高中英语完型填空的专项练习介绍
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高中英语完型填空的专项练习
purpose was to become the star on our football team.That meant__1__Miller King,who was the best __2__at our school.
Football season started in September and all summer long I worked out.I carried my football everywhere for __3__.
Just before September,Miller was struck by a car and lost his right arm.I went to see him after he came back from__4__.He looked very__5__,but he didnt cry.
That season,I__6__all of Millers records while he__7__the home games from the bench.We went 10-1 and I was named most valuable player,__8__I often had crazy dreams in which I was to blame for Millers __9__.
One afternoon,I was crossing the field to go home and saw Miller __10__going over a fence—which wasnt__11__to climb if you had both arms.I?m sure I was the last person in the world he wanted to accept __12__ from.But even that challenge he accepted.I__13__ him move slowly over the fence.When we were finally __14__ on the other side,he said to me,“You know,I didn’t tell you this during the season,but you did__15__.Thank you for filling in for__16__.”
His words freed me from my bad __17__.I thought to myself,how even without an arm he was more of a leader.Damaged but not defeated,he was__18__ahead of me.I was right to have __19__ him.From that day on,I grew __20__ and a little more real.
1.A.cheering for B.beating out
C.relying on D.staying with
2.A.coach B.student C.teacher D.player
3.A.practice B.show C.comfort D.pleasure
4.A.school B.vacation C.hospital D.training
5.A.pale B.calm C.relaxed D.ashamed
6.A.held B.broke C.set D.tried
7.A.reported B.judged
C.organized D.watched
8.A.and B.then C.but D.thus
9.A.decision B.mistake
C.accident D.sacrifice
10.A.stuck B.hurt C.tried D.lost
11.A.steady B.hard C.fun D.fit
12.A.praise B.advice
C.assistance D.apology
13.A.let B.helped C.had D.noticed
14.A.dropped B.ready
C.trapped D.safe
15.A.fine B.wrong
C.quickly D.normally
16.A.us B.yourself C.me D.them
17.A.memories B.ideas
C.attitudes D.dreams
18.A.still B.also C.yet D.just
19.A.challenged B.cured
C.invited D.admired
20.A.healthier B.bigger
C.cleverer D.cooler
Cloze (2015·新课标全国)
话题 词数 难度 建议时间 善举的力量 254 16分钟 My kids and I were heading into the supermarket over the weekend.On the way,we spotted a man holding a piece of paper that said,“ 1 my job.Family to Feed.”
At this store,a 2 like this is not normal.My 10yearold noticed him and made a 3 on how bad it must be to have to stand 4 in the cold wind.
In the store,I asked each of my kids to 5 something they thought our “friend” there would 6 .They got apples,a sandwich and a bottle of juice.Then my 17yearold suggested giving him a 7 .I thought about it.We were 8 on cash ourselves,but... well,sometimes 9 from our need instead of our abundance is 10 what we need to do!All the kids 11 something they could do away with for the week.
When we handed him the bag of 12 ,he lit up and thanked us with 13 eyes.When I handed him the gift card,saying he could use it for 14 his family might need,he burst into tears.
This has been a wonderful 15 for our family.For days the kids have been looking for others we can 16 !Things would have played out so 17 if I had simply said,“No,we really don't have 18 to give more.” Stepping out not only helped a brother in 19 ,it also gave my kids the 20 taste of helping others.It'll go a long way with them.
1.A.Lost B.Changed
C.Quit D.Finished
2.A.condition B.place
C.sight D.show
3.A.suggestion B.comment
C.decision D.call
4.A.outside B.proudly
C.by D.angrily
5.A.draw B.say
C.arrange D.pick
6.A.order B.supply
C.appreciate D.discover
7.A.dollar B.job
C.hot meal D.gift card
8.A.easy B.low
C.soft D.loose
9.A.giving B.saving
C.spending D.begging
10.A.yet B.even
C.still D.just
11.A.declared B.shared
C.ignored D.expected
12.A.toys B.medicine
C.food D.clothes
13.A.sleepy B.watery
C.curious D.sharp
14.A.whoever B.whatever
C.whichever D.whenever
15.A.experience B.example
C.message D.adventure
16.A.rely on B.respect
C.learn from D.help
17.A.suddenly B.vividly
C.differently D.perfectly
18.A.time B.power
C.patience D.money
19.A.fear B.love
C.need D.memory
20.A.strong B.sweet
C.strange D.simple
Cloze (2015·北京)
话题 词数 难度 建议时间 一份温暖的礼物 430 18分钟 A Welcome Gift
Dario and his mother loved their new apartment. The living room was large enough for their piano. That night, the two of them 1 side by side at the piano. They played jazz music to celebrate their new home. The loud 2 filled the room and made them feel very happy.
The next morning, 3 , their happiness disappeared.Someone had left a 4 under their door during the night. One of their neighbors had written to complain(抱怨) about the sound of the piano. Dario's mother asked the building superintendent(管理员) if he knew anything about it. But he said that they were all 5 people and he couldn't imagine any of them had done that. Later that morning, Dario suggested that they write a letter to their 6 and apologize for their playing.
“Maybe we could go and 7 everyone in person,” his mother said.
“What if we invited them to come here for a 8 instead?” Dario asked.
They both loved the 9 . Over the next few days, they sent out invitations and prepared desserts 10 their guests. They decorated the apartment with streamers(彩带) and pretty lights.
Finally, the day of the party 11 . Some guests brought presents. Others brought flowers. Some even brought desserts to 12 . One woman, Mrs. Gilbert, 13 Dario's mother with a book of piano music by Chopin.
“I heard you playing the other night,”she said,“The sounds woke me out of bed.I 14 that you might play like this every night. So I wrote a short note. I hope you don't think I disliked the playing.”
Dario's mother smiled at Mrs. Gilbert. “I think maybe we 15 you an apology,” she said.“I didn't 16 how late it was when we were playing. Maybe we should play some quieter music at night.”
“You play, you play!” Mrs. Gilbert said.“I like what you play! Just not so loud at night.” She pointed to the book she had given them. “These songs are not such 17 music.”
“These songs are beautiful music,” Dario's mother said.“We will be 18 to play them in the evening.”
“And we won't play so loud or late!” Dario said.He was already looking forward to 19 the new music.More than that, however, he was happy to see the big smile on his mother's face. It gave him a feeling of 20 and made him feel that they were home at last.
1.A.sat B.stood
C.lay D.walked
2.A.voice B.ring
C.music D.cry
3.A.therefore B.however
C.otherwise D.instead
4.A.note B.poster
C.bill D.report
5.A.proud B.rich
C.lucky D.nice
6.A.neighbors B.friends
C.relatives D.audiences
7.A.blame B.instruct
C.question D.visit
8.A.party B.concert
C.show D.play
9.A.experience B.idea
C.performance D.action
10.A.to B.with
C.for D.from
11.A.continued B.arrived
C.passed D.finished
12.A.order B.sell
C.share D.advertise
13.A.treated B.presented
C.helped D.served
14.A.promised B.admitted
C.agreed D.worried
15.A.give B.send
C.offer D.owe
16.A.realize B.remember
C.understand D.accept
17.A.sweet B.strange
C.funny D.loud
18.A.brave B.sorry
C.happy D.afraid
19.A.changing B.practicing
C.recording D.writing
20.A.equality B.freedom
C.warmth D.sympathy
Cloze (2015·湖北)
话题 词数 难度 建议时间 诚实的回报 291 16分钟 “Daily Star,sir.” called Jason,carrying some newSPApers under his arm.The little boy had been running up and down the street,but there were still twenty 1 left.His voice was almost gone and his heart was 2 .The shops would soon close,and all the people would go home.He would have to go home too,carrying the papers 3 money.He had hoped to sell more papers tonight to make more money to buy a 4 for his mother and some seeds for his bird.That was why he had bought the papers with all his money.He 5 as he thought of his failure to sell all his papers.
“You don't know the 6 of selling papers.You must shout.‘Hot news! Bomb bursting!’” another newsboy Chad told Jason.“ 7 it's not in the paper at all,” replied Jason.“Just run away quickly 8 they have time to see,and you'll 9 out and get your money,”Chad said.
It was a new 10 to Jason.He thought of his bird with no 11 and the cake he wanted to buy for his mother,but was 12 that he would not tell a lie.Though he was 13 a poor newsboy,he had been 14 some good things.
The next afternoon Jason went to the office for his papers 15 .Several boys were crowding around Chad,who declared with a 16 smile that he sold six dozen the day before.He added that Jason 17 money because he would not tell a lie.The boy 18 at Jason.“You wouldn't tell a lie yesterday,my boy?” A gentleman at the office came up and patted Jason's shoulder 19 .“You're just the boy I am looking for.” A week later Jason started his new 20 .He lost the sale of twenty papers because he would not tell a lie,but got a wellpaid job because he told the truth.
1.A.shops B.coins
C.people D.papers
2.A.open B.heavy
C.pure D.weak
3.A.instead of B.in return for
C.regardless of D.in exchange for
4.A.cup B.card
C.comb D.cake
5.A.gave in B.broke down
C.got away D.showed up
6.A.difficulty B.process
C.goal D.secret
7.A.And B.But
C.For D.So
8.A.before B.since
C.though D.unless
9.A.call B.drop
C.sell D.reach
10.A.edition B.idea
C.policy D.task
11.A.bread B.insects
C.seeds D.water
12.A.concerned B.amazed
C.excited D.determined
13.A.still B.already
C.just D.also
14.A.taught B.handed
C.awarded D.allowed
15.A.at once B.by chance
C.as usual D.on purpose
16.A.proud B.gentle
C.warm D.polite
17.A.borrowed B.lost
C.made D.saved
18.A.laughed B.shouted
C.nodded D.started
19.A.bravely B.gratefully
C.fondly D.modestly
20.A.duty B.business
C.job D.method
Cloze (2015·四川)
话题 词数 难度 建议时间 后院的欢乐 318 17分钟 My previous home had a stand of woods behind it and many animals in the backyard.That first year,I 1 feeding peanuts to the blue jays,then the squirrels.The squirrels had no 2 coming up right to me for them.As the months went by,the rabbits saw that I was no 3 and didn't escape.When I threw carrot slices(薄片),they even came for a nibble(啃).Slowly they came to 4 me,and by the end of the year they were eating out of my hand.
That second year,the rabbits 5 me,and one would even sit up for slices!While I was feeding them,I 6 that a groundhog who used to run away was now taking an 7 interest in this food situation.I carefully extended a long 8 ,with a keen eye on those teeth,and 9 ,there were times I would have the groundhog sitting next to a rabbit,both munching(津津有味地咀嚼)on carrots.A few months later,while 10 ,she would even turn her back to me. 11 when she was facing away,I reached out and 12 scratched(搔)her back with my finger.She didn't move.
By year three,the rabbits and the groundhog were back.The groundhog 13 didn't have a problem with me scratching her back,and I got an idea.I'd always 14 ,while slicing up carrots,that the end looked like a cap. 15 one day,just to see what she would do,I gently 16 one on top of the groundhog's head.Again,not a 17 .The next time,I had my camera ready to record what you see here,one of several dozen such pictures. 18 she had a slice to eat,she never 19 the one on her head.It was a fair 20 —I got a pleasure,and she had yet another tasty treat.
1.A.avoided B.started
C.canceled D.suggested
2.A.business B.fun
C.problem D.privilege
3.A.help B.cheat C.threat D.exception
4.A.trust B.miss C.admire D.appreciate
5.A.feared B.ignored
C.discovered D.remembered
6.A.proved B.decided
C.noticed D.understood
7.A.extreme B.increasing
C.additional D.inspiring
8.A.squirrel B.rabbit
C.peanut D.carrot
9.A.before long B.long ago
C.over and over D.all over again
10.A.eating B.playing
C.sitting D.sleeping
11.A.Next B.Once
C.Soon D.Lately
12.A.carefully B.suddenly
C.violently D.patiently
13.A.also B.thus
C.just D.still
14.A.thought B.doubted
C.admitted D.recognised
15.A.While B.Or
C.So D.For
16.A.fixed B.placed
C.hung D.kept
17.A.tremble B.move
C.delay D.hesitation
18.A.Even if B.Ever since
C.As far as D.So long as
19.A.welcomed B.required
C.bothered D.expected
20.A.trade B.competition
C.task D.affair
Cloze (2015·天津)
话题 词数 难度 建议时间 买房经历 344 18分钟 My fiance(未婚夫) and I were excited about shopping for our first home.But our funds were 1 , and none of the houses in our price range seemed satisfactory.
One agent 2 a house in particular.Although her description sounded wonderful, the price was 3 our range, so we declined.But she kept urging us to have a look 4 .
We finally did and it was 5 at first sight.It was Our Home, small and charming, overlooking a quiet lake.Walking through the rooms and talking with the owners, a nice elderly couple, we felt the warmth and 6 of the marriage within that home.As perfect as it was, the price remained too high for us.But every day, we would sit by the lake, looking at the house and dreaming of 7 it would be like to live there.
Days later, we made a(n) 8 —far below the asking price.Surprisingly, they didn't 9 us.They renewed their offer 10 .It was also much more than we could afford, but far 11 than the original asking price.
The next day, we got a 12 message that another buyer had offered a much higher price.Even so, we decided to talk with the 13 directly.We made our final offer, which 14 was thousands of dollars less than the other buyer's bid.We knew it, 15 we had to try.
“Sold!” said the owner.Then he 16 : He'd seen us sitting by the lake all those times; he knew how much we loved the place and that we'd 17 the years of work they had put into their home; he realized he would take a 18 by selling it to us, but it was worthwhile; we were the people they wanted to live there.He told us to consider the 19 in the price “an early wedding present.”
That's how we found our home and how I learned that when people are 20 , they are not strangers, only friends we haven't yet met.
1.A.needed B.limited
C.enough D.large
2.A.recommended B.decorated
C.sold D.rented
3.A.below B.within
C.beyond D.between
4.A.at least B.at most
C.at times D.at hand
5.A.relief B.concern
C.love D.curiosity
6.A.pride B.happiness
C.challenge D.desire
7.A.which B.why
C.that D.what
8.A.effort B.offer
C.promise D.profit
9.A.come across B.look after
C.depend on D.laugh at
10.A.instead B.indeed
C.aside D.apart
11.A.worse B.better
C.less D.higher
12.A.relaxing B.disappointing
C.pleasant D.regular
13.A.agents B.buyers
C.managers D.owners
14.A.already B.still
C.generally D.ever
15.A.so B.or
C.for D.but
16.A.apologized B.complained
C.criticized D.explained
17.A.check B.analyze
C.appreciate D.ignore
18.A.loss B.risk
C.chance D.lead
19.A.increase B.difference
C.interest D.average
20.A.kind B.polite
C.smart D.energetic
Cloze (2015·陕西)
话题 词数 难度 建议时间 绿梳子 311 16分钟 Dad had a green comb.He bought it when he married Mum.Every night,he would hand me his 1 and say,“Good girl,help Daddy clean it,OK?”
I was 2 to do it.At age five,this dull task brought me such 3 .I would excitedly turn the tap 4 and brush the comb carefully.Satisfied that I'd done a good job,I would happily return the comb to Dad.He would 5 affectionately at me and place the comb on his wallet.
Two years later,Dad started his own 6 ,which wasn't doing so well.That was when things started to 7 .Dad didn't come home as early and as much as he used to.Mum and I became 8 with him for placing our family in trouble.With 9 ,an uncomfortable silence grew between us.
After my graduation,Dad's business was getting back on track.On my 28th birthday,Dad came home 10 .As usual,I helped him carry his bags into his study.When I turned to leave,he said,“Hey,would you help me 11 my comb?”I looked at him a while,then 12 the comb and headed to the sink.
It hit me then:why,as a child, 13 Dad clean his comb was such a pleasure.That routine(习惯) meant Dad was home early to 14 the evening with Mum and me.It 15 a happy and loving family.
I passed the clean comb back to Dad.He smiled at me and 16 placed his comb on his wallet.But this time,I noticed something 17 .Dad had aged.He had wrinkles next to his eyes when he smiled, 18 his smile was still as 19 as before,the smile of a father who just wanted a good 20 for his family.
1.A.bag B.wallet
C.comb D.brush
2.A.annoyed B.relieved
C.ashamed D.pleased
3.A.joy B.sadness
C.courage D.pain
4.A.out B.over
C.in D.on
5.A.stare B.smile
C.shout D.laugh
6.A.family B.business
C.task D.journey
7.A.progress B.change
C.improve D.form
8.A.satisfied B.delighted
C.mad D.strict
9.A.time B.patience
C.speed D.ease
10.A.occasionally B.early
C.frequently D.rarely
11.A.sharpen B.repair
C.clean D.keep
12.A.dropped B.took
C.handed D.threw
13.A.watching B.letting
C.helping D.hearing
14.A.find B.lose
C.waste D.spend
15.A.affected B.broke
C.meant D.supported
16.A.firmly B.hurriedly
C.casually D.carefully
17.A.different B.exciting
C.interesting D.urgent
18.A.for B.or
C.so D.yet
19.A.convincing B.heartwarming
C.cautious D.innocent
20.A.origin B.life
C.reputation D.education
Cloze (2014·安徽)
话题 词数 难度 建议时间 温暖的假期 295 16分钟 In 2012,I had just recovered from a serious illness when I received an invitation to a writer's conference in Orlando,Florida.My family persuaded me that a(n) 1 might be just what the doctor ordered,so off I 2 .
Arriving in the Sunshine State was rather tiring,but I 3 to catch a taxi to my 4 and settle in.Next morning,I took another 5 to the shopping centre to buy a few souvenirs. 6 I went to a café to have lunch,but all the tables were 7 .Then I heard a friendly voice saying,“You can 8 my table.”
I gratefully sat down with the 9 lady and we had a happy lunch together.As the 10 drew to a close she asked how long I would be in Orlando.I had already told her that I hadn't 11 a car,and hadn't realised how 12 taking taxis would be.After a while she said,“My dear,don't use any more taxis.I'm retired and it would be my pleasure to 13 you wherever you wish.”I told her that I couldn't put her to that 14 ,but she brushed aside my protests (反对).She asked me where I was 15 and next morning she was waiting at my apartment at the 16 time to take me to Disney World.She spent some time with me before leaving me to 17 alone.At the end of the day,she 18 to take me back to my accommodation.I 19 her money but she refused to take any.
I'll never forget that wonderful lady who,through her 20 ,filled my brief holiday in Florida with wonderful memories.
1.A.holiday B.ceremony
C.operation D.experiment
2.A.kept B.went
C.dropped D.knocked
3.A.intended B.promised
C.managed D.deserved
4.A.hospital B.company
C.university D.accommodation
5.A.colleague B.passenger
C.suitcase D.taxi
6.A.Instead B.First
C.Later D.Once
7.A.classified B.occupied
C.decorated D.painted
8.A.share B.reserve
C.set D.possess
9.A.old B.poor
C.innocent D.stubborn
10.A.journey B.meal
C.speech D.interview
11.A.donated B.repaired
C.hired D.guided
12.A.convenient B.worthwhile
C.unfortunate D.expensive
13.A.inspire B.entertain
C.call D.drive
14.A.business B.argument
C.trouble D.challenge
15.A.working B.staying
C.moving D.shopping
16.A.appointed B.limited
C.favourite D.regular
17.A.digest B.explore
C.perform D.calculate
18.A.forgot B.refused
C.returned D.preferred
19.A.sent B.lent
C.offered D.owed
20.A.confidence B.dignity
C.curiosity D.kindness
Cloze (2014·北京)
话题 词数 难度 建议时间 Suzy的融入 435 18分钟 The Fittingin of Suzy Khan
The first time I saw Suzy Khan,I knew I had to help her.She was really small for her age of 12.The boys in my class often 1 about her and laughed their heads off.She would open a book,pretending to read,with tears dropping on the open page.
All I knew was that she was an orphan (孤儿) from Africa.She had just been adopted by a family in town who 2 that the best way for her to learn American ways of life was to be with American kids.I looked down at this 3 girl and promised myself that somehow I would help her.
But how could I help her 4 in with us?There had to be a 5 .
One day,when I went into the classroom,I saw that Suzy had 6 her geography book to a picture of a train,and in her notebook,she had made a(n) 7 copy.
I was surprised and thought that she could do something in the coming 8 show.So,I took her to see the art teacher,Miss Parker,and showed her what Suzy had 9 .“Why,it's wonderful,”said Miss Parker,who then showed us a poster she had painted 10 the talent show.“I need more of these,but I just don't have enough 11 .Could you help me,Suzy?”
On the day of the talent show,Suzy's 12 were everywhere—all over the hall and all over the school,each one different.
“And finally,”said Mr.Brown,the schoolmaster,at the end of the show,“we have a (n) 13 award.I'm sure you've all noticed the wonderful posters.”Everyone nodded.“One of our own students 14 them.”
I could hear everyone whispering.“Who in our school could draw 15 well?”
Mr.Brown waited a while before saying,“ 16 this student worked so hard on the posters,she deserves a 17 ,too.Our mystery(神秘) artist is our new student—Suzy Khan!”
Mr.Brown thanked her for all the wonderful posters and gave her a professional artist's set.“Thank you,”she cried.
I 18 ,at that time when I was looking at her excited face,she'd probably never 19 anything in her whole life.
Everyone started to 20 their hands.Suzy Khan gave them a shy smile and the applause was deafening.I knew then Suzy was going to be all right.
1.A.joked B.cared
C.forgot D.worried
2.A.reported B.decided
C.complained D.questioned
3.A.rich B.proud
C.tiny D.popular
4.A.come B.fall
C.fit D.tie
5.A.manner B.pattern
C.choice D.way
6.A.read B.taken
C.opened D.put
7.A.free B.perfect
C.final D.extra
8.A.art B.talk
C.quiz D.talent
9.A.colored B.written
C.carved D.drawn
10.A.at B.after
C.for D.around
11.A.room B.time
C.paper D.interest
12.A.gifts B.books
C.photos D.posters
13.A.special B.academic
C.national D.royal
14.A.painted B.found
C.printed D.collected
15.A.very B.that
C.quite D.too
16.A.If B.Though
C.Unless D.Since
17.A.prize B.rank
C.rest D.place
18.A.replied B.realized
C.remembered D.regretted
19.A.offered B.valued
C.owned D.controlled
20.A.clap B.wave
C.raise D.shake
Cloze (2014·大纲全国)
话题 词数 难度 建议时间 患难见真情 267 17分钟 Joe Simpson and Simon Yates were the first people to climb the West Face of the Siula Grande in the Andes mountains.They reached the top 1 ,but on their way back conditions were very 2 .Joe fell and broke his leg.They both knew that if Simon 3 alone,he would probably get back 4 .But Simon decided to risk his 5 and try to lower Joe down the mountain on a rope(绳).
As they 6 down,the weather got worse.Then another 7 occurred.They couldn't see or hear each other and, 8 ,Simon lowered his friend over the edge of a precipice(峭壁).It was 9 for Joe to climb back or for Simon to pull him up.Joe's 10 was pulling Simon slowly towards the precipice. 11 ,after more than an hour in the dark and the icy cold,Simon had to 12 .In tears,he cut the rope.Joe 13 into a huge crevasse(裂缝)in the ice below.He had no food or water and he was in terrible pain.He couldn't walk,but he 14 to get out of the crevasse and started to 15 towards their camp,nearly ten kilometers 16 .
Simon had 17 the camp at the foot of the mountain.He thought that Joe must be 18 ,but he didn't want to leave 19 .Three days later,in the middle of the night,he heard Joe's voice.He couldn't 20 it.Joe was there,a few meters from their tent,still alive.
1.A.hurriedly B.carefully
C.successfully D.early
2.A.difficult B.similar
C.special D.normal
3.A.climbed B.worked
C.rested D.continued
4.A.unwillingly B.safely
C.slowly D.regretfully
5.A.fortune B.time
C.health D.life
6.A.lay B.settled
C.went D.looked
7.A.damage B.storm
C.change D.trouble
8.A.by mistake B.by chance
C.by choice D.by luck
9.A.unnecessary B.practical
C.important D.impossible
10.A.height B.weight
C.strength D.equipment
11.A.Finally B.Patiently
C.Surely D.Quickly
12.A.stand back B.take a rest
C.make a decision D.hold on
13.A.jumped B.fell
C.escaped D.backed
14.A.managed B.planned
C.waited D.hoped
15.A.run B.skate
C.move D.march
16.A.around B.away
C.above D.along
17.A.headed for B.traveled to
C.left for D.returned to
18.A.dead B.hurt
C.weak D.late
19.A.secretly B.tiredly
C.immediately D.anxiously
20.A.find B.believe
C.make D.accept
Cloze 1(2014·山东)
话题 词数 难度 建议时间 执着的Whitehead 297 16分钟 Charlotte Whitehead was born in England in 1843,and moved to Montreal,Canada at the age of five with her family.While 1 her ill elder sister throughout the years,Charlotte discovered she had a(n) 2 in medicine.At 18 she married and 3 a family.Several years later,Charlotte said she wanted to be a 4 Her husband supported her decision.
5 ,Canadian medical schools did not 6 women students at the time.Therefore,Charlotte went to the United States to study 7 at the Women's Medical College in Philadelphia.It took her five years to 8 her medical degree.
Upon graduation,Charlotte 9 to Montreal and set up a private 10 .Three years later,she moved to Winnipeg,Manitoba,and there she was once again a 11 doctor.Many of her patients were from the nearby timber and railway camps.Charlotte 12 herself operating on damaged limbs and setting 13 bones,in addition to delivering all the babies in the area.
But Charlotte had been practising without a licence.She had 14 a doctor's licence in both Montreal and Winnipeg,but was 15 .The Manitoba College of Physicians and Surgeons,an allmale board,wanted her to 16 her studies at a Canadian medical college!Charlotte refused to 17 her patients to spend time studying what she already knew.So in 1887,she appealed to the Manitoba Legislature to 18 a licence to her but they,too,refused.Charlotte 19 to practise without a licence until 1912.She died four years later at the age of 73.
In 1993,77 years after her 20 ,a medical licence was issued to Charlotte.This decision was made by the Manitoba Legislature to honor“this courageous and pioneering woman.”
1.A.raising B.teaching
C.nursing D.missing
2.A.habit B.interest
C.opinion D.voice
3.A.invented B.selected
C.offered D.started
4.A.doctor B.musician
C.lawyer D.physicist
5.A.Besides B.Unfortunately
C.Otherwise D.Eventually
6.A.hire B.entertain
C.trust D.accept
7.A.history B.physics
C.medicine D.law
8.A.improve B.save
C.design D.earn
9.A.returned B.escaped
C.spread D.wandered
10.A.school B.museum
C.clinic D.lab
11.A.busy B.wealthy
C.greedy D.lucky
12.A.helped B.found
C.troubled D.imagined
13.A.harmful B.tired
C.broken D.weak
14.A.put away B.taken over
C.turned in D.applied for
15.A.punished B.refused
C.blamed D.fired
16.A.display B.change
C.preview D.complete
17.A.leave B.charge
C.test D.cure
18.A.sell B.donate
C.issue D.show
19.A.continued B.promised
C.pretended D.dreamed
20.A.birth B.death
C.wedding D.graduation
Cloze 1(2014·重庆)
话题 词数 难度 建议时间 善良的修理工 280 17分钟 Five months after my husband Steve died,I woke up one morning to the maddening sound of a leaking faucet (水龙头).I knew it needed repairs badly,but it 1 me so much just to think of it.
All our 2 life,I was the“artist”,bringing to our house much imagination.Steve wasthe“ 3 ”one.He had a real gift for handling chores (家务活), 4 me from unpleasant repair jobs.
But how could such a good man have his life cut short so suddenly!I had been so sad and angry that I completely 5 the house.That leaky faucet somehow awakened me to the fact that I now had to 6 the challenge of getting things fixed.
I got a workman named Ahmed.Entering the house,he stopped before a picture of Steve and me.“Doesn't your husband 7 this kind of work?”he asked.“It's not hard.”
“He died months ago.When he was alive,he did all the repair jobs 8 ,”I said quietly.Ahmed looked at me 9 ,but didn't reply.He fixed the faucet,adjusted the dishwasher door,and replaced a showerhead.Apparently, he was gifted as Steve had been.
He did a(n) 10 job.I asked him to name his fee.“No charge,Ma'am,”he said.“My father died early,and the neighbors helped my family through.”
By fixing a faucet,Ahmed mended my soul.Although I would sure carry the pain of 11 with me along,Ahmed reminded me of the abundant 12 in the world.
1.A.hurt B.puzzled
C.cost D.disappointed
2.A.separate B.shared
C.spiritual D.social
3.A.active B.boring
C.careless D.practical
4.A.attracting B.sheltering
C.driving D.prohibiting
5.A.ignored B.hated
C.cleaned D.missed
6.A.come up with B.face up to
C.look forward to D.step away from
7.A.begin B.check
C.like D.find
8.A.gratefully B.firmly
C.bravely D.wonderfully
9.A.strangely B.innocently
C.painfully D.sympathetically
10.A.terrible B.excellent
C.important D.dangerous
11.A.loss B.failure
C.fear D.regret
12.A.friendship B.devotion
C.kindness D.justice
Cloze 13(2014·四川)
话题 词数 难度 建议时间 丈夫与松鸡 315 ★★ 18分钟 My husband,Tom,has always been good with animals,but I was still amazed when he befriended a female grouse(松鸡).It's 1 for a grouse to have any contact(接触)with people.In fact,they're hard to spot, 2 they usually fly off when they hear humans approaching.
This grouse came into our lives in 3 .Tom was working out in the field when he 4 her walking around at the edge of the field.She was 5 unafraid and seemed to be 6 about what he was doing.
Tom saw the 7 bird several times,and she got more comfortable around him.We quickly grew 8 of the bird and decided to call her Mildred.
One day,as Tom was working,Mildred came within a few feet of him to watch.Tom 9 he didn't see her and kept working to see what she would do next.
Apparently,she didn't like to be 10 .She'd run up and peck(啄)at Tom's hands,then 11 off to see what he would do.This went on for about 20 minutes,until Mildred became tired of the 12 and left.
As spring went and summer came,Mildred started to 13 more and more often. 14 Mildred felt comfortable enough to jump up on Tom's leg and stay long enough for me to get a 15 of the two of them together.This friendly grouse soon felt 16 not just with our family,but with anybody who walked or drove by.
When hunting season opened,we put a 17 at the end of our driveway asking 18 not to shoot our pet grouse.My father,who lived down the road, 19 warned people not to shoot her. 20 ,hunters would stop and take pictures,because they had never seen anything like her.
1.A.interesting B.reasonable
C.impossible D.unusual
2.A.though B.because
C.unless D.until
3.A.spring B.summer
C.autumn D.winter
4.A.got B.kept
C.noticed D.imagined
5.A.naturally B.certainly
C.normally D.surprisingly
6.A.crazy B.curious
C.concerned D.cautious
7.A.shy B.awkward
C.friendly D.elegant
8.A.careful B.tired
C.fond D.sick
9.A.supposed B.realized
C.hoped D.pretended
10.A.ignored B.observed
C.amazed D.disturbed
11.A.put B.back
C.set D.take
12.A.game B.work
C.place D.man
13.A.give up B.come out
C.turn over D.fly by
14.A.Eventually B.Suddenly
C.Constantly D.Presently
15.A.chance B.dream
C.picture D.sense
16.A.comfortable B.guilty
C.anxious D.familiar
17.A.lantern B.sign
C.gun D.loudspeaker
18.A.drivers B.farmers
C.hunters D.tourists
19.A.just B.yet
C.thus D.also
20.A.In fact B.For long
C.On the contrary D.By the way
Cloze 14(2014·陕西)
话题 词数 难度 建议时间 一束花带来的温暖 288 ★★ 17分钟 It was Mother's Day and I was shopping at the local supermarket with my fiveyearold son,Tenyson.As we were 1 ,we realized that only minutes earlier an 2 woman had fallen over at the entrance and hit her head on the ground. 3 was with her,but there was blood everywhere and the woman was embarrassed and clearly in shock. 4 a lot of people stopped to help out.
5 we were walking towards the scene,Tenyson became very 6 about what had happened to the elderly couple.He 7 to me,“Mom,it's not much fun falling over in front of 8 .”Seeing that there was a flower stall(摊位)at the front of the supermarket,he added,“Why shouldn't we 9 the lady a flower?It will make her feel better.”I was 10 that he'd come up with this 11 idea.So we went over and told the flower seller 12 we wanted.“Just take it,”she replied.“I 13 take your money for such a wonderful 14 .”
By now medical staff had arrived,and were 15 the injured woman.We gave the flower to the woman's husband and I told him it was 16 my son.At that,the old man started crying and said,“Thank you very much.”He then turned to me,“You have a 17 son.Happy Mother's Day to you.”
The man bent down and gave his wife the flower,telling her who it was from. 18 being badly hurt,the old lady looked up at Tenyson with 19 in her eyes and gave him a little 20 .
1.A.leaving B.driving
C.moving D.stopping
2.A.injured B.awkward
C.honest D.elderly
3.A.Her husband B.My son
C.The crowd D.The seller
4.A.Specifically B.Particularly
C.Interestingly D.Fortunately
5.A.If B.Since
C.While D.Unless
6.A.guilty B.curious
C.angry D.worried
7.A.complained B.said
C.lied D.responded
8.A.no one B.someone
C.everyone D.anyone
9.A.lend B.bring
C.leave D.buy
10.A.amazed B.shocked
C.puzzled D.concerned
11.A.wise B.sweet
C.innocent D.crazy
12.A.which B.when
C.what D.whether
13.A.must not B.can't
C.may not D.needn't
14.A.scene B.habit
C.flower D.deed
15.A.checking with B.looking after
C.operating on D.praying for
16.A.from B.to
C.with D.about
17.A.respectful B.cheerful
C.successful D.wonderful
18.A.Out of B.Regardless of
C.Thanks to D.As to
19.A.love B.hope
C.pity D.pain
20.A.idea B.money
C.smile D.comfort
Cloze 15(2014·江西)
话题 词数 难度 建议时间 机器人家庭 455 ★★★ 19分钟 “Mum,can I invite my classmate Brett over to stay tomorrow night,please?It's Friday,and we don't have any 1 .Can I,please?”Mum was sitting at the kitchen table.Dad was 2 next to her,resting his head on his arms.Mum could 3 that James wanted so badly to have his friend over.
“I'm so sorry,James,”she said.
“I'm never allowed to have friends come to the house. Why,Mum?”James asked sadly,almost in 4 .
“I know it's 5 for you,”Mum said softly.“But I'm just worried other people might think we're a little...strange.And then they would make fun of you.”
“No,they wouldn't,Mum,”James protested.“We're not 6 at all.We're just ordinary people.”
Mum sighed heavily.“To tell you the truth,James,my neck has been so painful that it's given me a heavy 7 .And your poor father—he doesn't feel 8 .He really needs a rest.”
“I can help,Mum!”James said.“ 9 I can make you and Dad feel better,can Brett come over?Please?”
“Well...”Mum began.
“Great!Thanks,Mum!”James almost shouted.“Just sit there,don't move.”He rushed over to the kitchen drawer and 10 what he needed-two spanners(扳手).“Hang on,Mum,”he said.“This won't take a second.”After some 11 ,James was finished.With a smile of 12 on his face he said,“There!How does that feel?”“Oh,James,”Mum said.“That's much better!How did you do it?”
“Easy,”James said 13 .“Dad had tightened your neck bolts (螺栓) too much!I just 14 them slightly!I learned that in robotic science at school.”
“What about your father?Can you 15 him?”asked Mum.
“I'll try,”James replied.He 16 up Dad's hair at the back of his neck,and plugged the electric wire into Dad's head.Then he turned the 17 on.Dad opened his eyes and 18 immediately.“He just let his 19 run too low,that's all,”James said,“Shall I tell Brett to come over straight after school tomorrow?”
“I guess so,”replied Mum.“Your friends will just have to 20 that we are a very unusual family.Thanks,son!”
1.A.chance B.message
C.homework D.difficulty
2.A.asleep B.reading
C.alone D.standing
3.A.explain B.see
C.agree D.doubt
4.A.terror B.tears
C.surprise D.silence
5.A.fair B.easy
C.good D.hard
6.A.strange B.normal
C.popular D.anxious
7.A.headache B.loss
C.task D.day
8.A.ill B.funny
C.sorry D.well
9.A.As B.If
C.Since D.Before
10.A.kept B.controlled
C.found D.returned
11.A.requests B.thoughts
C.repairs D.instructions
12.A.sympathy B.satisfaction
C.bitterness D.politeness
13.A.embarrassedly B.gratefully
C.impatiently D.proudly
14.A.adjusted B.collected
C.produced D.covered
15.A.greet B.accompany
C.help D.ask
16.A.lifted B.caught
C.gave D.filled
17.A.television B.power
C.light D.gas
18.A.grew up B.lay down
C.broke down D.sat up
19.A.food B.temperature
C.battery D.blood
20.A.prove B.expect
C.suspect D.accept
考点二夹叙夹议类
Cloze 1(2016·四川)
话题 词数 难度 建议时间 Lainey阅读故事265 15分钟 Lainey finished third grade.She had good grades and could read__1__grade level, but she did not like to read.On a family car trip, her Aunt Dede pulled out a copy of Harry Potter, as a surprise for her __2__.But Lainey took one look at it,__3__her eyes, and said, “Boring!”
Aunt Dede, a teacher, had read the book to her students, and they loved it.__4__the youngest children in the class were __5__by the story.They__6__ with great interest and then __7__ joined in grand conversations about Harrys adventures.
“How can you say it’s __8__? Have you read it?” asked Aunt Dede.
“No, its too long and it doesn’t have any __9__,” complained Lainey.
“Oh, thats where you are __10__,there are lots of pictures.Every page is full of pictures; you just have to read the words to __11__ them.Its like magic.”
“Nice try, Aunt Dede,”Lainey replied __12__ from the back seat.
Another__13__was in order.“Well, if you dont want to read it, give it__14__.Maybe your mom would __15__ hearing the story.” The book sailed through the air to Aunt Dede and she began to read it aloud.By the end of the first chapter__16__ were coming from the back seat:“Please read a little__17__.”
Lainey is an example of an__18__reader.As shown here, Lainey can become __19__ about reading when __20__ with literature on topics that interest her, and when the people around her model involvement in the reading process.
1.A.within B.on C.to D.above
2.A.daughter B.niece
C.student D.friend
3.A.opened B.dried C.rolled D.shaded
4.A.Even B.Still C.Just D.Yet
5.A.surprised B.annoyed
C.puzzled D.attracted
6.A.read B.told C.listened D.wrote
7.A.suspectedly B.anxiously
C.calmly D.enthusiastically
8.A.amazing B.boring
C.ridiculous D.humorous
9.A.pictures B.stories
C.adventures D.conversations
10.A.crazy B.foolish C.wrong D.different
11.A.see B.match C.show D.recognize
12.A.sourly B.patiently C.eagerly D.shyly
13.A.idea B.try C.belief D.behavior
14.A.away B.out C.in D.back
15.A.enjoy B.admit C.mind D.finish
16.A.decisions B.requests
C.comments D.promises
17.A.more clearly B.longer
C.louder D.more carefully
18.A.unpleasant B.innocent
C.unwilling D.independent
19.A.astonished B.worried
C.confused D.excited
20.A.presented B.concerned
C.disturbed D.replaced
Cloze 2(2016·浙江)
话题 词数 难度 建议时间 神奇的冒险之旅 342 17分钟 During the war,my husband was stationed at an army camp in a desert in California.I went to live there in order to be __1__ him.I hated the place.I had never ____2__been so unhappy.My husband was ordered out on a long term duty,and I was left in a tiny shack(棚屋) alone.The heat was__3__—almost 125° F even in the shade of a cactus(仙人掌).__4__a soul to talk to.The wind blew non-stop,and all the food I ate,and the very air I breathed,were__5__ with sand,sand,sand!
I was so sorry for myself that I wrote to my parents.I told them I was __6__ and coming back home.I said I couldn’t stand it one minute longer.I __7__ be in prison! My father answered my __8__with just two lines—two lines that will always sing in my__9__—two lines that completely changed my life:
Two men looked out from prison bars,
One saw the mud,the other saw the stars.
I read those two lines __10__.I was ashamed of myself.I made up my mind I would find out what was good in my present __11__;I would look for the stars.
I made friends with the natives,and their __12__ amazed me.They gave me presents of their favorite artworks which they had __13__ to sell to tourists.I studied the delightful forms of the cactus.I watched for the desert sunsets,and __14__ for seashells that had been left there millions of years ago when the sands of the desert had been an ocean __15__.
What brought about this __16__ change in me? The desert hadn’t changed,__17__ I had.I had changed my __18__.And by doing so,I changed an unhappy experience into the most amazing __19__ of my life.I was excited by this new world that I had discovered.I had looked out of my self-created prison and __20__ the stars.
1.A.off B.behind C.near D.beyond
2.A.before B.already C.then D.still
3.A.inflexible B.incomprehensible
C.uncontrollable D.unbearable
4.A.Only B.Not C.Many D.Such
5.A.covered B.filled C.buried D.charged
6.A.catching up B.keeping up
C.giving up D.getting up
7.A.ought to B.might well
C.would rather D.had better
8.A.request B.call C.question D.letter
9.A.comparison B.imagination
C.consideration D.memory
10.A.over and over B.by and by
C.up and down D.now and then
11.A.company B.occupation
C.situation D.relationship
12.A.movement B.reaction
C.guidance D.purpose
13.A.refused B.failed C.managed D.happened
14.A.asked B.hunted C.waited D.headed
15.A.floor B.surface C.rock D.level
16.A.shocking B.challenging
C.puzzling D.astonishing
17.A.as B.but C.for D.or
18.A.attitude B.principle C.identity D.standard
19.A.vacation B.operation C.affair D.adventure
20.A.sought B.counted C.found D.reached
Cloze (2015·新课标全国)
话题 词数 难度 建议时间足球赛的启发 243 15分钟 Where do you go when you want to learn something?School?A friend?A tutor?These are all 1 places of learning.But it may well be that the learning you really want 2 somewhere else instead.I had the 3 of seeing this first hand on a 4 .
My daughter plays on a recreational soccer team.They did very well this season and so 5 a tournament,which normally was only for more skilled club teams.This led to some 6 experiences on Saturday as they played against teams 7 trained.Through the first two games,her 8 did not get on serious shot on goal.As a parent,I 9 seeing my daughter playing her best, 10 still defeated.
It seemed that something clicked with the 11 between Saturday and Sunday.When they 12 for their Sunday game,they were 13 different.They had begun to integrate (融合)the kinds of play and teamwork they had 14 the day before into their 15 .They played aggressively and 16 scored a goal.
It 17 me that playing against the other team was a great 18 moment for all the girls on the team.I think it is a general principle. 19 is the best teacher.The lessons they learned may not be 20 what they would have gotten in school,but are certainly more personal and meaningful, because they had to work them out on their own.
1.A.public B.traditional C.official D.special
2.A.passes B.works C.lies D.ends
3.A.dream B.idea C.habit D.chance
4.A.trip B.holiday
C.weekend D.square
5.A.won B.entered
C.organized D.watched
6.A.painful B.strange
C.common D.practical
7.A.less B.poorly
C.newly D.better
8.A.fans B.tutors
C.class D.team
9. A.imagined B.hated
C.avoided D.missed
10.A.if B.or
C.but D.as
11.A.girls B.parents
C.coaches D.viewers
12.A.dressed B.showed up
C.made up D.planned
13.A.slightly B.hardly
C.basically D.completely
14.A.seen B.known
C.heard D.read
15.A.styles B.training
C.game D.rules
16.A.even B.still
C.seldom D.again
17.A.confused B.struck
C.reminded D.warned
18. A.touching B.thinking
C.encouraging D.learning
19. A.Experience B.Independence
C.Curiosity D.Interest
20.A.harmful to B.mixed with
C.different from D.applied to
Cloze (2015·福建)
话题 词数 难度 建议时间 咬住你的舌头 304 18分钟 One of the easiest things in the world is to become a faultfinder.However, life can be 1 when you are not busy finding fault with it.
Several years ago I 2 a letter from seventeenyearold Kerry, who described herself as a worldclass faultfinder, almost always 3 by things.People were always doing things that annoyed her, and 4 was ever good enough.She was highly selfcritical and also found fault with her friends.She became a really 5 person.
Unfortunately, it took a horrible accident to change her 6 . Her best friend was seriously hurt in a car crash.What made it almost 7 to deal with was that the day before the 8 , Kerry had visited her friend and had spent the whole time criticizing her 9 of boyfriends, the way she was living, the way she related to her mother, and various other things she felt she needed to 10 . It wasn't until her friend was badly hurt that Kerry became 11 her habit of finding fault.Very quickly, she learned to appreciate life rather than to 12 everything so harshly(刻薄).She was able to transfer her new wisdom to other parts of her 13 as well.
Perhaps most of us aren't as extreme at faultfinding, 14 when we're honest, we can be sharply 15 of the world.I'm not suggesting you 16 problems, or that you pretend things are 17 than they are, but simply that you learn to allow things to be as they are— 18 most of the time, and especially when it's not a really big 19 .
Train yourself to “bite your tongue”, and with a little 20 , you'll get really good at letting things go.And when you do, you'll get back your enthusiasm and love for life.
1.A.lonely B.great
C.quiet D.uneasy
2.A.received B.answered
C.expected D.rejected
3.A.threatened B.interrupted
C.bothered D.spoiled
4.A.anything B.everything
C.something D.nothing
5.A.caring B.boring
C.interesting D.surprising
6.A.attitude B.plan
C.measure D.explanation
7.A.urgent B.unnecessary
C.certain D.impossible
8.A.occasion B.event
C.accident D.adventure
9.A.memory B.notice
C.evidence D.choice
10.A.hear B.contribute
C.express D.admit
11.A.aware of B.afraid of
C.curious about D.confused about
12.A.discuss B.realize
C.judge D.settle
13.A.family B.life
C.career D.education
14.A.so B.or
C.but D.for
15.A.proud B.sure
C.hopeful D.critical
16.A.face B.create
C.solve D.ignore
17.A.rarer B.better
C.stranger D.worse
18.A.at least B.at last
C.by far D.so far
19.A.task B.deal
C.result D.duty
20.A.practice B.speech
C.rest D.pity
Cloze (2015·浙江)
话题 词数 难度 建议时间 实现个人价值 334 18分钟 Since finishing my studies at Harvard and Oxford,I've watched one friend after another land highranking,highpaying Wall Street jobs.As executives (高级管理人员) with banks,consulting firms,established law firms,and major corporations,many are now 1 on their way to impressive careers.By society's 2 ,they seem to have it made.
On the surface,these people seem to be very lucky in life.As they left student life behind,many had a 3 drink at their cheap but friendly local bar,shook hands with longtime roommates,and 4 out of small apartments into high buildings.They made reservations at restaurants where the cost of a bottle of wine 5 a college year's monthly rent.They replaced their beloved old cars with expensive new sports cars.
The thing is,a number of them have 6 that despite their success,they aren't happy.Some 7 of unfriendly coworkers and feel sad for eighthour workweeks devoted to tasks they 8 .Some do not respect the companies they work for and talk of feeling tired and 9 .However,instead of devoting themselves to their work,they find themselves working to support the 10 to which they have so quickly become 11 .
People often speak of trying a more satisfying path,and 12 in the end the idea of leaving their jobs to work for something they 13 or finding a position that would give them more time with their families almost always leads them to the same conclusion:it's 14 .They have loans,bills,a mortgage (抵押贷款) to 15 ,retirement to save for.They recognize there's something 16 in their lives,but it's 17 to step off the track.
In a society that tends to 18 everything in terms of dollars and cents,we learn from a young age to consider the costs of our 19 in financial terms.But what about the personal and social costs 20 in pursuing money over meaning?These are exactly the kinds of costs many of us tend to ignore—and the very ones we need to consider most.
1.A.much B.never C.seldom D.well
2.A.policies B.standards
C.experiments D.regulations
3.A.last B.least
C.second D.best
4.A.cycled B.moved
C.slid D.looked
5.A.shared B.paid
C.equaled D.collected
6.A.advertised B.witnessed
C.admitted D.demanded
7.A.complain B.dream
C.hear D.approve
8.A.distribute B.hate
C.applaud D.neglect
9.A.calm B.guilty
C.warm D.empty
10.A.family B.government
C.lifestyle D.project
11.A.accustomed B.appointed
C.unique D.available
12.A.yet B.also
C.instead D.rather
13.A.let out B.turn in
C.give up D.believe in
14.A.fundamental B.practical
C.impossible D.unforgettable
15.A.take off B.drop off
C.put off D.pay off
16.A.missing B.inspiring
C.sinking D.shining
17.A.harmful B.hard
C.useful D.normal
18.A.measure B.suffer
C.digest D.deliver
19.A.disasters B.motivations
C.campaigns D.decisions
20.A.assessed B.involved
C.covered D.reduced
Cloze (2014·辽宁)
话题 词数 难度 建议时间 沟通的重要 283 17分钟 It was already half past seven and I was running late again for the dinner appointment with my wife,Eleanor.We had 1 to meet at the restaurant at seven o'clock.I felt a little uneasy,but to my 2 ,I had a good excuse:A business meeting had 3 and I'd wasted no time getting to the dinner.
When I arrived at the 4 ,I apologized and told Eleanor I didn't mean to be late.She screamed,“You never mean to.”Well,I 5 tell she was angry.“I'm sorry but it was not 6 ,”I said.Then I told her about the business meeting. 7 ,my explanation seemed to make things worse,which started to drive 8 mad as well.
Several weeks later,when I 9 the situation to my friend Ken Hardy,he smiled,“You 10 a classic mistake.You're stuck 11 your own way of thinking.You didn't 12 to be late.But that's not the point.What is 13 in your communication is how your lateness affected Eleanor.”He pointed out that I focused on the intention 14 Eleanor focused on the result.Thus, 15 of us felt misunderstood and crazy.
Thinking more about Ken's words,I 16 recognized the root cause of such disagreement.It's the result of the action that really 17 .I should have started the conversation by expressing 18 my actions affected Eleanor and 19 the discussions about my intention for later,much later and even never.
Later on,after talking to Eleanor and really 20 her experience of the results of my lateness,I've managed to be on time a lot more frequently.
1.A.started B.agreed
C.continued D.managed
2.A.relief B.surprise
C.regret D.sorrow
3.A.broken out B.closed down
C.faded away D.run over
4.A.house B.room
C.restaurant D.supermarket
5.A.could B.must
C.will D.might
6.A.movable B.comfortable
C.acceptable D.avoidable
7.A.However B.Therefore
C.Moreover D.Otherwise
8.A.her B.him
C.me D.them
9.A.spread B.wrote
C.translated D.described
10.A.knew B.made
C.found D.took
11.A.in B.beyond
C.for D.against
12.A.need B.prove
C.pretend D.intend
13.A.funny B.important
C.possible D.simple
14.A.while B.after
C.until D.unless
15.A.all B.none
C.both D.neither
16.A.usually B.merely
C.hardly D.gradually
17.A.inspires B.matters
C.improves D.challenges
18.A.how B.why
C.when D.what
19.A.compared B.reported
C.finished D.saved
20.A.showing B.satisfying
C.understanding D.destroying
Cloze (2014·福建)
话题 词数 难度 建议时间 父亲的弹奏 333 18分钟 From my second grade on,there was one event I feared every year:the piano recital(独奏会).A recital 1 I had to practice a boring piece of music and perform before strangers.Each year I 2 ask my father if I could skip the recital“just this once”.And each year he'd shake his head,muttering(嘀咕) 3 about building selfconfidence and working towards a 4 .
So it was with really great 5 that I stood in church one recent Sunday,video camera in hand,and 6 my 68yearold father sweating in his shirt 7 rising to play the piano in his very first recital.
My father had longed to play music since childhood,but his family was poor and couldn't 8 lessons.He could have gone on regretting it, 9 too many of us do.But though he was rooted in his past,he wasn't 10 there.When he retired three years ago,he 11 his church music director to take him as a student.
For a moment after my father sat down at the keyboard,he 12 stared down at his fingers.Has he forgotten the 13 ?I worried,remembering those split seconds 14 ago when my mind would go blank and my fingers would 15 .But then came the beautiful melody(旋律),from the 16 fingers that once baited(装饵于) my fishing lines.And I 17 he had been doing what music teachers always stress: 18 the music and pretend the others aren't there.
“I'm 19 of him for starting something new at his age,”I said to my son Jeff.
“Yeah,and doing it so 20 ,”Jeff added.
With his first recital,my father taught me more about courage and determination than all the words he used those 30plus years ago.
1.A.reflected B.explained
C.meant D.proved
2.A.would B.could
C.might D.should
3.A.nothing B.everything
C.anything D.something
4.A.goal B.stage
C.journey D.chance
5.A.trouble B.satisfaction
C.strength D.disappointment
6.A.kept B.sent
C.watched D.felt
7.A.through B.from
C.against D.before
8.A.miss B.afford
C.select D.understand
9.A.as B.once
C.if D.while
10.A.educated B.protected
C.stuck D.spoilt
11.A.allowed B.invited
C.inspired D.persuaded
12.A.roughly B.simply
C.merrily D.curiously
13A.words B.videos
C.notes D.lessons
14.A.decades B.weeks
C.hours D.moments
15.A.play B.freeze
C.click D.adjust
16.A.same B.warm
C.different D.dirty
17.A.predicted B.realized
C.imagined D.insisted
18.A.pass over B.turn up
C.bring in D.concentrate on
19.A.ashamed B.aware
C.tired D.proud
20.A.casually B.anxiously
C.nicely D.frequently
Cloze 8(2014·江苏)
话题 词数 难度 建议时间 自信的力量 294 ★★ 17分钟 Dale Carnegie rose from the unknown of a Missouri farm to international fame because he found a way to fill a universal human need.
It was a need that he first 1 back in 1906 when young Dale was a junior at State Teachers College in Warrensburg.To get an 2 ,he was struggling against many difficulties.His family was poor.His Dad couldn't afford the 3 at college,so Dale had to ride horseback 12 miles to attend classes.Study had to be done 4 his farmwork routines.He withdrew from many school activities 5 he didn't have the time or the 6 .He had only one good suit.He tried 7 the football team,but the coach turned him down for being too 8 .During this period Dale was slowly 9 an inferiority complex (自卑感),which his mother knew could 10 him from achieving his real potential.She 11 that Dale join the debating team,believing that 12 in speaking could give him the confidence and recognition that he needed.
Dale took his mother's advice,tried desperately and after several attempts 13 made it.This proved to be a 14 point in his life.Speaking before groups did help him gain the 15 he needed.By the time Dale was a senior,he had won every top honor in 16 .Now other students were coming to him for coaching and they, 17 ,were winning contests.
Out of this early struggle to 18 his feelings of inferiority,Dale came to understand that the ability to 19 an idea to an audience builds a person's confidence.And, 20 it,Dale knew he could do anything he wanted to do—and so could others.
1.A.admitted B.filled
C.supplied D.recognized
2.A.assignment B.education
C.advantage D.instruction
3.A.training B.board
C.teaching D.equipment
4.A.between B.during
C.over D.through
5.A.while B.when
C.because D.though
6.A.permits B.interest
C.talent D.clothes
7.A.on B.for
C.in D.with
8.A.light B.flexible
C.optimistic D.outgoing
9.A.gaining B.achieving
C.developing D.obtaining
10.A.prevent B.protect
C.save D.free
11.A.suggested B.demanded
C.required D.insisted
12.A.presence B.practice
C.patience D.potential
13.A.hopefully B.certainly
C.finally D.naturally
14.A.key B.breaking
C.basic D.turning
15.A.progress B.experience
C.competence D.confidence
16.A.horseriding B.football
C.speech D.farming
17.A.in return B.in brief
C.in turn D.in fact
18.A.convey B.overcome
C.understand D.build
19.A.express B.stress
C.contribute D.repeat
20.A.besides B.beyond
C.like D.with
Cloze 9(2014·湖北)
话题 词数 难度 建议时间 感谢磨难 340 ★★★ 18分钟 When our restaurant business failed,we headed north in a camping truck to Texas,hoping to have a“fresh start”.
At the 1 of Palo Duro Canyon (峡谷) State Park,I 2 a job advertisement hiring park hosts.The position offered a 3 ,permanent campsite in the park,and 4 ,the hosts served as a link between the park's guests and the rangers (护林人).It was the perfect solution:a rentfree place to reorganize our lives.We entered the park and I made an 5 for the following day.
The park was 6 ,so it took us some time to find an available site.That evening,as we finished our dinner,my wife saw two large skunks (臭鼬) walking toward our table.We 7 climbed onto the table and,for the next four hours,waited for them to 8 our camp.
Having survived that night,we were 9 that everything else would be all right.The next day we met with the people who ran the park.They explained our 10 and gave us a beautiful campsite.
That evening, 11 ,we learned about the canyon 12 .They were strong and cold,rocking our little camping truck violently,and we lay 13 in the dark until the winds died away.
14 the weeks that followed,we learned to survive in our truck and 15 the little money my wife 16 by substitute teaching.Building a successful business and then losing it had left very little time for building a successful 17 .For a time after our business 18 I thought I might lose my family as well.
Living in the tiny 19 with no television,we sat close together reading and talking.One evening,standing under a jeweled sky,I found myself 20 for all the hardships.We had walked the trails and climbed the canyon walls.We had become a family!
1.A.back B.edge
C.centre D.entrance
2.A.sponsored B.published
C.noticed D.answered
3.A.safe B.free
C.convenient D.beautiful
4.A.in return B.in time
C.in short D.in turn
5.A.attempt B.agreement
C.appeal D.appointment
6.A.crowded B.dangerous
C.ideal D.quiet
7.A.repeatedly B.immediately
C.eventually D.calmly
8.A.attack B.leave
C.pass D.search
9.A.satisfied B.determined
C.confident D.aware
10.A.responsibilities B.requirements
C.circumstances D.conditions
11.A.moreover B.therefore
C.meanwhile D.however
12.A.winds B.snows
C.woods D.trails
13.A.shaking B.quarrelling
C.mourning D.aching
14.A.After B.Between
C.During D.Beyond
15.A.give away B.hand out
C.live on D.put aside
16.A.borrowed B.earned
C.posted D.raised
17.A.business B.career
C.family D.image
18.A.started B.failed
C.expanded D.declined
19.A.truck B.park
C.house D.camp
20.A.desperate B.ready
C.suitable D.thankful
Cloze 10(2014·天津)
话题 词数 难度 建议时间 学会独立 336 ★★ 17分钟 One night,when I was eight,my mother gently asked me a question I would never forget.“Sweetie,my company wants to 1 me but needs me to work in Brazil.This is like your teacher telling you that you've done 2 and allowing you to skip a grade(跳级),but you'll have to 3 your friends.Would you say yes to your teacher?”She gave me a hug and asked me to think about it.I was puzzled.The question kept me 4 for the rest of the night.I had said“yes”but for the first time,I realized the 5 decisions adults had to make.
For almost four years,my mother would call us from Brazil every day.Every evening I'd 6 wait for the phone to ring and then tell her every detail of my day.A phone call,however,could never replace her 7 and it was difficult not to feel lonely at times.
During my fourthgrade Christmas break,we flew to Rio to visit her.Looking at her large 8 apartment,I became 9 how lonely my mother must have been in Brazil herself.It was then 10 I started to appreciate the tough choices she had to make on 11 family and work. 12 difficult decisions,she used to tell me,you wouldn't know whether you made the right choice,but you could always make the best out of the situation,with passion and a 13 attitude.
Back home,I 14 myself that what my mother could do,I could,too.If she 15 to live in Rio all by herself,I,too,could learn to be 16 .I learnt how to take care of myself and set high but achievable 17 .
My mother is now back with us.But I will never forget what the 18 has really taught me.Sacrifices 19 in the end.The separation between us has proved to be a 20 for me.
1.A.attract B.promote
C.surprise D.praise
2.A.little B.much
C.well D.wrong
3.A.leave B.refuse
C.contact D.forgive
4.A.explaining B.sleeping
C.wondering D.regretting
5.A.poor B.timely
C.final D.tough
6.A.eagerly B.politely
C.nervously D.curiously
7.A.patience B.presence
C.intelligence D.influence
8.A.comfortable B.expensive
C.empty D.modern
9.A.interested in B.aware of
C.doubtful about D.satisfied with
10.A.when B.where
C.which D.that
11.A.abandoning B.balancing
C.comparing D.mixing
12.A.Depending on B.Supplied with
C.Faced with D.Insisting on
13.A.different B.friendly
C.positive D.general
14.A.criticized B.informed
C.warned D.reminded
15.A.managed B.offered
C.attempted D.expected
16.A.grateful B.energetic
C.independent D.practical
17.A.examples B.limits
C.rules D.goals
18.A.question B.experience
C.history D.occasion
19.A.pay off B.come back
C.run out D.turn up
20.A.blessing B.gathering
C.failure D.pleasure