高英语完形阅读专练.docx

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高英语完形阅读专练

IwasnineteenyearsoldthefirsttimeIsawmyowntruecharacter.

Mytriptoandfromworkeachdayincludedaten-minutewalkthroughtheheartofdowntown,wherethe36oftengathered.Likemostbusycitizens,Ilearnedto37thosenamelessfaces.Whenitcametohomelessbeggars,my38lifeexperiencehadledmetoone39thattheyareonthestreetbecausetheychoosetobe,probablyduetoalcoholordrugs.

Itwasanextremelycoldday.WhenIpassedthegroupsofbeggarsasusual,Iheardashakyvoicetargetme.

“Sparesomechange?

”heasked.

Ididn’teven40lookingupathisnamelessface.Ibriefly41himwalkingintoaliquorstoreandbuyingwhiskeywiththemoneywesparedhim.Likemostteenagers,ittookmeonlymomentsto42him.

“Ihavenomoneyonme,”Isaidquickly

Lookingbacknow,IfeelasifGodhadsetoutthatdaytoteachmealesson.AndGod43.Justafewfeetpasthim,Imanagedtofindtheonlyicepatchonthesidewalk.I44andlandedheavilyonmyrightknee.The45wasalmostkillingmeasItriedtogetup.ThenIheardashakyvoiceonlyinchesaboveme.

“Areyouallright?

”heasked.

IknewimmediatelythiswasthemanIhadjustrushedpast.Eveninpain,I46tookaquickmomenttosniffforthesmellofalcoholonhisbreath.Therewasnone.Hewasn’t47.Isawthe48inhiseyes.

I49togettomyfeet.HeheldmyarmasIwalkeddifficultlytothenearbybusstop.

“MynameisMike,”hesaid.“That’squiteafallyoutook,andyoureallyneedtogetitcheckedbyadoctor,”hesaidwithdeep50.

“Thisbusgoespastthehospital,”Isaid.

Mikepaused,andalookofsudden51crossedhisface.Hereachedintohispocketandpulledoutasmallcup.Hetookoutallthechangeandhelditouttowardme.

“Ithinkthere’sjustenoughhereforyoutotakethebus,”hesaid,

IwashighlyembarrassedasIremembermy52.Ireachedformypurseandtookoutmychange.Atleasttendollars.IofferedMikeallmychange.

“Thankyouandtakecareofyourself,”Isaid.BothofusknewthatfewminutesearlierIcouldn’thave53whathappenedtohim.

Mikeheldhiscuptightly,54itasifitwerethefirstgifthehadeverreceived.

Ahalfcupofchangeseemedtoosmallagiftforthemanwhogavea55toeverynamelessfaceI’veeverseen.

36.A.doctorsB.beggarsC.citizensD.sellers

37.A.pityB.observeC.forgiveD.ignore

38.A.limitedB.painfulC.meaningfulD.rich

39.A.factB.ruleC.assumptionD.suggestion

40.A.mindB.botherC.avoidD.bear

41.A.imaginedB.followedC.noticedD.heard

42.A.judgeB.stopC.teaseD.blame

43.A.signedB.succeededC.respondedD.approached

44.A.skippedB.dashedC.slippedD.hesitated

45.A.regretB.scareC.coldD.pain

46.A.stillB.everC.yetD.also

47.A.honestB.reliableC.drunkD.shabby

48.A.greedB.surpriseC.sorrowD.sympathy

49.A.failedB.struggledC.hurriedD.chose

50.A.reliefB.satisfactionC.understandingD.concern

51.A.confusionB.realizationC.excitementD.sadness

52.A.lieB.injuryC.promiseD.experience

53.A.knownB.predictedC.caredD.accepted

54.A.treasuringB.protectingC.makingD.showing

55.A.lessonB.nameC.chanceD.fortune

第三部分：

阅读理解（共两节，40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，共30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的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。

A

Clyde,asmall-clawedotter,wasmovedfromAucklandZootoWellingtonZootwomonthsago.ThezookeepershopedheandtheotherotterBonniemightstartafamilytogether.

Butonlytwodaysafterhearrived,Clydewentmissing.Hehaddughiswayunderoneofthewallsandwasnowheretobeseen.

anotter

Thezookeeperssetupcagesinsidethezoo,withplatesofClyde’sfavoritefishinthem,hopingtocatchhim.

TwodayswentbyandstilltherewasnosignofClyde.

AtlastacouplesawClydeattheirhouse---awholekilometerawayinNewtown.Clydewashidinginanout-of-reachholeoutsidetheirlaundry.

Thezookeepersarrivedandsetupsomemoretrapstotrytocatchhim.ButClydeisaprettysmartotter.Twicehemanagedtogetthefishoutofatrapwithoutbeingcaught.

Fivedaysafterhe’descaped,Clyde’sdaysontheruncametoanendwhenhewasfinallycaughtinoneofthetraps.

ItwasnogoodputtingClydebackinhisoldhome---he’donlydighiswayoutagain.SoheandBonniewereputintothezoohospital.Therewasnochanceoftheirescapingfromthere.

Meanwhile,thezookeeperswereworkinghardtomakeClyde’soldhomesafer.Theyputanironbarrierundergroundtostophimdiggingtheirwayout.ThenBonnieandClydewenthomeagain.

Butamonthafterhisfirstescape,Clydewasoutagain.Oncemorethezookeeperscame

hurryingtocatchClyde.Theyfoundhimbyfollowingthebubbleshemadeintherivernearby.

NobodyknewhowClydehadescaped.Butthistimehewasonlyoutforanhour.So---backhewenttothehospitalagain.

PoorClyde.Itseemedthathewasn’thappyatWellingtonZoo,eventhoughheandBonnieweregettingonwelltogether.Thekeepersdidn’tlikeseeinghimunhappy,sotheyplannedtolookforahomeforhimsomewhereelse.

56.WherewasClydefoundafterhisfirstescape?

A.BackinAucklandZoo.B.Inarivernearby.

C.Atahouseakilometeraway.D.Inthezoohospital.

57.HowdidzookeeperscatchClydeafterhissecondescape?

A.Theysetupcagesinthezoo.

B.TheyattractedClydewithfish.

C.Theydugaholeoutsidehishome.

D.Theyfollowedthebubblesinthewater.

58.WhatdoweknowaboutClyde?

A.Heoftengetsill.

B.Heisgoodatdigging.

C.Helikeshidinginahole.

D.HeescapedtomeetBonnie.

59.Whereisthepassagemostlikelytohavebeentakenfrom?

A.Anewsreport.B.Anadvertisement.

C.Abookreview.D.Aresearchpaper.

B

BeattheBurglar

Don’tinvitecrime---takebasic,sensibleprecautions.Yourhouseandpossessionarevaluableandmustbeproperlyprotected.Whenyoubuyalock,youbuytime.Thebestpreventionisdelayandnoisewhichcouldmeandiscovery.

Whenyouleaveit---lockit!

Firstofall,fitsecuritylockstoalldoorsandwindowsandasafetychainonthefrontdoor.Secondly,usethem!

Ifyouhaveanyladdersortools,don’tleavethemlyingaboutinthegarden,lockthemaway.

“Safe”or“secret”placesforkeysandvaluablesarenotreliable---ninetimesoutoften,theyarethefirstplaceathiefwilllook.

Whenyoumovehouse…

Whenyoumoveintoanewhomeevenifitisfittedwithsecuritylocks,changethem.Youdon’tknowwhoelsemayhavekeys.

Neverletstrangersintoyourhouse.Anofficial-lookingcapisnotenough,askforproofofidentityandlookatitcarefully---ifyouarestillnotsatisfied,don’tletthepersonin.

Valuablesneedspecialprotection

Valuablesshouldreallybegivenspecialprotection---preferablybyleavingthemwithyourbank.Asmallsecuritysafeworkstoo,butnottothemostdeterminedburglar.Itisalsoimportanttokeepanup-to-datelistofvaluablesandtheirdescriptions.Inthecaseoffineart,paintings,orjewelry,colorphotographscansometimesbeofassistancetothepoliceifyouareunfortunateenoughtohavethemstolen.Enterthedetailsonthebackofthepictures.Butdon’tkeepsuchdocumentsinyourhouse,keepthematthebankorwithyourinsurancecompany.

Goingonholiday?

Don’ttalkaboutyourholidaysandfutureplansloudlyinpublic.Doremembertocancelthemilkandnewspapersandalsotodrawcurtainsback.

Operatea“GoodNeighbor”programtoensurethatmailistakenin,thehouseischeckedregularlyandthatlightsareputon.

Callatyourlocalpolicestationandtellthemyouaregoingaway.Makesurethattheyknowhowtocontactyouincaseoftrouble.

Don’tleavecashorvaluablesinthehouse---takethemwithyouorputtheminthebank.

60.Whenmovingintoanewhouse,youaresupposedto__________.

A.buyasafeB.changethelocks

C.visityourneighborsD.stayawayfromstrangers

61.Whichisthesafestwaytoprotectyourvaluables?

A.Takingpicturesofyourvaluables.

B.Puttingyourvaluablesinyoursafe.

C.Keepingyourvaluablesatthebank.

D.Givingalistofyourvaluablestothepolice.

62.Whenyouareawayforholidays,you__________.

A.shouldcancelyourmail

B.shouldn’tleaveyourkeystoyourneighbors

C.shouldn’tmakeitknownthatyourhomeisempty

D.shouldaskthepolicetocheckyourhouseregularly

63.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?

A.Toinformpeopleofsafetystandards.

B.Tointroducetheadvantagesofbanks.

C.Toprovetheimportanceofsecuritylocks.

D.Toeducatepeopleonpreventionofburglars.

C

Oneofthemostdifficultquestionstoanswerishowmuchajobisworth.Wenaturallyexpectthatadoctor’ssalarywillbehigherthanabusconductor’swages.Butthequestionbecomesmuchmoredifficulttoanswerwhenwecompareaminerwithanengineer,oranunskilledmanworkingonanoil-rig（钻探平台）withateacherinasecondaryschool.Whatthedoctor,theengineerandtheteacherhaveincommonisthattheyhavedevotedseveralyearstostudyinginordertoobtainthenecessaryqualificationsfortheirprofessions.Wefeelinstinctivelythattheseskillsandtheseyearsshouldberewarded.Atthesametimewerecognizethattheworkoftheminerandtheoil-riglaborerisbothhardanddangerous,andthattheymustbehighlypaidfortheriskstheytake.

　　Anotheraspectwemusttakeintoconsiderationishowsociallyusefulaman’sworkis.Mostpeoplewouldagreethatlookingafterthesickorteachingchildrenismoreimportantthan,say,sellingsecond-handcars.Yetitisalmostcertainthattheused-carsalesmanearnsmorethanthenurse