2024屆高考英語專題沖刺復習:完形填空8
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Bill White’s father is a lawyer. In his
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time, he likes to get out in the country and take some
34
of animals.
For a long time, Bill had wanted to go with his father on one of his
35 . But his father didn’t take Bill along with him
36
he was fifteen.
He and Bill drove to the farm which
37
to his uncle in the afternoon. They
38
the night there, so that they could
39
out early the next morning. Uncle Steve and his son Larry, who was sixteen, were going to go out with them.
It was still dark when Bill heard the alarm
40
the next morning. He wondered why it was running so early. He couldn’t remember
41
he was. He turned over
42 and looked at the clock. It was 5 o’clock. Then he 43
that he was at the
44
and that he was going out to take pictures with his father. He jumped out of bed and got
45
quickly.
He ran downstairs. The others were already in the
46 . Uncle Steve was cooking bacon and eggs. There was a pot of coffee on the stove. It
47
good.
They ate breakfast quickly. They didn’t talk
48 , because they didn’t want to
49
up the other people in the house. They filled a thermos bottle
50
hot coffee and took some sandwiches
51
Aunt Grace, Uncle Steve’s wife, had made for them. They gathered their camera
52
and started out.
33. A. busy
B. spare
C. enough
D. limited
34. A. foods
B. drawings
C. paintings
D. pictures
35. A. trips
B. buses
C. holidays
D. mountains
36. A. after
B. when
C. until
D. unless
37. A. led
B. stuck
C. got
D. belonged
38. A. cost
B. spent
C. slept
D. took
39. A. start
B. begin
C. walk
D. step
40. A. telephone
B. machine
C. bell
D. clock
41. A. where
B. how
C. who
D. what
42. A. quickly
B. sleepily
C. quietly
D. suddenly
43. A. imagined
B. pronounced
C. forgot
D. remembered
44. A. mountain
B. town
C. farm
D. station
45. A. dressed
B. ordered
C. eaten
D. prepared
46. A. bathroom
B. kitchen
C. dining-room
D. sitting-room
47. A. seemed
B. felt
C. tasted
D. smelled
48. A. many
B. soundly
C. much
D. highly
49. A. wake
B. go
C. put
D. come
50. A. of
B. with
C. in
D. by
51. A. that
B. what
C. after
D. before
52. A. cover
B. supply
C. operator
D. equipment
The event happened many years ago , but I will never forget it . The memory of it remains _______ in my mind . The event occurred ______ a hot , humid May morning in 1947.
When I was six years old I was a first –graded student in Miss Butler’s class. She was well known for her ________ discipline(紀律) in class. We all were kept busy _____ all day . There was always so much homework to do . _______ that had done something wrong would be ______ punished by the long stick she ______ . You can imagine the fear I _____ when I drew in a deep breath ---I accidentally _____ a strange sound . Miss Butler immediately stopped her class and _____ the blackboard . Seeing my expression, she _____, “ John , did you do that ?” I _______ to find my voice and pointed to the boy close to me and said , “ No . Leandro did it .” Leandro’s explanation (解釋) was _______ ; in a moment the _______ had come down, and Leandro was crying into his ________ shirt.
Somehow, I had known she would _______ me . After all, I was a nicely dressed little white girl , and ______ was active in the Parent-Teacher Association, ______ Leandro was a fat little Mexican boy . He had ______ speaking English and his mother had too many children to care for and no time to attend meetings . He was never dressed in new clothes .
Leadron , how I ______ that I could ask for your forgiveness (原諒)! Please accept my apology , my old desk mate.
2.A. alive
B. live
C. lively
D. living
3.A. in
B. from
C. during
D. on
4.A .perfect
B. good
C. strict
D. loose
5.A. writing
B. listening
C. playing
D. studying
6.A. Nobody
B. Someone
C. Anyone
D. No one
7.A. finally
B. quickly
C. normally
D. frequently
8.A . collected
B. borrowed
C. carried
D. threw
9.A. felt
B. suffered
C. realized
D. got
10.A. heard
B. made
C. found
D. received
11.A. looked around B. looked into
C. looked through
D. looked up
12.A. requested
B. answered
C. smiled
D. asked
13.A. tried
B. begged
C. managed
D. decided
14.A. hopeful
B. special
C. useless
D. peaceful
15.A. blackboard
B. stick
C. book
D. air
16.A. nice
B. old
C. beautiful
D. dirty
17.A. punish
B. educated
C. believe
D. reward
18.A. my mother
B. Miss Butler
C. Leandro
D. Leandro’s mother
19.A. while
B. when
C. though
D. since
20.A. fun
B. trouble
C. gifts
D. skills
21.A. hope
B. like
C. wish
D. consider
I used to live selfishly, I should admit. But one moment changed me.
I was on my lunch break and had ___ the office to get something to eat. On the way,I __a busker(街頭藝人),with a hat in front of him. I had some ___ in my pocket,but I would not give them to him, thinking to myself he would __ use the money to feed his addiction to drugs or alcohol. He___ like that type— young and ragged. ___ what was I going to spend the money on? Only to feed my addiction to Coca-Cola or chocolate! I then ___ I had no right to place myself above ___ just because he was busking.
I ___ and dropped all the coins into his __,and he smiled at me. I watched for a while. As ___ as it sounds,I expected something more to come from that moment—a feeling of ___ or satisfaction, for example. But nothing happened.
___ ,I walked off. “It proved to be a waste of __
.”I thought.
On my way home at the end of the ___ , I saw the busker again and he was __ .I watched him pick up the hat and walk __ a cafe counter. There he poured the ___ contents into a tin collecting __ an earthquake fund-raising(募捐) event. He was busking for charity!
Now I donate any ___ I have to charity tins and enjoy the feeling of giving.
22.A. left
B.cleaned
C.prepared
D.searched
23.A. led
B.chose
C.saw
D.fooled
24.A. chocolates
B.coins
C.tins
D. drugs
25.A. almost
B.only
C.rather
D.still
26.A. acted
B.looked
C.sounded
D.smelt
27.A. Though
B.For
C.Therefore
D.But
28.A. declared
B.realized
C.expected
D.guessed
29.A. it
B. all
C.him
D.them
30.A. waited
B.followed
C.stopped
D. arrived
31.A. rag
B.hat
C. pocket
D. counter
32.A. selfish
B.awkward
C.innocent
D.special
33.A. happiness
B.sadness
C.love
D.hate
34.A. Disappointedly
B.Unfortunately
C.Coincidentally
D.Comfortably
35.A. words
B.effort
C.space
D.money
36.A. moment
B.day
C.break
D.event
37.A. walking around
B.passing by
C.packing up
D.running off
38.A .around
B.in
C.behind
D.to
39.A. chief
B.basic
C.actual
D.total
40.A. by
B.for
C.on
D.with
41.A. work
B.time
C.energy
D.change
You and I have principles(原則). And we also have opinions. I have _____ about what I think is right or wrong or good or ______. But they are only opinions---I could be wrong! I _____ try to build my life around my opinions, but I will try to _____ my principles.
A 15-year-old boy learned a(n) ______ lesson about life principles. On his way home he found a woman’s ______ that contained $127 as well as her ID card. _______ hesitation, he hopped(快速跳) onto his bike and went over to her _______---about a mile away. He told her he _____ her wallet and she gave him a big hug and twenty dollars.
That evening the boy told his parents about the event and his father said, “I don’t think you should have ______ $20 for doing what you should have done. A person shouldn’t be ______ for being honest.”
He thought about his father’s _____ and decided he would return the money. He biked to the lady’s home and ______ her back the twenty dollars. She didn’t want to take it, but he told her she _____ to---that his father pointed out ______ to him that he had never ______ before.
When principles ______ our every action and decision, we actually change. These great principles _____ our lives and make us into persons of character. That boy is _____ to be raised by a wise father who had the ______ to say, “Those are my principles.”
42.A. opinions
B. wishes
C. decisions
D. suggestions
43.A well
B. mistaken
C. right
D. bad
44.A shan’t
B. won’t
C. can’t
D. don’t
45.A change
B. advise
C. follow
D. make
46.A valuable
B. easy
C. difficult
D. funny
47.A bag
B. wallet
C. suitcase
D. box
48.A About
B. For
C. Without
D. In
49.A factory
B. school
C. office
D. house
50.A checked
B. searched
C. threw
D. found
51.A accepted
B. supplied
C. received
D. borrowed
52.A rewarded
B. praised
C. forgotten
D. blamed
53.A actions
B. worries
C. words
D. excuses
54.A took
B. gave
C. put
D. set
55.A attempted
B. preferred
C. planned
D. had
56.A anything
B. everything
C. something
D. nothing
57.A guessed
B. taught
C. met
D. realized
58.A guide
B. do
C. interrupt
D. allow
59.A limit
B. shape
C. prevent
D. keep
60.A unlucky
B. careful
C. brave
D. lucky
61.A right
B. courage
C. wisdom
D. chance
參考答案
1.
33--37 BDACD
38--42 BADAB
43--47 DCABD
48--52 CABAD
【解析】
2.A
3.D
4.C
5.D
6.C
7.B
8.C
9.A
10.B
11.A
12.D
13.C
14.C
15.B
16.B
17.C
18.A
19.A
20.B
21.C
【解析】
試題分析:文章講述了發生在很多年前的一件事,我在上小學一年級的時候,我的班主任很嚴厲,總是帶著一個小棍,誰犯錯誤她就會打算。有一次,我在上課的時候不小心發出了一點兒噪音,當她問起我的時候,我說是我的同桌發出的,結果老師懲罰了他,這么多年以后,我一直譴責自己,想向他道歉。