ the son and loved him, and who for emotional reasons the only bid.
As soon as the servant bought the painting for less than one English pound, the auctioneer __ the bidding and asked the lawyer to read again from the will. The crowd became , and the lawyer read from the will: “Whoever buys the painting of my son gets all my collection.” Then the auction was over.
1.A. expected B. appointed C. devoted D. booked
2.A. Finally B. Luckily C. Secondly D. Unfortunately
3.A. declined B. increased C. remained D. affected
4.A. partners B. masters C. servants D. volunteers
5.A. seriously B. slightly C. lightly D. gradually
6.A. matter B. notice C. letter D. will
7.A. settled B. dealt C. involved D. banned
8.A. price B. spirit C. quality D. attraction
9.A. traditional B. possible C. occasional D. absent
10.A. directors B. fans C. supporters D. competitors
11.A. call B. bid C. reject D. order
12.A. known B. famous C. poor D. cheap
13.A. attention B. principle C. saying D. party
14.A. heard B. told C. wrote D. read
15.A. wife B. servant C. director D. son
16.A. receive B. remind C. need D. plan
17.A. worked B. served C. lived D. waited
18.A. played B. applied C. offered D. accepted
19.A. lost B. got C. continued D. stopped
20.A. noisy B. eager C. quiet D. anxious
高三英语完形填空中等难度题
The very wealthy English Baron Fitzgerald had only one child,a son,who understandably was the apple of his eye.His wife died when the child was in his early teens.So Fitzgerald devoted himself to fathering the kid.Unfortunately the son died in his late teens.
Meanwhile,Fitzgerald’s wealth greatly increased.He spent a lot on art works of the masters.Later Fitzgerald himself because seriously ill.Before his death,he had carefully prepared his will as to how his wealth would be settled—to sell his entire collection at an auction(拍卖).
Because of the large quantity and high quality of his collection,a huge crowd of possible buyers gathered for the auction.Many of them were museum directors and private collectors eager to bid(出价).Before the auction,the art works were shown,among which was a painting of Fitzgerald’s son by an unknown artist.Because of its poor quality,it received little attention.
When it was time for the auction,the auctioneer gaveled(敲槌) the crowd to attention.First the lawyer read from Fitzgerald’s will that the first art work to be auctioned was the painting of his son.
The poor-quality painting didn’t receive and bidders...except one—the old servant who had served the son and loved him,and who for emotional reasons offered the only bid.
As soon as the servant bought the painting for less than one English pound,the auctioneer stopped the bidding and asked the lawyer to read again from the will.The crowd became quiet,and the lawyer read from the will:“Whoever buys the painting of my son gets all my collection.”Then the auction was over.
1.The English Baron Fitzgerald was ______.
A.a museum director B.a master of art
C.an art collector D.an art dealer
2.Why did the old servant bid for the painting of Fitzgerald’s son?
A.He was devoted to the family.
B.He saw that no one bid for it.
C.He knew the content of the will.
D.He found it cheap for him to buy.
3.Fitzgerald’s will showed ______.
A.his desire to fool the bidders
B.his invaluable love for his son
C.his sadness at the death of his son
D.his regret of having no children to take over his wealth
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The very wealthy English Baron Fitzgerald had only one child, a son, who understandably was the apple of his eye. His wife died when the child was in his early teens. So Fitzgerald __ himself to fathering the kid. , the son died in his late teens.
Meanwhile, Fitzgerald’s wealth greatly . He spent a lot on art works of the . Later Fitzgerald himself became ill. Before his death, he had carefully prepared his
_ _ as to how his wealth would be — to sell his entire collection at an auction（拍卖）.
Because of the large quantity and high of his collection, a huge crowd of __ buyers gathered for the auction. Many of them were museum and private collectors eager to . Before the auction, the art works were shown, among, which was a painting of Fitzgerald’s son by an unknown artist. Because of its quality, it received little attention.
When it was time for the auction, the auctioneer gaveled（敲槌）the crowd to . First the lawyer from Fitzgerald’s will that the first art work to be auctioned was the painting of his __ .
The poor-quality painting didn’t any bidders... except one — the old servant who had __ _ the son and loved him, and who for emotional reasons the only bid.
As soon as the servant bought the painting for less than one English pound, the auctioneer __ the bidding and asked the lawyer to read again from the will. The crowd became , and the lawyer read from the will: “Whoever buys the painting of my son gets all my collection.” Then the auction was over.
1.A. expected B. appointed C. devoted D. booked
2.A. Finally B. Luckily C. Secondly D. Unfortunately
3.A. declined B. increased C. remained D. affected
4.A. partners B. masters C. servants D. volunteers
5.A. seriously B. slightly C. lightly D. gradually
6.A. matter B. notice C. letter D. will
7.A. settled B. dealt C. involved D. banned
8.A. price B. spirit C. quality D. attraction
9.A. traditional B. possible C. occasional D. absent
10.A. directors B. fans C. supporters D. competitors
11.A. call B. bid C. reject D. order
12.A. known B. famous C. poor D. cheap
13.A. attention B. principle C. saying D. party
14.A. heard B. told C. wrote D. read
15.A. wife B. servant C. director D. son
16.A. receive B. remind C. need D. plan
17.A. worked B. served C. lived D. waited
18.A. played B. applied C. offered D. accepted
19.A. lost B. got C. continued D. stopped
20.A. noisy B. eager C. quiet D. anxious
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The child had only _____ slight temperature，but the doctor regarded the illness as serious enough for ____ hospital treatment．
A．/; the B．/; / C．a; / D．a; the
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It was how the disabled had managed to drag the child off the tracks the very moment when the train came______touched the audiences.
| A．when | B．where | C．that | D．which |
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Jack is the ______- child in the family; he wants to have a brother.
| A．one | B．single | C．only | D．separate |
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One of my first memories as a child in the 1950s was a discussion I had with my brother in our tiny bedroom in the family house in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
We had heard in school about a planet called Pluto. It was the farthest, coldest, and darkest thing a child could imagine. We guessed how long it would take to die if we stood on the surface of such a frozen place wearing only the clothes we had on. We tried to figure out how much colder Pluto was than Antarctica, or than the coldest day we had ever experienced in Pennsylvania.
Pluto, which famously was downgraded from a “major planet” to a “dwarf planet”（矮星） in 2006, captured our imagination because it was a mystery that could complete our picture of what it was like at the most remote corners of our solar system.
Pluto’s underdog discovery story is part of what makes it so attractive. Clyde Tombaugh was a Kansas farm boy who built telescopes out of spare auto parts, old farm equipment and self-ground lenses. As an assistant at Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, Tombaugh's task was to search millions of stars for a moving point of light, a planet that the observatory’s founder thought existed beyond the orbit of Neptune. On February 18，1930，Tombaugh found it. Pluto was the first planet discovered by an American, and represented a moment of light in the midst of the Great Depression’s dark encroachment (入侵).
Pluto is much more than something that is not a planet. It’s a reminder that there are many worlds out there beyond our own and that the sky isn’t the limit at all. We don’t know what kinds of fantastic variations on a theme nature is capable of making until we get there to look.
1.Why did Pluto become famous in 2006 according to the passage?
A. Because it lost its major planet status.
B. Because it disappeared in the sky.
C. Because it was discovered by an American.
D. Because it was proved to be the coldest planet in the universe.
2.What can be a suitable title for the text?
A. An American Scientist: Clyde Tombaugh
B. Pluto was First Discovered by a Boy
C. Pluto’s Strange Romance
D. The Days I Spent with My Brother in Pennsylvania
3.What can we learn from the fourth paragraph?
A. Clyde Tombaugh discovered the darkness in the Great Depression.
B. Pluto was the only planet that was discovered by Clyde Tombaugh.
C. Clyde Tombaugh’s job was to build telescopes for Lowell Observatory.
D. Clyde Tombaugh’s telescopes used for searching stars were very simple.
4.What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph most probably mean?
A. Pluto is no less than a planet in the solar system.
B. Pluto is much more than a planet in the solar system.
C. Pluto is more important than any other planet in the sky.
D. Pluto is not a planet in the solar system, but it is more than a planet.
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When I was a small child，during the war，we were very poor and we lived in a faraway village.One day，on the road，I found the ____ pieces of a mirror.There was a motorcycle accident.
I ____ to find all the pieces and put them ____，but it was not possible，so I used only the ___ piece and I made it round.I could ____ with it as a toy and became greatly attracted by the ____ that I could reflect light to dark places where the sun would never shine—in ____ holes and some other dark places.It became a game for me to ____ light into the darkest places I could find.
I ____ the little mirror，and，as I grew up，I would take it out ____ I had nothing to do and ____ the game.As I became a man，I grew to realize that this was not ____ a child’s game but a metaphor(暗喻) for what I might ____ my life.I came to ____ that I am not the light or the source of light.But light—truth，understanding，knowledge—is there，and it will shine in many dark places ____ I reflect it.
I am just a single piece of a mirror whose ____ design and shape I do not know.___，with what I have I can reflect light into the dark places of this ____—into the black places in the ____ of men—and change some things in some people.Perhaps others may see and do the same.This is what I am about.This is the ____ of my life.
1.A.broken B．wasted
C．painted D．sharpened
2.A.pretended B．tried
C．demanded D．hated
3.A.back B．down
C．together D．aside
4.A.lightest B．longest
C．hardest D．largest
5.A.talk B．play
C．deal D．share
6.A.suggestion B．fact
C．decision D．reason
7.A.deep B．big
C．bright D．empty
8.A.attract B．show
C．get D．bring
9.A.kept B．cut
C．used D．mended
10.A.until B．before
C．when D．after
11.A.watch B．continue
C．remember D．change
12.A.just B．wholly
C．really D．even
13.A.get from B．owe to
C．tell about D．do with
14.A.announce B．doubt
C．understand D．expect
15.A.so that B．now that
C．even if D．only if
16.A.whole B．unique
C．special D．other
17.A.Otherwise B．However
C．Besides D．Therefore
18.A.country B．village
C．world D．city
19.A.hands B．brains
C．eyes D．hearts
20.A.way B．standard
C．quality D．meaning
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When I was a small child, during the war, we were very poor and we lived in a faraway village. One day, on the road, I found the __36__ pieces of a mirror. There was a German motorcycle accident.
I tried to find all the pieces and put them __37__, but it was not possible, so I kept only the __38__ piece and I made it round. I began to __39__ with it as a toy and became greatly attracted by the __40__ that I could reflect（反射）light to dark places where the sun would never shine in __41___holes and some other dark places. It became a __42__ for me to get light into the darkest places I could find.
I __43__ the little mirror, and, as I ___44__ up, I would take it out when I had nothing to do and __45__ the game. As I became a __46__, I grew to understand that this was not __47__a child’s game but a metaphor（象征）for what I might do with my life. I came to __48___ that I am not the light or the source（来源）of light, but light—truth, understanding, knowledge—is __49___, and it will shine in many dark places only if I reflect it.
I am just a single piece of a mirror whose ___50__ design and shape I do not know. __51___, with what I have I can reflect light into the dark places of this __52__， into the black places in the___53__ of men—and change some things __54___ some people. Perhaps others may see and do the same. This is what I am about. This is the __55___ of my life. （269 words）
1.A. broken B. dropped C. pointed D. sharpened
2.A. back B. down C. together D. up
3.A. best B. longest C. smallest D. largest
4.A. talk B. play C. flash D. share
5.A. idea B. fact C. decision D. reason
6.A. deep B. big C. pretty D. empty
7.A. job B. task C. game D. trouble
8.A. kept B. hid C. forgot D. lost
9.A. came B. stood C. grew D. went
10.A. watch B. continue C. remember D. change
11.A. man B. boy C. father D. grandfather
12.A. always B. completely C. really D. just
13.A. announce B. doubt C. understand D. expect
14.A. absent B. home C. far D. there
15.A. whole B. most C. half D. other
16.A. So B. However C. Besides D. Certainly
17.A. country B. village C. world D. city
18.A. hands B. brains C. eyes D. hearts
19.A. on B. in C. with D. like
20.A. way B. standard C. quality D. meaning
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听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1.What is the only problem of Fitzgerald’s new film according to the man?
A. It is uninteresting.
B. It lacks musical performances.
C. It’s only aimed at one age group.
2.What instrument does Fitzgerald like best?
A. The violin. B. The piano. C. The guitar.
3.Why do many important people dislike Fitzgerald?
A. He doesn’t respect other people.
B. He changes his mind quite often.
C. He expresses his views directly.
4.What does the man think of Fitzgerald’s personality?
A. Attractive. B. Warm-hearted. C. Outgoing.
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If only I _______ more confidence in the English speech contest held last week!
A． would have B． had C． had had D． have
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