高考英語復習完形填空：考點解析3
Passage 1
(2010·重慶調研)
I had a cigarette one morning as I walked along the wooded path toward my house deep in the forest.
I know smoking is bad for me, and
__1__. I had tried to kick the habit, but
__2__. Not even when my aunt Bernie got lung cancer. How many times had she begged me to give
__3__ up? After she died, I made up my mind to stop, and did so, but
__4__
I started up again.
The house had been one of Aunt Bernie's favorite places to stay. Lately, I had earned some
__5__
income by renting it out. New renters were
__6__
to arrive that afternoon.
The house has no electricity, so I had to
__7__
there was enough propane (丙烷) in the tank to
__8__
the fridge and the stove (火爐). Seeing the house in the distance through the trees, I thought about
__9__. I could still hear her
__10__ telling me, “Give up smoking; it will
__11__
you.”
As I was
__12__
the house, the voice grew stronger, __13__
my aunt were standing right beside me. Finally, I couldn't
__14__
it any longer. I smothered (悶熄) it. “Fine, Auntie, I
__15__. See？”
I continued down the path,
__16__
the urge to light up again.
Reaching the house,
I opened the door. Whoa!
I stepped back. The
__17__
was strong. Propane gases! I ran around to the back and found the problem. The previous
__18__ had forgotten to turn off the propane tank before they left. The house had been
__19__
up with gas for a week!
If I had still been smoking that cigarette... I thought now, __20__. My aunt Bernie was right. Smoking can kill me. The next day I started a quit-smoking program, and I haven't lit up since.
1. A. helpless
B. harmful
C. useless
D. dangerous
2. A. hadn't
B. shouldn't
C. mustn't
D. couldn't
3. A. it
B. her
C. this
D. that
4. A. possibly
B. naturally
C. shortly
D. hardly
5. A. special
B. extra
C. high
D. low
6. A. able
B. glad
C. due
D. willing
7. A. take care
B. find out
C. make out
D. make sure
8. A. start
B. manage
C. run
D. stop
9. A. my cigarette
B. my aunt
C. new renters
D. the tank
10. A. sound
B. voice
C. noise
D. cry
11. A. harm
B. damage
C. kill
D. hurt
12. A. approaching
B. passing
C. opening
D. entering
13. A. even if
B. as
C. because
D. as if
14. A. see
B. find
C. bear
D. hear
15. A. put it out
B. gave it up
C. put it away
D. gave it way
16. A. stopping
B. resisting
C. feeling
D. keeping
17. A. desire
B. house
C. voice
D. smell
18. A. owners
B. renters
C. neighbours
D. guests
19. A. mixed
B. covered
C. filled
D. caught
20. A. frightened
B. excited
C. surprised
D. disappointed
答案與解析：
1．D 從文章最后的Smoking can kill me可知抽煙不但有害，而且還很危險(dangerous)。
2．D 作者嘗試戒煙，但不能(couldn't)戒掉。
3．A 指請求作者戒煙，故用it指代抽煙。
4．C 作者下決心戒煙，但很快(shortly)又開始吸了。
5．B 作者繼承了Aunt的房子，將它出租，當然可賺得些額外(extra)的錢。
6．C be due to do sth.意為“預定要干某事”，符合語境。
7．D 這里指確保(make sure)有足夠的丙烷，讓冰箱和爐子運行。
8．C 從上題解析可知應用run。run此處意為“(使某物)運轉，起作用”。
9．B 在遠處透過樹林看這個房子作者想起了Aunt。
10．B 從常識及下文的the voice grew stronger可知應該是voice。
11．C 從上文可知，作者的Aunt，就是因為吸煙患肺癌而死，再結合此處作者的Aunt告誡如果不戒煙，它會讓作者丟掉性命。
12．A 隨著作者靠近(approach)房子Aunt的聲音變得越來越大。
13．D 好像Aunt就站在我身邊一樣，故用as if。
14．C 想起Aunt的話，終于作者不能再忍受(bear)，把煙熄滅了。
15．A 從前面的I smothered(弄熄)it可知是滅掉煙，故用put out。
16．B 把煙弄熄后，作者開始作思想斗爭，抵制(resist)想抽煙的誘惑。
17．D 下文反復提到房子里丙烷泄漏了，這里指氣味(smell)很強烈。
18．B 指以前的租客(renter)忘記關氣罐了。
19．C 指整個房子里都彌漫著丙烷氣體。fill up with意為“充滿”。
20．A 作者想到如果自己還在抽煙的話，后果不堪設想，當然是害怕(frightened)了。
Passage 2
(2010·海淀期末練習)
The Pecan Thief
When I was six years old, I was visiting my grandfather's farm in Kansas.
Grandpa had sent me into the
__1__
to gather pecans for us to enjoy later.
Pecan picking was really
__2__
work and my little basket was only half full. I wasn't about to
__3__ Grandpa down. Just then something caught my
__4__.
A large brown squirrel was a few feet away.
I watched as he picked up a pecan, hurried to a tree and
__5__
in a large hole in the trunk.
A moment later the squirrel
__6__
out and climbed down to the ground to pick up another nut.
Once again, he took the pecan back to his hiding place.
Not so
__7__
anymore, I thought. I dashed over to the tree and looked into the hole.
It was
__8__
with pecans! Golden pecans were right there for taking. This was my
__9__. Handful by handful, I scooped all of those pecans into my basket. Now it was full! I was so
__10__
of myself. I couldn't wait to show Grandpa all the pecans.
__11__， I ran back and shouted, “Look at all the pecans！” He looked into the basket and said, “Well, well, how did you find so many？” I told him how I'd
__12__
the squirrel and taken the pecans from his hiding place.
Grandpa congratulated me on how smart I'd been in observing the squirrel and his habits. Then he did something that __13__
me. He handed the basket back to me and put his arm gently
__14__
my shoulders.
“That squirrel worked very hard to gather his winter
__15__ of food，” he said. “Now that all of his pecans are gone, don't you think that little squirrel will
__16__
the cold winter？”
“I didn't think about that，” I said.
“I know，” Grandpa said. “But a good man should never take
__17__
of someone else's hard work.”
Suddenly I felt a bit
__18__. The image of the starving squirrel wouldn't
__19__
my mind. There was only one thing I could do. I carried the basket back to the tree and poured all the nuts into the hole.
I didn't eat any pecans that night, but I had something much more filling—the
__20__
of knowing I had done just the right thing.
1. A. rooms
B. woods
C. holes
D. roads
2. A. hard
B. dirty
C. light
D. easy
3. A. let
B. settle
C. have
D. keep
4. A. sweater
B. basket
C. eye
D. hand
5. A. joined
B. lived
C. discovered
D. disappeared
6. A. jumped
B. held
C. stood
D. found
7. A. strange
B. secret
C. anxious
D. patient
8. A. covered
B. filled
C. rebuilt
D. decorated
9. A. time
B. choice
C. chance
D. achievement
10. A. afraid
B. ashamed
C. careful
D. proud
11. A. Otherwise
B. However
C. Besides
D. Therefore
12. A. driven
B. followed
C. protected
D. caught
13. A. annoyed
B. satisfied
C. surprised
D. delighted
14. A. off
B. beside
C. over
D. around
15. A. supply
B. cost
C. support
D. preparation
16. A. escape
B. spend
C. survive
D. flee
17. A. place
B. notice
C. advantage
D. charge
18. A. guilty
B. unconfident
C. embarrassed
D. nervous
19. A. open
B. leave
C. cross
D. occupy
20. A. inspiration
B. expectation
C. impression
D. satisfaction
答案與解析：
1．B 從上下文知，我被爺爺派去撿山核桃，再結合第一句中的“farm”和選項可知我應該到樹林(woods)里去，而不是房間(rooms)，洞里(holes)和路上(roads)。
2．A 從后面的我才撿半籃山核桃可知，撿山核桃對我來說是一項挺困難的(hard)活，其他選項都不符合語境。
3．A 從下文知，我不想讓爺爺失望，此處let sb. down是固定詞組，意為“令某人失望”。
4．C 就在此時，不遠處的一只棕色大松鼠引起了我的注意。catch one's eye表示“引起某人的注意”。
5．D 那只松鼠撿起一顆山核桃向一棵樹跑去，最后消失(disappear)在樹干的大洞中。該句中的三個動作表承接：先picked up，然后hurried to，最后disappeared。join“加入”，live“生存”，discover“發現”都不符合語境。
6．A 該處表示：不久，那只松鼠又從洞中跳了出來(jump out)，故選A項。hold out“伸出，堅持”；stand out“突出”；find out“發現”都不符合語境。
7．B 從后文中dashed over to the tree可知，作者認為松鼠撿山核桃不再是秘密了。
8．B 我發現洞中到處都是山核桃，be filled with是固定詞組，意為“充滿著”，符合語境；be covered with“覆蓋”；be decorated with“用……裝飾”。
9．C 當看到洞中有這么多的山核桃，作者認為自己的機會來了。
10．D 作者拿了這么多的山核桃，心里非常高興，當然很驕傲。be proud of“自豪，高興”，符合語境。be afraid of表示“害怕，擔憂”；he ashamed of表示“感到羞愧”；be careful of表示“小心”。
11．D 此處表示我迫不及待地想把撿到的山核桃讓爺爺看，因此興奮地大叫起來，前后句構成“因果關系”，用therefore。otherwise“否則”；however“然而”；besides“除此之外還……”。
12．B 我告訴了爺爺，我是如何跟蹤(follow)松鼠，從而找到這些山核桃的。
13．C 此處表示爺爺雖然表揚了我，但他接下來做的事情讓我很吃驚(surprise)。
14．D 爺爺用胳膊挽著我的肩膀，用介詞around。
15．A 松鼠努力工作，收集了過冬食物，此處supply of food表示“食物儲備”。
16．C 你把他的食物都拿走了，難道你沒有想過他在寒冷的冬天還能活下去嗎？survive“挺過”，符合語境。
17．C 好人不應該利用(take advantage of)別人的辛勤勞動。take place of“代替”；take notice of“注意到”；take charge of“負責”，都與語境不符。
18．A 爺爺說了這些話后，我突然有了一種負罪感(guilty)。
19．B 那只松鼠挨餓的場景在我心頭揮之不去，所以用leave one's mind表示“離開……心頭”。
20．D 此處表示作者為自己做了一件正確的事情而感到很滿足(satisfaction)。
Passage 3
(2010·河南部分重點聯考)
Mr. Glen is a millionaire. Five years ago, after returning from abroad to his motherland, he
__1__
up his small company. Speaking of success, Glen often tells us a story about his __2__
expensive “school” fees. He always owes his success to it.
At that time, Glen, who already got a Ph. Degree, decided to return to the homeland, starting a company. Before
__3__， he bought a Rolex watch with the
__4__
made through years of work after school and the scholarships. At the airport he had to accept the routine customs check. The watch on his wrist was also demanded to be
__5__ down for inspection. Glen knew that carrying the
__6__
goods out had to pay the tax. And he worried about paying
__7__
for his watch. So when he was checked, he told a lie that his watch was a worthless
__8__. When he was
