1、高考英语二轮复习完形填空初期练习52016高考英语二轮完形填空初期练习(5)完形填空Preparing for TomorrowSixthgrade schoolteacher Ms.Shelton believed in readiness.Students remembered how she walked in on the first day of class and began writing words of eighthgrade on the_1_.They quickly protested that the words were not on their_2_and the
2、y couldnt learn them.Their teacher insisted that the students could and would learn these_3_.She said that she would teach them something that should be given.Ms.Shelton_4_by saying that one of the students in the classroom could go on to_5_,maybe even be president someday,and she wanted to prepare
3、them for that day.Ms.Shelton spoke those words many years ago._6_did she know that someday one of her studentsJesse Jacksonwould take them_7_.She believed that if they were well prepared,they could_8_high goals.Ralph Waldo Emerson once said,“People only see what they are_9_to see.”If thats true,then
4、 it is also_10_that they only become what they are prepared to become.And many things in life is just about getting ready.“I want to be doing something more_11_with my life than what I am doing now,”a young man once said to me.He_12_what he was doing was just not that important.Other people have sai
5、d things to me such as,“I only_13_I had a meaningful relationship.Id really like to get a better job,but I just dont see_14_.”You fill in the blanks.What is it you would like to_15_that isnt happening?Perhaps the answer is that you are not yet_16_.Maybe you need more time to prepare before you are t
6、ruly ready for that which you_17_.Think of today as another chance to_18_yourself for that exciting future you are looking for.Today is not wasted.If you desire more from_19_,then you can use today as training.For you will experience only what you are prepared to_20_.Something wonderful can happen.A
7、nd you can use today to get ready for tomorrow.1A.desk Bwall Cchalkboard Ddoor解析结合前面的“Sixthgrade schoolteacher Ms.Shelton”和“began writing words”可知老师在教室里,应该是在黑板(chalkboard)上写字。答案C2A.duty Bdesk Cmind Dlevel解析由前面的“Sixthgrade schoolteacher”及“writing words of eighthgrade”可知这些词超出了他们的水平。故选D项。答案D3A.words Bg
8、rammars Cpronunciations Dsentences解析根据第一段中的“writing words of eighthgrade”可知此处表示老师认为学生们能够并且将学会这些单词。答案A4A.started Bended Cwarned Dreminded解析结合上下文可知此处是老师总结性的话,即老师最后说故选end。答案B5A.greatness Bwealth Chonor Dfailure解析从后面的“maybe even be president someday”可知此处指将来某一天这个班中的某一个学生会成为伟大的人物(greatness)。wealth财富;honor
9、荣誉;failure失败,均不符合语境。答案A6A.Seldom BLittle CHardly DTotally解析从后面的“did she know that someday one of her studentsJesse Jacksonwould take them”可知当时这个老师并没有意识到自己的话对学生的影响,其中有一个学生杰克逊很认真地对待了她说的话。seldom很少,不常,表示否定意义,指频率,可以排除;little不多,稍微;hardly几乎不;totally全部地;只有little符合语境。答案B7A.nervously Beagerly Cseriously Dsimp
10、ly解析take sth seriously认真地对待某事,是固定搭配。答案C8A.keep Bhave Cset Dachieve解析根据前面的“She believed that if they were well prepared”可知她认为学生们只要做好准备,就一定会实现(achieve)他们的目标。keep保持;have拥有;set使处于。答案D9A.prepared Bforced Cattracted Dtempted解析根据后一句中的“they only become what they are prepared to become”可知答案为A项。答案A10A.proper
11、Bexact Clegal Dtrue解析根据前面的“If thats true,then it is also”以及空格后面的“that they only become what they are prepared to become.”可知,此处指他们仅会成为准备成为的那样的人,这一点也是真实的(true)。proper恰当的;exact精确的;legal合法的,均不符合语境。答案D11A.difficult Bsignificant Cpleasant Dinteresting解析根据后面的“He_12_what he was doing was just not that impor
12、tant.”可知此处表示他想做一些比现在所做的更加有意义的事情,所以选B项。答案B12A.boasted Bbehaved Cfelt Dlooked解析他认为自己现在从事的事情不重要。feel认为,符合语境。答案C13A.wish Bexpect Chope Dimagine解析前面的“want to”和后面的“Id really like to”都是说明一些人的愿望。从这个空后面的had可知此处是一种虚拟的形式,所以不用hope,应用wish。答案A14A.what Bwhen Cwhy Dhow解析根据前面的“Id really like to get a better job”可知此人
13、想获得一份好的工作,但是不知道怎样获得。答案D15A.survive Bhappen Cgain Dwin解析由后面的“that isnt happening”可知B正确。survive幸存;gain获得;win赢得,均不符合语境。答案B16A.adventurous BactiveCready Dintelligent解析由后句“Maybe you need more time to prepare before you are truly ready.”可知C项正确。adventurous冒险的;active积极的;intelligent聪明的。答案C17A.concern Barrang
14、e Cadore Ddesire解析由下一段的“If you desire more from_19_”可知选D项。答案D18A.prepare Benjoy Cimagine Dconduct解析根据文章题目“Preparing for Tomorrow”及文章主旨可知此处选prepare。答案A19A.history Bnature Clife Dmarriage解析由第五段第一句“.with my life.”可知选C项。答案C20A.suffer Bexperience Cstruggle Dwork解析由此句句意“因为你只能经历你准备经历的。”可知B项正确。答案B 【2013界崇明县
15、】完形填空。Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.Its been so warm in the United States this year, especially in March, that national records werent just broken, they w
16、ere deep-fried.Temperatures in the lower 48 states were 8.6 degrees above normal for March and 6 degrees higher than average for the first three months of the year, according to 50 by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. That goes far 51 the old records.The extent of how 52 the year
17、has been in the US has 53 some meteorologists(气象学者) who have warned about global warming. “Everybody has this uneasy feeling. This is not good,” said Jerry Meehl, a climate scientist who54 in extreme weather at the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colo. “Its a55 pleasure. Youre o
18、ut enjoying this 56 March weather, but you know its not a good thing.”Its not just March. “Its been going on for several months,” said Jake Crouch, a climate scientist at NOAAs National Climatic Data Center in Ashville, N.C.Meteorologists say an unusual combination of several weather 57 , including
19、La Nina, was the direct cause of the warm start to 2012. While individual events cant be 58 on global warming, Crouch said this is like the extremes that are supposed to get more frequent because of 59 climate change from the burning of fossil fuels such as coal and oil.Normally, March 60 42.5 degre
20、es across the country. This year, the average was 51.1, which is closer to the average for April. Only one other time in January 2006 was the country as a whole that much 61 than normal for an entire month.In March, 62 7,775 weather stations across the nation broke daily high temperature records and
21、 another 7,517 broke records for night-time 63 . Combined, thats more high temperature records broken in one month than ever before, Crouch said.“When you look at whats happened in March this year, its beyond 64 ,” said University of Victoria climate scientist Andrew Weaver.50. A. estimates B. calcu
22、lations C. predictions D. introductions51. A. beyond B. behind C. below D. beside52. A. unusual B. cold C. typical D. fascinating53. A. excited B. attracted C. affected D. alarmed54. A. majors B. involves C. specializes D. fills55. A. magnificent B. doubtful C. responsible D. guilty56. A. freezing B
23、. nice C. hot D. terrible57. A. styles B. conditions C. patterns D. changes58. A. focused B. blamed C. based D. depended59. A. manmade B. natural C. sudden D. important60. A. defines B. averages C. includes D. means61. A. greater B. quicker C. hotter D. richer62. A. at last B. at most C. at least D.
24、 at present63. A. heat B. wind C. rain D. moonlight64. A. unavailable B. unchangeable C. unavoidable D. unbelievable【参考答案】50. B 51. A 52. A 53. D 54. C 55. D 56. B 57. C 58. B 59. A60. B 61. C 62. C 63. A 64. D【2013界长宁区质量抽测】完形填空。Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four word
25、s or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context. All over the world, people admire the beauty and grace of butterflies. Butterflies come in every color imaginable, and their 50 display an incredible variety of patterns. The largest butterfly,
26、Queen Alexandras Birdwing, has a wingspan (翼展) of up to 280 millimeters and lives in Papua New Guinea. The smallest, the Western Pygmy Blue in the southern U.S., has a wingspan of only 12 millimeters. Sadly, some of these beautiful creatures are now 51 . Estimates indicate that between 15 and 20 tho
27、usand species of butterflies exist around the world. A number of these species are endangered, over 20 in Japan 52 . Although that number may seem small, losing even one species would be 53 . Nowadays scientists even look to butterflies as a 54 of the environments health, since they are 55 to enviro
28、nmental changes. Many environmentalists around the world are eager to protect the endangered butterflies from extinction. The American Museum of Natural History in New York, for example, has an unusual butterfly exhibit. This exhibit 56 the important role that butterflies play in our environment. In
29、 recent years, environmental groups have made significant progress in 57 endangered butterfly populations. Governments throughout Asia have passed laws to help protect endangered wildlife, including butterflies. An area called Butterfly Valley in Assam, India, has become the focus of conscious 58 to
30、 protect the butterflies habitat (栖息地). Other projects in Serbia, Japan, and Canada are also hoping to 59 . Some of these efforts are already starting to work. The population of the El Segundo Blue Butterfly in California, for instance, has increased by 8 percent since 2010. Finding a cure for the butterfly crisis is, 60 , not just for environmental groups. 61 citizens can plant butterfly gardens to support and enjoy these gentle creatures. A group of female prisoners in Belfair, Washington, are helping to rescue an endangered species called Taylors Checkerspot. They recogni
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